The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-02
Street. and seMers-

several OF the departments Of the city govern.
ment are following out well-defned policy
and need only tiH1e 10 effect improvements, but
in tbs matter OF streets and sewers it VIII be
necessary for the legislative body to graphic
witu problem which couironts Seattle in
menaciag manner. By Far tae more important
OF thc>e is the matter oi sewers. The CITY has
obtained from an eminent engineer, Benezette
Williams, plans for u thorough system of sewer
sge. which comprises two main collecting and
dtsebargins tunnels, one TO drain what is called
the Lake Union hss. into tho bay falreaav IN
der constTuctionl. and one 70 effect .imi,a lar
purpose for the eastern aud southern part OF
tile city. These main channels. as they benefit
81 wide an area. should be paid FOR by the city
~ large, but u seems inevitable that the cost OF
house drains should be borne BY the rropertv
immediately benefited As this question is one
"hich VIII call for serious consideration. / ap-
pend a report recently made un0n the subject
" ihe board Of pub ic works as follows:
"Ae feel constrained 70 cali your attention
once more 70 the absolute necessity which ex-
lsis IN The opinion at tlls board for the aaof,-
uan al some plan 10y Which the cost OF street
paving ana plauk.ug and the cost 81 branch
sewer can oe assessed 20 the owners OF property
beneated Ia view ~ the present condition @:
oata the sewer fund and the street fund. il ia
impracucAaie ana uuWlse for the clty 20 CON
uauc 20 burden itself WIKI an Indebtedness
Ateh Is property eastEeab.e 20 she owners Of
property benefited. I'm tAe matter ~ savs.-s ~.
would state Tor your information thar the t,-sI
cost oi The LAKE I mon sewer tauust VIII he in
tae nelghboyaood ot $40. 0a al ms sfno,,,t
Niaoeo was raised by tie sale OF bonds. az ms
money StS.65s has tesH spent ta t.e cau1t-,lrttn7
ana repairs OF branch sewers This lsft svsif.
Shle lcs the construction of ths tunnel ssi s4a
OF which amoaut S5LaS0 has siraa,v been sr.n,
leaving n balance available of Stssa T. ain ~,
ga{re 20 complete the tunnel about s-9ao4 me
eompstoller's report, Jaausry /. 49,, shows 4
surplus ia tais fund Of oa.y s.. IS 81 When II
j. considered that 8 tunnel must La
constructed for the south part ot u.
city. TIE expense of which viii have t. be paid
hy The city SO large, and wbich viii COST about
si130yo, 10 seems clear that prudence aad good
polcv both would require that the cast OF
branch sewers to assessed - the property hsne-
dt0d, The same reasoning applies 30 the plank
lug o streets. II the city IS % coatinUs 70 plank
aaa psva streets AZ the general expense 10 viii
utcessgta5e aa unwSrgAnted expenditure OF
money, and it is impossible this board or foT
youF honorable oCty 10 avoid discri miua;iou in
fsyor Of cue location against another. sluce IL
VIII be az iupossi5ility e. plank and pave sIi Of
the streets that are pettl0ne4 for II : Uniform
system 81 assessments Tor Improvements Of this
sort were adopted II would result IN = great
saving 20 the e3ty ami would relieve the
board OF public works and the city conn
Gil from tbs necessity OF tzYorlng one
location So against smother. We would