The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-22
FoRHlaD TO COMPLETION.
The Front Street Cable viii soon
be Running.


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81 the work i TIE hin between Blznehx-sl
and PSue. and NJ. Thotn f,sess. sn sresr 70
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ssx sars erlsre5 from & Louis are con.
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vii arrive shortly after February l. With
that namaNr Of ears II viii be possible 10
snake trlrs ~ Intervals OF fsye inmates
Df5c 81 the most com pietesy equipped
rower houses Gu Tire Pacific ecasf Is that
Of the cable road 81 Ehe corner Of Depot
and second streegs The structure 4
strongly bazst of weed and Is three stories
high II the rear, ard f03xs0 feet In dfmen-
slozxs. The hntATIux IL entirely eHei0s<d<
and work Of laying the foundations for the
machinery IS aow already under way
These foundations are OF concrete. For
The two powerful Eclipse corliss engines
which viii oFeFnfs &c cable sFssesn 4
foundation he'd Of eoncrese in the shape
OF an r, ead Ut the unusual depth OF e
feet. il being made The quality
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foundation viii be over 600 cubic yards,
weighing absut 80 tons. Adjoining this
- sDotAer bed Tor the driving machinery
containing ie1 tens Ct cencrete, and stiff
another for the fiy and transmission
wheels Oae bali OF the basement viii be
devoted 10 the brass and Blacksmith shops.
and the entire nooring viii BE- made OF
cement On the drsr hDor viii be the en-
gfreS aud driving machinery. One part OF
the floor win BE devoted 70 the superIntend-
cias's and sseresars's offices aud tbs wait
ing and lamp rooms.
The second story will contain rooms fur
the conductors and gripmen. Reading and
bath rooms viii be fitted up and every
thing possible dane 10 make the men com
Portable. The. repair shops viii also be
here aud an elevator win be bssaif 50 con-
yey the cars up 10 the shop.
On the outside Of the main structure are
located the two vertical Hazeiton tripod
h1ilers OF 800 horse power each. They are
epea<ed In brick and 3 covering viii be
built over them. The surroundings of the
power-house win be made pleasant. Grass
will be sown, and lawn fixed mp, ana the
place viii be beaurifef in every way posi-
Beginning At the present southern ter
minus Of Commercial. new roadway has
been constructed within the last three
weeks. extending 100 yards, with 4 breadth
of IL feet between the rails. The roadway
runs in q sontherIy direction for about $50
yards, aud thsh turns, taking = westward
course. until il lands the pedestrian at the
the Mechanics Mil & Lumber Company.
Notice Of the incorporation OF this COM
pany appeared tn the Posr-lSTELLIsEseEs
about .aonth ago. and since that time
the most active measures have been
adopted to carry out the CON pany's plans
The approach 10 the site Of the main works
has alone cost 1000. and its speedy con-
sfFslcaon is sufficient guarantee for the
rapid eesmnletion OF the entire structure.
Mr. u. E. nigsisw, who supcrintends the
work, was foand NJ his post yesterday
afternoon, ~ . rosT ISTELLiGEScEE man.
aud assisted In furnishing 4 description Of
the buildings TO be erected. Piles have
been driven in an area 40 feet la length by
20 feet in breadth. on which viii be raised
a sawmiil. sash aud door factory, lumber
y
plant. The frame of the sawmiil has
already been put In place. and the founda-
ton for the boilers is being laid This
foundation has been laid on a new plan,
the three layers of plank. on which the
brick is placed, resting Gu piles whose up.
per extremittes are two and half feet be-
low high water mark. This iusnres the
woodwork agniass fife resulting from the
absogution of heat By the brick, as the MS
ing tide will always cool eff the under por-
fion In other mills this Is done by means
of q hose manipulated 1T intervals.
The greatest s0lidlfy possible, under the
circumstances, has been attained In laying
bed for the engines. tae piles being
driven as closely together as practicable.
and boand armly by massive beams laid
along the upper faces. Five ponderous
red FIR slabs, measuring each o. Inches by
"a inches and 20 feet In length, win be
used In constructing the engine he'd. The
engines will be Ii horse power, and the
cutting capacity of the min fo.0ou feet per
day OF 10 hours.
II Ia expected that the mill viii be In
running order within 60 days, as the boil
ers and engines, which have been made In
Seattle, ere In readiness and three carloads
Of other machinery are on hand. The saw
mill once completed, work will be immc-
dfascsy begun on the wholesale sash, door
and blind factory. Ne furniture win be
manufactured, as has been supposed by
many citizens This bailding win be com
piesed within 20 days from the present
time. and q member OF the firm Il now In
the East securing the machinery. The
kiln, or dry house, with a ca
pacity of sa.eoo feet. win be con-
ssructed eonfemporaneonsly with the
factory.
A. the company intends providing iis
own lighf, electric appliances viii be put
tn order shortly after the completion OF the
other buildings. Ali the recently devised
safeg guards adopted for overcoming the
spread of q fire viii be employed through
ons the works. among them being aato-
matte sprinklers and steam fire pumps.
The company controlling the business Is
formed of the present. owners of the Me-
chanies' Mil Company on feslers wharf,
together with i. w. eoHant of cincinnati
and Edwin fsouderback ef Philadelphia. /
IL Il xenunxed 10 err t.inS 4i:sn 40 In r-nxid.