The Republican journal., 1886-07-08
Another Enterprising Town.

Another Enterprising Town.
Richmond is TO have water works. At Il
special town meeting June 18th. called TO con-
slider the question. it was voted to accept the
proposal, of the Richmond Water Company
Proposals were also received and considered
from Joseph Wc>frott n Son. Portland. Ne.
and jas j. Newman. PrOVidcnce Il. |. The
Richmond Water Company is u Maine organ
iHation. They have constructed iir>t-rla>s wa
fireworks in Gardiner. NJ present are engaged
in establishing similar works in Calais Mill
town and #. ~tr hens. ana have also been in
Nitrd TO enter INTO contracts with other towns.
II may be noted here that representatives of
this company have visited Belfast with Il view
TO making proposals for constructing water
works Richmond> water supply i, TO be
taken from tho krnncbcc river and will be
pumped Icy a = am force pump of Il capacity
not les than $4,000 Gallons in twcnty-four
hours into reservoir TO hold not less than
10000 gallons. The company i 70 build and
maintain the works at their own expense. to
pipe the principal Streets. and t" furnish set and
MAINTAIN l'rH improved n''-ifee|in@' double
'lo||ir '}dfaIit>' ut points I" he designated by
The -ecctmen, At an annual rental of - 900 and
an additional sum each year equal to the
amount of tax. if amy. assessed against the
company hy the town. The annual rent for
additional MIGRANTS viii be- so each The
company is 10 rive bonds for faithful per
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constant ana sufficient supply OF water for
protection against fire. unavoidable accidents
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contract which hlcih"nd has Wi>cl! entered
into.
SAM. INTERESTING. ,,,,i,,t ,,,., 1.,.,,.,1,. !;
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the 'H''">@i"i on the several propositions. In
rrplE 70 question Is Ia the quality of the
krnu.h.. v.,t,r j. .,n,,,r,.l v;lb H., v,,t.,.
">'' III "'h'f '"Wh>- VII. ilra'i' san lhu IN
i}ldcforI water WAS :.kcn from The ~lco
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>ulPI''> from inc Ah'tf"Nro-@lh. Bangor li>ed
water from lh, Pcnuh>rnt and t;il1i, from The
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10y "7"''' '''N "'"'i
from the k"hheb"r and WAS satisfied with it,
purity. lie CIlrath would wa.rr tha, Mem
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Of nrrt, 90, ,,I,I.,tinn ~ j. "nn "nH VI ~ T.,
paid tWo-thr,l> Of the town taN The fire de
nIrfmehl nat 'o>t 500 year tor The past
aut IT, IT,! 'i ", nao nh "l 'Noo
wears. during which lime s,l00.0o0 worth of
taxable property had been destroyed by fire.
,I oi"' M't I''u Ml'.t N.!ia-' "ohu 20: ana
They would come from The farmers, / ndrr
Inc present contract for Watcr-Work>, men
rl ~ ,'o, n1,, .I,.li.,, n n'm mr ~,
would have to pav nothing extra, Men of
property were willing 10 Pay for fire protec-
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Irll> Were adopted ~ the Representatives of the
Richmond Water to,,,,ap,- and tl,o. ...,,tro,.:
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-, 49, '''h" me '"''lli''"" rye Nili'h
hA~ Eah"HcI earnestly in behalf Of Il water
~Iu,ly. i. nata,.lII, riat,.l at tl,. ,.,.. ,f it.
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Viii" Bath ha~ beaten Ill" bush Richmond
has caught the bird. and while the inhabitants
,, nv "'o'En >itll'-h"l'Hll% city III
>ivr steam ire rn,in,s for nrotrrti,n H,ch-
mond will he rejoicing in the possession of
~ m! i"or"' NHHI'hI W devised l"F me
All his i, very o,,tif,i.,, ,l III. ...,l
people Of this community may certainly he
Par@@hrl i"r nHul@in& IN = little >rlf-con-
whether n,o..I,r,' az .,, ';,,, =, t',''''
WAS eVerad"rte1 more quickly or unanimously
~ " rnniF, 4e''ih@ heIl III any town. II j.
Ia a,inIn some }ntt,o,I I,i,,, ,,,,,;I, IT
yet Other towns whose system Of fire pyotrr-
r'"' > PVT W." hnnrf man olr own. Mran%c
.oti>fartnry u,Iutinn If H., ,iin,.,,I. ~ ''ri'
9ard this promia action or The nart Of orr
more public .lirit tn ths .,,,,.,, in,h ,hnn