The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-22

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sszEsse water rates sTE RAISED. AL Es@s
~ do ~, wart 70 en IL ros Es<a . gfs
Z VITA 4 FIXED rntrsrugfn sgEE y fssspss pr
ysAr. 80 ssesss ~lU 20 zipsa ogt "a p vssFs
AZ i~Res ard al 5ssr fa&t Slsn3a rserSF-
- from the g4sez reTeessse& rs can Rave
10 Use for AsTa1E Few nzzlss. EeR@Ae}sAs
( tNfs@ssaeA saa&1z alta SIX sfH2 4iE9% sfss-@
FxasrA Nor ssoss Ehe provision pfeFsst -
psysag mora tasm azs.&ss p*r year N tn1
/ BINDS ( v@ have 10 gt1es 1se9 soF t3%
fss9nsy. srs cafzrp0t pay less thaz slasas9
3 year tg1t ~ can pay @s Fxaea usesEe -
we naEe "a &aare-
{ GROWTH oF WATER REVENUES.
Lat ~ suppose car revenues from water
zagea arlasEnf 20 80 ~ year. anG Ins
earnutrsasfer szvs = vii reach S'5oasl fi'tS
saar srs. w34a2 GO 49, go ts2ss year u We
. s88 TIE facilities FIR Supplying all who
seamf with SateT sHd 1T - say aux u
sf4ss xSa ~ we py tic xlEf<9 na sr@
3 bonds. ard have xi1ss 06o for car own Use
Os ra.R only need x98s, :" . then
have ~ ag1 surplus VS. can pas IN tfsss
{ warrants II KS want 20 or - ran pat
+ b 10 the treasury and reduce the water
rates 5zsg that much. * seeEas 80 rne a
: S.se pIan-"
Councilman Enehar, opposed the
change Hs Thought II striking ~ the
vIfais - ths ress ordinance ard Na1le 10
seeof its validity.
Comptroller Parry favored H. lie sad
- $50 0sss Waa nau5e8 - tne yearly pay
r3eut on toe warrants. fGaur.srs @cG]S
have "a deflaife basis on which to figure
- e nuw reads the ordinance made the
warrants payable IL Eve years. providing
81 per cent q tAe water revenue In tfat
ffssa amounted 10 tae principal and Inter
eaY for the whole - - PER cent each year
rnus. be deyog@s; 70 feGe mptI0n ~ the
warrants 80 matter Whst the needs Of
ths clty night be- in the WAY 81 better
water f&@liEgiks.
Councafaeu Crichton and CastlaFaan IA
vorsd tire change sir James said hts did
ret want IL made II there was any danger
uf iss affecting the validity Of ne 0rcl-
nance. aad called on the corporation c"uss-
sci for his opinion. Thai official said st
first glance he could see no objection 10
the change. except THAI IL would require
he drawing u an entirely new ordinance.
as She change amended parts Of the old
ordinance not mentioned ia the new law.
Einehart auG NavIn stliI opposed il. and
81 was finally pat % a vote IL was de-
rieled hy a rising vote Of 10 to make
The change. providing the corporation
couns.i saw no danger IN II.
THE DIVIDED CONTRACT.
Councilman Gin then moved 10 amend
the section relating 10 the letting Of the
contracts by striking out the words which
divided the work Of building the new
waterworks gufo four distinct contracts,
Ffa said he made the motion for the pur-
pa>e OF asoertaluing the advantages To be
gained by dividing the contract, ard City
Engineer Thomson Was called upon 70 ex~
plain why this was done.
He said there were two. aud perhaps
three good reasons The FIRST was that
there were four separate and distinct
classes ~ work 90 he done The pressure
pige aud heaaworks would be OF wood
and riVeted steel. and in tha; contract
would he comprised the clearing Of the
right-0f say. building of bridges the lay
Ing Of mains and uniting the water IN the
city. This work could be completed fn ten
months and was entirely different from
al. other. Next came the building Of the
reservoirs. "a work that would take from
nineteen "a twenty two months. and WIS
again In every way different. Then came
the standpipg and force pipes Again d.f~
fcrent material. different mechanics. with
certain manufacturers VINO made a ape-
ciattY 0f such work. whieh could De COM
pleted ia fron ninety TO 10 days. and
lastly came the connecting Of the water
pipes with the reservoirs and city mains,
and again different workmen and different
Work that could be done IN i29 days.
WaNr SHARP COMPETITION.
Now. classifying ali this work lnfo It's
special classes first caused sharper COM
petition. for If allowed The small contract
org who could not give the bends and
who dd rot have the capital to under
ke t.e whole work chance To Get one
az the jobs. and hence tie number Of bid
ders would ho doubled
Again IL allowed contractors who have
chs quickly compieted jobs 20 get theIf
money when the.r part of the work Was
dnne. &nd not have ~ wait for rnc-thiTd
az Il uuiil the whole job was finished. as
u 3uld he tte casc Il one man took the
u telss contract The cttg's constitution
compeis the c3tY % withhold 81 per cent
OF the g20uey due on any contract unUi
All the work is finished and accepted II
enc mao had all the building q fis water
works n~ would fblsh his staudptpe i9
three months. hat could only set I've
I thirds cf his money for thr work lie
WaUla putsh the lasting Of mains lbs tea
months but cntssd oUly get twe-fhir1a 6ue
! h}n7 ite eotii1 finish ttse connections iu
I three months ard ag sin oul5 gets tTn-
thirds - hts marry VIA y aHag the
/ reservoirs would take twenty months to
t.ulld anI hc cou.d only 81, two-tn rae for
A= en3shed wafk unis' they wrre eolo-
yirEr& ThHs o0@ contractor. sak .HE the
| 81 auia contract foe the egw works 81 ihe
| estimated aeurea ~aula have $1ntse nt
! bis tnerss il,3 up witHuut Interest ia the
! Ctiy'z hands fer over scar. Enore money
/ tftsi up than she rs~sTvo!re e7s; te n.al1
Contractors krew fn.~ ana asa ass figured
fn q gaa& retsaA lH}eye@t ara tne 3e}avvA
pasnlelfe. eut nine e'u of ;eu w"u.d rf'sb
( the last 0Utk through be- ats}rr ~ Est tHetF
! utHnes.
/ Wlth tAls sNV'Hs ft,aa ta- proposed
/ au;etsds7t-uf Vas W.fh,3faw0.
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