, 1888-06-21
IMPORTANT MEETING.
THE WATER WORKS QUESTION AT LAST
SETTLED.

but Bailey.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The committee on fire and water
reported that the bid OF Philip
Bheuener for the extension of the
water mains was satisfactory, and on
motion of Waters it was accepted
Report of finance committee was ac.
cepted
New claims against the city were
mittee.
The following resolution was offered
and passed;
Resolved, That the city assessor be
directed to take census of the city of
Spokane Falls, giving the name of
each inhabitant, the nationality, the
age between one and five years, be-
tween the age of five and twenty -one
years, the age between twenty-one and
fifty years, and the age over fifty years,
and state whether male or female.
And that the assessor receive the sum
OF 5000 as compensation for the labor
of making the same.
A saloon license was granted to w.
A.. Lawson.
Committee on health and police re-
ported that they were in favor Of ac-
cepting the offer of Booge 4 Mcintosh
to move the bodies inferred in the
potters field in the old cemetery to
Fairmount cemetery. Accepted.
The committee on fire, water and
sewers offered the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
,f Eull
ington Territory;
,GENTLEMEN--Your committee on
fire, water, and sewers would respect
ully report that acting ON the recon-
mendation as contained in the mes
sage OF the mayor to this honorable
body with reference to the removal Of
the pumping station of our city water
works, and the increase in the supply
OF water for domestic and fire pur- !
poses, have deemed the subject matter !
TO be OF the most vital importance and |
one which demanded our immediate |
investigation. We find that the pro S.
ent supply of water is wholly made
quate to meet the demands OF the
city's needs at this time, and unless
something be quickly done our
water works will be in II very poor con-
dition Gf they are not now to meet
the steadily and rapidly increasing de-
mands becoming greater every
day. Business men who
are erecting large and expen-
sive buildings have to be told by
our superintendent of water works |
to-day, that he cannot supply them
with water for hydriulic elevators un-
til our present system is enlarged or
changed from its present location.
This is not as it should be, and the
matter is growing more serious as the
days go by A large portion OF the
residents of this city live upon tie
north side of the Spokane river, pay
their taxes as other men do, and yet |
have been constantly and repeatedly |
told that they could not have water
for domestic purposes or fire protec-
ton until such time as the system
could be enlarged or there were sui
ficient number of paying consumers
to justify the extension of the mains
ito the north side. Gentlemen, they
have been most patient under this
crying injustice. To-day there is no
question as to their being consumers
enough to pay in water rents large
per cent. annually on the cost OF the
extension. There should be no north
or south side limits, but all of the peo-
pie of this city should be treated
equally and fairly in this matter.
Our present pumps are located in
wooden building, which, if des-
troyed by fire, would place
this city back for months
as far as water facilities are concerned.
Business men are paying to-day in
creased insurance rates upon their
goods for nearly enough to meet this
proposed change of our system. We
believe this matter calls for speedy
and prompt action at your hands, and
we have had prepared and do now
submit for your inspection and study
a plan or diagram of the proposed
change, location of building, intake
pipe and extension of mains, together
with an estimate of the cost of same.
The proposition selected for investiga-
ton was that OF Mr.. E. j. Brickell,
which has been before the council for
some time. You will observe, gentle
men, that the plan shows motive power
and pumps in duplicate and provides
the erection of fire-proof building;
the construction of double system,
one connecting at Howard street with
our present system OF mains, and one
following out to and along Post street
and connecting with the north-side
system at the corner of Mill and Post
streets, crossing Post-street bridge,
thence along Bridge street to Monroe,
and thence along Monroe to College
avenue.
Everything we believe to be correct
as embraced in the following estimate