The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-18
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= Underground Wire Sys-
- Must Be Gradual.
- the ORDINANCE SAYS.
1enssBe Dofsg Awoy VIA
49, sd Overhead Electric
nDme In the Business Part ~
- Caty Now Being CSns1leseA
- Corporations Coanitaee
It6estfsnA Are Being Urgea.


- ~ streets within certain limits OF
- wires and other apparatus used
- esnnsmssston Of electricity = now
NJ the serious consideration of The
n1f1ens committee Of the city coun-
~ viii probably b reported to the
III next Monday night. Tha ordnance
60o ~ considerable puDlic importance,
- ~ passage and enforcement will
Ssesded ,. change IN the sPpeasanee
~ 0hich overhead wires VIII be pro
~ sss defined In the measure a. fol-
u1nning at the northeast corner OF
U1Ves AND Third avenue and running
aiOng the east line d Third av.
q I'D Third avenue south 70 the north
- 81 Jackson street: thence aiong the
- HE Of Jackson street to the est
sss s,, Of Nh hailrosd avenue to
- way 70 the west line Of western
80 thence thence. along 10 the west line of
-; thence 70 the place 1f beginning"
- e1ne9ti0n IL made In the case OF street
.ays operated by electricity. These
Il PERMITTED. subject 10 the conditions
Meh franchises, TO maintain the nee
III overhead system OF trolley and feed
~ provided they be sustained from
9 suspended between iron poles Of q
TO @ be approved BY the board Of pub
eosts. net within the curb iins Of the
Tone IN IapoYtant Poins.
- uule within which the removal Of
- and overhead wires will be compel
T. ~ been lcfs blank In the ordinance
- VII be filed in by the committee
~ an aIi-importAnt point. and the
ycu1cnl companies Of this city are bring
WSfy argument 10 bear to induce de-
I9ey wish to effect q gradual, IN
~ = an abrupt. caaangs In their sys-
here are now on First, Second and
"a avenues threA poles q the block on
1T side OF the street. making six poles
&c block between Pike and jackson
2 @ town are few extra poles In the
On these poles are stretched the
o. the following companies Sunset
epnone. Western Union Telegraph, Pa.
i r0s.ai Iels9ragh, Consumera Eiee.
CITY police and IRE alarm. Wires are
mg In the city ALSO for the auxiliary
alarm system and the Home and A.
messenser services. These last
10 Sunset Telephone Company has al
~ gone underground. but maintains
81 at every corner to distribute wires
3 the buildings; Next 70 the telephone
e largest number Of wires and the high
- voltage. This company VIII be the
aerdes, hit by the ordinances now propos-
q MANAGER f. G. kilbourne, discussing
ne ordinance yesterday SAID
. The Union Electric Company has had
ne matter Of underground wires under
or and on for the last pix
= seven years We realize that when &C.
lttie Is large enough and has a business
district built UP of solid and permanent
buildings. and when the wires and poles
let 20 numerous as 10 become = nuisance
= underground system with be necessary.
thcr lighting and street railway rompa-
yes In this city. has had hard time for
~ last I'VE or six years, and MAS one OF
g lew Fortunate lighting companies in
&c state which did not 20 into he hands
receiver after the panic OF ISIS.
In Havm0ny With the CITY.
Our company has always co-opera,ss
Nth the city officials In making It's poles
Rd lines as unohjeetionabie as possible.
a dufing the last two years has prae-
Ally rebuilt its lines within the business
ntrict. having spent In the entire CITY
new extensions ana rebuilding nearly
~ Our pay roll has Increased from
Nm To q. 40 per month largely on as-
eunt OF construction and reconstruction
3 which three-auarters has been in IN.
snsness district. At the reuuest of IN.
ssoaru OF public works we have rebuilt the
eass IN the alleys bstwesn pike and Jack
Iesler way. where the city has heen mt
un4 N new plankfnE.
me company. realizing. as mentioned
atpfe, that wires will have Ia he even
tsNsiIy placed underground. win work i'm
ssrmohy with the ETY. authorities To that
~ y given reasonable length of time
= Naicn 10 build les underground system
sast what u reasonable length OF time
nay be Is somewhat uncertain nj present
- TIE proposed underground ,fistrirt con.
aans many lots upon which there are M
Saa.ngss and whole sections north Of
Ssaisen street only covered with tempo
WSy structures
~ FAST as permanent improvements are
800 our ss.npany has agreed with the
$500 ~ public works 10 put It's wires un-
Sss,0uno, We have already ordered MA
usaAt Tor the underground. svxtem In the
sss between First and Second aven,,.
sssnsng from James street To Marion We
1zoasd have from six 10 ten years tn which
- sonspiete an underground system in she
Hcpo@d district - '''N
We nave already a very large invest
aens IN overhead wires ana IN ress.susfruei-
wi curing the las, TIVE years, 4, vretli
Sosk great hardship on the company q,
- - 'se use Of lis present system Nas a
~ Hor any or the overhead material eau
used underground. An entiYe,,. pexP
ssm OF material specially prepared FOR
SVasd cost us between yiaaouo and $50 s.ss
complete system ia the district from
20 Jackson stree, aud Third avenue
- isaiifoad avenue. ani wctli NOS isss>reese
- revenue eho Ssnt. unless we fsa.srasS..
t X. saifs Ter power ard lighting whish W..
sSfe no Intention Of doing The iney;fa hls
'sssA III esNrN city la which the uaaers-