The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
ARTICLE III.
boundaries. Wards and Precincts.

Section l. The city OF Seattle shall in
clude within it's limits the following lands
and territory, TO wit: The north half Of
section II. all OF sections 3, 4. :. .. $. 2,
and 10. In township "a north, OF range 4
east and the south half of sections ~ and
90 and all Of sections q. y, - 20. 81. -.
70 ard a. In township p north. Of range
1 east. and the south half OF section "a.
and all Of sections Is and 81, IN township
Is north, Of range east, ana inc4uhiis
also the water fronting said above de-
scrfhAd lands westward 70 the center OF
Elliott Bay and the Duwamish River.
and eastward 10 the middle OF Lake
Washington, and al the water o. LAKE LAX,
Union south OF line running east and
west through the center or sections ~
and %, In township q north. OF range
east. BEGINNING al point IN ne center
OF Lake Washington, whica u the north-
east corner Of the limits or the city of
Seattle on the 10th day of October \. -.
1890; thence northeriy along the center q
Lake Washington 20 an intersection VITA
the center line OF section f6. In township
% north. range 4 east. W. NJ, prodHced
eastwardly: thence west In the waters
OF Lake Washington and Union Bay
along said south line produced, 70 an III
tcrsection with the east line OF said Sec
ton IL. produced soufheTay, themes norm
In the waters OF Union Bay along said
east line produced To the shore OF said
Union Bay. and thence north a.ong the
cas-. line q said section Is ana OF section
9 in said township ana range 20 the quar-.
ter section corner ON the east inc OF
said section 8: thence west along The CEN
ter line OF said section to the quarter
section corner IN the west line thereof:
thence north along the east lines of Sec
tio1ls and In said township ana range
10 the north line OF said township -
north: thence west along eaid township
line 10 the quarter section corner IN the
north tine OF section / IN township y
north. range east which latter point
is the northeast corner 81 the present
corporxte limits OF the town tnow cftY1
OF Ballard: thence south along tho cen
ter line OF SAID section !. and sections
IL and - In said township 70 north range
east. 70 the southeast corner OF govern
menf lot 2 In said section IL, said last
named line being also the easter.y found-
airy Of said city % Ballard; thence YES.
along the south boundary Of said city u
Psftard TO the center Of Salmon BAY
thence uortheasterly. following the IlFs.-
ent corporate limits ~ the city or hat-
lard along the center line OF IA mon Hay
"a deep water IN Puget sound or Al
raira.ty Inlet. thence west 70 me main
channel Of Puget sound or Admiralty 81
cnaunel "a a junction with the main
ch%Enel from Elliott hay. thence ea*teT}y
and scuthea steriy along tie main chan-
mel ~ Elliott bay. 20 point IN the cen
ter az Flilett bay ln fine with the
westerly line % section -, Township =
north. range east. produced south.
OF section "A produced TO the quarter sec
ter corner in the west line Of said Sec
ton a. thence east following me limits
OF fra city OF Seattle on October 10, 4
n fg4a aionZ the center lire ~ said Sec
t1or ~ ana o. sections ~ and -. IN town
shin g north range east. 20 me es@t
line % said section ~. thence Soltn. fQl-
lowing tas limits Of me city on s"attle
on October 10. A u. 1880 along tDs east
line az said section ~ 20 ire southeast
corner thereof. thence east following the
limits OF the city az Seattle on Dcfot-r
10 A n 1899 atong the noftn line OF
sections = and e IN township q north.
range eat. - TIE shore ~ l'ane vas.
Fr4fars thence east4rlv IN fne waters 81
Lake Washington. following the limits
81 ne city % Seattle on ortooer 10 \ -.
$50 10 the northeast corner o. t6e tfnEs
~ the city Of Seattle on october 70, A; -
is>1 and rY1@ place ~ beginning. incladinz
aa waters embraced within the boundaries
af,ove described. together with Hprh otHrr
territory. - any. heTeiofofe or nsfraiteF
ssaeH 20 saia city bV vir'fs4 - the gen
e~af laws % the state 81 Warrington.
1ae The 9Nfy ~ AeafflR ts 1@febE
divided into nine wards designated ana
t@umsei as fo'iows
TEE FIRST wsri Fhall iucluia AL that
part % me c3tv within the following
f.1sYre srfes % Wtt. Commencing ~ tse
intersection ef the center line - tssi<r
Way WITH the center IRE ~ MINI Az
enua South. ard running taNncs so4th
aferg fhs center line ~ %inrh Avenue
Ssufa 70 the center line * Jackson ssfFf.ts
fner.es east along ire center slne ~ jsch-
son street % th@ center Zoe or 7 @etIth
Ay.rtse Snffsa thence south along r.
car ter line - Twelfth Avenue Souta -
she e-Hfer line ~ 4snfera stree thaoc.
east along tne confer hn@ - hanfori
street 70 the east lire % ssctfpn H. IN
feausfsfp - north. Of range east t1snrs
quarter section corner on tae sat1 east
Tine ef section II. thence vest asenE tn@
south sseundar - % sna city 70 the vest
boundary 81 TIE city. fhFnce rorta aseng
in EEioft hay whsre the center ice or
yez-e8 Way produced infeEse@ts saiS sesE