2038.6 Report of committee on the town water supply, March 1, 1893

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The C_ -...:.Lttee appointed by the tcwn to consider - the Olbstion of its water supply report.- That the-;- have made no s-Urveys or experiments and have incurred no further expense. The Le_L- ington ifater Company obtained an 4,ct of the last -Leoislatu.re authdniz ng tiler to hold land which they hid purchased and from which they had- taken water ,for several years..- Also authorizing them to take the waters of Vine - rook flowing through this land. Also to taka suf'f icient land of the _Seaverns farm for the construction and maintenance of a reservoir for ;etc :e waters of vine Brook. Also to take lard of Newell Robinec r id Joy f or eater purposes. The Committee made no opposition to this bill fu= -_ c secure the prc �_� for the protection .of' the town, ..,ti�a it ye town should at any time purchase the :vrorks of the Com.p4ny, these ?..dditional franchises should not add to tine _ 3tild re4uired ' o pay. The Comm' ittee have felt th gown was in peWer of the eater Company to suoh an extent that it was butter policy for uw not to oppose tI.eir attempts to increase their .Tinter supply, prof. .w i Company proceeded in good.- faith-, and made prompt and reasonable of r ,_ secure such supply, and to furnish additional and suitable lumps and 4 paratus for eupp,lying the town for�!fire and domestic ~ur��„ues . The experience of - s v summer when the supply even -'or Y, omestic purposes was limited to a f 8 W liour s .or ,se-versa l days o�i a.-Dour in a . :�nGle weld' ho s h F sh-cxt _+.n,e_ ester Siazz' l --°at U.L. - v , time wa,_ ; r utterly unprotected, vm we in Aa.se of fire ho;: _ c-_ -c - - depending on a single pzamp which �s.' liable to break at any time , ;sus - _n _us to sip ar annoyance and similar, danger. L.v 1. ing the _yew-. , '. t k.I tY� pia e W, F,e of aTi use dui L'. I