The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-22
DOCK NOT DEFECTIVE
Contractor Barlow Explodes
Sensational Stories.
sovacs OF TIE eALsEeooos.
1hs Tacoma ssI4e6grr' and SAB Fran
ezsco -.Exszusacrs' Bnsily Enxx<sd
In "Knsck1ngss PORT Orchard


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Enssxs certain charges are ua6e id DSt
occasion much surnrsss. Laxl n2aain fss
hoard % government snxsassTa. eeDa.zEsHg
cs CAPT ste1a LtGa1s. eo<srDzeA ssrx tss
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ena Naval Ceas.rzrtor " Baxter. A.
pointed ~ -. rsTy dspsriEent 70 go.
tbs ds1k. discovered Ssrl1ss esfsets sasa
tas b4tf5e-zzss &sE.eseg Ma csek<1- 1as
grs1xspzl deteegs sere. Tse i8caszzes.y ot
the psays. ss sSey criy asasssrsz. $3.50
gallons : n1sste. N s4@es " Lass no
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s1n. a Ase1 worked Aza8T. The sre-esscs q
numerous Evsrsg Springs snosT 10 bottom
OF tae Geek szzs tss conssqueat nees2<ay
% keeping paszsgs sssnx eorfsaezliy &c "a
the dock o. s2yern5o1s water.
These were fnlE.ss defects. ate fae gsn-
sfxl tarfsssso1 x4thezed srcm wat e.
gireers Ia easa life roltesc AID hints 6roc-
rsc ~ TIRE e1sc4sl board sas thst tie cgek
Gas far fron . satisfactory BOB. u viii
cost tns contractors EneuxxaSs OF csgaars
q make good the dsfsets ssd fhe4. 10 yea
son 70 believe that Byron Barriers a CO.
may pet ms their eo1trSct al exSx1sfve
one. When me deck sss b<snx eS1sfrs.et-
81 may ruaanrx Of <z4mo=9 xark we're
adssf. and Lieut. Masts. xho vas sas,zr-
tsists1enf fvs the government xas re-
moved. ard Lest Prsadse Hss substituted.
s'is Was seasned recently ih@s Sne VI the
fnspsctsrs ct ssfk oE tae Pert ofczs7i
dry dock Ssx IL ths elfF- H.e nAre 10
u. K. AEsrs~s- lie ~as secs yesterday,
and stated tast after readizg lbs keeesnts
Ct tae tests made vita tbe Aa1tefey as
vas surprised that bothGrx had b~eocss
known 10 regard To ;ts bad work dons On
che dock. BE ths1 proceeded 70 raensi8a
sEssancss o. faulty workmanship lie esen-
~ charges th2t gross frauds naye bser per-
yeirssed IN the work Of construction. tazt
tbs contracts and sDecenczslo4as hase beer.
nagrsntly violated. and thai The deck has
structural Weaknesses Wilkes would neees-
state n9cn rebuilding. Ths nsn WHO
makes these charges held Ire position Il
government ifsgsctar on the dry deck DUR
ing it, construction. and pr0sss4es - much
against the work OF the rontrArssrz ehat
he Was forced To resign. He furnishes fats
ard figures vherewtih 70 sayD0Ft All the
allegations he makes Re also gisse 40
ramss Of sOssrn1aert employees .ase.esrs
and Others. as well a. Of contractors for
t1ins. tiFnosrsTg. mAsoary. brick ~o-z Ana
puniginx saglnes.
The dry dock MAS secured 70 ths Puget
sound country fsy Senator squire ant fss.s,-
rtsenfatise Doosittse during the Harrison
administration Lieut., wyekon command
Ant AZ Fort Orchard Ras aetasiea 10
make Investigations and later on a sarxey
for she dry deck At that place. he having
de'seed that Il Sas the most suits BE place
for The dock
Construction Was commcnced ~ D.
cefnbcr. isz.. ans the Nosk was rsr,r,ss "a
few weeks aso. The original cersrars sor
hil the work was ist 20 Byron Dafl5w a
CO. Tor sssAse. or f's 80 less tassn Nelson
B.nuett. the next bidder Iu tha end IN
eiading extras the asck eoss $3.50 90 ara
was a coed thing for the oontraesa-s.
The dock Is - tec; hong over al aac
t.S feet on the si.s II = tss feat ~iAs
actress the top sin ihlrty-fo platform
81 around. mskisx the maximum oxensnr
in the esear IN feet. At tes l,atsesa ths
width 10 sixiY-sessn fest across. ans from
RE ronr - the top q the CAPE is q hatxhe
J.
irsten NJ and sandstone. with approaches
81 Nelson island. y G. grsngss IN. ke.l
biorks are q Tsuness4e g. ase @ith shs
eeis~on ssrs furnished from Seassssrx.
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TIE Ledger rerrsates tAe article ara VS.
tstnay pfintea the feiloa lnS infsrstew
WITH cnaWAetpr BarloR
Contractor BsHon Rarlou says lAat
eentraFy q ths aisps.rhen sert est fragn
Washington CITY. to rors Orchard ary
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states zath2sssies have ALSO greatest rref.-
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Re fgrflssr sags fh1s lls needed -rr-frs
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