The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
WATER ENOUGH
BUT FEED Pipes
Insufficient
Bennington System Must BE En-
larged in Near Future
DEMAND CREAS!NG
Board Of Commissioners Considering
Several Plans to Increase the
Amount Of Delivery.

The board of water commissioners
has small force OF men al work
laying the pipe to connect the Hatha-
way spring and the Pole Bridge brock
with the main line running from the
sources Of supply to the reservoir. 1t
is expected that the Pole Bridge
brook will be connected before freez-
ing weather but the water from the
Hathaway spring may not be avail
able before another season.
The commissioners and the clerk OF
the board, William p. Hogan, have
made a careful study of the situation
during the past two seasons and they
have become convinced that the vii
lage OF Bennington will be under the
necessity of increasing its supply OF
water in the immediate future. Just
at the present time, because of the
recent rains, there is sufficient
quantity Of water in the reservoir but
there have been periods during the
past summer when the. situation was
positively alarming.
There is a sufficient supply of water
dNdliabiSf Hul Nlt u4iliAultl icS Ill ut-
liyering it to the patrons of the sys-
tenn The main pipe line is not large
enough Few people realize the in
creased drain tha' has been put upGA
the system during the past two years.
The new Black Cat factory, the en-
larged Holden, Leonard company
WOODEN mill. the Putnam Memorial
hospital and the new homes and tene-
ments have made an increased de-
mand that taxes the capacity of the
system to its limits.
Then, again, there is the problem Of
the water itself From the springs
the people of Bennington receive a
quality OF water that Is not Surpassed
in purity by hat Of any system in the
country During the laie summer 1t
has always been necessary to draw
from the reserve at Lake Hancock
and none Of us have to be told when
the lake water has been turned into
the system The lake water is better
than that furnished most Of the com
munities in the state but its tempera-
ture is higher and the quality is ma
turally not equal to that obtained
from the springs With an enlarged
system of feed pipes It would be pos
sible to provide q large supply of
spring water and il would then be
necessary to turn in the lake water
only in times of extreme drouth or
following some unusual drain upon
the system like the breaking out of
large fire
The water board has under consld-
GRAFTON a number Of plans to meet
the new demands upon the system
The commissioners are convinced that
another line must soon be construct
sd to connect the sources with the
reservoir The problem is not the
amount of water available but the de.
livery Of the water to the patrons
pine OF given Dimensions will carry
only so much water 1t will carry no
marc we're it connected with Lake Su-
rric'
Many wears will elapse before Ben
n1neton need worry over the amount
If water available for the needs of
be village and of Old Bennington
Sur cys have been made and engi-
ncers estimate that il would be pos
sibic TO raise the surface of Lake
Hancock. \ higher dam at the outlet
would enlarge the lake and provide a
much bigger reservoir Another plan
that has been considered is that of
turning the Dunyille brook from its
natural course into Lake Hancock,
This change would not only increase
the amount of water but would i'm
prove the quality. There is water
enough to be had provided the means
TO deliver il are increased.