The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-10
THE PROGRESS OF 4 CITY.
Mr.. GEORGE B. Kittinger to Build
q Four-Story Brick.
The Builder who s. HuntfnE Ten
anf-gsg Price for Our
City Lots

Arenfsec. Stsinmsn has finished khe
plans for q block which Nr. George 3.
KiftsBger proposes erecting ON the north
west corner of south second and Washing
ton streets The building win occupy
S0x7B feet CT space or about sfs same
amount of ground room as il taken up By
the Korn block. The structure VIII be Of
brick and stone, four stories In hight. and
will be provided With a ezoEaraodi1nx base
meuf. The ceiling or the first aoor will
have height Of IL feet.on the second floor
"a feet aud on ssse laird ard fousth fiocrs
~ feet. ON the first floor there will be
three stores. Two OF these stores will be
ON second street and one on Washington
strest The second and third a0ors will be
divided of into large rooms 10 be devoted
10 ofsices. The fourth 9oor has already
been rented. The floor viii be divided
of Int> two large apartments. The build
ing win be fitted up with an elevator and
other modern improvements The cost
VIII he about ss5.eo0. II Ia the intention h,
run the building baek a. far a. the aliey
on Washington between South Second and
Commercial next season. This will make
the structure twice tie size 81 present pro-
posed. Work on this structure will b. com
Inepce1 on or about april /, and II f.
thongnt 1t viii be finished in three
months from that date.
Architect Booness unusual advertise
lnent In yesterday mornings Pos--frSEs-
gxaExcER had the effect Of attracting in
auiry from several would be tenants. The
building proposed 10 he erected IL for
wholesaie house, and tho three sfs5ries Of
the structure win be arranged 20 suit the
wishes and convenience OF fhs lessee The
Axss9r IT, 4f..tE x.s.e a - L.
shall be known al present. bat he Ii very
anxious for the establishment Of whole
sale houses Of various kinds IN Seattle and
10 that end he makes bis offer TO any re-
sp0nslbie tenant. .1ne of the applicants
who called on Mr.. Boone yesterday mora
Ing was en- Eastern capitalist who desires
to start Wholesale drygoods house. He
EXPRESSED himself as very anxious 4, OBJ
tain a lease of the kind offered, and left
Immediately for the East and will tcie-
graph back his proposition 90 MS. Boone.
II VIII agree" said Mr.. Boone yesterday
ito guarantee anyone who viii build a
substantial brick fer wholesale purposes
20 per cent per anuum ON his whole In
yestmeDt-not on his building alone, but
ON the value OF the ground also j hare
had many applications for business loca-
tons from people who offer 10 pay the
usual rents Of the city. or as much m any
other man pays"
Mr.. Amos Brown. the capitalist. has pur.
chased from Mr. Daniel y. Jackson. presl-
dent Of the Washington Steamboat Com.
pany. the two lots Gu the southwest corner
OF Spring and second street, The con
sideration was 90. 500 II Is thought prsb-
able that Mr. Brown viii resell this prop
erty provided he can hnd purchaser who
win place substantial brick block there
on To replace the frame Lodging house and
structure used by Wrights marble works
d. u. Jackson owned the property for
for about IL years. when the property
was purchased he paid 5000 for the two
lots-F4500 for the corner and 600 for the
inside lot. The sum OF so 500 is quite
profit on an investment OF ssoos. after I2
years ownership.to say nothing OF the rem
tai received during that period, which ag-
gregated quite ssnm.
The cable and machinery OF the Front
street cable line Is beginning 10 work In
satisfactory manner aud the large number
OF passengers carried indicates that the
road VIII pay from the start. Four dam
mics and Two cars were run yesterday aud
the fidmher will be increased to-day 20 ac-
the gripmen. w. q. Dawson. W, & cronk
and g. w. Cobb, were brought here from
San Francisco. They worked formerly on
the California Street, Geafy Street and
Powell Street cable railways From the
manner IN which they handle the dara-
mics II appears that they understand their
business.
Workmen Ssve begun moving the build
inFF I'll ins corner Of Front aud James
streets, to be occupied by the Pioneer
block The third building from the corner
has been moved back. aud the others viii
lie located 10 its cid place.