New Britain herald., 1919-01-30
WATfONNI77EE
NAB STATEMENT
Inform,nmon Council Of Its
Vieon Proposed System.
,iaI committee of the cor

ne ell Of which Alderman ..
r'on s chairman. has beea study
~ ans for the development of
+bo ". supply and it made re-
port COS ''' i''''
port fws:
=. beg leave to submit a further
...eport as to increasing the
run,15f water il the city of New
Pr.?ta The committee has had con-
fo.orx with members of the water
boa and with the special commit
too pointed by the manufacturers
= If ~ Britain and with the special
e7gfer engaged by them. From the
onirn of the men at these confer
encfit was admitted that we.-that
is r city,-did not have sufficient
dat; due to further engineering re-
por the unstable state of the labor
and material markets upon which to
has definite conclusions as to
VIII; was best to be done on the
twcor three proposals for a, new sup
pIvunder consideration. The only
sur way to proceed wos for the city
to ct plans ready for two or three
dinrent schemes. advertise for DDS
flol reliable contractors and ascer-
tai as near as possible the cost OF
the proposed work, of new land pur-
ch,ses, what could be done by way
of settlements of prospective damage
claims, and then compare the results
as to the costs. the supply and the
future needs for term of years.
1--WE wish to state that we agree
with the water commissioners IN their
determination to ascertain more DEF
initely the amount of water used daily
in the city and think it is factor
which has a bearing on the question
now being considered.
I'VE would recommend that the
board of water commissioners be aad
are authorized to make all necessary
surveys, plans and specifications for
the tunnel to join the waters of the
Burlington brook to the headquarters
of the Whigville brook, including the
dam for the intake and the canal to
the proposed tunnel, to advertise for
and receive bids which are to include
the clearing out of, and opening up
of the Whigville brook to q. sufficient
size to properly care for the increase
flow of water that will later flow
through it; for building the tu1nel,
including the approach, the DISPOSE
ton of the material rem owed in it's
with the reservation of
the CITY of the right of acceptance
or rejection Of any or all bids prices
to be obtained on its completion in
the course of two, three or four years
as the city may elect said board to
report to the common council the
results of the competition and written
submitted as to options as
to all the land necessary for use in the
of said tunnel. and for
the protection of the water on is
from the tunnel from po-
luton on its course through the
Whigville brook to the so-called pres
ent Whigvillc reservoir. Said board
being expected to furnish reliable bids
and data showing the cost or this
entire project ready for the water
flowing through it and down to the
Whigville reservoir.
THAT the board of water commits
s1oners be and they are hereby re-
ouested to secure options on all land
adjoining the Whigville brook, and
the proposed Burlington reservoir,
that will be necessary for the city to
control in order to protect the water
from pollution and to save the city
from damage suits from overflow.
THE committee recommends that
tine bCdTu Oh water COIflIulSSlOtlSiS
proceed at once to complete plans
for an estimate on the Whigville
Ebrook and a reservoir to hold from
400, 100000 to 50O,O0O,O0O gallons Of
water, and that the necessary borings
land other steps be taken to ascer-
tain the nature of the soil and rock
understand at each end ofthe proposed
new dam to enable reliable bids as
l&0 the costs hp obtained
THAT the water board pursue the
Same course in regard to the pro-
posed new dam on the Burlington
brook and your committee also rec
@ommends that while this information
lis being ascertained for the Whig-
willie and Burlington Brook dam sites
khat borings be taken at Shuttle
Meadow, and information secured as
10 the safety and cost Of raising said
fam in order that the project can
be compared with the other.
THE committee faTOrS a plan Of
automatic control of the high pres
sure reservoir feed supply and the
aging of a cross main through Woos-
4 er street, perhaps to Shuttle Meadow,
Ror the saving of overflow water or
means of filling Shuttle Meadow,
hut are unable to decide On endorsing
q definite plan for doing it, until fur
her data is furnished which we I'M
herstand is being collected"
Fresh eggs SOC, Russell Bros
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