Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
Accepted Water Committees Reports But Transacted No Other
Business in Session of 2 IL Hours
RESOLUTION TO WAIT FOR MR. CRoWELL VOTED DOWN
Gathering Marked by Confusion Forensic Spag and Expression
of Great Variety of Opinion

slight changes necessary so that there
will be a sx-inch- main to supply every
| hydrant. According to this plan the dis
tribution of the water which comes from
the 16-inch main pipe from the Pleasant
valley reservoir will be as follows:
a six or eight-inch main from West
ern avenue through Crosby and West
| streets or Brook road to Birge street
extension to the junction of Estey and
Birge streets, there to connect with the
| distributing system of the village: A
| 10-inch main from Western avenue
| through Union street to the junction of
| Elliot and Frost streets where II will
| connect with the distributing system of
the village an eight-inch main from the
top of High street hill through Green
and Elliot streets to Main street. where
it will connect with the distributing
mains of the village: A six-inch main
down High street to Main street to con-
meet with the distributing mains. 1t
will be seen that the area of these pipes
| will take the flow of the 16-lnch pipe
| fully and bring 1t to the village by vari-
| GUS lines to give fairly uniform dis
tribution throughout the village and pro-
tect against any contingency OF break
age In any one Of the pipe lines l am
informed by the engineers l have en-
| ployed to go over this. that the water
| spstem. with this new supply and these
changes in pipe lines, will be first class
and will furnish ample service for fire
/ SSlNlSt anu All dilplt supply VI water
| for Brattleboros present needs. and
anything that can be expected for the
future. / shall take up the siN-inch
line leading from the pumping station
/ to the reservoir, thus releasing 600 feet
/ of siX-inCh pipe After all these changes
are made there win be left on hand
something more than $4,000 feet of six
inch pipe to use for future development
and extensions Of the water system. II
1t is desired at any time to run a larger
main on Birge street In front Of the Estey
| Organ factory, that can easily be done
as there will be at the junction Of Estey
and Birge streets three separate lines OF
| siX-inch pipe connecting with the To-
inch main to supply this larger pipe.
have already contracted for the pipe
! to do all this work. Your committee
| will see that in making these changes
we shall be able to use to quite an ex-
tent pipe which we already own. since
we shall take up and have on hand the
! six-inoh pipe for the Gulford street line
and for the Canal street and Brook road
line and for the other short lines of six
| inch pipe which are required to make
the above alterations. We shall take up
and have to use again the eight-inch
! pipe which will be required for the line
! from Smith & Hunts factory to the
junction of Elliot and Frost streets
AS was stated in my behalf by Mr.
| Fits at the public meeting, l very much
desire to complete this system according
| to this plan, before the village takes 1t
over II the village desires to take II at
! any time. l am ready and willing to
complete II according to the above plan
and then turn 1t over to the village II
| the village desires to purchase at a fair
| price, and II the village authorities can
not agree with me as to the price, | am
! willing to leave II to a courts commission
to determine. and will abide by the result
| IT, however. the village desires to take
| over my water system at once. and before
| the new development is completed, / am
| willing IT should be done, and am willing
| to leave the price to be paid to a courts
| commission. provided l can be assured
| that the village is in some way bound to
abide the decision, as l am willing TO be
| bound.
If the village awaits the completion OF
| my system, l shall take no steps OF any
nature, by legislation or otherwise. that
will change in the least the privileges
| or opportunities that could now be exer-
| cised by the village in acquiring any
water system. l only ask that II the VIZ
lage seeks additional legislation. my inter
ests may be fairly considered and pro-
| tected
Yours truly
GEO. f. CROMWELL.
Mr.. Vinton said: your committee are
! of the opinion that II the village votes
favorably on municipal ownership to-
/
your considerations
First; To negotiate with Mr.. CroweIi
| for the present incomplete system.
Second: To await the completion of
the present system, made in accordance
with the terms of Mr. Crowelrs letter
that has been read here tonight and If
the system is satisfactory to the village,
negotiate for the same on such terms as
the village may deem best.
Third: To take measures to install an
| entirely new system"
George l.. Durham said that the VIII
| iage ought not to take the present sys-
| TEN as 1t is insufficient. that II did not
want to take an incomplete system. and
| that II did not want an entirely new sys-
| TEN. There was only one thing to do he
said. to wait until Mr.. Crowel can go
| ahead and complete his system and then
see what is to be done. He offered a res
| olution to the effect that the village adopt
the second plan, wait until Mr.. Crowell
has completed his system and then ne
gotiate with him.
Mr.. Calvin questioned whether the
Crowell system is what the village wants
and objected to the appointment of a
courts commission, saying that there
were men Of sufficient judgment in the VIII
lage to act without Interference. Mr.
Calvin had resolution to read. but Mr.
Durham said that in the resolution which
he (Dunham) had presented nothing was
Mr. Galvins resolution was out of order
Mr. Calvin was given the floor however
and he read this resolution:
Resolved, that the board of water COM
mtttee elected at the last annual village
meeting ascertain the quality and guam
tity of the water that may be obtained
for the use of the village from what is
known as the Sunset Lake Water Co,
including the Pleasant Valley and Stick |
ney brook sources of supply
Resolved, that If upon investigation |
the quality is proved to be satisfactory
and the supply sufficient, said committee
are hereby authorized to purchase the |
same for and In behalf OF the village of |
Brattleboro, provided the same can be |
delivered on Main street at some point in |
front of the town hall under the direction |
OF competent engineer and to the sat |
isfaction of said committee, or a majority |
OF them, at an expense not exceeding |
$4,000.
Resolved. that said committee are |
hereby empowered to purchase for said |
village Of Brattleboro the water system |
OF the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Co., pro- |