The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-14

tae state wanted 10 oontrrs -.
s1sf ,ronts why not carry onS fS~
70 consro1 the streets. sever, - E.S:.
ot city.
Se SATISFACTORY rxxcxrxxS
Sssles supported the sahssisul. k.
cause u lesI osif the elensent d e1Sv
scnsrN. lie announced his poui1seS
on the tstse-sanss Question With -.
rlAn owner There Was not q prcsS.
aenf 10 show thai cities hSd dcoutrvlla
sheas own water ffoats safisfaetorilr.
San Francisco bad attempted 10 CO..
fFos II and bad become so emkxSrrnner2
that control was SURRENDERED - sSsS 5
state. which now main sxinea : 49,
Dor commission i'm San Franri.cn
New York has hong attempted "a 49,
trol rs ewn water front and -
failed.
Tarsser declared that the sole a.
only purpose of the original prooOS.
tson vss % make reservation 10 -
state of certain area within q certhan
nsatf and give IL 10 the use OF css5en.
30 much talk about harhor lines wan
unnecessary. because il was prorxasn1
10 leave that 10 the legislature.
ONE SrFgSLsrfyK wEk1r.
Il. Sullivan said the Substitute -
IN the line of common seuse. ana = )
re nfckerEed so the majority YepoYt.
Weir aTose fo favor the substitute. II
Dyer WAS opposed la leaving t.
matter to the legislature. Don't tr8
u syost this question. he said. "hu& S
establish a prinespse one way or tho
hoys believed that il Was the DUTY
OF the conxeatlon 10 reserve 3 certain
strip OF tide lands for commercial pur~
poses Stick to the majority report
sad he, and II il gioesnst sais as let
as amend il. =
rCSRAK's pxSssciATgo~.
One question here 10 ~ deter
mined. - whzt IS the best interest of
the state" said Dunbar. "private
interests A. against state cannot he
considered. This substitute ol Grsf-
titts = mere mystical nebuloas moth
ing
After hearing ali this argument
nfld that | Know even less about
this matter than | Thought l
kisew this morning. said II. III. Snlli
van. The speakers have scattered
all over the ground like an old hlunder-
buss, and have not talked about ser-
ton | Of this report He then went
on 10 explain what he SAID. He did
not know about the question.
THe srATx RETAINS Tag LAND.
6rtititts defended his substitute.
Harhor linas mean hArhor limits.
The substitute provides for absolute
retention by the state OF land within
certain limits. 1t doesn't grant any,
thing TO any bedy. hnt the aiority r.
port does make grant from 20 10 uu
feet wide. lt Is simply barefaced
proposition 10 give away this great
parcel Of land. | think there are no
private equities In this matter. The
only equities ! will favor will he the
squiiies of those who have patents on
these lands from the United States.
| wani the state 10 control its tide
lands. AMI there IL nothing inconsixt.
snt With that scheme in the substi-
tate.
Power favored the majority report
because il would afford proper faeil-
ities for warehouse storage.
cskKlEp Hr oSf MAJORITY.
The question was then on the sub
stltute Of Grifiitts. II was carried,
- TO -.
Turner moved 10 rise and report to
the convention. with recommendation
ina, the substitute do not pass, lost,
II TO -
DgseLAcEp ~ a SUBSTITUTE.
Brown offered a substitute for
Grgffitts substitute. vas adopted. 70
resd SIS follows:
ses1aeS I. The legislature shall provide
for the appointment of q com mission
whssSr duty i shall be 70 leesie and sslah
ttsh AsrtoF lines in nAvigsbis waters al all
hart~ars. esiufsTfes. bays aud lniess of ftis
state wherever such nsvfgablc waters liz
within or ia front of the corporate Limits
OF any city or within one mile thereof
upan either side. The state shall never
give, seu ar lease te amy private peroop.
ever. ia waters heyugAt, such hArfor lines.
nor shsn any ~ the area lying hetWeeo
any hsraoF line and the line OF ordinary
high tide. aud within not less than nfiy
nor more than coo feet of such harsor line
sas the commission shall d.tessaiue} in
sold or granted sgy the state. nor its right 10
control same relsnqaishesi. but snch area
shall be forever reserved for landings,
wharves. streets and other couycn!eacca at
navigation and commerce.
s4e. Z. The legislature shall provide By
gcnerai laws for leasing uf the right 10
build snd maintain whsfses, docks and
other strursures uroE the areas mentioned
IN sestton of this article. but no leaxe
thirty yeass. 118s Legislature may provide
by general laws fer the haiiding and main
tanning ui~pn sash srsas Of whsrFes. docks
or ether structures
sec 8 Mnpseipsl corporations shall have
the right % cxts nd shfir streets over inter
veRine tsde lands 90 the ARA reserved -
herein provided.
The vote was viva yoce by which
this was adopted.
aaFxnxExTs rSpogsEp.
The committee then arose and tho
question Of concurring in the amend
ments was put and carried.
ruE ORIGINAL PROVISION AGAIN.
Gosey moved a suhstitute 20 The
whole article. II Was substantially
the original report of the COMMITTEES.
boz struck oat the twenty four loot
line and The ssIfoot minimum limit,
inserting fsty for the latter. The yote
on the yeas and NAYS wa~
Yeas--i;frry, Bsaiock, Diekey. Durie.
Fay. uowsy. Henry, Hicks. lasnisun,
kinnear, McElroy, Minor, Heed. 7.
NJ. stiles. sullivan, T.. c.. Turs e..
weisenburger-.l7.
Nays~- Alien. Bowen, Brown. Bu-
chanAu, Bufk, CIoihier. Coey. Crow
ley. Dnabar. Dyer, Eidridge. Esbel.
man. FaiFweather. GIascock, God
man, Gray, sriiiiits. Hayton. Jeds,
Jones. Joy. LllIis, L!ndsleY. Manly.
McCrosky, McResvy, Mires, More, r.
=, Moore, j. H.. Norgans. Newton,
Power. Pros~s-. Reed, J. NJ, Schoo-
ley, slsossdy. Sohns, Stevenson, Stuf-
devant. saksdorf. Sullivan. r. H.,
Tihbess. Travis. Warner, Weir. Wet,
Winsor. Mr.. President ~.
TFIaRrsrEgfss OVER Artut RxMExr.
Here ensasd lot Of motions 70 -
jonrn and calls for the yeas and nays
fhe convention finally NJ 8 adjourBe1
BY vote Of y 10 81.
NORTH BAKOTA CONyEuTIOus
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