Commissioner of Public Lands
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- Apr 24, 1894The Oyster Bed LoopholeA Supreme Court ruling on tide lands inadvertently threatens the state's control over valuable oyster beds.Olympia, WA
- Apr 18, 1895Seattle's Waterfront Was Up for Grabs — and Everyone Filed a ClaimWith the tide-land plats at last filed, hundreds of buyers have staked overlapping claims across Elliott Bay, and officials are predicting years of litigation over who really owns the shore.Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA
- Apr 23, 1895State Supreme Court Upholds Lake Washington Canal Contract, Clearing the Way for Tide-Land TransformationThe Washington Supreme Court rules that the Lake Washington Waterway Company's contract to dig a canal and fill tide lands is constitutional, rejecting a landowner's challenge and affirming the state's power to remake the waterfront.Seattle, WA