New Britain herald., 1927-01-10
Hartford May Try to Take Over Stream in Burlington, Future
 Source for This City
LEGISLATORS WARNED
 TO KEEP EYES OPEN
Granting of Privilege to Capitol City Would Jcopardize Large Invest mcnt Made by Water Commissions Here during Past Tcw Years Charge May Be Made New Britain Failed to Act.

Charge May Be Made New Britain
 Failed to Act.
 New Britain's representatives in the general assembly have been asked to maintain strict watch for bills calculated to give water rights in the vicinity of Burlington, to the city of Hartford, the claim hav- ing been made that such a grant would jeopardize New Britains privileges and make the city's in vestment which runs into many thousands of dollars, practically worthless.
 Trying to Get Bunnell Brook
 The city of Hartford has made several attempts to secure rights on the Bunnell brook which eventually is to serve as a feeder to reservoir which the city's water service extension contcmplates at Rocky Gorge. A direct proposal to pipe from the site of New Britain's rights into the Hartford reservoirs through a line extending across the Scheidel farm was made during the administration of George A. Quigley as mayor and William E. Rossberg as chairman of the board of water commissioners, but the two officials investigated and found it inadvis- able. This request focused the at tention of the city on the possibility of loss of rights and as a result still further investments in land were made at that time.
 Hartford May Act This Year
 Unofficial reports say that Hart ford will attempt to secure the serv- ice through legislative grants this year, alleging that the city of New Britain has withheld water service from Hartford for many years, but has not availed itself of the ad- vantagcg given, and therefore should be required to surrender them.
 By a gradual process the board of water commissioners has procured q sufficient acreage in the Rocky Gorge locality to establish a sizeable reservoir, and has purchased or se cured through legislative grant, wa Ire right on the Blnnell brook which insure adequate feeders" The water shed has been maintained free from polluting influences for several years in orders that the reservoir base may be fit for use as soon as the city finds it desirable to place dam and create a reservoir.
 Bunncll Brook Supply Feasible
 Some criticism of the plan to raise Shuttle Meadow dam has been heard on the ground that it is not desirable to place the city in q position where it must depend almost entirely on one storage basin for it's supply, and brook the possibility of contamina- tion to that basin which would be to a drought. Surveys have been made of Bunnell brook which indicate the feasibility of a reservoir served by it, engineers say.
 Should the city of Hartford secure rights at this session of the legisla- ture by which it is authorized to divert Bunnell brook the investments made in farm lands at Burlington and the carrying" costs over period of several years will have been money wasted, it is claimed.
 It is also advised that further rights be asked by the city as against excessive taxes by cities and towns through which the water rights now held and the pipe lines eventually to be laid must pass.