The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-23

thoroughly drained of and close in around
the brickwork, which will then be SUBJ
jected to steady, even pressure. which
will obviaie oil danger of cave-ins. That
this will be so is already evident for the
flow has constantly diminished.
wADrsa IN THE MUD.
The choking of the under-drain has,
however. made the eastern end of the tnn-
mel decidedly unpleasant for travelling. for
the damned up water covers a deposit Of
sticky mud ankle deep. which has such
a suction as to almost pull of n
mans boots unless no lifts his feet
with great care. The steady swish. eluek"
of his footsteps and his impatient
ohjurgations bring forth a weird eehosng
chorus from the circular walls which
stretch forward in diminishing perspective
until they end in black darkness. Thus
man becomes scared at the storm of pro-
family one innocent curse calls forth as he
tugs his boot painfully ont OF the mud.
II was quite relief when the shaft a.
Lombard and Republican streets vas
reached. and after the further wearisome
tramp to the shaft at Rollin street the
subterranean curiosity seeker was in the
humor 10 swear By all the gods Of Greece
| through such stuff and was glad to chamber
among the timpers to the upper air. dry
ground and the bright sunlight, though it
was rather an uncomfortable rise in tenn
| perature.
THx AREA TO BE BRAIsED.
The area which will ultimately be
| drained into this tunnel comprises about
4 $50 acres surrounding Lake Union, and
/ 1. included within the following bound
| aries: Beginning whore Gaylor street
/ fntersects the west shore Of Lake Union.
| west along aaylor street 10 Banner, south
| along Banner to West. south on West TO
| Virginia east on Virginia to Fourth south
! along Fourth 70 Union. east 10 Willow
| and broadway, north along Broadway %
| Madison. northeast on Madison 10 Ban
| eraft. east along Bancroft TO Lake WASH
/ iugton, then north along the shore Of Lake
Warrington and Union bay. through the
| canal 10 Lake Union and around the shore
| az thar lake TO the place Of beginning.
/ Tha tunnel is designed to dischArEs 100
fee, Of water per minute. It Is not ex-
recteSs to take al the storm alter Accama-
| lmtluw in that district. bat IN case 81
storms an overfiow will be provided along
Bismarck street into Lake Uaion-
TIE AGGREGATE cosr.
TIE unexpected difficulties encountered
| have increased the cost much heycad the
orIvsaal estimates, but u viii - well
wfthiu The later estimates The total
smount Of bonds issued IS s315.0s9. aad
| ths expeualszre 10 date Is about sieo. 90,
"a tbaf there remains balance 81 sosae -. =
| asa Probably S. 30 % this Sia be used IN
| eornuletinz TIE oagfall a. the foot Of DEPOT
| street ara clessing ap the odds and eass
| .fwaws connected wIth sneh work. The
er.ats Al essisnase Of cost vac 50 per llneai
| saat for the competed tunusl. bat the
/ mining. t.Enhering and draining has aver
! ,rea aoout sAas figure The cost per I'm
- fsas Is. brick was tS51 for cement
81 a. FOR sand sid grave! - ceats. and for
,,rsvsrsax .nxers. brieks&ysng anI back
sninx aaaa during Is9s 81 p. making a
.atal 81 xti.ss PER Inca foss for tne COM
! rtossa aaasoary. To this must be aided
.-e,grninarS wo-k. purrhass d Haaeainsry.
engineering and slseouas On bonast Esseh
vii raIss TIE aggregate cost - ssoas - .
PER ifnsas foot
ras mEs wHo BG9 THs n0Ex-
While the general system o. sewerage 81
which tbs tunnel fcrms al important
! rars xss devised ~ Chicago aans Ben