The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-28
City Streets and Sidewalks Are in
q Wretched Condition.
TRAFFIC GREATLY iMPEorD.
Many Main Arteries or Travel nj the
City Have Become Almost tns-
psssabfe Because of Defective
Pisskfng and Seeming Neglect
~ CITY Administrsft"n--Pedes-
srisns CompIsfs Of Muddy walks.

Ms puh,en.s criticism or the city
rnadwaxs leading to Ftrf Layton. puc-
iished BY the Post-tntelige ncsr. has
drawn attention 20 the generaAy unsafe
condition % many thoroughfar". ano %
the dirty and unfepafred sidewalks IN
the rezifenee portion Of the city and even
IN the business district
II IL not disputed that whsn visitors
from tire East reach Seattie, their nrst
comment r. invariably adverse 70 the APP
pearancA ~ the city. owing 70 the maany
and dgIapiiated eross-w aiks and pave
n.ents. II IL claimed that a reasonable
degree 81 diligence on the part % The city
administration would result IN n material
IMPROVEMENT IN streets throughout the
city and would put an end 70 the ursavor-
ahle comments which are heard not only
from visitors hut aiao from residents OF
Seattle
II Is a p<rsious matter 20 attempt 10
drive even lightly laden wagon over
some Of the most important highways Oh
Seattle The streets, especially In the
business seesisri. are encountered ~ build
ing materials. which contractors are al
lowed 10 scatter from one sidewalk to the
other aewer contractors are allowed to
ffave their work In an unfinished condi-
ton causing unsigfisiy holes III the streets
which are a constant menace 10 teams,
especially to are department teams re-
spending 10 alarms during the night. A
result Of these conditions. hack fares
and charges for hauling have during the
past TWO mouths been advanced nearly
20 per cent.
Heswiss ~ an Inspections.
A Post Int esiEgsneer reporter yesterday
made an insYvstiDn ~ the worst streets
Of the bu@luef~ district and also az the
main streets or the residence section As
10 tbn complaints OF dirty ard dangerous
Rliewalka. which are made almost daily
ut IN. city hall, II In to be said that ia
many piaeee Whare the property could
easily b. nmsessea for the Improvement.
waiks exsss which arn dlsgraee 10 the
city.
Ninth ana Terry avenues. on the north
ptdw Of the street. thu walk u badly In
need Of repair and IL partly covered with
gravel and stones waNch make walking
extremely dtsaaweablcs on Broadway
nnFsh Of Madison M she west side % the
street the Walk - rarely covered with
gravel which fltiea from an overhanging
bmnk
Muddy walks abound throughout the
businsaA district Thee arr due 10 sew
efat canssa whiVh couia easily ho re-.
moved. For exasupie, en First avenue.
between blanchard and Virginia, the east
sidewalk u covered with mud and slime
The sirt riins from the hixh hank left by
thu tsstsde OF First assnue. In some
pia<ve tne ~aik r. coyeFed to depth
of ten feet by mud. This Ia washed over
the Remaining narrnw foptway and IL
ussksh into . srsssy sitna which makes
walking positively dangerous sspeniatly
~ utahi The mud In time wlls evidently
entirely eavsr tbs walk Graaa IL gro wing
over sofnc sf the hsapa OF dirt which
appear % have s~er is't standing for
months
ose Lena MUD Hole.
The cfo.susiks on First avenue are fra
ntfNHtlt al
from tlfe nh atre@ts rhfs II she case
from Above Ftke street 10 Yess.r on James
s . ,hs wa'ks &c covered With mud be-
ley 0esMNetl Yc&ssf and Cherry and second
ana Fhirf avenues 4 one long mud hole.
In which garbage ~ an kinds IL eumned
Deep holes tIsd with dirty water Around
r~na~ranG The conditions anything bu,
sanitary Tbs Md u az an unknown
s ssss ,eass s ss, ssss.as frnm ,hs alley
mud which IL tracked up ana down the
biii AMI allowed - remain constant
Unian strees, between rirst ana s.canh MI
avenues, bath sidewalks are PARTLY rnv~
arwd with atFt Twa-thIrds ~ thv street
tailding saategsals ana there i searvsis
feoin FOR single team 10 pass me
contractors hlams the city fer hayias
i ss~vr near the sal,alns IN ssur w. nv es
sfecstan ON First avenue Al any rate
Wv cry aathertsea e~em 10 allow ms
contractor e faaluw his ewn inetinationa
sitheuah his permit provides for III. .la..
~ 5sif eneshaif the street
Thsa case can be duplicated In many
fssftH of the city. contractors hsine III.
l0wed ahat epp@ars 20 be- Mnhrlasrd liber-
y la ncnepsisse the strxstN
ihrfr 4 very dangerous place az fhx
CORNER ~ AesNsnd sai tuian peAe@fftana
are stAfrei g. rfssss he weat si.ie cs.r
track hscsnse - the extension 81 = MAI.
form ~ tsninn 70 slthtn less than t~o
test ~ csFa as ta*s pass psdnasstana
xesfs sssth are constantly menaced ~
ufrres ears
NAalsoN street tsaua Western avenue
70 1~uw&Yethtfd IL onn sea ~ sns8 ~
*tuA hpars allea W4tN rsttsn elash -
IRE north side ~ the street Ma riees,a
SeAFt aKp. ft i noe nisvd silva b5tss
whsrh hAVv famed ntzns hdsnaa fh,
sgAasekexs saN. Ard whieh mabr iyussSS.
Mefe sat hAplsns sscrft eish feuse horse
seafne Al fNe enFurr a rwfifsh avaaa-
she faaa y ~efkes8 iuta pssse as fa.ssms
teAtns WITH y hAs nrN reaches 4 aweeh
80 ataffk saa feet
Despair ossr Nsat.en street
As.i.ssan atre@t u the despair ~ ali
tpaHsaaefA ANA hRrkWseA fna elsy ~.
&~~n r4ANHing " etanA y s8s yeAru same
~rtk - nas tHies taFfe an ths east sra
~ snv ssTess. MI fgpHn NsstsrA aNwatss
te Axnisn Aalt Il - m frtxagsai eanssfyhssa
Waf@Atef. fseorie AfN &lf2asA at tsfFs4.
~nt flaEes - Asssitst saS ard other
fsesshf 90 tne eka&F~ aiks 10 the KreAt
fnreassgsiewem " pedestrians ailxAlguE
frsafe stevss tAfs
Nsekessa $50 snAt the Aepro&sa 10 TIE
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