The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-29

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nepaFs. cnsssns ~ - 49, 6ayspn6s -
esFning - inasnatens = - Harhr Iene
Co11ission - e1nnrno6 yostm1ay.
= - infssnally alnoaneo1 1nnt - oue-
side = - hastoe IN vun11 - esGahliuhod
= the Hno q Gfsy-1ooe dop1h q uo1ef. ~
that H. rsws sesip, INSIDE q dir lins.
would v.sy n WIN hon - = - -
This woaA bEdng - ineide lino 10 uflkin
shout MY - q H. usss sfde q West
ssree4 md would cut - many 81 ~ more
impoftant imErovsmauts q ~ ~ 'front.'
Il would take d. WHO'S e. neariy eli q
Railroad assnus. eut ~ - oatR 1fty
fsst q he Yssl9 dock, - oldsst - -
city. bob - City and 0csan doeln, ~
eoat bunkens pat q Hst6eld's dock, part
Of Hsrsinet0ns docks, peacSicalIy a H.
Colman property bstwssn Wei strsst and
the boy. nost - the Commercial Nm
pfopEty. - 0anors property. and - .
~ along II eity 'front.'
Ihere uas naturally grsat ~ onths port
Of the city front property holdsEs, and Tie
result was TIE issuauceTupon application b
NJ Yealer 70 Judge Lchtanbsrkss court,
OF : writ Of prohibitionp restraining ths
commissioners from fling their oGlsial
report - they had fntended doing todsy.
The eject of this presiding VII b pre-
eisely The same - that cf An injunction,
until The Dth Of next month. uhen the
merits Of the question involved IN the writ
viii b argued before Judge Lichtsnbsre
The whole spirit q Legislation IN this
state concerning Hds land and city 'front.'
property has been with The nea Of protsct-
ing the rights Of those whoss sntsrpsise
has improved thsse lands and given value
to them. These rights were expressly con-
6rmsd b hkislativs oct last win
ter. The provision for . reserve
strip along ~ fronts Of The ssv-
erai Incorporated cities. Wa designed mot
for ths purpose q confscsting property for
the state, but for the purpose q maintain
ing control Of the commercial ports II
order that wharfage and other charEss
should b subject to limitations IN the h
terest Of the public. Il was for the purpose
Of excluding from con6scation city front
improvements already created that the
width Of the states reserve strip was made
variable in the discretion Of the Harbor Line
Commission.
But the commissionsrs seem 70 b I'M
bued with the idea that they must preserve
for the stats not only the control Of the
harbor front. but : iarss lot Of valuable
property now belonging to individuals.
This idea il back Of their proposed combs
cation on our city front
II this decision Il permitted 70 stand 4
win b Z tsrribls blow not only TO private
owners along the city front. but
20 the commercial interesta 81
the city. The law provides Tor
Lease Of the reserve strip for Atsrm not %
exceed thirty years. but makes NO pro-
vision for returning 70 the lesses the value
Of his improvements et thu termination Of
his leass, o. Of giving HIM any prsfsrencs
in the matter Of rslsasine. Under such I
system each lsssss must pur,us Z policv
consistent With his coutract-he vill make
the cheapest sort Of improvpmenta. and set
out Of them the biggest possible returns.
with the idea Of srettins even. before his
lease expires There win never. under
such . system. b substantial Improve
ment Of the city front. and 1t The clos
OF such lease period the property viii -
allowed 70 go to pieces.n and instsad Of
creditable and substantial docks. Ne shall