The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-06-23

| The Northwest Light & Water
company will be made an offer of
! 1922, 10000 for it's water works system,
which includes water right, mains and
pumping machinery, according to ac-
ton taken by the city council Monday
evening. This course was recon-
mended by the special water commit
tee composed of Councilmen Miller,
Null, Shaw and Mayor Armbruster
after having employed Consulting En-
gineer w. j. Roberts to give a report
on the purchase of the old system or
the construction Of new one.
Roberts Figures High.
Professor Roberts figures on GER
tain items in the construction of a
water system were considered too
high and accordingly City Engineer
Doolitte was directed to prepare esti-
mates to corroborate Professor Rob-
erts' report. The result of Engineer
Doolittle's work is that his figures
show a total saving to the city over
those of Professor Roberts aggregat-
ing the tidy sum or s74,526.00. The
| Willingness of the company to accept
has not been ascertained.
The report of the special committee
and that of Engineer Doolittle are
herewith presented.
Water Committees Report.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers of the City Council of North
Yakima, Washington.
Gentlemen:
We, the special committee appoint
ed for the purpose of investigating
and reporting upon a municipal water
system to be adopted by the city OF
North Yakima. beg to report as fol-
lows:
l. The committee employed w. j.
Roberts, special water works eX-
pert, who was instructed to report
upon the valuation of the plant of
the Northwest Light e Water COM
pany, and also upon the probable
cost of installing new system
2. After receiving the report of
Mr.. Roberts, the committee decided
to recommend Il gravity water system
for the city. Accordingly, we gave
special attention to the valuation of
the present water system. During
the investigation of the report made
by Mr.. Roberts we discovered that
some owe. estimates had been made,
relative to the cost of certain sizes Of
pipe. We, therefore, requested the
city engineer, Mr.. H. j. Doolittle, to
| check up the report of Mr. Roberts
After thorough investigation on the
| part of MIR. Doc title, in conjunction
with your committee, we found that
considerable difference existed be-
, tween the estimated cost of the pipe
laid, as shown in Mr. Roberts report
and the cost of the same pipe being
laid by local contractors
! segregation of the Roberts report
will show that he has placed a physi-
cal valuation upon the Northwest
Light IL Water company's plant of
$277,240. According to the report of
Mr.. Doolittle handed you herewith,
which report we believe to be prac-
tically accurate, based upon informa-
ton gained upon the ground, the ply
steal valuation of said plant is $2O2,-
PA. This report does not include the
value of 6-inch pipe now in use in
supplying water to suburban residents.
The amount of such pipe so in use is
90 ",
making a total value of $211,364.
| Allowing per cent interest on this
amount for one year, the estimated
period of construction. we obtain the
sum of $10,5G6. The aggregate of
these sums is $221,93O
3. Your committee therefore begs
to recommend that the city offer the
Northwest Light n Water company
<
items mentioned in the reports of w.
j. Roberts and II. j. Doolittle, the
total sum of $222, goo, and that the
said Northwest Light & Water COM
pany be requested to file it's answer
to this offer with the city clerk of
North Yakima, on or before the next
regular meeting of the city council. to
be held on the fifth day of July. 1909
Respectfully submitted,
Il. NJ. ARMBRUSTER,
j. j. MILLER,
II. n NULL.
FRED SHAW.
Committee on Water Works.
North Yakima, WASH,
June 21st, 1909
TO the Hon. Mayor and City Council
North Yakima, Wash.
Gentlemen
AS requested by your special water
committee. l have examined the prices
quoted by w. j. Roberts on page nine
of his report and l respectfully sub
NIT the following tabulation and let
ters with prices as quoted by supply
houses and contractors. l also wish to
5 call your attention to the bid of the
. Mabton Water Works now under con-
t struction. in which they agree to fur
nish and complete the laying of sin