Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY
TO BE GREATLY INCREASED BY
NEW SYSTEM.
Sunset Lake Water Company Will
Develop the stiekney Brook Water
Riohts and Connect With Chestnut
Hin Companys Main.

Develop the Stiekney Brook Water
Rjahts and Connect With Chestnut
Hill company's Main.
Arrangements have been completed
within the past week whereby tne
water supply Of the village OF Brattie-
boro will be increased 10 such ca
pacity that there can be no doubt
~ its adequacy. The water rights
ON Stickney brook. which is acknowl-
edged 10 be the most available water
supply for the village, have been ac-
ouired by the Sunset Lake water
company. a corporation organized un-
der a charter received from the iast
legislature. and arrangements nave
been made, to develop them 'immedl,
ately. This company has contracted
with f. c. Crosby of Brattleboro ana
Carroll Y, Parker Of Fitchburg. Mass,
To build a pipe line from a point ABOUT
two miles up Stickney brook 10 uie
headwaters of Pleasant Valley brook
a stream which flows in TO the Whet-
stone near the Samuel Sargent farm
! i'm West Brattleboro. Al a point ABOUT
III miles north of the Sargent farm
4 a temporary reservoir will be con-
structed and this will be connected by
n nine line with the water main OF the
Chestnut Hill Reservoir company. 1he
present contract with Crosby * Pafh :
er amounts to about $4,000, and Wofh
on IL has already begun. II Is the III :
| tention of the Sunset Water company
| Ia build a permanent reservoir IN place
\ of the temporary reservoir next year.
and IL its plans are carried out over
4 500 900 will be spent in providing the
village with an adequate water sys-
/ TEN. ,4
nut Hill Reservoir company oesan az
4 investigation of Stickney brook win
. view 10 using it as an additional
supply to the present system and three
roiltes were surveyed by c. I. wal
colt of Greenfield One came down the
brook and followed the West river TO
| the pumping station, another crossed
the Fri Smith place. thence passing
| through the Retreat grounds ana the
nresent golf grounds and the thlrd
was by way of Pleasant valley All
things considered the latter seemed
the most feasible and was fihaiis
adopted. Meantime the water rights
of the various owners on the llhe were
acquired. together with the rights 10
raise Sunset Lake four feet mus Ely CIV
ing an additional storage of l25,OoV'-
OO0 gallons, as well as the right to use
the same or any portion of IL II the
| time should ever come when IL was
neaded In order to facilitate the pur-
chase of these rights and the raising
of sufficient money to develop them, d
corporation known as the Suhset
Lake Water company was ORGANIZED
il being composed of practically the
same people as those interested I'D
the Chestnut Hill company.
It is this new company Wnicil na9
this week closed contract Win CIos-
by & Parker to begin the constructor
of the new system. From the pom.
mentioned on Suckney prook 70 ,ne
head waters of the Pleasant Nalley
stream distance of $500 feet a II
inch nine will be laid. This pipe VIII
furnish about 100000 gallons OF
water a day. which is amply suf1cien'
when II is considered that the maxi
mum daily consumption of the village
in the summer is only about 40oooo
gallons. The water will thsn now
down Pleasant Valley brook apou'
$500 feet to a point on the AtRlhsoi
farm where the temporary reservoir
will be constructed this fall. 1t Is the
intention of the Sunset Lake water
company, however to construct :,
foot dam next year. thereby illahlhs
a permanent reservoir whlch VIII COY
or about Is acres and have capacity
of so 900 900 gallons. From TINS POM
the water supply will be conducted by
a 16 inch pipe about mile and nan
Land connect with the present O. incf
main of the Chestnut Hill company a.
a point near the Sargent farm. The
Chestnut Hill company is planning !,
replace this 6 inch main with i
inch pipe from the Sargent farm t'
the junction of High and Main streets
and it is probable that the inch pip'
taken UP will be used TO replace th'
inch throughout the village. Whei
this project has been carried out tn'
present reservoir of the Chestnut Hi
company will be used simply as ai
auxiliary supply
The following extract from a recen
renort of the state board of healtl
shows the quality of the water whlci
will come from the new source: INT
water of Sunset lake is at this tim'
(October) a safe, acceptable Watel
for domestic use. If this water is t
he used for domestic purposes 1t mus
be carefully guarded from pollution
, from any cause. Stickney brooi
water above the proposed dam Is ap
parently a safe water; there IS mo-"
, ever danger that some of the smal
,
side NAV become contaminated an'
thus polute the main stream: hence
these small streams should be pro
tected from such contamination. fol
should secure samples of these smal
streams for analysis. Pleasant vale!
brook shows signs of pollution. prop
ably from the Carpenter farm; thi!
water should be in some way freee
from pollution, which is undoubteoi!
: caused by drainage from the farn
: buildings. The expense of removing
all sources of contamination OF thes'
waters and thus securing pure wate
r supply for all time would be compare
tively SMALL 1t may be needless t
add that alt the recommendations o
the hoard of health will be compiled
, with by the Sunset Lake company.
The committee appointed by the VII
/, ilage last spring to investigate varIou
sources with a view to establishing ;
. water system to be owned by the VII
lage. had its engineer survey TN
Stickney brook source among others
and although this committee has no
,. vet rendered its report 1t Is under
, stood that the Suckney brook soury
. was considered the most feasible
,, from which to draw a water supply
Al that time however. all of the waite
rights on the stream were in contro
of the Sunset Lake Water company
: The engineer employed by the viiiag
committee designated a point near tn
: Atkinson farm as the proper site 10
a reservoir. and ii is very nearly oi
; This site that the Sunset Lake com
1 many intends to construct its reser
5 voir next year.
Waterman Out on Bail.
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