The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22
WATER PIPEORDERED
The Gamewell Fire Alarm Sys-
TEN Is Accepted.
FOUR NEW CHEMICAL ENGINES.
Need Of . Third Pumping Engine Dis
cussed-Increass or City Clerks and
Attorneys Salary Opposed.

The city council had o short and COM
parativeIy light session last night The
principal business was the awarding of
contracts for the additional water pipe.
valves, special castings. etc. Four new
chemical fire engines were ordered, the
fire alarm system was accepted, the need
of third pump TO increase the water sup
ply was discussed, additional electric
lights were ordered along Madison street,
few ordinances were passed and two re-
Jecfed, and three petitions disposed OF,
when the council adjourned until the regu-
lar meeting next Thursday night. as fixed
by the charter. Following Is the report Of
business dore:
CONTRACTS FOR WATER PIPE AWARDED.
Durie said he wished to make q verbal
report, as chairman of the fire and water
committee, respecting the bids for the
water pipe, valves, valve boxes and special
castings. Several of the bids were for parts
only and others did not comply with the
specifications. There was. be said, q GER
tain amount of the larger pipe it was nee
essary to buy at once as the reservoir out
let was too small to furnish sufficient
volume Of water TO supply the lower levels
and the northern end of the city. The
ciuded that the thirty-inch main should be
run from the reservoir to Front
street, then use twenty-inch pipe along
Front street to Bell, then to Second street
and up Second to Depot street. forming an
artery from one end Of the city to the
other as part of the distribution system.
The committee concluded that it would
not do to wait for the pipe to come around
L. Al IL -
for immediate delivery. They would
recommend as follows: That Colt, Barton
q Cowles have the contract for the follow
ing cast iron pipe, TO be shipped by rail:
One thousand two hundred and thirteen
tons 30-inch, 6S5 tons 20-inch, 100 tons IL
inch, IS tons I0-inch and IA tons s-inch,
amounting to 2. 40 tons. at $44.9l per ton.
OF this the firm is to ship the 6, s. 10 and
Pinch pipe at once. and the 20 and 30-inch
at the end of August. That the rest of the
pipe not included in the bid be given = r.
ID. Wood Il Co.. of Philadelphia, the first
delivery to be in six months, at S36 so per
ton, 3.0i0H tons, amounting to s1l0, 033. 50.
That Colt, Barton & CowIes have the con-
tract for the spiral weld steel pipe, namely
1900 feet of Pinch at sl.40Iz: 5000 feet
of s-inch at 74c, and 1000 feet of 6-inch at
at once That Colt Barton & Cowles have
the contract for the special castings, to be
forwarded by rail. at s35I per leo pounds
That J. B. Glow & Son have the contract
for 2f2 Calvin patent compound wedge
gate valves, amounting to s5,04990: for
800 Calvin gate MIGRANTS at s43.65. amount
ing TO $i3. o95; for 800 valve boxes at 81 rs,
amounting to $675; for DDS Calvin valve
k<,x AZ opaotxntfrrx f<. <err
The above recommendations of the fire
and water committee were accepted, and it
was ordered that the mayor and city clerk
be authorized to enter into contracts with
the firms as named. Ordinances were
passed authorizing the contracts.
FOUR CHEMICAL ENGINES ORDERED
The report of the fire and water commit
tee, recommending that lot be secured
near the Market street school-house for the
accommodation OF hose cart and double
fifty gallon chemical engine. to be oper-
ated by volunteers from the residents in
the eastern part OF the city, was read.
Durie said there should be chemical
engine in the Queen Anne part of the
town, one at Lake Union, one for the east
ern part of the city as recommended. the
one in the lower part of town as now, and
sASfC sftouiu DC oue dt Tue broadway
engine-house.
Wallingford moved, and Phillips sec
onded. q motion that the report be
adopted; that the number be fixed at four
ffty-gallon tank chemical engines. which
motion carried.
The city clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the engines. giving notice
that brakes should be provided.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ACCEPTED.
Durie said the fire and water committee
thought it was proper, all things consid-
cred to take possession of the fire alarm
system and pay over the balance to Mr.. F.
G. Slower. representative of the
Gamewell Fire Alarm Manufactur-
ing Company. A number of
boxes and some wire would have to be
added. but as Mr.. Slower agreed to take the
city scrip. he thought the city could not do
better than pay for the system and the
needed boxes and wire for completing it.
motion that such be done and an or
dinance passed to that effect was carried.
NEED OF A THIRD PUMP.
Twichell inquired if the third pump or
dered purchased short time ago had been
ordered.
Mayor Moran said it had been thought
unnecessary to order third pump, as the
two additional pumps now going in could
give the city 100000 gallons OF water
daily running at nominal speed, and 7,OOO.-
600 gallons il worked to their full capacity.
Twitchell said the pumps there now were
liable to give out or break down, and it
would be well to be on the safe side oy hav-
ing another pump to use in case of acct
dent 1t would be economy to buy another.
The mayor said if the city were going to
use Lake Washington as q source OF sup
ply he would recommend buying q large
pumping engine.
Durie did not altogether agree with
Twicheli, but it might be considerable SOL
ace to those who were afraid of the city
being without water again if another pump
were purchased.
Mckenzie said he didn't fully under
stand the situation, and the proper thing.
he thought, would be for the water engin-
eer, Mr.. Williams, TO come before the
council and explain matters and give relia-
BILE information. His motion that En-
cineer Williams attend the next meeting of
the council carried.
ApnrrIoHAL LIGHTS FOR MADISON STREET.
TwicheA referred to the additional
lights recently ordered for Madison street
some time ago.
Colonel ]. G. Haines, on behalf of the
Madison Street Cable Railway Company,
asked the council 10 light the street its en-
tire length. In case of accident at the
further end OF the street the people arriv-
s5ng there would be left out there without
any light and in very awkward position.
The cable company proposed putting in q
ftant In sfnx,iv the pavSiior ae 7 aes yyash