The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
General Demand for More wate
From the Broadway District

FROM the broadway District.
The house OF delegates last evening met
with ali the members in their places.
The committee 20 which was referred
the petition Of G. W. Carries aud Others
asking that'a water main be laid on Diyi-
sion street and Drexel avenue of sufficient
size TO give FIRE protection TO that vicinity
made report. The committee stated
that II had found that the district depends
for water upon two-inch main;
that the supply comes from the
Broadway pumping station and that the
district described is at n very high eleya-
ton. Broadway station at the present
time does not furnish anything like what
Is required.and complaints of insufficient
supply are continually coming in on that
account the committee believed that to
lay larger main would not afford
the protection | required, as it il
very evident that the Broadway pump
provide. The committee deemed il wise
TO consider the request of the Pc
has more 10 supply than ITS capacity will
titioners, and that provision should be
made TO meet their needs at the earliest
possible opportunity. but TO place a six
inch main ia place o the two-inch now in
use would not give permanent relief The
committee recommended that the superin-
tendent of the water department be re-
quested 20 prepare plan for furnishing
water 10 that section of the city. with a
view of supplying a high.pressure water
service direct from the Lake Washington
station. The committee believed that n
large district now supplied from Broad
way could be connected with pipes
from the Spring HUI reservoir
and that such change should be made if
possible. There should be, IN the commit
tees opinion, a new hich-pressure water
service pump placed at the Lake Washing
ton pumping station, and that il should
be pumped into the Broadway system.
The entire district now supplied
from Broadway could then be
very much better served and
the Broadway station abandoned. and the
pumps now At Lake Washington station
relieved by the use Of one good strong
high-saryiee pump. The committee also
presented a Joint resolution instrueting
the superintendent of the water depart-
ment TO prepare the information men.
toned in the committees report. The re-
port was adopted.
Delegate Jones said that he had heard =
great many complaints coming from the
property owners and other residents Of
Reuton hin relative to the limited
supply 81 water in that vicinity.
II there was any one present
he said, who knew ANYTHING about
il he would be glad TO have
some information on the subject Alter
ney Powell. Who lives GA Chestnut street
Reuton hill. said that things we're IN de-
plorab.e condition in that v.cinity. The
residents can only dereud upon the water
supply about three hours cut Of
dAv What the trouble sa.
the residents did not know. bat relief
should certainly he given At once. III is
we're nos given sickness would follow
Mr.. Powell stated that a petition ASKING
for immediate relief bad been prepared
during the DAY, and VAS in the
board II aldermen. Delegate Howard
said hr understood that there vas some
investigation being made 81 the broadway
station. from which Rentoa hiIl is sup
piled. IL VAS thought that ar had gotten
into the syphon and prevented its proper
operation IL such was the case
the limited supply On Renton
bil 1n'ght bs trsced 20 IL
Delegate Noigi said that ia his opinion the
/ proper step toward relief % the dry dis
tricts wouid te 81 change the rules II the
Nater department relative 70 sprInklInT
iaNns. a. present persons having sssns
wsrc sliowe1 % sprsnsls them ST hours
a DAY. No ether esgv gave such privileges.
The tia1e - sprinkle shoald be limited 70
: couple % hours 4 &Ay. aud ons district
should - allowed 10 spriakle one day sud
another district the nsxt day. and - on.
Ia thBs way a.. the districts eoaid nci lie
drRsinE frum the sappiy a. one sine.
chapman. Howard sad Little we're A.
patntsd = e1mniftee 30 s8opt some plaza
whsrrby j. was hoped % aso4d tie mAny
accidents 30 cattle On the lake Shore
road ia that PARK 81 the e4gg embraced IA
the Ninth aArd. Delegate "A apnsn s1-
pia.Esa thA& cattle ssrs bel2s constantly
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