The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-24
eEJN[NIS ON THE SOUND
saaFTER CALLS ATTENiioS
sew F0RT,FICATioS*.
..ue peint and Admiralty
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.o,ia Biun-Reastsfses for
e..... Appointments AHsss"ces.

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fesa.,D@I.Tox. Os.I =s---fs@r- Smarter
1.,o,s 10 .ha Department OF the
49,. contains mucs of interest," 10
sa.sa.a az puget SOUND. HE pafuca-
"a attention t. tsse fact tiiat lhss
W ,xh.eh have been sent 10 tse n@w
s...sors ~ MsrTowst9le point ar"
zsas-sa,sf hsad have not yet o@eia mount
- urges that tnfA "9tH Sn"s4ia ="
..r,ly performed. Cen, smarter stas.1
- rsoort relating I" " a@hi''s 0''' '"''o
| e. fosso~s: ..,.... x,1.,,,.ed on
~rh<re are a. yet M 9u'.S NIy't ~
ss,,ra Three i9-tnch and two IL
Puees 80 carriages are mounted at
- ,y.,nt and the guns are on
ssx,eer mortar carriages and four
pAsys. a. ,t,esr ifls, carriages. not mount
= admiralty head
saaft~r has recommended tnat shs
go az the Third artillery De sent
~. nepartu,ent Of California 10 care
30. .,r,.s Mt AarFowstone point tfort
- and Admiralty head tfort
Esssyy-
cant. Robiason's Report.
sN.savrastsr. the constructing quarter
-. has furnished tha following In
-, undeY date Of June y, 1888.
- - also in charge If construction at
...r-.,ane point II distance OF three
- s.am she city %. and south Of. Port
|E~sara The post as outlined by the
IL. ~ construction furnished by the
Ik-'s.sruastsr generals office ia for
E..ss.ruunny post. and q contract has
-. Il, and work commenced on these
kaIalaxs as follows
-Srwn Hss,hle sets Of officers quarters.
10 double set of on-comfn!ssioned ON
L., quarters, one harraek. single, one
i Iam:n,s,ra,ion building. one guardhouss.
- a.ayternaster and subsistence store
ksase ons stable and wagon shed. ono
-, one bakery. one hospital and one
= N hospital stewards auarters"
chs time available I'm the contract for
j a. ramnie,ien Of the work Is six months
1 ,.,n date 81 award, which viii fix the
M,a q. completion at December I. 1899.
| "a no unexpected delays intervene
rant Robinson SAYS he hopes OF being
| .sss "a complete the post at that time
tr eue company Moreover there are
1sane sets of quarters or buildings there
etsh were constructed hy the engineer
vlaps, AMI II has been 81 planned by
j tayt. Robinson for the officers line as
i /, Min on and make available these three
hs.alues for oasears' quarters. las they
4 srs modern and we'll adapted IN such pIr-
l sssss 80 that IL Will be necessary To add
say one vet If barracks 30 make this
tas available for two companies OF
lfeps
rts work Of the engineers NJ Admiralty
4 -. t. all 81.
i tana3e,ad. escep, the mounting of guns,
ksk y IL expected that orders viii soon
h tsmedlf09the construction of posts at
tAsss twd 8dnts also. However says
ram Robinson. II have received no or
esn from IN. qmarternaster generals
sAee regarding the work"
Magnolia Biun's Needs.
Thsss are now under construction at
kagnok blgfff. live miles distant from
Fhs ~ Seattle. buildings for two COM
kaay Fasss. ~ follows:
tss double set OF captains quarters. two
!tahe sets OF leutenants quarters. one
Ie.sss So; barracks, two companies one
kzsfsrmaster and subsistence storehousa
hss Soluble SITS noncommissioned officers
ssarsess all 10 be completed by August l.
"a at an aggregate cast of ss2.0a and one
II
70 eoss -, ~ n. posi-. after the compile
roe Of the building nam,si will stiii be
ksaiag In accom- Haoda lions for two conn
sasy gost. the following buildings not yet
ss'aorised and for which no funds have
Msa allotted being needed:
one guard house, approximate cost $3.50.
gee administration buiiilng. approximate
Fas' San; one bake hous.. ana ovens ap-
faslHate cos' s. so. one coal size /, approx
sass cost s., To-. one magazine. opproxt-
1AieeSs SsS. and work shops approximate
est Esl aggrcsstinR approximately 81.
~ Tor TIE buildings needed and nat yet
tatlcd.
saa modern ordnance OF the defeHsea II
ne aae1th ~ the Columbia consists OF four
sAen hrecch iaaaing fif'es and sight IL
ses eFvss,h loading moytars al Fort Stew
e orsgen, aa4 three S~inch brpcgh load
e Tlhss tone not mounted having no cat-
Axef Al Chinook Point U'ort colamhial
hflety ii. Third artillery Is stationed AT
uFaT stevens, t,rt ep3. with tae srtachrlents
T. care Tor Fer: Candy sa8 Fort Columbia
sssAintien. Thvgc are Sc buildings al the
a'ses piaeeN AZ Fort : .encns there are box
ls&a''eFs sa'Actvuf for oue battery 81 trttj
Ie'y and l~ss were arsn,-.s Juna IS last fng
8 construction - tNa barracks three
@'an'e sets ~ officers quarters and other
ssaaias~
zee fsist nj old Fort Spokane has BAD
s'ssatinved sni an servlcss,tl, putsis
e"'esf'y aad stVTes s'sl.'pei 70 For; Wrt& tj
H. se~ F0rf apck sae waIcfs Was oee&.
- ApTil lSs su2 tAe huNdinas - fht
~ 'efs iafned over - ths, t'narea states
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