The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-10
NEWS OF BALLARD.
Big Pumps to Put Out Big and
Little Blazes.
sEMl-ADEQuATE FIRE SYSTEM
The Lake shore Road Asks : Franchise
Through Towa-ssGrandfather'
sprsgue's Injuriss.

Two new force pumps, which will form
part Of the apparatus for the fire depart
ment, arrived yesterday, consigned to the
Town OF Ballard. The pumps were pur-
chased from the Puget Sound Machinery
Depot Company, and cost $500 each. On
Saturday the work of placing them in the
mills will commence One will be placed
in the Salmon Bay Lumber Company's
mill, and the other in that of the West
Coast Manufacturing and Investment
Company. These two in the south part Of
Shilshole avenue, with the one belonging
to the stimson Mil Company in the north
part. will furnish good protection in case
of fire to nearly ali the business portion OF
the town and large part of the residence
the water will be forced along the various
streets, are expected to arrive on the next
steamer from San Francisco. Steam will
be kept up day and night SO that the
the pumps can be used at . moments
notice.
Yesterday afternoon +. w. Dunn, acting
superintendent for the Seattle, Lake Shore
q Eastern railway, appeared before spe-
cial session Of the town council and asked
for franchise for his road through the
town. He was requested to place bis petit
ton in writing, after which the council as
sured him action would be taken in the
matter. Hitherto the road has never had
a franchise from any source. 1t simply
had permission to run over the ground OF
the West Coast Improvement Company.
which company. with the different mill
companies, made the road bed and laid the
lies upon the same. 1t has two branches,
one running up Railroad avenue to Albert
son street. the other up Shiishole avenue to
Hopkins boiler works. The former has not
been used very much, and during the last
three months scarcely at GALL. The North
End and West Street Electric railways are
now preparing The road on Railroad
avenue for IFS use. Mr.. Dunn now wants
the franchise up this street. IS well AZ on
Shilshole avenue. and it is reported the
company have been contemplating tor
some time extending their line to the vicin-
ity of the Creosote works.
The Rev. John N. Fair, of Snohomish.
will hold Episcopal service Sunday, at $50
p. m, in the First Presbyterian church.
and regularly hereafter until further no.
tice, on the second and fourth Sunday of
every month. All are cordially invited to
attend.
During lucid interval the old gentle
man. Mr.. Joe Sprague, who was hit by
seattle. Lake Shore and Eastern engine,
said: Il am quite deaf, and did not see
the train until it was close to me. and then
was not quick enough to get ont of the
way before it struck me. Today he is I'M
conscious and little hopes are entertained
of his recovery. There is foot and
wagon bridge from one side Of the bay to
the other, but by walking over the railroad
trestle the distance is considerably short
ened. Hence the public, at their own
risk, generally use the railway trestle as q
highway.
A special dispatch from the PosT-INTEL
LIGENcER's correspondent at Ballard, re-
ceived late last night, says:
DR.. Walter Johnson says that Joel Sprsgue ID
slowly but surely dying. He may lingef until
morning.