The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-29

In accordance with a molten which car
ried al the n guiaE session Of the city eogn-
ca last Monday night, the eouacilmea me;
Yesterday afternoon in committee OF the
whole and went out 70 North Seattle for
the purpose u making a personal !nspec-
,ion Of the route 10 be iraversed by the
proposed driveway up Queen Anne bill.
The following councilrnen were present
ans made the trip: Herman. r,MeArdls,
James. Navln. Dodds. Hurd, Rude, Taylor,
Gibson and Crichson, They We're accom-
panied by City Engineer Thomson
In response TO an invitation from q. ID.
Colyin. who extended the courtesy OF his
road. the entire party took ear cut 10
Queen Anne hill. getting of at the corner
OF Highland drive and Queen Aane avenue
and thence walked over the proposed route.
Engineer Thomson had the big survey map
along, and as iae party went on down TO
the foot OF the hill, accompanied by a
group OF properly owners, he pointed out
the exact line 10 be trayersed and the vari-
GUS grades that would have 10 lie estab.
llshed.
Among the largest property owners on
the hiii who were present and who favor
the plan were f. $ Stimson, F. II. osgood
Charles Leibley, q. G.. Lyon, Daniel Jones
E. f. Simpson, Fred Fisher, A NJ
Brookea Charles X. Crane, O. ID. colvin,
e. T. Smart. Gov. Knapp, II. Z. Mccoy,
Z. X ButterwoTth and George Donwor,h.
On the other hand. the only holders Of
property on Queen Anne hill present yes
terday who are opposed 10 the plan were
George kinnear, John kiurear and ]. A.
Darlington.
History OF the Project.
The scheme for the driveway. as was
fully set forth at the council meeting last
Monday night. is for the city council TO
condemn the right-of-way for the drive,
the city paying only the actual cost OF the
proceedings of condemnation. All dam
ages assessed as & result Of the condem-
nation are to be borne entirely by the
property owners of Queen Anne hill An
assessment district will be formed of al
least one square mile. The city officials
believe that this can be done under the
present state laws. This will provide
funds TO pay for the right-of-way.
The project for driveway up Queen
Anne hill was originally proposed al a
meeting OF the Queen Anne Club. and
Mr.. Charles Crane volunteered to see Mr.
the driveway would go most of the dis
lance. Mr.. Crane says that he saw Mr..
kinnear and the latter was favorable
TO the project. stating TO Mr.. Crane that
If a survey Were made he would give the
right OF way. Later MIR. Crane George
Donworth and II. r. elise went before
the city council. about year ago. and
Mr.. Crane stated to the council that if
they would survey the line up the hill he
i.,.> fr fus-
ter would give the right OF way over his
property, which was about three-quarters
OF the distance.
ssr. kinBear Changed His Mind.
The city then undertook the survey, and
the city engineers Office is authority for
the statement that Mr.. Kinnear called fire.
quently at the office during the progress
or the survey and overlooked the work
and made suggestions from time To time,
making only one controlling condition,
which was that the lower line of the road
way should follow the contour of the
ground 50 as not 20 make the lots on the
lower side below grade. and the survey
was made on those lines. After the sur
yey had been completed Ar. Kinnear was
called on by Mr.. Crane 10 make a deed.
Mir Kiunear delayed from time to time.
and finally refused This occurred last
spring The matter was then dropped
until about a month ago, when IL was
suggested 10 some of the residents of
Queen Anne hill that IL a petition were
sent IN to the council asking them to con-
denim the right-of-way IL would he done
and on the night when the petition was
presented Mr. Crane and Mr. Donworth
were present representing the citizens of
Queen Anne The matter was then de-
layed for a week. and came up for hear
ing last Monday night. and after a bitter
discussion by It's opponents and advocates
the scheme was referred TO the committee
OF the whole. which met yesterday and
which Will now proceed TO make up its
report.