Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-28

IRE TERRITORIAL boAko OF slALTB nEI
AID kPPouTHD 4 HEALTH cByICxR.
AsoTuER pAssKnoKs sTEtNKR.

AND kPPotuTHD HEALTH c1BICxR.
AsoIuKR pAssKuoKs sTElNxR.
TR<gvtay Corr. Post IstsliLgssey.I
The new board Of health convened
last Saturday evening and baiioted for
health officer. The vote on the FIRST
ballot vas q tie-csch member thereof
casting g ballot for his favorise ca,-
didste. The president. Il. @. Hill. Of
fered 30 dip . coin With DIR. HUT for
sbo,oe Of candidates between Doctors
Sesvey and Harrison. The proposition
was not favorsbiy received, and Dr..
Huns, finding that the chances wire
against bis nominee. withdrew that sop
port aud voted for Mr.. Dodd's candi
date, DR.. Williamson. Very little bust
nesa Of importance vas tfausacted
after the old health ohser. Dr.. Minkler.
N ade Q report concerning the emAilpox
patients nov confined In the pest houss.
He said that thoss afflicted With the
DISEASE we're progressing nicely. and
that the mate Of the schooner Courser,
vho vss sent TO that institution on
Friday afternoon. bad veil developed
case OF smallpox. The board decided
that measures should be adopted ct
once calculated 10 improve the sur
roandinas and hospital quarters at the
pest house.
At q PRELIMINARY meeting held earlier
In the day. q decision was reached re-
aaydina the health ofd.e fees. The
daily line Of steamers from British CO.
inmbia are exempted from official IN
ssectiou, except IN times when con.
tagioas pestilsnce are known 20 exist 10
that country. then the steamers are
subj OF TO the same inspection a. here
tofors. The legal fee In such instances
- $3.50. The ocean steamers are sub
jsct to inspection at all times, aud ths
same fee Ia 10 be collected II IN entry 10
made daring the daytime; sitter 10
o'oiosk, y. M, tbs collection is doubled
Inspection Of vessels from foreign posts
will continue and tie sum of Is will be
collected as heretofore,
II IL stated on good authority thai
the Victoria steamers will reduce the
fare nfty cents In Consequence OF the
abolishmsnt OF The inspection. II cost
the Oregon Navigation Company for
The last two years over $50 per month
for health ottice certificates,
AsorHrs pAssKxoEs s7sAxrn.
when the steamship waiia Walla
goes to san Francisco the next time
loaded With coal she will undergo u
Transformation and retire from the coal
trade. She will DC laid up on the dry
dock Ia the bay oisy for several months
daring Which time the Union iron
works Gill be employed In converting
her into passenger ssesmer similar 10
the Umatilia. The Waiia waIia Is a
fast steamship. and is ssannch and sea
worthy, ald will no doubt make q pop
ular passenger steamship. she Ii about
eight years old, and vas bnilt on the
Atlantic coast for the Oregon Improve
nscat company as collier aud has been
plying between tie Columbia river.
Seattle and ssh Francisco since ahe
arrived on this coast,
roRr OF ESrRr rcRoss.
Captain speg d. OF tie ship Alexander
will. AZ tie suggestion OF the
vessels owners, resign command Of
that ship.
1. 10 reported that Edward Rothohild,
HotslipR Il Company. OF
Portland, 10 eonianssisn With klingef
& Company, OF this city, have purchased
lns Weber estate IN Clsllam and JET
srfson counties. north by east Of Port
Discovery mills. 1he tract. timbered
and farming land, comprises 500 scres.
jusi al present no vessels are loading
d, she Port Hatlsck mills. This Ia the
irss instance Of the kind that has oc-
,afrsd sinse the mills commenced
operations. The barks Ofsgo and
| hsocald, belonging 10 the Port Blsksiv
MIA Company, on their arrival. will load
, cargo OF laasss al Hsdioek. for san
Diego.
fhe Blitish ship PetersooroGsh. for |
i .ipzsalso, the British harks kosingo,
IT Me SourUe wharf: biaifhoyle. fos /
q'aai, and the fsrses, also toe Amsri- |
an ssip Edxafd O'Brien. all from SAP |
francisco, sxcsps tie latter, FROM san l
'saro. slll 90 30 Psri Discovery. so lsad 1
heir essencs o, lumber.
ihe fcsr~ ISIx1iIoHScER viii he de- /
ivefsd % the CAV Of Publication tSar-
LAYS sxosgtedl 50 Subscribers In Port 4
Iospsse3. Hadleck. Iron !sls ard poft /
DISCOVERY. hereafter. Tie change siil (
q usa,h Appreciated ~ this journals
sfes nauesr % readers 81 the lover
'naEi.
Port Towsssnd. Feb. ~.