The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-05

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0sso-CAaahsSs Dssy ssssssa.
The Seattle Chambes q Cu0mres INST
ysstrday sfssspooa and discunsd large
amount ~ business connected wttn the
future Of the csty and Rais. In volume
and importance the msfsess taken W
nvA,sd any meeting Of ths chamber held
for many weska
4 Communicates was r~cstyed from CITY
Comperoli~ VIII n. Party. now In ws<h-
ington. y. c.. IN regard 60 the status Of
the Lake Washington canal matter IN tbs
war department \ telegram was also rs-
ceived from him ysDlsrs1Ay. stating that
the department would not aeceps war.
ranty dssd from King county until al
question II title had bsen ensctuaIiy set
tied. Ths letter explains the situation
more fully. " n sddressed 10 President
Graves, from Washington. d. G.. and rssds
- follows:
Dear or: On the 18TH inst. I wired you
- fOIlows: i0Ay's report discloses num.f-
Gus defects In canal condemnation. Nc
ElrOy ustwt take prompt action. which tee
wram ] now hasten 10 connrm with an
apology for not writing more promptly
Our tine has bsen 20 fully occupied that
correspondence other than that which We
have frsnd necessary IN the presentation
Of Msttep 70 the several departments.
csm n r y: sfssr s o. 1Ss ana
was conss4egvd by u 10 be OF importance
second only 10 our special ntssion. On
making INQUIRY 81 the war department we
were Informed that the condemnation pap
err were In the department Of 3u,tics. We
obtained an interview with Attorney Gen.
srai Grtgss who confessed his Ignorance Of
ss orc. e. X. matter but :. :sr ,S e.. wd
Sc thar no delay was occasional by his
department. Accordingly he called for ths
pagers and found that they were buried
the bureaus. He called In Judge Bentley.
examiner Of titles. and Instructed him 10
give the matter immediate attention
Gays Report Ignored.
United States Attorney Gays report
has BEEN In the department. for over .
month without resolving attention and
probably would have remained there In
definitely had We not succeeded In pulling
1t out.
Icy and found him examining M. Gays
report He promptly told ~ that NJ
accept . deed for The right-of- way. We
were astounded and cnagr'ned when he
s so e1' e num- iron ron, h s. ss IN calm. nm s
deninAtion prcceedinfs This report was
made on August 4 eumcisnt time has a :
ready eispsed since the discovsry q thsss
must have . good title before u ofYer1
decd 10 tho government and II II folly 10
make any other tender. A. . matter Of
fact no de.d has been nlsd 70 far ~ We
Judge Bentley promised that he would
Immediately recommit tho matter 10 Mr..
Gay With instruci!ons 70 AZ for the nece:-
nss In 70 o"r innSry Re sssd
that after ouch proceedings had been had.
n the dist1ct attorney would make . Ia
vofable report on the record he could as
lay IN his departmsnt
We teen called upon Gen. Wilson. chief
OF .nginesr.; who r-ccved N with grea,
the risht-of-way matter settled In order
that tbs appropriation already made might
te available and work begun. lie stated
which amount. OF course. viii be available
only In case u ~ In the next river ard
harbor bill We found II unnecessary -
argue with Gen. WIIson on the merits Of
is friend. lie expresses the opinion now
ever. that with the present status ~ the
rfght-of-way $1,000 IL all that can be ex.
pended In the nett year
SENATOR Foster, who accompanied Us on
our VISITS 20 the attorney general and the
chief OF engineers, promised 10 use every
enor' 20 secure n liberal appropriation for
the canal Yours !.wSIyyl rI. n PARRY
seass1e's Carrier Service
Ais,.er Wa read from tho superintendent;
Of general deliveries u the Postmaster
guuesars department.. acknew .edsing re-
ceipt Of \ request from the postmaster 81
Seattle for additional mali carriers AMI
also letter from the chamber pointing
out the receaaisy Of an increased service
In ta.s city. Comptroller Parry also sook
this matter up with tho department and
IN the following letter To the chamber out
lines his success:
''GenfI~nen: Referring 20 your favor
Of the ssh inst. re- additional carrier service
FOR the Seattle possofics. ! beg 10 sar.
"immedist~.y upon receipt OF Your let.
secured an Interview with Postmaster
General Smith, 90 whom We stated the
case ~ emphsticaily 80 We copid, AMI TO-
retsed from him card 10 the assistant
s.sy. =. Yer. received ~ he cs,sf :. ste ~
Mr.. Allen. who. after hearing ossr stale
msDt. promised that the matter would ~
promptly taken up by Mr.. Heath upon MS
tspasnr OF free delivery. Mr. Me;ehsn. r.
whtcss 10 SAID that ~ wa ne ~isn % the
pcstmAsssr general thar any 5~feet@ In the
service at seattle be resn~iis4
We then called on the superintendent
wao WAS ~ the fhro~s q moving INTO trio
nrw postohfcc building, and consequently
o. q GjsAdtantaGS IN nJdlEA records and
r.0s He stated. however that a vigorous
protest had been recently made on behalf
Of Tacoma by our representatives. axansi
discrimination IN favor % seattle Ia the
matter Of free delivery.
Ts~o0s's Service est Down.
He stated further that after full fnves-
tigetinn by expert snspeotor detailed 'oy
that purpose the nusnb~T of carriers at TIA
coma had been decreased by one and iha;
one Rad been addict 20 Seattle Ne said
thaf Seattle had teen given all that TIRE In
sp~ctor recommended ard mat Ms rad
tsc~n fBe basis ~ TO Tacoma protest Tire
new man Was sssnsf.xsd en- July ~ hls
appointment 20 take effect on August 4.
he could not saY whether the arpoint m %
has sssen made. ss hs r~c0rds we're rot
sccsssihls 81 the t0rn~ssp cDnGiison ~ rs
ofrc~ bui bic appointment ca~risf4 safd
ls hss hses. lie sad tbaf four additional
clerks not seven. 80 sfsfst "a your letter,
hsa B~en given 30 Portland
lie intsm2tes that po<sitas the Seattle
esrr1sg. we're mot doing mgcA WORK Al
coals ne exp~csed from tn~ig nunt-f ss1
saia that charges In fsctIiuss for setting
aboaf wnsrA were sYf ncrfrevs when tire