The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-19
OFFER TO THE CITY.
Water Proposition of the Seat
tie Power Company.
FOUR ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES.
VIII Either Build and sell Afterwards
or Build for the C~fty-secret Meet
Ing story Denied.

% TTs u" T|IT-|-I - 1917 IL =
with water from Cedar river. ana after
a fea remarks b. Dr.. Jordan. they weFe
referred 10 the fire and water committee.
The company proposes ~ either operate
the gravity system Itself. ard sell Ia
plan; 70 the city later or, or DAitd the
system for the city. Dr. Jordan SAID ne
understood the oorupany had discharged
All its help because % lack Of funds ana
that the only money there would b. In Il
for the city would come solely from the
proposed contract with tho city The com
para wanted the council 10 take a myth
and build il into = reality By giving u a
franchise. The company proposition ls
addressed 20 the ago and city couneI
AID signed for the Seattle Power tom
pany b. r. II. Ammidown. president
The Power ComTany's Proposition.
The Seattle Power Company, a Ioom
corporation. respectfully submits the fo!-
loving concerning the acquisition by ihe
city OF a gravity water system from c.
Oar river.
The company owns the right 70 take.
use. divert and dispose d the water rom
Cedar river. and 20 ass Cedar LAKE ana
Swan lake for storage.
Ender construction ~ the company al the
outlet OF Cedar lake. thus RAISING tne lever
o. the water therein twenty feet, az ample
supply OF water can be stored ana used
r. Increase the natural G5w ~ Gear rf-r
durasg the dry season, 50 as 80 iuEitsa N
abundance oi water for the ely o. seattie
with any possible Increase " Is pop4-
lsflon. and still ieave q sufficient supply
for TIE purposes of the company.
THE power company has -Vnpiete1 ia
surveys ard plans. and has acquired the
essential lands and Usats-gt-8ty. ana has
partially Constructed SIS works Tor the
supply of electric power ana wafer ~ jae
cts Of Seattle. ou 8 scale o~Eiath& Itte
&fth It's prospective growt1 - :ae city
and the degelopment 81 rs Industries. IN
rae preparation of these plans it HAS been
assumed taat the cts would Willingly en-
ter INTO arrangements with the compSny
upon reasonable terms for a gravity WAIT
supply. provided it could be- shown 10 "e
for the puH.ll good. and especially IA We"
Of the fast tla. Ia 50 doing the city
would be continuing its former wise policy
Of encouraging new enterprises promising
large and immediate 0utiays Of money.
and furnishing advantages ~ the present
and str0re inluceu.ent To the future loea-
ton here Of manufacturing enterprises.
r company has now reached 4 point
In It's work 81 construction where furth r
progress as regards a water supply Tor the
city Will depend upon arrangements that
may De made wlta the city therefor.
The City'z Need Of Pure Water.
Your honorable body recognizes the fact
that the present water supply IS Inadequate
and VIII in zane become impure. as popu-
latlpa increases around tho shores OF Lake
Washington. and that the city must be
PROV. led with means ~ water supply. as
soon a. possible. adequate 10 It's growth.
reliable under all conditions. and Gnques-
tionabis a. 30 rs purity.
'Iu view OF the condition " the city s
finances ana ue present tax rates, it IS
afet lmlaTt4ut that tile cost OF water hy