The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-01
CITY COUNCIL
ineer Williams Replies to
Criticisms.
pEFEMps HIS ESTIMATES.
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80 nnnm q ws4eF works flaas have prcpossd,
~ ~ poaeon, saoog 0Ghess. shas --this s5ezem
- 800 o7no6W more thsn u woald 70
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e Rondou. ard that the eenf1eman had
cmnt5on shst he suppossd 70 b refianas
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N1uoo fhfs ansemsns u . ssTsCag reneefion
49, NJ an11isy --is nothfDx wosse--s0 deal with
= = : eeot,e4 = has been placed In my hsnds,
n 80 yon VII pssdon she presentation 81 > few
-, - 1pI1ows:
s. ~ npcet gsvs IN estimate Of the cost o.
Anens osms. f<euryolrs, ETC.. necessary 70
q la15yef Il II the city reservoirs. when
1<6mn1e - a. - eS g. This wak for capacity
n l1ocooro RAisoua In twsnty~fous hours. ifom
k,666s river through swan lake 10 the end o. fne
1tennoo1 tunnel - section 34-e distance of
AK uiIes-aad Sor x.0o9.om ssilons from the
81 Il ~ tunnel - ths city fcessvoifx
\ hnvo tsken the pains % estimate whas sne
1oont oeot e. The works would be. IL, instead OF
s01lne yfa oWen lake, the forty inch wooden
sSz6o - teoughe down the Cedar nver valley
g - ulnek sives crossing. and thence followed
~ H. - pspposed IN ~ rrpan
s. ~ ousfsestn8 quantities for Tho change In
-. - untns psecissay tho ssans rates TOT
1ooolso end tahor. but n3 insanains
nn2lhtne ~ grading. grabbing o. clear
- isom BLACK rivsf crossing 70 Maple
S~51o2, nor lDr extra work hecause OF
- uumefOus river crossings which would
r oeceseary. The estimate amouHss 70 $i.7ss.-
o1p-a diGsssnce Of e5s7 .s0sas In favor Of the
Gwnn 1oke plan. IL shOuid b said In this con-
He<1lon thes fofty-tso inch p5pe iaid direct
- ~ Cedar rivar dam. ~ proposed, VIII not
6Sl6por q much - b. the other route by i.no..
~ Gallons IL twenty -tour hcurl Thsf Il. II u
IN furnish souo.ODo gallons b. the swan lake
souie, IS VIII fnrnish but xssco.oO vie the river
vo1)ey.
& shsuld s,so b. said that II Il not practicable.
- 1p1Iowinx the bed Of tho railroad, 70 escspe
en6ine. euhbtng and grading for that dis.
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nensfous nvss 1. - :. = 80. 49,
fk8m II allowances wcse MADE for There Items.
- 0ou16 sh0w djfmencc of ~ least $4,000 In
znSue n the awan lake plan.
b ooDDeHedn Usy' snessses - hs"s " s"s
40 plans. g ios'ows
Sxdn Lake Eaa. Rsrsr taasg t1ds.
1900 ean2ns $1,000 q. s 9aai on.
90 N city reaef fcesYvofrs' t,Io,4o
~ sdAiti"esi penss. hazard 70
1{{kin il niles Of the watsF supply
- nm service -
e9Vodf
- lnx - - ow1re. as The time ] was en-
Go0r1 = doyise plaa for water works. no SO
GDollou had besn made looking 70 The ne Of
ouon lake ~ storage reservoir, Dor 10 the use
~ GoAes material than fiveted plate iron OF steel
~ oonduit The sise that had been suggested
- thirsy inches. which. from the source then
Eeouooed Rock cnoek--wOutd hare had The ca
roc1ly - furnish about lomaoD gallons Per
~.
A exnuinasien II tho needs Of the ely soon
eenStneo1 me- that lo.eooSuo xslions wound net
moue - requisumenta moro than two or three
vean hoyond ne time d putting The WORKS into
Ip6rn11en, ard that II . aDinch iron pipe were
80 ~ e1sv would incur . heavy expense.
vhleh Vonld have 10 b duplicated In . very
~ yoosn. als0 saw shak IL woald tar the full
menSure q tho ctty's power to incur indebted
nem % nest any adequate plan Of water works.
ruf1maem = o the relative cost at . pumping
a. Rsnvity system, and . consideration Of the
|uolln31 which win inevitably occar In Lake
{ysrh itSson. make Il APPARENT that IL would be
nu1hlre ahost az criminal to recommend other
ohnn : rravisy supply iron some mountain
e1ronu. I ~ about nnding some way BIZ which
~ 1u1,are needa Of the city could b met, which
would noe ipcrrapp the cost over and above tho
u1on fhen broro~ed
n. - sviAence a. hov vail have saceeeeae.i
wfah % cali ycur attention. 70 the following.
n a iyon plpe WEIR 70 be laid from the pro
~ervolrs. following the river valley 10 BLACK
rfves thence along the route proposed OF q ca
pociey % deliver 10000 90 gallons 10 twenty
7nns hours. Il would have 10 be thifts-one
nnehos In diameter
The cat Of such pipe. with tho high service
pu1nvuar, the preparation of the line. and the
hon ana head woska ON Cedar river. i estimate
q o. a1s7y0 or eiS1 eos Is moro than the cost OF
Inc swan lake echeme: the water furnished In
1he city rcseryotn BY tho SWAN lake plan being
~ nmes that furnishsd by an iron pipe down
Ne valley.
Tho reasons why tho valley route 10 % mach
mors expensive than the swan lake route are
sheee: ny accepting the pipc In The valley and
taking water from higher source than the end
cE the proposed tunnel. the average stasi'c
pseesufe which 10 has 70 bear " increesed ncm
10 fee1 10 20 feet or tVs Ter cent. TIE hamef-
aus raver crussings aud rnvines which have TO
- ctossed add materially to the cost 81 laying
an4 greatly increase the chances OF accident 10
The ripe BY tho swan lake roa'e We take sd-
vensaee Of names 81 krsass sna tae pea OF
wen iaks. tnsrehS greatly aeefrashx expense
s1o aness s.sn .sps.,s.
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