Putnam patriot., 1921-11-18
Monday, November 21, 1921
 At Two O'clock P. Nj

owing matters:
 i-"Whereas, Mrs Mary Gardner, ate of the Town of Putnam. in the County of Nindham and State of Connecticut, deceased. did by her will devise to said town of Putnam all that certain tract of land situated in said Town of Putnam on the easterly side of South Main St. bounded southerly oy land formerly of Joseph W. Cut Ter; easterly by School street, north erly by land formerly of Anna G Harris; and westerly by said South Main street, for the purpose of site for public library to be maintained as a memorial to John H. and Mary Wadsworth Gardner, and
 Whereas, Fannie E. Barber of the Town of Ellington. in the County of Holland, and State of Connecticut. the only heir=at-lsw of. and the sole residuary legatee and devisee under the will of said Mary Gardner, has by deed dated October 26. 1921. con yeyed to said Town of Putnam all her interest in said premises. whatsoever that interest may be. upon condition that said Town of Putnam shall vote 10 accept the premises above deseflb- ad Che same To be used for public library purposes. CT in the event Of the sale thereof by said town. that the avails thereof shall become q perma- nent library fund to be known as the John H. and Mary Wadsworth Gard ner fund, the income thereof Co be used for public library purposes by said town, and that said town shall al ways maintain in is public library bronze memorial tablet with q suita= ole inscription thereon eommemorat- Iug the gift as memorial to said John H. and Mary Wadsworth Card uer.
 Now, therefore, be 1t resolved by the Town of Putnam in town meeting duly called and warned for the specific purpose of voting upon the acceptance uf said premises devised by said will to said town and conveyed by said deed of said Fannie E. Barber to said town
 That 1t is hereby voted that the premises above described and de scribed in said will and in said deed be accepted by the town, the same to be used for public library purposes, or in the event of the sale thereof by the town, that the avails thereof shall become a permanent library fund to be known as the John II. and Mary Wadsworth Gardner fund. the income thereof to be used for public library purposes by said town. and that the town shall always maintain m its pup lie library a bronze memorial tablet with suitable inscription thereon commemorating the gift as a memor- ial to said John II. and Mary Nads- worth Gardner.
 2-To see if the town will sppoint a committee to sell at such pflce as fhe majority of such committee may deem best and to such purchaser of purchasers as the majority Of said committee shall choose in either one or more parcels all that tract or pafeei of land situated in said town of Put nam on the easterly side of Man st' bounded southerly by land formerly of Joseph W Cutler; eastefiS eE School street, northerly by land for m.rlv of Anna C. Harris; and wester- Iv bv said South Main street.and au- thorize the selectmen of the town ot Putnam upon each sale to execute nroper deed in behalf of said town oi Putnam. giving good title of said pre- mises to the purchaser or purchasers thereof.
 8-To see if the town will appoint q committee 70 procure q bronze me moTial tablet with suitable ihscflp- tion thereon eommemorating the glft 70 ;he town for public library purposes of the real estate formerly owned on Sopth Main street in said Putnam and running through School street. he same to be paid for by the town and always maintained m the puoiie 1ibrarv of the Town of Putnam as a memorial to John T. and Mary " aas- worth Gardner. -.-.
 4-To see if the town will appoint A committee Co investigate the aFails of the sale of the real estate former lv owned by Mary Gardner in invest nents proper for permanent ilofafg fund. the income thereon to be used for public library purposes hy the town and direct that in each and eV- ery annual printed town report prop CT amount of said fund shall be fully set forth therein as separate Item under the heading ''The John ii. and Mary Wadsworth Gardner Permanent Library Fund" l.
 5-To take such other acton in re0ard to the foregoing matters as said special meeting shall choose
 hated at Putnam this 14th day of November, 1921.
 (. F. PIERCE
 M. KEITH
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