The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-09

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II Il spc4xeux tnas The gravity syxeo0 va -
cs<s say more rs reservoirs nnA DaknA eue .
viii make the xrsAxes@ 1sf<rence In - amoo1s
81 wr~x ws shaa reeszve. and IL also sarss -
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ce~s 81 large panrtnx sssEson- TAe Asst 60
viii practically be tas snly outlay. ~ there
VIII be 10 wxkzng expsnseaL 10 No. local
sxr<esssos. tie wafer VIII -xss thefs" Il ifsslf
Although - enginees may . y b. strictly
Speaking, znsncser, he frequently ieAraA eftef
scsys or wprx roaad financial di1zealtiess end
he u1s1e<xsAnds success In this MASTER nearly
alwxys depends upoa tae mAansr In which
t.sese ffEzengtses are handed How 10 tho city
70 p-oeeed In this mzEser v1taozf haznpersnx
herself too nack. OF wifh01s reaching the ex-
There appear 70 me two feasible pla1s:
L There woald not be any diaralsy In n0as-
ing . stock company With . capital IL =. S1 90.
70 carr cat sud complete the works according
20 the plans already naEts By Mr. wfllianA
TIE city need not rrlinquish the realty On the
worms. ~ sas would retain the power 70 pus-
ehase the Plant after . Gxed period Al the
eozspsesson OF this time abe need not pay
II of scsasl money for the pavchase. bat ans
eousd assume the supremacy and Management
Of the undertaking simply by taxing caaygs OF
the works and guaranteeing hxed rate Of In
teress 70 the stochhoicerA No money need
pass hands 70 rsfify and compiets the
change. The oniy 6incuity sxissins
in this plan Ia, that the company
knowing the CITY would ultimately purchase
thsis p!ans and recoup their expenses. might b
inclined 10 magnify the cost Of everything. and
misyeprssent ths real cost II each srAnsacsion In
their books This danger co7ld b5 guarded
against BY making provision Tor the appoint
ment OF tS0 city trustees, who should navs ac-
- L. - - and
should have . seat on the beard The CITY
would then be In the position 70 prevent extrav-
agsnt outlay. II two ft gentlemen were sp-
pointed TO &C. for the city. they might, by the
exercise Of tact snd sstutesess, keep faif
check upon unnecessary outlay. of coure y
resolves itself into this: when man cAnnos
afford to transact business himself, aud has 70
week the assistance OF another party. he muss o
prepared 10 allow the person assisting him 70
have something for the services he rendefA
The undertaking would have TO be made pronf-
able TO the company assisting In the mssssf pat
providing the precautions ! have suggesseo
were taken, there need be no extorson upon the
part Of the company. and the services and as
sistsnce rendered would be paid for. only. u
their value
2 The other plan IL as follows A board
OF trustees might be appointed. These gentle
men coald proceed 70 work with the Sl,W0.0W
already sanctioned by the legislature. and com
mence portion Of the work. such - the pur-
chase OF q supplemental engine Tor the pump
ing station at Lake Washington. the forming OF
q reservoir aud the necessary supply pipe, also
large iron main into the city. etc. when these
separate portions of the works were complete.
they would form portion OF, and conform 10
the plan OF, an integral system. The board
might then borrow sufficient money TO proceed
slowly ON the security of the work so completed,
and on the annual increasing revenue from
these works. The board should always stick
close 20 the original scheme, and make every
single improvement form link In the chain,
capable Of fulfilling the part 1t would have to
perform. when the entire scheme was completed.
And they should always bear In mind the unit
OF strength of the works Is . whole would de-
pend upon the faithful construction Of It's parts.
john &. FERGUSON,
Assoc a. Inst c. E.. London.
No. 60 Second street, Seattle.