The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-09


WI - psssuming somewhat on The
1850 entertained By tbs putsic In
e1ntsmsnts sads by This journal, 70
- them to bslisvs that bsIl saeh - b
nofter described has been introduced
npcefvsd ssspectfai confederation IN
- logfelature 81 this stat4.
- bf1 refeTrsd 10 was introduced In
IS - Hcuoo b Nj. Stevenson Of skamanis
80 - 10th Of January, read first time;
- puspended; read second tins and
ussDd - Committee On Hafbors and
Cnhis Waters, BY whom (Ar. Kennedy
- Ai1Donting) ~ vas ssccmmendsd for
ngo came up yesterday. bat vens over
tuenso SETON. II b entitled IAN Act
s 1oe1aso and regulate the powers, rights
- du11ss of corporations Organised for
DeUv1ne streams and for navigating logs
- t1mhss thereon"
oot1o4 provides that ANY corporation
n1uo1 n fhs STATE Of Washington, hav-
- ~ ~ objsct ths clearing ont. improv-
- and using Of any river or stream. or
- poxt thereof, In the stste, and making
- ame nayiezbls for driving logs or -
rlgoine. holding and delivering logs and
fmboF products in ouch stream. shaii hsve
- sighs 70 appropriate any part Of sueh
olloam which shall be unnavigabie or diff
Init Of navigation, or that cannot be an
nnnlly and safely used for such purpose or
6uyposes,s shall have the right to improve
- etssem BY clearing It out. straghteE-
~ g, building dams. ETC.. provided, that
1Dch Improvements shall not materially
oGotxuce the navigation Of the stream By
seam craft" and shall have the right 70
80 he timber on the banks for making
] tteir improvements.
Section provides for the manner OF APP
rsopsiating. Section provides that after
moking the Improvement Of any stream for
: distance OF one mile, the corporation
nay charge toll on aii logs and timber
possing through the portion Of the stream
= appropriated 1t the rate Of mills per
thousand feet per mile. provided not more
obon e6,00O shall have been expended In
making the improvement. but for an ex-
ponditure exceeding $500 an additional
MI per thonsand feet per mile may be
charged, and beyond that IN additional
NH Tor each 1900 expended.
when Il Is remembered that there IL not
= HivDr or other stream in the state which
u net 81 some point or points more or less
"di6ncult Of navigation" and scarcely one
tkat can be ANNUALLY and safely used for
ouch purposes"- is supposed TO mean
safsly nAvisable all the year round-it Is
Gloaf that the blu Is designed and would.
4 constitutional. have the effect TO give TO
esstain corporations. ct . triding expendi-
tuse, The power to levy tolls land exorbitant
bolls) upon ali the logs and timber passing
through every stream In the state OF which
tAey might zee 1T to take possession
nd make feint Of improving.
b expending $1,000 or less in pretended
lnpeoysment, say Of ten miles Of stream,
1hey would b authorised TO levy . toll
whtch would b absolutely prohibisivs Of
- use Of the stream for such purposes
~ other than themselves. In other
words. this bill would grant IN absolute
monopoay Of boating logs and timbers In
omy q The streams Of this state 70 any cor.
yoration that would under its provisions
tako possession Of and make . compare
oisGay insimi6cant expenditure in sim
ysovint" one mile Of each Of said streams.
- = mortifying and seems actually i'm
orodible that . proposition 20 barefaced
ond monstrous should have received seri-
90 consideration or tho support Of one
single member.