The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-28
NEW CITY RAILWAYS.
The Street Car Lines Now
Under Construction.
STRETCHING NORTH AND SOUTH.
James street Line Almost Finished
North Seattle Cable Rainier Power
to Increase stock.

The construction of street railways goes on
apaee, and the end of this year will probably
find the city and suburbs possessed OF AZ almost
complete system. Work is going on with rs
much speed as the weather viii permit on all
the new roads, and some q them are nearly fin
ished. BY the middle of February fl Is thought
that passengers can ride up James street TO
Broadway on the cable cars, and month later
the North Seattle extension OF the Front street
cable road viii probably carry passengers to
Queen Anne town
The second track OF the Commercial street
motor line has been laid as far as the southern
city limits, and cars are running each way every
hour. During the summer the road viii be ex-
tended several miles southwark, to the head of
the bay ana up the DnwaTnish valley. but what
It's route will be remains to be determined.
The James street cable line is finished as far
as Second street, the crossings have been placed
at that point, and the sheaye wheels have been
placed in Pioneer place. The cable machinery
is all In place, with the exception of the fy
wheel, which has not arrived. Unless there
should be unexpected delay in the arrival of
this wheel and of the cars, the road viii be in
operation by February Is. Construction viii
then begin on the electric road running south
along Broadway aud north along Broad
way to the northern city limits. Another line
of the same system viii then be built 10 Lake
Washington over q route running almost due
east
The North Seattle extension OF the Front
street cable road is not far from completion.
The construction. except the laying Of the rails,
has been completed along Poplar and High
streets as lar Temperance, and only three
blocks remain 10 reach the terminus on Butler
street. the rails are expected to arrive any day,
and superintendent Murray viii then put more
men to work and follow up the construction of
the timber work with the tracklaying As the
rails are TO have a pinch fange, in order to
carry teams, they have to be made specially. The
pulieys are ready, having been made by the
Moran Bros Company
The Rainier Avenue electric company put its
line to Lake Washington in operation on Janu-
airy and is running two cars, which leave each
end OF the road every hour from a. m. to 6 u.
m. The company has ordered four double-truek
cars and two more ordinary cars, some of which
will be used on the line down Washington
street. Work was begun or this line this week
1t viii be double-tracked and run from Jackson
street over Sixteenth and down Washington
street to Railroad avenue The Rainier Avenuc
line will carry freight well as passengers. for
freight cars are 10 be put on to haul cordwood
from the woods to the south of the city.
The line of the Rainier Power & Railway
Company has been graded from the point of con-
nfctIon with the Lake Union line, at Albert
street, TO Greene street, in Greene's addition,
and the ties have been distributed. The line
runs rom Albert street along Lake avenue and
Greene street TO Lake Union and crosses the lake
by bridge to Lafona. Greene street is being
graded 10 its full width and will be extended to
the south end of the bridge, which is ready for
rails. After crossing the bridge the line will
run through the center OF Iatona. If il should
be determined TO connect the track with the old
Lake Union line at Albert street, there will be
only very short piece of track TO build for the
purpose 1t may, however, be decided to trans
Ter passengers from one road to the other, and
the line may be extended along the lake and
past the Western mill to connect with the Roll
I'm street line The electric plant at the Western
is now lighting large part of the northern end
OF the city and will be enlarged, not only to
supply power for the road, but 10 light resi-
aenees in that section. In order 70 provide
funds for the completion aud extension of the
road and for the enlargement of the electric
plant IL Is proposed to increase the capital stock
from sl000o0 to $4,000 and a meeting of stock
holders will be held on March l6 at the Office
corner of Harrison and Kentucky Streets to vote
on the proposition.