The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-25
ABATEMENT FROM Mr.. BAKER
~~mrxr or sS0QgALNTE POW
nm co. GIVES HIS VIEWS.
eese4.es City touncti for ssDport.
- city Engineer Th"ms"n-ep-
A.ass Allegations Made In tho
~.-~, Robertson InjuscftSs 1aft.

n the Pz6sas The ccHne3l 0. seattle -
s /. - assnlres s0F ts@ radical suTIofs
aver The city engineer in the matter OF
= 80 Aafsr supply Tne action hroGghs
- Trarv Ii Robertson 10 esSsIn the sx-
s ....ssxr a. ~ work on .he ground that
- a,xhs ssGe - the clty engineer are
- IL egzsEsgs4ity WITH sne ordinance.
.xa,<e,s b. 4 vote IF the people. aGtagriz-
- In. S3rk is equally essszsnendabls
80, n is considered that bsfs few eth
-.~x are sufficiently public spirited 70 risk
- los 81 business fEiess4s and Insure
~ mstIng OK enemies 10 behalf % the
psslie eooa
Tnseusssacis has bon0Asd The city engi-
nexr nd expressed Gas high confidence In
him, even 80 the extent o. Indicating by
REACTION tia; the action brought BY Rob-
srtSn rad 20 further significance than
10 protect tAe snoqaairnse Faiia Power
rsayany from the Installation II com
oting power company. The council even
smmilse. the error of becoming ansry.
~ some os M members publicly and pFi-
snseiy hsse spoken harss4iy Of the Eno-
anAimie oDGnpany. They may rest assur-
"a tsss uae company bears ihesa no Ill
al on this eccopuE. and Ia quite willing
10 fofRive aud forget. /; is human 20 err.
Efea David, Ia his wrath, asserted that
I'll men are liars
Recourse Al Isg without prejudice Ia the
pdyilegs 81 every American individual or
Qegansxation. the Buoquaimie company
smeax the resi-. And while the company
~ nys awaited itself OF this privilege. 1t
fseis that, even X IL had done 80, the coun-
al. In Its resolution 81 April H. lock a po-
miou that would interfere with recourse
81 Law without prejudice" Furthermore.
Ii tAe saossssaifnse company had appeared
befere the saancil committee. a. request
- A sr<f H1s
II sssaing the COUNSEL In an interference
WITH Tracy Raber ison's recourse AT law
With prejudice
There would be no excuse for this letter
u there was no other question al Issue
thar 4 sQ.sabi3le between two rival power
rcnpaaiss as sfse council would have you
beis~se III their weli-meant but fil-adsised
sappoT; Of the city engineer. The people
II Seattle voted TO baild water works Of
ons kind. aud as matter of fact they are
b aArxsr Of getting something quite d.s-
fesenf.
IAss November proposals for doing the
work we're resolved. and only 4 litigation
iHssrsenea &c prevent letting a contract
sof the wcFi TO GshAn n Byrue. Rssd-
ssFtisement for proposals followed, and
Ids we're opened April II. but not upon
thA same plans upon which Gahaa &
nyrne bid. The plans for November IN
tnised one fcrty-two-lnrh pipe greri Cedar
rivsr Ia stan lake. whereas the plans for
Aprli involved tMo such pipes The Ger
p6Fatien spuasei for the city eau tell You
t9st hove ana Why this change was made.
hat fus far a might not Do SO Il may re
mated htis ihas iae change MAS made ia
eraef tat she plans might more nearly
esAsorm 70 the ordinance Oh which she
ptapls sosed. They voted sisas 50 lss1 20
gAsasF per day should flow from ceaar
NJ g Swan lake. whereas she plane of
- ri EtsSf 3fs7zr f4{
nxres. pEaxisssd for siow OF but one-hass
III arn1ssn; Herein fhe csss engineer
dtarted from Tbs requirements af the
tx IN hEgh~hafssicA ana sweeping man
r.. and when this agitation, which The
49acN alleges NA2 lnNtiKate1 by The Sne~
gus.ni.e EaIls Power Company. was start
~ at6 nof ttssill then. The city engineer
wss compelled - fnaks the change Let
b noted. aisa. that this eaange MAS
HSs made until afteT specifications had
LesE sent 70 bidders n second time. and
nscrs&itasssf the sending out OF supplement
M specifications late In the day.
Tsse only plans In existnnsr al the time
thr people voted we're those IF Bensxetse
Willsasns. and since that vote was taken
tnany other sweeping changes thrrxin hsv.
been made by the city engineer equally
contrary to law aud reason and II the
corporation counsel had been enGagh OF
AZ enxinser TO appreciate the soase-
aaeuec OF these changes. he would doubt
less Nave compelled the city engineer 20
remodel his plans accordingly. Compared
MIG tae calculations nsade BIZ Williams.
ths pips tines OF tho city engineer will
deliver 30 tho catv between Is and a per
cent less wafer than those proposed by
Wlsaslas. The Levels OK tha dams and
reservoirs have been changsd. The high
xvsic- Reservoir when Williams proposed
Ter supplying all the city above a level os
30 fact aboee sea level must under the
Fafs u shs city engineer run 4 water
rs~cs plant ia addition for purposes ~
pasapsns and eiactrto fighisng thus de-
ptssisg water consumers an tie high lev
as Of large part OF The wafer they sap
POSED they We're voting for
The council, In it's enihusisssie support
q t@ city engineer may eoEs der these
tashxs subordinate 10 sanabhse between
Two power companies, but II il siunhtfut
Z TIE citizens OF Seattle viii be Of the
ts,ne opinion
Tie city sug'neer. On account Of his sup
rnsa1 knawlssss OF such things In she
csFsersstor of the water supply OF the
essy, as 10 It's quality. its quantity and ina
TIE Responsible man, lie aas allowed the
| paetc. Through the newspapers and ether
stss, - believe that the minimum fow at
Cedar river 81 Zoo sc eoa gallons FER day,
The aftlels published ta the Pest lnteili-
Eszar~r 81 March a. 1923. will convince
Mess thinking msn ~ this fact The city
engineer sf.ows fun we'll that ~ Septems
Der last sAe flrw az that stFran fer abaa;
TIVE weeks a; least. did ret vary SUBJ
s,aatsally from ons half mat amount TIE
sass upon wiaSh the ssiS voted we've
row was nsaimbiy about ltse sss,sss galians
Der day, ana when the essy engineer a3s-
sesrsd thas the total aow of The river
wNaid not vary Substantially from ore
bar HAT Asaeaas he !aG "a PLATA dety ,a
Perform
Tes pfonsfelv - ,slyesiirg the fetal fiow
% sss RIVER ffsn Swan lake - s'l4storsa =
essags Is quest slilbse. gos the people owR-
Fs TIE property on the RIVER helew GiN
,efaf bridge have some moral FiElsts st
kAsE. e sal legal rights. In facS.
thste should uct he any substantial al
sHFaf.g3S af he river fiaw eesSw Clifford
bfsage HnseTs the city owns the lands.
Without s0ies ssta further detail IL :TsSy
se ceat 1Niet fhks storage ~ water wilt
p n~estFsf az setNe place 80 tide over the
Fxrsoa ~ low 3Afer. S~an lake wAS x&&g-
Sssiea Ny W'tauss FOR this purpose. tsit
vas DISCARDED y 50 city engineer until
recent 1A.R Il Z. 81 without excuse or
explanation. Va re riasn stass - the
sltx esas Herr q ms these facts NnowT.
hsle&d - aeeS VI he eusfea vorsa -
te1s tae 1eVpis ato 8 alter supply AZ max
even 0re~t AZ v lax zhsy voted for until
rallied dowu BY the oeTssaFastax counsel
when asten Nn wms cssire5 - Gao matter
~ TIE AEst ttsa, ~a!EA * RI 4ifHgpa MAS
lssissatsd e ttx saoqus5 20 "a rails Power
Company
Nhen fssue aEfe Williams reported GA
tes rev safeT supply Pee tg,t sAi2aa unsa
- &AscGzS '->u aTniHssscu 81 water Re
esxAn aS flsic~Ss AS tas her7tofara been
Debated ear 'Aese ar& no seS esneuts la