The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26


.S5sIr aacsfon has stirred up much tndsR-
yssscx among the friends OF the snI.i:u-
~. Few nave reaiixed that the execfs-
slss. # saci. a threat was among the realm
- ,c.uibsslfy Il has been generally sssy.-
49, fs,at the site Was secure TO the Gni-S
sssr6tr beyond the decision or inferfer-
49, a any state Officer. Now they are
-sarinx one another many questions about
~. raj condition Of Affairs.
80 neH site was first selected By the
.~s11ature OF 1891, Isss than two years
5RsIS. In date OF the territory's admission
- saste. But the transactions u-sde-
- Nj jax were eGtopped. and the texiE-
:s~srrn Of 1855 again selected the same site,
-nr14nx il somewhat. The provision by
sNAieh the NEW ste wA& obtained IN this
- jew was as follows:
ssFNa royernor OF Washington r. hereby
erfhrifed and directed 10 buy fractional
IN .e"n nsrai = norm Tsa ran nson
sskfne su.d purchase the governor shAn
49, i,ito : contract with the proper offs-
- 81 the stxte for the. payment OF the
~ nxsd BIZ existing law. and in the man
- required OF other purchasers OF school
is-6s: Provided. the purchase price may
"a uoid IT any time. but II snail not he
neefsesry 70 pay any part OF the purchase
100 IN vance or at any given date,
~ crowded further. that easd contract
~, contain a proyi.on requiring The
~1fd Of regents OF the University OF
sWe1ktnGtcn 10 pay the interest upon the
ecAnGe price annually from the univer-
~ fund. Upon the execution OF the said
rrnfraot the fee Of the land purcbsseti
52uIlf vet In the state OF Washington for
~ 80 OF the university Of Washington"
S10nGat0n Of law approved March II. 1883,
So -, Session Laws OF ISs3
Rlanning for New Work.
-.
~ board Of regents at once began TO
luen them. As required by law, rsey
Ids full report 10 the governor. The
6keGl1on Of the purchase OF the nav site
r referred 70 on page OF the regents re-
1erf for ue0-9i. as follows:
ssfn obedience 10 the law regulating the
nnle a school iAnds the state land comm.s-
IN seiscted two appraisers, John Leary,
q SEATTLE. and Charles S. Reeves. OF Ia
tSma. to appraise fractional SECTION It.
tewmhfp .. north OF range : ssast. The
appraisers gave bonds. took their oath of
6kics and proceeded To examine the said
6ses Il FROM IS % 10 per acre.
'On October II. 1855 In obedience 10 sec
M00faW. governor OF the state OF Wass,-
Mgfon. In the Ynahner provided by law
n1chaned said section Is to~nsaip 60
neFth cf range east. for the state. TO be
@sGats sum of Us. 3l37s. and In further
0t9djeoce 10 the same section Of said law.
contract has been entered into between
tne eovernor, acting as agent. and the
reymens OF aatd purchase price and inter-
-. according to law. The first annual
Mnl1llment OF interest. amounting to
Q0e became due on October IL. 1884,
M tho board OF regents had no fund
Npon which 10 draw for this sum- and ths
yaftef b respectfully referred TO the iegis-
NtuFe for adjustment together with pro-
VISION for future interest charges on this
account
he Regents Unable. To Pay.
Ffosn the foregoing report IL IL seen thar
~ regents took the very .1rst opportunity
secnre from the legislature an appro-
ration that would enable them 10 nav
"a interest ON 'hi. contract There was
~ ether way for them To pay such
enafges. The state constitution limits the
expenditure 81 pubic money to the pur-
leeee set forth in the blu making The APP
Eopriafion OF said money. No appropria-
uon has ever been made 10 complete The
Transaction whereby the new site was OBJ
Ntneu Tor the university. Therefore the
rents have been poweriess 10 pay either
0e purchase pricc or The interest.
Ipmmis~ioner Bridges says he has re-
&eAtediy called the attention of the regents
THIS matter This. II III claimed has
M unnecessary unle~s the legislature
saeuid make II possible Tor the regents TO
tue the account.
IN the regents report for the yaars
- - - they again refer to the purchase
y the n6W ste and close that norton of
~ ! sspofi IN the following language: "An
~ uvtaiss OF this transfer were properly
I.0e by law. bat "a Yet no provision has
~ made by the legislature for the pay
assnt OF the purchase price and Entsr.s,
ne I.a tne public school fund. Proper legis-
s.,Nse e.ion on this matter should not be
han
Afaan no attention was paid TO this an
49, Ard the regents werc lest powerlass
oeIere And finally In the next regents.
sspon for the years isas-as the one before
- 1a'n referred to as follows; "Ail the de-
80 o. the purchase complied with law
sN no provision has ipeen made ta. me
sment OF the purchase price. which was
hfil To- Cure the Title.
Just before the ,sonsen,ng ~ the present
esiHsature Hon e. $ Gleason, OF Seattle.
se!eed to become the especial champion
university measures and 20 seek the
snasrmsnsAtp ~ the university committee
ssvsfal university measures were sen. To
ans which he promptly introduced. with
~ exec sion cf one measure which bears
Friaity on the subject Of the nsS site
The university whsch Mr. Bridgrs
I'm ihfeatesSs Ia sell af public auction.
az tsis read ast follows.
recsiun ] S;ucs thu governor OF tao
ssstf oil Washington. Z nr under he law
sss5xessa Mnrvh H. 1885. did OH October II.
- anfe hese. fee the state under ihe pro-
I sssSSsohs ~ the said Ian approved March "a
Fractional ssctton H. township -
satsa o. range east Ter the total sum Of
$50 Naicb sum w.ta the legal rate
z interest ~ made payable under tbs, said
approve March IL {SsS. ami found on
Afe ~ az tire session laws ~ 1856 20 ih.
49, slste OBJECTS authorized Ga receive
osaess as he sale ~ Isnhiic hon lands
- snsss nf sl.HSa@ $ asTehy Appropriated
- -. o. And transferred from the Iniver-
- el Washington tond 70 the common
49,. 800 'p'sd ~stid pnrn - De applied "a said
fxe'hts~ Nvsce nf fractional sesslass III
SMusA'fi . NoFtn ~ range ssse
SeV- . Par he purpose Of usasiHr thfs
SsHss sil1u aUd of giving xAe SsssFnf,ss.t.
sSa's'i fan2 TIE use NJ tats money there IL