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103 NORWALK.
[1718.
TI18 Town by major vote determines to leave the
"wliole afiiiire of ye present differance in the town respecting
the Repairing the old meeting house and enlarging
ye same by addition ; or the building a new
meeting house, and determining the place where the
new house shall be erected, unto a wise and judicious
committee of three persons hereafter nominated and
chosen ;
all which charge of the s*^ committee to be defrayed
by ye town.
Upon Tryall of ye minds of ye town upon the above
vote, it was proposed that those y* were of the mind to
pass s^ vote into their act^ should move out of ye house.
Upon tryall of whiche, Forty one persons went out of ye
house, and eight persons y^ were not in ye house when
ye proposals were made, came to me and declared themselves
for ye said act. The negative vote was proposed
in ye same manner, and no person or persons appeared
to move out ;
the number of ye persons y* remained in
the house, as near as I could come at, were in number
Twenty six.
At ye same meeting, the town by a major vote, made
choise of Major Peter Burr, Major Samuel Eals, and
Mr. Jonathan Law, Esq., for their committe, with
whom they would leave the whole affair of their difference
above expressed, and to make a decision thereof.
AtVie same meeting the town by Major vote Determines
that any two of the abovesaid com.mittee agreeing,
their determinations shall be as binding to the
town to fulfil, as if they all three concurred and signed
their result
At y« same meeting y^ town by a major vote have
chosen Capt. John Raymond, Capt. Joseph Piatt, Lt.
Matthew Seamer, Ensigne Saml. Comstock,Mr. Samll.