The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-11

fact that addition and many more IN che resi-
denee districts would kcarcsly b appfocda6le In
the Queen Anne districs has absolutely nothing
TO do with the propessltiou OF Ab0lishing the
Broadway station. y q distinct and separate
tAerUfrom q this city9 water supply r. from
that OF the city Of Yokohama
"Fourtn-The reportE Of Commissioner Van
Brookiin and superintsndent Wilson, that the
volume Of water forced1p from Lake Washing.
ton 800 feet Is equal 70 - dsad pressure Of 80
pounds, 10 insorrsct % theory and Practice
Why not u.s ss: e SSna :, I'm; e
pressure required to Enfnish water from Lake
WASHINGTON 70 the Bsoadway station b I'D
pounds. The pressure s. Brosdxay g serys The
have 2l5 pounds. and nos $50 pounds.
b removed. the entire pressure Of 20 pounds
At Lake Washington, involving considerably n-
creased coal consumptson, bssidss sub1ecting
the pumps to strain. which, sustained fof the
injufs then' This il s combination Of nom
sense Az before stated, she pressure II only 2is
pounds It dses not state which pump would
thereby be seriously injpsed. The pumps that
should be used have ca:pacity fully eight times
that OF the Broadway pumps, hence Il follows
their capacity, and, In fat, slow that the fear
of being subjected 70 serious injury IL absurd
Further, the considerably increased coal con-
sumption belongs to the Game category OF ride.
ulous approximations. The increased coal con-
sumption at Lake Washington will scarcely be
noticeable. and il certainly cannot amount to
3 per cent OF the he, fuel a, gov consumed It the
ssEixth--Tha: the enti1s pressure would also
b forced against all ths intermediates faucets
and meters is on . par With all the rest There
may be one or few meters. but certainly very.
very few, II any, in the Broadway area, and even
though an occadonai mater should give out
the interest alone on the now uteless expendi.
turo incurred at the Brosdway station OF about
t2s per day or $3.50 per 9onth will more than
I'll these intermediates facets and meters
s.Seventh-Ths repetition that the Holly
pump has q capacity OF 100000 gallons, Ut
which already 100000 are consumed daily 10
another groundless ASSERTION. because the Holly
100000; how, then, can tasre Be already 60o0-
600 gallons daily consu meg theroofr
.sThe direct service from. Lake Washington 70
Al the high districts now served BY Broadway
better served from Lake w shingsOn pumps BY
direct pressure, and With more uniform and
better pressure than 10 beisg done now and at .
saving of from 5000 70 Sls, 900 per annum. The
area named 10 90 abundant that no fear may be
entertained OF It's efficiency for years, and not
until the city will build t:le high-servtce reser.
voir In the meantime every dollar expended
at Broadway regard la, a. waste: The new e.
pumps suction, laying pipe to the well, etc., I
do not know how much itzcost, but IL 10 prob
ably safe to assume not less than $500, was
waste Of public funds. and the people were put
water stopped while these changes were made,
all of which was unnecessary.
"The proper thing TO do ia:to abolish Broadway
station, and do 30 at once:S save the monthly
expenditure of $3.50 to 500 release the prop.
Lift that unnecessary bnfden from the tax.
payers."