The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-11

Exteneten ~ the Present System and Ul-
Inmate Recourse.
Nothing can BE- done beyond increasing the
pumping capacity untll after the issue Of the
bonds The expense for the pumps IL provided
for In the amount they wiz furnish. but II the
sovereign people decide not 70 have the bonds
tmGed, the cost viii have to be betrayed from
some other source Of public revenue.
Mr.. BeneEette williams Recommendation Was
to bring In water about twenty nine miles from
Lattie Cedar river. and 70 use Lake Swan ~
reservoir. The river has. at the point deter
mined upon. IN elevation OF 5ls feet II was
proposed to build . dam and tring the water
into the city by grxvitauon - far - possible,
and then by pipe tines. the whole to cost. with
the system Of distribution. 1i,sa5,st6. The re-
port entered very infinitely into details Of sys-
ssm 10 meet the necessities Of . city of 900
Inhabitants. IL vas submitted To the council ON
February n. tsqp. and alter considerable discus.
don. II was decided Ia postpone action for at
least year or two. and adopt an extension Of
the present system.
The reason for this decssion was mainly that
tho amount Of indehts dness il would be necss-
xary 10 incur would DO too large to impose upon
the city At q time when II was called upon to
undertake the construction Of . sewerage sys-
TEN. and to grade and pave miies Of strecta
The council Is empowered 10 contract . liability
of IL per cent. Of the esty's taxable property
without the consent Of tho people, which would
yield. II IVES estimascd about s2soo0 with
the consent of the taxpayers this could be In
creased 70 10 per cent, which. on the current
valuation. would exhaust the legal capacity Of
the cit and YET yield only sl.6oo,ooo II. OF that
amount, sufficient were taken out 70 provide for
the Cedar river scheme. ali other Improvements
must be crippled for semc time. and the i'm
mediate necessities Of the city would not BE-
relieved.
CEDAR RIVER scuxxE-
TWAS apparent that with any source Of cup
ply the distributing system must bc practically
the same. aud the council therefore determined
90 compromise.
Serious objections were raised 10 the Cedar
river plan. partly because of the danger thu, the
supply woaid he shut Ell entirely IL any break
should occur IN the Tong line OF the proposed
wooden sqneducs. partly bceanse OF the possible
danger OF aociing keatnn and the adjoining
eoaatry in sass Of = break. and In part because
IL wsaid take three years 10 complete IL
Pubic opinion Was framed 10 some extent
spoa the experience of the spring Hin Water
Company which hst. ~ business proposition,
investigated the possibilities and. ~ the time of
The first agitation on the subject. bad laid down
plan which met vita general approval ~ II
became known. Tefeempsny considered that
ths w.scst eourre Vas - double the power q
Lake Washington The reservoir capacity Of
auo.0o gallons would suffice TIL . population
al suop Was reached. BY laying . 90 s-tncA main
to Jackson street and i2ineh mains sloag Front
Second aud West streets. Then By Increasing
the ro~er as uaien bay safseicns water could
be RAISED 10 supply TIE neigaeorhoci Of Gene
terry hlll
rax rLaS ApcrTxn
CA April -. is,o the csaaell PASSED ordinance
1 ssx rrevsaing sos srecssl election on Jane 4
a. which the estissns sasoa!a decide upen the
proposed i@as Of hsads 70 he amount OF sssS,-
an ravsstsng siieee Of that sasa o. the sewer
axe system. there weula remain $500 CO.. the
ts.p+everaeas os The vaseswssAs
mis- IL Is proposed 20 arpezssen - fellows.
Ta..v balance due spetax Nil Water
Company scs iss plant .,,..-. 10 coo
yxsir.assSf eest 81 gipe issass and ast.est s0eoe
yssimasea so,s q ataEsseaxt pumps ana
holiers al Lake wssAsnxsea iSen
Esssrnssea ec~s OF tnrec saain fraa Lake
Washington 10 TIE sasser. 49,. .-.... ssan
fsrc asa labor fer Distributing.