The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-16
WATER FOR BALLARD.
The Suburban Town Wants Sc
attic TO Supply 1t.
PUMPING CAPACITY TO SPARE,
Lake Washington Water Works Can
Double the Supply-Conference
or city Oficials.

a movement Is ON foot TO have Seattle
furnish Ballard with her water supply and
at the meeting OF the council Monday
evening the mayor and other city offGse,s
OF Ballard viii present a proposition 20 r,se
officials Of this city asking what rates
will be charged TO furnish saaee gallons
daily. Ballard - practically WITHOUT u
water supply. nearly all OF the water used
for domestic purposes being secured from
wells and springs. The West Coast Inn
provement Company has a small water
system in use. but the sappiy IS very
meager and unsatisfactory. The Ballard
people appreciate the fact THAI IN Seaktae
an abundant supply OF fresh water Is Sc
cured from Lake Washington and Ii -
also known thai. while tha pumping srss-
fion on the lake has capacity OF II. 0oo. 90
gallons daily. but 5.0oao 90 are consumed
Those interested in the scheme say they
have no doubt but that satisfactory ar
engagements can be made With this city to
furnish the desired water. for from an
engineering point Of view the proposition
is entirely feasible.
Concerning this proposition an import-
ant conference was held in Mayor Phelps
present Mayor Dow and Councilman MGR
RS. Of Ballard. and Mayor Phelps, II r.
elise. chairman OF the board OF aldermen
FIRE and water committee. F. II. Hurd.
chairman Of the house of delegates FIRE
and water committee and Andrew Jack
son. superintendent OF the water depart
ment. 1t was agreed that the matter
should be submitted TO the council nsxt
Monday evening and the rates to b
charged for the service ascertained
Those representing Ballard ln the mat
ter have declared they We're willing that
connection should be made with the
Queen Anne hill snb-ptxnpsng station. or
they would be willing 10 take water from
the end OF the system at Fremont, con-
stTvIcting a line OF their own to connect
at that point. They said thai all Ballard
needs at present Is from 800, 900 to $4,000
gallons daily, but Ii Is said to be feasible
Ia lay a main with a capacity OF 1.Goa. 900
gallons a day. and thus Ballard would be
supplied with water for a good many
years TO come, without the plant being
disturbed In the least.
The proposition TO supply Ballard with
waiter naturally brought up the question
OF the capartty of the pumping station
here. It was ascertained that the main
station on the lake has capacity OF H.
00o. 90 gallons daily. but the needs Of tie
city only require that 81 900 gallons be
pumped The sub-station on Broadway
has capacity of 1000 900 gallons, but only
100000 gallons are pumped daily. The
Queen Anne hin station has a capacity
OF 10000 gailoTs daily, bst only 10000
gallons are necessary to meet the demands
OF the district furnished with water.
II IS understood that the scheme OF
Ballard getting her water supply from
Seattle has been under discussion IN that
town for some time and has been freely
debatesk with the result that the town
authorities have finally come to he con-
c.tssior ut it Is the only way out OF their
dilemma As an fnslucement To Seattle
10 quote an easy rate for the water fur
nished. 1t IL said thai the argument will
be made that when Ballard Is annexed
to Seattle there viii be TO cost for mains
and other incideutals The only thing for
the authorities 10 do will be TO make the
water rates fhere the same as they are
In other parts OF the consolidated city, and
perhaps even this viii not be necessary.