Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-01
RECEIVERS LABORS.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STREET
CAR SERVICES.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STREET
CAR SERVICES.
The Connections Made TO Render 4
ServIceabIe-Thc Cost of Change
and Operation Com pared with tn,
IncOme-Net Monthly Loss.
Our citizens have watched will
much interest the building Of thu
branches of this company's street rail
way to Percival's wharf, the n. 2. X
r. station and the capitol grounds
and will be glad to read the following
account of the improvements made
since the company was placed in the
hands of Receivers:
The capitol branch is 1850 feet long
and extends from Main street along
the 100 feet avenue recently dedicated
to the State as the principal approach
to the capitol, to a point opposite the
southern front of the building, anG
thence curves to the right and extends
clear across the center. A large shed
for dressing stone has been erected
alongside the track, just south of the
building, provided with derrick, SC
that the Tenino sandstone can be
swung from the cars to the stone-cut-
ter's banks. Platforms have been
laid down on both sides OF the track
within the building for the reception
Of stone, brick, cements and other ma
terials to be used in the construction.
Percivars wharf branch is also some
l 800 sect long. extending to the north
ern end of the wharf where the track
descends on an incline four and half
feet, alongside a gridiron or frame OF
timbers supported on piles, upon
which scows laden with brick and
other building materials are to be
placed at high water and kept from
sinking Is feet below the wharf at low
tide. The cars are running regularly
on this branch to meet the steamers.
II is probable that large quantities OF
cord wood for the boats will be brought
to the wharf by the cars. Depot
branch extension is some 1,4O0
feet long, running from Main street past
the passenger depot to and beyond the
freight depot and connecting with the
N. P. r. r. tracks so that cars with
building material can be hauled from
the latter over the street railway d.
rectly into the capitol without transfer
OF cargo.
An electric freight motor car, a work
car and two lotion flat cars have been
purchased at q cost of $500.
The cost of the extensions amount
ed to some $1,000, including the cost
of the rails and line material. The
rails are 35-pound steel T, as good as
new, and with most OF the other ma
terial from the electric street railways
in Port Townsend, which became
bankrupt, and were taken up recently.
Contracts have been made with the
Moffatt Bros, who are building the
foundation of the State capital, for
the transportion of all the material
for the foundation. Six hundred and
sixty tons basaltic rock, &C tons
Tenino sandstone, 800 barrels cement
and 10000 brick have already been
hauled and delivered at the building
by the street railway. Upwards of a
hundred tons day during the next
100 days will have to be moved to the
capitol to complete the present con-
tract.
1t is believed that these branches
and connections will secure for the
company the transportation OF all the
material for the main body of the
building, and as this Will aggregate
$4,000 tons, it ought to yield hand
some revenue.
The street cars are now running to
the capitol, for the accommodation of
the legislators, and to the Northern
Pacific depot, and the passenger bust
ness is increased thereby. The cars
have been provided with the latest
style fare registers.
The earnings and operating expenses
during the last four months we're as
follows, as shown by the Receivers
yanarko IN ha naprk.