The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-28

easily hzss 81 the scrks nos oE.erst-
ing If o1Iy e were 5atsre1 Il thus
were done nost csjees30ns would -
rena0yess
A. b. sz<wsrt. o. the sserart r.
Hosuez Drug Co.. thinks the city
worsd scarcely ke justified IN gong 20
the e1pease just now ~ thsrs are 50
many other DEBTS - meet In year
or tive. when better Etzea Financially,
the question caa he szkea Up znz car
RED 10 suec<@sfri issue.
I. A. Tseen. a Treen / Ray
uzor.1. eaasi5eresl that a. the present
tirne the harden would Re BOO great for
taxp1yers. and. hes5sses. the Sppvo-
priztton asked Tor Is the report would
not neet sfse requirements two years
from nox, when further esH rouid
Re made % the municipal pgrss-
J.E. CnE!berg- manager u the house
OF y. Ch1hf-x 4 Son. sh0aghs better
system thsn that prevailing should be
established. Il for nothing else, 10 pro-
txet city property from the rzvszes OF
Ere. The city lost sehoolhouse, !"
szsd he, .sheeauze q \ detective water
sapply. and the tro n profess Of
building ought sureiy 10 be protected
from 4 similar fate. The 81 90 900
loan amounts 10 nothing when COM
pared with the losses which the city
may suffer BY q large TIRE with an IN
sufficient wafer supply Ii seems 20 ne
that the income derived from the
water. together with the sum
sAred By the city on every hydrant
now In use, would almost pay the in
terest on the loan Yes. ty all means
let the city 90 ahead and construct
and own a system Of waterworks.
j. A.Baillarseon 4 Co. say that the
city should control the water supply,
and that the matter can better be
taken bold Of now than later on when
the plant could not be purchased -
cheaply A. At present The firm Is OF
the opinion that the system, II estah-
lished at all. should be constructed so
as TO meet the requirements OF more
than 1o0.foo inhabitants
Davies 4 Co. mere next seen, and
Mr.. g. Davies informed the reporter
that he would vote against the measure.
THE report Il uncertain as TO the
amount necessary 20 construct the
works. said Mr.. Davies. and, If cor
rect. II i too large Sum for the city
to spend NJ the present time. The
city is growing rapidly. ard We can
tell better ia two years or 80 what the
exact needs viii be. rs well as better
fitted fnonetarily 10 bear the expense. .
]. +. Raymond. OF Treen & Ray
inond. il IN favor OF thoroughly
efiicent system, not only for the pres
ent needs bat for all future wants OF
Seattle. provided an arrangement can
be made whereby the sum borrowed
can be paid in 70 or - years. The ere
alton OF a sinking fusd, so a To dis
tribute payment of interest and capt.
tai over 10 or 20 years period. was In
his opinion the only equitable way to
carry out the plan. Those who come
into. the city later on and reap the
benefit OF an elaborate water system.
viii thus be obliged to discharge
their debt for the privileges enjoyed.
Capt ). 4. Hatfield is impressed
that the city should be careful at the
present time in contracting more
debts. The new schools will be q
heavy burden, and this expenditure
should be met before any further con-
siderable debts are incurred. He
thinks the present water system
efficient, II the quality of water was
improved, which can be done by
proper attention to iiitering.
G. ii. Hebron haven't given the
matter much thought, but it appeared
to me when first heard OF the propo-
sition that il was premature. ] think
that II we bond the city ~ the present
time, that il should be to secure an ad-
equate sewerage system. Then in two
or three years, ii necessary, we could
float water bonds.
Daniel Jones-I IN for IT, Half the
people who come TO Seattle from other
parts of the country inquire first Of all
about our water supply.
f. u. Rundlett--in my estimation
We need good sewerage above every
thing else at the present time. We
need 1t SO badly that We ought not to
spend any large amount of money for
any other purpose until we get thor
ough sewerage system.
III. ii. Dearborn think il is en-
tirely wrong 10 put any such propo-
sition before the people 70 decide by
ballot. There Il of course a large ele-
ment here who have no money inter-
est in the city and who do not care
whether they vote away other peoples
money or not. | think the PROPOSE
ton is a very foolish one. It is not
only foolish but IL is not fair to the
citizens OF Seattle who invested CAPT
tai in water works when they were
needed so badly. | think we might
better pass ordinances for widening
some OF our business streets, which
would not cost the city anything.
Here Is chance for the council to do
a public benefit and, $1,000 spent in
that direction now will count for more
than 500 900, 600 a few years hence.
Boston has spent the latter amount
and il don't show much either, because
they waited until the city was built be-
fore they commenced widening the
streets. Then the next step should be
to start sewerage system and extend
il as rapidly as we can. Then when
we get sewerage and q means OF dis
posing of the water and keeping the
city in good sanitary condition. We
can talk about water works.
Judge j. r. Hoyt. manager of Dex-
ter Horton & Co : bank, said: Yes,
II ii can be done. There Il question
about the legal authority of such pro-
ceeding. An act passed by congress
prohibits increasing an indebtedness
Of over ( per cent. OF the assessed
value, and the amount proposed would
he from IL TO - per cent" ID the
business can be done legally Mr.. Hoyt
Is in favor of attending 10 il immedi-
ately. rs it viii take at leas, two years
90 get the system in working eondi-
ton. and as there are few good loca-
items where a supply can he obtained,
and il they are not taken soon private
enterprise will get them all cornered
and viii cause large extra expense.
w. A. Harrington of the firm OF
Harrington & Smith said, decidedly.
that he was not in favor OF the city in
creasing its debt.
George NJ. bowman Yes. think
the time has come Cor the city to own
the water supply. | know OF my own
personal knowledge that the Rock
creek water Is the purest 10 be found
in the territory. 1t is first-ciass for
domestic purposes, and the supply Is
inexhauStihle. With il the city could
flash sewers. put ont fires and run ma
chinery to light the city. don't wan.
TO see the old company squeezed out,
bat would favor bnying their mains al
reasonable price.
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