The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-26


value OF new line, have been pros.
eeuted with nm energy worthy OF
financial highwaymen
The eommon-user rights OF
the city through Fourth ave.
down 20 Main at, have been
denied for eight months. and
the fact that Division a loses
fe" hundred dollars each
month because OF being thus
shut of from its rlphtfui down
town outlet, HAS BEEN USED
MAS a BLuDoEoN or PUB.
LlciTY. IN VAIN EFFORT
TO CLUB PUBLIC SENT.
mENr AND CITY AUTnoRI.
TIES INTO A MOOD OF SUB.
MISSION TO The ESoRBI.
TANT DEMAND FOR AT
LEAST HEADQUARTERS
OF A MILLION DOLLARS
TRIBUTE.
Fortunately. the people have
escaped thus far the contamination
% this act OF plumber. by which
the Rcnton railway wreckers would
willingly ring down the curtain
leaving tho city OF Seattle TO hold
tho sack.
This leaves Seattle with $3.50. =
600 Invested in municipal rail
way northwest from Pine At and
$500. 900 OF the bond issue author.
iKed In 1911 still unissucd and IN
sold,
What shall we Dole down and
confess defeat at the hands OF the
freebooters Of private monopoly and
their hired press agents OF persert.
ed publicity
~ that be the Seattle spirit I
have failed 20 appreciate its deveI.
opment through 80 years.
"a STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY
LIES OPEN TO US. IN DIRECT
EXECUTION OF THE ORIGINAL
PLAN. WHEREBY THE ExpEND.
lTuRE or LESS THAN 500. 900
WILL MAKE ABSOLUTELY
SAFE THE $4,000 INVESTMENT
ALREADY MADE. AND GIVE
SEATTLE THE Wrip.AASD
OVER The PACK or CORPORA.
TON oBsTRucTloNIsTs WHO
HAVE BALkED THE PEOPLES
WILL FOR FOUR YEARS PAST.
THE BALLARD EXTENSION
PROPOSITION o. NEXT TUES
DAYS BALLOT - PROTECTS
The PUBLIC TREASURY AND
PLACES THE BIG STICK IN
THE PEOPLES HANDS.
From Pine ST. to the south end
OF tho Fremont ave bridge. the
municipal railway occupies for
three miles the best trunk line
route in Seattle. tho identical route
marked In the Bogue civic plans as
tho future Central ave OF Greater
Seattle .
From that point runs the newly
paved Iaary ave. direct. broad
level thoroughfare. covering the
two miles from Fremont TO Ballard.
1T has cost the general taxpay-
ers OF Seattle more than si50.000,
and the property owners along IT'S
route and in Ballard more than
$500. 900 besides. 10 establish and
construct this great, permanent.
best route through Fremont and in.
to Ballard The Puget Sound Trac-
ton Co. has contributed nothing to
this street improvement
ut has refused to place It's tracks
upon the new portion OF this ave
nue.. unless given an exclusive fran.
chise. denying a common-user'
TO the city cars.
THE present municipal car line
cost OF $500 900 is divided approx.
mately as follows:
Twelve cars. $4,000: substa-
ton and site. $4,000; car barn and
site. $4,000; paved street construc-
ton between Pine st and Cedar ST..
$50 900. trackage and overhead con.
struction. Cedar st. TO south end
Fremont ave. bridge. $4,000.
trackage on Nickerson ave. on
present route along south side Of
canal. $4,000.
1.-THE traekage and overhead
construction from the south end
OF tho Fremont bridge, Into
Fremont and through Leary
ave. to the heart OF Ballard,
can be constructed we'll within
the limit Of 100000 stated In
Proposition q.
1.-THE cars, substatlon. car
barn and trackage for the three
miles south Of the Fremont
bridge into the city, represent
Ing s35o,ooo OF the investment
thus far, are all available for
use In connection with the
leary ave. Fremont-Ballsrd
extension, which thus becomes
the main line.
1.-THE present Nlckerson ave.
route Will. OF course, continue
20 be served. the municipal line
thus serving the districts on
both sides OF the canal with a
common trunk line to the city
center.
THE district north OF the canal
has ten times tho nODulatiOn as that