Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-03
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.
VILLAGE MEETING.
After Warm Discussion Vote Was in
Favor of Extending Water Main to
B. Souto G. Co.'S Factory.

MIX and honey did not flow at the spe-
cial village meeting last evening.
The meeting was called to see If the
village would instruct the bailiffs to lay
a water main along Vernon street to the
3. Souto d Co. factory, connecting at or
near the Main street bridge with the
Chestnut lIill Reservoirs main. Mayor
Blodgett presided and Clerk w. d. Perry
read the warrant. c. c. Fits, who act
ed as counsel for the committee who IN
duced Souto x Co. to locate i'm Brattlebo-
70 explained the object of the meeting
fully. repeating i'm substance the state
ment of the committee published in The
Phoenix last week. He stated in addi-
ton that while Souto & Co agreed to eN-
pend not less than $4,000 in their plant,
they would in reality spend from $4,000 to
5000. and that the New England In
surance Exchange required them to pro-
vide two systems of protection-a
sprinkler system and an eight-inch main
with two hydrants on their own proper
~ and one or two owned by the village
within reach He said the bailiffs did
not care to act on so important matter
without instruction from the village.
Then he read section p of the village
charter of 1872, which is as follows:
THE baliffs of said corporation are
hereby fully authorized and empowered.
upon application of seven freeholders and
inhabitants of said village. to lay, locate
and maintain cisters and reservoirs of
water for the purpose of eXtinguishing
fires and thereby protecting the property
of the inhabitants of said village from
destruction by fire; also. to lay and To-
cate distributing reservoirs of water, for
the purpose of supplying the inhabitants
of said village, or any number thereof
with pure water for domestic uses. with
the power of laying supply pipes thereto
and waste pipes therefrom."
After stating that the main If built by
the village would not be subject to any
mortgage there might be on the rest of
the system and after stating what the
income from rentals probably would be
Mr.. Fits offered a resolution instructine
the bailiffs to lay the main provided the
reservoir company would bind them
selves to furnish an ample supply OF
water and to purchase the main within q
stated number of years turning over tC
the village all rentals until that time
The resolution authorized the bailffs tC
raise a sum of money not to exceed S1WN
for the purpose, to issue bonds or note:
of the village therefor, ito run any
length of time as they may deem advis
able and to bear interest not exceeding
31A per cent. per annum."
Selectman Vinton raised the question
of the right of the village to lay tn
main. stating that the section of tn
charter which had been read did not Civ
it that right. =. Fleming averred tina
any insurance company which would ad
wise laying an eight-inch main when tn
Main street main was only eight inche
did not know its business; that in case o
fire at the factory if the main was open
ed the rest of the village would be lef
without protection. L. F.. Holden dis
agreed with Mr. Fleming, whereupo
John Calvin brought up the subject o
the water supply at the time of the fir
9 g.
followed a lot of irrelevant discussion i
which several Joined.
Finally c. H Thompson said that be
cause the proposed main, when oper
might reduce the protection in othe
parts of the village that was no reaso
why that part of the village should 8
unprotected. He moved that the resc
luton be adopted, and the motion wa
carried by a substantial majority. Abot
100 voters were present when the meetin
was called to order and probably so MOI
were present at the time of adjournment