The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15

! first came before the council last spring.
but no action was taken upon II. although
. majority Of the council were favorable
to II. An ordinance authorizing the pur-
chase was introduced last Monday night.
and It Is this ordinance which the commit
tee viii recommend for passage
Text ~ the Protest.
Following IL the protest which will Be
presented to the council tomorrow night.
ITO the Honorable the Mayor, and City
Council Of Seattle:
I'VE. the undersigned citizens Of Seattle,
respectfully protest against the purchase
By your honorable body OF Woodland park
Tor the Following reasons:
"Ffrst-The price asked, namely, 500. 000.
~ $4,000 to $4,000 more than It Is worth.
Second-It has no water front Of any
consequence. glance at any recent map
of Seattle VIII show this.
Third-~Seattle Is too rich in beautiful
sites for pleasure grounds to put so much
money At this time In park 50 far away
that for many years to come It must fail to
anord to the public the pleasures and at
fractions they have right TO look for in
. costly park. Few, II any. cities, have Sc
beautiful natural sites for parks which can
be connected by drtveways and boulevards
along the shores OF lake, river and Sound,
and for such system Woodland park II
not necessity.
"Fourth--It would take a very large sum
of money 90 make Woodland park as de-
eirabie pleasure ground for our people al
other places are naturally without the ex-
penditufe OF much money.
"Fffth--lf the large sum OF money asked
for Woodland park Is paid for 1t, where Is
me city to get money TO provide parks,
houlevards and driveways that win be
needed In the immediate future? No one
would pretend that Woodland park would
AFFORD any attraction TO the public at the
present time, for II 10 practically inaccessi-
Die. 1t seems 10 US that II would take but
IA stlrs. ~ 20.
vide the city with two or three parks In
different parts OF the city, which, IL con-
nected with the one and one-haif miles OF
water frontage Oh Lake Washington own
ed ny the state university, and with the
beautiful military reserve on AaKnolta
biuN would give 20 Seattle an unsurpassed
system OF parks and drives-a system that
could be made at once useful and attrac-
tive TO the public
Think Price IL Unreasonable.
We fully appreciate the importancs Of
parks 10 4 city Ike Seattle. and while we
90 not consider Woodland park especially
desirable for park purposes, We should not
aase troubled you with this protest IL the
price named for IL had been what we con-
slider fair and reasonable one.
For these, among other reasons. your
petitioners respectfully protes. against the
purchase of Woodland park at the price
asked ioy H.
MOORE INVESTMENT COMPANY.
SEATTLE HARDWARE CO,
+. u BLACK.
FRED GASCH
7. ~. HACkETT.
j. Il. II GNTYRE
AaSDOCG ALL Il sspUTHwICK Co,
THOMAS w. pR0sCH.
WILLIAM Il LEWIS
J. J. nOHENY.
FIRST NATNAL BANK. cs Seattle.
" - Turner, Caaaier.
sCANDlNATfAN-AM ERICAN BANK,
ny A. ChsiSsrg. President
J. NJ Cpt.MAN
Ik.xTEsR HORTON e. Co. Bankers.
Ry = IL IAtiner. Manager.
y. Il LATIMER-
EDWARD q. GRAVES
A. NJ HRookES
JOHN scHEAA.
II q WARD
CHARLES g CRANE
THOMAS BURKE.
JOHN j M'GfLyRA.
PRUDENTIAL. BROS.
EVERETT SMITH.
S&,HWAEACAER BROS 4 co. rne
J. ). GOLDSMITH.
= ARONS0N.
SCHW ARACHER HARDWARE co.
Il. M0RsSESSTERN
PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT CO
Ey A. r. B1xwsss. Manager
AITCTiEII.-I4EyyYs q STAvER co.
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