The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-22
For Gun and Mortar Batteries
Across the Sound.
UNCLE SAM SO ORDERS TT.
United states Attorney Gay anna~
menres Condemnation Ffoc~ra
fues for 3s0 Acres nt Middle Point
and Orchard Point. on Hieh PHs-
Is set for the 18th OF December.

Acting tn6sr instructions troEn !i2t &c
psrtsfer.t 81 justice at washington Lf'-'s.
stasea AttoTuey Wilson K. Gay yssieFs+&y
commenced proceedings before dadse saaa.-
ford foY the condemnation o. ao"It d~7''a
acre.. q. l8i.a q, Maddla ipe.st Ana Orchard
poing ca TIca passage 70 PORT cTczaaF<, u
E.tAsp county az which the COVER i4Ifs'iaI
wants IN erect gun ard mortar batteries
for the protection or the Port OTcAaTl
naval station.
The matter came before Judge Eantofd
n the shape u u petition signed by MAJ
Gay and on when J2age iiaarord set the
return day for Dsce1aasr \. TIE Iaitsa
States Is male plaintiff ard the following
are named ~ defendants AMAZE Tenant
C. f. Tenant. August M- Moore. a. eSs~0-
tor ot Andrew Anderson Holie estate; An
ME Anderson Boste, Ioakine Anderson
Hottie. Geaslnc Anderson Hottie. All heirs
Of Annie H. Holt. Henry schnlor and
wife f'st Caroline and wife. Joseph foniz
and vile. koperi u. Hinsx and wife. Ch4s-
Erenzei AKA wife, Martin Sipssers and wie,
Asa Fowler and wife. John Thompson aad
wife John II. NIbbe and vile. n imam
Brerner ard wife, Malcolm Mcdonald and
wife. " William Taylor and Wiz. meyer
Brandt, A G. Fraser aud wife. James
Gawne, George Buchanan and wife. Caas.
4. hamilton aid wife. Caroline j. VII
kns and ira Wnklns. 9. G. Bradner and
wife. G. W. Corl!ss, for self and est lfs 8 >
Alice torlssS. Theresa Wood auG husband
heirs OF George 4. ellison. braschke Man
ufscturing Company and r. K, Mccoy. as
its receiver. Joseph Nathan and wife. JOIN.
Johnson. john II. Aker. Stewart Milne,
John Mccall, Henry Turner. II. Il. elise
and wife Cyrus Walker and wife, Port
Madison MIL Company. Manson +. Backus
and wife, Dexter Horton Il Co, Arthur A.
Denny, +. X Preronfaine. as executor OF
James Crawford's estate, Tom. the cook:
a. tsaFa A.AtG
Ter Christian konier John Holm. j. T..
Johnson. sam Buck, Peter tbsen Lusvik
Anderson. Jonas Edin. Ia BTingieson. An
drew Gutenberg, John hriksoD. william
Fowler. John Frykholm. Oscar 'f0Cske.
Thomas Nunan. Alexander Maitland, W
I; Weedin. Frank knapp. J. Ii. Sandal. a
X. Brenner, q. W. Brenner. Mrs. l.. \.
Bromley. ". J. Bromley, +. NJ. Cone.
county OF Kitsap and state OF Washington.
The area Required by the war depart
5nent for these fortiiications is compT lseti
In the following parcels, South half Of lot
], ali OF lots 2, and 1. the southeast quar-
ter OF northeast quarter Of section 10; The
south half OF southwest quarter of section
II; the various lots in northwest quarter
OF section Ia. lots and Of section II.
tracts l 10 H. inclusive South Beach five
acre tracts west half OF west half Of west
half Of lot I. section Ii; lot OF section Is.
township ~ north, range east, william
cite meridian: lot .. section 2. lot ., section
10: lots ?, 3. I. and b. section IL. lots |. :,
3, I. and g. section IL, northw est quarter
ter OF southeast quarter OF section 10.
township ~ north range east, VILLAIN
cite meridian, together with all abuttlng
tide lands.
Payment for this land will De made from
the appropriation made ny congress fol
sites for fortiiicatons and seacoast de-
lenses. The petition asks for an order dI'
reoting q jury to be summoned which shall
assess the damages in eGCb case.
t0usidp raDie correspondence was had or
this subject between Brig. Ocn, john Nj
Wilson, chief of engineers. and Secretary
OF War Alger. Gen. Wilson. In 81 letter OF
Ma II, after recit!ng tho requirements,
says.
Prices ranging from Sl0 to so per acre
have baeu quoted FOR different lots, but IN
view OF the condition Of the titles of the
present owners, IL Is believed that more
satisfactory results viii follow from con-
domination proceedings"
III a letter OF May u TO the secretary OF
war. Gen. Wilson says:
Middle point AMI Orchard point are
separated by small bay about one-hali
mile wds ana IL Is deemed dvisable tha'
the United States should acquire title &c
bay IN order 10 have control over GROUND
connecting The two points"
After enamerAtng the parcels III land il
the SS0ls acres Required. the general con
tinuvs
Under state laws title TO the abuttlna
tide lands can be secured after acquiring
the upland"
The attorney general inz,ructs Mr. Gas
- confer with capt Harry Taylor. corp>
Of engineers, Tor All Needed information IL
the matter.