The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-02

Proposition to Apply II 70 oar
Basiness District.


Some time ago Mr.. ID. II. Gilman
addressed the following letter, which
explains itself, TO the Holly wxter
Works Company. Of Lockpcrt, y. Y:
Seattle, y. T.. July Is. fsss.
- f-tsa<t<m<a- Fron the results OBJ
t3lned from your system OF water works.
- have personally seen them At Bangor.
aud from what l have have heard from
osaer slaces where they are In use. have
oesn Impressed With the idea that your
tsSfem IS exactly what j. needed in the
oasifsess district Of this city 70 p1mp sat
wat.r from the nartor for Ore pa y So. I
tnink the sentiment here nov In such that
n the matter Vas properly placed before
soe cay councii II could he induced 70 puE
~ s1en works incioec Q ROACH sifagrxU
OF portion Of the business Gle rJes upse1
wi serve 20 iiiu.srsfe my idea Of what M
works should be. would lay an eixhseen-
tnea main through West street. ihfs Il
the first street, for most Of its length. back
the wharyes. The main should run for
about enc mile along tass street, or sss
sVt iest vouid lay twelve inch mains
from the West Hrcef main mp every seeond
street n far a. Third street. and have hs-
drsnts ~ the Intersection OF streets. These
smaller snsins would each be ateus fDD
feel long and there would b. ten of them
making ie,u1g feet Of twefs< Sncn main I
snprose wrought piTe wonld be the best.
nsif 81 that you es,uid be the best judges
On and adjacent IN this wharf front there
VIII be hundreds OF corrugated iron aud
wooden warehouses almost constantly
hsled with valuable msrrhxndise
presume these salt water works could
s's used Also 70 supply hydraulic poser 10
tsey afors, also for flushing sewers and
sTsrinkiinx streets The city has voted 20
PAT In water works 10 bring wAter from
distance 1T cost OF 81 900 TOO. bat this salt
water system could be put In much Qtliexs r
and would always be = vasunble supple
ineut for Ere and other parposes named
above. should mention that the grade
OF Third street Is from 10 LIS 10 $50 fest
above tide water.
Now. would like 20 have sou sind ne
~ eless Approximate estimate "a you eau
Of the cost of such works az | have out
lined These works, In consist Of 5, go feet
OF - inch flain- 1850 feet OF IL iuch msin
and engines and pumps of sufficient force
tor such system, cost OF necessary engine
house, exclusive OF foundation, and sixty
MIGRANTS with two hese connee ions each.
The freight on this class OF materials from
Chicago Is - cents per hundred. Ii such a
rsssem can be put IN AT moderate cost
believe u would mol take InHch urging T..
secure IT. adoption. IT'S certainly needed.
Yours Truly. u. IL. GILMAN.
Mr.. BoiLY's REPLY.
IneKrogT, July "A. 1ss9
ID. u. Gilman, ksq. Dear SIR: Your
favor OF july II ~ hand, also sketch oi the
business portion os the city, giving ioea
ton of rufnp honse AMI water mans AS
proposed.
system oil water works for fire Protection
for the business portion OF seattle, il a
wise conclusion. As you Say. the works
can be used for pumping salt water and
also used for the purpose OF driving eIeva
toss. flushing sewers, sprinkling streets.
etc. This amount OF water would relieve
your domestic lines, and give good fire
protection in any portion of the city that
you cared 10 ran your Hines. You AK for
an estimate OF two sizes of pipe only.
am OF tue opinion that with the pHfsated
process al covering the pipes that east
iron pipe would probably stand your salt
water better than the other AIDES OF pipe.
although | have no doubt but what par
ties handling the wrought iron pipe
be willing 90 make guarantees ofthesr par
ticuiar kind of pipe, and IL might be an
advantage in the shape OF shipment.
weights. etc, 70 buy wrought from. or
enamel pipe, ba, have estimated on reg
nier east iron pipe.
An ~ inch pipe win weigh i67 pounds TO
the foot. 800 feet of is-ineh pipe at i67
pounds 20 the foot, or $4,000 pounds:
i0.c00 feet Finch pipe, IS pounds per foot.
This pipe can be delivered IN
Chicago at SGT per net ton,
which would make the costs q, ss7 50
Freight from Chicago 10 SEATTLE. Il ESQ 90
sixty double MIGRANTS with pa
inch take-afls. $500 90
Laying s,c0o feet l,iueh pipe. in
Guiding frsuchiug. back filling,
hauling. Lead, etc, 81 lopez IL 1850 90
Laying l0.1ao feet ia-iBeu pipe.
same as above, Soc foot....'....... 5000 20
Two pumping engines. Three
SxI6 feet boilers delivered ami
set 5Stt0 CD
Engine boiler house aad stack 1000 "
........,.. iga. ST. 20
In estimating on machinery I have essi-
mated on tao sets ol machinery. either set
capsule oi throwing ten good fire stFea ms In
any portion OF the city on elevations not to
exceed 10 TO 10 feet OR the Two engines
combined. with streams on different paris
OF your lines, could handle tgenty good
FIRE streams
should you desire go figure on smaller
sizes Of pipe will say flor cross lnes be-
tween your i2iach iinesi the weight OF
in-inch pipe would be so pounds per foot:
s-ineh, " pounds per foot, 6-inch pipe, IL
pounds per foot. Under no circumstances
for Ore purposes should you use anything
smaller than o-ineh pipe.
send you ear different pamphlets ex-
planning the system, ard also showing the
different les OF machinery wc build.
The engines estimated on bere are en-
gines that are built exprs SsIy for water
works purposes and OF the highest duty OF
ans engine built IN the country.
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