Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-26
ANOTHER WATER SCHEME.
mayor" John Calvin Would Go to Wick
opee Hill Brook and Build System Com
nlete for 5000. 600

Mayor" John Calvin has another
water scheme. It was outlined in the
Brattleboro correspondence in the SPRING
field Republican Wednesday with his con-
sent, but Mr.. Calvin says he did not tell
what Mr.. Crowells figures were and that
they were published without his know
ledge. The story of the scheme, as given
in the Republican, was as follows: There
have been several different propositions
made by George L. Crowell to the VIII
lage water committee in regard to the
sale of his water system to the village.
All average about S345, 900 for the water
brought to the town hall, including the
street distributing system as specified in
his last letter read at the last village
meeting. The committee, of course, can
not pay Mr.. Crowells price of S345, 900,
because the village vote limited them to
$250,000. The engineers reports are also
to the effect that systems from other
sources of supply, just as good If not bet
ter, can be put in at a cost complete from
$3.50, 900 to 1920, 900. In the discussion
of this matter the best suggestion appar-
emily yet from any source is that of
Mayor" Calvin. 1t combines suggestions
which curiously enough none of the en-
gineers who have been over the matter
have combined. 1t also meets the one
great defect of all previous plans or COM
binations, in that none Of them, except by
uniting the waters of the north and south
branches of Broad brook and Marlboro
South pond. would afford a surely sufr-
cient supply for n population of over
12 900.
Mr. Galvins plan Is to take the water
of Wickopee brook, sometimes called Hal
liday brook, which would afford an ample
supply for the present at a cost of $126-
1922, which, according to engineers
figures, and which with a street main
distributing system costing about $4,000,
would give IA system complete for about
100000 This source of supply would
have a watershed four-ffths as large as
any of the others under consideration. ex-
cept Broad brook and its combinations,
static and working pressure as large as
any of them, with less houses on its
watershed than any of the others. BY
itself its only lack in comparison with
the others is that the area OF its reser-
voir would be only eight and one-half
acres, and its reservoir capacity only
2200O,00O gallons. This would be sufficient
however, for any present or near future
needs. Its great and apparent decisive
merit is that it can be reinforced by sup
plies from South pond North pond and
the north branch of the milestone brook
whenever necessary. The analysis of
water by the state board of health showed
this from Wickopee hill brook next to
South pond, the best of any
Except for possible claims on Green
river, this proposition of Mr. Galvin's
would eliminate the question of water
damages entirely, element which
figures $4,000 in the Wickopee hill
scheme alone. and $4,000 in the South
Milestone scheme. which Engineer Brain
ard recommended, and a large amount
in any of the other schemes, because
adding the water of either the Marlboro
ponds would give mill owners more water
than they have now"