The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-10
Notice Of Special City EIettien.

vxrHrpEAs. BY srcrIos II or The CHAR
w ter of the city OF Seattle. IL u pro
vfded, that The city Of Seattle has
power 70 erect and maintain water .orkss
sr 10 authorize the erection OF the same for
The purpose of furnishing the city with .
sufficfent supply OF water. bat no such
ws.-ks shall Be erected by the city until q
,naIarfy Of the voters Of the city. at .
general or special election, shall vote for
Tow- therefore, notice is hereby given TO
al whom ii may concern. that on the 18th
dsv ~ yoYarnbef. A. d. 1885. In said city OF
seattle. ir King counfy Washington Terri
foYv. pursuant to the provisions Of said
section, there viii be held special city
eiecfsor. In order that the voters OF said
cifv may, at said election, vote for or
against the erection Of such water works
A. are In said section Intended and are
described as follows.
Il system Of water works, for the purpose
of furnishing said city With sufficient
uirpIy of water; said system 70 consist Of
rlifahle principal conduit pipe, and OF
suitable distributing reservoir Or reservoirs
and head.wOrks and distributing mains.
brarehes aud hydfants, all we'll laid, con-
rtrueted. protected and seeered, and AL
necessary and proper appanenancess and
al Interests In land necessary or proper
for the erection OF enjoyment of said
works; said water TO be supplied BY Rock
,s-eek A tributary OF Cedar river, in said
coun1y, from q point IN tzsi creek aboat
fveuty-twe miles distant from said city,
and 70 be conveyed BY gravity through
said principal conduit pipe, from said
point 10 said reservoir or reservoirs in or
s iltar said city, and thence distributed
through saId distributing faains, branches
aud hydrants for use IN said city, said
principal conduit pipe 70 be about twenty.
two nniles long; the general line Of said
principal conduit pipe. FROM the point
where Ii win leave Rock creek 10 said city,
will be 10 follow the ridge al6ag the south
side OF Cedar river and pafailni with that
stream, descending BY 3 nearly uniform
grade for d distance Of about ten miles 70 q
poInt near the village OF Eerton, thence
descendIng into the valley foslned b. tho
junction Of Cedar and Black rivers. and
rrnnfug westerly across said Black siyer
thence descending the ridge on the cast o.
the lastnafncd riyer aud following s tals
ridge 10 reservoir 10 be erected on higl
ground Ia e- aTay said city. which sgnri
nccoriing to engineers preliminary esfi
mates laid before and adopted ~ IN
common council OF said city, will give
total fall from the head-works on kocl
creek 30 the distributing reservoir at seat
IL 81 approximately two hundred feet. am
viii deliver daily about ten million gal
lions, or one hundred gallons per head 10
population Of one hundred Thousand 10
bsbitanis. the estimated hourly floy 9
Rock creek, 81 The point pfoposeaa alie Ias u, -
tifty 10 six hundred and hfty thousan
The estimated cost Of eaid water works
one million dollars. divided as follows:
Opening and repairing roads for
transport ef material .. , 2Ss
CLEARING pipe line 10 averge 81
feet, and cutting side timber 70
acres. 4..f-.z. .ss--ss n,
',Ine.As ,,sne "''' y = 49, - so,o
.. -. = -, - ....s,. acasI,,ft ana u
Transportation of pipe ...s.-...- 5,0
Trestiing.. s......ss... -.sss.fs..., o,v
Total cost conduit se9s, 3
RESERVOIR AND HEADwoRKs.
Clearing ana grubbing. . 1000
Excavation, embankmeni.
tamplng, etc. e.-........s. 21.WD
Concrete and asphalsum
slope-iining. lasuD
stone rayluc $500
experimenting and contin-
gent. ''s
lrsse,vosrs yss % 764,s
Distributing works. zse,s
Tosal works - si,0o0,f
The following places are designated
the common council OF SAID city ~ !
III The First ward, at Engine House No .,
the east aide OF South Third street,
tween Mil street and Washington stre'
Ia the second ward, at Engine House No.
on the south side OF Columbia street,
tween First street and Second street; In
Third ward, at Browns pavilion, on I
west side OF second street between spri
street and seneca street. in the Foui
ward, at Engine House No. e. on The sou
aide OF Battery street. between Front STR
and second street.
The said common council has appoint
J. {. Kelen, @. w. Yonng aud Leand
Miller judges aud d. Mckinley aud W.
.Sorn clerks 20 coniuet said al
l. In the First ward, Charles Menona
CIV. Lawton and NJ. j. Carkcek Judges a
Josiah Collins. Jr., and A. r.. kenne
clerks To conduct said election IN TIE >
ward, A. II. Cameron, David Kellogg q
WIN. Campbell Judge aud J. F.Ripley, M
Gormley clerks 10 conduct said elect
In the Third ward, and A, l.. Palmer,
eheEdy and j. I. Manning judges q
John d. Denny and u. Hunioon clerks
conduct said election IN the Fourth wa
Of said city.
At said election. the polls WI be opeI
at nine o'clock n. m. and close az se'
Every voter who shall vote Tor erect
the above described water WORKS, viii \
ballot containing the words "W'
works, yes Every voter whe shall :
against said water works Will sote = ns
eontaipg the words "Nutpr works, u
Dated November 2. 1858.
By erder OF the Common Council OF
ROBERT MORAN, Mayo
w Il. FOnREsr, Clerk.
Date oi first publication. Nsvemhei