The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-10
Grand total

The amount collected yesterday, Sli5.
was much smaller than anticipated by the
committee. but Il Is hoped that the sub
soriptIons will come in more freely to-
day. II IN said that some visionary people
imagined that the hanks would put up
sloovD or more and when IL was ascer-
tanned thar the pledges of eight OF the
hanks only aggregated $1,000 they seemed
to think something wrong but the
subsidy will he raised just the same.
Some Of the best business houses in
the city have not yet been heard from.
and their pledge should aggregate a large
amount.
In connection with the enterprise 10
should be- borne in mind that the OPP
portunties for "A gravity water supply
will be the Finest I'm the world. From
the head Of the canal on the lake 10 the
level OF high tide on the bay there Is
fall of sixteen feet and 10 the level OF
low tide. thirty-two feet. Thus u can
be seen that the mere laying of pipes
along the edge OF the canal will AFFORD
"a gravity supply OF fresh water for tho
whole of the reclaimed area OF the fats.
as well as for the docks along the pres
ent water front. The Improvement win
simply necessitate the first cost of pipe
and the laying Of the same and II VIII last
for several generations with hardly a dol
lars additional cost giving water suf-
Sea.ttte's present population All the
water used for locomotives steamers
and ordinary purposes viii he thus oh
tained. Enterprises like Moran's foundry
could use the water and by their own
machinery raise what they need % a
higher level for such manufacturing pur-
poses as may BE- desired
10 requires no stretch OF the trnagtn-
alton To understand the immense benent
that would thus accrue 20 Improperly
holders. for water for all ordinary uses
IN an iuexhaustabie supply would thus
be al hand az nominal figure. The
present system OF water works With the
expensive pumping stations and corps
OF engineers and workmen. could he done
away with to some extent. although. Of
course for the hiH district. ~, water
would stiil have 20 be pumped 20 a rescr-
Sotr and there maintained as head OF
supply
we'll known engineer said yesterday
that with the completion 81 the canal
the city should BY all means make ar
engagements 80 establish a water system
on tho lines mentioned. and maintain u
for the benefit ~ shipping ana commerce
generally. II would ~ an Important
factor tn making Seattle thu finest and
MOST complete harhc~ on the coast TAa
savings IN water rates would ~ Itself hs
great tnfucomcnt 90 vessels - come
sttle "a give Subsidy % to ss4 ~ waui,i
Re doing no more than should 10 done,
that Il would - a paving Investment
~ & when the tnuunarrabie advantages az
TIRE canal ara considered g. g irapossit,l,
20 understand how q g. that 81 many
peorle have not yet considered them.
selves vitality Interested ln assuring the
completion % the great work ty seeing
that the subsidy IS secured.
Among tha e-fspsA..r1 - a
work yesterday Ia securing suhslfies were
y boFi@s. = r. Friend. who brought ir
80. = MAYER ana a. " Spear who can.
NaSsed Fest stgc~i ana brought IN s e-a.
ara sam y r3Eht. whe brought ira xSe
The canal proposition has be,onse tAs
subject OF Eood ecal az discussion
SmoaK caElnrrflnE ana s-itatiae uuhgf-a.
,ioas all oNer thc coast ana thsq,,t-h,,.,
TIE Esst In every instance the arnea.e
u pronounced entirely feasffle the an.
ins 81 - the ttte uats heses es-,,sraarto.,
0poa faV"faasN fee Railroad Gazette
one Of the larAtst Wrsk s FutltrattaaS l.,
New York city. AMI thc Geadlnx r#4tr,s 4
raner of tae couufre. has devoted ar en-
tire psgc 20 explaining che entefrrsss
puhiishlas a map 90 thc city ahoufrs ina
hay Aa3 fhe fats and abs ra,tn - rAs
canal. ART another fnAp showing th. fsse
lands IS ptsttea Tn accer,lan-e MIA fhs
Fys'esstraf enia rtc0E % y e. E~ssts ths
eensal'ing euglnerr ot the APPRAISERS D.
shc article accompanying the nap 3
given a description Of the f0pNxoaphy ~
the surrounding country. ana Seartla ss.
het pfeapects for tht gusure are cam
me- So ussau 81 81 g2veahSe a uaannrr
that 2, cannot hat result IN great secus
70 tfe ettf The ge0EraF shtc&E position
- thv cftg at iiS eSfser7ax 1oeAtte-t re-
kAfiFe - fee xHA amt mats ArA genera;
tntasfries ~ "a SoaNd Is potngs-f out
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