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At a lawful annual town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Andover convened the 4th of March 1744/5.
Capt. Timothy Johnson was chose Moderator for said meeting. There followed the usual list of Town Officers.
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At said town meeting, it was voted to see if the tom would raise about 240 pounds old tenor to defray ye said town's necessary charges the ensuing year and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the tom would mend and maintain their highways the same method as they did the year past and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the town would raise about 200 pounds old tenor for the mending and maintaining of their highways the year ensuing and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if swine may go at large on the common the year en- suing if yoked and ringed in the nose according as the law directs and it passed on the affirmative.
Samuel Asten Jr., Thomas Farnum Jr., Sherebiah Ballard, Daniel Hutchinson, Thomas Abbott Jr., was chosen to clear the fish courses at in Andover for the fish called "alewives" as the year ensuing.
It was voted to see if the tom would allow the Holt's Corner their pro- portionable part of pay for schooling in schooling at their schoolhouse and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the town would allow the northwesterly part of the town their proportional part of the pay for schooling in schooling, they oblig- ing themselves to provide as good a schoolhouse as any in the said town, and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if ye tom would allow unto Capt. Joseph Sibsom(?), Steven Abbott, and Josiah Ballard seven pounds and fourteen shillings old tenor for building and maintaining fish gutter at the mill commonly called Ballard's Mill and it passed on the affirmative.
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It was voted to see if the town would accept of a way laid out by the selectmen beginning at Samuel Abbott's new house at a bound of land said Abbott purchased of John Wilson and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the town would accept of a town way laid out by the selectmen adjoining to the northerly side of Henry Phelp's land and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the town would accept of a town way laid out by the selectmen beginning at the southerly end near the bridge called Russ Meadow Bridge and it is to be no charges to the town and it passed in the af- firmative.
It was voted to see if the town would accept of a draftroad laid out by the selectmen into Shawsheen Field beginning at the road by the Widow Marth on the
Gfaunger' s/east end said Widow's house and barn and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the town would accept of a draftway laid out by the selectmen beginning a little westerly of the house of Joshua Stevens with a stake and stones and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the tom would accept of a road laid out by the selectmen beginning at ye high plain and so onto Tewksbury by Joseph Baylie's and it passed on the negative.
The said town meeting was adjourned to ye 15th day of this inst. month at 12 of the clock. Ye said day ye town met ye abovesaid day and it was voted to see if ye town would accept of Peter Pevey to serve the town as Constable for Joshua Foster, who was chose Constable on said day and it passed in the af- firmative.
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At a lawful town meeting of ye freeholders and others of the inhabitants Esq. of the Town of Andover convened on the 13th day of May 1745, Jehn Osgood/was chosen Moderator of said town meeting.
It was voted to see if the town would lay down or discontinue a draftway formerly laid out from Joshua Stevens' house into the tom road near the place commonly called the Pople Hole, which was land through John Stevens' and Tim- othy Stevens' land and John Barnard's land and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the town are willing to accept of a town road laid out from Wood Hill to Tewksbury Line near Joseph Baylie's land, it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the town would allow the petitioners their charges they were at about said way, which was ten pounds old tenor, they paying back the ten pounds old tenor if there should be a jury(?) sent upon said way and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the . town will hear and answer the petition of Nathaniel Lovejoy Jr. and others and the said petition was dismissed.
At a lawful town meeting of the freeholders and otherx of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover convened on the 16th day of September 1745, Capt. fim- othy Johnson was chosen Moderator for said town meeting.
It was voted to see if the town would allow Robert Swan liberty to run his fence straight to take in the old claypits at Miller's Meadow, he allowing the town liberty to dig clay in his own land adjoining to said old claypits so far as a committee shall judge convenient. He, said Swan, a convenient pair of draw bars for people to pass and repass to make bricks there and to carry said bricks and clay, said Swan allowing ye town liberty to fence a yard to make bricks/ on there.
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Daniel Dane, Lt. Nathaniel Frye, Jonathon Farnum were chose a committee to bound said Swan's land adjoining to ye aforementioned old claypits so far as they shall think it convenient for the town to dig clay in.
I, Henry Ingalls, enter my desent against all the votes that passed con- cerning the old claypits and Robert Swan's land.
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At a lawful annual town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Andover convened on the 3rd day of March 1745/6. John Osgood Esq. was chosen Moderator for said town meeting. Benjamin Stevens was chosen Town Clerk, for the year ensuing.
It was voted to see if said town would raise 260 pounds old tenor to de- fray ye town's necessary charges ye ensuing year and it passed on ye affirmative.
It was voted to see if ye town would mend their highways ye ensuing year as in some years past and it was passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if ye town would raise about 200 pounds old tenor to mend their highways the year ensuing and it passed on the affirmative.
It was voted to see if the swine may go at large on ye common the year ensuing if yoked and ringed as the law directed and it passed on the affirmative. At said meeting Samuel Asten Jr., Thomas Farnum Jr., Sherebiah Ballard, Daniel Hutchison, Thomas Abbott Jr., Benjamin Asten, James Holt, these were chosen a committee to clear the fish courses in Andover for the fish called "alewives" of the year ensuing.
Said town meeting was adjourned to the 17th day of said month at 10 of the clock in forenoon.
At said town meeting, it was voted to see if ye town would open a bridle or dirt road laid out by ye selectmen from John Foster's to Benjamin Abbott's bridge so called to an open town road and to be opened by the last of October next ensuing and it passed on ye affirmative.
At said town meeting, it was voted to see if ye town would accept of a road laid out by ye selectmen beginning at ye west end of Wood Hill to Tewksbury Line to Nathaniel Dayle's and it was passed on ye affirmative.
At said town meeting, it was voted to see if ye town would have their school (?) kept in ye center of ye town and it passed on ye negative.
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At ym said town meeting it was voted to see if ye town would prosecute Middleton for flooding ye country road at a place called Answay and it passed on the affirmative.
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It was voted to see if ye town would (?) but one month to prosecute
Middleton for flooding said road and it passed on the affirmative.
At said town meeting Solomon Martin was chosen by ye town to prosecute Middleton for flooding said way.
At a lawful town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the tom of Andover convened on the 22nd day of September 1746.
Lt. Nathaniel Frye was chosen Moderator for said town meeting. At said town meeting Ens. John Foster, Mr. Solomon
Martain,
Ebenezer Abbot was chosen agents to appear at Newbery
Court
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Tuesday, the 30th day of this instant September to answer a presentment con- cerning a highway between Aslebe's Hill so-called and Reading Line.
At said town meeting, it was put to vote to see if the town would choose a committee to prosecute any person or persons that have or may dig clay in Mr. Swan's land by the claypit at Millers
1?) Meadow, which was re- served for the town's use and it passed in the negative.
At a lawful town meeting of the freeholders and other of the inhabitants of the tom of Andover convened on the 5th of December 1746.
Mr. John Johnson was chosen Moderator for said town meeting.
It was put to vote to see if the town would make allowance for a road
bauld laid through said Foster's land over (?) Hill and it was passed in the negative.
And it was put to vote to see if ye town would make said Asa Foster amendation for a road over through his land by Little Hope and it passed in the negative.
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At said town meeting it was put to vote to see if the town would reconsider the vote passed about making Mr. Asa Foster amendation for road laid through his land by Little Hope and it passed in the affirmative.
And it was put to vote to see if the town would refer it to the selectmen to agree with Mr. Asa Foster and it passed in the affirmative.
At a lawful annual town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Andover convened on the 2nd day of March 1746-7.
Capt. Timothy Johnson was chosen Moderator for said town meeting.
Benjamin Stevens was chosen Town Clerk for the year ensuing.
It was put to vote to see if the town would raise about 260 pounds old tenour to defray the said town's necessary charges ye ensuing year and it passed on the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if swine may go at large on the common the year ensuing if yoked and ringed as the law directs and it passed on ye affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would open a road from Hezekiah Love- joy's over Pond Meadow Brook to -(3) hill and over (?) in case bauld bauld of Asa Foster give bond to securethe town from any charge about it and it passed on the affirmative.
Said town meeting was adjourned to the 16th of this instant month at 1 of the clock in the afternoon and then the meeting began again.
At said town meeting it was put to vote to see if the town would riase about 260 pounds of tenour to mend their highways the year ensuing and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the wages of men, oxen and cart shall be as they were the last year and it passed on the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would accept of private way laid through Capt. Timothy Johnson's land at the north end of the great pond in lieu
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of a way laid through said Capt. Johnson's Land which lay on the south side of his son Samuel's house and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would allow to the southeasterly part proportion of schooling and it passed in the affirmative. of the town their
At a lawful town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the tom of Andover convened on the 27th day of April 1747.
John Osgood Esq. was chosen Moderator for said town meeting.
It was put to vote to see if the town would alter a bridle road leading from Nathan Chandler's part of the way to the meetinghouse that is to say after the said road from that place so that it begins at a gate about midway between south said Chandler's and Joseph Baxby's to/southeasterly through said Chandler's land, at a place called Soumek Hole, so on the same course through said Baxby's land on ye west side of marked tree to the abovesaid bridle path and it passed in the negative.
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At said tom meeting it was put to vote to see if the town would give in their reasons why the ferrymen's fees on Merrimake River should not be raised and it passed in the affirmative.
It was voted likewise that selectmen should give in the reasons why the ferrymen's fees should not be raised.
It was put to vote to see if town would allow Mr. Zebariah Chandler and other petitioners their costs they have been at rating to the abovesaid road and it passed in the negative.
At a lawful annual town meeting of freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Andover convened on the 7th day of March 1747/8.
John Osgood Esq. was chosen Moderator for said town meeting.
Benjamin Stevens was chosen Town Clerk for the year ensuing.
It was put to vote to see if the tom would raise about 260 pounds old tenor to defray the said town's charges the year ensuing and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would raise 520 pounds old tener for mending the said town's highways the year ensuing and ten shilings per day old tenor for each man and proportion for teams and carts and it passed in the af- firmative.
The said town meeting was adjourned unto Tuesday, the 15th day of this instant, March at 10 of the clock in the forenoon.
And then said tom met again.
It was put to vote to see if the swine may go on said town's common land the year ensuing if well yoked and ringed and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would mend their highways the year ensuing as they have in some years past and it passed in the affirmative.
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It was put to vote to see if the tom would limit particular places to catch fish called "alewives" where the fish courses are in said rowrand it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would accept of Mr. Mam Blunt to send constable the year ensuing in the room of Lt. Heacry Abbot of that who was as long tabes
chosen Constable at our last town meeting, and it passed in the affirmative.
lays It was put to vote to see if the tom would alter a road that laid through Mr. Barnard's land and it passed in the negative.
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It was put to vote to see if the town would choose a committee to reckon with the selectmen and it passed in the affirmative, to see how they have dis- posed of the money raised year past. Mr. Zebadiah Chandler, Capt. Joseph Hencey Gibson and Mr. Ingalls were chosen to reckon with selectmen.
It was put to vote that the tom would allow the selectmen their costs and charge they expended in opposing the road laid out by order of court and it passed in the affirmative.
If was put to vote to see if the town would discontinue a draftway that leads to Nathan Chandler's land and so far through Joseph Bixby's land til you come to the way where the courtscometh laid to where the south meetinghouse and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote tà see if the town would accept of a driftway that leads from Dane Robinson's to Joseph Robinson's by John Barker's Jr. dwelling house and it passed in the negative.
At a lawful town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Andover met at the North Meetinghouse in said town on April the 7th, 1748, at 3 of the clock in the afternoon.
John Osgood Esq. was chosen Moderator for said meeting.
Joshua Frie was chosen Town Clerk for the year ensuing. survaior or surveyors It was put to vote to see if the Town would choose a fumich or furnishings oathes in the room of some mam that neglected to take their ? ? and it passed in the negative.
At a lawful annual town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants Qualified of the Town of Andover called for iy voting in Town Meeting as the law directs met on Monday, the 5th of March at 9 o'clock in the morning of A.D. 1748/9. John Osgood, Esq. was chosen Moderator for said meeting.
Joshua Frie was chosen Town Clerk for the year ensuing.
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Said meeting was adjourned to the 13th of March inst. at 1 of the clock and then met.
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It was put to vote to see if the town would raise 400 pounds old tenor to defray the town charges for the year ensuing and it passed in the affirmative. It was put to vote to see if the swine may go at large the year ensuing if well yoked and ringed and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would raise 520 pounds old tenor to mend their highways the year ensuing and it passed in the affirmative. Viz. 10 shillings per day for men, 5 shillings per day for ayoke of oxen, and 2 shillings per day for carts, all in old tenor.
It was put to vote to see if the tom would appoint the particular place in Cocheck Brook for people to catch the fish called "alewives" and it passed in the affirmative, and all parts of the brook from the pond to the river
are forbidden only from Joseph Parker's Grist Mill down to the Beit? in the Brig country road where it leads to Bradford. All persons are likewise forbidden to catch any of the fish called "alewives" in the gutters that lead around the west end of said Grist Mill dam.
Benjamin Barker III, Capt. James Frie and Josiah Osgood were chosen a com- mittee to prosecute those who catch my of the fish called "alewives" in any part of Cocheck Brook that is forbidden by the tom.
It was put to vote to see if the town would appoint particular days for catching the fish called "alewives". It passed in the affirmative. Viz. 5 days in every week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Daniel Hutchinson, Benjamin Moore and John Stevens Jr. were chosen a com- mittee to clear the fish course from Blanchards Pond to Meremack River. All personsaare forbid to taking any of the fishqcalled "alewives" between the brig by samuel Abbots and the river.
It was put to vote to see if the town would forbid all persons from catch- ing any of the fish called "alewives" in any of the fish gutters by the mill
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It was put to vote to see if the town would raise 400 pounds old tenor to defray the town charges for the year ensuing and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the swine may go at large the year ensuing if well yoked and ringed and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would raise 520 pounds old tenor to mend their highways the year ensuing and it passed in the affirmative. Viz. 10 shillings per day for men, 5 shillings per day for ayoke of oxen, and 2 shillings per day for carts, all in old tenor.
It was put to vote to see if the tom would appoint the particular place in Cocheck Brook for people to catch the fish called "alewives" and it passed in the affirmative, and all parts of the brook from the pond to the river are forbidden only from Joseph Parker's Grist Mill down to the Beit? in the
Brig country road where it leads to Bradford. All persons are likewise forbidden to catch any of the fish called "alewives" in the gutters that lead around the west end of said Grist Mill dam.
Benjamin Barker III, Capt. James Frie and Josiah Osgood were chosen a com- mittee to prosecute those who catch my of the fish called "alewives" in any part of Cocheck Brook that is forbidden by the tom.
It was put to vote to see if the town would appoint particular days for catching the fish called "alewives". It passed in the affirmative. Viz. 5 days in every week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Daniel Hutchinson, Benjamin Moore and John Stevens Jr. were chosen a com- mittee to clear the fish course from Blanchards Pond to Meremack River. All personsaare forbid to taking any of the fishqcalled "alewives" between the brig by Samuel Abbots and the river.
It was put to vote to see if the town would forbid all persons from catch- ing any of the fish called "alewives" in any of the fish gutters by the mill
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It was put to vote to see if the tom would build a center school house and it passed in the negative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would raise 520 pounds old tenor to mend their highways and it passed in the affirmative. Viz. 10 shillings per day for men, 5 shillings per day for a pair of oxen, and 2 shillings per day for carts, all in old tenor.
It was put to vote to see if the town would except of a road laid out by the selectmen southerly of Capt. William Lovejoy's and it passed in the affirm- ative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would except of a road laid out by the selectmen by Timothy Holt's and it passed in the negative.
It was put to vote to see if the tom would except of a road laid out by the selectmen on the north side of Holt's Hill and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would except of a road laid out by cros the selectmen from Daniel Colbe's hogs house to the road that leads from Lt. Nickles Holt's to Capt. Nathaniel Frie's and it passed in the af- firmative.
It was put to vote to see if the tom would except of a road laid out by Boxford the selectmen by Ephram Lahoy's house to Foster's Line and it passed in the af- firmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would alter a road that leads from Dane's Benjamin Stevens's to Daniel Nameis to where it is now trod and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would discontinue a road that leads from Joseph Parker Jr. 's to Foster's atdo? Hey and so to the road that leads from Benjamin Barker's Jr. to the tail of the pond and it passed in the affirmative.
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It was put to vote to see if the town would pass a voate to lay out a road from the road that leads from Nathaniel chickering to Daniel Ingal's according to the petition of Capt. Timothy Johnson and others and it passed in the negative. It was put to vote to see if the town would appoint a particular place on Cochechock Brook for catching the fish called "alewives" and it passed in the af- firmative, and all parts of said brookis forbidden from the pond to the river brig only in the main brook from Joseph Parker Jr.'s Grist Mill to the deig in the country road that leads to Bradford.
It was also voted that no persons shall catch any of the fish called "ale- wives" in any of the fish gutters by the mill on Shawsheen River and all persons are forbidden from catching any of the fish called "alewives" at Ratelsnake Mill.
It was also voted that no person shall catch any of the fish called "alewives" in Blanchard's Pond Brook from the bridge by Nathaniel Abbott's to the river.
At a lawfull town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the tom of Indover qualified for voting in town meetings as the law directs met at the North Meetinghouse in said tom on thursday the 8th of November at 1 of the clock 1750 in the afternoon.
Capt. Timothy Johnson was chosen Moderator for said meeting.
It was put to vote to see if the tom would do anything towards the support of Sarah Marsh and it passed in the negative.
At a lawfull annual tom meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Andover qualified for vating in town meetings as the law directs met at the North Meetinghouse in said town on Monday the 4th of March 1750 at 9 of the clock forenoon.
John Osgood Esq. was chosen Moderator for said meeting.
Joshua Frie was chosen Town Clerk for the ensuing year.
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Said meeting was adjourned to Thursday the 14th current of said of the clock forenoon and then met.
It was put to vote to see if the town would raise money to defray the town charges the year ensuing and it passed in the negative.
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It was put to vote to see if swine may go at large on the common lt if yoked and ringed as the law directs and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would mend their highways as in years past and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would raise 120 pounds to mend their highways the ensuing year and it passed in the affirmative, that is, to be worked out in the method following: that is, 2 shillings per day for a man, 1 shilling per day for a yoke of oxen, and sixpence for carts. a
It was put to vote to see if the town would except of the altering of the road that leads from Bodwill's to the road that leads by John Poor's house and except of the road laid out by the selectmen so from said ferry by the west end of the said Poor's house and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would except of a town road laid out Jr.'s by the end of John Poor's dwelling house to Bargard'sGate and it passed in the affirmative.
altering It was put to vote to see if the town would except of the offering and lay- ing out of a road between the land of Thomas Phelp's and Henry Phelp's and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would except of a road laid through Dr. Nemiah Abbott's land, Thomas Abbot's, Asa Foster and Nathaniel Phelp's land and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would except a road laid from the
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road that leads from Samuel Chickreng's to Daniel Ingal's between Moses Ingal's and Thomas Abbot's land and it passed in the affirmative.
It was put to vote to see if the town would do anything towards the support of Sarah Marsh and it passed in the negative.
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