The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-11
CANAL RIGHT-OE-WAY
subscriptions to the Subsidy
Company Coming in.
MORE INTEREST IS NEEDED.
Report on the Canvass for st.eE-Isrxe
Number Of Property Owners
Are Interested.

The Lake Washington canal righs-of-
way COMMITTEES met a. the Chamber Of
Conmerc yesterday afternoon 20 hear re-
ports from the subcommittee regarding
The progress made. There sere present:
chairman Roger :. Greene. E. o. Graves,
ii. Z. elise. Leandsr Miller. William
solgt. Do. r. W. Sparkling. DIR. A. +. Nit
ten and Jasper Compton.
AT. Compton. az secretary OF the wash
ingto7 Waterway SUBSIDY Company, re-
ported that he had personally collected
about $50 subscriptions OF stock and thaE
he had not heard from Eugene Ricksecker.
who 10 caussss:ng Fremont and Ballard
for subscriptions. although il is expected
That he will ue able TO raise scveras hun-
c-ed dollars in those two saourbs. Mr..
Compton said that ne vas unable 20 do
much before election as every one vas talk
ing politics aud had no time TO devote any
thought 10 the matter. on. since Thurs
DAY be has been working thoroughly, stu
has not me. with any decided success or
encouragement. lie eanvassed Second
street up TO Pike on both sides OF the
street and has gone along West street. has
visited the courthouse and will next visit
the city hall. During the day he had COZ
leeted forty-eight 81 subscriptions. About
two-thtrds of the peopis were opposed 10
giving aid and about oue-third said that
they were In favor of the south canal prop
osition. but Mr.. Compton thought that
they merely made this excuse TO keep
from giving anything. In most cases the
merchants would give as small an amount
as possible. generally only dollar. He
believed that. II he continued working ten
hours a day ell next week he might be able
TO raise the necessary capital stock of the
company, I.00o He has several certifi-
Gates OF stock which he will give out TO
those desiring to help raise the money.
The committee has blue print of the
right-oi-way and line of the canal from
Salmon bay TO Lake Union, showing the
property trayersc1 and the general con-
tour of the land. Secretary Whittlesey.
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, who acted
as secretary OF the committee in the alb
senee of Secretary Frank Twichell, re-
ported that he had . list of all the prop
erty owners along the line shown on the
blue print with n complete description OF
the lots and sections of lots. there being
4i6 different titles alone in this sru all strip,
ali of which will have 10 be separately
arranged for and handled. The titles to
some of the lots Is in litigation. others are
titled in estates that HAYS not yet been
probated and the Seattle. Lake Shore IL
Eastern tracks run directly through the
Iight-of- way. and all negotiations with that
road will have TO be made directly with the
United States court, as the line is in the
hands of receivers.
A description of the proposed right Of
way along the line between Lake Union
and Lake Washington has not yet been Sc
cured, and the secretary was instructed to
write to Engineer Ricksecker aud
get blue print of the route, In
order that the COMMITTEES may have
some basis on which to prosecute
the work. The committee on law and
legislation was instructed to negotiate
with the Lake Shore receivers regarding
the abandoning of their present right of
way for the canal.