The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-21

from every property holder whose land is
or misas be affected By the eyernaw due
10 the construction o. the canal
The accompanying map shows a
closely approximate location Of The
rfght-of-say required All TIRE Lands that
Will ie left In their present state. be
submerged. The route as laid aoxa by
the hoard OF engineers and 20 which this
corresponds was simply a paper location.
and is therefore susceptible 10 a more
n1ens Of few feet either way
'-Tt Is probable that the first work done
VIII be dredging either az the mouth Of
Salmon bay or az Its head. following up
the cut 20 point near Lake Union.
leaving sufficient material at that point
70 act as a dam in holding up the water
Of that lake until the lock ana auxiliary
works ar the mouth Of Salmon bay are
completed. thus impounaing fresh water
Ia Salmon bay and allowing Il to reach
the level Of Lake Union before compies-
ing the cut 10 that lake.
1t Is estimated that the entire cost
Of the canal in round numbers will be
S. emoa."
When the question OF damage through
suhmergence OF adjoining property arss
came UP about six weeks ago Mr..
Ricksecker said.
There seems to be some discussion at
this time regarding the question OF DAM
ages to property by reason Of the water
OF Salmon bay being raised to and MAIN
tanned on level with the water Of Lake
Union. With the exception of a few miles
at Ballard there are really no damages
By far the largest part of the land TO be
submerged is efther marssy during half
the year or rendered so by rising tide
1T - probably not generally known
that Il ID the intention OF the engineers
TO distribute the earth obtained from the
canal prism only on this submerged land,
raising 1t to such an elevation above
the water level OF the canal as to pro-
vide proper drainage therefor. Sufficient
material wiA be obtained from the prism
TO fiii and reclaim all submerged land
on both sides of the canal from Fremont
to the state harbor lines. From this point
towards the mouth of Salmon bay the
submerged land will be filed In, COM
mencing at the point most remote from
tho cOnal, and improving towards the
harbor lines until the excavated earth
Is exhausted. 1t Is estimated that this
Improved land will extend almost to the
present high tide line in the vicinity Of
the head OF Salmon bay. AS to the ques-
ton OF damages 10 lot owners where the
canal right-of-way corresponds with the
front line OF their lots and includes the
entire street they have no case, for 10
Is not tho purpose of the government 10
lock up Is right-of-way and keep the
public OF. II is provided that a strip
OF land between 60 and 10 feet wade on
each side OF the canal. extending from
Lake Union to Salmon bay. and 4 mar
rover strip from Lake Union to Lake
Washington. all lying within the 800 feet
wide righf-of-way asked for, can be util-
lied by the public for sidewalk, road.
street and railway purposes although
owned and controlled by the government
Incidentally ii might be said that with
the canal this land will be ultimately too
valuable for ordinary business purposes.
and will likely be cut up into slips and
basins where railways and commerce
meet. as has been done at intervals along
the Manchester canal"