The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Ordinance No. IS

ordinance NO. 90
introduced by c. II. Baker, Councilman.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER SYS-
TEN IN THE TOWN OF FRIDAY
HARBOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FURNISHING SAID TOWN AND THE
INHABITANTS THEREOF AND ANY
OTHER PERSONS WITH AN AMPLE
SUPPLY OF WATER FOR ALL USES
AND PURPOSES, PUBLIC AND PRI-
VATE: SPECIFYING AND ADOPTING
THE PLAN PROPOSED; AUTHORIZ-
ING THE ACQUIRING BY PURC HASE
OR BY CONDENSATION A N D PUR-
CHASE NECESSARY LANDS declaring
THE ESTIMATED COSTS THEREOF
AS NEAR AS CAN BE ASCERTAIN
ED; AND SUBMITTING THE SAME
FOR RATIFICATION OR REJECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
SAID TOWN AT A GENERAL ELEC-
TION TO BE HELD IN SAID TOWN
ON THE BIRD DAY OF DECEMBER,
A. D. 1912; AND ALSO SUBMITTING
TO SAID ELECTORS THE QUESTION
WHETHER THE TOWN OF FRIDAY
HARBOR SHALL BECOME INDEBT-
ED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CON-
STRUGGLING SAID WATER SYSTEM
OR WORKS AND SHALL ISSUE IT'S
BONDS THEREFOR IN THE SUM
OF $14,OO0.OO:
WHEREAS, 1t is deemed advisable by
the Mayor and Town Council of the
Town of Friday Harbor that the said
Town exercise the authority conferred
upon it by law to own and operate
system of water supply: and.
WHEREA, There is located a small in
land Lake known as Trout Lake."
situated about five miles West of Fri
day Harbor in the Northeast quarter of
Section Ii and the Southeast quarter
of Section II, Township 35 North,
Range West; and the Northwest quar-
ter of Section Is, Township 35 North,
Range West; said lake being sur
rounded by property owned by the
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Com
pany, corporation, said lake being a
meandered lake, the waters of which
the town of Friday Harbor, through it's
Mayor, has appropriated by filing
notice of appropriation and water claim
to said lake for the purpose of supply
Ing said town and the inhabitants
and,
WHEREAS, The estimated cost of the
said Trout Lake Water Supply Sys-
tenn, as near as can be ascertained, is
the sum of $14,000.O0; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary for the Town
OF Friday Harbor to become indebted
L for the cost and expense of such water
system and that the system and plan
for said water supply and the proposal
that said town become indebted be
ratified by the qualified electors of said
town;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT Or
DAMNED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR:
SECTION 1. That water supply sys-
tenn for the town of Friday Harbor,
known as THE TROUT LAKE WATER
SUPPLY SYSTEM" be acquired and
constructed in accordance with the fol-
lowing plans, viz:
The permanent source of supply of said
system shall be from Trout Lake, situated
about five miles West of the town of
of Section IS and the Southeast quarter
of Section IL in Township 35 North,
Range 4, West, and the Northwest quar-
ter of Section Is in Township 35 North,
Range West; and being surrounded by
lands owned by the Henry Cowell Lime
& Cement Company, a corporation; that
the said town proposes to erect a dam
across the gulch Or ravine at the outlet
OF said lake and appropriate about II
acres of said Henry Cowell Lime &
Cement Company's lands for dam site,
said dam to be located at the South end
OF marsh lying South of said lake and
height of ten feet above the low water
level Of said lake, and by SO doing to
SuDmerge about seven acres of land sur
rounding said lake and the marsh lying
South OF the same containing about 1888
acres, and acquire said land so submerged
together with the dam site and the right
of-Way for pipe line from the said lake
across said Henry CoweI Lime & Ce-
ment Companys land for said pipe line
site to the said town and a right-of-way
Tor private roadway to give access to the
water works, containing about 80 acres
OF said Company's land, by purchase or
by condemnation and purchase, and the
to said town by means of a pipe line or
lines, the same to be placed under the
surface OF the ground at all points at
SUFFICIENT depth to protect the line or
INES ana preserve the purity of the water
therein, except where it may be necessary
to carry the said pipes across gulch
or raylne where it shall be placed upon
a trestle. and by means of mains and
lateral pipes distributed to the inhabit-
ants OF said town and be extended from
time to time by said town of Friday
Harbor In such manner as to supply the
said town and the inhabitants thereof
with an ample supply of water for all
including the furnishing of water for fire
MIGRANTS at various places within said
town, all as provided and set forth in
plans and specifications on file in the
ONCE OF the Town Clerk. Said plans and
specifications being made part hereof
SECTION 2. The estimated cost of
said water supply system, as near as can
be ascertained. is the sum of $14. 100000,
which is for the following purposes, viz:
Cost of land to be submerged surround
ing the lake, the marsh lying South OF