The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-09-21
QUESTION OF WATER
Councilman Good Submitted
Figures As To Cost.
City Tax Levy For the Year Placed
at Twelve Mills On
the Dollar.

The matter OF a new and purer water
supply lot Colla1 mas peen most yexa.
tIous proDlem TO the city council for
several months. At a discussion of tbo
subject Monday evening Councilman
Good, VINO, with two other members
has all along been favorable to the
proposition made by Jacob Arrasmith
submitted some figures which he CON
tends show that on basis of ten wears,
time viii save to the city nearly sac
600 il the Arrasmith proposition il ac.
ctpted. This proposition is that Mr.
Arrasmith will sink an artesian we'll IN
his farm east Uf town, and if he furnishes
10000 gallons of water each "a hours
the city Is to pay him $4,000 for the
well; otherwise, the city is to be ont
nothing.
To pipe this water to the reservoir nv
gravity system, on fall of 232 feet il j.
estimated will cost $1,000 to SlS 600
but Tor purposes of illustration Mr.
Good used $4,000 as the cost. He
figured that the cost of the propospd
well on the flat near the pump house
which some OF the counciImen favor
would cost $4,000, and the RAISING of
water from this to the reservoir wind
add at least $500 yearly expense to the
operation of the pumping plant; thai
this, in connection with the nresent
system, will cost in ten years at lea #
SIS, 800 for operating expenses. iDcIud .
ing new machinery which it will be neces
sary to buy before the expiration of thar
time. To be added to this is 800 500
interest for ten years, making a total
cost for the time of SCI, 300.
Under the Arrasmith proposal if
water is found, he figures that the cost
OF the well on the fiat, $4,000, operating
expenses of $4,000, a new pump ar
$4,000, aud $500 additional would he
saved, making $31 900 in all. and that
S29,3OO would be saved in ten years bv
the gravity system, besides securing
pure water.
The net earnings OF the water system
are now about $4,000 year, saws Mr..
Good. Warrants for the $4,000 for Dur
chase OF the well, if sufficient water ia
obtained, could be drawn against this
fund, and all the warrants retired with
in two years, without additional tax
levies. lie also thought the water
revenues would easily be swelled 500 q
month, or 81, 900 for the ten years, be-
cause OF the pure supply. He was of the
opinion, however, that 100000 gallons
daily might not be sufficient during one
or two OF the hottest summer months,
Mr. Arr6smith reports that he has re-
Gently had an expert inspect his ground.
whose opinion is that such a supply can
easily be obtained.
Another point made by Mr.. Good was
that the long pipe line would add from
10000 to 100000 gallons to the stor-
age capacity without additional reser-
voir construction. No definite action
has yet been taken.
City Tax Levy.
City Clerk McCord has certified the
following To the auditor as the tax
levied by the council upon each dollars
worth OF city property, a total of II
mills:
Mills
For current expense Observation-Disclosures. 2
For general fund warrants ............... 2
I or water purposes ...-..........
For bond interest, except in that portion an
nexed to the city in 1898 ......... -.
The bond of j. d. Hagan for a liquor
license was approved and the license
ordered issued.
In the matter of the confirmation of
the elected officers of the fire department
for the ensuing year. the case of First
Assistant Engineer W. Nj. CoIvin was re-
ferred to Chief White for his recommend
alton.
Councilman Baker addressed the coun-
ell in the matter of H S Hollingsworth'
claim to be the owner of certain vacant
lots near the residence of Marshal Mae
kay, and his claim to a right to fence
the same against their use as hitching
ground for teams, and soliciting the
council to purchase them for hitching
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