Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-19
Lengthy Discussion Of Water Question
Matter Up for Consideration Before the Board Of
Trade-Engineer Quick Of Baltimore Tells Why He
Considers Pease Brook Plan the Best-Mayor Thay-
er's Attitude and General Talk on the Subject

well within SO per foot from Pease
brook. A future extension OF the
Pease brook project would make pos
sible a yield of eleven million gallons
daily, which means about seven or
eight times what we now have.
Discussed Objections.
Taking UP the objections to Pease
brook Engineer Quick said that one
that had been urged was the popula-
ton on the drainage area, but TINS
could easily be disposed of, as most of
the one hundred houses were on the
ridge and remote from streams For
others the city could put in the neces-
sary sanitary arrangements, a. hac
been done in other places. The main
objection was the mill properties. but
he believed it could be demonstrated
to the mill owners that the amount OF
water to be taken was so small as to
be negligible and he believed the city
could release enough water in a dry
time from the storage basin in Pease
brook to keep up the maximum power
required by the mills. He thought the
mills would drop the question of COM
pensation and the city would not have
to pay one cent.
AS to the quality of the water ii
should be even better than what we
are now getting from FairView and
Meadow brook.
Digging Test Pits.
In answer to a question as to what
the city was doing at the Pease brook
site now, Mayor Thayer said that six
test pits were being dug to find out
what the bottom is underneath the
site for the dam, and President Tracy
said he thought that if the people
could be convinced that 100000 would
cover the total cost of the Pease brook
site, they would approve it, but they
wanted to know what they were go
ing into. Engineer Quick said he be-
lieved it would not cost as much as
that.
TO Amos A. Browning. Mayor Thay-
er responded that $4,000 was about
the sum needed for land at Pease
the firm of Chandler e. Palmer had
not made an estimate on this site OF
1862 900, to which Mr.. Chandler said
he believed the doctors recollection
was right.
Frederick w. Cary stated that there
were other estimates for a dam % feet
high and a cost of 5000 and he die
not believe the mill owners would ac-
cept anything but money compensa
ton. He said he hoped there would
be presented to the city meeting bona
fide bids. accurate surveys and figures
and bids of the dam and pipe line, anC
if it would cost 100000 he would vote
other project ought to be considered
Elevation Practically OK.
Mayor Thayer said that the senior
alderman of the city had made q state
ment that Mr. Quick's figures Were
based on an inaccurate elevation, but
a line had been run from tidewater
showing a practical agreement witt
the government survey, and it was the
S665.000 estimate that was made on ar
~, fnaf If hn ~
Joseph r. Cruttenden and Timothy
c. Murphy brought up the claims OF
Gardner lake to be considered as al
available water supply, and Mr.. Muir
ply asked why they hadn't been Civ
en- more than one place to consider
instead of only Pease brook. Engineei
Quick read from his previous repor
and said that the probable cost o
Gardner lake because of the mill Eigh
in the water had made this plan pro
hibitory.
Richard NJ. Powers quoted Hiram
Cook as saying that he believed 81
arrangement could be made with tn,
mill companies to fill Fairview reser-
voir from Garder lake when water wa:
plenty.
/. Waiting to Get Facts. q
T. c. Murphy charged that there
was fault in not calling the promised
city meeting TO discuss this matter
and Mayor Thayer replied that he
knew better than to call a city meet.
ing before he had the facts which he
was now getting together TO submit
DR.. P. Fl. Hartman and Da. C
e. Stark also took part in the discus
sion and questioning, and Presiden
Tracy said that he considered it wa.
up to the city administration to sub
nit figures before the voters can in
diligently decide to go to Pease brook
The board of trade wants the bushes!
side of this proposition, and can tbeT
decide the matter in a short time, anC
he thought they would vote for it i
the cost was within 100000.
Advocated Other Site.
General Aiken asked about the GENE
teries and roads on the Pease brool
water shed Engineer Quick replied
that bodies could be removed from
cemeteries and the roads diverted
General Aiken advocated the site ,whicl
he said had been originally proposed
by Chandler & Palmer and by CiVi
Engineer Richards.
Civil Engineer George E Pitcher
stated that test pits We're now being
dug on the site of the proposed dam a
Pease brook.
Use of Avery Pond.
Civil Engineer Chandler said he was
most concerned about getting wate
and getting it quick, and he asked En-
gineer Quick if 1t was not feasible tt
adopt Pease brook, but extend a pipe
line to Avery pond now. from which tc
fill Fairview reservoir, thus saving the
condemnation of twelve miles of lan6
and only paying for what water we
need now.
Engineer Quick said the suggestion
seemed a good one, but he would MOI
let it be the means of diverting t.
some other site, as he considered it st
thoroughly to the city's advantage Il
have it known that it was enterine
upon a plan to insure it's water supply
for years to come. He could not tel
whether such a pipe line could be laij
within three or four months.
Vote of Thanks.
This concluded the discussion. am
after President Tracy had expressed
The thanks of the board to Mr.. Quici
for coming here without charge foI
his time and expenses. the meeting ad
iOurned to the post room where cof.