The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-25
LAST SESSION.
II the Year for the
Common Council.
: Cad AVENUE PROPOSITION


sz. 4r-v4hern,s idea Of Terminal
8. z.-..~e1.snt--water and Sewerage
1nuestions petitions, Etc.
+ & = u(rhfss meeting OF the council was IN
.ssnf oue for several reasons Mayor Rob-
- ard Council .men Durie ana Jones
e sttendancc for the last time Is members
g ~ m government Mayor Moran had
]. = = thsee years, one OF which was a.
"a y Ss5s..n and his message, printed elsewhere
~ -s..er evidenced has knowledge OF the
. Snsiness in all branches. The
10 i ..sxfi,n received not q little attention at
ss.s,ing. and an effort was made to over
~ So diiiculsy arising from the Spring Hill
- compsny obiecting to handing over its
: - q fbe city until payment Is made accord.
~. q ccntract. Engineer Williams recon-
"a IT, purchase OF third pump to supply
sss q che new mains. The heavy levy Tor
a 5@eroverneuf Of Dexter street call. d forth
1Sarp criticism, and the sewer drainage
n ~. Union nrovoked considerable discus.
foIloxine is report OF the proceedings:
BEVERAGE IN LAKE UNION.
- s.,lox itg renonstrsnce provoked consid.
116 Ascension:
8 5Sr-~<n: Your petitioners, the undersigned
'Szs'sS 4 he ely Of seatte, respectfully pre-
= youf honorable body:
Z 81 That on the 81 day of July q petition
- 81 j MIST and others was presented 10
k1Sorsbie body asking that drainage
81 8 laid down by the city which would
drainage facilities for certain portion
y - ~ in the ne ghDorhood Of Lake Union,
- did petition was on said day referred
~ common council 10 the com.
- IL the whole oil the common council.
6-That af the next meeting Of the
- council held thereafter. said petition
Sff1nwn from the committee Of the whole
&I<rred b. the common cou ell 70 the
1fee On sewers. with power to act. That
11tEsoners are informed and believe that
uittee on sewers. to whom said matter
\ 61r1ed, has given direction to the street
l6siober Of said city 70 lay down box
along Bismarck street and Rollin street
81 Az streets Of said city that make into
bnion, by means of which all OF the drain
Il he portion OF the city referred to will
1olied into the waters Of Lake Uniun;
-1het should this system Of drainage
futed, the water OF Lake Union would
~ ~ drinking and other domestic purposes,
- "a drains would run through . thickiy
<lofod past Of the city and would carry into
51u1en 81 Lake Union all the filth collected
r. pssef closets and cesspoo.s lying within
p 6ttncfs That should these flihy dis.
49, Be emptied into Lake Union, people
1<6l<zdae on the shores of said lake would be-
~flulled to an intolerable nuisance by means
- unhealthy and noxious gases that would
~ hon said discharges and from the con-
l1otson Of the waters OF said lake.
llh-Ihat large proportion of the citi-
~ = Semitic, towit: about 500 families are
IrnfnkGd b. means OF the water system of the
Mo Water Company, with water for drinking
"a MkM domestic purposes, and that said sys-
q e9ppIied by the waters of said lake, and
~ tont hall Of said families are wholly de-
1at IRON the waters OF said lake for their
~ o6nr supply.
M inst should the Drainage system ap-
y416 b. aid committee on sewers be insti-
NJ nd source of water supply would be
p11se1y cut on, aud large proportion Of
- d1isels Of Seattle living in the northern
~ IL CRY would be left without means Of
1ne 4 xstes supply.
4 NAos1oe Jour petitioners pray that your
n1orohie body vii take such action as will
Npynk the pollution OF the waters of Lake
csea y means Of the proposed drainage sys-
md youx petitioners win ever pray.
g1ee THOMAS MERCER,
aud Others.
AteFoQ \ B Albertson. on behalf OF the pc
ttIens1 mi6 be would like TO have the matter
nteaedlptd. 4 having been referred 70 the
NNx peonlttee. The character of citizens ask
Me - emcl to delay action entitled them
y - consideration. N more serious matter
- eeNn before the council for . long time
teye mnEests were Affected and If the council
1EnMd II It's course the people would be
~ e fesort to the courts for protection.
toolfed to protest as . citizen against the
llen of that beautiful lake, which would
- = : pleasure spot in the center Of the CITY,
1un 4 asa cesspool would be to deftrey II,
- oted thar the matter be held in abeyance
- - next meeting of the council
1elchell said The lake hsd been deflled for the
- ~ o. eight months, and there was no
sS9 possible outlet for the sewerage. which
eoes into the lake as much rs Il wonld
xlczon regular sew drain. II the people in
set'w were not relieved they would have
nove out and their intere SITS should also be
s.nzeeieo. Thirty cases of typhoid were re-
s1a aifeady, and something should be done.
III aid II the drain was continued there
soeM 3 an Injunction against the city which
eea remain Ter some time. He moved that
q tnoe matter be laid over till the next meet
= g ne coun IL. which Phillips seconded.
Ntlineiord said there were more people in
- noliow that asked relief than there were
uponers against the sewer drain, and they
a - there before anybody built around the
~ Incy would have to have temporary re-
~ Or move out
sNscneh said six months ago, when the SAM
n ordinance came mp, the report came in that
"A, . Wsaer IN the lake would soon be unfit for
use. He then read an unsigned postal
~. ana said he believed the threat was writ
\ - " me secretary of the Lake Union Water
sslpsny. which seemed TO be the father of this
Movement.
Nsliinsford said the sewerage from the other
. q the lake would go into 1t, and why not
hun this SIDE.
Inc mo ion to defer consideration till next
aeeuns then carried.
ANOTHER PUMP NEEDED.
AaEor Moran said as Engineer williams was
800 sssas 20 advise the council. as requested. he
~. 49, IKE 10 hear what he thought about
',sing another pump at Lake Washington.
!, sasiheer Williams said: At the time when
4, Il sso las' pumps were ordered in January or
ssuary last, preparations were then made for
s.ueeung another pump of the same kind aud
80 ~ Was not needed then, but was done
~ sne prospect of the connection with the
80. .l the city proposed having The new pipe
! she mains had since been ordered and would
4 pu' "a Within five months, and under such
s si..u'asssne il would probably b. the best
Us the city could do to purchase another
~ ? e be pat into operation when the ms:ns
~ laid The new pump would be needed
- ~ suih mer AMI the city could be resdy for II
ence. :.
nan asked If 1t would be judicious 10 bug a
sses pump than the last ones ordered.
- Williams said he estimated that the pres
x pumps had capacity of 100000 gallons
- which was low. The city should put la
's y gasiy as large. If not larger. The mains
y. -. sAke pump of capacity OF 100000 or
ssAvo gallons. With the reservoir and ca