The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-29

deed provides that this channel shall be
changed 20 the east 50 as to be off the
strip entirely, and that al grading, bulk
heading. etc. shall be done and maintained
by the government 10 keep the flow Of wa
ter on private property east OF the post
reservation. This may be an imnaterial
matter, but on its face II looks serious TO
department officials, as nothing in the re-
port shows the estimated cost for such
change or maintenance
With these objections removed, the de-
par,ment Is ready for work on the post TO
proceed at once. and the department off,
cials in charge said today that as soon as
start work.
The Local Committee.
Perhaps the three men IN the city who
received the news OF the formal accept
ance OF the titles with the keerest inter-
est were james 5. Goldsmith, Edward q.
Graves and II. r. elise. TO whose untiring
efforts in working out this tedious and
complicated problem the city Will res, un-
der a perpetual debt Of gratitude Ii IS
putting it very wildly TO say that they
were gratifiad a. the announcement that
the titles had been formally accepted by
the department. Mr.. Graves said las,
night
Il can hardly express to you the grattt-
cation which the first line .; that dIsnatch
brings 10 HE and | an sure TO all nv CO.
iaooreFs in this great enterprise. IT IS the
frtut ot three years of almost fncessaat
and sometimes discouTa ging labor matur-
ins at last IN our grasp. and in lust the
shape and The form that 1t is best for US
ihat ii should come. The comnucatlors
- HssA fs~ h.
hardly he c1mprehended hy any one who
did NOT have 10 follow them through IN
al! their jorGuous details. Then. TOO. apart
from the difficulty Of solution, they m
FolyeG an amount of ia Dor which parhaus
the general public VIII never appreciate
simply because the general public Will
never know of the work thar has been
done
AS n the TWO objections which are
mentioned in your dispatch from WASH
'ngton City. / have two things to say
FIRST, | believe that the war departrnent
regards them as or minor importance. else
II would never have ven;ured upon
formal acceptance of the titles 10 the
.&ndS watch are 20 constitute the site Tor
the army post. Second. whether they are
~ minor or % major importance, L nave
good grounds FOR believing that both oo-
1e7'tionS can and viii be removed In fact
/ may say to you. somewhat connden-
,ially. thar a least one Of them was fore
seen ay or committee. ana tnat conse-
queEt3y We have measures in aand which
VIII constitute A perfect remedy.
I ought % add ths< Il ~ partscutarlv
gratifying - Us that in an the tangled
maze of titles which We had % work out
tfl~ department. has not undertaken TO
pick a siuele flaw or ind single defect.
! WISH yoG would say also that the execti-
t}T@ committee. consisting OF Mr. tsoiG-
smith. Mr. elise and myself by no means
claim ali sGe credit tor bringing this
sboui. There vas Iot = single youp.Se-
spirited citizen of Seattle 20 whom we ap-
piled that refused rs his a.d. free OF any
Zee. bonus or consideration. The conxlc-
tioD 81 al! sides seemed 20 be that We
ware all As citizens OF Seattle working
Tor The common interests Of the csty
Among those 20 whom We nave been 49,
p+rlally indebted FOR his safe 2nd wlss
counsel n tne matter - Judge Tno11As
Burke. / might also add mat the careful
Inspection # the Titles rs Judge Rrtusar
IN his oftlc.al capacity. while narShly crttt-
cised AZ ne time. has resulted. }gst a. /
-h*n believed that II would igs our ulsl-
mate safety. You may rensrr ber tnat
some pretty hard things were sad against
h}0n f0r no; approving the title deeds more
promptly took the position then tnat
ne more careful ae WAS the more secure
would ~ our ultimate Position with tae
aerarrrr-rt was sure thaI II there were
suy defects whatever In or tItIes IL would
be TAR better for Us 30 Eave them pointed