The Struggle to Dredge the Snohomish
Senator Squire lobbies federal engineers to clear the Snohomish River, highlighting the constant battle for infrastructure funding in a growing region.
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Senator Squire went with Mr. Bartlett, of the Everett Land Company, to the chief of engineers today to try to induce the government to divert $5,000 of the $15,000 appropriated by the last congress for the improvement of Puget sound and its tributaries, to the improvement of the mouth of the Snohomish river by dredging. The chief of the engineers was of the opinion that the money could only be used for pulling out snags and rocks. Senator Squire hopes to be able to induce the department to take favorable action upon the request of the Everett Land Company.
“The chief of the engineers was in the opinion that the money appropriated could be used only for the purpose of pulling out snags and rocks.”
Everett and the Snohomish River delta remain central to the region's shipping and economic health, echoing the 1893 urgency to secure federal dredging funds to maintain commercial access.
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