The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-23
CABLE ROAD TO LAKE UNION.
proposition TO Extend the Front
Street Line.
c.-txscs for tie HsIyoks BuiIdIng
Let improvements on the
whsrves-ssufre,s Erich.


ne Frost Street Cable Railway Company
- decided 20 extend rs line north from
4. present terminus - the power house
= I,e,of street TO the oafles q. Lake f5nton.
shoxt rxo miles north. II . subsidy saf-
erSent 10 warrant its construction can be
s.rurea from the owners 81 properly nionx
~ line OF the extension. The ssafa
sAosfed Il along Poplar street eight blocks.
fhxEre west one block 10 Kentucky street.
! hence north TO View street. where the
eourse turns into Lincoln, ard the rosse
rsusnes II. posfherIy direction 10 its ter
minus.
ne new road VIII be constructed sab
seentIasly OF wood aud sso ). Ii will he
rnxIe track and brsse fsUss, with farn-
o1fs. No great difficulties gf engineering
- presented ia the to1fsr. QHeen Anne
M will BE- sarm8untea b. . grade Of 10
- cent. a1d sosne uststg cuts and ellis
in have 20 be made. The terminus Of the
peopess6 line - several hundred feet from
lake Union and near me nOusisainx town
n fremont The construction aud op<rn,
si6p Of the line. II 10 estimated. viii treble
fke ysIae Of the property north Of Queen
1zue sown, and II il expected, therefore.
ii property holders viii be willing 10
eonirbute quite iibErkaIy toward
- subsidy asked II quite q large one. in
mnneh - the company expects 10 oper-
e1sfhe iIne for some time 81 q sosx
ne cost Of the read will be about siz5s~
~ II viii De operated probably BY the
esne machinery that now rams the trout
ass<< line. and trips from Occidental
pquart % the northern terminus viii be
uninterrupted. There will. however, be
two distinct cables. and IL is Likely that the
one on the new extension will run faster
shan that on the Frost street line. - Il win
b more OF . through line" not subject 70
70 mauy stops
Mr. George u. Bomsn hss been ap-
pointed agent of the Front street Eable
hallway Company for securing suhscrip-
lions 10 the ubssdy. Hs viii probably
begin work to-day.
Tie contract for the ssx-stnry building
70 be erected By Mr.. Richard HoiTes4 on
the southeast corner ~ Front and rpriug
streets was let yesterday. Messrs. wilson.
Nixon 4 winsar. Of the Seattle BUILDING
aud Manufacturing Company. were the
Successful bidders. Their bid o. sess5is
was the lowest and hest offered. II does
not include the grading Of the lot, the
hexfing apparatus or the elevator These
will cost ti2 Go. and viii bring the total
cost Of the structure mp To f75,bi6.
space and will have . aommedfoss base.
menf ard six stories The basement viii
be OF stone, as viii also the greatest Bsft Of
the fsrst story. The trimmings will be Of
stone. and the bullasng from The FIRST story
up will b. OF brick. The eosniees viii be
of galvanized iron. and the architectural
appearance will be both neat and ofna.
mental. The ceiling OF the frat story will
be sixteen feet high. Iisis hoor viii be
divided or inte three stores, two facing
Trout street and one Spring street Inc
9th stories will be thirteen feet high. aud
Of the sixth, twelve feet. All of the upper
portion OF the building Is 70 be divided OF
Into Offices.
The posts are TO be Of unusual thickness
throughout, rnnninr ~ large ~ 4x2D
inches. Indeed, The building throughout
Il to be OF the most solid aud substantial
character possible. Although IL does not
cover n much fround rs other baildings.
still IL win be one OF the largest structures
In town, on account Of the numerous
stories.
M. Vim. r. Wilson. one OF the contract.
ors who are TO erect the building. was SEEN
last evening and ~ asked how soon work
on the new building would be begun, aud
he replied: I'VE will commences work In
the M aing and hurry IL through ~ rap
.diy as possible. Ths Intention Is to has Q
the building finished by the ist OF Noyem-
be7.''
Il may be added that the original plan of
this building was for four stories, bat that
the very great need Of buildings in seattle
induced Mr.. Holyoke to change II 10 six
stories.
Mr.. Iasae Dobson. president Of the seat
lie Lumber and Commercial Company,
says that twice ~ much lumber is being
ssed in the g tais sfar rs there was last
he caelIaen tsi mill is turning our 500.
m4fref Of lumber per month and still the
demand n for more. Ia addition TO this
the com paBy tnfas cut ia.09o boxes per
mouth, manufactures many doors aud
kasles aud hlinds Mr.. George Newell also
tays the demand for lumber Ia the city is
greater than IL was last year. Ills mill has
been turning ouf s0oo feet Fer day and he
will soon run night aud day aud turn oat
1890 feet every twenty four hours.
Architect sfeinsHan has Just finished
plans for Hon. Watson squire Tor the build
ing which he proposes Ia erect on the cor.
ner Of Front aud Baffery streets. The plans
disclose structure ~ Iron aud brick that
will have basement and three stories.
u VIII have a frontage If sixfysfgc feet GA
Front street and seventy SIX on ia terry.
The lower story Will have three stores. one
Of which will be occupied BY the Rank o.
sorie Seattle. The upper stories are "a be
divided OF Into offices
Captain Renton has made arrangements
for the completion OF bis wharf a. the foot
OF Pine street. The wharf Is complete out
side Of the seattle, Lske shore a Eastern
track. bat not tins de. Work will be In i'm
mediateIy. and a. suou a. West street -
opened the csptain viii erect large ware
house upon IL. Captain Reufon Is neit one
Of q large numher OF property owners who
await the oprniaR of West street before
making Improvements.
Work on the proposed improvement of
yesler's wharf has been begun. II is the
ultimate intention u completely reptile the
whsrf aud also to entirely reriank II. The
warehouse at present on the south side of
he wharf will be enlarged o. double sts
capacity large number of the uew piles
fot ths wharf have already been driven
The work will take several weeks
4 contract for the extension Of Hsineld's
wharf TO feet vas les yesterday by It's
owners 70 surher a Easss. Work win he
begun Immediately The extension win
D. covered with warehouse OF the same
senssh aud of tbs width Of the wharf The
addition fs hniit Ia accommodate the
zruwing trade and consequent demand for
more wharf room.