Connecticut western news., 1893-01-12
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.

The speclal town meetln8 mentioned in last weeks NEWS, called to hear the report of the committee on town and probate records and to take action on the bequest of the late Mrs. Mary A. Peet to this town, was held at the town hall on Saturday afternoon. About 30 persons were present E. s. Roberts was chosen moderator. Samuel A Ben { nett and John B. Reed, the committee on records, recommended that the town buy some suitable property for town purposes and reported favorably in re- gard to buying the present town hall property The committee also stated that the town hall building and lot and the lot where the band stand HOW is can be purchased for $4,00C, and that E R Lorrain estimates that the town hall building can be raised two feet, put in thorough repair, including new roof, and remodelled for town purposes for $2, ,O0O A fire proof vault for the records will cost $1, ,O00 extra. The following motion was then offered by | D. l.. Freeman and adopted, viz. "That we accept the report of the committee and that it is the sense of this meeting that the town should purchase some property for the use of the town for town purposes and that the meeting ap- point committee of five, one from each school district, to make @ definite report concerning this matter at some future town meeting" The committee was then appointed as follows: Dist. No. l, Lyman Dunning; Dist. No. 2, D. l. Peirce; Dist. No. 8, O. B. Holcomb; Dist No. 4. Henry J. Mead; Dist No. 5, E s. Roberts.
 The matter of the bequest of Mrs. Mary A. Peet of $500 to this town in trust tosapply the income thereof on the good care of the Peet family lot in the lower cemetery as far as may be neces- sary and the residue on the general care of the cemetery, was then taken up and on motion of Judge A. T. Roraback it was voted:
 "That the town of North Canaan hereby accepts of the legacy of fifteen hundred dollars left to it for the care of the lower cemetery in said town by Mrs Mary A. Peet deceased, upon the terms and conditions expressed by the testa- trix in her last will and testament.
 That John B. Reed and Daniel l.. Freeman be and hereby are appointed a committee, who with the treasurer of sad town, are hereby empowered to re- ceive said fund, and expend the income from the same according to the terms, conditions. and provisions of said will.
 That the selectmen of this town are hereby authorized, directed and em- powered, to draw town order payable to the treasurer of the town, for the amount thereof; which said order shall specify the terms and conditions upon which this fund is held under said will. Said order shall bear interest at the rate of four per cent per annum payable semi-annually. Said fund shall remain SO invested until otherwise ordered by 8 vote of this town"
 On motion of Judge Roraback the following resolutions were adopted:
 Resolved that this town and commu- nifty have heard with profound sorrow of the death of Mrs Mary Adam Peet, late resident of this village. .. | Resolved in recognition of Mrs Peet's many private virtues, and of her mu- nihcent gift to this town by her last will and testament, and earnestly desiring to show every mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, we hereby in- struct the clerk of this town to forward a copy of these resolutions to the fam fly of the deceased; to cause the same to be spread upon the records of this town, and also to cause 8 copy of the same to be published in the CoNNEcTI- CUT WESTERN NEWS"
 The meeting then adjourned sine die.