The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-08
the STREET RlIlNlIs.
Distinct Lines for YesIer Avenne
and Jackson Street.


IRE managers os the Seattle Co.'s
sfrncsioa Cosnpatlg yesssraaw decided
20 MAKE separate lines Oat Of the Yes
Ter avenue and jackson street roads.
and Issnesl orders Tor siss work at d.
vision Of the systems 80 beKin sasnse-
diafely. The plants vii re operated
with single tracks, Eoable cables, and
currents for the passage at cars, In
same manner ~ cable systems In Lors-
don. Los Angeles and Dunedin, Sew
Zealand, where Ifhas been worked suc-
cessfuIly.
Work viii syst begin en- sile Yezler
avenue line. and IL win be rushed for-
ward TO completion within % days. II
will not be necessary 70 stop The oper-
sfion OF the lire on either street
though Il Is likely that when tile Yes
ie- avenue line Ii finished travel will
be confined 70 I. alone. while the Jack
son street lire II icing RECONSTRUCTED
The definite plans for the improve
ment have rot yet been made. aud
the number Of s.turn-outsf nereSsar7
On both has not yet been ascertafned.
There will be no DELAY. however IN
the work, Tor the cables are already
here. and the engines Of the system
are amply powerful for the operation
OF both systems.
Forr cars will be added to the two
roads--sw9 20 each. The terminus 81
the Jackson street cars viii be &C the
present turntabIe al the corner of
Eoath Second street and YesIer ave
nue., and the iine On the latter street
viii be operated from The same point
Cars viii leave every six minutes alter
mating on the different lines. II can
reasonably be expected that the irs-
provements viii be made and both
roads viii be operated under the new
plan By the middle Of April
Mr. Thompson. of the cable road.
has long had In mind the separation
of the lines. and he Is thoroughly con-
WINGED that he II losing money every
day because Of the loss Of travel oeca-
stoned by the distance Of one part Of
the road from the other Mr.. Thomp-
son and Mr.. Fred Il. Sander are the
promoters Of the scheme Of doubling.
and, having once made up their minds
what TO do, the work win be urged
with all the pronsptEess characteristic
Of these gentlemen.
This arrangement, il should be un-
derstood, - emily temporary, being In
tended for the accommodation OF the
heavy travel over the roads expected
during the coming spring and SUM
mer. The next year double tracks
will he placed on beth streets When
ever YesleT avenue and Jackson
streets are graded both lines viii be
furnished with solid concrete founda-
tons.
Work ON the turnfabie for the Front
street cable road. ut the foot OF Front
street, will be finished In few days.
The framework of the table IL in posi-
ton, as Is also the gearing by which 1t
Is to be operated. The table viii be
double tracked, and viii be capable OF
holding two cars and two dummies a.
the sarne time. When laden the table
and load will weigh about nine tons.
The power for the turning OF che table
will be transmitted ~ the cable.
Worgmen will begin to-day digging
the trench for the cable road on the
grade between Pine and blanchard
streets. on Second, the work OF grad
ing having so far progressed as to al
low the continuance OF the eonstrur-
ton of the cable line. Confidence that
the cable line will be running by March
I grows greater every day.
The Seattle Electric Street Railway
Company Is engaged In building It's
loop. II is formed by track which Is
built from the intersection at James
street, and around by way OF Yesler
avenue into South Second street;
along South Second and Main: along
Main TO Commercial; along CONNER
eial 10 Yesler avenue, thence scross
10 James. and up James to its inter-
section with Second street. In addi-
ton TO this track is being built from
the corner OF Commercial and Main
streets down Main to Railroad avenue.
The work viii be finished inside OF ten
DAYS.
Hon. H. L. Yesler yesterday COM
pleted the arrangements for the con-
struction OF his six-story block on the
corner OF James, and work would be-
gin Immediately but for the fact that
10 may be necessary 10 await the ac-
ton OF the Council regarding the ele-
vatiou OF the lower parts OF Front ana
James Streets However. the erection
of 6B feet front of the block Is certain
this season. and IL il not af all improb-
able that the entire block may so up.
For several days past surveyors
have been examining and measuring
the wharves and docks of the Oregon
improvement Company. Yesterday
Manager Mcneil was asked why this
was being done and replied that IL was
the intention to soon begin % rebuild
ali those portions of the wharyes which
were rotten or insecure. The tereslo
has been active and a number OF the
piles we're found to be infested with
these nuisances.
The spring Hill Water Company has
made arrangements 10 lay water mains
out jackson street TO Lake Washing
ton, and in all interesting streets
The pipe was ordered Yesterday by
telegraph. ft viii make total length
of three miles.
Mr.. WV. Sgank viii soon begin the
erection Of bis three-stovy brick
at the northeast corner OF Front and
Battery streets. &c cost between sic. 900
and xal.ooo
The Odd Fellows promise 70 soon
begin the erection Of substantial
temple on their property near The Belle
we hotel
A POLICE BRoIL.
a Quarrel which Results In ossseer
Terry's Suspension.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon Officers Terry and Rafteriield
had quite a spirited debate in front Of
the city prison. oaicer Terry was as
sitting in bringing the prisoners who