The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-29
CITY WATER WORKS.
ANIMAL Report Of snperintend-
ent CaIiigan.
TWO MORE LAMPS ARE NEEDED.
ne R~eSrnsenas Par~Aase 81 Asoshss
H.lry ass ~.w Fmsap fer Broadway
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evening. and the beard 81 ruelie works
vii have su.ec1si nesting 81 o'clock
tbs sa.wnsnr ia order 20 discus. the recon-
raendssions rsade By Superintendent r.
II. CasIirsn for tire improvement OF the
water system. In making cut this report
Mr.. Caiisgan and r r. Psddea. bis book
keep.sr ignored former reports 80 basis
Of calculation and went bsek 70 the tine
the water pssss ~as parehssed By the city,
aud So . consequence were scse 10 give 3
mach more detailed report than could
otherwise have hesn done. In bis report
Mr.. Cslf:gsn says:
In compliance xith the requirements
Of this department. ! have the honor TO
submit the third annual report OF the city
~sfsr works.
The duties Of the Office of supersrterd-
ent devosTed on rne April i. and since that
time baye gabored iDdastrlousiy 10 psace
the xster plant on an economical bass
and sTstsr1a.Ixe the workings of is so ss 20
produce satisfactory financial results 10
the city on the money inrested and 10
regulate our dealings with consumers By
carrying oct THE Intention Of the ordinances
and establishing q SYSTEM OF accounting
that would inspire confidence and insure
the city from los..
The present ~ alter works comprise three
pumping stations, knoxn "a Lake Wasn-
ington station. Broadway station, Queen
Anne station
From Lake Washington station the
water that supplies the city ~ forced from
the lake 10 o reservoir If T. $4,000 gailons
capacity. sitsated on Beacon hilI, 30 feet
above and at 8 distance Of {, 90 feet from
the source of supply.
The pumping machinery consists of
four pumps.
ssaasus
One Holly engine. capacity ca hours
Two sorshington engines tsws mem 4eA.se
TINE DON engine asson.ess,
Total capacity ..... ESoa.e o
''All OF the pumps are in good running
order.
This station pumped during isae i.7s5,-
I'd, 341 gallons Of water. or an average Of
4.ss2.sI5 gallons per month. at total cost
Of 81 47asD
Queen Anne station is located on Box
street. north OF High street, ia5 feet below
the level of the reservoir on Beacon Hill.
and must force water to a point 40 feet
above the level of the lake, or IS feet
above the pump house, to the summit OF
Queen Anne hill
The water is received from BsacSn Hill
reservoir and is pumped into a tank leased
from the Union Water Company sf rem al
OF 80 per month. ana from there dIstrlb-
ated BY gravity 10 the consumers.
This station has adequate pumping
service, duplex Dow with q capacity Of
10000 gallons.
I'm isas, e 90, 900 gallons OF water we're
pumped at this station at cost Of
81. 25i.4
broadway pumping station is located
on Broadway. near Yesler avenue. and
pumps water to an elevation of 40 feet
with but poor service Of three small
pumps; full capacity. 30 Go gallons.
The water from this station - delivered
directly into the mans. and the pressure
kept up by the action of the pumps ne
eessitating the services Of an engineer at
all times OF the day and night.
During iss3 this station pumped ia
1sl.9s0 gallons OF water, At cost Of
$g.9-s a.
With this report I submit a number of
exhibits. giving full detailed and com
psraiise statement OF the water works
from the time IL was ACQUIRED by the city.
EXHIBIT a shows the ga.ions Of water
pumped from Lake Washington during
the year iss8, the work done By each
pump and tie monthly and daily aver
ages. Average gallons pumped daily,
4.sss3bi5 greatest daily average, August,
s,19.5To; greatest number nj gallons
pumped for any one day. August -.
daily 5000 inhabitants, 60 90 of whom
are using city vaterL l22 gallons.
Exhibit shows the daily average gal
ions pumped 1s.iJ, sisi, i0i: daily aver
age gallons pumped 1891, g. 433 $40; daily
average gallons pumped lsg2 5.6f2. $50:
daily average gallons pumped 1888, soc, :
6t5
Assuming the figures of tsg2 TO be cor
rect, the daily average pumping OF is1s
exceeded THAI of "a by an average of 10, 2li
gallons per DAY. Tins is accounted for
that on August N discovered at Broad
Nay station that the water flowing into
the well had an overflow pipe connected
With the sewer. which. from its constFuc-
ton, was impossible for the engineer to
controi, causing a great waste of water.
Il found that se had in stock an old
automatic valve, which | repaired and
attached IL 10 the Inlet pipe in the we'll
and the result vas the saving OF 500 900
gallons day from that time
Exhibits G and u show the work done
at the different stations BY each pump aud
Is a part OF the regular monthly reports
from this office, recently adopted.
Exhibits l.. Z and q give a detailed
statement OF the cost of operating the
Lake W Washington, Queen Anne and
Broadway pumping stations during is9s,
and 10 n ] would invite your particu. ar
attention. You will find great differ
ence in the cost of fuel between tie last
four months aud tine iirst eight months OF
the year. This is ecca-tonei partially by
the use OF wood instead of coal slack. and
more particularly 10 the good working con-
dltlon of the pumps. In this connection /
cannot overlook the fact that the result is
due IA A great extent 10 the able assistance
and nntiring efforts Of the present engin-
GERS.
Exhibit III shows the average cash re-
. T. fxrz a. 40 y
sil. issi as Is.ss 81. ~ to; 1886. si2 SIS "a
An interesting fact. which shows me
result 81 systematiRing the accounting in
thts office. - that IN isss. the rece!pts for
water tax were <iST, 81 - While In i-gsS
the receipts were SIs5, 5sa9.24 or a differ
ence in favor Of 1853 OF s. 2ss} ~. and shis
Notwithstanding the reduction in water
rates Of over IL per cent and ths abandon
meat entirely Of the charge for irrigation.
he wear las has been wear OF hard
times. The average number OF vacancies
! tled monthly amounts 10 L01
Exhibit | shoSs the comparative oper-
atiug expenses and monthly averae es
from the tiuae the city began to opera e
the psant: ISa Sit s1s O.. fsstl. <5l 6iS R5
l~tI So s-01s'; isss3. So 1I2S1
In explanation 81 the increased ex-
penses o. I~s3 over Ike have 10 cal vaur
attsntjon 10 the folloeiHc facts: On Jam
uary I, i~C, there vas on hand 1T Lake
Washington panep house cosi 20 the ga &c
90 s1,En The expense incurred in puttsn :
tae rumPs IN good running order and
keeping Hp repairs amounts to over So %
! 10 i~f- coal vas purchased az freni 81 ~ 20
+ ~ - ton. while IN iSsS, oging 10 the
F coal continuation. Il cost Is $50 ton
{ far slack and nut mixed
p Salot sGogs a comparative safe
{ meut oi rece4 pts AM expenditures aud is
a stat mems Of the whole business in a nat,
shF+- Ter cent - expenses IN Vsce4 pk.
/ i@sA f~R' PER cent ot expenses 80 receipt.
i~tt, ESs5. per cent. % expenses 10 re,