The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01

Another great enterprise. only second
IN magnitude 10 that OF the Waterway
Company. is about TO he carried out hy
which Seattle machinery will he run by
the power of Cedar river and the people
viii he supplied with the pure mountain
water of that stream Work has already
begun on the construction of the plant by
the Seattle Power Company, which pro-
poses 10 carry out this enterprise. and IT
is expected 10 he completed within a year.
The First steps Taken.
Among the articles OF Incorporation filed
in the county auditor Offices about year
ago were those OF the Seattle Power Com
rany. a corporation with capital stock
Of $500 90. ard having as its incorporators
j.. III. Ammldown, Maurice McMicken and
T. 4. Noble. Of this city. The powers of
the company. as outlined IN the articles Of
incorpora tion. were very full, bat the prin-
cpai object seemed 70 be 20 develop elec-
tricity by water power, and 10 transmit
and sell tho electrical power 50 generated.
About tfse same time niings were made
in the county auditors Office appropriat-
ing certain waters In Cedar lake in this
county, and covering the right 20 annro-
pirate and divert tho waters Of Cedar river
and the storing and diverting of water IN
Swan lake. in this county. Since then.
from time TO time, surveying parties have
been out running lines. taking elevations.
measuring the ffow OF water In Cedar rfv-
CT. and conducting engineering works,
=. III. Ammidown. president OF the conf
pany went East last winter. and after
spending several months "a New York re-
turned 10 this city and took up the nust-
ness Of the company. Offices were engag-
ed in the Bailey building. additional en-
gineers were put In the field, draughtS-
men were employed. and the entire work
OF the company. 50 far ar Il related TO the
appropriation and storage or water. was
pushed as rapidly as possible. But little
was said hy the officers OF the company
as TO It's plans or the success that had
attended AR. Ammidowns efforts In the
East BUT the fact that tie work was
being pushed and a good deal Of money
expended by the company led to the be-
lief that he had been successful in raising
the necessary money for the enterprise.
Engineers Indor~e the Plans
Mr.. Amnfidown's return was followed.
two months LATER by the visit % this city
Of two we'll known engineers, who exam
ines thoroughly into the appropriation
plan 0f the company. II Is reported that
they gave their hearty Endorsement TO the
feasibility Of the enterprise and 10 the
plans already prepared by r A. Noble.
the- engineer of the company. Mr.. ATnni-
down is now IN New York city. and neither
the vice president Of tho company, Mau-
rice McM.eken. nor the engineer, T. \,
Noble, would consent 10 an interview as
70 the plans Of the company
An investigation Of the work already
done rs the Held and interviews with
members of the surveying party, dis
close the following IS the general plan OK
the company.
where the Power VIII Come From.
II ia proposed 20 put q dam across the
mouth of cedar river and raise the level
cf the water IN that lake about twenty
feet This will snard an ample storage
capacity % continue the natural flow OF
the water ~ cedar river during the en-
tire season. uotvithats snding the diversion
Of the watnr for the companys purposes.
At p po9nt near clifford bridge Il is pro-
posed 10 divert the water from cedar river
ans carry II BY pipe line into Swan lake.
whose waters will be raised about fifteen
feet i1us a6ording secondary storage
statan The water from swan lake VIII
he carried by pipe line 20 the town IT
Rentou. where the power house Of the
company VIII be located. The altitude or
Swan lake ~ such as 70 give head of
about 40 feet al the power nouses silif-
Client 20 generate al the eisetricai power
this city and Tacoma will uss for q number
Of wears The POWER 50 generated can be
brought into this ritv over role l.ne af
about eleven miles IN length. ant % Ia
coma by q similar arrangement over
distance not exceeding eighteen miles
This romparat.vely short transmission ~
one Of the great Advantage af fhe enter
prise. a. 1t fs well known thst me loss
~ r,ower varies greatly with the distance
over which II is carried
The plan 81 the company also contem-
mates the building of q Pipe line from
swan lake into the city ~ Seattle "a con
dlct the pt,re clear water ~ Cedar river.
mountain stream. into the city. 20 -
sals to the municipality for the purpose
Of supplying the inhabitants.
water 10 Dig the Canal.
The rapacsty - the ptpe line will - 25-
s9Gna gallons per day. - which ib.eeeoo
gallons will probably he taken by the Sc
attIe and lake Washington Waterway
Cororanv and used under a So foot head.
Tor siuicins doNn the hili section ef the
south canal That will leave supply
eufg{rfeut Cor the use ~ the city for ssg-
erai years 70 come
u is understood that a proposition VIII
aoou be made n the city of Seattle ny
me officers az the company under which
the company will offer 20 construct for
tha city "A reservoir capable If containing
fron n 000 on 20 s0tAa0G0 gallons az
rrfrt "a, least 80 feet above tide level.
ana % Furnish fhe citg wifh water n liefi
~ that nov being pumped from Lake
Washington.
Such an enterprise. n carried oHt On ths
rresenf Y,iang of the c08apny. VIII re-
ault in the distributing IN King county
within the next twelve months ot from
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