Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
NO INDEPENDENT SYSTEM
WATER BOARD WILL ARBITRATE
FOR O. Il. cRowELL's PROPERTY.
Plan Submitted to the Voters and Ap-
proved by Overwhelming Majority
Resolution Regarding Bonds Laid on
the Table by Unanimous Vote.

BY nm overwhelming vote OF Jis 10
IA the village OF Brattleboro at the
special meeting last Friday evening ex'
pressed itself In favor of the plan,
submitted by the water board, TO pro-
cure the Chestnut Hill and Sunset Lake
water systems by arbitration as out
lined in the agreement published in The
Roformer last week. There were sew
eral hundred people in Festival hall
when the meeting was called 10 order
by John Calvin, chairman Of the board
of bailifis. After the call had been
read by Clerk Perry, j. l.. Martin was
recognized. Mr.. Martin outlined the
agreement which the negotiations com
mittee of the water board had made
with Mr.. Crowell, and then stated that
the board wanted an informal expires.
sion Of opinion from the village in re-
gard TO the plan. Mr.. Martin said that
the vote would not be official, as there
was no provision for II in the call, but
he explained that the board had power
10 arbitrate under the resolution passed
at the January village meeting and
would do so If the sense of the meeting
was favorable. He then offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, that il is the sense of the
voters of the village Of Brattleboro, In
this meeting assembled, that the water
board procure the present water sys'
tens for the said village of Brattleboro
by arbitration, as set forth in memoran-
da by and between Mr.. Crowell, repre-
senting the corporations that now oper-
ate the systems of water supply, and a
committee of the water board, under
date of June 2s, 1906.
The vote was taken by dividing the
house, Mr.. Martin and G. c. Fits be-
ing appointed tellers. The way the
people flocked to the favorable -, side
left no doubt as to the feeling of the
meeting, and when the tellers finished
their enumeration the result was an
nounced as above.
Mr.. Martin then brought up the reso-
luton which was TO have been intro
duced in case the arbitration plan had
been turned down. He said that more
power was needed from the legislature
in order to get the best kind of bond
and he then introduced the following
resolution, moving that it be laid on
the table:
Resolved, That the incorporated village Of
Brattleboro issue its coupon bonds to the
amount Of S125,000, the proceeds OF which
TO be used in the construction OF water
system as provided by the voters OF said
village at the meeting held on the 10th OF
January last; the denominations thereof
shall be $500 and $1,000 and to be a
five twenty bond--the whole sum due in
FIVE or 90 years at the option Of said viii
lage. the same TO bear interest at per
cent payable semi-annuslly, Jan. ] and
July l. Said bonds are to be signed by the
chairman Of the board of bailiffs and by
the treasurer OF the village and the coupons
TO be signed by the treasurer only; said
bonds TO be formulated in accordance with
this vote, issued by the bailiffs and delivered
to the water board for their negotiation and
sale.
Resolved, That the village authorize the
water board to borrow sum not exceeding
s75. 900 in addition to the amount Of the
bonds above authorized, by giving the notes
or orders of the village in such amounts, at
such rate OF interest not exceeding 5 l-2
per cent, and payable at such times as they
deem advisable for the best interests OF the
village but not exceeding one year. and the
same to be executed by the board of bailiffs,
the avals thereof to be used for the purpose
named in said meeting Of Jan. 10.
Resolved That the village ratify the ac-
ton Of the water board thus far and recon-
mend that they proceed with all due dill
gence to construct and establish water sys-
tenn for the village.
The motion was carried unanimously.
C. G. Fits then spoke of the advantage
the village would gain in negotiating
its bonds with a broad legislative en-
actment, and expressed the hope that
the proper legislation could be secured.
He also spoke of the time when the
Chestnut Hill and Sunset Lake bonds
could be called at par, and said that
this would help the village in taking
advantage of the money market. Adj
iournment was then taken.