The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-20
ROBERTS LAND.
erstandinx Of State Land
missions PowerA
sM or The susJEcT.
rue Mads BY cesssy Beard
= -. rsrsss sfvss UsfAas As
Sntaes Over Assthss.

-. usy ia--fspscial lit would
7Sssie q combine . stronger mis-
Sz~~t sud misunderstanding Of the
zs;sS & the facts In relation to Point
~ tfas lands than IL contained IN
5zss.s1eh from wha.eom pnblishsd In
}: 'S1ss-. Tsrrzxrsxxcxa under the head
1aSsaet Robsrss Tide Lands" In the
I'D 80 IL. when the lau and the
s7 - 800 clssr it viii b seen that
- rosson 70 apprehsnd that the
s's'S3 esoey citizen viii not b pro-
70 ip1esssts Of the stat4 not b -
G16 ~ attempts st fraud or collu-
~ srsysntsd.
Ipappfshension and Eisundsr-
5lu1 eristing In the mind u the Posr-
5ISaSwexas correspondent vsry svi-
1855 from . confusion Of the fol.
con1itions and facts:
a oougusion Of the right % have
= - the third ciess surveyed With
- purchase altar survey.
"A confusion Of the dulles OF the
11pesr OF public lands with the du-
- osata land commission and also
- a. the local boards Of tide land
- n eaeh connty.
- q p1f<nthssis II may b. noted
r 3 eoe astonishing that such con-
nnetsIDss exists, because the tide
80 themssIvss ars confusing and
I'D Tor Interpretation by the
Aourt on numerous occasions,
W nkoly 70 continue 70 do 20 until
fesare passes . systsmstic, r.
17w IL Law Tide and shore lands.
Il 10. section n. ''any psrson o.
toor whatever may call on the
~ commission for m sstlmats Of
2oosvsy Of ''sny tract OF tide lands"
thfrd class, and the commission
q ones furnish such estimate"
vhen the person or corpora
- deposited with the state
- the amount Of the above
- Nth . request for survey,
f r. ths duty" OF the commission
enoh survey made and approved.
- law (ssctions s and 81 the ap-
f = nads BY the local board Of tide
1p9eoisefs, over whose action the
tnd commission. under recent de-
- ~ tho supreme court have no
yt1tsa o. control, except ON appeal.
NJ + sesn from the above paragraph
- state land commission has no
1too II the matter OF letting surveys.
nnn0 Tor which have complied with
ose provisions Of law. On the other
nv person or corporation Who -
. survey Of tide lands does not
- dong ocQuire or secure any
pea1essnce or otherwise, TO
- The commission recently had
- e : man who deposited $50
- survey Of tide lands In Mason
~ Altse the survey had been made
~ mads application 70 purchase he
eueow 10 right to purchase and %
~ ~ ecst Of his survey to the state.
- Nth any person or corporation
~ y purchase tide lands ct Point
- They may secure . survey and
n - oil the lands there and ret
Il right 10 purchase an inch.
now 70 the: right TO purchase:
IT. - law (ssction 81 sany person,
uoeolleo or corporation entitled to
- Y hold real estate in the state Of
ce1gaoa" may file an application to
- 2led-class tide lands, describing
- ~ mstes and bounds. This appli.
= hIsd with the commissioner Of
lands, not with the state land COM
aitsr the survey and final
- Of the lands applied for
= olseedy been made in accord
y uieh he methods already described.
Ielnes words. A may apply to the state
eeaniasion to have = certain piece Of
eiass tide land surveyed and APP
=. eat aftsr survey and Appraisal, b,
:, and the rest Of the alphabet may
. the commissioner OF public lands
lfenass. md A may not apply to pur.
= aA Going step further the Law
~ g I'D provides that ont OF all the ap-
- Who NAV como forward desiring TO
preference right to purchase 10
9 uuring period of sixty days 10 the
g spusting uplands. his assignee
and an exclusive right during
perlod TO owners Of improve
= g Vide lands or owners Of artificial
4 ida placed there prior to Noysm-
l60 II the above we're oil that
NV required IL Is not unlikely that
ssesss methods the state officials, IL
neiinsd. might collusively grant
= ~. % purchase to some person not en-
y. g II but the Law requires {section 81
ne commissioners OF public lands
publish Tor three weeks in a ncws-
% the county In which the land APP
!of y situated = notice of the ap-
Won and . description OF the land !:
further. the law provides (sec-
= mat any person may con-
~ application within thirty
y. e'ief the publication required
" filing notice of contest with
ass land commission. and on the an
\. ~; and the state land commission
\ aoaa . public hearing to determine
eon.est With all of the foregoip z
..s.fds u shouid be apparent that no
applicant TO purchase tide land ct
8 Roberts viii SEQ his land "sobbled
g me Asska Packing Association or
Y ne else.
nuca for the law. Now as for the
. ssa''ns to this Point Roberts land |:
A1sn :. iSo. Lester W. David. OF
- s. nled With Joseph Alexander. clerk
stste BOARD of equalization and an
: sss which the state land commission
=. .asesssor) taEee applications for an
s'1asse OF cost Of survey of twentv-two
= asaascd in sections 1. 49 10 IL ~
'r ~ north. range west. On the
!, ssy the estimate OF $3.50 was sent
80. David. On July Is Mr..
- deposited the fall amount
|. as state treasurer and made
: sps'eAiaoa tor survey. lily reason Of
- asson OF the records Of The old
% equalization and appeal. caused