STATE LAND LAWS 171 



TIDE LANDS TO U. S. WATERWAYS. SECS. 242-243 



SEC. 242. USE OF TIDE AND SHORE LANDS GRANTED TO 

 UNITED STATES. 



Whenever application is made to the Board of State Land 

 Commissioners, by any department of the United States govern- 

 ment, for the use of any tide or shore lands belonging to the 

 State of Washington, for any public purpose, and said board 

 shall be satisfied that the United States requires or may require 

 the use of such tide or shore lands for such public purpose, 

 said board may reserve such tide or shore lands from public 

 sale and grant the use of them to the United States, so long as 

 it may require the use of them for such public purpose; and 

 the Commissioner of Public Lands of the State of Washington 

 shall certify such fact to the governor, who shall thereupon 

 execute an easement to the United States, which shall be at- 

 tested by the secretary of state, granting the use of such tide 

 or shore lands to the United States, so long as it shall require 

 the use of them for said public purpose. (Laws '09, p. 391, sec. 

 3 ; sec. 6862 Rem.-Bal. ; 513 sec. 11 Pierce.) 

 See sec. 239, ante, and notes. 



SEC. 243. CITIES AND CARRIERS MAY BRIDGE WATERWAYS. 



Municipal corporations shall have, and hereby are given the 

 right to construct bridges or trestles across waterways hereto- 

 fore or hereafter laid out under the authority of the State of 

 Washington over which the projected line or lines of any high- 

 way will run: Provided, Such bridges or trestles are con- 

 structed in good faith for the purpose of being made a part 

 of the constructed line of such highway. Any corporation, co- 

 partnership, person or trustee heretofore or hereafter by any 

 state or municipal law or ordinance authorized to construct and 

 operate railroads, interurban railroads or street railroads as 

 common carriers within this state, shall have and hereby is 

 given, the right to construct bridges or trestles across water- 

 ways heretofore or hereafter laid out under the authority of 

 the State of Washington over which the projected line or lines 

 of railroad will run : Provided, Such bridges or trestles are 

 constructed in good faith for the purpose of being made a part 



