The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-21
TACOMA NEWS.
An ATti0olal Reservoir-New Schoo
houso-The Water Front

An Arti1cial Reservoir-New School
houso-The Water Front
TACOMA. Sept 20.-The superior court
has granted an order allowing the Tacoma
Smelling and Refining Company to con-
struct IN artificial reservoir in the gulch,
which ID partly within the property of the
Pacific Mul Company and partly in the
gmeating company's grounds. The Pacific
MI Company's property IL In the hands
q . receiver Of the court, hence the neces-
sity for the order. The order provides that
the dam shall not extend more than thirty
lDet on the Pacific Mill Company's ground,
and further provides that the Pacific Mil
Company shall have an equal right therein
with the smelling company in the use of
water.
Residents In the Sixth addition, which is
ont beyond the city limits, are raising a
fund BY subscription for the purpose of
building . schoolhouse. The amount need
ed to carry out the plans agreed upon by a
mass-meeting is $500. which is already as
sured. % that very soon q hundred or
moro pupils, who are not now provided
for from the public school fund. will be
reaping the benefits of this private enter
prise.
The Caledonian and st. Andrews Society
bald . meeting in the &. A. r hall
last evening and chose officers and dis
cussed the needs of the society and meth
DDS for promoting interest in the associa-
tion. The meeting was largely attended.
BY unanimous call A. Macready, a promi-
nent Scotchman, resident Of this city, was
elected to preside over the meeting. In a
brief, concise speech. Chairman Macready
set forth the object of the meeting and the
benefits to be derived from one another by
coming into closer social relations through
this medium. Mr.. Mscready stated that
while the society was made up of "sons of
the heather" they should SO Older
IT. programmes a. to entertain
every good intelligent citizen and
make the Caledonian and ST. Andrews
Society public benefit, as well AS benefit
to its members. After some further dis
cussion the following officers we're elected :.
President. Robert Haddow; first vice pres.
tdent, James N. Neil; second vice presi.
dent. Alex. s. Drummond; treasurer
Charles 6impkins: secretary, James b.
Darling; assistant secretary. Thomas Hal.
dane: board Of directors, George Mcdonald.
James Clark, Charles Simpkins, Malcolm
Mitchell, John Bowman and Thomas Hur.
Icy.
At the conclusion Of the business of the
evening several Scottish songs were sung.
In response to . vote of thanks to the
chairman and secretary, the chairman
stated that 1t was the intention OF the soci.
ETY. to give . series of entertainments.
which would Be duly announced.
Business on the water front was a little
quiet yesterday and is not quite up to the
usual volume today. Notwithstanding
snis slight falling of at the close, the weeks
work has been good one. the totals, both
- receipts and shipments Of freight, being
nsariy. II not fully. up to the average.
Passenger travel has been fully up to the
standard. The three new steamers pat on
the down Sound runs have cut into the
business of the slow boats, and will. az
natural consequence. drive them GU, en-.
tigsly. They cannot expect to do business
sgains the Aultnomah. Greyhound, Pot.
Ter and Fleetwood.
The contract for the construction of thu
neu city hall Was let to John r. Long three
weeks ago for the sum Of SIS, zoo. Coun.
cilmen John n. Fuller and John A. Nc.
Goidrick we're appointed special commit.
tee 70 act ON the part OF the city in CON-
pieting the signing and the acceptance of
bonds. Mr.. Long says tho men whom he