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Voted that Fester Foster be said Agent, & director to employ such counsel & he thinks proper. Noted That the Town ace hl the doing, of the Select men in regulating the Jury Box. L'artece That the Town grant liberty of hair. Stover put into the Meeting Fiorire, without expense to the Town . Votece. That a Committee of Three be chose. To make such repairs in the Highway, as they now stand in immédiate need of.
Note That John Hyler Nather Parker Te sauce Committee Solomon How.
Then seier meeting was dissolvece Mert. Eben Sinight Town tlich
March 1529-
in the Constable I to town of Brumfield in said County. Greeting .
you are hereby required in the names of the Common= wealth of Massachusetts to notify & warm the make In habitants of said town qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to meet & assemble at this meeting house in said town on Monday the ninth day of allarak next at nines of the clock in this lovenoon, than & there to act on the fol= = lowing articles For.
It Is chooly a Moderator to preside at sai meeting.
2." To choose toun Officers for the year Enduring. 3. To raise money for the support of schools in vain vaun.
4th To raise money for this reporting roads & trident.
5th To raise money for contingent expensed- 6. To raise money for the Rev. Heath Tailles Salary and for the support of singing -
7th To determine what methods this town will a dopet to Support the in poor.
5th IF In. if the down will choises an. bent to opposes that petition of Charles Bugler & other for laying out a. road on a dopt any other measures relative to the same. 4. To see what measures the Town with adopt relative to. the duit now pending between Do John Smith and- the Town 0, 1 Primul.
16th To see if the town will direct in what manner the school money that be divided among the several districts
11+ do sie if the town will suffer Swine to go at large yokek of ringerli-
12" To see if the town will suffer horses of meat calles to go at lahou during the ensuing year.
Flere of fail not : but make du's return of this warrant with your doing therein to the Town Clerk at the time R. place within mentioned. Given an der our hands at Brim= field this sixteen the day of February at.2. 1524.
Julius Burt Bliver Blair Syman Bruce .Asa . Lincoln. Brianfielen
Select men
March 1829 continued
Hampden 11: February 21. 1829.Ihereby certify that I have. notified of warned the Inhabitants of the town of 13rimfile for the purpose within mentioned la posting up an attentie. copy of this Warrant on the Meeting houses in said town
James Brown & Constable 3 Bonifica
At a legal town meeting holden at the meeting houses in Bringrein. March qto A.D. 1829-
Ir Aja Lincoln was chosen Moderator. John 13 Cooley was chosen Town Clerk o devon below ALincoln Es. Sulino Burl Miner Plain
were chosen. Selectmen
. Asa Lincoln and sucre
Dauphin Brown
Robert Andrews Sh
before the Town Clerk
band Rol Brown Alured Moon Parsons Allen
are chosen Addedbord a ul. devern beton Town Clerk
Ebenezer Williams was chosen Treasurer & iworn by Town Color Lesse Hitchcock was chosen Jealer of ica there + worn
Archibald Nelson William Brown were chosen Tences Viewers & sworn Harris Sherman Albon. Jane's was chosen Pounds Keeper & Sworn
Truman Charles2 Augustus James were chosen Pleasures of Food & Bark A Juan Festus Fester. Ahner Brown 1. were chosen a Committee to reckon with Fria zuver- Aber Hitchcock
Rw. Joseph Vail John Mailed Fr. Bitteblind Lyman Bruce Seth Dunham
were chosen School Committees
. lechan Mitcheachtsworn. March 9 th 1829. Marquis ConverseS chosim de thingmen- Stephen Wäre Justers Keyes-Jevorn Aft 20. 1529/ Darius Charles were chosen Hoog Reeves
Alfred Hitchcock
March. 1.4. 1929 Continued
Timothy |Bliss 3 were chosen fence Viewers & sworn-
Harris Sherman 3
the following persons were chosen Highway duraryard. 115: Harvey Fenton - Sworn March 9th 1829 (tis Sections- Sewall Glazier. Tuin Janes )= sworn atprie Gte 1.829 Levi Lumbar & swarm allaich q 182g Jonathan Haynes Sworn April 3. 1824 Elkanal Spring Severn march 9th 1829 Dacia Parker_ Sworn May 5 th. 1829 . Hehemich Williams_Sworn April 7 to 1829 Linus Hear duornellaich q. 1529 Artemas Hitchcock - Sworn . April 6 th 1829 Ruel Merrick - Sworn March 9. 1829 Samuel Ferry _ Sworn April 6. 1829 Cyrel R. Brown- Sworn March 9. 1829 Julius Burt
Peter Groved- Sworn March 9. 1829- Orlando-Brigad -Sworn March 10. 1829
letech to postpone choosing Constable + Collector till April meeting-
Total. to raise Eight hundred Dollars for the support of schools- Poter- to raise One Thousand Dollars for repairs of roads & bridges and that the money be expended in labor- ten cents per hour to be allowed for a man. A ten cents for a team. Titel to postpone the consideration of the 5th + 6th articles in the warrant to the April meeting-
Note that the Select men take charge of the Poor and get theme supported in best manner possibles accor- Idius to their discretion
liten to choose an Agent to oppose the petition of Charles Budea + others to the bounty commissioners /2 laying out a road through the nor theast corner of the town, and about any proper measured relativo 1 there to- and Noted that John Myles Elos be the Agew if the down for the above purposes .. Vital to choose an a toEnt to defend the suit brought by Ir Mehr Smith against the town which was appealed from this quay! of the ?!. Halad Eva to ellaich term ChPleas. 4.2. 1819- am Poten-Chats Lewis Williams Existe the Agent of the town for the above purpose
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. March A.S. 1824. continues
! Fita - To choose a Committee ( one from each school district to consider upon the modes of dividing the school money among the several districts, and report at the next meeting - and Poled £ that the following persona be this Committee for the fryion aforesail- Viz; Sachar Brown Disk. no.1 Alfreeh Allen George Puffer ..
2 3 Julius Burt 4 Dauphin /Brown 6
Nathan Prouty Gypel Ro. Brown 14
Harris Sherman ". Robert . Andrews
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Morris Powers : " % 10 Notech - to accept the doings of the atthedors in dividing school money last year- Poter- that Moos, Horses, & neat cattles, shall not be suffered to run at large the ensuing year Poter that this several school districts choose their own prudential Committees
Voter that this meeting be dissolver_ John B Garten John Clark 1
April meeting 1829-
Ham/ven 11: To James Brown low of the bonetables of the Town of Brimfield. ;
Greeting : you are hereby required in the names of of the Common: - wealth of allassa husets to warn as the law-directo the Intub. intanto Attici town of Brimfield of twenty one years of age quali- need to votes in Elections to meet at this meeting house in said town on Monday the sixth day of April of one o'clock in this afternoon to give, in their votes for Governor. It Governor + two Senators for icampeden restrict .. Ilse you are required. to warn all those qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the same times & place to act on the following articles viz: .. Ist To choose a Moderator to presides at said meeting 2." To give in their voted for a bounty Treasurer 3"- To choose such town officers as were not chosen at the march Meeting ...
4th To see if the town will raise a sum of money to repair the road from Brimfield to Brookfield
5th To hear the report of the Committee which was chosen at March Meeting to devises a way for the division of school fun Here of fail not & make return of this warrant with your doing thereon on or before the sixth day of April- Given under our hands + leals this 230 day of March 1829-
Julius Burt Oliver Blair Selectmen- Asa Lincoln
Hankeen Is: March 25 the 1829 ... I have by certify that I have. hole won : warner the Inhabitants of the town of Printes la for the hourpose within montionsd' by posting up an attest .. copy of the we chine warrant on the menting house in said town James Brown, Con stable of Brimfield
L.J.
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of I Brimpieces qualified to vote for Governor, It Governor Senators & Gran cellars. holden on the seathe day of . tiril. A.V. 1:24 at the meeting hours in Brimfield, the votes for Governor, It Governor, Senators x Counsellors were given in Fortes, counted, & declared as follows? Víz:
For Governor S Levin Lincoln had Eighty five votes Marcus morton não twenty two votes
For Lt. Governor. Thomas L. Winthrop have ninety votes John mills had seventeen voted
For Senators+ Counsellors
Samuel Lathrop have ninety via votes James Fowler have One hundred x lix voted Caleb Rice har Eleven votes -.
John Myles was chosen Moderators.
The voted for bounty Treasurer were given in fortel, countest declared as follows Viz:
For bounty Treasurer? Edward Syn chon han seventy eight votes Solomon Hatch has seven votes Total that the Office of Collection of Taxes be feet up to the lowest ledder and it was struck off to Ephraim Fenton for nineteen dollars + fifty cents ~ Noter to choose Ephraim Fenton Constable for the yearensuing und her procured i Bouch & was sworn by the Town blesk Polis to pass over the 4 th article in the warrant relating to repairing the road between Brimfiela + + Brook field. The Committee chosen at the March Meeting to report some. modes for the division of the school money among the several districts, made a report which was read & after some debate, on the subject it was voted to accept the report; which is as follows ( Viz:
- Report of a Committee chosen todosises a method for a more equal distribution of the school. Lunds among the doverat school. districts in the town of Brimfield ...
"your Committee after having ve am ines the several method, of dividing said funds by what each district pays for the Support of schools +by the number of scholars in each. of Vairs Districts also by the number of polls in the several districts + finding to great a difference in the funds, scholars
and number of polls of the several districts, could make no division on either of these principles, that was satisfactory to your committees ; and after considering these several grounds of division bey leave to recommend the following metho. for your consideration. On every $ 100 rates by the town for the suchwort of schools, district. Net. to receive $22.50- no. 2. $ 16.25-no 3. $8.75-no-4. $9.25-nos. $8.75-72-6.$6.872 20-7.87. 25. no 8. $7.25- no 9. $6.89% no-10. $6.2.5 - which on The sum of $800 voted the prevent year for the support of Schools will gives to district not. $180=no 2. $130-no 3. 70- Mo 4. 674- 06-5. 870- no 6. $55-720 } $58_ no 8. $58_ nog. $55 no 16.$50= All which is respectfully submitted- Date at Brimfield 6th of April 1829- + signed by Julius Burt Robert Andrews fr Dauphin Brown Nathan Proute Ir George Puffer bufret Ro. Brown Morris Powers~
Committees Noted that the meeting be dissolved
Attest John D. Cooley, Town Clerks-
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Record of Petitions for Roads of doings thereon
if the. How. County Commissioners for the bounty of Frampton: The polation of the underseanel respectfully refereden testento the highway from Browningt Hotel in Bringfield to about Fairbanks in Brimfield- in dans Country, is tan, ensuitend and in convenient for the public; and that the ground is very favora = He, he makes an almost straight pool from David Brownings to dai For banks, by which a laving of 272 ross may be made In the distances of 132% road, and a town way of 4'62 ross may be discor- =timando your petitioners there fore pray your honorable board to view the above premises, a to lay out of establish a new high way from dair Browniund to the bounty road mar vais Fourlands, So as to pass near the house of Rebecca Maynard. + Charis Tematico fad in duty bound will ever pray - four petition erfurtties represent that if ou viewing the above premises yr Hon. 120000 should not think it udvide able to lay out the big in my above prayed for that it will at least on the opinions of your file Flowers, be found expedient to lay out a Town way, from the County read har Jair Eben " Fair banks, to a town road. m. little cast of Charles Bugleed in " Brumfield, and that your petitionen have on the first instant prayed the Selection of 10/Bromfiets to lay out " Town way, & they refiere a on the ground that Low town way was laid out by the board in May 1826. and the Jour rejected their doings- your petitionay, therefore pray your How. Board to lay out vais town way, and as in diety bound will ever pray-
Brimfield Jefe 6. 1828- Charles Bugle + 19 others
Hamp den is At a meeting of the bounty Commas of dais bounty at Springfield on the fourth Tuesday of April 1829- jair Comm" reportthat the prayer of vais petitions in relation te a counti, road ought not to be granted- Jano Comment in other report that so much of vaio petition as related to laying out a townway ought to be granted; which report was accepted, and the town way prayer for adjudged to be of common convenience and; necessity for derend to be lai out. It is there for ordered that vais comm's meet at the house of Charles Bugbes in Dirimpicto on the ninth day of lane next of 8 o'clock A.M & proceed to locate I town way of to hear all persons & corporations interested, on the Subject of damaged, and it is further ordered that the sheriff of Said bounty on his Deputy, serve the Town blank of Brimfield with an attested copy of 10 petition & order there on thirty days at least, & put up in two public places in 1 town an abstract of spetition four teen days at least, before the times of s meeting The sheriff or his Do herty will make return here of with your doings thereon to Joel Norcross Esq one of the hommes at or anfore the times of meeting- Attest John Ingersoll blesk ..
crowe vermed ona Town>. tak May 8. 18293 4 3. Comoley- Bilolentes Acopy. Attest B. Day &. Sheriff. Acopy of the petition vorder thereon
Attest John In geral bilenko
Reads Continues
I. Thompson 3 4 others ferroão
To the How County Commis for the bounty of Hamp den com Patrick, to W. The petition of the under signed respectfully represents that for the purpose of accommodating the public + facilitating the intercom between one section of Brimfield & Western, a new highway or comm road near bapt Land Patricks of Brumfield is wanted to run a northerly courses about one mile, them to meet a nowo already established + mase terminating at the boundary line between Western + Brimfield a little south of Theophilus Knights of Western your petitioners therefore pray that up How Board would view the above mentioned route. I would lay out & establish a new highway from " Patricks, notherly to the above mentioned road here the Knights & as in duty bound will ever pray- your petitioners further represent, that a petition in due forme was presented to the Selectmen of Brimfield in March last past to lay out the above mentioned as a town way for the use + benefit of the town of Brimfield, but the vais branch of Selectmen at their regular meeting on the 6th instantreferen to lay out I town way as petitioned for your petitioners therefor pray that if on viewing the above mentioned premised your How Board should not think it experient to lay out establish the highway above prayed for, that you wonto lay out establish a town way for the whe & benefit of the town of 13 Mmfile, how the afor mentioned Patricks harcharly to the afor mentioned. line, near ihr. vais Knights, a 1 (tia Salute, in such cases provided, when Selectmen or tound refuse to lay out or accept of down or private way petitionen forstad in duty bound would ever thay Julianus Thompson & others Porimpie las e til, 2% 1829-
Harmkeden IJ: At a meeting of the bounty Comment of " bounty at- meireles on the fourth Tuesday of April 1829 on the petition aform Reduced that said town s meet at Brown ing Hotel in Brimfield on the 10th day of June next at 80 clk . A.M. + proceed to view accorder, to the prayer of I petition, & after viewing to hear all persons and corpo rations interested therein. And it is further ordered that the Sheriff of said bounty on his Defecty serve the Town black of Pirenfiel with are attester copy of spetition & order thereon thirty days at least, I put up in two public places in said town an abstract con taining the substance of sais petition fourteen dans at least before the time of meeting. The Sheriff or his Deputy will make return of with your doings to doel norcross EL one of voir Comment atom before said meeting Attest John Ingersoll Clerks A copy of sais petition & order thereon Attest John Ingersoll Check A copy- Rooney Day 2. If - Above was served on Town black May 8. 1829 Attesto M. Loly Town Blank">
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Roads Continued.
2° Order of notice on the petition The copy of the petitions is exactly of Sylvalue Thompson & others & the darkness on the one on the page? kage preceding a& therefore is not limited Hampden fs:
At a meeting of the bounty commits of said County at Spring site on the fourth "Tuesday of June, 1829 on the petition aford ail
iro uncu that said trommer meet at the house of Samuel Pal. wick in Bromfiets on the seventeenth day of August next. at 9o'clock A.M. For the purpose of proceeding to locate A establish a Town way whom the petition a hore dair + to hear all persons of corporations interested therein on the subject of damages And it is further or sell that the Sheriff of dais County or his Deputy serve, the down Clerk of Primfie to with. are attested copy of vai petitions of this order, thirty days at least A post up in two public places in this town an abstract contain ing the substances of Jais petition four teens days at least before the time of dais meeting . The Sheriff on his Deputy will makes return hereof with your doing? to Joel Norcross Esq one of Law command ait or before the time of laws meeting 6. Rico- Chairman A true copy attest Rodney Day D.If. (The above was served on the Town Clerk July 8. 1999) Attest TV3 Cooley Town black
. August 17. 1529, The commit laid out the & wie was adelayed for , and lain it 2' rots wide & directives that the traveller fatto be made 16 feet wide, with all suitable mounds Juice ways, A brid ged to be completed by the first day of. September, . A.D. 1930- und the Comments a 11, 2 sell ors Jamais to bakt Jamb Patrick the sum of $140- Attest John B Cooley down Clerks
Marrants for town Meeting in May 1829
Commone conwealth of Massachusetts Hampden JS:
other Constable of the town of 1Brimfield, in said bound you are hereby required in the name of the (Greeting: Common wealth of alla wachusett to notify & warm the made Inhabitants of vai town, being twenty one years of age and upwards, qualified as the Constitution, preveribes to vote for Representatives to meet at the meeting houses in vais town of Bro -held on Monday the 11th day of may next of one, o clock. S.M. For the purchase of choosing one or more, representatives, to represent Jack town in the next general boust, appointed to be commenced and held at Boston on the last Wednesday of May nech to act on the following articles vis:
1. To choose a Moderator, to regulate, said meeting
2. To raise money for the drapport of the poor for contingent expenses
3. To see, if the town will raids, money to be worked out on the road leading from the places where Ebenezer- Hitting lately lived to · where Amasa Bacon lived, o act thereors
4th To die, if the town will, raise money to bes worked out on thes road thom Enrel, & Browns to Samuel Smiths fact thereas
5th. To see if the town will raise a sum of money for the payment of the Rice. Men (tailles dolary &ablessing & collecting the varne)
Ithe Jo dee if the town will raides a sum of money for the suppor of linguing
It To see if the town will raise a sum of money to purchase land for an addition to this burying grounds
Here of fail not & make tues return of this warrant with your doingt there ins to the town banks of laid Brin held on or before the aforevaid eleventhe day of May AD. 182 F
Given un dens our hands at voir Brimfield this twee. -tiethe day of April A.D. 1829
Julius Burk Oliver Blair Ala Lincoln Dauphin Brown
delect Men. of Brinifield Hampoen IS: April 24th 1829. Ihave made service of the within war. - vant by posting up an attester copy thereof on the meeting house un Brinfie Tos
Ephraim Jen Con Constable of 13rim//16
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May 1829-
in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts · hace are hereby , ale itanto of the town of Brianfie La qualifiedo to vote in torno affairs to assemble at the meeting houses on Monday the 11th day of May at 3 o clock in the afternoon to act on the following articles Niz.
1. To choose a Moderator to preside at law meeting.
2. It bee if the town, will a fet the coined of the vel tron in laying a road from the bridge north of Mr . Howarde to the rolach leading to bajt. Shermanda
3. To see if the town will raise a sum of money to defray the expense of building a road from Charles Bughses to the Nowo leading to Brookfield-
4't To see if the town will choose an agent or agent, to offers the laying of a road from bapt Patricks to Western line. before the Commissioners-
Here of fail not smakes return of this warrant with your dowod therion, to the best of laws towns on or before the " Vaid eleventh day of May- Given under our hands + real. this second day of Man, 1829 Julius Burt Ada Lincoln. Select Min
of
Dauphin Brown Brimfield.
Hampden IS: May 4. 1829 . Thave made, service of the with. warrant by posting up an attested copy thereef on the moc line house in Brumfield
Ephraim Senton Constable of Brimfield
Мау 1829 -
At a legal, town meeting holden at the meeting howto in Brimfield on Monday the 11th day of May A.D. 1824-
Noter to choose one Representatives to the General Court (The whole number of votes cast for a Representative was 91. und weres for the following persons .. Vis. For John Myles . 65 Asa Lincoln ._ 10 Simeon boyer 9 Julius Burk 4 Oliver Plais _ 1 Festus Foster _2.
And John Myles declared to be only chosen
it was then voter to vand one more Representative and the whole number of votes cast was 10} + were for the following persons Vis.
For Oliver Blair ~ ~ 62 Julius Burk ~ 13 Simeon boye Asa Lincoln, Marquis Converso 3 but tetachian Brown Jr 3 .these Allen / bol Dauphin Brown - 2 And Oliver Blair was duly elected,
Titel to choose a Moderator to regulate the meeting in doing the fear the business of the first warrant, by innovation, and Lewis Williams was chosen Moderator Thea to raise $20. to be worked out on the road from the is", Putting places to Amara Bacond under the dires. tion of the Surveyor of that District
Polen to raise #45 to be washed out on the road from Samuels With by - Browned to the intersection of the road near Juninam towns School-house- under the direction of the inveyor of that District
Ftell to raise $565 for Rea- Mr tailles salary + for asledding and collecting the fame, and that vain amount be a widders in those only who pay a Ministeriale tax -
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May 1820 bon!
Noter to raise $ 50, 00 the support of singing, and to choose a Committed of five to direct the application of the same , ani
John Makes, Georges Buffer, Joseph Baker, Marques Contarde & Dauphin Brown were chosen said Committee Noter to choose a Committee of three to ascertain whether Land can be purchased for are addition to the burying ground I report at the next meeting and La Hitchcock Ahow Nytes, & Schabaus Polist were chosen vaio Committees Noted to raise, $600 for support of the poor + for contingentespenses The Committee chosen to reckon with the Treasures makes! the following report which was news x accepted.
To the Inhabitants of Brimfield
your Committee chosen in March last to settle with your Treasurer have attended to that service & report as follows That there is in the hands of bow - Williams on Treasurer $ 303. 17 In the hands of Austin Stimson Collector for 182} - 50.00 In the hands of James Brown Collector for 1828_ 26.00 In the hands of Lewis Williams rec for supportof state parfum 93.80 (making the amount due the town $472.97 (From which deduct outstanding Orders $18.89 Bal: due to School districts - 25645= $275.32 And there will be a bola due the Town of _$197.65 All which is respectfully submitters
Brimfield May 11. 18295 DEstud Foster Abner Brown Z Com . Abner Hitchcocks
Then the meeting on the first warrant was dissolve as Attest John Bloodley Town blanks
May Meeting 1829 on 2 Marrant-
Lewis Williams Esq was chosen Moderater- The Scheet Men made the following report relative to eltering the road from the bridge hear Sullivan. Herandard to the roall leading to bapt 16. Shermans, which was read 400efter Me the Subscribers Select Men of the Town of Banfield have, laid out for the use of said town, a town war, 02. rather an alteration in this highway leading from Brim field to Brookfield as follows_ Beginning of is stake be, the west side of the brook northeast of sullivan Hering houle + running for the 760 East 74 ross on sais Alexander land where it intersects with the road from Tower hill In balt Harris Shermans, and also with the vais road from Brumfield to Brookfield, the road to be 2' road wills & and to lie on the dow thanly vides of void course: Which roall is hereby reported to the town for their acceptance + when accepted t recorded is forever after to the known as a publics lown wayon Dated at Prim fields this decouch day of may 1829.
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