The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-31
COST OF NEW STREETS
Contracts Now Let Amount to
Nearly 500, 900.
WORK DELAYED Bye STORMS.
The Costly Fourtesath street Grade
The Fosr Centracts % BE Let ~
the Council Tsnighs.

At present there are twenty streets BEING
graded in the city. The work the past
month has not been pushed very vigorously
on account Of the weather, but viii be Is
soon as the weather moderates and men
and teams for the work can Be secured.
The most extensive work to be done is on
Fourteenth street. and nearly all of the
work Il under contract to be done by
June 1.
A concise chart in the Office of Scurry &
Owens, city engineers. shows the streets in
the city which are now being graded. The
list Is rs follows:
Bradley street. from the east side Of
Comstock's addition To the west side oi
Comstock's supplemental addition -Ap-
proximate cost, $9.575; expended to date,
$500.
Clay street, from Elliott bay to Depo,
street--Approximate cost, 81. $50; expended
to date, N,0W.
Chestnut street, between Yesier avenue
and the north side of Haller's addition
Approximate cost, s.. 800.
Dexter street between Depot and James
streets--Approxlmate cost, $I,765. ex.
pended, $4,000.
South Fifth street from Yesler avenue to
Jackson street-Approximate cost. 1880;
expended, $500.
Florence street from Alton to Rainier
sirests-Approximate cost, 5000; ex-
pended. $si3.
Fourteenth street from Washington to
Pine streets-Approximate cost. $685..
Grant street from Elliott Bay 10 Depot
street-Approximate cost, $i.2l5, ex-
pended, 81 500.
Lake avenue from Elliott bay to Depot
street-Approximate cost, $6.06i; ex-
pended, 4,SOo.
Lake street from Depot street to Lake
Union-Approximate cost, 1880; ex-
pended, $3.50.
Lake View avenue between Oak street
and the north line OF East park addition
Approximate cost, $500.
Marion street, from Third to Eleventh
streets-Approximate cost. $9,46s; ex-
pended, $1,000.
Market street. from Yesler avenue to
Orange-Cost. IS. 4S0
Ninth street, from Pike to Depot-Ap-
proximate cost, $l4,725.
Orion street. from Depot TO Mercer stree,
Approximate cost. 81. 800.
Seneca street, between Seventh and
1Weitu stEccts-AppAOAiAu0 SOSSs tctoc
expended, 5000.
Sixth street, between Yesler avenue and
Madison street-ApprOximate cost, y, lis;
expended, $3.50.
Water street, between Lake avenue and
Bell street Approximate cost. $s.0ss; ex-
pended, 5000.
Yesler avenue, from Williamson street 70
the west end of the railroad trestle--Ap.
proximate cost. $23. l79; expended. 5000.
Seneca street, between Front and Second
strcets-Approximate cost. 1881; expended,
$500.
The above figures show . total of $la5. 046
worth Of street grading contracted for OF
under way. on which $6l.123 has already
been expended, leaving $13s,92S yet to be
done.
Sealed proposals for the improvement Of
the following streets have been called for
and will be opened by the council tonight
University street--To build bridge from
Front street TO Railroad avenue.
Main street-Grading and sidewalks from
the east line of Terry's fourth addition to
Sixteenth street.
Weller street-Grading and sidewalks
from South Fifth street to the east line OF
Jackson street addition.
Washington street-From Twelfth to
Sixteenth street.