The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-22

park Il oervoir and the highest portions Of
Queen knns hILl these tank Stand2ipes VIII
be necO ssary. Considering that Mr. Will
Jams wtirnate was based on the high
prices Prevailing in lsal. IL is now esri-
mated thai the entire plant with the
modifiu& sfions and additions before noted.
will COO from 5000 TO 500. GO less than
the tod OF Mr. Williams estimate
81 Possibility of Profit.
In CT fnection with this gravity water
supply. IL ~ might also be noted thar the
present. system supplies not more than
two-thiA s. Of the population OF the city.
With a. 3 contract Of the gravity water
supply g process OF execution. which does
not reqv fire any applica ton OF the sur
plus wa or receipts during the two years
OF cons ruction. City Engineer Thomson
suggest that a portion OF the surplus
might used in providing extensions Of
the dist fbuting system in preparation for
the new supply BY this means the ex-
tension " the distributing system would
add maj erialIy 70 the income OF the de-
partmen r From the South reservoir the
suburbs q Columbia. South Seattle and
Georget an. including the manufacturing
district n that portion Of the city. could
be supp1 ed with profit 10 the city. The
city Wou I also. II the income sufficed for
such gr AZ extension of the distributing
system. - in a position TO furnish Bal
lard witt an adequate supsly, at the same
time giv ng fire protection and domestic
service roughout the Fremont and Edge
water di trict
II fluid re city councils should think 1t
more sd& disable 70 reduce rates than 10 Sc
cure an -arly payment of the cost OF con-
structinA the gravity system, reductions
could beX made from tine 10 time. subject
TO the ngle limitation Of the ordinance
that sucA reductions shall al no time make
the total amount collected less than AT the
present time. without violating this pro-
vision o the ordinance. the water rates,
il desire :. could be reduced in proportion
TO the Grease of population. and with a
populat3a n or 1eo.0co the schedule can be
80 per &C l. less than the present enc.
development of Power.
As bird ght out in the williams report.
there " "a be an opportunity TO develop
so hors, power from the surplus water in
side th( city. besides the possibility Of
power svelOpment at Swan lake and Ce-
dar riv r. In connection with the de-
velopme 4 OF power inside the city. It
has bee suggested that a power house
be loo sted on the property now
owned by the city Immediately west
OF the Beacon hill reservoir, ard
about III " feet above the wharf level OF
the tide dat district. For the development
of powe from the 250-foot head OF the
Beacon hill reservoir, the waste water
from Ind wheels can be utilized for low
pressure service over the entire tide fat
and wha IF district.
The Preliminary Work.
The u 1inance that was passed by the
board Of aldermen last Monday nignt eu-
thorizes the city engineer TO do such field
and oftiC q work as is necessary TO furnish
the info& nation concerning rights-of-way,
ETC. reqY lired, IN order TO make the neceS-
sary pu chases or institute condemnation
proceed igs The ordinance also author
ICES the corporation counsel 20 press such
suits 70 condemnation as will be Eeces-
sary to place the city in control or the
situation
Vir ues of Wooden Stave Pipe.
A good example of the efficiency of wood
en- stav PIPE is afforded by a line put
down b the Oregon Improvement Com
pany ne ar Anacortes two years ago. The
pipe. w len is Aliens patent, extends a
distance Of about $500 feet from the Widow
Gray's lace 10 Ace of Hearts lake. II
is fourt IN inches in the cleaT, and IS now
in prime condition, even better than when
first pu { down II is made Of fir slaves,
with wa )den tongues at the ends, and IS
put toga her with iron bands, and IS pro-
nounced BY General Superintendent b. r
Bush to De as good as redwood. and much
cheaper. This pipe. under a 1l5-foot head,
can be n down for 81 a linear foot, in
GLIDING clearing, grubbing, digging of
trenches and back filing, and it is said
VIII lastM an Indefinite length of time. If
the pres ire is made greater than lis there
Will be n increased expense, due TO an
increased cost OF iron bands.