The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-18
CITY NOTICES.

NOTICE OF SALE OF FRANCHISE
To construct and operate an electric
street railway.
Notice is hereby given that the Third
Street & Suburban Railway Company. d
corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws OF the state OF Washing
ton to the city council OF the city of Sc
attic for franchise 10 construct and
operate an electric street railway and
power CIRCUIT along and upon the follow
ing described route, towit:
Beginning. at the intersection of Third
avenue with Yesler way and running
thence along Third avenue to the north
line OF Union street; thence along Union
street to. the east line of Eighth avenue.
thence. along Eighth avenue to the north
line Of Pike street; thence along Pike
street to the east line of Ninth avenue:
thence along Ninth avenue 10 the north
line of Stewart street: thence along Stew
art street 10 Howard avenue formerly
Howard avenue TO Denny way formerly
called Depot street,; thence along Denny
way TO the west line of Pontius avenue
Uormerly called Lincoln sireeO: thence
along Pontus avenue and the connecting
portion of John street 10 the north line
Of Roy street east formerly called Grange
streeD. thence along Roy street east to
the east lire of Howard avenue north
Qormerly called Elaine street.: thence
along Howard avenue north to the north
street 10 East Lake avenue formerly
called Lake avenue); thence along East
Lake avenue to the north line of East
Howe street formerly called Bloomfield
street. thence along no~thwesterly by
proper curves and connecting iangents,
across unplatted lands TO Howard avenue
north and the south line OF East Newton
street formerly called Laura street,;
thence along Howard avenue north to the
north line of Eas; Lynn street formerly
called Angie streeD; thence along East
Lynn street TO the east line of East Lake
avenue formerly called Green street,;
thence along East Lake avenue to the
north line of Twelfth avenue north (for-
merry called Randall street: thence along
Twelfth avenue north westerly distance
OF about three hundred feet to an inter-
section with the line of Hester avenue,
in Latona First addition produced south:
thence northerly along the line of said
Hester avenue produced south. across
block forty-hve a5) of the Denny
En nI6d cro addition the across Same Lake
proper trestle and bridge. and across
block thirteen Q3), Latona First addition.
to the north line of Lake avenue; thence
along Lake avenue in Latona First and
Lake View additions 10 an intersection
with Lake avenue in Brooklyn supple
mental addition prcunced northwestoriy
across block thirteen go Lake View adj
dition; thence across said block thirteen
us) aud along said Lake avenue to the
south line of Lancaster street; thence
along Lancaster street and said street
produced easterly across block thirty-liVe
i35p Brooklyn addition. to the east line
OF columbus avenue thence across the
Eastern railway ana along Columbus
avenue ia Brooklyn addition; thence along
Columbus avenue produced north across
uupiatfed lands. thence along Columbus
avenue in May addition to the city OF Sc
attic, TO the north line OF kennebeck
avenue In said addition: thence north
easterly across unDlatted lands 10 the
easterly boundary life Of the city of Seat
tie. crossing said boundary line at point
about thirteen hundred and forty feet
Il. 343l north Of the quarter section corner
between sections
township twenty-five t25) north, range
four 10 east ". NJ.
Also the following alternative route or
routes In connection with and hereafter
under certain conditions 10 be occupied
instead of corresponding portions Of the
before named route.
tirSt-in case SAID city shall cause to
be opened a street connecting Howard
avenue north across the urplatted land
between Mercer street and Roy street
east. then the successful bidder shall have
the option 10 change its track between
the intersection OF Howard avenue and
Stewart street, and Howard avenue ana
Roy street east 10 the following route,
towit; From Howard avenue and Stew
art street across Denny way and along
Howard avenue north TO Mercer street;
thence along such street as may be opened
connecting said Howard avenue between
Mercer street and Roy street.
Second-Shouid the city condemn or open
street connecting East Lake avenue be-
tween East Howe street and East New
ton street. then the successful bidder
shall have the option Of changing the
route OF said railH ay from East Howe
street so as to run along said East Lake
avenue as so opened between East Howe
street and Easl Newton street. and thence
along East Lake Avenue to East Lynn
street.
That after the filing Of said application.
towit. on March 3. 1855, the city council
duly passed concurrent resolution de-
termining that a franchise 10 construct
and operate an electric street railway and
electro power circuit along and upon The
above designated route should be granted
10 the person. company or corporation
which would pay the highest sum for said
franchise ami directing the city clerk TO
cause notice Of SAID application and reso-
luton. and notice that the City council
proposes 10 grant said franchise to the
person. company or corporation which
WIZ pay the highest sum therefor TO he
published for ten days In the city oflclal
newspaper:
Therefore. notice Is hereby given that
sealed bids for such franchise viii be re-
csiYed ny the city cleri. np TO five O'Clock
y. N OF March .. 1886. 10 construct and
operate an electric street railway and
electric power circuit along and upon the
above designated route. ana that the city
council offers 10 grant the same 10 the
person. company or corporation which
viii pay tbs highest sum for the said
franchise. reserviag. however. The r.siit
10 reject any and all bids aah 10 refuse
franchise must be accompanied b. GER
tined check Tor amount equal % Ten
per centum OF the amount bid for sleh
FRANCHISE, payable 10 the order Of the city
comptroller. 10 be forfeited to the c.tJ
IN case the successful bidder shall rail- 20
pay the amount OF his bid within thirty
t%sl days after the acceptance Of the sane
BY the city council. ard the city coaneI
Will on March g. is95. al the hour OF
esgat O'clock p. m Of said day, or u 10
meeting OF said council shall be held on
that day. then ut the same hour Of ne
ars5 meeting thereafter cause SAIL Dsds
% Be opened ana then de,err1ias .aeinsr
any franchise shah be GRANTED. reSsEf-
ing the right % reject any and an BIOS
Witness my band and the seal Of sal'