The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
West Seattle Electric Line Con-
struction Gang Pulled OF.
ONLY = TEMPORARY DELAY.
Heard Of Public works Before Al
Isw1ng the Seattle 4 San Franz
Cisco Company to Construct
Around Moran Bros.' Foundry
wanss shipbufIders to Agree TO
Msnevs DuiIdin9 I'm Three Years.

An order issued by the board OF public
works has brought to standstill tenn
Oorarfly tho work Of constructing con-
nacting link joining tho too ends of the
terminu tracks OF the Seattle & San
francisco Railway and Navigation Com
pany on the South side. The work In
vowed IL the building OF a temporary
switch track around foundry building
Belonging to the Moran Bros. plant,
whooh stands directly in the roads right
oe-way, bstween Alaska and Connecticut
osruetA and which was being done under
= resolution passed by the city council
q snort time ago, authorizing the switch.
unfsl such q time a. Moran Bros could
rnovs the building and give the railway
company It's main right-of-way along
Railroad avenue to King street.
Cause for the order.
The urinary cause for the order issued
BY the board stopping the work was to
have certain agreement signed by Mo-
ran Bros. In which the shipbuiIders agree
10 remove the building within specified
time.
Tha building referred to. at the time
tbe seattle 4 san Francisco Railway and
Nayfgation Company franchise was grant
q. was. and in fact is at the present
time, filed with heavy machinery. to
move which now would incur damage and
: large expense. 1t stands directly on
Railway avenue, in about the center. OF
the railways rfght-of-way. At that time
Moran Bros. asked permission to retain
tho building Tor short period. or until
they could arrange to move that part OF
their works, and as the railway company
was willing TO use switch track around
the buflding. the resolution TO permit It's
construction was passed by the city coun-
since that time. however, II has come
10 tho city's notice that Moran Bros. have
while II might not be probable. Il was
possible that within few years more
they might claim the. property by the
laws Of residence and location. In view
decided 70 interfere in the. work until an
agreement to remove the building within
three years was signed BY Moran Bros.
All day yesterday the. case was up for .
cerned expressed the opinion that tho
agreement would be signed and the con-
structIon Of the switch allowed to pro-
coed ct once.
TO Operate August D.
should this be the outcome. II Is exc
pected by the officers OF the railway COM
pany that they win have the electric line
IN operation from tho power house. In
West Seattle. across the bay trestle to its
present terminus. on Jackson street. In
this city. on Sunday next.
the order stopping the work had been is
eued. City Engineer. Thomson said: "Our
object In temporarily stopping the con-
otrurtion OF the Seattle a San Franchises
BY Moran Bros to vacato and remove the
building now standing In the railway
conpany's riwht-of-way within three
years This Is simply for the city's pro-
lection The rssolntiiSen gs; ;,S by the the
temporary switch does not take precc-
senre over the ordinance granting the
fight-of-way Such an agreement. when
signed, win prevent any FsquAbb!e COM
Ing up IN future. and Is taken solely as
a precautionary measure. have no doubt
that tho agreement will be signed and the
work proceed at once"
John Leary. OF the Seattle 4 San Fran
cisco Railway and Nxvisation Company s,;
served with an order TO stop work by the
board Of public works. ana have COM
piiod. In tho progress OF our work 80
far our relations with the city officials
ssThc Moran building. around which we
were building temporary track. Is on
our right-of-way. but az II II impracti-
cable for them 10 move II at the present
times we were willing 70 40 20 the extra
expense OF building about 600 yards Of
temporary track until such time as they
could move IL. This II necessary to con-
meet tho two ends OF our track and give
Va an entrance to our Seattle terminals
Our understanding. when the city coun-
Gil passed it's resolution, was that We
could build the spur. and so We began
work.
Eve had intended having our West Sc
attic line In operation by August l. but
this will delay ua somewhat. We fully
anticipate an early settlement OF the
ruestlons brought up by the board of
public works. In which event we will