The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-10
REPAIRS TO THE STREETS.
They Evidence The Return of Good
Times to Seattle.

Evidence of progress and improvement
In Seattle is abundant on every hand, and
nowhere IS IL more clearly 10 be seen than
in the street Improvement department.
The extensive repairs to be made in the
way OF grading and replanking on First
and Third avenues, as detailed at length
in the Post-fntelligencer some time since.
are well under way. and a full force Of
hands is now at work on both streets.
On FIRST avenue Contractor Smart has
a large force of men at work. as well as
twenty or thirty teams engaged in remov-
Ing the dirt from the cuts which are being
made.
At the extreme north end of the work
the hydraulic process i.s being employed 10
remove the dirt, which Is washed into the
bay. On Broad street, from Western 10
First. the dirt has already been removed
In this way, and the hydraulic force is
still busy.
Sidewalks are being laid through the
business section of North Seattle on First
avenue. and the cut from Blanchard south
is now full OF busy shoveis and moving
wagons The dirt from this excavation is
hauled north 10 bring the grade up TO a
proper level between Blanchard and Bell
The dirt removed from the excavation
north of Virginia street is finding It's way
into Post street. the narrow rubbish alley
which Is fast becoming a street of thirty
feet in width.
On Pine, between First and Second, and
on First, between Pine and Pike the
street car company has a good force Of
men al work preparing to lower the car
track to conform to the new street grade
On Third Avenue.
Up on Third avenue Contractor Dow is
rushing things with all possible speed.
About twenty men are at work rep.anktng
the west half, which is completed from
Pike TO Cherry, and Yesler way will be
reached in three or four days.
There will be some delay, however in
laying the plank ON the west side Of Third
owing to the fact that me Sunset Tee
phone Company is going TO put a conduit
along this side of the avenue. Mr.. Brown,
OF California who has charge OF this work
for the telephone company. Is now in the
city and expects his material 10 arrive by
Saturday. when work viii begin on lay
ing the big concrete way through which
some thirty-fiye telephone pipes are to run
This may delay the work a month or more
but Contractor Dow says ne will be able
10 finish his job long before his term ex-
pires, which Is some time In September
In fact, he says lie could complete his
entire contract by July II the telephone
people were only out OF his way.
The Suburban Car Company will soon
begin to lower It's tracks along Third. and
viii also do the plank work along the
center of the street.
Each contractor reports the men work
ing well. and neither has heard any COM
plant from any OF the workmen.
The work on YesIer way Is also being
pushed 70 completion. and this thorough
fare Will soon be in excellent condition.
z On account of the grading OF Yesler way
some portions of the city hall lot were left
considerably above the street. The city
engineer is remedying this by exercising
the muscles of hobos and other city Of
tenders who are stopping with the city
inRkeeper.