The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-07
THEBOARDOF WORKS.
Major Rinehart and the Electric
Lighting System.
REPORT ON THE. WATER WORKS.
High Charges Made BY the Electric and
Gas ComPanies- Utilisa-
tisn Of the Firsboat.

~ SAiV AAcSsAuS Va tue DOdTU Oh pubic
works yesterday, the principal business
was the report Of Major Rinehart upon the
system Of electric lighting. The subject
Of the cost Of running the water depart
ment was also alluded to. Following is
Major Rinehart's report:
would rsspecslally repor. that unde. the
rate Of $sa. $3.50 for Hight, and complaint il
made that the service u inadequate.
The city has NO contract for light and l. sup
piled on tenders accepted by the council before
the adoption OF the charter. No attempt has
been made to regulate the charges for light since
the Charter empowered the council g do 20, and
supplied in the city at price one half less than
10 paid BY the city Tor similar services, l would
recommend that action be taken looking to .
inexpedient to regulate by ordinance the prices
to be charged for light, some steps should be
taken TO inauguratc system of our own by
the expense to the city not increased
we are now employing engineers, afemen and
other help in the water service of the city, and
have surplus steam capacity by which We might
plant.
The city Of Madison, Ind, with plant costing
$1,000 FOO T. g supplying 1000 csndle,power arc
H., with plant costins tls,ooo. Is supplying
lights Of same capacity for 1855 per mouth.
have received information Of similar I'm
aninon that tho attont;c, ~ ,,s anu n =. LIN zig
mttees Of the council should be e1G i the
question ct an early date / would thssfore
ask that this report be forwarded to theEcoun-
Gil with such further suggestions a. the board
may deem advisable.
Replying to Mr.. Hebron, Major Rine-
hart said the city was now using seventy
eight arc iSnts., ne thought tnat In
oIuer not 20 rum the company serving the
CITY: ~ snouio nave an lncandescent
service ior the Outiying district, Tor which
~ snou,u ouy the Poies ana wires OF the
company. SuPerinIenoent ChaiK tod
1im the CITY mao sumcient power to run
Dynamo. Inc $Z.zo hgh1 probably cost
tne CON pany ~ cents. Inere Is q $l.NO
Piant IN the ,cquire-Latimer building
wnIcn supplies ngnt az ~ lot the engine
houses lne cisy Is paying $l.TJ, ana LOT the
treasufers once, whcre hight IS kept
Duln,ling an hlgnt: me cost Is -; Inc city
couiu get a plant Ior $.U,UOO, ana as 1t was
costng .soz,UU year II was time, ne
thought, they should DO something.
On motlon OF MI. Hebron the report
Was IeIeIIeo 70 the council Win iavora-
pie rccommendation.
Ma1or nI1enart sara the gas company
!; nag n chaLgea the city extra IN places wnerc
~ n1n also elcc.r!c Hgnt, ana ne nad TAKEN
ine rePoIt OF Superintendent Cnaik, as
Rupnsne9 yesterday morning. was read 70
the board;
MaJor hlnenart said there had been sew
eral complains that the water department.
was not Delng run economically he moved
tnat the report De referred to Mr. He'll
Oron, Win the request tnat the chairman
o. inc two councu c0mmlttees JOIN MIN In
an investieation. he did not tnlnk there
was any unnecessary expense, but an In
curry W0cio place the matter beyond queS-
ton. ms was agreed 20;
o.aI. =. oonnniassiOnsI AleAander VAS oi-
rected 70 open up thoroughfare through
tne Guy Ploperty on crown street, De-
tween MAN street ana ester avenue.
M. HeHor0h moved tnat as all the street
work orueIeo was ABOUT completed the
ssleet coumisSioner DC olIected 10 reduce
thS I0ICe 20 IoIty men. ana u was agreed 10.
ouperlntendent CnaiK submitted rec
ommsnoaton that the two-incn water
H,pe pc taken up anu slx-ncn Pipe De
"a .aiT uvMn un 4csier avenue iIon MafAet
w u0in:cI stIsee.
supeItn.Snuen. Onai. auviseu ina!
. e~ocn PIPE pe put IN Peace Oh Woouen
T r. n Iluan s!G sPl.ns az Ossentn SsIee.;
was TePorteo tna. sanu was oelng nauIed
H l; A ai ,seee., pus osleG. Soinlnls-
sloner nleASnuer explained that u was
AF0 mI prIvate sroun1.
Inc following OlQS were opened Tor IRE
boat connections to pump salt water into
the mains in case Of fire along the water
front: Puget Sound MachinerTv comna uvl
q I 10 so ,s;th ,.Ia.e t;tt;,, e.ys,s e rt.,
60 Dv e. VIII nal. ntslaSs, sA1A.oo eAtfa,
SIalA Oseani aeatlnS company, 20 per
oay, or $loo II mater,ai fOr connexions Is
accepted at $l5S.S4; pipe, etc., $9o5.5o;
steam Heat and Power Company, $l,O63.
missioners, with recommendation that
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