Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
FIRE DISTRICT MEETING

The legal voters of the town of North Oa- naan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, resid- Ing within the following territorial limits viz:
 Beginning at a large pine tree opposite tenement house of Mrs. Della ". Harden bergh and Southerly of Orchard Avenue so called; running thence South AS degrees, East to the northeast corner of D. l.. Free mans house lot; thence South Al degrees, West to oak tree at a corner of Mrs Della W. Hardenburgh's barn yard; thence South 28 degrees, West to corner of G. 8. Fullers and 8. Q. Beckleys land thence South 3o odegrees, West in line of land of 5 O. Beckley and Mrs Fanny Q. Eddy to lay out of Central New England Railway; thence South 30 degrees, East in line of said Central New England Railway to Elm Street crossing; thence South AS degrees, East to northeast corner of Robert Van Deusens house lot; thence South 61 degrees. East to ash tree in line of lane leading to The Peirce & Freeman Co.'S lime kilns; thence South 8S degrees, West to south side elm tree on south side of highway leading to East Canaan nearly opposite said lane Of The Peirce Freeman Go thence South 76 degrees, West to the dam used In connection with D. l.. Peirce's sash and blind factory; thence South 59 degrees, Wert to butternut tree standing in line of stone wall in the line Of the Church property % called, and Mrs. Fanny O. Eddy's land i; thence North 6s degrees. West to corner of land of Mrs. Mary O. Oorbett and Mrs. A. H. Herriman; thence North 62 degrees, West to corner of land of Abram Coons and Milton kilmer; thence North 82 degrees, West to ment house lot; thence North 4b degrees, West to corner of land of Mrs Brown and George Benedict on North side of highway leading to Falls Village; thence North 66 degrees, West in line of George Benedict and Mrs Brown to layout of Housatonic Rail- road thence North Sl degrees, East in line ot said Honsatonic Railroad to junction of Central New England Railway; thence North 6O degrees, West in line of Central New Eng land Railroad to stake l50 feet Easterly from East side Church Street crossing {; thence South 30 degrees, West to stake near ledge upon land of Mrs Cora Adams and 16O feet Southerly from highway; thence North 70 degrees, West to cherry tree on South side Of line of Mrs. J. s. Adams house lot {; thence North 53 degrees, East to white birch tree on bank of the gravel pit in rear of n. Lindsky's house lot; thence North degrees. East to corner of land of Fl, D. Humphrey and Frederick Gillette; thence North s7 de- grees. East to an oak tree in line of Mrs. Della W. Hardenbergh's and Mrs Fanny O. Eddys; thence South 67 degrees, East to northeast corner of Mary Shuckerows house lot; thence South S9 degrees, East to pine tree and place of beginning, are hereby notified that upon the petition of more than ten legal voters of said town residing within said limits, meeting Of the legal voters re- siding within said territorial limits will be held at the Town Hall in the Village of Ca- naan in said town of North Canaan on Satur- day, February 1, 1902. at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes, viz.:
 l. To see what action, If any, the legal voters of said town, residing within the above described and specified territorial limits, will take regarding the establishment of 8 "Firo District" within said territorial limits, in &C., cordance with the provisions of an act pass- cd by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut at it's January session, 1898, and entitled "An Act Relating to Organization oi Districts for, Distinguishing Fires and Other Purposes"
 2. To give a name to said District If the same shall be formed.
 8. To choose all necessary officers.
 4. To paas any and all votes necessary to be passed to properly establish said District in accordance with the provisions of tho hereinbefore mentioned act of the Genera l Assembly of the State of Connecticut, for the purpose of employing necessary methods for lighting of the streets and removing snow from the sidewalks in the above men, toned and described territorial limits.
 6. To lay a tax on the property in said District for the purpose of paying the en- pense of the same for the ensuing year.
 6. To do any and all other business proper to be done at said meeting.
 AS In duty bound your petitioners will ever pray.
 Dated at North Canaan. January 23. 1904.
 E. ID. NORTON, Selectmen Town of
 J. E. RHoADEs, North Canaan.