The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
BETHEL.

' of Honor minstrels at New Milford ant ' nearly as much at the two performance ' here. The reports, read at Fridays meet ing, showed that a large addition would be made to the permanent fund of tn, e lodge. About 5000, besides the money ;, cleared at these last entertainments, is il bank and constant additions are made tt - it. This is besides the regular income o1 the lodge and is accommodating as a funC for use in case of sudden or unusual = calls.
 A charter list for the North American , Endowment company is at Coles news room.
 D. R. Van Riper, the baker, was excep- tionally lucky at the Catholic fair. He ob- tained a handsome plush and satin easy = chair; Mrs Van Riper won an embroid- | cred apron and work-box.
 F. B. Hungerford has moved from Dan- bury to the Hoyt place on Golden hill.
 Henry Hodge of Plumtrees bought a mill at the auction sale of buildings on
  has moved it to Plumtrees, to increase his mill facilities.
 Bethels fire apparatus is now in first class condition and, as one fireman says, all the incendiary fires are started in Danbury because the fire-bug knows that with water pressure and brave tiremen, a Bethel fire would be drowned out in short order. The hose towers were recently fitted with improved washing and drying apparatus and 900 feet of 50-foot hose can be washed and dried with little time or trouble.
 $. $. Ambler has bought tract of land containing four good building lots on Maple avenue from Ernest Osborne.
 Special meetings have been held at the Congregational church.
 Hating is brisk.
 F. w. Smith tS Son have fitted up a new office.
 Topic cards of the Junior Endeavor so- ciety of the Congregational church have  the weekly meetings on Sunday after noon. The last meeting, 18th, was led by Belle Terry, who had as topic" ,"How can we help others to do right?" The next 22d, twill be consecration meeting and the topic "God has given you work. Do you do it?'' It will be led by Hattie Morri- son. The officers of the society are as follows:
 Superintendent, Miss Emma McGregor, as sistants, Mamie Crofut, Willie P. Hawley; sec retary, Eddie Mansfield; treasurer, Eddie Bar clay; pianist, Belle Perry; lookout committee, Eddie Barclay, Julia Richmond, Lillie Platt, Fred Barnum; missionary committee, LiIlie Richmond, Martha Morrison, Frank Rich mond, Eugene Stone; music committee, Eva Meyer, Jennie Hickok, Harry Bassett, Able Meyer, Laura Baird, Vira Slack; sunshine committee, Belle Terry, Lottie Geer, Lewis Kyle, Harry Judd; collectors, Arthur Smith, Eddie F. Crofut.
 When, in 1878, the Eureka water works were completed and water introduced in- to the borough of Bethel, it was thought that a flood area of 37 acres, with a stor- age capacity of about 80, COG, ,000 gallons, would be amply sufficient for all needs of the borough for years to come. But dur ing the dry seasons of d few years ago, the water became alarmingly low and water famine was feared. Mountain lake, spring-fed pond short distance further up the mountain, was tapped and water obtained to supply the most press ing needs until rain fell. Since then, the consumption of Eureka water, by both manufacturers and private persons, has so greatly increased that it was deemed inadvisable to longer trust to the present resources and special borough meetings have lately been held to suggest rem edy. The plan of raising the dam seem- ed to met with most favor and the bor- ough sanctioned an investigation by W. B. Rider & Sons of South Norwalk, the civil engineers who laid out the pres ent system of water works. MT Rider has examined the dam and surroundings and says that it is feasible to raise the dam, flood larger area and obtain a storage capacity of about 157 ,000, ,000 gal Ions, or double the present capacity. Legislative consent for this being neces-
  $. 5. Amber, Fl. A. Gilbert and A. H. Diinond, was appointed, to petition the General Assembly for the needed per mission. In connection with the same project was plan to build filter at the dam, to purify water passing into the pipe which supplies Bethel. This has been partly sanctioned by the borough and specifications prepared, on which bids are invited. It is expressly stated, however, that only bids from persons ac- customed to such work will be consider ed and the right to reject any or all bids ter March and special borough meet iag will be called as soon as possible, to which prices at which the work may be done will be submitted. Should the fig ures be satisfactory, the borough will probably notify contract, work to be finished by July 3l, done to the accept ance of the water commissioners. The cost of the filter is now approximated at $6000. It will be sand filter and will f consist of a secondary dam north of and 5 about 125 feet from the present dam This will be built substantially and the space between the two dams will be : filled with the Altering materials. At the bottom will be broken stone, followed by : q layer of smaller stone, coarse gravel finer gravel, with deep layer of fins ! sand to top off all. The water, passing the new or secondary dam, will fall up v