The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-12
PILES
SCORED At
MEETING
Mr.. BRIDGES WARNS
THE
Seattle Senator Trying to
Turn Duwamish Over
to Corporation.

Il wlsh t. warn sou all that UNI
less sou proceed quickly with the
improvement ~ the Duwamish river.
that waterway b likely o. be- turn
ed over 20 q private corporation %
improve aud 20 control leyyins
tribute on the property owners In
tcrestcd
This declaration was made by for
MGR Land Commissioner Robert
Bridges las, night IN & speech be-
fore the nuwamish River Improve
ment club az wards hall. George
town Continuing. SIR Bridges said
Ia part
a few dnys aro there pssaed
through the house aud senate at
Washington nm amendment in TIE
rivers aud har1ara biit introduced
Is senator PLEA whleh VIII enable
a private corporation 90 teka up the
work 81 improving the Hupantsh
river. 60 the exclusion az tha prop
srfy owners Interested IL VIII II
ahie 4 private corporation 20 step
In and take d rights and levy
rrllute On uR
Who Sanctioned The Measured
rwhsrn ala thla measure. enabling
a private corporation g. take charge
OF this great waterway and ieNa
tribute on the people Of The city.
originate
Il defy anyone 60 say TINT amy
citizen who ever voted for Senator
piles ever asked him 90 turn over
the puwamish tp g private corpora'
tiun
was ihnt tho action 10 meant
that DE- WuHid take when he visited
Georgetown. south Park and other
towns iu the valley and told VS.
that be would De- an be- could O. help
along the buwamlah project
4 sound "a note ~ warning right
now n you wish go secur ynnr
rights. you must proceed immediate
- under ihe laws o. file your PEE
utinn for thc~ creation 81 q drainage
district WITH the county commits
AiaurrH. a. bead OF che corporation
authorized by Senator Piles resoiu-
tinn. before it can step in aua levy
tribute on you.
Quick Action Necessary.
4 advise that THE legal committee
meet immediately with the executive
committee prepare petitions % be
circulated among the property own
'cra ~ she proposed district fN the
boundaries 81 the district 20 be I'm.
proved and Ert thu petition 70 the
county commissioner before ws find
ourselves headed 1N
Acting on Mr.. Bridges suggestion
the executive committee met imme.
diatcly following the regular meet
Ing and took steps 10 begin york on
petitions 10 ihe county commission
.ers Tor the formation ~ q drainage
district The probable boundaries
Of the district have been fixed az
King Nt on she north. tho south
city lfmltN On the south. AVID the
and west.
The meeting opened last nighi
With Robert Bridges in the chair and
james Wilson. Of ONhow. a. secre-
.tary John "a Shnrett reported on
the work ~ the lobby at Olympia.
and Dudley a. Mooteu. former con-
grsHsmhn from Texas. reYiacd the
ieRBi means for accomplishing tho
puWamiah Improvement
Committees Are Named.
The following committees were
appointed by President Bridges and
approved hy the club;
Executive committee d. W. Way.
chairman. James Conway. Aduiph
nahreus & L. Wilson. Ben MoyseR.
LATE Hamilton, Tom Iaratens Fred
Newell Andrew Heinrich = r. Me-
.InuEhiiE. Lee Mouahnn. Patrick
MCGEE. Ajax Wardait. ,icp. a spcn-
Ger. H. Hamm.
Iopei committee hh Is Sh0ratt.
H. ~. Knrr. I. Frank Brown
Finance committee Andrew
Heinrich. Adoiph hchrens. J. r. Nc
.Laughilu, Lafe Hamilton. lrod
Newell
Press and puhiiclty~E. }. Me-
.Laughiln. a. J. Ward. Ben Middle
ton.
Membership COMMITTEES Charlie
Haio, George Walsh, John Lees aud
William Moeilcr.
An active campaign Tor member
ship and money viii be- begun Im-
VeNiHfplN.