Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-06

STATEMENT FROM coNMIssfo.sna NASH
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PoRr TOWNSEND. May 5.--Mr. Henry
Bash. commissioner Of shipping. was In
tervie wed by ths PosT-lNrELLIsENcKa
reporter this morning In regard TO tho
press dispatches. staeing that charges had
beon preferred a9ainst him for work nx
In the intorest OF the min owners, assist-
Ing In 6hAnghaing. shipping drunken
seilota. and % forth. Mr.. Hash said'
This chssge Of % wcrklns fer the ,,n milis Is
bo1y has . grievance fAncled or real.
and arises from ignorance. Az . matter
Of fact, the Puget Nil Company have au-
thority from the assistant secretary OF
the treasury 70 have sailofs PAD or at
the ports where their mills ar0 located.
When they order me to pay etf Grew q
no Option In the matter. nor will not hsvs
unlcss the authority granted the mills
from Washington 10 revoked. A great
many think Dc this a my eQn aoo0rd
In the interest ef The milk. bat - you
see. ] N powosleGs In the matter.
AS Al uia 10 he cnasTes u :S Of shaDshaisg and
shipping drunken sailerA they are false
In too, utterly absurd. aseveryone hero
knows. There may bA and doubtless ID.
something Of this hind done On foreign
ships. but have to do only with Ameri-
can vessels going and coming from for.
eign ports. A great deal OF erroneous
op rion prevails - 70 the vassels ship
ping commissioner has Jurisdiction over.
With foreign and coastwise veesele
have nothing to do, and. - regards sail.
ors shipped through my o0ce Tor Ameri-
can chips In the foreian trade, there has
never bsen one who WaD allowed 70 sign
while iutsxicated. or coofccd Into sailing.
"Another erroneous opinion u that
there II much money In the once. Since
the commtssiouers fees have been abol-
ished and he II paid from Washington Il
don't yield living salary.
CARELESS OFFICIALS.
Tho letter mail from mp sound didn't
reach Port Townsend this morning. II
was put OF at Port Ludlow by miseakA
and business msn are wraahy thsreat. II
10 alleged that such accidents are too fre-
queet A peominsat city offlc1al oaad:
iaas|uch :: shs 80 poss Of Of :nt.y. . '.iy s, ss::
ordinOy care should b e1sFcissd in
transmitting II. Tho duties Of tho mall
agent between hero and 6osttle arc not
ouerous. In fact, they are NOT much more
than nominal. The miasing Of . mail
may moan the lon Of good many dol
lars. II detains newa and 70 always IN.
noying."
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.
An era Of Improvement has begun in
Pert Townsend. In addition TO the large
sum rt Gently voted By the city council for
termined 10 ex,end Water street through
to 'Railroad Fiat 20 called. This VII
greatly improve the appearance OF thil
sectios OF the city and eahance the yalue
Of property. Activity IL also noted In
real estate trsnsactions- The transfefv oi
. -1~-0 M - No.
the sAle Of the Morgan hotel pfoporty TO-
sac coasummased within the month
but not recorded. Many outside INVESTOR
were In town last week.
NOTES.
The sealing schooner Walter L. Rich,
Captain Jordan. arrived yesterday with {
calch Of 40 akina. Captain Jordan sayi
that the Gloucester fishinx schooner I'd
ward Webster 10 not In tho effAlte, - 70
ported. his vcaDcd being miSsAken for fef
Tho schoonsf SeywSod has sailed fos
Victoria % fls cut for 's.,ins vsyss.;;
Port Townsend fos . few dAya
Captain James Carroll. of the Ancos, b
A. K. CoIsu an and Coionsl Henri
| IIandes returned from Seattle yesterday
Tee city council last night let . con
tract for the Waehinston stsest side ewsll
oommsncsd thersoc q oncs. The ooun
Gil sdjourned 70 next Friday night. ana
| win meet weekly Thereafter inst6so o.
| semi-monfhly.
The sseames UmasilIa cleared for sAz
| Frsnci.os. taking from Port Townsend
twenty iive tons Of freisht. two cabin and
eight steefagc passcnRr,n
\ The revenue cutter woicot Iesafnes
tnn mor1ina e Ion 49,. 1919. ase wv" wv
sefsa's sna 'Af"~s : - ..-