Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-23
special village Meeting.
August ID, 1894.

At the special village meeting, Wnlcn
was largely attended Monday evening, ..
ID. Denison, Esq presided anu the maleI
commissioners submitted the iolloMins
renort. "Ip accordance with the report OF
wafer commissioners made al the sllnu la
meeting May list. in regard 70 an auui
tional supply of spring water Tor the WI
lace we now respectfully report that we
have made extensive examinations OF tne
springs on the Hebard hill, east OF the ",
lace. and elseW here, and we nnu the ioi
loIyino results: There is good spring I'D
the south Dart of George Howard s pas :
ture. pear the north line OF the Mill
farm. which discharges 10 gallons o. Ma. 1sd
q minnie or p 500 gallons in "a hours; obe
an tbe Josiah Tilson farm, III the south
mart and near the road, thai discharges -
gallons a minute, or 17,2eO gallons IN
"a hours: two springs on X. M Daihoh
farm. which discharge 80 gallons MIN
ME. or 1880 gallons in "a hours; also
good spring on the w. L. Hepafu Ia ~
discharging 20 gallons minute, OF zo,ovo
Gallons in "a hours. One hundred Sixty
7eet from where the pipe would pass from
the Howard and Tilson springs toward
the village, on the j. Il. Mann farm, Is
spring Welding $3.50 gallons IN "a hoursi
which could be taken in at very shhii
EXPENSE. On the Albin farm, IN the south
part of the pasture, there are SEVERN
springs near together, which yleia, IN ~ t dio
aggregate, p gallons a minute, or oo,Zi io
srs1ions in "a hours. These springs have
ain been measured during the dryest Time
this year, and ali of them are available anu
are. without doubt, perfectly pure Inc
lswest of them is located 70 feet hlghrr
than our reservoir. The water from lhe
Hebard and Albin springs can be drought
along the Pond road TO the corner Whele
the road comes into the mann hlBhMay
al Center near MIS-.
Mcconnell {, land then enter the same PIPE
a. the water from the Howard, Illson ana
Damon springs, and connecting with the
village pipes near tine Ayre's Brook Drluge'
The aggregate amount Of water that can
be obtained from the springs mentioned
is l5l 200 gallons, or 4,fzo barreislh =
hours Our present supply measured IN
meeting OF Nov. IS, 1856, is only 100 lzO
gallons, or 3,2s5 barrels. II the water
from ali Of the above mentioned springs Is
taken in. il will not only double our pres
eut supply, but give Us li44O gallons
every "a hours besides Inc estimated
cost 81 taking in these springs IS 70 fui.
After he reading OF the report, the mat
ter was thoroughly discussed, ana THESE
resolutions were finally adopted
RESOLVED, That the water commissioners
be and they are hereby authorized ana IN +,
structed o take the water mentioned anu
recommended in their report OF TINS GATE
and bring the same to the village TINS iaIi'
RESOLVED, That the village OF West hsn =
uolph by its water commissioners ana
treasurer issue not exceeding in amount
three thousand dollars $4,000 in register
ed bonds OF the said village, bearing IN
terest at the rate OF four per cent per an
mum payable siml-annualiy, IN ADDITION
10 the 81 600 in bonds heretofore Issued
by said village, under an act OF the Legs
lature approved Oct. y, 1856. Ana the
treasurer Of said village IS hereby author
lied to use any money in the treasury OF
the water department, not necessary Tor
other purposes; and the water commits
sioners and treasurer are authorized to
borrow on the credit OF the village such
additional amount as may be necessary 70
pay he expense OF bringing into the village
the water recommended by the report OF
the water commissioners of this Gate.