The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-05
WATER RENTS LOWER
City Cosncil Makes > Is Per
Cent Cut
asossr TO consTRucT = CANAL


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The most Important business bsfcfe the
eisy council fasl night W. the passage 81
C1issts osdfsance Sos tbs sedncsion of -
~ resss. While the council has been
Yotfuuehtng In she dspaTtmsnss IL has not
hson unmipdful ~ the public pocket, sad
last night decided 20 reduce the pric9 cl
we3ss - pr cenL 4 reduction Of Is pr
cent viii - mads st oncs and The other 10
pAs csns. will 70 into effect January l.
The only difhcuIsy - that the tai isvy for
this year, made last Octofsr. Vas bas<d
upon IN estimated rsvsuus from the wss<x
department, and it - mos safe 20 uss mp
sncep than IS Per esnt By reduction.
AiAepman Cltse sa3d the ordinances vas
dSafted alter ccnsultstion with ecpsrin-
tsndsnt Jackson. The speaker maintained
that e vas never intended that the sale
of water should Be for the purpose OF
making profit. II there uas any money
nseded 10 should Be obtainsd BY raising
1axss; hs objsctsd 70 paying > high price
foe wassf for his Improved propsrty in
orxler that his neiehbof Who lived In Port
sand or slsewhess should have low taxes
% bis uutmproved properly.
d.. Sweeney asked II be referred to
Hsn1y t5eores's ''unsarnsd Increment, !"
ond Alderman Jordan smiled
10 ordnance provides that the mini
num charge for any month for the first
o10oo salons shall b. s.. over tbat and
m - HJD0uO it shall b os the rate of 10
80 psr thon.snd. For Ill purposss
~shsr tksn thst a elevators and MOTOR
ssductaon shall b. inside Of Is per cent.
. saks slYsct Immediately and iurthsr
ro6uefi0n a. 70 ruar can't. 10 taxa efFsct ON
r~~~.,~ r.vt rh~ hslt 5000 heeh
ss sA ' 800
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committee appointed 70 secure the 0pin-
loa e Corporation Counsel Scott ON the
subiect OF the IAka Washington canal.
,ers,vs~a thst 4. hsA actnd a. accordance
49, 80 s sa...sss 49, ~ 80 -
~. 80 -. 49,. ~ 1 ~'asn s~.sa "o
so p'cpoanoso 'ne '0'oSns a1ss''ons
Cen the city purchase Of the Washins.
con lmprovsnsens Company. Tor the pur-
nuno a. imuroyfnr the ua1er sunulv. the
eanel bstween Lake Union and Lake
Washinstonf
What psesumptive rights have the Wssh-
la6ton improvement Company 10 the
waters az Lax Waehineton. or can the
oIey al a independent canal between the
too lakes, ienosine the Washingtoa In
pscvemsns Company's canal?
e you concInde that the Washington
1nsproy smsnt Compsnv hays prssamr- M.
t1vo rights 10 Lake -Washineton, do they
oxtend beyond the ordinary summer level
q ~ Iakef
q
e - ~ . snc. qusstons Ant. ocoss
Wr0ss - Deseesss Cliss - ioAows;
~ have 20 say that prosumptton keine
made OF acquiring sitIe By long contfn ueG
mr.. thereby presuming 5 Rraut I do not
think that Shs facts sre sufficient 20 satisfy
any pfssumptive right, especially as 10
public waters. The mere formation Of 4
oompany known g the Washiurtou I'm
pFovsmsnt Compsny does not give il any
more s,ghs 10 The uss OF the waters OF Lake
WaohtnGton than any other corporation
wonld have, because any mere claim
Or right 10 the use and enjoy.
pent Of water. however long con-
tuued. will mot ripen into aflyor.s
tttie thsreto think that Is u the actual
appropriation followed By cpen and sx-
clusive possession for the time limited by
our seatuto under claim a titIe - ich
gives the right This bsine 90 the public
viii have the right 70 the use Of the water
Of Lake Washtngtou. even though il
would lower the lake below what Il ordiu-
ariiy termed the summer level
1.-THE same rule would applv a 70 nre.
sumpsive rights . would amply. 20 far A
the pubic q concerned. TO the statute Of
limitation.
"Ths city Of Seattle by virtue nj a.
charter has Yirhs 10 rovide for ths mr.
chase or appropriation of propertv vithin
or without The corporate limits az thc si,v
for it, corporate uses upon making
luss compensation to tho owners
s us. su provide Tor the
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law al The st..a Il, th~ srnrars,.s ~ sns
nriyate proneytv far puhI,r nae Ia 49,
hes the right 10 suppiy its inhabitants
with water aud to authorize the eon.truc-
ton OF water works within or without the
cosPSlase naoi
h.hsss. ...,s ~ ravsme sseI Ios It's IN
ANY and ali thinxs nece,ssrv for The AZ AZ
cosnpis.hmsut al this purpo.e. II e,,v
In 10 Judgment thought IL necessary 20
construct canal. and draw the waters OF
any nser into the laks Tor water purposes,
.ousu ZEN 20 % Within the granted
"if ahs Ss,sr. ~ ~. w..,...
any other hs,dv of ~a,sr frs,m wh..h az.
city obtained tss water aunptv shpuld re-
come stagnant or unw holesome the right
20 remedy this impnrity certainly would
~ osnccaea 70 ee Within one oil the tm-
lrn.hsssc,. w,.a 49, :. s"s s.y 20 suppay ns
mirht NOT hs an ssnrs.s .,sn, - a. -
particular thing.
ia 10, therefore, nay opinion that the
city would have the right 70 take charge of
&1V Nork or Improvement tba attert tif