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as superintender of the almshouse 3.237.50
There is due to the overseers of the almshouse? for their services $ 450.00
Lamounting in all 3. 8. 1226, A>
Cash Reward for the proceeds of The farm . 228.07 Cash received for Your Order - 350 .. 00 "There is Que from Nathaniel Carter a 27.20 There is dice from The commonwealth an 40.00 There is cash on hard- y. 37
Total amount 8 652.64
Leaving The almshouse in debit 8573.83 The kann was in debt in march 1834 . .. 150 .. 84
The average number of Pampers at the almshouse the past year was sixteen. All of which is respectfully submitted by Sharebich Spalding isa bodyman 2º
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Annual Town Meeting On the Manch 5-12 1838 Report of Committee on the Fournis right in The olen roud from Moore's Jovem QQ --- The committee to whom was refered the article in the warrant for Town meeting held last november respecting repairs on The Middleses Turnpike, have attended to That duty and they leave to present The following report Japon examining the situation. of the old road where the Middlessp Turnpike crosses it, at or near The site of The old Bridge over Story Brock. The commuter found The old bridge, nearly destroyed, some of the abutment stones were remain They also found The old road obstructed by the Machine shop belonging to the Heirs of fra gay, deceased which stands nearly, in The centre of the oil road. On further examinar ation your committee found Several other Buildings within The bounds of the old road which extends nearly to Capt . Adams' Hay sealed. the bounds of the old road are distinctly is be seen and There can be no doubt of their identity. - Ajour committe consulted counsel on The Town's rights and have a written opinion which accompanies This report your committee do not offer any opinion. They have confined Themselves of a statement of facts all which is Respectfully Submitted
Chelmsford march 201838
John Harwell} Lame is Pitts
Otis Adams 5 Committee
Recorded By B.F. Webster Town Click
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annual Cowon Abustina Aaron 5€ 1838 Contains
( Report of Committee on Surplus Revenus) The committee That was chosen by the town at a former town Meeting to invest The Third and fourth instalment of the surplus Revenue would report as follows Vir, The third instalment was onvous amounting to one Thousand thuinky five dollars 900 and as calls whon The Treasurer at that time were such that he must borrow money or fout orders when interest ? your committee thought if proper for the treasurer to take This money to pay the then present demands on the Uneastory, excepting The sum of two hundred dollars- The committee were instructed by The Town A Loan the money in Jums not exceeding five hundred dollars in a place, scoured by a mortgage on real estate? but your committee 1 in Counting the two hundred dollars ventured So far to depart from their instructions for par- Ticular reasons as to take as security are approon note with a good surely- The fourth instalment has never been, and will probably never fre die all which is respectfully debruttiel Sohn Butterfield Otis Adans 1 Quelunsford Mande 5 418383 Green Emerson)
Recorded by EY Walister Jours Blesk
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best of Jurors - Oct-311- 1834 The selection of the Town of chelmsford at a meeting This day held for that purpose, have Prepared a list of Savons for said Myown as Follows.
Joseph Warreng William Parker Sprake Livingston Daniel Parker Joseph Manning, Sherebich Spalding Aja Hodyman 29 Josiah & Parkhurst Herekinh Parkhurst Samuel To Hadley Joseph Bowers William Hyder Joel Roper Chelmsford Get31 st 1837
Leptowhat Parker Jonathan M. Rece Francis Richardson William Delans for Isaiah Spalding dinos Carlton Otis teams Elijah Richardson fr Francis Bush
( Alphous Spalding ) Selection Therebial Spalding Benja delams ) Chelmsford
Read and acceptin March < 1838
Recorded by The Welester Yown blesk
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Town ofcheers Chosen March 1838
The following is a list of officers Chosen Abank Stt 1838 in The Town of Chelmsford of whom an oath is by law required and the time when they severally appeared before the Town blesk and took Their respection ouths of offer offices Alltheus Spalding Selection March 54 Shareliah Spalding. and
Time of taking out
Binj'y Adams 3 Assessors
James Pitts Constables John H.young-
Abel Hunt . Town Treasure March 12th
Dit no. 1. Samuel Davis no.2. John Butterfield No 3. Joel B. Wright- no A. Rowland Johnson ) Field
Mr. 5. Sosial By an ) Drivers - - - August 10th April 2d
No 6. Benj Livingston No Y. John Harrer
No 8. Benj't Butterfield no I. Samal & wood
"Franklin Emerson? Charles Adams Fence William Gyler ) Viewers
E if Welister Eli P. Parker
Survey ors
Samuel B. Hadley J. Ke Parkhurst Henry Bryant Lumber
March 13h 16H
April 201
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when twom March 16th
Town ofícios continue offices
Nathan Buttorik
March gt
Bryant Emerson Elen. Adams Esse
Antenas Parker
Measures
of
Fact B. Wright- Henry By an Ephraim delamos
Jany 5 + 1838
I Putnam That Marshall
George Header Hervy Bryant
March 10th April 2ª
Artemas Parker Inspectors Amos Cartoon S of Lime
April 2ª
Thomas Moore Herry Bry, and Weighers of Joseph Manning Hay
Thor Parker
March 13th.
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Division of School District Mr. Y.
The Committee, appointed at a meeting of the wihabitantes of the Town of thelaw ford leg ally warned and holdem on the 5to day of Mouth 1838. for the purpose of Dividing School district not in sauce Town, met according to previous notice at The house of Seac Isaiah Spalding, and after hearing the parties procede To divide said district, and established The following bounds to wit
Beginning at The line which divide, the Your, od Westford and Thelonstood at The Stone wall which is The boundary time between lands belong- -wie to the Chelmsford Company and Levi M. Fletolur- Thence running easterly, a Stare and stones at the end of the wall on the South side of The road, called the crooked Storing road, a bout 25 rolls easterly of The house of John Lamar - The following 1 Said road & where it orodoes the line chording School district are 2. from district No. 7, 5 The rest of the bounds to remain as before establishreal.
the northerly section of said divide Bustreet to be Known hereafter by the name of School District no 10. The property in the school house and word thed and other moucable property belonging formerly to the district in common is still so considered - March 10th 1838
Otis Adams Luvias Fletcher 3 commetter -
Eli F Webster
Recorded de 8H Debeste Horn Clerk
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Electron of County Commissioners Amit 2d 1838 Commonwealth of Massachusetts et a legal meeting of the intui bitants ofthe Yron of Thelinstored in the country of ilfinale- = Sey and Commonwealth of , Massachusetts qualified by the construction to vote in Elections holde on The second day of April .I.D. 1838. it being The first monday in said month, for The purpose of giving in Their votes for county Commissioner's for The country of Middlesey, The whole number of persons who gave in their votes was ascertamed as is directed in The Revised Statutes/ Ohaft to See. 13/ thy counting The whole number of separate ballots groen in and the whole number was one hundred and seventy, eight for commissioners; and one. hundred and seventy five for special commissioners_ And the whole number of votes grown in were sorted, counted, recorded and decla. -ration Thereof made us by The constitution is directed and were for The following persons to with
for Commissioners
Caleb Butter - Thirty seven votes Server Wheeler - Thirty nine votes Simon Thompson- Fifty nine votes
Sixty votes
Tyler Bigalow Eighty votes
Joel Fuller ~
leighty votes William Livingston Seventy nine votes Stewart & Park - Forty votes Mimothy Fletcher Fifty nine votes Otis Relais asua volta For Special Commissioners Lilley Eaton -- Eighty votes Mamen Mixon - ighty volts Timothy Prescott. Eighty Tance votes
William Livingston
Twenty four votes
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Election of County Commissioners. Thail 21 /835 Jona Than Har twell __ Thirteen votes Samuel fletcher 2ª win tien votes Paul Gerrish a forty Seven votes
Selection of
Altheus Spalding Therebich Spalding Chelmsford
Aftert & J. Welester Town Block
Receitas in Town Meeting April 2d 1838 Elf Webster Gown Clarke
8.B. For Marrest of the meeting under the authority of which the aforsaid votes were given in due next page -
29/ Election of County Commissioners and Your, electing Warrant -
To either of The constables of the Tour of Thelineford in said county. Greeting ~
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachus = setts, you are hereby required to notify and was The inhabitants of The Town of Thelionsford qualified to vote in Elections and in Town afairs & meet at The Meeting House in the center of said Your on monday, The Second day of April next at One O Eloch in The afternoon, to living in Their votes to the selection for three county commise sconers on one tablet, and also for two special commissioners for the country of Middleses; and also act on The following articles (viz)
It- To choose a Moderator 2d 3cc To fill all vacant Your Offices To choose a commutter the annual Settlement with the Town Treasurers To take up the thirteenth article in the warrant for the last town muting fit being refered to This meeting and act thereon To hear and consider reports of any Committed appointed at any, former meetings and act Thereon.
To see if The Town with take measures enlange The Centre Burying Ground and act Thereou
and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies Thereof agreeably to law and the vote of the Town
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant and your doings
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Marrant Continentes Freuen is ourselves at the time and place of Meeting as afaresaid co Given under our hands and seals This 220 days of March 1.2. 1838 pheus-Spalding ) Selectone ...
Bemj's Adams Chelonsford Middlesex for Your of Chelmsford March 24th 1838. Turswant to This warrant I have notified The inhabitants of Chelmsford and Thereis required by posting who copies thereof by me attested at each of the Bullich Meet - une Houses in said thelongford and one at The Tavern of hot Moore so that the same may stand over two sabbathis being in accordance with The vote of The Town
James Pitts Constable of ?
Recorded by ET Welisten Myown cliche - - Town of Chelmsford April 2d 1838 In compliance with the foregoing warrant. The Inhabitants of The Your of Chelmsford Legally qualified to vote in Town affairs met at the time and Place Thereis Specified, where and when the following votes were passed and proceedings had to wit Those Capt Otis Adams Moderator Whose Charles Blood Surveyor of Lumber Phone Charles Blood iteasures of wood Charles Blood weigher of Hay Jefferson Loring Measures of wood yo defer choosing a Field Drive in Sint No 1. in place of Samuel Davis fre ductions) To choose three additional Fence viewers Chon Daniel Proction Fost Paul Kittredge and
Those those Potier Police.
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Town , Marting April 2cl 1838 contas capt formes Fiets Sealer of rights and theasures To choose three overseers of the work house, Those chomen at manh meeting having declined serving Lephthat Parker Robert Richardson + Forach Putnam The collection of taxes being det up at ane. Com. A. The lowest header was hed off By Lowell Hletion at tient and a mills on The dollar Lightthat Parku collection of Taxes and his this af 1cent and &mills on The dollar was acceptions Conditions composed on The collection of Taxes was Then read and ME Parker significa her accept = ance Thereto, and were as follows ii's -Conditions for the Collection of Taxes The collector is to receive nothing for collecting any tax which shall remain concollected on The last day of february 121839 and he shall make a final settlement with The Yawn Treasure on or before the first day of aman 1839 and Give bones to the acceptance of the Selection You choose a "filer Grunn in. Dist no 8. Benin Bloodfr 1 To choose a commutter of three to appraise the or. property on the town famu
Isa Hoesman 2d Sort Paul Kittridge and David Perhan said committer Cafet Otis Adams. Cli Fe Welister and Hptheus Shalling Ere a committee to make the next annual settlement with The Town Incanon What The Committee chosen to settle with the Treasurer be instructed to examine and approve. of all accounts against The Town, and Site Your clerk, Selectinen, Assessors, and collection are directed to meet with said committee and Give the said committer free access to all the Books and papers in their possession, and no
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accounts are to Be parcel is allowed wherein every choix is not Specified, and The said Committee are required to meet some day in The wreck previous in the annual meeting in thanch next for the açoresare purposes, and said committee are also required to give written publick notice/ insuch parts of the Town where The warrants for your Meetings are posted) of The time & place appoint =ed for holding said whiting C- That the committee chosen to make The next annual settlement with the Town Treasurer be constructed a board of Auditors to Guchi- the account of the Town the ensuing year What The said Auditors cause a schedule of all Bills concerning The expenses of the Town to be minted, and a copy of which to the distributed to each family in the Town Phone Francis Richardson Field Bowen for Bist no> Botul That the subject of The fett article in the warrant for this meeting be referred to a committee with power i make such repairs and alterations www They may Think necessary and report at Some future Meeting
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Chore MYcard
The selectiven said committee
The report of the committee appointed to make inquiries concerning the grievances & Those families who have suffered by The Small Pox
To accept the reports
Protiel Votrel That the sum of $ 136,00 the pair to M James N. Hadley, and $71,00 0 MM Will and Cummings in consideration of their Suffering and loss by the small pox in their families Heard the report of the committee relative to I Benjy Butterfield' class for damages
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Town Meeting , April 2ª /8.38 continuer in consequence of theting up The Sunpike To accept the report white awards the Said Buttonfile The Jews of twenty five dollars Yo negen the 6th article to a committee of Prince The Selectionen said committee That the committee aforesaid report at the next- Town Meeting To Dismiss the Meeting Otis delamos , Moderation
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Recorded By E. F. Arcluster Yown Click
Town officers Chosen April 20 1838 office Charles Blood "Surveyor of Lumber April 2℃ Charles Blood -- 2d 3 It casemers of wood " 2cl Jefferson Loving.
Charles Blood weigher of Hay - v- 2c
Daniel Proctor Paul Retteredge) fence viewers 1. 2 0℃
John Faman 2ª
Benjy Bloodh
Francis Richardson 3 Drivers
Francis B. Parku. Highway Survey on Uttay YI day 26
Otis Byan
I Report of Committee,
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The committee of whom was referred the don't article of the warrant for the last drow festingwith instructions to enquire with the situation of the families that have been afflicted with the small pox and hear The allegations, and to enquire with all The cats in The case, and reports The same at their next meeting have attended is that dirty, and submit the following are fort Nour Connetter Think Drepe here As inwent in Their report, the derks fifth section of the twenty first chapter of the revised statutes Vi. Each "town may at any meting, make suitable imovisions for the innoculation of the inhabitants of with the cow por under the dire. tion of the brand of health of each town or of a Committee chosen for That purpose, and They shall raise all necesare sumoof money, degray The heroes of such' innoculation, in The same manner as other Gown changes are
One by The authority, as above the From at a meeting of the inhabitants on The sixth day of April 1835, voted that The selection be authorized to contract The vaccination of all persons belonging to The Farve, provided The same can be done at Shawn not exceeding one hundred dollars. also wanted and granted one hundred dollars in The expenses of vaccination as above stated.
In February 1838 almost three years after The above appropriation was made, there came Changes of neglect for not carrying The above vote into effect and claims for damages against The town your committee are of
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Small Pox pinion that there has been a degree of negligent Throughout the whole transaction ._ sund quist, we are of opinion That The town. did not apremate a sum sufficient to bary the doctors for the immediate accomplishment of The vaccination, and there being no time drafted in The vote when they should accomplish it it goes to infer that The town meant & give Them Their own time of do it, in the way of Their practic. Id It appears that the committee appointed by the Fron to carry The foregoing rate into feat die immediately, take measures to de 20, as the Chairman says he immediately applied & The Doctors Retrage and Bartlett and agreed with Them of do the vaccination as soon as They could conveniently, without worry The= afich time being set, this goes to infer that the Committee Thong it The own meant, that The doctors Should accommodate their own convenciones in allem= = polishing it-
that the office and duty, of any, commetter a forced in The town for any specific business, daws ment cymine till the business is accomplished, unless being discharged by the town, and That it was not only Their duty employ the doctors to do The de vaccination;
but that they ought I have taken some measures To ascertain whether They had done it 3d there appears to have been a long delay in The Doctors from some cause or other unknown your commette in commencing the vaccination for it was almost a year ( although being cargill to, by The Chairman of the commuter ) se for They made The division of the town and commenced the business and soon finding that The matter was not good They left off and did not commence again untill the next winter it being almost two years after the whpropriation was made ty The town, Then they continued untill as
said They believed They had been & all the Houder in town and vaccinated all this is hat= stanis are called on the selection " celach 832 for their bay . - Idad The selectionen personally knowing the The vaccination had been in Progress by The Doctors Through The winter, and after anquaning f and hearing a statement from Them That they 1
had been through the town, and had vaccinatie all of the inhabitants that wished is be, and also if any wewhed or had been neglected, that They would vaccinate them without any change the individual or the town; and they, Hinking at The time that it was not necessary to make any gunther inquiries I wanted them their orders But your commetter think there was a negher in the selectionen, and They now admit ity in that, They did not require a certificate from the Committee that employed the doctors; that's The vaccination was Thoroughly done throughout The Town, and The committee would have been under the necessity of ascertaining by some means or other, if any had been neglected The appropriation being made at a meeting of The inhabitants of the town legally evermed for that purpose in April 1835 and the vaccination living in progress Thering In all parts of the town in 1837. it appears that There is no excuse for any m's not knowing who to apply to for it id neglected; and being warned of the' danger in the small pay Facing in Lowell several times since the appro- = friction was made by the Town your committee Think That Those who were mecheated by the Doctors meg lecteur a duty Themselves, in not notifying the competent authority for it untill The small boy had broken out in their families
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and aboveout There y cars after the appropriation was made ....
regard & the teabilities of towns to play the expenses of the Sunall Pax we refer you & the first section of the 224 Chant of The supplement- Is the revised Statutes; Passed , April 25tiffy, it being the only act nowin force in relation to The final Tax and all diseases dangerous of the bublick health, which is as follows : 002)
"Whenever any person corning from abroad or weirdring in any to Hat shall be unheated. or shall latelis before have been infected with the Plaque, Small Fax or any other sickness dangerous * The Public health, The board a heated of said town shall make effectual provision in the Warmer which they shall judge best for The safety of the inhabitants by removing such sich or inproteos person to a seriamente house or otherwise+ and by providing mendes and other assistance and necessaries which shall all the at the change of The benson himself, his Parents Master or Guardian if able, otherwise at the change of The Town to which The belongs; and in case such person is not an un habitant of any town in This State, Then at The change of the Commonwealth
-VI Harly says that feet. Kittredge carne to This [house] he Thinks in March 18:34 and vaccins 1 Three of his Children and That two cases only took and the other child had The small Day He says he was not at home when The Doctor Came and vaccinated his family, but his wife told him that the doctor said That he would come again in eight or ten days to see if they texto, and he dans that the stare at home at the time Set in order to be vaccinated himself, but he never came will the small Joy broke out in
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he was at home when Doct Puttredge come with and vaccinatie He Hadley's family, That the had just came from " Lyngsborough, where he had been to carry - his wife and child, and What he asked the socks when he should come. up again for he wanted to have him vaccinate his wife & child and That The Doctor told him he should come up again in for 10 days to see if it Took in 1212 ybailey's family, and Then he would vaccinate his wife & child. They Came home in three or four days and Played at home, and his wife wished & expected to be vaccinatie, but the doctor never came till after She was taken of The small pox These yourtheme say further that the south neglected fifteen other persons in that neigh bour hood that South Pierer vaccinaties after The Small Pox broke out- Therefore They say, That by The neglect of the town authorities or Their doctor They have been at all This Suffiront and expence with The small Pox- They also say, That if The town had not made The Mais= con for The vaccination they should have An it done: Being approved by Their forboysician of Their danger of neglecting if they told him That the town had made provision for it, and as They haid Their proportion of taxes in town They did not want to pay him for doing it- Wheredove They Think, Hat in right and justice The town ought I pay them some part of Their expenses, of which, The bills They have brought in against The town, do not contains one half of their actual expenses - Dock Francis nl Kittridge says that he had been to every house in school district 220. 8 excepting I.y. Fletchers and offered them the vacariation, previous to the
Vebort Continuo time of the small they' breaking out in My Head less famille. He says There were Three families that would not have it although he cried there are strong ig I do so. He admits that he did not go & every Thouse twice within for 10 days, he says he did not Think himself bound to do so , as There was no time set- in the contract with this the town's conmutter when The vaccination should be accomplish. 1 - ed. Mike says he endeavoured & vaccinate all as soon as he could conveniently, and that he thought he had done [20] as the repeatedly notice that if any had weaked if They would let him know if he would attend is it That he had no notice or complaint of neglect till The small pox broke out in Att Pbadly !! family; on hearing of which he immediately went who and vaccinated & revaccinator all That he could find that wished it, through The neighbourhood without any change~ In regard to what Is Cusinnings says who in Their conversation at M' Hadley's, he says he has no recollection of, and he don't Think The ever saw him before his wife had The small It appears That Sont Puree was pax
The attending Physician in These families previously, and at The time when The small Pay was announced to the board of health .- With regard .. A borta Pierce's author. city to present his bill against the board of health, The law provides That the board of health shall ineviel Physicians &C. and that at The first interview of Doct. Piere with the board of health, Bock Bartlett says that Saute Pierce asked him if the board of health meant to change The Physician, and he answered that he died not , as far as his opinion went, and mrs. - Served The board of health did not, and also
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Janall Day Report continues Stated that the doubted their authority, & do -la br Their right & make any change Pour committe are of opinion that the board of health did not employ the Physician and even if they had employed him , we are od opinion that it would not have made the Joun Liable to have his bill by law: "for we are of opinion that each of Them are all in hay Their bills; although under all onconstances it may appear to them is be a hard case for Them to pay them. - your committee are of ofonion that the town is not beable by law, to pary any wills relating to this case. But Ma hadley, and ANY Cummings and good activiews of the same town and society with us and there, help pay owe fourblick aus thens We Hadley and his family have suffered greatly besides the necessary expenses -- V Cummings exclusion of his expenses has met with a loss, that can not be made of to him with money Therefore under all the above circumest = ances we recommend These Gentlemen to your favourable consideration All which is respectfully submitted Phelinsford April 20 1838
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