The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-28
The Meddler
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Sometimes The Meddler wopJr
any good has come from all the n,
he has written in regard to M
sane automobile driving. Every \.
there is the same apparent dyys
for speed regulations both by yst.s
and novices-the same dasbns
| Main street in front of a cloud Al
/ the same cutting of corners VIII
proper warning, the same p0ppis,
opened cut.out valves. This mi
| tended to be an arraignment Of Al
autoists in Brattleboro; in sr
majority of them drive their can I
due care and consideration for d
safety and convenience. There -
few, however, who seem bent :,
making themselves and their agsass
Just as unpopular as they can. aud
succeed so well that popular di8rfs
al is visited alike upon speed MI
and the careful operator The "a
of this sort of tactics Las sig
borne fruit this spring. The reiir
of Canal street have petitiond /,
bailiffs to enforce the l0.mile %
regulation on that thoroughfah
Meddler does not blame the FOOD !.
pie of Canal street for wanting %
stop to the danger and aunons
attendant upon fast driving, ta
does seem to him shOrtsighted B
for a few careless operators TO uu
this righteous indignation. Reqaz
for similar enforcement Of speed ii
are likely to come from residents
North Main street where the aiY
of the highway at present isa
powder that has remarkable sbe
to find its way indoors when stirred
by rapidly turning wheels.
In view of all the talk that ha ID
made lately about the desirabiL7
freeing Main street from Oyerha
wires The Meddler is somewhat 4
prised to learn that the Twin Sd
company has strung 2.300.yot
along the east side Of that thM0.s
fare from a point near Elliot tra
corner TO Wells fountain. This d
il is understood. is to furnish mEl
for the new electric installation at i
Retreat. Aside from the unsigh7 !
pearance that so many wires give
any street high voltage line i q
gerous in the extreme. And thi:
extends almost directly over The il
walk on the east side of the stree;
close proximity to many other Er]
with which there is ALWAYS the 20
bility of a short-circuit. II wasn't
very long ago that an accidental q
necti0n of this sort in the rear Of Nf
street resulted in the burning out
all the fuses and wiring in a q
store where further damage vA
surely have resulted had not the trosa
been promptly discovered
The matter of ornamental posts
Lighting the business section Of Brat.
Doro comes up for consideration
tuesdays annual village meeting, !
Meddler wishes to urge once more u
his question be settled in way "
will give evidence to our belief IN
ldage that what is worth doing a
S worth doing well. An ADEQUATE iHTs
mating installation for Main ;tfs
will no doubt cost considerable no,T
tut it will prove an effective adVe
isement of the town s ENTERPRISE VII
! makeshift arrangement will inditl
pennywise poundf0olish policy, 4
doesn' t believe that thef
my use in considering wooden pa
Inless the village is prepared to .
inue the old method of illuminate
People who are inclined to Won
bout the possible damage from IL
'ater in the Connecticut river do =
to what extent the ConFa
cut River Power company is able
egulate the flow of the river by msa
f the flood-gates in its big dam d
ording to figures kept at the poga
ouse the volume of water in the ny
his spring has been practically
anne as last, and yet so well h@
cen controlled that the height ota
.ver at this village has at no ~
cen great enough to flow any poFtza
the ball field on the island. Y
lperintendent of the power-hou@
instantly kept in touch with the o.
Itlon of the river as far norm
'oodsville, N. H., and whenever Ha
e reported to the north he 0pens Y
am gates in time to take care Of
lrplus volume. In order to Get fa
quantity of surplus water all OH
oodgates at the dam were opened
We o clock last Saturday aftefD,os
Id from then until eleven ocISsi
lndav morning the pond was pals
'wn four and a half feet. Before Y
rival of the head of the log dipi
hich is expected the latter pan
av,. the pond will be drawn d'n
to allow flashboards tQ
aced on the crest of the dam 50 W
much water as possible may be y.
r the purpose of helping the ICY