Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-10
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1901.
THE NEW WATER WORKS.

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drags its slow length along. The COM
mittee this week have had l.. p. Halves,
a civil engineer from Boston, to examine
the locality and advise in regard to con-
%struction. ON the main question at
issue Mr.. Halves agreed with Mr.. McIn-
tyre of West Randolph, that the course
of the pipe should be such as to avoid
as far as possible vertical curves (Which
result in crossing ridges or valleys,
even though it was necessary to add
somewhat to the length of the pipe.
The only remaining question of route is
that from the springs to the highway
under the mountain, a distance of about
one and a half miles. The question here
is whether to run OF the south side of the
brook, on what is called the old road, or
to follow down the new road on the
north side. There are several decided
advantages in the old road, or southern
route.
First. 1t would appear to be some
what shorter.
Second. Work on it will not obstruct,
or be Instructed by, travel, a matter of
much moment; for it would be impossi-
BILE to lay the pipe in the road without
closing the road, which would be at
tended with a very considerable if not
large expense, as there are several
hundred thousand feet of lumber Ito be
drawn on this road during the next few
months. 1t is practically the only outlet
for the lumber of either mill on the
brook, and is besides a thoroughfare for
quite a number of persons Lying on the
mountain In the south part of Bristol
and Lincoln and north part of Ripton.
Third. The blasting necessary might
permanently iniure if not destroy the
road.
Fourth. Hereafter any repairs on
water works, should such be necessary,
would obsruct travel.
Fifth. 1t would be necessary to sink
the pipe deeper in a highway to avoid
frost than in the old road, where it
would be protected by forest.
Sixth. 1t would be necessary to cross
the stream twice, the last time, if not
both, with considerable difficulty, and
exposure of pipe.
Also if it should ever be necessary,
which is quite possible, to construct a
reservoir part way down the mountain
to lessen pressure, ii could be very much
more conveniently and readily accom-
plished on the old road.
Prof. Boyce and Mr.. Ezra Brainerd, Jr.,
who have been over the old road, say
that the opportunity to lay the pipe
along It is good, as there are but few
boulders and little ledge.
These are all important considerations.
On the other hand a small portion of the
old road is too high TO be utilized. The
extent of this difficulty will depend in
part upon the altitude of the source of
supply, and in part upon the feasibility
of going through the woods below this
. high point.
a careful survey would decide the
practicability of this route, and the REGIS
TER will undertake at its own expense to
have such survey made at once and
report result next week.
This point settled as to course of pipe
from source of supply to road under
mountain, and the rights of ownership
settled, there is nothing to prevent the
rapid advancement of the work all along
the line. The Boston engineer, who is
particularly high-priced and of no further
possible use,I should be settled with at
once the services of Mr.. Mcintyre OF
West Randolph, who by careful further
inquiries of prominent citizens in Ran
dolph, the REGISTER finds to be beyond
question one of the best engineers in
Vermont, should be secured, and ther
whether the committee thought best to
proceed with the work by contract oil
days work, 1t will make no difference. II
can be quickly done, economically done
and we'll done. We hope by another weel
to be able to report such progress, or, II
necessary, the REGISTER will issue ar
extra to keep the people informed as tC
the exact conditions of this the greatest
project which our citizens have ever YET
undertaken, and which, if successfully
accomplished, will bring health, hope
and happiness to every home.
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