Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-27

be increased a bucketful. He thought
there should be an investigation and
their report, he predicted, would be
that 1t was a rank folly.
F. T. Brown said he did not know
what the conditions were, but there
was much truth in what DR.. Hartman
and Mr.. Shields said.
A number OF years ago Norwich got
justly censured about its water supply
and employed many of the best engi-
neers in New England They were
unanimous that the watershed of Fair
view and Bog meadow would not be
equal to the needs in Norwich in COM
paratively few years. They disap-
proved making Bog meadow a STORAGE
reservoir. Their recommendations did
not meet with the approval of the ma
jority of the people. l was among the
minority. There was $4,000 spent in
charging Fairview and since enlarVe-
ment in two years the watersheds
have not been able to fill Fairview, let
alone another reservoir.
The object Of the new dam is to
prevent the waste of Bog meadow wa
ter and run it into the Fairview res
ervoir 10 fill that. The idea is not to
pond it in Bog meadow. Mr.. Shields
thinks there is an attempt to make a
storage reservoir there while the idea
is simply to hold the water from Bog
through the 24-inch pipe to Fairview
and not let it go to waste. :,
A. s. Comstock said IL the expendi-
ture was. for an increased water supply
It would b foolish, but it will not in
crease the water supply. 1t Is simply
to hold the water there. II you
don't vote il, the commissioners will
have to go to work and, under main
tenance, repair that dam.
We are running very close to our
consumption. had a wet February
and that has probably saved us from a
famine. l shouldn't like to have the
dam go out with a pond full of water,
lose fifty million gallons and pay dam
ages.
1 don't think it wise to expend any
money for increasing the supply there,
but it is wise to spend this money to
save what we have got there
He favored controlling all land about
the pond. to protect the water supply
To Mr.. Shields, he said he would
hate to see water turned into Fairview
after being in Bog Meadow so days.
The expenditure Of the $4,000 is not
an entering wedge to anything.
Mr.. Shields, after Mr.. Comstock's
explanation, withdrew opposition.
Mr.. Comstock did not believe it wise
to have the commissioners, do the work
as they would never know where they
were at, while II they have a contract
they know at the start.
Mr.. Shields moved amendment be
laid upon the table, and 1t was so vot-
ed.
DR.. Hartman asked about methods
Of procuring the money, and Corpora
tion Counsel Brown stated that tins
meeting had nothing to do with the
raising of the money; 1t may be by
note or otherwise,
The original resolution was then put
and 1t was carried by a vote Of "a to
II
Nicholas Tarrant spoke about the To-
cation of the desk in the Town hall,
and suggested that it be placed on the
west side instead Of the north, where
It is now. 1t is impossible for anyone
to hear the presiding officer from the
entrance. He hoped all would help
bring about the change. (Applause.)
Mayor Lippitt said the motion could
not properly come up at that meeting,
but as he was a member Of the COM
mittee ne would see what could be
done.
The meeting adjourned at s.i5.