Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-16
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WA - e2ees
PREPARE EoR 4 FlRg.
oaya The WaIla Wslla Ssnfesmda:
The fast yin mot down, that among
chr eitissns there II . good deal OF very
rroner anxiety with regard TO tho con-
Sition of the supply of water N 9 .se OF
= Are IN this city. And it is pertinent
IN ~. too. that nov, when the nights
are letting cool enough for hfe, the
daneer Of a conflaQration is greatly IN
creesed. Il IL all we'll enough 70 say.
lookin0 in upOn our steamer and other
fire Apparatus, that We haso proper pro-
4act;nn. Int when, by actual examine
t;nn. Il ia aacertained that in one OF the
c;sterna fhsre u not enough water ~ last
she etas mar two minutes, that mt anOth-
ar the water il even less in depth, the
assertion that we have proper proseclion
is all bosh. In case of fire, when
would necessitate the steamers using
water from the cistern NJ lniro anu
Main, We should b comparatively heiI,
less. And these matters are little u any
better in other parts OF the city: NOW,
Ne submit thar this il one OF the most
important mattsrs TO which the atssn-
ton Of the Council can be called.
Clearly, il is the duty Of the Street Com,
miuionoe 20 attend to this matter, Ano
Sc Il Paid feeik and tho public demand
that ho shall pDRfosm the duty. Delay
IN euoh q matter shOuld not exteno De-
yond another day. We are liable to
have . fire in this city any day, ana
when Il destroys thousands OF dollars
worth Of property because OF LACK OF
water, - viii b TOO late 70 cry, "Ciea1
up and fill up tho oistefns." NOV ~ sno
time 70 do Il.
Several Of the statsmsuts OF tho fore-
going are quite a applicable 70 this c'sy
. 10 that, while the warnings arc apo
pos and ovpoFtune.
The water supply Of Seattle u dis
G1aosfuIly scant. II has bssn - Tor
ypaSs, bat With the increasing popuia-
zion and the increasing demands, with
out . corresponding increase Of supply,
q h becoming saeh year shorter than It
80 the year before. For hours at a
time, day after day, the watsr supply At
some pisces down town d shut on. Fac
tories have had 10 suspend work, BE-
ssuss unable 70 CT the supply Of vater
ssesssasy 10 kssp going. 6es water Is
used IN tho stssets, bseanss OF tho scarc-
" Of isszh. Steamboats, are compelled
. 20 10 other plscss for the water to
make steam, and not only this. but, as
said before, the supply 10 continually
more and moro soant. and no adequate
efforts arc being made 70 remedy the
deAsisneyl
seven brick buildings are being added
ehis year TO the dozen Or 20 Of brisk and
stons hsss before. and very creditable
hSusss they ara, too. This II the larg-
a. number Of The kind yet built in ono
yesr, but u mot % Large, BY several, ~
~ hope will b built in 1853. These
houses ars ouduring and substantially
Ass prcof, ~ most or al Of them would
b. easily destroyed in general confia-
asation. Tho wooden buildings erected
hero this year must number beyond a
handssd. They are being pat upon ev-
cry available piece Of ground. aud are
pilsd IN together in manner simply ap-
pallinG to those Who have the safety and
voll-being Of the town ct heart. ARreat
Ass would repeat the experience Of Chi
oseo IN 1871 on q reduced scale. The