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Attest ASA JOHNSON Town Clerk
At a Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Jany 16th 1843
To See what disposition the Town would make of the surplus revenue money now in the hands of the Treasurer of the Common wealth the, Note which the Town of Tisbury holds against the Commonwealth for said money expires November 30th 1842.
Jonathan Luce Moderator Charles G Athearn Clerk, Protem. Voted to hire, the Money to the State. Viz. the Surplus, money, the Vote was doubted and lost by a majority of two twenty against, eighteen.
CHARLES G ATHEARN Clerk Protem
Motion by Mr Vincient, and,
1 Voted that the surplus revenue be brot home and divided according to the Population.
2ª Voted that the Town Treasurer be the agent to bring the Money home and deposit it in his office
3d Voted that ten dollars be allowed to C G Athearn to take the number of the Inhabitants by the first of April next and make his re- turns to the Select men of sd Town
4 Voted that the Clerk be instructed to notify the Treasurer to call the money home.
Tisbury Jany 16th 1843
Attest ASA JOHNSON Town Clerk
At a legall Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden at the Babtist Vestry in the Village of Holmes Hole on the 17th day of april 1843 for the Choice of Town Officers and the transaction of other necessary Business, Johnathan Luce Jr was chosen Moderator and Par- menas Parsons Town Clerk (sworn) for the ensuing year - on Motion
Voted To adjourn the meeting forthwith to the wharf Store situated on the Beach at the head of the Holmes Hole Harbour Met according to Adjournment and proceeded to the choice of Select Men for the ensuing year the following persons were
578
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted for and chosen Viz
Select Men
Presberry Norton Harriff Mayhew Jeremiah Manter
Voted That the treasurer be also a Collecter of Taxes
Voted for Town Treasurer & collecter of Taxes - Charles Cottle.
Voted. that the discount specified by Law be allowed for the prompt payment of Taxes the ensuing year
Voted. that the Collecter of Taxes receive as a compensation Three pr ct for the collecting of Taxes the ensuing year -
Voted. that the Town Treasurer receive Eight dollars for all servises which he may render whilst acting in the Capacity of Treasuer the ensu- ing year. -
Voted & chose for Examining school Committee for the ensuing year the following persons viz
for Holmes Hole Leroy M. Yale
North Shore Davis Cottle West Tisbury W™ A. Mayhew
Voted for Surveyors of Highways Nathan Smith
(sworn)
Horatio G. Norton (sworn)
Wm H Davis Ulysus P. Luce
Johnathan Athearn
Voted for Constables James D Peakes (sworn)
Alponzo Luce
Voted for Field Drivers Tristam Luce
Chas G. Smith (sworn)
Manuell Joseph
Shubael Weekes Jr
Benjamin F. Smith
Constant Norton
Ulysus P. Luce
Voted for Fence Viewers Tristam Luce
Thos. H Smith George Dunham
Voted for Surveyors of Lumber
William Andrews Wm A Robinson James D. Peekes Davis Look
579
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted for Surveyors of Wood & Bark Ira Dexter
Charles G Smith (sworn)
Voted for Pound Keepers
Presberry Luce Huvvy Luce
Voted for Committee on acounts Thos L. Barrows
Voted That the Town Treasurer be Authorised to Loan the Surplus Revenue unto the Secretary of the Commonwealth for a Term not ex- ceeding Five years at 5 pr ct per Anum.
Voted To Adjourn this Meeting to the 6th of May next at 1 O Clock P. M. then to meet at this same place
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk.
Pursuant to A Legall notice from James D Peekes Constable of Tis- bury and by his producing A Vernire from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Barnstable to draw one Suitable Man of good Morall character to serve at Sª Court as Traverse Jury. (S. Court to be held at Barnstable within and for Sd county of Barnstable & Dukes County on the 9th May 1843 -)
The Select Men and Town Clerk being present at Sd Meeting holden April 28th 1843 drew from the Jury Box the name of Charles Smith, to serve at Sª Court as Traverse Jury
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
Met according to Adjournment May 6th 1843 the Meeting was Call'ª to order by the Moderator and then proceeded to the choice of Town Officers for the ensuing year and also to the transaction of other Important Business - The following persons were Voted for and chosen Select Men viz
Tristram Luce sworn to the office of Select Men & Assessors Eliakim Norton sworn by B. Allen Justice of Peace as appears Wm S Vincent sworn by certificate to the office of Assesor P. Parsons Voted For Town Treasurer Charles Cottle (sworn)
Voted That the Treasurer be appointed A collecter of Taxes
Voted For Prudential School Committee
Alfred Norton North East
Willard Luce Wm H Davis W_ Athearn Chas. West North Holmes Hole
580
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted That the Standing School Committee consult with the Pru- dential Committee in relation to the procuring of Teachers
Voted For Fence Viewers Barnard Luce James Cleavland (sworn)
(sworn)
Voted For pound Keepers
Barnard Luce (sworn)
Hillyard Norton
Voted For Hog Reeves
Chas A Luce Chas G Luce
Voted Surveighers of Highways Sanford Vincent (sworn May 10th) Chas Look
Voted For Constable Wm Andrews
Voted For Field Drivers Huvvy Luce (sworn May 9th) Timothy B Lovell
Voted For surveighers of Lumber James D Peekes (sworn May 9th)
John W. Howland (sworn May 12th) Davis Look
Wª Robinson (sworn May 8th)
For County Treasurer Davis Cottle Two Votes 2
Wm A Mayhew Twenty seven 27
Solaman Athearn One
1
James A Jones One 1
Barnard Luce One 1
Total
32
Voted That the report of the Committee On Accounts be accepted Voted That the sum of Two dollars & thirteen cents Standing against Charles Smith (formauly Collecter of Taxes) be discharged
Voted That the Town Treasurer be Authorisd to employ an Attorney to aid him in collecting debts now due the Town
Voted That the Town Treauser consult an Attorney as regards the Legality of the Bonds that have been given by delinquent Collecters
Voted That Charles Smith be a Committee on part of the Town and Thos Barrows on the part of Eliakim Norton to make deposal Of A charge Of Thirty two dollars now Standing against Sd Norton formally Collecter of Taxes - & report forthwith
Voted That Thos. Bradley be Agent for the Town to present before the above committee Information respecting the aforsaid claim
581
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
- Voted That the sum of Nine hundred dollars ($900) be raisd for the support of The Towns poor & for Incidentall charges
Voted That the sum of Five hundred & fifty dollars be raisd for sup- port of Public Schools.
The Committee on the case of Eliakim Norton report that they have decided that Sd Norton pay to the Town the sum of Eighteen dollars & be discharged from the before Mentiond claim Mr Norton agrees to this dission
Voted That the sum of Two hundred dollars be raisd for the the re- pairs of High Ways Town Ways & Bridges
Voted That the Town Treasurer with the advice & consent of the select Men Loan out the surplus Revenue unto Individuals in sums not exceeding Five hundred dollars on good security
Voted That Guide Boards be erected in the Town of Tisbury under the direction of the select men
Voted That the poor of the Town be entrusted to the Care of no per- son who is not an Inhabitant of the Town of Tisbury
Voted That the report of the School Committee be Accepted
Voted That the Meeting ajourn without day
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
Pursuant to A Notice from James D Peekes Constable of Tisbury and by his producing a Vernire from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, The Select Men and Town Clerk Assembled at the House of Par- menas Parsons to draw from the Jury Box Six good & Lawful Men to serve as Grand Jurors & five Men who are of like qualification to serve as Traverse Jurors at the Court of Common Pleas of this Commonwealth within and for the County of Dukes County to be holden at Edgartown on the last Monday of May 1843 - The following persons were legally drawn May 13th
Grand Jurors Franklin Gray Asa Johnson
Timothy Luce Nathan Mayhew
David Smith Tristam Luce Jr
Traverse Jury Frederick Smith Eliakim Norton
Hiram Dexter Thomas Barrows
John Holmes
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
582
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At a Legall town Meetting holden on the 31st of May 1843 at the Wharf Store Situated on the long Beach in Holmes Hole for the purposes specified in the warrant. The following Votes were passd in the affirm- ative
Voted For Moderator Presbury Norton
Voted That the Town take measures to provide a Habitation for Mr John Lewess who has called upon the Town for assistince
Voted That the Select Men are Authorisd to procure a Habitation for the said J. Lewess at the expence of the Town
Voted That the Select Men are also Authorisd to appropriate any money that is not now appropriated belonging to the Town and if neces- sary hire such sum as will be sufficient, to carry into execution the fore- going Vote
Voted To adjourn without day -
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
Pursuant to a Legal Notice from James D Peakes Constable of Tis- bury the Select Men and Town Clerk assembled at the Town Clerks office on the 6 " of Sept 1843 for the purpose of drawing from the Jury Box four good and Lawfull Men to serve as Petit Jurors at the Court of Common Pleas of this Commonwealth to be holden at Edgartown on the last Monday of September 1843
The following persons were accordingly drawn
Peter Norton Edmund Cottle Truman Allen Jr Presberry Luce Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
At a Legall Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to Vote in Elections. for Govenor Lieutenant Governor Senators and Representatives in General Court holden at the Union Wharf Store in the Town of Tisbury on Monday the 13 " of Nov A D 1843 at 9 O. Clock A M being the Second Monday of Sd Month and the Sixty years of the Independence of the United States -
Said Inhabitants being assembled for the purpose of giving in their Votes for Govenor Lieut. Gov & Senator for Dukes and Nantucket County and Representative to General Court to be holden on the first wednesday of Jany Next and also to bring in their Votes for a Repre- sentative to the Congress of the United States for District No. Ten Gave in their Votes as follows
583
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Marcus Morton ninety
90
For Gov" George N. Briggs
Sixty Eight 68
Samuell E. Sewall
fourteen
14
Leut Govr John Reed Sixty Seven
67
William Jackson fourteen
14
Henry Childs Ninety
90
Senator for William Bunker
ninety
90
Dukes & Nant
Benjamin Davis fourteen
14
couny
Obed Barney
Sixty Seven
67
Votes Sampson Perkins
Eighty nine
89
For Representive Joseph Grinnell Sixty five
65
to Congress for
Caleb Belcher
thirteen
13
Districk No 10 John Reed
One
1
Ballots 168
Voted To send a Representative to represent this Town in the next General Court to be holden in Boston on the fourth Wednesday of Jany next - after Balloting a number of times and not being able to Effect any Choice I was.
Voted To adjourn the meeting without day
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden in the Wharf Store in Holmes Hole on the 13th day of November 1843 to See if the Town will Vote hereafter to hold the Meetings for the choice of Electors for the President and Vice President of the United States and Members of Congress alternately in the eastern and Western parishes It was
Voted 1st To Choose a Moderator to preside at Said Meeting Johna- than Luce, was according Chosen
Voted 2ª That the (before Mentioned subject) be postponed untill the next Anuall Meeting then and there to be brought up for further con- sideration
Voted 3ª To adjourn without day
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
Personally appeard before me Thos N. Hillman and took the oath prescribd by Law as a collector of Taxes for the Town of Tisbury in the place of W Andrews deceasd
PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
584
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
A legall Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury was holden in the Wharf Store at Holmes Hole on the 13th day of Nov 1843 at 1/4 past 3 O. Clock P M for the following purpose Viz To See if the Town will Vote to remonstrate against the petition of Richard Flanders and others in relation to the laying out a County Road. and also to choose a Moderator to preside at Sd Meeting - After reading the Warrant
Voted & Chose Jonathan Luce Moderator -
Voted To adjourn the Meeting without day -
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk.
At a legall Meeting of the qualified Voters Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden at the Wharf Store in the Village of Holmes Hole on Monday the 27th day of November 1843 for the purpose of bringing in there Votes for One Representative to represent the Town of Tisbury in the Next General court after one Ballotting and no Choice being effected It was movd & Seconded that the Meeting ajourn without day. to be determind by the yeas & nays of the House - A Majority being in favour of the adjournment. It was declared A Vote & the Meeting adjournd accordingly
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS
At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden at the Baptist meeting House in the village of West Tisbury on the first day of April 1844. for the choice of Town Officers and transacting other necessary business Charles Smith was Chosen Moderator & Alphonso D Luce Town Clerk (sworn) for the ensuing year. on motion
Voted to keep open the Polls for County Treasurer untill one o clock PM
Voted to lay the anual Report of the select Men on the table to be called up and acted upon at the adjournment of this Meeting
Voted to accept the list of the persons for jurors as prescribed by the Select Men
Voted and chose for William A Mayhew
Select Men George Dunham sworn
Alfred Norton
Voted that the Select Men act as assesors and overseers of the Poor
Voted that the town Treasurer be allowed eight dollars for his services
Voted and chose Parmenas Parsons Town Treasurer
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
585
Votes for County for William A Mayhew Sixty one 61
Treasurer were for Charles Smith
One 1
62
Voted - to hear the report of the School Committee which was ac- cordingly read and accepted
Voted to accept the bills of W- A Mayhew and Davis Cottle 10,,00
51,00
$1500
for services rendered as school Committee
Voted for School Committee Wm A Mayhew - S. E.
M. P. Butler - H. H.
Davis Cottle ~ N. S
Voted for surveyers of Highways
Chas Smith for E. district sworn
Wm S Vincent S - Do (sworn)
Wm N. Gray 66 NW - Do
Eliakim Norton " North - Do
Chas Look " N. W. -- Do
Voted that the surveyers of highway have no extry pay
Voted for Constables Thos N. Hillman „sworn// Jabez Luce
Voted for Pound Keepers Bernard Luce (sworn)
Thos N. Hillman
Voted for Fence Viewers Bernard Luce sworn
Jas Look sworn
Jas Cleaveland sworn
Shubal Luce
Chas Look
Voted for surveyers of Lumber
Jas D. Peakes sworn
Jn.º. W. Howland
Davis Look
John Lumbert
Voted for field drivers
M. P. Butler Natham Smith Hovey Luce
586
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted for surveyers of Wood & Bark
Bartlett Allen sworn
Ira Dexter
Voted for Hog Reaves Henry Mantor Sylvanus Mantor John Hursell Isaac Daggett
Voted that the sum for collecting taxes be set at auction
Voted that Bartlett Allen be and was chosen collecter of Town taxes at 3 pr ct by giving Bonds „Sworn,,
Voted to appropriate so much of the surplus revenue as is required to take up the Towns Notes
Voted to appropriate such a quantity of the surplus revenue as would be required to build a town house
Voted that a committee of five be chosen to define the location of said house the same at the adjourned Meeting
Viz Jas Look
Bernard Luce
Bartlett Allen
Thos Bradley Alfred Norton
Voted the eleventh article in the warrant be indefinately postponed
Voted that the Select men lay out a road in the village of Holmes Hole Beginning at the town road and leading to the county road
Voted that Richard G Luce Thos Bradley & Thos Barrows be a com- mittee to assist the Select Men in laying out said road
Voted that Chas Cottles Bill be laid over to the adjournment
Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the last monday in April at 1 oclock P M at this House
Attest ALPHONSO D. LUCE Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Tisbury holden at the baptist meeting house in the western Parish April 26- 1844 for the purpos of Voting for one special County commissioner the whole number of Votes given in were five for Bartlett Allen five 5
Pursuant to a legal notice from Thomas N Hillman Constable of Tis- bury and by his producing a vernire from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Barnstable to draw one Suitable Man of good Moral character to serve at Sª Court as Travers Juror said Court to be holden at Barn-
587
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
stable within and for (Sd County of Barnstable & Dukes County on the day of May 1844)
The Select men and Town Clerk being present at Sd meeting holden April 26# 1844 drew from the jurors Box the name of Shubael Weeks 2ª to Serve at Sª Court as Travers juror
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
Personally appeared Geo. Dunham & Alfred Norton before me and took the oath prescribed by law as assessors
Tisbury April 26 - 1844 ALPHº D LUCE Town Clerk
Met according to adjournment April 29. 1844
the meeting was called to order by the Clerk and William Davis chosen moderator
Voted & chose Alphonso D Luce Town Treasurer sworn
Voted for Prudential School Committee William Athearn for S. E. District
James Look " S Do
William H Davis " N. W. Dc
Alfred Norton " N. E Do
Bartlett Allen " H Hole S Do
John Holmes
" N Do
Voted for Surveyer of Highway Shubel Weeks 2ª
Voted and chose for field drivers
Thomas Cathcart (sworn)
Samuel Thompson (sworn)
Ge.º Dunham
Zephaniah Bennett
Jas. D Peaks,, (sworn)
Moses T Cromwell
Voted and chose for Surveyer of Lumber Wm A Robinson
Voted and chose for Constables Jas D Peakes sworn Alph. D Luce sworn
Voted and chose for Hog Reaves Alphonso D Luce Asa Johnson
Voted to raise the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) for the support of public Schools
588
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted to balance the Treausers books in account with Jas. D Peakes Collecter for the year 1835
Voted that the account with John Cottle for the year 1835 standing against Jas D Peakes for which he has vouchers be eraced and balanced
Voted that the account standing against George Athearn be also Balanced
Voted that one thousand dollars ($1000.) be raised for the Support of poor and incidental charges
Voted that two hundred dollars [$200,) be raised for the repairs of Highways
Voted to reconsider the votes passed at the anual meeting relative to appropriating certain sums of the surpluss revenue for building a town house and taking up the town notes
Voted that the surpluss revenue now in the possession of the town be divided among the several School districts according to the population for the purpose of Education
Voted that each district transmit to the clerk a list of the inhabitance in sd district before the first day of July next with their names written at full length
Voted the prudential School committee be officers for the above pur- pose
Voted that the Select men divide the Surpluss revenue among the several districts by the first of August 1844
Voted to Allow Charles Cottle ten dollars ($10.) for services in tak- ing care of the surplus revenue
Voted that the Select men be directed to erect Guide board in the town of Tisbury
Voted to remit the taxes of Thos. Waldrons Est an of Elisha Dunham
Voted that the Select men dispose of the poor according to their judgment
Voted to adjourn
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
Pursuant to a legal notice from Thomas N Hillman Constable of Tis- bury and by his producing a vernire from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas the select men assembled at the baptist meeting house in the west parish to draw from the jurors Box six good and lawful men to serve as Grand jurors and five men of like qualifications to serve as Traverse Jurors at the court of Common Pleas of this Commonwealth
589
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
within and for the County of Dukes County to be holden at Edgartown on the last monday of May 1844 the following persons were legally drawn
May 11th 1844 Grand Jurors
Charles Baxter Charles West
Hovey Luce Jonathan Athearn
Charles Luce Charles G Athearn
Traverse Jurors Ge.º. W Cleaveland
William A Robinson
Theodore Luce
Washington Adams
Shubael Luce
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
Pursuant to a legal notice from Thomas N Hillman Constable of Tis- bury the select men and Town Clerk assembled at the selectmen's office on the 23 day of September 1844 for the purpose of drawing from the jurors Box five good & lawful men to serve as Petit Jurors at the Court of common Pleas of this Commonwealth to be holden at Edgartown on the last monday of Said month the following persons were accordingly drawn Robert Athearn David Nickerson William Look Harriph Mayhew and Charles A Luce
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections for Governor Lieu Gov- erner and Senator & representative in General Court, holden at the bap- tist meeting house in the west parish on Monday the 11th of Novembr 1844 at 11 oclock A M being the Second monday of Sd month S.ª inhab- itants did then & there give in their votes as follows
For Governor Ge.º. Bancroft
ninety six 96
Ge .. N Briggs
eighty six 86
Samuel E Sewell
twelve 12
194
For Lieu Govr
Henry H Childs ninety seven
97
John Reed
eighty five 85
William Jackson
twelve
12
194
590
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
For Senator for Nantucket
Walter Hillman ninety seven
William Mitchael eighty five 85
& Dukes Co
Oliver C Gardner
twelve 12
194
For Representative
Edward Green ninety six
96
to Congress 1 Joseph Grinnell eighty five 85
Caleb Belcher 10
10
For Electors at large
Gayton P Osgood of Andover eighty nine
S. C. Allen of Northfield eighty nine
Abbot Laurence of Boston
eighty three
Lewis Strong of Northampton
Joel Hayden of Williamsburg
Eight
John G Whittier of Amesbury For District
No 1 Charles G Greene eighty nine Nathan Appleton eighty three
Timothy Gilbert eight
No 2 Ebenezer H Stacy John P Allen Nathan D Chase
of Goucester Eighty nine " Manchester Lynn eighty three eight
No 3 Hiram Plummer
of Haverhill
Homer Bartlett of Lowell
Willard Brown of Do
of Charleston
Do
ninty eight eighty three eight eighty nine
No 5 J S C Knowlton Chas Allen of Do eighty three Phineas Crandall of Do eight eighty nine
No 6 H G. Newcomb William B Calhoun John Dickerson Jr
No 7 Orrin Sage Chauncy B Rising Edward Caselle of Williamstown
of Blantford eighty nine
of Worthington eighty three eight
eighty nine eighty three eight
No 4 Charles Thompson Abram R Thompson of John Fletcher
of Acton
of Worcester
of Greenfield
" Springfield eighty three " Amherst eight
97
191
591
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
No 8 Dr Antemas Brown of Medford
eighty nine
Elijah Vose of Dorchester
eighty three
Jesse Wheaton of Dedham
eight
No 9
William Baylies of West Bridgwater
eighty three
Peter H Pierce
of Middleboro
eighty nine
Laban M Wheaton of Norton
eight
No 10 John H Shaw
of Nantucket eighty nine
Seth Crowell
of Dennis eighty three
Gilbert Richmond of New Bedford eight
For Representative to Gen. Court
Matthew P Butler ninty six chosen Adjourned
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Union wharf Store on the 7th day of April 1845 for the choise of Town Officers and Transacting other necessary business Bartlett Allen was chosen Moderater & Henry Bradley Town Clerk (sworn) for the en- suing year, - on Motion -
Voted, To chose the selectmen on single ballot
George Dunham sworn
Voted, and Chosen for Select Men Alfred Norton sworn Wª A Mayhew sworn
Voted the Select men act as overseers of the poor
Voted, and Chose Alphonso Luce, Town Treasurer
Voted that the Town Treasurer be allowed Eight Dollars for his services
Voted that the collector be allowed 23/4 per cent on all Moneys paid into the Tresur
Voted that the Discount of 6 per cent for 30 days 4 per cent for 60 days & 2 per cent for 120 days be allowed for prompt payment of Taxes for the ensuing year
Voted that the Treasurer be Collector
Votes for for Wm A Mayhew Seventy six 76
County Treasurer for Bartlett Allen one
1
Leroy M Yale one. 1
78
Voted for School Committee Leroy M Yale
Edmond Cottle
Wª A Mayhew
592
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted for Surveyer Nathan Smith sworn
of High Way Wª S Vincent sworn
Wm Chase sworn
Chas Cottle
Chas Look
Voted for Constable Thos N Hillman sworn
James D Peaks sworn
Voted for Pound Keepers Barnard Luce
(sworn)
William Norton (sworn)
Voted for Fence Vewers
Charles Look
Trestram Luce (sworn)
Davis Cottle
Zepheniah Bennett (sworn) James Cleaveland (sworn)
Voted for Surveyers William A Robinson
(sworn)
of Lumber John W Howland (sworn)
James D Peaks
(sworn)
Charles Luce
(sworn)
Nathaniel N Peaks
Davis Look (sworn)
Voted for Field Drivers Moses T. Cromwell
sworn
Dennis Dexter
sworn
Nathan Smith
Hovey Luce sworn
James A Jones
Edward West sworn
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