Two sets of mechanical filters, or units as they are called, each with a capacity of 500,000 gallons per day-or a total daily capacity of 1,000,000 gallons of filtered water.

This is three or four times the consumption of the water we now furnish the village and the plant will be so arranged that additional units of equal capacity can be added as occasion may require.

One strong point in favor of this filter, as you will notice, is that it can be placed below the reservoir without losing any appreciable amount of head.

Kindly advise me whether this plan of filtration will meet the approval of the State Board of Health.

Yours very truly,

GEORGE E. CROWELL,

President, Chestnut Hill Reservoir Co. and The Sunset Lake
Water Co.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., May 25, 1906.

GEORGE E. CROWELL, President, Chestnut Hill Reservoir Co. and Sunset Lake Water Co.

DEAR SIR:-In reply to yours of the 14th of May with reference to the use of a Jewell water filter, by means of which you propose to remove pathogenic bacteria and other noxious substances which might at any time be found in the water with which your Company intend to supply the village of Brattleboro, we have to say that from the statements from various sources where this filter has been used, as well as from engineers whose opinion we value, this board does hereby grant a permit for the use of this filter, providing it is installed subject to our approval; and further when it is in operation it shall at all times be operated in a safe and efficient manner satisfactory to the State Board of Health, in accordance with the Statutes of the state and the rules and regulations made or that may be made by this Board.

In behalf of the State Board of Health,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary.

BRATTLEBORO, Vr., August 6, 1906.
NOTICE.

Under authority of Section 2 of Number 115, Laws of 1902, the following rules and regulations are made to prevent the pollution and to secure the sanitary protection of the body of

water known as Sunset Lake. All persons are hereby forbidden to bathe in the waters of Sunset Lake or to commit any nuisance that shall tend to pollute said waters.

Further, all persons are forbidden from throwing any garbage or other substance into the waters of the lake or to deposit upon its shores or upon land contiguous thereto, any animal, vegetable, or other substance which may be washed or find its way into said waters, which shall in any way contaminate these waters.

Per order of the State Board of Health,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., June 7, 1907.

MRS. H. D. DAVIS, South Newbury, Vt.

DEAR MADAM:-Yours of the 4th was awaiting my return last evening. I regret that your people are so disturbed about taking the necessary means to provide a proper school building for the pupils of the southern part of the town. Of course we are open to any further statements which anyone may choose to make to us. If you have not seen the reports of this Board which consist of a report under date of April 6, a letter to Dr. Russell May 11, a reply on May 26 to a letter from Sidney Johnson, and one of June 7 to A. J. Whitcher, you should be able to see them by calling upon these individuals, as these reports are public property intended for all the people of the town.

Yours truly,

HENRY D. HOLTON,

Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., June 7, 1907.

A. J. WHITCHER, R. F. D. No. 3, Groton, Vt., Chairman School Directors of Newbury.

DEAR SIR: Yours of June 3 was awaiting me last evening. on my return from some days' absence. I note what you say with reference to the delay in complying with the directions of this Board relative to having a school building that shall comply with the requirements of the law. You ask that we again meet the school directors of the town of Newbury in the near future. Having visited the school building at South Newbury and made an examination of it and of the premises, I would refer you to reports made relative thereto under the date of April 6, a letter

to your Health Officer, F. C. Russell, under date of May 11 and again, on May 26, to Sidney Johnson, one of your school directors, in reply to a letter from him. It seems hardly necessary in order to understand the matter to again visit the building at South Newbury. If you desire to file further information with this Board, we shall be pleased to receive it at any time. I would, however, call your attention to Number 44 of the Laws of 1904, Sections 1 and 2.

Awaiting any further communication that you may be pleased to make, I am,

Yours truly,

HENRY D. HOLTON,

Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., June 24, 1907.

A. J. WHITCHER, R. F. D. No. 3, Groton, Vt.

DEAR SIR:-Yours with plans awaited my return from the School for Health Officers. You give the dimensions of the basement as 24x34. Are those also the dimensions of the schoolroom? Do you raise the roof up to get the additional three feet in height, or do you raise the building and drop down the sills? You do not say that the desks are to be new ones, but we expect they will be. They must be new ones, adjustable to the different ages of the pupils. You speak of setting the closets out twenty feet from the building. If I remember correctly that would bring them directly over the little watercourse back of the house. That could not be permitted. Your scheme for ventilation could not be approved, as an attempt to run the foul air up in boxes in the partitions would not be satisfactory. The warm air should come in up seven feet from the floor, except the foot-warmers, the foul air being taken out from the bottom of the room. If you will look upon the second page of the Regulations of this Board for architects or committees intending to change or erect buildings, a copy of which you have, you will see the specifications which you should provide for and which you should report to this office. One of the regulations with reference to the playgrounds you make no reference to. I am informed that you have a plan for a new building which you have not submitted to this Board.

Yours truly,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary.

BRATTLEBORO, Vr., July 18, 1907.

HON. A. A. OLMSTED, School Director, South Newbury, Vt.

DEAR SIR:-Thanks for yours of July 13. I trust your town will, at their next meeting, take such action as will give the children of South Newbury proper school facilities.

By this mail I write Mr. Johnson relative to the plans for a new building which he sent me a few days ago. You will see what modifications will be required to make it acceptable, changes that will make little, if any, increase in the expense. The details you will find in my letter above mentioned. Yours truly,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., July 18, 1907.

SIDNEY JOHNSON, Esq., School Director, Newbury, Vt.

DEAR SIR: We return the plans for a new school building which were received a few days ago. On the whole the plan is a good one. A few changes will be required to make it acceptable. These will increase the expense very little, if any. With this we send a copy of the Rules and Regulations of this Board relative to school buildings; portions to which your attention is particularly directed are marked.

The changes suggested are more window space, so that it will make them one-fourth of the floor area; the warmed air from the furnace should enter the room about seven feet from the floor; the foul air should be taken out near the floor; registers should be provided in the floor for the pupils to warm their feet at when necessary. The present seats, if we remember correctly, are old benches. These should be replaced by modern, adjustable seats and desks and should be so placed as to allow the light to come on the left, or back, or both. The waterclosets should be under the front porch and should have separate ventilating flues; this would prevent foul odors from gaining access to the school room.

If we get the dimensions of the schoolroom correctly, it would accommodate 58 pupils, requiring the windows to be enlarged, as already suggested. This is a large number of pupils of mixed grades for one teacher. If you desire to divide them, you could make the building two stories. This would of course require that the first story should be a little more substantial, but the building would not have to be quite so large. A schoolroom 25x25x12 would accommodate 30 pupils; hence, if you had the two rooms, you would provide for twice that number. How

ever, the question of a two-room building is one for your people to decide. The sanitary requirements would be the same for each room. How much more it would cost, if any, your builder can determine.

In reply to your question if "the old house could be used, while you are building a new one, "I will say, when it is definitely determined that you are to build, we will consider any proposition you may desire to present. Our chief desire is to aid you to have a suitable school building provided with all sanitary requirements.

In behalf of the State Board of Health,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, Vт., July 18, 1907.

SIDNEY JOHNSON, School Director, Newbury, Vt.

DEAR SIR:-You suggest that you would like to meet me at some convenient point next week. When you have read the enclosed you may decide that that will not be necessary and that your questions may be answered by correspondence. I expect, however, to be in Burlington and could meet you at Montpelier. I would arrive there at 9.10 a. m., leaving at 12.20. You would reach there 10.28 and leave at 1.10. If you wish to do that, I will wire you the day as soon as I know it.

Yours truly,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary.

BRATTLEBORO, Vт., August 3, 1907.

MR. G. W. FRANKLIN, South Newbury, Vermont.

DEAR SIR:-Yours with petition enclosed came in my absence, and I hasten to reply.

Our Board has not the authority to erect school houses; our authority extends to the requirements that the building shall possess certain sanitary properties. If you will refer to the reports already made to the School Board, I think that you will appreciate that.

With reference to the transportation of pupils, we have really nothing to do with it. Possibly Superintendent Stone, who I think, by law has control to a certain extent of this matter, could aid you.

Yours truly,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary.