The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-24

Railway for TIE Connereial.
Street Exfension.
Orfies Ger Heavy Zeal RstaGs saas
-csssr.<s Aw.rse4-In-
provenenss-

EeizrnerelaI street % The sozth bczrssfssy
isSe Of the city. A. the greater portion OF
Commercial strnes covered bT fae Taonp-
soE frsnehzse IL n present rn<ser sxser. Il
sesns1 crrio1a taas srsh . privilege
shsnsd ~ desired. so Ixxs evening ne
porter called on NJ Thompson 90 learn
the ressOn- Mr. Thsynapzon waz fszna, as
uxriss. in . pleasant Mood
Why cid you and year ASSOCIATES So
care this frxa4hise. NJ. Tsompson-v
X IL our intention. 2 reyiie-s Mr.. Tfomp-
son, = to BEGIN st oxsee tie construction of
. rslpsd transit rsisroed szong commerrszs
street 70 Ire southern boundary line Of the
city,
Eaf Commercial strees Il corerea with
wziss fsr Az bat three o. ssnr blocks q the
distance.
s1hss does not make arr great di.er.
enee with oar pl&nx. a. the wafer n snst
low and the road wlll be eonstructed ca an
efesTated roadway baiE on plies II wssl
OPEN up several Hundred acres Of desirable
residence property. sn1 give rapid trsnsif
@ the rsee trs<k and other scsnts liz south
erm seattle
What sort e power viii yoa use % run
yoEr carr with
1--WE viii use steam motors for the fr,,
fhr.e years. after which the lfne win De
tirItec into q cable railway The cars win
De larger than those usually used In the
streets and VIII have wheels Ike the regu-
lar passenger coaches They viii be 10 ar
raEges that they can be run as open cars
IN pleasant weather"
ssiHhat win this four miles OF track with
sAs eserated roadway and equipments
s-1'hey win eos. In the nesghborhood Of
SIS go and viii take from six 10 eight
months time To- construction II IL the In
tsnfion 20 ultimately extend the nns to
Wesk Seattle, which viii make the total
Isnsfh of the road abont seven miles So
i VIII not be great while before al who
from seattle TO West Seattle This VIII Ger
family be OF great benefit 70 beth places
Amos Brown has granted m option for
the purchase OF the property At the corner
OF steSnd and Cherry streets to Mr.. Bayiey,
who represents q syndicase Of Philadelphia
capitalists. for the sum Of s7e,eoo Mr.
bsyIey paid 1900 TO bind the contract
wlni the understanding that the sale
should be eonsummated by March lst
The bond given By Mr.. Brown contains Q
clause STIMULATING that the purchasers
shall erect brick block on the property
immediately sitter the transfer Is made
and IL 10 understood that this clause Of the
agreement win be complied with by the
building OF . sve-storr brick early IN the
spring. The property consists Of two lots.
eaetl Of CO. foot frontage and 10 feet depth,
and the price agreed on is ~ the rate OF
$6S3 50 per frons foot About Q year ago
Mr.. Dchoboek OF waIia wsIla bought this
PROPERTY for 80. coo, and after holding it..
sigIl1 months doubled his money By selling
Brown viii clear <l6ooo on his foar
months investment. TIE price at which
the transfer IL guaranteed by Mr.. Brown In
considered 20 he very reasonable. when
the prices paid and offered for adjoining
property are taken into consideration.
The planking of Front street between
Cedar aud Pine. for three blocks. is in
proIEress. the lumber for the parpcse being
resolved Yesterday nsrning from Yesierfs
mill. This Is an extension of the planking
ct Front, as the portion 20 be planked has
hitherto been open aud In very poor con-
dttian. The plsrking of Virginia from
Frcht 70 Second has also begun This is
sa1f needed As the street
t2eal way for heavy seaminr
10 The top Of the hin, and 10 the site 81
the new hotel. The buiiGing operations
ga Hourth street, between Blanchard and
Leznra, promise to be extensive in the
nis spring, as Iaany ss II new houses
fpeiiig contemplated The placing OF Viz
GINA sfrees IN 81 coalition for heavy
trafAc = serefore very opportHne
Tile contract for the excavation OF the
BASEMENT OF Capt. David Gilmores new
building, on the corner OF Frort and Uni
versaty streets, was awarded by Architect
FISHER 10 4. n. McNaira Of this city. yes
iefiay morning. The contractor viii pat
on .. large force OF men to-day aud push
The work 20 an early completion. Accord
ing - contract the work must be Gnixaed
in thirty days. Most OF the houses ON the
premises have been removed, aud those
remaining VIII BE taken away as soon ax
possible. Draaghtsxaen are Dow huxily eu-
Eag,ld upon tue drawings of the huiiding,
IN oTder that they can award the contract
for Its erection aud that work may he can.
meEicest immediately UPON the work OF ex.
! esgittson being completed
Mr.. J. NJ. Thompson yesterday took
sao-consrart IRON Contractor White who
has been working for some time upon the
secs,nd street grade. between Pine and
blanchard. streets The completion OF the
FRONT street cable line is delayed only by
the inability of Mr.. Tbompsafis cable men
30 work ~ the grade untli IL Is finished,
end 50 be concluded 70 take the matter In
his ,twn hands aid remove ali obstacles so
the operation OF the cable 3ne within 20
days from the time the work on the line
wss started. Mr. Thompson hegan on the
grade yesterday with large force of men.
srn they made dirt 81 during the day
Magrssh & Redmond have contracted TO
erect for A. Levin 4 Co three story brick
building, with basement, on the east side
Of Commercial street between Yesler ave
nne and Washington street. The Building
viii have frontage of 20 feet aad depth
al itla feet, aud win cost in the neigh Dor
knosi Of s@a.ooe Work upon the fouRda-
ton Will begin shartly.
Yesterday warasnea Degan the erection
OF 4 building sos J. NJ Ceiman. an Main
street. between the tracks Of the two rail-
roads The building is ~ he of corrugated
iron, two stories high as3 viii occupy
7esl!s, feet III space. II viii lake about
six wrecks % build.