Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-30
TnE CANAL sllL.

TDg CANAL BllI.
The following il the full text of
House Bill No. 295a, introduced by Mr.
Breuss on the ssh Of January, 10 pro-
vide and aid in the construction and to
regulate the operation Of ship canal
between Lakes Union and Washington
and Puget Sound, in Washington Terri
tory, and for other purposes
Be is enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
Ut America III Congress assemb mbled, that
the Washington Improvement Compa-
ny, a corporation duly organ .zed under
thojiavs vi Was,4ing:oni Territory, be,
and 10 hereby, authorized and empower
cd - improve, widen, deepen, and
straIghtsn the channel OF S4mamish
river, or Squak slouRh, connecting the
saterS Of SaDamish or Squak lake with
the waters # Lake Washington, in said
Territory, sufficient 70 admit the pas
sage Of vessels of at least twenty tons
burden.
Sec. z. That said company be, and is
hereby. authorized and empowered to
construct, maintain aud operate tWO
canals sufficient for the passage of ships
Of not less than - tons burden, one
by the most practical, feasible and con-
venient route between and connecting
the waters Of Lake Washington with
the waters of Lake Union, in said Ter
ritory, and Que by the most practicable,
feasible and convenient route between
and oo0pootl1g the waters of said Lake
Union With the waters OF Puget Sound |;
that said canals shall have such locks,
equipmeuts and structures necessary
for the convenient navigation Of the
same by ships.
SEQ. 3. That said company shall have,
and the right and privilege is hereby
granted TO said c0tnpany, to impose and
collect, for its own use aud purposes,
tolls and charges upOn every species of
and character of Commerce. vessels,
steamers, bouts. live stock and material
Of every description, and pasaeng n,
passing through said canals, or any part
thereof; also the right and privilege of
imposing and collecting snch tolls and
charges for the passage through Sa-
Tnamish river and SQuAk slough Of all
kinds Of vessels, steamers and boats OF
over two tons, and Of imposing and COL
passage through said stream OF all kinds
Of commerce aud material of every dc.
sCripti0n that require transportation by
vessels, steamers, or boats Of not less
than two tons that the rights and
privileges in this section hereby granted
shall exist and be maintained In said
company for thirty years from and after
the passage Of this act and the govern
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right to purchase said canals and their
appurtenances and make the same free
ship canals at any time after the lapse
Of twenty five years from the passage Of
this act, at SUN not 10 exceed the 40
tuAl cost 0f the works, and interest on
said SUN from the date Of the conple-
ton Of the Same at rate not to exceed
q p0r centum psr annum.
SEQ. I. That all such tolls and charges
a. are herein provided for shall be rea-
s0nabls, aud toe Legislature Of tho ler-
ritOry Or State wherein the said property
IL located shall have the right, from
time to time, 10 prescribe and nix the
Asme.
SEQ. 8. That all swamp, submerged
and Oveffiowed lands IN and about Lake
Samamish or Squak Lake and Lake
Washington, and their tributaries, ex-
oept ON that arm Of Lake Washington
known ~ Union Bay, situate within the
meander line Of said lakes, az estab-
lishsd by the surveys Of the United
States government, that shall be re-
claimed aud uncovered by the c0nstruc-
tion Of the works herein provided for,
are hereby granted and conveyed 70
said company, suCh grant to take effect
whenever said works shall have been
completed In pursuance Of the provis.
ions of this act P,oriied, That said
grant shall not exceed eight thousand
acres.
Sec. 6. That wherever lands are an-
covered bv the construction of the works
herein provided for, over which the
water in said Lakes Washington and
Hamamish. before lowering the level of
the same, at distsnc of five hundred
feet from the said line Of the govern
msnt survey, has depth Of ten feet or
more Rt mean low water mark, such
lands are excepted from the provisions
Of the grant to said company, aud the
same are hereby granted and confirmed,
respectively, TO the owners OF lands
abuttinG upon said line Of the govern
meut survey or meander line, III such
proportions ~ their line Of abuttal 90
cupies upon said survey or neander
line aud wherever the water in said
last mentioned lakes, At said distance
from tho said line of government sHr-
vsy, has depth Of less than ten feet at
mean low wafer mark. from all such un-
covered lands,. save a ID except from
swamp, marsh. or overhowed lands. or
lands designated N su b In the govern
ment surveys, there IL hereby reserved
and granted to each of tue respective ri.
parian owners u strip OF such land. run
ming from q point ON the said line OF
abuttal, az each said owner shall select,
to the nearest point IT deep water IN
said lake upon which his lands 80 abut,
Of the following width Where the said
line Of abuttal occupies n frontage OF
one mile. two hundred fest thres-quar-
ters of mile frontage, one hundred
and fifty feet one-hRlf Of mile 'front.'
ago, une hundred fest one-quarter OF a
nile fronssgc. fifty feet; and for any
less frontage, twenty five feet. Wher-
ever owners hold separate tracts OF land
abuttinQ ~ aforesaid. the id above
provisions shall apply scoorling to the
frontage that is owned upon sAid line Of
government survey.
Sec. Z. That all lands that may be
uncovered or remained BY reason
of she construction Of said canale,
situate IN and around the
banks Of Lake Union and
Union Bay aforesaid, and within the
moander line 40 established by the
United States Government survey. II
hereby granted to tho respective owner
| Of lNnds that abut upon said line.
| SEQ. s. That the construction of ssic
canal shall bS completed within nv
years from the passage Of this act
osherwise all rights, privileRse. ana
grants herein contained shalt be fer
feited.
Sec. 8. That the United States shal
have free uss Of said canals for th
passage Of Government property, "
yeessla, their officers, and crews as a
proper times, during the continuance o
this franchise or any extension thereof
0Orgl ARRIVAL.
/ MHW ENGLAND.