The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05

81. 1894, shall te rsying for dxed anus
expense unnecessary with grav5sy system 49,,
GO more Ter annum than per cent in. led
would amount TO on bonds which would yieau
sufficient 70 build the gravity sys.sm compis.e.
II We are compelled to continue jumping aIse'
that date, the disproportion sgaisst tne puinp
ing system will increase az the rag OF $4,000 an
nuaiiy. Ii the Cedar river graytzy system - "
be our permanent supply-and 9eaitn, as W.
as economy demands that IL shs-llu oe-e'eIy
dollar now spent in increasing our pumP,ns
capacity Is lost so far as the future Is concerne
Alter December 81. 1894. it Will: cost more "
pump water from LAKE Washingtfsn tran 10 pay
interest on complete aqueduct snd RESERVOIRS
to supply Cedar river water by gravity.
In considering the plan OF pe.fnanen. w sss
supply, 1t should not be overlooked tnaI thsre
will be sufficient power in the waste OF "stet
from the swan lake storage reseTfolr 20 seueI.
ate. at nominal expense, sufticienE eeetriei.y -
furnish the city with light and power Tor every
purpose This of Itself would beg saving oI
many thousands of dollars anIsziaily, ana
source or a large income. -.
Ihave gone into this question thoroughly, be-
cause consider II q problem 20 De settleo
within the next three months. 10 MAINTAIN
the lowest insurance rates Tor 81: slness proteI
ton, our supply must exceed the demand, WIN
a safe reserve. The gravity systel-s IS tne inost
economical plan 20 secure this RESULT, Dotn iol
the present ana the future. To complete the
system before 1895. construction should COM
nience the coming summer, and 30 furtner e1.
pensc (beyond the one pump now eeeded) Wouiu
De necessary for increasing our pamping Iaciil-
ties The annual receipts OF thu Gepdrsment
for 1897 were $l6s, With IN unlimited
gravity supply TO draw from, the increase VI
population aud extension of sersice, would, II
present rates are maintained. swell the pts
TO $4,000 per auuum by 1899 The present
bonded Indebtedness for water purposes Is
100000. Should new bonds be ISSUED to the
extent o. 81, 000 making tctas OF $2,ooooJu
bonded Indebtedness OF the wateF department.,
the total interest at D per cent per anuum VIII
be Sl2oO0l. The total annual offlSe ana opefat-
Ing expenses and necessary repairs Would DE
not 10 exceed s35 Coo, thus leaving margin OF
$4,000 per annum Tor extension of the cistri-
AZ a1
fund As the years continue the Eaceip's OF the
gravity system would increase III proportion 10
the population, while the expense OF operation
and repairs would be bur s.IgnIy lorger leaving
each year II greater margin for the sinking fund
and for extensions.
With the present necessity for providing EN-.
p,oyment for hundreds of laborera. with rates
for materials and labor which viii probably
never again be eQualed, trust tlat this ques-
ton of the future OF our city water system, in-
volving such great results in economy ana
health, Will receive yOuc most careful consider
alton.
The most urgent question is hog to prevent
the enormous waste. Experience has demon
strated that the only practicable way Is to
adopt the tank system. Eighty gallons per day
per capita is sufficient for all domestic purposes,
and even in the great city of Londsn it has been
found necessary to adopt the use OF tanks as
check for waste. Brooklyn gets along with
eghty-ive Philadeip ha. with al its manu-
faetOries, has only fftyfive, but there the river
is drawn upon by many manufac5ories. New
York has 30 gallons, but the supply has cost an
enormous amount OF money, and it is notori-
ously extravaganza in waste