The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-06

Site to BE Selected Today-SeveraI Good
Tracte offered.
The Warrington SOLDIER Home commission
viii convene today at p. N. ct the ONCE Of
Holmes 4 Young. In the Occidental book. Dur
ing this session the commission expects TO se-
le't from the various sites offered : location for
the home.
Engineer Albro Gardner, who was employed
some time since 70 maks an examination Of the
varions sites proposed, has completed his re-
port and prepared . map Of each mite, which
viii be submitted % the com mission today The
proposal OF the site near PuyAllup was with
drawn before the engineer made his examine
tion Of II 1t 10 thought that Of the sites re-
ported upon by Nj. Gardner the choice will lie
between WILDLY island and Orting. The pro-
posed site on WILDLY island ID near
Sand Point fronting on Saratoga passage
1t lies on second bench Ill feet above the sea
level and commands . hns view to the north
east aud south. the first bench is about thirty
feet above the water and il nearly level The
ground then rises with an easy grade - you 60
west about two feet in 100 TO the west line OF
the proposed site. The water supply win come
from two springs that form . creek, which have
their source in l0wland. The springs rise about
twenty feet above the proposed building Site
The drainage is good. having good fall 70 the
bay. The cost of water pipe and sewerage
would be about $20O0 There are about four
bench, ~ shown on tho map The bal
ance OF the land can be cleared quite
cheaply. having been logged on for some dis.
tance beck from the shore. although enough tim.
Der still remains TO furnish fuel for . number of
years. Oat of his LOO acres there II not what
might be termed an acre Of waste land. To the
east OF the proposed tract 10 = tract OF Il mber
that would make beautiful park. This tract
has frontage OH the Sound of over ons quarter
OF mile, with good gravel aud sard beach
extending the entire length. The land around
the building site Is well calculated for fruit and
the back portion for meadow or grass land This
site can be reached every day by steamers run
ming from seattle, good ana substantial wharf
extending to de p water having been con-
strnc1ed on property Immediately adjoining this
site.
Concernirg the orting site, the report states
that the water supply il sufficient TO meet any
demand, is OF excellent qualify and situated 90
as 10 be utilized with little expense. On the
eighty acres adjoining the site on the west IN 4
dam which forms pond that can be- used for
irrigatfng portion OF the land. The Puyallup
river can be used for the same purpose. The
spring that 10 to supply the water rises ON this
eighty acres also and very near the west line, SO
near. says Mr. Gardner. that he would recon-
mend the securing about two acres of land
around the spring should it be decided 10 ACCEPT
the site. The spring rises fifty feet above the
proposed building site, which win give il suf.
hcient head to carry the water all through the
building. From the building site to the Puyal.
iup river thers is fail of twenty two feet
when Is ample tor sewerage. Tue cost 4 pipe
for water aud sewerage would be about g. 500
The Vashon island site lies about 100 feet
above the sea, about 500 feet from the shore.
water from . spring rising seventeen feet above
the proposed site could brousht In pipes q
distance OF 2,5o0 fset sufficient to supply 40
persona The c. st of water pipe and sewerage
would be about g COO
An ofer was re eiyed from the Washington
Farmer 10 donate site on the north end OF
Whidoy island. near Deception pass. TINS adj
joins The United States military reservation and
commands view oil the straits and Deception
pass !. Is we'll imoered and well watered by
springs