The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-07

Free Deed by i. j. Lynch
This was answered by John d.
Lynch, his brother, and member of
the council, who explained that before
he became a member. the council
had decided to pay his brother $4,000
for the power site after the latter had
cut his price in two, and he was hold
ing 1t subject to their wishes, Now
that he was Il member and had to
vote on the question, his brother had
decided to deed the site to the city
free of charge on condition that it
was used for the purpose mentioned,
This announcement was met with
cheers.
This brought some singing remarks
from Mr.. Englehart. which were re-
piled to 10y Councilman Lynch, who
declared that they were making no
attack ON the company, which had
,ot promised any relief until the coun-
ell had gone to the expense of pre-
pairing this preliminary plan, which
cost in the neigh borhoud of $500.
Then he said, the council decided to
submit it to the vote Of the people.
The people he said, are lust and will
be Just in their decision.
Speaking to the representatives of
the company, Councilman Lynch con-
tinued If you gentlemen have a
proposition to submit it is too late
to do so before the council, but do
1t to the people and let them con-
slider it. We can't hold this uD now
and deny the people he right to vote
on it,"
The question was teen put to a final
vote and carried, with resolution of
thanks to p. j. Lynch.
Report OF City Engineer
To the Honorable4 Mayor AMI Mem
bers Of the Cits=9A.aunci ri North
-HGE aria Wash 1eguN
GEM EMEN:--~
beg to submit my report on the
proposition for the establishment Of
Ia municipal electric lighting system
for the city of North Yakima, Wash
inSton. 1t is contemplated to con-
struct hydro electric plant and to
connect this plant with the city by "a
short transmission line, and TO con-
struct distributive system. over
head and underground where proper
land desirable, to supply the present
population within the corporate linn
it's.
Hydraulic Development
| have made an examination of va
rious alternative sites for obtaining
by draulic power for the generation of
electric current and have selected one
which is undoubtedly superior to any
.of the others considered: neverthe-
less, | am including IA description OF
the other possible sites so that you
may be in fun possession of the facts
upon which the comparison was
made.
| will first describe the rejected
propositions.
Lower Nacies Stir
This contamplates diverting water
frolz the Naches river on its left
bank, about a mile below the Nelson
bridge in Section 10, Township IS
North, Range 10 East W. NJ, below
the intake of the Power canal The
tail water would be returned near
the mouth of the Naches river in Sec
ton II, same township. About sixty
600 foot gross head could be OBJ
tanned here, but it has the very Sc
rious objection that the flow becomes
very small at certain time in the
year. the government records show
ing a minimum of thirty 600 cubic
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