The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-03

there are funds available, for the
complete construction OF said
dock in kitsap county, and for
/ the placing Of the roads connect
ing said dock with the permanent
State Highway at Port Orchard
in proper repair for sumner use.
Third The commissioners of
kitsap county, in the event that
they shall succeed in raising or
having available funds for the
construction of such dock and the
repair of said roads, shall further
agree with King county, in said
resolution, that they will cause
said dock 10 be constructed at
said location and ready for nse.
and said roads to be placed in
proper condition and repair for
summer travel on or before the
18th day of June, 1919.
Fourth-Upon compliance by
kitsap county, through its board
of county commissioners, with
the conditions specified in para
graphs Second and Third Of this
resolution, the commissioners of
King county hereby agree to in
stall ferry service between King
county and said aforementioned
point in Kitsap county, said ferry
to touch at Vashon Heights on
Vashon Island. said service to be-
gin on June Is, 1919, and not later
than July |. 1919. and TO be m / n
tanned as daily service through
out the summer season, the end Of
such summer season TO be determ-
med by the commissioners of King
county, but in no event to be ear
lier than October /, 1919.
Fifth - The commissioners of
King county further agree to
maintain and operate a daily fer.
ry service between said points
throughout the entire year. as
soon as kitsap county shall, in the
judgement of the commissioners
of King county, place the roads
from said dock in Kitsap county
to said permanent highway in
proper, substantial condition for
daily travel, with roadway at
least sixteen feet wide provided,
that il at the end of two years of
such service the same shall be
found to be Improbable and OPP
Grating at a loss to King county
the commissioners of King county
hereby reserve the right to term
mate srch service or make other
arrangements.
Passed this Doth day of March,
A. d. 1919.
A plan to add Vashon Island to
the route of the Gig Harbor ferry
has been suggested by Commits
sioner J. f. Slayden, says the Ia
coma News Tribune, the only
thing in the way being the ques-
ton as to whether Pierce county
would be permitted to build a fer
ry slip in King county. A road
has been built by King county to
within one-half mile of ClamCove
and Mr.. Slayden suggests that
residents of the Island finish the
road and build a wharf. then the
county will put in the ferry land
ing. He states that several Va
shon Island people have volun-
teered TO help and cited Mr.. Bon
nell, contractor. who is willing
TO give $500 toward the plan. Mr..
Bonneli told Mr.. Slayden, he said.
that if he goes to Tacoma by way
of DesMoines 1t makes a route of
81 miles. while the route by way
of Clam Cove would be about six
miles. In consequence of the pres
ent route to Tacoma the farmers
get their feed and grain in Kent.
and Mr.. Bonnell said that last
year ne had TO have six carloads
of feed in a hurry. SO he sent 10
Kent for if. Mr.. Slayden experts
an opinion from the county attor-
ney as to whether Pierce county
can build the slip in its neighbor S
territory
The solution of the south end
ferry project lies with the commits
sioners Of She two counties, and
The Record is of the opinion, now
that the ferry is actually in oper-
alton between Tacoma and Gig
Harbor. that a workable plan viii