The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-04
Washington Fares Badly in the
Bill Just Reported.
THIS STATE GETS ONLY s,55. 600.
The Seattle and Lake Washington
Canal Not Even Mentioned Nan-
welI-work TO Be Begun on Extcu-
sive Works Tor Gray's harbor.

Washington City, April Especial The
river and hsrb0r oil. reported today con-
tA.5ed rnsny surprises ard 3iSapp9lf.J-
ueats. aad " asaiHgson had itS fun a1osa
% these First. in 2Aace OF TIE si.Ssa.sss
asked for. there IS given only siaS.se, d.
Vided follows.
Olympia harhor. s.. 90. Vancouver s9a.-
90; Puget sound ard tributaries. s-s.asi.
Swiaognish slough. IS. 90, Everett hsE'bor,
Sss,ss. Gray's Haro0r. 5000, Upper Co
lambiA and Snaxe. &.lsst. Co~iifx and Che
halls rivers. each S.op.
Surveys. With estimates Of the cost Of
improvement. are TO be made fer the Lewis
and Pend d'oreiiie rivers aad OF Bsliing-
ham hay. and preliminary examinations
are 10 be made 0f the Pnyailap and puwa-
m.sh rivers, Of Neah bay and OF the north
fork es Lewis river.
Seattls's waterway IS not eEen men,
toned Grays H.rbor Is 10 be put under
contract at a cost Of Sss.ss but gets
barely enough thAs year 10 pay for the
preAminaries Of letting the contract. OF
the Puget sound appropriation si-eso Is
for the mouth Of the Puyanup. Vancouver
Jared better than other cities IN propor-
f.on 10 the amount asked for by the engs-
necrs. s75.99o
Washiugton's representatives made a
game fxhr. even after they knew Their ap-
propr5aftans were 70 be slaughtered. ard
succeeded. even after the amounts hai
been given 20 the Associated Press. IN
adding s. an 70 the total $500 Tor Nan-
enuVer and s..@a1 for Puget sound. bat an
arguments failed 20 Increase the other
amounts
As usual, Oregon gets twice as much as
Washington. and over sloo.e9 goes TO en-
hance the value Of Mr.. Hsrmanns prop
srty AZ Coos bay. Very httie attention
has been paid 10 the actual needs OF any
section os Washington as 50 clearly SET
ferfh bv its representatives before the
es,nmittse. and Eastern Washington tas
baen practically ignored. There Will he
some good. siiu fighting on the floor os
the house, and later in the senate Tor an
increase and additions 20 the above hS-
ures.
Washington City. April 3-The river and
hari.or bill of the Fifty-fourth congress.
oyer which there has been more sPecnla-
ton and anxiety among members than
any other bill. was completed by the COM
mi,tee on rivers and harbors and reported
10 the house l,y Chairman Hooker today
The total amount appropriated nF the bi'l
is, in round numbers. sle,sn.eo ana pro-
vision is made for continuing works al
ready under way. contracts 70 be made by
the secretary OF war for works which VIII
cost s5f asa 900. for which appropriations
viii te made in the future. This Is not a
material change from the river and harhor
appropriations for the last congress The
rifty-second congress authorized about
81, ooa 400 Of expenditure. and contracts fer
sSi. 20 fssO The Fifry-third congress bill
carried t2s. 1856 rs OF appropriations and
contracts for about sl3 doa.ea Members Of
the committee of both parties unite in tho
verdict that the contract system Is The
most economical and satisfactory. II saw
ing. according 10 the secretary Of war.
from = 10 e per cent. Of the es'st Of works.
and IN some cases more. ON Monday next
the bill will probably be called up In the
house.