, 1888-03-08
An Elaborate Report by the Fire
and Water Committee.
Several Important Suggestions
Offered TO tho Council.
A Very Startling Expense to be
Fhced by the People.
WATER POW Err.
Report OF tho FIRE and Water Com
mittee to the CITY Council.

poittaa to tho CITY Council.
GO. a, ~ >t,,, 1000
SPOKANE FALLS W. H. N'"ro" =, 1000,
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
OESrLeMEy:-The fire and water COM
,,i,,.o,,, v,,,r, ,vos rererred the matter
.a,s,,va ss W ~ "" ,bn rs,nco,inn ot The water
works. ana the causes that make II neccs-
sarv also ,,,e pr,,osi,ion of II. ]. Brickell
."'y' '''o Wv t'.,'e,s -, ,,,,,, a .i,.
70 INC Guy W '"r"'S" ''e '","e ""
and power, beg leave to make the following
Iepot:
~. .o,,,i,,oo bove c.r.f,,lIv OK.
we as" 'o"'"','.' "",e -. ,,,'ra,a
amned into the de'a'is re'a'Ne '"e'e.''
water works from its present location as
w." ,..a,,,,,,I. and Tint M time
sSol n p,u.,I"uV' I ,h. ,,,.lim;narv
snou'u oe waS"V .via, ,n ,u 81 4, ,,.cessnrv -
steps .ne.eI". . "iy ,i,,, ' th. owners Of the
thas our ,tnso ,,ir.s Mn W." IN ~ snort lime.
present 'ocA''on eMp'es =" -, Hnd n,h.r
whence oy necessity we s"us rs, ,n,, tho
quarters ina' the w"'.' ,iI.,,, 10 & ;,1n,,ra
present head is "nGuess.'onunS s'. .''n, "pe ',e,,
unwhOieso,ne. ahu wno';y ,i,a, am. o,r 'c ci,v is
and DRINKING purposes, inn. , o", ''y
growins so last that tue present PunPnB
'vcapacity IS greatly ."Xeu oa 10 SUPPLY , s"e
present deihahu upon ~, nen.SS o ~ s'"
and capacity must De ihcrease" ,it n"t rr.s ,ms
Onilu'hH greatly 'nI,e"'s' ' omd ,,,nm
risks, both upon me worSs anu upon
private MONIES nhu oas'hess nouses, III"
last out not ieast, nhs ',i.I o.uGn' h,;tdn,;y,
rom the many suuN'u.'ai pbs
erected during the last year, .nat tue water
works machinery o' 50 houseu ns W oe
yonu peradVehtnre pro'eG' sa'u m' o @
any FISK by hre, tna' t"ey 1y
si"ays De IN 'ean'nps' 1.r,'s CON ~ naavrationy @ TIM
IN event OF laIse .,i"aSaS H.
Inc comhi,tee nn."s s',har.for.,
seiI that tnese why's "nu .I
were pertinent, Una. ,;us,,y, .mey iesy e" If ,ns
their next step was an rAa.i'n Exam y, r ~ WIG
site rs o,ereu Wy ~ $500 - 49,. r.v,- 49,.
non: for many ieasopS s;,,'n. Ua r r'r
location as wen us co"u'TCno' 'r,,. u w ~
n;r N.nr's again u,s we "0 ,rn,,ds s"iid i"unda.
tneir hVor, aunp,e BroI","., ,,.,,';uar, i sh,,".
dant ana never ia'i,ng Powe! s,a,. oeI, on.
uon cheap rent '"ng 'easv ,av",I pay
mehts ana Win ~ pernnPs' .nu e"is
v,tnediate ont.ay OF heeesSy y,,; v"eS'
present oe .ne on,y cons"e. ,'. A., ,,,.
hs u''aVviAoie 70 .ne s,to, ~s "n ~
prooapiity ", l"a. y. 'nJ .,,, "1". To-. i'a.'.'i
ny ,nc.o,,eo ~ ,. 49, ,,I,;,h ,,,,st
npo, ane 'u,S nm ,ha ~.t,.r. unclsan. nm.
oas,,h,ni ard mntit fur drinking purpose,
r. adu a"u % ~ ,,,;s wnmiu IN. hp ,'se
te,, o "y , .,;,,sy Rains m,ace,i i'm the river
y. an 'nn pte inca,;nn ~ ,uiiis
and factories, and while a.t,,itting , ,nat
Wnhe th's n'nJ oe uone, ,',.,va ~ W. bu, ai.n
"s ex,inHy.SI. yy as ,n ,betLrr a riuht of way
L -. Il rta aEsal'l fha
Csn oo my III os yo;m., s,r,v.,a ,'ro,ertv Ths
W. A"u ueu u.s '..s H., ho rsnn,I,sJ with
~.,s sr q" ,bs near imture and from this
= -. 4, wn,,it 10 n xca.dinyIv ex,ensive IN
mo- mains there beinv 40 much solid rock
t"'o'm,.m3 wi,h. Thsf from The fnct that
,. ~. r;,.. .,;il hs iu,nr.y
WY .',,S. .;.;,;.. T.. "a ,hv. ,na adj, ma,
n t"s Tr;"t;,, ,,,,','sss Il will he hut a shurt
IT,. ~, 49,, r. a,,rLs ,,,st again ha re
..J s'n. w., 80 q ,n;r, ~ Tho riv.r AMI be
S.", ,hsr. ,.n,,IJ hs .u,ail.d unon the citv
voasa'n., h".wv ios.
~. ha,. ,,;vs Tho anrroximots figures of
.o., .,c s7f ioc.tsd unon tho Brick eli
E"v;r. fc.n.c,tv q OOo 900 uals> $40 OOO
H,s;us n\s..sr Tr,rhine WReais etc OOO
Tnmrts., ;mch main isO0 ice, lonv
\ =" conne"t at Suras,,e street 500
! Twelve inch main, 500 feet long, to
canned with present io main'..... 600
Biastinu rock ,or bed 2 O0O
iassa ~ wears NJ ~ Ono ,,er vear' 10 OOO
Lease intake ,,,pe nm to Brickel's
east iinc to ahnnt $3.50 per wear for
10 wears NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500
per foot laid IN, bed ............... ~ 600
Eniid;nys hrick and stone .'.'.. s 600
Total
S55 600
This does not nrovide for mains neces-
sary ,o snnujv water unon the north side.
bmt onlv ths south side nor does IL provide
fnr rxu.nse after the limit of the lcnse.
whicl, In the citv Is n matter of great con-
sidera,ion when the preposed expense is
taken' into considern,ion.
n Tho nus.t;nn nf nr.sont and futurc health
NJ onr ,,,tv being a very serious matter. the
commiitee made examination of other sites
Snd ,"mnd ,I ,hat II II be deemed advisable
tn gn M, ,he river M tbis time that the
most nrncticable location was near the east