Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-11-23

the matter Mr.. Hooker offered resolu
tion to the effect that the water boart
be authorized TO purchase the two sys
tens at the terms named in the warrant
as soon ms II has secured the necessary
legislation, This motion was secondc,
by l.. r. Adams. Mr., Fleming thcr
said that the village could better pay
$4,000 for water damages than Il
maintain the pipe line from Stickney
brook to Pleasant Valley and that til,
cost TO the village for the systems n,
proposed would be nearer $550,000 thar
100000 Mr.. IIescock of West Brat
tlcboro spoke briefly in regard TO tn,
amount and quality of water in Stick
ney and Halliday brooks, saying that
there was hardly any difference in the
amount and no difference at all in th,
quality as far MS he was able to judge
In answer Mr.. Rocss said that weir'
had been placed on both brooks during
the past summer and that they showed
three times MS much water in Halliday
brook MS in Pleasant Valley.
o. 4. Ware thought the village had
not investigated sufficiently as to what
it was trying to buy and believed that
| the best thing to do was to let Mr.. Gro
well own his own systems. j. 7. kainC
thought that Mr.. Rockers margin OF
$4,000 was pretty small, too small in
fact to figure on with safety. DIR. Hen
ny Tucker said that the important ques
ton to the village was an adequate
supply of pure water. He said If Mr.
Crowell could maintain his systems and
get living from them, the village
could also do so. He thought too much
stress was being put on the monetary
side of the question. Again Mr. Elem
ing arose and said that g. Il. Durham
had expressed the opinion that the Gro
| well systems were worth 100000. Mr.
Durham at once denied this, but the
denial did not change Mr.. Fleming 3
position as strongly opposed to offering
even $275,00O. Mr.. Holden said that
taxpayers representing 80 per cent. OF
the grand list were in favor of making
the purchase at the price agreed upon
by the water board and that the deal
ought TO be closed. He then spoke al
some length in regard to the question
of water damages, saying that they
had been greatly over-estimated. L,
l.. Adams said that the most important
need of the village was to have pure
and adequate water supply and that the
question of cost was of secondary con
sideration.
This ended the general discussion
and n vote on the question of purehas
| ing the systems was then taken by bal
| lot. the check list being used. Voting
was begun at 9.25 and finished shortly
after 1890. The result was as follows;
| Total vote, sos; necessary for choice
ESQ; yes, 229; no, 329. The result was
received with enthusiastic cheers and
| the crowd was about to leave the hai
when stopped by Chairman Calvin who
said that there was more business to bt
transacted. He then offered an infor
NAL resolution to the effect that the VII
| lage authorize the water board or tht
bailiffs to offer Mr.. Crowell 1925, 900 fol-
his two systems and in ease the oifei
was refused to request the town repre-
sentative to secure the necessary legls
lation to enable the village to purchase
or construct a system. After Mr.. Gal
vim offered TINS resolution ne e"' Ill
few remarks in its behalf saying that
| unless such measure was passed tint
village would never DC apie W wv n,
system. Inc nialori'y Piessns, ~"
ever, did not take MI uai I. ~, We" "
the iha.,oi "nu Wv IA 49, no lo,o n,