The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-28
LOCATION
DETERMINED
Engineers Decide About the
Dam and Power House.
NO CANAL WILL BE CUT
Power House Will Occupy Space Be
tween Vermont Shore and Lower End
of Rocky Island-A Peculiar Acci'
dent Yesterday

The exact location of the Connecti'
cut river dam and power house mas
been determined this week. Henry l.
Hartman of Hyde Park, Mass, OF the
Chace, Hartman company, Charles 1,
Mains. consulting engineer for that cor
poration, Loring n. Farnum and Albert
5. Crane of j. G. White company,
the latter its chief engineer, were IN
Brattleboro Tuesday and went from
here to the dam site to make this I'M
portant decision, which is based ON the
results shown by the borings which
have been in progress at different
points about the dam site for several
weeks. The dam will be constructed
across the river at the foot of the
rocky island opposite the head OF Coop,
er's point, the lower end of the island
being used as a foundation for a por'
tion of the structure. No canal will
be cut through the neck of the PENN
sula, as was at first planned, but IN
stead the power house will be con
structed as a part of the dam itself,
6ccupying the space between the Yer
mont shore and the rocky island, dis
tance of 200 feet. The power house
will be built of concrete and VIII be
POO feet long and 80 feet high so to be
ont of reach of high water. 1t will con
tain 10 or u separate units, each unit
consisting of three wheels on vertical
shaft surmounted by generator Ac-
cording to this plan, which has been
found to be more economical than dig
al ~ prraqfaGf nngglnlp
amount of head will be developed and
the necessity of dredging a tail race
will be obviated. The dam proper will
extend from the foot of the rocky is
land TO the New Hampshire shore, a
distance of about 800 feet, and thence
/ about 400 feet back on the point, max
ing a spillway of about 700 feet The
river between the Vermont shore and
the island is about six feet deep while
the main channel on the other side has
depth of about IS feet.
About 100 men are now at work at
the scene of operations, and more are
expected soon. \ peculiar accident
happened yesterday morning to three
carpenters who were at work laying the
| flooring on the suspension foot bridge
which is being built across the river a
short distance above the dam site
The bridge is about 500 feet long and
consists of two parallel cables with
timbers laid across them at intervals
and the timbers covered with planklng
laid longitudinally. George and John
Foote of Lowell, Mass, and kittredge
Roberts of Burlington were laying the
planking of the bridge yesterday morn
ing when a squall struck the structure
lifted the planking into the air ano
dropped about 1000 feet of the lumber
into the river George Foote was al
work near the center of the bridge
which is only a short distance above
the water and escaped WITH ducking
but John Foote and Mr.. Roberts were
thrown onto staging near the edge OF
the river. The former sustained inter
nal injuries which will incapacitat'
him for about two weeks while the lat
ter suffered a severely sprained ankle
Workmen who saw the accident sa!
that the force of the wind was tremen
dous, sections of planking nearly lo'
feet long being lifted high into the ar
All of the lumber was saved, however
and the accident will not greatly della.
the completion of the bridge.
The dam contractors have begun
numbering operations this week on tn
H. G. Clark lot in Esteyville wher
they will cut about $4,000 feet I'M
lumber is being drawn to the Tudo
place Just across the river from Brat
tleboro and from there will be ratte'
down the river for use in the cotfe
dam.
Arrangements for the spur tracl
from the main line of the Central VeI
mont to the dam site have not yet bee
completed but it is probable that
definite announcement in regard to thl
feature of the work can be made mex
week. Several carloads of coal an
small tools have arrived within tn
, past few days.
The construction company has lease
the A. G. Barnes house near Dumme
station which will be used to accommt
date about 60 of the better class Q
, workmen employed on the project.