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Reed of town of Boxford for the custody of the Public Library in the Second Parish,"Public Documents" for the years 1859 - 61- 63 65-67-69-71-73 75 77 - E-79. 44 Books Boxfence April g. 1881
William Phimleite
195%.
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town of Boxford duly qualified to iste for town officers and in town affairs held in the. Vestry in the second Parish in said Brown en Monday the second day of March. 4.9, 155%.
Fifiare
Meses Forman} Moderator
Citiese William The Wood } Down delerk
11 I simboli William de villam
Detectives.
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William B. Viment
jonathan 1. P.r.l.
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Benjamin Se Sentedy time i. himenti
Daniel + Harriman Dolin Hate for
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Benjamin I. Barnes
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Talaman deque William R. Kimball Daniel SAHharriman
Fence licites
Jane Hal. Henry Et Iniu
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11 Moses B. Kunst
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Samuel derley. fr Daniel Audiens Richard . Justry. Asa Kimball Harrison 1 Ress Marshall . Kartan mancis Harden Cahierles Porley. William H, Munday Augustus Ethay ward.
Highways
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benjamin C. Barnes
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Augustin Hay ward. Warmut Kimball Edward S. Butchildes Namnet A idyess
Daniel it Hassiman Jonathan H. Parler Urville L. Hay Ihn Pourt Patin Day /2. L
Lilliam f. lavage
- Measures of Hard and Bark
Benjamin it fortedy Thomas de " hoffer Tamara Bixile ,
( strators of Junetil
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% retjours the muting in.
Afternoon Session The qualified Dator mot according to adjournment and proceeded to business
We wishand action on the first part of th. Bid article for the present
Voted
That each school district be allowed to choose Their own Chudential firmmitter
Voted
That each school district be allowed to divide trois projection of 1; .a.they think profes pas dumm: & Hendes & m .
Koled To accept the report of the laditors
Voted To accept the report of the Selectmen viative to Guide Posts and Boards
Voted
To accept the report of the Committee appoin led by the Iron to take to face and man .- ments of the Estate devised to the Town by 1. sition of the surplus Revenue
Voted to pass over the with article in tim warrant for
Hond Herrn Officers As the Current washing in their bills Le thi Jeun. j'ai allowan.
What i allow a bill of charge presented by Mores Gorman (a) reins as the of the delictman, Assessors and Coversens at the Door, including two Journeys to Laten and one I Libraryposts Cash hard forclundry delicts 900,5-4
To allow a bill of charge presented by. Moses forman Kar toush delivered to John "Bien- 1
tto after a bill of charge presented in choses Forman for barn hard athi f bord was cornet restricting
liliel
herrer ii committee on ready des liens 15.56,
81,50
Total de allow a vita a coma presented Partidos Variam is wish ingon The for damage sustained on account of the condition of the road news & morestate , thLIC
. allow a bill of charge presented by Seter veas? Kas returning i'm deaths to the Iron & lesk
1 To allow a truth of a large presented An Um of theme for returning-seven Deaths to the Town Glish ,10
A allow a vil. charge presented by Linniet Hittarsiman to ourney to Jar in to pay bounty Fax' $ 1,50
allow a hill of charge presented by john Peabody. ·is des vice as duditas
1 wow a bill of charge presented by George Fourl save as Electinan stressos &"diversees of the Ah 25,15
To allow a bill of charge presented by John Senbody for service as Constabil? $6,50
" How a bill of charge presented by Him to Killam for service as Shown totask and Incidental expenses $25,35
·lioled . To allow a bill of charge presented by Benfin Woodbury 1.2 vervice as constable 9.4.
l' tech
"To allow a bill of charge presented by The Ri tale for service as Selectmen, itssensor and Chiesses of the Road. $33,50
Voted
% allow a bill of charge presented by Moses Kimball for service as Committe on school funds have years $ 6,00
like To allow a bill of charge presented by When & Killum for service as Pressures & Incidental expenses $10,75
Ho allow alive of charge forwaste ho Mor Rillam For school Books hur mashed John Brown 1655,,66
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Voted
To allow a bill of charge presented by of C. Harder and Richard Spoford for repairing Bridge and furnishing material near the house of Richard trafford 1/ 2,
Se wer a will of change presented to Begin to James Her valor on Bridge were the house of . Jeabody" (b 1,87".
bolest
To allow the following bills for frathing how
"To Joseph of Jones Surveyor of highways $ 18.75
3, 94
' Thomas J. Hovey
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22,66
Amos Steven's
31.92
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John Rabedy 11
27,62 1 V George W. Chadwick n =
21,86
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Amos Berry 11
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11,06h
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11
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26,75
Gives Pckillam
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31. 74
11
(. huriesit Ef fiatforel 11
16.09
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Thomas B. Par Rc.
16.81
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Valorous Ni Moulton 11
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25,50
tous les O. Hoster
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30,70
Voted To take up the third article in the Marrant
Chose Reus William f Loggin toulvin to Park I School Committee
John F. Kimball)
lotid. What the Surrogorra' Highway, when the roads are incumbered with snow be directed to break them out right feet wide and that twelve and a half cents per hour be allowed for a
" choses Dorman
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man, and twelve and a half cents per hour for a Joke of oxen while employed under the direction of a Jurages of Highways and that ull hills be presented to the Your for allow- ance by said Surveyors
dated I raise seven hundred dollars for the support of schools the current year
That two hundred dollars is added to the above vote for the support of schools
1. ted.
That all money raised and appropriated for the use of schools the current year be divided qualig among the seven school districts
To abate the following. Taxes in Collector Was 8. Killum's Lists 8 1855 5.586 Joshua B. Brown in list of 1850 $ 2,43
James Bently " 1,71 Samuel Shepard Highway deficiency 1855 ,66
Thomas J. Mead in list of 1856 2,50 Alfred Kelso .. 7,06
To abate one half the tax on real estate set to Henry Barker - one diall the tax on real estate set to cheth Burnham, one half the tax on real Estate act to Rebecca OF Robinson- and one third of the tax on real Estate set to The Ffiiss af Jonathan Andrew, and Isane Vh Andrew- all in fon icales Dan! Hetassiman' List of 1808
lotul To raise eight hundred dollars for repairing the High ways and Bridges the current year
leted In for a man while working on the Highway, twelve and a half cents per hour; for a yoke of oven twelve and a half cents, for a Horse & cart twelve and a half cents, for an ox shovel twelve and a half cents, for a Plough twelve and a half cents, and not an ox last five cents per hour while used on said Highway
Voted To raise the sum of two thousand dollars to defray the necessary charges and expenses of the Town the current year
Voted
In let out the collecting of the Taxes the current Hear to the lowest bidder in two lists
The Youth list was bid of by thes & Killam at one and one eighth per cent.
The forth list was bid off by Him . Hood at one per cent
Voted To take up the second article in the Warrant
When & Killam Calleder finnes for the bault district
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Chose
When He. Wood}
treasurer
What the Taxes to committed to the Collectors within three days of the first day of September next
lidl Kat hie lown authorize the craftactors to collect. one half of all taxes on or before the first day. & Potatis nost, and the other half at this pleasure) on or before the first day of December next-
Usted I accept the following list a names das jurors
Jane M. Andrew Samuel Bixby Daniel Bixin. Benjamin I Barnes v .d. Cleaveland I wid ill, tools
Samuel B. Carlton
Ancill Gorman Man H. Herrick
. Danish Ailleursiman Charles . Kimball Jaun it. Kimball George ! Pour/ chfirmas stanger Enoch "Word.
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That the Selectmen ve a committee hardiest the amounts of one hundred and ten dollars and fifty cents, as the in habitants and land set off from Boxford to Groveland, agreeably 1) The provisions of an add to Il ffa frast of the Town of Boxford and anmix the same to the Down is Graveland, Ichworld March 21.1554
botic To pass over the 20 article in the warrant
Total That the Crossross & The lost is authorized to sell as much word on the Town farm as they, may think proper, and in such manner as they may think best
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Vitid it's lake up the third article in the Warrant
The s Cole declined serving as the ichiant Committa.
John At Kimbult one of the school Committee instead of Man R. Cole declined
Voted. De dissolve the lecting
William H. Hood Grown Blesk
15.57
It a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town x" Boxford in the County of Essex and Commonwealth De cennette, amicizie in the dienstituation to Tele fax denators and Representatives to the General dama ge and Commonwealth, helden in the listy in the record "sich in said Bexpert on Theder the first day of May A. D. 1857, being the first "Friday in said month, for the purpose of giving in their vater by ballot, for or against three proposed articles of amendments to the Constitution of the State
was ascertained as by law directed and the whole number of ballots was Lost three and the whole number of votes were received; sorted, counted and record and declaration thereef made in ofen town meeting as fin law directed and were as follows
Article Stiet yes Harty one 11 11 Article Second "yes Early one
11 Article Third fer Party 10 Ethree
Voted
To dissolve the meeting.
William It. Wood} Down Clock
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford in the Country of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts qualified by the Constitution, to vote for Representatives to The General Court of said Commonmalthe, holden in the Vestry in the second Parish in said Boxford, on Tuesday the third day of November A. D. 1857, being the first tuesday in said month, for the purpose of giving in their votes to the Selectmen - for a Governor, and a Lieutenant Governor of this Commonwealth, for one Senator for the third district in the Country of Essex. for un Conseiller for Bonneit District No. 2. for Secretary of State for Treasurer and Receiver general of this Commonwealth, for Attorney General, for Auditor of Accounts, and for one Represen- tative to the General Court, for North Andover District No. 20, all on one Ballet. Also at the same time on a Separate bullet for one County, Commissioner and for a Register of Betale for the country of Essex. the Expiration & two hours from the opening of the Bells the Town Notice to close the Polls The whole number of persons who you in this retes was ascertained as by law directed, and the Whole. number of buffets was and the whole number of votes were received sorted, counted and record and distaration thereop made in ofen Town meeting as by law directed and were as foffores. -
Har Governor.
eighty feuer Henry of Sardines of Boston Fixing mine Nathaniel . Banks of Waltham Twenty five Erasmus . Beach of offeringfield There
The Lieutenant Governor The whole number of Ballots Eighty eight Alexander. De Witt of Oxford Fifty nine Eliphalit Task of springfield twenty six Albert Courrier of Newburyport Ihre
The etcretning of State White number of ballet's kinety Benjamin b Allen of Boston Hifty- nine Che Haimer of desthampton twenty eight jonathan & Field of Hockbridge Three.
Vor Treasurer and Receiver General Whole number of ballot Ninety Homothy Ingraham of where Bedford Hipty Eight- Moses Jenney Jr of Georgetown Twenty nine Charles thompson of Charleston true
For Auditor of Accounts What's number of Bullets chineloy Chandler R. Ransom of Rexfairy, Hogy-nine Charles White of Worcester Twenty seven Theymans Jethade des hantucket The.
For Attorney General Whele number Shallots cindy Ichin the I les end of chi Bedford sixty are Stephen Hte, Phillips of Salem Twenty div Fyra Wilkinson of Dedham Thu.
The Councilles, iar district , la 2 Whole number of ballots Minchi, Daniel . like, of Newburyport City nine George Hogyreell of Bradford Wanty cisul. William Putting Je of Marblehead The.
The center for croce district , Les 3 Wide number of cutlets Eighty rin. , John Sale of Lawrence Fifty nine f. F. Ingalls of Methuen Twenty seven E.G. M. Habe of Haverhill Three
Des Representation to Genesat brust for deth Andere Seiteil de 26. Whole number of ballots Eighty five Enoch Hoid of Bedford Fifty Juin Ancill. Truman of Berford Twenty eight
For County Commissioner for the County of Essex Whole number of Ballots Eighty five George Wilson of Marblehead Sixty James Kimball fafatem hunty live Alfred hittaedge of Haverhill
Har Register of Probate for Essex County_ Whole number of ballots Eighty seven flames Ropes of Salem Sixty seven E. A. Ingalls of Signn Charlie He Hadson of denburgbest Twenty
Posted in diverse the Meeting
Midi um Bir Mary Janen Glich
At a legal meeting of the qualified Waters of the Town of Boxhard held in the Nextin in the second Parish in said town on Tuesday the third day of November 19, 1867
tilirse John Peabody } Moderator
Voted
To allow the following bills for pathing ISnow
To George B. Killam Surveyor of Highways - $30.35
Joshua 9. Day 11 . 19.68
John La. Killam 11
19.37
Jonathan Pearson ". 26.87
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Sylvester Cummings. 23,78
Henry James
21,90
Voted To allow a bill of charge presented by William R. Gate for services as one of the School Committe $54,00
Voted To allow a bill of charge presented by Samuel Perlay for service as formaitties on funds $ 3.00
Voted To allow a bill of charge presented by farmach tudices for two years service as committee in fund, 8 6.CC
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to building passways to his land near rock brook and to a hustare not described $20,00
Noted To allow a bill of charge presented by Letin Seatiody for notifying Town Officers 82,00
To allow a bill & charge presented by Jonathan Maison for railing & repairing bridges and reporting Highway. 8 .5.30
To allow a bill of charge presented by Ochhim. HE for services as committee on roads in 1856 18 2,51 1
Volet To dissolve the Meeting
Viviam %. Hondy Houn Clerk
1955
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.It a light meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford in The County of Essex and Common wealth of classachusetts qualified in thé di constitution de late per Henaless and Referesentatives le Ha Sencial. Konst of said. Commonwealth, hotden in the listy in the sand wish in and Borderd on Sausday The eighth day of Yarnary .A.b. 1859, being the First Thursday in said mouth for the purpose of giving in their rates to the filedman by. fallet for one Refresen- Citive to represent them in the congress of the United States of estimerica for the remainder of the lerin of two years, from the fourth day of March 195%.
"If the expiration of two hours from the opening of the Polls the Town rotid that the lotts be stated.
The white number horsens who gave in thiss istes was
I tablets was Thirty one and the white rum her of relis were required, soited, counted, and record and declaration thered made in ofen Toren Meeting ) by law directed and were as letters.
"the number of fatets on thesty one Manici Mberch of allethose Twenty tix 26 65, eras Eskarne of South Cancers Hive 5
Fritid that that this maling to linedel
1858
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Young of Boxford duly qualified to vote for town officers and in town affairs field in the beating in the first farish. in aide Jour on Monday, The first day of March AD. 1858
(Mosco Dorman), Moderator,
afm & Killar}
Um& Killar.
Bohrer (. Kimball!
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William Re Gole
Efici " Dahin Peabody Samuel Morse
William A Ylowe
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1 1 Samuel B Carlton Willian Re Cante
Joseph 1/6. Janes
Milliano tt Munday
field
Kulter William & Nicking Joseph N' Pope Molim Hale.fr
11
. William N Kimball Charles @ Master 11
1.
Valoriis & Moulton Harrison & Rafs 1 .
Ancill Dorrian Jean Andrews William Rokemball
Rolnicy Find all
1 5
Pence Viewers
Samuel Goodale George Partey
John James Nathaniel Smith George Statici Edward 4 Batihelder Scander Partey William Lawyer
fotore Blodgett. Robert B. Anderson
Samuel Billy George H'Chadwick John- Gould Laurier Benjamin Woodbury Thomas B. Parker Amies. Moreno
Lick Daniel Andrews Inqustics bayward Milliam helawe. jonathan I Parter Crville De Hlivery . .
, of
Jamuel Kimball for hua y Day
·Surveyare of Highways
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18:58
Daniel M Harriman John Day.fr John Hale fr Samuel N. Angers .
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George, f. Pearl
Jefferson Kindali
Oliver FiKillarna
Measures of Wood and Back,
11
perige Peart
Chose Dobry Cale
1
Nathan the Fouler
Teaters of Lealties
Whose
Urville De 11,
114%
Found Keepers
Voted % Chose a School Commit of three persons
Chose John Y Kim ball to Stane three years
William & Killar to Iland two years
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William & Cole ti Itand one year.
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% allain each School Du bist lo & hose their
Polic
To grant the Budepleat. Commilli the privilege of having their own Newhess
Jawor each Which Verliest to divide their proportion of the School moment as they think proper for Summer and Winter terms of School
% capt the Report of the Selections relativt to Guide Posts and Boards
To weren't the is part of the Committee appointed by the Town to take the care and management of the codlate devised to the Town by the Hon
of the Purplees Revenue
Milic To accept the Report of the School Committe
To allow a bill of change potential be Methim if Wood for service as Town Clerks the past $ 31.32
Ditio
Wood for services as "Treasurer De the past year
Dold To allow wbill of charge presented by Miriam R. Cole for services as one of the School. Commin the past year $18.75
Inter To allow a bill of charge presently of Hilton for services as one of the School Commette the past year $14.75.
Mullin a bill of charge presented by til. %
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Kimball for services as Chairman of the 1.h ...?
Com itt the past years $ 44,31,
Valid To allow a bill of charge presentert bin John Temball for services as one of the delectitien Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the part you, including four nay, so Jale mp u trappist Cash paw for postage Flationen Se $ 64.50
Matic
To allow a bill of charge presente by fahn % hintall for services in defending suit is, nome need against him about the Chauvin
% allow a bill of charge presented by Um ? Kivan. for Services as one of the Selection Assessor and (overseers of the poor and cash paid for printing thepastyear $27.10
(Assessors and Overseers of the poor the past year including fourmy to Haverhill La Cal $31.16
Patio
Touttown a list ofating.
to : training thirteen death
Ho wit w a bill of charge formando ly for pt Carleton for returning din deaths to the Town Car $ 1.00
,Bir a lot of charge presented by dannel. Horse for notifiying town officers Represent a tips to
$ 4.50
in squid to Faxes
$ 3.00
To allow a bill of charge presented by Hoved
Kein Call for services as one of the Commette in
Ashood Funds for the year ending Heb 17. 1858.
$ 3.00
Voted To allowa bill of charge forantes too farnell Aredrews for services is one of the Committee of Shoot Tun deforene year enchine, tel.18.1858 $ 300
Potet To allow a bill of charge prevented la, Samuel Berly for services as one of the Committee on School funds for the year ending, del.18,1858 $ 3.00
Poled Fourlocu bill of charge presented by Daniel Andrews for Altringers and Clank to Bridge nina his mill $ 8.62
Volut To allow a bill of charge presented by William H. Monday (conject es it maybe) for extra work on the highways $ 1.19
Gould for bathing Inou in winter of 155, 3.75
Potet That fotos. To him ball be instructed to carry, on the suit commenced against him relating, to the Chadwick house as far as he thinks best or until the Town shall take some further order on the subject
bold that Your Officers for the current your present their bills to the Town for allowance
Noted That the Surveyorsof Highways when the rends are incumbered with snow be directed to break them out eight fut wide and that leche and a half cents per hour be allowed for a man and twelve and a half cents per hour fora Make af oxon white employed under thedie in ofa twowayor of Highways, and that all litt Lo presentio to the town frutticiante la saco
To raise nine hundred dollars for the muppet of float the current year
Votul That will Do hood money. be divided equally, among the seven school. Destici. to
Voted To raise eight hundred dollars for fairing the highways and Bridges the current ofcar
hotel Ho allow a man white askingon the Highway timbreanda halfants per hour, ja aucheaf oxen twelve and half cents, for a Horse and cart twelve and a half centri for on of Head
(ichve and a half cents; for à Plough twelve and patientayant j'ai con ax cast par canto pas how while used on said Highways
Police To raise the sun is faction hundred dollars to alfray the necessary, charges and expenses of Da "Bir Uu current year
bold that the Dare be committed to the Collector within three daysajetes first dayof deplinher, and that a discount of these pre cent he attimes on all taxes faid inte the area within thirty daysand tu 0 percent on cell pace within sixty day smottafler the date of the Tax tel ; ail after the expiration of mindig galt Taxisthalt The collecter forthwith
Dolid
To weicht the following list of names for furos
Daniel Bixby
eleven Kimball Charles F. Kimball Samuel Villans
Vieleian MCliantand David Charles Perten George & Heat
Thomas Jungel 1
clathan
hitthe Commetti on the Basen Sade bring the same to tuel as soon as marghe
Usas ale two doctors and eight control Vive Aux set to forathund falar in Collecter to 1 Corrimano list $ 185€
letech
The pops was du 144. article of the Warrant
Voted No abate the Fax set to Benjamin Billy, in Collector Rettore list of 1856 also the Matos det to the hard the Taughtin. Charles. The'l To. A B, Peabody and Nathan A Strout in Said Villain's list of 1857
Voted
That the Selecmen pay, five hundred dollars of the Down debt
Total. That the seaveyors of Highways be required to causeat least four fifth of the amount of taxes committed to them, to be worked out on or before the first day of fuby following, un' that they be required to present their tax lists to the Selection for inspectionut that time an' that the remaining fifth forthe worked out on or before the first day, of Glober following,
Vatede to weiht the report of the Urerscor ing the for
Velice To take ufe the 29. while of the Marrant
Voted To allow the Fewever and Collector fordy dollars for services the current Mear
Dolid That the Shoot Committe be instructed to print and circulate this report.
Artie 170 dissolve this Meeting
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote in town affairs hele. in the Westry in the hist Parish in david bolfordon Tuesday the second day of November A.D. 1858
Million & Cole Moderator
botol
To accept of the do ings of the Selectime relative to the widening of the road petituned for My B & Barney provided the owners if the land will accept of the damages awarded by the selection which was as follows The following are the minister of the wurdening of the road leading from the corner near the house Amos Stevens by the house of Keny amin & Barnes as laid out by the Selectmen Ost 97# 1858 Beginning at a Stake by the wall in front of Said Barn's house on the Soulte Lede of the soo and running ( South 6) che ques and 45 muniti West three rods one twenty links i) Loni up Said Bornes to a Stake thence Scelto 58 de are. 830 minutes crest bruch, and I links tor Stacke, thence Souto 56 degrees Mest 6 rows and 13 links to a Stake Stene South 53 degrees west Ilrods and b links to the wall between lar. of soir Barnes and John Hale Thence through time of sin Hale Souto " degres west 41 rods and 9 links to a stake by the fence near the house of Amor levens thence in same course about one rud through land of Said Barnes to the road, Laging the road about three roas wide (This proposed alteration requires Mer barnes to move 26 rock and 16 links of his wall and takes from him thirty de ware sorts of land and the sidescribes have awarded him twenty dollars for damage It also requires Mo Hale to move trods and mine links of his wait and takes from him 49 & ware rods of land, and we have awar ded him twenty eight delle asdamage ? Silestone Butford Cest 2741858 Iotech To dissolve the meeting
Ata a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Mowi of Boxford in the Country of Essex and Commonwealtho of Massachusetts qualified as by the Constitution ogiem to vote for Can't officers holden in the Westry in the List. Parish in said Botforis on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November being the second day of said month in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, for the purpose of giving in their votes to the Selectmen - for a Governor and Greuten ant governos of this Commonwealth for Secretary of State for Treating for Attorney General for one Councilor for Councill District Nor for Auditor of accounts for one Senator for the third District in the County of Essex for one he pa- Presentative to the next General Court for North Andover Dis-No 20 for Representative in 364 Congress of US of America for a Register of Probate and Insolvency for the country of Essex for a Register of Deeds for a country Treasurer and for cone Commissioner for the Country of Essex all on one tallet ......
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