The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-06
Both City and Spring Water
Companies in Trouble.
FORMER HAS MANY BREAKS
And Some Spring Water Companies Ara
Hoping for Rain to Relieve the
DrOuth-Montpelier Had Anx-
ious Day Yesterday.

The extreme cold of the past week
has only added TO the troubles OF the
city and spring water systems, which
are all suffering more or less from the
drought
The ground has frozen to depth that
goes below the water mains and service
pipes and in three instances has caused
the mains to heave and break at nv
drants, one break being ON East street,
another on Granite street and the third
on Foster street, which occurred yester
day These breaks have caused loss
Of water TO the city system that has
nearly drained the Orange Brook reser-
yoir, though there was slight gain
in quantity yesterday. Bolster reservoir
is nearly full, 50 that the city has a
sufficient supply in case Of fire.
Many house service pipes on the city
system have frozen during the past week
and the mains in Orange and Allen
streets and partly in Perry street, are
frozen. The water department is work
ing all available men on thawinQ out
the frozen places.
The several spring water companies
have suffered to about the same extent
as the city system, in comparison to
the number of houses served, and some
OF the companies are short Of water.
This Is true of the Beckley and Averil
systems
A majority Of the farmers within
20 miles of Barre are without their
regular water supplies, they having
frozen up. Where a farmer keeps a
large stock Of cattle, it is serious hard
ship and entails great amount Of
extra work to get the necessary water.
Montpelier Has Troubles, TOO.
Montpelier, Feb. g. Sunday was an
anxious day fer Montpelier. Following
q week or more of weather with the
thermometer from 10 to 20 degrees be-
low zero, the ground, which ii only
lightly covered with SNOW, has frozen
to q depth of from four to six feet.
The result has been that during the
past "a hours there have been i've
breaks in the water mains within. the
city limits. Two of them Yesterday on
S~At> ftAG A1ASAtC nttSttS tHE OH Lffdt
portion Of the city from supply Of
water and consequently from any pro.
lection from fire. Although every man
that could be used was pressed into
service the breaks were not repaired
until today.
1t has been necessary for the work
men to drill in every instance through
more than four feet of frost before
they could reach the breaks. The break
on State street flooded the basement
of the spacious residence of b. q. Bailey
and the first intimation that the family
had of any trouble was when the water
was flowing through the cellar windows 4
The break was 10 feet or more away. but
the pressure sent the water below the
frost line through the walls of Mr.
Bailey's cellar.
Although there is at present plenty
OF water in the reservoir from which Z
this city obtains its water supply, II
Arctic temperature continues there IS
danger that the supply may be material
" reduced within few days. Many
small streams are frozen solid and farm
ers IN this vicinity are obliged to haul
water long distances for domestic pur
poses and drive their stock to the larg Il
or streams for water. al