The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-21
WATER FOR BALLARD.
It Causes . Large Expenditure
or C0uncilmanic Wind.
osJEcroR FRAZIER RESIGNS.


Site for Wells Finally Selected ana
Bending Cossidersa-Tve Vacancies
Cast Ne Fnlsd.
The city council OF Ballard held special
meeting last night in continuation of the
regular meeting. which broke up in mild
row Tuesday night. On that night the
question OF water supply. artesian wells
and fire protection were discussed in .
desuitory way for about an hour aud .
half Counciimen Frazer. Mcdonald and
Shirtliff, Popuiists. favor Salmon Bay
park as the most suitable site for the pur-
pose of sinking artesian wells. because
they believe the water will be purer and
better. They also declared il would be
easier to bring the water down hill than to
force it up. Councilmen Looney,
Curtiss and zyerwenka favor site
along Shilshole avenue because It is
nearer the mills, from which fuel to run
tho engines can be procured without cost.
They also alleged that the quality Of water
will probably b - good and that tho
pressure ut the surface or mouth Of the
wells win b greater. because the location
Is much nearer the sea level. for wherever
the source Of the water may be. whether in
the Cascades or under Puget sound. IL will
seek it own level, and therefore conclude
it will Be cheaper and better to have the
wells near the business portion of the
town than up on hill In Salmon park, .
mile and . half or two miles from the busi-
ness center. This ID the opinion also Of
Mayor A. e. Pretty. of City Engineer s X.
Smith and Of an expert who Was paid to
come all the way from Ohio to give his
opinion.
In the midst Of the discussion Council
man Shirtiiff wanted to know II they were
going to elect . councilman in place OF
replied. saying: I'VE elected L. NJ. Wood,
hours deadlock trying to make . choice
three weeks ago. Since then We seem to
get along very well without another man,
and there 10 no use in having another
deadlock" Nothing moro was said on
this question and no successor to w. T.
McVay was elected.
The mayor urged the council to get .
system Of fire protection. and Councilman
Looney proposed that the various leaks in
tho main be repaired. Frazer opposed
this and said that they were doing busi-
ness more like boys than men.
Without waiting for reply or adjourn
ment of the council, he asked to be az
cused from longer attendance. In few
minutes Afterwards six angry city solons
adjoui ned the meeting and cooled of their
warm blood by midnight stroll home
ward.
Last night the water works question was
taken up again, and the mayor red IN un-
official statement from the deputy county
assessor, which showed the assessment for
1893 to be as follows:p
Real estate and Improvements ...... .t82S on
fefeonai taDoup .-..........-....--...... LOGO
Railroad properly 2s.29O
Total assessment. ..............$ y76, 40
The city 10 allowed to bond TO the
amount Of S per cent Of the assessed valu-
alton, less the total debt. The total debt
10 about 81. $40. which allows bond debt
of about $40. 900. The city attorney was of
the opinion that the city could bond for
10 per cent OF the assessment for 1888. It
10 also thought probable that the city can
bond for 10 per cent. of the asses: nent Of
1892, which exceeds this years assessment
by about $500. 600. II this DO true ample
funds can be provided BY bonding for the
construction and maintenance OF water,
sewerage and tire protection systems and an
electric light plant. The city attorney
read the ordinance providing for these sys-
TENS with all the dstails except the cost.
The cost Of the proposed sewerage system
Was placed at $4,000. The city engineer
gave figures for the location Of Ave or six
wells at Salmon Bay park and on Shils-
hole avenue a. SIS. COO for the former and
s., go for the latter.
All Of the counciImsn we're present last
night except Frazer, whose resignation
was afterwards presented and accepted.
The same discussion followed Is ON Tues
day night. only In . more practical way.
and Counciimen ShIrtliffo and Mcdonald
expressed their indifference AZ to the iocs-
ton of the wells. A motion was
then carried dropping tho consideration
Of Salmon Bay park rs site, and the sys-
tern on Shiisholc avenue was formally
adopted. Ths committee on public build
ings and grounds was then instructed 10
advertise for bids for the sinking of six
inch we'll near reserve No. 3 aud TO secure
an option on reserve No. and other sites
in that vicinity for . pump house. The
city attorney vas also asked TO ascertain
positively whether the city can bond for
10 per cent. for the purpose. a., IL per
cent 10 the limit. the estimates will have
to be cut down to correspond. The pro-
posed improvements are estimated TO cost
about 3tii 900. a. follows: Sixty thousand
dollars for water; so, 900 for sewerage !:
$Ii 600 for electric lights.
II. d. Donovan. editor Of the Ballard
Nems, stated to the council that the editor
of the Ballard Entrpriss was endsavoring
to mis.ead the council a. TO the legality Of
the city printing being published in the
Ne.es. The News has lately changed its
former name from the Ballard Weekly
INcsrs. Councilman Mcdonald moved that
Pr. Morrow, editor Of the Enterprise, Be
heard. bat had no second. The council
then formally Transferred the contract OF
the Ballard Weekly Mems to the Ballard
News 70 iegaiiss tho publication OF ordf-
nances and other noficea-