The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-22
ANSON WATERI|D|STR|CT
ACCEPT CHARTER
Granted by the Last Legislature at a
Special Meeting Held Saturday Last

NORTH ANSON, July 1S-The
members of the Arson Water district
at meeting held Saturday voted
213 to % to accept the charter for a
water district which was passed at
the last session of the Legislature and
which will give the citizens of the
| town pure water. Practically every
voter in Arson and North Arson was
present at the meeting and it was
easily seen that the sentiment of the
voters was in favor of the new sys-
TEN. The town has had practically
no fire protection and the need of the
new system was impressed on every
one present. After the vote was an
nounced the following were elected
trustees: Wallace Emery for one
year; George Viles for two years: .
Walter Handley for three years.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 2 o'clock and Rev. C.
W. Rogers was selected as chair
man and the polls were opened i'm
medately. The matter had been dis
cussed at several previous meetings
and practically no opposition had de-
veloped. Hancock pond. about 10
miles from the village, had been Sc
leeted as the place to secure the wa
ter supply and samples of the wa
ter have been sent to the state board
OF health and analysis.
CONDITIONS GOOD
l.. L. Wadsworth of the Hanscom
Construction Co. of Boston was pres
ent at the meeting and at the request
OF the voters he described the work
to be done and gave an estimation of
the cost. He had surveyed the place
about five years ago and at that time
his company had offered to buy the
water rights of the town but was met
with a refusal, as the citizens were
looking forward to the time when
they would build a system of their
own Mr.. Wadsworth told of the
natural advantages which Hancock
pond offered as compared with those
obtained in other cities and towns in
the state where he had assisted in
installing systems, notably at Green
vile, Bath and the Brunswick and
Topsham systems. He said that
Hancock pond was at just the right
height to obtain good pressure and
that with 10-inch pipe, 100o,00O
gallons of water could be carried into
the town in "a hours.
AS Madison is extremely likely to
join with Arson in taking its water
from Hancock, Arson would get addi-
tional pressure as the reservoir at
Madison Is higher than at Arson and
water would flow both ways giving
enough pressure to maintain six lines
of hose in case of fire. He inspect
ed Hancock pond several weeks ago
before the rainy season started and
he estimated that at least 2000.o00
gallons of water were going to waste
every "a hours. Counting the IS
miles of pipe necessary to reach the
village and four miles to be laid in
the streets of the town, he estimated
that the cost of installing the system
would be about 100000. He an
swered a number of questions con
corning details of the work and the
matter was clearly explained to all
present.
THE BALLoTING
OF the 463 voters in the water dis
triet, 81 were present as were a
number who lived outside the dis
trict but who were interested. Il
was extremely warm in the hall and
everyone was in a hurry TO get the
voting over with and get out in the
air. 1t WAS several hours before the
polls closed and the vote announced.
The trustees were then elected Judge
Augustine Simmons moved that pro-
yiding the analysis of the water sent
the state board of health proved ali
rieht that Hancock pond be selected
for the water supply and the notion
was passed The act provided the
means OF raising the money 10 build
the system, which was by sale of
bonds and as there was no further
business TO come before the meeting
II MAS adjourned