The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

chase tha same. or 20 bearef twenty
years after date u Issue. With Interest
al the rate ~ net 20 eFesHd four and
one half per cent per anuum payabls
annually. and by and through its board
- county Commissioners contract IN.
dsbtsdnsss ~ selling said bonds. Or por.
lions thereof from time 10 tims. ~ not
lees than par. and eKpeud ~ cause 10 bs
"a pended under the direction snd sub
tecs to the approval IF said Heard. OIL
the proceeds Of such sale. IN aid and ia
fufthefanr nee and completion % the I'm.
ptpvemsni and Tor the several particular
purposes. and IN the s.ms respectively
Tor each such purposes. as mentioned
and act forth Ia the resolutions follow
Ing
whereas. u has long been and IL 20.
ssn'iai 20 the future rrosth. develop
furnt ana prosperity of Kins County that
ne one hnrbor b. made Into a great and
cheap harhor lest the eommercs of ths
North Pacific ocean. Of Alaska. ana Of
ne Orient. b. sffrartea - ports o. other
states o. 20 British Columbia ~ reason
- the development % hafbers - sueh
other ports now under way az enpenai,
tpfes many times greater than that here
~ proposed. ana Tor the creation u suoh
harnor The county poaa@ssss natural
advantages unsurpassed and
1 Whereas the enterprise - artificial
ettsnaian % present hafbaT facilities 60.
~ard inc end aforesaid has hersiofors
proceeded IN paris and sections 20 shs
dtsHdfantAKs u she whole: and
whereas. the project knewn a. ths
Lake Washington Canal though bot a
part 81 the harbor improvement. has
hsrstofors rsosiysd aid from the govern.
nsni ~ the uaHsd States 20 an extent
erceeainr seea 900 % ts money. ana the
last congress appropriated the sun u
l2,aft.opo % Tor the locks of said canal
upon ths continuing contract system.
'his c"uatg has procured and decided 20
TIE governments considerable part Of
me fiEht Of way Tor the same al an
ef pouss - upwards 81 tste tgs es, the
stats has granted several hundred thou
sand dollars In value % lands. sids. shore
and upland. and hiss Appropriated tsE6.
coo % in money In AID % the same. there
~ recognizing the National state and
eountY benefit 60 be derived iharafrafs.
and q wiii require further AID only O.
ne extent % the sum ~ fTBs e8o %
watch plii pay for excavation Of tie
channel % saia cansig and
| whereas the Improvement % ths
sa~th una ~ ths hArbes has n0w PRO-
oesdsd - far as the formation - corn-
fnsrciai Waterway District Number One
for tho siralEateains. widening and deep.
eninr % The ehannei Of the pu~ansiuh
hiFsf 81 "a estimated enu o. tIEeB.
foa.pa. Of which tes0.oes 20 IL properly
county expenditure 90 BE- contributed
~ ne countr 10 consideration % ghs
bsns'u e. tha eeuniy from the inusovs.
usent. and the remainder ~ tha csst wnl
he Contributed BY the Commercial water.
Say pistriet Nufmbsf Gee 10 recognition
~ shr local bvnsnt: aud
where's al she priucipal rivers aae
lakes u Kinr County being me white
cfesn. Cedar. mack and Daaatnish rfs.
ets. and Lakes Washington ana t'nisn
IN their outfiaw 20 she sea. combine 81
the ctr % Seattle 70 fern a delta syr.
ten. oansistius AZ the fssseut time Of
sid Hiarh and pnwansish rivers the O..
taary channels connecting AAia puuam.
sh river wifh Elliott nay. Lakes WASH
irstuu. Union and Salmon hay ana ,hs
waterways connecting said last above
mentioned lakss eth each other aud said
BAY. ard
whereas snia hays and the waters o.
said dsita system. comprise all a.. har-
eor area. present and prospective. avan-
abs o. TO be available. fer ocean CON
nerce ~iihiH King County. ana
Whereas all Of said bays and estu-
aries. most % said DuwAuiah river. =
great part Of Lake washington. All Of
Lake Talon. AID said Waterway. are
within the limits % said city o. seatti.
which 10 the principal city and only psr,
~ aid county ana
whereas. said eHtuaries. said Duwarn-
ish and BLACK rivers and said lakes. are
noW navisabie BY vessels passing to and
from the sea but only b. boats and YES.
scis Of VERY small draft and tounare.
aud only BY long aud cirruitous route b.
way Of the Duwamish ana Black rivers;
and
whereas. tho water Of Lakes Union
and Washington are deep enough TO ac-
oeHlrnodaie the largest merchant and
naval vessels anaat. and the shore lands
adjoining said lakes and waters connect
inS tho same have water frontage az
greEatinE more than one hundred iineai
miles. ana said lakes and connecting
waters have an area o. mere than forty
fire square mileH,--ali Of which area and
froniaEe 10 a. present inaccessible for
ocean commerce. and
Whereas the uplanda and shore lands
adjacent TO said lakes and waters are
Tor the most part. In every respect suit
able. convenient and Inviting for manu-
featuring sites and other Industrial uses
u only said lakes and waters were ac-
ceusihie by ea-goine ships: but untn
said lakes and waters are - accessible
are Of comparatively small value and
are unaitractive and unprofItabie for
such uses; and
Whereas. the valleys % said nlach and
puwamish rivers and lower part % the
white river. containing thousands OF
acres u valuable land aud land valuable
for manufacturing and other Industrial
sites and the whole area Of Lake wash
ington. and many acres Of land adtoin-
ing Il. are subject TO annual winter and
spring froshcts and floods. causing on
every occurrence great and widespread
pccuniary and property damages 20 said
county. citizens ana taxpayers. which
floods are aggravated and prolonged. and
damages enhanced. hy the tortuosity Of
said puwamiah river and tho storage ca
pacity Of Lake Washington; and
Whereas, said floods cannot be pre-
vented. controlled or properly aneviated
except by lowering Lake Washington
eight feet more or less. below hs pres
ent mean level. according TO plans ana
specifications OF the United states gov
eminent therefor. and maintaining such
changed level and by turning perma-
monthly Into Lake Washington the waters
OF Cedar river. ana At the same time and
thereby creating and developing two
capacious drainage canals. which can be
economically utilized and made 10 serve
for passages OF ocean commerce one of
which should be a Strengthened. widcnod
aud docpenod Chanucl uf the Duwnnish
river and the other waterway from
Lake Washington to tho sea via Lake
Union and salmon Bay. enlarged Co di-
mcnsious ana furnished with a loci, or
locks suitable for ship canal, ana
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