The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-20
STREET CAR LINES.
How Work Is Progressing on
All of Them.
THE LoNo RoAO 70 sALLARD.
Materials for IL Purchased and wor h
On the Lake washingtoa Cable.

Work on the VARIOUS cable and motor
lines IL the city Under process Of cCEastTuc-
lion continues 20 lie eaergetscally pushed.
and or the old lines several Improvements
ard changes vii be mSae IN the near
future.
Captain w. r Ballard vas seen yestsr-
dag BY 3 Posr-lTEtEIeEHcxR reporter in
tegard 10 THE West street and North End
'saectric line. he said that everything Vas
tn readiness 70 60 ahead, and they we're
ONLY waiting for tbs return from Neg YORK
Of Ar. p. II. Gilman, who Is nos expected
% reach seattle bY JannaryI- Mr.. Gilman >
mission 70 New York was Tor the purpose
81 placing contracts for the iron work and
electrical machinery for the To@d. This
has All been attended 20. and from the
present outlook there viii be no delay on
the part Of the companies with whon the
orders have been placed in furnishing all
construction material and equipment.
The Thompson Houston electric system
will De used.
The line will start at Yesler avenue and
ran oist West and connecting streets to
Ballard. Other lines by the same CON-
pany will be built whenever the business
warrants, but nothing new is contemplated
nntii after the projected line is fully COM
pseied and In running order.
No ground has as Jet been broken on
West street. bat the survey Is completed
and the grades established. In addition TO
this. great deal OF preliminary detail has
been attended 10 and upon Mr.. ziilman's
arrival but short time will eiapse before
the new enterprise will be 8egun and
pushed 70 completion with the character
istic energy Of It's projectors.
Manager Fred sander.Of the Lake Wash
ineton Cable line, says that his company
viii expend between $J006n and SEQ go in
making improvements and adding TO the
equipments Of the road, within the next
three months.
I'VE are going 20 make our line, said
be, las perfect IS il can be IN point OF ser
vice and il oar patrons ara not satisfied Il
win not he from lack Of effort on our part.
In the first place. we viii shortly place an
order for eight new cars and
dummeys. They will be built by
j. Hammond q Co.. OF San Francisco, at
cost Of 81 800 train, aud viii be running
on the road hy May /. To provide for the
increased equipment and extra power re-
quired. some important changes in the
poweEhoase viii be made. We viii soon
order new Hamilion-Corliss engine, OF
about 800 horsepower, OF just double the
capacity Of our present motive force. This
will cost about $4,000.
THE powerhouse will be enlarged by
tearing away the rear wall and adding
forty feet 20 the depth OF the building.
This viii give ample room.
Another improvement, and yet. really,
not an improvement. but more OF bhsi-
ness venture in connection with the road
viii be the cree lion OF huge pavilion about
fo0x6e0 feet. near the shores of Lake WASH
ingten. IL win be built with view to pro-
viding suburban place OF amusement tor
our citizens. and viii he fitted up
Ia quite a complete manner. We
win have a theater within the
building where comic operas and plays
Of like nature viii be given. and also q
large dance hall and other features. the de
tails Of which we have not vet perfected.
Ii wiil. in short he intended as a place of
amusement and recreation for Seattle peo-
pie, which. in connection with its close
proximity TO the lake, will make the local
ity sort OF Coney Island of the North
vest We WIN spend on the building 20
start with over sl0.0G1. The entire expense
of our Improvements, including the addi-
ton to the powerhouse, which win cost
s. ,000 together with few odds and ends
OF expenditure, will bring, as ! said. our
disbursements up To May 1 over $50 COO
Superintendent Mccoy, of the Front
street cable line, when asked what his conf
p4ny intended ia do about paving its road
led along Front and Second streets, said
that il bad decided not to pave with rock
until next spviag.
For the present temporary planking
will be pat down. and this will be COM
menced within 8 few days. Orders for the
lumber have beeu placed with the Stetson
Mil Com pany, and as soon as il can he got
ten out, the work viii be commenced The
S.lanking win extend from Cherry street 90
Pine. 4 large force Of men viii be en-
pi,,yed and the entire pianking Will be
down within i've DAYS after the weak il
begun When dry weather sets III the
piaak viii hc taken Up and 3 substantial
and permanent stone pavement laid IN its
stead.
Two new box cars we're received Weines-
day b the Seattle Electric Light anA Power
Company. fug use on the Cedar street
division OF the North Seattle line. and swo
more, which are expected IN 4 few days
will be pat on the Lake Union line, The
company vii then have seven box cars.
ana viii adopt a new unse- table ua6er
which wikl give al Improved service. with
- instead ei - minutes Roadway on the
Lake tnion line, and i instead II -
minutes healway 30 Cedar street, on the
North Seattle line. Two Of the Front street
cars vii Ike ran x Cedar street and two 10
North seattle the hesdway IN each case
hesDg Il minutes.