Connecticut western news., 1916-02-17
MAYOR RORABACK REELECTED
New Fire HYdrants Galore When the
 Water Pipes Grow.

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 Water Pipes Grow.
 The annual meeting of the Canaan Fire District was held in the Town Hall, Saturday afternoon, and was at tended by an unusually large number of citizens in spite of the heavy snow storm that attended strictly and dili- gently to business. all through the day. The crowd included number not vot- CTS in the district. who were interested in the various proposlti tions in the call, contemplating the enlargement and ad vancement of the incorporated terri tory, including annexation, extension of the sewer system and electric light. ing.
 The meeting was called to order at o'clock by the warden, J. Clinton Roraback, and Clerk John 5. Reed read the call and the minutes of the last annual meeting.
 The first business was considered of the petition of the residents of Pease- vile. to be embraced within the limits of the Fire District.
 MT. John B. Reed said the meeting could not legally annex territory with out description stating the boundary lines according to survey. The warden stated that the committee ap pointed at the last annual meeting Messrs. George l.. Parsons. w. A. Wright and R. D. Peirce-to go over the territory interested in the proposed annexation, had looked the ground over but Chairman Parsons stated that he had nothing definite to report.
 MT. J. Henry Roraback said the present law requires that territory proposed to be added to a fire district must be accurately described. He sug- gested that the meeting vote on the general subject of extending the fire district limits, to include the property west of the Berkshire division of the New Haven railroad and south of the Eddy and Granger property, and that the specific boundary line be deter mined by committee of three, to be reported to an adjourned meeting to be held in three weeks. This was put in the form of motion, which was voted on by ballot, and carried, 40 to 6. The committee appointed consisted of Clarence M. Humphrey, George Fuller and Lester H. Adams.
 The election of officers was then taken up, with this result:
 Warden. J. Clinton Roraback. | 1, t,Collector, clerk and treasurer, John $. Reed.
 Executive Committee. Charles c. Smith George $. Fuller. pr. F. H. Lee, George W. Ford, George s. Mather.
 Board of Relief, John B Reed, H. E Lyles, F. F. Stevens.
 A fire district tax of g mills on the grand list was authorized.
 The matter of a new contract for electric lighting was then considered Chairman +. H. Lee. of the executive committee reported that the new con tract would replace the present 97 lights, which cost $1, ,4l5. 04 per year, with 100 modern nitrogen lamps of CO., candle power, at the rate of $l6 per light year.
 MT. Dyles, local manager, stated that the change would entail practically entire new equipment of wires, fixtures, etc.. that the system is being installed in Sharon, Lakeville, Norfolk, Falls Village and Lime Rock. The estimated expense of installing it here would be ] $2, 300. Additional lights would be put In at the $16 rate at any time i On motion of MT. Roraback the light ing matter was referred to the execu- tive committee to negotiate.
 The proposition to extend the sewer system to Peaseville was continued to tho alinnrpoI Ynoatinp March
 The petition for a fire hydrant near | the c. M. Humphrey corner for the protection of property on West Main street, was politely received, and when ' it was announced that the four.inch water main ended near where the last ! hydrant is located-at the foot of Peirce's hill, opposite MT. Reeds house and that West Main street is served with a two-inch pipe, which will give no adequate pressure to fire hydrant, a consolation prize was vouchsafed to the West Main Streeters in the form of motion, which was carried, that a fire hydrant be installed at the Humph- rey corner "when the water company see fit to substitute four-inch main for the present two-inch pipe" MT. Roraback. who desired to let his section in on such an alluring prospect, moved that two additional fire hydrants be in. stalled on Granite Avenue when the water company changes its pipe to a four. inch pipe, on that sanctified hill. MT. Lansing, of East Main street, also clambered up on the band wagon and spoke for hydrant in his neighbor- | secured hydrants who wished, the meeting adjourned to Saturday, March 4, at o'clock.