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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

" the special meeting Of the Free Bap'
,ist church held Monday evening no bnsi
ness " ~ transacted, IS il was deemed best
10 fer all action aniil the annual meetinK
in January.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

The teachers and i2 Of the scholars Of
the FarsnInztiale Grammar school visited
the Highland avenne Grammar School yes
tersiay afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

sIizs Emily Gilmore who has been visit
ing relatives in Boston returned home a@r-
day evening
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

l.. b. Wing Of the City laan'.ry returned
yesterday morning from iusisess trip 10
goston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

0id people Often have troublesome ana
persistent coughs. Sometimes yon can cure
them and sometimes you cant. But Adam
sons Botanic Cough Balsam always sootbes
and relieves the patient old folks.
novltI&w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

Mr.. and Mrs. A. g. Chase entertained
the FarmiagiaEe Progressive hHeslre Cub
last evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

Mr.. Elmer T.. Coek las been appointed
local representative for the New York
Dramatic Aews.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

Dr, r. W Ratter leaves this morning for
a business. trip to New York where he viii
study under specialist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16
Daily 4enntbff Journal.
WEDNESDAY. ssy. Il, 1881.
GARDINER.

Mrs Atidie Perry returned yesterday
from a VISIT to friends in Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

Mics Eleanor Stevens returned from hei
trip through tsps South, Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16
MARKET REPORTS.


NEW YORK, Nov. Ii.
Money easier, ranging from too.
Prime paper at BAT.
Government bonds. steady.
Railroad bonds, irregular.
The following are the closing quotations Of g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

State Veterinarian Bailey Of Porsians
wse 10 tsrsiBer yesterday oe business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16
Daa5tIng Suffering Women

Alive to &c interests of
orr lady readers, we pub
Iish Mrs. Simpson letter
- Dr.. Kennedy.
Dear Sir il was an in
yaiId for years. suffering
from ki,ineT trouble ard
f,a.'a Iilness. Ply
s;tds prJesii; cal for rse
.. ..-.,..,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16

edies, bat 10 begc:it resulted Our daily
PAPER noti,Pl ae siIGe-'-s of Fsr. David
keaaa iy'a a.lt size heaie-s.. Of hon
don't. \. :. Ia q IS similar 20 M Okla.
| purct esd #. The first bottle fskcn in
small doses. oat very Regular, improved
cleared. appetite iwrrevesi. s,ee n VI,
sound ard refresfsrs. and a l't iefur'ner
use ent.r.sf cred 80. Ae.l ~ CT = iis
9 medici1e Fer v-ar- e.--tind- Hike FaEorife
Remedy. With all NV heart, lei rne urge
them 70 s5c !. i3tii3 Viii e Ii resest.
NJ. s,-r-r....-- .Er.r-.a.r. Ill
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
WATER FRONT NOTES.

Steamer Fairhsvea viii land st the city dock
instead Of At the Yesler whsrt hereafter
Bark Urana sailed from Port Blakeley yestsr-
day with a cargo OF lumber. bound foreign
Captain BENJAMIN left last night for Decep-
ton pSss 20 begin the task OF raising the rail.
road iron lost there OF the J. & Britain
Commencing tomorrow the steamer T W.
pardy viii leave 81 : o clock every morning for
Port Orchard, instead Of al 10 O'Clock as hereto
fore
steamer Delta LETT again for Iilliwaup with
an excursion party on her arrival here lass even.
ing she viii De back il time 10 90 out on her
regular trip tomorrow.
The Northern Pacific steamer loo Sock leaves
Tscoms on Monday Tor Japan and China Man.
sser podwc!l was 20 have gone over on her. bnt
s believed 10 have been head IN Vancouver by
the quarantine
Tae catboGt race was failure yesterday. The
beats inside the star, all right, bat the wiud died
down they could net hnjsa in ghe three
hours set for the limit The raee Will come OF
next saturday.
steamer Sarah ". Renton brought ii the per,
B.skeley football team yesterday, snd last even
ing brought over s JheGIer party from For,
B.akeiey. She waited until 4 Q clock last nigh,
sad took oo'h parties oacS.
Steamer Henry Bailey brought in - tons Of
hay from okssit river; he Nasco had u ton.
out ioY " hatcom; the J. 4. Mcdonald hrorch
IL coo Uarrel. OF lime from so Jusn Islands
sud The Mabel had - tons of general freight Gu,
Tor snohomish and Way points
Tae oonslgRecs Of the cargo OF the bark GUY
c. Gcss. which il composed Of general nlerchaa-
disS, ara Iowman & Haalord, l. L. Raker. Job1,
Schr2m K Co, T. e. Miles. " Seller 4 Co.
ScAwahacheI Bros 4 Co, + Iohe %. an,
TIE seattle Hardware Company. The crew OF
TIE vessel was paid of yesterday sud tie work
OF dischArs.ug will be begun toTac-row.
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ceeied. We are always ready 10 agree 70 go
iato q terminal company for the transfer OF bust
ness, bu: can no, surrender business to il
We can not hand over orr franchise TO a ter
1ninai company. because we want to handle our
business We are willing 20 join in any ar
rangereut for the transfer OF business, but We
think can do our own business more chespiy
than others can do Il for US.
When asked about the probability that work
would soon be resumed on the Portland & Puget
eoand road, Mr.. Hill ssid
We shall finish the taain line from the East
before We Go anything Else You will see that
this viii DC 81 fe,eut kind of road from any
other road that ever crossed the mountains.
When asked about the report that be intended
to build a line from Butte TO san Francisco
through Boise. he answered:
tie have no intention of building line 20 San
Faancisec. We have no more thought of IL
than we have OF building line 10 Bering
straits.
Mr. Hill said the question as to the location of
tie shops was a difficult one. aud was not yet
settled.
Mr.. Uphara last visited the city just before the
fire, and left here the night before that event
He was Interested in TRYING TO get his bearings
Ia the transformed city.
Mr.. Hill and his party left for the East on the
Northern Pacific train AZ 10 80 O'Clock last night:
Mr.. Becker. who came over the mouu;ai rs
with him. viii leave the train at Elensbur,
and 60 thenca TO Wenatcaee to look after work
through the mountains.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
BREVITIES.

Majestic steel ranges LoyhedBow Hardware
Company. 1,4ol Front street
Four cash entries and one homestead were
filed III the United states land Office yesterday.
The fire that occurred on Fridsy was az Dwyer
Bros. in place Of Moran Bros, as stated in the
observation-disclosures
The funeral OF Mrs. L f. Humphrey, who
died in Portlsnd Friday. will take place from
the home OF her mother. Mrs. Holman, in that
city today.
The Country Cluo "a preparing to build a
wharf at Port Blakeiey for its own Use. Nike
Lyons is also building large wharf there in
front OF his new hotel
The funeral o. Ernest Scullin, the boy who
was drowned q. Laurel Shade Friday night, took
place from the residence al o clock yesterday,
iuierment being made IL Calvary cemetery.
Negotiations are pending between the present
trustees OF the La.ona Mill Company and some
Eastern parties .or lease OF the mill property.
The intending lessees propose TO convert il into
q shingle mill
An alarm of fire last evening. a: O'Clock,
called the department TO the corner OF Com
merciai and Lane streets. where there had been
q small blaze in s bale of hay. II was puI out
before the department arrived.
Iw. Lord, boy who is better known IS
Pete" who is charged with attempting TO bur
glarize room in the Simoneln lodging house.
wss held for trial by Justice Won Tooel yesier-
day, and i'll defaui. of $50 bonds was commit
ted to Jail.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
JOHN RoBiNsON's CIRCUS.
Two Ex hjbitions Tomorrow-Biblics
SIectacle and Hippcdrome.

Two Exhibitions Tomorrow-Biblica
Spectacle and Hippcdrome.
John Eobnsoa's shows viii arrive in this city
today on their own special trains, and will give
two performances tomorrow al and p. In.
John Robinsons reputation is 50 well aud
firmly established that his spacious tents can
not fail 70 be crowded a. each performance.
Probably the approach OF 10 other tented ex-
hibtion would attract such widespread interest
in this vicinity as have the announcements OF
.he coming OF this show. Never before in the
history of tented amusements has q manage
ment met with such success as that which has
greeted the veteran manager eyerywh here this
season. Money has been expended with g
lavish hand to augment aud perfect this
exhibition. With ambition TO surpass all
efforts hitherto made in arcnic displays, John
Robinson has secured the most eminent OF bare
back riders, both male and female. myriads of
aerialist., troops OF athletes, wire walkers.
yaulters and vaudeville st2rs.
X Is two years since this show was IN the
city, and il is ;te first visit since its reorcaniza
ton and enlargement. Since its last appear
ance the grand spectacle OF King solomon has
been added az a cost OF over 100000, and its
coming will be heralded with pleasure by the
amusement lovers of this section
The performances begin with the wonderful
scriptural pantominie spectacle introducing
oEer 1905 people representing characters OF the
wise kings reign, Immediately after which the
patrons OF the show are given an exhibition OF
daring horsebaek riding by ladies' in the different
rings at one and the same time. There are also
hurdle riders. jockey riders Ineaase riders, four.
five and SIX horse riders, and q boy years old
who rides. drises and manages thirty ponies
around the hippodrome track.
One Of the features of the great Robinson
shows are the exciting races which take place
on the vast hippodromc track. They embrace
two and four-horse chariot races. fat races.
standing races. hreek-neek steeplechases, ludi-
erous sack, wbeelbsrrow and obstacle races,
monkey races, chiidTens fiat, hurdle, pony.
donkey. jockey, fiat ami chsrio; races, male and
female JOCKEYS and charioteers. Over sixty
thoroughbred horses and miniature Shetland
ponies and scores OF male aud female jocseys
and boys and CIR riders take part in these races
Tie menaCerie contains over fifty cages OF l!y-
ing wild animals, with elephants, caneis,
ostriches giraffes aud many other rare and
strange species only two performances will be
giren--siternoon and night The street display
will take place az ~ q m, and viii be OF the
grandest eve. given b. any circus in the past.
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The Ins.E-saase casnsnsre. Commission.

BofsE CITY. Idaho, JAY > -Genozai Veazsy
AID Judge Is. Dilaa. Interstate com lefcs
eolnmissaoaers. are In Boise CITY on ,hesr way
- Portland Thelr yisi: hors is manly OF |.
social cha-actcr, but they are gather
iue information regarding the :raaic
conditions that exis. IN tbs el;v. The
cor0 ulsssioac-s Will leave Tor Po-tlAn :
Monday. Tracy 80 % the later eity for oorsa.-
.aSlol VITA prominent shippers regarding
trafic meters thai have beea called 20 the a..
ient&on ~ the commission. Genera Neazey
said that no Wa informed thst discrimination.
against watch the iaterstass commerce law is
aimed, has bson reduced - &c. cent since the
law went fato effect There were stll
serious complaints, however, particularly
on The Pacide coast In many cases the com
mission was unable TO get az the facts ana would
not 10 able - DO SO Untl congress should pass
some such h,il as the commission had drawn
and presented 70 II 81 the beginning OF the
present session. Toe oiu vas drawn on the
lines suggested by the supreme court in THE
Couuselman ease. and would enable the COM
mission TO secure ey.eeucs that II cannot new
reach.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
FINISH In NOVEMBER.
D
Hill Predicr Early Completion
of His Road.
NO ROAD TO SAN FRANCISCO.
He EidicuIes Wild story-Rails for the
Monte Cristo Road-Coai Bunk
srs for Portland.

- President HILL of the Great Northern railroad,
arrived in the city yesterday, in his private Csc.
coming On special train from Everett He ses
accompanied By his Two sons and bis two
daughters. Chief Engineer r. II. Becker, II. p.
Upham, president OF this First National bank OF
St Paul, and W. IL. Dunwoody. owner oil Min
peapolis touring mill. Mr.. Hill spent a largo
part of the afternoon in examining the terminal
grounds OF his road, the rlght-of-way on the
water front and other properties of the Grea.
Northern. He also spent some time in consul
tetion with Judge Burke. the Great Northern S
attorney
In hurried interview with a PosTISTELLI-
eEscER reporter, Ar. Hill said:
came over the line across the mountains and
found the graders only four mi es apart on the
summit / think the track vii. reach the Co
lu-nbia by September 10, and we shall ballast IL
az We come. Between November j sud we
shall connect track through 10 the East, but 1t
will take a month or six weeks more TO com
piete the road before we can pu. on through
train service
We have tried in every way TO settle the ter
miuai difficulties in Seattle, but have not sue
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
SACRIFICE SALE

The moving into oar new brick building com.
pel< as "a sacrifice seasouabie goods We offer
now splendid prints ~ q cents yard
Crepe savoy. u new style 0i chSilieS, q; / cents
yard.
Tennis naBne! st cents
Shsutong foagee q, Is cents, reduced from =
cents
- cents ladies blouse waist reduced 10 50
cents.
s. ladies blouse waist reduced 10 IS cents;
others reduced IA proportion
sweeping FeSGetlOas have also been made IN
muslin underwear
NwhIte skirts with deep embroidered II file
nov - cents.
u..rsI = elegant embroidered skirts now 81
our SIS teCfasn gisce k!d glove, reduced IN
81 ~, Will optwesr auy s. Kid glove
The Hamilton brown own make lS6lcS kid Or
gcutleraeu's calf shoe reduced from S. 90 5. -
Money refunded II ven eau dni as match in the
city. oar s. - Cue KID shoe reduced &c s. our
s. 81 ae al-sesea French ala shoe Cut down 30
"a Gear Gew Caltfotais sQUSTe toe, patcnt : 2
kit sho, vsiucesi iFom $50 - s. -: SIS patent
sip kld shoe reduced II s. n Tremendous X
dues;oas ca Infants long aud short ciosSs, par
aSols aud m3tluery. Prices reduced on geats
Al gloves. neck wSST ana oNershirts. Uosds de-
hyerei - any part of the city. The Bon AsTSae,
EFO0t S21 tssiaF streets.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
The Tragedy in the Desert

SAN DIEGO. July 2&-A. Jewell, who organ
lied the party to search for three pcospectors IN
the desert, arrived from Campo this morning,
after having driven al night N 8 thoroughly
exhausted condition. So fatigued is be from
loss OF sleep and the hardship OF the journey on
the desert that he can scarcely tax. He SAYS
the bodies OF the men are about twenty-five
miles southeas. OF Campo. in s terribly desolste
country. The bodies OF Fish and the elder
Breedloye were found within few miles OF
the springs for which they were evidently max
in-. The body of the younger Breed,oye had
nos been found. Mr.. Fish, brother OF the
dead p-ospeetor, is greatly depressed over the
tragedF. He is arranging, however, 10 send a
party a. once TO get the bodies and bring them
in. 1, will be hard trip and take several days
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
NEW COMPANIES FORMED.
Lake Washington Canal Company
Monte Cristo Mining Companv.

Articles oi Incorporation OF the Lake Wash
ingtoa Canal ard Improvement Company were
&. ed yesterday with the county auditor By F. H.
Whitwo-ih, I. ). Ham lion and ~. J. Jennings
The capital stock IS fxed az s5.eoo,oo1, which IS
divided into 81 020 shares OF s-0o each. The pur-
poses CT the incorporation are the construction
Of 9 snip canal 10 connect Lake Samamlsh, LAKE
Washington and Lake Union with the waters OF
ire sound. and incidentally the building. main
tanning and operating of railroads, steamboat
ines electric plants, warehouses, docks, etc.
The Monte Crlsto Mining Company yesterday
GieI articles oi ineoIP oraiion with the county
euditor. The cs:a:ai stock IS fixed at sl0,0o1. 800
and taa incorporates are Joseph l. Colby aud
James II. uoyt, 81 Oa.o, and Alton L Diekez-
nan. E1wsgd B.ewett and +. ". Wilmaas. OF
Washington
81. Clements Episcopal church fled articles
Of Incorporation, the incorporates being john
r. Won Herrlich. Fred Page Iustin, John
Maltby. Thomas II. Mclean, William Itch
bourn. Ii. +. Parker, John w. Gilson ana George
Ihewa.s
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Trackiayins Begins This week-First
Engine Goea Ont.

4 shipment of 800 tons OF steel rails ar
rYed from New York for the Everett &
Monte Cristo railroad Yesterday. They we're IN.
toaaed 70 Lake Shore cars. and will 10 shl pped
10 Hartford. the terminus OF tie read. Track
laying VIII begin as soon sc they arrive ard viii
he pushed as East - the grade Is completed. Two
more czrgoes as or t5s wsy.
The arsi eng 60 i0F the road lsi: ever the Lake
Shore read %; Hartford uraer he- oWn steam
yesserfsy EftsrGoon. = j. marked, "No. / -
xua - & ten = hecl raosnl. weighing eight7
sons Y - -zxss iaeh cylinders. i was bailt by
Cooke & Co-, Ct Paterson, n J.. and was brought
ort ny ". :. Bore, ore of thesr engineers and
ftsers. VITO 80 pa. Il tosetaer At the Northern
Iaclfg rounA-hcase. TAls week tie VIII put 20
Egtsaer engine Ma =
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
Personal.

J. r. Wells, of Ellensburg, is at the Dillef.
Z. Z. Thrupp, of Cairo, Ill, is at the Dlller.
W. J. Magee, OF Anacortes, is at the Arlington.
H. :. Ellington, Of Snohomish. is at the 0cci-
dental.
Captain H NJ Hughes has Just returned from
q trip TO California
J. l. Parker. the superintendent OF the Gilman
coal mine, is ai the Northern.
Tamlin Elwen and t. II. Eiwell, of Snohom-
ish, We're AZ the Grand yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. KIonfe- and Mrs P. Klopier,
Of Dayton, O, are q; the Northern.
T NJ Robertson. OF whsieoul. and l. N. Gal
bEaish. OF Saxon, are 81 the Rainier.
Philo Rutherford, of Fall City, sud J. B. Nc
Lean. of SnoQuain!e, are 81 the Ditler.
Dr.. ". A Egbers and H. +. StraIton leave on
Monday on pros pectiag tour in the SalKirks.
Mr.. and Mrs l. y. Ford. Of Rome, Ca, and
Mrs. J. II. Leieher, OF Henderson, KY, are al the
Grand hotel
Z. : Gates, formerly of the Grand hotel who
has been IN the LAST for three months, has re-
turned 70 the city.
Port Warden y. l. Rogers made trip TO
Mount Vernon yesterday. Mrs. Rogers has been
up there visiting Tor the past ten days.
J. Bernstein. of the firm OF E Lobe & Co,
leaves tomorrow for two months business
trip 70 the East Mr.. Bernstein expects 10 visit
Sll the leading cities before he returns.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
COAL BUNKERs FOR PORTLAND.
Oregon Improvement Company Lets
Contract for Imnroved System.

The Oregon Improvement Company yesterday
let IL King d Dickinson, OF Tacoma. the con
tract for the erection of coal bankers at Port
land, on the Willamette river wate: from. There
were SIX bidders on the WORK The foundations
are now being bull. aud construction viii fol-
low Immediately.
TIE bunkers will hare capacity of :, 20, tons.
and will DO arranged 10 coai engines, transfer
forelgn coal from vessels 10 cars, coal vessels
aud supply retailers. Tie plans are said 10 be
'he finest IN the country. The coal Is loaded
from resscl or q car 10 buckle snd run auto
matlcaiiy on Suspended track, on the gravity
system, 10 thu pocket Tor which is load is in
tended These buckets dump Themselves and
return 10 the yesse, or car in the same way.
unly one man IS needed on the bunkers 70
manage the buckets. The same system is N use
.; san Diego.
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Shipping Intelligence,

T.ToosH. July as p. m-Cloudy; fresh
southwest wind.
NEAH BAY. July 22-5 2. u,.-Cioudy; light
southwest wind.
CLALIAN BAY. July S.-5 2. m--Cloudy:
light west wind.
PORT CRESCENT, July 2S-5 q m.-Cloudy:
fresh west wind.
PoRr ANGELES, July rs p. m.-Cloudy:
fresh west wind. Bark Sea King cleared q, 5
2. m for Nauairro in TOW OF Tyee.
PoRT TOWNSEND, July 2a-ISpecial SAILED
Blk Elsinove, Seattle, for san Pedro; hk Saga
more. Port Gamble, for san Francisco: bA south
err Chief, Nanaiuo. ior san Francisco Passed
up 20 Nanaimo-Bk sea King, twelve days from
san Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, JGlv 2S.-Arrived-Str Del
Norte. from Coos bay: str Keweenaw, from Seat
tie: bk Gatherer, from Tacoma. Cleared-Str
Colunbls, for Astoria. Ssllei-S-r Umatil!a Tor
Victoria and Port Townsend.
NEW YORK. July 2&-Agriyed-Rugis. Ham
burg: >alerno, southern ports.
LoSDoS, July 2&-Argived-Moravia, New
York
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Daniel Doughertv Seriously III,

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-Daniel Dougherty,
the famous lawyer and orator, is lying danger
ousiy Ill at his residence in this city. Although
he has been suffering for nearly two months his
condition was known 10 but few OF his friends.
and even they were not informed of the dan
gerous character of his nalady. His weight,
which a few months ago was 215 pounds, has
been reduced to lbs pounds. and the imposing
figure tha; was SO familiar on the platform. is
now out shadow of its former self. An attack
o: Inalarial fever, aided by liver trouble. Is rem
dering the condition of the sick man still more
Gasperate
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CONTRACTS FOR THE SCHOOLS.
Repairs on South Schoo1-COal supply
Eondsmen Held for Delay.

The school board held short meeting last
evening 10 consider BIDS for the making OF GER
tain improvements about several OF the school
buildings The contract for grading the
grounds, repairing tae wau and moving small
building al the South school was awarded 20
James Hill 81 sI.7ja The bids were follows:
II. VI. Beverly $3.50: W. y. White. s,.535;
II. Peterson & Co. SIPS; Timothy Ryan. s.
Us; J. A. Bailey. 81 800: p . shannon. s., 100.
T. Schmidt $50: J. Hill, sl.5Jo; TAYLOR Bros,
si.e59; =. I. Johnson, ,939; c. R. Mulh ollsnd,
si-Sn.
The bondsmen on the contract for the con-
struction Of the Fremont school building were
ordered released from the payment OF sny pen
atty except that OF actual expense incident 20
the delay in the completion OF the building.
Bids for furnishing coal for the city schools
were received as follows:
Seattle Coal and Iron Company, double
screened, from bunkers, s. 30 per ton OF 2.22i1
pounds; single screened. S.; Oregon Improve
ment Company, Newcastle, No. vein. in cars
on Railroad avenue, $50 per ton; Green &
Enrich, Gilman coal. 81 per ton
The contract was LEI 70 the Oregon Improve
ment Company.
". Crowells bid OF s4l3 for building bulk
head around the Denny school grounds was &C.
cepted The contract for psinsing the bulkhead
at the Central school was awarded 10 Harry
Blake for $50
The board signed q petition to the city coan-
Gil 20 improve Anna street from the north side
OF Powell 10 the south side OF Gaylor street