Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13

CTS already being authorized to pro ceed Co cree. one standripe and cer- ] tain connections and pipes. that no l time should be lost in taking action.
 \ petition for a special city meet 5 .ng which had been prepared m case the meeting went sg far as to decide 10 take this step. was read and gen erally signed The petition Is as fol lows
 The Petition
 To the Mayor asd Common Council
 af the City 0f Putnam
 We. the undersigned. electors of the City If Putnam. respectfully request your honorable body Go call a special City Meeting Go be- held on the 2lth day of October. 1927. to see t the city will rpscind the votes heretofore pass ed al q special city meeting on the l9th day of July 1927. approprIating one hundred and thirty-tive thousand dollars for the purpose of construct ing additions fo the water wnrkS ot the city. renewing the services and purchasing additional equipment to be used in connection herewith. sub stautially m accordance with the rec concentrations of the Water Commls- sioners on file in the clerk s office as modified by the Common Council, and tn see f instead of the directions gIv- en in said vote to the Common Coun- cil and the Water Commissioners. that the eitY will direct the Common Coun- eil and the Water Commissioners to construct concrete reservoir with q capacity of not less than two million gallons upon Richmond Hill, so-ealled. on land owned by the city. and make the necessary connections herewith to the pumping station. and to the water pipes in the streets of the City Of Put nam. and to make such other replace ments ef pipes as may be necessary. and te appropriate the sum of one hundred thirty-fve thousand dollars therefor, and authorize the Common Council to borrow such sum ar so much as may be necessary. either by issuing bonds as provided by the act of the Legislature. authorizing the City of Putnam t0 issue bonds. at it's Jand- arv session. 1927. or by giving notes of the city in payment therefor.
 Dated at Putnam. this 18th day of October. 1927.
 Alphonse D. Beausoleil. Ray C. Bos- worth. Byron D Bugbee. s. Nikoloif, Harvey J GrinselI, Nap. Robitaille. George L. Padgett. Emery Marion. Fred N Bruce. Thos II. deCoudres, Andrew N Frost ]. Otis Fox. Jr., Cortland b Arnold, Howard C. Brad ford. Ulrie F. Reausoleil. P. ]. Ryan. Jame- r. Banahue. Edward F. Cir ard Wm. pechie. F. L. Kelley. Alfred Bonneville 4 C. Keith. w P. War ten Henry N Bauoit, Irving H. Mi ton < : Macdonald.
 Camr ign or Education
 The signatures go far attached to the aboer petition are those of men who were at he meeting. While only | twenty sien5 ures are necessary to have q special city meeting called by l the mayor. ii is the intention to cir cuiate the petition freely throughout l the city that all may be given an op- nortuuity to siRn A the same time 1 q campaign of education will he waged and the pre- m confusion which has arisen in reeard 10 the whole question will be disrslled as far as possible i Then the VI. rs will be ask q te de eide whether they favor job well and permanently done. CT q cheaper l job half done that will in the future require further expenditure of money | in upkeep and repairs.
 \ committee was appointed 10 draw up q circular letter te be sent to ey- cry voter in the city explaining the action and purpose of the meeting and the matter to be voted upon.
 The attitude of the New England Insurance Exchange toward the com missioners' first plan for a reservoir m Richmond Hill is contained in the following letter from P C. Charnoek. engineer for the exchange. to Chair man Gilman of the water commission CTS:
 Insurance Exchange, View
 March 26. 1926. Nr 4 Gilman Chairman Board of