Transfer of Garden Street Reservoir to Hartford Fire Insurance Company expected on October 18 or 20

The lawyer in question for the water department had been “out of town on other matters for the past few days,” thereby accounting for the delay in filing the deeds at the town clerk’s office.

“The” lawyer for Hartford Fire was probably Lucius Robinson.

1. The board of directors of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company approved the purchase of the reservoir property on September 30, 1919.
2. Whitney Palache had declared the deal to purchase the reservoir property done on October 5, 1919.

1. Yes, October 18, 1919 was a Saturday.
2. Lucius Robinson was counsel at Hartford Fire.
3. Whitney Palace was vice president of Hartford Fire.

Unattributed, “Deeds for transfer of reservoir ready,” Hartford Courant, October 18, 1919, page 18.