Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-29
PROPOSITION FOR
WATER SUPPLY
Mr.. Hnrlbut OF Waha-Lew-
iston Co. Gives. Details
to Council

The city council last night received
the proposition to secure water from
the waha springs, the matter being
present by W. P. Hurlbut. president of
the waha-Lewist9n Land & Water
company.
The summary OF the proposition Of
fered provides for furnishing the city
a minimum of 6oD!D00,000 gallons OF
water a year. at rate of $4,000 for
the first year, $4,000 for the second
year, $4,000 for the third. $4,000 for
the fourth year and $4,000 for the
fifth year and the remainder Of the
life Of the contract. The proposition
also provides rate of cents per
thousand gallons for each additional
thousand gallons needed to supply the
city's demands.
During the past year the city has
used approximately 100000 gallons of
water for the year ending July /, 1906,
at a cost of about $4,000" said Mr.
Hurlbut, land with the usual dry sea-
son the consumption of the city would
approach the minimum supply sug-
gested by our proposition. At the
present time the city is in need of a
higher reservoir to give the proper
service to the people living in the
higher districts now being settled and
within short time this reservoir must
ha aOn ctr orI, hn aif
continue to use the water from the
Clearwater river.
"The point, however, is that in
pumping the water from the river into
the higher reservoir the cost would bel
materially increased so that the prop
osition our company is now present
ing to the city is cheaper than it will
be possible for the city to give the con-
sumers a proper service with water
from the Clearwater river.
IT might say, as a taxpayer and a
citizen, that the water service rendered
at my residence has been inadequate
to provide sufficient water for frriga-
tion purposes during the hours pre-
scribed by the rules of the water de-
partment much less to give any pro-
lection from fire. The season has been
unusually favorable for the mainten-
ance Of lawns with little irrigation
and had conditions been otherwise I
would have suffered material damage
on account of the scarcity of labor.
The pipe line that our company wifi
construct to serve our own lands will
come within nine miles of the city and
the estimates of our engineers show
the cost of extending the line into
Lewiston will approximate $4,000.
II the council should see fit to ac-
cept our proposition it wifi be neces-
sary for the matter to be closed in the
near future or we would otherwise
plan to utilize the entire output of the
springs for our own enterprises We
nave placed our orders for the material
that will be needed in the construction
ol the water mains and all features of
tne work and unless unfavorable con-
oitions such as scarcity of labor should
. prevent we believe we would be able to
commence the delivery within nine or
ten months"
MI Hurlbut stated the estimate made
oy the company's engineers provided
lot the delivery of the water in the
nigher reservoir, but in the event the
ei'y was not ready to construct this
reservoir in time for receiving the wa
"hen the pipe line is completed
',iat arrangements could be made for
'ne delivery into the present reservoir
system He stated that as a citizen
Ae would be pleased to Sc the city Sc
cure thls water which is as pure and
neai'hful as it is possible for any city
to secure,
opon motion of Alderman Phillips
'e matter was referred to a commit
VI the whole to be taken up at a
er time when Mr.. Hurlbut will ap-
t 10 answer any questions and
niSh any information desired.
,' ne council received the following
u'ion asking for new sewer dis
10 be added to the down town
'seem now being installed.
we the undersigned property own
az. RESPECTFULLY petition your honor
oooy to create an independent
hloa,' uistrlct to serve the property in
son." @ H. IL, IS, IA, Is and f6. Thomp-
- FIRST Addition. to the CITY of
I, oh. n,.. tsigned) W. e. Daggett, W.
N.on1d' uaOrd' c. E. Montieth, George A.
Mr. Nng C. H. sherrAan, F. r. sidel,
Fra. M M Prime. Fred king ana
ns and Eva Schattner."
The onicers of the hoara - a,ac,,o,,
At ~, WIZ be held ON September e1.
uDor n :. time the citizens will vote
tnDrone me Issuance of $4,000 for che
"fement Of AAA nsnea. ....S..