The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-08
Notice Of Special Civ Election.

"HEREAs. BY SECTION II OF THE CHAR
w ter of. the city of Seattle. IL Is pro
yided, that; The city of Seattle has
power to erect and maintain water works
or to authorize the erection OF the same foi
the purpose of furnishing the city with q
sufficient supply OF water. but no such
works shall be erected by the city until q
majority of the voters of the city, at q
general or special election, shall vote fol
the same"
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given 70
all whom 1t may concern, that on the 18th
day OF November, A. d. ISIS. in said city OF
Seattle, In King county. Washington Terri
tory, pursuant TO the provisions of said
section, there will be held a special city
election, in order that the voters OF said
city may, at said election. vote for or
against the erection of such water works
described as follows:
A system of water works, for the purpose
of furnishing said city with SUFFICIENT
supply of water; said system to consist OF a
suitable principal conduit pipe, and of q
suitable distributing reservoir or reservoirs
branches and hydrants, all wen laid, cen
structed, protected and secured, and all
necessary and proper appHrtenances, and
all interests in land necessary or proper
for the erection or enjoyment of said
works; said water TO N supplied by Rock
n.
county, from a point in said creek about
twenty-five miles distant from said city,
aud to be conveyed by gravity through
said principal conduit pipe. from said
point TO said reservoir or reservoirs in OF
near said city, aud thence distributed
through said distributing mains, branches
and hydrants for use In said city; said
principal conduit pipe 70 be about twenty.
two miles long; the general line of said
principal conduit pipe, from the point
where it will leave Rock creek to said city,
win be 20 follow the ridge along the south
side of Cedar river and parallel with that
stream, descending by nearly uniform
grade for distance OF about ten miles 10 a
point near the village of Renton, thence
descending into the valley formed by the
junction OF Cedar and Black rivers. and
running westerly across said Black river.
thence descending the ridge on the east OF
the ashamed river and following said
ridge to a reservoir to be erected on high
ground in or near said city, which work
according TO engineers preliminary esti-
mates laid before aud adopted by the
common council OF said city. will give a
total fall from the head-works ON Rock
creek 10 the distributing reservoir at seat
tie Of approximately two hundred feet. and
will deliver daily about ten million gal
lions, OF one hundred gallons per head for
a population of one hundred Thousand In
habitants. the estimated hourly flow of
Rock creek, at the point proposed for the
headworks. being from five hundred and
fifty to six hundred and fifty thousand
gallons or more.
The estimated cost of said water works is
one million dollars, divided as follows:
Opening and repairing roads for
transport OF material -.sss..... 2.5o0
Clearing pipe line to averge SO
feet, and cutting side timber SO
Grubbing and excavation and lay
nine. $4,000
Estimated cost OF main conduit 4. 6Ss, SO
Transportation of pipe. -.......-. 5000
Trextling. ....-..s.-..... 5000
Total cost conduit sos. $50
RESERVOIR AND HEAD-woRKs.
Clearing and grabbing. 3 1000
Excavation, embankment,
tamping, etc. =, 600
siope-lining. 5000
Stone paving. s. $500
experimenting aud contin-
gent. ..,.-.....-. 3,Ut
Total cost, conduit and
reservoirs 4,9s(
Distributing works - rs ,0a
Total works ......-. $1,000 ,0o(
The following places are designated by
the common council of said city as the
places OF voting in each ward, namely
In the First ward, at Engine House No 2. on
the east side OF South Third street, be
tween Mil street and Washington street
In the Second ward, at Engine House No.
on the south side Of Columbia street, be
tween First street and second street; In the
Third ward, at Browns pavilion, ON the
west side OF second street. between sprins
a.. he -
ward, AT Engine House No. 4, on the south
side of Battery street, between Front street
and Second street
The said common council has appointed
j. c. kelen, G. W. Young and LeandeI
Miller judges aud ID. Mckinley and W: T
Dearborn clerks 10 con1uct said cleo
ton in the First ward, Charles Mcdonald
C. w Lawton aud NJ. J. Carkeek judges snc
Josiah Collins, Jr., and A. r. Kennel,
clerks 10 conduct said election in the Sec
ward, A. b. Cameron, David Kellogg anc
Vim Campbell judge and J. I. Ripley, Mat
Gormley clerks to conduct said election
in the Third ward, and A. l. Palmer. W
Shendy and J. l. Manning judges and
John B. Denny and d. Huntoon clerks e
conduct said election in the Fourth ward
OF said city.
Al said election, the polls viii be opened
nj nine O'Clock q. m. and close Al sever
O'Clock p. m.
Every voter who shall vote for erecting
the above described ws.er works. wiz vote
a ballot containing the words: water
works, yes" Every voter who shall vote
against said water works viii vote a balio'
contaipg the words. water works, no.
Dated November ?. lsSs.
BY order OF the Common Council OF The
city Of Seattle.
ROBERT MORAN, Mayer.
w. r. FORREST, Clerk
Date OF first publication, November >
Isss.