City to consider cheap spring water option for reservoir
Ballard proposes tapping a natural basin on Fifth Avenue with 740000 gallons daily, to pipe water to the Fourth and Schooner streets reservoir at low cost. Engineers back the basin as a usable source but Mayor Zook warns northern city works may be costly. proposal filed for council review.
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January Building Permits Surge Against Last Year
The city reports January permits rose to $96,120 from $98,612 the prior year, with 60 percent higher filings than last January. Of the permits, 24 pertain to dwellings while rents cover blocks and other structures.
Locks Location Sparks City Business Debate
City business leaders debate whether government locks should be built at the lower or upper end of the bay. Plans once favored the lower site to deepen the harbor, but Congressman Mumphrey advocates placing the locks at the upper end to keep mills from closing during high tides. The proposed channel width would reach 300 feet from the present measured width.
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Senators approve funding for two Puget Sound revenue cutters
Washington report says the senate passed the plan to build two revenue cutters for Puget Sound at a cost of 6000 dollars. A Birmingham dispatch notes Japan orders 16,000 tons of ore from Glasgow for ocean railway development with heavy purchases of rolling stock locomotives and equipment in Britain and America.
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