Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-15

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SUPERINTENDENT BEANS REPoRT.-
According to the report OF Superinten-
dent Bean there are 1890 school
children in the State, and SOL, 7SI in
the State school fund to apportion to
the several counties. Thurston
county has l,60l.76 children, which
would fix her apportionment at 49,
40S.
FINISHED THE WoRK.-The dredger
finished up its harbor Improvements
to-day. and has begun packing up its
equipments preparatory to departure
for Fairhaven, where it has contract
which will require less than month
to complete. She will leave Monday,
under tow of the tug Biz, for her new
field of operations.
MUST IMPRovE-It seems that the
narrow strip OF mud left at the north
section of the Percival dock is quite as
much of an obstruction to navigation,
as were the flats before the dredger be-
gan, if the action of the Canadian Pa
citic, i'll withdrawing their boats until
the ledge is removed, is to be taken as
an index of results. 1t will cost about
81 600 to dredge up to the wharf, and
an effort is being made to raise it by
subscription.
The City CoUNCIL.-This body met
last evening, and approved the bonds
OF Chas. Veitzen, ]. H. Wilson and
Gottfeldt & Bennett for sale of liquor.
They also passed the ordinance pro-
viding for the manner of making spec
ial assessments for local improve
ments. The application for a bridge
across Page street, to afford access to
the new school buildings was referred
to the Street committee, as was the
petition OF o. f. Boutwell, to name the
street bordering B, c and E in his adj
dition," Boutwell, street." The City
Marshal was instructed to notify H.
b. McElrOy and the County Com
missiOners to build sidewalks along
Eighth, Franklin and other streets.
Warrants were ordered drawn in favor
of the following persons for services
and supplies: bigger & Going, 1885;
Telephone Co., $40; o. l.. Branson &
Co., $21.9C; Savage. Scofeld and
Lindland, 1925; John ID. Henry, 81. so;
D. S. B. Henry, SOS; H. B. McCaus-
land, $lO4; Marris & Hubbard, $7.G5,
and T. L. Laughlin, $7S.75; aggregat-
ing $422.6O.
A LOST Demonstration much
better it would have been had the de-
post from the dredger been placed
upon Second street instead of Third,
which was already opened to the wharf,
and in excellent condition for service.
The Second street approach to the
wharf on the contrary, was allowed to
fall into state Of utter dilapidatiOn
and final disuse, and now few worm
eaten piles is all that remains of one
of our principal thoroughfares, and
this has in no small degree contributed
to the deserted appearance of the lower
part of the city. 1t should be as much
of an object for those who own prop
erty in the business center to redeem
suburban property from business blight
as to improve the streets fronting
their own premises to attract trade to
their own doors. First impressions
upon visitors are the most lasting, and
it must be admitted that our water
front does not need the inscription
Gall hope abandon who enter here"
to intimidate those who come by
steamer with the intention of engag-
ing in business. Our city can only
prosper as whole, and narrow minded
selGshness should never be allowed to
stand in the way of progress. A
splendid opportunity has been lost,
and we call attention to it simply to
afford light for the future.
ACCIDENT TO THE MULTNoMAH.-
Tuesday morning as the steamer
Multnomah was leaving the harbor,
on her regular trip to Seattle, she ran
on to a pile which had been lightly
driven as guide post in the harbor
improvements and had fallen down
so as to become completely submerged.
The shock was light, and the steamer
had proceeded quite distance on her
way before it was discovered that a
hole had been knocked in her bottom
and that she was rapidly filling. The
boat was Immediately headed for the
Westside Mill Cos wharf, where she
arrived and discharged her passengers
and freight before sinking, in about 20
feet of water. The passengers were
brought up from the Westside by the
Willie, and efforts Immediately began
to raise the sunken vessel. Three
large barges, or fiat boats, and pile
driver were moored at her sides, and
hawsers were passed under her bow
and stern and attached to the floats.
The first effort Tuesday afternoon was
the hawsers parting at
the stern, under the immense weight
that was placed upon them. During
the night chain cables were substi-
tuted, but the posts on the lighters to
which they were attached gave way,
and the next tide a bridge timber
32 feet long and s by 16 inches
lila meter was run under Ter wheel
limbers resting on a scow at either
side. This when the water rose broke
in two, as did a boom-stick, which was
thought to be stout enough to serve
Is Arrhimedes' lever. Finally the
BOAT Was dragged to the beach, and
hole was found in her bottom about
u feet inches by four feet in length
This has been temporarily repaired,
md she will 60 on the grid-iron for