The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-15
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First Aveaue. North 81 pike street

A resident in this city who left two
years aSc on a visit returning today.
would hardly recognize the streets OF the
chief business portion OF Seattle. so COM
piese.y hare they been transformed. The
completion of the visrified brick pavement
On Pike street from Firsx avenue to
Eighth. ard on First and Second avenues
frorn Pike street TO Yes,er way. marked
the transition period IN the city's progress
toward better thorsushfares. Through
the long period Of business depression
there was. OF course. a general recognition
Of the fact that many of the leading
streets were falling into a sad condition.
but with its straitensa finances the city
was powes.ess to rr1asdy that condition.
Gradually, hovevsr, system Of street
improvement stas 1s,a evolved which.
when comisiete,s VI, h. a thing OF beauty
as wei as OF anI1 :: ience. A good part
OF this work e. f.iSsady been accom-
pisshed. In asis 49, TO the paving men-
toned above the work of repaving Occi-
dental avenue has been completed. as has
also that on Second avenue south. First
avenue south from Yesler way TO King
street; Cherry street. from First To Sec
Us
TO Railroad avenue. A good deal Of work
has slso been done on Main and WASH
ington streets. and they are now In good
condition In the central business part Of
the ety. Railroad avenue has been vir-
tually replanked. and Western avenue is
practically renewed as far north as Spring
street.
Not less important Is the work now go-
Ing on Foremost among present street
improvements IL the regarding az First
avenue. from Pike street TO Denny way.
a large force of men IL at work under
the contractors grading the avenue be-
tween Cedar and Battery streets, while
the water pipes OF the city are also being
carefully looked after. The regarding Of
Fine street TO Its intersection with the
new level OF First avenue has ALREADY
begun.
On Jackson street the unsightly gap
that has stood for some two years un-
brfdged between Second and Fourth ave-
nues south - now being rapidly replanketi.
The work on Fourth avenue south from
Main to Jackson Is making good head
way. as Is also the work on Main street
from Fifth avenue south eastward No
greater improvement has been made than
that presented at the corner OF Yesler
way and Second avenue south. where the
reduction OF the grade and the general
remodeling Of what was for long time
an unsightiy corner has produced a re-
suit of which the city may wei, be proud.
Work Is now in progress on Yesier way,
from Occidental avenue eastward The
workmen are taking one side OF the
street at time. beginning on the south
side, Here also considerable change
VIII be made I'm the grade. A cut OF about
two feet VIII be made at the corner OF
Third avenue. opposite the city hal. there
by aboiishing the present ungainly hump
in Yes.er way. At the same time the
width OF the sidewalks viii be extended
to twelve feet. For the important Inn
provements on Third avenue from Yesler
way to Pike. and on Fourth avenue and
Union street. the contractor has already
signed and notified the hoard OF public
works Yesterday that he Is ready to be-
gin work at once.