The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-01
NEW CABLE AND CARS
Substantial improvements on
Front Street Line.
FIFTH ST. POWER HOUSE DONE.
Now Qperates Consolidated and Third
street Lines Spout Factory
for seattle.

The largest cable yet purchased for the
Front street cabl railroad Is now In the
city. having Just arrived from san Fran
cisco. II Is 50. 400 feet long. weighs about
sa.o00 pounds and cost s7.v0o. II now lies
at the foot Of Clay street. but viii be de-
livered at the power house in a few days.
Receiver q. u. Coivin said ia reference to
It yesterdays:
The new cable was made by the wash
burn Il Moeu Manufacturing Company, or
San Francisco. and IS one OF the best ever
turned ont ty that firm By having IL
shipped AZ the unusual length / saved
about SOC feet. | ave also adopted a
rarely tried means OF getting the cable II
the power house. and instead of being
hauled by teams II VIII be taken up the
street In the same name "A house IS
moved. As soon as II reaches tho power
house tho intention Is 20 have range
naents completed Tor having It I'm place.
py December Il the present cable Viii
have finished its years lease Of life, hut
Il ia not by any means vet worn out In
stead Of running Il through The bad WIN
Ter weather, my plan Is 20 rsci ~ out and
put the new one IN; srd | expect 20 ac-
Ccmplish this object without any delay
in the service. When good weather
comes on again the old cable. which in
The meantime VIII have been prepared
with a coating az linseet oil. Viii again
Re pnt In. and II Indications dc not ratt
II VIII ne AOHA Tor 8AEfE mouths longer.
lnasmuCh as 81 per day SIS charged up 10
she account 81 cable renewals. THE pres
ent cable VIII beat the record On Front
street by about St.@n
other improvements now being carried
out include the building az two new ears
and also two extra car bodies. so that the
road VIII have eight complete cars. and
whenever an accident happens 10 any one
Of them there viii not be any integfer-
euce with the service. The car bodies SIRE
halus built ny I NJ Wheeler & Co. ard
the trucks are being made At the Front
street shops. They Wtll he turned out hy
January !. Rod With taeir appearance
traits. which have materially iuterscrei
with good service. Will te abolished The
cars 50 - the painter day after tomor-
row. and IN a short time all equipment oF
tn road Wll look bright and rev.
The work ~ raising the rca5.e3 along
tie section % track south - Madison street
an3 north % Fesler avenue Is sa.ar for
ward satisfactorily. ard with the compile
t5on - tbs pavement everything VIII Pa 10
rhF9share. The track az the entrance %
Commercial street becomes covered VIA
rnu1 often times. and considerable g a8cul-
y IS encountered there. vt Il appears 90
~ unavoidable. ~ Madison street the
trsek has been brought 10 rrA3e. ana trs
cab.e ordinarily IS held sway from the
srrs cn tee Madison street Tire ~ means
~ a depression pulley. wsieh has been
rendered necessary oy the fast taat the
MADISON street track = sfii below grade.
When yae cables were r~st rIt tn there
vas a space OF an tuca ana a half between
them. blt since our track has oesa raised
three inches the n0iiev IS necessary. Tho
accident Gay before yesterday. Walea rf-
salted tu ths Cable being sax - TWO ana
oceas.onet a delay 81 a few hagvs. was
Cue - ouo - eur ears RAINING TOO aea~
ard holding the cable away frass t&t pHt-
ley To ruar8 against e Ike occurrence .u
Future tha ether trsck Uti}alsohehrcuEat ESQ
grade. NJ. Alexander. Mr. G9bon sps Hay-
SEE AAvag made an examination HesEee-
dsv. ard roR }8Gea tsat v4s TIE solution
q fae 4 asca3tv-
Tae sAe4ve waeei - COMMERCIAL street