The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24
ITO PUSH THE CANAL.
Citizens Arranging to Raise
the Subsidy.
PAYABLE WHEN IT is FINISHED.
Meeting Called to Hear Mr.. Ames'
Professionalism Is Required to
Get -, OOo, 900 spent Here.

The first definite steps on the Part OF
the people OF the city toward securing
the subsidy required 70 ensure the cry
ing out OF the project Of tina Seattle &
Lake Washington Waterway Company
for the filing in Of the tide lands and the
excavation OF the south canal and the
Duwamisa waterways were taken yes
terday by a committee OF citizens, which
was requested by the waterway cum
pany 10 take the matter IN hand. and to-
morrow the plans of the company AMI the
assistance IL expects from the people Will
be fully explained al another meeting by
Henry Semple All es, the representative
lof the ST. Louis capitalists. who have
Egreed TO furnish the money. estimated
lat 200 600. necessary for the work.
| The committee. which is composed OF
Jacob Furth. y. III. Latimer, W. d. Wood.
s. l. Crawford. +. p. Black and r a.
Turner met at o'clock at the water
Iway company's Office and decided TO send
Iout circulars 10 a number OF citizens ncti-
lying them OF a meeting 10 be held at
Is 80 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The cir
Icular, which was signed BY all the mem
lbers of the committee. is as follows:
Dear Sir: The undersigned were in
| yited by the officers OF the Seattle a. Lake
Washington Waterway Company 10 meet
| Mr.. Henry Segnple ATnes. of St Louis.
| who Is now IN lie city as the representa-
II
| 10 furnish the large amount OF money
necessary for the construction OF the
fsouth canal and the nlling in of the tide
Hats MIR Ames assured Us that the st.
ILou.s capitalists We're well pleased and
thoroughly satisfied with the proposition,
and are ready 10 advance the money for
liz as soon a. the subsidy necessary 10
cover the extra expense for lecks,
bridges. right-of-way. etc, has been Sc
cured
Realizing the immense importance Of
this undertaking 10 every resident OF Sc
attic and King county, We thought II best
10 call a meeting of representative citi-
gems 10 take this matter of obtaining the
subsidy in hand. and by so doing 10 al
L low the officers of the Waterway Com
lpany opportunity 10 perfect other ar
trangements for beginning the work as
koon as possible. We would therefore re-
buest you 10 attend a meeting at the
rooms Of the Chamber OF Commerce tSe-
kttle National Bank buildingl. TO be held
kt $50 p m Monday. March *
Trusting that you will make ii point
10 attend. We 3~e. etc"
The subsidy Is desired 10 meet the cost
bf the lock and right-of-way for the
kouth canal and OF the bridges across II.
has the law under which the tide lands
kre 10 be filed in does not provide for
charging this part OF the work against
khe tide lands. The 50. Louis people have
made II condition of furnishing the
tapital that the whole enterprise shall
he carried out as a whole without inter-
Eruption and have undertaken 10 advance
1.-The money 10 pay for the lock. bridges
and right-of-way for the canal on coudi-
ton that they are reimbursed from the
subsidy when the work is completed.
With this end in view, the subsidy is 10
be made payable when the whole vast
enterprise is completed and the first ship
passes through the canal into Lake Wash
ington, and not before that event.