The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-13
oLyMpI. NEWS.
Navy Yard on This Harbor-r True
Elili Against the C0affhouae.

OLYMPIA, Dec. l2-Ihe beard OF trade
held a weilatiendcd meeting last night
for the purpose OF considering the project
OF endeayorng to induce the government
10 locate its Puget Sound navy yard At
Olympia After some discussion IL was
decided 10 appoint committee 90 meet
and confer with the committee which waa
recently appointed By congress 10 locate
the site for a navy yard ON the Puget
Sound, and TO properly lay before said
committee the advantages Of Olympia
harbor as the site for a navy yard The
committee appointed consists Of President,
Geo. A. Barnes. Secretary, JAS. r.
Hayden, and Mcssrs John r. Convey.
Thos, II. Cayanaugh aud A. X.
Chambers IL Is argued hY Olyupians
that IL viii cost but a few thousand
dollars 90 construct dam from Priests
point ACROSS 20 the old Brown wharf, a
distance of less than mile, thus, by
simple arrangement, forming magnitl-
cent body OF fresh water above the dam,
which would bo sufficient 10 iloat all the
nayies Of the world, being about thTsc
miles long aud nearly mile wide The
board of trade has great hopes Of being
abio 10 secure favorable consideration OF
the advantages Of olympia hafb0T a. site
for the yard which they deem superior 60
any ether location on The Sound ar eyea on
the coast -u
THE COURT HOUSE QUESTION
The lat grand Jury. following the cx-
ample OF the seven preceding ones. Goa
dcmned the little shauiy GA Ffanklia
street, which has 80 louE been used as a
court house. a. well ~ the old dilapidatcd
building ON sixth street, which has for
many years been occupied by the county
officers. These old buildings have been
indicted by nearly every grand jury IN
this county for tBauy years. Yet they con
tiuuc To stand, causing every progressive
citizen 20 blush Whenever he passes
them. The old building that Is used ~
d court house l. scarcely large enough 20
accommodate the attorneys who attend
court, and is 80 fFail that curinE
heavy gales the occupants OF the
building are constantly terrified lest
they may BE- buried meath The ralus OF a
shattered hovei. The original cost OF the
building could not have been more than
sec, yet II continues 10 be used, nutW in
standing that numerous grand iufies have
recommended It's destruction au9 tae
erection OF court house, worthy tho
capital city aud county. The county build
ting also comes in for very large share %
popular abuse. The ohiCVs of the auditor.
probate judge and sheriff arr r,Qaircti 20
be Kept therein although thena Is scarcely
room enough for the auditor alone. Ibls
retrenehmcut pSiicy ON THO parg of the
powers that Dc is grcatly deprecated ty
Thurston coun,y's more progressive Ciit
Gems. who arc extremely anxious t0 have
the eoaaty supplied with public builainss
bcttIing her commercial Importance and
her extensive population.
NOTES
Court was adjourned this morning until
January = The last case was thar Of the
pcnttentiary commissioners ~ JIM Mur
rhy territorial auditor, 10 cotnpel him O.
issue warrants for the payment cf tAei,
salaries, Judge Allyn took the mates
under adylscmvat
Lieut. Rock, e. ; y. a bgother Of Mrs. ?.
I. Blodgcit, Is in the city tss dsF. uu bis way
10 Alaska, o. take charge af thg plnfa.
The revenue cutter. oliver Nolcoa Wa
Ia the hagisaY last naehs