The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-29
GOT IN THE FERRIS war
The Idaho Makes Trouble for the
City Of Seattle.
HArber-aaster Hsyt FercshIy Re
moves the obssraesinx cr.ft-Th.
Iaahs's Captain Arrested

TIE slip AZ the o. Ran. Cas- vhs-f.
where the steamer Idaho snEos5s he-
frslgsf- sss tie sceee Of an eeegr-ezee
yester1sy aftersssz. which EasT lead 70
eczss6srz5ie Hsix&sson. The feETy-bass
City Of seattle left Der alp a. tie toos 81
Nsia street. 10 tse morning. for trip
seresz the bay: an1- On returning -
O'clock in the afternoon. the esfranee 10
the ferry poke. was foaaa blocked BY the
Idaho. Capt ToEn DaTfs, Of the latter res
sci. vas requested TO move bis steamer
cut - as 10 allow iEgrsss By the fe-y. He
refused TO do so. when the harbormssser.
Samuel ". Hoyt. was notified and sooH
appeared He alss ordered Captain Davis
10 back Tire fd2ho. 20 ss to permit the
ferry boat 10 pass. bat DO steps were taken
By the captain or bis crew 70 change the
position Of the vessel
The Hagbor1a2sser then bearded the
Idaho: aud. assisted by others
sho accompanied him for the pur-
pose. pulled the steamer cut BY Beans
% = windisss. I; appears that the idaho
hal very little steam ca al tse time. 50
that this sas the only way 20 change her
position Captain Davis was placed aHster
arTees by order OF the narbsrFnsstsr, and
Captain Briggs accom- panied him 10 Justice
Jones' e8ur-, where he was released on b Is
oua recogHiEauee. No time WAS set for
the hearing Of the case. IS no com plant
had then been made BY Harhormaster
H0ft, Sho was engaged in clearing the
right of var distracted by the Idaho.
some consider the action OF the harbor-
master illegal, on the ground that he bad
no license 20 board = vessel a. Der dock
azd take her in charge: bEf 9TH
ers consider this view erroneous.
sheH tse fact IS borne Ia mind
that the space occupied by the Idaho Is
within the corporate limits. being, in fact
the continuation % Main street an under
municipal control. Had the idaho been
out 10 the stream, or oEiy I've feet, or one
foot outside the Oregon Improvement Co. =
dock. then the harhor n aster could not
have boarded her In Official capacity with.
out Unitrd States license. Furthermore.
il il said iha; that the action Of Mr. Hoyt
is based ON sections No. s ami Ne OF city
ordinance No. so, which read
see g. The master or other person In
charge Of any vessel or other Water craft.
in the corporate limits Of the city OF Sc
aztie, and being in . position to prevent or
Interfere with the moorlng Or passage Of
+ other vessels or water Graf. from any part
Of the harbJr 70 any other part thereof.
shat. when required or directed BY the
harbarmeS1er. forthwith change ths posi-
ton of such vessel or other water craft u
such place A. may be directed by the har-
borEaasIeF. Any master or other person
having charge Of ans vessel OF other water
eraii who shall fail or refuse 20 forthwith
change the position Of the same. when
directed by the ha4 b0Fmaster 80 10 do, n
provided by this section, shall be deemed
gaiitY Of a mis.iemasnor, and upon con-
stction thereof. shall be punished o. fine
in any SUM not exceeding sleo or BY iTa-
prisOumeBt for any time not exceeding -
days
sec 9. Whenever the master or any
person in charge OF any vessel. or
other water craft. in the harbor OF the city
Of seattle, shall fail .or refuse Ia change
the postiou OF sHsh vessel or other wafer
craft. as directed BY the harboEmasfcr,
/ in accordance with tse provisions OF this
ordinance. Il shall be the duty ri the
E karDormaster 20 forthwith board such
vessel OF other water craft. with such
assistance rs May he necessary, aud Ia
change the position Of such vessel or
water craft. n. had been directed by him,
aud the expense Of changing the
+ position OF such vessel or other
water craft NAV be recovered
/ from the s,ss,er or owner 81 sneh vessel OF
other water craft, 10y suit 10 the name OF
/ the city IN any court of competent jufis
diefion. Any person interfering with o.
obs'ructiny la any way the hRFboTmaSirr
7 ia the performance If his delies. as pro
yidrd IN this section, shall be deemed
guilty Of a mtsdemeanor, aud upon con
yicflou thereof shall be punish b. a fine
( in sun not exceeding sl0e. or by impris
oumeut for tine nos exceeding 30 days