The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-12


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msnt shall snd<axos - Avotd any unnecessary
reistencs 70 The violent enese which hes oeen
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charge the fmporseut snd 9sDpcnatole duties
which have been impos npon them, Of -
ieAenoods and mIerspreeeutastuns which have
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temperate ond oispea9IonaSe review q Sne
leading facts nud circumstances oonneceod
with The eomuission and tso work nay ~ No.
ful IN arriving 1t just ana pfoper ecnclnsions n
fegard 70 botn
Ins commtslcn was appointed p re ecs.
e1n0fs c0mploteo ~ ofgAufeteion n the month
81 July iHss, and tmmedietoly began the work
Tor which 4 was created. n acoofdsnce with
the vets o. the last lexislature, s.
III 0aty - preocr bod By the constitution q
the stats O. Washington. II 10 locate aud 81
taolish hasbof lines n the uavissbs we:ers Ct
al hafoofs, estnsrf =, bays and inleez Of this
STATE. Wherever such navlGoble waters may -
Witnin. OF ~ front the eprp0fato limits O AMI
city Or within one mills tnefeOf on etther eide." "
These hafbor lnes shall b from afty - 600 fees
vile. - The commisaion shall detsrmins. and
the constitutfou further provides thss none Of
ne srsa Within thsee lines shall 'be sold o.
granted ~ the state nor IT. right 70 control the
same reisnQnishcd. but snch afea shall b TOR
ever reserved Tor landings wharves. streets aud
other couyeniencoe Of navigation and COM
merce.
ctiou : Of the name article Of the Oousti-
tuition eays thst "fhe legieleeuro shall provide
general laws for the lsasing OF the right 70 build
aud maintain Wharvees docks and other etruc-
lures upon the asess mentioned n section l OF
this article, but no lease shall b made Tor any
term lonser than thify yssras Or the legislature
msy provide By general laws loe the battling
and maintaining upon such ares vharveo.
docks ana other struceureR
Section reads - foilows:-"Hunioipal COZ.
porations shall have the risht 20 extend
their streets over Intervening tile landa ~ and
uIIVSS tu0 IT y kV9ttv0u - u0So1u ptOvt0 u
SUBSEQUENTLY the harbor Inns commission
was instructed and directed BY IN oct Of the
legisiaturs 70 'locato AID setaoish watsr-vaya
which might b from ny % Loo feet wsdes IN
the discretion Ut the commlnstou. which mig hs
serve either - outles Tor slfoams o. rivers or
for the convent \ Of cOmmtfce"
In view OF the fact that seattle 10 the largest
city Ia the state, the city having the greatest
numbos and variety Of commercial interests.
that In Or adjacent thereto ere extensive tide
mats 70 - sold ~ the state. - soon - the has-
Dor line should be ''locaee a. and tatabstshed,
and that large numoess Of 1en were waiting
70 acquire title 80 there Tide lands for the pur.
pose 81 estaolis hing thereon various iucustriAl
aud manufaceuf ug enterpftses Of crest import
auco 70 the city ana state, the commissiou
deemed tt adv sable 70 begin IT. lAbofs In that
city, and thofo % locate ana e1tablieh the har-
Dor haee and wstur-WeyA - prescribed b. law,
- soon - practicable In order that these pro-
posed enterprisoo might 60 forward with %
little delay - practicable. At the Same time
members were deeply sensible OF the gravity ol
the situation and Of the importance and the IN.
10 move with the greotogt caution and
delthorations realizing the TACT that
mistakes On their part might bs
disastrous either 70 present. Interests or 70 the
future commercial greatness Of the city and
state. They awaited themselves Of Ill the legal
information they could obtain with references "a
the precise status Of the ps0pary interests In
volved in any 4 csfon they might BE- compelled
90 n IL. and "a the determi 81 10 inrri-
cais qusstions presented 70 them for their de.