St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-03-22
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ne aQJOuTned village InSG(luS last
Monday afternoon was as we'll at
tended as the former meeting and |
vastly more important, as vote on
the question was taken after over
two hours of talking. The meeting
was called to order by President John |
son and the report of the special COM
mlttee called for. This was presented
by the chairman, Edward +. Girls |
wold.
Capt Griswold said the committee
started out with the proposition
that the village should own its
own water system. Two water sys-
TENS could not be successfully main
tanned here. The committee did not
consider a 100000 debt an incubus
on the village if it paid good interest,
vested in government bonds. If
every citizen owned one or more
| shares of our water bonds there
would be a mutual interest in the
success of the system and as the rev.
enue was increased the bonds could
be cancelled. If the village accepts
this plan of the Aqueduct Company
let us see how it would come out.
Reckoning on supplying 1900 fami-
lies at an average rate of $40 for
each family, that would give the
Aqueduct Company an annual in
come of $4,000 from private fami-
lies alone. Theu to this must be
added $4,000 for the hydrant rental,
$15, 600 every year. In 80 years
the village will have paid S45O,OO0
and still have no water of its own.
One system can be made to pay and
your committee think the village
ought to own that system.
Capt. Griswold then spoke of the
visits made to neighboring ponds.
Halls pond in Concord was first
visited This was IT'S feet above
Railroad street, but its outlet was
towards the Connecticut river and
to bring the water here it would
have to be syphoned or else brought
through tunnel. Therefore this
pond was out of the question.
Joe's pond was next visited. The
committee tried to see if the outlet
could not be tapped somewhere so
as to avoid the land damages at the
pond. At Harvey's Hollow it was
200 feet lower than at the pond
but the water would have to
be syphoned from here on account
of the hills. In investigat ting the
Joe's pond matter the committee
thought that $15O,OOO was too high
an estimate for this system. Goss
Hollow brook was not considered
at ali as the water was too hard for
common use.
The analysis of the various waters
was next taken up. Passumpsic
river was naturally pure, but all
must admit that it could be contain
mated. In our last typhoid fever
epidemic 90 per cent of all the cases
were traced to the use of Passumpsic
river water. In flood time two
fushings swept away all the impuri-
ties and the river, like a strongm man,
threw off all its impurities. On the
other hand, some would condemn
any pond system because it support
i IL e
and did not have any purifca tion by
flushings. When the whole question
of analysis was taken up the COM
mittee felt that they had as hard a
task as if they had been asked to
analyze either the Mckinley or
Wilson tariff BILL
Capt. Griswold then discussed the
village system. He said that it was
the general impression that it did
not give sufficient fire protection.
: The committee were convinced that
there was a great waste of water
by the takers and that the waste
streams were taking away the force
that was intended for the pumps
The big pump was now giving the
/ village 100000 gallons a day,
which is twice what the village
needs. The other half was wasted.
Assuming that the plant is worth
$30,O0O then the expense of the Sum
merville addition and a reservoir
would be $45, 900 more or $3.50
The interest on such plant at per
cent would be $3OOO Then add to
, this $4,000 for operating expenses
and the animal of the will a
plant would be $4,000. Adding to
our ruinously low rentals $4,000 for
the use of the hydrants, your COM
, | rr,ittae End that the r.;llane r.rn,,Id