Connecticut western news., 1909-11-25
NORTH CANAAN
 STANDS PAT C0MPANY'S DEMAND REFUSED
North Canaan Declines to Open Road and Fights, Canaan on Her Side - Both Vote to Abandon "Peet" Road Consequently the Company Loses.

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 One of the principal topics of the day in both of the Canaan towns, is the the question has been discussed pro and con during the past few weeks, but it appears now as If the final decision had beeu reached. This road was, in the past, used but very little for travel in North Canaan, and, as it costs consider. able every year to keep this road in re- pair, it was voted some years ago to abandon the road. As a result of this vote such has been done i'll the North Canaan territory.
 This matter has practically died down until about three weeks ago, when the town of North Canaan was demanded by the Hotchkiss Bros. of Torrington, to put the road i'll repair so that it might be used for travel. In connection with this road question, an article appeared ill the Winsted Evening Citizen oi Wednesday, Nov. IF, telling of what the people in the eastern part of the town had had, and what they had not mad. In addition the article stated that these people always voted for what was wanted in Canaan. This part of the article seemed somewhat ridiculous as it appeared that the writer of the article was speaking for the voters iD the eastern part of the town, while al the same time he was beating around the bush, " i'll such a way that himself would be benefited. Farther along i'll the article, the writer made it appear as if the town of Canaan was not ill favor of discontinuing the road, for it was stated that that town had annually repaired the portion of the road running through
 t, and in several instances repaired the whole length of the road. These state nents are totally wiped out in the event chat happened ill the lower town last Saturday afternoon, when they voted
 unanimously to abandon the road. , Hence it is easily seen that the town of Canaan did not crave for the con- finance of the "Peet" road, as the
 v.itcr of the article referred to would ltve enc believe. The writer also states hat it will not cost over $50 to repair "ha road from the Brewster place co the own line, and the publication also reads chat "wc doubt if it will cost over $l00 5) make all the repairs including the b"idge." The scribe also understands that there are three companies interested Ill the continuance of the road, and they are the Hotchkiss Bros. Company, New England Lime Company and the Bar nun Richardson Company. It was further stated that the two latter com panies had immense quantities of wood to haul down the mountain, and it Is understood also, that the Hotchkies Company had no small amount of wood to be hauled. It certainly does seem too pad that these companies are so much up against it for they have so much wood that they can't get, but however, it such great amount at stake, as the wood must be worth, they would not balk over the amount each would have to pay to repair the road, according to their own figures.
 Since the vote Saturday afternoon at the special Canaan town meeting, at which the town voted to abandon the road, it has been stated by authority tbat the road may be legally discontinued If such is the case it looks very much as if the companies would have to "chip in" and repair the road before they can use it. It can be seen that hot air counts no more with the Canaan towns.