▁rug ged ▁Fe ather ▁River ▁C any on . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁consult ing ▁engineer , ▁Bog ue ▁worked ▁on ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Navigation , ▁Com men cement ▁Bay ▁and ▁Gray s ▁Har bor , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Railway , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Works , ▁and ▁finally , ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Seattle ▁Plan . ▁Bog ue ▁died ▁at ▁sea ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁steam ship ▁Es per anza ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁His ▁" B og ue ▁Plan " ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁vot ers ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 - vote ▁margin . ▁It ▁would ▁have ▁established ▁Seattle ' s ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁plan ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁improvements , ▁including ▁a ▁civ ic ▁center ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Den ny ▁Reg rade ▁area . ▁The ▁civ ic ▁center ▁was ▁eventually ▁realized ▁five ▁dec ades ▁later ▁as ▁Seattle ▁Center , ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁in ▁the ▁location ▁Bog ue ▁proposed . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bi ographical ▁Sk etch ▁Map ▁showing ▁Bog ue ' s ▁plan ▁for ▁Seattle , ▁on ▁Wikimedia ▁Commons . ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 6 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁engine ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁engine ers ▁Category : American ▁civil ▁engine ers ▁Category : American ▁people ▁in ▁rail ▁transport ation