The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-25

est Ct 6 PR esns. Ga esfsE1siea yaiue
GA izoss1, present Uosth.-..s-..... i3s.lts =
Total purchase p~icei % ~
The income vas estimated ca Eae aes earn
lnxs for me last three Mouths, prior 70 Deeeta-
her I5 tss9. ex shown b the books. For TIE
time stated. the Ia One averaged over operating
expenses. At the rate Of gse .1ss1s FER year.
VINO THE cTrT WILL PAY FoR II.
ssTEom can tie city PSF the So. 1851 inde6t'
ednesz incurred ia the purchase Of the plant 81
the sprsnE Hill Water G0np&ngs" wss The qsEes-
ton sssls b. a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fnsn 20 D. z.
rugie. chasrmsn OF the IRE and wsser commit
tee. Yesterday afternoon.
s.sIy idea 49, answered the councilman, ''thst
in the alsenss OF ans legislation b. the state,
setting IN motion the article Of the constitution.
which prescfibes the limit OF the Indebtedness
OF municipalities. The city can take advantage
al th$ legislative aet o. the territory permitting
an iaaebfsdaasS % par cent 81 the assessed
valuation This act y continued IN ferse BY the
constitution which continues e3 Laws Of the
Territory until the state amends or fapess then.
/ "0f coarse. the better plaa would be 20 Dor
row money under the state constitution but
this means aeIay-delay on aeeonai OF the lack
OF esislsften sad the possibility thai new elets
tion on the suhseet OF wascr-works may Be net
essary.
-Ay opinson Is that the people having voted
for the bonding 81 the city for 81 osle00o or any
similar sum Tor the buiiding OF water works, We
csn ander our present charter aud the terri.
torlsi acs OF which have spoken. so ahead aud
Issue bonds % the eKtent OF 4 per cent OF our
assessment or We may indorse she $1,000 CT
Spring Hin bonds, with the stipulation thst
they must be exchanged for city bonds AZ a Ger.
taia yalae when issued under the enlarged
pawars Of the state constitution, and our new
city charter.
what VIZ need more than anything else i
that our Legislators take quick action Ia these
municipal matters"
eoSTEMFLsxEp IMPROVEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM
what steps wtli probably be taken Tor the
Improvement OF the water system and for its
connection with Rock creekf
The frAt thing necessary TO DO done. il TO
enlarge the outlet pipe OF the reservoir, which
supplies The city with water. This viii glve Us
both an increased pressure and an increased
supply and IL even more urgent than 81 arrange
for the pumping OF larger supply OF water
from Lake Washington. Ia support Of this Idea
n may be said that il Is undoubtedly fact, tbst
at the great Ore last June. tue water ta tbs
reservoir wss not lewered 70 a,iy great extent
by the immense waste and consumption ef that
day.
AT the same time The council eontemplates
placing an additional pump AZ the lake rs
soon as one car be procured,
The neat thing the city vii do will
be 70 extend u mains 20 West street Gad the
water front generally. and 20 place hydrsnis
with snstinted libsrslity iB q number of new
localities in shs city. there heIns now On sic in
the hands OF TIE water committee numerous pc.
tlsions for hydranis upon which we did not feel
warranted IL ACTING, pending the negotiations
with The spring Hill wstef Company
Il also think that tke eity may with advaa-
tage, double the Number Of hydrants now In
use.
rax ROCK esEEE sYsrEw
mayor Moran today teisgfAphed.to our ctvi
engineer. Benseetse Williams who is SOW tn
Chicago, 30 come here immediately. lila PRES
enee Is needed, because AL extensions aud Ira.
pfoyements IN the spring Hill water system wiil
IN future, Re carried cat sg accordance with the
general plan az abe enlarged and permanent
systefa which he Is nov dssisias.
While upnn tsls sahiect. the public may as
we'll know that the surveying party that has
Ter some tine past hesa eugsspt ia reantug 4
iins fsam 1ook creek - Cedar river has com
pletea its lstsuFs ans aaas that the water ei
Cedar river ean Re diverted al distance 81 only
two aaa halt miles from Raek creek and
turned into tae hesawesks
~fs nav consequently he better so- tsc city 10
eoassfuct tts hsa1.wegks On Cesar rivsr At ouce
ana ass the waters 81 Rock eresk oaly ss aa s,lx
siasy. Rat skess sse questions awaiting TIE 1e-
sassen ef Kngiuerr Nllllams
a REscGyKY aanKsx3.
TIE pFelTmfEary safyes ieg the Rask erssk
syssssn ssas As@ea male buE see reoeipt ns tbs
fOllawirg tsiexgum Yesterday vii make 1,
necessary Soc porsiea 81 the work TO be aane
ever
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