The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-30
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sss,s;...s;sses5on OF this Office to be first
Is ~ m follow ~ matter 81 rout-
fs..*.e~a When the rsHdjustneut for
aae s~ - year II made seattle win be
1e y 8 - es1fied 20 promotion from the
-. 49, -. md II viii he rated accord
ing1I rI. 1850, there we're In the
" - 81 Offices OF the first class.
unllszss.sx "a iass third OF these New
90, Pennsylvania ], Oregon /, and
essr 90 g.opo s,, lons'e.y, , While s, Yer
ndM Nevada, Dakota, Washington
1874 have none. Upon the readjuss-
- ~ mIsry Of the postmaster Of scat
- - advanced from x1s39 10 5000
= ~ nrescuf sufa OF <7fG5 for clerk hire
81; rs<aabtedly be increased. The post
- q prsxenf has II CLERKS snd 10 car
- snd' IN are oyefw0Tked. that toe bust
- n De ofEee may not be allowed 20 ar-
e~nnixte. petition hxs been sent In for
- ,.rrr carriers and this win probably
= rrussd. II the business done during
- 80 month Is an average OF the follow
- @ months. the receipts during that
-s<ss6 vii be 81. 600. and seattle will be
800 FINN the lowest grade Of 6rEtclass
49, At the end of next yeaE- By new
800 ixw passed Gnsing the past mouth.
~ siioxances for clerks viii be based
szkn the ezIary o. the postmaster. In this
81 Il 4 expected thai less trouble viii
leeslfer BE- had Ia obtaining allowances
81 e,efk hire.
.early do.hled within year For the is
=; star ending June 80. iss8, the receipts
pefr oser IS go. though tEsy are enron
eer1s,y reported in the postal guide as SIS,
~ The receipts OF Tacoma for the same
nerIfsi were fI9. I'll III the present ratio OF
INCREASE coutinEss the receipts for the
presenf fiscal year viii reach nearly &c.
Ia The amount OF money orders han
flcd annually In Seattle amounts to over
f1dy090, aud between 10000 and s0000 reg
Efered letters and packages are cared for.
Probably $1,000 letters originate per
nouth In sestsle, and 100. $50 more papers
ard parcels. The Number OF letters dis
s:1nsfd LEGALLY can hardly be estimated.
- inasmueh ms this In the distributing
efzre for sksgis. kftsap and snohosnish
soa1fles, perhaps 10000 more go ont than
come In. The total number OF 3-cept
sxnps sold during January was 10 coo,
sas during February 1880
Fpar dummies consigned to the Seattle
Construction Company arrived on the
Esss walIa yesterday morning for use on
DE Ye.ler line when the double
unrk II completed. There Will then be
saehf ears for operation ON this and the
iefkson-streef lines, and q car viii leave
5a< f1fn-fablc az the corner OF south Sec
end street and Yesier avenue every six
MINUTES. The work OF double tracking
lesser avenue II being done very rapidly.
he digging OF the excavation and laying
It the strfngers was yesterday finished
foFG 10 seeona street and work win be re-
EBsd this morning nj the sop of the hill
mi Councilman Durle's residence. supf.
Jsckson stated last night that the iiae
would be In operation within 50 days.
TIE presence OF the electric railways
tssfz 90 that short part Of Yesier avenue
frem Second To south Second streets pre-.
zsnfs construction of double line In that
epeae. lust al Second street the two cable
srasks will be merged into one and the ears
viii run down 10 the tugn-table BY grasifa
tina The cable VIII ~ on under the cleo
tic foaa The present tuFnsfable viii be
enlarged and made dupiicateoft the FroE.-
street table,
To g4ssas. OF heavy trucks over the
street estae railway on Front street be-
tgees Columbia aud YesIer avenue cuts
ap the asphalt pavement 90 sneh extent
paired. Ia conversation with an official Of
The rpad Yesterday Is was learned that II Is
intended 60 prevent this destruction by re.
placing the bsfnmesons rock with basaif
blacka for a distance OF two or three blocks
north OF fesief ssenue. 1t may be posi-.
bic that this VIII nns be done unttl the
Grade e raised in this vieiaity To the official
lsvei
fhe managers OF tire electric road became
tired Of awaiting tne arrival from Boston
u the eurseaFs aud hangers necessary 10
rpmplote the plant, and 50 had them made
ssSe. The work OF placing them In posi-
Ion has already bcgun. aud win be I'm
saed within dsy or two. The company
sss been running It's cars almost daily In
s1rfs Seattle. bnt now the whole line viii
p ~ operation by Monday or Tuesday.
The work of excavation Tor the new Pio-
1sss hailiing, corner Front aud James
xscess, Is being vigorously forwarded, aud
1 Il now 50 far towards completion that
Rams have q coed deal Of difficulty In
FALLING the wagon leads OF dirt up 90 the
eTel OF the street. Bids on the structure
Ire aiyertised for, To be received up to y
= esl April 6.
Tat odd Fellows have male FINAL
'sanlle arrangements for the construction
y tAeif new building In North seattle. and
sthltect Boone h now engaged apon she
'ssaii plans and specifications. II Is ex-
1eeled that WORK on the excavation viii
ezia within Que week.
TIE new brick yard OF Ashworth 4
'nlsA In West seattle. under course oil pre-
.sfasson for some time, has . en- started
Ine yard will have capacity OF ZOO
fses per day.