The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-17
THE NEW n. P. DEPOT.
Receiver Burleigh to Buy the
C0lman Property.
WITH THE COURTS PERMISSION.
Ye>ler Dock TO Be Extended 80 Feet
to Inner Harbor Line-work to
Begin Immediately.

for a separate passenger depot II xAss
city. and II nothing goes arHtss tbs rock
bounded BY Columbia and Marion streets
and Western AMI Railroad aysEgss VII
sc0n pass into ne HANDS % tnat cam
rany- l. J. CONAN. who now owns tae
block. has made tbs Northern Pacsnc a
definite proposition. with a. opticn ex-
tending 70 August !. and Receiver Bar
leigh. who has carefully studied the siru-
aei0E. has accepted the offer 50 far as !.
les n his POKER 20 90 50. and has pre-
pared pssifisn 10 the United States court
asking for the necessary authority 10
c.ose the trade
This news will come as a surprise to
many. for q has been generally under
stood that. as Mr.. Cciuan states. the
block IN question was not on the market
a. all II Receiver Burlelgh's plans for
the purchase ard Improvement OF the
property are carried out. the Northern
Pacific viii become the owner 81 a very
valuable piece of property, and the water
front viii be beautifled by a prettiy
parked lot. solidly n.led IL. and a hand
some depot building.
Waen the reporter. who had heard OF
the neEots aticns. called yesterday at Mr.
Burielghs office 10 ask him about his
plans. he admitted that the information
Was correct
.'Of course" he said. Il can do nothing
Official IN the matter without the con-
sent Of the court. Mr.. CONAN has offered
10 sell us the block known technically as
block 1873 OF the Seattle tide lands. hound
ed BY Columbia street, Western avenue,
Marion street and Railroad avenue at a
figure which consider eminentiy reason
able. and has given US until August l 10
consider the matter. Under existing cir
eumstances IL becomes necessary for US
20 make some arrangement by that date
and after considering the matter oare-
rsfff has "A zaG .Nas Ae~
viii suit US better than any other.
Il have already prepared a petition ask
Ing the court for authority 10 make the
purchase, and IL viii be presented az the
sirss opportunity. No, / don't know the
exact day II VIII be presented. Judge
Hanford Is holding court now In Tacoma,
but u viii be laid before him very soon.
certainly before August ]. at which time
the option expires.
Plans for the Depot.
"0f course I cannot say beforehand
whether he viii grant the application or
not. but In case he does. II Is my purpose
10 recommend that the property be filled
In solid, passenger depot erected In the
center, and the outer edges of the lot
sodded and parked. The details of con-
etruction are yet too far in the future to
have been even canyassed. but feel safe
In saying that II the plans which / shall
recommend are adopted they viii result
In piece of property that viii be credit
10 the road and TO the city, and not only
credit but an ornament
The lot could hardly be better suited TO
our purposes. 1t is centrally located and
conmodious. extending 30 feet along the
avenues and l50 feet along the streets The
Columbia & Puget Sound road now has a
joint right-of-way with the Northern Pa
cific over a twenty-two-foot strip along
the west edge OF the block. We have two
which now abut on Columbia street just
east OF Western avenue. These we shall
ask leave OF the city 10 defect, taking
them up from their present position and
carrying them along Western avenue so
as TO enter the proposed depot site or run
right alongside of ii on Western avenue.
That Is about all can say about the mat
ter just now, but Ii is enough 10 indicate
10 you what hope TO be able to accom-
pllsh. Now. II you write anything about
this. don't forget 10 emphasize the fact
that l cannot forestai the action of the
court Personally. am strongly in favor
OF purchasing Mr.. Colman's block, and IL
the court gives me authority shall buy
II as receiver. The other features OF the
plan win have TO be worked out in detail
later on"
Mr.. Colman Surprised.
Mr. CoIman was seen with reference 10
the offer made by him TO sell passenger
depot site 10 the Northern Pacific, and
said:
II am surprised that you have learned
anything OF my offer for IL was not In
tended 10 be made public. The proposi-
ton on my part was made solely from
conviction that the acquisition OF the prop
erty by the Northern Pacific and Its de-
veiopment in connection with the general
transportation facilities would promote
the best commercial and public interests
Of the city. But for that conviction would
not have consented 10 sell. certainly not
at the figure for which have offered the
property to Receiver Burleigh.
Indeed l was not Offering this property
for sale at all. ! had purchased IL with
the intention OF keeping IL always for my
self and my family. and IL was not In the
market at all But the Northern Pacific
was anxious 10 set IL, and asked me to
make proposition. Believing. as have
said. that the improvement OF the prop
erty in the direction Indicated would re-
suit In good 10 the city. / consented 10
make an offer. and In making It have
named figure far below what | would
otherwise have done"
Extension of Ye~Ier Dock.
Another Improvement now under way IL
/ the extension of the YesIer dock Receiver
( Burieigh. when asked about this yester-
| day. saids Yes We have been running a
spur track. as you know. down 10 the
dock Following this up. we viii now take
up the work OF extending the dock for
about 10 feet In other words. We shall
/ build out as far as the inner harbor line
/ thus giving ample room for the deepest
I sea-going vessels
This work viii be begun within very
/ few days and will be pushed right ahead
/ 20 completion. As 10 the mere details OF
/ construction. I cannot supply you with
I them. and don't suppose you would care to
/ publish them II I could. The work will OF
( course be in charge OF the engineering de-
/ paFtment Of the rosd
/ You can easily see ~ what great as-
/ vantage this Increase % docking facilities
/ Will be TO the road AID 20 the public gen
orally. We shall 81 course have our tracks
( then right down "a the edge Of deep water.
I Hita every facility for transferring from
( rail- 10 vessel and from vessel 10 ran
+ Apart from nv interest in the road Of
+ vhich have the honor % being receiver.
/ ] ca-nct help haIi5ng fAis and all similar
I ezlSrseweDts IF Seattle's docking facilities
+ With the utmost qualification, believing as
& 90 thai tae lack OF such facilities il a.
i present one % ihe greatest drawbacks "a