Morning Oregonian., March 21, 1903, Page 4, Image 4

THE MORNING ORE G ONI AN, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1903.
AGAINST THE FAIR
Citizens of Hiilsboro Incensed
at Portland Council,
WILL WORK FOR REFERENDUM
ProalBeHt Forest Grove BHsIaeas
Hen Join Tbem 1b Their Attack
on the Prospects' of the
Exposition.
Washington County people we ag
grieved at the action of the Portions
City Council.
They lel that the proposed Hiilsboro
electric line has not been given fair
treatment.
In a spirit of bitterness they now de
clare war on the Lewis and Clark
Fair, and will -work lor reference of
the state appropriation to a "popular
vote, hoping thereby to defeat It.
HILLSBORO, March 20. (Special.)-The
fact that the Portland City Council failed
to give the proposed Hiilsboro line a fran
chise that is available has awakened an
antagonism in this city and at Forest
Grove that is likely to breed trouble for
the metropolis.
. Prominent business men of these two
places are up In arms, and they feel that
the commercial Interests of "Washington
County have been slapped In the face.
They argue that If Portland is always to
pursue an .antagonistic course every time
capital desires to give theuxounty a better
market and more frequent and better
transit, that this same spirit will in the
end prevail as to the proposed Lewis and
Clark Fair, and that a bitterness will be
engendered that will make a failure of
that proposition. They say that they have
been played with long enough, and do
r.ot longer propose to work for Portland's
betterment when Portland opposes every
business advance without regard of conse
quences.
Acting upon these grounds telegrams
have been sent from this place and For
est Grove, asking Hon. J. J. "Whitney, of
Albany, to send on petitions to have the
Lewis and Clark appropriation referred
to popular vote. It Is freely stated that
under the light of recent events "Washing
ton County will furnish at least one-third
of the signatures necessary to have the
matter referred. This sentiment Is wide
spread, and deep-felt, and that the de
termination is fixed Js evidenced by the
fact that the best men in the community
are at the head of the revolt.
SOT VERY ACTIVE.
Refercndtira League Movement In a
Quiescent State.
ALBANY. Or., March 20. (Special.) The
reported movement in Linn County to
Invoke the referendum on the Lewis and
Clark Fair appropriation is yet in em
bryo. Toothing definite has been done.
and no plan of action outlined. The move
ment was started in Linn County by Sa
lem people, who thought It would bo bet
ter politics to fire the first gun In Linn
County.
President J. J. "Whitney, of the Referen
dum League, recently organized in Al
bany, said today that if there was a sig
nature as yet to any petition to refer the
Lewis and Clark Fair appropriation to
the people, or if, Indeed, any petition
had been as yet circulated, he was en
tirely ignorant of the fact. But it is
certain that petitions have been prepared
In Marion County, which will be offered
to the league for circulation. This will
be done tomorrow, at which time the
Referendum League lias been called to
meet In Albany.
In Linn County the matter is not be
ing 'ery much discussed. The general im
pression seems to prevail that whatever
may ba the feeling toward the Lewis and
Clark Fair, it is now too late to register
an objection. The fact that we are to
have a fair in Oregon has been heralded
to the world, the Legislature nas made
an appropriation, our sister states have
agreed to assist, and to back out now
would be disgraceful. In face of this sen
timent the Referendum League will run
into breakers when the petition is cir
culated, if, indeed. It is circulated at alL
MOXTAXA. FAVORABLY DISPOSED.
Special Sesalon Jlay Be Called to
Make Appropriations.
HELENA. Mont. March 29. (Special.)
There is a growing sentiment in the state
In favor of the calling of an extra session
of the Legislature for the purpose of
doing what it failed to do on the closing
night of the session, passing a bill making
an appropriation for an exhibit at the St.
Louis and Portland Exhibitions.
Senators Kennedy and Whipple, leaders
of the Heinze and Clark factions, who
.are here, have been looking into the prop
osition of an extra session among the
members of the Assembly, and they have
found on every hand a desire to meet
and make an appropriation.
"I should like to see the Governor call
tho Legislature in extraordinary session,"
said Senator Kennedy, "for the purpose
of making an appropriation of $50,000 for
the expositions. Members of the Legis
lature undoubtedly will be perfectly will
ing to come to Helena, remain In session
long enough to pass such a bill, not more
than two days, and adjourn without put
ting the state to a cent of expense. I
have spoken to several members of both
houses, and they are all strongly in favor
of doing this.
"The state should pay the cost of this
exhibit Prlvato individuals should
neither be asked nor allowed to bear the
whole expense. The people as a whole
will reap the benefits, and they are en
titled to share the burdens. Of course, if
after the appropriation is made, those
gentlemen who have so- liberally sub
scribed to tho fund should desire to leave
their subscriptions up they should be al
lowed to do so; they would add so much
to the splendor of the exhibit that Mon
tana could make."
FIX CONVENTION" DATE.
Linn County Republican Central
Committee Has a Meeting.
ALBANY, Or.. March 20. (Special) The
Linn County Republican central commit
tee met in Albany today at the call of
the chairman. Nathaniel M. Newport.
After the committee was called to order,
the secretary. L. M. Curl, reported that
a number of central committeemen had
moved out of the county, and recom
mended that the vacant pieces be filled by
men selected by the central committee.
Tne new members selected in accordance
with this recommendation were William
MItcham. In Oakvllle precinct, and John
Conklln, In Sodavllle precinct. Every
precinct in the county was represented
"by a committeeman or a proxy.
Those present were: J. C.' Irvine, W. H.
Worrell. F. M. Brown, W. W. Bailey,
Damon Smith, J. H. Wallace. C S. Mul
len, J. TL Davis, Griff King. -John Conser.
R. L. Gllson, J. II. Turpln, Chairman
Nathaniel M. Newport, Secretary L..M.
Curl.
The question of apportioning the dele
gates to the county convention was dis
cussed at some length. It was decided to
select the delegates- on the, basis of one
for every 20 votes cast for the late Con
gressman Tongue in the June election,
allowing each precinct also tone delegate-at-large.
The committee named Thursday, April
2. at the hour of 11 o'clock, as the date
and hour for holding the county conven
tion. It was recommended that the pri
maries be held on Friday, March 27.
BUNCH OF M'BRIDE VETOES.
Tannel Bill, Defective Yoatb School,
Admission of Attorneys.
OLTMPIA, March 20. Governor McBride
today vetoed House bill 372, providing for
condemnation of rights of way. Including
rights' of way for tunnels. In disapprov
ing tho bill tho Governor refers to It as
"an act making eaey the taking or dam
aging of private property for corporate
uees acalnst the will of the owner
thereof."
The Governor also vetoed House bill 353,
the purpose of which is to compel counties
to bear the expense of sending children to
and from the Washington School for De
fective Youth at Vancouver.
Another bill to receive the Governor's
veto to day Is Houee bill 303. reducing
amount of daily credit on fines when
served out in jail. The present rate Is $3
per day. This bill reduced the amount
to $1.50.
The Governor disapproved one section
of House bill 423, which provided that at
torneys must have had five years' practice
to insure admteslon to the bar of this state
upon certificate from courts of other
states.
KNOWLES IS PROTESTED.
Prospective Register of La Grande
Land Office May Be DIsnppolnted.
LA GRANDE. Or.. March Rnwinl
A protest has been filed at Washing-
ion against tne appointment of J. W.
Knowles as Register of the Land Office
here. It is understood that certain par
ties have asked that his appointment be
deferred until charges can be laid be
fore the President
This has occasioned surnrts. hero nni
Mr. Knowles hopes to be able to defend
nimsen agiinst any charges brought re
lying on his lone: resldenrn nnil
standing in La Grande and tpatfmnnipta
from prominent citizens as to his char
acter. Mr. Knowles ha3 strong support
at Washington and should "be able to
maintain his standlm? with the Presi
dent
TICKET BROKER IN CONTEMPT.
Fined ?300 and Sent to Jail for Tvro
Days.
SAN FRANCISCO. Marrh SftAdnlnh
Ottinger. the ticket broker wh n tr.i; ad
judged guilty of eontemnr At pniirf Vit.
Judge Sloss about six weeks ago for re
fusing to obey an Injunction restraining
mm irom aeanng in .Knights of Pythias
excursion tickets and fined $300 and sent
to jail for two days, was denied a writ of
naueas corpus toaay and remanded to
me cusioay oi tne bnenff.
Ottlncer netltlnned fnr tho writ n
ground that Sloss had no jurisdiction, but
juage iieDDara decided that he had and
so suuea in a snort opinion.
"WHITTLESEY INDICTED.
Seattle's ex-County Treasurer " Will
Have to AnsWer.
SEATTLE. March 50Tho mj
. " 0..v juij
today VOted secret Inrfltmnnt nirolnat
ci-uuuuij ircusurer unaries a. Whit
tlesey ana nis enier rtonurv p t
alleging larcenv bv embezzlement
The indictments are the outgrowth of
Whittlesey's first and second term short
ages, amounting in an to approximately
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mrs. Margaret McFadden.
OLYMPIA. March 2n fRnlni
Margaret McFadden, S6 years of age, one
of the pioneer women of the Pacific
Northwest and wife of nnndtnh t -vt
Faddcn, tho first Chief Justice of Wash
ington .territory, aiea tnls morning in
this city.
Judge McFadden. in crime. Wrtc-f
by W1V Of the Islhmnc; nf Tinomo
located at Fort Vancouver, having been
appointed Associate Justice of the Su
premo Court of Oregon Territory, and
the following year Mrs. McFadden and
her children came nver the en me
and Joined the husband and father at
Vancouver, uney located In Olympia
in 1SG0. Judge McFadden having become
Chief Justice Of Washinirtnn Ton-lrnn.
after Its creation. He died in 1S75, and
Mrs. McFadden has lived here ever since.
seven or tneir eleven children survive
them.
FOREST GROVE. March W-zCn.n
Mrs. C. W. Rosa, aged 71 years, died
nero toaay. Ajeceased was born in Ken
tucky and. came here from Nebraska two
Years aeo. A hnahnnri nnd i.it
dren survive her. Interment will be In
tne isayior cemetery tomorrow.
Mrs. Amanda Barnes.
M'MINNVILLE March 20 Mr Am-n.
da Barnes died March 16 at the residence
of her daughter. Mrs. Sarah Smith, five
mues east or, MCMlnnvIHe. Mrs. Barnes
was born in Pennsylvania rahmnn- -n
1S15. She married John C. Barney re
moved to Iowa, and In with hoi
daughters, emigrated to Oregon. They
seiuea near Amity, Tamhlll County, for
a couple of years, afterwards locating
about six miles west of Portland, where
they resided until the death of Mr. Barnes
in 1S7L Her five daughters still survive
her. They are Mrs. fianh Qmttv. r..
Amanda .Dee. Mrs. Flora Frisble. of Yam-
mu counts; Mrs. Jemima Smith, of
Clackamas County, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Shackelford, of Washington County.
Isaac M. Veatch, Early Pioneer.
COTTAGE OROVP Or -r--.u w
(Soecial.) Isaac Ml Ventch nr.- r w
gon's earliest and most respected pioneers.
uitu mis aiteraoon, aged 77 years. He
was born in White County, Illinois. No
vember 4. 1S26. and moved with his fath
er's family to Iowa In 1W3. In 1S33 he
crossed the plains with his two brothers
S. E. and H. a Veatch.
He was married in 1S57 and was the
father of five children, four of which sur
vive him. two daughters T.n. Cl,ii j
" j iuu
Sllva Stratton and two sons, Robert and
Wellington Woods, of Montana.
HELENA. Mont.. March "vi twin.,,.
ton Woods, a Montana pioneer, who came
to Last Chance Gulch, now Helena, In
1S64, died here today, aged 76. Mr. Woods
built the third cabin in Last Chance
Gulch and it was In his cabin that Helena
was named. He was the first commis
sioned officer In Helena and
first court to settle the dl-putes of the
miners.
Mrs. Adelaide Marsh, of Skamolcavra
ASTORIA Or.. March 5nr3neM-i
Mrs., Adelaide Marsh, wife of Sprague
Marsh, of Skamokawa, Wash., died in
this city at an early hour this morning
from bronchitis, after an ll!ne f
eral months. Mrs. Marsh Was IS tWAN rf
age. and leaves a husband nnd I
biuvtu tuuuren. me zunerai will be held
irom me zamiiy residence at U o'clock
tomorrow morning, at Skamokawa.
Mrs. C. E. Ellstoa, of Oregon. City.
OREGON CITY. March ?0WRneciai
Mrs. C E. EIlRton died at nihf- v-.
home In Oswego of puerperal fever, aged
32 years. She is survived by a husband
and six children. The body
Amity, and the funeral held there this
aitercoon.
PLES ARMSTRONG'S TRIAL
CHANGE OF VENUE IS SOUGHT BY
HIS COUNSEL.
Claims That Threats Have Been Made
Asalnst Prisoner and Himself
Case Taken Under Advisement.
BAKER CITY,. Or., March 2a Pies
Armstrong, the murderer of Minnie Ens
minger, was brought back from .Portland
today and his attorney, George J. Bently,
appeared before Judge Eakin this 'after
noon and moved for a change of venue
to Umatilla County. In support of tho
motion he filed an affidavit signed by
Armstrong in which the defendant said
that he does not believe he could secure a
fair and impartial trial In his county,
owing to the fact that the people" are
prejudiced against him; in proof of which
ho cited the attempt to lynch him three
weeks ago.
Attorney Bently filed an affidavit signed
by himself to the same effect and also
stated that it had come to his knowledge
that threats had been made that unless
APPOINTD HEALTH
DR. E. E. STRAW, OF MARSHFIELD, OR.
MARSHFIELD. Or., March 18.-SpecIal.)-Dr. E. E. Strawrecently appointed
Health Officer at Coos Bay. -was bora In Wythe County, Virginia, in 1S77. He la a
traduate of the medical department of Vanderbllt University, of Nashville. Tenn.
Coming to Oregon in ISM, be located at Marshfleld in 1001, where he has been n
. gaged in the practice of his profession.
Armstrong was convicted of murder la
the first degree, he would be shot and
his attorney would be in danger. Just
before arguing the case Mr. Bently filed
another affidavit which stated that at a
meeting composed of citizens residing in
the neighborhood of the murdered girl,
a vote had been taken on the proposition
to hang Armstrong, and the question was
decided affirmatively.
District Attorney White presented a
number of counter affidavits signed by
county officials and prominent citizens in
which they stated that it was their belief
that prejudice against Armstrong only
existed among citizens In the vicinity of
Haines and Rock Creek, and that In
their opinion, a fair and impartial Jury
could be obtained from the taxpayers of
this county to try the case.
After hearing the arguments of counsel,
the Judge took the case under advisement
until tomorrow morning.
REVOLVER USED BY BENSON.
When Recovered Still Had a Charge
Left In It.
OLYMPIA, March 20. (Special. )-JThe
revolver with which Christ Benson shot
Jailer David Morrell has been found. It
was located through Phil Skillman. Ben
son's attorney, who notified the County
ROOSEVELT RECEPTION COM
MITTEE. SALE1I. Or.. March 20. Special.)
The following members of the Legisla
ture will act with Governor Chamber
lain in arranging for the reception
and entertainment of President Roose
velt on hla arrival In Oregon:
Senators Brownell of Clackamas,
Kuykendall of Lane, Carter of Jack
son. Crolsan of Marlon and Wehrung
of Washington; Representatives Harris
of Line. Eldy of Tillamook, Banks of
Multnomah, Gault of Washington, Hale
of Josephine, Hermann of Coos, Jones
of Lincoln, Galloway of Tamhlll and
Bilyeu of Lane. .
Attorney and had It turned over to him.
Mr. Skillman. when seen, today, would
not say where the weapon was found,
and Deputy Sheriff McClelland, who was
sent to get it refuses to say.
The revolver shows that four shots
were emptied, instead of three, as at
first reported, and all four have been ac
counted for. The fourth, which had not
been found up to this week, was lo
cated In a pile of clotted blood and other
refuse which had been thrown out of the
jail after the crime.
Two bullets were taken from Morrell's
body and one was picked up from the
door of the jail, which accounts for the
four shots fired. When found the revol
ver had one bullet remaining In It
NO PRE3IIUM ON INCOMPETENCY.
State Cannot Suffer for Errors of
County Officer.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. March 20. rsnncim i
R. Lee Purdln, Treasurer of Kittitas
county, was before Governor McRride tn.
day, urging the executive not to veto the
Items in the general appropriation bill for
the Tellef of Franklin, Kittitas, Spokane,
Yakima and Thurston Counties. After
tie close of the interview Mr- Pii-flin
stated that his mission had been unsuc
cessful, and that the Items would be
vetoed.
The items aggregate J20.S69.72. as fol
lows: Kittitas, J376.9S; Spokane, $3337.06;
Franklin, $5334.72; Yakima. ?4X).2S; Thurs
ton. n&Lra.
The ."amounts renresent nortlnnc nf the
state taxes due from the resoectlve coun
ties that -were paid as the result Of cler
ical errors on the cart of eountv officers.
The, arguments against returning the
amounts to the counties is- that tne State
Board of Equalization has only the County
Auditor's statements as a basis for equal
izing the taxes due the state, and to
change the figures in a few counties after
the state levy has been fixed and the
property equalized for that purpose throws
an unequal burden on other counties.
As a further result the payment of these
claims would become a nremlum on in
competency end be conducive to careless
ness in the future;
M'KINLEY STU3IP TO BE USED.
Roosevelt Will Spealc From Base of
Hugre Fir Trees.
CHEHALIS, March 20. (Special.) The
Chehalis programme for Roosevelt day,
Friday, May 22, is being arranged by
the local committee. XL B. Harmon is in
receipt of a telegram from Senator Fos
ter giving the hour of arrival of the
Presidential train at this place as 12:30.
P. M., Friday, May' 22.
The President is to remain here at
least 15 minutes. During that time It Is
expected to have a brief address from
him from the McKinley stump, which
stands near the depot It Is being finished
up with a beautiful pagoda roof and
other adornments so as to make It a fine
speaker's stand. The stump will accom
modate at least 20 people on top of It
comfortably. It is located at the intersec-
OFFICER AT COOS BAY.
tion of several streets and the railroad
platforms and thousands nf nmnln can he
accommodated easily.
The Roosevelt day programme here' Is
In tho hands of Messrs. Harmon, F. Don
ahoe, William Urquhart, S. Hart man and
C. E. Robinson. It Is expected to gather
tho largest crowd here that was ever
assembled In Southwest Washington.
President's Time at Ashland.
ASHLAND, Or., March 20. (Special.)
Mayor Provost of Ashland, has received
a telegram from Senators Mitchell and
Fulton at Washington, announcing the
time of the arrival of President Roosevelt
and parti- in Ashland,, and the fact that
he will make a short stop here. The
schedule as now arranged, the Senators
.say, provides for arrival here of the train
at 6:45 o'clock Wednesday evening, May 20.
RIFLED MAILBOXES.
Careless Patrons Tempt a Helena
Child to Steal.
HELENA, Mont, March 20. Andrew
Passenberger, aged 10, Is under arrest for
opening and rifling mail boxes In the post
office. He Is known to havo taken the
mall from six boxes and destroyed It In
one letter was a check for $1761, which
he tore Into pieces'.
That he did not realize the gravity of
his offense is shown by the fact that
he sat in the postofflce corridor and
opened the letters he took from the boxes.
Tho boy was able to open the boxes
because those owning them failed to lock
them.
Granges Groivlngr In Columbia.
ST. HELENS, Or.. March 20.-(Speclal )
The Grange movement Is fairly booming
In Columbia County. New Granges of
the Patrons of Husbandry have been or
ganized at Rainier and Quincy, and or
ganizations will be effected at Goble and
Scappoose within a week or two. There
will then be 12 Granges In Columbia
County. The County Grange meeting
and convention at Rainier yesterday was
a fair index of the enthusiasm prevailing
in Grange circles.
TO STOP SUITS.
(Continued, from First Page.)
the Senatorship. This was accorded him
and then came the break.
All Had Axes to Grind.
This Is the outline of the connection of
Wilson, Hughes and others with the
actual break from Preston to Ankeny.
The part Stewart played was principally
to endeavor to wring an agreement from
the successful candidate that his brother
would be protected In his position as
Postmaster at Seattle. J. M. Frink and
half a score of others were undermining
the Preston strength by their appeals for
personal support
Wilson and Furth urged the deal with
the outside Senators In the hope that
two years hence one of the two might
be the legatee of this strength. To carry
out this plan further Wilson recently
moved from Spokane td Seattle, and.
through the Seattle Republican, a colored
men's organ that sometimes acts as a
mouthpiece for the Post-Intelllgencer, Wil
son declared he had taken up his perma
nent residence here.
Under the circumstances It Is hard to be
lieve that Wilson, Furth, Frink, Hughes,
Stewart and a score of other politicians
will leave any stone unturned to prevent
the suits against Blethen coming to a
trial. Some or the King County men have
probably been misrepresented, but there
are too many big politicians shielded be
hind these attacks upon the King County
men to permit the caee to go. on without a
fight to prevent it '
DRYDOCK AT ST. JOHNS
(Continued from First Page.)
15 far the most accessible location offered.
?mI have only two reasons for objection
to Its selection. First there is not room
enough between the shore and the "har
bor line for locating the dock and the
necessary connections; second, there Is
not enough river frontage to provide room
for vessels entering and leaving the dock
and for other vessels awaiting dockage,
1 uxvzjx&Afi four sketches, showing pro
posed locations of the dock upon this
site, said drawings being submitted to
yu herewith-and lettered "A," "B." "C"
and D. I also show a cross-section of
the dock on the line XX, as located on
plans "A," "B" and "C".
You will note that It will be necessary
to excavate a basin for tho drydock to
the depth of 45 feet below low water, and
J5at I have indicated the inner point of
the bottom of the excavated basin at a
horizontal distance of 90 feet from the
fjp oI,the bank on shore. The top of
thisbank 13 located at a vertical distance
of 40 feet above the bottom of the pro-
juswi Dasm. ana while the material of
wnich the bank Is composed seems to be
quite compact, and would undoubtedly
stand at quite an acute angle. I do not
consider that It would be safe to place
the dock closer to the bank than Is shown
pn the cross-section. These sections al
low for a side slope of the excavation of
one to one, and leaving a narrow bern at
the top. I find a considerable pile of
ballast lying near the south end of the
dock, and I do not think that It would be
advisable to begin excavating the basin
further south than I have shown on the
plans, which is about ICO feet from the
south end of the property. This being
done, you will see that there is only left
a little more than 200 feet between the
north end of the drydock and the Irving
warehouse, which lies immediately north
of the Victoria dock. You will also see
that there will be a difficulty in getting
vessels past the Irving warehouse and
Into position on the drydock. As shown
on plan "C." this would be impossible,
ann nn nlnn "Vt" If wll iMT.n..iki.
in case Irving warehouse was ever ex-
r-n A tl I n V. 1 1
hc.iuu iu iuc uiuuur Hue.
I have shown the connecting wharf
nhnnt JA feet- nn lh. n.M.' i-
This wharf might be dispensed with, and
"j u"'"B a" we vuuiu reauce tne distance
that the drydock would extend into the
stream beyond the harbor" line to about
50 feet I am strongly of the opinion,
however, that It would not be wise to
omit this wharf in a drydock of such size.
On plan "D" I have shown the drydock
located with the entrance up stream.
This would overcome the difficulty of go
ing into tho dock past the Irving" ware
house, but would raise a worse objection,
viz., entering the dock with the current
By the estimate annexed herewith, yoir
will see the cost of the drydock site with
berth prepared; I estimate at $129,750. The
location is so favorable that I do not
consider this cost excessive, but In view
of the objections stated above, it does
not seem to me advisable for you to lo
cate the dock at this place.
Hartman, Thompson & Powers have of
fered 1400 feet of water front near St
Johns, adjoining the Brazee tract, which
Miwiuuucu 111 Ikljt 1U1U1CI ICJJUIL. A
have had borings made on this property,'
uiiu iinu uui uiB iuuterjui iu oe exca
vated would consist entirely of sand. I
posed location of the dock on this prop-
-"J. mm uic uutlt lucuieu as snown, it
will be possible to secure an entrance
for ships free from cross-currents. A
basin of dead water can be provided for
ships awaiting to be docked, or have come
off the dock. The river is wide and
ample room is available for navigation.
Less dredging would be required than at
any proposed site, except the Victoria
dock, and not much trouble is anticipated
in maintaining the dredged channel. There
Is a sidetrack adjacent to the property,
and the St Johns electric line is within
a convenient distance. The site can be
prepared so that it will be safe from
freshets and driftwood, and the dredged
material can be used to raise the level of
the adjacent land. The material being
sand, it will make a very compact and
desirable fill.
The cost of this site, viz., 1400 feet of
fered at $10 per front foot with berth
prepared for the drydock. I estimate at
$64,130. and, in view of the advantages
which the site offers. I recommend that
the drydock be located at this place.
Mr. Lockwood's estimate of the cost of
preparing the Hartman, Thompson &
Powers site is as follows:
Excavating approach, 52,000 yards;
excavating basin, 123,500 yards;
total 17500 yards, at 5c $ 8,775
Bulkheads. 2000 linear feet, at $3.... 6.000
TVhnl 1VkW aiQi. fA n . V. OI IWI
iiuaii, w,vw wwuuic iceh i w..... CT,Au
Anchorage, cables and slip 3,000
per cent 8,355
Cost of site 14,000
Total $ 63.130
The Victoria dock site estimate follows:
Removing rubbish, etc $ 1,500
Pulling piles, 1000 at $2.50 2,500
Dredging basin, 55.000 yards, at 15c 8,250
Wharf, inside dock, 132,000 square
feet at 20c 24.400
Wharf, outside dock, 20,000 square
feet at 20c 4.ooo
Anchorage, cables and slip 3,000
incidentals and contingencies, etc.,
20 per cent 9,130
Cost of site 75,000
Total $129,750
At the conclusion of the reading of the
engineer's report President Banfleld In
vited any of the spectators present to give
their opinions, and Mr. Hegele made a
few remarks about his property at
Llnnton, which he had offered for a dock
site. Captain Jones answered a number
of questions in regard to Mock's Bottom,
maintaining that the advantages of that
site outweighed the disadvantages. Mr.
Labbe Is interested in property down on
the West Side, but as he saw which way
the wind was blowing, thought It was no
use to say anything In favor of his site.
"The Victoria dock site," said Captain
Spencer, "doesn't eem to suit I am
pleased at that as I have had a better
offer for it As for taking ships in and
out of a dock there, I would be ready to
do it any time. I would stake my repu
tation on it that I could do it today if
the dock were alongside the piling. I be
lieve the dock could be put there outside
the harbor line. Anyhow, I am glad you
don't want the site.
"Leaving all the upper Bites out of the
question, I favor the St Johns site. It Is
out of the way of shipping here, but still
It Is easy to reach. I would be opposed
to locating the dock In the short bend at
Mock's. If you were to dredge there you
would find the mud full of logs and snags.
The bend is so short that it forms an
eddy, and there would be trouble in get
ting a ship in or out"
Mr. Selling asked the captain why he
preferred St Johns to the West Side, and
he replied:
"Because you cannot get laborers down
there on the West Side. There are no
transportation facilities unless you put
on a special boat The men who will
work in the drydock live In this city and
generally have employment here as ma
chinists, ship-carpenters and the like. With
the street-car service it would be easy for
them to get to St Johns."
"The board has examined every site,"
said President Banfleld, "and heard opin
ions from a great number of people. It
la time now to decide and take definite
action'
Mr. Swigert moved that the Hartman.
Thompson. & Powers tract be accepted, and,
the motion was seconded by Mr. Adams.'
Mr. Sefllng said he favored first a site
on the West Side. His second choice was
the Victoria dock property, but the en
gineer's report showed it was not a proper
place for the drydock. His third choice
was St Johns, and in view of the report,
he TCOllld Vote, fnr- that nrnnorfi- The
other Commissioners had nothing to say,
so Clerk Stevens called the rolL The vote
was unanimous for the St Johns site. '
The Commissioners drew a long sigh of
relief, and the small room became less
crowded by the withdrawal of the un
successful bidders.
T thought It was down on the other
side of St Johns." said Captain Spen
cer, as he glanced at a map of the dock
site lying on the table. "This Is not ttie
place I was talking about" However, j
tue voie naa oeen taxen, ana tne captain
did not withdraw his complimentary al
lusions. The board then voted to begin proceed
ings to condemn 500 feet of the Weeks
property adjoining the tract selected. This
is to give them additional room for the
dock within the St Johns dike. If they
can get it
Engineer Lockwood was instructed to
draw up plana for removing a part of the
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CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY
May CatiHC ncslpnatlon of Com
mander of Canadian Militia.
OTTAWA, Oni.. March 20. It Is under
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arisen between Sir Frederick Borden.
Minister of Militia, and the Major-Gen-
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the term of Lord Dundonald In Canada
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is an item for expenditure on capital ac
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reorganization of the defenses of Canada,
will have to be abandoned.
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the General commanding and the imperial
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Canadian government that control the
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