Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-17

aa4aAes - re a0De 1a1neE e. IN %
eaitn1 Tie ffRht o. wag. Tben prosis
Ion = rn4de fer The cpanlna ~ - raaf
q chute. TIE road a ehuss Skall ~
he used -ger ans other puFposa than th.
transportation Of lcea, pilea. spars
lnmoegs o. camp snpplissn Psursa,os
e maoe fer feneina tke Fuaa uhste L
paesea thronnh tmproFed landA aall
either sha appiieant or coulplainnna 4
dtss4tlseeo An appeai 70 tka ainfFiol
eoart e pfugidsd fer. IL shs rosa a
enule b aot epeaed for ona year Il shall
g deemed ahandoned and aAsil reVsrs.
u tue appiioAnt dcesn't Ike the repas,
o. he viewers. another viaw NAV he
cfeeF@0 upon ding bic eoiactinma. N 4
viewer becomes obetFeperons ana nos
wttnslanding hfs oath ehall willfnllv
and knowingly alter OF change 4 ppo
poaeo line af read 60 that tha aarue
stall Be tmpraelioabis, OF ss that ~
same oanno1 be eonstrao3ed exaaut Al
Unnecessary additional ooaa ever the
2ozt of cenalEuction e The rnad pre-
posed be shall % ansWerahla Ia dam
area. Probably some paople nav san-
a1def this a remarkable prowision. Anv
oo5efuot1on 90 tnlerfefenoa with tha
road q made misdsmsanor, parlsb.
able oy q ane Of nna less than 500 a.
more than $1,000, OF thirfy dava frl-
prlsonmenf Ia iaii, OF beth.
al roads o. ehatss thus loeassd ana
opened ssahali be deemed puhlic hign-
9aya and under the oonlFol and charoa
of tue board Of county oommissinners
OF tne co1nty wherein the sanae are at.
uase. IN % far as said board shall have
tee fiRet % vacste any sneh road OF
onute established b. them, Whan Ia ap-
pears % their satisfaction either that
tne sams 10 belnQ used By the spplicsns
o. nis assigns foE any other purpeas
tnan loR9iE9 oR lumbering, of thai TIE
appiicAnts OF assigns are not maintain
inR s1on Foad or chute 10 manner q BIZ
t1is act required; b0l the applicant or
hts asslRns shall al all times have TIE
night 20 appeal % the district court OF
We proper county from any order Of
board OF county commsa toners
vaeatinR any such road OF ohute.n Aad
this u feature Of what the iadieiarV
committee after twice deiiberatiuR on
the hilis deems public hiahwafl
Then this beautiful eonai aaarstion
goes 90 te say tbat -uuthina 10 this aot
contained shall b construed 10 give 90
aay pefa0r, other than she applicant or
nis assigns any right to use any road OF
ohaie or any part Of road of chute
except with tne pefRission o. anoh Ap-
plioant oF his assigns And YET he oil
specineally says they shall be deemed
public htehways.
1he hrsa report Of the judiciary com.
nittee amended the bill making the
lwnef or peraon operating the read
'ommon carrier 70 the extens only Of
transporting logs, spaEs OF piles" de-
iSered Tor transportation by any per-
on. They cannos BE- required 10 trans
port manufactured. lumber. Tue
'harRes fpF such transportation cannot
.xoeed teo dollars per thousand feet,
board measure, for the 6fst ten miles OF
lueh transportation, and ten cents per
thousand fees for each additional mile.
the road. Of course, 10 subjees 20 taxa
ion.
By this act, II q bsoomes q lau, any
person, persons. drm. company or cor
or q combination Of them
,ould Rridiron tbs whole lumber eoun
~ with either roads or chuies, eF both;
md as incidental 20 the opening Of eth
v or both, the applicant can have con-
iemned (undeF most KidicuIously loose
at each terminal point Of
Zach road and each chute, stFip of
and i've hundred feet long and seventy.
i've feet vide. A main road osuld be
opened in this way; lateral roads could
be opened on both sides, ana lateral
roads on each side Of the hrst named
lateral roads. Then, II somebody else
owning property does not want 10 Day
iWo dollars per thousand feet, beard
for having theiE ''IOgs, spars
and piles hauled, they oan'l have an
1ther read opened unless zoe latter so.
plicants state that there u no other
rad os asquiFed right Of way
whereby said timber can be removed 30 |
1rfyabie tide " ser OF railroad" II /
gives the mau Hno arst has 4 road /
penod . atandlng ~ ooaFa 90 dQht the |
application Of gesfy other Subsequent |
petitioner. LhS phrase '.tide water OF |
IL 60 significant Of this that |
be who runs may read. Oace she ap- |
plicati0n Of new petitioner is defeated,
Ihen ths man Who has the first road can |
practically prohibit the dsyeloement OF |
Ill timber landa unless be IL paid his /
price, not 70 exceed two dollars per /
ihousand feet board measure, for hav- |
Ing the timber hauled.
Then, 700, observe tbs following ex.
lrs0FdinaFy feature: The Dill provides |
hat the read shall not be used ''for any |
StheF purpOse than the transportation i
81 logs. piles, gpars and iGmbef." But /
lhe owners Of this "pnblIo highway"
snaIi be common carriers 10 the extent /
of hauling "logs, apaFs or piles" only. |
fhefe is nothing said about lumber |
fhey are not common carriers as 20 1
lhat article The owners Of this pub |
lie highway are n0t required 20 haul |
lumber for anybodgl Iadeed, they cso |
refuse absolutely 70 do 80 ! Bal they
Likely would do 20 st their own price.
Tboaa Who are pushing this bill are,
ymong others, e. follows. George q.
Israel. the man Who drafted the bill,
and John DeTiefe, receiver for some
oompany which owns considerable sim
Der land near Bear lake. Toesa men DO
most OF the talking outside tbs bar OF
the council. Mr.. Foster introduced tue
bill. When it first passed, The vote Wsa
ananimons. Messfa. Cock and ROeder
beiuR absent.
The bill same up for third read ING
this morning. Mr.. Gowey moved thai
it be again referred 10 the tudisiary
WIN t0o~AAlAtgAH " AERaNN tolADENHNs
fhe most reasonable sxpia1ation OF tue
fsss that tas iadieiaFy committee can
not arrive at satisfactory agreement IL
that the members have nos carefully ex.
amined IL. The deceptive feature Of
the bill is that ita general purpose is
meFitorioaa. Bat the bill IL probably
unique IL this, that q mans land can b
sonnseatsd. and yet. unless be locks oat
and before q certain oay claims that be
ought 70 Be paid soms1hing for bis
land. be not only gsia nothing bat can
not ask sn0 courts to protect him.
Another feature Of the biil is that there
ia no distinctinn a. - transportation
rates over the railroad. or said road, or
chate- UndeF the pF0visions Of the bill
the owner Of the road can eh HRe 81 per
1000 fess, board measaEs. for permitting
q l0R to slide down toe chute.
The judiciary COMMITTEES, which has
twice consldsrtd The bill, 10 composed
a. fclicEs: Messrs. G4bel. chairman;
foster. Gswey. Lewis and White. Mr..
Foster does not pArtieipate n the dslib-
sEafiOns Of tue COMMITTEES. Mf. Lesls
saya he neReR exsmined the bill.
Mr.. John De TteBe says Governor
Ssmple has personally glated that be
wsuid sian NE bill II The road vas made