The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-10

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0usdoox emp5oymenk There ars nov
scmsning oyer 80 men eup1oysd on ~
sirests, uhjcA includes Street Commfssfon-
= AJsxandex's fsess and IL forces under
contfaeeors = grading - oufayinr stsseta
4 ~ days, - . week or to Ct most ufIl
md probably twtcs thst number al men
working q The strsets. and more WORK viII
= accomplished Tie coming summer thar
ev9 esfoss n ~ history q ~ city. Al
PRESENT there afs tuenty-seven streets M
81 contract 70 b graded and several e.
0nssvs bridges ar 70 b buiIt besides.
xns Erading snd piankine At Third street
irom fesisr avenue "a Pike street. 4 the
Iesksst undertaking which vsll h Attempted
shis season. This work has han fsiriy
ssaSsed On IL south end. bat one or two
dAys rain renders it impossible % 70 on
unui Is drtes out In excavatine on this
street The iabossn have unearthsd large
niggR bad" stone. six - eight feet "a d.
amsser. and weighing about six tons. On
eccount a the c1oso proximity Of the court
h0uss and other buildings, IL viii b unsafe
70 blast this rock, and il win have . b.
dxflaed sd hauled suay In piscss. Ths rock
tsee In the center Of the street and il Z no.
logical cunosity. there bsine no other stone
like Il for miles about
sefeet Ccnmissionee Alexander b push
Ing The work Of raising The grade Of the
lover part Of ths city and II good weather
- had lev weeks vii finish Il. South
Fourth stTset, between Washinxton and
Main. b nearly Ill planked Al the lower
end Il b five fees above the present grade Of
Main street. Washington street, from
soeth Third 70 South second. h being tres
lied preparatory 70 planting Five tents
on The south side OF this street are now four
tsss below gYade. and they viii BE- torn
down In lev DAYS. - Il Is impossible 70
use them n their present shape. The
buildings. however, arc Ill built on the new
grsde and Win b greatly benefited By The
plankine.
Ths RinohsSt corner, which vii b ~
cated IN lev days. VIII Be filed with earth
from Third strsek In some places IN
eiGhteen-Soot al viii b required.
The stfese commissioner II ovsrwhelmed
with applications from laborers for work.
He II u present unable 10 give al the ap-
plicants work but thsrs we're absut go men
on bis pay roll last week The proposition
to raise the street commissioners salary
meets with favor and Il Il probable that the
next council VII take favorable action upon
IL The salary nov Of this oeHciaI II SIS per
month. which b little more than many Of
his laborers receive. Councilman White
on this subject recently said:
Il think the street commissioner should
have st least $40 Per month. tits very
responsible position and requires man OF
good Judgment Mr.. Alexander 10 - good
man - the city has ever had. He should
BE- given bookkssper and m ONCE in the
central part of The city. which would save
him great deal Of time and trouble"
There II . question, under the charter,
whsthcf The salary Of the street commits
sionsf can b raised legally. and II IL this
fact hat has probably kept the matter so
Iong = ~ present shaps.