The Republican journal., 1896-04-30
Winterport Water Works.

| April 22d, to act upon the question of water
works, and the vote stood 2OS yes to 1876 no.
A contract will now be entered into with W.
81. Hayden & Co. for complete first class
| system, with pressure sufficient to throw
| water through $50 feet of hose, Il inch
| nozzle over the highest building in the
piped district The system will include a
reservoir, stand pipe of 100000 gallons ca
pacity, 100 feet above Main street and 200
feet above Water street. The pump will be
of 10000 gallons capacity per day. The
pipes will be g. 8 and 10 inch and will prob
ably include Main street from the johnson
place on Christian hill to the Holmes place,
| Capt. Dudley y thence down Holmes street
to Mechanic, Marine to Main, the principal
side streets and Water street. 1t is estimat-
ed that before the system is completed near
ly four miles of pipe will be laid The
schools will be supplied with water, there
will be two improved drinking fountains for
| man and beast, and 20 improved, non-freez-
ing hydrants. Special attention will be
| given to the matter of protection from fire
In case of necessity the stand pipe valve
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| from the pump to the system, enabling six
lines of hose to be run from one hydrant
| with force to throw water over the highest
| buildings. In all respects the system will
be up to date and few cities in Maine will
| equal it. The water will come from springs
capable of supplying 10000 population. The
| charter includes Frankfort, and if desired
| that ba cd INV +ba
| OF about IL miles of pipe.
| This action of Winterport is in the line of
progress and must in many ways-sanitary
| and otherwise-prove a benefit to the town.
AT this day no argument is needed in behalf
| OF an abundant supply Of pure water that
comes at the turn of faucet for domestic
purposes, and that may be promptly drawn
upon when the dreaded fire alarm is sound
ed at the end of ten years, if the Winter
port water works prove satisfactory and are
profitable, the town can acquire them-at a
valuation by appraisers to be appointed by
| the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
! and issue 30year per cent. bond, with an
income sufficient to pay the interest and
create sinking fund to retire the bonds at
maturity.
| Winterport is pleasantly located, with
| good facilities for drainage, and her water
system by the use of motors will furnish
| power for light manufacturing. Her Odd
Fellows block, Union Hall, Masonic Hall
and Free Library would be credit to a
much larger town. With the introduction
| of water insurance rates will be lower, and
| an increase of business and of population
may be expected. The press of New Eng
| land has done the town a good turn by the
attention it has given to the vote on water
supply, and Greater Winterport" has be-
come common phrase. Hon. Fred Atwood
who has been working on this matter for
| about dozen years, and to whom great
credit is due, is president o, the water COM
pany, Amos F. Carleton, secretary and Seth
A. Morgan, treasurer The Bangor Daily
News thus tells the story of "How Winter
port Celebrated:'
| The Winterport town meeting which vot-
| ed for a water service to the town was fol
| lowed by parade and fireworks, winding
up with collation. and speeches of congrat-
ulation. Hon. Fred Atwood and Engineer
Hayden came in for large share of the con
SIdtuldGoEy IeMdTkS, Inc features OF Une
| parade were the Little Giant hand tub which
| is owned by a number of citizens and which
hitherto was the towns only safeguard
from fire, and several placards bearing in
scriptions, Better Times Coming, w hats
the Matter with Hayden, He's All Right, -
| "S1 90 Day, for Laborers,' etc The water
supply will be drawn from loves brook
near the town, which is remarkably pure
stream, having its source in great springs
A standpipe will be raised on Memorial Hill
which will give fall OF 100 feet, insuring
excellent fire pressure.