The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-17

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the clerks and messenger In his Office, the
rent. the birding Of reeords. stationery.
Furniture h'ars books and other Incidental
expenses. Or the whole amount. 1850 IS
for Clerk is.as. and tbs ss.imate IL sub
nsIsted as necessary for the prompt dis
patch OF business relating 70 the public
1Ane surveys In that district and for the
miscellaneous business Of the Office The
amount submitted Is In accordance with
the estimate Of The surveyor general and
- hoo less iaan the amount approprsat-
I'd for clerk hire In the Office last year. IL
Win be remembered that when the Few
surveyor general took possession of the Of
0ce grsa; howl went up from Democrats
throughout the state because he saw III TO
discharge some OF the men In the Office
who, he reported TO the department, had
not enough to do 10 keep them cut OF mis-
chief. The charge was then openly made
By the Democrats that when another year
came around Il would be seen that the
work Of the Office was behind. and that Il
would be necessary 10 put IN more clerks
20 get II done. The new appe!ntees. # was
oaid. would. OF cours-. ~ Republicans.
scompiete refutation OF this II now found In
the surveyor generals estimates. in which
he fayors a much smaller appropriation
than heretofore.
Paget sound Naval station.
The aggregate Of siee,1sc. In round num-
bers. for the naval station at Port Or
ehard. II divided UP into several smaller
sums. II Ii safe to predict that al least
GAee0 Of this amount viii he given and
spent during the next fiscaI year at Port
Orchard. OF this amount s20e will be
given and expended Tor repairs to and the
Improvement Of the construction plant, and
similar amount for the purchase Of ad-
dittonal tools required 10 fit out the plant
Tor the repairs Of the engines. boilers, etc.
Of naval vessels Then there Is the salary
Hist, which IL also cure TO be expended
clerk. 1890: master OF tugs. N.zoo. and
messenger and tanitor. $s4z.so To this has
BEEN added an estimate for draughtsmaa
at g a day. which, II congress win aa-
tnoyize. will make an additional expendi-
ture OF si.5s5.
Tho secretary Of the navy has also. sub
United an estimate for an additional ex-
perdafure at Port Orchard OF $751; which
he believes win cover the cost OF certain
improvements authorized by the act OF
Nay T. iS9S. 1t Ii quite within the range
OF probability that this amount VIII be In
serted In the appropriation bill, II not by
the house committee. then In the senate.
The secretary of the navy proposes TO ex-
psnd this money ~ follows: Pump AMI
boiler house for new water station. 5000:
yard water closets, 5000: purchase OF adj
ditionai land near springs. $1,000; confirm
Ing clearing. grading and stumping station,
$4,000: concrete floor for construction and
repair shop. 5000; yard railway. $500; ex-
tension OF boiler room and steam plant.
y2p.0oo: total. S53.soo.
Distributed Through IndIan Service.
The various tribes OF the nations wards
In the state of Washington are the means
Of dtstributing among the citizens OF the
state considerably over $4,000 annually.
First and foremost. the genera! incidental
travelling expenses of the Indian service
IN tn state. including travelling expenses
ef agents at seven agencies. and the sup
port and efforts toward the civilization
Of the Indians at the Colvilie and the
-PuyAllup agencies aud the salary of the
Puyailup commissioner. Clinton A. Snow
den, n $4,000. Part OF this sum is dis
tributed as follows: Colviilc. si5o Pu-
gallup. N.O0: Neah bay, sl.cp, Yakima.
tl.ooo: Hkokomish. $1,000: Tulalip, 1900:
and Qui-nai-elt. 1900. The salary of tho
Puyalmp commissioner il 5000; OF the
agent at coiville. sl.5oo; Neah Bay. N.aoc:
Tuiaiip. N.7oo: Yakima. 1880. Then come
the appropriations for the fulfilling OF
treaties made In order to get the Indians
10 give up thefr lands to the settlers:
a. rrnN -.f..
colvilles. 5000: annuity 10 Chief Moses.
q 200. Spokanes. 81 90 Duwamsh and other
Allied tribes at the Tulalip agency. $500:
Neg Perces at Colville agency, tf5oo: Qui-
nai-elts and Sluil-leh-utes si,o0e; walla
waIia and other tribes, ss.ooo: Yakimas
and other Indians at the Yakima agency
5000
1t IL expected that a treaty will be
made with the Yakima Indians this year
by which they VIII agree for reasonable
compensation. payable annually for long
term OF years. TO give up all the lands on
their present reservation except .hose
which win hereafter be allotted 10 them
In seeeraity. The commission appointed
10 negotiate this treaty. of which Prof.
BENJAMIN r. Barge. ~ Eiiensburg. Wash,
IL the dishursing officer. viii undoubtedly
be continued until 1t has completed It's
work.
Hospital and Quarantine station.
The appropriations noted above for the
marine hospital and quarantine station
Mt Port Townsend have not vet been
authorized. but II il hoped by those IN
charge OF this service that the appropria-
tions committee viii see the need for the
s..A 4.
at once AT the marine hospital new
fence around the reservation is needed
and this IL Is estimated. viii cost si.sso:
q mortuary IL also needed. TO construct
which SD viii be required.
Many improvements are needed at the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS