The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-06
In Litchfie'd COUNTY.
NEW MILFORD.

agement. The public are and have beer
for long time paying for what they dc
not get, good water. The Fire Associa.
tion are paying roundly for what they dc
not get, protection in case of fire. The
only excuse the public receive in men,
tioning about the miserable water is that
! sit has been an unusual wet season and
that they do not control the elements. !"
The writer does not swallow that excuse
at all. The elements have simply fur
nished the water company with an abun-
dant supply of water, for which they
should be devoutly thankful. But during
this whole abundant supply of water the
public have been outrageously imposed
upon with water not fit to wash q wagon
or harness and for washing, cooking, or
bathing purposes it has been wholly IN
fic for use, and not only for the last few
days, but for the whole season. And
much of the time there has been but lit
tie pressure in the pipes to throw water
in case there had been q fire, which for
tunately for the property owners, there
has been none since the burning of the
Mcnamara elevator. But this does not
in the least excuse the water company.
1t is the protection we pay for and have
not got it. In all villages of the size of
New Milford fire is liable to take place
lection in case fire with high winds
takes place? Now as far as the impure
water that has been forced upon the pub
lie is concerned the trouble has been
caused by an imperfect filter at the reser-
voir feeding the main pipe, and the whole
season has passed without anyone appar-
emily trying to remedy the trouble. And
it ia burning shame that such is the
fact. And we are frank to express our
opinion that 1t is about time that the pub
lie be better served and receive in
some measure what they pay for. 1.-THE
New Milford Water Co. have arrived at
the condition that all they care for is the
rentals in order to pay dividends on lot
OF stock, we say that the indignant pat
rons together with the board of health
should rise up in their might with few
law suits as well, and see if we cannot
either deprive the company of their char
ter or open their eyes and either reorgan-
ize their general management or throw up
the sponge and begin anew. For patience
with the public has already ceased to be
virtue. 1t is an unpleasant duty for
one TO write these facts against any COM
pany or individual in his own town but
these are facts which have been stated
and they have been held back already too
long for the public's good or company's
good. The New Milford Water Co. be-
gan to supply the village with water in
the fall of the year 1874 and the system
now in use was ample to supply the viii
lage at that time and for quite number
of years thereafter. But during the past
% years there has been erected on the
average from q dozen to 20 buildings
each year, all wanting water, and have
been supplied with it. Besides the COM
pany has extended its water pipes over q
large territory north, south, east and
west from its first lay out; besides large
manufactures are being supplied, which
is pleasing fact. ALSO the Consolidated
railroad in the last few years with their
constantly increasing number of trains
with their large engines have been and
are being supplied with large amount
Of water which is another pleasing fact
that the water company can supply them.
But the fact is that the water company
are to this present moment using the
same six inch main pipes furnishing wa
ter from the reservoir to the village that
were originally laid In 1874. This main
pipe has to feed the many and various
smaller pipes for the various number Of
streets all about the village, and it does
not take much of head or many brains
for any one to know the reason why we
have not got the pressure and force of
the water through the pipes that we had
years ago. Now to extend little char
ity for the water company we will close
this article by saying: Gentlemen, put
some new life into your general manage
ment. Get to work and put In a larger
main pipe from the reservoir to the vii
lage. Consider the interests Of your pat
rons. Get out of the rut you are now in.
Give us protection In case OF fire and give
us filter that will furnish us with pure
water. You can do it by declaring less
dividends or watering your stock for a
short time.-[So Say We All of Us.
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