New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
Special to the Herald)

Bristol, Sept. 23.-Believing that the project of the Hartford water department 10 build huge reservoir on the FIrmington river should not be carried out without compensation to in" city Of New Britain. William E. Eossb2rg, former chairman Of the New Britain water board, has cVolv- ed plan whereby the present water supply systems for the cities of New Britain, Bristol. and Hartford would be completely changed.
 MT Rossbcrg. in his plan which was announced here today, believes that the NcpaUg reservoir of the HartfCrd water department should be turned over to the New Britain water department at cost and that the Whigville reservoir of the Now Britain water department should he turned over to the Bristol water dc partment at cost, There is now con ncction between the New Britain trunk line main from the Whigville reservoir and the Bristol water de partmcnt mains on l'armington avenue in this city with gates which can be opened in case of an cmer- gcncy.
 He niao suggests that the nump- ing station plant Of the New Britain department, located off Pennington avenue. be dispensed with and that tho property be developed for build ing purposes.
 Rival Reservoir Plans II is well known that for many years Hartford has been buying up water rights on the east portion of the Pennington river for proposed reservoir plan which would take care of the future supply of the Capital City for the next hundred years.
 This proposal of Hartford has aroused interest in New Britain, which at present has plans for rais- ing the Shuttle Meadow reservoir dam 50 feet costing that city ap- proximately $2.500,oo0.
 For many years William B. Ross hcrG of New Britain was chairman of the New Britain water board, and he is regarded as the foremost authority on water storage in this section of Connecticut. Nr. ROssberS has spoken recently ! before the Rotary club. Lions, and other organizations of New Britain I on the Hartford proposal. He holds i that the Hartford plan should not be carried out without compensation 10 the city Of New Britain He advo- cates that if Hartford is allowed to build this gigantic reservoir in north
 ern Connecticut. the city of New Britain should be allowed to pur- chase from Hartford the present Nepaug reservoir at cost price.
 More Valuable to This City The Nepaug reservoir would be more valuable to New Britain than it is to Hartford, he says. For at cost of not more than s10,O0O the city of New Britain could turn the Burling- ton brook at the Scheidel farm into | the Nepaug reservoir, he estimates. New Britain at present has the water rights on Burlington brook. W llltII Iu" tllI ptltS l4ltO 'Il' ! di III = ington river near the Burlington station. This would effect a dis tinct saving to the city of New Britain.
 Civil Engineer Saville Of the Hart | ford water department estimates that the total cost of the proposed 1 Hartford reservoir on the Farming
 ton river will be about S5,000, 900
 for impending 23,o0o,o0O gallons
 of water. The estimated cost of
 the present plans of the city of
 New Britain for increasing the water
 supply of that city 4.600. 100000
 gallons will be s4,79S.5oO, according
 to the report Of Engineer Allen