The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-04
BOULEVARDS FOR SEATTLE.

seattle, OCT. |. lSSS.
To the Editor: | am glad that this
question Is again recs Giving public rec0g-
nation, Wiki the time today is not as
propitols as Il vas in 1880, on account of
there Will be 10 deal with. (; is much bet
ter 20 DO il now than procrastnate an
otter ten years.
In your today's issue references x had
TO the plan suggested by me IN 1919 and
that Il was considered too vast aad too
expens We
In the interests of the scheme. J ask you
70 kindly restate the scheme IN substance
which was that the city :. Seattle should
prepare Il p,an. and only , plan fo~ 4
complete system, BECAUSE 5 attie-s many
location. which wod admit practical
grades OF modern nra xi,num and make
possible the absolutely essential ccndt-
ions OF continuity, SO thar the boulevards
OF different parts Of the city would even
tudiiy FORM an entire, connected an! COM
mat dea, to some who did not compre-
bend. seemed too large and frightened
their Ideas Of axes % come Further. the
idea ia Dot in ahe last contemplate any
immediate action o'her than providing for
= plan q io"atlon. IN order TO
through whose property he aouiavards
shou.3 Pass to adopt l. and donate
TO the city the rirhi-of-way 4 thev saw
TT as also 30 enab1a them 10 repla: their
lard n coafotml with such a magnificent
highway, wh n should Connect their
properly with he heart 81 the city.
The .tea teen publicly submitted was
not % force any compulsory measure
upon the owner hut on,y 10 make Il nos
ssbie for them 70 act inte!ugently and d.
lbeFttely IN aerord nee with their own
greatest inI-T@s; before i' VAS t->o late.
wa-le they would thus be do ng taaf which
would ssC-lrc to this city system Of
drive" avs wAtch woa1d not only be a
msFer % nom :ieasuTe. recreation and
hus De-s. bu; Woou.i pace this city on she
KS ~ municipalities n ~. t-ut.e7 States
when Offered fs93U2 bic 8n3 inviting Z q
lions 10 Men II wealth ana CULTURE w;fp
offered 20 ta-m the aiehr -; al best al
N61taSeS Tor The eagCyf0e Z # tEer means
ao1 'as'e. oesldea enFc s'ns toe city hy
thair preSe-7e ~ nltn7 ss>.lS ways
NA&e have -FsVed 10 personal bpna-
IS from BE mary I-ete@s-0uai htr{s euI
tr,lcieS rave from tine - time rty.a 70
Ire city - 81 v,laad, -. where n7y ov =
ma pan % ss-S; - II t7u.evar5}< ..4s
ler r~0Fra y adcp, aH3 carried o4t-l
again N 81 y md Il .zers = = ale
itan its importance 5ts.erFcs Hamely ma.
cf tift r1u3D.ng uE-on - Ier1scs q Svs. =,
aad plan Of location a-s the conditions al
low
Tbs pan VIII enaaI- en,erpris.nr c...-
zenr arSi owners x laa.i "a AK !ate..
gent tSanSi terAt on s1I Se.lha~atton and
ie sHcse wNN wat that para - H. mar,
w,trA cu1csT'ls tsc.r ard c3rr 20 o.;t
Taey can .Aus Yep at tte7 iand "a ca~-
form "a s;3ca * ueT.3 r'aa. an3 .riee.s
Sosue W~s7l.a 20 f}rther AMI improve greir
Prep E,y II actoEd1nce Herewith ( tsey
tsE,345
N-rn once he example : Sc, NOES
Nte Ss-IS Ne ~av~ ony~sri1 practically sac
l@3 isat1- sD3 EheY, Ike al cta.r No.
nj rrot ga. 20 .s9Fr-re5 - that wa a. A.
seas - ~. = deSse ~ reap praai "a az
fsAu sxEf2a-
tn 20 ~~ou,3 Is, mss raeet:~g c-l.3
va~rv e 81 ject -oo'd receive p-ors-
--stsst s t4sT 4rt ~e~ss-es. T&tssc bx al NH
are interested &@~pe>tti..v.
T.. IL S~f&W ACEEt.