Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-22

hcient funds, and other reasons, IL De-
came Impossible to further administer
the trust according to a strict and
literal Interpretation of it's terms, and
to prevent a failure of the trust, and
the defeat of the donors general char
liable intention of promoting the ed
ucaton of YOUTH" the said trustees
leased the academy building and
grounds to one CAIRO Brooks, who con-
Quoted a private school for both sexes
from 1872 until the spring of 1876. At
that tine said school was closed, and
for the reasons aforesaid the further
administration of the trust was nee
essarily suspended, until the year
1879, when the academy building was
sold and removed from the lot, and
the plaintiff commenced the construc-
ton of the present school building
thereon, known as Cony Free High
school.
s. The completion in 1880 of the
present school building referred to in
paragraph of this bill exhausted the
funds of the plaintiff. To prevent a
failure of the trust, and in reliance
upon the provisions of the Public
Laws of 1873, Chapter lis, as amended
by the Public Laws of 1874 Chapter
PIG, the said trustees on July l, 1881.
leased said building and the lot where
or it stands to the municipal officers
of said Augusta, and their successors
in office, for the term of 80 years from
that date, as will more fully appear
from the terms of said lease, a copy
of which, marked exhibit D." is here
to annexed and. made a. part Of this bill.
500 ~ 1o 49, ,oi1
and with the consent and approval of
the plaintiff, said city of Augusta has
ever since the date thereof administer
ed free High school, open to the
youth of both sexes, under the name
of "Cony Free High school"
6. On June q, 1905, from the pro-
ceeds of the sale of certain real estate
previously held by it, the plaintiff pur-
chased of one Helen w. Nichols a GER
tain lot of land (whereon the Reuel
Williams Athletic field, so-called. is
| now located) adjoining the school
house lot, as will more fully appear
from the deed of said Nichols, a copy
of which, marked Exhibit E. is here
| to annexed and made a part of this
bill.
Z. Subsequent to the execution and,
! delivery of the deed mentioned in the
| 9th paragraph of this bill, there was q
mutual understanding and agreement
| between the plaintiff, said Helen W.
| Nichols, Henry G. Barker and Mary
| H. Davies, that said trustees would
| convey. from the land described in
| said 9Th paragraph, a certain portion
| thereof to said Barker and to said
Davies. and that in consideration
! thereof the said Helen w. Nichols
| would convey to the plaintiff a SUBJ
stantially equivalent amount of land,
| to be added to said Athletic field.
| s. Pursuant to the agreement men,
| toned in the It'll paragraph, the plain
tiff on Nov. %, 1906, conveyed to said
Henry G. Barker certain portion of
said Athletic field as will more fully
appear from the deed of said trustees,
a copy of which, marked Exhibit F."
| is hereto annexed and made a part of
| this bill. The deed from the plaintiff
! to said Davies has not yet been execut-
| ed and delivered, but the land which.
under said agreement, the plaintiff is
| to convey to said Davies, is bounded
and described as follows: Commencing
at the southeast corner of the present
| homestead lot of Mary Fl. Davies;
| thence running eaSterly in a straight
| line which is q continuation of the
| southerly line of said Davies lot a dis
lance of 50 feet; thence northeriy, par
| allel with the easterly line of said Da-
vies' lot 167 feet; thence in a straight
| line about northwesterly 6S feet to the
| stone bound at the northeast corner
| of said Davies lot: thence .southerly in
| CT nr1 ie.S' lDi
214.6 feet to the point of beginning.
8. The deed by said Helen w.
Nichols to the plaintiff of The land to
to in the 18th paragraph of this bill
has not yet been executed and deliver
cd, bur said land is bounded and de-
scribed as follows: Commencing at
the northeast corner of the Rcuel Will
liams Athletic field, so-called, thence
easterly in the southerly line of Cony
| street 33 feet to a stone bound; thence
southerly, parallel with the easterly
line of said Athletic field, and SO feet
distant therefrom, to a stone bound
which is in line forming continual
ton of the southerly line of said Ath-
letic field; thence westerly to the south
east corner of said Athletic field;
| tleIce HoItHeIly 10000 ieet 10 the point
Of beginning.
10. During the administration Of
said school by the said city of Angus
ia, prior to the first Monday of June,
1907. under the ordinances of said AL
/ gusta, the administration of said Cony
Free High school was entrusted to a
committee Of five persons. composed of
the three members of the superintend-
ing school committee of said city, join
ed to committee of two appointed an
nually by the mayor and aldermen of
said city, consisting of director OF
the then Village School District in said
city, and a trustee of the Cony Female
Academy. BY the provisions of an act
approved March rs, 1907, Private and
Special Laws of 1907, Chapter 416, ac-
cepted by popular vote as therein pro-
vided, on said first Monday of June
the terms of Office of all then exist
ing members of the superintend-
school committee, directors, officers
and agents of school districts, and of
all other school committees, officials or
agents in said city of Augusta" there
upon ceased, and all school districts in