Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-26
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
SPECIAL VILLAGE MEETING.
$1,000 Appropriated for sewers-Aotion
on Playground Deferred Until Charter
Is Amended.

on Playground Deferred Until Charter
Is Amended.
The special meeting of the Bellows
Falls village corporation which was called
for last Monday evening, proved to be an
interesting and very satisfactory discus
sion of three matters of Importance to
every citizen. Moderator Il. II. Allbee
presided The first article relating to the
adoption of the proposed code OF bylaws
presented by the committee appointed at
the last annual meeting consisting of DIR.
G. II. Gorham, c. H. Williams, George II.
Wales T. J.. Walker and II. G. Bacon,
was taken up, and different sections eN-
planned and discussed. The code as a
whole proved satisfactory to the voters
present and il was unanimously adopted.
The second business relating to serious
defects in the general sewer system of
the village required a large amount OF
discussion. The report of the expert en-
gineer, who had been employed by the
board of trustees to examine the system,
was an exhaustive document and went
into details, showing what was needed in
the different sections of the village. The
aggregate of the estimate, which gave
each street in detail, was nearly $4,000.
The trustees recommended that the
streets where the trouble was most APP
parent should be attended to first, but no
attempt be made at a complete change
pressed their judgment and experiences
and each had theories Of his own, but
the result of the whole airing OF the mat
ter was the appropriation, without a
dissenting voice, of $1,000 to be expended
by the trustees as seems wise to them TO
get the best results both now and for all
future time That section in which i'm
mediate changes are most demanded are
the lines of sewer pipe passing under the
Rutland railroad at three different points,
which in order to be made safe must at
once have the tile pipe replaced by iron,
reinforced by concrete. a washout oc-
CURED early this season under the rail-
road, caused by the breaking of one of
these tiles, delaying the traffic OF the road
several hours
The third and last article relating to
the purchase of land for public park
and play ground received animated and
wholesome discussion for an hour or
more. The special committee appointed
at the annual meeting to investigate this
question made it's report through Judge
T. E O'Brien. 1t recommended as the
only available place, the section of land
in the village limits known as the
civilians orchard consisting of some
valuable building lots to the east and
near the residence of \. I. Bolles and So
acres of land extending up the entire side
hill and over into the SaNtons River
water shed a little distance. This section
of land and some circumstances con-
nected with it were described in detail In
this column last week The price at which
it is offered, SSO00 is probably about one
half what the property could be sold for
to be divided up.
Various opinions were expressed both
for and against the village purchasing the
property. The discussion of this ques-
ton, as well as the sewer question, was
of a very healthy nature, calling together
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affairs and having a free and frank talk
covering matters of joint public interest
One point which developed was that
under its present charter Bellows Falls
had no legal right to purchase land for
this purpose. The action Of the meet
ing, after hearing all sides until after 10
o'clock. was the unanimous adoption of
resolution instructing the board of trus
tees to make application to the coming
session of the legislature for a special
act enabling the village to become owner
OF land for this purpose. 1t is probable,
from the drift of public sentiment as
expressed at the public meeting. that
when such authority is procured the
voters by a large majority will approve
the purchase of the lot discussed. 1t
will not be necessary to eXpend a large
amount at once in improving the park,
and the expense of laying out and grad
ing the athletic field (most needed at the
present time) can be more than met by
the sale of timber from the hill. 1t is
estimated there is from $4,000 to $500 in
value of timber ripe that needs taking
out in the best interests of a future park.
This lot of land was recently examined
by State Forester a. F. Halves, and he
was enthusiastic over the possibilities of
a beautiful public park and play ground.
The upper section commands one of the
finest views of the valley of the Connect
cut to the north to be found anywhere in
tie course of the river.