The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-26
COUNTING THE COST.
The CouneiTs Estimate For .
Bonded Indebtedness.
THIRTEEN HUNDRED THOUSAND.


The COMMITTEES Of the whole council met
81 The city hail yesterday afternoon 70
recetve and discuss the reports Of the va
rious depavtmsnEs. with . view 70 ascsr-
tanning the AMOUNT that IL would BE- neces-
sary to ask the cisy TO vote the required
honds-
waifinxsord reported that the street
limiting department had sbout $1,000 10
IFS credit in the treasury. which would Be
plenty for this years requirements with
out calling for sny tar from the people.
From propositions made 10 the committee
he believed IL would be possible for sae city
to get even lower rates per light than ~
present, or even than By owning It's own
plant
Siesx said II the city could get service
for less than 81 per light 1t would not pay
10 put in is OWN plant. bat II had been sug-
xest<d that the pan adopted By Phiiadel-
pkis might work: namely. the lsasing OF q
plant and letting parties operate H. He
favored leaving the consideration OF the
lght matter till . subsequent time.
wallineford considered the fifteen-eandle
lights no better than lightning bugs. and
thought arc lights, or ut least thirty candle
lights ought 10 be used. In view OF the
probable composition In the city lower
prices by far ought 10 be obtained.
Mayor Moran said the idea of the meet
Ing Was TO see the amount OF bonds re-
CURED to be issued, and find out what
would be left for the proposed water sys-
tern.
Hall reported. for the public buildings
and grounds committee, that 5000 would
bc needed for the Denny park, but he
tkat ~
with the lig park matter. II public hall
were 10 he built the SUN would have TO be
increased.
Ii was decIded advisable TO provide for
the Denny park out Of the general fund.
White. for the health and poles com
mittee. reported that nothing would he re-
guired by the police. unless public build
ings were needed. lie thought that just
now each department should ask for as
lif,la a. possible.
Siesx suggested that the reports he
adopted as they went along. As for the
small amounts needed. they would have
access to the license funds to meet that
contingency. willis the larger amounts
we're . different matter.
STREETS WILL TAKE $50 100.
Jones, for the street committee, referred
70 the estimate he recently submitted for
the sidewalks. rlanking aud regarding OF
certain streets which required f7s 100. The
road fund 10 now in debt $i62,t00 and the
expenditure this month amounts to $i0.-
BOO IL would require nm appropriation Of
$50 600 for the road fund, for which bonds
should be issued. Other improvements
might have TO be made, but the road fund
could be run In debt for small amount.
waIllngford said $i25 600 would be COM
Ing In next year which might be an Offset
70 this.
White said the most OF the sum named
had either been spent or contracted for and
The amount had been placed as low as pos
kiblc-
On motion the report OF the street com-
mittee requiring $50, 100 was adopted.
rIsx Avn wArxs COMMITTEES CLAIMS.
Durie, for the fire and water committee,
reported that Engineer Williams did not
consider another report necessary respect
ing the distribution system. For that
wuk $gs5 600 was needed. which would not
include the new pumps and the pipe line
connection. The committee estimated
that for the two pumps and pipe 100000
WAS needed. This was to be added to the
k2s5 900. making the sum $425,0Q In the
water department il would he necessary to
ATTEND the distribution. and the $3.50, 1000
Tor the purchase Of the Spring Hin Water
Comranys plant made total Of $T75. GOO
required.
tn the fire department it would be neces-
Vary TO expend large amount. but this
should be considered in the light OF per-
ssnent investment. and the future tax
sonld only b. necessary sor repairs. The
COMMITTEES would recommend the follow
lus ftems.