The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-02
viii Expend $4,000 Improving
It's Water Front.
70 BUILD LARGE WAREHOUSES;.
1snous Old Ocean and City Docks
70 Ne RemodeIed-wharv From
WsshinGton to jackson street to
De Divided Into Three Divisions.
with Another slip Added-AppIi-
cation for Fraachise for new spur

The Pacific Coast Company is perfect
ks plans for improvements OF its water
{vont property which will call for an ex-
5enditure of 3350,00o. This estimate Is
considered low by some. who think that
me figures Will come nearer 100000 be-
fore the work Is finished.
Although the preliminary steps have
teen conducted without publicity. the
soint has been reached when the matter
must come out in an official way sooner
Or later. II Is probable that the board OF
bubIic works win have its attention called
10 the matter this morning.
The company has already Informed City
Engineer Thomson that IL desires TO build
1 short piece of railroad track from the
main track out upon its wharf property
near the foot of Main street. This mat
Ter will come before the board OF public
Works. Another application is also in
GUIDED which embraces extensive aitera-
Uons and extensions OF warehouses slips
Inc entire space from washin zton street
touth TO Jackson street Is included In the
proposed improvements. The company
bss owned this property for years and
known as Ocean dock and the City dock.
The first named Is located between WASH
hston street and Main street. The. sec
eon street There n fully coo feet Of the
most valuable water front property In the
city included In the plans.
At present there are two switches. one
extending out on the docks at the north
aud the other at the south. The new
witch will extend between the tracks al
ready laid This system VIII give wonder
fully Increased facilities for handling
freight.
both tho Ocean and City Cocks are large,
they will appear antiquated when con-
sidered In comparison with the new ores,
The wharves will be remodelcd so that
there will be two slips for ocean-going
vessels instead OF the one which sepa-
rates the Ocean from the City dock. In
other words the entire wharfage space
will be divided into three large divisions
capable of accommodating large steam
Three immense warehouses will be con-
gtructed and In addition 10 that two OK.
tensivc storage buildings have been
slammed The warehouses will probably
most improved system known to steam
Ship and railroad architecture. The stor
ege buildings viii be of brick and as
substantial and safe as well -selected ma
ieffdl and first-ciass work can MAKE
them,
Minor details OF the buildings have not
been fully decided upon. but architects
are. working on the plans and they Will
:oos be be-, N /. s,s,e q perfection sdns Ths
prellminaries are. attended 70, and the
work has been duly authorized by the
city. In such claes II is necessary that
Permits be issued the same as. In the con-
structipn OF ordinary buildings or minor
Already the company has done consld.
fAbfe work. what was formerly called
Ballast island and located between the
SSst edge OF the Ocean DOCK and the shore
The entire area extending from tho wharf
back to the main land Is now solid earth