The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-23
ARMY POST ASSURED.
No Report by Board of Army
Officers Necessary.
a CLERKS FORTUNATE MISTAKE
secretary Lamont Says the Post VIII
BE Located at Magnolia Bluffs
What seattle Gains.

The army post on Magnolia bluffs IN
.xfs c4ty IS row assured. This taforrna-
So vas reee3vea last evening by 3 DIS
,.,eA from Washington city stating that
fsrouEh 3 clerical error I'm making the
rosys- q the civH appropriation bin the
SECRETARY 81 ~sr can 20 ahead and locate
.ne post, without waiting for the report
~ a committee Of army officers on the
laeatton. ard by a private dispatch 20 the
past Inteiiigencer from James Hamilton
rexis. sh0 Ia ia Washington City. II In
lsarnea that the secretary OF war told Mr..
Leafs that she post must De located In
shIs city. The ground is al ready and the
l-harnb4r OF Commerce Will now 30 ahead
a.s secure title to the site and transfer IT,
- the government. This means az least
ssa 90 a year income TO the city. II was
sus 20 the efforts Of Senator Squire that
,h@ amendment that the location should
he aetersainei By board of army officers
was knocked o}zt IN the senase and he has
tesu gniiring In his efforts 30 have the
Recommendations OF Gen. Otis carried out.
The telegram announcing this welcome
rkssE = 80 follows.
.sHsshfngton City. March G-An error
by some congressional clerks In making
SO the copy OF the sundry civil appropri-
atsof. blu sent To the president has mate
RAILS changed the intention Of congress
n providing for tan establishment Of two
military posts. II involves also the RI
yalry OF the cities of Seattle and Tacoma,
vase. and will probably result In favor
O. Seattle
awhea the bill was pending In the
kssss sena tor Squire. who lives in Seattle,
gave Y0tice Of an amendment for the es-
,abllshment by the secretary Of war OF
rest on Puget sound. THIS would mean a
s~zss al Seattle as Gen. Otis. In command
~ the Department OF the Colurr bia, had
already reported tn favor Of that point.
Representative DooIittie. who lives in Ia
coma then offered an amendment for a
post on Puget sound. with a proyiso that
is location should he determined by a
board or army officers. none of whom
shoala be stationed In the department
where the post was located This was
adopted in the house. The senate struck
out the troviso for All examination by an
army board. Senator Roach. OF North
Dakota, offered an amendment In the SEN
ate which was adopted. proFidtng Tor the
abandonment Of the military post at Fort
Yates ard the establishment OF a post at
Bismarck. =. Il. When the bill vas IN
conference All agreement was reached TO
restore the Dooii,tle amendment with
some slight notifications. which necessi-
Ia ted It's being rewritten.
at now appears that the provision Tor
a board OF army officers 10 examine anu
report upon the BEST site applied 10 the
Bismarck post. wilsss the secretary may
go ahead and locate the post on Puget
Sound at his discretion. The department
cannot act or what may have been the
intention OF congress. but must cons;rue
the law and apply IL ar II rsa'1s. 1t VIII
he a serious dlsappoIntmont "a a dozen or
more ambitious places on Puget Sound,
which were getting ready 80 present their
claims for the post TO a board la ne ap-
pointed for that purpose. Now the claims
will be presented to the secretary. who
will probably be governed BY tho advice
OF the army officers who have examined
the matter. and tho last annual report
OF Gen. otis which recommended post
af Spokane ani another a. Seattle. viii
have great weight. The Spokane post
was authorized in the army appropria-
ton bill"
The telegram received fran Mr.. Lewis
sas AZ follows: '"fhe secretary OF war
Informs me that under the construction
Of the new law the army post must be-
heated at Seattle. This means S20e.ooo per
yaaf Income 10 the city"
T. O. Graves, president of the Chamber
OF Commerce, was seen By a rost-Iptelli-
xhHcer reporter last evening In regard TO
the matter, and said This Is elegant
though do not believe a board of officers
would choose any other site than the one
recommended by Gen. Otis. ! do not be-
Iieve the people OF this city realize the
heseat the establishment OF this post will
be. In the first place. IL means complete
protection 20 the city and Sound in gem
eral, and also means a revenue 20 the
city u at least So eco month. The esti-
mated cost Of establishing company OF
ion men Ia s5n.oeo for barracks and quar-
teE!nE, and IL IA intended that the post
shall consist OF four companies Tho
monthly payroll for each company IS es-
tlmatei At s. Go making $500 paid out I'm
salaries. Besides these there are numer-
Gus other Items.
The establishment OF the post will be
an immense benefit 20 property owners in
'he yl0tnity. aud believe when IL Is once
established the grounds will BE- a veri,a-
bic park. The officers and their families
Mi he Il valuable acquisition 10 the So
etal lise - the city. These are only few
Of the benefits To be derived.
People who own land can well afford
70 give Up half ~ the past. as II will
make the remaining half very valuable
Property owners should take this into
consideration and also the good the post
VII he % the city In general.
The main and subcommittee appoint
81 by the chamber are doing all possible
~ securing tho site. hut have been com
PEELED - proceed slowly en- account OF
the uncertainty attending the flral estab-
Hshwen' Now that the matter has been
definitely settled the land will be ready
% deed over to the government when II
desires
y think the establishment Is positively
assured hy this legislation. and the city
can CONGRATULATE itself on its good for
taae Magnolia pluffs Is the key 10 this
portion - the Sound. and with the post
ana civilizations there. not ouIy this city
would be protet ted bu. Tacoma ana all
ether points as we'll Then again. x the
matter vas referred 20 a hoard ~ officers
'eF Getcrf0 nation. they surely would not
ehoose any other site than the ore So.
teZt3f ay so able az officer as Gen OTIS"
Tacoma. March s--C0ngressrnan poo-
sst'ie IL i@ciineti - regard as misleading
tre Associated Press dispatch sta.3rs
ta4' to army post commission intended
- ~ sen, - Puget sound would be ssnt
y Nort1 l'akota "a a result or r higutgr
s'sae AF congressional clerks u was
Provided. - SAYS. that 4 comm iStson
S0eahf e' seat 70 North Dakota ans p'5-
Fe' sound asa Dee has no igiea thst site
On We Seun5 vNt DO selected except as
recommended hy commission OF array
cU'NTrs ne provided by his amendment
!" th' s4airy rtvR hili
Prof Al,rrt T. Nenka. ~ the Kentucky
N'&tN Az ni-v-ai College Lexington