The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-11
BIDS FOR A COLLEGE.
Puget Sound Towns Fighting
for Methodist University.
THE LEMON Beach SIRE.
Olympia - Pert 40Wnse0a Are p1e1oA
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TACOMA. June l0.-TSpecial l-Papen
were drawn up to-day for the transfer Of
the Puget Sound University building TO
Lemons beach, where . large donation OF
land has been made in sections 8 and IL
President Thoburn. Of the university. ex-
poets that $50o, 900 will Be realized for the
buildings. and there will b Melted
for endowment purposes 100000.
A wharf 10 to b built at the beach, at
which steamers from the surrounding
points will stop. An extension OF the
tacoma railway and motor electric line to
the beach 10 also promised, which will re-
suit in furnishing rapid transit from this
city - points on tho Sound in the vicinity
Of Henderson bay, and thereabouts.
As . result Of this proposed change OF
location lively fight 10 predicted in the
next Methodist conference this fall. It il
claimed by some who arc interested in
other sites that the trustees of the un,ver-
sity here have no authority to remove the
building, and that only the conference
has power to act in the premises.
Indeed. at . recent meeting of the
Olympia conference q COMMITTEES was ap-
pointed on amalgamation Of the univer-
sity in that city and the Puget sound uni
versity here. 1t is claimed that the Seat
tie pillars in the next conference viii side
with Olympia on the ground that the pro-
visions Of the agreement on which the
Puget sound university was located here
have never been carried out.
Ono Of the conditions on which the uni
versity was located here was that the citi-
gems of Tacoma would furnish . suitable
building free Of debt. Il was to be . $70.-
600 building. and it In alleged that the
building was erected all right, but that
there was on i: an $50 900 mortgage. This
building 10 suitable for tacoma public
school purposes. and $1,000 has been
offered for it, and the taxpayers will vote
on a proposition to pay that sum.
Lemons beach is inside of the city linn
its, and it is held by those who have engi-
neered this change Of location, that the
trustees have power to make changes 50
long as the site Is inside the city of Ia
coma. By the change it il claimed that
the financial feature of tho Tacoma agree
ment will be solved.
All the Methodists Of Western Washing
ton are interested, and the claims and adj
vantages Of Olympia a. an educational
center are being actively advocated. Be-
sides the committee on amalgamation OF
the educational institutions has been
offered . half interest IN . total
of $50 acres Of desirable land on the water
front there. together with assurance of
large number Of lots throughout the city
which will be donated on condition that
the two universities are merged into one.
and that Olympia 10 made the permanent
home Of the amalgamatcd universities.
Port Townsend. which made a vigorous
effort to secure the Puget Sound univer-
sity. is again expected to take q hand in
the promised fight for final location.
President Thoburn 10 counted on to keep
the Tacoma site makers Oh tho breakers
when trouble arises.
Col. Albert Whyte, who has . cottage
near Steilacoom, and does business in this
city, is to be the new professor of e.ocution
in the Puget Sound university. There
will also be other changes In the faculty.