ðə nˈuː dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈʌvɚd bˈɛlɪvjˌuː, sˈaʊθiːst siːˈæɾəl, ænd mˈɜːsɚɹ ˈaɪlənd, bˌʌt ˈoʊnli wɛnt æz fˈɑːɹ sˈaʊθ æz ðə sˈʌðɚn tˈɪp ʌv kəmˈɛnsmənt bˈeɪ ɪn tækˈoʊmə.
The new district covered Bellevue, Southeast Seattle, and Mercer Island, but only went as far south as the southern tip of Commencement Bay in Tacoma.