The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-15
DITCH
Offer Of the Old Lake Washing
ton Canal Company.
TERMS THOUGHT ExoRssTANT
Cemm~nA sste9 81 the CnsveTsafy Re-
E.sss-Asserseys to Re Enpasy<A-
Indepen1ens Aesasa AasseatS1-

The con- rtssse On the proposed d-aln-
age 9iEeA between Lakes Nash1r gscn AID
Union rrss q. the Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday afternoon, together xs1n fsrfr
20 Fifty other citizens wA2 hare not hssA-
ert0 Been identified with the movement
A rroy,ositsen from the Washington In
rroveSaeat Con Dsay for Eng leasing Of The
present ditch s.s lad over. after consider
aaAe adverse criticism. TIRE terms nelng
coa..dered too steep AMI many thinking
i. wosss5 De cheaper 20 Dig . oeg d4.ca
than pay such IN exor5.rans price Tor tie
cd one.
The agreenen. submitted By the eon-
rany Is 50 fosIoss.
This agreement. made and catered into
shis - dsy Of Ap~Ii. h H. isaa ay and be-
tween TIE Washington improvement Com
yanw, hereinafter named IN this memo
randaEn If agreement - The pe-sv OF the
frss part. and r. A Twieheli. u ii. Adj
sSr, j. LaEgstou - a.. hereinafter desss-
hated ss The parties Of the second part,
wItnesse.h.
Whereas, the party of the Ers. rsrt Is
the owner Of the eaasis and franchise De-
tseen lakes Washington and Union and
Salmon tar. IN King coussy. Washington,
and whereas. the party of the second part
10 DESTROYS Of widening and deepening the
canals for the PURPOSE OF draining over
flowed lands around Lake Washington .ae
White river valleys and elsex here in ktag
county.
1T 10 therefore proposed By the said
party OF tie second part that the said
parties of the first part - III grant 20 the
parties Of the second part the privilege
and right Of deepening aid Improving tie
said canals aforesaid and that the said
parties Of the FIRST part will waste through
- s1sN all 81 ehAt sssa
canals will eonsey during the times Of
hood 90 the stage or level Of water knoSn
as Tow satey" or summer Level OF Lake
Washington in consideration 81 the beae-
its 20 be derived py said improvements to
said canals by The party of sae secon!
part and for the consideration OF the sum
OF - 90 PER annun TO be paid by the said
parties Of the second part to the said
parties OF the first part annually on the
Is. day OF Nay each year during the term
Of this agreement.
..said parties Of the FIRST part 10 have
fail control Of said canals for its corporate
uses and purposes Said party Of the Sec
Ond part shall expen1 not less than So
Co in widening and deepening said canals.
and sh.ii procure for the said party Of the
Fret rarg a rsgAt-of-xay through the
Denny 4 Hoys addition sufficient TO
waste ali water that shall iow tnroagh the
sssd canals. and shall par all damages
&tsas Shall s-EEIS ~ MEANS 81 OF Oh account
OF said improvements. This agreement TO
Continue IN force Tor the term OF two years
from and after the date Of its execution"
This remarkable proposition was
handled without gloves by some Of those
who took part in the discussion and opin-
ION VAS expressed that the company
thought il had the farmers at Its mercy,
but that any body was al liberty to dig .
ditch to lower the waters OF Lake Wash
ington 50 long as he could get . rigth-of-
Way and that the theory on which the
company vas acting vas false. 1t was
therefore laid over for the present The
action Of the board Of regents Of the uni
yersisy ia granting the farmers the right
of-say across section sixteen vas warmly
commen ied and brought out tie thanks
of ali present. The services of Ssratson,
Lewis & Gilman. s III. Plies, w. T. Scot.
and 4. c. Hughes we're seured TO look
after the legal matters connected with the
proposition.
The finance committee were instructed
to ascertain the area of the property
which would be benefited by the pro-
posed Improvement 4. p. Tremper, Col.
Joseph Green and J. NJ. Wolfe were ap-
pointed committee to confer with m I'll
and wharf owners in regard TO lowering
the lake.
The committee will meet again a.
o'clock next Saturday.