The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03


~Ssers = great area os e acres - 1zT1
axsapfesz for <naaafact or@-s - N@sr1g hfer-2i-
Is tsswx N wi4a the rn2teFssi t-zkeTl E-sz7
These waterways n@re - where tee SIP
ara TIE rsn All rr~ez x years % eozne .
exrr7rxs IRE crn3 scts - SSe tfbFas -.
vs1ss o. re ocrsSeas fo,sows-E r7~Tllss
rsoz< MODERN ard rapsd tr place - se1%se
sfouer. sneierx are.hOsss wEsea ar 49,
fatanE into 6ks~sse - ERE great fssFss
% ths -s-s1 TIE work here = pr9zfsss
vii Esnarsy ezferd re ers2erE HAFs'F
aerosx ths rarraE strip - .sSs thah 80
rales which een&rat<s Elicit bay .fosA
lake ygsstarefsa ard s11 f5e Ataer sgly
OF water 20 the great area IN Esa.ca sAsVs
ear lse fr safety frorn ssor1as and Haaflas
pa~arste<. The excavation Of TWO n1les
81 wxfs~vav <aroaxh ~ tide fsEs ard
two miles through IRE up3aFsc@ VII So1n-
x,i~te els connection zFs1 WI Al tns fsfns
tine result ~ tire raising q Ire wnoss
ares az tide land az f11@ head o. the o. 20
a level TWO feet above high tide Are. the
800 r1m. q ire work fs estimated a.
e. e1ass ard asrezdy ovsr szoee 60 has been
erusrc~d ahou. fifty acres ~ tide And
have hssn FLIED ami haif . ME ., fae
east wss@rw4y Ia. been excavased SCUM
wsr1 from the fsa<oo- lire.
Realizing the cfty's Hope
TIE people Of Seattle rave long hopec -
see the treat stretch OF Lard a. the nsah
o. TIE bay. which - reass@ree worthless ~
the cvsrfiowlnx OF the TIDE. naasae ya-iaol
81 bssnw raised above water lever taey
hays hore6 for this a. ferTesLy ee th<S
have heDe1 20 Sc the Lake Washington
eauai constructed. This enter rise VIII
reaffrs birth hopes for me construction OF
sha canal furnishes TIE material TOT n4}nx
the tide tau4s the two being ess@nt1A. ana
integral paris OF the same wo-E Ihers
veff7 he exea rated about - 0l1 go cubic
AA lands.
-rNs= ENTERPRISE was devised sn 1873. when
f.sga osteptiors we're before ere people.
-gfthrssf aryv connection between their N
.usrss ry1srAs Y wse evident that the tide
larsss coslsd only BE- SLED ~ REASONABLE
cost by being freatee as q whole ara ny
fhs use % material from a near and con-
venisni sosircs. bsit no man could nnd such
such a source. Then the proposai was
mae 20 zig The csraI through the hills
fross the head - the BAY. overlooking the
.sae fats ara zee TIRE material for aiitng.
~ order 70 make & possible 20 carry this
cot hltl was passes ny the legislature in
fsss empowering The commissioner OF TsiS-
II lands. with the approval ~ me cover
nor. n grant contracts for the PERFORM
area 81 such work. the contractor 20 ne
pafd the cost. plus - per cert. profit.
either IN cash or ten annual igsfaliments.
bearing 2 Per cent Interest Nothing could
BE done uBs4er this law until the ha-bor
fines ard waterways raj been located and
che remaining tide lands plated. but the
Seattle ard Lake Washington Waterway
Company was orgaHized n readiness 70 90
tain the contract whenever matters were
ripe FOR II,
The harbor lines and waterways were
located IN July. 1885, the official map show
fnF two main waterways. each about
mile long and 60 feet wide running due
south from deep water, two Duwanish
waterways each 90 feet wide running from
the main waterways 20 junction az the
month OF the Duwamish river and a canal
waterway ais feet wide running east from
the cas-. waterway 20 Beacon biz. through
WHITES 4 will he extended two miles 70 tho
lake the width OF this upland section be-
ing 80 feet AZ TIRE bottom. This map was
no sooner fled than the county board OF
tide band appraisers began the preparation
% n plas OF the tide lands employing V. q.
Rogue. The distinguished engineer. for the
purpose. Mr.. Bogue. after a thorough
study OF The subject. prepared a plat pro-
viding for = railroad avenue along the har-
hcr rim from Smith cove TO Duwanish
head for bread streets and avenues with
ample opportunities for railroads TO get ac-
cess 20 the waterways and for large blocks
suitable for the factories ard warehouses
which have already begun 20 grow M on
this area, Tbs plat was fled on March fs
is95 and ended The long rnslddie which had
delayed tho development OF the city In
that direction
Raising the Capital.
Meanwhile the waterway company had
been taking steps to make the great eys-
tenn Of Improvements thus projected
practical reality. The harbor map was no
sooner fled than negotiations were begun
20 secure the large amount OF capital nee
essary for CARRYING out the contract which
s4asa ia f@fkFsa Ia
state. As the amount required was esti-
mated at 81 900. this was no small un-
eertaking. but the representative OF the
company returned from the East, where
hs had gone IN August. with such asSur-
snces Of success as warranted q formal ap
pEcation for the contract. On October Is
the commissioner of public lands granted
ard the goveTnor approved four separate
contracts. covering practically all OF the
tide lands IN Elliott bay south OF King
street and the harbor line which runs
snross 70 West Seattle, the company Civ
ing bonds IN $4,000 for their faithful per-
Torrance. Three representatives OF the
eomp any then went East TO close the I'm
ancsal arrangements and returned in June.
isaS. with the news OF complete success IN
p. Louis. whero Henry sempie AIMEE had
devised scheme 10 finance the enterprise
ard induced the MiSssssippi Valley Trust
Company 70 take II up. In February a
commission OF the trust company. with
Henry FAD. its engineer snd Judge WI
bur II Boyies. tts counselor. came TO So
sttls - examine and report upon the IN
sertakinE. They returned snd made ia
rorshie report and contract was signed
nv which per cent. bonds were 70 Re IS
sued secured by the certificates Issued 20
TIRE company Cor the work es IL pro-
Pressed.
The Popular Subsidy.
ons oondasacn remained - be ruinres
by ire people OF Seattle n order 20 secure
the Inauguration OF the work That was
that subsidy Of $50, 90 should he raised
20 gay the cost OF the locks IN the canal
ard the bridges BY which streets and rail-
rossfs we're 20 cross e on che tide fats. on
Beacon hnl and ia Rainier valley. payable
eniy when ere first ship passed through
tn canal into The lake. The work was
taken NJ promptly by The people mass
meeting WIS held a. the Arnlory on March
r. sf which the movement was set going
With initial subscriptions OF tIa0 so0. aua
thr fund steadily grew from day - sav
Untn on Nav 10 Il amounted 20 SO 90 and
y was closed. A small Discount IVES made
hy the apprsiSemcnt COMMITTEES ans thls
hTastgAt r'1e value 81 IRE suhsitv down =,
Eu.a'o. which was g.. 90 ~ excess Of ths
ErnoGnt required TIE subsidy notes ~e-s
accepted hy the ccznrr1v, srsi ne isst coz
eit'cu preliminary 90 ne beginning OF
work vas fulfilled
The rrst work wa- done - MAY p fsss
two days before re sirne provided n tNs
scnr~Aot The engineers b@rsr r~e~S-%>,,-
reazng on tbs, Car srss twro sav~ later 80
r-st pies w-re crtvea t0r the bufkhe.d
ssong EArrcai avenue. near C-sa-,e.
street A Hne - rf1trT vva~ driven s-S,v.
TIE EtcttA - 80 sazt ~srFs-vva~- ., 80.