The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-14
LIKELY TO Be ACCEPTED.
NO SERIOUS OPPOSITION TO RE
PLAT OF LOCAL TIDE LANDS.
Owners and Representatives Oh In
terests ON the Water Front Gather
Mt the City Hall and Discuss the
Change Judge Burke speaks.

The Seattle water front situation as
affected by the repla, OF the tide lands
was the subject of discussion at meet
ing Of owners and representatives OF
wharf interests In the council chamber
at the city hall yesterday afternoon
Ira Bronson was selected as chairman
George :. CotteriI briefly explained the
necessity Tor. and the main features OF,
the replat. Mr.. Cotteriu has Tor the
last three months acted as special agent
for the state board O. tide land commits
sioners III securing mutual agreements
for conforming 10 the provisions OF the
repat lie reported that good pro
norton Of the properly owners concerned
had accepted and many others are in pro-
cess OF accepting the Iew plat. a num-
Der Of owners have been Withholding
their acceptance. he said, until they
were convinced that the repiat would be
generally adopted. II the interest OF the
deyeIorgnent OF the water front, which
Is now most urgently necessary to &C
commodate the growing demands or Al
sska commerce. Mr. Cotter!l advocated
The removal OF ell uncertainties OF title
by a prompt ard general acceptance o.
tho rsplat-
In reply % questions. various details
were explained and Illustrated by the
pIats. all indicating clearly that the high
est DEVELOPMENT Of The water front could
BE had only by conforming 70 the replat.
Under ;hA old plat railroad access 10
piers along the bay S a practical iEnpos-
sfhnltv. The replat affords this In the
most advantageous form. making possible
longer piers more accessible and better
rro;ec; slips.
Judge Thomas Burke spoke In apDroy~
81 81 the replat ard urged the import
arce o. pvomp. conformity % Is infs as
8 matter Of public policy. lie had studied
TIE situation. he said. fo~ years. and was
firmly convinced gkat the Only hope e
water front development north 81 Pike
street lay n the replaC The vital i'm
ro-taaee q convenient raIlroG8 access
makes the replat. re argued, almost
equally necessary between Pike and
Columbia streets. He mentioned - H.
stances. Schwabacher wharf. % which "a
E present Mres railroad access Is tn3a2s-
s.ble and tne Arlington GoCk 20 which
an q 5rsvs- truugaEl ic1 bic Curve a4ToTis
orgiv rrges ger aecass - fhe cutter era Of
re rfer. ard thaf cn1y ~ q tremendous
sa~~tere a wharf ara S7r h173ec sTa~e-
C.hc~ expressions n approval q The
~ec7at ana So - Yzs -f&r rsa%aEs. - lowed
from Mr. Ballard. -eareser.t US ths SEAT
Z 4fe Hardware romuses. Mr. watson. -
sic West Sea.-}A ferry. Nr. Blaine. 81
the r1enry-EIz.~e L1ent company: Mr..
fsreasgr. az me Cozs u1erc'ai Company.
ard Others. J. g. C5fsn1an STATED tha:
re natter A,3 already been Taid before
( re s-hwaeactars with his ree3rana4naa-
/ ,iar .tat fhe rerist - adopted.
II 5svstore6 n RS c9uTss % re S'=-
/ s--ssss-y tArr - Af-sW1r;h & Dunn prop
5 s~sw A. the Tocr * Pike street; = In
rsrcve j r. sueh = manner shat csTts.r COS
! cssziess mus ba aF@rnred before trey
fee Justified n aotF7t.1r ths replaf.
vrNs~A n rs general features IS osher-
wrsv@ s>certab-s % zen
The tnea; ~ closed 81 p & general con-
: = resr~ a. which. thong - formal ac-
ttor, wsg eake1 e wss re unanimous ex-
t,resss5n @ op.nica Ehat GOD public pos-
erv ard tie business Interests q tbs city
, demanded the prompt aece s-Ance 0: tie
I rspla-