New London County CT Archives History .....Colchester Town Report, 1881 October 3, 1881
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Colchester Town Report for the year ending Oct. 3, 1881:
   The Denison suit was an expensive one to the town, although the town was 
successful in its defense.  It is the firm conviction of many that had not 
Messrs. Day and Halsey exercised extreme good judgement in the management of 
the case the decision of the Superior Court would have been very different from 
what it was.
                   PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS AT ALMS HOUSE
   The old barn at the Town Farm has been the subject of much discussion not 
only by the Selectmen of 1881, but also by those of 1880.  The question arose 
as to the advisability of removing and repairing the old or building a new 
barn.  A thorough examination of the old barn revealed the following facts, 
viz: It was built in two separate parts.  The sills are rotten and worthless.  
The posts are decayed at the lower end and the greater part of the barn 
required shingling and covering, and it was estimated that the cost of removing
and repairing would be equal to the expense of building a new barn.
   A contract was made with the Union Building Co. to build a barn 40x26 feet, 
14-foot posts, for the sum of four hundred and sixty dollars.
   The barn was completed according to the terms of the contract in a manner 
perfectly satisfactory to the Selectmen.
   It was also found necessary to build a cistern, as there had been no means 
provided for obtaining soft water for washing or culinary purposes, and as the 
well excavated last year has had very little or no water in it since early in 
the spring, the family have been obliged to go to the old well near the road to 
obtain the necessary supply.  A cistern holding about seventy-five barrels has 
been constructed and the conducting pipes leading from the roof of the house 
put in place.  As a consequence of these improvements there has been plenty of 
water for all household purposes.


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