The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-28
PROMINENT WAlLA WALIANS
DECLARE 1T is UNSAFE ON
UPPER MILL CREEK.
Between Wiekersham Bridge and In
take Follows Channel Of Creek
Danger From High Water.

Charges that no small part of the
money spent by the special water
committee Of which Councilman Glas-
ford was made chairman, in running a
survey of the pipe line for Walla Wal
las proposed gravity water system,
has been wasted, was verified by three
Walla Wallans VINO spent yesterday
on upper Mill creek inspecting the
route for the pipe line as surveyed out
by Engineer Sayles between the Wick
ersham bridge and the point of in
take, which has definitely been es-
tabl:shed about a half mile below
what is known as the Stanl camp.
Between the Wickersham bridge and
the intake, a distance of nearly two
miles, the proposed pipe line follows
the channel of Mill creek In it's
the stream crosses and
times That the proposed route as
surveyed out by Engineer Sayles
any point is matter that expert en-
gineers say should not be consid-
cred for moment. The danger to the
pipe line from high waters would be
manifold and at no time during the
spring and winter months would Wal
la Walla be reasonably sure Of a new
er failing supply of water if the sur
vey as ade is followed out.
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PiIing Would be Necessary.
To follow the survey made by En-
gineer Sayles one gentleman of the
party to inspect the survey said that
it would be necessary to place the pipe
recek. Piling at the best is not con-
sidered safe by competent engineers,
especially where it is exposed to dan
ger of high water, debris, cts, floating
down stream during freshets. That it
viii be necessary to resurvey route
for the pipe line, following the bluffs
on either side of the creek between
the Wickersham bridge and the
point of intake, if Walla Walla is
to have a safe water system, was the
opinion expressed by two members of
the party visiting the scene yesterday.
Just what the extra work will cost is
problematical.
Between the Wickersham bridge and
Dudley, a reasonably safe route has
been surveyed out. From Dudley to
Walla Walla it is proposed to fol-
low the right Of way along the old
narrow gauge railroad line, now own
ed by the Northern Pacific railway.
Sayies on Original Work.
Councilman Glasford, in a commune
cation in this mornings Union, at
tacks the charges made by Engineer
Thomson for services performed in
locating an adequate water supply
for Walla Walla and refers to the
original survey of the Miss creek bas-
in, made by the city engineers office
under the direct on of Engineer Tho,a-
son by stating that the survey was
made by Engineer Lewis Wilson, a
brother Of City Engineer Wilson and
five assistants.
"a glance at the records of my Of
flee shows that Engineer Sayles, who
made the last survey for the propos-
ed pipe line, did most Of the work in
the original survey" Engineer Will
son said this morning. Engineer
Sayles was employed between Sep
TENDER IS, 1904, and October IA, 1904,
on that part of the Mill creek basin
between the Rifle place and a nalf
mile above the mouth of Blue creek.
After the survey was completed he
spent several weeks in my office MAX
ing the maps and profiles"