The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-13
THE MUSIC OF LABOR.
Trowels, Chiseb and Hammers
Heard q Every Side.
susLOENo IS NOW At RS HEIGHT.


osn8 oper1uonS III OVER the city, ana
sspecasiiy in H. business districts. are
very sctive and The activity promises to b
continued Al summer without cessation.
Fr0oehay - many or more b-ickiayers.
sfonsmaxons and carpenters ere q work
nov - there vsrs af any time tass fad dur
Ine the height Of the buiidinx activity.
u the 136 brick buildings started in the
burned district sincs the IRE sixty-eight
have been completed The other sixsy-two.
eomprising > large number Of the larger
and uore expensive OF the structures, have
men q work upon them in every capacity.
from pie driving 10 finishing. Many new
ofsck buildings IRE also ai,ouf 10 b CONF
mencsd. among which afs the following:
DEXTER Horton. On the corner Of Cherry
seh.sssrsser Hras Co. sonsh second
ana Motns 10 coat $4,000
Mssoatc Tsmpie. second and Pike. soeoss sooUe
Dr: snith. corner secoud and James
=. y Fisser. Washington ana soash &C.
h L isies. Commercial ana yssles. %
a. z reiss Garner coumereisl and
". 3. ballard. sscoad. near srrins. 70
Harrington i smith. wsshinston ana
Rsilroad avenue 70 cost iooooo
connsseisi sns wsss fs nS1 & eo 60 ,eoe
M.dison. 10 cnsf aoop
G. Winehtfl. eeoord and Seneca. 20 cost s5.00o
Besides These buildings upon which no
work has been done bat which are assured.
there are fifteen or more which have only
been commenced. among them being the
following:
Dr. Z G. KtIscurne. Front near Unives-
4. 4. Densy ana 4 L. Terry. Commercial
near Ysslss. ~ cost -. - isc, COO
sessrse National hank. corner yesler ard
Spnfh secrpS, 70 cost $1,000 20. HG9
". Hnessfy, Pke ana Third. n cost. 500
MsrshsH Walker Commercial and
G~orse KisSesr Main and washington.
esorrr Kinnear. Tsisd and Jackson. TO
John r Ksnnesr. soush Third near Main.
nlr. n. Y. Mcpeuald yesier near south
King county courthouse 10 cost 1850. 2f0.0og
There is good indication also that
500 COO opera house will he started before
many months. and other large buildings
he built this season.
The work on the Dexter Horton building
at the corner OF Second and Cherry will
CDftfusCttIC opOut Jul Olc. uo UAthiHB
will BE- OF the same style as the Seattle
block. will go up the same height and will
appear ~ il part Of that building, but will
cost more and will have one more story.
The Masonic Temple subscrlption lit.
which Is being circulated thoroughly before
any work on the building is comnenc IL
progressing well. and ground will probably
be broken in early fall.
u~,-s-~t~w 4 uv~{xh 49,
work on the foundation OF their new build
ing on the corner Of Washington street and
Railroad avenue and . large force will be
addsd In few days to rush the construc-
ton.
The stone work Of the massive founda-
tion for the Seattle National bank building
has been commenced and the piles are
nearly eli driven. II will be one OF the
most substantial foundations in the city.
The Denny Terry foundation on Com
merciai street y hieh has stood uncovered
since last fall has Just BEEN started upon
and the superstructure of five
stories and basement. will be built imme-
diateiy. The building will be . very solid
and handsome one
The Dexter Horton & Co. bank will in
few days move into the colman block and
the old fre-scorched stone building at the
corner OF Washington and Commercial
streets will he replaced by six story brick
b.isding. the work on which will COM
nence within three weeks.
Bsicklaying on the Colman building,
Front. Marion and Columbia streets, has
been discontinued and every effort is being
made TO finish up the interior quickly
The three upper stories will be commenced
in August A wide platform viii he erected
in front. perfectly tight so that no building
material viii fall through and hereafter all
| OF the material will be hoisted from the
rear.
The Burke building on Second and Mar
ion streets has reached It's second story
and q larse force Of men are ut work. Its
| handsome stone foundation and walls al
| ready fore,eil the beauty OF the completed
strnctpse.
III Harrisburg and the Pioneer build
| ~. two Of the finest buildings In the
North west. are being rushed rs fast as pos-
i sIh.e, and though they are immense struet-
| ure<. the in dications are that both will be
completed before January.
H.K Owens viii in few weeks begin
| the erection Of his three-cornsred brick
/ building on south Third street at iss inter-
| section with Ycsler avenue and Second
/ street II will adioin the building OF ]. III
/ Sanderssn and will stand beside lot on
| which n. l.. Yesler contemrlases the cree
ton Of = building.
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