The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-25
THE CHARTER or THE CITY or
sEATTIE-ssapsSn

par O the city situated south ~ ;ns
~, ase q Nes4sr Way aud Yeslsr
First w&r5.
Iae sraara Ward shall inc.,sde all that
49, y. TIE city w4shsa the tasiowlag
Sr,s-ssstss., % Nals Commencing =, TIE
Way With The center ane az BfaadWay
ara se'aainK thence aegsa a1enx tie een-
~ $50. ss.esS S'as % tho center Ire
-.stls 80 center Ire % Fast Maatsoa
soy An9 last Ma04san ssrret pra4~eed
. sae vent n Lake Washington whsrs
inssrsert he section ire Seswesn Sc
tioas &c and 81. tSNnSasp 3 rarsh rapx,
east. sgsdaesd eAssssrs: tksate Is,
% ne east BOUNDARY OF the alty; thaacs
so&ta along TIE east boundary az the c4tv
VAN thence west in 9 straight Inc
snstd ard Yesaer Way 10 the pGint or BE-
giuystDs.
THE FouFth Ward shan include al. that
bsa~aarsss. 70 Wit; Corngaencinx al TIA
lsssrseetioa ~ the center line n yenaer
Way With the center line or Broadway.
ter line or Broadway 10 thF seut.r 3lra
OF Madison street, thence ssQthwestsriy
s-oas toe ceater line or Madison street
ara Madison street produces. 20 ire rciat
lesser Way prodocea. iheRce east in A
ssdsix1a linz along the cs2ter si1e 81
fesse- Way produced and Yesler Way
70 lAa Satat OF beginning.
The Fffta Ward ah2a Include asl-vtaat
par ef the city within the fc'awlas
boundaries. 20 Wit: CammeaGtng en- tho
center itne OF Madison street az the pSsnt
~asTe the same Is intesseosea by the GEN.
ter line Of Minor Avenpa, ana running
thence northarly along the center line
81 Amer Avenue to the center line q
owe street. thence westerly aiong tha
.tnfc- hre 81 Olive street 20 the center
hte OF Stewart street, thence Westerly
alans the ceater lins &c stewart street
70 the north boundary u the First ward.
thence east along said north boundary
10 the point Of Intersection with the cen
Yer Ire Of Madison street praSused,
the center Mo az Madison street To she
point OF Beginning
Tbs Sixth Ward shah ineiuse al nat
part n the city within the folegiag
Boundaries. TO wit Commencing at a
point On the west Boundary OF thu efty
where the same is snteFsectsi nv the cen
ter hne OF Denny Way produced. and
rnnninz thence esst - straight line
along the cealter lin0 Of Denny Way pro-
6llce1 snd Denny Way 70 the centar lire
q Ninth avenie. thence soifheTly along
the center line OF Niatb Avenue 20 tbs
eehter line of Olive street: tnence west
ersy along the center rae Of Olive street
TO the center line Of Stewart strest.
thence wester.v along the aecitsr line Of
Stewart street 20 the north boundary OF
the First ward thence vest along said
narth boundary 30 THE w4st boundary 90
the city, thence noFthergy along the west
boundary OF the city 10 the poiat Of be-
giralag
The Seventh Ward shah include all
that part OF the city within the follow
on the ceafer line Of Madison street az
the point where the same IL Interested
by the center line Of Minor Avenue. ard
runriag Then 80 noftheTsv along the CEN
ter line Of Minor Avenue to the center
line az Ntive street. thence westerly along
the center Ire 81 Olive street 10 the cen
ter line Of Ninth Avenue. thence north
eriy along the center line Of Ninth Az
enue 70 the center tire ~ Denny Way.
thence east aiong the center line OF pen-
ny Way 10 the center line of Weatlake
Avenue. thence nsrta along the center
line OF Westleke Avenue 10 Valley street
and continuing due north - mii-ehasincl
In Lake Union aud thenee northeast,
e4s, and southeast following the midi
channel ot said lake 80 the Intersection
Of the section Inc between sections
and =, tawnahip y NORTH. rahEe 1 vast.
NJ the portage between Lakes Union aud
WASHINGTON. thence east On said section
line produced 70 the intersection 81 haat
Madison street produced aud taene.
southwesiersy along the center hae OF
Past Madison street produced. Fast Mad-
ison stree. ana Madison street 10 the
point 81 beginning.
The Eighth Ward shall Include all that
part 81 tho city situate north ~ he rsn-
ter line OF Denny WAY and Denny Way
produced west 81 tho Seventh ward,
south OF the east and west center lsre
through section ~ in township p north.
range east and through section a IN
township - north. range east. and east
OF the west line OF said section =. ard
said hne produced south 60 Ilfnny way
The Ninth Ward OF the city ~ Scat
tie shall include al fhat part Tf the city
OF Seattle within the following boundaries:
Cor renctns a. point In the center
OF Lake Union which woui1 be intersected
nv the extension eastward ~ the center
Hne OF section ~. township e north.
A t=f a
rersion in the center OF Lake Union:
thsr.e east IN said center. thence south
east along said center hne 70 wnsss
durea west between a~cffcns 10 ana n.
township q north range 4 easts thence
cast on said section Inns prodneea %
r,sFnt I'm Union hax, where said section
line produced would infrrFoct the north
east corner of section n; thence north in
the waters Of Union bay aiong the eass
line nY section ~ and section 2. In Easd
township and range. 20 the altarter-ssc~
zion esrn4r on the east lne OF sai3 SC.
ten =. thence west along the ernter OF
49, a., tha vyest tine thereof: thence north
a,onQ the east line OF sections ana :.
A. said township and range, 10 the noftn
fira ~ aaf~ township, fbence ~esf along
sta Township line 10 the uuarter-ssetfon
oorrer in the north iine or Hrcfton IN
township q north. range ; east. whicn
~ ,rasenf corporate limits OF the town
fr,qs eity) OF ballard. thence south nlonS
tas center linz % said section J and So
tlon+ Y and - n sala ieMns.p ee.srny ~
- v@tngnens LOT in said section ~, mo
s,d Iast named line ssirg also IRE sast-
eriv boundary OF saif CITY on 1890.
thence west along she south oouh1arv
~ sssa etnv OF BaHars 20 ne enter or
sa,uon say: fhespse uoritN.s s,srly f2l-
Iswsng the present corporate arnits 81 "
e. ~ raNgra along sh@ crflfeT lfN 0r
ssa,r,on aav 10 deep watsr ia Puget sourid
es' a,ss1nl~sf,y MET. thence eouihsrly eiosg
ssi4 main ebanrsi g funcfi2n sa.h 20
~ M "a" 80 .suehessfosiy afbpg che Hls,n
cssrn@i OF T,Nest bzy 70 nelnt In no
cs~tsr OF EsAost bay r. . hne NJ
y rerfs range east. prodltc@d .osssh:
$500 rsrth eienx the west Uns OF sec-
tan "A rresuo~i. 60 the nnarsr -Hers.pn
corner ~ me Esst 80 S ssrt. sss-,oe
-. etsng the centsr hne OF saif sr.1ons
"a ara - 70 tias center Of ISks tt'so..,,,
, 49, and which is tha riaes of BE-
ri ~. gas city souncs1 shall hava pow.
er IN re year s'sfliessn hs ,oearsh .ssr
..rs.s,.r 10 ra-distrsct tho cfty rase
ys.5s. and also 70 ereats ss1iisIsss
warfs qua ~ existing waTds. IDsrs 49, s..s.
.er .has1sasd ~ population as shoSn
~ any nfieiai census last preceotnz @nh
"a less fhan nine ~srcE az ~ un1,
wards @4AA NF saANBr7 ~
a., nsgsssai fon and as geoHrap 1icsllv ~ ~
- az r,osagoss nor shah any orox1anes
- st.s-t,s.s-.s, the city into warts 0 cfe-
- rsy wsrds osss OF old TAXI s1ect
zss.sss, sirtv days preceding any sseet,pu
hels In tA> city rer HnhhAD~s
afyfrfrf or state offio~rA 80.
g. Whenever any new ferflnFy
g.. asss4 20 the city che sans snah ?.
a,sscsea to and be pert OF sar 1917
...grt~~ thereto. snd II such territory
sa.lf = 43sin moro than one ward y snA..
De sda~1 70 ard - par or re ssi1
wara ADJOINING thereto which sasd atss
-. saa smallest v1ts 81 fns fsx9sAF
80, s~gr,s1 s.Arstsn last prereftag Fssrh arr
.sxaffgn. Frovttaa. that y the 10y cs1n-
~ graW aessru the p0uutasten ~ 1shsa trf
fa-rg 20 Re sun lafSs ~ 49, =