Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-06

could not attend to it, and Mr.. Blak
could not come. Told how Mr.. Swase
went to the legislature and the first tim
he had a-ked for water was in Dccem
Der. Mr. Blake was i'll in September
lie had kept writing to Blake TO hurr
up. Read a letter from Mr.. Blake ex
planning why he could not attend TO it.
Fold how he had written to Blake
week ago telling him that if he coul,
not attend to the matter at once thu
Council would have to find a substitute
! Told how he received the first few
pages of 1t in a day or two, examined
and returned them the next day. Rea(
letter from Blake stating that fire ir
his Office had destroyed the nearly com
pietcd report and the recopying hac
been slow, Blake said completed re-
port aud papers would be sent in few
days. He then tackled MIR. Swasev on
the water question, asking whether he
favored spring or city water. Quoted
some of Swasey's remarks Friday night
Thought opinion of ladies would have
Iltlle effect on the commissioners. elf
he is going to prepare his case in re-
gard to what the ladies think the city Is
to be piticu."
lie went on to state that the question
should be investigated scientifically
The experts will 90 into it in detail
" Fh" report consists of 30 OF 15 closely
printed pages and | saw therein no
mention ot the opinion of the ladies of
Barre. | see that EX-Mayor goes in
for Indebtedness. He went on to score
smith and Swasey about statmenls they
mad made about the delay in the ncgo-
tiaIions for the water plant. "Mr. Swa-
sry says we bought that plant on the
3lst day OF March, 1898; there the con-
lroversy closed. The evidence will be
coufinrd to the value of that plant on
that date. and if our citizens are watch
ful for the interests cf the city, nothing
else will be considered. My brother
Swascy has come before the public and
to make statements which, a>
lawyer, he knew were not true, because
he thought no one in the audience UNI
drr>tood the situation.
Barre is growing it is true, and it
has grown during the past ten years,
and the water companies would have a
right whether we decided it last sum-
mrr or this spring, to show that this
was a community that is growing, and
is likely to grow. That would be
that could no be limited, and
the companies would not be limited 10y
added delay
II must say that there are things that
| do not think it would be prudent to
state here in this hall, so that MIR. Good
hue and the citizens would know all
about the citys side of the case, but
there are important things that my
brother Swasey has overlooked" Mr..
Gordon then went on to state that if the
hearing had been held last June we
could not have proven what has since
been proven by experience. thar Che
Barre Water Company had an INSULT
cent amount of water in dry season.
He Went on to state that If MIR. Swasey
had cone OF with the business he " onld
have gone ahead without preparation.
If the city had done what ii should have
done, and would have done if it had not
been for some who arc now supporting
MIR. Swasey. they would have purchased
the West Hill before Goodhuc secured
it. He then spoke of hearing reports
that he and certain of the Aldermen
were to receive large sums of money
from Goodhue, treating it us II joke.
lie then proceeded to eulogize the COM
missonels of the water Company arcus-
inc some that had talked against them
of not being above bribery. He also
thought tnc city officials had acted for
the inter, SIS of the city. He then tack
led Mr.. Swaspy's position in regard TO
the spring water companies and the
themselves, stating that in his
platform Swascy had said he was not i'll
favor of amy more companies coming IN,
CT the present companies acquiring any
more rights than they now have. "llc
did not tell us what rights they have
lie further stated that if the
spring companies had the rights claimed
by Mr. Swa-ey they could dig up any
and all of our streets without let or
hindrence.
MIR. Gordon said further that we now
have a sufficient supply of water OF our
own. If it had not been foran unavoid-
able delay in getting pipes we should
never had that trouble with those spring
companies, for the people were satisfied
with city water till the East Barre
supply had to be turned on. a reprcs-
entalive of one spring company had told
MIN that before that they had had only
one application for connection, while the
city was constantly getting them. They
went before the Legislative committee
and said they had put $44,O 900 into their
plants. Figuring according to the llg-
ilres submitted by some of them 1t
would cost $lj0,o0o to buy up these
ccmpunies. We do not want them.
Their systems arc defective.
Mr., Gordon next touched Oh the sub
ject of taxation Thought it strange
should think the rate is high
when it really is lower than in the days
of the bailiff. Did not consider that he
should be blamed if appraisas were
high. Thought the burden was on the
large property holders along Main
street, who were able to bear it, Spoke
of bonding. Swasey got his ideas IN
the west. That system means bankrupt
cv which has bocn the lot OF so many
western cities. Thought New England
with its "pay as you 90" policy much
This policy is the vital
issue of this campaign. Said swasoy
had tender spot in his heart for the
tax dodger.