The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-06
ltlebOrO Local
RING ON DAM CHARTER,
Asee Of Massachusetts, Lssisla'
HeArs Preach King Project

Mas a pfoIEapleL hearing Wed
before The committee GA public
of the Massachusetts leglsla
regard IL the bill granting a
IA The interests hnhind Tbs pfn
l,uii,i 4 dam across be iannrril'
miles this side u Turner's
TIT, : II Interest Ia people ~
ketlan for the reason that the
fhind the plan are the ones who
sresied IN the dam now ~ pro
construction az Vernon,
fw draft of the hin which was
hi early In lhr session Was
III ia the committee Wednesday,
1 incorporates Philip Young,
n. Hartman aud Joseph q, lfec'
and their associates, nndef
iln Of the Revised Laws an
b.nrh King rapids power com
81 Sartion . authorizes them 10
N, dam aerpss the Connecticut
.iwcen paint In Gin aud a
a points ia Nouhaeld aud EfN'
crest of the dam NOT 10 he
HAN Il feet above the normal
pf the water. Section 3 gives
Bower 10 manufacture electricity
.ell Il 10 cities aud towns ia
sicr county, upon approval 10y the
Authorities, Section 1 provides
La company shall be- subject to
neral laws relating 10 the manu-
of electricity, Section . says
1hcy may supply electricity for
1nical. manufacturing. railroad or
n purposes. with certain limiin'
noon H. use in Worcester, Fitch
<I.eominstcr aud Clinton, Section
tides that local authorities may
n the operation of the company
fovidcs legal form Of remedy
Drsons who are aggricved. See
saws that the company must act
FIVE years in order to keep its
valid. Section 5 says that the
Ia make contracts in any city or
hall cease within 10 wears, where
hall have been made, with the
hon of Gill. Mortified and Erv'
section 9 makes the bill take eff
pom It's passage.
4 petitioners were represented by
"a ". Burdett. Tx Senator Fran
4 Kittredgc appeared for the Con-
BID Valley lumber company, pre-
DIV in opposition. The Turner's
company was represented in OPP
bn by cx Representatives Charles
Ms of Plymouth and W. Rodman
NV of Cambridge. TX Represen'
! David /. Walsh of Clinton was
y for the Connecticut River pow.
hpany of Fitehburg, in opposition.
1 wcre many men present seeming
nch interested. Representatives
bid OF Greenfield and Farley of
were there TO listen to the de-
hents. The hearing lasted through
4renoon and was continued after
adjournment of the legislature in
,ternoon. 1t appeared that the Pc
ers are the capitalists who have
h engaged in large engineering
on the Connecticut to the north
Felop great water powers. They
Weir employees on the stand to ties
10 their operations. William II.
b, civil engineer, was questioned
pgth by +. w. Burdett, counsel
leetric lighting companies, in re-
Ito the proposed dam at Turner's
ms a source of water-power. lie
&neer of the dam at Hinsdale and
a. and surveys have been made
fners Falls. Mr.. Burdett brought
kany engineering details. There
an IL feet fall at Turner's Falls.
lis or 90 acres will be flooded in
Nd Mortified.
4 examination of this witness was
he'd at length, and his testimony
Illustrated by maps and protiles
his engineering rooms. Another
Engineer who was put on the
IL was Charles T. Main, and he
sloselv cross examined by Mr.. Da-
IN the case of each of these wit
Hthe cross examination was espe-
to the point that the construc'
A the dam would flow large areas
able meadow land by the setting
~ the water. 1t was also EN-
IA that the construction of
Shove the Turner's Falls dam
VIGOROUSLY injure the property at
h lowest down stream. There
deal of detailed testimony
a}fhe geographical situation, as
to the business interests to be