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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
What Was Said and Done 
at Manchester Town Meeting 
The adjourned Town meeting was 
called to order at 7.40 by Moderator 
Allen. 
Art. 27, additional water supply. 
Upon request the report of the appro- 
priation committee was read,—both 
that of the majority and minority 
reports. 
Poole Merrily. syearsago, you 
instructed the water board to make a 
thorough investigation of Beaver Dam 
Meadow with a view of determining 
the amount, quality and cost of water 
to be obtained there. We have fol- 
lowed your instructions and we find 
that there is a strata of water bearing 
gravel which extends into the Essex 
territory, and also a water shed to the 
east of the road where there is ap- 
parently a_ still greater supply of 
water. We have also determined the 
amount of storage and the area it 
covers. We have determined the 
quantity, quality and cost.” The 
speaker then gave some figures as to 
the work done in conducting the tests 
showing the amount of water pumped 
from the driven wells, and arrived at 
the conclusion that 300,000 gallons a 
day can be taken from the wells. 
“We feel perfectly satisfied, and our 
engineer feels satisfied that we can 
get 300,000 gallons a day from that 
number of wells. Mr Coffin thought 
we could get a million gallons a day 
from that locality. Mr. Thorpe is a 
little more conservative. He says we 
can get 750,000 with 30 or 40 wells. 
We have no reason to doubt that this 
locality will give us a supply that will 
more than double our present supply. 
“As to the quality. The tests have 
demonstrated that there is less album- 
inoid, less nitrates, less of other min- 
erals in the water than in the present 
supply. The water is about one-half 
of one per cent harder. We have 
demonstrated we can reduce the iron 
to much below the present supply. 
“The cost is moderate. We can 
more than double the present supply 
for $30,000. We have already spent 
$10,000 or more on experiments, 
“My conclusions are that we have 
sufficient water for this town for a 
number of years,—not less than 15; 
that the quality is right and that the 
cost 1s very moderate.” 
Mr. Merrill then offered the follow- 
ing motion: 
That the Board of Water Commis- 
sioners be and they hereby are auth- 
orized to prepare and cause to be con- 
veyed through Essex road, School 
street and private lands to the large 
well at the pumping station, an addi- 
tional water supply for the town in 
accordance with the Beaver Dam 
Meadow plan, as recommended in the 
annual report of the Board of Water 
Commissioners for the year 1907, and 
that they be and hereby are authorized 
to do all the work necessary or ex- 
pedient therefor: and the sum of 
$16,605 is hereby appropriated for 
said purpose. 
F. K. Hooper seconded the motion. 
W.C. Rust said he should like to 
know why the appropriation commit- 
tee at the end of their report seemed 
to throw everything overboard and 
recommend Gravelly pond. 
C. O. Howe asks if anyone had 
analized Gravelly Pond water and 
what was the estimated cost of laying 
pipes. 
John Baker said he had favored the 
Beaver Dam plan to answer present 
demands. If Gravelly Pond water 
could be drawn down by gravity that 
would be a better scheme. 
F.P. Knight: “I didn’t sign the 
report recommending Beaver Dam 
until I had decided it was the feasible 
thing todo. I think it is the feasible 
thing t >» do now andas long as it lasts. 
Your committee had a number of 
hearings. They heard the water 
commissioners trom their standpoint. 
There are three important considera- 
tions in this matter and the engineer 
assured us that in his opinion there 
was as large a supply at Beaver Dam 
as at Gravelly Pond. He assured us 
it would cost less and also that the 
water would be of better quality, be- 
cause a ground water supply is univer- 
sally better than pond water. My 
reasons for believing that the supply 
at Beaver Dam was equal to that of 
Gravelly Pond are these: From Mr. 
Blake’s report you can gather that the 
size of the water shed of Gravelly 
Pond is about 200 acres. Beaver 
Dam is nine times that amount. Now 
the pond is supplied by springs. If 
Beaver Dam is uncertain, is not the 
supply of Gravelly Pond all the more 
uncertain because of its water shed? 
As to the quality. People who are. 
more scientific could tell you more 
than I, but the fair practical conclu- 
sions to be drawn are these: From 
50 to 60 towns now use. underground 
water. Eighteen have harder water 
than ours. About one-half have iron 
in excess of ours. As to the cost that 
is immaterial. 
ditional supply and that quickly.” 
. T. Beaton: “This matter was 
considered very thoroughly. The en- 
tire committee was very much in favor 
of Gravelly Pond leaving out the idea 
we have got to have additional water 
for the coming year. I feel sure we 
could get much more water at Grav- 
elly Pond than we do here.” 
Mr. {Beaton moved to amend and 
substitute the report of the minority 
committee, which is to effect that a 
committee be appointed to investigate 
Gravelly Pond as an additional supply. 
G. E. Willmonton thought we 
don’t get a very good idea of what 
there is at Beaver Dam. He thought 
pumping could be kept up till doom’s 
day as long as the water pumped could 
soak down through as fast as it was 
pumped. He also thought that the 
present supply would be tapped. 
F. J. Merrill: “There is nothing 
whatever to indicate that this water 
comes from the same source. The 
water we pumped overflowed and was 
carried away by a gutter to the brook. 
We pumped 21,000 gallons an hour 
from below clay and soil. Now if the 
gentleman thinks this would filter 
down through the ground faster than 
it would flow to the brook, he has a 
very funny idea of things. Our 
pumps at the station maintained a 
normal level, and I don’t think it 
would make a particle of difference if ~ 
we did. The ground is like a sponge. 
We are putting more wells in and we 
Now is the time for the Singing of Birds. 
No matter ; 
THE OLD CORNER STORE 
But the Birds are not here. 
is, and though the Birds are shy, we are ready with NEW GOODS. Just 
what is needed for Spring and Summer use. 
Though there is an advance in 
price on some goods, in the main they are all right as to price and sure as to 
quality. 
DON’T FAIL TO COME IN 
GEO. F. ALLEN, Mancuester, Mass. 
A Complete Line of 
SPRING and SUMMER 
SHOES 
Cefn Square, 
Manchester 
Chas, Hooper, 
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