Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-27

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oOUMT nov TO DECIDE
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lRsqnlav Ger. Pest TaesItgsseey.l
In Ne. Bss. Yakims County -. J. n
Fuller, d-elai0n VS. banded down tbs
rsosnaBe sfarminR The tsdRnnsst OF The
disari a eougt. Optimism by Justice 81
lyn. all osco1rripR. 10 ls15 kalseg 81
tered q tlmbsE oaituee claim 10 Yakima
soansy sad ee0n afsefwsFds entered
homestead oisim directly adtoinina TIE
tic. bsF claim, sid 90 vticn &c lises-
lbs water for the sppeie's dwelling y
prOouGed from spftnRs on the timber
ciaiai. 10 1885 The eO1Dtg coEnUlss leo
sss ORDERED . F0sd located tbronRh the
timber clsi@, which bf0nRht tbs Syringe
N The center o. the road. Appraiser
apuo nted % assess toe damages nHed
teen az 800. Fullef appealed 20 the
district eoaft, which awarded him cam-
aaes % the smouni Of $50. The eonn-
~ appeaied from this decision 20 tae
suprens o0uFt. tbs point relied on -
Appellant vas that - RnlieF had not yet
sale 20 the laBd 10 vas still government
land, whien, under the statute granting
The right 10 lay ont roads thFOuRh tie
pablis lands, could be taken for that
purpose, and wIthoas compensation
Tue court says that because TIE sp-
pells had only tbe right Of possession,
eth future right 81 acquiring ittie, n
10 reason shy be should De deprived Of
valuable rights, ~ would be tbs ease 10
this Instances. rndeF the laws Of tue
Unitsd states appelle vas 10 possessions.
add sneh Waa good as against The world
20 / nR % be oonplie5 vith tie lass
ana to say that valus' u features Of ste
"a a. Springs. aud the land itself, can
thus be taken, Without compensation,
from sne bouest settler for the use OF
the pnhlia.is 20 say self.evidsnt wrong.
Toe pnblic haye chosen 10 exercise their
risbt Of looaiinR this road, they have
the beDffit, aud must pay ths damages.
No. &t8. Northern fseihe Failroad
eompany ". James Holmsa, 0eeupied
she attention OF the oourt yesterday aud
nntii soi0aFnmeRt 81 neon today. The
time ail0vsd for afRuneut vas extend
I'd 10 fors hours for each side. James
Mehanebt and ]. II. Mitchell, JE-, max
ing ths alignment fOE the appellant, and
| W. Il. Andrews, OF Seattle, aud John b.
Ain, OF Walla walls, for the apptlle.
Tue nsed q lets press being ap-
parent tor be transaction Of the bust
nsns Of the court, the marshal was or
dared 70 prooare one for the ne Of the
clerk.
THE CIR ocuscIL KEEozs oTylcxns.
The city council net IN regular ses-
sion last evening with quite fair siE
audispca IN atteudance 10 anticipation
% tha election of eity CHEERS. AZ some
o. the members wished 70 attend tie
governors Tecepttou, 81 1iiempt vas
made 20 DETER the election, bat without
success b lia we're presented and var.
rants ordered cFawn 70 tbe amo1nt Of
ell69 %. amobg them being ons Of
/ FORBES and HsaeR for ef03 for whaEf
construction, and cne OF Il. Frost fgi
500 20 meet the expenses incurred 10
potsinR The hsil IN order for the ieRisls.
tive reception.
dsfnina the duties and hxiug the eom-
penaasion % ths city oihcsRa vas intro
/ daeea and, undeT a suspension OF The
saies. passed. u hxes tue eompenat-
sloa 81 the street commissioners and
nsEseai ~ go zach Per month and
makes The MARSHAL aiao whar1nRer, and
maker IN addition some uiRag changes
Ia Ire dutteG aud compensation Of 9th
e. ofhesFs.
Toe matter o. the election Of marshal
wAs postponed ttll the next meeting
Tee n ssta elected wtFts R1ot. Mari
siefk; \. q. ward, treasurer; Hsrv, y
MeCaelland. night Waichman; Wm. Col
len, street con mission. 2; Chas. u. Aver
city attorney; ID. 1. b. Henry, city sur.
vsyof.
HoIMs.
A. MeNaiF, Who has been night watch
maa and Who IL 3 eabdidats for tts
ofase "a aaFshsl. assuwed this morn
ine, by direction Of Counetlman Siuses.
800. chairman Of the poiios COMMITTEES
the dates % naFshai. which be vii
., rfoFm until sone one u elected O.
thai position. EaRinesr PetSeFsoD. vhe
sinee JAnuaiy ist hss. IN addition g.
bis other dugtes, bssn performing those
ef marshal, Il very mach relieved
thrFeAt
oLxmFsA. January %. 1851.