Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-29

At last the clouds have rolled away
and the question of what water system
shall be used in the drinking fountain
has been settled by the voter, of ou
city. There may be rings here and un
doubtedly there are but at the speca
city meeting held last night the people
rose in their might, and despite all eff
orts of the self constituted "olicial or
gan" to the contrary, they walked fear
lessly 10 the ballot box and voted a!
they believed, expressing themselve;
in favor of spring water for the foun
tain by vote of l73 10 151.
The meeting was called to order b,
City Clerk Wells at 40 and after the
warning WIS read DR.. Nichols,was elect
ed chairman. lie read first article O
the warning which was "lo see if th'
city will vote .le have spEiag xafek nll ~
in the drinking fountain in the park. .
Stephen Forsyth arose and asked that
the minutes Of the last city meeting be
read. There were two meetings held
May End. and the clerk proceeded TO
The minutes OF the first which stated
"That the City Council be instructed 10
purchase or condemn the Barre Water
Co.'S piant." 1t also showed Il vote TO
bring the Martin brook and other water
supplies here lis necessary.
l.. j. Bolster moved that spring water
Le used in the drinking fountain aud
hi. motion was seconded by several
from the audience. Mr.. Forsyth
arose ana insisted That the minutes Of
the other meeting held May 2nd be read
but the clerk assured him that no mem
ton was made of The water supply so
he subsi.led. The moderator put to
vote the motion then before the house
and ON yea and nay vote the assembly
declared itself in favor of spring water.
Mayor Gordon who, with his special
press echo occupied front seat, then
arose and demanded reconsideration
of the vote taken. In his frantic fear
that city water was reall lost for tho
drinking fountain he made about seven
teen different motions and suggestions
in the next minute. The chair succeed
cd in calming him however by annouA-
ciny that the question was open TOR ae-
bate, and that another vote would DC
taken upon it. The mayor then pro-
ceeded to throw mud at the only mem-
Der of the Barre press with backbone
enough to stand by its honest convic-
ton, for several moments, after he en-
tered upon long and somewhat elo-
quent appeal to the voters asking 1he'n
to stand by the city officials and vote 10
put the city water supply into the foun-
tain, telling them how they were cutting
their own throats and inviting NULL
tude of horrible disasters if they votea
to drink pure water instead OF the EA''
Barre and Peck Fond compound.
w. a. Boyce of the spring water com,
pany followed him with clear ana
concise statement of facts and refulins
certain charges Mr.. Gordon had maoe. ,!
He stated that in response to soliciting
agent from the Civic Federation he anu
his partner had finally decided 10 give
A stream of spring water for the drink
ing fountain gratis, as long as they own
cd the system .,,
Frederick Bruce was the next man
that had the floor. and he gave the Nay-
or several valuable points as to sl.a', wl'a.
the people wanted. Among o,"'a o,a,a
things he spoke OF the WISH 'l,e p'"ro ,'"o
Board of health paid to the East barre
reservoir. He stated that no sane perso"
after examining that supply would e"" ron.
slider il ood. Rev. Mr.. Sherburn was
next recognized by the chair and j" a
short s1s,r but pointed speech in favor 4.,''f Of
snring water, presented a petition from ron
tho ladies' of the Civic Federation ASK
inc ing that spring wafer be used i" the
Stephen Forsyth arose again C'mn nmn
stated that the Over the Ieacaps o,"D tav
had recently cast Is percent ', vo,e ,ho l"a
,ily water. The Clerk next re'" '"'