Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-19

Gore did not flow at the special village
water meeting Friday night 1t was
bloodless battle. Some Of the big guns
were loaded, but they were not discharged.
Neither was the water board discharged.
In anticipation Of having some excite
ment probably 800 voters attended the
meeting, crowdlng Festival hall. In one
or two instances 1t was apparent that
pent-up oratory was on the verge OF
breaking out, but 1t was kept in confine-
ment and an adjournment was reached
rs minutes after the meeting opened.
Four steps were taken: First, 1t was
voted not to buy the two systems OF
water owned by George %. Crowell for
s295, 600; second, Town Representative E.
w. Gibson was requested to secure legis-
lation which will enable the village to
buy or construct a system OF water works;
third, the informal vote OF June 20 APP
proving the agreement to purchase Mr..
Crowell's system and arbitrate as to the
price was rescinded: fourth, 1t was voted
to pass over the formal article relating
to buying the Two systems and fixing the
price to be paid for them by arbitra-
ton.
John Calvin, chairman Of the board
OF bailiffs, called the meeting to order
promptly at o'clock and called on Clerk
w, d. Perry to read the warrant. At the
conclusion of that formality Mr.. Calvin
announced that as he was member Of
the water board he would ask Bailiff A F.
SchWenk to preside at the meeting.
and Mr.. Schwenk took the chair and read
the first article, which was as follows:
ITO see IL the village will vote to pur-
chase the Chestnut Hill reservoir system
and the Sunset Lake reservoir system, at
the price of 1926, 900, the sum now asked
for the same"
Counsel for the water board, ]. L. Mar
tin, was the first to take the floor. He
spoke very briefly, concluding by saying
uhat he trusted the meeting would vote
mo" on the article Several persons
called for a ballot, whereupon Col. Kit
tredge Haskins arose and said 1t was
needless to waste time balloting, as he
didn't believe anybody wanted to vote
yes" He said that he should have
moved to dismiss the article. "a call OF
two or three for a ballot" said he docs
not mean that a ballot must be had"
Chairman Schwenk called for a viva voce
vote and the thunderous noes disposed
OF the article in the negative, there
being scarcely vote the other way.
When article 2 was taken up Chairman
James F. Hooker, Of the water board,
offered the following resolution:
Resolved: That the village request the
town representative OF the town OF
Brattleboro to take all proper measures
to secure sufficient legislation to enable
the village to construct purchase or
procure a system of water works, and
also that the village rescinds the vote
taken June 80, 1906, in relation to arbi-
trauon.
The text of the article was: ITO see II
the village will vote to instruct our
town representative to take measures
to secure proper and sufficient legis-
lation to enable the village to con-
struct or purchase a system Of water
works, and to rescind the informal vote
to instruct the water board to afbitrate
taken at the last meeting"
AT the request of Col. Haskins CLERK
W. d. Perry read the agreement reached
in the Office of the probate court, between
Mr.. Crowell and his counsel and the water
board and its counsel, which was thai
the village should buy the Two systems