The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-02
Work Of Filling in the Seattle
Tide Flats.
DECISION or SUPREME COURT.
GAaA Tribunal Holds for Seattle 4
Lake WashinGton Waterway Co.
In the Mates Of Interest Pay
nents, ReveFsinH King COunty
Superior Court-DredgfnE Con-
Dany RoeeiyeFshtp Not In Way.

The supreme court Of the state has re-
versed the decision Of the King county
superior court IN the case OF the Mississippi
Valley Trust Company and the Seattle and
Lake Washington Waterway Company.
Dlaintiffs and appellants, VS.. w. u. Hohos.
defendant and appellant The reversal Ia
made on the appeal Of the plaintiffs, am
the costs In the supreme court VIII be taxed
against the defendants.
THIS decision, as interpreted by the gen
oral officers Of the Seattle and Lake Wash
lngton Waterway Company. b a decisive
victory for tina, company. and means the
speedy resumption OF work On the Killing
IA OF the tide fats. which was Interrupted
. year ago last summer by the fact that
the Bowers Dredging Company. which had
the dredging contract, went into the aanas
Of 4 receiver.
II will be noticed from the title Of the
case decided by the supreme court that
both the plaintiff and the defendant ap-
pealed. The point on which the plaintiffs
appealed was vital one 10 the seattle
and Lake Washington Waterway Com
pany, having reference to the time OF In
terest payments. When the Bowers Drelg-
ing Company went into the hands Of
receiver tn July 1927. the officers OF the
Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway
Company claim that the work Of the COM
pany would have been carried on right
along but for the fact that number Of
tide land owners refused to take Up their
obligations for filling. and raised cues
tons OF law In regard 10 the time OF IN
terest payments. which necess.tated a halt
until matters could be authoritatiseiy set
tied On the matter OF interest payments
the superior court OF King county decided
against the company. On that point the
company appealed. and the supreme court
on that point has reversed the superior
In {aN NJ
the company.
est payments" said General Manager
Ames last night, was made by only
few finor property owners. All the large
property holders. for instance the rail-
roads. the Centennial Mih Company and
other Industrial companies made no con-
test whatever. But here and there we
found lot the owners OF which were not
willing to concede TO our terms. which. as
we understood them. were authorized by
law. We concluded that IL was best 20
take the matter into court and have 1t
tereet payments the superior court de-
cided against us, but we took it to the
supreme court. and that tribunal. the
dispatch To the Observation-Disclosures states,
has decided In our favor.
The decision means a good deal TO us.
So fer as the public IL concerned, the
Most significant item is that work along
the lines OF our old plans viii be resumed
at once.
''Of course. the story OF the interruption
OF our work last year Is now an old
story" continued Mr.. Ames. ION July !,
1895, We made arrangements with the
Bowers Dredging Co, and cur enterprise
was inaugurated on July . OF that year
BY placing the dredger Anaconda in posi-
tion and beginning the excavation Of the
east waterway deiinea.ed on the state
maps. With the exception Of temporary
stoppages. due 90 the breaking OF ma
chinery or the washing away OF the long
pipe line, which had al times to be laid
on barges. the Anaconda and her eonsort.
the Python. continued in active service
until the Bowers Dredging Co. on account
OF financial embarrassment. went into the
hands OF a receiver. AS was stated In the
PostIntelligencer at the time, the troubles
OF that company IN no wise affected u.s.
eave that the breaking off Of the contract
with them interrupted our work. During
the interim We decided that IL was best
and wssest to take the matter OF interest
payments into the courts.
During our two years or active work
We expended more than $50 90 and ac-
ccmplished good deal. The east water
way was exeavated to the required depth
and width for "A distance Of seea feet and
1..N.t COO cubic yards ~ material were de-
posted on the emhankment, raising nearly
seveniy~fse acres above hlgh tide making
II available for all building purposes
Meanwhile detached I'LL was made for
the Centennial MN Co upon which the
large Touring plant OF that company has
since been erected, and a slip was made
alongside that MILL FOR the accommodation
OF large ships