The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09
ARTICLE III.
boundaries, Wards and Precincts.

Section 1. The City of Seattle shall IN
clude within its limits the Following lands
and 5err 4 TO wit t,o the north eaf OF
and TO- In township "a north. of range {
east. and the south half OF sections 10 and
"a ana -. a. in n township Is north. 81 range &c
4 east. and the south half Of section "a.
and all OF sections p and Sc, IN township
also the water fronting said above de-
Scribed lands westward 10 the center OF
Elliott Bay and the Dugamish River.
Washington, and al the water Of Lake
Union south of line running east and
west through the center OF sections 10
and %, In township = north, of range
east, beginning at a point In the center
OF Lake Washington, which Is the north
east corner OF the limits OF the City OF
Seattle on the 10Th day OF October \. D.
1880: thence n0rtherly along the center OF
Lake Washington 10 an Intersection with
the center line Of section Is. IN township
eastwardly; thence west In the waters
OF Lake Washington and Union Bay
along said south line produced. TO in
tersection with the east line OF said sec-
ton ls produced southery: thence north
in the waters Of Union Bay along said
east line produced to the shore OF said
Union Bay, and thence north along the
east line % said section rs and Of section
3 in sand township and range 10 the quar-
ter section corner on the east line OF
a1ii section 9: thence west along the cen
tor line OF sain section 20 the quarter
section corner IN the west line thereof:
thence north along the east lines of sec
tions and ) in said township and range
10 thu north line OF said township =
north: thence west along said township
line 70 the quarter section corner IN the
north line OF section l. In township q
north. range east which latter point
is the northeast corner Of the present
corporate limits OF the town now city,
OF Ballard: thence south aiong. the cen
ter line Of said section l. and sections
u and - in said township . north, range
east. 10 the southeast corner OF govern
ment lot 2. IN said section fs said last
named line being also the eastsriy bound
airy Of said city OF Ballard: thence west
along the south boundary OF said city Of
thence uortheasterly. following the pres
ent corporate limits o. the city Of Bal
lard. along the center line of Salmon Bay
10 deep water in Puget sound or Al
channel % Puget sound or Admiralty in
let. thence soufhsrly along the main
charmed from Elliott bay: theme easfsriv
and sour heastersy along the main chan
mel OF Elliott bay. - a point in the Gen.
westerly line Of section "a townsb,r ''s e5
north, range east produced sor,fb.
thence north along the said west line
tion corner IN the west-ilua az ssat ser-
ti0u -. thence ~ast, following TIE I4mifs
os the city of Seattle on octoher 10. A
d Iss0 along the center line OF said sae-
ton "A. and 0f sections Il ana 81. In town
ship Is north. range { east 10 the east
lire % said section @. thence south. fol-
lowing the limits 81 the city OF Seattle
on Octohs- 10. a. u. $50. a.ong the east
line OF said section - 10 the southeast
corner thereof; Themes east following fas
limits . the city % Seattle on Octoh4r
10, r. d 1890 along the north line OF
sections = and q In township e north.
range east % ire shore OF Lake Wash
inEtcns Thence esstSrlY in the waters q.
Lake Washington, following the limits
% the city % Seattle On October 10 A D.
i<so. 20 ne northeast corner OF the limits
~ the city cT Seattle on October TO- A. ID
s-g. and the place q beginning. including
al waters embraced within the bouraarfes
above described. together with such other
territory. y any. heretofore or hereafter
ADDED % said city ~ virtue OF the gen.
sTal Avs - the state OF Washington
Sec. , The City ~ Seattle ia hereby
eivlde3 Into nine wards. designated and
bounded as follows:
The First Ward stall inciuds al that
part OF the city within ths following
B0urtarisz, 70 wit. Commencing at tie
Intersection % the center line q Yesler
Way with the center Hne OF Ninth Az
sn1e South. and running thence south
AlS2g the center line Of Ninth AveEuo
eouta % the center line q Jackson street
thsnce east along the center line OF Jack
ton STREE % TIE center Ire OF Txesffh
Avenue @outh, trancs south along The
SETTER Aas - Twelfth Avenue Soata 10