The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-18

WIN VI AhI. 1ill dl 4>lHlH avenue
you won't be able to get it out with
out breaking the tank We will
show you that 10 million gallons i.
an absolute waste. This can b,
shown if you are willing to listen
If you don't want to listen why
you must take the consequences.
Following this trouble breedinf
declaration of war, Assistant City
Engineer Mcintyre jumped to hi:
feet and said:
Il don't think it is the intention
of any one to throw reflections or
anyone else. I know these gentle
men are honest and I do not desire
to say anything to reflect on them
But I want to say this.
THE city engineers office has beer
made the subject of considerable
talk. One newspaper has spoken OF
pie behind it. We have nothing tc
do with that. But another paper has
attacked the city engineer and has
accused him of being political
trickster and with having used poll.
tics in this matter. That is not true
''eW don't question the other side
in the matter but 1 want to say that
If l went as an engineer to city
the size of Spokane which had a city
engineer, competent engineer OF
acknowledged ability, one who has
constructed and operated some Of the
lnrpaSf WORKS An, ha
who is not governed by any other
motive but to give the cheapest
water possible say that l would
at least consult him in regard to the
plans which he had prepared Zap
plause) and l would at least advise
myself of the many plans and the
mass of data that is in that city
engineers Office. would at the
least, look at the plans of the city
engineer.
Such consideration is certainly
due to Spokane. If the object of
the engineers of that commission are
fair and honest they would want
to get to the botto moi all the facts
1t was a professional discourtesy on
the part of the commission to Sc
ignore Mr.. Gill, our city engineer
1t was not fair, 1t is injustice.
Now they came here for a few
days and made their plans without
consulting or examining the many
plans which are in the city engln-
GERS office, and which have been
made from time to time and kept
of record after being compiled by
men who ought to know their bust
ness
when you say the people of Lid
gerwood will not be given water
under our plans you say what ii
absolutely false, as / can demon
strate on those blue prints there
which show our plan and"
Well show you," interrupted the
belligerent Mr.. Thompson.
Now about these "a inch mains
We are no schoolboys. We can figure
out these and make those computa-
tions and can Judge just as well as
Mr.. Waller or any other man Cap
plause). These facts 1 give you
other statement is a slur on the city
engineer"
City Engineer Gill: II am sur
prised at Mr.. Thompson when he
says that we cannot get the water
out of that tank. Why that state
ment is an absurdity. He don't know
nothing about it,"
Wen show you" again inter-
rupted Mr.. Thompson.
"Ill show you," continued Mr.
Gill. that water will go into the
Lidgerwood tank and plenty OF It.
l have been accused OF political Job
berry and with manipulating the city
council. l have never discussed with
any individual member of the city
council my plan or any other plan
l disapprove of anyone bringing
politics into this discussion.
III my plan Is eventually adouted
they will simply give more for the
money invested than any other
plans. Those plans OF the commits
sion do not and can not give a sui.
ficient supply of water on the north
side. If you dispute my statement
l have the figures to show you where
am correct"
Professor Waller was then called
for. He said In part:
Gentlemen you must excuse me
tonight If l omit everything In the
shape of personalities and Islander
on other men and get down to the
facts.
81 believe that any set OF men who
go to the trouble to get up plans
should be given n hearing. II you
puncture them or find they are use
less, why throw 1t away. What you
want Is water.
We took all opportunities Il
gather every bit OF information w.
could. We asked for reports from
the engineers office and we had &
ii emni getting them. The report,