The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-06
HALF A DAY, $1,000.
That tie Breaking Of . Water
Main Cost in Wages.
aANy FACTORIES CLOSED DOWN
Waesr shnt On, and 1hsrslbD
Thsy Kick.
nAMy FACTORIES CLOSED DOW

- hundred men we're KEEP; from earn
- haif-day's wages yesterday afternoon
- the breaking OF the water main supply
= the mills and foUndries In the south
- end OF the city on or near the TIDE
1ots A joint OF the pipe pulled out on
Norman street, where IL IL interseefec oy
- railroad Of the Seattle Warehouse and
1wuinAi Company. NJ about II o'clock
ycsserday morning. and IN immediate roar
vSoG up from irate mill and foundry men.
WhiTring wheels suddenly ssackened. ana
n machinery came TO q dead stop IN ire
1tekson r Post mill, A. 3. Kerry's mill.
~ Washington Planning mill. McGinnts
fcfffing works, Hforan's Iron foundry
"a the Variety Iron works. Employees Ok
- water company were Immediately sent
= the scene Of the break. The pipe was
: fveIve-inch main. and has long been
considsred inadequate TO the service re.
euired-
When seen shortly after o'clock, 'sbus
thas makes our cause OF complaint all
me greater. We sent IN Q petition to the
cify council for fourteen-inch main about
I month ego. signed by all property own
- IN this end Of town. We stated that
q was necessary TO protect us from delay
8 esfting water and from IRE Suppose
( 49, should have gained Roadway whiis
~ water was closed on. Where would
- have been7 Nothing has been heard
ffom the petition yet. and I suppose IL Is
efowsd away In the pocket OF some COM
mjttesman. Every factory In this end q
tswn has been shut down. We were noti-
~ ~ noon BY the workman In charge
fhst the pipes could not be repaired before
i Gc1ock. Now they have II fixed by 3
9ofock. but the men have all been laid
= II the hah day because of the Infor-
mo15on furnished us. This means the loss
e half day to 600 men. who would have
oooivsd about $1,000. The only laborers
- 70 work are the riveters at Moran's.
During the past year business has been
Nrturbed on an average OF once a month
~ 1Amage 20 this main, and on each oc-
aston It has lost AS the better part OF
- day. The worst feature Of the whole
tas.ness IL the uncertainty. which causes
~ only delay. but expense"
Iho breaking Of the main yesterday was
mnot Inopportune for Moran Bros. who
~ working on some mining machinery
~ the Treadwell mine. BY contract IT
o>ould 20 up on the steamer Al-Ki. In
order to finish the work on time IL viii
~ b naDssary TO operate at nisht.
which viii involve considerable extra cost.
1ebert Moran was out OF the city yester-
lay.
L B. Younss. superintendent of lights
ana water, stated that the bursting OF the
elps was no surprise TO him. The condi-
ton. or rather the lack Of condition. OF
10 water service In the manufacturing
district has not been unknown In his de-
partmsnt The petition Of the n,anufac-
furers and mill men asking for a better
oeot IN the service Is now In The hands OF
1he proper committee. and the proposition
WI Be among the first TO receive attention
g soon as the city can contemplate any
e1oondItures whatever in the way Of Inn
uwoments The pipe necessary to COM
laole ne limo Is already In the possession
& ~ water department. but certain
iufurps necessary 10 make the comes
tIpoa a. well az the cost OF labor In put
H. n the service. are ~ present beyond
~ power OF the water department 60 fur
nsh Il was at one time suggested, 40
published IN the Post-fntelligencer at the
f1ma that the consumers along the line
e the proposed Improvement should adj
vance the funds necessary to perfect the
ay<fem. and that such advances should
aoply upon the water rent OF those tndi-
viduals ana corporations In the matter
II future supply.
The bursting of the pipe viii make IL
almost imperative for the council TO take
action upon any report that the commits
tea having the devising OF some scheme
II extend the service may transmit. a
speciaI meeting OF the council Is projected
far tha latter part OF the present week.
noseibiv tomorrow. for the transaction OF
okher imnortant business.