Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-21
THE WATER QUESTION.
A Taxpayer Says q Good Word fol
 Hancock Brook.

A Taxpayer Says q Good w ora TOT
 Hancock Brook.
 Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
 After reading in the several papers printed in this city the various letters from correspondents in relation to the liability of shortness of water supply and also the different opinions in regard to the several locations in consideration. am led to ask this question, Why has the very interesting letter from R. B. Wheaton Ia large taxpayer by the way never been answered: Is it because there is something behind the fence, or are the parties who are able to give a correct answer too dilatory to do so? Mir Wheaton speaks of the very abund- ant supply that can be obtained from the Hancock brook, which many of us know to be a fact, as there are four fine large brooks of the very best of spring water that join here (Greystone, formerly Hoadley's,) and form the Hancock brook. | Now there is in my mind only one ques- | tion to be answered and that is this Is there fall enough between here and | Grevstone to be able to furnish pressure enough to answer all requirements for this city? There is certainly enough to | furnish all the lower part, at least as far north as Grove street, from this source, and there is certainly enough of water | llIulSIleu lIOII pllc lSoSi VIII . | for the upper part or all north of Grove street. So that without going to Bantam lake or Quassapaug lake, here we have, | within four miles, more water running 1 in the Naugatuck river every day than runs either in or out of the above named lakes in the same time. l would be pleased to hear from N. J. Welton the facts regarding the above as he, 1 pre- sume, is able to give, meaning the fall between here and Greystone.
 Then again the question arises. how about the comparative merits of the quality of the water contained in the lakes m question? We all know that the water in lake Quassapaug is very fine tam lake water. There are times during the summer lasting several weeks when I should be inclined to have doubts about the quality being all right for if am right there is an apparent fermenta- tion taking place, probably caused by decomposition of the very large amount of vegetable matter contained in this lake. as the water covering a large sur face is very shallow, and there is a large growth of vegetable found in this shal- low water. During this time it is al most impossible to take any fish from this lake, as many of our fishermen can l those suggested points let us study qual. ity as we'll as quantity, which of course will be necessary for us to do. Referring again to Hancock brook. some might say there is no place for storage. We'll, as the old adage says, ''Where there's a vii there's always a way" If one dam vii not answer then build two, as there i: plenty of room to dc, ,and certainly many thousands of dollars can be saved and d the same time we will get plenty of tl.t best of water.
 A TAXPAYER.
 While we agree with our correspon dent that splendid supply of wate could be secured from Hancock brook certainly better supply than either Ho brook or Quassapaug can furnish, yet h. evidently has not taken the trouble to in form himself in relation to Bantam lake As we have stated before, the lake is iron ten to fifty feet in depth and the Litch field people pronounce the water pure but that is something that should be de termined by careful analysis. Tn Americans correspondent who favor first securing the Quassapaug supply ant afterwards the supply from Hop brook if it be found necessary, either wants slice of the pie himself or is a poo mathematician. The plan he suggest would cost almost $500, ,000.-ED.