The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-20
WATER HEL Be FURNISHED.
Council Lays Plans to Supply
the Army Post.
CITY TO LAY WATER MAIN.
IapUrsanee Of Adequate suppIy-as-
the War Department VIII Not
Mave Farther Until IL Is Assured
on This Pofnt-Treopa far :sse
kIonatke to start From Seattle.

pIIonatke to Start From Seattle
The city council he'd an important
meeting yesterday afternoon. the CART
matter under consideration being fbs
proposition TO lay a water main and sup
ply the government military post al Mag
rol.A bluff with water. AL the mernbeEs
OF the army pest committee were pfes-
ens, together with Assistant 9aarterrDas-
- W. w. Robinson. bsaides "a nsmDsr
~ other representative business men G;
the city. and several of them, Including
Mr.. elise Mr. Goldsmith and AF. Furtll.
took part In the discussion. the final our
come of which was che introduction Of ali
ordinance authorizing the laying Of the
proposed main. WITH guaranteed water
supply TO the post or the Scent basis. All
the appointment of ; special committee 81
I'VE members OF the council for confer"
eaee with the army post committee.
The recognized Importance OF the Ss.si-
Eess befofe the council lent an unusua!
degree Of interest to the proceedings. and
the sobsy was sell filled with visitors. be-
side which many 81 the general officers
Of the city we're present. including city
Comptroller Parry. Corporation Counsel
brown City Engineer Thomson, Supef-
inisndent Young and others.
Every member of the council except
Rude was in his place when as O'Clock
president crichson called the body 20
order After some routine business had
iaen disposed Of J. " elise. on behalf
OF the army post committee. stated that
The entire site for the post had been tt3i-
t1red. asd the title had 09w been formally
approved hy the war department. In fact
TIC entire site had been accepted by the
department on the sole condition 81
stging a satisfactory supply of water
AT the last moment the government h5sd
uad Itself In the position OF having
iscftion OF It's water supply reserved bs
SIR Schenerman. This condition OF az
1lrs the committee mad been wholly pow
eslezs 10 remedy. Mr.. ellis. thought there
ssas now no other recourse except for llle
eiFy 10 atep forward and solve the PROB
lem. RE had consulted with the city eil-
Elnssf and had found that the LAYING ~
Temporary pipe 10 supply Mr scheaer-
mans place would certalniy result n
final losa 20 the city. since as soon as
the temporary purpose had been served
the pipe would be practically valueless
and that too, al cost OF s.. 10 to tAe
city.
There Waaia ~. 81 Return.
MI. elise also urged the point that tie
lasiag o. a main such as would be neca~.
sisry To connect the city water SUI ~
With the army post wond bring IN nj ieast
an inejdentti revenue from The very ba
ginning. inasnlgeh rs a number of eth
zeas I've aiong the proposed line az ths
main and would be glaa Ia avafi&fb.,n
serves 81 THIS opportunity OF securing eity
wate.
he ataa emphasized strongly tho I'm.
hvffa'iee ~ ar adequate water SUNNY Ia
INC sneceNsfnl operation Of the poet ard
ihe letter from Acting Secretary 81 Mar
alsfIS.tsinstu nIff III which VIII T., fa4,,f
gs'o'ed below G4ve him annie yv.,,,,,.t
i.f dein< 80 1f elise brought oat re
itet shas more projected and estahitAs.l
sfkhS posts had been abolished or ah,r
stshs1 on account Of Inadequate vassr
Naapif than from any other reason, il.
aVatins Fort Townsend. where this Wa
20 primo reason, and WaIla waits
49, me pfehlsa at water supply Is
". very serious matter.
Nj CHae made very strong ocfn, -,
lhs Score taaf the military post an NJ
hAiia oitifT viii be 10 ait tntrnts ara -
Isses as Tar az Seattle Is enncern.., &,
,'aasis nark. AID that IL Is a Wei IS, "a.
. asssa 1ssleS for cities Ia supply AZ nvh..,
NsfAs with water Absolutely IRE AZ -.
"a'teas the government. after the ss-ar
sssiiaseilun has been established hv fh .3t..
WIN MaEnnlsa hhK proposes ~ n., -.
ely the cost Of furnishing far wssar .-ea.a
iss1 - stid Mr. elise 20 ii post-fr.. ~.
$500 fep"risr after the maetia.. had te
lu.ineu, The proposed military pos, ..i-.
1vs "n9S ~ public park bat ors. of ss.,
saahhlt1de aud general insereSs az IA, -
- itsrh could hot hope TO estaali,5, ,<av
many Years u gone iFs grounds viii z
more hfaHiifdl and better improved sh4t,
a 80. nthef park, rehl4e OF private. aboll, sa
fsfsst "a visitors"
As g The question OF money. Mr.. csss
. .s,se" stSelstsan to tae fact ;s5at tbs Serss~
fatf OF wae. without AIRY request fr,,,,, H..
flmiIfes, set aside s&a n1 fson. avs.l3a5t-
contingent fund, fer the nnst ana t5.
sfea On,
hr. Nickeiiohn'~ statement
That Mr CIlsc 8oss not sst an cxars5. .e.
estimate on tie enportance af a wator .ue.
ais % she post nnr on sae value attere
10 sur' Fnnnly ny she nar depsr.n3 r.
viii fn'iN appear In a letter which ne s4
chairman Of the laud committee re,r,...,
tseslssd from Acting Seercta.v az x.sr
-ae}Ase90dn. Mr. Ctlee had wr5rtsn
9xs'ss t,i'ent resume If The exact cor lst
Or AFFAIRS stth respect IN TIRE n.~x, ...--
s'tissent letter from ~, fiepartypen. ,...,
Sadgs tAag all tbc ss.pulat,onz NJ ,ns H.
S"Rtf3sta> AAFe aTt.H fully CcmNi}ed ..tt