The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-01-05


at the office of w. A. Leonard, Nor
day night, to consider the question Q
a formation of q Water Company t
supply Newtown Street and vicinity
1 Levi @. Morris was chosen chairman
Those present were: Judge w. J
Beecher, Hon NJ. ]. HOulihan, w.
Sanford, w. 81. Hubbell, Elmer W
Fairchild, A. J. Smith, l.. G.. Morris
J. j. Northrop, Mrs Laura Leonard
w. A. Leonard, G. F. Beardsley, Mr.
s. @. Glover, A. T. Nettleton, G. B
Taylor, A. P. Smith, Mrs M. HI. Flans
burgh, Q. II. Northrop, Miss Mar!
Hawley, A. ]. Cables.
Mr. Morris read the following lettel
from Warner s. Madigan of New YorI
relative to the pond on the land o.
John L. Hughes:
1855 Trinity avenue, New York
...: October 16, 1905.
w. A. Leonard, Esq, Newtown Inn
Eewtown, Conn. Dear Sir: In looking
up the water works data, I find that 9
six inch pipe, with fall of Is feet tt
the mile, will furnish an ample water
supply for population of from 900 t6
1000 people. I also find that the stan
dard pipe with q pressure of about sc
pounds will be what you will require.
Two miles of this six inch pipe will
weigh about l4O tons. Your facilities
for buying this pipe through your
Bridgeport connections will probably
give you your pipe, t. o. b., cars, New
town, cheaper than we could furnish
it at cost. For this reason you will
undoubtedly choose to buy your own
pipe. Assuming that the line will be
to make you the following proposition:
W0 Nn31l hl131d q dom Qhnlf the
location of the present dam, with suf-
ticient height to raise the water four
feet above it's present level. We will
build this dam of earth, with center
core-wall of concrete, built from solid
rock at the bottom, or from suitable
hard foundation to the crest of the
dam, so that the dam shall be vermine
proof, as we'll as waterproof. We will
give this dam driveway width on top
of nine feet, with an up stream slope
of two to one, and down stream
slope of one and one-half to one. We
will also build on the upper slope of
the dam suitable head gate pit, four
feet by four feet square inside, with q
suitable inlet screen, and will bring
the six inch discharge pipe through
the dam and into this pit. ready for
the connection to be, made with the
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the two miles Of trench, haul, lay and
calk the pipe, backfill the TRENCH
furnishing all the materials for the
completion of the work, except the
pipe as aforesaid. For doing this
work to the satisfaction and accept
,ance Of your company, we shall ask
he payment by you to us of 50, 624. Is.
have included in the above sum
Expenses already incurredi in pro-
curling the charter, provided, of
course, we have no trouble or expense
in having the charter transferred from
its present ownership to your COM
pany. II you accept this proposition,
it will leave to your company the ex-
pense of buying the pipe; OF draining
and cleaning the pond; OF gate and
gate stem and gate house, and of pro-
curing the necessary right Of way. 1
have omitted one necessary item:
there should be an eight or ten inch
pipe laid through the bottom of the
dam, with q cheap gate arrangement
at the upper end to be used in drain.
ing the pond should future need re-
quire it. II you find this proposition
of ours satisfactory, we can start the
work at once and could possibly finish
it this season, provided there were no
delay in getting the pipe. We shall
be pleased to hear from you further In
regard to the matter at any time at
the above address. Sincerely yours,
Warner & Madigan, per G. J. Warner.
Messrs Morris and Leonard have Sc
cured lease of the pond, and are in
position to 60 ahead If sufficient in
terest is manifested. Messrs David
G. Peck, Elmer w. Fairchild and
others thought Taunton lake the
proper source for a water supply for
NeWtown> so that the entire village
could be served. They argued that
view to the possible growth of New
town should be entertained. 1t was
finally voted that committee of five
be appointed to communicate with Mr.
Warner, have him look over the re-
spective sources of supply and report
at q meeting to be held on January Is.
The committee named were: w. A.
Leonard, L. G. Morris, D. Q. Peck, M.
!. Houlihan and G. B. Taylor.
From the interest shown The BEE
feels confident that something tangi-
ole will result. A public water supply
will greatly help to develop Newtown
as summer resort and promote the
general growth of the town.