The Westside Streetcar Line Starts Grading Toward Harrison Avenue

The Westside Railway Company is equally alert in the building of its line, and the next few months will witness an activity in railway building that is without a parallel on Puget Sound. Today I. Liberman commenced the work of grading the new street which was formed by the purchase by the city of property belonging to C. M. Moore. The contract price is 22 cents. The building of this street was made necessary in order to secure an approach to Harrison Avenue, over which the new line will pass. As soon as this grading is completed, Grant Avenue and part of Farragut Avenue will be graded. The rails for the new road are on hand, and part of the track-laying machinery is expected before Saturday. Superintendent Anderson, who is in charge of the work, visited Seattle on Saturday and effected arrangements with Superintendent Bush, of the Port Townsend Southern, by which the electric railway may cross the Port Townsend tracks on the Westside. As fast as grading will permit, Superintendent Anderson will follow with the laying of rails. Although the ground has been broken for the power house, the matter will be held in abeyance for the present, as it is altogether probable that arrangements will yet be made by which the Olympia Light and Power Company will furnish power to the Westside company. It is also thought that a system of exchange tickets will be inaugurated so that passengers may ride over either the line of the Olympia Light and Power Company or the Westside Railway for one fare.