Putnam patriot., 1926-01-08


 man from Providence street up School street to Mechanics street. The estimated costs of this additional pipe is ell poo This brings the to- tal cost of the plan as made by the engineers Co S150.000.
 Mr. Gilman sad that the reser voir alone would benefit the service but that t was impossible to tell whether fl would give the Mechanics street end sufficient pressure The twelve and Zen inch mains as submit tod in the plan would relieve condi- lions there
 The situation can be improved by using the twelve inch main on Church street instead of laying new pipe up Pomfret and Main street, Mf Gilman said. but he stressed the fact fhat tho reservoir is the most import Iauf feature
 Get More Fire Streams
 The proposed new reservoir would be i22 feet in diameter and twenty two and 12 feet high increasing the l pressure all along the route He said i the present consumption al midday Dis - .0O0 gallons The city can get i five fire streams but the pressure re duers materially Us the tank is lower I ed. With the new reservoir T could igct ten streams for uine hour per iod He said that the board of water commissioners recommend new reservoir at once They felt that [ if had be the twelve main could be allowed tn Wajt
 The new pumping 4t tHm sHuA ln- stalled and s HIeHuate fo aka cure af HlI needs THe faeatian af the new He~arvair would hf fhe ton af The hrh tIl Wet af fhe fittle River where fhe Mler fanartmenf owns seven md 7 acres Hf land
 Source Adequate
 The matter U fH0 source of sunpie wa questioned both s ta bathing and as to Hdeuu5cF lt was stated Hq Superintendent sharpe that iu a di# #eueian af pollution af water sources at Hartford the preYiou dae. tha health commissioner said that Putnam would not be affected ou account ol its good filtration plant 4 to the quantity 1f the eity's supply Ar SH mons saii that the water shed wa. thirty five square miles and woula take care of putuam's needs wher the city is several times is present size.
 Alderman Rogers asked what ii would cost to pipe Co Crystal Luks and Mr Sharpe replied about $7O0 900
 Danger In Present Plant
 In his diagnosis of the water sys tenn Engineer Simons divided th. problem into four parts the pip, line. pumping plant. filtration plan . and the reservoir He said that th. present <taHdpipe is smaller than they now erect iu towns of GOO popula tiou He sad that the insurance un derWrfcr- demand that something hl done Il was then that Mr Simon spoke of The menace uf the tank il iis present condition and said that speedy examination should be made He sad also that a third filter cham her at tho jumping station woult haNe ta he fitted up but this cost ha, i hren included in the estimate made ilaae#H llHiri ta the tauk and sai. thnt it was 9n.y sufficient for one e twa hundred houses and it was nnh saed fortune that had saved the city ahst He termed Complications"
 + wa asked f she nraHesed eNnen iitWa of neres would Luasoasr th. eater rates ind thr rcrlv w8s th. th.s phase af aHr H1tiue had mol heeH considered ~ she report cover ed thc immediate needs ef Che depart mcnt
 Reducing Bond
 l. was stated that the water de pariment is reducing lts bonds at th, rate of St0.000 year ana that u 1929 there wil be an additional S5. GOO reduction ta be taken care of II was estimated that it will take eigh teen years to hquidate the present bonded indebtedness.
 Plans of the system were asked fol and produced and a discussion about the mayors desk lasted for three quarters of an hour When the eoun ei was again called to order Mayor Ghapdelaine said: Something ha. got Co be done
 (. L. Torrey Elected
 Charles | Torrey was elected cor poration counsel Co succeed himself
 Renorts of officers having beer read the mayor read hts annual mes aaues