Connecticut western news., 1913-10-09
SCHOOL HOUSE IMPROVEMENT
Town Meeting Votes to Have a Com
 mittee Report Plans.

mittee Report Plans.
 The business session of the annual town meeting, Monday afternoon, was called to order by Town Clerk Allyn Fuller. Mir. John B. Reed was elected moderator.
 The first business to be considered was the clause in the call regarding appro- priation for the improvement of state aid roads. The letter from Highway Commissioner Bennett, regarding the sum available for the state road im- provement, was read. Seleutman Reel stated that the town had already voted to accept $lo, 900 for road improvement (of which one-fourth is to be raised by the town) and which was still unex- pended, Commissioner Bennett having not yet approved the proposition to im- prove the Clayton road. Wallace Can- field moved that the meeting authorize the acceptance of the towns share of the new appropriation, $l0,000. to Do used as the town may deem fit, and whenever it might be convenient and desirable to draw on it. J. Henry Rora- back endorsed the proposition. He said the town could bank on it until it got ready to use it. He had confidence in the integrity and capability of the select men, who might be depended upon to not expeud the money without the con- sent of the taxpayers. The motion was put to vote and carried, without 6 dis senting voice.
 The propositions 10 build an addition to the school. house in District No. 2,and to build a new school.house in District No. 1. were disposed of by a motion to authorize the moderator to appoint a committee of three to procure plans for the work contemplated in both districts. at & cost not to exceed $lo0,, to secure option on a site for the proposed school house in East Canaan, and report to an adjourned town meeting to be held November 10. The motion was carried without opposition. During the discus sion of the school matters, Superintend- ent Vogel gave enlightening facts con- cerning the need of improved facilities in both places. and estimated that the addition to the Canaan school-house would probably call for an expenditure of $S, 800, and that the cost of new school building in East Canaan would be in the neighborhood of $4 900, includ- ing the site, which, he thought, should be at some available spot between the cemetery and Henry O. Stevens corner. Being asked the probable cost of site, MT. Vogel said he had not canvassed the land owners, but he had been told that such site might cost $l 900, whereupon Levi Bronson remarked that there wasn't an acre of land in the place that was worth $400.
 About dozen ladies were present at the meeting, and took an interest in the discussion of the school-house matters. They retired as soon as the vote was taken.
 The proposition to substitute steel shelves for the wooden ones in the town vault, was opposed by Judge of Probate Whittlesey, and by vote of the meeting was referred to the committee before named, to be further considered Novem- Der 10.
 It was voted to appropriate s2oo toward the Library, instead of $l50, as hereto fore.
 The sum of $50 was appropriated to- ward the observance of Memorial Day.
 Voted to pay off one of the sl, l,oo0 rail- road bonds.
 A tax rate of l5 mills was fixed.
 Ten thousand dollars was appropriated for the support of the schools.
 On the matters of providing place for the holding of sessions of the Court of Common Pleas, and of holding town meetings biennially instead of annually no action was taken.