The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23
NOW VILLAGE OF.
BEAUx ART HAS.
TO WALK A MILE.

Ter OF tHt UlhAoft VI P'eeN 49,
In the preceding chapters you
read how three artists started this
exclusive" colony for artists.
about ten years ago. fencing of %
acres OF land on the east side OF
Lake Washington. where they
could live their Utopian ideals IN
molested by the sordid mob.
They were 10 have beautiful
winding boulevards. art galleries,
studios. workshops. horticultural
gardens. TENNIS courts and many
other attractions aimed 10 make
life IN the village one long-drawn'
out. beautiful dream.
All these are still IN the offing.
You read how "oid Lady Gossip
made her appearance. how the
chickens. cows and piga forgot
their manners. and how the SQUAD
bic over the question whether q
tall tree was a work OF art or n
menace TO life finally caused 20
much dissension that every one
folt, What's the usc7"
Then Came De BIT
Then came Ralph NJ. De Bit 20
live In the village. As De BIZ had
been tho subject OF newspaper pub
LEFTY because of court action
against him. three years ago. and
IN spite OF the fact that he was nc
quilted, several Of the "holier than
thous' in the village at once rails
cd their hands in horror and de
manded that he DO barred from the
boulevards OF the colony"
Having n majority Of three on
tho board OF trustees. they proceed
ed 20 take court action 20 Dust him
The hearing on the temporary
Injunction went against De Bit
who ut once appealed the case. In
the meantime. he continues to live
In the village. This court action
aroused half OF the villagers. who
having become acquainted with Do
nit. maintain he is n desirable man.
They claim their contentious were
shown 20 be correct when De Bit
saved tho village from destruction
by forest fire last summer.
Enter Port Official
And now we zee new villain On.
ter upon the scene. in the person ot
our own Bob Bridges. president OF
the port commission.
About n month ago tho Anderson
Steamboat Co gave up the ghost
and took off its passenger boat
The port commission In now sup
plying the only boat service for
that part OF the lake The launch
mercer has made big hit with the
people. making the trip IN much
less less time. giving night service
and five-cent fare.
But the port commission has
made n ruling that its boats shall
stop ONLY AT PUBLIC DOCKS
To stop at all private docks would
require a week TO make one trip
But IA Bcsux Arts has a good dock
with roads leading from II and was
being used by people both inside
and outside the village. the port
boat continued TO land. until one o'
the villagers. having about $50 com
Ing for labor on the dock, which r.
about n year overdue. with no sign
OF payment in sight. called on
Bridges and objected 10 the port
boat landing there.
Ho took DE Bits attorney. and
demonstrated that the trustees
themselves regarded the dock as
private. for. they claimed in the De
BIT case. they had the right TO say
who is eligible to get on and of
their dock.
'Hee hi no hum" says Bob. "Sc
ia eyclusiveness they want. IL it'
Well. probably their own exclusive
boat would be the proper thing"
Accordingly. Bob has served no
tice on the trustees that they would
be given three days In which TO file
with the county auditor a declara
ton OF intention 20 dedicate suffi
cient roads and the dock 10 public
use as IL necessary TO give any and
everybody access 10 the dock from
county roads outside the village
Otherwise. off comes the boat.
In the meantime, one Of the trus
tees opposed TO De Bit resigned
and. having no bylaws. there Is nc
way to fiji the vacancy.
The other two want road from
the dock TO an unused county road
dedicated. being careful TO see thai
such road does not pass Dc Bits
house. The remaining two trustees
maintaining II to be folly to dedi
cate part OF the "boulevards" ant
attempt to collect assessments e
keep up the others. want all III,
roads dedicated.
There being n deadlock in The
matter. and the time limit havinl
expired. the villagers are now walk