Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-04
Corporation Meeting.

The Corporation Meeting met at Town
Hall last evening" for the purpose of see
ing whether our tax payers would vote
a tax to purchase set Of instruments
for the Rutland Brass Band. AT the
appointed hour, the Moderator, Mr.. j.
NJ. Haven, called the meeting to order,
when the warning was read by the
| clerk
Hon. John b. Paige raised the ques.
tion of legality as to voting money for
the purposes named In the warning, and
upon reference to the village charter, it
being found that no provision was made
! for raising funds for the purpose the
| consideration of the matter was laid
upon the table.
The committee appointed at the an
nual village meeting to examine into the
condition of our village sewers, and
consider means to perfect thorough
system Of drainage, through its Chair
man, DR.. Goldsmith, submitted the fol-
lowing report
The commission had taken some pains
| to inform themselves as to the matter in
hand. Mr.. Randall, one of the mem
bers, in New York, Brooklyn, and in
| Boston, had examined their several Sys-
TENS of sewerage aud sewer COnsTuc-
ton. A careful preliminary survey OF
the principal natural water sheds in the
village had been made. This survey
embraced data by which distances the
contour of the surfaces of the streets,
and the fall of water could be deter
mined.
After a careful consideration OF the
whole matter, the commission utan!.
mously recommended the construction
Of the following sewers:
LIST. A brick sewer egg shaped, with
a long diameter Of 4, and short diam,
eter OF 8 feet, extending from Church
street to East Greek, at the highway
bridge on the road to Center Rutland.
This sewer to be 2,716 feet long anc esti-
mating the material and labor at 81 so
per foot, would cost $40 $50.
I'd. A drain IS inches in diameter,
extending from Washington street, at
the Bardwell House, to West street,
through Merchants Row, 1910 feetlong,
costing $3.50.
| Sd. One foot drain pipe on Main,
Washington, West and Grove streets,
requiring AIS feet, and costing Sj,732.
4th, Eight inch pipe on Center street,
requiring . 100 feet, and costing st52.
9th. Ten inch pipe on Cottage street,
requiring l,088 feet, and costing 1922 50.
The commission put down S. 900 IS the
outside figures for all the additions pipe
required to extend this sewerage to
every part of the village where il will
be required for several years to come
Estimating every cost at the highest
rates, the commission think that the
whole Of perfect, thorough and com.
plete system of sewers, well trapped, and
so built as to last for a century, needing
little or no repairs, can be completed al
q cost not exceeding $4,000.
The plan Of sewerage for which these
estimates are made will render it posi-
BILE to drain every cellar, every piece o
wet and low ground, will, permit The
construction of water closets on any
floor in a dwelling house, as well a.
carry off the surface water from rain
falls. It provides for such inlets into
the sewers as will not permit the fOu
air in them to escape into and poison
the atmosphere around. 1t provides
means for making every &c lar as dry al
any part of the house TO- the remova
of all surface water from DIOR yards anC
gardens, and will abate the abominabl,
nuisanCes which are now FUND to pre-
vail all over the village, nuisance
which consist of the flowing Of the con
tents Of each mans priv vaults on t
the land Of his next doc neighbor, o.
into the cutters Of the public streets
from whence these matters are WASHED
away at each rain storm, 70 besmear thu
walks and grounds and roads and breeC
sickness over the whole village.
Messrs. Page and Randall, the othel
members OF the committee, also submit
ted their views upon thu necessity 0
proper drainage and the merits Of tn,
system spoken Of, when, after some dis
cussion, George A. futile moved, THAI
the committee be requested to take mea
sures to call village meeting at tn,
earliest practicable moment, to conside
the subject Carried.
On motion, the meeting dissolved.
OFF THE TRAcK.-Ths engine ia,
Gould of the Rensselaer, & Saratoga Rail
road, attached to the night express trail
from Troy was thrown from the tract
while entering the depot at this place
about Ills o'clock this morning, in con
sequence of the displacement of switch
Fortunately but little damage was done.
ACCIDENTs.-David Hornet, lad O
some twelve years, employed at Islanc
Pond on tie train to carry water to thu
workmen, in attempting to Jump from {
train in motion, the ether day, was