The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
hot FIGHT
PROMISED
,,nNo OF GREEN LAKE CITIZENS TO DISCUSS BOULEVARD
..s7loN PROMISES TO BE NO LOVE FEAST

/ -. tnAsad will De a meeting
Va = - held tonight at the
g = MI & Green az Green
- me mestiug has been called
b.,,r Tucker to discuss the
y .-.gipx before the legislature
~ go t1r The states donating
| V',,,sl.nd rights around the lake
/ - elty q Seattle. Tho Green
| - .anpie are determined that the
.s.fi pass in its present shape.
lW u Wood G. r. Patterson.
II. S,attls Electric company and
- an determined that Il shall
~. nark board Is supporting
IT, Ana the ether iuturcxod land
$50. II has already agreed to
Y. Nm and the others $50 200 FOR
IL, r,shts The mass Of the Green
IN. oeaple brand the Transaction
s.saatie graft They believe Il
- 5..feat The project 20 got q houl-
- around the lake ny the time
X. ars Strengthened out AZ to-
.,sss meetiug pretty near every
%,.a attending viii probably lose
y tsmper
nls probable that members Of the
~ board wili b present 10 state
H. SIDE Of che ease. These Off
~ IKE Mr.. Wood. have up % the
,~sat time publicly kept out Of
X RS. Their meetings have been
"a beAlnd closed doors. and they
~. aradfastly refused 90 divulge
L. s.hsne for the solution q the
,-,sism xhich taey have concerted.
rAis however. Is the status %
a. case a present. AZ Woods sug
rsstion. the board has made n writ
IA Agreement with Wood 70 give
IN Patterson. the Seattle Electric
nmrauy and 4 few other owners %
kr~n lake shore land property So. 2
N fer r. Tbs sum will not be
"a eveg. however. unless Wood
Er,s~ss IN getting all the other
,rovsrty owners % accept a fair
hair Of the So. 0a8 offered by the
ysrk board.
Al the present time there IL also
Ae'ore the legislature a bill provid-
IN FOR the states donating all its
rxAis al Green lake 20 the city
Eoo1 and hts associates. as we'll as
As p4rk board. are opposing Il.
VAlls the Green Lake improvement
tlub has raised 4 fund % lobby the
tsasure through the legislature
Ths single Wurd vested. % which
4 noW In the bill. Il the bone Of
tcuieation. Wood IL fighting 90
have Il stricken out. The other
Green Lake people are fighting 70
lave Il retained.
he einbman cannot understand
VIZ Wood objects. II the bill re-
pryss % him all bis vested rights
sAsy cannot So WY he should com
yaln. Wool says that h Is not bis
rested rights. bat his riparian rights
DAT be wants 70 have protected lie
nys that he Is Just as anxious %
lave the stats make the proposed
tuaafion a. any Green Lake eth
M. and that the whole trouble Il
he result 81 q misunderstanding
ne Green Lake people have been go
hdignant. however. that be has not
hen able % appear before them
,ablicly and explain bis attitude.
What We Do not understand.
,aid ]. II. Eardiey. who. with z. G
Allen and Loriu Kidd. comprise tbs
lpbby committee appointed By the
ygb. Is why the park board and
" Wood and Mr. Patterson and
iacob F'urth object 20 the states
rakiuE the donation The state
txtainly cannot donate anything Il
CO.'S not possess. How then can II
zke away any Of Woods rights7
WY should the park board hurry
% to pay Wood and the others fUi
bmethlnE the state Is willing e
give to the city -
R. Muller. a Green Lake real 80
iate nan. said
Wood. Patterson and Furth dc
rot even claim that we are going q
take anything away from them
They object not 70 our taking any
Ting they nov own. but somethinE
vhleh they may secure later on
Iksy complain because n the STATE
e0uatsa the shurelanda 10 Will pre-
vent the upland property owners
from buying the states rights az an
appraised valuation after the prop
" surveys are made BY the state. II
hess upland owners get possession
u the Shorthand. Il will cost thf
eiT an Immense sum 70 get the
nghis."
c. J. smith. the park commission.
Y Who Is In charge % the mattel
tr The board. refuses TO discuss the