The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-18

THE CEDAR RIVER PLAN.

Tho question TO be submitted 10 the
people on Doconibar 10 is whether or not
the city shall 20 into debt to the amount
Of 81, $4,000 for the purpose or increasing
the water supply. Ordinance No. $3.50
sets forth the plan as follows:
II is proposed that said city purchase or
appropriate as provided by law all nee
sssary lands. rights and privileges and
construct a gravity water supply system
from Cedar river by way or Swan lake
as an impounding reservoir 10 a eonnec-
ton with the high and low service dis
tribution mains of said city water works:
including as details OF sad supply system
the head works on Cedar river. conduit
TO Swan lake. dam at outlet and clearing
around Swan lake. discharge from Swan
lake. pressure conduit 70 city reservoirs.
Low service reservoir. high pressure reser-
voir, auxiliary high service tank stand
pipes. together with such connec tions.
gates and other appurtenances requisite
for tho full nse and service OF said supply
system as an addition 20 tho existing city
water works, tho conduit from Cedar riy-
er 10 Swan lake TO have a capacity OF
not less than ffty million 700 o0D gal
Ions per day ana the pressure conduit 70
Inside diameter and connected for alter
nate or proporuonate discharges into the
high and low service reservoirs. The
estimated cost of said additions. including
the requirement 81 the lands, rights and
privileges necessary therefor. as near as
may be- n the sum OF twelve hundred aud
hfty thousand tsl.e50.0o0 dollars.
IL a majority OF tho voters are IN favor
of this plan tho city council VIII let
contract for the work aud it is TO 10
paid for by warrants. These are 10 be re-
deemed by the following plan:
That there 10 and hereby is created
and established fund 10 be called
Cedar River Water Supply Fund OF Sc
Rttle." which fund IS created and 90 bs
drawn upon for the sole purpose az de-
fraying the cost and expense OF the adj
dltions 20 the water works owned sui
controlled hy said city. as specified and
adopted rs section OF this ordinance and
ratified by majority vote az the election
provided Tor hy this ordinance. together
With such interest as shall accrue upon
the obligations issued ia payment therc-
for Upon the completion ana accept
ance OF said additions. and thereafter 80
long as any obligations are outstanding
against said fund. the city treasurer shall
set aside into Yali Cedar River Water
Supply Tund ~ Seattle" from the rev.
enues derived from the water works now
helonEing or rs hleh may hereafter belong
T. said city. seventy-GVe C1 Ter cent
thereof. provided taai tha percentage
shau not apply upon the vcccrts or cred
les for water used by the city f7r rtuni-
etpal purposes. The city council may ~
ordinance transfer 90 said funa such ad-
dltlonal iucarne from the water works or
from such general funds as may ba await
able therefor. Al moneys so ser aside
and plaeei ga satd Cedar River Water
Sopply Fund ~ Seattle" shall pc applied
solely 20 tAe payments q the warrants
or obligations issued against said und
n payment for sa}8 additions 90 sad Wa
tcr works ln case 81 the execution ANA
Performance ~ a cer,rae; tNr said a33i-
tieus. ne authorised bv section - th.s
ora.aance ths c.y hereby t~revocsb]v
binds itself tot 60 syll. tease or dispose *
Ia Any manner its water works system
uutl thc calIeatio1a issued therefor SHAH
have bccn paid ia f-l| or in case it should
ever sen cT dispose tt the same before
such payment 1a pav sut - any moneys
derived ferm the sale tsereef afl 81 sstt
ohlteatiou4 that shalt thsa remain un-
raid ard THAT IS WtA uot fa any event su1t
sad system Tor a sum less ta8u ercura
e pay ST. % said outstanding obligations
With all interest sue taertcU. Aaa the
eEty rgrlher irreNerap,y Binds ttse.f neg
- rcduce the rates or charges far water
a. thAt scVe1tv-ete t-HA rer ceatan o.
the grcss revenues 0'errof shall amount
a less tnAn az preseat untl such ohtea-
tons shall 1ANe tern Ta.ty ag 3ll4sed snt