Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16

, line or frontage 80 t-tdpllSlICl ali
limited: and the area between sue
limit and the line of ordinary low It'd,
and such area shall never Toe ALLEVIATE
. from the State 10y lease, grant or iran
chise. but such area shall be for sucl
. purposes under control OF such muniC
ipal corporation. subject, however. 4
. the superior right OF the state TO It
sumo control OF the same at any time.
Mr.. Weir claimed that his substitute
WAS more i'll accord with the equities.
The land between high and low wa
ter mark is subject t. two easements
One is the claims OF owners OF lan'
above high water mark abutting there
on, or to the government meande
lines, and the other is the claims y
navigation and commerce.
1t Is said by some, that the STATE
cannet part with the area OF land be
tween high and low water mark, bu
he held it would be in the power of the
State to quit-clam said land, which
would he sufficient, and that parties
now occupying such land with perma
nent and valuable Improvements
ought to be considered.
Mr.. Turner declared that the State
was the owner OF the lands between
high and low water, by virtue Of it:
sovereignty, and those who erect build
ings, mills, whares, etc on these
lands are intruders and trespassers.
The discussion wandered far from
the subject properly under considera
! ton, and should he confined to deter.
mining harbor lines. After further
discussion, which was mainly thresh
ing the same straw, vote was taken
on the Weir's amendment and it was
/ lost % to 33.
/ Mr. Grifiitts offered Il substitute leav-
ing the matter largely to the legisla-
turc and depriving the cities of the
control of the land between high and
low water mark, and in terse and
forcible speech advocated that the
strip of land between high and low
water mark be always under control OF
the State, and said corrupt City
Council under the domination of such a
man rs Tweed could do incalculable
mischief.
Mr.. Durie regretted that he was
compelled to differ from Mr.. Griffitts,
as he, Mr.. Duric, was in favor of the
city having control, as his voice was
for local government.
Mr.. Stiles said the State should
maintain control of the water front.
He cited The City of San Francisco,
which was not successful in managing
its wharvcs and harbor and it is now
under the management OF State Har-
Dor Commission.
Mr.. Turner said the sole and only
purpose of this section is to fix a har-
Dor line, in order to reserve the area
from said line to high water mark for
the purpose of building and maintain
ing wharyes, docks and kindred struc-
lures.
Mr.. Hoyt was for reserving such
strip against all sales.
Mr.. Dunbar said he was here not as
the representative of any individual,
nor of the Northern Pacific railroad or
any other corporation, but as a repre-
sentative of the State, and therefore
he should advocate the ownership and
control by the State of all the land
below high water mark.
Mr.. Grifiitts called attention to the
fact that his substitute did not give
away or release control of one foot of
the tide lands, but the article reported
by the majority of the Committee,
which is so often and so strenuOusly
advocated by Mr.. Turner, does part
with the lands.
A vote being taken, Mr.. Griffitts sub
stitute was adopted % to %.
Whereupor the Committee of the
Whole rose, the President resumed the
chair. The amendment was concurred
in. Mr.. Brown then offered a substi-
tute for the article adopted in the
Committee of the Whole, which is the
SAM - the one reported by the ma
jority With some notifications, the
most important of which are, that the
establishment of harbor lines is to be
under such restrictions and regulations
as shall be prescribed by law and
does not fix the depth of water where
the harbor line shall be established
Moreover, it provides that the legisla-
ture may provide for leasing the area
between high and low water marks for
a period of 30 years for wharves, docks
etc, or the State may build and MAIN
tain thereon, wharves, etc. 1t also
grants to municipal corporations the
right to extend their streets over inter-
vening tide lands to the area reserved.
Mr.. Browne supported his substitute
in some brief, terse remarks and vote
being taken it was adopted.
After which and before further ac-
ton was taken, the Convention adj
journed to "a. NJ. tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. IA, 1882 AN.
Tho Convention met, the President
nhAr s. ths ma III. Chaplain.
NJ. 6haFpstsin, from the Committss
od Miacdllaneoes ontiects, eche1uas
Iand Eutuse Anendusats, reported a
article On Schedule prcSiding ior
continuance in foeoe Of the present Laws
of the Territory as well rs The continu-
alton in Office of the present officers
until their successors are elected.
Comegys, from Committee on FEEDER
al Boundaries, reported back the arti-
Gle previously reported and recon-
mended its adoption. Laid over under
the rules.
The next order being business on
the table, the article on Harbors"
came up for consideration, it being
subject to amendment by the Conven-
ton. Mr.. Eldridge was called to the
chair, and
Mr.. Durie offered an amendment
which was substantially the same as
the one just presented, and again adj
vocated the control of the wharves by
the cities.
Mr.. Browne followed, showing that
these valuable land should be wholly
under the control of the State.
Mr.. Turner and Mr.. J. Il. Moore
took the same view of the matter.
Mr.. Moore asked unanimous consent
to offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this Convention that those members
of it who have possession of any or any
claim whatever on any of the lands OF
the State or Territory of Washington,
fairness and justice to the interests of |
the people demand that those mem
bers shall disclose their interests to |
this Convention and refrain from vot-
ing on all questions affecting such !
property directly or indirectly" which !
being objected to by Mr.. Power and
Mr. COaprove IL consenuenfly won't