The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-11
nke Washington supply Good
Tor Years Yet
InsATTE. OF TIME an0 MONEY.


Whfer Gompany prior 20 Nag. f8ss- TIE raaa,
1genent wa1 thefosghgy familiar ritn sas
1iness. spd lsokinx 70 their owf ~ res ~. =
ne cfsyss iHs<ress< eoseinssd that sise en1Y Wy
- mck1 fhs demand for . water supply N.s 70
4NDtte4fe fhe works u Lake Washington. Iasy
1oeoned The pseseat reservoir capacity OF ss1sis'
- enfi6ns safaeisuf unffi Use population sx-
eee<1zd fAaH inhshfsxnsx. ~ isrlne . zftneh
no1D = jackson sssesf and i2sInsh mains sscnx
x6oof second and Wet streets. Tass Neaia
e1vt - xxpse ssfppiy: then 4ap.scste the pazsFss
O. UniDn 1ay nTa shrow the wsssf up CO Genre
Z try bill. giving eusd ssrssrs % that seefisfs.
he tu<a3 expense 81 al Tbs soslid BE- ss'astn
mink fhnf il flae proper pkg 10 aa aud We woesa
hnye M fr1rhae IA sBppsytng iVlo1 peopie
~ not flaink M Williams idea y soffse1
N yr5neipss. - bis system wonia E'sh sssssN
single s4p< serss1e that, were u 90 hssax - hal
tui1sf. wensa leave the e5tg tstasiy destitute 81
wefrY. lie says Il costs az cents per fis0psaRa
enslnt1s to puast Nnssr. ard Enev that u Goes
Ut cost ~ over hcuts pr th9assna Eaisnn'
whereas the net receipts are oiaiF seeass -
thassssna. n wenIa b. mistake 70 mske ffas
keavy exsen5ffnres proposed
Nr m fbarfn president Of the Boston ss-
ffnns. hank. said - fgtuk IL world b. great
esfssaks 20 expeFs6 an enormous amossst "a
H6nfT for sae1 rster supply - Engineer
Williams report called f9s 1.-THE city uses ~
III oar faspay ana eli ne can borrow. Is vii rs
1H hsd NaE. ! IN fav0f OF ssfnE LAKE
WASHINGTON wsfer a8d improving tae cafT ssf
NICE OF coafse tire water question is sH I'M
porfant one hat there are ossfs thar require ST
sentibn, ~ for instance the sewerage. streets,
<t< :
M. \. q. Graves, presldsnt ri the wAshIng
tan National bank said ~ think The scheme
proposed By NJ. Henessste Williams ~ TOO ex'
sensfxe. ~ well "a TOO expcnsise. In eoEsissfa
zion Of the present STATE Of The cisy : hnsnees.
would favor tho aee OF Lake washington teF
time with proper system ~ distribution
tl,reuehoas tie system. aud "a increased sup
rjy of wster. :
mr. u. G EiliDafne said: II entirely agree
with the position taken b. the rosT isrf1t1.
sssrkH on the wsser supply questsoa. The
erHafse proposed FL Mr. Williams, report Is fpo
expensive ard would not do. an also IN
favor Of putting IN dam g. black river AMI
throwing Cedar fIser Into Iake Washington.
Then carry the uaser Of Lake Washington on
through Lake unfon and on into salmon bag.
thus creating current through Lake washing
IN thst would keep the water pure.
Manager H. W. McSeIsi, OF the Oregon Tn
prove,neus Company. said. You can quota nse
a sayine that sm strongly opposed q the
eeheme proposed b. III. Williams. aud that II II
becomes nfres saf5 snail even ssh for an In
function restraining the city from putting Ia
sstch uater service from Cedar river. The bs9
wooden pipe idea IL rfeposseroas. aud wiii Ger.
saInly nos stand. II would be sure to break and
y pot what the city wants"
Mr. George IT. Heslbrop said. ~ think Rnf
0cIenf money slsnnld bs expended ~ put the
present plant IA good condition II once. go II
viii furnish IN adequate supply Of water for ell
practical pafpo<es The Lake Washington wafer
= 70 pure - 10 warrant eoniinuanes Of rs use
for years 10 some, rather than expeuding an
enormous sum Of money 10 set water from an
other source do not think ~ advisable for the
c4ty. In III ureseut financial condition. 10 incur
LARGE Indebtedness for this ORE Improvement"
NJ. GINS q. phtnney said sThxre are 20 mary
difgsrent improvements necessary 1t present,
who're the city Il compelled To par out large
sums OF money. thai ] think II inAsisisshls to
hyine In water from Cedar river The nfe. snd
shp GOOD timss resulting from II. has inspired the
peuple and those whn advscsse the Csssar river
aystefn. ara afraid. have not considered the
question esnservalisely. The Cheapest. quick
~ and most eficient plan il 10 ea'aigc the
yeers, when the city has plenty OF money.
think the water should he brought from sno-
qnalfase Falls. but We haven't the means TO 90
tt now. or from Cedar river either"
Architect Fisher aid 81 think that the tax
viii he too great on orr people 10 brips wafer
lrpm Cedar river. Then, too IL will take teo
long 10 psrgect that sysfem. The present Lake
Washington system can be enlarged IN very
few months. and answer the purpose Of the ely
for .0ne fine To come. ! am heartily in favor
a. the lake Washington water plmn."
Mr. A. h. Stewart said. ''The cts il net pge-
pared al present TO spend million an more dol.
lars Tor new wsfsy system, The Lake Wash
ingfon water II pure, aad the present plant csn
he Improved 10 saeh "a extent that The entire
city eau - snprliesi with all the water that u
needed. Ne sson1 wsnt the matter DELAYED
eisbeg, and where Il viii take months Ia i'm.
prove the LAKE Washington plant. Il viii take
xoau to beild the proposed Cedar creek WEEKS.
which fact itself II Of she creates; importance
Architect W. Z. EooHs Isl ~ ara "a favor ~
hrsnxsng the Lake Washington water ia st once
something mast 30 doue right away. Com.
nsenee the fsr sYssrn immediately and bull & IN
Lake Mashingsan aud then after few years
ard the city hgs more nsaas8. es
tend the ssssVsa 10 sesiar rsser uSs
she fake Washington waser and ain
satisfied IL II a. rusu Es sRy, bes Il fasy rot ~
SO after lew years In order 80 prevent ID.
eoasehienra then. am So favor OF starting Tic
work now with view ri cnntsysotag khe sysisEn
~ Cedar 1sssE whsn IL "a necessary 10 uss osAeg
than the Lake satsg
SIR. n. L. Bosd satf, - usiak tAss the ins-
psossment of shs lake wssainSsua systess, i TIE
hest thing thar can b. dane. | shiss shst 20
spend all OF the money ate citY Gao get hold OF
far the proposed cedar river syssesa weuld he
wrvag. tnssnueh we not oniy need eeaf~r
water wesss. tti more se9ess- Ree streets. etc.
that ~ equal tfnressanssH
Shsfta Mc&tIa@ SAID u an AJz ia fhFAf at
the present sisae ai gems 10 Cedar RIVER for
water. as me proposed plan il altogether too ~
psnsivs fas the esty g. bear ~ pss&eas The xnly
fhsng To to n my arseian. Is Tor thc city 10 IN
grease the raEapiag facilities a. Lake NssAsae.
faa and &haI right speedily. We vii have 10
- Ia Cedar 9feeg eventually hWs ske cats :
nnanrss ara ia nd condition nop IA ssAna ths
cost es me psoaoa,a wales works
Ceunesiraan Hair Waite sad Il recognize
the necessity 81 ssaaaedlste scfiaa ia suf eafes
works ssssass. NJ visus arc aesi keswa upaa
che snsasisAes.isy sf fho St'af fisss schema
We snazg presiste tssepesssx rvAset quickly.
haad Il Is anssse 70 pat az eas sssissAle
funds 81 ene improvement. sssa thsse Is 80
muea els 80 II siViss
t.hasssnsa sssseh. board - coaaty eeea rafss
s,eness sAa1s "Ne mesk hsSr siese wstsf rieat
.~ax There = ctyseg aee-i sos it an8 sne
s.scner the s4ss eonasa ssss 20 wosk saa ia.
cfsAsss sAe supply We have at.hAssa, ssaeA hes
fcf il will b. al around. We cannes s&esA 80
wsss sasee years los ths proposed CesisE rsves
wstef ugSxs. saa nauea isss san We afford 10
nsx nav she eaofsaans prizes 81 say. s. asr.sga &c
wss.ss sssns. New paaafssax enxssses. YspSa aaa
ire nseUsSafs aassaess asnss % Hfvs2sses. fertA.
witt
s,.s,se II. O. sssave said. The paasssea "a
en- rastS IL rxsasax~ss 81 ia sAts nasssez Ass hesr
s,slse essr sssagS AnS nesT Williams. pssa xss
snnannfssf fee water 81 iAks v sshtnSton as
hx.ea srsaaensay analysed saa rFosxs seed Ser
.ssusesslc nse. and sil - - tes wears 10 earsa
,srsslfax he aasssaea - she aa&s8ss 81 uxses.
~. must issk 20 the question ~ UssG LAKE
washington Is certainly aessvf tAsn tsslAr FsSe9.
And a ssssssa dsssinS rs wates tresn IA veala
fs much shsspcE Then We have - sa&sy sgsex
.xnnnsssx re pseseas syxsesz can bx snassees
- s.sstx ~ sic sssissfe "a rsert "a ~ rae ssss