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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
4 GAP IN THE AVENUE
Between Great Northern and
Lake Shore Tracks.
THE SURVEYS ID NOT AGREE.
Implanted. Unguarded and UnIighted,
the Opening Forms "a Trap
for the Unwary.

Between the new track OF the Seattle.
Lake Shore & Eastern and the old line of
the. Great Northern there is an ugly
chasm from one TO three feet wide extend
ing all the way along Railroad avenue
from Madison street north to Pike. AT
night IL stands unguarded by railing.
plank or danger lights. and the unwary
pedestrian who hastens along the slippery
planks on Railroad avenue or lodges a
passing train risks an ugly fall.
When the engineer of the Seattle. Lake
Shore * Eastern first located the line OF
the new track Superintendent Newman
Kline noticed that If the new line were fol-
lowed as the western limit of the track
this gap would occur all along between
the two roads. Accordingly he addressed
a letter some weeks ago 10 the board OF
public WORKS requesting that City Engi-
nesr Thomson be directed 10 verify or cor
rect the new survey. This request was
granted. and the city engineers survey
conceded precisely with the new line The
board of public works at once notified
Burke. Shepard & Woods, attorneys for
the Great Northern, and TO make doubly,
sure Superintendent Kline also notified
that firm of the new line established.
From this 1t would appear that the Great
Northern track is TO the west of its true
line, and has not yet adjusted ii TO the
new survey. While either road would
gladly claim the debatable strip now left
uncovered, yet the ordinance of the city
requiring the railroads TO keep Railroad
avenue planked over is not observed. The
strip in question is nowhere covered eX-
cept at street crossings and at very few
sporadic intervals, where in the narrowest
and least dangerous parts a single foot
plank has been thrown across. In many
places, noticeably in the widest part from
near Spring street 10 Seneca, the ends OF
the stringers or ties are left implanted,
thus really increasing the width or the
opening through which a large man
might fall eight or ten feet into the water
below As the corroborative survey or
CITY Engineer Thomson was made nearly
a month ago. ample time has been given
TO all concerned to put at least one more
safeguard on What is at best dangerous
thoroughfare.
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RniIrond md Industrial Notes.

The organization of the Chicago mining
stock exchange is nearly completed.
General Agent l. A. Nadeau. Of the
Northern Pacific, spent yesterday IN Ia
coma.
General Agent w. II. Mead, of the Chi
cago & Northwestern. came up from Port
land yesterday, expecting 10 return this
morning.
The directors Of the American Sugar
Refining Company have declared the reg
u.ar quarterly dividend Of 194 per cent on
preferred stock, per cent. on common
stock.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company has declared a regular quarterly
dividend of ia per cent on preferred
stock and restored the dividend on COM
mon stock to a per cent. basis, ~ per
cent. for the half year being declared
General Superintendent b. +. Bush and
General Attorney :. II. Piles, of the Ore
gon Improvement Company, accompanied
by G. j. McCabe. formerly assistant super
!ntendent of the Columbia & Puget Sound
railroad went to Anacortes and Mount
Vernon yesterday, expecting 10 return this
morning.
Receiver j. II. Bryant left by the North
ern Pacific yesterday afternoon for a
months visit 10 New York. His visit VIII
combine business and pleasure He VIII
hold a conference with the owners OF the
mining and railroad properties which ne
represents, and spend the holidays with
relatives and friends at his home.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
FELL BETWEEN THE sTRINGERs.
Narrow Escape of Girl at University
Street Crossing.

Another accident occurred last night at
the very dangerous crossing at the 1901
of University street on Railroad avenue
Among the passengers coming from tne
steamer Resale at 1880 was man win
two young children. one OF whom ne heid
by the hand. and a girl of walked
by his side When they reached the cross
ing the little girl suddenly disappeared in
an unprotected hole between the new plank
ing on the Lake Shore tracks ana the
tracks OF the Great Northern.
Fred Caller a bel.boy at the Victoria,
was just behind the little girl. or her SUD
den disappearance might have been un-
noticed until too late TO save her. for there
are no lights at the crossing. He jumped
in and succeeded in grasping the enid :
clothing. and he hung on the floating tlm-
bers until some of the crew from the Ro-
sale brought a rope and handed It to him.
The brave rescuer and the rescued were
drawn to the surface carriage was mas
tily called and the half-drowned child was
taken home by her father. The boy did
rot learn her name.
Fred Caller told this modest story OF the
occurrence: Il was calling out victoria
hotel when the man came along with the
two children. / said Victoria Hotel ana
he answered L live here. They went on
and soon after there was shout l turn
ed round and seeing the girl had fallen
into the water. | ran for the red lamp at
the foot of University street. Some one
else fetched a rope. l took hold of the
rope to go down It, but slipped and fell
into the water.
They lowered the lamp and l heard the
little girl scream, Here l am She was
floating toward the front of the dock.
swan about fifteen strokes and caught her
and swan back with her TO the opening.
They had got two or three ropes by that
time There was quite a crowd. lhey
lowered the ropes and I fastened them
around us somehow. and We were hauled
out Golly. bat II was a cold swim, l tell
YOU"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
THE FACTS AND THE FICTION
Comparison Betwccn Hull a Co.'s
No.. ANnrL-. I-l.-ut... nIl It.ufh-

Water Works Figures and Truth.
Tho facts in regard 20 the relative cost
OF the continuance or the present system
of water supply by pumping from Lake
Washington. and the gravity supply from
Cedar river constructed BY the CITY, nave
been ubEcured in such a mass II figures
and nlisslatements that II ts difficult for
tire average man 70 form an intelligent
conclusion from them. IL order to set the
question al lFsuc clearly before IT'S read
era the f0st-Iateiiisvurer has obtained
from the city comptrohers cftice the fig
ures ~ to the cost OF operating the pump
Ing system. aud the revenues for the I've
years that IL has been owned by the city
~ has also obtained from j. II. Colman.
who IS recognized as an authority on the
subject. estimates OF :he probable cost
% operating the two systems in the fu-
tnre. and Of maintaining the pumping
system az It's present efficiency.
The first thing 10 be ascertained. In or
dee 90 find what saving would be effect
ed by the substitution Of gravity for a
pumping system. Is the cost OF the pump
ing station. which would thereby be dis
pensed with. The advocates Of the ordl-
nance have assumed that the gravity sys-
TEN would he no sooner in operation than
all expense for pumping would be done
away with. This Is incorrect. for pump
Ing would still be necessary 10 carry wa
ter TO the two highest points in the city.
Queen Ammo Hill and city park hill Thus
two pumping stations would be needed.
and the cost of the Broadway and Queen
Anne stations would not be saved. as the
HUH committee assumes With these
facts In mind. the following table OF ope-
rating expenses for all stations for lS93-i-5.
obtained from the city comptrolers Of
Ace. viii furnish a fair basis of compari-
SON.
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~nilnlaking.

The nicely Of calculation and high de-
gree 81 skin that must enter into the con
st-uct.on OF sails elevates that occupation
- ne dignity Of an arr. Goth must be
chosen which has a stretching quality ja't
is ADAPTED n the strain % which Il VIII be
subjected. Geo. 3. Carpenter & 90. IL
s4. ars,-soS 81 water s.. Chicago. are eX-
7,a,.-s in an branches Of sailmak.ng or de-
signing. The greatness of their business :
proven by the fact tina; during The first
ten months Of ms year they out up and
sold more than 1.0o0 oro yards Of canvas
They are always willing 70 answer inqui-
res and submit estimates and designs
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IN SEARCH OF THE MARSHAL.
A Lawyers Tour at Cross purposes
Regarding an Execution sale.

T G. Green. attorney Of the Merchants
Protective Association Of Portland, was
here yesterday in an Unsuccessful en-.
deavor TO meet United states Marslal
Drake. At the Northern hotel. where ne
Is staying. Mr. Green said last night:
Nv men / got to Tacoma today | heard
that Marshal Drake was here. so / came
on 70 see him. on arriving here l found
that be had just left for Tacoma, and
shall have 10 wait now untl tomorrow
before seeing. him.
Yes It : a matter OF some importance.
The title of the case is r. l. Sabn
against j. r. Fogarty Fogarty IS an old
time merchant of EEensburg. always
rated very high. In October, 1884 he mort
gagged AL his property, mostly 10 relatives,
ana afterward failed. The Merchants
Protective Association OF Portland, in the
name Of r. l. Sab.u as plaintiff, brought
suit 10 recover claims amounting 10 over
Sl0,0o4. alleging that Fogarty's mortgages
TO his relatives were forger!es. The Port
land merchants were the only persons
who contested these mortgages. Judgment
was obtained in the United States court OF
Spokane district for the amount OF these
claims. and execution was issued 10 Mar
shall Drake 10 sell the property today ana
tomorrow, but yesterday the marshal tel
egraphed his deputy TO stop the sale, and
/ want TO know the reason. / presume
the mortgages have brought a rep.evin
suit in the Spokane district. EEenshuTS
being in that district. for l find no papers
filed here"
What do you find n the financial con-
dition of this part Of the country, Mr..
Green"
We'll my class Of business brings me
here very often, and ii does not seem to
me to be nearly as bad as some people
make il out to be. The Portland mer-
chants, OF course are not doing as much
business here as they did four or five
years ago But there have been fewer
failures in Oregon and Washington in the
last eighteen months than in any similar
period during my ten years experience IN
this business. OF course a great many
large firms have been embarrassed, but
extensions have been granted TO them and
- al ell, ~ nH.niaaA -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
The Rate War Likely TO Continue.

San Francisco. Dec. 5.-The railroad war
between the Southern PACING ana oregon
railway & Navigation Company remains
unchanged, and meanwhile hundreds or
citizens are availng themselves of the low
rate train which leaves this city for Port
land. Tonight's train Is the heaviest since
the war began, consisting of twelve hrst-
class and five second-ciass coaches, with
$50 passengers. Southern Pacific officials
declare they are satisfied with the result or
the war thus far. and there is every in
djcation that the reduction of rates will
he in force for some time TO come.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
..1be Estate of Hannibal Howe

The Estate Of Hannibal Howe" contin-
ues 20 win a good patronage at Cordrays
theater, with a smooth. hnIshed perform
an,e nv a vell-b7lanCed ramatic organiza-
ton. II will he given again tonight. to-
morrow nigh, Sunday night and for tha
matinee tomorrow afternoon II Is good
matinee play. for while Il interests grown
people. the children viii he dehEhtfd Win
the 1--we horses and chickens ana with tne
tiny little child who plays the role Of mar
old Howe
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Highest IN Leavenns PowerLatest L. s Govt Report
R3>!a!!! RsklaHs
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Of the ferry landing and goes up over the
hi and then pitches down 70 the Nest
SIDE Of Duwam,s1 head. Il fo.4ows tne
shore Inc from there on. but crosses q
swamp near AK point. and this OBJ
struers0n has made 4 necessary 10 put IN
a trestie County Commissioner Nlcker-
son sad yesterday afternoon that ne d-o
no: know that the work would be com
pleted at once as the read fund Tor that
District was not over we'll supplied Win
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
ANU SENIENTS.
ElhnricX'S Annt.N

The reputation Of "Charley's Aunt is so
we'll known that there is every reason to
expect a crowded house for the perform
ance here. The play is now In its second
year in London. In New York IT has
passed its Goth performance. me com
many 10 he seen here is a good one. Those
who miss seeing 'Charley's- Aunt VIII
miss one OF the greatest laughs in years
The dates are December and 10, Monday
and Tuesday nights.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
BRENITIE>-

Seattle Turn Verein masquerade. satur-
day. December T.
Buu55ng permits were issued yesterday;
Standard Oh Company, bo-4er room n
bu lG-ng on South Ninth ana EAari"s
streets 1900 Alexander Allen. 7n6-story
fren-e. Dexter and Thomas streets. SN"t
NIX Nelson was found guilty yesterday
Of assauItiug Mary Wilson IN a down
town lodging house several niS1Is aSo,
and rnad S.. by Judge Glasgow. tie gave
notice Of appeal. ana his bond was nNed
q 500.
IN the case Of l. n. McCutcheon vs., q.
W Turner. growing out OF ne "Inilng
IN of the affairs % tha- law firm, Judge
Langley decided tina each partner should
account 10 tn receivcr fo- the money
collected on cases
The father of Walter :. Anglin. the
sglYnr-f0n al TIE seattle General hospital
last Wednesday. went 10 Olympia yester-
CAV 20 consul. with the officers and crew
af the fag-h5n a. 70 where ne shall have
tra remains Inferred Il IS thought they
VIII 5e taken 10 san Francisco
When you want good coal get New
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
THIRTY PER CENT. DELINQUENT.
Result of Collections of Second In
staiIment OF 1891 IaNes.

Under the new law the second lnstaIl-
r,,ent Of 1894 taxes became delinquent last
Sunday. and by combining the payments
on the two installments It is found out that
there Is a delinquency of about 30 per cent
The original roll amounted to $1,000,
and on the first installment about 90 per
cent. was collected. The second Install
mcnt period closed with falling off, less
than 10000 having BEEN paid in
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06

At 8 per cen; per annum, the very lowest
rate paid, the annual interest on this
amounts TO s257.s74. or nearly fi0e- a day
for every day in the year Nearly every
dollar or this interest Is sent out OF the
city. Is Ii any wonder we ere poorE
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Past Pumping Expenses.


A"tai9 +s-'sS~'ttA- o. stS,tSd - Sab.obI II
II the proposed consolidation Of the
Broadway and Queen Anne stations were
carried out. the cost OF operating tho
Queen Anne station would be saved. In
addition Ia that OF the Lake WASHINGTON
station. Adding one-dfth OF the expense
Tor the ten months OF ls95. as an estimate
for the remaining two months. the total
operating expenses for Lake Washington
station for that year are SIS Sg3.Sl. Taking
an average for lss3. 1884, and 1875 the actual
saving on pumping expenses hy the es-
Establishment OF the gravity system would
be At,S34N per anuum The remaining eN-
ptnsts are iGrurrci Tor operating mains,
Office. meters. hydrauts and domestic SER
vice, and " 1uid not be done away with bv
The gravity system, and therefore should
not be- taken into consideration tn calculat-
INK the saving ga oe made by it, These
are the facts ascertained from the public
records
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This leaves only sl4. sss IS 20 pay for ex-
tensions OF mains. and 20 MET the Interest
81 the existing bonded debt of the water
department. amounting 10 $3.50 year.
This average Is extremely hlgh, for since
ne reduction ln rates has cut down the
earnings IN 1S5. IL Is not reasonable 10
expect any increase IN earnings unless
there Is a material increase IN population.
But The advocates Of The ordnance try
- fr.Ehteu the voters. not only by exag-
gerating the cost Of the pumping system.
but hy representing & as doing only p per
cent more work than FIVE years ago, and
even then Of being in constant danger OF
breakdown. They say that the city has
no reserve power the reservoir only hold
ing half a days norma. supply. They rep
resent the Broadway station as giving
service ''uotori0usly inefficient al all times
and utterly Inadequate during the irri-
eating season" They continue. yet It is
the best we can expect from ting old pumpsl
now III service"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
Health In Your Vest Pocket !,

box OF Ripans Tabules can be slowed
away in your vest pocket II costs you
only 80 cents. and may save you as many
dollars worth OF time and Doctors bills.
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What means would the city have Of meet
ing this EXPENSE Estimating the income
q the water department for -be last Two
months 81 1876 or ne basis Of the actual
figures for tne FIRST sen months Of ma
year the total Is Sill 80 -. TIE income
%. me Lass I've waaEs has beer as fo.IoNs:
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On, in san Francisco Freights.

Another cut in freight rates from San
Francisco was announced here Yesterday.
For the Walla Walla's sailing from that
port on December i the rate VIII be 81 a
ton for merchandise % cents 4 ton for
salt This IS drop from 8 for merchan-
disc and 81 81 for sail
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There Is quite a considerable discrepancy
between tbs careful estimate ard TIE roizS
ana ready figures prepared ~ the adsc-
Gates ~ tae gravity system Il shows nat
instead ~ o saving % $3.50 per anaara a.
tney estimate, there would - an t1crease1
-
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LOOK At THE FACTS.
Speeches Cannot Explain These
Debts Away.
ABOUT ST 900 900 BLEEDING US
Analysis or the Respective Merts OF
the Pumping and Gravity
systems Of supply.

Following Is the inferest-oearing aeot
borne By the city 81 Seattle. tosetheF VITA
the proposed addition:
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Iv usiuE Hairs Hair Remover. ersv.
ftaef. or 3iscolo-e1 hair assumes t9e
natural color ~ youth. and grows laxur-
tAnt and strong pleasing everybody.
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When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried FOR CastGTia.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castorsa.
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Cnst Ia GraNItv eN.tnnl.

While the advocates Of the gravity svs-
tenn have Jhus exaggerated thc SAVING in
-,GmpuE expenses 70 the tanc ~ between
$4,000 and $l&0m, they have also under
estimate. the cost ~ WatnJa.u nE the gray
Ity system Their flsurcs are
interest az : POT cent on $la,' ~. ...sa $50
Na3stcnanVe az pipe line ............. eSQ
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Newcastle coal gives satisfaction. 81
ton
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wouid Turn Awav Investors.

Receiver :. II. Bryant. Of the Seattle.
lake Shore Eastern railroaH and The
Seattle r08i and Iron Company. Nho repre-
SCENTS q large amonn, Of New York capital
invests here SAID Il am not a voter here.
ana am therefore reluctant 20 comment or5
city affairs S.N The interest I feel IN Sc
attle and the business interests I represent
may Justify ne I'm expressing my rorvi--
t.ons. which arc very clear and positive |
10 no, see how the city can afford 70 as
sumo any new deh;: much less can j.. prop
cr)y take on so large a debt as is conten-
plated in the ordinance. 10 not say tina.
sucl % step would destroy Scattle's credit
20 she East. for capitalists thcre Justly re-
gard me city AS a strong orc. hut 30 saw
that Surh 81 measure would weaken and I'M
peril the 0.,ys credit Not only So bat
.he Inevitable addition 70 the tax rate
would '33se men now thinking OF iuves..rt
here to hesitate. perhaps - turn elsewhere
M sincere frir1} ~ Seattle can afford
IN -urI.art "a movement tending 20 weaken
.he cNy's credit. mortgage IFS property.
ana ta-n away desirable .uvss -nlc@tS"
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years. the cosf % ths gravity system
would tbas 5e as foIIeEs.
Tr,erast AZ per cent on 81 .zfss 90 s - - Z"
Operating EXPENSES aiysrfhat.ou
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Fntnre Cost OF Pumping.


Cedar river water within two years we
can patch along until Il comes" but they
hold out zoe dismal prospect Of the follow
ing additional expense 4 the pumping sys-
TEN Is continued:
New pump al Lake Washington, ard
accompanying extensions. ..-.....- 800 900
New station 20 replace Broadway. 25,0o0
Increased reservoir capacity. 1850
Pumping expense for the next five
Average PEI year.................... 5000
These are the estimates prepared by suc1
engineering experts as Alonzo Hull, real
estate man and slate roofer Angus w.
Young. life insurance agent. Edward +.
Tremper. abstractor: j. ]. McGilvra law
yer; James H. Calvert. printer and book
seller. Edwin ". Craven. lawyer: Frank
+ Lewis. lawyer. Against the opinions OF
such experts may be set that of such "A
practical engineer and mechanic as j. NJ.
CONAN. lie says that the pumping en-
E.nes purchased by the city have depre
ciated nothing In capacity, and less than
10 per cent. in durability since they have
been AZ work. By an expenditure now
OF A,00o on the plant al Lake Washington
the Broadway station could be done away
with. and would result IN a saving 20 the
city. with better service. of 5000 year
The plant would then he says. al the per
cent. yearly increased demand for water.
be good for four years. at "A cost Of main
tenance and operating expenses of sl20.-
an for the four years. City Engineer
Thomson says in his report 10 the fire and
water committee that the city IS now using
only ~ per cent. Of its pumping power
At the end OF that time. f
needed. 100000 gallon pump
ing engine. with other improvements.
could be put in a, cost OF $4,000, which.
az the per cent. increase. would be good
for eleven years more at a cost for MAIN
tenance and operating expenses Of $4S5. l55.
making a total expenditure Of only S659.-
515 for the fifteen years supply. He also
says that the expense for the new pumping
engine can be met from the increased in
come from water rents and leave the city
free from any additional debt and that at
the end Of fifteen years the city would have
"A pumping plant Of q o10,000 gallons in
good working condition for continued SER
vice.
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\ Real Experts Figures.

Thus. against the estimate of the city
councils experts Of an average OF $4,000
for the continuance Of the pumping sys-
tenn for the next five years. may be set
the following summary Of Mr.. Colman's
estimate for four years. without any ad-
diton 10 the plant:
Removal of Broadway pump to Lake
Washington Observation-Disclosures. 1000
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When you want good coal get New
castle. ---