News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-07-25
Peace Prevails and the Weary Water War
Wiggles Out.

IL vac u IuCU 10
as a great and awe inspiring show,
and you don't catch us advertising
any more such one-horse shows this
season. 1t is a wonder that the mob
didn't turn as in the famous Waits.
field horse trot, once on a time con
Quoted by the late Editor A. A. Earl,
and demanded their money back.
Instead of war paint and feathers
and tomahawks, spears and arrows,
and a general Wild West show, palm
branches and peace were waving and
the ripples of anger and discomfort
smothered themselves in broad sea
of placid calm. The swords and
lances were buried, as was also the
little hatchet, the armor of the war
riors is beaten into twelve-inch iron
pipe, and the curtain has fallen upon
the great scenic production. To
those of the large audience who may
have been influenced to attend the
show, by the fake advertising it got
through these columns, who are
disappointed and wish they hadn't
gone, we would say that we are very,
very sorry, and to partly console all
such we will present the News AND
CITIzEN-a paper that goes through
out the county and much more and
gives all the news-one year for
$1.5O, or a trial trip for only a
quarter of dollar. Such in brief is
the spirit which developed in Monday
evenings special village meeting,
which was the most largely attended
corporation meeting yet held, many
coming in from outside, evidently
expecting continuation of the hos
Utilities that have marked the two or
three previous meetings.
To summarize the work of the
meeting we have it like this THE
meeting was called to order and the
warning read by W. H. Robinson.
In the absence of President Powers,
Hon. p. X, Gleed was made president
protein. and the work began. TAX
ing up the first article, E. w. Web
ster moved, seconded by G. W. Doty,
that the Trustees be instructed to
erect a suitable band stand at an
expense not to exceed seventy-fve
dollars, and the vote was unanimous
in favor of so instructing. The
second article, relative to a special
tax to be applied as rental for by.
drant service, brought out some dis,
cussion. Mr.. Fitch made a motion
which did not quite cover the ground
but was later amended resulting in a
vote to instruct the Water and Light
Commissioners to appropriate $500
of village funds for the purpose. Mr.
Whitney previously had raised slight
objection to te.ng called upon with
Others, to pay by way of special tax
for d benefit that he and Others
would not have, a point well taken
Mr.. G. j. Slayton moved a tax of ter
cents, but his motion was mol
seconded. The third article, touch
ing upon q change in the size of pipe
between the new and old reservoirs
brought Col. Doty to his feet in q
vigorous speech in favor of a change
to a twelve-inch pipe, which senti
ment he embodied in a motion. A
r. Campbell and Others seconded
A. +. Whitney, c. H. Stafford, G. J
Slayton and G. w. Fitch made re
marks unfavOrable to the change o
plans. Doty was in his element anC
"spoke right out in meeting" severa
times, and in the midst of q ballo1
which was called for, there was con
siderable fun going over in that por
ton of the house. Judge Powers in
terrogated the Trustees and the con
tractors foreman as to pipe, etc.
and finally declared he didn't car
the snap of his finger what sized pip
was used. The ballot which seemed
necessary to decide the question, re
suited in u majority of fifteen in favo
of II inch pipe. The fourth articl
contemplated the possible combina
ton of Water and Light Commits
sioners and Trustees in finishing tn
plant. Judge Powers looked for {
"nigger in the wood pile" in tn
fifth article, and moved the TEN
porary passage of the fourth, anC
taking up the fifth in order to see
there was any further branching gu
of the water system contemplated b,
the Trustees. He Intercepted tn
Trustees, Mr.. Whitney and Mr.
Spaulding, responded. Mr.. Whitne,
spoke of the pride that the Trustee
had previously had in the matter
but if the village thought them no
competent to complete the plant, hi
believed they were unanimous in
willingness to turn the whole matte
{ over to the Commissioners. His re
marks, not exactly touching the fit
article, then under consideration, h
, was so informed by the chair an
was further Intercepted by Judg
Powers as to the completion of tn
system, whereupon Mr.. Whitne
: stated in a plain, candid manner, tn
, fact that if his distinguished or
) ponent wished to know if he was sti
to press the matter of having waite
carried toward his mill property, b
! would say no. Here the Judge sal
: that was just what he was tryin
J to find out. Mr.. Whitney further sal
that some time in the future he an
= other people toward his mill woul
| ask to be given water or ask to
, set outside the village, and that
: did not believe that the village woul
J deny them both. Right here th
: olive branch of peace was handle