The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-27
WATER PROJECT FOR
THE ADJACENT VALLEY
It is Suggested That the Proposed New Water System
From the Mountain Streams Should Include the
Valley Adjacent to Wenatchee The Law on the
Subject - Special Fund May Be Set Aside.

Among the different expressions
of approval in reference to the pro-
posed new water system for Wenat-
chez comes one which suggests that
the system be made to include every
faucet from Peshastin to Rock Is
land. The letter says:
Wenatchee, June rs, 1910.
Editor Daily World:
1 have been very much interested
in your articles in Fridays and Sat-
urday's issues in regard to bringing
water from the Icicle with which to
supply your city. believe it to be
the most important matter that has
come before your people in long
time; but, while you are boosting
for your city, why not include the
valley adjacent?
I believe that we would require
nearly as much water as that city
proper, and by working in conjunc-
ton, would lessen the cost to both.
The greater portion of us are using
cisterns supplied from the high line
canal, though there are a few who
are supplied by the spring water
pipe line, and a few also who are
supplied by the France line, but dur
ing the irrigation season Mr.. France
requires nearly all of his supply to
irrigate his forty acre orchard which
compels those under that line to go
to the irrigation ditch for their
drinking water for days at time.
/ believe your project is perfectly
feasible and that it would also be
profitable to both consumers and
promoters.
/. would suggest that you boost,
boost, and boost, and let US boost
with you, until the waters of the lei
Gle are trickling through every fau-
Get from Peshastin to Rock Island.
Yours for success, ]. Fl. c.
The Law on the Subject.
The latest edition of Ballinger's
code contains the following in Sec
ton SOOS, which shows how spec
ial fund may be set aside for the
purpose of constructing a water sys-
tenn. 1t says:
Whenever the qualified voters of
any such city or town shall have
heretofore adopted or shall hereaf-
ter adopt a proposition for any pub
lie utility as heretofore provided and
either no general Indebtedness shall
have been authorized or the common
council or other corporate authorl-
ties shall not desire to incur gen.
eral Indebtedness, and whenever the
common council or other corporate
authorities of any such city or town
shall be authorized to exercise any
of the powers conferred by section
SOO5 hereof without submitting any
proposition as provided in sub-divis-
ion first and second of section 8006
hereof. the common council or 9TH
err corporate authorities shall have
mower TO create a special fund or
funds for the sole purpose of defray-
ing the cost of such public utility
or addition, betterment or extension
thereto, into which special fund or
finds the common council or other
corporate authorities of such city or
town may obligate and bind the city
ar town to set aside and pay fix
ed proportion of the gross revenues
of such public utility, or any fixed
amount out of and not exceeding
fixed proportion of such revenues,
or a fixed amount without regard to
any fixed proportion, and to issue
and sell bonds or warrants bearing
interest not exceeding six per centum
rier annum, payable semi-annually,
executed in such manner and paya-
ble at such times and places as the
common council or other corporate
authorities of such city or town shall
determine, but such bonds or war
rants and the interest thereon shall
be payable only out of such special
fund or funds. In creating any such
special fund or funds the common
council or other corporate authori-
ties of such city or town shall have
due regard to the cost of operation
and maintenance of the plant or sys-
tenn as constructed or added to, and
to any portion or part of the revenue
previously pledged as fund for the
pavment of bonds, warrants or 9TH
er Indebtedness, and shall not set
aside into such special fund great
er amount or proportion of the rev.
enue and proceeds that in their
Judgment will be available over and
above such cost of maintenance and
operation and the amount or proper
4;an If any of the revenue so nre-