Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03
Village Meeting.

- hour. The spirit manifested at sever
70. Of the proceedings was certainly re-
..s,5Iy gushing for purely cold water
.o5ll,c and we began to think men can
%. As high oa water ssimulant, as is
.b,s for them to become on liquor bev-
20 The meeting was called to order by
r Slbn, village clerk, who read the
MINI. Hon. W G. Ferrin was chosen
....m.n. She following board OF officers
g. then elected;
-.rt-J4mes I. Sabin.
Fire Ha,dens-P. P. Pitkin, chief engi-
49, [. B,r5 Cross, c. B. Wilson, L. P.
., ,,.an and George A. Peck.
rraJe Bqhfs. L Bart Cross, NJ NJ.
r,.er. Jas NJ. Peck, E. w. Bailey, Geo. /
] Nichols,
n s-ly, John l.. futile.
r-.qsuer.-J. Q, Houghton, Jr.
salars-James L. Thurston, j. A. Page,
cs.-ls Hubbard.
4tsr the allowance of small account ac-
.,r, IN 1872, the report of the committee
investigate the question of further wat er
.,rI7 for the village was presented. For
! moment it seemed possible that the meet
0. would refuse to even accept the report
the purpose of allowing discussion Of
-.uerlts - W hat have We 20 do with thee,
/ "a water. of Berlin Pond &? " s. Why troub-
/ Is. thou US before thy time - seemed ques-
.-s almost audlbly voiced by the impatient
s,.Icustlons and scornfuI CALCULATIONS of
20. IerlbIe portion of the excited throng.
/ -,ev would have nothing to do with water
rect, whatever might be the guise in
r1cd 1t was presented. The cbairma ex-
aned that accepting report did not i'm
Div an adoption of it, and urged that proper
l..pect for themselves as we'll as the COM
aitee, should incline them to accep. the re-
Tort, discuss it's merits, aud then they could
lr.ct it if they SO willed. The committee
va, one of the peoples own selection, and
we're entitled to respectful treatment. The
lairman was reinforced in this position by
Armtrks from Col. Randall, who, as one OF
He committee, protested that he didn't want
/ % be unnecessarily snubbed-S. NJ. Walton,
NlhIJn Taplin, and others. Hon. John A.
llge, in few pertinent and terse remarks,
slowed clearly that the committee being one
/ b our own appointment should receive cour-
aous treatment at our hands; that as their
report must necessarily come before US and
I be acted upon at some time, it was advisable
I 10 dispose of the question then and there.
The crowd fully agreeing with this common
sense view, voted to accept the report.
Col T. V. Randall thereupon obtained the
dor, and spoke at length in defense OF the
committee and in favor OF more abundant
water supply. He argued that this question
Il. providing free water by village aid, novel
81. it may seem to Us, is no new thing undtl
he sun. Other towns had agitated and cleo
i.roa this question. They had secul ed
abundance OF water and were satisfied with
their action. The committee had at frs;
4 .ubts end mlsgIvings as to what was really
Hst. TIey were MT convinced even
/ ,F that they had recommended the very
s.t thing possible for the village. They hac
lyesti5ated and gained some light which
/ le7 had presented in the form of a report
a}l.,l5ly the voters by giving thought and
iagly to the topic might become convinced
L. had tle committee, that an abundant
supply Of water was a handy thing to have
tyut the house and accessible in the streets
lie did Il desire to Ioist any project upor
the village unless the village should so vii
t. We are but lily supplied with water
la drouth springs add wells will dry up
,Ters will run but slowly. We neede(
water tor use and with which to quenc1
Tres. \ fierce conf lgration bursting GU
aDisht would fad Us almost helpless to sta
Il. ragages True, we have been greatly ia
9rei by having fires at convenient season
ni points.
We Do need more water, The committe
1 lave BY lairinference recommended one pIal
% supply this need they have sugse5te'
a7eraI plans. lie began himself to think tn
5le recommended possibly might not be tn
6st The voters should investigate NOR
a-y and dispassionately consider the top
md all It's bearings. He instanced Rutland
4 Ellch after some trials and conflicts secure
water some seventeen years since. III
water department there was now seli-sul
pr.ins, and the people were in favor OF I'll
Il. ,0l : lr
ar their water supply. 1t could be furnlshe
here for that sum In the water departmel
aspect We are situated about as Rutland wa
Tie eight inch pipe recommended he thong
TO large. A three inch pipe answered /
Rutland for years. Now she is satisfied WI
ask inch main. We are smaller than Ru
and. Water is needed for many purpos
besides culinary ones. 1t Is convenient
shrinking streets, washing wagons, lrrlg
hglawns, etc. COL Randall concluded
oferins a resolution to the effect that So
money, not exceeding $50,OQO, be appr
Er4ted on the grand list OF the village
'aepurpose of supplying water for cullna
uses and the extinguishment OF fires.
There was a lull after the Colonel resum
bis seat, and for the moment it seemed
actes OF the anti-water party were to qui'
tyyJte the resolution down without ar!
nent or discussion. But this proved sim
Tue calm which sometimes precedes vol
'''m IN the physical world. Mahion Ii
10, Ed, warm friend of the water p
e'i, and young man possessed OF str'
IDEAS of his own upon all topics concern
'ae village welfare, was not inclined 60
low vote to be taken without an attemp
''s" the fire of his opponents. lie therel
INSISTED that the opposers should state I'll
ase, ard give reasons for their opposit
lie begged them to speak and let the "
e known; speaking might relieve th