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Abrm Blish
John Olton
John Mieoe
Seilenee Allen
William Parkman
Sam" Gardener
Samuel Wentworth
Sam" Barret
Hopestil Foster
George Bethune
John Maxwell & Benja Simpson
are chosen to Serve as Tythingmen for ye year ensuing.
Mesues Ezekiel Walker, Samuel Eaton, Jacob Mason, & Joshua Cheever are Chosen to Serve as Sealers of Lether for the year ensuing.
Mesues Samuel Bridg, Jabez Negus, John Jackson and Thomas Barnerd are Chosen to Serve as Fenee Veiwers for the year ensuing.
Mesues Silvanus Viekers, Willm Dinsdale, jun", Israel How, Nath" Gardner, to Serve as Hogg reeves for ye year ensuing.
Mesues Nath" Aires Thom& Cushing
Thom® Selby
Capt Timº Clark
Robert Gutridge, jun',
Anthony Blount Nath11 Goodwin Cap David Mason a chosen to Serve as Seavingers.
[371.] Mesues William Webster, Zachry Triseot, James Bar- nerd, James Tileston, Erasamus Stevens, and John Indeeot are Chosen to Serve as Veiwers of Shingle & Measurers of Boards, Plank and Timber for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the Revª Ministers together wth the Sel: men of this Town, are desired to be the Inspectors of the Free Gramer Sehools for the year ensuing.
Mesues Thomas Townsend, Samuel White, David Edwards, Jar- vice Ballard, Cornelius Thayer, John Staniford, Samuel Bligh, &
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William Pollard are Chosen Clerks of ye Market for ye year ensu- ing.
Voted y Collo Adam Winthrop, Major Thomas Fitch, m' John White. David Jefferyes Esq", Edward Hutchinson Esq',. or any three of them are desired & Impowered to audit the Town Treasurers accots for the year ensuing.
Whereas Consta Robert Sanders doth Signify to the Town that he hath Lost the List of Rates comitted to him & moves that he may be Supplyed wth a new copie. Voted that ye Sª motion be refered to the Consideration of the Select men & Assessors.
Mesu" Joseph Wise, Daniel Bullard, David Stoddard, Obadiah Proctor, John Gilbert, & Phillip Bongarden are Chosen to Serve as Constables, for ye year ensuing, in ye room of 6 others, who wre chosen & refuse to Serve.
Voted. A continuance of Sundry Articles to be further con- sidered at the next meeting vizt.
The Motion abt Paveing in Sumer Street.
The Memorial of ye Comittee abt Appropriated money of ye £1500.
The Projection for a Publick Market.
The Motion ab' Enlargeing of Adkinsons Lane.
The Report of Comittee abt a School House at ye South.
And the Petition of Eben" Burges & other remayning business.
Voted. That m' Joseph Wise be excused from Serveing a Con- stable for the year ensuing.
Voted. An Adjourm' of this meeting to ye 12th Curt at two after noon.
March the 12th.
The Inhabitants of Boston according to Adjourmt being now againe Assembled.
Mesues William Wilson, Abraham Francis, Francis Bourland, & Jacob Royall, are chosen to Serve as Constables for the year en- sueing in ye room of Others refnseing.
Mesu" George Shore, & Thom® Brooks, are Chosen to Serve as Constables for ye year ensuing in ye room of others refuseing.
Mesues Thomas Chamberlin & Isaac Cailouell are Chosen to Serve as Constables for ye year ensuing.
mr William Tyler is Chosen to Serve as Constable in ye room of 1 refuseing.
m Thomas Grose is Chosen to Serve as Consta in ye room of 1 refuseing
m' John Vifien is Chosen to Serve as Consta & refuseth. mr Cord Wing is Chosen to Serve as Constable.
m" George Monk is Chosen to Serve as Constable.
[372.] At a meeting of the Free holders & Other Inhabitts of the Town of Boston duly qualified, being Regularly Assembled in a Publick Town Meeting at the Town House the 15th day of May 1717.
M' Joseph White is Chosen Moderator for this Meeting.
Voted. That the Town will proceed to the choyce of four per- sons to Represent them according to Precept now Read.
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The number of Voters in ye choyce of Representitives 283.
Edward Hutchinson by Votes 202 Cap® Habijah Savage by Votes 185 Capt Joseph Wadsworth by Votes 181. are Chosen Representitives. mª Isaiah Tay by Votes 161 1
In ye Room of M' Cord Wing who was before chosen & excused by ye Court of Gen" Sessions of ye Peace.
M' Benja Goodwin is chosen to Serve as Constable for this present year.
Voted. That the Select men be directed at the Townes Charge to procure a good Town Clock : and to Set up the Same in Some convenient place in Corn hill for the benefit of ye Inhabitts.
Voted. That it be left to ye diseretion of ye Select men to En- large the South burying place by takeing in part of the High way on the Easterly Side thereof, So as that there by ye Sª High way be not there by to much Straitened.
The question being put whether the Town will be at ye Charge of Erecting a Row of Toombs in ye South burying place.
Voted in the negative.
Voted. That ye Sel: men be impowered to agree wth p'ticuler persons at their Own Charge to make a Row of Toombs on ye Easterly Side of ye Sª burying place.
Voted. That ye consideration of ye Projection of an Act for a Market be continued to be considered at ye next meeting, and in . the Intrim. besides the Originall lying wth ye Town Clerk a Copie there of be Lodged at ye Town House in Custody of M' Flagg in order that the Same my be perused by any of the Inhabitants who desire to veiw ye Same there.
Voted. That the Consideration of a Projection of an Act Ab Paveing ye Streets be further continued & in like manner exposed to veiw.
Voted an Adjournmt of this meeting untill three of ye clock after noon, and being the againe Assembled.
Voted. That the Sel: men are Impowered to Prolong Ebenezar Burges his Lease for abt thirty two years Longer So as to deter- mine at ye Same time with Websters Lease, under Such Rent as they Shall agree.
Voted. a grant to m' John Barnerd, Sehool mast an Adition of five pounds p' annum, So as to make up the Sume of Twenty pounds p' annum for ye Rent of his dwelling House.
[373.] In answere to the Petition of Thomas Boylston.
Voted a Grant to the Sª Thomas Boylston the Liberty of Setting his Brick House to Stand partly on the Northerly end of Peirees Alley So as that he Leave the Alley there full Six feet wide betwixt his and Doctor Noyes® Brick walls, Provided also that he Lay out & add unto the Said Alley So much of his Land in the Rear of his House as Shall be adjudged & accepted by the Select men as an Equivalent to ye above grant.
In answere to a motion of a Comittee of ye Gen11 Assembly.
Voted. That the Select men be impowered to Lease out a peice
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of Land on Dere Island not Exceeding one Acre, for a Term, not Exceeding Ninety nine years to be improved for the Erecting an Hospitall or Pest House there for the reception & entertainmt of Sick persons comeing from beyond Sea, and in Order to pre- vent the Spreading of Infection.
Voted. That the Town will procee to Supply ye Granary wth a Stock of Grain.
Voted. That the Select men be impowered to Lay out to ye Valuc of Seven hundred pounds in Grain Such as they Shall think most for the benefit of the Inhabitants. And to Lodg the Same in Such place or places where they Shall think most convenient.
Voted. a Grant of Two thousands Pounds to be Raised on ye Inhabit" and Estates within this Town, for the Reliefe of ye Poor & other necessary Charges arriseing within and for the Sd Town, for ye year ensuing.
In answere to a Motion made for Now Lying the Pavement from m' Boons corner to ye Gutter Leading down to Spring Strect in Cornhill.
Voted. That in Case the neighbourhood on each Side do agrce and undertake at their own charge to compleat what is accustomed of ye paing on each side That then the Town will defray the charge of New parcing their part in ye Middle.
Whereas Thomas Hutchinson Esq' hath now moved to ye Town for Paveing the uper end of Haukins Street, from Back Street as far down as against the House of m' Samuel Clark, the abutters on each Side agrecing at their own charge to pave wt is accus- tomed on each side. And the Sª Huthinson doth propose to defray the present Charge of doing ye Townes part thereof in ye Middle, Provided he may be reimbust by ye town out of ye next year's Tax.
Voted. an agreemen to the Sª motion.
Voted. That the Motion made for the Widening of Adkinsons Lane be left to ye Consideration of the Select men who are directed to make Report to ye Town at their next mcetin of what they Shall think proper relating thereto.
Voted. An Acceptance of the Report of ye Comittee appointed to consider of a Sutable place for a School House at ye Southly part of this Town : And that it be left to ye Select men to Sett out a convenient Peice of Land accordingly, viz' upon ye Comon adjoyning to Cowells Lott over agt m' Wainrights.
Voted. That all other the business of this meeting not gon thro' & concluded, be further continued to be consided at the next meeting.
[374.] At a Meeting of the Free hoklers and Other Inhabitts of the Town of Boston duly qualified, being Regularly Assembled at the Town House the 10th day of March, 1717/8.
M' John White is by the Majority of Voters chosen to Serve as Moderator for this meeting.
Voted. That Seven Assessors be Chosen distinct from ye Scl: men.
Voted. That the Town will procced to the choycc of Seven Sel: men.
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William Welsteed Esq" Habijah Savage Esq" Mesues John Marion Joseph Wadsworth Samuel Greenwood John Charnock & John Baker
are chosen to Serve as Select men for the year ensuing.
Joseph Prout is chosen to serve as Town Clerk and also as Town Treasurer for the year ensuing.
Officers Chosen to Serve for ye district of Rumny Marsh for the year ensuing are as followeth vizt Mesues Joshua Bill to Serve as Constable.
John Chamberlin as Tithingman. John Chamberlin jun" & Samuel Watts
as Fence Veiwers.
Nath11 Tuttle & Elisha Tuttle jun
as Hogg rceves
Mesues Daniel Pouning Gyles Fyfield Nath" Green Jonath" Loring John Marshall David Farnum John Floyd
are Chosen to Serve as Assessors of ye Rates & Taxes for ye year ensuing. Eight persons Chosen to Serve as Constable for ye year ensuing vizt.
Mesues Joseph Marion refuseth pd Jarvice Ballard refuseth John Briggs Sworn pd Will™ Cowel refuseth Benja Bridge Sworn John Alford refuscth & Since Excused by ye Sessions Sam Adams Sworn pd Robert Rand refuseth
The Gentlemen Chosen to Serve as Overseers of the Poor for the year Ensuing are as followcth vizt. Daniel Oliver Esqr Timothy Clark Esq" William Hutchinson Esq" Mesues John Ruck Capt Thoms Smith James Gooch & John Legg.
Voted. That ye Assessors for the year 1717 be impowcred to for the Space of three moneths next to make Such further abate- mts of ye Rates as they Shall think needfull.
[375.] Voted. That the Constables for the year ensuing art
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to Collect the Rates and Taxes. And that they Shall be allowed three pence on the pound for Collecting : Provided they pay in their first halfe of the Sumes Comitted to them unto the respec- tive Tresurers, by the first of Feb" next, and also Compleat and pay in ye whole by the first day of June from thence next follow- ing ; and that only Such of the Sª Constables who Shall So pay according to the times of payment as afore said are to be In- tituled to the Sª Allowance of three pence on ye pound.
Votes for County Treasur 193 in number brot in & delivered to Consta Sam Adams
Voted. That the Revd. Ministers together wth the Sel: men of this Town, are desired to be the Inspectors of the Gramer Schools for the year ensuing.
In the Room of five persons before Chosen to Serve as Con- stables & have declared their refusall.
Mesues John Allen
John Barnes mercht Refuseth.
Samuel White mercht
Jonath" Simpson Housewright, Excused Oxenbridge Thatcher refuseth
are Chosen to Serve as Constables for ye year ensuing.
The Projection of an Act for a Publick Market in Boston wch at a former meeting of the Inhabits was Continued untill now, and the Same, being read & debated, and Voted disallowed
Mesues Benja Emmons
Will™ Jepson Ezekiel Walker & Jacob Mason,
are Chosen to Serve as Sealers of Leather for the year ensuing
Mesues James Barnerd James Tilestone Thomas Barnerd
Peter Wire & John Indecot
are Chosen to Serve as Fence Veiwers for the year ensuing
Mesues Joseph Calef
John Clark, Chandler
James Halsey & Rob Fethergill
are Chosen to Serve as Hoggreeves for the year ensuing. Mesues John Roberts, Boat build"
Jeremiah Condey Anthony Blount Will™ Tiler Jer Belknap Nath" Goodwin Estice Hatch & Capt David Mason
are Chosen to Serve as Scavingers for the year ensuing
Mesues Allexand' Seers, William Webster, James Barnerd, John Jackson, Erasamus Stevens & Thomas Foster, are Chosen to Serve as veiwers of Shingle & Measurer of Boards Plank & Tim- b' for ye year ensuing.
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[376.] Voted. That the present Select men be the Survey- ors of the H: wayes for the year ensuing.
Jonathan Simpson haveing Offered to the Town the present Indisposition he is undr. Voted that he is excused from Serveing as Constable for this year.
Mesues Jonath" Brown Moses Peirse Sam" Holyoke Eben" Bridge
Joseph Savil Nath11 Gardner
Jonas Clark jun™
Thoma Down
are Chosen to Serve as Clerks of ye Market for ye year ensuing Mesues Nath" Aires
Nathı11 Henchman
Jonas Clark Win Clark Thom® Cushing John Pym
Joshua Gee
John Colman
Phillip Hedman.
Benja Bream
Thom® Steel
Jonath" Jackson
Francis Willobeigh
Joseph Hubbert Bartho' Green Joseph Bass
are Chosen to Serve as Tithingmen for the year ensuing.
Voted. an Adjournment of this meeting to to-morrow the 11th of march Inst at Nine of ye Clock in ye forenoon.
The Inhabitants according to their Last vote being again Assem- bled the 11th of March, 1717/8.
Whereas M' John White who was before Chosen Moderator is , now necessarily hindered from Attending. And Addington Da- venport Esq' & Thom& Fitch Esq" being Severally chosen to that Service & being Engaged in other business.
. William Welsteed Esq' is Chosen Moderator for the remaining part of this meeting.
In the room of 4 persons before Chosen Constable & refuse.
pd. Mesues John Allum refuse John Fairwether excused
pd. John Miller & refuseth Joseph Wise Sworn
are Chosen to Serve as Constables for ye year ensuing.
In consideration of the great hurt & damage m' John Fair- wether Sustaned in the service of the Town at ye great Fire
Voted that he is excused from Serving this Town as Constable. Voted. That mr Nath11 Williams® Petition for an Addition to his Sallery be disallowed.
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Voted an Adition of thirty pounds to m' Jacob Sheafes Sallery So as to make the whole One hundred pounds p'annum.
Voted an Allowance of Thirty pounds to Joseph Prout for his Service as Treasurer in ye year Last past.
In the Room of Capt Fairwether & John Millar who refuse
Mesurs Elisha Story Sworn Jacob Parker Sworn
are Chosen to Serve as Constables for the year ensuing.
[377.] Whereas the Comittee formerly appointed to manage the Erecting the Lyn of Deffence on the Neck, have now Signifyed to the Town that they have already Expended Sixty pounds, more then what was put into their hands for that Service, besides wch there is yet needfull abt one hundred and fifty pounds more to finish the Brick-work, to the extent of the stone worke. Voted that the Sa Comittee be disired to get finished the Said Brick-worke. And the Select men are directed to Supply the Sª Comittee wth money to defray the Charge thereof, wch is Supposed to be Abt two hun- dred pounds.
Voted. a grant of three hundred and fifty pounds for defraying ye Charge of the watch for the year Ensuing. And that the Select men be directed to post two watch men at the neck.
Voted. That a memoriall be Offered by ye Sel. men to ye Court of Gen" Sessions of the Peace, praying that in their Stating the Rule for apportioning the Watch Tax, due regard may be had to the Estates Watched. and that a greater difference then formerly be made between the Rates of the Rich', and of the Poorer Sort of the Inhabitants.
Voted. That it be given as an Instruction to the Gentl.men who Shall Represent this Town in ye Great and Gen" Court, to En- devour the obtaining directions in the Law, that the persons from time to time appointed to Serve as veiwers & Sealers of Cord wood wtbin this Town, may be under Oath for their faithfull discharge of that office.
Voted. That a Comittce be raised to Consider & make Enquiry ab Encourageing the bringing of Sea Coal into this Town.
Voted ?. That Timº3 Clark Esq', Thom® Hutchinson1 Esq', & Elisha? Cook Esq', be the Sª Comittee who are desired to make re- port at ye next meeting of what they Shall think Proper relateing thereto.
Whereas the Town now hath come, and comeing into their Treasury fifteen hundred pounds in Bills of Credit, being the pro- duee of the Blue hill Lands formerly Sold.
Voted. That So much of the Sª money as the Town from time to time Shall See Cause to Improve for ye purchaceing of Grain for the use and Service of this Town, shall be applyed to that use, and the Residue thereof to be improved as the Town Shall direct.
Voted. That the Select men be desired and directed to Lav out So-much of the Sª Blue Hill money for the purchaceing of Grain as they Shall think best for the Town, and to take Such Seasons and methods for disposing and delivering out the Same as they Shall think best.
Voted. A grant of Three hundred pounds to be applyed
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towards paveing the Streets in Such places where the Scl: men Shall thiuk most nced full.
Whereas Thomas and Edward Hutchinsons Esqrs Executors of John Foster Esq" deceaced, have proposed to be at the Charge of Erecting a House Convenient for a Free writing School at the Northerly part of Boston for the benefit of Sª Town. Voted. That a Convenient part of that peice of Land weh the Town for- merly purchaced of m'8 Susanna Love be aplyed to that use. And that the Sª Mesues Hutchinsons together wth Adam Winthrop Esq" mesues Johu Ruck and John Charnock be a Comittec to Order and direct the Setting the Sd building there.
Voted. That ye Comittee abt a School House at ye South be de- sired to perfect their report Respecting ye dementions in Order to judg of Cost of Sd School House & whether they can think of a more couvenient place for ye Same.
Voted. That Collo Thoms Fitch, Elisha Cook Esq", Major Hab Savage, 'Collo Lt Minot, & Capt Thoms Smith, be desired as a Comittee to Consider & make report of Some Expedient for Secur- ing the Marsh at ye Lower end of ye Comon.
[378.] At a Meeting of the Free-holders and other Inhabitts of the Town of Boston duly qualified, being Regularly Assembled in a Publick Town Meeting at the Town-house the 14th of May.
Mr John White is Chosen to Serve as Moderater for this present meeting.
Voted. That the Town will proceed to ye choyce of four p'sons to Represent them at the Great & Gen" Assebly.
Number of voters present being 242.
Votes.
Coll° Edward Hutchiuson 182
Maj" Habijah Savage 181
Isaiah Tay 226 mª Joseph Wadsworth 185
were Chosen to Serve as Representitives for this Town in the Gt & Gen" court or Assembly to be held at Boston on ye 28th of May Curt and during their Sessiou & Sessious.
In the Room of m" Johu Allum who hath pd his fine
M' James Fosdick is Chosen to Serve as one of the Constables of this Town for the year Esuing.
In the room and Stead of Capt Gyles Fyfield Deceaced, and of m' Daniel Powniug who hath declined that Service
Mr Beuja Bream & Capt John Sunderland are chosen to Serve as two of the Assessors of the Rates and Taxes of this Towu for the year cnsuing.
Voted. That the Granting of money, and to Consider abt Re- pairing the fortifications be continued untill ye next meeting.
At a meeting of the Free holders & other Inhabitts of the Town of Boston duly qualified, beiug Regulerly Assembled iu a Publick Town Meeting at ye Towu House ye 23th June 1718.
Major Habijah Savage is chosen to serve as Moderator for this meeting.
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Voted That Pen Townsend Esq', Thomas Palmer Esq", Thoms Fitch Esqr. Jonath" Belcher Esq", & m" John White, or any three of them are desired and Impowered to Audit ye Town Treasurers Accots for this present year.
Voted. A grant of fifty pounds in Addition to M' Nath" Wil- liams& Sallery for the year Ensuing.
Voted. That Cap Timothy Clark, Collo Edward IIntchinson, Capt Cyprian Southack, M' Sam" Greenwood, & Capt Gilbert Bant, be a Comittee to veiw and Consider the State of the Fortifi- cations of this Town, and Report what they think proper to be done thereon, and wheather they think it adviseable y a Battree be planted at the end of ye Long wharfe, and that the Same Comittee be Impowered to repair the North Battrey in the mnost prudent man- ner they can, not exceeding one hundred & fifty pounds, in the Charge there of, the web Snme is now agreed to be applyed to that use.
[379.] Voted. a grant of two thousand & two hundred pounds to be raised on the Inhabitants & Estates within this Town, for the reliefe of the Poor and other necessary Charges ariseing wihin and for the Sd Town for this present year.
At a meeting of the Free holders and Other Inhabit's of the Town of Boston duly qualified, being Regularly Assembled in a Publick Town Meeting at the Town House the 29th of December Olliver Noyes Esq' is chosen Moderator for this meeting.
Whereas the Select men, have Signified to ye Town that they on Te 19th cur under apprehension of Scareity of Grain have pur- chased ten thousand weight of Bread at 40 Shill. p' hundred for the Supply of ye Inhabitts of this Town and do now ask the mind of the Town abt the disposall of the Same.
Voted. That the Select men do Suspend the disposall thereof in greater quantityes for the Space of one moneth ensuing, And in the Intrim to Sell in Small quantityes to any of ye Inhabitants that Shall See canse to by.
The Comittee appointed to Consider abt the State of the Fortifi- cations of this Town, haveing now given to the Inhabit's at this meeting their Report in writeing of what they think proper Relat- ing thereto, and is now lying on file with the Town Clerk.
Voted that the Consideration of the Sd Report be continned untill the next meeting of the Inhabit's in March. Aud the Sd Comittee are further desired to make a Computation of the Charge of what they propose to have done, and Lay before ye Town at ye Same meeting. The Committee formerly appointed to Consider abt Erecting School-house at the South end of Boston, and according to the Townes Vote on the 11th of march Last.
The wch Comittee haveing now given in their report in writeing vizt
Wee have further Considered the place for Setting a School House at the South end of Boston, and Can propose no better yn we have already done, and haveing Consulted wth Carpenters, wee find that to raise ye House made for the Carriages, So as to make it Twelve foot Studd & finish it inside and ontside, to Fence it in
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Conveniently, & build a necessary House, will Stand the Town in one hundred & eighty pounds, where as to build a New School House of the dementions of that in School Streete & compleatly Fin- ish it, will Cost two hundred and twenty pounds.
Voted. An Acceptance of the Sª Report. And the Sª Comittee are further desired to provide Materialls, and agree with work men for the repairing ye Sª House there, or for Erecting one New.
[380.] At a meetingof the Free holders and Other Inhabitts of the Town of Boston duly qualified being Regularly Assembled in a Publick Town Meeting at the Town house the 9h day of March.
Voted. That Elisha Coak Esq' be the Moderator for this Meet- ing.
Voted. That the Town will chuse assessors distinct from Sel: men.
Voted. That the Town will chuse Seven Select men.
Mesues Isaiah Tay, John Marion, Thomas Cushing, John Baker, Elisha Cook Esqr, William Clark & John Frizzel, are Chosen to Serve as Select men for ye year ensuing.
Joseph Prout is Chosen to Serve as Town Clerk for ye year en- suing.
Joseph Prout is Chosen to Serve as T. Treasu".
Officers Chosen to Serve for the district of Rumny marsh vizt.
m" John Floyd ju" to Serve as Constable.
m'Elisha Tuttle to Serve as Tything man.
Mesues Willm Hasie & Jacob Hasie as Fenee Veiwers.
Mesues Thomas Prat, & Daniel Tuttle to Serve as Hogg reeves. Votes for County Treasurer 202 in Number, Sealed up and deliv- ered to Consta Joseph Wise.
Daniel Oliver Esq' Timothy Clark Esq" William Hutchinson Esq", Capt Thoms Smith, Mesues John Ruek, James Gooch, & m" John Legg are Chosen to Serve as Overseers of the Poor for ye year ensuing.
Capt Thomas Smith at his desire is Eeused from Serveing & in his room m' Timothy Prout is Choson to Serve as one of ye Over- seers of the Poor.
Voted. an Adjourm' untill after Dinner and being then again Assembled.
Voted. That it be left to ye Select men to Introduee a Cryer for this Town in the room and Stead of Rob' Shelston deceaced.
Willm Hutchinson Esqrs motion to be exeused from Serving as Ovescer O'th Poor, Voted in ye Negative.
Voted. That ye Constables are to Collect the Rates and Taxes for the year Ensuing. And they Shall be allowed Three penee on ye pound for Collecting. Provided they pay in their first halfe of the Sumes Committed to them unto the respective Treasurers by the first of Feb"y next, and also to compleat and pay in the whole by the first day of June from thenee next ensuing, and that only Such of the Sd Constables who Shall So pay according to the times of payment as aforesaid arc to be Intituled to the S' Al- lowance of three pence on the pound.
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