The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-07

THE elevated will be under con
/ Atruction by the time We have FIN
ished the extension OF Division \
60 Market aud l.eary sts.. and then
we viii be- ready for the next step
the extension OF Division A TO the
northern city limits.
we have two routes TO 30. One
Is by way of the Loyal Heights line,
when the owner has offered To sell
for $50 900 That II too much mon.
ey. aud I think We should yet 1t for
$4,000. That is the appraised val.
Ne. II IL cannot be purchased cheap.
or. the city will have To build die
lance os 2t3 miles. over 32nd ave.
y " to Sbth st.
Whichever route In chosen. when
the city cars are operating from
S5th NJ. To Lake nurlen. thru the
heart OF Seattlo's manufacturing dis.
trict and past some OF the city's
largest retail stores. the system
win be a paying proposition
Isn't Guessing
Councilman Erickson says he Ia
not merely guessing as to the
amount the city ears will earn.
The Ballard Beach line OF the
Traction company IN the poorest
paying line into Ballard today"
says Erickson 1T in earning slsi
day We estimate the cost OF
operation FOR city ears between
Jefferson VI. and s5th 81. at si2l n
eEy. That means So day 10 ai,-
lily on the bonded indebtedness.
Ballard Growing
Erickson points out that one line
into Ballard AT present ~ earning
about $1,000 a month. while anoth.
O. earns $1,000
Ballard IL growing. he says.
"gnd there viii be room for an
other line. particularly since 1t viii
strike territory not now served By
tie Traction company"
The financing OF tho projects
" III not ho NJ difficult. tho council.
man says,
May Need Vote
We will pay for the elevated
line. either with utilities bonds or
nth unsold bonds voted for the
C. Instruction OF Division A. In the
latter case. ". would need the
vote OF the people 60 transfer the
funds
The LOYAL Heights line may be-
bought with utilities bonds and tho
construction OF the extension 90
Market and Leary s,s. already has
Zen voted
Won't Take Long
Thus. IL EriekEon's planH mature.
Seattle will have a street rnilsAy
trunk line within a comparatively
short time.
Then We can extend a line out
isth It. In West Seattle to Ahalone
as. Another line can be bull,
from spokane bridge up Admiral
way. 10th OF these lines will serve
districts which are badly Id need
IL service" he says.
Has Future Plan
For tho University district. too.
Erickson would have better service.
Tracks out virginia 1T. are includ.
ed in his plans for tho future.
Councilman Reginald Thomson
Ia not ready to approve the pro.
gtam.
. takes the position tina, a full
report should be made By tho city
Utilities department. showing Just
hnw much business the extensions
~ ould gain for tho municipal lines.
Warts Report
III can be shown in black and
white that the line will pay. III IA
vor tho extensions. no told a Star
70 porter.
At a meeting OF the finance com. /
/ iitse Friday afternoon, Council.
ilen hcsks,h and Fitzgerald decId. !
., TO recommend 20 the council |
VI, nday that the car lin. measures
passed.
File Two Reports
Councilman Hanna aud Thomson |
voted against recommending pas
sage OF the measures. and will sub. |
init report 10 that effect TO tho |
council Monday. when the meas
uies come up for vote
hey have been recommended by |
e.. members OF the city utilities I
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