Town of Stonington Selectmen Papers

Name/Title

Town of Stonington Selectmen Papers

Entry/Object ID

2024.061.1

Scope and Content

Collection of papers from the Stonington Selectmen, 1815-1928, in black binder. Includes meeting advertisements, financial records, tax rates, committee reports and road construction agreements: *Specifications for the construction of a road through the property of Samuel Langworthy, June 14, 1815. *Rate bill for the 3rd District of Highways in Stonington, 1848 -1850. *Petition to reroute the Mystic and Lantern Hill Road, April 1, 1866. *Signed petitions to build a new road connecting a number of Stonington residents to the public road leading from Mystic Bridge to the Road Church, 1873 (Wheeler and Wilcox Road). *Agreement and specifications for the construction of the Wheeler and Wilcox Road, September 2, 1874. *Specifications for the widening and grading of Flanders Road (along Mint Hill), September 2, 1874. *Specifications for building Denison Street in Mystic, September 23, 1874. *Specifications for building a new road across from the Town farm, September 23, 1874. *Specifications for building a road from Willow Street to Broadway Avenue in Mystic, September 23, 1874. *Contract bids for construction of roads proposed by the Town of Stonington in 1874. *Proposal for the construction and grading of Palmer Street in Pawcatuck and consideration of including a railroad crossing, September 6, 1876. *Specifications for the construction of a highway over Palmer's Hill in Stonington, December 13, 1876. *Resolution to acquire land for the improvement of the highway running from the Village of Mystic to the Borough of Stonington. *Resolutions regarding Island Avenue and Meadow Avenue. *Petition re. the extension of Borodell Avenue, 1910. *Petition re. the grading of Reynolds Hill, 1911. *Resolution to allocate $25 to assist in marking and decorating the graves of Spanish American War veterans in Stonington, 1910. *Resolution re. the establishment of a "highways and bridges" commission or supervisor for the Town of Stonington, 1911.

Collection

Selectmen Papers