Connecticut western news., 1873-10-17
New Milford.

New Milford.
 Every fall for several years it has been remarked "We ought to arrange for a sing ing school" We have finally taken the time to do it. Earle Buckingham of Wash ington is to commence teaching within a week or ten days. We have voices enough here in quantity to fill Boston Coliseum. You hear them breaking out on "Roll, Jor. dan, roll, ''Mollie Darling" and similar melodies, in the shop, the office, and es- pecially the editors, besides all the howl ing done by fast young men or boys in our streets at late hour of night. We trust that Mr. Buckingham is competent to tune all these voices into harmonious discord... Town bridge is so nearly completed that teams can cross lt......It now looks as if the Water Co. will not be able to lay their pipes this fall. Sixteen thousand dollars were subscribed for stock, and much of it by men who could poorly afford it, but they felt that the village needed this i'm provement and We're willing to give strong lift In other words they were liberal minded and public spirited, but not so ap- pears the one of whom water was to be ob. tsinec. Cross brook seemed the most feasible place from which to take water. ana Its owner assured the company that he would name for it reasonable price. but after consultation with parties from New York and elsewhere, the price appeared suddenly to grow. He wanted more for 
 the privilege of taking water and an acre or two of rocks and sprouts where dam might be built, than the company could raise for him and have money enough left with which to lay pipes, &c. and besides he wanted to be given I-2 inch stream or running water. This last demand broke the cameps back. Commissioners were called out to appraise the damages, who have looked over the property, taken some evidence, and met last Monday to conclude the case. The country herea- bouts has been secured for witnesses of the ann-progressive kind to show the great val ue of this stream for a saw mill, as we'll AS 10 take across the valley to farm house. For thirteen years the owner of this stream has allowed this mine of wealth to remain undevelopsd, and it will doubtless so remain fer years to come, unless taken by the Wa ter company. It is hardly just that he should call them ''speculators who are try Ing rob him" when many of the stock holders would gladly sell to him at ten per cent. discount, as they bought merely to help along, and feel that it will be some years before they can get much interest on their investments. If there is any other place where water can be found, we trust Gross brook will be let severely alonc..... Town meeting passed off quietly. One of the men elevated to office was shown few months since to be defaulting tax collect or to the amount of eleven thousand dol lars. Had he stolen less It might have been called theft. The vote on the capital question stood 262 Yes and 167 No. New Haven would be more convenient to reach. but many considered that Hartford had the start, and thought one capital enough for our little state, so voted Yes. 0.
 LArER.-Our water company have noti- ned the commissioners that they had with drawn from the suit with Earle Bostw1ck. MT. Bostwick not only owned Cross brook, from which water was to be obtained, but most of the land across which pipes must be laid; and as he seemed disposek to throw every obstacle in the way, the cem- pany decided to suspend operations until next spring, when they will probably go to Prince brook, which is farther away, but much larger brook......We have some Rip Van Wrinkles here who have money, but the spirit of old fogyism as well, and how they can ever bring themselves ta counten- ance and patronize the railroad, telegraph, or any new improvement, is more than can understand,if they really think as they talk or act concerning those now proposed which may cost them few dollars. 0.