The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
CEDAR RIVER PLANS.
The City Secures . Valuable
Piece Of Property
FROM THE pANviLLE COAL CO.
City Engineer nemDoa AaD ~ Route
OF the Pips Line Dsnnassay o.
cased-Maps md "Details.

ne city yesterday acquired ~ purcAAse
. uaos< important ooncsss4co that WUo1o
seem n . large measure 70 cverooUe the
principal dinaeusty Go b running e . al
rect ptpe line In the contemplated wafer
service from Cedar river 70 b city. In
its plan OF ~condemnatoo Of prcpsry aaeng
the route Of thu service che city hao an
<scspatet . grsat many legal contaes that
mtght Re made q means Of hAmport09 tt
mcvemeats and delaying to eventual
completion of the Improvement Tor wf&ch
such a Wholesale s~nsiznant vas expressed
the people.
Tesc particular purchase that wa0 .
mnct to the advantage q the city waD =
r4ght-og-way ACROSS Tot II section ~
township - range 8 east" - II = o.
ecrshed in the ntse. which purchase wAS
made Of the ansiile Coal Company. sd
the purchase includes the ONCE 81 Mr..
DAniel. the manager. u the rest Of the
buildings It tho company located on h
property. City Engineer and
Rtxht-of-way Agent George Costerosf.
were highly elated at the purcha0 and
remarked that the nrse dlfnculs step In the
acquiring OF ate along The route a The
pipe line had been taken.
The plan Of Engineer Bsueaette Va
Manfs contemplated the starting or the
service on section -. 20 which the Sat
tie Fowe Company Claims certain rf9hts
that woyid be contested werN the city 90
attempt to divers the stream at mat
point. The purchase OF the rsxhs-ofswNy
across section ~ carries with II an option
for the purchase OF additional area should
that become necessary. The seattle Pow
or Company also holds q y~ight-of-way
across the same property but further re-
moved from tho river than hat negoti-
assd 20 tho city yesterday. n runasngs
according 10 its survey. In an almoat par
aiiel line.
The securing OF this particular iocA-
zion was really tho sntention Of Mayor
Woods recent trip. which ~ described
In an interview in the rost-Intenigcncer.
but hat feature OF she trip. In which M
Esnecr Thomson figured heavily. was not
enlarged Upon At the time. Tho buiid-
trgs OF the Danvkie Coal Company viii
Be used by the engineer and operative
force as headquarters during the cen.
~struction OF that end of the line.
Mr.. Thomson stated yesterday that The
route of the pipe line had about beea To-
Gated definitely and such mcdincahsne ~
the original surveys OF Benexetts VILLAS.
either In the drst line run or In On altar.
native survey. would be TO overcome cor-
tain engineering and constructive features
that would be 70 h general bsttesmsns
Of the scheme from . point OF economy.
One of these features il IN the crosstng
of Cedar river In two dtfreren6 places. by
bridges. or the tunnneiing through . hill
avoiding such bridges. City Engineer
Thomson via leave In = few days to ex.
mlne thai portion OF thu route and esti-
mate the expense OF each. An exnmina.
ton of the maps and details IN Mr.. Thom-
sons office reveals the fact that the entire
schesne. IN It's smallest details. has besn
carefully considered. ~ fun working
drawings and specifications Tor the sor~
vice have hecn prepared. The drawMAsu
for the dams show Close study - to me
na~~f~aAar nna4o - ths4 xn~f-
construction. and Mr.. Thomson has also
designed a special service settling tank
shae VIII separate every grain or md
from the water sent into the city. In al
likelihood Mr.. Thomson will 20 into tho
field Tuesday or Wednesday. armed w3th
al OF the maps. platn and probes. and on
his return an accurate route for the pipa
line viii have been established. and the
property along the route will bo listed Tor
condemnation.