The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-10
ElTIlEs BIG SUBURB.
Improvements That are Being
Made Across the Harhor.
Railroad Ofzees : rAs Cable Road
street werk-xsw Baiidi.xs
wharves snd Fflis.

70 oae wAo has aos noeea the improve
zaessss gosag ca In West seattle during the
past winter the present appearance of that
naeh-tzlked OF ad.ition 20 the city al So
attic presents rzther astonishing aspect
The many worknen who hare teen en-
gagged since last SUMMER have succeeded
IN CLEARING very large part Of the plateau.
and IN giving the streets and blocks OF the
emb-yo city tangible shape and direction
The Carpenters ara framing the tirnhers for
the handsome new railroad ofsees Of the
Seattle & southern, just south Of the ferry
landing. on Railroad syenee, and two nile
drivers have nearly completed the task Of
driving the piles for the foundation.
These piles have been driven in an en-
closssre Of earth with baiwarks Of the
heaviest cedar timhers. The new buiiding.
fsE which the contract has been LEI. win
hare basement Of pressed brick. And
handsome SaperStruct1re thar will be a
credit TO the Seattle & Southern railroad aud
the West seattle Land 4 improvement
Company. which viii occupy IL The
wharf builders are WORKING busilv, aud
the wharf is filed with lumber ana brick
for building purposes
Next week the plans will arrive for q
me new nosel 10 Pc built on Railroad
avenue, aud three Three story buildings.
two OF which wiz be brick. have been
denuifeiy arranged for, and their con
strHctson win begin Immediately. The
number OF business buildings thai have
actually been determined on and will be
erected during the spring aud summer Is
large.
Cascade and Grand avenues. which Join
near lhs Terry landing and By whose easy
ascent THE plateau above Is reached,
have Rad built upon them substantial
walks With ratings Upon these thor
uugnfares, also, Is 10 be constructed West
seatfle's cable road The road begins at
the terminus Of Cascade avenue, goes an
70 Grant street, along which it runs TO
Eashon avenue, and theme directly south
10 Grand avenue. where il makes q sharp
turn around To the northeast and follows
the course OF that avenue 70 the landing
making a grand circuit of about three
miles. The construction OF this road is a
certainty, and the work win begin next
fall
IN al about 80 workmen are engaged in
clearing and improving the site OF Seattle's
big suburb. A gang OF 40 men has been
engaged for a time in clearing Vashon
avenue. blasting cut the ssumps, clearing
away all roots. and leveling the surface OF
the EheroIghfare- Part OF the men yester
day had completed yashon and had
turned fnto Grand avenue. The grade of
Nashon avenue win be very easy TO estab-
lish, 81 the street Is naturally so level that
two foot fill win never be required for its
whole length. Property-owners along
Rainier and California avenues and Edge
wood street decided not TO wait for the
formal legal establishment of their grades,
but pooled together, hired an engineer 10
draw Q profile, and will begin the street
work this week. They win assess each
other proportionately. These holders are
so anxious 10 build that they feel they can
easily afford to pay out the small cost
necessary for grading.
About 80 owners of West Seattle lots are
now making preparations for building resi-.
dences, the large par. of which viii be
very handsome structures. The Improve
ment Company has contracted 10 build
from 20 to Is dwelling. 30 cost each from
$500 to 5000. Preliminaries for every one
OF these have been arranged and their con-
struction viii begin Immediately. Many
property-owners who propose TO build for
themselves are at work fencing and inn
proving their premises ready for work
A gang OF men is engaged in clearing
space near the creek which empties into
the harbor TO erect there reservoirs TO fur
nish the city with water. Works of large
capacity viii be located af the mouth of
the creek, the water pumped up into the
reservoirs and the whole city thus sup
Piled. Orders for the machinery have
already been given. II is very easy TO OBJ
tain water OF excellent quality all over the
plateau by digging wells from 10 to &c feet
In depth.
Orders were given yesterday for the con-
structien OF the first portion of the
wharres. piling and fills over which the
Seattle & Southern Is to come into West
Seattle. Sixteen hundred feet of piling,
varying in width from 400 10 700 feet, will
ybe constructed south from the ferry land-
ing
The foregoing Is written merely 10 show
the Improvement that is going on in West
Seattle. 10 is mere outline OF facts made
without any flourish OF rhetoric or any ex-
asgeEation of language. Ii Is what was
seen IN few hours visit to West Seattle.
and what may be seen by anyone who
goes across the harbor to the big addition