Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-09-18
THE SPECIAL VILLAGE MEETING.


THE SPECIAL VILLAGE MEETING.
There was small attendance at the
special village meeting called at the
town hall Tuesday evening to consider
proposed extensions of the water mans.
1t was voted to extend the mains on
Court and Washington streets If the
water commissioners think it advisable.
b. 5. Beckwith, Judge Slade and g. ID.
Miner were made committee to audit
the accounts OF the water commissioners
and report at an adjourned meeting
Tuesday evening. the 18th inst.
DR.. Sheldon, the moderator. called the
meeting to order and c. f. Pinney was
elected clerk
The proposition to extend the main on
Court street from its present terminus to
The house of |. L. Rogers was first con-
sidered. It appeared from statements by
Mr.. Rogers. Water Commissioner Sar-
gent and others that it is about 1000 feet
from the end of the main to Mr. Rogers
tenement house, which is within the viii
lage limits, and that Mr.. Rogers will lay
the pipe from that point to his own
house and take at least Sl5 worth of
water year. The cost of the extension
to the village will be about $50, the
pipe to be one-inch. G. NJ. Nilds
| thought the village could well afford to
make the outlay, and lie moved that the
water commissioners be authorized to lay
inch pipe connecting with the water
main on Court street 10 Mr.. Rogers ten
ement house and chat the expense of do
/ ing it be betrayed by an order for the
Iamount drawn on the treasurer of the
village, payable, with per cent interest
/ from date at the option Of the village.
Inquiry having been made as 70 the
amount the village is in debt for the
water works and the maintenance of the
plant. Mr.. Wilds explained that there
were $50, 900 of bonds issued to begin
with and $500 of orders had since been
drawn, making the total 500
b. 5. BeclWith said the orders out
standing last January amounted to 81
| 9S7.07, instead of $1,000. Then followed
La long discussion of the financial condi-
tion Of the water department., participa-
ted in by Mr.. Wilds G. II. williamson,
Judge Slade, Thad. NJ. Chapman, G. f.
| Pnney, Water Commissioner Hope and
others. The business methods Of the
commissioners, the rate of interest
drawn by the orders outstanding, the
amount of those orders, the earning ca
pacitv of the plant and various other
things were talked about. Mr.. Beck
] Will WIS Vi luC blluloll illdL tllc Oluti ;
should be funded. Mr.. Wilds agreed
with him and made this motion: "That
the trustees be authorized to call in all
of the orders issued in respect to the
water works now outstanding, and fOI
that purpose are authorized to issue a
sufficient amount of orders drawn on the
treasurer of the village, such orders &c
bear per cent interest and be payable
at the option of the village"
G. II. Williamson moved that the
whole subject of extending the mains be
laid on the table till the village finds Ou
how the water-works accounts stand
Mr.. Wilds did not agree with Mr.. vii
hanson. saving that there was no con
necton between the two matters anC
that those who wanted the water should
have it.. F, A. Bond cOncurred with Mr.
Wilds.
Mr.. Williamsou's motion was put ant
! lost, and Mr.. Wilds' motion regarding
the refunding of the orders was carried
After further discussion, in the cours
l of which it came out that no one had an!
! idea Of the probable cost of extending
: the main to the vicinity of Thomas 6
t Weeks hay barn, Mr. Wlds Withdrew
his first motion re garding the extension
l of the mains and substituted for it tn
/ following. c. II. Williamson having
p asked that the house on Washington
y street occupied by his brother Julius b
a supplied with water: "lhe water com
2 missioners are authorized to extend tn
n mains to /. l.. Rogers and Julius Wi
o liamsOn's if in their discretion they thin
e the revenue from the use of the waite
n will be fair return on the cost q
d these extensions" The motion wa
n carried.
f The question of extending the main t
+ the hay barn was laid ON the table fC
a decision at the adjourned meeting on tn
d Doth inst.
h On motion of 9. II. Williamson tn
y moderator was directed to appoint
Y committee of three to look over the az
Il counts of the water commissioners an
e report at the meeting on the 29th. Moo
orator Sheldon named as such committt
d b. S. Beckwith, James NJ. Slade and {
L ID. Miner.