The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-14
h ANOTHER JANGLE
1mnty Commissioners Disa-
cree With Mr.. HASTE
|1eu,r SPECIAL ROAD TAXATION
= 0x4ees . Cr1efcising Lseesr-They
fusxs& on an Answer TO
Questions.

- county commlSsloosfs anu PROSE
- Attorney HASTE are engaged IA an
Sser soaabbse, thts time over the aS-
lily Of testing the state road law.
~ eseh has rsprosed the other. the COM
Z. -<.s1..r. getting il the last blow. The
~sfter came up yesterday during the
: <-.'a.r monfhiy meeting Of the board. Ia
. ~ e.vm az q letter addressed 10 County
z.s:.or 3eusan by Mr. HASTE. In answer
4 q Communication addressed TO the at
. 8. .eysy "a May stating the action AZ
) - tksue of the board Ia relation 70 .
1910 tssseen the board and one David
S15p almond over the payment OF sS 10
+ ~ after for q piece OF ground mat wAa
/ s-.sesarv 20 the completion Of road 70
!. .. es<xbgixhed In one Of the country dis
100 The board a. that time held ana
-, does. that the county had the right
- rasdernr and that the prosecuting at
s-~.sx shcutd conduct the case. This ac-
- "a. taken principally because the
~-~,sxiorsrs wished TO test the road
- and chose this case as q good one
p which TO MAKE the test
Accompanying the communication ~
-, tiurs were al the papers bearing on
- mater. Nothing Was heard from the
srsseeutfnx attorney from that tifns until
6.turaay. when the lertsr 20 shs auddfor
~ the papers In the case were returned
fhIs letter, In full. IS as follows:
sSvenrs OF recent date iaclosing action
= ~ hoard OF county commissioners IA
! q. natter Of establishing the road PEI
5000 by John Tosh et al. Is received
e reray viii say that the amount In dis
- aS. between David McReemond ard
xirr county Will not Justify the county
s enutosting the matter. j therefore adj
q. fhs board 20 pay the siS IL they wish
= hnys he road established BY con-
~.~r.ffou With tha county commissioners,
(. snfcrued that the principal object
!. ,~e,xtnx 10 allow Mr.. NcRedmond tbs
= e 10 have the constitutsonality Of the
rasd law tested.
- hersby further advise the board that
! 4 eoussisutsd for the purpose. among
eshsrA Of carrying this Law into execu-
- and for the establishment OF roads
sh<rsunarr. II IL 40 part Of the county
,.onmIeelonerS duty TO eau In question or
esm mon the oonstitutionallty OF stat
-. fhs legislature provides thu law
"a TIE county commissioners OF King
comfy and OF any other county assume
anr responsibility for errors committed
- thsx branch Of our government Inc
road hr under which these PROCEEDINGS
~ Instituted has passed the inspection
= ths attorney general. and has been
ssDroyed BIZ the governor. and the pre-
ssrnslon II that II Is valid law until
- courts decide otherwise.
4 herewith return the papers In the
rad matter"
Thls vas read 10 the board yesterday
~ Auditor Bsman, who Is also ex-oficio
sscrstary OF the board. and IL caused q
ma stlr. although the members expect
a sonefhlnr of the kind. Heaton was
saors eufspoken than the others. and tocu-
iar9v remarked on being asked what
would Be done In the matter: ION. ! sup
x.ose n VIII remain In innocnous desue-
fudAs Seriously speaking. he said that u
wouh he considered later In the AFTER
noon. ana stated further that the COM
rissIonsrs would show the prosecuting
attorney that they knew something about
the law themselves. as the foNowing let
fsr, unanimously passed. win indicate
"A. W. Hastis-Sir, Yours or the i,n
Instant relative 10 ths John Iosn rosa.
Addressed to the alerk OF this beard. mas
teen handed TO Us. and the contents noted.
asd ws return the papers 10 you.
I'VE believe that we have followed the
statute IN the proceedings 80 far, and an
examination OF the papers will show you
that n was ordered by the board on the
Eth day OF April that the prosecuting at
tasnev OF King county proceed 70 procure
Z righf-of-wsy hy suit TO be Instituted In
ths superior court OF King county in the
manner provided by law
'srhfs order was made conformsbly 10
section II OF ths road law, and under said
section u would seen to us proper for You
y follow the law. The papers In the case
Vsre sent 10 you over two months aso. and
action has already been too long delayed
fAs ouasttor VIII GO 70 the supreme court
sems time. ana II r. much better TO have
4 settled before thousands OF dollars are
sxpended IN surveys and for opening roads
which may rot be legal.
the last two road laws have been Co
slarAs unconstitutional. and We think we
ars acting wisely IN the matter. AT any
nss we will take the blame. II any there
~"
Ths road Law bearing or the matter N
SETON II. chapter T.. laws or 1855. a. fol-
ls~s.
III any award OF damages 10 not accept
81 within thirty days from the date or the
awsrs. II shall be deemed rejected. and
the board mus, then. BY order. direct pro-
eesslngs 70 procure the right-os-way TO be
Instituted In the superior court OF the
county by the county attorney OF the
csunty. tn the manner provided by Law for
shs taking OF private property for public
uss sns 10 that end are hereby author
he'd to Institute and maintain n the name
- the county the proceedings provided In
chapter e. title 2. OF the code Of procedure
Of the state OF Washington. and when un-
Ger such proceedings the rtrht-of-way -
procured said hoard shall declare the road
finally established and shah order that the
sane De opened in tho manner provided
~ law"