The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-07
CITY AND THE n. P.
Receiver Burleigh Wants Two
Streets Vacated.
FOR HIS NEW sIas DEPOT.
He Has the Cash 10 Buy Two Blocks on
Railroad Avenue. Between CO.
lunlb.a and Madison.

oaly the consent OF the city authorities
20 vacage that portion OF Columbia ard
Marion streets now stands IN the way OF
carrying out at least part OF Receiver
Burlsig-S plan fer erecting a large and
handsome Northern Pacific passenger sta
ton In Seattle. Il Esll be remembered that
Mr.. Burie.gh obtained from j. NJ. Coimaa
some weeks ago an option on the block
bounded by Columbia and Marion streets
and Western and Railroad avenues. The
option expired August l. In the mean
while IL was necessary for Mr.. Burleigh 70
secure the consent OF the Eastern bond
holders before asking the court for the
authority 70 make the purchase. He com
rnun,cated with them. and il was under
stood that they would confer with hsTa
during their recent visit 20 Seattle. and de-
eide the matter. They Gid confer about
the plan and look over the grounds. and
when Mr.. BurIelgh returned this week
from Portland. whittier he accompanied
the Eastern visitors. he brought with him
the consent an9 approval Of President
Winter. Mr.. Adams. chairman OF the re-
organization committee. and Mr. Cosier.
OF the firm of ]. p. Morgan & Co.
A good deal more Is embraced in the plan
than has Yet been made pabnc. Mr.. Bur-
leigh has secured an option not only on
the block already mentioned. but also on
the block just north Of Il. bounded By Ma
rion and Madison streets and Railroad and
Western avenues. He now has the con-
sent OF the bondnolders and Of the new
organization 10 the purchase OF this block
also. ard is ready 10 buy both blocks i'm
mediateiy. provided the city viii vacate
the streets as above designated.
Yes" said Mr.. Barieigh 10 a reporter
yesterday, Il am now authorized 10 buy
the property. and have the cash 10 pay
for II. provided the city viii vacate the
streets so that we can utilize it for a rail-
way depot. This concession / hope and
believe the city authorities will see their
way clear to grant / sincerely believe
that the purchase Of this property for the
railroad company will mean much in every
way. and that II affords an opportunity
which should not be allowed TO escape.
don't mean that the mere sale will be OF
direct benefit TO the city; but l DO mean
that the increased facilities thereby to be
afforded viii be Of vast benefit
You can see from the way the two
blocks are situated that IL would be neces-
sary 20 use the contiguous portions Of
Columbia and Marion streets. The city
could. IL IL were thought best. protect IL
self by reserving. In the vacaiing ordl-
nance, the right TO cross above the tracks
by an overhead bridge or bridges so as
10 guard against being shut OF from the
water front In case the increasing traffic
OF the future SI0ut1 rtnQEr III necessary
TO open up either or both OF the streets
vacated
"Oh, as TO the details of construction.
they are yet TO be worked out. Ny own
idea would be TO erect a handsome and
substantial passenger station. such as
would be a credit both TO the road and to
the city. first filing in the entire prop
erty solid and sodding and parking the
borders of the lot with neat biz OF land
scape gardening"
DO you think, Mr.. Burlelgh, that the
Increased facilities thus afforded would
strengthen the probability of the forma-
ton of terminal company
why. as TO that, I can say only that
in my Judgment the greater and more ina
portant the railroad interests In this city
become, the stronger the probability of n
terminal company such as has been
spoken OF. But / would add this also:
For the city TO attempt to force the for
nation of such a company by obstructive
tactics, conditioning all further conces-
SONS TO the roads upon a compact for or
ganizing a terminal company, would be
detrimental 90 the best interests OF the
city. In that IL would defeat the very OBJ
ject sought to be accomplished. When
the best interests OF business demand the
formation of a terminal company, believe
me, the railroad companies Will then be
only too willing 70 form n. Till then II
will not be formed, and all the stipula-
tons and conditions which the city au-
thorities might lay down would not hasten
Il one whit