Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-08
THE MEDDLER
Water. water everywhere

Water, water everywhere
Ia talked. and you would think
10 hear them chew the rag tnat
There was not a drop TO drihh'
II has certainly furnished something
IN talk about--this water question:
although II Is likely to cause so much
had blood that certain people VIII nav
need of filtration plants In their own
systems, Everybody, almost, mas peen
discussing the matter during the pas
week and the theories when ha.e
been advanced I'm regard to what tne
village ought to do are numerous
enough to MI much more space , r,a,
Tho report of the committee itself. Ihat
sentiment Is about equally divided as
10 the best method of securing a mu,
nicipal plant there Is not great deal
of doubt, but nearly everybody see,''s
willing enough TO give Mr.. Grower
/ fair thing for his present system
! that Is nearly everybody except 'ho
majority of the water committee
This majority recommended at the
special meeting that If Mr.. Grower
we're willing to sell his present system
for enough money to pay ms aep,s
very we'll; If not, he could keep his ora
water works and the village Wouiu
show him what was what by puiiuli.t
one of its own. Upon hrst thousl,
this sort of a plan doesn't seem req req,
fair to Mr. Crowel It's equivalent
to telling him he ought TO De mann s 10,
Ia escape with his debts paid ana mo-
he ca ayaricious as to think OF com
ing out of the wreck with any com II
his own Jeans. It's as much as asklnt
him TO give uD n paying business lol
n sum less than the actual value OF I'M
|ntant In defence of this plan the ma
ioritv of the committee say they arr
nerfectly willing to see Mr.. Grower
get something out of 1t. but thes eah
So,,re ont how he can be let in at TN
second story when the bondholders ar
clamoring on the ground noor
I.
To The Meddler it looks as If thi
matter of the bondholders were no
fairly understood Mr. Grower Is pc oe
holden TO them for the sum or slzo.ov
and he has no wish to evade paymen
To be should finally sell his system 10
loss than that amount he would mar
IN the difference from his own pocke
: II he had anything there. rather una
Z 70 coo any of the bonds repudlateu'
4 when any person uses UP gray matte
In irving 10 figure out scheme IL
: Giving Mr.. Crowell something witho,
: letting the bondholders get their ~
\ he can consider his time wasted. M
\ Crowell is an honest man. ne uoos,,
$ believe in robbing Peter 10 pay 60,
t and If the bondholders or tne ohs &c,
: a, mt nm company are not paid 1t wi
$ be because Mr.. Crowell is apso'u'e
n "a money
;.
!, However there seems to be a Ia
i way of getting at the true valuation
i the Crowell system. and. strahse
: saw. the method was suggested py ~ y,
a Crowell's counsel. instead OF by u
/. committee which has been trylhs
n summer to evolve plan. ar. oio ~
10 willing to leave the matter 10
!, no,rt,s commission and will abide |
" its decision. What could be falrer tina
. lthis? such a commission would q
I, termine TO the best of its ability !,
- actual value of the system. ana !,
= village would without question be WI,
= tho 10 nav for IL on the basis OF u
i commissions figures. the cofliiiissr
- would not be expected to take IN
= consideration the money Mr.. GROVE
~ has wasted: IL would simply set a pr
On the system as II Is today. Dasii
I, ~ figures on the equipment ana :
= earning capacity. If the price nam
i, did not allow Mr.. Croweil ehoush
# settle his Indebtedness ana nave an
= thing left 1t would be nopouy lau
o except perhaps that OF MT. SroW,
~ himself. This method ought 70 app.
y ~ 81, as n good way of arriving at
Of square deal,
y
e. AZ to the work of the water COZ
In nittee there Is no doubt that II
he undertaken conscientiously ana 60
l. Quoted with the welfare OF the VIVA
is continually in mind. II mis'akeS wy
e. made they were no doubt que W sLiI
st - judgement rather than to any des
to thwart the best interests oi .ie ~,
munity The fact that one OF the CO..
,,ittae members. Mr. Crosby, TOOK
nontract with the Sunset Lake wa
nv oon,nanv has no doubt caused Sol
40 feeling among the members, ana WIZ
ia ont questioning his motives III :,
rs slightest. The Meddler feels tnat \
I, crosby would have saved Mus
Il much criticism if he had resign
Ia from the committee when he underto
of the work mentioned.
ed
ne VET Mr.. Crosbys position cannot
IL bald responsible for all the animos
nix that seems to have arisen IN
~. was not the slightest need. for
'ot stance of Mr.. Gibson's introducing
n personalities which he did at the CT,
a Of the special meeting Friday eveni
u They did not strengthen the atti'.
e. Of the committee on the subject
n thev certainly did not add ANYTHING
We Mr.. Gibson's position. Up to that u
he the meeting was wholly in the nat'
GU of a frank. fair and friendly DISCUSS
OF and the dash of mud at tne emu
ro more than anything else toward I
e1 phasizing the personal reeliIls WI
nd hos developed. All the more regr
,e- tah,a II was because this feeling. !
rst Weddler feels certain, is not shared
r. ali the committee members,
'ds an '''' The Meddlei