The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-14
The MeddIer
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!, ouobt mot TO be necessary 70 speat
ssain about the duties OF local motu.
| hoat owners with regard 10 chriY ~
iigbts. but there seems 70 De hu,'"o .,
,.ha think this preeaution useless .,
are willing 20 take a chance Wl,nou'
ahserying Il. Hardly an evening passes
at hout numerous boats going ou'
MINIS any kind of light, ana lhe
nbanees OF a collision under THESE con
| Jitions are more than even a Eoou
nyonortion of mot0r.b0at owners nay
aonipped their craft in compliance WIN
Government regulations, ana lea, ~
out the question Of danger ~ Is hoI ia.a
for Others 10 neglect the rules, I'LL I,',
| "a always the possibility OF VS.. 80, =,
n government inspeetor-the In1i ,;a'
tbis mint being under federal lurisple'
,;nnEand should one of these oiliclais
arrive about now he would find plenty
~ onnortunity 10 exercise his authot'
H Nv The Meddler has no desire 10 see
any local men get into trouble WIN
Iincle sam on account of carelessness'
That Is the reason he utters TINS warn
ing.
Someope has suggested that the
lower end of MILESTONE brook could De
Transformed from an eyesore INTO u
souree of profit by establishing series
of mud baths along ITS shores iheIe
4 certainly mud enough IN the Dt9oh
10 satisfy the most particular seeAei
after relief from ills that are snpposed
10 Weld TO such treatment, ana tne
water itself is frequently OF nue. lilat
would warrant advertising pink oasns
for male people' or something 10 that
efTect, With cleverly promoted
health resort doing business along the
brook il would be the simplest thing IN
the world TO make 90 out of every lO0
visitors believe that il was wonderful
suot. There is only one other way oil
.leepinp folks from commenting about
the stream : nastiness; namely keep.
ing il clean. and that of course y out
of the question
The Meddler has written enough
already ON the subject of street lighi,
ing so that every regular reader OF TINS
column must know that he is firm be-
lever in generous illumination. lie
cannot therefore be accused OF any sud
den change of feeling when ne argues
in favor of more lights for the lower
end of Main street, Bridge street ana
the Connecticut river bridge tseI.
From Calvin s store to the Main street
bridge there is not a single public light,
nor has the thoroughfare leading TO the
station ANYTHING to relieve the monot-
onv of blaekness that assails one. at
night. The Connecticut river bridge,
nearly 400 feet long, is brilliantly
illuminated by two, count them, two,
small incandescent lamps. The local
board of trade has done considerable
talking about the cheap electrical pow
er that is available here and the talk
is warranted. but persons who come to
this town with the idea of locating can
not be blamed If they find it difficult TO
reconcile the claim of cheap electricity
with the woeful lack of street lights
where they are most needed.
Local excavators might well profit
by the example set by the contracting
firm that has been laying conduit
through Main street for the New Eng.
land telephone company. The ditch
dug by the men in the employ of this
concern was not an inch wider than
was necessary. and the earth was re-
placed in such manner that the sur
face of the highway was if anything
better than before. Furthermore the
ditch was not left open any longer than
If other concerns were
equally as careful in excavating there |
would be little cause for complaint |
about the surface of streets throughout |
the village.