Connecticut western news., 1899-10-05
TOWN MEETING.

The annual town meeting of North Canaan was called to order Monday afternoon by Town Clerk Collin. Wal lace Canfiel1 was chosen chairman.
 It was voted to accept the selectmen's $ report with the amendment of adding the entry on the town treasurer's report of $500 paid on town debt, and chang ing the amount of town debt to that much less.
 Voted that the town transfer its inter- est in the lower cemetery to a cemetery association and adopted the following resolution:
 That the selectmen elected today be, and they hereby are, authorized to deed by quit claim deed, all of the right, title and interest of this town in and to the Lower cemetery, so called to a ceme- tery association when one shall be duly organized for the purpose of caring for said cemetery. That said deed shall be conditioned that if said association shall at any time go out of existence or fail to care for said cemetery in a proper man. ner that the property, SO deeded by the town, with all improvements thereon shall revert to the town, and all com mittees having in charge funds tor the care of said cemetery are hereby in structed to pay the income of the same to said association when formed. Also that another condition of said deed shall be: The said association shall maintain the custom now maintained by the town in relation to acquiring burial plots in said cemetery.
 Voted that the town build new bridge over the Blackberry river at Pauls bridge, so called, not to exceed a cost of 5000. and the matter be left to the selectmen.
 That the matter of building bridge over the Whiting river near Abel G Stevens to be left to the selectmen, to build bridge not to exceed cost of 5000.
 That the selectmen be instructed to build school house at District No. 5 at a cost not to exceed S9O0 inclusive of the land, and purchase site and build 8 school house.
 That the school committee be author ized to establish higher grade school in District No. 3 a year from now if the committee see fit and engage compe- tent instructor at a yearly salary not to exceed 5000.
 Voted to accept the new highway made by Henry 0 Stevens near his house ln East Canaan, and abandon the old highway,
 Voted to indefinitely postpone the matter of increasing the number of as- sessors to three.
 Voted to lay a tax of twenty mills.
 Voted to leave the care of the roads and bridges to the selectmen.
 Voted to leave the care of the poor in the hands of the selectmen, and that the expenses be itemized to show what each pauPer receives.
 Voted not to abandon the sections of the old highway near the Anchor lime hiiu. Luo bclcCtmSu WSAC aPPoAhtSo committee to confer with Mrs Abbe in regard to her rights in the old road.
 Voted to accept the new highway op Bennett's Hill.
 Voted to pay Mrs Thomas Bonner Sl00 damages for dumping stone on her land. aa.# #a
 The election of town officers showed multitude of scratched and pasted ballots, carrying suggestions of deals and counter deals. There were 299 ballots cast of which there were 146 scratched ballots. The average Repub- lican majority on unimportant offices was 37, tough the contest over the selectmen was very much closer. Offic- CTS elected were
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