The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-02-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
notwithstanding

First ward
The Third Ward shall include all that
Pal,t par OF the city within the following
intersection of the center line Of YesIer
way with the center lire of Broadway
4ar 1n1 ,iu running thence north along the cen
OF Madison street; thence northeasterIv
a-oHS lne center line of East Madison
seitGt ~ ~ ana Last Madison street produced
~ "a rle POINT III Lake Washington where
i11or,ntd i1oror 1tdaISon street so produced would
ticl HiCeISGcl the section line between sec
4 i-odiS us 10 ana Il, township % north, range
tn GInC' So produced eastward; thence east
S ~ ne east boundary Of the city; thence
9ou % ~ n along the east boundary of the civ
- ~ Lle north boundary of the Second
aiong' the htne1Ge aaTto west est in a straight line
einTina ana TesIer Way to the point of be-
MN Ine Fourth Ward shall include all that
boI,rd u 1e the city within the following
W., Sect1on OF the center line Of Yesler
y w ay Win the center line of Broadway
far lio in iolAIag thence north along the CEN
of ~ M 4ne OF Broadway to the center line
. - ~ Qlson street, thence southWesterIy
and 11WIiS e9e center line of Madison street
Of fiA in aolson street produced, to the point
Yesier - WsIr Seev1on with the center line Of
strsiot,4 stet way produced, thence east in a
" VadIgnC @IIgnC Ane along the center line Of
~ = oSler way produced and Yesler Wav
~ ,rLe tne point OF beginning
ne fltn Ward shall include ali that
-, VI tne city within the following
.cer+n1 oIiIes' 10 wit: Commencing on the
SslI.era me me OF Madison street at the point
W.. %i.eTe the same is intersected by the cen
tGL 81 Inc OF Minor Avenue. and runnino
- erenGe northerly along the center 1in5
0ii1a 1nlner e4 avenue to the center line Of
center line of olive street to the ea,,+aT me
tiLS a. i u stewart street, thence WesferI&I
- Tue center line Of Stewart street
t6enno ne HoFtn n boundary of the First ward,
n
~ ~ t1e point OF intersection with the can
III G me OF Madison street nroducad
IiIe"ce In9 c easterly in a straight line aIong
poInf of bzaine 1ii1e OF Madison street to the
Inc sixth Ward shall include all that
boIInaS b@Ir Oh Tt the city within the following
point on the west boundary Gf Sna - ct+St d
III. ml.ete t, me same is intersected by the cen
let LEI nne OF Denny Way produced. and
q ur,illhg ILL thence east in straight I'M
'1I1naS5 1,UitS eIe center nne Of Denny Way pro-
aEced ana Denny Way 20 the center line
u Nluln avenue, thence Southerlv aIon0
cnt cne center line of Ninth Avenue to the
Cehlef line of Olive street: thence wa-t-
cry along the center lire Of 9Iive st.sss+ mese+
~ t1e center line of SteWapSr streer
tHeAce westerly along the center line ~
'rro " ed 81 street u the north boundary of
tIe Z 1ISt ward thence west aIOf7g said
IIoIt IC boundary to the west BOUNDARY of
@ @eIe CITY, thence noItherly along the wes1
ooon 51rI-ty nary OF the city to tae point of be-
Tne Seventh Ward shall inolnda I'll
taal ma part OF the city within the follow
1ns Doundarles, 10 wit; Commencing
; "a 'le nt',, center hne OF Madison street al
S 80 po4nl Wnere the same is intersected
NY the center line Of Minor Avenue. and
uAI-!HS In6nce nOrtner.y along the cor
1el ' Ate Of Minor Avenue to the center
llne OF OlIVe street, thence westerlv alon5r
lhe center line OF Olive street to 1ha- go
Ler me CT Ninth Avenue thence NORTH.
cry along the center line of Ninth Av.
Tt-ue The1oe 20 @ tne center line OF Denny Way,
CueACe east a4onS the center nIle Of Den
ny way 10 the center line OF WesflaEa
avenue, thence north along the ccnrar
- 4ln5 u WestIake Avenue to Valley strseI
M Mdnu continuing due north to miu-channeI
~ ~ Lake Union, and. thence northeast.
east cas-, and southeast, kowing tne md,
cLtdHAe4 OF SAD .laksu the IntersecTIon
alo H. - n :. a 60
at The p0TIdge edst,
" ~ asnihgton, tHerSeq last on said section
Madlson street produced, and tnancs
south 5, Westerly along the center line Of
@ 11tol A1du4Soh street produced, East Mad
-9oli s,.t~ street ana M7Qison street 70 1hs
Inc Elgntn Nv ard shall include all that
pe.t "a. u the city situate north of the cen
teL me OF Denny way ana Denny Way
Lroduced, west Of the Seventh ward
SCUM OF the east and west Center ina
lntCUgn section l9 in township Is norm
range 4 east, and through section "a in
~ AAOA LII, LduSG . east, and
OF the west line of SAID sectlon "a and
salo line produced south to Denny Way
pTCCuCed.
The Ninth Ward Of the Civ of Saa,-
IIe ShaI include all that part Of the ,IYv
OF oeatLe Within the following boundaries.
commencing at point IN the center
oL Lake Union Wnich-Wou4d be intersected
Oy the eXtenSIQE.-S StWsfa OF the peurer
Inc OF section 49, township 20 NORM
range east; thence IN northeast a.;
rect1oh III the center of Lake Union:
thence east III said center; thence soul,-
east along said center line to where
the same Intersects with section line pro-
uuceU west between sections liz ana II
loWASnlp 70 north, range east; thence
east on said section line produced to a
point IN Union bay, where said section
hne produced would interSect the NORM
east corner OF section Il; thence nortn IN
the waters OF Union Day along the east
4Ine OF section l6 and section g. in SAID
LoWESnlp and range, TO the Quarter-sec-
tIon corner on the east line OF said sec
lIon y; thence west along the center Of
Sdlu section y 10 the quarter-Sectlon cor
ner III the west line thereof; thence norrh
a4Ong the east line of sections 8 and q
IN saIQ township and range, to the north
nne OF SAID township; thence west along
SAID township line 10 the GUarter-secue3
corner in the north line OF Seetiou I in
toWnshlp 70 aefth, range east, which
latter point is the northeast corner of
the present Corporate limits of the town
(noW c1ty) OF Ballard; thence south along
the center line Oh said secLlon 1 and see
IlODS L anu la III 5cLIQ LOHIlSfllD norm
range east, TO the southeast corner OF
government lOG III said section IL, the
said last named line being also the east
cry boundary OF said city of Ballard;
thence west along the south boundary
OF said city OF Ballard to tne center of
Salmon bay; thence northwesteriy fol-
lowing the present corporate limits of the
CITY Of Ballard along the center line of
Salmon bay to deep water in Puget sound
or Admiralty inlet; thence Southeriy along
said main channeI 10 junction with the
MAIN channel OF Elliott bay; thence east
erly ana SOuthedSterIy along the main
enamel of Elliott bay to point in the
center of Elliott bay in line with
the westerly line OF section "a, township
70 north, range 3 east, produced south :.
tnence north along the west line of sec
ton "A produced, to the quarter-section
corner in the west line OF said section
"A, township 70 north, range 3 east; thence
east along the center line of said sections
"a and IL to the center of Lake Union
which said line produced eastward will
intersect and which is the place Of be-
ginning.
Sec. 3. The city council shall have pow
er in the year eighteen hundred and
nineJy-seYeII, and IN every TO Ttn year
thereafter, 10 re-district the city into
wards, and also 10 cI cate additional
wards out Of existing wards. There Shall
never be more than one ward to each
seven thouS9Ed of pOpulatio as shown
by any Official census last preceding, and
not less than nine wards at any time.
Ths wards snail be made as nearly equal
n population and as geographically COM
pact as possible, nor shall any ordinance
re-distrioting the city into wards or Gre
ating new wards out Of old take effect
within sixty days preceding any election
held in the city for municipal, county
district or state officers.
Sec. 4. Whenever any new territory
is added to the city. the same shall be
attached to and De a part of the ward
adjoining thereto; and if such territory
shall adjoin-more than one ward il Shall
be added to and be a part of the said
ward adjoining thereto which shall have
cast the smallest vote at the regular
municipal election last preceding such an
neXation; provided, that if the city coun-
ell shall deem the population of such ter
a separate ward, it may, by ordi --ance, de-
clare such territory distinct ward and