The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-22
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
A Grist Of Important Matters
Acted Upon Last Night.
Proposition for Water work.-s.pi
tary Sewerage PIaa outlined-Me-
mortal for Admission.

mortal for Admission.
HAe eoSnsia acted apo1 rHsa Der Of in
poriaat matters isss night. including al
admission nenSielsl to congress. }. ".
Thozpson's sSbie-roAs sehene. a water.
so-ks PROF sslrion. the extension Of sozsh
Third STREET. and the city surveyors repor:
upon street g-4des hasea upon sanitary
sewerage system.
TIE sExEE QUESTION.
City Surveyor scurry submitted report
upon the proposed changes OF grade Of all
scrssts between NIL aad King streets aud
from the bar 10 the foos Of the kiII, ia
gliding Also Front and James streets. aud
based upon the proposed plan OF establish
Ing the gradients Of sewers - as 70 avoid
the backing mp % sewage By the high tides
The report amounts TO tie following ia
substance
The need frs. OF locating a point al
which tide water may Be allowed to rise IN
the sewer. That being fixed and diameter
OF sewers being adopted. the gradient and
elevations Of the sewer may be calculated
tbeFefroEn. and the gradient Of streets run
aing east and aess should conform there
70 and ee ~ such elevation above il as viii
give sufficient fall 10 the service pipes and
as much basement room a. viii be re-
qusred. poin. as feet west OF CONNER.
eial street seems Is far east, from a sanitary
standpoint, as II should b. allowed 10 hold
. "a 81
West Of this point the sewer could
be carried below high tide on. TO discharge
ia deep water, but al this poin. the bottom
Of the sewer should be at high tide aud
rise at the proper gradient TO the eastward
City datam is at about ordinary high tide
and probably two feet below an extreme
tide occurring two or three times 10
yeor. City datum has been considered
high tide In these calculations
This hxes she elevation Of q % inch
sewer at LBS feet above datum at a point
as west OF Commercial street
The lowest admissible gradient OF 20inch
sewer is one foot In $50 feet, which hxes
the elevation OF the top OF the sewer,
at different street intersections. The nee
essary fall for service pipes connecting
with the main sewer, is one and 10Th
feet, which gives six.tenths of foot BE-
tween the top OF the service pipe at build
ing and the top OF the main sewer.
Architects and builders require IS inches
between the top of the sewer pipe aud the
top Of basement floor, aud Is inches for
Joints and door above basement
These heights make a total of and
6l0ihS feet 10 be added to the depth OF
basement, which added 10 the elevation Of
the top OF the sewer, gives the sidewalk
grade.
The proper plan for a system OF sewers 10
this district would be a direct discharge
west 10 deeD water, as the proposed plan OF
pumping system would Dot probably
reach further north than King street
should this district be included In the
pumping district. the settling basins could
be placed low enough TO admit of sewers
diseharging below high tide and possibly q
lower elevation be admissible. but this can
not be determined until a complete plan
locating the settling basins has been
adopted
would state further that the elevation
OF the sewer. now In use on Mil street is
atan elevation west OF Commercial street
Of I and 65-i00 feet below datum and
ordinary high tides run In the sewer as far
a. Commercial street. holding the sewage
aud preventing lts being carried OF, while
the tide Is al food.
This is condemned as unhealthy by sRni-
tarians and has not been considered as
proper in this estimate.
Mr. scHrTy also submitted q report re-
fnkithtUAiIL hAlt teldtt8Nutsitui OF II ETaIt
for Fifth street, at It's intersection. as fol-
lows. above city datum At the west side
of Fifth street aud north side of Terrace,
Il2 feet east side of Fifth and north side
OF Terrace, lis feet. east SIDE OF Fifth aud
south side OF Terrace. lis feet: west side of
Fifth and south side of Terrace. III feet.
Both reports were referred 70 the COM
mitiee on streets.
A wATEg- NORRIS SCHEME.
r. aeil referred a petition from Geo
+. Ho0lstou, representing Boston aud New
York capital. to supply the city with sys-
TEN of we.er-works, 10 the committee on
ere aud water. Mr.. WoolstOu had at
tached an ordinance to his petition. In
brief II was that Mr. woolslan desired the
water franchise. not exclusive. for IS years
He agreed 10 lay 70 miles of water-mains
aud pipe and put Ia 200 hydrants foT fire
purposes, aud Ia addition one hydrant To
every tenth of a mile. All mains and
pipes would be laid three feet below the
established grade of streets Water would
be furnished free to the city for
public. and Ere purposes. and for two
public troughs. The pressure would be 100
pounds 70 the square inch. Work would
begin June |, iSsg, aud % miss of mains
TO be laid before December 81. 1859, aud
October 1, 1899 would be the utmost limit
for the entire water system TO be com
pleted Rates monthly TO consumers
would be;
For private house of four rooms or
less .-.......- ...---. .....#. ..----...S 50
Private house OF more rooms 90
Each private bath-tub -.- 50
Each wash basin ...... Is
Each urinal 80
Each water closet ...-... S3
Changes would be made for only each of
the above when spring or selfclosing fau-
Gets were used.
For irrigsiing lawns and grounds for
each lot having 20 feet front or less for
the months of Nav. June. Iuiy and An.
euS, 500
The following charges per dav would b,
established when meters were used
-.,,o 80,
,ss.a y. FeT ioV sai-
~, ~. y, ~ .Ssss o
'NVV"t hio'e .---.----
Special rates would he made for manu-
featuring purposes Mr.. WoolSiou would
put in stop-eocks, properly boxed. etc.
allow the city government the right to
siIle.iu % ~ pa ,ne oguinAhce II
bnt not IN intsrf1re with bis f,snehfsr..
allow the city 10 make proner ;eSt. ana
aSked $40 rsl0 rer annuu, fNr ~. an fre
hvirsnts s-s her annn-1 f,r each add
t{onaf hvsfrant
In case III ERE the r{tv might shut off tho
water from priyafe Consumers WhiIe the
Are Continued
Mr. WooIstou's system is based probably
unnD th,s nun,oiny nan aud hFs iotanfinn
Is thnnght IN ~. no ,e, he wattr f-o,o a low
Elevation from cedar river Ne wss Al.
lcyve,, 10 exDIafu ne u-nnossfinp ne p-e.
dir;eA a honef,i fn,nrs fnr seattle ard
saih that hfs cnr,rsnv ,xo,,iS r.rnhshlv
bavs ~ exEsn,i &, az 90 In pufffnr in ne
water works he contempiated His com.