The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-26
CITY GETS READY TO FIGHT
TROUBLE OVER PAVING OF JAAks
STREET REACHES 4 CRISIS.
Authortfies fnstst That ssfeet INT
Line shall DO Its share Of the
work. md order Contractor TO


.afed = crisis between tbs city authorities
and the street car companies. Al > o'cipek
Yesterday AFTERNOON * hooked very macA
az II A secfsoa of Tie street car tFac. %
James street between E'sEat and seeoF3
asenaes, would as sorn up {a}S niefA4fg.
bgt az 8 iaai. eoncessl9r. TINS @itg govern
rneEt graale& the street car people CTS
snore day OF grace sa wf1sch 10 aver auca
truatlc
As announced more than once in the
Post Inseiiigeaeer there has been a deal
Of trouble over the contract Ter paving
James street. between First and Second
avenues This troubIe nas not been 1t all
he.eeen The city ard Contractor Spur.
VINO nag charge Of the WORK. but between
the contractor, TIE street car companies
and the city.
When Mr. Spur undertook the work. i
was villa tne understanding taat the
stree car companies upon whom devolFes
tbs work ~ paving the space between
their osn tracks. would DO their Work
simultaneously vita his. The WORK had
not ps41grexSea far when II became evident.
and the -Intoiasencer 50 reported at
the time, tina: there was a Disagreement
between the city ami the street car com
parties in regard ID the manner in whica
q. work On the track was 10 be done.
The street car company insisted on retaia-
Ing tie old foundations Of it's grack as far
az possible. ard at points where II .as not
possible. as for instance. west Of the al
ley To replace It's OLD timber foundations
with new ereoeoted fifnbers.
The city. on the other hand, insisted taat
the foundations for the track rlust be four
hes Of gravel aurmouuted by six Inches
Of concrete While the wra.lgle between
the city and the car companies vas going
on Mr. Spur went steadily ahead with his
work and has compIeted tho laying %
brick on the south side ~ the street and
began laying on the north side, Mean
"a. ~ GA decided
that they would steal move the city
by taking out the ola timber foundation
and putting in the new cFe0soted pieces.
TIE city offered no refnonstranee while
ths old timhers were being cat cut. but
sooB a. an attempt was made 70 fSit IN the
new enes a very vigorous objection was in
terposed. guards being stationed 10 see that
no such work was done.
The crisis has become more and more
Imminent Mr.. Spur has proceeded with
biz work. and yesterday afternoon the
board Of pubic works issued the following
Order:
'.Mr James Spur, Contractor for the I'm
proyemeHt of James Street Under Or
dinance No. i.33b:
'Dear Sir. We are Informed that IN all
diion to your contract Ter the paving of
James street. under ordinance No. 4 $50
you are also The contractor for the i'm
proyensnt of the street railway portion az
said district. The progress OF your work
has been and Is delayed hg- reason OF the
failure or the Union Trunk Line to- carry
out tha order Of the board OF public works
relating 70 the reconstruction Of their
north cable track from the switch east 10
the existing concrete foundation Al the al
ley. The said company has heretofore
been expressly ordered by the hoard Of
public works, IN pursuance of It's fran
chise. 10 prepare proper foundation and TO
reconstruct said portion Of said track en-
urely or concrete and Iron The repre-
sentauves n sald company have been re-
pAafedly notified that no tjmbers Of any
character will be allowed in the founda-
ton OF said portion Of said track. To the
END mat no further delay may ensiie. the
salt company Is this day notified forth
with 10 proceed with said work in accord
ancc With said order
You are further hereby notified that.
unless said company shall during the
hours tonight when ears are nor running.
commence and make substantial progress
N resn3stfnctirg said north track strict
~ IS ordered you are fhcreuuofs hereby
authorized ana directed nj \ O'Clock > III
tomorrow, October a. 10 proceed 10 r.
move The existing tgmaers from under said
NORTH track. - prepare proper sub
Erade as set forth ~ your Specifications
and 10 place thereon such gravel concrete
and pavement are set forth In tha sueet-
heations, properly encasing the yokeS and
conduit IN said concrete Notice has bven
given a. the company OF this order So rs
TO properly protect the travelling pohlle
hence You "!ll proceed to execute this or.
Ger without reference to The operation Of
ears
TN case your contract with said com
pahE does mot provide for payment for th.
4tttE
dered. you will notify the city inxnector Of
III" class or such additional work ana To-
gefheF with him keep an ttemiged account
OF tho cost ot all such additional labor ani
material AMI the city Of Seattle will col
lee said amount from said company and
make payment of same 10 YOU A cany
81 this order has been transmitted 10 IN.
lhl9n Trunk Line ard also to the SAID
CITY Inspector.
lily order " the hoard of public works
FRANZ oLESoN
Secretary"
A. later hour. however i t-..rS,,Itaft,,
was held. and Acting city Engineer CIT
tsfiii consented tn give me street railway
people twenty -four hours longer ia which
- comply with iho d ma ds Of the cirq
htndffiE that tne citF IS In earnest thu sire,
car people viii today, 1t was announced
iest night. take steps "a comply VITA those
DEMANDS The creosatcd ttsslbers haX,. been
haEted up on the nor:n sidewalk af 49,
street waete they lock AZ useless ana
lonely IA the has be~ns'' in 4 staittl...l RI
sini@tfH contest. Contractor spnrr who
hAa h~sh expecting T. have A mt3n{rA:
Niss5i N obedience ~ The terms of fhr or
Ger 81 the boarl ~ public works x@ut
home al an early hour last nisat. lie ID
$3.50 soaeFAet tor for tle work to l.. iaus b..
the street. car companies hWt lie has n.t:f.-
lbs 10 do with deciding hat the nature og
that work Il 20 nc.
Al l..