The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-25

for it, or one of the other roads Will give IL
the use OF Its yard. One yard would De
used jointly by the Great Northern and
the Portland & Puget Sound road.
1t IS claimed for this scheme that 1t Will
obviate thNobstruction OF Commercial
and other streets by railroad crossings, as
Railroad avenue would cross the line OF
Commercial street far to the south. where
1t Is not likely to be built up for years TO
come. Under the present franchises the
Great Northern would leave the avenue
at Weller street and curve across Com
mercial, Weller, Lane, Mikado aud Charles
streets to its yards The Portland d Pu-
get Sound would also have to cross Com
mercial street. This scheme contemplates
the abandonment of both franchises.
In order to provide for The admission of
more roads Mr.. Hill offers to give track
age rights on the Great Northern tracks to
one additional road besides the Portland
d Puget Sound. If other roads should de-
sire entrance the avenue would have to be
widened north of the Y.
The tracks of the Columbia d. Puget
Sound road on the water front between
King street and Yesler avenue would be
done away with and that road would be
asked TO take trackage rights from some
other line, while the terminal company
would put in third rail on its tracks and
sidlngs for the accommodation of the
narrow-gauge cars. As the Oregon I'M
provement Company owns long stretch
of the land which would be occupied by
the roads under this scheme, its Co opera
ton viii be indispensable.
Mr.. Hill proposes the abandonment of
the rams horn, not so much as neces-
sary part of the scheme. but because the
companies operating it would be provided
for otherwise. He does, however, con-
slider it an objection to this track that it
would cut across Columbia and parallel
streets between the union depot and the
business section of the city.
He Will seek an agreement on the SUBJ
Ject among the companies interested,
which will arrange for the purchase of
any land which will be needed 70 carry it
out and for compensation for any vested
rights affected. He is now negotiating on
the subject with President Cakes, of the
Northern Pacific, aud when an agreement
has been reached it will be submitted to
the city council, with request for such
franchises as may be required to give it
effect
When asked his opinion of Mr.. Hills
plans, c. J. Smith, general manager of the
Oregon improvement Company, said he
had not examined them, but did not appear
favorably inclined towards them. He said ::
The position OF the OREGON Improvement Com
pany with reference to terminal matters is this:
1t has very large interests in Seattle and owns a
very considerable amount Of property, portion
OF which will be necessary for any terminal ar
rangemenr 1t feels that it is necessary, how
ever, in making this arrangement to provide
not only for the roads already in here, but for
any that may wish to come in in the future Its
large general interests in Seattle make it neces-
sary for ii to consider terminal arrangements
with view TO The highest benefit to the city,
and the company, or that basis, is willing and
ready to join il the formation of q terminal
company at any time.