The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-27
SEWER FUND DEFICIT
City Engineer Thomson's Re
port and Recommendations.
SOME WORK MUST &c STOPPED.
AppTepsaatisos for ssas - the sewers
Already xxossdsA-A Charter
Aasaansas Prepesisien.

suc. WnsSb va pSeSeuseo 10 sbe CIV Coo1-
eli last night The report goes into detail
on each sewer; bat the main facts are
given Ia the following summary:
As directed BY ordinance No. 1904 1
have the honor 70 report that / have
sewers then In process OF construction and
have also suspended the brick work on
the tunnels. / submit herewith, - de
rected. statement showing:
First Tho various sewers which have
heretofore been constructed.
Second-The sewers nov In process OF
construction.
Ihird--Ths sewers about to be CON-
structed
With references TO each of the above
sewers the statement shows the estimated
cost OF each sewer, the amount actually
expended on each sewer, and the amount
necessary to complete each sewer. l also
submit . statement Of the present con-
dition OF the sewer fund derived from the
proceeds OF tho Seattle sewer bonds of
1855. In preparing the following state
ments l have carefully examined every
bill of expense heretofore returned and I
believe the distribution herein made is rs
nearly perfect a. the loosely kept accounts
viii allow.
First-Ths various sewers which have
herstofore been constructed:
take IL that by this designation the
honorable council intended only the sew
ers which have heretofore been constructed
from the proceeds Of tho Seattle sewer
bonds Of 1888. and therefore list them a.
follows:
(a) Front and Commercial street sewer,
from Union street to King street and west
on King street to deep water-Ordinance
No. 3,096. approved November q, 1888.
Not>-Work was stopped upon the dis
covery OF the fact that there was an over
draft. . mistake Of 900 in carrying
forward the accounts of expenditure hav-
ing caused the continuance of work FOR
three weeks after the appropriation had
been exhausted. Believing that there Was
still slight balance left unexpended At
the time the sewer construction WAS turned
over TO this department.. had started .
small crew OF men at work connecting up
the side street sewers and repairing the
roadway. but upon the discovery of the
OF surplus. caused ell work to cease at
once, and nothing has been done on the
sewer since that time
Estimated coat and total appropriation,
vi 500; amount actually expended to date.
80. 5os.23. The work yet to be done will
cost 20 COS % An additional appropria-
ton OF SIS. Isl. q ID, therefore, required to
complete the sewer and provide for the
present deficiency.
(b) West street sewer. Virginia street to
north tunnel at Depot street-Ordinsnc
No. 3.l36, approved December Is. 1898.
Estimated cost and total appropriation.
I6,0O: amount actually expended TO date.
date, $5aS94. Work necessary to complete
the sewer viii cost g. 1880.
(c) Kenny street sewer. Yssler avenue to
Madison street--Ordinance No. s. 1877, ap-
proved January 8 1894. Estimated cost
and total appropriation, $4,000; amount
actually expended 70 date, 1l2,sS3. "; over
draft Of appropriation. $3.50. II Work on
the sewer Is com pletsd from Yssler avenue
only as far as Willow street. but little
more than halt of its length. Seventeen
hundred and ffty q, 1901 feet from Miller
street 70 Madison street. have not as yet
been touched. To complete tho sewer a.
originally planned viii REQUIRE $5.53L7.
td) Cullen street sewer, Market street to
bush strcet-Ordinance No. 3,22s. ap-
proved February o. 1894. Estimated cost
and total appropriation, 81, 400; amount
actually expended to date. $i,3sT76; un.
expended balance OF appropriation. $22 -
This sewer Is completed with the exception
OF two catch basins, estimated to cost $sS
These can DO dispensed with for the present
te) Florence and Cullen streets sewer,
Rainier street TO Lake Washington avenue,
ordinance No. 3.2,9, approved February
.. 1904 Estimated cost and total appro-
pria,ion, y, 800; amount expended to date,
~. So So; ovsrdraft. $252 So. This sewer 10
competed with the exception of two catch
basins, estimated at $sS One additional
manhole. costing $50. was found to be
necessary. and its cost is included in the
expenditure to date. The catch basins can
be dispensed with for the present.
% Fontenelle and Davidson street
sewer, Baker street to Lake Washington
avenus-ordinance No. s,232, approved
February 10, 1904 Estimated cost and
tntaf AUGMENTATION on. s.f
expended TO date. 81, o20. 30: unexpendsd
balance OF appropriation a. date, 1919. 81
To complete excavation of trench, lay the
pipe. build necessary manholes. will re-
qulre further expenditure of $500
The eastern or upper block from Lake
View street to Baker streetl has not vet
been constructed. To construct the sewer
along the block would cost about 81 co as
the street is ungraded and the sewer
would have to be built st depth Of from
twelve tot~eutv-eight feet in cement hard
pan. Ii ordinance No. 1882 were so
amended as TO make the eastern terminus
of this sewer at Lake View street instead
OF BAKER street there will be a surplus of
$oI92i left from the origina! appropriation
after completing the lower portion.
Sewers now in process OF construction
are
Republican. Brook. Depot. etc, streets
sewer, from Lake Union sewer tunnel at
Twelfth avenue and Gould street, includ-
ing branch sewer on Twelfth avenue
from Hazel street to Bancroft street E.
timated Cos. aud total appropriation, $751;
TO. amount expended 10 date, So $50 t5
Work has not been commenced on the
lover tive and one-half blocks on Repab-
Iican street (srom the easieriy terminus OF
the Lake Union sever tunnel at koiiin
street 10 point about midway between
Lake and Aoltke siseeis). and the sewer
discharges through wooden hume down
Moltke street 90 the lake. The detail esti-
mate tor completion il si2. >5 o.
Reilin street sewer. Republican to Depot
ssreet-Ogdinane No. ). -, approved De-
eembeF S, Ic9S. Estimated cost aud total
appropriate. si10oi amount expended
10 date, ,-3asA, unsxpended balance OF
appropriation, STAG. So ia ss iudi-
Gated by the progress Of the work up 10
date ! have every reason 10 believe tina,
she unexpendea balance Of the original
appropriation vii! be sufficient to consplsls
tie sever as planned.
W.lIa Malls a9diticu-Wiifref street
sever, barclay street - connect Wath Bush
street sewer At Frederick street and Al
lanGie avenue IN Armouf's aaditiou--Ordl-
mace No. ass approved February 10,
lssAs- Estimated cost and total aypruprla,
ton, S.. 500, amount expended 10 date.
s. Sal IS
Bush street. Lake Washington avenae
and Tweniy-eishga street seser. Man
stree; To easser.y terminus Of south sever
Eunnsl-OFtsiasace No.a 80 approved Feb
rGsry 8. iS9i Est mated cost aa4 total AZ
preparation, sal go; amount expended to
date, sin,os.l -: UoexpsaGe4 bala OF
appropriation, s1 as. Il The work thus
far done consists of clearing a rigai-of-way
irom JacSsoa street s02iA 30 Co.le &c street.
distance of Gao feet, and 81 construct