The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-01
LAW POINTS ON TIDE LANDS.
Questions TO BE Answered Before Couu-
ell Can Act on Vacation

The committee of the city council on
tide lands yesterday again considered the
vacation OF streets, but will not be able
% decide on a report until IL receives
answers from Corporation Counsel Scott to
number Of questions on the legal points
hyn!yed, The answers are expected some
time today, and Immediately upon their
receipt the committee viii be called to-
gerher. The questions submitted are as
fellows:
FIrst-Had the appraisers OF the tide
lads dt the time OF appralsing the same
tie right 10 establish thereon boulayards.
streets and alleys?
.Second-If boulevards. streets and alleys
wire then laid out on said tide lands by
1aid appraisers. and We're not authorized
~ .am al the time. have the same become
valid by any law enacted since?
TEird-If such bouievards, streets and
Alleys were so laid out by said appraisers
end legally so, and are not satisfactory
q the city, what action In the premises
Day the city now legally take7
Fourth-Are the boulevards. streets and
alleys on said tide lands as plated be-
fare said appraisers acted in plating and
sppraising the same, valid and a part Of
the streets of the city OF Seattle?
Fffth-lf the city shall vacate any
boulevards. streets or alleys. as laid cut
either by said tide land appraisers, or as
ware laid out before said appraisers acted
IN plating and appraising said tide lands.
viii the city be liable TO ahutting property
owners for damages accustomed thereby
Sixth-Wili the city be responsible for
damages occasioned TO abptting property
owners. and owners of improvements on
the tide lands. IL the boulevards, streets
and alleys as laid out by said tide land
appraisers. are adopted by the city, or II
they are now valid?
Seventh--Whether or no. the city can
legally be required 10 bear the expense
Of nillng in the boulevards, streets and
alsy5 OF the tide lands where such work
shall be donef
Several OF the members being away fer
their summer outing. there was not full
attendance at the meeting held Yesterday
afternoon. Delegate voigt made a few
remarks saying that. so far as he knew.
tie committee stood committed 10 the
views published in the post-Intelligencer
OF May e. Levi w. Foss exhibited a map
Of his property In block 81 on the tide
fats, which showed that the streets on
the new plat ran directly through his Inn
rrovsments. which he said had cost him
sore 5000
voigt said that I'm his opinion the city
would have 20 reimburse Mr.. Foss Tor
any loss he would sustain. James Read
nan sroke on behalf OF property owners
along South Second street. He declared
that he and j. NJ. Frink had been tricked
BY IN. Great Northern into ahstaininS
from protesting by means OF bond fcr
S. 0Da that q So-.y, Second street were wa
Gated, a DEPOT would be built, but this
proved 20 be worthless. He declared that
be- believed In railroads. bat that he and
those whom he represented felt that they
had not been treated honorabiy. He re-
fsrred particularly 10 the now famous jog
IN the new plat OF South Second street
and 20 the narrowness OF Its new UNITS.