The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-01
1 MENACE TO slFFH.
The Next Problem 10 be Solved
by the Council.
The Oh Dressings, Tsrs-Tsbtes. SD
9wftehes % the ssrees EagI-
uays IN he AnasdeseA.

81 he yeSier corner there yet ysnsafs4s
. serious questions that Hanst - ola
posed Of Immediately and ~gtecysaaiiy.
said Councilman I &. Niesz yesies~
day. II mean tie street railways ard
their devious and dangerous Winding
in and ont ri Occidental square he
fore the fire the square ws~ fsefan1esi
In by street railroads that eFo@sesi esge
another IL the most surprising ssss
inconvenient places and that aYasftesa
one another by curves and coatortsGfgs
that were painful testimonials 10 Tire
ingenuity 81 their builders. 5uss see
how il wasl Ira toe Erss place, the
Front-street cable line extended doNn.
Front street an8 stopped Osa a hig.
awkward turnszi4e that oceIp led q
very large part 81 Occidental ~ waFe.
and. whistler IN operation or al rest,
vas a serious dgtrsnlsEt - sraiste ffsffss
Yssisr avenue anB south es19ssi
street into Front IL wa, tssisies.
q continual menace ~ the safety oil
all persons sho drove or ked
through Occidental square. Then the
electric cars running around tF"Hs
Commercial street into tftssf-
dental square ~ twisting
compound curve and Growing
the cable track. went numbering up
James street and around = sharp turn
into Second. The fesier avenue the
stopped 40 the entrance 70 south 1ets-
ona street by another table AID tts
electric live. coming fao~n from Second
into south Second. made dangerous
tnru across It's track Igst above The
table. To add 90 the p@rpieztfg cstE-
.lIfion III sGasrs. tl,e Seattle t9i1stFtses
ton Company was SOLICITORS Tor the
passage OF an ordinance granting
franchise fur the ten snn OF the road
siosn To fesier's zharf This or'a!-
nance was introduced and referred TO
me az chairman OF the Judiciary com
nsistee. ii was never reported of %
the committee, for the reason tina; It's
adoptiau would have seriously em-
barra4sea aud endangered traffic
through Occidental square. The lire
would have taken up shat remained
of Yssier avenue i,etsse the Front
street uIrntabse ssld the south sisse 81
the tboroughfare, and there would
have heen straight cut through The
cofnpntff,J curve of the electric road.
lie rAtfft ~ ~ ttftsft " -Aff1++
and inferlapped in Occidental square
as they must have been. would alto
pethsr have formed a maze TINT orsll-
nary traffic would have lost
lt.eIf IN aud that would have
been sure To result In ultimate loss of
life and property. After the fire the
front street road built y temporary
switch on Front street which II Is nos
using. bat which. ahen shas thorough
fare assumes its wonted business ac-
tiyity Il sure 10 be 30 dlsadyantageosis
30 public travel 90 call Tor SIS reyseai.
Al these twists and tarns are within
a radius al 80 feet oG the center ~
Occidental square, wbere the council!
has been urged by the public tn make
radlcal Improvement. The fiae ~
unite the KNOBS aud straighteu oul the
roads l. nov. aud the Yesier corner
having been abolished IL NAV naturally
he expected that this question: wiii be
taken up next. The plan that has
been proposed, and that vii probably
be adopted. la it. main features Is as
follows:
.'Iet the electric line abandon Com
nerclai aud South Second streets. and
run straight through from Second
street down To the end ol South Third.
Let the Front street line give up rs
switch and turntable ON Front street
and run on down into Commercial
street and out to IT, sautheriy ter
minns. Then let thu Irsier avenue
AMI Jackson street cables, giy-
ing up their connection on
South Second street, bo extended
down so Railroad avenue. where both
can put ia switches for reversing that
will not seriously incomsnosie fraliic.
The two cattle lines vii cross TIE
Front street foad on Commercial NJ
right angles, and the dangerous
obilane crossings vii be avoided. The
electric line can 80 duwa the cross
streets from South Third 10 Railroad
avenue or tn any of the deputs or
warehouses, and ear pass over the
cable line 81 a safe angie
Mr.. Thonipson now bold fran
ehiSe for the construction ul Il stree
railway ON Commercial Ia ;hs souther-
Nv city limits. t'efoTe he le;t for san
Francisco. week since. he said that
II the council Woald eat away the
fesier corner he would huild cable
road direct cat Commercial street
across the hafhor g. the city bound.
afv. and. further, he would build the
extension tn the street necessary ia
carry out his plan
This separation af territory be.
tween The cable and ri ctr.c lines ] DO
not think would lee seriously objected
to. II i natural division,
aud renders tributary "a each Whist Ui
right belongs go each. south Third
will undoubtedly be a heavy husiuess
street, and now that il Is condemned
extension nj the road 90 the city limits
will follow. South Sesou,i will be
without a street railp AZ. hat to Nlli ha
mere desirable than eYef "a = business
street. for the blockade to traffic at
both ends will lie removed amber ihe
new dispensation. and II viii be wisbin
immediate reach oi both The electric
and cable lines
at is probable that conference
will I've held between the council ard
the street railway men tomorrow
.Nondsyl afternoon, concluded Ne
Siess, and the Interests 81 al parties
consulted So lar IS practicable Then
at the meet.nw ia the evening. ertii,
nance incoTtsora'ing the results al the
interview will hc introduced. ansl
passed ,n that - ssinn II peas ,hle. II
NAV he expected also ihet au effort
viii be made a. unity tlse provisions 81
the various ordinances granting gran.
chises ,o 81. siss tFic railway. euahsstiy
ing the >stns privileges. aud removing
same inconsisten,iss it b. desired
that action be taken - carry a. tssssi
be. and with a tBi, council Nr pm-
rie leaves Tuesday foF Olympic. ta 81.
tend the constitutional convention
and Ne arr aBxioa> g. settle tae ysst.
ter before he ares Ne desire slss. tr
straighten 0nt the Wl3oie street n1.i.
ness before the present conncil F-es
ont and the new cfafres ln
The conference between tha ear,tg. f
and railway msm wla psohshiv nR acid
this afternoon 40 o'Cielk az the cts8rt
house.
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