The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27
A. \. DlkOCk IS APPOINTED.
CHOSEN ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER
UNDER r.. II. THOMSON.
Will FIJI the Vacancy OccasiOned
by Resignation of George +. Cot
terilI-J. c. Jenery Made Field As
sistant-Both Experienced Men.

City Engineer Thomson yesterday ap-
pointed A. II. Dimock assistant city en-
gineer to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of George +. Cotterill
The promotion of Mr.. Dimock, who was
on the eligible list submitted by the civil
service commission, is very satisfactory
to the staff of the department, with
which he has been connected for the past
three years. ]. c. Jeffrey was also APP
pointed field assistant.
The new assistant city engineer was
born in Nova Scotia thirty-five years
ago. He received his elementary edu-
cation in the schools of Windsor, Nova
Scotia, and then entered Kings college
at the age of sixteen, taking full course
in both arts and engineering. He gradu-
ated in 1885 with the degrees of b. A.
and Il. T.. He also took first honors In
natural science and engineering, in which
he took a special course the year follow
ing his graduation, in addition to course
in English literature.
Since leaving college Mr.. Dimock has
followed the profession of civil engineer.
In lss6 he was leveler on the preliminary
and location survey of the Temiscculd
Railway Company at Quebec. Canada.
The following year he was appointed
assistant engineer for the Dominion of
Canada on the Cape Breton railway, and
was put in charge of the construction
work on nine sections, ten miles in
length.
In 1859 Mr. Dimock was assistant
divisional roadmaster of the Southern
Pacific railway, having charge of the
road from San Francisco to Los Angeles
including all branches. In addition to
this he superintendent the location and
construction of pipe line to the supply
tanks and small towns on the route.
In 1880 Mr.. Dimock came to Seattle, and
entered the employment of the municipal
ity under ]. q. Scurry, who at that time
was the city engineer, as transitman, a
position which he held until 1892 Dur
ing the next six years he was employed
on various irrigation works in the Kitti-
tas and Yakima valleys, holding the
places of transitnan, craftsman and later
having charge of a party. After this he
was engineer for the Grant Street Rail-
way Company.
At the time of the United States gov
eminent survey of the proposed Lake
Washington canal Mr.. Dimock was en-
ployed on 1t as transitman, and made
plane table survey OF the district from
Ballard to Fremont. For the last three
years he has been connected with the
city engineering department. He has
made himself familiar with the details
or the office and technical work, and the
preparation of plans involved in grading
planking and paving streets and the con-
struction of sewers. Outside of office
hours he has studied municipal engineer
Ing, fact which well qualified him for
his present position.
j. &. Jeffrey, the new field assistant en-
gineer, is also an experienced man in
the profession. He is 35 years old. and
received his early education in the pub
lie schools of Houghton county, Mich.
lie then took business course in the
Commercial school of the city of Ham
cock I'm the same state At present he is
taking course in bridge engineering
with the Colliery engineering college of
Scranton, Pa. Mr.. Jeffrey entered the
employment of the city of Seattle in 1897.
holding number of responsible positions
In the engineering department from time
to time. ~