The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-28
Site Cleared and Buildings Are
Under Construction.
GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE
Capt. Robinson. in Charge Of the
work. Says He Wants 100000 This
Year for the Completion of the
Post-More Land to He Cleared
and Graded-Army Hospital 10
BE Built and Roads Made.

nolia bluffs a small army o. xorksagmen
- engaged in CLEARING away the forest of
giant frs and cedarS which has stood there
for many years. and IL replacing Il by SUB
stantial and handsome buildings 10 be DC
cup.ed by uniformed officers and meIl IN TIE
service ~ rhe United States. Few people
realize the progress thar has been made
il su5duiug The wilderness out al the post
during the summer. Far from the avenues
OF trade and The raFts Of commerce. not
many perhaps know that a big tract Of iani
has been cleared 81 trees and stumps and
that foundations OF stone aave osen laid
upon which VIII rise IL a very few weeks
| the buildings over which the flag Of the
/ United States VIII be placed as sign OF
the location OF troops
More bids Called For.
Capt w w Robinson. jr. officer in
charge OF the construction Of the army post,
has advertised for bids for grading plow-
ing and seeding the fifty acre tract which
| has just been cleared. Bids will be opened
by him on October for this work. The
clearing or the post site vas finished a
few days ago by a Big force OF men under
Capt. Robinson himself who was called
upon 10 complete the contract undertaken
by ]. 5. Antons,le but which he gave up
before he had complied with L. The war
department very promptly authorized Capt
Robinson TO complete the work and only
one days time vas lost. The clearing done
has been thorough. the trees being removed
or burned TO ashes on the ground and all
sturnps and roots eradicated so as to leave
| the ground ready for the plows Of the
graders. That part Of the tract not covered
by buildings will be Immediately picwed.
narrowed and seeded 20 grass
As soon as the clearing had progressed far
/ enough 70 permit, the carpenters and build
| ers employed by Nichols g. Crothers. the
| contractors. We're put 20 work erecting
q ~ M EHa 9iuy
| supply was obtained from a group Of
springs on the ground and a two-story
| building, with dining room on the ground
floor and sleeping apartments upstairs for
| the accommodation of the men was cree ed
| The contractors have now between fifty
| ard seventy-iive men constantly employed
| on the work. The foundations. which are
| OF Chuckanut stone have been completed
| and the. upper work on which the build
| !ngs will rest Is being rapidly finished.
Within a very short time. the carpenters
| viii be set TO work laying the sills for the
| buildings and then RAPID progress will be
| made.
| Buildings to He Erected.
| The contract under which Nichols &
| Crothers are working. calls for the erection
| Of seven frame buildings. These are: One
| double set Of captains quarters; two double
| sets Of lieutenants' quarters: two sets OF
| non-comm!ssioned officers quarters: one
| double set OF barracks and one quartermas-
| ter's ana commissary store house. The
| Post-lntelligencer has published a full de-
| scrption of these buildings. They will be
| two stories high. Of seasoned lumber. well
| constructed and finished inside with hard
| wood. They will be plumbed for gas and
| wired for electricity and VIII be supplied
| With heating apparatus.
| The contract for bringing city water TO
| the post site from the six-inch main from
| Queen Anne hill to the line OF the post
| has been let to L. Il. Youngs. There are
2,2oo feet 10 De laid and Mr.. Youngs' bid
| was $500
I'VE viii need $4,000 OF this years ap-
| preparation for army posts in order to carry
| on the work incidental TO the completion Of
two COZ, company pos post said Capt Robinson
| II do not know who Is looking after the
! matter at Washington. This money will ne
| necessary for the construction Of macada-
| m.zed roads on the postsite and from the
| post 10 the landing on Salmon bay. as well
| as for clearing the strip OF timber between
| the barracks ard the company hospital on
| the south side Of the site. There Is a strip
| of land. thirty-two acres in extent. 70 The
| south OF the present clearing that Will have
TO BE- cleared and graded l hope that mat
| tiers will he so shaped that this work can
! be undertaken very quickly now.
| Good Reads Needed.
There IL a great need for good roads CT
| the post The soil is light and -aniy az
| you knew. and IN rainy weather II cuts
| up badly under the heavy loads Of material
! that are hauled over the site. l am anxious
| 10 get to work on the roads and TO start
! the clearing on the tract between the bar
| racks and the hospital"
| Contractor Antoneie left his contract
| little over half completed His bonds men.
/ the American Surety Company. partially
| finished the work ana then Capt. Robinson
! took a hand in the matter himself and
! under his direction force OF worxiugmen
| finally completed the tob. Much litigation
! will probably result between the men en-
/ pioyed by Antoneiie and his hontlsn who
| are held liable. i; Is claimed. for the wages
| unpaid amounting 10 over $500 As 20
| THIS matter United States Attorney Gay
| said yesterday:
! The hill passed by congress two years
/ ago makes the bors2 given by government
! contractor 70 the government good for the
/ wages Of the men employed by the con-
| tractor. IF the w0rkmer under AntoUen5.
] have claims for wages against him they
| authorized 10 proceed against his bOndsmen
. in behalf OF the United States. They need
. not come 10 ne with their claims They
| can get their own attorneys 20 bring the
| suits