Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-15
LATEST WATER REPORT
It FaVors Large Reservoir on
Whetstone's South Branch
Was Made by Engineer 5raInard, En-
ployed by Committeeman BE Pre-
sented at Village Meeting.


pIoyed by commIttee-Wlll Be Pre-
sented at Village Meeting.
Since the reports of the village water
committee and Engineer Davis were SUBJ
mitted to the voters at the special village
meeting two weeks ago the committee has
received a special report from Engineer
w. H. Brainerd of Palmer Mass, who
was employed by those members Of the
committee who submitted the majority re-
port. Mr.. Brainerd was asked to cover
certain ground not covered by Mr.. Davis,
including Marlboro South pond, a Ultra
ton plant, etc. His report, which will be
presented at the special village meeting
at 730 o'clock next Monday night, is as
follows:
To the Committee on Water Supply,
Brattleboro, VT.
In compliance with your request have
examined the report of your engineers,
Messrs. E. C. & E. E. Davis, and have
made a personal inspection Of the various
sources Of water supply mentioned in their
report. 1 have also made a superficial
examination of your present system to
ascertain approximately its value to the
village II used in connection with one of
the sources of supply now under con-
sideration.
The nrst question to be determined in
estimating a water supply is the quantity
of water that will meet the present re-
quirements and the probable increase in
consumption in the future say for 80
years. From the best information that
have been able to obtain 1t would APP
pear that there were about 5000 people in
the village to be supplied other than those
now furnished by private aqueducts. These
private supplies are from springs of ex-
cellent quality and will undoubtedly be
used until the growth of the village con-
teammates their sources. It is reasonable
to assume that the increase in population
will be at the rate of 20 per cent. in ten
years, or that at the expiration Of 80
years there will be about 10, 900 people to
be supplied with water. Estimating a daily
consumption of 100 gallons per capita 1t
would require supply capable OF furnish
ing one million gallons daily
In regard to your present supply I have
been unable to gain sufficient informa-
ton to make a detailed report of its value.
The gravity sources are certainly INSULT
Client and in their present sanitary con-
dition are a menace to the health of the
consumers. The pumping plant on West
river should be duplicated to insure a
sufficient supply in case of accident, and
/ believe that If you are to continue to
use your present supply filtration plant
should be installed. While your sources
of gravity supply could be cleaned up and
the Objectionable features largely removed,
West river receives the drainage OF sew
eral hamlets. The watershed is so large
1t would be impracticable to remove these
sources of contamination, and while the
water may at times sustain an excellent
analysis, at other times Ii must carry In
suspension fecal matter in sufficient guam
titles to endanger the lives OF the con-
sumers.
Mr. Davis has given you an estimate OF
the cost of duplicating this system. If
you contemplate introducing an up-to-date
la III.
system to the village Is far below Its cost
of installation for these reasons, viz: the
quality of the water is unsatisfactory; the
gravity sources are Inadequate; the head is
insufficient for proper fire protection; the
distributing mains are too small and prob
ably are not heavy enough to sustain the
required pressure. An unnecessary dupli-
cation of public utilities is always re-
grettable, but in this case II the village
owned the present system 1t would only
be wise to utilize such parts of 1t in the
new construction as would not reduce the
efficiency Of the new system when COM
pleted.
1 submit the following approximate
estimate of cost of establishing pumping
plant on West River, a short distance
above your present station, to pump at
the rate of one million gallons per day to
a reservoir to be constructed at an eleva-
ton of 600 feet upon the high ground north
OF your present reservoir dlSu lOI the COu-
struction of a filter plant near this new
reservoir and the cost Of operating the
same:
PUMPING PLANT.
Pumping station, including in
take and head house, $4,000
Two one million gallon pumps in
place, 4'5OO
Three 125 horse power boilers, with
connections two OF which would
be required to do the work, 1000
Three million gallon reservoir, near
filter plant, 6'OV0
10, $50 feet 12-inch maih lS'S4O
4s,s4O
Add IN ner cent. for contingencies, 43S4
S47,674
FILTER PLANT.
The filter beds should be made in three
sections Each section should contain
about 1850 square feet OF hi all about one
half acre. Two Of these sec lions would be
working while the othey was being
scraped. This would allow filtration at
the rate of three million gallons per acre
per day.
one-haif acre covered sand beds. 49,.
complete, $oO'OOV
Covered filtered watsr~basie, 5000
Bypass. pipe, connections valves ooo
etc, 4'VVV