The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-07
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81 the pprt6aes of lie company are
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tn . company IN Knae1a CITY. HiB<0uf1,
- he construction u the tine. md 81.
6ntzen e uske prsiimInesy asrs.ee-
1u16 Tor Wofk ere expected here within 4
Ew dnyA = representatives 81 thc true<
66upnny II aIs0 expeeted here shortly
s. HE franchise 81 1lzc company - for f7c
z11}Irt leNkth 81 Mnf1ie1z sftxet frpn the
o3hof f0 Laurel Shade. = dtsfAnxe 81
{ 1[enf three mikes, 4 frknebixe IN Md,
- street fssn Iktrtesnfh cut g Lsarel
~ md others, hu& this. e Is conzended,
80 not iu1erfere With the old frxpchtse
80 line II 70 be doubIe-tsaeked And sub
nnfisf3y baiIt The power house vii
4 lJctabIs Be To- nted On the steond kf'i o.
al Ihe f1ef thai fsss Lake washington stree'
6HkIe lsne n 10 ~ afnf down hns esusef
keee who live a,ohx fesaer avenne sn<
5nelzpp street q have unpseaesnt foxebod
m d long walks 10 their hpznes Tn
s nnxfcus snee frequeptly wonder how lonI
- mad II to be shut down ana hex.
I3ted ertat deal abort tl4e matter NJ
ISo1 4. SnBdtr, president cf the Seattle
~ and nttHd hoN long the nosinx eahf'
W1u!d ceass it, Hesive uosson On the Lax
isWe viii ssop The cable for nbous tws
1eets Il win shut down ab0ut fhe mijdi.
q next week II the weather II tne
8 ny not b - long We BOW have sboc
r. men q work eesfiug the road ready 4
III Il can b. RAISED 1t some poinfs an
lowered q others. In places the read vii
kayr 20 1e lowered for the length Of
k1ock or two and In ofhera the sam
auopBf d roed viii have 20 b raised. o.
1hit side Of Rainier street the gOed VII
hetc u fe Ioserea dissnz,ce Of % feet
rcnd batter IN every way. ~ the kfcs]
erSde1 sti1i be futxea rid o. n will fhc'
= eaxter on cabs, rolling stock and pa
en- regard 70 tAe tuenel near Lake wash
fpefon We have not Iu.ls denlded on dfis
fflnx and viii doubtless Be made fusihe
THE entire lsne VIII be shns down boz
a {ea3er eveuuc and Jnekeon street du'
II Tie time We are lowering the track q
Ye1lef axenue A. soon - the WORK
I'D e. double tracked independent Iins
Ikkn Ne csn 20 on and Ok the other trae
q Jefs son street wffucef interfering wit
~ YtSIer avenue Inc The grades o
14kkM1N street arc comparatively level "a
isvll, take less tronble and time 90 &
4 dis i done jackson street aud Yesler ~
nue viii Be Operated - two dixsinct IN
nepnfate systems. The Jackson street rahl
MI net have q corner 10 turn IL viii ~
- the end of the track on one roadway ~
rstnrn BY the other roadway on The san
nEfeef Yeslef avenue viii be operated q
oome wny.
s'We viii have 10 duplicate eur emit,
plant. engine. track aud all. u VIII co
{ ~ fully 500 .pg6 beEGFf sc sfe fhrauEh 81
work. Cur ~ paxsssii IL f9.0o p
month sAa uasshx the tine the road
shEss dawn the forse will asnaakt 10 %
and the payroll viii be corresponding
larger.
The route Of tie extension north Of q
Ffonf street cable iiuc has been dstinifel
1xtd a. ioitovs: From she powes hcn
across Depot street to Poplar: along Popil
10 Hsxh. along HtEh 20 Temperance, at
o1t Temperance ~ tie outlet Of Let
Union. III tbs penuy & Heyf sddifio
The distances VIII he over two miles. III
Building Of the lire viii iepend entire
uit sae Subsidy. u IS said there II csei
oru5rxgt Of acquiring tha snhssdy