Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-06
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS
ALL HANDS ARE JOINED
Resolutions to Buy CroWelI Water
Systems Adopted
Price viii Be Fixed by Board Of Three
Arbltrators-Villaee Voted to Table
Resolutions on Bond Issue.


Arbltrators-villaee Voted to Table
Resolutions on Bond Issue.
The announcement in the local papers
Friday of an agreement between George
e. Crowell and a committee of the village
water board for fixing by arbitration a
price to be paid 10 Mr.. Crowell for the
Sunset Lake water system and Chestnut
Hill water system, thus opening the way
for harmony between the various ele-
ments interested in the water question,
was received with almost unanimous APP
prevail by the voters of the village The
voters had tired of the wrangle over the
subject and they welcomed the oppor-
tunity to come out to agree upon
something, so when it was an
nounced that at the special VII
lage meeting called for Friday night to
take action on the question of issuing
bonds for an Independent system the sense
of the meeting would be called for with
respect to the agreement a large number
resolved to attend the meeting, and they
did attend, the entire seating capacity and
much of the standing room being &C.
cupied
Chairman John Calvin, Of the board of
bailiffs, raped for order at SIS o'clock
and Village Clerk w. Dorr Perry read the
call for the meeting. ]. l.. Martin, counsel
for the water board, took the floor and said
that on the previous day he and COM
mittee OF the water DOafQ met MI CIOW-
ell and his counsel and that memoranda OF
an agreement was drawn up which was
submitted to a meeting of the water board
as a whole, all but two members who were
in Europe, being present He asked Chair
man Calvin to read the memoranda, which
was done. The agreement was published
in The Phoenix last Friday. The sub
stance of it was that the village agreed to
purchase the Crowell water systems. the
price to be paid therefor to be fixed by
three arbitrators, and that Mr.. Crowell
agreed to accept the price so fixed as
final and full payment; that the arbitra-
tors should be selected by the parties, II
they could agree and If they could not
agree the selection of arbitrator should
be made by Hon. James NJ. Tyler
Mr.. Martin said that the matter was
discussed in all its phases by the water
board and that the conclusion was
reached that inasmuch as some changes
had taken place since the village author
lied the water board to procure water
system and that inasmuch as some money
had been expended on the Crowell systems
since then the board did not feel war
ranted in deciding the matter without a
further expression from the voters He
said that in view of the fact that special
meeting had been called so soon the board
decided to refer the matter to the meet
ing, although there was nothing in the
warrant that called for any action or
the following resolution:
Resolved, that it is the sense of the
voters of the village of Bratteboro. II
this meeting assembled, that the wate
board procure the present water systems
for the said village of Brattleboro by ar
bitralion, as set forth in memoranda b!
and between Mr.. Crowell, representing
the corporations that now operate the sys
TENS of water supply, and a committee o
the water board, under date of June rs
1906.
Mr.. Martin moved that the resolution b
adopted, and his motion was seconded b
Col ]. G. Estey Chairman Calvin sal
that a record of the vote ought to b
kept, whereupon Mr.. Martin suggeste
that the house be divided. His suggestio
was adopted by the chairman, who order
ed a division of the house and appointe
Mr. Martin and Clarke c. Fits tellers I
count the voters. The result of the vot
was 342 in favor of the resolution and !
against it. Chairman Calvin declared TIL
resolution adopted.
The article in the warrant relating
issuing bonds was then taken up. Nj
Martin said that while the action take
on the resolution was informal b
thought it would not be wis
to act at present on the ques
ton of issuing bonds, and on this poiI
Mr.. Martin said: 81 think I voice the Ser
timent of the whole board" If we pun
chase this system" Mr.. Martin said, "eN
erybody Joins hands" Mr.. Martin sal
he had some resolutions which were draw
up to be presented in case the one rela
ing to the agreement failed of adoption
and he asked Chairman Calvin to rea
them. Immediately after the reading NJ
Martin moved that the resolutions be o.
dered to lie on the table Mr.. Fits SCI
onded the motion, and by a unanimol
vote they were ordered to lie. The NEE
ing then adjourned. The resolutions r.
lott 70 iGCI
Resolved, that the incorporated villal
of Brattleboro issue its coupon bonds
the amount of $125,0O0, the proceeds
which to be used in the construction of
water system, as provided by the vote
of said village at the meeting held on Il
10th day of January last; the denomint
lions thereof shall be $500 and $1,000 al
to be a five twenty bond,-the whole su
due in five or twenty years, at the optit
of said village, the same to bear intere
at four per cent, payable semi-annuall
January l and July l. Said bonds are
be signed by the chairman Of the board
bailiffs and by the treasurer of the villag
the coupons to be signed by the trea
urer only; said bonds to be formulated
accordance with this vote, issued by t
bailiffs and delivered to the water boa
for their negotiation and sale
Resolved, that the village authorize t
water board to borrow sum not excee
ing $4,000, in addition to the amount
bonds above authorized, by giving I
notes or orders of the village in su
amounts, at such rate of interest, not e
ceeding five and half per cent, and pa
able at such time as they deem advisat
for the best interests of the village, b
not exceeding one year, and the same
be executed by the board Of bailiffs. t
avails thereof to be used for the purpo
named in said meeting Of January 10th
Resolved, that the village ratify the a
ton of the water board thus far and re
ommend that they proceed with all d
diligence to construct and establish
water system for the village.