Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-26
The Dismal Swamp Relics.

MT. Editor: Has it occurred to you that in the time past there has been relegated to the sO-called Dismal Swamp a great amount of important matter that would be interesting to the citizens, so far as it refers to the present situation of the city water sup ply. Has it occurred to you also that we have elected to represent US in the city council six men who have been relegated to the same Dismal looked this fact, l would refer you to the Council Journal, dated June 15, 1910, and to that portion of the same devoted to the mayors speech, from which I will quote: and it is but fair to say to the minority members before action on the proposed rules, that if they shall be adopted no mem Der of the minority in the council will be nominated for this executive com mittee. This action will be taken through no discourtesy to the minor ity, but to carry to a trial the com mission plan CD. To place the whole responsibility for failure, If it fails, upon those whom the electors have chosen to effect a change in the ad- ministration, and to make each new member of the council a sharer in the responsibility of the administration under the new form
 If I remember rightly, these rules
 
 mayors vote dectding), and we must therefore have six duly elected rep resentatives in the Dismal Swamp
 Would it be too much to ask of these representatives while they are handy to the Archives of the Dismal Swamp, terest. For instance, who was it pre- vented Norwich from having a water supply six or eight years ago by piac- ing an injunction on the movement
 No, no; I don't mean who allowed his name to be used, but who was really back of it?
 Why was it that the report of Mir. C. E. Chandler on the Peass brook supply, giving the cost approximately S665, ,000 without damages to mill own CTS, was never printed, and is not considered in the present controversy? ?
 Why is it, that when at joint meet ing of the board of water commits sioners and the executive committee, with the distinct agreement to place before the people the different forms of water supply by first bringing Hp in regular form the Pease brook pro- Ject before a city meeting which was promised to be called in fifteen days Ghis matter was before the council in AugusD, and if this was defeated, to bring each of the different schemes in like manner until an agreeable sys- tenn was found, we have not as yet, with nearly four months passed, had a chance to settle the question, and the vote of the board of water commits sioners advertised as unanimous, ,'' when 1t is a well known fact that the board are not unanimous as to Pease brook.
 Why is it that the reports of the four or five eminent experts on the water question have been relegated to the Dismal Swamp" library, instead of being used in the present crisis and little scheme of all our own, given preference at the expense and discomfort of the citizens generally
 All this, and more. worthy of at tention. may be found in Dismal swamp but I have water to lug. HO! FOR THE SHETUCKET RIVER
 A Taxpayer
 who thinks the republican half of the court of common council has shown as much intelligence on the water question as the so-called government by commission, and believes, if the question, had been left to the sugges- tioDs of Alderman Ely and Council man Woodworth, we should have had a supply of water al the present time, and not have to take solution of chloride of lime in our tea and sof- fee. A. H. BREED.
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