Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-15

G.. N. Alexander. contractor On Jack
son street, has Just fairly begun work.
He has dozen men digging out stumps
and burning them and logs from Seventh
street on 70 Eleventh. This viii be fol-
lowed as soon as possible by graders
with horses, plovs, scrapers and carts
His lob takes in twelve blocks, from
Commercial back TO Twelfth. where he
IL net by the private subscription men
with continuance Of the improvement
on TO Lake Washington.
Main street is being improved from
second TO Twelfth, by contractor Simp
son. His men and animals are princi
pslly employed near Sixth street, where
they have a hinge job Of filing. at the
point formerly occupied by the bridge
This bridge has been removed, and the
low place il covered-thirty feet deep
and a hundred long-will be filled with
earth, supported on the sides by CRIB
work.
More trouble has been experienced on
Washinton street than anywhere else,
and, owing thereto, the work goes on
slowly. Mr.. Hooie. the contractor there.
has had deal of trouble With his track
and cars. Only yesterday he expe-
renced quite disaster, several loaded
cars breaking loose at the head of the
track and coming down with a rush.
At the end of the track they tumbled of
into the crib work at Fourth street, doing
considerable damage and causing a
| further dslay of the work. This con-
tract extends back to Tenth street, and
| it is big job, every foot Of il.
The next work, going north. ia that on
James street. being done BY J; ]. Cum.
| mings. This extends from Third street
back TO Broadway. His men are nov
cutting in the hill at Seventh street, and
| by means of track and cars filling at
Sixth street. The cut from Seventh for
a block and half is tremendous. being
from twenty TO thirty-two feet the whole
distance, and being the heaviest cut yet
made in any part of the town. To bur
~ the work he will put on as many men
during the coming week as he can use to
advantage.
Mr.. Cummings ia contractor also on
Columbia street, the work OF which JIG
further along than on any OF the others
Il IllH ID6l hLo INV Cubbiilk hc1A ANiatu
street, and with the earth removed are
making a tremendous fill at Eighth.
They are also making Q great cut be-
tween Sixth and Seventh. This con-
tract extends from Third to Eleventh
street.
These are the chief street works now
in hand, the Pike street improvement
being leeser one. Others are to fol-
low, nots bly,: Fourth street, from Seneca
TO Mill; Seneca street, from Third to
Ninth: South Third street, from Mill to
jackson; Ninth street, from Seneca to
Mill; Cherry street. from Third 70 Thir-
teenth, and Madison street, from Third
to the city boundary. The Madison
street Improvement will be the most ex-
tensive yet let, and will make that one
of the leading thor0ughfares of the city
These works, with those now in hand
will keep tho men going all the rest OF
the year.
It is almost painful to see. on going
the rounds, the expenses, temporary in.
conveniences and troubles house own
ers and tenants are put to in
consequence of these grades. One
| Of the most common il the
cutting of Of water pipes, another is the
tearing mp Of the sidewalks, and third
il the wallowing through the dust
Blasting has been the means of break.
ing number of windows in houses
close by. Sidewalks put down last year
at great cost are torn mp this year
Some of tho houses formerly on the
street level are now twenty feet below
while others are twenty feet above. All
these things, though, and the great ex'
pense besides, are cheerfully endured In
view Of the great good to come with the
permanent Improvement Of the streets