The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-29

Whether there Is TO be water this sum
mer to irrgate lawns and shruboery IN
Seattle Is considered matter OF extreme
importance by business men. The re-
port that the city contemDates stopping
the use Of water for this purpose May J.
the beginning Of the summer season. has
created CONSERVATION among property
owners, and they are going to do every
thing In their power 10 get water for irri-
CATION at whatever cost.
The Chamber of Commerce yesterday
appointed a special committee TO meet
with tho board OF public works and city
council. TO devise ways and means to get
water. This committee is composed OF
w. X. Forrest, W. r. Gay, c. ]. Smith,
II. Shorrock and Andrew Knox, and will
OF once arrange a joint session with the
board OF public works and council com
mittee on FIRE and water.
1t Is the belief of these property owners
and twenty others who attended the meet
ing Of the chamber yesterday that wat
err shortage should be avoided at all cost.
Their idea " that the city should buy an
other pump 20 be installed at the Lake
Washington pumping citation, which would
furnish all the water needed for irrigating
purposes. Such "A pump would cost from
$50. 90 10 49,. 900. but the city could depend
upon selling II IL there should bo no fur
Their need for It after the completion Of
tho Cedar river system. Anyway, II is
pointed out, II would save loss OF sever
al hundred thousand dollars to property
owners in lawns and gardens.
'-ro my mind q greater calamity could
scarcely befall this city than 10 go through
this summer without n spear Of green
grass or flower said United States Dis
triot Attorney Gay in presenting tho mat
ter to tho chamber. 1T is n matter that
IA OF vital concern to every householder In
the city. for no water means the destruc-
tion OF lawns and improvements OF n doz-
on years, in flower beds and shrubs and Of
the city parks"
Acting President elise said that II neces-
siry. the city could economic in other d.
rectons such as shutting Off water for
the uso OF elevators between S o'clock a. m.
and or in the afternoon. Besides put
ting on more water inspectors, to prevent
waste and increasing pumping facilities
G. J. Smith saw no reason why the city
could not get more pumps. In such a
matter as this economy should not be
considered" he said. 1T Is or such i'm
portance that 10 must be attended to. even
Y II should require an outlay OF $4,000 or
$4,000"
W r. Forrest said that Immediate ac-
ton was necessary II the lawns of Seattle
were 10 DO saved, and moved that a com
mittee, be appointed - impress unon the
council the necessity for speedy action.
Andrew Knox said: we can get more
pumping power unul the Gear river EHs-
tenn is completed. II is no great thing for
city 10 do, and I can't see any reason
why the city council should not take funds
and supply the people with water"
@ u Rcmsberg. OF Fremont, said there
were 6Do householdera IN his district who
were wanting the council to extend the
mains there hut that they were inVari-
ably put off with the explanation that
there were no funds I'VE would not be
helped by this irrign ting" he said, but
we are willing 20 help. for / believe the
good OF the city requires that the lawns be
kept In condition
II Shorroclc sad that 10 permit the
lawns, shrtfhhery ana flowers 20 perish
would be 60 dlacredit the city in tho eyes
of ali visitors. besides causing the prop
orty owners great injury DC was "a mat
ter of such great need. he said. that heroic
measures II required. should be resnrtod
10. n no other way could be found ne
said, the owners would cheerfuly bear "a
special tax: but that they must have
water Mt all cost