The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-09
GREAT increase Of WATER.
FACTORIES AND RESIDENCES
ALIKE TAX THE CITY MAINS.
Pamps $50. 900. 900 Gallons More
From January to June This Year
Than Last-Other City Hall Notes.

A comparative statement OF the amount
OF water used for the first six months Of
this year over the same period OF 1881
shows an increase OF about go 90, 60 gal
Ions that have passed through the pump
Ing station at Lake Washington In spite
OF this enormous increase. complaints are
constantly being made from the districts
that are supplied from the auxiliary pump
ing stations that the water supply Is not
sufficient 10 meet the demand caused by
the reigning hot spell
Commenting on this condition, Supt.
Youngs, of the water department, said
that he regretted not being able 10 fur
nish an unlimtes, water supply 70 al parts
os the city. hut that with the present facil-
tiles the department Is giving the best ser
vice OF which h; is capable. and Is pushing
the pumping stations TO their utmost ca
pacity.
The superintendent explained that the
water was first pumped from Lake Wash
fngton TO the Beacon hin reservoir, from
which II flows by gravity TO the Broadway
and Queen Anne pumping stations. From
there |: is repumped to the higher dis
tricts. and II is In these latter that the
inadequacy OF the supply is felt. The
capacity of the tanks that are supplied
from the auxiliary stations does not ex-
being early exhausted by the 2.po houses
that draw upon ii daily. the department
is kept busy preventing the actual drink
ing supply from falling short.
An increase is also shown In the amount
Of water god through meters for the
month of June, 1898. over the correspond
Ing month of 1897 Of Is. 500 900 gallons
Owing TO the intensely dry weather and
the consequent increased demand upon the
water supply. the department earnestly re-
quests the public to water Sparingly
for irrigating purposes. and to coniine
themselves TO the hours allowed by law
for this purpose A notice just issued by
the water department regulating the use
of water reads:
allowed In the district bounded as follows:
Commencing at Ninth avenue south and
Jackson. north on Ninth avenue south to
fesler way. thence north on Ninth avenue
to Pike. thence east on Pike 10 Me,roso
thence north on Melrose 10 East Roy
thence west on East Roy 10 Eastlake ave-
nue., thence north on Eastlake avenue TO
East Caller, thence east on East Galer 20
City park, thence south on Eleventh ave
nue. north to East Prospect. thence east
on East Prospect to Fourteenth avenue
north, thence south on Fourteenth avenue
north to Yesler way. thence south on
Fourteenth avenue south produced to
JACKSON, tneflcS WeSt on jackson 10 South
Ninth.
Irrigation from 20 p. m only is al
lowed in the distric' Founded as follows:
Commencing at the intersection Of
Fourteenth avenue south and Jackson. east
on jackson TO Lake Washington. thence
north along the shore of Lake Washing
ton 10 Eas: Caller. thence west on East
Caller 20 Fourteenth avenue north. thence
south on Fourteenth avenue north TO place
OF beginning No change In hours of irri-
CATION in districts outside OF these de-
acrIbed."
TIE public employment Office Is steadily
supplying work TO all applicants who pre-
sent themselves. yesterday the number
was below the average. there being only
thirty who pat In an appearance, but the
daily average stands about $50. and last
week there was one record breaking day
when PA men applied for positions.
Last month nearly $500 applicants We're
furnished employment. and the office now
has eco orders on hand.
Building permits were issued today as
follows:
w. Crart. a one-story cottage to cost
$500.
&. c. Adams. addition to 1912 First ave
nue. north. 10 cost $50
Charles Neff. TO raise and repair two
cottages. Nos. Us and $50 Vine street 10
ros, 500