The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-02

as 70 their effect upon winter foods in RE
osFnarnfsh, Black, White ard puwansfst.
ItFer valleys, and are satisfied that the
PANS OF the canal for holding Lake Wash
ingion al ire low water. summer level
VIII prevent altogether TIE damaging
nooos which now result from the storm.
"atsfs OF Cedar river and the lake The
capacity % the canal which Is 10 feat
VIDE At water level and thirty feet deem.
TAKEN with the ample waste gates ar
ranged for ar the lock. IS SUFFICIENT % pre-
vent rise IN the lake Of more than six
20 twelve inches. no matter how sudden
or heavy the rainfall.
German CItizeu- at work.
Al ; O'Clock the committee % German
citizens appointed on Saturday net At the
rooms OF the committee, at which the fol-
lowing members were present: Andrew
Heinrich. chairman: Adam Orth. Herman
Gilbert. DR.. Fleischer. August Meihorn.
NJ Goftstein. Dufrfck Rohlfs Joseph
Groli. r. Dsmus. A ". Piper. John
Wenzler. Julius Wse9ert David Suffer
Frederick Dickman. +. Lobe r. II Bense
George Probst. Mr.. Ben.e was elected
secretary and subcommittee were ap-
pointed as follows, 70 begin work this
morning at O'Clock: Groll and MeIhorn.
north from Yesier avenue including
Front. West. and the water front: Gilbert
and Ortiz, all south OF Yexler avenue:
Third and Fourth north from Yesier ave-
nue.: Dickrnan and Piper. all east from
Fourth between Pike and Yesler avenue:
Lobe. probst and WenzIsr. from Pike
street north and east. including Lake
Union. II was moved and carried unani-
mousiy to start 10 work at O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
Prof. Wilson's business college sent over
four volunteer clerks yesterday. who as
sisted the committee during the day. The
committee on nonresident property own
ers has been placed under the direction OF
Stewart r. Smith. who is actively engaged
in securing and classifying the names OF
non-residcnts and sending out descriptive
literature. During yesterday the location
Of the canal together with profiles and
cuts OF Its proposed construction, were
printed upon an excellent map In SUM-
cient quantity TO be sent 70 all non-resi-
dents few hundred copies OF this map
can be had by business men OF this city
for display tn their Offices and Windows
by calling at the committee headquarters
The map used is Anderson's latest city
map.
The Office Open Evenings.
Tn order 70 give opportunity for getting
Information and subscribing 10 busy peo-
nile. the office OF the committee Will be
kept open evenings. beginning Win To-
night The committee request that all
persons who have made pledges ana have
not signed the subsidy notes or contract
shall call al the committee HEADQUARTERS
and do so as soon as possible. ms re-
ouest IL especially for subscribers at the
Armorv and upon the Pike street list
The committee headquarters are roc ms
ae-I2 Bailey building. and telephone NO.
46 w Il. Armstrong, superintendent or
the Sunset Telephone Company. mas Co
mated 10 the committee the use OF
phone until May 81. II 1t shall De required
for that period.
The Work Of One Man
H. L. slzer has been very active. ana A
s,,hsrrtntton which he has been circulaI-
nag among the business men OF the city
contains the following pledges, which
amounts are contained in the above list
and appear IN the total: