The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-25

With the water meters eliminated, the water commits
sion plans which the Spokesman Review and the Chron
Gle declared could not and must not be changed,
knocked galley west yesterday afternoon. The changes
proposed ar in line with those offered by City Engineer
Gill; They have been accepted by Professor Waller and
Otto Weile of the water commission.
1t is as has been contended by The Press all along
The water commission plan, without meters, was
opan at ALL 1t could not supply the city Therefor it
should not be adopted.
There was nothing personal in this contention. All
due respect and is accorded Professor Waller and Otto
Weile engineers and gentlemen But with water meters
which the people would not have, taken out of the pan
was empty shell which served only to bolster up the
water meter gang for a moment in that bitter defeat
Now that the engineers have gotten together alone and
not bothered with the pulling and hauling of the water
meter gang, practical plan is in sight
The meeting Of the engineers with the city council yes
terday forenoon resulted in nothing definite But after
the meeting in the afternoon the engineers got together
aone-and they accomplished something.
Engineer Gill's plan not touched Instead the
plan OF the commission gone and when that
done it time to adjourn. Because of this only the
only plan has been gone yet City Engineer Gs
plan will be taken up next Friday
In the water commission plan yesterday, the most
radical changes madeand agreed towas the nstalla-
ton of additional pumping capacity to supply 100000
gallons water.
ALSO DIRECT PRESSURE MAINS ARE TO LEAD
FROM THE ABANDONED "a INCH MAIN TO GO
THROUGH THE SCHOOL SECTION TO THE NORTH
SIDE AND LIDGERWOOD.
The Ldgerwood kickers will get something after ALL
The water commission plan changed provides for
entirely system the north side to provide ample
water This lacking in the old plan of the water
mission
The plan of City Engineer Gill has not been amaganl-
ated other than to provide this moth side service.
But at the next meeting it will be the city engineers
turn to prove his plans.
From these two will be taken the plan to provide
ample water supply The engineers have settled down to
work in earnest and the plan of supplying the most water
at the least cost is to be adopted.
The water commission plan, rearranged shows
cost of 100000 and amounting to nearly 100000,
if steel mains used With wooden mains the plan esti-
mates cost of something over 100000.
Engineer Gill's plan is 100000 below the wooden main
plan and provides steel mains. His only additional
the cost of the SITE which cost may be saved in the
looping off of incidenals.
The city engineers plan still embodes the Lidgerwood
standppe This will remain in that plan.
The only other dispute is the Cliff Park and Stage
sites 1t question of which be operated the cheap
The Stage site plan is still shown be the most ex-
pensive to operate
There is little danger of disagreement between the
engineers to the plans The only disagreement is
likely be details of locations which the council will
be able solve when the comparative figures pro-
duced.
The long drawn out meter fight and water fight is
about ended.
The people, arrayed against the Spokesman Review
and the water meter gang about to win.