The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-06
BOATS ARE
RUINED
REFUSE DUMPED IN BAY AT
BATTERY STREET CAUSE or
MUCH TROUBLE

Port Warden Jensen f. again hay-
Ing trouble wi,h persons who pei.
sist Ia violating the city ordinance
IN regard to the dumping Of refuse
into the waters Of e bay. TIE
waters 81 Elliot bay al the foot Of
battery street rcck 0lth the foul
fumes caused by deeaYed refuse be
/ Ing thrown into The hafbof ht that
point tu addition t. this there r.
a sewer nume which extends cut
from the embauhmeut above high
water marx and which also adds
10 tho dlHaKrerable condition 81 al
fairs
Yesterday a complaint vas lodged
With the port warden BY rank
rabrc. proprietor of the Brighton
boat house lmpiorinE Captain iens
sen 90 take some decisive action IN
the matter Eahre HHyH that unless
something r. done "a prevent the
different laRhfrakera from routinu=
ma their practice. Biz business VII
be- ruined PADRE has charge -
many Of the feet yachts and
iauuthca In the city. which are
owned by some Df our foremost cit
liens. Who use the fraft FOR pleasure
only
Tho foul fumes arising from the
water a. the UfBut - deeayrd fab
and refuse which has been dumped
F Into the Vafem for the past aiK
months tafuifh the paint on the
boats Boa such a manner that Il B.
+ impossible for Fahfe 20 keep them
clean. Boats which have been
cleaned on Saturday night iu order
that they might present a respect
able appearance tu the owners and
parties eha may wlHh 70 take a sail
on SUNDAY. are found - be- coated
alth a dirty brown color the neHt
day
IN some eanea the craft are go
furnished as % completely obllter=
afs Jhc name Although fahre does
bis best 60 set the baata cleaned bF
the time The uwuers appear on Sun
DAY ur whatever DAY they may Wish
- urf their boats fhsF tarniah 80
quickly TIA all bis efforts prove
fHuitirfa The has ~ disguised the
Yacht owners that many % them
have taken their craft elas where
and many more have threatened r.
d. likewise unless the nuisance +
abolished
The musf persistent 81 me laN-
hfrAh cra sad PADRE. are the EN-
nloyea - the Gaihraith Bacon com
nanv. uhuaa STABLES are situated ~
the foot - battery street For the
past r.a months the employs q
this company have been DUMPING
the refuse from the stables into the
hay Here If has accumulated until
nov there ls great pile Of q uu=
drrneath fhe trrafle At low tide
The stencil arising from che place
caused b. the combined action %
the salt eater and the heat 20 the
sun. to uauaeatluF aud II la a dstris
meut a. the health - eFeryoue Nv
Ing in that district
This dumping ~ refuse iH the
chief cause - my trouble a. q II
NHF NNNNHM H## ~ NHHtHH #HFtA rs Hts#H
causes the boats 90 taruiHh. Until
the stables uefe erected here had
~ trouble have ben paylnH
taaes in this city for many year
and now that have Just got ms
business built up II seems uniusi
that Z shnuld b. forced 30 lose It
simply because a certain firm a~sa
~ 90 peruihfeutiy violate .--o las
~ the city
In addition 60 tho loas 10 me
financially there is the heath q
The community % the distnct /
have applied 90 the health officer
and have pointed ont 20 him the
cause az the trouble in regard %
the sewer and the stables So IA
nothing has been done and ! have
nov applied ~ tho port warden ta
tale action IH the matter
= DO net ulfh 90 raise my voice
aenInat nv nelrhhorH nr IN cause
them ans unnecessary trouble but
I cannot afford 10 let the matter
rest any longer"