The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-08

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methods 81 survey aad Appraisal Of the tide
lands Of the different Glasses; and IL cannot b
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emit glasses Of tide lands have been determined
81 the location Of the harbor lines = provided
Tnird-We know of,cially that the harbor line
commission has not yet located any harbor lines
IN the state, and. therefore, we know o6acially
that 1t has not yet been ascertained that there
are any tioe lands of the third class within the
Il may BE- urged that a. matter Of fact, We
practically know that certain tide lands are
city: but think that this act has pointed ont
the only evidence on that fact upon which the
tide land appraises are authorized 70 act
am of the opinion that any attempt which has
ers to organize. OF act, IL without authority Of
W
sued based upon such unauthorized acts are
void. 1t 10 unnecessary for me to express any
opinion q to whether you can cancel one certif-
whether you can accept such certificate in part
lands
This opinion il the outgrowth Of movement
IN Anacortes to get the tide lands into private
hands before the incorporation OF the town and
thus avoid the location of Z harbor strip, which
would be reserved from sale. For this purpose
the incorporation OF the city, which was to have
come about some months ago, was delayed and
application was made to the state board of
equalization to have the Skagit county board Of
appraisers Of tide lands meet, order . survey
and make an appraisal Of the lands Az tho
lands in front of Anaeortes have Improvements
upon them, they belong to the second class and
the appraisal could Be ordered on the simple
application Of the owner or the improyer.
In the case of tide lands not In front Of cities
and having no improvements, the applicant for
survey il required to deposit with the state
treasurer the estimated cost Of the work, for
which he receives certificate. This certificate
ID TO be accepted part Of the purchase price Of
the land
The Anacortcs people put up about 1900
with the state treasurer, the Skasit tide land
appraisers met and ordered surveys, and &C
cordingly Richard Neyins, IT,, surveyed about
seventy miles of tide land along the shores Of
TlO9i80 ana Gueme8 ISLANDS. The applicants
for survey received slide land survey certif-
Gates, a. the law calls them, receipts for the
money paid, and one of these for $50 was held
BY Paul Schulze. He desired to have It bear the
name OF the Burrows Bay improvement Com
pany and asked State Treasurer Lindsey to can
eel It and issue new one bearing the latter
name. Mr.. Lindsey, doubling whether the law
allowed such . change, submitted the question
70 Attorney General Jones, who went beyond
the original point submitted, and de-
clares the action Of the Skagit tide
land appraisers illegal from the beginning.
He holds that no second or third class tide
Lands can be appraised and sold until those Of
the first class In front within two miles of in
corpofated cities or towns, have been surveyed
and appraised, and that this cannot be done until
the harbof lines of those cities and towns have
been located. La Conner il the only incorpo-
rated town In skagit county, and, therefore, &C
cording to Nj. Jones, the Anacortes people can
not secure control Of their tide lands until that
town has been dealt with.
Amos Bowman. the founder OF Anacortes, IL
one Of those interested, and he questions the
correctness Of Mr. Jones' opinion, ana says that
gentleman has overlooked section of the tide
land-act, providing for the survey and appraisal
Of such lands. He says the question will b
carried into the courts In order to establish the
legality Of the acts Of the Skagit land apprais-
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