The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-16
SEATTLE LAKE CANAL.
Members Of the Commission to
Be Familiar With Ground.
THE NEW LIGHTHOUSE TENDER.
Port Townsend Has All the Government
Buildings in washinstsn-Proposea
Explorstion OF Alaska.

WASHINGTON CrrY, Oct Especial. -
lney say at the engineers bureau that it Is
hardly probable the commission which the
secretary OF war Is directed to appoint to
survey the route for ship canal to con-
meet Lakes Union, Washington and
oamamish with Puget sound can do the
work. and report to congress 1T its
opening IN december. lndeed, II depends
very mucn upon the weather as to when
Me survey can % made and the canal To-
cated. II VIII be remembered thatcongress
appropriated $lO.UO0 to pay the EXPENSES OF
.nis commission, which will be composed Of
three army engineers. This canal route
mas received the attention OF the engineers
sne past. and the information then
gained VIII De used in this proposed exam
inA.on. Two OF the engineers Will pr0ba-
Oily % selected from those who have seen
service on the faclnc coast. and are IN con.
sequence familiar with all the conditions OF
Port Tovnsend has ali tha coverrmant
buildings ia WASHINGTON. Althoueh per-
sistent effort VAS made IN behaif ~ the
three leadinc c;t;es ~ the .t.te n the ses-
sion lust closed failure resulted. II can be
said. though. that there Is scarcelv anv
doubt that the next sas,ion viii have 4
more favorabIe shouine All e the local
public building measnres have nasaed the
Senate. received the indorsement at the
House com mittee on public buildincs and
only need an onnortunitv for consideration
in the House to became laws INT e m.
not Of this I intended - wr;te The two
public BUILDINGS IN port Townaend ava the
marine hosnital and cnstom.honsa and
postoffice. The frat cost sfa f0n for hoth
site and hnildinc II vbich must - .adad
for alterations and renairs 8 Gao n mai
ing the total expenditures SO go II. The
site for the custom- house r.ost e. III 10 and
az congress- has limited the ernand;tnra. -
$40 600 this leaves nearly so3i oM - mt
into the bniIa;no The secret.rv ~ the
treasure wanted sos 0ol1 II hn;ld .dd;t;on.I
wards In the marine hosn;t.l 81 Port
Tovsend Int he did NIT 81 q 20 the
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December.
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