The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-07
READY IN TWO WEEKS
The Madison Street Cable Near
ing Completion.
WORK ON THE LAKE EXTENSION.


The Madison street cable road viii be IN
operation about two weeks from date. The
pleasant weather of the last few days has
greatly aided work aud. in the words OF
Superintendent A. Jackson. matters have
been "isss booming The crossings at
Front street and Second street are being
filed IN with concrete and paved, and
when these are completed but little in the
way OF concretins and paving viii remain
20 be done. A large force OF men, under
the direction OF the assistant superintend-
eBt. James AeCay, Is 81 work on the turn
table and the large shczse 81 West street
These are being pushed to completion and
viii he finished Ia good season At the
Iowerhouse everything is nearing compile
ton The work of getting the engines in
position was finished yesterday. and steam
will probably be raised today, when they
xiii be given trial The machinery for
handling the cable al the powerhonse viii
be ready to be started up within a week.
No day has yet been SET for the stretching
Of the cable That depends entirely ON the
progress Of work on all of the different de-
partments Of the road
Under his contract with the Madison
Street Cable Railway Company James II.
days after its completion and will turn it
over to the owners IN good running order.
This viii of course make no difference TO
the employees or to the revenue. Fares
viii be charged after the first day upon
which the road is completed, and the
change in management at the expiration
OF fifteen days viii cause no interruption
or material change in the service.
Upon the completion of the lower end.
or the western division of the road, con-
stEnction viii Immediately begin on the
eastern division. which extends from the
powerhouse TO the lake at the end OF
Madison street This branch win be built
with much greater rapiiity than the other
The old force OF men will be employed.
upon 1t, and many of them who did their
first work in that line on the other branch
are now skilled In cable railway construc-
ton.
As soon "a good start is obtained on
the east division the construction of the
North Seattle cable railway viii be begun
The road Is an auxiliary OF the Front street
road, and viii be operated in connection
with it. The same power viii be used with
the exception that il will be increased. The
road will run from the powerhouse at Sec
ond and Depot streets TO Poplar street,
along Poplar TO High. along High to Tenn
perance, and along Temperance to the ter
minus in Denny & Hoyts addition, near
the west arm of Lake Union, distance OF
two miles. II is expected that it will re-
quire about six months to complete the
road. and the estimated cost is $4,000
With the completion Of this line and that
OF the Commercial street extension, the
Front Street Cable Railway Company will
have . continuous line from the head OF
the harbor TO Salmon bay.
The Commercial street road Is about half
completed, and construction is going stead
lily ahead. The company is preparing to
contract for its rolling stock and equip
ment, but as yet no order has been placed
II will be given. however, within the next
few days. The pile drivers are still ct work
putting in the piles. and few weeks more
will see the last in place. Il cannot be
said yet when the road will be in opera alton.