Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-08

stroy the value OF II all ana esthphsh
a competing system. In other WORDS,
the Village OF Brattleboro. when mas
relied upon Mr.. Crowell all these years
10 furnish II water for IRE pro'ec,ion
ana domestic uses. which has called
upon MIN 10 extend hls mains TO meet
the new requirements OF the Village.
and without whose system the recent
growth OF the Village could not nave
come. that the village now should
force Mr.. Croweli TO give IL all up ana
lei II 20 TO the Village for the amount
of the mortgage. I do not believe II u
fair or Just. We may all agree 70
what II probably true. that MI Cro-
well has made many unwise moves IN
the building up OF his water system,
and has sunk good deal OF money
which Fever can be recovered. but that
he now has a very substantial equity
IS apparent from the fact that even AZ
the estimate OF the majority OF the
committee. his income Is quite largely
In excess of the interest charges on MS
bonds and his expenses.
we should remember right here that
any system that has grown up the way
Mr.. Crowell's has, Is OF necessity de
fective I'm many ways, In tne hrss
place the per capita consumption OF
water has increased almost every
years. The new requirements OF me
health and sanitation laws. the added
uses for the water supply. have an
brought Il about. and II Is likely that
IL the Village had twenty years ago
nut In its system II would now ma
that IL, pipe lines were too small.
very large part OF our Village sewage
system has been put in since MT
Crowell established his water WORKS,
When he built his reservoir ana laia
his main lines two horses and one
man did all the street sprinkling that
was done In the Village. The sprink-
ling system In the different manufac-
turing establishments are all OF recent
date. The use of hydraulic elevators
was nc. thought of when his system
was started
II the Village or Town wants TO
lbuy Mr.. Crowelrs water work system,
1T should pay him only what Is
4 fair under all circumstances. and IL
/ should ray him fully that. That sum
NAV no. be what 1t has cost MIN 10
nut i'm his system. but there snould De
/ treated in fixing the price. all these
things which have been referred 10,
II and which must enter into any lair
and ecuitable consideration OF the
4 question.
AZ to the Sunset Lake Water COM
many first. so far as l have any know.
I ledge YOUR committee never inquired
of Mr. Crowell as TO the ownership Oh
the stock in the Chestnut Hill Reser-
voir company. or the Sunset Lake
Water company. In view OF the report
of the majority that they would IN
Edertake to treat these properties uii
ferently ! nave ascertained tnat a.,
the stock of both these companies Is
loUned nv George F. Crowell and mem
hers of his family The charter OF the
sunset LAX, Water company. as un .
derstand VS. procured by Mr.. Croweli
simply and only to enable MN 10
finance the proposition OF gcttihg the
water Of Stickney Brook into his water
system II Is idle to undertake 10 as
icriminate between these two com
NAMES when the ownership Is luehi
cal If the Village wants 10 say lha'
they will purchase part OF Mr. IL ~.
wells property and not another part,
IN Is ali very we'll We might as Wen
saw that we will take certain of his
nine lines and leave out certain others:
II may he that Mr.. Crowell would
he willing to sell thai properly
which stands in the name OF tne
Chestnut Hill Reservoir company, ana
keen 70; himself the Sunset Lake a
ter company But would the hlase :
unite want to do that? the SUNSET
. lake Water company controls ana Is
,11,ttirg in the nine line to bring to the
Village the most available gravity
SUNNY that Rrattleboro can have IL
has q charter which permits 1t TO lay
lie mines all over Brattleboro. IL Is
tba strongest competition that the VIZ
Ilape could POSSIBLY have TO any wa
Ter system t could put in. us main
line to the Village passes tnrous !
, west Prattleboro and CenterVliie'
territory which will furnish wlthou,
louestion large patronage, ~ Wouiu
ssem mon a reasonable view OF this
tbat if the Village wanted To take one
} con,nany and not the other. theS
oouid Ear better take the Sunset Lake
water company. and leave Mr.. Gro
veil with the Chestnut Hill company
thinl, there is no merit at all in the
nronosition of the majority TO take
over the property of the Chestnut mn
company and leave out that OF the
Sunset Lake company. ,,oo
The Village has had since 1892 tne
. right &c start toward iilu li .,,,i'al
! water system 1t has taken no move
IN that direction. 1t has never asked
for an increase in the amount OF oonds
n NAV issue for that purpose MI
! Crowel as the demands for water
have Increased, has undertaken TO se'
! an additional supply. In pursuance o.
that he. as the only means for doihe
T II has secured a charter OF the Suilse'
J lake Water company, and has takei
] in the water rights of Stickney broof
: and Marlboro North pond, and Is now
2 LAYING the mains to bring that watei
To Brattleboro That he mad sucf
e plans in progress was known to tn'
T Village when this committee wa
: elected | believe that the Vlilag'
: cannot in good faith now say to MI
e CrowelI that it will not take over M
e nroperties unless he surrenders, Win
e ont nav. all his rights and equities
? therein
II Mr. Crowell is willing to sell M
water companies to the town at
nrice that is fair, considering an TN
i circumstances. and is willing that
: he cannot agree with the town as U
! that pr:ce. rhat disinterested com
q mission shall determine that price
! then. I am in favor OF the low
purchasing Mr. Crowelfa system
!, including both companies. 10 tnl
and 7 recommend that the Village, o.
ire nrouer officers. bring this to IN
: attention of the town at town meet
> inc either by resolution or througi
some proper article in the. Warrant
and that the town secure the heces
: sarv legislative enactment t. permit
{ 10 purchase and take over ana mani
tain tn. water system oe,y
EDWARD c. CROSBY.