The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-15
Try respectfully yours,
Henry w. Putnam.

January next. l am,
Very respectfully yours,
Henry w. Putnam.
Mr.. Putnams proposal was made
public at a meeting held at the office
of the Bennington Water company
Monday afternoon at which were pres
ent the village president, the men,
bers of the board of trustees and the
village clerk.
Mr.. Putnam's letter was read by his
brother, Ebert H. Putnam, and the
proposal was discussed at length.
Some changes were suggested and it
is probable that the particulars of
the deed of gift when made in Janu-
airy will contain some minor modifi-
cations but the principal features will
not be changed, Following the meet
ing the board of trustees drew up
Hand signed the following resolutions
of Appreciation
Whereas a communication has been
received by this Board from Henry
w Putnam at San Diego, Cal, where
in he purposes to donate to the VIII
lage of Bennington the water works
or system in said Village now owned
by the Bennington Water Company,
for the uses and purposes provided in
its charter upon the provisos and
conditions therein stated, therefore,
Be it Resolved, that this Board
through its clerk promptly acknow-
ledge the receipt of this communica-
| ton and express to Mr. Putnam our
grateful appreciation of his generosi-
ty and proposed public benefaction,
and therein assure him that this
Board will at once take steps to bring
this matter before the voters of the
Village in special meeting to be duly
called and assembled for that pur-
, pose, and its members as individuals
will use their endeavors to secure the
acceptance of this gift.
d. A. Ward, President,
w. p. Hogan, Clerk
John p Morrissey,
John Nash,
I +. J. Gunshannon,
K. H. Holden,
L. II .Buss,
A. +. Hollister,
John H. Kelly.
Trustees.
The system of the Bennington Wat
er company was built during the years
1885 and 1886 and during the time
that has elapsed since that time ad-
ditional mains and extensions have
been made until at the present time
there are fully Is miles OF pipe. The
source of supply is one of the purest
| in the world and with the reserve af-
forded by Lake Hancock in time of
drouth or unusual drain the communi-
! ty is in a position to know that it can
never be visited by a water famine.
The company not only owns the
springs from which the water is TAX
en-, but also the emergency source.
Lake Hancock.
Better water than has been furnish.
ed to the people of Bennington by the
water company is not found in any
community in the United States. AZ
ter January there will probably not
be town or city in the country in
which the inhabitants will be receiving
their water for so little money.
The call for the special village
meeting is as follows:
The legal voters of the Village of
Bennington, are hereby notified and
warned to meet at the Free Library
Hall in the Village of Ben
nington, on Tuesday October 29th.
1912, at 100 o'clock in the afternoon
to transact the following business:
Article LIST. To see If the Village
Will vote to accept the proposed gift
from Henry w. Putnam to the VII
lage, of the water-works now owned
by the Bennington Water Company
upon the terms and conditions set
forth in his letter of October 5th 1912,
addressed to the President and Trus.
tees of the Village of Bennington, and
II SO to appoint committee to con.
fer with Mr.. Putnam's representa-.
uves respecting said proposed gift.
Article End. To transact any other
business found necessary when met.
ID. A. Ward, Village President,
w. P. Hogan. Village Clerk.
October Is, 1912.