The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-23

s,Isang from . soio1rn in fresh water.
Anere there would Be no tidal o.rigf..
IONS. ana where protected anchorage for
abie" 's1s-
Iaps symonds further SAYS.
because OF the close re- ationship which
nj, ms naroor must bear to the navigation Of
a.st sound and the S4sohornish river. il
he authority asked the Everetr Land
.ompany should ceds and acknowiedre in
.ae y nited States the sbsoiuse final con-
.roi o. the harbor and the right TO decide
al Questions coming before il in regard 20
sne narocr. In other words, that the AZ
rol Is laid oct and Constructed by the
erest Land Company should 10 deemed
hAFieaoie waters OF the United States and
saa1ecs 20 the same con,ro. q. other nav
.eaoie waters. With the right remaining in
tne company for the CITY of Evere;t or
snalsssS tie local authority might be to
ms1e local regulations subject 10 the ap-
provai OF tbs secretary OF war
On account Of the adaptabiIity Of this
ioeation at the mouth of the Snohornish
Iof the construction of such deep fresh
"sser hsrbor - 10 proposed, il would
seem wise precaution TO TAXA 70 prevent
its being tied up in an uncom pleted con-
uiion Tor an indefinite psrlod, and
tnink, therefore. that il would be veil 10
insert time limit requiring the work TO
De commenced. say wisain two years. and
completed within ten years"
prfzEp Permission GRANTED.
In November last Gen. L. A Grant, act
ing sscrefary Of war. executed an insiru-
ment giving permission 10 construct the
desired harbor under the following con-
ditions.
First-Ihat the harbor ~ laid out and
constructed by the Everett Land Com PAW
saah De deemed Davigable water OF the
United States. and subject to the same
control a. other navigsble waters
seeond-That oil regulations which
said city OF Everett or other Local author
Ivy may make relative 70 the use of said
bsrbor as laid out and constructed. and
the charges Of tolls for its use. shall be
subject TO the approval OF tho secretary Of
war.
'Ihird--That the headworks at the
river. namely. the lock. dams and tide
gates, shall he built according to drawings
to re submitted 10 and approved by the
ssc4 etary of war
"Foartb--That The " ork herein permitted
TO es done shall be commenced within Two
years and the Enclosure completed within
'en years, and it shall be subject TO the
SUPERVISION and approval Of the engineer
of'icer of the United States army in charge
Of the locality
xsrABlisHnEsr or HARBoR LINES.
4 second Communication 10 on file in
the var department from the city councii
OF Everett. Endorsed by the land company,
requesting the establishment OF harbor
lines in front of and surrounding said city.
This request was also submitted to Capt.
symons. who Immediately returned .
favorable report. in which the following
statements are made:
1T is my opinion that harbor lines
should be established at Everett This 10
necessary. particularly in the Upper 9no-
homish river, back of Everett. where q
number of wharves have been bull, jutting
out into the stream. Here the stream is
comparatively narrow, and the encroa CHI
ments by wnarves. ETC., should be strictly
limited. The same Is true further up the
river.
I'm connection with this subject of har-
Dor lines. beg to invite attention to my
report upon the request of the Everett
Land Company for authority to construct
q harbor At Everett. The location of har-
Dor lines at Everett Is largely dependent
upon what action Is taken in regard TO
this request.
The present deep. water frontage of
Everett Is confined 70 . short stretch
near the Puget Sound Wire. Nail
and Steel Company's works Just
north of this point the tide flats
of the Snohomish commence and
break away out two miles TO the westerly,
and northeriy - the Tuialip Indian
reservation, with shallow channels across
leading into the river.
1.-The establishment Of harbor lines
at this deep water fronting and the
building of q lock and harbor basin, as
proposed by the Everett Land Company.
are so intimately correlated that one can
not tie properly settled upon and Il red
without the other, il both are ultimately
located.
''If the request of tho Everett Land
Company be approved rs recommended by
me. then il would be desirable TO establish
waterway across the tide hats in front of
the Everett peninsula If IL is not APP
proved can see no reason for establishing
the waterway, unless i, be to provide for a
similar plan in the future"
Capt. symons also submits with this re-
7 amap upon which the proper harbor
Ines are clearly marked. These lines ex-
tend up the river a little above Lowell.
Brig. Gen. Casey concurred IN the recon-
mendations OF Capt. Symons. and the hsr-
Dor lines as mapped we're approved By the
present secretary OF war.
These letters and reports. with the ac-
companying official Endorsements and
transmittals. constitute all the papers in
the possession OF the war department. CON-
Ha D.