The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-07
roGETRIGHT- OF-WAY
al Committee Agrees on q
Plan Of Operation.
.coapoaATloN TO Be FORMED.
. ~, Bay or Obtain Gffss ~ Right
se-wsy - Letter - Secretary
Lament on the survey.

= important meeting OF the Lake
4s1hington canal committee was held at
- chsmber of Commercs yesterday after
- snd affairs we're shaped for the active
easement Of work In buying up tho
<.S.oEssy as soon as the definite route
- - ascsrtained. On motion Of II. r.
- he sub-committse on Law and legis-
80 usss directed TO draw up papers Of
Srrrporstion Of the general committee.
- fdsa 10 TO give this body the power of .
orssion in order TO deal in donations
Iiend. buy property along the right-of E.
/, - md pay for It either in money or by
sc.uessa 1t Is believed that this scheme
800 only practical solution OF the right
14sy problem 30 far - the securing of
= lad 10 concerned. The committee will
= again Wednesday afternoon, when
Re subcommittee viii present the papers
z Evaporation for adoption or revision.
Il vss understood by the committee that
~ b some dispute ~ to whose duty It
z = survey the route Of the canal and as
~p1sin the ownership OF the property by
q block, etc. In order to facilitate mat
- The following letter. dictated by Judge
naeer s. Greene. chairman Of the commit
e, snd slgned by him and e. o Graves, for
- Chamber Of Commerce: Fred Gasch.
1k1ifman Of the board Of commissioners !;
Ioyos Byron Phelps and Edmond Peters,
neyor Of Ballard, was ordered sen. TO
psnisl 6. Lamont, secretary Of war:
~rhs Chamber of Commerce of the city
aesatsie, the municipal authorities of the
elsses Of Ballard and Seattle and tho
ecunsy authorities Of King county, in
vhiek these cities lie, are Jointly taking
s1sps for securing the right-of-wsy for the
nprovsment OF the waterway connecting
~ vstsrs OF Puget sound with Lakes
Gallon and Washington and . release from
~ liability 10 adjacent property owners
us1er the provision contained In the river
"a hsrbor appropriation act recently
peosed By congress-. To this end . Joint
soumit.ee composed Of representatives
srom these various local bodies have
hssn duly organized and are now
yeady for work, and In order to pro-
~ with their work are desiious
q moving ~ early IS possible just what
sIehs-ofway and liabilities according to
u1sks and monuments on the ground the
Caited states intends by the language
opsd In the river and harbor appropriation
1T They meet with . difficulty at tho
brmsd ~ TO tho precise location Of the
Usssrvay, the width Of the right-of-way
3 the extent and location Of the ground
required for locks. keepers houses, etc.
Tbs center line Of the location as laid
toun BY the engineer board which sur
WED the route for the waterway 10, they
~ informed, simply . paper location and
Ne actual location on the ground will bo
Dnsceptible of some little movement either
vsy. To secure the right-of-way and re-
leases from liability IL 10 necessary to
know. definitely the lots, blocks and
parcels OF ground q conveyance of
uhich viii be required by the government
ler purposes Of the improvement and also
he adjacsnt property in whose favor iia-
Nifty might BE- incurred. The committee.
lhsrsfors, In behalf OF the bodies and In
lprssts they represent, respectfully request
hat your departments furnish them a.
Ipsediiy ~ practicable the precise area
nd boundaries upon the ground Of the
opposed waterway, including not only the
W. and boundaries Of the. right-of-way.