Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-09
Mill Heated, Building Resumed.
OPPOSITION TO CONTRACT.
Citizens Not All Satisfied with Water
Company's Terms - Improvement
Clause Omitted.

Some opposition to making a new
ten-year contract between the borough
and Crystal Water Co., developed at
the special borough meeting Thurs
day evening. 1t was stimulated by the
elimination of a clause from the new
contract and which is included in the
contract about to expire, whereby the
water company agrees not to advance
the rates to private consumers during
the life of the contract. 1t was held,
by those opposed to making new
contract. that without the clause re-
ferred to that the water company
could advance the rates to private
consumers at any time they so desired.
Asked why it had not been included,
F. A. Jacobs chairman of the special
committee. and speaking as sucn.
stated that the matter had been dis
cussed at the conference with the rep
resentatives of the water company
and that they had refused to insert
the clause in the new contract. Mr..
Jacobs further stated that the water
company claims that If it was IN
Guided in the contract between them
and the borough it would not be bind
ing on them in relation to their deal
ings with private consumers. The con-
tract to be signed is between the Dor
ough of Danielson and the Crystal
Water company and it is held it can
not be considered as applying to pri-
vate users of their water supply.
Messrs. Jacobs and Young, both men,
bers of the borough committee. eX-
pressed their belief that even with
| out the clause in the contract the wa
| ter rates to private users would not
| be increased and Mr.. Young expressed
| his opinion that there was posi-
bility that the rates might be reduced
/ at some future time.
1t was also stated that legal opin-
| ion relative to the water company S
/ claim, about the borough contract not
! being binding upon them in their
| dealings with private consumers CO.
| incides with that of the water people.
| At any rate. as the company cannot
| be made to sign a contract which is
not satisfactory to them. the meeting
/ decided to authorize the contract sub
/ mitted to be executed and should the
rates at any future time be arbitrari-
/ " advanced to private consumers, re-
/ course to the courts is open if adj
| justment cannot be reached in any
| other way.
The present rates compare favora-
| bly, in low cost to any in this part OF
the state and the company has given
| no sign Of an intended advance.
Winners at Whist.
Mrs. Julian Benac, Miss Regina La
| ieuness, Miss Flora RObarge and Mrs
| Damase Boulias won the honors al
! the meeting of the BijOu whist club
Thursday evening.
Briefs and Personals.
Mrs. Francis Ducharme and daugh-
ter, Miss Bertha, were guests o.
friends in Springfield, Friday.
James VI. Paine was in Boston OF
Friday.
st. James school has resumed SEES
sions after the holiday recess.
A. /. Reeves was in Jewett Cit,
Friday.
New steel fire escapes have beel
placed on the town hall building.
The ladies Of st. James parish CAV
, d whist in Woods hall Friday eve
ming for the benefit of the church.
8 Degrees Aboze Zero.
Temperatures as low as three abov
/ zero were reported Friday, which wa
: the coolest Of the season.
High School interests.
The half-yearly examinations at tn
Killingly high school will be held o
= January 2S-29 and February 1. Tn
| Turner art exhibition viii be on vie
at the high school building on the aft
{ | ernoons and evenings of January 2
% and %.
Letters UncaIed For.
Letters addressed as follows are IN
| claimed at the local postoffice: Mr.
= Nettie NJ. Carroll. Dame Rose DOneye
! Mrs. James Fletcher. Arthur Barne
| William Coffey. c. H. COols, Georg
t | Dufour. Joe Faber, Ben Gardiner NJ
chael Rockford James w Rhodes, 1
B. Simons. Hildeburt SAVIOR, Ere
o Woods.