Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-31
DISCUSSION OF WATER QUESTION
Executive Committee Water Board Citiz=ns Committee and Other Citizens Talk Over the Need of Water and the Several Propositions Water Board Mem- bers Consider Jordan Brook the Best Plan Under Crcumstances-Four Hour Session, Comparisons Made Mostly with Stony Brook

people do not want lined water and the idea is to hold up the pumping and purifying until it is necessary to use 1t. We are coming to the wet season.
 Time Required.
 To O. L. Johnson, Supt. Corkery said he thought the Jordon brook plan could be developed in five months. Dr. said if it was started April first 1t could be finished the first of July.
 AS to the summer flow there En- gineer Palmer didn't think it could be very large but Dr. Stark said in the first months from July first the normal How Of the brook is 263 million gall lons- Jordon brooks characteristic is it's similarity to the Gatskill water shed. An engineer who has worked on the New York city watershed spoke of it's large flow. After heavy rain it will flow 50 to 60 million gallons in 24 hours. MT. Palmer said there would be times when water would be going to waste. Dr. Stark said he took sev- eral men to the brook last October, the 'driest part of the drought, and there was a half million gallons flowing there then. During the driest times, said MT. Palmermer. the brook might not flow over 100000 gallons, but that is not saying anything against the stream. Many dry up. But wier measurement on Monday Dr. Stark said the brook is flowing four to five million gallons
 F. H. Smith asked if the addition to the receipts by the sale of water at FitchviIle and Yantic had been con sidered, and Alderman Lang said it had been figured the yearly benefit from that would be $500 to $700.
 Engineer Palmer said the cost of pipe line to Jordon brook is s44, ,500 and to Stony brook $24,0o0.. the differ ence in the total cost being the cost of exca vating for the Stony brook line, there being a deep cut through a hill of 15 feet for 8 distance of 1900 feet. Alderman Gebrath asked if most of it had not been ascsrtained. Alderman Lang said that contractors figures for less amount had been secured.
 Value of Meters.
 Asked as to the advantage of Jor- don brook, Supt. Corkery stated that the possibility of development beyond the full capacity of that watershed is a big advantage. MT. Tracy raised the question as to what the city would mill requiring a million gallons of water d day should locate here.
 To Alderman Ely he said that by nletering the entire city reduction in forty per cent. Of the consumption would be secured and the income
 
 stated that meters at the jail had raised the price of water there three- fold and Alderman Ely said it had in- creased it fifty per cent. at his house, but he said he uses that amount and does not kick.
 To Dr. Hartman, Mir. Palmer said & mile and half of watershed can be diverted into Stony brook but there will be an additional cost for secur- ing that and it is not included in the figures given. Rev. F. S. Worcester thought there would be an advantage in having Jordon brook water deliV- cred into Fairview rather than having Stony brook water delivered into the mains. MT. Palmer said that pro- jects A. and 5. at Stony brook would not give much sedimentation and to Rev Mr. Worcester said that that 8 full development of Stony brook would be required to get that He said Jor- don brook is usua ble without bonding The largest item of development is the pipe line, and when that is laid to Jordon brook you are in the bes. watershed around here. small dam would be built at first and there would be very little loss for the next stage. as little or no work would have to be done over and it would mean only one settlement with the mil! owners.
 Question of Damages.
 Engineer Palmer said that the di.- version of Meadow brook water cost $5,0o0, and on that basis for the Jor- dan brook for all mills 1t would be about $17.090.
 0. l.. Johnson said that the city ought to be in position to sell water, and asked is it is possible to increas so the sales. Supt. Corkery said the city is losing money by not having enough to sell now and the sales can be in creased. C. H. Haskell considered the 4...r, daII brook is as good as Stony brook. Ponded water is better, and Jordan brook water will be bonded at Fair view, but Stony brook will come di- rect into the mains. Dr. Hartman didn't think it businesslike to go ahea d and depend on a fresIet supply. an.i considered 1t better to have bonded water Engineer Palmer didn't think the city ought to be too small on the matter, and said the freshet idea Ina s sprung up so as to get something through.
 w. H. Shields was told that the total reservoir capacity of Stony brook ex- ceeded Jordan brook by twenty million gallons, and there are seven mills on the latter to one on the former. He thought there would be long litigation with the mills, as they will not set . price and wan the courts to fix if. A 24 inch pipe he was told by the engi- neer would be laid to the Morse place. where the present F inch pipe would be connected with. but another line of 20 inch pipe will be laid to Asylum street. where another connection will be made. and form there a new IS inch main will have to be laid to Washing ton square.
 He couldn't see where the water sales could be increased, and said now the system is fin conflict with the law. sellinE in violation of the charter to Norwich Town, Thamesvil1e, East Great Plain and Sunnyside. which are outside the city. They will not take up the city burden, but want the wa ter. We ought to have an abundance Of water, he said. but it ought, to be