Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-15
SPECIAL CITY MEETING TONIGHT

The prospect of a largely attended
 city meeting at City hall this evening
 to decide the water question is assur-
 ing. and the Indication is that some
 thing is to be done We notice that
 weIl- meaning citizens are advising
 negaa1vs action upon various pre- texts; but since we have fnduIged in nssaove actien and positive action for ten years, it would be greatly to our credit to act positively upon the rec onnendstions of the expert engineers to whom something like s7,ooo was paid to direct us fa our action. What they advised ten years ago has never been annulled and no one has ven- tursd to say their advice was not worth all 1t cost
 The citizens for temporary relief voted thirty thousand dollars to lay a pipe line to Trading Cove brook. which was recommended by an intelligent citizen for its abundance of pure wa ter which could be had within thirty days by the use of a pumping station men were worked night and day to
 bring this relief when 1t was so cold that with great difficulty they could perform the labor; and three months havO elapsed and the season is pass inE in which water should be pumped into Fairview reservoir; and the au- oF .IA watershed. are debating what kind of q filtration plant win be best to clean the water SO that fl shall be made wholesome; and it looks as if when this new issue is settled there would be no water to meet our needs. If the Trading Cove brook watershed is any f1lthier than was Mohegan lake. about which picnickers assembled for two years previous to its use, In which the boys had bathed and the falling leaves for uneounted seasons had de- caysd. it is indeed s9 too bad shape for public use There has been noth- fng to show that the Trading Cove brook watershed Is any more neglect cd or dangerous than were the Fair view or Bog meadow watersheds for years aftsf they were in use. and from which no epidemic of disease resulted
 The cost of maintaining the punp- Ing ste tion would be as much. or more. nsst likely more. than the in- ssrsst upon the $ses,ss0. the amount required for the development of Stony brook, which would give us an ample supply by gravity of purer water than is to be had from Trading Cove brook. which our authorities, after the pines were laid, informed us was not fit to be used; and The Bulletin does not favor trying to vote the state chemist eut of sight.
 Tho citizens have decided the mat ter by an overwhelming majority of theee who felt interested enough to take part in the decision of the oues tion- and yet there are signs Of n ceuuter movement for the purpose of orerthrowins. if possible, that deeis- ion. E such repeated negative decis- fons dtu not give the citizens as well as the cfty reputation for unsteadi- ness or rnreiisbility. aud injure busf- ness ss well as municipal credit. The Bulletin would not venture to urge the eitiness to gather in such numbers tonight as to make their action decis- i've.
 1t should also be borne in mind that the special committee selected by the Clflne0a added their recommendation of Stony brook to that of the expert snG1neers because it promised thespur- est and largest amount of water aft tho most reasonable cost. This com mIttes was selected because of the of the oitizens in them. and It woubd be q good plan for the citizens ts continue them in public service un- tiI ths problem of future water sup ply has been completely solved.
 There appears to be no reason why kns ss>punt of ths bond issue should bo ancieassd- The sum of three hun. 1gu1 thousand dollars has been twice stated 10 bc sn adequate amount by c csmpeten< engineers, and if it costs