The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-25
An ORDER FROM REED
THE aDuTsIsTaATIox-s POLICY As
TO WOMEN or THE TOWN.
The Chief of Police Gives the Limits
Within which They May Ply
Their yecatien-The Old Black
and fhe Scattering of the Tender
iein Deais~ns 90 the Lodging
Houses.

General Order 10. i2.-on and after
prostitutes or any person or persons keep
EaH or being al inmate Of any house 81
prostitution o. Any persons known as
street. walkers. vii be required 10 tocAte
within ths following Hmsts.
Commencing ~ tRe center Ok the bioek
on Third avenue south. between Se@ieT
way and Washington street. running
tssnce west texcepn.ng, however me
Owens bt0ckt' 70 thS alley between Oeel-
deat4I avenue and First avenue sodtns
taenes south che block. thence east one
thesce east - the wesg line or Ikatrd ave-
nue ssath: thenca north 70 the place u
Any esrsen SIS as,oye described falling
% comply with this order viii De subject
dated Seattle. Derensber 81 iSss
&C. 5. REED. Ch.St OF Ponce.
Yesterday afternoon the above order ap-
reared on tae bulletin board a. police
headquarters. When taken In connsctlon
with the Efforts OF EFF Reed TO remove
tae objectionable element from certain
districts north OF Yeslsr way 70 the neiga-
bpEhood known as the Tenderlo.n, lis CO.
tect becomes apparent. A careful exam
inats0n os the bpunaary Ines as gwen IN
the order vii SHOW THAR the red GstFascs
aas becn carefully mapped out, and that
certain blocks or halves os blocks ara ex-
c.4ided.
N0eOnsouS women will not De allowed 70
remain Ia any Of the buildings or lodging
houses on FIRST avenue south, consInonly
called Commercial street, or on any Of the
streets 10 tAe Wess. The order viii far-
fharmore WIPE out what - called Black
chapel. or the "Zlgzag." In the days
wien whiteehapel Was an its glory things
were pretty warm IN tl1at district which
had the prefix black The bsTo districts
gsere separated by the gas works. wh.ca
sI.Q pokes is nose above tsle Sidewalk al
the corner OF Jackson street and f.Ith
avenue south. TIE name "Iagzag was
tie natural outcome OF The Nay the streets
and alleys were connected. What u now
Fifth avenue south was then called SCUM
SIKH street. This street ends abruptly
when Il reaches King street, the first
street south " Jackson There are not
rxsw. and were not after the BIG fire, any
stllttle houses or Cribs" on the west side
OF FIFTH avenue south. On the east siae
It was different King street was lined
w3sh them as far east as sixth avenue
south At the northeast corner or KING
and Fifth avenue south was restaurant,
which. IN the days OF hilarity and long De-
fore the I o'clock ordnance Was thong nj
OF. fairly coined money. IL Is different
now. There are Et.ll few traces OF Old
times left on the north side Of King street,
hnt not many. on the south side was the
WAS another place where bad whisky and
take yer partners fer n next quadr.ile
nour.shed. Icy used 70 play aa4s'h jinks
down there ia those days when tue town
vas running wide open." just as Il Is
over IN Spokane now.
From the south side OF King street,
midway between Fsfth and Sixth avenues.
an alley extended southwark. That was
one OF the GROWING features or Black
chapel. and many a man has lost his hat
there while out OF a tour % inspection.
Blackchapel Is nothing but a shadow of
IS former sell, aud now the order Of t.ilef
Reed viii wipe away even the shadow.
some Of the buildings on First avenue
south could tell stories of old~tsme hilar-
tgy that viii never return. Chief Reed
looks upon First avenue south as espeeia-
IS adapted for business. and has instructed
bis officers 70 see fhst all objectionable
women take themselves hence.
chef Reed, Ia discussing his latest or
der. sad that e was simply IN Tine with
taa previous announcement that all lewd
women would be required 20 live south OF
tes.nr way The women had compiled
with the policy Of the department 10 keep
them IN the lover end OF the city, and he
had 10 doubt that they would obey the
ruia as 10 The prescribed limits.