The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-30
ISLANDS ARE THEIRS.
r;uuear and Brawley Oppose
Tide Land Plat
,ruev SEEK TO ENJOlN FILING
4 psiryman Accuses Ills Partners OF
Conspiracy Another Inforner's
suit For Reward.

-. .iae land appraisers have met with
.~..n.ssf opposition in their proposed
.-srrr,s 70 file a supplemental plat OF the
-. lands Of Elliott bay between the
-, .lde fine and the meander line. with
&c .o,nfy auditor. Yesterday in the SUI
I =. court william X. Brawiey. ID. g.
gs.~Iey and George Kinnear obtained an
80 from Judge Langley citing ID. A.
wsEenzte. r. w. Sparkling and Thomas
q prosch. commissioners, and Nathan
psnsn. auditor. TO appear before
=. court at $50 tomorrow morning 20
80 cause why an Injunction should not
ne 70 restrain them from fling in the
.,ss,,or'e office or with the state land
.srualssion the supplemental plat OF
.ssInf.Ys land. or from doing anything
,.~dtng 20 cloud the title. A bond OF
r Az was furnished, with l.. A. kinnear
80 a ~ Faulkner as sureties.
r.. land in question In described as
,.,s /. 2. and Z, section IS; lots and 6.
s~..;on II. and all but the south sixteen
..r,s Of lot e. section Is, all In township
q .orth. range east The land is In
.srse tracts, two of them known az the
trsvIey and Kinnear islands and the
ard az the north part of Edwards
slsnf. They aggregate 1913 acres. The
prawieys are the owners in fee simple OF
a. "
sut Kinnear OF the other undivided one
al The lands were patented December
1874. by the United States to Daniel X.
rzmpbeiI and Henry A Webster. and
A. present owners claim through mesne
ouyeyances from the original patentees.
aasinc from more than ten years ago.
On March Is the tide land appraisers
ssurplete7 an official plat of the tide lands
Gained by the state In Elliott bay, and
sisd one copy with the county auditor
and another with the board OF state land
commissioners; and this plat. II Is
claimed, in no way interfered with the
lands But since the filing OF the orig
nal plat the appraisers are said to have
prepared supplemental plat. In which
ihsy have plated. without the consent
Of the owners. the entire tracts into lots.
blocks. streets and alleys. The complain
ants charge that the appraisers have pre-
pared this supplemental plat. and intend
10 file II of record, for the wicked and
fraudulent purpose OF harassing" the
Plaintiffs and ciouding their title. so that
they cannot use or dispose OF the prop
erty, well knowing that the state has no
interest, direct or indirect, therein, hav-
ing dlsclaimed all title. II the supple
mental plat is filed the Brawleys and Kin
near say that IL will involve them in end
less litigation. and will 10 cloud their title
a. 10 cause them irreparable loss.
The local board. In preparing the sup
. Elemental plat. II IL understood. has at
tempted 10 cover the territory lying be-
tween the line OF thu plat already filed,
which Ia the government meander line.
and the the OF extreme high tide. claim
g ing that the state owns all lands covered
By water at high tide. regardless OF
whether Il Is included in the line mean
dsred by the government or not. The
board, under this claim. II plating part
OF the Brawley and Kinnear Islands al
ready meandered by the government and
conveyed by patent. notwithstanding that
In the constitution the state disclaims
title TO patented tide lands.