Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
MIST CONTRACT
Mr. LOSE CHANCE
! LEWISTON IS TO RECEIVE
pupE MOUNTAIN WATER THE
NEAL MUST BE CLOSED AT
ONCE FOR wAHA SUPPLY.

rha question of whether or not
civ is to receive its water supply
tnon the Waha springs is matter
ia ,nust be determined by the
noi, within the next few weeks
A. nltimatum was received last
.,nb+ from President w. P. Hurl- |
~ Of the Waha-Lewiston Land &
,,rotor company, explaining the ne
..oeeitv of action by the city coun-1
~ at once as the company plans
- install the system leading to-
yard the city at once and it must be
Known whether the extension OF
,no fo the city's reservoirs is toI
be made.
srbe first proposition from MI.
uurlbut was received by the council
On August 28 of last year and
short time after that date COM
uittee from the Commercial club
r,s;ted the Waha springs and inves-
+igated the source of the water sup
n,v and secured a quantity of the
water for analysis. The report OF
the committee was entirely favor
ohlo m the Waha water, it being
shown that the cost of the spring
water would be but small per cent
higher than the present supply
from the Clearwater river and as
the demand for water increases on
the hill section the cost of the Clear
water supply would increase accord
inglv. The analysis of the water
showed II to be much purer than
the river supply at the most favor
able time.
The matter has again been be-
ther investigation by larger COM
mittee but no report from the last
committee has been received. The
members of the council have person
ally investigated the Waha propo-
sition but no action has been de-
cided upon.
The proposition proposed by Mr..
Hurlbut provides for supplying the
city with water from the Waha
springs the minimum amount used
being 600,000,000 gallons, for
which the city is to pay $4,000
for the first year; $4,000 for the
second year; $4,000 for the third
year; $4,000 for the fourth year;
and $4,000 for the fifth year and
each year thereafter, and for each
additional thousand gallons used
the city is to pay cents.
The following is the communica-
tion received from Mr.. Hurlbut:
'As a representative of the Waha'
Lewiston Land and Water company
made a proposition to your honor
able body to deliver to your reser
voirs water from the springs owned
by said company, sufficient to sup
ply all of the present needs of th'
city as wei as any further needs
no matter how great they may be
This proposition was made NOR
than six months ago, and as yet n,
action has been taken by your body
The delay has, up to the presen
time, not been important, as tn
financial furry through which tn
country has passed the last fey
months naturally held up all enter
prises of this nature. The furry
past, and we are preparing, with a
much rapidity as possible, to CON
plete our work.
IF this city wishes to contraC
Tor water, our work of constructio
Will be materially different tha
would be the case If the city decide
that it does not care for the waite
If we do not contract with the cit,
there will be nine miles of pipe lir
mat we will not have to build, r,
shifting in saving to us of som
thing like $4,000 in initial e.
pense.
Our pronosition to the city
Tot a money-making scheme. hut
the outcome of our desire to I
something for our communitv whi'
VIII he of lasting value We ha
oHered the water to the CITY at
Rrloe about equal to the EXPENSE
''rrad in purn'ng from the clea
"''ar r'ver. and the cuaI'tv 90 T
"at'r IS as nura as erv in the worl
Our eneineer, Mr.. Walter
1raves, estimates that the minimr
amount of water that we have |