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ni8.] TOWN RECORDS. 107
be layed out in buying nailes and otber necessaries for
the new meeting house.
At the same meeting the town by a major vote determines
that the accomplishment of ye work of s*^ meeting
house shall be indeavored for within the term of four
years.
At the same meeting the town by a major vote determines
that what is found necessary to be done in
reparing the old meeting house to make it comfortable
for the time being until the said meeting house be built,
be out of hand done.
Whether to repair the old Meeting House.
Jan. 9, 1718-19. It was proposed by way of vote,
that those that were for repairing, and for making an
addition to the old meeting house, should signifie their
minds by passing out of ye house first, and be numbered ;
and that those who ware for erecting a new meeting
house, on the place where John Keeler's barn stands,
should pass out of the house afterwards & be numbered.
Upon tryall of which, those that were for repairing and
adding to the old house were in number twenty six that
passed out, and Lt. Taylor declared himself to be of
that mind though he passed not out. And those that
were for the meeting house to be erected as aforesaidywere
in number thirty that passed out, and Capt. Piatt
and myselfe declared to be of ye same mind with them,
tho not passing out.
This meeting is adjourned to ye next Monday morning
come sevennight at Eight of ye clock in ye morning.
Test, John Copp, Town Clerk.
How to settle the ditference about the old house or a new one.
At a town meeting convened by adjournment on the
19th day of January, 1718-19, in Norwalk, in the old
school House.
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