The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-25

Another step toward the building OF
great -four mil IN Seattse mas eeTla ddheA
by placing on record the articles o. agree
nant between the four orsnAnaeS eSsIaeei n
ed. and as the agreement names eoFn@fy
- as the limit OF time by waleA eeft@1a
conditions must be complied WITH, the
document would have hardly been worth
paying the fees on yesterday II those con-
ditions had not been compiled VIII
When the project OF this mill was first
rnooted the Post-Inteiig6ncer gave is
readers the first hint Of its probable rul-
aflrnsat Later o., October =. when the
probability t,ecaUle a certainty, TINS paper
contained full and authentic account OF
the plans. Again on January 80 the read
ers OF the Post-Ing esligencer mad good
straight piece OF news IN the fact that
substantial. agreement had been reacnei
between the parties concerned. his
morning II Is a further pleasure to an
nounce at least the first stage IN the ac-
tual corsumnation OF that agreement
The Agreement Filed
The agreement was fled In the county
auditors office yesterday. II Is dated Feb
ruary c, and is a bulky and formidable
looking document as is betting in one
which incloses SO weighty contract
There are four parties 10 the agreement,
viz: the Seattle Tide Land Company. the
Seattle Wharf & Land Company. the Sc
pany and the Centennial NIL Company.
Each Of these has set its formal seal and
SIGNATURE to the agreement, and the page
devoted 10 these is in itself an interesting
set Of autographs John Leary signs as
president Of the Seattle Tide Land Com
pany. and his official act Is dny attested
BY B. Peily as secretary. Y. Hugo Smith
signs as president OF the Seattle Wharf &
Land Company. and c. g. Russell as sec
rotary. The Seattle * Lake Washington
Waterway Company is bound by the sig
nature of Eugene Sempe as president, and
George II. Paschan as secretary. while for
the min company, the party Of the fourth
part" there are the autographs OF NJ.
Thomson as president. and Samue Glas-
cow as secretary.
The stipulafions. terms and conditions
Of the agreement ars so vo,uminous as
70 cover every possible point that il AT all
likely to arise in connection with the
transaction. The most important points
are as follows:
Parties to the Contract.
The Seattle Tide Land Company agrees
that on the payment of $500 by the Cen
tennial Mill Company To the tide land
company and the Seattle Wharf e Land
Company, il will convey to the mill COM
pany the west half Of lots and s. and the
south twenty feet OF the east half Of lot s.
block 800. OF the Seattle tide lands. giving
a ftnl warranty deed thereto.
The wharf and land company agrees that
upon such payment 1t win convey TO the
mill company. by title without a flaw.
the west half OF lots Z, and Q. and the
north twenty feet Of the east half OF lot O.
book 500 Seattle tide lands.
Filling and Dredging.
The waterway company agrees that
when the mill company shall have com
piled with ali the conditions ii will ill in
these lots to level of two feet above ex-
treme high tide, and build a bulkhead
along the boundary line so as 10 protect
the I'LL. The filling and bulkhead on the
west half OF lots Z. s and Q are TO be COM
pleted by April Is. 1897 This will be the
main mlllsite, and the mill company can
then get 10 work on It's plant. The filing
in of the 4o-f0ot strip which is made IN
of twenty feet from the east half Of lot 8
and twenty feet from the east half OF lot