The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-26

= - o. 6p0t101e0 - n FORMER
years. Effort kesnx made 70 clear the
waterways ~ snsxs ana oeher obStrur-
tons. For shts purpose the government
Pas provided snAgboaf and appropriated
sans s9xre9atfn9 Qa.s1a. Of which sum
nAsAnee ~ - 81 81 remains avaiiabse
II - recommended fOr fhe present year
mat the hui az the snag boa<. rhfrh 10
sow v1ter-logged ana rotten. BE- rebuilt.
ana that such other repain - may De
ooef. be authorized Noehing further than
fhs removal Of snaxA etc., BIZ the snae
Oca4 - contemplated Attached 90 the
statement Of the work done - . state
ment from Capt. y II. Jellersoa, master
Of fhs snAg bonk
Inhuanesd BY the disposition shown IN
the recent State appropr1asiou Of Lon 90
FOR capitol building IT osympia TO make
the city = permanent commercial
Dor makes . lengthy statement OF
the work already completed In
the haxbor ~ that city and Of the necess-
ffy tor further Improvement Originally.
the report states. Olympia harbor was
badly shoaled from the heart OF the city
10 the Fourth street bridge. distance Of
asoo feet. Although there was q depth OF
twelve feet at low water IN che inlet II
Was necessary. In order that ships Of any
goes, that long whArves be built The or
kinal plan OF Improvement embodied .
channel 20 feet vide By twelve feet deep
from the Fourth street bridge to the deep
water In the Inlet. which channel should
Do Etdened near the inner end to the ex-
tent OF total width OF 500 feet. which
widcned space should serve as . turning
basin Appropriations were made for the
purposes named to the extent OF S197, CO.
bus ali dxr
expended
the work embraces q channel 20 feet
wide and six feet deep from the deep
water In the inlet to the south side OF
Second street extended and a turning
basin OF the same Depth 500 feet long and
varying In width from 40 to 500 feet A
channel ninety feet wide and six feet deep
Al low water has also been constructed
extending from the Fourth street bridge
TO the limits Of the main waterway.
In view OF the evident intention TO make
the city a permanent state capital Ii 10
recommended that the original project be
partly adhered to and the channel widen
ed to width Of 80 feet and dredged TO
the common uniform depth of six feet.
and any balance Of the sum available.
$2,9l-5o. will be spent for the purpose of
deepening the turning basin at the end OF
the channel
The report next considers the question
Of waterway between Puget sound and
Lakes Union and Washington.
Everett harhor receives especial atten-
ton in the report. the original plan for
its Improvement being explained In de-
tail and the work done commended gen.
erously. 1t ia intended to excavate a har-
Dor basin In the shadows ard tide lands
adjacent TO the deep water opposite the
old river mouth and TO dredge a canal
from this basin 10 the old river mouth
and the tide nats to deep fresh water.
Appropriations amounting to $4,000 have
been made and - s7@ expended before
June 20. 1886 A dixie has been built to
retain the dredgings when the dredging
II begun. In this connection the engineer
finds occasion to commend without stint
the earnestness Of tho people Of Everett.
who have. the report states. constructed
this dixie. 1850 feet long, under q contract
barely covering the cost Of the materials
and labor necessary at . price Is per cent.
lower than the bids Of any contractors
for the same work from other cities.
It is recommended that the retaining
dikes be extended and the dredging be
begun as soon "A possible. so as to give
such relief 10 shipping as the funds avail
able will permit The balance at hand
Is SC. 0020I.
swinomish slough IL designated in the
report as the most easteriy, shortest and
sells between the north and south waters
of Puget sound" The plan agreed upon
for the Improvement of this waterway
consists OF a channel to be dredged in Sar-
atoga passage to a depth Of four feet and
a width OF 100 feet across Skagit fats. up
Padilla bay to deep water. and dikes to he
built I'm Skagit and Padilla bays to force
the ebbing and flooding waters through
the dredged channels. Forty-seven thou
sand two hundred and sixty dollars and
fifty-seven cents of the $7s. 600 appropri-
ated was spent before the beginning OF
the last fiscal year. the results accom-
plished being: A channel parallel to a
dixie $50 feet long was built from tho
Hole in the waii' TO point 200 feet dis
tant from the northwest point OF Goat
island, and dixie OF single row of piles
constructed between Goat and 1ka islands.
A channel was dredged through Swino-
n,sh slough. 100 feet wide and forty feet
deep. from the upper end of the slough TO
la Conner The work Of the past fiscal
year consumed 81. esi.s7 additional OF the
funds appropriated for the purpose.
The inspecting officer remarks: 1T Is
very Desirable that the slough be opened
with the least delay practicable and II Is
therefore recommended that the full
amount necessary to complete the original
project be applied as soon as possible
The future work. TO be effected through
the expenditure OF the balance available.
SO, 0T5 Is, includes the repair Of the dikes
already constructed in Skagft bay and the
Improvement of the channel between
Hole IN the Wall and La Conner. IL Is
further recommended that dixie be built
from Gailaghcr's point ia McGllnn's isl
and and q channel OF the dimensions of
the other channels be built through the
Eats al the north OF Mr;iinn island.
The report next considers proposed im-
provements in Columbia river from Rock
Island rapids 70 Foster Creek rapids. a
distance of eighty miles Swift currents.
rocks here ana there and rapids at the
Methow. Ensiaf and wenatchee rivers.
are tire obstacles 10 be Offset or complete
iy removed. A preliminary survey OF this
course was made by Capt =. w. Symons,
OF the corps OF engineers. and q report
thereof submitted May =. 1875, though not
vet finally adopted II was agreed 10
commence without further delay for The
r~pcr, of the survey the removal of rocks
a, Rocky Reach ana Methow rapids ana
other places as necessary. to put in dead
men" and other suitable snchorages ut
Entail and sfethow rapids and 10 put IN
a timber boom at Entlst rapids. This
boom Is designed 30 enable hoatmen to
carry tine TO the .deai men" SEE up on
an island conveniently situated for boats
Ginning up over the rapids As but =
OF the Nnasm remains for the current
fiscal year no further work AZ these points
Is contemplated.
The work on che Columbia ana Snake
rfvsrt from Celtic Or. 20 Asotln. Wash,
Is considered Ii the report Of improve
meats rsr the state OF Washington. the
nreser,s project OF wcrk IN that region con-
slstsux az tire removal Of Aonlders. bars.
yoes. and ieaxrs Appropriations for the
lra-~ovrruesss o. me uprer Cniurahis have
SAN vrsae 70 the extent 90 ssaSaA. ard
so- fns cesssvrssa ard Snake rivers sTss.aoa.
As the expense ef ontntsiag and trans
,1~tsn~ an sxn~sfsion 20 Asottn IS very