Records, town of Brimfield (written records of town meetings, people in attendance, elections for town offices, etc., begins 1830), Part 5

Author: Brimfield (Mass. : Town). Town Clerk
Publication date: 1830
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Number of Pages: 247


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Sich an Brown 2 Moses Tylen Johnson Berly


Selectmen of Brunfiew


a true copy from the original report Ever Bright Lowon black


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Then serie meeting was cussolved Olener en Right Town Clerk


Warrant for June Meeting 1835


To the constable of the town of Bringefele Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and want in the inhabitants of Brimfield qualified to vote in Town offers, to meet at the meeting house in said Bwinfielce on Monday the eighth day of june next at three block P.M. Then ance. There to act on the following articles


To choose a Moderator


1. 2. To hear the report of the committee appointice to let out the making of the road from Royal Wales Exer to Monson line and raise money to delray the expenses of the same


3. to raise money to pay The damage of lening a town way over the land of Eli Barrows, between Hm. Fay, I bioch Tourtellotte, and to delay the martin expenses of the same


4. To hear the Petition of Ire Hitchcock & others


praying for aid in repairing the highway in Their Instrict


5 To see if the Town will give any instruction relative to selling & conveying of the land deeduc To them by Ruel Stebbins inch you are required to serve this Warrant by posting 1


un attested copy there of at the Meetinghouse in sauce Brimfield Ten days at least before "the time of 10 meeting Here's fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to some one of us at the Time and place of said meeting. Juven under our hands & Secil, This


Twenty fifth day of Mary A.D. 1835 Festus Foster Select men Sichar Brownf


Mover Tyla Brindieta of.


Hamporen f. June 8. 1835 Pursuant to the within Warrant Ihave notified the inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield to meet at The within time and place, by posting up an attestea copy of sara Warrant at the meeting house in said town ten days before the doute here of Wm. M. Ward Constable of Bromfield


A True copy. altert


6. Knight Town Clerk


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fun Meeting Continued 18:35


He Lequel town meeting held in pursuance of the canyon, Harrand at the moving houn Fun s. 2335 Ebenezer Hillicómo war hosen Misurato, The committee apointer to let out the making of the race from Royal Hales tere to Honson Line, reported that they have Get out the making of The same for The sum of $ 1465,00 Five hundred fifty Dollars of which is to be paid by the Country. They further refiorties that they haas let out the making of the road from former Fenton to Domore time for hanty four. Police to acareful of sunce report Poled to ravie Five hundred Douleurs & direct the Collector to collect the same by the first day of catolica nant Towards defrcrying the expenses of making is houds. and direct the Treasurer to borrow Five hundred Dollars to defining the remainacer of 18 expresses Potec, "That the Select men let out the making the house through the lance tately owned by Eli Harrows recently laid out, on road leading to Wakes time new Eroch Fourtetlotte


Potere That Sixty Dollars be rausice for defraying The expenses of Damage of making sauce wage Votare that Fifteen Dollars be novice & approfinalice under the direction of un bryant on the Polation of fra Hitchcock and others. Palace & Chose Lynch R. Brown. Agent, to lay out is money. Votos That Festus Foster sell the lance own ace by the Town, adjoining The lance belonging to the Children of Ephraim broulat at Auction, and que inf the DeEcc is the Town of Ruck Stabbing of Feb. 1812. on comedciation said fintbins will give a Deeck of the above lance to the funchance-


Posted to Dissolve this meeting Allest Ebenezer Hinight Toun block


Warrant for August Meeting


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- Commonwealth of Massachusetts To the tionstable of the Town of Brimfield greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts " you are required to notify turn the Inhabitants. of the Town of Brumfield qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Meetinghouse in said Brimfield on wednesday the twelfth day of August instant at four of the block in the afternoon then there to act on the following articles vir.


1. choose a Moderator


2 To raise so much money as the Town shall judge necessary to repair the highways. Foron ways and bridges the present season and direct when the some shall be afsefree and collected and how it shall be expanded


To see if the town will take any measures to have The stone work in The Gulph so called, west of David Parkers, rebuilt in a manner which shall render it permanent


4 To see if the town will raise a further sum of money for contingent expenses. find you are required to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof at the Meetinghouse aforesaies seven days at least before the time of said meeting. Here of fail not & make due return of this warrant with your doings Thereon to us at the time t place of service meeting Given under our hands ana seal this thing every of August AD 1835-


Festen Fortes For chan Brown jr Select men Lumin Hoem of. Johnson Bigily Moren Tyle


Bringela


Hanforen fr. August 12. 1835 Pairswant to the within directions Thereby certify that Ihave notifies the inhabitants of the town of Brimfield , qualificace to vote in town affairs , agreeably to the within directions William M. Marc Constable of Brimfield


August Meeting Continued


At a Legal town meeting hold in pursuance of the foregoing warrant, at the meeting houve August 12th HX.1835. Marquis Converse was chosen Moderator


Fotos To raise two hundred fifty Dollars to be extended in repairing Highways. Town way, & Bridges If that the apelsons commit the Tex to The several high way survey on, with directions that it be worked out forthworth.


Posted


That a Committee of three be chosen To see that the Gulph so called, or the slunce way Through it be properly fixeco. Schabou Blip. Oliver Blain * Marquis Converse chosen sauce committee. That the Town Treasurer, under the cuircation of the selectmen be authorsea to borrow money for The use of the Town, The amount not to exceed four huner rece Dollars, to meet sich expemer as many accrue & are not already provided for


Solac That this meeting be dissolvece


Mest. Eben Knight Town Bloh


Warrant for November Meeting 1835


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To the constable of the town of Bromfiets Greeting In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify me warn the Inhabitants of the town of Brimfield qualified to vote in Elections to meet at the meeting house in sauce Brimfield on The ninth way of Noo" next, being The second Monday of sauce month at one of the lock ?M. to out on the following articles


1 To bring in Their votes for a Governor. Lieut Governor und two Senators for The District of Hampaen The year ensuing


) nor To choose one or more Representatives to represent This Town in The General Court to be held at Boston on the first Wednesday of Jan' next.


And you are further directed to warn the Inhabitants of service Bringicher qualifica to vote in Town affairs to meet at the above named place and on The above named day at three of the clock P.M. To act on the following articles


got To choose a Moderator to regulate seine meeting 2) To hear the report of the committee which have been chosen to report to the Town the propriety of purchasing a Farm for The support of the Poor to act there on . And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting of an attested copy thereof at The Meeting house in sais Brimfield fourteen every, at least before the time of seier meeting. Here of fail not and make the return of this warrant with your doings thereon to us at The time and place of sauce meeting Given under our hands and read This nineteenth day of october in the year of our Loved One Thousand eight hund vid once thirty five ) Se lot men


Linus Hoen- Isicher Brown fin 01 Moses Tyler


Johnson Bigsby


Hamforenfo Nov. 9. 1835. Pursu ant to the within warrant Thereby certify That I have notified The free holders and other In habitants by posting up an attested copy of this warrant at the Meetinghouse in Bonifico fourteen way, before the date hered Wm. M. Warce Constable of Brimfielde


November Meeting continued


At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of Brimfield held in pursuance of the foregoing Nam ant Por"9. 1835- The votes of service In habitants, who were qualified to vote for Governor. Lient. Governou & Senators, were received by the Selectmen, and were by Them sorted Counter, and in ofen Town meeting declared 7. be as follows


For Governor ! Edward Everett have One hundred forty four Votes Marcus Norton huse Forty jour totes For Licut Governos George Hulk had one hundred forty four votes LIPm. Foster had forty four votes Abel Bliss had one hundred forty five votes George Bliss had One hundred forty four Votes Harvey Chapin have forty three Votes Orrin Lage had forty three votes Poter to send two Representatives to the next General Court The votes for the first Representative were as follows Festus Foster have One hundred and twenty four votes Asa Lincoln hade twenty three votes Alfred Allen have three Voter Linus Hoar had three Votes I Festus Foster was declarseu chosen


For Senators


The Votes for the second Representative were as follows 's juillot Limis Hour had ninety four voter & was declared chosen Eben- Williams hace thirty one votes Alfree Allen hau fifteen votes then Lincoln hace frui Votes Justin Morgan hace Three viter Simeon Hubbard hace two voter Damin Charles have one vote Solomon Hoan have one lote


1835 November Meeting Continued


Festes Foster was chosen Moderator to transact" Town business


The committee , hosen in April Just to report To the down The wehructu of purchasing a farm for the support of the Poor. made a verbal report to wit That water mature deliberation, and strict inquiry They were fully hourswadea, that Pampers were supported much cheaper, where farms have been hurchasea, I reccom menace to the Town to hire a farm for Three years for the Poor. Where non it was Votea.


To choose a committee of Five to see where and on what terms a Farm course be purchased or hirea for the above purpose, and report to The Town in Feby next.


Élever Blair Royal M'a les Alfrea Allen were chosen said Committee


Dann Show Sicher Brown for


Then sa meetings were dissolved Attest Ebenezer Knight Town Clerk


Parraun Jeby Heating


To the Constable of the Town of Brumfield Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the Inhabitants of The Town of Brimfield qualifica to vote for town affairs to meet at the meetinghouse in sauce Town on Monday The 29th day of Fely instant. at one aclock in the afternoon. Men and There To act on the following articles


To choose a Moderator to regulate & meeting To hear the report of the Committee that was chosen to see upon what terms a farm could be procured on which the Door of The Town could be supported to not there on


3D To adopt any measures respecting. The Poor that shall then be thought proper To see if the Town will give any instruction to the overseen of the Poor respecting an obligation which Daniel Frist holds against the Estate of Ichaboa Bliss , deceased , which was queen to his Mother for her dower


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up an altertice copy there of at the Meeting house in senice Town seven very at least before the time of holding sauce meeting Here of fail not and make due return of This Warrant with your doings Thereon to ourselves at the time and place of meeting as aforestice Green under our hands ance seal This 13h very of February in the year of our Loree one Thousand eight hundred of Thirty six


Sichan Brown Johnson Bigsby More, Iyla


> Select men


of.


Brimfield


Hamforan fr Felby 29. 1836 Pursuant to the within warrant I hereby certing that Ihave notified and warnes.The Inhabitants of Brinifiela agreeably to the northin directions Constable


William M. Warne 3 of


Bring elec


February Meeting Continued


At a legal Town meeting hela at the Meeting house in pursuance of the foregoing warrant Feby 2gt 183% Eben Williams was chosen Moderator


The Committee, referea to in the 2 Article in The Warrant, make a verbal report. That aweng to the inclemency of the Winter , They der have not been able to satisfy themselves of a suitable Farm , & one that was for sale , to the purchased for the Poor


thereupon it was voted that it was not experiment to Purchase a Farm for the Poor - Posted That the Poor hereafter shall be informed of by putting them up at auction


Posted


That the Town will incremnity . The Exne and Hein of Schibar Bliss, from all costs are expenses that may accrue to them , by their with holding the payment of Wee Fronte Dowen, to Daniel Frost or the holder of the Note given for that fury one, on condition that sol payment is made to the Town


Then ser meeting was dissolved Alter Eben Knight Town Clark


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April Meeting 183b


To the Constable of the Town of Brimfieles in the County of Hampden


Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and warn all the Inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield Lo ane qualifier to vote in Town affairs to meet at the meeting house in said Town on Monday The 4th day of April next at nine of the oclock in the forenoon then and There to act on the following articles to wit


Art. in To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting 2 To choose all necessary town Officers for The year ensuing. 9 3. To bring in their votes for County Treasurer. 414 To bring in Their Votes for Register of Deeds for the bounty of Hempelen


5/ To raise money for the repair of Highways Town ways and Bridges and direct in what manner the same shall be expanded


! To raise money for the support of Schools To raise money for the support of the poor and contingent expenses


811 To see if the Town will reconsider a vole which was passece at the last Town Meeting to have the Poor set up at auction.


9 /2 To see what measures the Town will adopt for the support of the Poor for The year ensuing


10k To see if the Town will restrain Home, neet cattle and Swine from running at large for the ensuing year 11/h To see if the Town will take any measures to purchase or hive a Farm on which The Poor of the Town can be supports.


1836 April Meeting Continued


,Art. 12" To hear petitions. Reports of Committees and to act thereon


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up an at ted copy Thereof at the meetinghouse in said Town fourteen day, at least before the time of holding said meeting. Here of jail not and mal dive return of this warrant with your doings thereon To the Town Blesk of said Town at the time and place of meeting


Gun under um hands. and seals this swoenth day of March in the year of Lord one Thousand Eight hundred thirty six


Isechar Brown for Select men Moses Tylen


Johnson Bigsby of Brimfield


Hanliden Is April 4F 1836


Surswant to the within warnt thereby certify that I have notifica and warned the Inhabitants of Brimfield agreeable To the within direcungs


Hm. M. Ward Constable Brimfield


A true copy of The warrant & the Contable. return Thereon Attest Eben Knight Lawn black


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thril meeting continued


It a legal Town Meeting held in pursuance of the above warrant at the Meeting houve April 4th 1836,


Eben Williams was chosen Moderator- Eben Anight was chosen Town Thesk & tworn


Festus Foster


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Linin Hoar Abner Hitchcock


Were chosen Select men


Parsons Allen


Penuel Parker


Pyrel & Brown? Julius Burt were chosen Assessors


Alvin Janes Cheney Sollender was chosen Town Treasurer Augustus Wheeler was chosen Sealing Leather Albon James was chosen Touna Reefen


William William Warce were chosen Fence viewers


Alvin


Eben Williams Jumus Tourtellotte were chosen Macumen of Wow & Back


Joseph D. Browning ->


* Lyman Up ham 3


Are Lincoln Jwere chosen Lytting men


Seth Webber Solomon Olds 2 were chosen Field Ones


Erna Perry


* This character signifies that the Person has been sworn


Brown?


April meeting Continued


Elijah Tarbell Otis Sessions


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Ethereum Fenton


Sam" Show Abner Hitchcock 2º


Junk Emerson?


Lyman Upham? Lamus Chandler3 Lathry Arms 3


Lysel R. Brown


Robert Andrews Oliver Hatherway Leme Allen


* Absalom Lumber Wm. Waren * Electron Lovel


* Solomon Home


The above named persons were chosen Highway Surveyors


Poter That each School District choose their respective Prvecentral Come


Fulle Festus Foster 7 Almen Bron chosen School Com"


C. R. Brown Philly Hubbenes


Potere that the collection of Jensens be part of to the Count Biceder, with the privilege of being Contable


I struck off To Wm. Weaver for Eleven Dollars $11.00


Potece That the Selectmen be requested to see that the Collector que Bones, before the Jak Bills are put into his hands Voted That Wm. Ware be Contable


The Select Men received the Votes for County Freenum, which were sorte unce counter & declined to be as follows


William Rice hace twenty seven Votes , Georg Colton have Hristy Ahora Votes The Select men recerweer the Votes for bounty Riguten, which were softw counts one declared to be for William' Rice fifty four 54


* have been sworn . E. Knight Lowon Cut


April Meeting Continued


Voted to revise $1000, for the repair of Highway, Binayah.


Voter That is money be expended in the way that it was the last year Vitro To raise $800. for the support of Schools


Poter Is reconsider a bite presser at the last Town meeting, in relation to setting of the four to the lowest bice


Posted


Is raise $1500. for contingent expenses


Total


The the Pakpress be left at the inforad of the Selection


Potra


To restrain Horses. Need Cattle Swine from minning at large the current year.


Poter


That it will be for the interest of the Town . To purchase a Farm for the support of the Poor


Posted


That a bort of three be chosen for making seura purchase


Marquis Converse ) Limm How were chosen if Committee


Simeon Gaye


pota that this come be not authorized to making writings but report their doings to the Town at the for meeting


Potoce To accept of the report of the Selectmen in their settlement with the greenum


Poter To accept of Eben Williams + James


Putting as bonderman for the Collection


Posted That The Treasurer be authorized to borrow money to pay the expenses of the Road Pauling 90 Momon


Poter that the Position of Lewis Benson be defende untill next Town Meeting


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April Meeting Continued


Copy of the report of the Select men in Their settlement with the Treasure


This memorandum made this first day of April 1831 Between Cheney Sollender Freassina of Brimfield on The one part, and Limis How Sicher Brownf. Moses Tyler & Johnson Birby


Committee on the other witnesseth. That they fine due and uncollecte on Certificate of 0835 William Hard Collector $598,53 From Jamu Ferry b , on


From The Plein of Schabou Blin 41.00 From George Bacon about 80. .. ana then is in the hands of the Precum bD. 12 $ 770.65-


There is due on parfor contracts 5%. 24 Due Te Several School District 282. 50 Out standing Orders 18.00


$ 870 74 Leaving a ballance against The Town of $ 100.09 all of which is respectfully submitted


Cheney Solleneen Treasure of Brom field


Limis threw ?? Isichan Brown f Com mitter


Mores Dylan, Johnson Benly


that this meeting be ainsolvent


Poter Attest Eben Knight. Town Clerk


Warrant for Foron Meeting at 17. 183/


To The Constable of the Town of Bonfile Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Manachmetto you are required to notify and wenn the 'Inhabitants of The Town of Brindille qualificar to vote in town offering to meet at The Meetinghouse in sano Banfialer on monary the seventeen day of October instant at two of the Clock P.M. to act on the following articles.


Art 1. To hear the report of the Salat men in relation to lerying out a fost of this Town way from Archibalse Nelson to Nales line fact there on.


Ante 2 To hear the Report of the Salatmen relative to bring an alteration in the voice a little south of the Factory and act thereon.


Art & 3. To hear the report of the Com' shower to enquire ana ascertain upon what term, the Lowon can purchase a Farm for the support of the Poor tat thereon. Arte 4 To take such measures as the Town may Think proper in relation to a proposed highway from near the Gatherie Bridge in This Town to The highway near Elbridge G. Fullers in holland .


5- To see in what mannen The Town will orden Their proportion of the School Funce to be divided among the several school Instructs.


Av p To see if the Town will take any measures to secure The payment of an Community. Due to thankful Frost from John Dunbern and the heirs of Ichabod Polis. Saia Thantiful having convery nt hem elaine to the Town


Artery To see if the Town will offerover the hit of Jurors as made out by the Global men 1 Ance you one directed to serve Mis warrant by posting un attested copy there of at the Meeting house in sauce Brimfield ten days at least before the time of holding seier meeting


183b October Meeting Continued


Here of fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings Thereon to ourselves at the time are place of sais meeting


Gavin unesen our hamers & Seal this thiner very of October AD . 1831


Festen Foster Salat men Lima Hoem OH Abner Stitchcock Parsons Aller Brinifiel


Hamperen fo Oct 17 h 1836 Pursuant to the within Warrant Thereby certify That I have notifies the Inhabitants of Brini felice a greeably to the within directions Nom. M. Warce Constable of Brinifile


A true body from the original Met & Ampho Jowan Glerk


At a legal Town meeting held at the meeting house in prosuance of the above Warrant Out- 17. A.D. 1834, In the Lincoln was chosen Moeteneton


Posted To accept the report of The Solet men in relation to a source lance out by Them from Archubais Nelson totales line ..


Noted To accept the report of the Salat man relative In an alteration in the Roues a -little south of the Factory


Potere to refer the connecteration of the 3 article in The Warrant to the November Meeting,


Posted That the Town oppose the Location of the proposer Highway from Borinifield to Kollumer by the County Com".


Continued


Potra That a Come of ? be chosen to effacer before the County born in behalf of the Lowon & offore. the location of of Road. Eben' William, Ana Lincoln Julein Buit were chosen Alusia Haem Royal Sales Committee


Nettil Parken Lem " Allen


Potoce that the Golot man be authorised to give a Boner of indemnity to the Heirs or Ex- of Ichabuse Blis for the ferment of an consuncity deve from ad Estate to theritefall Frost. Potade That the School func be annually chivier's among the several school Districts in proportion to the number of Chelesson from 4 to th years of age ; providece , That if the Prudential Com" of any Distract (on being furnished with suitable " blanks ) shall neglect to return the number of Scholleus and condition of the School . Au the school bome by the 20 of June annually , such District shall receive no part of the funds for that year


Poten that the consideration of the 7th And in the warncent be referred to the woo meeting


Potere to. adjourn this meeting to the seconce montrer of Nov ment, at this place Albert Eben Knight Town Clerk


Roads


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We the subscribers. Select men of the Town of Brumfield I have lavice out for the use & benefit of rence Join a town way as follows. Beginning a little wert of the house of brock Lowitellotte on Water line two rock, east of the monument, Thence & 1º J. 17 roels. Thener & 16/2° of. 12 Rolls Thence 8. 1/20 & 14 hours, There & 26/20 8. 20 Hours Theree Nº 17. W 16 Rous Thema S. 300 E. 16 Rous to the olor road. There 8. 9º. S. 18 Moers, Mener &. 8º N. 7 Roces there E. 150 J. 12 Rods, Then 87/20 & 23 Roads to Stake and Stones 2 hours south of the Cherry tree at Eli Barrows Lamer, where it meets a town way here to fore reporter to the Form Y acce Tta. Saver Low way to be 2 hours wiele ance to hi on the SUN side of the above summary No person, clausis cheimages by reason of laying sauce source , which is hereby reported to the Town for their accepterin, ance when erecepte tre cordcat is for even after to be known as a public town way


Data et Pominifield This 10th every of lectolan 1836


Fester Forten Select men Person Allen Atener Hitchcock


Linin How Bnn. full


The where accept at a legal Town meeting Out 17 - 1836 Eben Bright Town black


The Tour of A. The Lubsenders Salat men fa Bungielee have made The following alteration in the Town way lacking from Brimfield Factory to Hollande, which we here by report to the Town for their exception of when accepter and secondred is for ever after to be a part of the public Town wany from Brimfield Factory to Holland , and so much of the Town wany now traveled as is superceded by this . is to be dis continue ?. The points una constances of sende alteration are as follows begining on a fioist that beans N. 41º C . from a filch Pine tree That stand I of drug hill (so called) on The M. seace of the source which is Just 7 / roels, thener first 8. 30 E. 17 Rods Thence N. 1108. 10 ruas To the olce source . Series Avance & Revers wide & survey ? on the Emt sieu of 12 hours


Futur Forte Z Lelaitman Atener Hitetcof? of Brimfield


Acepto Out 1712 1836 attert


Partons allen i Eben Knight Lowon Click




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