State Ex Rel. Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills v. Savidge

This action was commenced in the superior court for Thurston county, the appellant making application for a writ of mandate to require the respondent to permit improvements upon certain of the harbor area situated in front of the city of Bel-lingham, so as to allow the construction and operation of a pulp and paper mill. Proper application was made to the commissioner, to which application were attached maps, drawings, and specifications of the proposed improvement. It appears from the plans that the greater portion of the proposed pulp and paper mill will be built upon tidelands, but that,…