The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-07-23
Watertown's Water.

booioN, ouiy II, 1000.
To THE EDITOR OF THE JOIrRNAI AS A
uool,u r,.,,., 90 o,,, ,.,, ;,,to,oa,;,,,.
~ f'p'
anu knowing your ueep interest IN the water
supply question take the liberty of sending
the article oncIosed th;nl,ir,, i ,,i,,h. ho i,
'""Ni'7 IL ''''Sn' '0 III
terestlng reading Just at this time to many Bel
fast people. R.p.
HOW, W ,rr,ro,,>r s,,,,,-,,,,, . ,,,.,,,,, ,,.,.
nv" w a ~ IN ,l,, loW 'rI unrn AN EAohlLhNl
NNN lhN iiro - 9oirhh of "AlEk'
lhe town OF WatertoWn is supplied with
water which in quality is claimed TO be nearly
equal to that Of the Everett Springs, and in
quahtlly Is considered ample for all future de-
lnands OF that community. The effort made by
the cltlzens OF the town to secure supply of
water VIII never be forgotten by those who at
tehutu any or all OF the forty-three town meet
lnSs held Tor the purpose of getting water, and
lntiiy rs last resort several public spirited
cltlZens organized themselves and formed the
Wa'ertoWh after supply Company, through
W%nich % the works nave been established. The
olllcults III Se.!lnS the town to furnish the
supply was from tne Tact that public sentiment
On the water question was about equally dlyid-
eu, ana 10 get an appropriation for construct
lhS 'he WORKS three-loufths vote was legally
necessary. lh order 10 overcome this obstacle
'n "ct Was Passeu ny the Legislature legallZlng
u u majority Vo'e ior the purpose, but Governor
ho1ihsoh 2i vetoed lhe measure.
rai'hs ~ every tHoft 10 secure water
lni iousH 'nI M town. Dr. ll0Smer, IL. I. Derby
aiit. 2. 2. ule'soh suggested the formation OF
piN"'0 'ohp'hN anu ieW months dltefWafd
the company was organized, Sl0000O subscrlb-
ca anu she actual operation OF putting IN
stsleil a;' vi ""ter WORKS was c0mmenced. The
1niveis 1, enuseh we're a. ". DAVIDSON, ffesi-
u q. IL Sonaht, lIeasaifI' DiTeGtofs, y.
- W Tonant, -. ~ p'r riusoh. tfanIlS Rahdall,
. . " ooi'i'i I'M an" H. N' DeipS. Inc company
. niot Pu:'n;',ou eieNth acres OF lahd Id ,Suill-
n. nan leio' trac1 ol low iahd near Charles
Mnel ,,:T aug u snort distance west OF the -ttna
n,i1 statloii on the atertoWh brahch OF the
n t nn'd ~ pa , NeII II;, 'u was secured
oh ,o suihihi' Vi " hite iili 10! tne reservoir,
a. 'iu suite4 welG prosecuted III suiiNans ; neld
" nnu ,he peSt piace ioi we location OF Il inter-
~? ~? salitly' some 9Zo'ooo was expended III
MS, .uas "Gi ~, I'M, anu splehulo supnV mas beeh
nLut j. @ Xxx ~ seNvial laISe pohus on
~n'. % - h'io"h as the Nole estate, localed a
siloft Instance horth OF thG hterlng gallery,
t ,'iit' iuo tiao' " laho pttWeeh them ana
sI, nI Dnnha " ',io i,NcI, IncluulhS ouhiNah ;
leiu' y practlcaliy nlieu WIN water, the ground
," Ioiita.hins al e'Snteen-iooI s'rala OF What Is
hhoWH rs wafer SFaNtI unlll Il beu OF rock Is
reacheu lar beneath the surface The con-
stiuc',oh ol Tue nitelihS $aiIery or chahhels Is
ll onsnel u'lielent e @ 1ioll the usual plah, oelhS
itI ,tITIu w VI wv ia' VoNHitu cuahilels con-
st ~; - !" tonuu', Cne = IL leet Wlue py W
N.Y. ~. ~ ienSti "nu - leet ueep nicGiy stoned
op M No'hPiVtc'H coNNlTu oHei Win oilCh; Tue
ethe! it'hs al rlShe ah9lts from IL, anu Is lU2
~ oo. III 'IhSlti alu SAINT ""'th anu ue pun It's lhe
Meeting conduit is = feet in ,iza 1-5 fact in
length and constructed of brick The second
channel mentioned il dino 2nn faot frn,,, tha'
on'i,iti iiioh'ioliou y ruS ooo leel from lle
river panh' ana lhe cillm Is very properly
urday there was twelve f4pt Of water in thasa
channels. and the large engine in the nuntning
station had been uumninu nearly thraa hn,i,.T
and consequently had drawn from The o,IInwT
49, Ico tmo Ia" 'i ""h nom llle Saitf!
never been rpdured to = danth Of loss tho,, ~
feet. even while the enoinrS wore tavin,r th..ir
strength 10 thp utmo>t Tha nnnnnina I7,tin,,
a neat and comm0dous hrirk hniIjim9 Stsna,
at the end of tLn fr.t 1,nntinnoi ,h,77,,oI ,,I
is in charge of the snntrintnnlrnt .,nd anfina,,
Mr.. John H. Perkins, An I'of fha if7iiIi,I,r
over the end of the channel finnish. than ,7
excellent onnortnnitv to ,,in,. th.. ,..tar in th
basin As il nows into the wells nf ha ,,,n,rinr
station. me sunnlv L rovarnd m, ,,i,t nh,iG
oueutly ABSOLUTELY free from anv J,noer ~ +
Contamination from beinq ayn~s,.l r. tTn sn,,
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