Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-05
CONTESTS FOR Tide LANDS
State Board of Equalization
and Appeals Convenes In
Whatcom
The Manner of Procedure In
Hearing Contests Dis
cussed
The Docket of Conflicting Ap-
plications---The Meet
ing Today

appeal convened i'm Whatcom yester- /
day to hear contested applications for
the purchase of tide lands in Whatcom
county. Secretary Of State Allen Weir,
A. Miers, of Ellensburg, and f. II.
Warner, Of ColfaX, members of the
board, were present \ session was
held i'm the afternoon i'm the office of
the superintendent Of schools in the
court house. Mr.. Meters presided, and
II. NJ. Mumford acted as secretary.
A large number Of attorneys and
parties interested in tide lands were
present. The session was devoted to a
discussion Of the manner Of procedure
in hearing contests. 1t was the sense
of the board that the issues Of contests
be set forth in pleadings similar to the
manner Of preceding in the superior
court. The rules provide that when
conflicting applications are filed
all subsequent applicants shall
/ he notified by the secretary Of
/ the board of all prior applica-
tions. Within twenty days after re-
ceiving this notice the conflicting APP
plicant shall serve upon each prior
/ applicaut notice setting forth all the
grounds upon which the contest Is
based. The prior applicant upon re-
cciving such notice shall within ten
days answer the allegations of the mo-
tice.
The board will probably celebrate the
coming Fourth of July in this city if il
remains here until all the conflicting
applicants of the county are heard.
The docket numbers about 1850 cases
a. follows:
No. ". Filed January 5, lo52.-
| Belliugham Bay improvement Com
pany vs.. Edmond Cosgrove, No. 93; !
d OtterslQd, I34; Globe Mill Company
/, l23; Bellngham Bay Lumber n Manu-
featuring Company, I'D; Edmund Cos
Z grove. l46; j b Bradley, III; { Vel
lette Pettibone, 2O4; Reginald Jones
279. Frank f. SpOOner, %; ; + Car
mack, l54: Henry Bird, l57; Walsl
, Bros. lSl, lS5; b Bradley, 1886; Fran
L r. Spoouer, 264; Geo + Peabody, POS
Mary II jaeger and Henry Roeder, 2ll
% Catharine NJ Williams and Alfred V
a Pettibone, 2ll; Annie J Edison, POI
j Annette j Hoyt, 2O5; w d Boone an
G | Fraborn, Ijg; W II Roberts, 2iSi Bel
j mghum Bay Land Company, ~; Gle
e II Strader, 81.
e No. g3. Filed Jan s, lS92-Edmun
e Cosgrove vs.. Annie Edison, 2O7; w
p. Boone and VIM FreebOrn, lj9; Bellinj
y ham Bay Imp Co., %; Mary Il Jaeg,
s. and Henry Roeder, 2lO; Catharine
d Williams and Alfred w PettlbOue, q
N l. o Otteslay, l3i; Edmund Cosgrov
ic l46; Frank r Spooner 264; Annette
n Hoyt, 2O5. 80.
r, 40. o.. Filed Jan. S, ls92-Bay Ci
ne Land Co. vs. l. y EXland, %.
IS No. 80. Filed Jan. $, lsJ2-L y +
ne land W. Bay City Land Co., -.
rr No. gG. Filed Jan. 5, ls92-L +
Y land vs.. II G. Desautel, l25; Levi ca
~ bot. l55; A l. Parker, ll4; Going, Bur
IN wanper d MOnhern, 1913; II A Fa
he child ct uX, $50.
gh No. 100. Filed Jan. s, lS92-L
Edlin vs.. George W and J Merriam
cd Ial, lgl; : > Bateman, l72; Jonas Get
be ll6. 1900, ~
,c ,, No. %. Filed Jan. $, ls92-T
~ Nicklin vs.. Mary r Jaeger, lSs; Cati
e. riue NJ Williams, 1877; } II Jenkins y
~ Semon q Whittier lss; y { and +
.l,o Marcy. Emma and II A BigelOw.
tse No. IS. Filed January $, lS52-l
or| Nicklin VS.. VIM Cieaver, l2li David
ioi Halstead, %; Henry McCue, l53,
w Street Wharf Company, 22l.
bc No. 80. Filed January $, ls52-l
Ia,, Nicklin vs.. y G. and + ii Mar
- Emma aud II A BigelOw, pa; Da
Cor Wilson and Thos B Wallace, l3s.
No. lOl. Filed January 8, 1872
/ Nallov vs.. Alfred w Pettibone,
r. Wm J Hannegan, li9; Geo w Meri
= and j Merriam, John Il Hayes
ac- Jennic Hayes and w II RhOne, lSl
les- No. lO2. Filed January 8, 1892.
liR' Hutchinson vs.. w II Roberts,
lhe los Davay and Louis Plant l5l;
ire fred w Pettibone, 200; Christol
M Semou. 1ag; Leonard Stenger, 81
'ole al. 1873: II A Fairchild ct ux, lsO;
laii- inc Binswanger and MOnhern, 1913
.hu- 30. 1O3. Filed January S, l59-
nan X Raster vs.. y & and J. II Ma
sam Emma and II A Bigelow, Pa
a%ou % Jenkins, lS2. g..
ocu- No. lOi. Filed January 5, IS
;Sue r T. Nusser W. a J. Parker li1i
iol- w J Merriam, l9l; Jonas Geer,
aIue No. lO5. Filed January 3, l'
'ally Robert Knox ct al vs.. J RJenhu7-
Mary r. Jaeger, 1885, Catharln'
Williams, is7; * G and T. If Nj
Emma and Y A Bigelow, pa
rs OF No. lOG. Filed January ., j.
t the / G Evans vs.. Geo w and ) Meri
( otI Iohn r and Jennie Hayes ana
oc,m. nv Rhone. 1871; VIM } Hannegan,
Jonas Geer, ll6. q,
No. 1O7. Filed January ), i
NJ II Weisenburger vs.. Geo w a.
"'' Merriam, John y and Jennie !
,neee and w II Rhone. l9l; Jonas Geer
= No. lOs. Filed January 3, J
~ w & Pettibone VS.. Leonard Steng'
the ct al, 1873; II A Fairchild ct ux
: The Going Binswanger and Monhern
~ WV Alfred w Pettibone, 200; Geo w