The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-22
THE OFFER ANALYZED
What the Power Companys
Propositions Would Mean
IF ACCEPTED BY THE CITY.
CITY Tnufneer's Figures on Relative
Results Of the Various Aiterna-
tive Water Schemes.

SPECIAL committee appviIii"'l - ~ -
De- OF commerce Flseess go =, -
% ths pi'1s's'tiol's - l'it -, -
contrary, ioT spppi ,i -, -. = -
" 10 tHS tItss ~ Ii-s - -.
"otn1oH Ststet1aS - - - -. = -.
on ti's ptgiS,slai'i,. S. - = ats,
paFeu y 80 - - - - 80. q, a.
ant aiid 49, 'i,'-N - -, S,,Il,-
aceoiilpetislhS t"ttN4- ~ 49,
ephst1*Laa titS 1att4 'ts~' 80 :, 49,
u VIII De iouha aoH"iAAeD t"i4 A'S
iSSOiA - a. aoii'"A'
Proposition a.
Minimum, Charge Per Day.
1893 90 gallons at 2 per 100 gal 80.
ions $1,000. ...-..-- .------ 81" -
a.. ~ -. Aa''''1a' a''"N - m
AaG n ne~ az s,aIienz Tor electric
power ffrf,sshed 10 of,erate BROAD
way and Queen Anne pumps tone
tnird Of supply ..........-......--.. 2 -
H., e,1s >,
- - -. - -. !. =. -,
- aren't 70 %'-,s'.'' per "h'l4ii.
-, ~ minimum elia1ke pa. sii4IIs TOT
t,v"''.' s4-ioflS aei,',.Iea INTO tae 10" ser
- 'sa'f '..4 anu iol $3.50 49, -
p4l'P - 80 @ -,
beher dlStFicis no" supplied from bfoad-
49, ~" .Suseh Anne puIapanb lions.
Hs cry "o1iu DC ea'Aea 1poh - = p'a.e
',s pupip4hk stA'ioi ~ - "Si"" ~ 49,
auequala pai"ps asIanssa ~ t4'. ~
Io''i. as. - = :. III 'i'1
,.a,,1t 80, ,t,e s,,, .p'',, a. eao -1.,c men
t',f'..- a., III =
~ cu"'NS - 49, 9t.l'4','s' l' a., 80 -
pairs and renewals. would 10 pa1d ~ the
city. These items would amount 20 az
least s. 30 Per year "a average for ten
or twelva ..ears rbIs nlsn does not pro-
,.ias far tho bigs, service. r..s.rV,,fr of large
capacity ~ the cify park The Safety OF
property tbrouE loi't me various ff7iaehce
districts lying Z boVe TIE la-ioot contour
line. and ,he genera! efficiency 81 the ser
vice. viii q mand tire construction OF this
reservoir at 81 early date, replacing the
l01.@0 gallon box tank Bnw ~ use. This
cost viii fail upon the city, and including
the aecessary force main from broadway
station % supply II. viii cost 81 least
$50 ,...t- - .,,o,,..,, % Tho
80 -, ,be Gee and water committee
- en-. -. ,,,,,,cil n = nor cont annual
s, - -. ain -. ,,ss,eg - -0a ooo
-. - A., a. tbc ,,car y9ta on Tho
49,. - ~, ,,,,lgittoc ,bat amount win
-. an 80. sIol eqq "a nor year Including
a. n@v,er To- n,,p,nina one-third Of the
80. - ~, btgber dfstricts above the
, smsp's .,,,,-',,
.sr,r,,orttonlne from the minimum
cbarge ~ 80 sao IN 1s9S fthe first wear OF
Ireretion, a. stoi Gga in 1910 and taking IN
=. a.,.e,,,,t ne other exDanses of this pian
e. .h, cit,, ,se baya the following outlook
o. tbe~. twelve Years.
- -
49, e.sss,,t@ po,ye~ - q $50 90
Fret Sost and tve,ve wears ope-
ration and maintenance Of Broad
way and Queen Anne stations
tpald by eity1.s.....:. 1919 -. l6Wo
h.sh-seINtgGss lesc.NVii Az" i''~0 ,az ooo
N'i'i' va" - -
Total for twelve years .......... 81 BIS go
Average cost TO city per year un-
der proposition A.......-.....--.-.S l3.NS
a.
nent value added 10 the city water works
would be the high service reservoir and
force main. the entire gravity supply sys-
tenn and rights on Swan lake and Cedar
river remaining yet 70 be acquired at The
increased values which mus, De expected.
PronositIon n.
..1,hls ,ro,o-i,ion t,yolyss an ,rreemen.
- 49, -. - ,,,,r,ba-., ,,srtfat rights IN,
" Ate N4tS ~ 20 "a 't.Ai 50 ~
'edar river ahd swan iah', Win Ptpe mes
% low service reservoir 70 DC DhllL one
and a half miles south OF Beacon hill also
SOD f,sert,oir for Tho sum of 81 e0B 90 nay
a.. e., 49,. 49,. 800. trt.y.st ,,r,tu ,,,,n,ent
ihh s"'.''' fei S'e'' ''i'''~@' "'N'- i'' '
DC u4at'
city would be- compelled az its own cost
"Firsf. 20 extend the thirty-inch distri-
A,,4,,, ,,,,t,, t..,.tt,,r T., fbe .ft, ono aud
bslg niies soufb IN draw frau ih. new
inv. sefyi.a reservoir This would cost al
least 81 aaa
..serona N furnish opsrate maintain
49, ,,,,s,, ,,.hsr hooded tbe tstp,uItt.y s.,-
tJors az rraadwav and Queen Anne. This
60 ,,,,,1s So iha .,ue ne noted i'm the
.,,..l,-sts - ,,,,r.,....f,, 4 t.,, te addition
49,, ,,~.....sIti.,,, 81 "a. v,s,,1a hs,.a ~
f.r,tsh o.tr own iaver Assuming thar
~. -.,,,..~ ..,r,,,,,,t ,,,,ls an 81. sie.,ri.
s,,.er !. ~. 100 nxsI i, r.r,l.,s{,top 4
ivni-b Is un,4o,lb,sdlv ch~aper than steam
,,,,,..r, thfs s..st fa, mower w.auid aysr,rN
q, s.1 ,er Na,r $50, ,,.,t,s ~ fv,,iya