The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-27

1sAe Hand Let's TanGie Cnravelea
City Ezpioyes Granted Tive
Weeks, vaeatson-saaart~s on she
Police Force Yet Us~ertata.
TIE city council had a meeting last
might fslE Of snrrress 20 ths public. as
S-@sFsng directly 1sssT. matters under gem
era discussion The furnishing cg xAtar
10 the army post on Magnolia asu~ Vas
tie sabiecs OF oae OF city Es.g.aser Tnsus-
soss's comprehensive reports. The coaa-
ei3snsn are divided seriously ss 20 the
aeslon 20 d taken n this mater, those
faS9rfng concessions 10 the government
Being IN tae minority. An eru.ns,sce
asfnee ~ tbs big EheAser hat VAS arsug1f
UP AID referred. the se&ase legislators ap-
psarsng 10 consider II 81 ta@ light os
hzss joke. The tide land lot saGsle was
11rAEe}ed In = s9Rew hat tangled man
ner. the ecuncisEaen being sii~ne~d tn the
matter, h1, hardly convinced that Il Was
rlgat. All cry employees we're granted
vacations o. nfteea days each the cost
20 the various departments hsEng report
ed Consideration OF ire raising % sala-
r}es in the poszce department Is SIN xor-
tyirlg the coFssrnittee OF police. license AID
revenue. they having asked last night for
y
Water for the Arm, Post.
The expense 10 ire city OF furnishing
water ~ THE army post IS clearly shown
Fl tie following report by City Engineer
Thomson.
Il ind the AREA OF the proposed reserya-
ffSn 10 BE- Go acres, all OF which Is issht
sandy soil. That por;soa now under con-
tract for clearing and improvement acroFes-
ias 10 Information and gt.ats furnished ne
~ capt w. ". Robinson. e 8 traet q i9e
ceres. being one-Aah n.ils ieng. north and
south. and about leo feet In width, east
and west. From The Typographical piais
! furnished By Capt Robinson. find that
tae easteriy marginal line OF this tract
corresponds almost precisely with tbs con-
tour line Of 90 feet elevation, the westerly
marginal line corresponding with the con-
tour iisse OF about 80 feet elevation. about
sixty zcrsS being sboys isue IS 50 feet
elevation AID about ten acres rising above
20 feet elevation. with maximum eleva-
ton OF yss feet. ] understand. from Capt
/ Robinson that the plans fer the improve
/ fnenr q THIS tract 81 land of iee acres are
sucn that when completed, they viii con-
sutdte one vast park, the whole OF which
! VIII be seeded ard under some sort OK eul-
ttyation. largely ia grass, ant that IL is the
desire OF the government 80 keep The same
| fresh and green throughout tfe year. II
viii doubtless be impossible 10 perfectly
/ fulfill this ideal. but II irrigation IL pro-
| vlded for this land we End by experience
! that during the Summer months there are
required 4,9ssl gallons per day for eacn acre
/ this entire tract Of loo acres there would
/ be required a supply Of 1900 gallons per
/ diem. Taking In consideration al the prob
| abilities OF the case. imagine that until q
l greater area Of land Is brought under eui-
tivatson, THAT not over 90. csc gallons per
diem VII, be required To 9eliyer this
viii require an extension In pipe OF SIX
! inches diameter from Third avenue and
| Blaine street 10 the sonthsrly corner OF the
| reserve. total distance OF Is 20 iirsai feet,
AZ a total estimated cozs Of SIS 100. A four
| inch pipe. which would dxilge~ upon the
| grounds about go gallons rer, diem,
| ference Tn the amount OF delivery Is so
| great that II seems 20 me that 1t would be
| unadvisabie 20 contemplate the laying OF
! Prem the Typographical maps submitted
| by Capt. Robinson II appears that about
| one-half mile north Of the northerly mar
| Sin or the post there are four springs which
| issue freul the hill. agEregatinE la their
| flow. according 10 government measure
| ment about Is On gallons per diem. These
| springs ran be collected into reservoir.
| and from thence ru-spef upon the around
| ~ q total oatlay. for pipe. pumping ma
| chlnery. pump house reservoir and the
| collection Of the water Of ss5i.so In or
der 20 uss these springs with any sattSgae-
| fan. the city would either have 10 keen a
| twcnty-four-hou shift AZ the pump house.
| keeping constant pressure or the raalns. or
| the government would have TO build a
| stand pine sufficiently large TO hold some
| thing over anao gallons into which the
| water could he pumped DIV the CITY GHrtN-
| the day shift. The total cost per day O.
| pumping 1900 gallons by au esght-hour
shift 10 the height required by the neees-
siiies OF the ps s would, would Re about a IS rer
| thousand gallons would no bat IS 81 psr
| day IL Is plain that Te would 80 behind the
interest upon oar plant itself, deterioration
"rhe thought has occurred TO NE that
the following. proposition might be
male the ,ssans United sp ss'es rd sGys5
That owing 10 the financial ina h:lity Of ire
| city 20 ~ this time either extend the pipe
or to construct the nnmping station. that
{ we make the PROPOSAL that y the Tniied
| States government Will bear the cost %.
| laying such main sc they desire laid from
the end 81 our present. system 70 iheif
| from said rain. lev the meter. receiptsne
| therefor month nv month az the rate
agreed upon. Until such time a. total
| amount ~ water Furnished sfan eopHl the
| cos. 81 she construction Sf the raasr Rffe,
| which the government "a ~ paw. r5,ssath ~
month the fixed rate o. cents rer thou.
| sand gallons fer such amount they may
| require "
The fire ard water committee sdsoca tcd
| supplying water To the government at the
| rate named by cts Engineer Thomsoa
| II the government wuaild bear the expense
| % putting 3 pipe 30 the reservation
| James ifa nos sign the committee report
| because. IL sid, tie former council haf
| agreed 30 furnish alter 20 the govern
raent AZ the cost 90 pumping AZ the end
| CT the city mains. The same proposition
was made 10 Ballard. f'w the city 20 fur
| s4lsh water. when "a matter Of fact
| there wes none too much water Cor clti
gems. he would oppose, The royernua Fl
should Ee< TO better proposition than ans
citizen or any manufacturer" be said
ssT'Fe proposition rs 20 take thss w8tes
| from Queen Anne tl2i. Tllis would ada e
the expense ire chairman - the si-V ard
| water committee reports that Capt. ". "
Robinson hss Threatened 80 eauesi All con-
tracts and step work Capt. Robinson Is
not .he = hojs. United States lie Is hers
under orders ana must do as be - taia,
James closed w1sn 3 shat bitter 81
| tack on Herman decisrsUE - showed 8
strange desire - trs3ckle 10 the govern.
! uemt.
To this Herman replied Nth spir5t AID
vas folI3Se3 hy Gitsan. another wHe had
rot signed the repor; % tAa commit e.
anA WAS also readv 20 iT0p7sxn interesi I'd
motives - those committee rren who had
-re-ets ~ give water - tee E7gw@YHrsca'
A. sess than tha cost 20 cltizeas McAr4.s
| Withdrew BIS rssns fTern ehe r~nart. say
| ine ne hsA signed 81 gnder a n4s3 s4nreheu.
xsas, aS - SIS contents Hard fne8cf,t tfss
mater ~s7yeeiI fAe re-referT@f '.Et is & "a
/ thing tsss military reNeygag8ee Pc Ss-
-lareA 81 Is quaint way III MI taxa
/ fass ~ water snd wt3 probably taka 4
/ os1antisv OF otAcr HaWs6s. I "a hepe ~
| rsss trs thts ras1sfl w.H - sn~nt 20 sa1fc,
/ oaasacies ta fsss way ~ comprising thfs
/ military ras{4 Taes e.a coGnal nssy hBTg
/ s..t.f sawise1y and - sAeejI Fcs Csc