Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-19
BACK TO STARTING POINT
VOTE TO ARBITRATE FOR WATER
SYSTEM REsoINDED.

Sufficient Legislation Asked OF the
Town ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to
Buy crowell Systems for s2e5,ooo
Turned Down-Quiet Meeting
Fully 500 voters gathered in Festl'
val hall last Friday evening to partici'
pate in the pyrotechnics which were
advertised to take place AT the speclal
village meeting called for the purpose
of taking action on the village water
Dampness had affected the
fireworks, however, and the meeting
went off a good deal like wet lire
cracker as far ms sensational features
were concerned In brief the following
business was transacted! II was Noteu
not TO buy the Chestnut Hill and sun
sot Lake systems for $295,0O0; the in /
formal vote of the village in regard TO
was rcsciuded; a resolution
asking the town representative to sc,
cure needed legislation was passed, ana
the article relating to arbitraing Tor
the Crowell systems was passed over. /
The meeting was called to order by
Bailiff John Calvin, and after the eall
had been read by Clerk w. ID. Perry
Mr. Calvin resigned the chair in favor
of A, +. Schwcnk In regard TO the
first article j. l.. Martin said he was
as much as ever in favor of the village
owning water system but he thoughl
the price named-S295, ,OOu-was I'M
possible. He therefore moved that the
article be dismissed, Immediately
there were calls of "ballot y, but Col
Haskins said there was no call Tor a
ballot on the motion; he was as much
in favor of passing over the article as
was Mr.. Martin. Still the demands Tor
vote by ballot continued, but the
moderator finally decided to put the
motion 10 "A vote by acelamation. On
a cal for those in favor of purchasing
the Crowcll systems at the prlee
named one feeble Yes broke the stlll'
ness, while a mighty No decided the
auestion without the slightest DOUBT,
In regard to article James r.
Hooker offered the following resolu'
tion:
Resolved, that the village request the town
commemorative of the town Of Brattleboro 10
take all proper measures to secure suhc'eh'
! IapisIation to enable the village TO construct
purchase or procure a system of water WORKS
/ and also that the village rescinds the inior'
NAL vote taken June %, 1906, in relation 10
/ arbitration.
Mr.. nasKins said he had no objection
70 the passage of the first part of the
resolution for the reason that the water
J Iesoiu ~" ~ -, ,,ha,oy.r IN arbi-
4 board hau no power WI" \
trate. w. H. lhtoh "'oN'N % ~ - ~,
| ment TO MIR. HOOKER ilolioh 'h"'
tyo portions of the resolution De Noteu
on senarately. After the motion In REGARD
~ p, 1,,ont md hecn carried Mr.
" " 't4e n',,I os a snhstitnte for the
nhsA'nS ,asolnt;on the fol
hrst OF MI IiooNV'
lowing:
Do.oIred that the Hon, +. W. Gibson
,,.,so,,,ative to the general assembly from
,ba tovrn NJ Brattleboro be and he hereby IS
raoros,oa to use his utmost endeavor TO Sc
~ ,bo ,rasept session of the legislature
.,,.b amendments to our village charter as
vii authorize and empower the village cor
poration to acquire ny pul'"ra9 nmS IN construct
: system oi "s,'i % non for the use of SAID
anu maine. .nrorotion and the inhabitants there
" e necessity for the same shall be deter
mined. And also as will authorize ana EN-
power the bailiifs, or such other olncJr a, a.
officers, agent or agents as may DC "pn',n,o, nno,
or chosen by said corporation " "s I" bo mi,
terms OF eompenSa,,UI S' ~ any water, wate
to the ommSt l. VI oornor,te franchise or fran
pGass pb;nes or other property found necessary fo
tha use of said village corporation so ae
, onired or taken. together with power, am an,
authority if so directed by vote OF sara VI,
luge corporation, to enter lnlo any 's T. bebai
or submission to "rp''rn,9 1 Win 'J' the owner o
\ owners of any such water water righV
n,bar lsTo nroncrtv found necessary to be take
J., or acquired for the use OF said village al, an
j its inhabitants. the question of compensate So
or damage to be paid tntrFior r,,.Sa U corpor.
authorize and empower at nnray omy mot not exceedin
ton to eNPena Sum tnr tbe same same and to issu
SaoT,oug 10 ., ths village corporation thereto
n the oomus mmcb VI ot T the aforesaid sum as may
S %Snrnd % s, necessary for the purpose of establish
= ing and operating said water system
Ar. t1oolor said that he considere
that his resolution covered the VINO
-, l'ha.;tutinn INA ,utt +nT Mr., Martin did n,
70 = H;,sI. snn9. tha substitute was broad enoug
~ ;,,ip% IN t%ot If did not give the village Il