History of Seattle Municipal Railway's Division C, the streetcar line that once connected Burien with White Center and Seattle.
July 17, 2005
HPLB Board Meeting Minutes Mar 22 1912

Changing routing to Riverside.

Meeting of the Board of Trustees held at the office of the Company, 633 Pioneer Building on Friday – MARCH 22nd, 1912.

There were present at this meeting George W. H. White, L. I. Gregory, W H. Murphy, Chas. Schoening, F. W . Dashley and D. I. Burkhart. There being a quorum the meeting was called to order by the President. The Secretary then read the minutes of the two previous meetings of February 10th and February 17th, which on motion duly seconded were approved as read.

The report of the Secretary and Treasurer covering the business done by the corporation up to and including February 29th was then presented and read, and on motion duly seconded was referred to an Auditing Committee composed of Burkhart, White and Gregory, with instructions to report on the name before the annual stockholders meeting. It was then moved by Mr. Gregory, seconded by Mr. White that a final call of 25% on all stock subscriptions be made at once, payable in ten days from date of notice. This motion being put to a vote wan unanimously carried. The following Resolution was then presented and on motion duly seconded and carried, was adopted and the Secretary instructed to forward for a copy of said Resolution to the Secretary of State for record:

WHEREAS conditions have arisen making it advisable for this a company to change the route of its line as recently proposed. IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the HIGHLAND PARK AND LAKE BURIEN RAILROAD, a corporation duly organized and existing under the Iaws of the State of Washington, do propose to build, equip and operate, or cause to be built, equipped and operated, an electric, steam or gasoline power railway, beginning at or near the intersection of West Spokane Street and Iowa Avenue in the city of Seattle Washington; thence in a northerly direction along Iowa Avenue to it an intersection with 17th Avenue S. W., then along 17th Avenue S. W. to its intersection with 16th Avenue S. W.; thence along 16th Avenue S. W. to an intersection with the South Line Lot 16, Block 5, Sanders 1st. Addition to the City of Seattle produced easterly; thence across said block 5 to 16 Avenue S. W. in Sander’s Second Addition; thence Southerly along 16th Avenue S. W. to the County Road, thence Southeasterly along the County Road to 13th Avenue S.W.; thence along 13th Avenue S. W. to its intersection with West Hudson Street; thence over private property to the intersection of the East and West centre line of Section 19, T. 24 N. R. 4 E. W. M. and the county road; thence along county road to its intersection with the South Line of White Heights Addition to the City of Seattle; thence along private property to a point 274 feet, more or less, West of the S. E . Corner of the N E 1/4 of the N W 1/4 of Sec. 30 T. 24 N. R. 4 E. W. M.; thence across private property to the intersection of 9th Avenue S. W. and West Kenyon Street; thence south along 9th Avenue S. W. to its intersection with West Henderson Street; thence West along West Henderson Street to its intersection with 16th Avenue S. W.; thence south along 16th Avenue S. W. to its intersection with the South City Limits of the City of Seattle, Washington.

ALTERNATE ROUTE

Provided, however, that if the grantee hereunder, their successors or assigns shall obtain a suitable right of way across private property, they may maintain their tracks along Conrad Avenue to its intersection with the South Line of Sander's Second Addition to the City of Seattle; thence across private property to the intersection of the county road, so-called, and the South Line of a tract of land owned by E. D. Cudihee (said tract being the N 1/2 of the N W 1/4 of the S W 1/4 of the S W 1/4 of Section 18 T 24 N R 4 E W M)

Beginning at the northwest corner of section six (6) Township twenty-three (23) North Range four (4) East W. M., being a point on the South City Iimits of the City of Seattle; thence running south along the easterly margin of, the road upon any portion of, the road and highway known as the Wayne B. Carr County road No . 878, thence about three-quarters of a mile, to a point where said road intersects with the J.R. Miller County Road No. 397; thence east along and upon the north side of said road No. 397 to the West 16th line of Section six ( 6 ) Township twenty-three ( 23 ) north, Range four ( 4 ) east W. M.; thence south along said 16th line to a point where said 16th line intersects the road and highway known as the Jacob Ambaum County Road No. 898; thence occupying the easterly side of said Jacob Ambaum Road No. 898 to its intersection with the road and highway known as the J. B. MacDougal County road No. 882, crossing said Jacob Ambaum Road No 898 to the westerly side on a grade crossing granted by the Public Service Commission of the State of Washington the 27th day of January, 1912; thence along the north side of the said J. B. Macdougal county road No. 882 to a point 300' more or less west of the south-west corner of the South-east Quarter of the North-East Quarter of Section Twenty-four, Township Twenty-Three North, Range Three East W. M., all in King County, State of Washington.

There being no further business the meeting was on motion duly seconded adjourned.

[signed] F W Mitchell, Sec.

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