Connecticut western news., 1912-10-10
TOWN BUSINESS MEETING
lContinued from First PaReA

formation was forthcoming. Mir. Ful- Ter asked if any new bridges would be needed this year. S3lectman Reel said there might be. MT. Peirce said no board of selectmen could get through the year with an appropriation of only $1 ,500 for roads and bridges. and asked the meeting not to tie the hands of the incoming seleotmen, whoever they might be, with an inadequate appro- priation. .A 4 "a e
 On rising vote, MT. Bronson's mo- tion was lost.
 Rev. MT. Gillette said he had noticed in the report that various accounts had 'frun over'' the limit of appropria tion. and asked if the specific appropriations had limit, or were to be exceeded at the discretion of the seIectmen. Mo- thing doing in the way of definite re- sponse. ..
 MT. Reed moved to appropriate $3,000 for repairs to roads and bridges. MT. Bronson didn't think the motion would amount to anything, as specific amounts are generally disregarded. !" However, the motion was carried.
 Mir. Pierce then moved to appropriate $2. 900 for new bridges if such new bridges were necessary, though there may be no occasion for them during the year. George Beebe suggested that it was not wise ito cross our bridges be- fore we come to them." MT. Bronson said if a new bridge is necessary the old bridge recently taken up, near Archie Adams place, might be transferred to meet the emergency, as the timbers were perfectly sound. Dewey Garfield asked if vote were necessary, in view of the fact that Che selectmen have am- pie authority to build bridges where necessary. MT. Reed's,Dnotion was put to vote and carried. "..'
 On motion of MT. Fuller ittwas voted to appropriate $150 for the pubic li- brary, and $50 for Memorial Day.
 On motion of G. w. Parsons $500 was appropriated for schools, the same as last year.
 On motion of MT. Fuller it was voted to retire one railroad bond, taking ad- vantage of the state law This preoipi- tated general discussion of the adYisa- bility of using cash on hand to take up certain notes or bonds and stop the inter est expense. Moderator Garfield thought 1t advisable, in view of the fact that the treasury shows a cash balance of $7,00O. MT. Gillette supported the moderator's view. MT. Fuller and MT. Reed explained that it would not be the part of wisdom to take up notes drawing less per cent. of interest than would have to be paid on loans that would be necessary later on if the cash on hand were used for that purpose. The money in hand was due to the suc- cessful work of the tax collector, and there would be no more coming in until the new tax is due. A motion by MT. Fuller that the selectmen be authorized to borrow money to run the town tenn. porarily, in the event of /cancelling cer- tain indebtedness, was carried. MT. GilIette's motion that $9,OOO of Az per cent. notes be taken up not later than next May, was lost.
 A letter received by Judge of Probate Whlttlesey, from Treasurer J. Lee En- sign, of the town of Canaan, was read, setting forth the moral obligation of North Canaan to pay it's portion of S12O, the expense of restoring and binding the records of the original town, and on mo- tion of Judge Whittlesey it was voted that the town of North Canaan pay one- half the cost.