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VOLUME 1. 
SATURDAY, JAN. 21, 1905. 
NUMBER 36. 
The Call for Better Roads, 
It is evident on all sides that the 
wealthy people who come to the North 
Shore are not satisfied with the roads 
they have to drive over in their fine 
hitches and swell turnouts. 
While there doesn’t appear to be 
any loud complaints against the con- 
dition of the roads in Manchester, the 
summer residents of Magnolia and 
Beverly are truly up in arms. 
A week or two ago Mayor Wallis as 
much as assured the Beverly Farms 
and Pride’s Crossing taxpayers better 
roads when he recommended in his 
inaugural address that the matter be 
taken up. 
And last night a public hearing was 
held in Gloucester to listen to the 
complaints of the Magnolia folk. 
Better roads! The heavy taxpayers 
think it ‘isn’t much to ask. © They 
think they ought to receive that much 
in return for the heavy taxes they pay. 
And they ought. 
Our attractions are our stock in 
trade here on the North Shore. The 
roads are a great part of our attrac- 
tion. It is thereforeessential that we 
look after them. 
The Gloucester 7zmes, commenting 
editorially on the matter, says: 
«‘ Magnolia is too valuable anadjunct . 
to allow anything but the utmost feel- 
ing of harmony to prevail, and we 
believe that had some particular at- 
tention been paid these residents to 
show that their coming was somewhat 
appreciated, the feeling of displeasure 
would not have developed to the ex- 
tent that it has. However, we have 
confidence that Mayor MacDonald 
and the city council, after hearing 
those who have anything to say relative 
to what Magnolia wants, will apply 
the best and most practical remedies 
to the satisfaction of all.” 
Water Meters Lessen Waste. 
One of the recommendations which 
the Water Commissioners of Manches- 
ter will include in their report this 
year will be the expenditure of a cer- 
tain sum of money for water meters. 
For several years money has been 
appropriated for this purpose, and for 
many years to come it probably will 
be. 
There is no question but that the 
use of meters tends to reduce the 
waste of water. The comparatively 
few that have been installed in Man- 
chester have proved that much. 
While we do not believe Manches- 
ter is in any immediate danger of a 
water famine, yet it is. feasible to say 
that a greater sum than formerly 
should be appropriated this year for 
meters. 
It would bea saving to the town to 
have meters in every private residence 
and public building. 
Experts say, and practical experi- 
ence has taught, that the amount of 
water used where meters are installed 
is more than 50 per cent. less than 
where there are no meters. 
It is obvious that, it would not cost 
Manchester.as much to supply 1,000,- 
000 gallons of water as it would to 
supply 2,000,000. 
Professor Edward W. Bemis, super- 
intendent of the 
tury club of Boston last Saturday, in 
Cleveland water. 
_works, said before the Twentieth Cen- 
speaking of this subject, that Boston 
is wasting one-third of its water supply 
— perhaps more, and that this was due 
to lack of water meters. Said he: 
‘‘ Knormous waste of water is going 
on in Boston every. day. When 
meters are put into houses and the 
pocketbooks of water consumers are 
touched practically all waste is shut off. 
* “Your citizens would not be able to 
argue that the insertion of meters 
would reduce the supply until health 
were endangered, because under that 
system each family is allowed a liberal 
supply every day. 
“In Cleveland I had meters put in. 
Some 30,000 were put in during a 
period of four years, and although the 
population of the city increased, the 
supply of water decreased about 45 
PE cCeHt, 
“The stoppage of losses in your 
city would result in financial gain to 
the city government, and, therefore, 
to taxpayers. 
“In Cleveland we have metered 
every-large store, every public institu- 
tion, and soon. We found that one 
school was using 400 gallons of water 
for every child. The average was 
nine gallons.” | 
Chimney Fire. 
The hose wagon of the Manchester 
fire department was called to West 
Manchester Thursday morning for a 
chimney fire in the house of William 
Hooper. It was a still alarm, and 
though Driver Page was out with the 
horses when the call came in by tele- 
phone at 8.45, he was quickly com- 
municated with, and in less than four 
minutes after the telephone message 
was sent, the hose wagon was bound- 
ing over the icy roads towards West 
Manchester. The damage was slight. 
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