The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-19
INJUNCTION STOPS
RESERVOIR WORK
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Restraining Order Served on
Local Water Co.
CARPENTER AND KNIGHT ASK 1T.
Claim the Construction of the Reservoir
in Pleasant Valley Injuries Their In
terests by Diverting the Waters of
Pleasant Valley Brook.

The latest move in water matters came
late yesterday afternoon when Deputy
Sheriff Chauncey |. Knapp served upon
George E. Crowell Edward C. Crosby,
the Chestnut Hill Reservoir company, the
Sunset Lake Water company, and the
Brattleboro Water Works company a
temporary injunction restraining them
from further diverting the water of Pleas
ant Valley brook or Meadow brook The
order was issued by Judge A. A. Hall
upon the prayer of Ebert A. Knight and
Frank o. Carpenter Of West Brattleboro.
The orators claim that the dam construct
ed by the defendants in Pleasant valley
diverts the water from water privileges
| owned by the orators and that unless the
suffer irreparable damage. Judge Hall
made the order Nov. 2, but it was not
served upon the defendants until yesterday
as the orators did not file their bond as
required by law until then.
The bill of complaint filed by Ebert A.
Knight against George E. Crowell, Ed
ward G. Crosby, the Chestnut Hill Reser-
voir company, the Sunset Lake Water
company, and the Brattleboro Water
Works company states that at the time of
the several wrongs, injuries, and grev-
ances inflicted upon the orator he was the
owner of certain parcel of land with
mill buildings situated thereon together
with water privilege. The land and mill
privilege is described as being located in
West Brattleboro and bounded by lands
belonging to George E. Crowel, John w.
Cook, Z. T. Stowe, and Mrs. E. D. Elliot.
Upon this parcel of land the orator AYERS
there stands mill formerly used as a
tannery in which is to be found a water
wheel and the main shafting to be used in
operating such mill The orator also
ayers that the mill is now occupied as a
grist mill and wood working establishment
and relies solely upon the water furnished
by Milestone brook upon which stream
the mill stands. He AYERS that the mill
has been continuously operated by him
since he purchased it in 1889, and that the
mill and water privilege have been used
100 years by Ezra Fisher and Stephen w.
kimball and others a tannery and wood
for 100 years a dam has been maintained
across Milestone brook west of the mill
described in his bill of complaint.
The orator AYERS that Milestone brook
does not furnish more than sufficient water
for the use of his mill and that in some
years past he has been unable to run the
all of the time because of
such scarcity of water The orator alleges
that tributary streams enter Milestone
brook above the dam described by him in
with his water privilege and
hat Meadow Valley brook or Pleasant
Valley brook is an important feeder to
Milestone brook.
The orator alleges that some years ago
he defendant, George E. Crowell began
o divert the waters of the tributaries of
Milestone brook into a system of water
works for the purpose of supplying the vii
age of Brattleboro with water for domes-
ic and fire purposes and that in 1888 Mr..
'rowel secured from the state legislature
charter for himself and associates for a
yater system and that in 1891 he began
he erection of dam for the purpose of
olding the waters of Pleasant Valley
rook and diverting the same into a pipe
ne to Brattleboro village and that at
hat time application was made by Will
am H. Vinton, administrator of the es-
ate of Timothy Ninton, who then owned
nd occupied certain mill on Milestone
rook for an injunction restraining George
. Crowell and the Chestnut Hill Reser-
oir company from erecting such a dam or
any way changing the flow of Meadow
rook The orator believes that upon
nswer being made to the bill of COM
aint a permanent Injunction was grant
enioining Mr.. Crowell and the Chestnut
ill Reservoir company from in any way
verting or interfering with the natural
DIV of Milestone brook.
The orator describes the location of the
pc lines of the Brattleboro Water Works
,mpany and alleges that he believes
gorge f. Crowell to be the owner of prac-
caly all of the stock of the Chestnut
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