Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-12

sary to fully carry the same into
effect; to procure n village meeting
to be called as soon as possible upon
the taking effect of such legislation
to act upon the same, and to secure
the insertion in the warrant for
such meeting of the necessary arti.
cles upon which vote may be lc-
gally taken to purchase or con.
struct n water system, employ in
the meantime an engineer if they
deem necessary to carefully exam
inc and report upon the expense of
new system, including the laying
of distributing mains in the vii.
| lage; also TO carefully examine and
report the condition and value of
the whole Crowcll system; that
said committee be authorized to
eXpend sum not exceeding three
hundred dollars in and about the
duties to be performed by them as
provided in this resolution.
Mr.. Durham stated that the meeting
was one Of the most important ever
held in the village; that it concerned
the health and happiness of future gen
erations and involved an expenditure
of from 100000 to 100000, the pos
sible ruin of a leading citizen and the
likelihood of expensive litigation. There
were two reasons, he said, why the vii
lage ought not to take immediate ac-
tion; first, because il had not been def.
nitely decided that the Sunset Lake
water was absolutely pure, and secondly,
because the village did not have sufli-
cient rights under its present charter.
In regard to an inquiry about the
village being handicapped by Mr.. Gro
well s issuing long time bonds. Mr.. Dun
ham read the following letter:
Jan 3, 1906.
George l.. Dunham, Esq,
Dear Sir;-ln reply to your inquiry
the arrangements for financing
the new water system ! am putting in
and the relaying of the pipe lines in the
streets of the village, are such that the
ssue of long term bonds thereon can
De delayed until after the necessary
egislation for the village can be Sc.
,ured from the legislature and action
AIKEN theron: The financial situation |
# the two companies-the Chestnut /
Hill company and the Sunset Lake com,
,any-is as follows;
The bonds on the property of the |
jhestnut Hill company are due Jan.
st, 1909. The bonds on the property Of
he Sunset Lake company are calable
t par ON October lst, 1907. or on any
emi-annual interest day thereafter
he present contract is to bring the
'ater of Stickney brook into Pleasant
ALLEY and to lay 16inch main from
nc Atkinson farm TO the highway at
ne Samuel Sargent place. With the
-ork completed that far, there will be
0 obligation of either company extend
x beyond January ist. 1909. To con
lete the work ! propose to lay l6- ,
Ich pipe down Western avenue and do !
le necessary work of relaying mains
the village and of building a reser /,
Dir at the Atkinson farm. and to issue /,
series of refunding bonds TO run for
or 30 years, including enough to
Ike up the short term bonds of the
inset Lake company and the bonds of ;,
G Chestnut Hill company coming !,
Ie January LIST, 1909 In view of the ~
cent action of the village, it may be
fiicult to raise additional money on
ort term loan. but if that cannot be
ne. | am willing, if desired, to await i,
e action of the village after the ses- I
IN of the legislature before aloing the u
ditional construction work. a
In any event, the work of tuIA,ng the
ickney brook into the village system
Il be completed and this will enable A
2 village authorities to determine the
ality and quantity of that supply. As
whether the system shall be complet
during the present year, the new fl
ins laid and a reservoir built, so as 10
furnish the additional pressure, am to
ling to do what duly authorized us
nmittee of the village may request, in
her to let that work remain in abey pl
,e until the village has had an oppor su
ity to act as above suggested, or to ri
ahead in the spring and complete it q,
do the best | can on the length of p,
bond issue. Yours truly, IT
GEORGE L. CROMWELL. p
lr. Dunham also stated that he had Til
eived an anonymous letter in regard
the water question, but he did not l3
/ it. He said, however, that the gist sol
he letter was in favor of municipal we
lership, and that it was so full of go
RS and discrepancies that it put him III
mind of the Reformer as it used to
when C. II. Davenport edited it.
elative to the resolution which had Goa
4 called "The paid attorney S reso- -
On. Mr.. Durham said it was al
t identical with the one introduced
,im at the last meeting and that the
luton had been handed him by
lber of the water committee. In
rasting his resolution with that of
Martin he said the latter practically
the village to two sources of sup
the main branch of Milestone
k or the south branch of Milestone
k. He then went on to quote from
engineer s report as to the estimates
he cost of water rights on these
ces and stated that according to
? figures each riparian owner would
we $500 under one plan and over
100 under the other In closing Mr..
nam said: "Their proposition is to
d the money and then see if they
get it: ours to get the money before
pend it. = This resolution was sec
d by l.. F. Adams.
this point E. w. Gibson stated that
mentioned by Mr.. Dun
was not fathered by the water
nittee.
c. Fits was then given the floor.
aid he thought it fair to Mr. Gro
in consideration of the litigation