Connecticut western news., 1893-02-23
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Prices of Real Estate in Canaan, ,Conn., |,
 in IS45 and 1893.

Prices of Real Estate in Canaan, Conn.,,
 in IS45 and 1893.
 Mir Ferris W. Henry, druggist at No. 3409 Third Ave-, New York city, is a native of Canaan, Conn.,, and is grand son of the late Fitch Ferris. Under date of Feb. 14th, MT Henry writes the NEWS as follows:
 "While looking through some of my grandfather's old papers l came across the two enclosed which I Ithought might be of interest to you as showing the difference between Canaan in 1S44 and at the present time. The first IS peti- tion to the selectmen to open what IS now one of the main streets (Railroad St. The other is contract for the lot on which the Episcopal church stands, by which Mir Adam agrees to sell lot 100x150 feet for S1333 What would property owners think of that price at this day?"
 In order that our readers may the better understand the difference between prices of real estate at Canaan in 1844 and 1893 we will state that whereas the Episcopal church lot, 100x150 feet, sold for S13.32 now S20O0 we are told is off cred for the adjoining lot on which the town hall stands. Furthermore the town hall lot is only half the size of the | Episcopal church lot. The owners of the town hall property ask $4,0OO for the building and lot. We are informed that certain party stands ready to give 5000 for the lot alone, if the building | can be sold and removed from it. The documents mentioned in MT Henry's letter, and which he forwarded to the NEWS read as follows:
 To the Selectmen of Canaan. The undersigned would state that, in their opinion, public convenience and | necessity require that 8 pubic highway be located, established and made com mencing few feet westardly from the store of F. Plumb X Go. and intersect- ing with the highway passing the house of Sereno B. Gillett, Esq thence run ming northsrdly near the depot building of the Housatonic Railroad company, in the most convenient place until 1t shall intersect the highway leading from Samuel Bennetts to Asbley's Mills in Sheffield at some convenient and proper point northerly of the dwelling house of George Williams. We would there fore respectfully request you to cause such highway to be surveyed, laid out and made: Frederick Plumb X Co.,, Elisha Woodruff, John Barstow, George | w. Stephens, J. l. Cooper, Whiting H. Knickerbocker, Jesse Stanton, Griswold Humphrey, Harman Peet, Oliver P. Root, John A. Lsfargue. Rich'd Eusign, Levi Mason. John Carriel, Archibald | Taft, Samuel Emmons, Jr., John Elm | mons, Jar es Wm Parks, Orson Austio, Jason WarLer, John Doten, Nelson N. Peck, Lovett Taft, Eliada Peck.
 Canaan, l7th Sept, 1644. A Contract for Deed. I hereby obligate myself, aud my heirs, to convey, by deed, to the Vestry of the Protestant Episcopal Parish in | North Canaan certain piece of ground, situate on the north side of the road running eastward from the depot, of the | dimensions of one hundred feet front and one hundred and fifty feet deep, | the west front corner being one hun- oreu auu twenty iees lrou tne lSnOo separating the lot in which the said piece of ground is situated from the premises of the public house by the railroad, for the purpose of erecting thereon house of public worship-On condition
 | 1st. That the work of building the said house shall be begun within one year and half from date.
 | Ed That when the work shall be commenced the said Episcopal parish shall construct sufficient fence about the piece of ground described above and that the said society shall forever be bound to keep up a substantial fence about the ground
 | 3l. That the deed named above shall not be demapdable until the house shall be ready for oonsecratiou, which shall be within two and half years from date.
 4th. That when the deed shall be conveyed there shall be paid me the sum of thirteen 33-100 dollars.
 North Canaan. April 22, lS45.
 WM ADAM
 VIM WATSON
 Witness HENRY FELL