The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-04
CONCERNING WATER SUPPLY.
Judge Hanford Gives His Views to
the Public.

SttftLf, Aug. D.
To raE ERROR. The suggestion OF
Mr.. u. II. Gilman tina. the city adopt
the Holly system OF water works Is
timely, bat il is not good economy
nor necessary to incur the expense of
a separate system TO supply salt water
from the bay for purposes OF extin-
gushing fires, flushing sewers and
wetting streets exclusively and TO bur-
den the streets with two lines of pipe,
with the attendant evils of digging up
the streets. destroying pavements and
blockading travel in extending and
repairing the lines. when system
furnishing good water for drinking
and household purposes can as we'll
serve for all purposes. Ii will be far
better 10 adopt your suggestion in a
recent issue that the city purchase the
plant OF the Spring Hill Water Com
pany tif it can be purchased at fair
price, and IN connection Herewith
adopt the Holly system and put i'm new
mains and machinery sufficient TO
supply Lake Washington water in
abundance for all purposes. The to-
tai expense necessary to buy out the
present company and enlarge the Ca
paciiv of the works probably will not
exceed $4,000, and the city may just
as wei save the contemplated outlay
of 81 ,oo0,ueo for bringing water from
Rock creek.
am aware that this proposal will
he opposed by many on account OF
the tassumedD bad quality of the water
Ia he obtained from the lake. and
concede that the water furnished by
The Spring Hill Company is objection
able. out il is not fair 10 condemn the
entire lake on account of the bad quail.
/ isy of a mere sample OF its water until
~e first prove that the sample is fair
one, that Is. that IL il rs good as the
general mass or body of the lake, and
neither scum from the top nor tregs
from the bottom.
II II claimed that water Dipped on.
of the lake from depth OF several
feet below the surface was analysed
for the Spring Hill Company before its
/ works were constructed and was found
to he perfectly pure and wholesome
/ that the lake being an immense rcser-
voir, continually repEcnished by
streams and suoierraneAn veins O.
pure water flowing directly from the
Cascade mountains. and having q
broad surface always exposed {.
the chemical action OF the
atmosphere and sun mast, and evei
will, keep its body pure and sweet
that the reason Spring Hin water i.
not good i that the suction pipe /.
not placed properly and consequently
/ sediment Is drawn from the bottom al
/ the lake and suffered 10 charge shs
water which - distributed 60 con
sunsss without being filtered. Nov
il all this is trne then the hest, tn.
cheapest and the sarext and rsosi
abundant supply II water obtainabis
+ Tor Seattle - Lake Washington water
/ IL ran he easily demonstrated 10 Ger
( t&insv what the quality of The watsr
I really Is. and certainly 10 Is worth
while Tor the civ ssthorities a. have
the proper test made and publish ths
result One thing b. CERTAIN, soane.
+ thing must he done speedily "a give u.
sn adequate supply ua water. or the
city must step crossing. the pgesvn;
Z SIMPLY Is not more than sufts
ciesst fer esty 81 ~ oa reavss
with saeh steamboats, and "a tore.
~ I've supplied as we have, and
YET ve hsve rew q city ef 3 fssl, aud
{ the snfuheE Is increasing ~ the rate q.
5 az least fsss per nsuush We are fast
arp-sscalug = eonissson Of Affairs
( shen we shall Dot onty h~ withoa,
sufficient water 81 prevent the sisSsrac.
ts~B % property by CONFEDERATION
bat IL much verse sretis.anens. for
ne shall t~ wishoHf water Ger nas
Kitchen tzAsisT< and ses-sstsiss Il
Lake Washington water j. 10 fer acsae
use u - gossi fos al other parsx8sss.
ard . supply car he oAtAlsess sross.
that source quicker Ehsu FROM any
other, which Is 8zttar oE very great
{ tngo-tanes. G. H. HaSFaga.