The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-10

Nov. A; greatest daily range, 30 de-
grees, Nov. 4 average, 30 degrees
prevailing direction of wind, south
total movement, 500 miles; maxi
mum velocity, 81 miles per hour from
northwest, Nov. 2; total precipita-
ton, 1.04; number of clear days, 8
partly cloudy. 10; cloudy, ~.
About thirty Masons from this city
went to Barre on Friday evening and
took part in comforting the degree of
the Knights of Birmingham on forty
four candidates. About 200 from
Barre, Williamstown, Waterbury and
Montpelier we're present to enjoy the
occasion. Those from this city who
had the honor of having the degree
conferred upon them were F. K. Goss,
E. D. Field, Jack Rogers, s. M.
Knauss, j. A. Kellogg, DIR. L. A.
Newcomb, John e. Leland, John
Docherty and D. b. E. Kent. They
came back alive. A sumptuous ban
quet was served after the meeting.
The Montpelier members returned on
the H. OF train.
The recent cold weather has lowered
the supply of water in Berlin Pond
much more rapidly than at any time
before, this fall. Unless a steady,
drenching rain falls very soon, it is a
question of very few weeks only,
when the city will be obliged to start
their pumps in order to obtain suffi-
cient supply of water. Several plans
are suggested for obviating this fire.
quently recurring trouble of low
water. One plan is to dredge out the
channel that carries off the overflow
from the pond upon which the city must
depend for its supply. While this
would involve cleaning out of the
channel for a distance of nearly mile
and half and considerable expense,
it is thought by some that it would
ultimately pay the city to do this.
Another plan is to build small
pumping station at the pond, so that
the pump and boiler may be always
ready for use, instead Of making it
necessary to haul the pump away
every time.
City Engineer Smith has just in-
stalled card index for the proper re-
cording of the business of the water
department. The cards are contained
in a neat case of quartered oak. The
cards themselves are of Engineer
Smiths designing On the front of
the card is blank application for
water connection, that is to be signed
by the party making such application.
Below this are proper plans for record
ing the date on which the water was
installed, the distance from curb to
the house, the size of main pipe, the
depth at which it was laid, and other
necessary information. On the lower
part on the front of the card is space
on which will be drafted plan Of
the premises with reference to water
connection, indicating the measure
ments and shut offs. On the back OF
che card is scheme for recording the
financial standing OF each user Of
water with the department.
A cold storage car was side tracked
near the Montpelier and Wells River
freight depot on Friday and some tests
are to be made in regard to efficien-
cy for cold storage. E. l. Drisko,
treasurer, F. l., Porter and F. H.
Hackett of the hackett Gold Storage
Company of Boston are in the city to
conduct the tests. The car on the
side track is one which recently came
from Everett, Washington, to Boston
in twenty EIGHT days without icing,
carrying load of salmon which was
found to be in first-class condition
when it reached Boston. Tanks run
the full length OF the floor connected
with the ice tanks at each end of the
car and by means of chemicals and
salt the car is kept cool on system
of gravitation and radiation similar
in theory to the steam radiator. The
car will be placed in the Montpelier
and Wells River car shops today where
the steam pipes will surround it and
the test in regard to it's capacity for
keeping cool will be made. At
recent test in Chicago Car surround
ed by steam pipes held temperature
of 80 degrees for thirty days and only
went as high as A degrees in eight
days more.