Putnam patriot., 1925-12-04
CVERHAUEING OF WATER WORKS PLANNED
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ClTY'S WATER WORKS PLANNED
 Continued from Page one) that it is. He said that the new pump gives a little more pressure. and that the pump has 4 capacity of 5000, 900 gallons. IL has been tested and found that t could pump but 2.000.000 gal Ions on account of the inadequacy of ihe pipes and the air pressure. When hVdrants were opened il was found that the pump would send through the 3.9aU.9 gallons as 1t is intended to de-
 Tank Forty Years Old
 Mr. Gilman said that the engineers s report would include a thorough in- paetion of the tank on Oak Hill The tank is forty years old or more and it has been impossible to inspect it until the new pump was in running order.
 From the report made by MT. Gil- man t was evident that a plan similar t8 that submitted by Mr Simonds s6me years ago may be anticipated. investigations by insurance under writers and others have demonstrated that the present plant is inadequate. IL k a large undertaking and an eX- pensive undertaking. but the board of water commissioners, if could be in- ferred by their attitude. feel that the situation must be met and the gen eral revamping of the system has got to be done.
 The board of water commissioners takes the position that 1t would be in- advisable and a waste of money to lay larger pipes on certain streets to then find that. through an inadequate water supply, and smaller pipes on adjacent streets, the system would afford no better service than before and such small benefit as might be derived would be but temporary and would soon have to be changed again in con formity with the proposed change of practically the whole water system.
 Bare Quorum Present
 The meeting was called to order at 745 by Mayor Chapdelaine. Those present were large Rich ard, Aldermen Ames. Labby, Dubois and Berthiaume, and City Clerk Ryan.
 Police Report
 The report of the captain of police for the month of November showed that there had been twenty-one ar rests. twelve being for intoxication. Fines and costs collected in the city court totalled S4l175. Only three prisoners were committed to jail. Dur ing the month thirty-nine tramps were gwen lodging.
 To Build Bungalow
 Louis E. Law was granted permis- sion Co build a bungalow on Grove street
 Current For Batteries
 \ communication from the Connec- tieut Company was read stating that they would not be longer able to fur nish electricity to charge the storage batteries at fire headquarters.
 Chief Thurston said that he under stood that the agreement with the trolley company to furnish such pow CT dated back to the time the road was first put through. He did not know what that agreement was nor wheth- CT the company was legally bound to maintain the service He said that, due Co the fact that an emergency might arise when the trolley company would not be in a position to furnish power the city some time ago purchas- ed motor generator and that since the trolley company discontinued its power the motor had been used to charge the batteries He thought that the trolley company had furnished the service free of charge, and knew that one time when the trolleys were tied up on account of weather conditions the company kept it's power on for the specific purpose of charging the bat teries at the fire station. The matter was referred to the ire department committee to investigate and find out what the old agreement with the trol- ley company was.
 Tax Problem
 A communication from City Tax Collector Archibald Macdonald, Jr.. regarding the matter of receiving the city tax against the Putnam Land and Mills Company at the reduced assess ment allowed by the Superior court in the company's appeal from the board of relief was referred to the finance committee to investigate and report to the next meeting. Several members stated that the company had taken no appeal from the city's assessment and that therefore the full tax. which is a substantial one. should be paid.
 New Street Lights
 The street light committees recom- mendation for the installation of four new lights and the changing of pres ent lights on Hospital Hill to make the lighting uniform was voted to be car ried out.
 No Building Permit
 The matter of a building permit to