The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-15
WATER FOR
SUBURBS
Melrose Avenue Assessment
Roll Approved

The assessment roll FOR the build
Ing OF the Meirona avenue water
main was accepted this morning b.
the board % Public works At iia
regular meeting The roll IA more
than twice uH large a. any that has
yet been issued from the city en-
Finrer's ONCE for water mains. u
consists % 416 pages. upon which are
spread the descriptions ~ 2 800 differ
eht pieces ~ property. The employees
IN the city engineers ONCE began
work on q some months before tho
contract Was actually let 90 that Il
could De presented within the 20
daYa-time limitation The engineers
oHlce VIII Ia addition prepare In
dexea showing where property IN any
block can be found. also an index
map,
Tho water main was ordered by tho
council 10 supply Fremont, Green
Lake ana other portions OF the
northern part ~ the city with Cedar
river water. The pipe will be Of dir
fercnt HiHeH from rs inches down
The roll calls for an expenditure OF
81. ts12C Of which tas.Js1t 90 ls a.
seaned against the property AID
U.s. 90 against the city.
Water fer BailaFs
The board granted petition for
the extension 81 the city water main
from INTERPLAY 10 Ballard for tina pur-
pose Of supplying the latter city with
water. All the expense ~ couMtTuc-
ton will 30 borne BY the city Of
Ballard. The main wiil run along
Ftfiecnth. Thpfndyks and Thirteenth
avenues north. The ordinance for
the sale Of water TO Ballard has been
approved by Mayer Humcs after an
opinion upon tho question had been
submitted by CotpoFatio Counsel
Humphrey. A permit was granted TO
this Citizens Liaht and Power Com
pany 20 lay FAa pipes IN di1srant
portions Of the business ncction %
the city. The city engineer objected
80 the tearing w OF the pavement
from First TO Seventh avenue on
Pike street. suggesting that a chief
I distributing main could be put In on
Union street. This portion was
thercfurs eliminated from the permit
for further consideration.
The mAcndhmizing Of Madison
street from broadway 20 Twenty
third avenue was approved by the
beard. A number Il protests against
the Improvement had been made by
. n
ruled both by tho council and tks
board.
view OH Taahs
The application Of the standard
on Company TO build now tanks
south Of the city together with Pira
Marshal KolluFw's objections cams
az. Manager Mclean appeared for
the company ana explained that no
would construct his buildings no as
20 amply protect surrounding prop
srty. fle was asked 20 state his
proposition to chief Cook and the
Ere marshal.
The usual number 81 pole permits
were granted 10 different companies.
Improvement Matters
Tho following plans and spcciacA-
tlona were submitted FOR the Inn
provemcut Of East Olive street
Eleventh 20 Fifteenth avenues, by
grading parking and FldcwalkinR:
East Thomas street from Fifteenth
avenue north 20 Twentieth avenue
north and East John street from
Twentieth avenue north TO the north
/ limo ~ the iioHton Heights addition
by building concrete sidewalks. At
lania street from the bridge on First
avenue south. $40 feet west. by con-
structiuE n roadway North Broad
way from East Republican 90 East
! Highland drive by constructing "a
water main.
Tho assessment rolls FOR the Inn
provcmcnt Of the following streets
were submitted: Twenty eighth av-
enuc from Noslcr way to East Spruce
street. 20 cost 81 3OO.6t. Seventeenth
avenue from u. NJ. Cranes addition
90 Laws addition. by grading, park
/ Ing and curhinr. to cost 81 500 30.
I Nineteenth avenue from East Co
/ iumhin 90 East Madison by grading.
/ sidownlklrE and parking. 20 cost
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