Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-11-07

Tie question Vt the mode o.. suqplyius oar
city with water. has Of late tecn under pro-
l.ugcl discussion before ,hc Bard ,r Alder
men, ard g, a c,asilcraile extent before cur
cit.1cns in printed reports. It las prae;i-
cally simiaa-,d dlwa % c-3i, between
two fiyl plans. Zach recommended by en-
siuee,s ,. ,4p,ri,ucs ani l,T.n,.n
One is ,o lorcr the wafer .eu .he Lql.
by sf,aq, pump. tsa rc.uv,r c-ei-ins
fir.s million gallons
The otter Is TO force tho water .-.m tae
urr by pumps driven h7 ra'- Ie~,r ',a
r,--l, i- c1utainin. f-e uriifa -'...
Tie other details VIII D., 60 ,.me joy
bl,a !'ars. Between tictr Cd. ro.rtal
Aldermen is almos. equally divided
The ff,t cost Of the vori a a Iake
plan i- c.timated a; Sl41 500.
ilc first cost of tlo work ~ .aer.yr
plan i- ,s,m1.cI a, Sl42.lUl.
The friends Of .he ur,r plan rr.se-.o- 90
tie Elaii resT1a.illc rrrties. v.' w..e
-cair g. c.suac; tor tic works go ,a, figure
uu.,I TIE friend. oi tire Lake lhn 10
ih4 H..t ,-.scI lUiiL .,. .v... ut.onl
against D.. g7''is' masking It's "''l''1 "-
'iE'"' D" the P['au''''" .i '''','1'.,'y
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u''" ''oa'' ''".y '.''' 81. '.' .'.' .'''
l'e''.an' .l .iii'' 90 ''A-
Zee" removed .S '. ''' ''
owning -he sinclair -'''' "'' ""''- "-''
to deed TO The 'i'y lana 'ho' Sn i'T '-' WOE A.
and a preference Iisa' 10 ---- 'a, "'',' ''-'1-
ed Tor the ''' supply Anu ''s running 'N'
FamIs. tr'. graf" for aoih'"J l''- "eI-
ous oiier ~as made ey M''sT'. q. y. Dodge
and Lawrence B'fncs lAc question n-f-
rgws down. then % 'hc points 'i e-' 'i
raising 'hc water ana i"a-i'' 'l ""''f-
On tho hist ci THESE '"' "'I' 1'" '' "'
discussion. lt nc. Us n' engineer 60 ..-' any
man. that B, Will c's' rsrB hi'.4 Ass t' '''np
by rata ."eT' rom i'nu ''''1 I'., '''''
Sic Lake. through a man i'u' "'''F '' d
mile long it'n ny |f0" power nom Vie
Lake, thIo's" a main male ana ''1i i.'-s
/ long " find t"at Nr- Lia'ieE. 'n l'' re-
! Port estimates ire '''' '' l'"t''5 '''''1
! powcr.v1th an allowance oi 'u' SI'' o S,.F
i.r refairs' at S''5I- year
On the other hand perfectly IcH'nsi'ie
parties oieF'd TO the board 20 eortl'a' 20
/ run the pumping machinery 10y water power
I and na"e "a! the repairs i'F @'v" " AZ
The d.hd'n'e j. S-'euV-ei1al 10 q ''A 'l
l3 70 u cents On ihc dollar Oh TIE graz u
list Of TIC city. There can oc no serious
question q" mat point Ihe o"'y one i'it
then, Is that-iasi'1nt ny h' means least OF
the qu04iy Of The 'rai" Ihls II I'D 'neci Tue
prime question. II the water from the r''er'
when properly sctt ed IN rereryoir, is as
good as tina: Of the lake-then Tie river phn
must be tho best. That Is a point which we
certainly do not feel competent TO decide
There are evidently two sides TO it. Mr..
Linsley thinks the Lake water will be
much the bost. and has carried with
blm apparently in this opinion a
,,o;,,itv or the Board Of Aldermen. The