Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-12
WATER BOARD CHOSEN
With Power to Construct or Purchase
A Water System for Use of
The Village. :.
MAY ExPEND THE SUM OF s25o,ooo

Resolution States that Purchase of tn
Sunset Lake and Chestnut Hill Sys
tens Is Preferable Meeting Larges
in Village History.
At what was without doubt the larg
est meeting in the history of the villag,
| resolution was passed Wednesday
evening, by vote of 1863 to 1853, elect
ing water board Of 70 members with
the power to procure and establish, BY
purchase or otherwise. water system
for the use Of the inhabitants Of the vii.
lage and to expend for this purpose a
sum not exceeding s2j0,000. The board
as elected consists of the following citi.
zens: James f. Hooker, G. T.. Gilman,
John Calvin, H. X. Brown. DR.. Henry
Tucker, l.. H. Holden, g. A. Eels, 4. W.
Rockwell, u. z. Dewitt J. A. Taylor,
| +. w. Putnam and J, Il. Roess. The res
olution also appropriated 100000, the
4 limit under the village charter, for the
purpose of municipal ownership and
gave the water board the right to secure
this money by an Issue Of bonds and or
ders or notes Of the village.
/ In spite of the large attendance and
the intense interest manifest in the
question at issue the meeting was
marked by none of the uproar and dis
order which occurred at the gathering
of Dee. Is. The resolution passed was
offered by j. H. Martin at the very out
set, and there was comparatively little
discussion of it. G. II Dunham also Of
fered resolution which was discussed
briefly Those who did speak made ar
guments short and to the point, and any
apparent attempt AT long windedness
brought forth immediate signs Of disap
proval, The gathering lasted exactly
two hours and ten minutes and nearly
two.thirds of the time was spent in bal. |
loting and counting the votes.
When Chairman John Calvin raped |
for order at 1870 every seat on the floor 1
was taken, the galleries were crowded (
and at least POO people were standing /
in the rear of the hall After the call +
had been read by w. d. Perry, village
clerk. j. L. Martin at once took the
floor and offered the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved that articles /, and 3
of the warning be aud hereby are
consolidated, and that the same be
acted upon as one article, and that
James f. Hooker, G. L. Gilman.
John Calvin. II. r. Brown, DR..
Henry Tucker L. +. Holden, G.
a. Eels, A. ", d kwell. y. p.
Dewitt, J. A. Taylor, f. w Put.
nam and J. L. Roess are hereby
elected and constituted water
board for the village of Brattle- /.
boro, said board is hereby author
ized and directed TO procure and
establish by purchase or otherwise
water system for the use of the
inhabitants of the incorporated
village of Brattleboro, if the same :
may lawfully be done, and at an
expense to said village not exceed
ing s250,000; 100000 is hereby : ,
appropriated therefor, and for pay : :
mcnt of the same said board may !,
cause to be issued the bonds and or. ~ ~
ders or notes of said village upon y
such terms AS they deem expedient .
under the provisions of the law, !"
that it is preferable that said :,
board procure by purchase or by ar ? ?
htration the contemplated Sunset !"
Lake system and the Chestnut Hill y
reservoir system if they can do so "
for a Just and fair consideration, "
but upon failure so TO do by con y
tract or arbitration, they are to con ~
struct an Independent system; that 70
if further legislation is required to
h. ,g,, .
shall be the duty of said board to q
use all reasonable efforts to procure az az
the same; that in case of vacancy ~
upon said board by death, removal -
or resignation. the bailiffs are here an .i
by authorized to fill the same by ap- VI
pointment; that seven members of
said board shall constitute quo
rum. and the action of the majority re-
shall be deemed the action of the TO
board. re;
The bailiffs are hereby author of
zed to borrow the sum of 81, 900 "a,
md such part of the same rs may or,
De necessary is appropriated for the IN
Use of said water board in carrying Ia
mt the provisions hereof.
after Mr. Martin had read the reso be,
ion he said he understood that &. L. lut
nham had another which he wished mo
put before the house, and that he by
ught it fair that both be read be- res
G any action was taken. He further me
/ that he did not agree with the res con
tions which appeared in the papers Mr.
week, because he thought it was tie,
G to elect a board with power to act. ply
then went on to explain his resolu bro
/, saying that it gave the water bro
rd power to purchase by contract the
arbitration without taking the matter of
court No one, he said, wanted sou
systems. nor did he believe anyone the.
he'd to harm Mr.. Crowell, but what rec,
ryone did want was an adequate SO
em OF pure water with which TO pro Dur
himself and ms famiIy MI Mar spel
said he had conferred with nearly can
~ man named on the water board, we
all were of the opinion that the ond
lge would not have two systems un A
it was absolutely necessary 'Mr. the
ham s resolution, said Mr.. Martin, ham
cans delay; it may mean such delay com
we will have no power to act. At G.
ent the village has power to act in He
if necessary, and | believe well
should take advantage of that whi,
IT, Mr. Martin IS motion was sec thin
ID by G. H. Davenport to t
l.. Dunham then offered the fol wat,
ng: Mr..
Resolved, that articles l, 2 and has
the warrant for this meeting be ter
id upon the table; that commit ers G
e of five be chosen to ascertain is lie
d satisfy themselves between the if IL
esent time and the sitting of the nut
xt legislature as to the quality as IL
d quantity of the water supply duce
the Sunset Lake Water com obta