The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-11
WILL GREATLY IMPROVE
ELECTRIC CAR SERVICE
PRECEDENT rURrH Has EXCELLENT PLAN AFTER THE Jles
SON STREET REoRADe IS PUT THROUGH

and Eenron bin iInsH down MAJ, .
. IarFHuu street ~ the new def.at "
II Is possible aI#H that tbs p.
Jefferson street line will be - =
cd although THE Il #uI prgbjsas,
l,al "a AZ
The change lu the Beacon bgI..
iudr0na park lIHs# alone. bgvs1a.'
viii be important A. soon A. 49,
cars On these line cease 10 ~, -
the James street power bouse a.,
point will 20 longer retain ~ e.
portHuee aH "a tram fer OF dlsfylt,.,
Ing point az leaHt IN the near a.
ure The Jamra street eabJe -.
VIII become merely a stub. aeeam
mpdafiug first hIIi traffic AIM,
entirely.
IL ls not the intention u the sl,.
trio company officials 10 absraa..
the James street pa4er house TO-
fera entirely. because they esIegIss.
that II will alUag# BE- more A. -
an important dIHHbutlug point -
arrangements are ~ be- mad -
that those people living a lopg ~
out can reach The heart of he -,
without transferring to James s,,ss,
over tho present gIrcultoga 49,
awkward route
The East Jefferon street llnsr,
continue 70 connect with the lar.
street line. aa it could then 49,.
mpdats those DarauuH Who migt,
ftill prefer 30 make the transis-
The East Jefferson line IA nov -
merely - relieve congestion r, -
Madfona park and Rainier Height.
lines. II runs along East Jeffefson
Etreet as does tho Hadrona libs a,
IWeuty-th.rd avenue Il turns soBfb.
ward. stopping a. Jackson strsss
The hadrOna line leaves Esst la.
ferHou street a. TNenty-flrst ave-
No. running ngrthward 10 Eat
Cherry street
When the change takes place ths
Madruna and Jefferson street usA.
viii continue u run along rsa
Jefferson street. the East Jefssrso,
line continuing 10 Broad way ana ia
James street power house. the IA.
droua line turning aouthw ward Al
Twelfth avenue and east on Main
or Jackson streets over the new
route the Madraua line patrons vill
be- able 70 reach the heart o, ths
city considerably quicker than IN
der the present transfer system.
The Beacon hin line. instead a
running to the james street power
house. will simply turn on Tvelftk
avenue south al Main or Jaeksoa
streets. running directly 70 20
depot.
About a year ago the scheme Of
running the Madrona cars down
Main street was discussed. but ne
patrons objected Oh account Of IA
counterweight on Main street As
the traffic on the line increases
however, Il becomes more evident
that a more speedy and direct routs
must be procured as the regrafe VIII
obylate the necessity for a counter
weight.
The Main street oountervslgtt
was constructed for the so-eslied
Frink line. This line runs % Main
street turning northward al Twelfth
avenue Near Madison street the
line continues ita uorthwArd courss
along Fifteenth avenue. The llns
Was built for almost the same o.
iect as the Seattle Electric companY
now seeks 20 attain by turning The
Madrona line over a portion Of lts
route-to furnish direct access 10
the manufacturing district from be
residence section toward Lake
Washington, eliminating the James
street transfer.
The Frink line. however. has a.
ways been a frost. before as vel
as after the Seattle Electric eom-
pany purchased Il It's service has
been as irregular as that Of stars
line. Cars have been run over II
occasionally only a. a means OF pro-
tecting the franchise. Since the
counterweiEht on Main street broke
down from general disability cars
have not been run down the hill n
all The electric company has besa
waiting for the regrade. 30 as 70 Be
able 70 tear out the oounterwessti
instead OF repairing H.
The tracks are still IN. but tbs
service ia defuuct The route north
OF Pine street Is now used BY ths
Capitol hill line and when the ~
grade Is made the other half VII
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