The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-05
NEW ELECTRIC ROAD.
Guy c. Phinney Will Build
From Woodland Park.
THE FINEST CARS IN THE CITY.
Great Northern Track Probably
ftnfshed-Union Pacific Credit Ris-
tng-PacIfc Roads Debts.

Guy C. Phfnney fled petition yesterday for
the privilege of locating and maintaining sys-
tenn OF electric street railway from Pioneer place
10 Woodland park. The proposed route COM
Tnences at Front street. at the south line OF
Cherry and runs thence along the east side OF
Pioneer place 70 YesleF avenue. along Yesier
avenue TO Terrace street, along Terrace street TO
North Fourth street, along North Fourth street
70 Seneca, along Seneca to Seventh, along sew
enth to Depot. along Depot to Farm, along Farm
TO the north line of Onion Lake addition, thence
Ia q northeriy direction by the most practicapie
route to Lombard street in Hunters Lake Union
addition, thence along Lombard street
TO Clyde place in Il. +. Days FL DORADO
addition. in a northwesterly direction across
lots II and IL in block s, and 3 and IN block :.
crossing Woodland avenue in b. r. Days III
Dorado TO Lombard street In the unrecordea
plat OF San Francisco addition: thence along
Lombard street To the intersection OF Evanston
and Fiorentia streets: thence nortneriy on
Evanston street 10 Fremont avenue: thence
east along Fremont avenue 70 Lake avenue;
thence along Lake avenue, Campaign ana
Filth streets in Woodland addition TO
Salmon Bay City to the north line of
Woodland avenue, at the entrance OF Woodland
park. The petitioner represents that he IS the
owner OF Woodland park and has expended
$4,000 in improving and Identifying 1t, and
that he now has under consideration plans
which will require al additional expenditure OK
Mr. Phinney said last evening. in telling his
plans to a Posi- -INTELLIGEscERr reporter:
have selected this route because ii is out of
the way of al competing lines and have gone
up on the first bench of the hill by route
which has no grade exceeding 10 per cent, ana
when il once reaches the hill has very easy
grades. The road will be I'VE miles long and
will be doube-tracked with sixty pound rails.
shall have the best overhead construction i'll
existence. The trolley wire viii be II sections
of one mile each, fed by main supply wire, so
that the current will be of equal power
all along. Any break will be located by an am
pere meter at the power house, and we shall
be able 10 run right up TO the break on each
side. The power house will be at Fremont. II
can make arrangements with the Fremont Mill
ing Company TO consume it's waste wool other
wise il will be at Woodland park. shall have
q lighting plant which will light up the park.
At the principal points along the line shall
build stations with elegantIy-fitted waiting
rooms warmed with Ahern's electric heaters.
These stations will be at kilbourne avenue, Ere
mont, II Dorado, Hunter, Depot street and sew
eTal other places
The cars vii De first class, and cofnpared with
them the one now have running to Woodland
park is only second class. They will be thirty
six feet long instead OF thirty two feet, ike the
present one, and will have eight plate glass
windows on each side, with mirrors SIX inches
wide by three feet high between them, while
each end. Lambrequins OF fine tapes
try will hang over the windows and
the back of the seats The seats Will be uphoi-
stored with the finest railroad all-wool plush.
Each car will run On two Brill maximum double
trucks, will be fitted with the Gennett air
brakes aud perfect track brake and the Ahern
electric heaters.
shall begin construction within twenty days
after securing the franchise aud shall be ready
for operation by July l.