The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-15

during the coming summer from Granite
TO Blackwell streets, believing that such
would be continuance Of the city's
policy OF knowing on
Water Department Affairs.
The water committees report deals
with repairs and improvements on a
large scale at the Orange brook reser.
voir, the Martin brook reservoir, the Boil
stcr reservoir and the Scott brook in
take, recommending that the former he
thoroughly cleaned and the dam repaired
with the arrival OF spring. Two new
| hydrants have been installed near the
Jones Bros. plant, and one each on
| Franklin and fremont streets, Beacon
street and one near the Brown Carroll
Co.'s shed off Depot square. In dry sea-
sons, the water department has been
called upon for water by private spring
owners, and the committee, as well as
the superintendent, urges taxpayers to
reduce their own taxes by patronizing
the city plant. After paying $1,000 on
the water debt, besides the interest on
the bond issue, there has been paid into
the city treasury To be transferred 10
the general fund the sam OF S5,S56.62.
Water Superintendent Reynolds re-
port goes into the details of repairing
the city's various water sources and tells
of the construction of new boathouse
and stable at the Orange brook reser.
voir. Statistics included in the report
are as follows: New connections, 81,
accommodating 81 tenements, stone
shed, ! garage and | business block;
six extensions, Brown-Garroll Co., Frank
lin and Beacon streets, Jones Bros,
fremont street and Vine street; meters
installed at the expense of different par
ties, 40; meters installed at city ex-
pense, B; total now in use, 2ls. There
have been "a changes among consumers
from spring to city water. and two from
city to spring water. All of the, city
water sources are in excellent condi
ton, and the main line, with the OK
eeption of cement-piped sections, is also
in fit shape for long use. During the
year, 277 feet of cement pipe have been
replaced by iron pipe.
City Engineers Recommendations
City Engineer George A. Reed covers
the routine work of the department in
his report and makes several important
He urges citizens to
the practice of setting out
Carolina poplars for shade purposes,
that the roots of the trees, /
which mature rapidly, have already
wrought havoc with the city sewer sys- |
tenn in places, as well as private connec
tons. In some cities, the report adds,
have been placed upon the
use of poplars for shade purposes.
The engineer suggests that the city
set out a few thousand spruces around
Orange brook and other water sources
ior the preservation of the supply. He
believes that transplants may be pro-
.ured from the state forestry depart
nent and set out at cost OF $40 or SIS
Der acre. Within forty years, he con.
inues, the revenue from the lumber will
IMPLY justify the plan of reforesting
he areas around the water He also
recommends, in the interests of santa
ion, that persons whose homes are
'assed by the sewer system be com
'elled to make connections.
In referring to the bridge situation
N South Main street, the engineer
oints to a rapidly approaching day
shen the old wooden structure viii have
o be replaced and advises that gran
te or cement arch be built across the
tream at that point. He believes that
tore or composition would outlast
teel structure.