The Newtown bee., 1908-05-29
Excess of Dividend this quarter


 .<4. $3S6. 96 Excess of Dividend this quarter 7.OS
 Fs s394. O4 Paid F. Hawley S22.5O
 "S. Middlebrooks, 4.92
 1" P. Hawley, 1875 D. Meeker, l5.OO
 !" P. Nichols, .4 14.50
 Abel Beers, .%s. 23.37a
 ]" Moses Botsford, 10000 Directors, Order to pay dividend,
 on 300 shares 2Oc a.share, 10000 394-O41 A. B. Fairman, Treas.
 MIR NETTLETON HAS OLD SUR
 VEY.
 ' MT Nettleton also has in his posses sion the original survey. In a subse- quent issue of The Bee, it is the pur- pose of the editor to make a critical examination of this survey with facts as to the location of the old toll gates and the men who kept them. By Mir Nettleton's s permission we hope also to dig out other interesting facts from these valuable historical documents.
 It is an interesting coincidence that the records of the New Milford and Litchfeld Turnpike Co.,, are. in the pos session of MT Nettleton's brother, Jo- seph H .Nettleton:
 In the next chapter will also be giv- en at some length the steps taken in winding up the affairs of the Turnpike Go. @
 Following appears copy of the Charter granted by the Legislature, list of the petitioners fer the same. list of the stockholders in the turnpike company and other facts: .@.. CHARTER GRANTED BY THE
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
 At General Assembly of the State of Connecticut holden at New Haven on the second Thursday of October A. Dom. 1901. Resolved by this Assem- bly, that said John s. Cannon and his associates and such persons as they shall associate with them, their heirs, assigns, successors, be and they are hereby constituted a Corporation, by { the name of the Bridgeport and New town Turnpike Company by which to sue and be sued in all Courts of record, | to appoint such officers, to ordain and establish such Bylaws, Ordinances, and Regulations as shall be necessary | for the government of said Company and the raising such sum or sums of money as may be necessary and expe- dient to carry into effect the object of it's institution not contrary to Law; subject however to be repeated by the Superior Court of thls State-And be it further resolved that the first meet ing of said Company shall be held at the dwelling house of Caleb Baldwin in said Newtown on the third Tuesday of November next of which notice shall be given in the newspaper print ed at said Bridgeport at least ten days |. before said meeting by the said John S. Cannon in behalf of himself and his associates and the annual and other of said Company for the choice of necessary officers, making and establishing the necessary By Laws, Ordinances and Regulations, shall from time to time be held at such time and place and be warned in such manner as said Company shall di- rect, and the members of said Company shall have as many votes in such meet ing as they hold shares in said Con- pany. Provided always that said Com pany Interest shall not be apportioned into greater number than five hun ired, TOT into less number than two hundred and fifty shares, nor shall any member of said Company whatever nay be his number of shares be en- titled to more than fifty votes.-And ; De it further resolved that when the County Court for the County of Fair , field either by themselves or by Con- nittee by them appointed for that pur- pose at the expense of said Con- , ,anv shall law mt fy and establish ,