The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-25
Land Owners on Madison Street
Are Against Planking.
nacAosM OR AsPHAlTuM.
- Of the Two Likely TO be Recon-
nended by Street Conmittee-
Property Owners CfGe Cpon the
CITY Adoption Of = Substantial
dents Want the Bondin9 system.

Al meeting of the street committee
Mid yesterday afternoon at the city hall
- whole question Of street paving and
he need OF better streets was gone into
Probably no more interesting question
pcw confronis the city authorities than
he demand for better streets. In the resi-
Aauce districts the streets are cut 10
nsxces by heavy tearning. which comhir-
q with needed improvements in grading.
IT.. have made these thorongffares little
short OF abominable. In the opinion Of peo-
ple who have TO drive or ride over them
1hs street committee Is also confronted
nth the problem OF dealing with down.
town streets where planking ia In force
and where damage suits against the city.
growing out OF rotting planking. are nu-
usrous.
Tho chief questions considered yester-
day by the street committee had reference
20 the paving Of Madison street from First
syenne TO Twenty-fifth avenue, the PLANK
ing Of Yesler way from Fifth avenue TO
Rainier street and the grading and plank
tng Of Easslake avenue. Several property
owners from the districts traversed by
these streets were present and expressed
their views. Then ensued a genral discus
don afr which the committee adjourned
without formally deciding on any recon-
mendations.
t4c AHtthisN u one IdC1,
however. ard that Is tina. a great many
property owners along Madison street are
In favor OF permanent paving for that
street The Improvement as first planned
was 10 be planking hu. this has been
practically given up by both the city au-
thosiiies and the property owners. The
question Is now whether the paving shall
be brick. macadam or asphalt. There are
advocates among the property owners
three kinds Of paving.
When the committee took up the ques-
ton OF the Improvement OF Madison street
the lobby contained a number Of property
owners along the street including NJ j.
Carkeek. Mrs. Dora p. Ranke, r.. L.
Blaine and Mrs. j. S. Taylor. The re-
marks made by each of these property
holders we're along the line Of permanent
paving at least between Terry avenue
and Broadway. Petitions were filed with
the committee In favor Of brick paving
aSphaltum and rnacadam.
Mr. carkeek spoke In favor of macadam
which he said was p permanent paving
and yet comparatively inexpensive MIR
Blaine favored brick or asphaitum Il
was stated by one property owner that
the question OF paving Madison street
should be considered In connection with
the problem OF a thcroughfare ta be used
BY teams over the FIRST hill. that should
Pike street. when graded through from
Broadway 10 Madison street and Four
tenth avenue, be made an artery OF
travel from the business section to Rem
ton Hill. then II would no, be necessary
10 Use brick on Madison street. but that
asphsltum would be sufficient
The committee listened TO the argu-
ments presented In favor OF the three
propositions, namely brick. asphaltum and
maeadam. Finally II was decided to post
pcne the decision OF the question until
next Friday at = o'clock. when the COM
mittee will hold another meeting. In the
meantime the property owners on Madison
street between Terry avenue and Bread
way will etidenvor TO agree among them
selves as 20 the style of paving they de-
sire
II was the general conclusion tina, plank
Ing would he unsatisfactory. and that a
permanent paving should be adopted.
W. Parry Smith and ether property own
srs along Eastiake avenue appeared 10
demonstrate against the proposed grading
and planklng Of that street. The opposi-
ton 10 the Improvement was said to come
from certain property owners who beliee-
ed that a cash plan was contemplated by
the council One or two property owners
said they would not oppose the improve
msnt II bonding system We're adopted.
Tie committee viii probably report in
favor OF the Improvement on the bonding
systen..