The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-10
FROM LAKE TO SOUND.
The Government Asked TO Build
Seattle's Ship Canal.
cosT or PUBLISHING THE CODE.
Providing for the State Universaty--SeesE
Of Impreying the swfnaznish slough
Primary Elections Law Befeated.

0ExEF1As Dec a-The following memorial
h8vIne ssgEi6cant bearing upon the e0nueFsis2
tntefeAss Of seattle aad the fr1hasaEy country
viii be fnfFps1aecd In shs Hsuse ard senate te-
EoEgoM by Representative Allen and b. enc of
the ktEx eCErty senator's
tsTa the s@aase and House OF Representatives
of the rEsted states IN eoEgress ass r1aled
1oEf meroEiGiiSss % the senate and Assembly
0l the sszse Of Washington ncst respectfully
represent - follows.
WHEREAS Tha eity os seattle. q growing
maritime Po-s sdv4ufageoasly situated on the
waters of Puget sound Is b0an1ed faiaEd 70 the
e&st hg lake Tnion. 3 body OF fresh water enc
mile wa1s. three miles Ia length and from "a 10
30 feet IN depth:
''NHEREAs, Eastward OF Lake Unsoa Lies Eake
Washington. body os fresh wxtev four miles
vide and about sssiEty z4iles IN ieagsn. with 81
5epgh eqn8l 10 that of Lake Taion; and.
-WHKgEAs sopsn by oushe&ss OF Lake wash
tugfon lies Lake samansxa, body of fresh
wafer mise miles IN lengfh with width aud
dep.h shouE equal 20 Lasse Unlou: and.
''hHgREAs, Lake sguamish is connected with
Lake Washington By the waters af fhe saznsmisn
TiveF, Lake Washington IS conherled with Lake
Uason 81 sns5l eanal. and Lake Taiosl with
tste water at salmon tag On Puget EouSt hy
small. shal ow canal, constructed by private Gu
tsrpsase for leggiBg purposes at9.
WHEREAS, The distance from tide water 70
Lake Union. on the line af tie canal before
mentioned iE about ore nile, ia wh1ca there IL
rise oi seven feet: the distance irum LAX
Union 10 Lake Washington i7s0 feet, In which
there Is rise Of six feet and ten inches: the
distance TO Lake Sar1aulsh. by Saraamish river,
about twenty mics. with = rising attitude
scarcely perez pstble; therefore the construction
oi ship sanal connecting these lax wis ttsie
water would be q work easlsy ACCOMPLISHED;
ard.
sstewxep.~ y1.a ,.-.sa-. - -s,,..,+ s.,,- - a,a
thirteen fest sud ten inenes lower than tie
waters al Lake Washington, the construction of
Slip CAT q from tide water 70 Lake S&Enamish
would lower the water margin of al the lakes,
al event that woald give samanish river fall
and current 70 drain the overflow Of centnries.
prevent ghe baekwsser floods of winter, and re-
claim great area Of coaBtry now worthless,
bus capable Of being made valuable agricultural
lands:
"HHEREAs, The advantage oi q great land
locked fresh water basin for shiE-building puF-
poses are well understood, and slaee limitless
supply OF the best and most vaiusbie timber
lines the shores and covers the eounsry sur
rounding the lakes herein described, they would
In all probability with the opening of the before
mentioned ship canal become great ship building
eenteTs: and
WHEREAS, The country surrounding said
lakes Is rapidly grow ng ia population. and since
said country In addition 10 It's timber wealth
contains iron and coal, the coal mining beiag
Bos extensively worked. the construction OF
ship canal connecting the three lakes with tide
water Wonid stimulate settlement and foster
mining manufacturing and commercial indus
try. the people Of the lake eouafFy would have
water outlet for their prodHcts, ant ships coEld
load with coal At the very mouths OF the mines
such ship canal would confsr benefits beyond
Measure upon commerce. upon the city OF Sc
attic, and the commonwealth Of Washington
Ua4 lfsFf
commend 70 your honorable body The subject
nattar nf q shp canal constructed upon the
lines heEetnbefoee aeGued, and We most respect.
fully solicit the appointment Of Q commission at
an early Gate 10 reviews and report upon the con.
struetion OF said ship canal, and yonr menar-
iais VIII ever pray. The prime object OF this
memorial IL precisely az stated in the memorial
and h has In immediate view the location %
navy yard in Lake Washington. which would be
certain 20 follow the construction OF snip
canal 10 Lake Wasiiin9ton. The memorial wss
drawn jointly by Representatives Botheil and
Alien.
The ditscnIty surrounding the adoption OF the
territorial code and ifs adoption 20 the new
order ol things Is in fair way 20 be settled aud
tie probability Is thai W. Lair Hill, the we'll
known Seattle attorney ard pahBeist. viii ammo
tsts tie laws OF the state. To-day the josnt
code committee addressed letter OF inquiry 70
ss 70 she bs a way 70 dispesse Of the questions
and Il he could be prevailed npon 70 undertake
the work, Mr. Hill returned the following let
ter:
oLYxriA Wash. Dee. 9. isss.
Hon. George 7. Thompson, H &. Houghiou.
John K, Kinnesr, s G Hsrren. J. A. Kuhn and
z B. Piekrels-9senglemen Yocr favor OF To-
day was daily received sad ! have given lis eef
tents sarefal attention, and In response 70 the
several inquiries therein have % say:
As 10 tee length Of time required 10 compile,
arrange, annot&te. supply omissions and detects
ana ias5ex the laws cf fkts stAte, ny opinion,
based upon considerable experience in thAg isas
Of work. Is that one year az least woale be re-
setsed - perform the work properly. Ne man,
who has Cos attempted such a work, VIII he
hkey q form Sn adequate ides OF the s&aount q
labor Il involves. aud thefe "a No work in whieh
haste is likely 30 werk greater mischief
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work Ia . condition 70 be kahaaitfed 10 the leg
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