The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20

100 feni rom fence tO funce A
center strip 60 fcct Wide would be
parked With trees Under the trees
street railway tracks would DO
built. and there would be NO paw.
Ing between tracks 70 save expense.
and because grass ts the best
known sponge Tor dust
On either aido would be- paved
Z thoroughinres FOR heavy aud for
lght traffic. the heavy traffic TO bo
kept 60 the street railway sides
This would make street car riding
Ike riding In the couhtry
The street railways arc 90 be for
freight a. well az passenger traf.
rc Spurs into manufacturing and
business places are to be- built. and
little stations viii be provided at
intervals Then during tho night
freight viii be hauled at nominal
rates This would reduce the price
of food. coal. etc. and a. the same
time hclp pay the running expenses
90 the roads
The property along the parkway
and parallel street b. 30 be sold 90
residents
The plating places urc 90 be
bought along the rivers and Ia the
outskirts oft the city.
These plats are Co De laid out
With trunk thoroughmrea Tor
heavy traffic Other streets viii
De- made narrower 10 save paving
expense. This restricting traffic
I 20 certain thoFnughiafca ia eulcu.
lated 60 make for quiet IN resi-
dence sections
In the center % each plat a little
park ls % be- laid out With wadiug
pools. Fairgrounds and shade trees
No lot o. % be- narrower than 90
feet 81 that with a 26.foo, house 90
F feet of breathing space win be al
{ lowed between an houses
10 Is estimated that these lots
unlmpfoved. can he sold for about
sis1 and SIN bring a small profit
Z tu the city and that a good six.
ruom house. II built by the city.
could De sold. with lot. Tor $500 TO
I 81 500.
{ The dream contemplateu municl
I pal lighting. heating. bouaecteauinT
{ cooking. ironing everything that
Z that can b. done by gas. electricity
+ or steam az the lowest possible
I cost 90 The people
HoN can az this BE- done7 re-
E peated Treasurer WhitnaiL he
Z cause it has been done In England
such a park vas established aud
T the city that did Il made a big
Z profit
AS 10 the electricity and steam
Z plan, we have shown what can DO
Z done about furnishing water The
average cost now Is eight ceuts "a
month per family and tho city
clears about $4,000 a year Z lac
same could be dene with steam and
electricity
And We don't intend 70 let the
long franchises ~ street railways
(some still 10 last for 20 years.
bother as any They may run
right along We shall offer com
fort speed and lower fare We don't
worry about which line the people
will ride on
Our policy with saloons viii BE-
the same All along our parkwayA
there will be little parks They will
be made attractive. Social center
houses for indoor entertainment Will
be there We think wc can see
| which wili be the most popular. the
saloons or our social centers."
Some things that point TO a full.
/ filment OF the dream have already
come about
A bond issue % $3.50. 600 for a
central urban and iuterurban depot
has already been approved b. the
I people
A cost unit department has been
established II provides for the de-
termiuiug units 81 cost for the DO.
! lng of city work ~ all kinds
/ A squad 81 men, for instance.
I Wili BE- sent ont under an Inspector
20 clean asphalt pavement lie wlll
determine Just how much Of that
kind Of pavement n certain number
Of men can clean in D certain time
Af,erward asphalt pavement clean.
crs viii be held 20 that unit.
This method Is TO be used for
testing the cost u laying a square
| yard Of brick pavement. etc.
A big change OF grades on the
/ Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul rail.
I road that will do away with - rail-
| road crossings has been obtained.
The street car oompans is going
10 take care Of the repairing Of
pavement its foot strip 81 granite
blocks has Occasioned, or rip them
out.
Steps are being taken 10 collect
a license on the companys street
cars that hasn't been collected in
/ the history Of the records. The
I license Il ti5 q car and will be col
lectcd for SIX years back. bringing
a total Of $4,000.
Aside from the depleted treasury
the new party f. facing another
financial difficulty. The people
have voted $500 900 In bonds with
| "A per cent interest for improve
ments. The republican and demo.
cratic members Of the council are
blocking the sale. standing out for
la4 per cent rate. which ~ too low
10 command bids from investors.
/ n takes n threefourths vote 10 set
tie bond questions and the socialists
do not command that majority in
council
But the socialists are not wor.
ried. Tho Bakers international
Trade Union has offered 10 buy
$3.50. 900. and the Western Fedora
| don Of Miners with q fund Of hun
dreds OF thousands Of dollars viii
buy. And socialists say as a last
resort they could empty every say.
l7ngs bank In the city by offering
the bonds 10 the working people,
who are only getting 3 per cent on