The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-21

letter. and that without expanding IN unlimited
sum on tunnel No tunnels are needed
The other objection. about decsying vegetable
matter, IL one which exists only in the fmagfn-
alton. The lake II too large The volume of
water entering and discharxing from it ID too
great II Is too deep, and it, shores are too tree
from swamps 70 allow its waters 70 be polluted
from that cause. But how stands II with the
Cedar river scheme on that score?
The water of Cedar river 10 eonfeoedly pure:
and ! for one am willing TO grant ell that u
claimed for Il on that sccount-and IL Il 10 left
- II IL where the river Ii proposed 70 Be tapped,
believe il would Be eli risht-but We have %
have . practical exhibition of high class
engineering" or 81 least IL should b. the price
paid for II is any index Of IT, value.
Swan lake-as I understand the case fnevef
having personally seen the iakel 10 small
pond-brimfnil OF organic impurities Of ell
kinds and even - IL In that IL not sufncient but
the area Of the lake must be more than doubled.
by raising it, ievel-destroying AL the vssetar
ton nov existing below the proposed level
and leaving ell the mas Of impurities thus
created to add to those already existing Yet
our engineer graveiy proposes to tuEn tho
coafessedly pure water Of Cedar rfver into this
pond, for the purpose OF pari6cation and - .
storage reservoir. would like TO AK how
much purer the water viii be after being
allowed to soak. In this mAss Of corruption
before being delivered to the service reservoir
Perhaps. Mt. Editor. you can answer that qaes-
ton.
This il matter OF too serious an import to
the welfare and advancement OF seattle 70 b
pooh poohedr or TO be Lightly passed over. but
IL demands the most thorough Investigation
and discussion
OF no less vital importance is the proposed
extension Of the present supply. hold that
the present pumping machinery 10 entirely In
a. e. <.xtw a
Ing time and laliiug cur people Into euppOoed
security which viii have no existence
notice some one Ia the council MAKES Q
proposition TO bay another pump o. two. OF 70
add another boiler or two, and at once the water
works engineer re-echoes the proposition and
emsodies II into report
Now. every citizen who has exercised the
smallest glimnerings OF his personal knowl.
edge, knows THAI the present syssem 10 remark.
able only for in defects and iu limited Ca
pscisy. Yet they viii snpsnely sit By and ses
those same detects increased and intensified
Az entirely new pumping station IL impera-
tive. and the sooner Il Is started the better
Il win take but little. II any, longer time 20
get perfect system than 70 enlarge the pressn:
syssem OF crazy patchwork
In mr. previous letter End made mistake
in the capacity proposed. ItsAoald k.ve heea
. collective capacity of ffteen million gallons
On three bESs % FAAp& % eve Ils4soa &A1son3
capacity each. Now. Mr.. Williams, in his last
report, Allows that the extension Of the present
pumping station Is only ~naxe sniff" Then,
Why make il 81 ALI Commence 81 once on
new station. procure the best and most durable
msehlnery. and get II Of sufficient capacity. 70
THAI in no viii 10 10 repaired TO work 70 iss
utsaosf capacity. Pat In . new main % the
reservoir Of sufficient sra 70 meet I'll fe9aire-
meats, sas also 10 allow sor large expaas.on
of the works. and build the station large enough
10 receive naur~ machinery - the czty's demand
RAY require. bat stop ~ once tnis proccss ci
sp~rd1ng money where II Is well knowr IL 10
Only sSga1eesinG IL
Fer purposes OF geasrAi Information. viii
xsve sarae extracts from the report Of the waite.
work. engineer. who Is an engineer" OF city
sarisar II sire 70 Seattle
purirg the year lsss lhe following extensions
we're made
Ftrss-TAsv made . mistake In the Ant place
Of baiI1srR their pumpsnehssse zoo small. and
th<y made . large ad1iEian 70 10 Of cut stcne-
s<cond-TAey aided - fsseir pumpins CO.
paesSy - additional set Of pamrs Of assa,pc
gallons capacity.
They lad thu following pipe exscnxsons:
Twelvesnfh pipe. a.iss linear feet; siseh pipe.
s.ass linear ie<s. s-sscA pipe <ses linear tssx:
sfnch pipe. q. % linear seet. finch pspe. ala
linsa1 fess. Stnch pSpe. All linear fses- o. .
tssAi a - 100 n1iaA They pat in the follow
s.s valves. Exf2 inches. Sx8 inches. txs tsenss
<sxs anckea a2x4 inches. fzz3 Inches They also
pss In - as6ssicnai hyeranss
Farzy-ass per ccns 81 this pipe b iAid IA pock.
aad = 20 esnx neatly n eaay o. hasspsa- Al