Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-10-26
NEW WATER SYSTEM.
SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY EVEN
ING so DECIDES.

Ordered Purchased-Feeling Unanimous
Against Present supply.
There was another large attendance at
the adjourned village meeting at the town
hall Monday evening, and it was a very
orderly and business like gathering.
There was plenty of talk and a large
number of citizens had something to say
on one point or another, so that the
meeting lasted until after 10 O'Clock.
Moderator Sheldon presided, and at
the request of Darwin Rider, chairman
of the committee, Clerk Burke read the
full report of the committee, which is
given on the 9th and 9TH pages of this
paper.
Upon the conclusion of the reading of
the report, DR.. b. +. Sutton stated that
he had had an examination made of
water from Otter creek taken from the
same point as the samples named In the
report, and it showed only 406 bacteria
to the cubic inch with no Bacillus coli
communiS. Judge w. III. Bliss asked the
doctor several questions.
Frank A. Bond stated that in the re-
port from the State Board of Health the
samples of water from Middlebury viii
lage wells were all condemned.
DR.. d. G. Noble said that five samples
demned. He was preiudiced, but not
unduly, against the water in Otter creek.
He gave some of the results of his eX.
perience as health officer with samples of
this water, and said they showed differ
ent results; but he did not think the
water fit for domestic usage, and spoke
of numerous cases of typhoid fever.
DR.. NJ. ii. Eddy stated that he knew of
a dead hog having been thrown into the
creek about four weeks ago at Brandon,
and that the eXcrement of three cases of
| typhoid fever had recently been thrown
into the river. The doctor said that he
didn't want to make his neghbors drink
water that he would not drink himself.
Prof. f. G. BRYANT went quite eX-
haustvely into the question involved
and was asked numerous questions. The
professor gave figures showing the cost
of procuring water supply from Little
Notch, embodied in the report, with
some minor additional estimates.
Darwin Rider, chairman of the COM
mittee, stated that a portion of the eX-
penses of the water works system for the
past year had been 5000 for furnishing
/ the marble mill and for changing the
main for the college
There was further discussion and eX-
planation on various points by Judge
! Bliss, Prof Bryant, Allan Calhoun (who
said he would contract to lay the pipe TO
Little Notch for $1,000 less than the COM
mittee's estimate), DR.. Sutton, Joseph
Battel and Col. 7. NJ. Chapman.
Judge Bliss then, after saying that the
committee deserved commentator for
the efficiency with which they had per-
formed their labors, moved to lay the
report on the table until the next annual
meeting in January.
Mr.. Bond thought that as we were liable
to an epidemic of Typhoid fever the matter
ought to be settled there and then. He
had plenty of good water for his own
use, but he wanted every one else also
to have just aS good water as could be
procured. lie thought the report of the
committee recommending the Little
! Notch source of supply should be
adopted
Col. Chapman inquired how we could
do it now. The work could not be done
before next spring anyway, and we
would have to get along until then as we
have been doing, whatever source of sup
ply was finally decided upon.
After further remarks by Judge Bliss,
Mr.. Rider. Mr.. Calhoun and j. II. Sar-
gent, Mr.. Battell spoke of the possibility
u
from the mountain springs IN RiptOn,
and that Prof. BOyCe. who had looked
into the matter quite thoroughly, was of
the opinion that it could be done. Mr..
Battell said that he would like to have
further examinations made by the com
mittee as to the two proposed sources at
Little Notch and the North Branch, and
agreed to pay the additional cost of such
work himself He moved to amend Mr.
Bliss's motion so as to make the adjourn
ment to the first Monday in May. An
other amendment to make 1t the first
Monday in April was offered: and finally
after more talk, Judge j. f. Weeks said
that If any hauling was to be done mex
spring it would be a good Idea not tC
hold the adjourned meeting later thar
the first Monday in March, and moved tC
amend by fixing that as the date. Thi;
. suggestion struck everybody as goot
one and the amendment was promptly
adopted.
The meeting determined to put in the
gravity system of water substantially as
reported by their committee, and first
by motion of Mr.. Battell. seconded by
Or. Noble, authorized the committee tt
purchase seven miles of iron pipe suit
able for such waterworks at such time a.
| III lhOll IuuSuiNul II van bt lii'
lowest, pledging the credit of the villag
to pay for the same; further voted tina
the citizens of the village should NEE
again on the first Monday of March mex
at : 80 p. IN. to decide from whicl
mountain source the water should b
taken, it being understood that In th
meantime further information would b.
furnished the voters regarding the sOurc
of supply.
The feeling of the meeting was almos
unanimous that ii was not desirable Il
continue the present system of water
works, both because OF the undeslrabl
character of the Creek water and of tn
very great expense attending the same
On the other hand the meeting realize
the great importance of making sure be
forehand that the source selected shoul
furnish not only pure water, but a sui
ficient quantity for present and futur
demands.
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