The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-12
THE HARBOR LINES.
Nm With Final Location to,
Be Filed Today. !.
<,.e SYSTEM or WATERWAYS,
- n the Map Showing the Ifass-
An Preliminaries to sale Of Tide
Lands Finished.


morrow. -
g.. .eoompanving map shows the har-
=. si,a and waterways of Seattle and
rsIIsrd as they viii Be finally located by
4. fgfag Of the maps today. The narbor
80 is the shaded portion along the
~.ter front, and the small figures
Z the angles Of this strip show
- depth Of water in feet at
saoxe points at low tide. The straight
@assed line running out into the middle of
- harbor il the city boundary, beyond
Inch the harbor line runs one mile. The
-xraar dotted line represents the line Of
- tide and the wavy line 10 the
- of high tide. The names of
vh.rves are opposite the most prominent
<s;ars. enabling the reader to see how
4. harbor strip affects existing prop
~ The Duwamish waterways,
-lsnned by Capt. Symons. and the
k.srnon bar and Smiths cove
x..srgsys. planned by Mr.. Stixrud. are
axsrfv shown, and their relation to the
arrests can be easily perceived. The large
srures on the land portion are the section
rrabers.
.ssi be not less than fifty nor more than
q feet vide and when once located cam
i be changed. IL il to remain
IL perpetual property OF the state
ato be leased for a term OF not over thirty
y<srs. no one person or corporation to be
.lsaxed 10 lease the harbor strip
] arr one city. When the harbor
Inc has been located. the remain
iav tide lands are to be plated,
ssnrslsed and sold to the highest bidder,
he Marty who had improvements on any
niece of tide land a. the passage of the
ilds land act in March, $780, having the
trst and the abntting upland owner the
next prior right OF purchase st the
appraised value. BY subsequent act of
the legislature IS per cent. of the pro-
eesds d ths tide land sales in any
hsrbor ID appropriated for the i'm
rrogemsnf of that harbor. The ap-
nrs;semsnt and sale of the tide lands
Gao aes proceed without further delay.
snd ~ the supreme court OF the United
STATES has decided that title to them rests
m:hestate, clear title can be given to the
purchaser.
ne harbor line begins on the west, one
mia west of the city boundary, which
ssuses the Terminal railroad track 400
keuse. The inner corner Of the harbor
nip il forty feet north of the Terminal
abroad trcstie ut that point, and from
acre to point about opposite Addition
ereet extended 1900 feet west OF CONNER
tasl street, il il 600 feet wide and runs al
most parallel with the Terminal road. with
mall angles at few points. The depth
dxater at the outer line of the strip il
srnerallv about forty feet. but Mt one point
Ills about seventy and at another the line
,esrly touches the low tide line, where
oar mud spit runs out from the tide fats.
On reaching the point described opposite
Addition street the strip turns abruptly
bthe north, narrowing down TO 800 feet,
nd INNS that width along the whole water
i.est OF both Seattle and Ballard. The
hraef strips OF Seattle and Ballard over
h1aa point hard to determine about OPP
bsse the mouth of Salmon bay, and that
athe latter town runs on 4, 200 feet be-
yond meadow point. where the one-mile
hmit outside of the limits of that town
sads. The depth of water opposite the
Oregon Improvement Company's coal.
bunken Is about fifty feet. opposite Yes
Ter avenue fifty feet. opposite Madison
street fifty feet. opposite Pike street fifty
five feet. opposite Battery street fifty-fve
feet, opposite Depot street fifty-three feet
and of the Smiths Cove coal bankers fifty
feet, these salient points giving fair idea
cf the depth all along the water
'front.' The water is deepest about
bali way between University and
Union streets and opposite Lsnora street.
where Ii is sixty-ive feet. and Ii
IA san
North Seattle. where it is forty-fve feet
Eating across the mouth of Smiths cove,
% the end OF the coal hunkers, the strip
@ns along at nearly even depth of forty
ri to Vest point. here il makes an alb
sps turn At about the same depth. Ii
ross shallower rs it comes into Shilshole
~, aud opposite the mouth of Salmon
~ The depth Is about thirty-tve feet.
nom there IL follows on about the Same
espsa TO the end. 4, 200 feet Beyond Meadow
reiat
Inc land commissioners have apparently
snasayorsd 10 locate the strip with a view
avoiding the Inclusion within it of ex-
sing improvements as far as possible.
Aaeag tie edge of the tide fats at the head
&taee ag there are included within Ii an
hoaied wharf and Campbells shIngle
aaa soFthward IL follows along in tho
Fasfa direction of the outside
sags Of the improvements. Its
hAsF line cuts on $50 feet of the Ne
GAMES mill wharf. t70 feet of the dry
- wharf, $50 feet OF the San Francisco
s1age Cempany's wharf and 100 feet of
= VFeeoa Improvement Compsny's coal
s4asefs Then ii strikes nothing In the
~ OF Improvements until Ii reaches
sasaoaeheF's wharf, from which IL takes
aeea Following northward il cuts 10
vet the Arlington wharf. 100 feet on
IN 'front.' of Loueh's warehouse and
OF that in front of Cudahy's
sSsst eold-storage warehouse, seventy
= OF the wharf in front of the New
rs FAINT Company's warehouse, sew
- ieet of Halls wharf at the foot of
~ street and hfty feet off the garbage
yes wharf The Seattle Coal & Iron
Naaary's wharf a; Smiths cove
SseAes across the whole strip. These
49, TIE improvements on tide land az
@s1 ~ The location OF the strip.
.Ae nap also provides for q sysscm Of
ssFaays interesting the tide cats at the
- q ne bay, Ter . waterway III Salmon
saseh, being almost dry at low tide,
: esssd a. tide land. and for a waterway
sSaassas cove. The waterways at the
y tae bay are IS designated by Can't.
- ssnehs. Ga neer OF the United
ss army. and those I'm Smiths cove
eAnoa hag are As designated by Mr..
-. The engineer who made the sur
1aaers.
Aasamish waterway begins 40