The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-13
THE WATER SYSTEM.
Benezette Williams Offers An
other Proposition.
AWARD or CRY PRINTING.


me board Of aldermen met lat night and.
after hearing Mr. Benesette wiili9ms' PROPOSE
ton, deferred action until Friday night
The clerk read the following proposition made
BY Mr.. Benesrfte WiIliamA - arranged ct the
meeting OF the COMMITTEES Of the whole:
81 harmony with the conclusion arrived II
by yonr honorable board in comm ttse Of the
whoe on the 18th inst, rsspt ctfuiiy submit 70
you the fonsswing proportion 70 the CITY coun-
Gil ~ subs itnte for. and 70 axe the place OF,
the proposal ten MADE By me 20 the bard under
date Of November /. viii join with the city in
the cancellation OF my contract OF November
l6, 1859. On rhe txecuiion Of acoutrAct made on
the bass prescribed aad the fssus TO ne OF .
warrant hersiu prov d d - follows:
the city IL 70 pay me on the execution Of the
new contract 5000 = . warrant drawn on the
water fund Of the city. which am 70 aceept -
compensation TO date on the account Of the
warer-works, and will thereupon del yer 70 he
board Of public works the maps and spec fca-
tioss for the system of water-works ~ proposed
by me, well ~ notes Of surveys which are In
my possession 10 cnisf engineer.
II am e. . epnre plans and specifications for
the sewerage Of the who city. covering the
same with complete report setting forth . fail
description Of the system for an to receive on
the submission Of the said plans and report and
the acceptance Of the same by the board Of pub
lie works the sum OF a o0o provided. that the
city Is 10 furnish me . conf lete contour map Of
the territory 70 be severed, with the street
grades 90 far IS established, together with such
other maps and probes ~ may b required ard
make al necessary norings and surveys and fur
nlsb all data pertainin 10 the sewers tn Il have
been built. II being also understood that al sew
ers that have been built by the CITY are 80 far ~
practicable 70 be incsrpora ed q part Of the
new system.
81 am to act ~ consulting ofncer ior the
water and sewerage work from the time OF en-
foring upon the colstrac ion Of any portion Of
the reservoirs, main gravity supply pipe, or
other portions of tbs work pertaining to the
bringing In Of a gravity supply OF va er. until
said gravity supply Of wafer is obtained, and
the woi Ks pertaining thereto are com 81 sfed tor
which service am TO be paid at tire rate OF
$4,000 per arnum ia quarterly instslmenls;
provided. however, that ii alter work IL begun
Il should not be carried on continuously to the
eutire completion Of the whole work, my serv-
ices aud compensation are to be suspended on
the completion OF the part of the work IN hand,
and shall not be resumed until operations are
begun on another part of he work. it being the
intention that shall receive pay only for tie
time that work IL in progress: aud provided
further that Alter ! have received pay ~
such consulting engineer equal In the aggregate
10 three yesr salary. viz, 10 900. the city IL then
to have the option Of dispensing altogether
with my further services and putting an end to
my further csmpensatioa should the work not
be completed by that time; ana provided
furtner. that should work not De entered upon
outside of the city for the construction of said
works, within five years from the execution OF
the contract with me. either party may then, 1t
his or ito option. terminate the same.
"Wnile shall be acting as consulting engiu-
eer any changes or add .tiohs which it may
be deemed advisable to make in the specinca-
lions are to be made by me: and whenever
shall te led TO Seattle by the CITY on account
Of work as consulting engineer, am to receive
Ire sum of $3.50 in addition to the salary of
$3,o0o per year to cover travelling and hslel
expenses
sItis 10 be understood that while the sum
named in the FIRST cause IL to be accepted az
full legal compensation 10 dat, this proposition
rs . whole 10 TO be regarded n the consideration
for the cancel ton Of the contrrct Of Novem Der
Is, 1889, and is to be accepted or rejected Is q
whole.s
Several members objected 10 payment q con-
sultiug engineer during progress OF the sewer
age work only.
Captain Snyder said the proposition did not
leave the city the option of making any changes
In the plans
W. Holbrook moved that = sufacient num-
Der Of copies Of the proposition be made to sup
ply each member with one and that each mem.
Der write his amendment on one Mr.. Wilcox
-
for acceptance or rejection.
The president said the committee Of the whole
had agreed to this pro ;osition-
Mr. Williams said it was of vital i'm portance
10 nim TO have the matter settled within a week.
he had certainly UNDERWOOD that the aldermen
had asreed to this proposition in committee.
On motion of Mr.. Valid, the new proposition
which had already been prepared as an ordf-
nance BY Attorney Shepard, was made substi-
tute for the previous one and referred to the
committee on judiciary.
PARK COMMISSIONERS WILEY.
The mayor sent In the name OF John Wiley a.
PARK commissioner in place Of w. E. Bailey
failed TO qualify. and on motion Of Mr.. Wilcox
he was confirmed by reclamation.
SPECIAL ELEcTIox.
Mr.. Holb-ook named Major Sharpe as inapec-
tor, aud CRaries Kinnear and J. Cochrane a.
judges for the eli etion in the Eighth ward
Mr. Bogardus-Young Cochrane il = Republi-
can. unlike his father.
Captain Snyder said that nominations only
covered one precinct.
Mr. Hosbrook said he would have the names
for The Other prec ITS ready by Friday night
INSPECTOR MALAN.
Health and Pc ice reported that shey saw no
reason why the appointment Of J. r Malan Is
Inspector Of plumbing by the board of health
should mol be confirmed.
taken, the result being yeas and nays
THE TYPEWRITER
Ordinance provid .ng . typewriter and steno-
grspher was reported engrosssd and passed.
PusLic PRINTING.
The bids for advertising re reported az fol-
lows in order OF price: Press, PosT- INrEIIIGFN-
GER, Times and Ys sprapA
Mr.. Haioroak said ne thought circulation
ought to be taken into account in q question OF
chetpness. He moves that the contract be
swarde 10 the Posr-lyTELLtG NICER The COM
mlt'ee reported that the award snonld be to the
cheapest ana best paper, snd they repor ed in
favor of tie PosT-lsTELLlGEscER first and Press
second.
The report was adoptst. and the contrac,
awarded t. those papers Mr.. Wa.d said the
COMMITTEE had spent considerable time In cal.
culsting the cost, aud found the Posr-INrELIr.
sENcER to be the lowest except in one small
particular.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Committee on streets reeo amended that cor.
poration counsel draw up an ord.n 10 nro-
tect the city people in the district OF Olive stree,
now being graded.
Petition % Levy Moss as TO side walk; granted
Hopkins. Pnianey and Others were requested ia
pGf in a new petition as 70 sidewalk on Yves,
street
The matter OF painting the names OF streets O,
signs came up. ard after q brief discussion il wa,
referred to Mr.. wilcox a. a special committee.
out he declined 10 serve; it VIII probably come
mp again.
Mr.. VALID said incidentally the street commit.
tee had sold work for week ahead
PETITIONS
Adams d Briggs-For change OF license; 70
ferred.
+, Z. Ssnder-Arreaiing against the Award
made for damages ia their properly condemned
IN the widening of Main street: nsd
communication was rece we'd from Parl
Recks, p-oest pg against the amount proposed
' r he raasf Rar@ W3slfa,x.