The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-22

the city, because IL will enable the city TO nban-
the new Holly pump il ready to deliver into the
new twenty-inch force main direct to reservoir:
| thus relieving the two worthington pumps from
snseryoiT T. duty, using them 20 pump direct and
city above 300 feet elevation, thereby saving the
expense OF operating the Broadway station,
p msi ea. nov over seoo per moIna, or July 800
sl2o,Oo0, or nearly four times the amount of the
proposed twenty-ineh force main. Nor is this
al. The monthly operating expenses at the
broadway station will increase with the extern
sion OF mains and the demand for more water,
ana II will not be long before the city will be
CURED TO increase boiler and pumping facilities
70 supply the large area il serves.
Inc d1scontinuance of the Broadway station
releases the property IL occupies Tor sale or
other use Favorably as the property is situated
on the corner OF Fir aud BROADWAY near 1esler
avenue, 1t is now quite valuable, and II sold
would reimburse the city in part for the ex-
penditure referred to. The boilers can be trans
for reserve
For the foregoing reasons we recommend the
laying OF the twenty-inch main from Lake
and expense of $4,000. The other item of $3.50
Tor suction and inlet well must be provided for
In any event, aud before the new Holly pump
action, because the city will be called upon to
pay per cent interest on cost OF said pump for
any delay from the time the new Holly pump is
ready for the connections to be furnished by the
city until said connections are completed.
IN conclusion We beg TO refer to one other mat
ter; namely, the alternative suggestions, con-
tanned in Exhibit and supplementary to
original contract between the city and the
holy Manufacturing Company. In this sup
Elementary document the Holly Manufacturing
Company suggests an alternative in case the
city goes not lay the new twenty-inch main d.
rect from Lake washington pumping station to
reservoir That is, the city is to make connec-
ton between twenty and the thirty-inch
mains with twenty-inch pipe for a distance Of
two blocks Cost about 5000. This will paral-
lei the twelye-inch main in Kenny street. where
larger main will never be required 1t will be
no advantage to the city to incur the expense OF
this pipe and the burying thereof in the ground.
We fail also to see where any advantage would
be gained by the Holly Manufacturing Com
pany because the force main from the Lake
washington pumping station is only sixteen
inch, passing into a twenty Inch main on Yes
Ter avenue and branching off at Kenny and
Houghton streets Into the twelve-inch mains.
These two twelve-inch mains having a COM
bined capacity equal TO the one sixteen-inch
main. therefore 1t follows that II the new Holly
pump delivers any given quantity through the
sixteen-inch force main the two twelve-inch
mains will yield as readily the same delivery.
But let US assume that the city will be gov
ment cited above. What does this mean? 1t
means that the city must bear the expense OF
connecting the 100000 gallon new Holly pump
with our present scanty force mains, viz: with
the twelve-inch main direct to reservoir and
the sixteen-inch main to Yesler avenue, both of
which are now used by our pumps to their safe
Chpacitf NHhty tneu mas the city gdlueQf we
will have gained an increase in our pumping
capacity summing up to total of Il, 500, 900 per
day of twenty-four hours, and will have In
Cured an expense of:
For new Holly pump $780, 500 90
For suction and inlet well (about). 49,. 6,310 90
For S0-inch main in Kenny street
kdpouC.... 5,UOO w
Total. .s45,sio 90
But we have not increased our delivering
capacity to reservoir and distributing system by
q single gallon; it is ever the some old story
only 6,500,000 gallons per day. Our Broadway
station Will be running as usual, the expense
thereof going brayely on; a new burden of
$45,sl0 has been imposed, and yet no more water
to use
Hence. gentlemen, we see no way out of this,
unless additional pipe-carrying capacity is pro-
vided between Lake Washington pumping
station and the reservoir, and we therefore re-
peat our recommendation in favor of the same.
It was ordered to DO sent TO the city council.
memorial was received from residents of
Pike street complaining of the condition of the
sidewalk on the north side. Referred to street
commissioner for report
City Engineer Gardner returned petitions for
the grading of Victory. Anna, Alice and Elliott
with his approval.