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Page 202 - And whenever the commission shall be of opinion, after a hearing, had upon its own motion or upon complaint...
Page 11 - When the draw of the bridge can be opened immediately, the draw tender shall reply by three distinct blasts of a whistle, horn, or megaphone or by three loud and distinct strokes of a bell.
Page ix - ... to investigate any other matter that may tend to promote and encourage the use by vessels of ports adequate to care for the freight which would naturally pass through such ports...
Page iii - Tex 1935 No. 7. Seattle, Wash 1938 No. 8. Jacksonville, Fernandina, Miami, Key West, Tampa, and South Boca Grande, Fla.
Page 18 - The State of Washington asserts its ownership to the beds and shores of all navigable waters in the State up to and including the line of ordinary high tide in waters where the tide ebbs and flows...
Page 18 - The legislature shall provide for the appointment of a commission whose duty it shall be to locate and establish harbor lines in the navigable waters of all harbors, estuaries, bays and inlets of this state, wherever such navigable waters lie within or in front of the corporate limits of any city or within one mile thereof upon either side.
Page iii - No. 13. Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, and San Luis Obispo, Calif.: Part 1, Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif 1936 Part 2, San Diego and San Luis Obispo, Calif 1936 No.
Page 15 - That when the draw in any of the bridges shall have been open for 10 minutes or longer, it may be closed for the crossing of trains, cars, vehicles, or individuals if any be waiting to cross, and after being so closed for 10 minutes or for such shorter time as may be necessary...
Page 3 - ... to advise with communities regarding the appropriate location and plan of construction of wharves, piers, and water terminals ; to investigate the practicability and advantages of harbor, river, and port improvements in connection with foreign...
Page 202 - The commission for good cause shown may allow changes without requiring the thirty days' notice under such conditions as it may prescribe. No corporation or municipality shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered than the rates and charges applicable to such...

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