The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-18
~ ! |. n. IRA 6 HISE.
EngineerTh omson Finds Strong
Objections to Il
1e Opposes ossAs SD 0ssrhssd Cress-
aues ssa R~assseg Ossdss-BssrA
u Esgasssss Proposed.

Rad eyeuGa % tbs Depot EroSous Oh jassso0
street A. shs petition for TIE franchise 10 &C.
eompanssi ~ req vest ios the closing Of eeF-
sAsn s:sests snd changs In tae grades OF Others.
As. TAos.Soa has had - give s0nie ssudy 70 the
nstssr asa thus Is has bcen In his hands ios
mon:s. His report having bees nsats ~ the re-
Qscs. o. tbs eosnc.i. will probably be refsrsed
% that body today Il reads - follows:
sosae thirty 6sys ssnes there WAS referred 20 fse
~ aa.s,e NJ q .ss sass. Mons.as
ks.wsy Company. together With ordinance
oEree ~ saId eoHpeny. asking tie following
Tl.ss-H ssas-si r.shs-cswsy from pc.ns on
Ksgs.aas avenue. between Main and Jsctson
si.ee,s, Yunn.cx tbetscs with curve 10 the
southeast, scfoss Jsexsca ssfcss, between Cora
uerc.st street and EAiifpad avenue. acfuss Com.
mercsaI street. susfa al jacxAou sfsees: thence
east. parallel with Issksou street, aa1 affecting
Z spsGa aissst t2y Zee, Ia width north from King
street. crossing south second. sosssa Third,
kog.a fSnfta ssj eadiug NJ south FIFTH street,
also crossing ;as hye intervening alleys be-
swesa ksiread avefsns and sogta Filth street
secoaa-~Elas the city alow carta!n tracks to
Be laid eser tia rtghf-os-way n tho common
wharf level srsds Of I:aiifoad avcn.e, to-wit:
t.x end ons-hAis feet abovs datum. aad cut
down the srsse o. each OF the stree;s and eHeys
sbpss specified IN b. csossed ~ TO meet the
ssid Railroad avenue grade ~ each point of
crossing.
Tnirs-Tho vacation Of portions Of south See
ord street aud south Fourth strest. also OF the
aies< Dcye sseassoaed
me ABOVE Propositions are each of them sesi-
Gus aud should &c given most careful conssdeTa-
ton bc.oro asustsca- In order that The exact
fsess OF the situation Ysay DC Clearly brought
out. have caused plans ard pruftics TO be pre-
pared ssoslug the effect upon the grades OF
ssca street peslfioncG 70 bs eEs down ~ point ct
Ero>sing.
Reference to tie rroh.es will show that the
c1ns;saesirn OF tfscks In the location ana 1t
the grade petitsoaed Tor would force the follow
Gas changes Of gfn5e:
GA Jssssen street. II the siIey west Of Com
msscai cut ~ feet
Present rate u grade on Jackson street west
3rufn Commercial street, per ceus
Forced rata OF grade. Jarxaoa street west 10
seattle 4 Montana of.wsy. 5siuo per cent
Tbls wonld be ons.sifta sleeper tAsn the steep
ast block on Eroat street. via. that between
like xssd Pine, which IL 10 100 ger cent
Tn Commercial Stree; 1t point lilo sect south
al JsekAsa street. cut ieeI
fresuas yssa Of grade on Commercial street
south isofa Jackson, ss-iD pr cent.
Forced :atc lien larsson street south TO Sc
rtsIc Il Noatsna fsgas-os-way, s5~iyJ per cent.
, shsea il Inors tnaa doubse the present rate OF
! Grade.
on South second street It a point io feet
soatis OF Jackson street. cat ~ feeL
+, Frosent rate OF grade on South second south
IL jackson. 1s-iso per cent,
Forced rats franz Jackson street south to So
Etsle & Montana rsght~ofsway - ,oo per cent.
searIy tseniInz the present rate OF grace.
On routh Third street, at point 10 feet south
/ 81 Jackson, cut. 81 feet.
from Jackson 8 g. go per cent
Forced rate from JACKSON street south TO Sc
sstle 4 Montana right-of-vay 10 C. 100 per cent,
81 doubts the present grade aud nearly one aud
sac-hslf times sleeper than tho block on Front
hst~een Pike and Pine streets.
On south fourta street present ratio Of grade
& Forced rate Of grade would b double. OF II 81.
10 per cent.
on south r.nh street present rate 0. grade
Forced ratio from Jackson south 70 Seattle 4
Ssunyana ri4ht-os-wsy II r. 100 per cent, which
syouid b about A. steep - Columbia street
from Front street up 10 second.
Tho Introduction Of euch grades upon these
sssesis would Of itself bar heavy traffic between
The city and the great mud nat d,strtct lying
t..uthwasd. even IL there were no railway cros.-
Tags intervening; and - In this age me dc
,isbesate construction Of . grade crossing with
cay railway IL regarded ~ almost criminal. the
rsiberRfe construction of series OF grade
Crossings a. the foot Of such grades wonld BE
lomietdal. and the guilt would be peculiarly
tFeat II grade crossings should BE- allowed on
Commercial street. WHARF travel ~ It times cou-
EsGed NOV, In tho infancy OF our clty, ana
VI here warning Of danger would he obscured BY
snrvsture. fthsscioss consider the question OF
rhs prossiss submitted chow the following
Climbing GRADES made necessary to secure >.
tsst clearance over the proposed seattle & Mon.
sena tracks, using the grade OF Jackson street ~
a. no~ exists.
On Commercial street south from Jackson for
la iest. fate Of ~ e5ioo PER cent. practically
% steep second street IRON Pike street to
ssna street.
On soa,h second street south from Jackson
sisest for 10 icet. rate of 10 q. loo per cent
On south Third street from Jackson stree, for
La sest. tsse %. ? 81 sS per cent
Dp jackson ssreet west from Commercial
sress 70 alley. rate Of II 2s.iae rsr cent
euca grades on these overhead erossiagt
y9aai sffectaaliy psralyEs trsf.lc with the
Haaih end as wan.a the more dangerous gtsde
feasssass before considered IL has been yer
EsGly riiegxssed by al ufs.eiai OF the seattle &
Montana railway that these overhead crossings
" Eala need ohty 10 feet eafauee. thereby re-
arlug The rate OF essda ora zach sneltus south
fvsss jsvksfft ssfeef per cent below te rates of
grain bctnse nssned, White this would render
aav overhead crossings themselves fairly aeess-
Ole tF0n Jackson stscst, the power agiaotis a <
s..eh law haasi reoas would. II &c were possieis.
b. moro guilty tasa tho power authorizing =
.sssis crossing. aud. II adopted by the esty,
- susd place tac city Ia position Of daily iss-
eiity ZOE accidents resulting from such "A clear
ssre. such LIABILITY esa cay te avoided by
stus head -oaTa OF ahont y feet
Therefore. SUPPOSE We osgla at Nsia street. a.
a. to have sufficient distance 10 obtain rrorer
tssa sAors hy seasaasb.a gradients, We would
as'2s.a the sassnwiag grades;
ga Commercial street q grade Of ~ 100 per
ataI. Tstslns jackson ssrcst feet Inches
ntassc tae i.rossas level at intersection with
sssH.nercssi street
ia south sssond .sree, a rate 81 s So too pc,
ssl.saya pfeseas level
ssa south laird stree, rate of e,ieo Per
~ NJ. rassias Jackson stree, tscs taehe.
si';tye pEeseas estahisass grade.
taessos Itself would aecst tn he raised from
symmetrical street. EAST a. the faot af tie hill. %
~ aes the Passed gyss,ss cf sacse sro.s s;rve;s
a. ~ Of tennSsrss Jackson stteet coasd malta.
IA n the esesbeat sv2t seFass Railroad ayen ue.
kissa descs8d &c sas wnaTs level.
afstousd such eseraest plan Re atopsed ID.
proposition al damages ssr changes of grade AM.
.;tsfs os sceoas,Tgcsiua woni3 aerruse very seYi.
s'ss. nssas large aai permanent structures tsl
stisetcd.
hny overhead rcasavas ca Commercial st-se,
w'Auis necessarily maintain itS sssvaflou across
81 TRACKS sad franchises tSs tracks noa granted
.si:i ccnlt only tegfa ~ sesesa. a. Ma Sae
stfxst 3aatasa lately ssaath es the -att.s & aea.
E&i.a fssaShsse, tn fTesEAt ssFs4s. reaching ssss
- asst ievsi ny esss gfaiss az Plum aef street..
go9th aecoIsd StFexs is already vacated sansh
~ CAssses street aaa granted % tas ates
.t#e{IV railway, therefore an overhead rNsa u =
a., tIssi sifxes uDola ta cssr4es Eut agscs. sag
ffstks the Nest s1sttie iersatns railway.
12saa siescesa By gfSss es g. ser csaG, gssst
1ssk tee shsyt level ~ Gtssaa .sswss
Asaa fasrs. stfwgt osssleAs foatway aoalt
sd esssaa su0sh "a tksfses street.. saeys
,tt-ss ac tns seattle II a0ut&aa srApehtss g.
q '.xHi So q thea 3csssHdia. ~ czAy gfasts
Ts4s aklss sAe - lAfi level at Nessssa sssset
49f vaagge ~ xsa4s sh4ea sasgAt make
wia.a snfsee aassiss sd tAs eses hungry aanfsr,
So dzmaSss
"a ss<e sc snt ssova car ssgessss Tor grade
aIse~sstgs siu t~ Liable tas szsasSvs. "a. yss-
g altar 90 Jsfssaa sssvet WNst tg Costa sssFEss 3,
s.e9sG. ~ Sastn seeSssa sssevs saasA 81 jackson
stFSSg. aG3 pFssAsssy 3rpSs every sskn So cat,
s.t4lw that ae has snav upon tax saad nxts 81.
4es transaction Il hAssagss. calculating shs
taass sssi ptoats tAsse0f at~eu tAS eAs.s q. tAe
AZ ;.tsAx xsssses aaG II ~s fstsa tae sY&ste ..
Isfssos. street egea sSs doors iNs sWss 80
asieegas iseas eswsy Hagn cwsias freg~Sts ans
Were retssss MaAa ssFwei sHa tie esaier O.;
iad ssed uxsss Ne shea 8 a,sS have 10 Ssa.ttsx-
~ sas esssssst rasagas ~ sEs soa@sts 4
3tsx4 s0una t1iswas la kins sssses ard woss 4
;e sxuxrAt aasssA ossvea rTs us~ss4 SEA 81 sss3.
sssssa usssh seaii es aslae-s asssa4.ess
zvtar considered so2ae "a ths egfscss nrssa
kss strxsss " ssisA woas1 Assure fz9sa tie gssaG.
ksg ut shss psfssaHa. lss as sxasssHe y aas tAs