The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-22

be s12.500; in the northeast section,
$33,500; in the southeast section
$4,000, and on the whole west side
$124,5oo.
Reservoir and Pipe line
The recommendation of the states
engineer for a new reservoir has also
been accepted, and the plans of Con-
sulting Engineer Henry include the
building of a reservoir, at a cost OF
S242,000, this including overhaulins
the pressure needed to force the wa
ter up into the reservoir.
The reservoir is to be located, ac-
cording to Henny's plan, about half a
mile below the mouth OF Cowiche cam
yon, on the ridge about 805 feet above
the level of the city. BY the use of
valves the pressure of 1870 pounds
which this height would give in an
open main will be brought down to
about SO pounds. excepting in case
of fires.
Pending the extension of the pipe
line, the pumping plan which is to be
Installed now as a temporary measure,
will be moved to the base Of the hill
below the reservoir and used for ele-
waiting the water The capacity OF the
reservoir will be 100000, but it will
be built in such a way that the ca
pacity can be increased to 100000
If the growth of the city demands it.
The height of the reservoir will en-
abH the extension of water service to
all of the residence district Of Mob
Hill, much of which is not, now con-
nected with city mains.
I Extend Pipe Line
Exfension of the main pipe lines an
other I'm ami yv,o 1Nxy
the: states engineer, is also included
in Henny's plan, at an estimated cost
of $110,300. This will do; away with
the possibility of contamination which
Is now complained of by the city
health department. wa
AS a temporary measure nuisances
along the line of the present open
ditch are to be attended to, accord
ing to the promise of the Pacific
Power & Light company officials to
the city commissioners.
No Money Limit, Says Henry
II was instructed to go ahead and
prepare the plans for these improve
ments," said d. G. Henry, the con-
sulting hydraulic engineer, nothing
was said to me about cost. OF course,
the company knows that I would not
recommend the building Of improve
ments not needed.
II have based my figures on a pop
ulation of 10000 people, and on a
per capita consumption of 100 gall
Ions a day. To this I have added a
million gallons a day for fire fighting
and street sprinkling. making the
total requirement about 100000 gall
Ions day.
.Sfhi Disposed to Be Fair ta
lis9This company, like most of the
dofporations with which we have to
deal in our work, lis disposed to be
fair, / think" said Harry E. Wilson,
of the public service commission.
They have promised to take meas
hresl at once; TO give relief from some
Of the conditions of which the city is
complaininglf if8ysS sf3 ~ s8s5tBfi
3ft Have Spent Half Million *
With the purpose of showing their
desire to keep, up with the develop
ment of the city and surrounding ter
ritory in all of their public service.
the officials of the Pacific Power &
Light company submitted figures in
dicating that they have spent more
than half a million dollars in improve
ments of their various properties since
taking them over a little more than
a year ago.
Improvement of the electric service
includes, substation and power plant
IN FrultVale, $5l,SL4.SO, extensions TO
the electric distributing system, $751;
$3.50; Naches power plant and
canals, $92,96.22. total of $780,
HIP.
A new gas. plant has cost $780,
902.81, and extensions to the gas
means s7,35s.25.
For the water service, pumping
plant, canal extensions and repairs,
reservoir and pipe lines have cost
$36.264.75. Extensions to water mains
in the city have cost $36,617.75, "a
total for the water department Of
$72,S82.51. -.
Adjacent to City
For office furniture and autornob iles
$11,172.22 has been expended.
Outside of the city, but adjacent
and contributing to the efficiency of
the city service, is included the North
Yakima Priest Rapids electric trans
mission line, costing $S7,425.57; the
Yakima Mckee sub-station, $9,972.02;
twenty-five transformers bought from
C. w. & 1. Co., $3,4S9.S5; Black
Rock sub-station, $3,920.96; extension
of $4,000 volt transmission lines. $11.-
O24.49, atotal of $115,652.S9.