, 1881-06-25
Special Committee on Water Supply.

Tothe Honorable Common Council Of HaRa
faHa Ctg:-:.ENiLsGES;-I acceptance
With your insirue tons h,ve made surve, 8
Il tne ..i.ler mt If ans and The am unit I
wa er flowing in each III the vicinity 81 Va ALA
Wa Ia. and / ereaIth submit tur your c"r'-
-ider.ticn 4 IN ,p OF Walla Wal a and 'ici
ty and table containing the inf, rrI,at on
Won desire.
Cold Spring or Butcher Gre eS Is formed
by tie eonflux Of two small spiiIg bra che
about where th- Spring Geek rosd ntcrs~ets
the north line OF th1 city 'oa dsr'. q
mi. q Of It's source Is luca;e,i on the south
east anarte OF the nor heasr qu rt.r o sec
ton 40. 20, aud the other On III nor Invest
quarter of the nortwF st qrarter, sec ior No
u. all IL Trv nsiip .. North Ranre 10 rs
al i beth On / nds belong n. t. Mrs W; u
Cree. 1t has fi..w Of about 500 "a Ions
;er minute or |, ,:2,9G. 900 gallons Ter dn, O.
- honrs ar enourh tn supply cry OF 6,9oo
II ibItanrs W tn water enorgh FOR al VI
p,,es for domestic, puilc ard irris'atr,n
purposes. The source, Eowevcr, Is ,nii'ri,
:op Low foe sueplyn ng mFny pcr;lons o: ti'e
city without artitic al heat
Roberts Creek is fei by spring ln,a'cd
OF II e south, ast q"arfer Of Ih- 81 'uthea 81
quart ,.fs c Ne 81 n the above named
Town h y aud range on land Owned br ): l.
Isaacs. /. flows IN wrst rly dIrec'I'n,
through Reeis, PARK, Roberts. B~rrous a":
R;tzs al III nS. hut Is mostly wastr't al q
consume, while pa>si"; tfrousht citV IL
has a ii..w OF 800 gal ons per M'nute, i'-So
900 9 s,ltons per day If - hhu's 'r e"s
water tt, supply city of $500 mia
with wat, for domestic, uh.ic ai.d n "a
ton prrpse
Brfsn 5 Geek is formed by t." spri''- Oh
Chris Meyers farm on the southeast roin,
al tie southeast qua, ter OF section No u
and f,o9s sontherly and ue-trHV ,hiong
Robert. Batcnrk and Chsse's a'is;i,io AMI
enpti-s into Garrisol Cr,ek oa :'e iand
Of IL. II. Heni, rson. 1t las a flow O! a'.o"t
Loco ylilo,,s per minute. Lie Uh = ii,h
,.er d AZ or euongh to S"pp.r v''. - ''"''
hab; ant, with water r At. aa ic '''' ''' :
tis d i>risari II purros >.
=, -ei ri: Z T. the attached '-'i..e !" Sii'
see Il: i tie hea;, of ei:,,-r = t"'"'''r.
toned sir ans j. very SIN III .tii' I =' 'se
pr Ssure in the hn>in >s cri't ci si'e IL ',
10 s..y nothin, ef the ~: 81 20 Ton, "'''i .
h .l,iiy be sud;c,eht to uti: &c the w2'=' al
eitier hire or demes'ic inr oses-
Garrison Creek Is fdIme fiom the water
OF Mil creek AMI ffoss out # said ere-k on
J. F. Abbott's rauca about 81 m,ies .'o'
the city. 1t tious west-rly rhrongt II. Lands
of J. F. Abb'tr, Al Thomz., H. r. is.sS4'
p. RITZ John Sherts. j. H. | aacS, John
Singleton, II II. HeadersoI, a al taroash
the military reserve AMI .empties INTO 'ne
Walla Walla river. some distance below tte
city. 1t has flow Of about s,0OoOoo eai-
los Per day in the dryest sea on or 'uinci,n n
to supply city of 10, 900 iuhEb.tanss With
water for any purpose. =,
The source OF Mill creek you are too well
acquainted with % need any descnp ioa al
my hands.
IL has dow at the present time OF ab "a
0,00 000 gallons per Day, but 'r"'" IN as
urs u' ms have already m .de l ~m CONT c.
ed thu it somet mes rrrs as low as S9.EU
00J gallon, day or sufficient i'I Is GU
inh.bit4nts b. tapping Nil crseA or Car