Putnam patriot., 1928-04-05
COMMON COUNCIL FINDS IT IS
SUPREME ON WATER QUESTION

Their that he thought the proper way
70 proceed at this time is TO appoint a
committee TO meet with the water
commissioners to see If some plan can
not be agreed upon which win be sat-
isfactory to the common council.
Alderman Dean made motion that
such a committee be appointed and it
was so voted.
The mayor appointed Aldermen
Amcs, Chadwick and Dean, members
of the committee who sought the legal
opinion; Alderman Dubois, of the for
mer water committee of the common
council. and Alderman Ryan.
Before the water works situation
was left for the evening, Mayor Rich
ard stated that he thought the COM
mittee ought to get together with the
water commissioners and try to get
something started as soon as possible.
Shortly after the meeting was call
ed TO order a petition was received
from citizens Of Walnut street COM
planning of a lack Of water pressure,
especially on the upper floors Of their
homes. The petition was referred 20
the water department.
A petition to have the city fix a gut
ter at the south end of Main street
and thereby remove hazard which
has broken several automobile springs
and is detrimental to a garage bust
ness, was received from Frank X. Wit
man and referred to the highway
committee.
Sewer Problem
W. K. Copeland of the State Water
Board, was introduced and spoke 10
the council relative 70 the project Of
the board which will eventually result
/ in freeing the streams Of the state OF
( pollution. Before the speaker had fin
+ shed and the subject was closed for
the time being, it was estimated that
the city of Putnam will, within the
next five years, have to spend from
$4,000 to 100000 on its sewage
plant, this estimate being made by the
+ city engineer, George W. Perry.
After telling the council Of the ere
alton of the State Water Board by the
state legislature and its purpose, MIR.
f Copeland said that Putnam is not be-
{ ing picked on" but that all cities and
f towns in the state are being required
or are to be required, to take sewage
out of the streams, and stated further
that the plans also affects the man
ufaeturing plants on streams.
He said that the board recommends
that Putnam have a survey of the sit.
uation made. He stated that the city
engineer had said that he could do the
work and that the estimated cost OF
the survey would be 81 900.
Mr.. Copeland said further that he
learned that Putnam's sewage disposal
was approximately 100000 gallons q
day, and he estimated the cost of tax.
ing care Of this sewage at from $780,
600 to $l50,000. He estimated the up.
keep Of the necessary plant at from
fifty cents 10 seventy-five cents per
capita, which would mean an annual
expenditure of approximately from
I 81, 500 to $3.50 a year.
The above figures did not include
building sewers in the Putnam Wooden
/ Mill village. This alone was estimat-
ed by the city engineer to cost from
$25, 900 10 $4,000, who said that be-
fore the whole work is accomplished il
was his opinion that it would cost from
one hundred and seventy-five TO two
hundred thousand dollars.
1t was voted that the appropriation
Of 1000 TO have the survey made be
put in the call for the next city meet
ing for special appropriations which
viii be called in the near future.
Alderman Nadnais reported that he
had obtained a number Of bids for the
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