The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-05
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The city has been maintaining Tor
long time a pumping plant on Broadway
al an expense OF about s6.sse Per anhath-
The water department has been aware for
a long tinle that IL would be q great saw
ing 70 the city 10 pump the water 10 the
higher levels served by the Broadway sta
ton direct from the main plant al Lake
Washington but il would require from
$3.50 20 $1,000 expenditure 10 put IN the
necessary pipe line, but there have been
no funds
NOW. suppose that we get all the water
fl Cedar river here. and in order % secure
Fl mortgage all the receipts OF the water
department above the operating expenses,
as IL Is proposed 10 do under the plan 20
be voted upon; where IS the money COM
ing from 10 make the extensions and give
the people the water?
There has been a. great deal Of talk IN
regard 10 the great increase IN the rev
enue OF the water department in case Ce-
dar river water was brought IN. You
can't increase the revenue from the pres
ent consumers without increasing the
rate: the only way 10 Increase the reve-
nue. would be 70 extend the present plant
and secure new customers. but II this has
been impossible even with the surplus that
We have bad in the past. how are we go
ING to do IL when all the revenue above
the operating expenses If mortgaged 10 pay
the interest and principal on the war
rantsP This talk Of great increase in the
revenue is all dream. The revenue has
been decreasing for several years past.
and the only increase that can be legiti-
rnately expected WILL come from an extern
sion OF the mains 10 secure more Gus
toners. and an increase in the population
within reach Of the present mains. The
great revenue 10 be derived from furnish
ing manufacturing institutions with wa
ter and also the talk Of attracting manu-
featuring institutions here by cheap water
is another vagary OF those who evidently
do not understand the condition now ex-
listing Any concern using much water
viii locate itself on one of the fresh
water lakes. or at an expense Of about
81 go drive an artesian well. and thus get
all the water they want. cheaper than the
city could furnish 1t. Most of the con-
Germs using a large amount OF water have
already done this. such as the Diamond
lee Company, j. NJ. Colman. Seattle Steam
Heat and Power Company. Burke block,
Collins block. Occidental block. Squire
I.atimer block. New York block. Seattle
Gas and Electric Light Company. Union
Electric Company. Seattle Brewing and
Mailing Company and other5.
ITO show how deeply in earnest the city
authorities are In their efforts 10 furnish
cheap water TO manufacturing !nstitu-
tons. steamers and others. a plan was
suggested 20 the members of the board Of
public works. city council and city en-
gineer. which was that of laying a Pinch
main under or hanging II in the Lake
Union sewer tunnel % convey water from
Lake Union 10 the water front, carrying
II along the water front to manufacturers
and others at nominal cost. This gravity
system would cost bat little, and. although
the pressure would not admit of its being
carried higher than the wharves. would
yet have been all right for manufacturing
institutions. but suppose the matter was
so small that it was not worthy of further
consideration. Although spoken Of sew
eral times during the construction Of the
sewer tunnel. nothing was ever done.
Visionary schemes with great and allur-
ing possibilities in the dim and distant
future. coupled with a chance Of expend-
ing a million or more dollars for the city.
have greater attractions than a simple and
inexpensive plan Of securing cheap water
like the above"
Can Get Cedar River when Needed.
Jacob Frauenthal, OF Frauenthal Bros
7 am opposed % the ordnance. from the
fact that anything that is an additional
obligation Of this city AZ the present time
should not be IN any way considered While
the Cedar river water would be very de-
sirable there Is no question that at some
future time we will have Il. and when we
do there ig nothing in the way that can
hinder Us from getting II. The city holds
the power. 50 that at the proper tine 1t
can acquire the water without any inter-
ference from anybody.
Four street Car Conductors.
". r.. Van Wart-I am not a taxpayer
and personally il does not amount to a
cent either way but from the standpoint
~ well-w.sher Of Seattle. I am opposed
- the Cedar riveF system. As an Mus
tr7t0n. suppose YOU have a son twelve
years old. as I have Would YOU borrow
so az 10 - - per cent. 20 buy him a mans
overc1st. which be viii not need for at
least ten years. In my opinion 10 would
- foolish 90 borrow money 20 buy some
thing which. besides not being needed. VIII
ba sure - 80 out of style in the mean
,imo WHY not wait tlll the time comes.
set what Won want and pay tho cash?
n T. pe5rhorn-I vote mo" I fal 70
SOC the necessity 81 the Cedar river svs-
tenn when We already have splendid
supply. sufficient FOR years 10 come. We
have n heavy debt. and why should We
increase it7 Here In the West we need
capital hat our eXorbtant taxes hurt our
creait
W r. Dearborn Il am not in favor of the
proposed system f'r numerous reasons. |
have a ~ and can build house upon Il
now perhaps cheaper than ~ any time. and
possibly could qav ofY ta a few years
think. however. thst x would 30 better
- wqit - bula uutl times are hctter.
II may Dee lttle more expensive. but
considering the interest. it viii amount sn
ne more n The end II am - Judge hv
the conversations ! have heard on my
rar. cs1 s7fcly saw that the proposti
viii hc Ve.ea down ten 20 one. for that Is
about fhe proportion So which the psssen-
gers ttlk
g. D. Personally a -at want
fe en Irt' aeht. erI ana using every ef-~t