The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-31
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY. July 81 1888
YESER AVENUE ACTIVITY.
NarS On New Buildings Prom
Hilltop Ia Wharf.


;rss2sinz The GRSs sasl aossr xiesax
fs-sSr xseENe Ia heaest toll sud earz-
EaszassAase b4sllasEg activity. PsST-!SrxI-
Lfs'xSt xK reporter yesse-l4y sfessiszs ssuxn
along tstseen seventh ssress an. TIE sss,eS
On thai bastlissS tAe-u2En are. sszi lust "a
VERIFY bis eoDise7nte he task n.te % ne
csllsisz woyx nog gsieg on aae9x tAe
ron,e. e. follow
All ss0gE sECoSn sTgxEr.
saher's terrace -ou. GA the south sale If
feS2er avenae aetseru seventh ard sixth
sfreets. consisting az Eve fw,o-sscry aud
Basement Ienemeat ree i1elres. uas faanS
. oss nearly asassness sna Il The asaES sd
" n1oss arrive a. exgzzrsG tta-se nsasai-
cise~ vii &c c01p q 4 saa AaAtgx1sge
withia tea days
Tae tso-stoTy azd tasarnsst wooden
ssfafsare Rear the northwest cogEsr Of
fo1rta stree. 20 he eSl.ggi re FAeerkering
bloeA, = ao0at bait 1tleGess. Although
its rsscf - now l-i8g fianssi over mns
interior work yeS r@fnsius 10 be done: huf
II 10 ex peets3 Ia be oeeuplel withIa SIX
weeks
Just OF the junction with Jefferson,
street TIE fHo-sfory wooden haisdsag 0f
Mcconnell & Parker j. nearly osaplktesl.
force OF graders are al work teneath
grading swsy : basement, 70 tie fsrssi up
Ter sforeroeFi- All work is - h1 finished
within the next ten days
Near the apex of the triangle At the in
ferseeEiou OF jefferson street and Yesler
avenue. apon the Tree library lot yester~
day the foundation was laid for wooden
building, 10 DC used for commercial par-
poses.
At second street Is gang 81 ffteca line
nj n, at work r. pairing the tracks AZ the
junction Of the Lake Union aud Lake
washing street car lines.
BELOW sgcoSD STREET.
Along Yesier avenue. between Second
and Front streets, temporarily, there is no
ihoroughfsrc. owing IA active building
operations on the Occidental aad the Korn
block
Active work Is being done 90 the foEn.
dation Of the Occidental several four
feet ice solid granite foundations stretch
lateFaiiy scross ITS width, each twenty-five
feet apart Stone masons, other lsborers
and L ans are actively al work. lis base
nssn, and cor3er work is Ia be Of stone,
and It's walls of back. WORK on the latter
viii ~ commenced the Lass of this week
The korn block opposst at the south
west corner OF soath ceeoud street. has its
brick basement story completed; and
short pile driver just completed on the
ground viii now b. Used 10 drive piles
along is two street fronts, upon which
broad sidewalks are 10 Ike lSia. THIS work
Will &c EfalsfitA b4 EGiaAAts Nkttu NEaNk
work Is 90 be continued on It's upper
stores.
At the southwest corner OF YeSser avenue
aud Commercial street. work has actively
been commenced LAP ins the Stone 'oanda
jion ef the Sehwabacber brick hallding,
Just beyond the Junction ot West street
ten teams aud large force Of laborsrs ara
finishing the work Of soiidiy fiiling IN the
adjacent Yesier blocks
The railroad way IL nearly all piled aud
PlsISsd OH the north side, ueaf iae deck,
aud uaIlsr work Is actively being finished
opp sits, or on re soEts side.
~ teyona l. the tive story frame, cor
rugatrd iron building OF the machine
depot, near.y finished. snd the foandason
OF q similar structure is being laid adyoia
iEg iss eastern side.
Next is she broad wooden floors, just
laid, Ter the three two story lesier ware
houses. the work on which Is being pushed
ahead with activity. The FIRST one OF these
- 0i14s feet, the second. 64xSQ feet, and
the tntri, &0x60 feet. All are compact aud
side by SIDE. 10 be coated with corrugated
iron. Another similar building just west
wagd, for the same party, was finished yes
terdsy. All these arc To be used for v hole
sale business or storage GcpOtS
he northwest, or unfinished portion Of
the Icsler dock, Is timber over ready
for plankinG, and after the buildings are
hp IL Is To be CONF leted, II not before trst
time.
TIE SUMREg OF T0ILgRs
Engaged in All this work along that poF-
ton Ct the avenue, were: Ia5oFers, los,
carpenters. H. stonemasons, .; brick
LAYERS. 10; repairing street car lines, Is;
painters, :; double teams az work, -.