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BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1718.
Mesues Nathaun Cunnigham Sworn
William Thomas. Since sworn before Coll Hutch- inson
Theophelus Lillie Refused & pd
Jeremiah Belknap Sworn
William Stoddard Refused
Ebenezar Thornton Sworn
Peter Thomas Refused William Allen Refused & pd
are Chosen to Serve as Constables for the year ensuing.
Voted. To chuse Seven Assessors.
[3S1.] Mesnes Daniel Powning, Nathaniel Green, John Marsh- all, Nath" Loring, John Sunderland, David Farnum & Benjamen Bream, are chosen to Serve as Assessor of the Rates & Taxes of this Town for ye year ensuing
Voted. That the Assessors for the year 1718 be further Im- powered for the Space of three moneths next, to make Sueh fur- ther abatements of the Rates by them apportioned, as they Shall think needfull.
Whereas, it appears that Constable Jaeob Parker by reason of his long Sickness was disabled from Collecting his Rates in the proper Season thereof.
Voted. That in Case he comply with his payments of the whole to the respective Treasurers by the first of September next he shall be Intituld to the three pence on ye pound for Collecting.
In the room and Stead of mesues Peter Thomas, Theophelus Lil- lie, William Allen. & William Stoddard.
Mesues John Checkley refused Thom® Dawes Sworn Jacob Gale Sworn John Dolbear Excused
are chosen to Serve as Constables for ye year ensuing.
Mesues William Jepson, Jacob Mason, Joshua Cheever & Eben" Burges are chosen to Serve as Sealers of Leather for the year ensuing.
Mesue John Eustice, John Jackson, Obadiah Gore, Thomas Barnerd, Thomas Foster & John Indecot, are chosen to Serve as Fence Veiwers for the year ensuing.
Mesue David Norton, William Maycock, David Edwards, James Pecker, and Elisha Hendrick are Chosen to Serve as Hogreeves for ye year ensuing.
N 1 Mesues William Parkman 2 Thom® Lee
3 Sam" Wentworth
4 Charles Marriss
5 Benjamen Fiteh
6 Jonathan Williams
7 8
Samuel Bannister Capt David Mason
are chosen to Serve as Scavingers.
Mesue James Barned, Thomas Barnerd, Thoms Foster, Jnº In- decot, James Tileston, & Joseph Parminter are chosen to Serve
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as Vciwers of Shingle, And also as Measurcrs of Boards, Plank, and Timber for ye year ensuing.
Voted. That the Sel. men for this year be also Surveyors of ye H. wayes.
1. Mesues Thomas Baker
2. John Burt 3. Francis Parnel
4. And" Tyler who refuseth & '
Thomas Gross chosen in his Room
5. Benja Gerrish
6. Joshua Loring
7. James Peneman
8. Edward Durant
are chosen to Serve as Clerks of ye Market for ye year Ensuing
[382.] The Honble Sam" Sewall Esq" John Clark Esq"
Elisha Cook Esq
Adington Davenport Esq™
Adam Winthrop Esq Habijah Savage Esq" and m" John White together with the Rª min- isters of this Town are chosen to be the Inspectors of the Gram- er Schools for the year ensuing.
Voted an Adourment of this Assembly to Tomorrow the 10th Currant at nine of the Clock in the Morning.
March 10th.
At wch time they being again Assembled.
Mesues Nathan" Henchman Jonas Clark John Pimm John Cunnaball
Henry Dering
Jonathan Jackson
Francis Willobeigh
David Colson Nath1} Aires
David Norton
John Cookson
Samuel Barrat John Hunt Willm Webster
Joseph Briscow Bartholomew Green
are chosen to Serve as Tithing men for the year Esuing
Voted. That the Town doth Accept and Approve of what the Select men hath done in Order to the Introduceing m™ Thomas Robie to be the Master of the North Gramer School.
Voted. a grant of one hundred pounds for one year who Shall be Settled in and perform the Service of School master there.
In the room of m" John Checkley who refuseth to Serve and of m" John Dolbear who is by ye Town vot Excused.
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Mesues Samuel Hood & declares his refusall.
Samuel Bass Sworn
are Chosen to Serve as Constables for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the Selectmen to gether with the comittee for Erecting a writeing School House at the North viz' The Honble Thom Hutchinson Esq", Collo Edwd Hutchinson, Collo Adam Win- throp & mesues John Ruck and John Charnock, be desired to recom- end Some person or persons Sutable for a School-master there, and to make Report thereof to ye Town at their next meeting.
In the room & Stead of Joseph Hood who hath Signified his Refusall to Serre
M' Bartholomew Seers is chosen to Serve as constable & was by the vote of the Town excused for this year & in his room.
M' Joseph Payson was chosen to Serve as Constable for the year ensuing. and was accordingly Sworn.
John Bramans Petition for Some abatemts in his Rent.
Voted, The Sª Petiton be referred to the consideration of ye Select men and that a Report thereof be made to ye Town at the next meeting, and the Execution agt Sª Braman be Suspended untill then.
Voted. An adjourm of this meeting untill after Dinner } an hour past two, At wch time they again Assembled.
Voted. An allowance of three pounds, & ten Shilling p annum to the Bell Ringer at ye New South mceting house, in Case he per- form Ringing Sª Bell at nine of the Clock at night and at five in ye morning as is allowed to the other Bell ringers for ye like Ser- vice see more p 384.
[383.] Voted. That the Petition of John Demery & Thomas Barnerd ab' purchaceing a peice of the Townes Land, be dismissed.
upon Reading the Report of the Committee about Fortifications. It being proposed to the Town to provid a number of Gun Car- riages wch was Voted in the negative.
Voted. That the whole of the fifteen hundred pound being the produce of the Blue hill Lands, be Layd out for the purchaceing of Grain at Such times and Seasons as the Select men Shall think fitt.
And the Select men are directed and Ordered to Lay out the Same and to dispose there of according to their best judgment and discretion to the Inhabitants.
In the room and Stead of Mesues John Baker & John Frizzell who have declared their Refusall to Serve.
Oliver Noyes Esq" and m' Eben" Clough are chosen to Serve as Select-men for the year ensuing.
For the better convenience of a passage to ye North burying place.
Voted. That a convenient breadth in the middle of Charter Street from the pavement wch now is unto the Sª burying place, be paved at the charge of the Town.
Voted a grant of one hundred pounds to be Layd out in Pavcing. It being proposed to Know the Townes mind whether a watch Should be Kept at the Line of defence at ye Neck. Votcd. in the negative.
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Voted a Grant of Two hundred and fifty pounds, wch together wth Fifty pounds of ye money raised ye Last year & not yet applyed to that use, Shall be applyed to the Support of ye wateh for ye year ensuing.
Voted a grant of Eighteen hundred pounds to be raised on the Inhabitants and Estates within this Town, for the reliefe of the Poor, and defraying other Necessary charges ariseing within and for this Town for the year ensuing.
Pursuant to a motion offered to the Town by Sundry of the Inhabitts desireing That a Committee be chosen by the Town, to receive consider and debate all Such matters and things as may be Layd before them, for the Releife of This Town under their present distresses, and that notiee be given of the time and place of their meeting, and that they make Report of their doings therein, to ye Town in order to their Approbation thereof.
Voted. That a Committee be raised to consult the Comon good as Set forth in ye Sª Memorial.
Voted. That the Sª Committee Shal Consist of Seven in Number. Jolın Clark Esq" Thom& Fitch Esq"
Oliver Noyes Esq" Elisha Cook Esq" m" John Marion
m" Will™ Clark mr Edmand Knight - are Chosen to be the Sª Comittee.
Voted a grant of thirty pounds to Joseph Prout for his Service as Treasur in the year Last past.
Voted. That it be Left to ye Sel men to draw up a Town order relating to ye marking Baggs, Sent to mill, and abt millers being obliged to keep in their mills Seales & weiglits.
[384.] At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston duly qualified, being Regularly Assembled in a Publiek Town meeting at ye Town-house the 29th day of April 1719.
Voted. That Elisha Cook Esq' be the moderator for this meet- ing
Voted. That the Town will proceed to the Choyee of four Representitives.
Whereas, 3 Setts of List w" given in folded in one, contrary to Law, be distroyed. Number of Voters 454.
Elisha Cook Esqr 293
Oliver Noyes Esq™ 238 m" Isaiah Tay 431 mr Will™ Clark 253
are chosen to Serve as Representitives according to warrant.
Voted a disallowance of the Comittees Report Relating to the Nomination of m' John Briggs to be master of the New writing School at ye North.
Voted. That the Bell ringer at the New South in Case he duly perform the ringing ye Bell at five & nine of the Clock be allowed
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as the other Bell ringers for the like Servise Seven pounds p' annum in Stead of what was entered p. 382.
The question being asked whether ye Town would waite any Longer for m' Robies being mast" of ye Gramer School at ye North. Voted in the Negative.
Voted. That M' Peleg Wiswall be by y-e Select-men Invited to take ye charge as master of the Free Gramer School at ye North.
Voted. That the Town will proceed by a Written Vote to chuse a master for the North writing School.
Voted. That m" Jer Condey be the master for the New writing School at ye North.
Voted. That in Case m' Condey do undertake and perform that Service he is to be paid at ye Rate of one hundred pounds _or ye year, ensuing.
Voted. The Thanks of this Town unto the doners of the Two North Sehool Houses vizt. The Honble Thomas Hutchinson Esq" for the Gramer School-house. And ye Sd m' Thom8 Hutchinson and also Edward Hutchinson Esq" for ye Writing Sch. Honse. ;
Voted. That the Sel: men be directed to Enlarge the South Burying place, for the encouragement of Such as Shall Build a Row of Toombs. Provided Such as Shall build Toombs there, be enjoyned to carry up their Walls So as to be a Sufficient Fence.
Voted. That the Addition of fifty pounds to m' Williams' Sal- lery made by the Town the 23th of June Last for one year be further prolonged for one year more from thence next ensuing.
In answere to the Petition of John Demery & Thomas Barnerd now Lying on file. Voted. That the Sel: men are Impowered on Such terms as they Shall agree to Sell unto the Sd Demery & Barnerd a peice of the Townes Flatts, nigh the mill-pond, as dc- scribed in ye Sd Petition.
Voted. That Pen Townsend Esq", Edward Hutchinson, Esq', Mesne John White, John Colman, & John Smith, or any three of them, be impowered to Andit the Treasn" accots for this year.
[3S5.] The Comittee raised by the Town at their Last meet- ing to consult ye eomon good haveing now given in their report in writing web being distinctly read and lying on file.
Voted an Approbation of the Several Parragraphs contained in the Sd Report. And that it be given as Instruction to the Representitives of this Town to Lay the Same before the Great an Gen1 Assembly of this Province at their next Sessions in order to their bringing the Same into practice.
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 ye Town House the 14th of March 1719.20
Voted. That Elisha Cook Esq' be the moderator for this meet .. ing.
Voted. That the Assessor for the year 1719 be further Im- powered for the Space of three moneths next ensning to make Sneh further abatements of the Rates by them Apportioned as they Shall think needfull.
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Voted.
That the Town will chuse Assessors distinct from Sel: m.
Voted. That the Town will chiuse Seven Sel: men. Elisha Cook Esqr Oliver Noyes Esq" Mesues Isaiah Tay John Marion Thom" Cushing William Clark Eben" Clough Sel. men Chosen.
Joseph Prout is chosen to Serve as Town Clerk (& Sworn).
Joseph Prout is chosen to Serve as Treasur. (the wch he refuseth.)
Daniel Oliver Esq™ Timº Clark Esq" Mesues John Ruck James Gooch John Legg Timº Prout Collo John Alford are Chosen to Serve as Ov'seers O'th Poor.
Votes for County Treasur brt in & del'vered to Consta Daws.
Voted. an Adjournmt of this meeting to three of the Clock after noon at weh time ye Inhabitts wr againe Assembled.
Mesues Sam" Barret, John & Thomas Jacksons proposall abt a Small peiee of Land behind Sd m' Barrets Land, and of their make- ing a wharf agt the Same to prevent danger to passengers there.
Voted. That the Select men be desired to Consider thereof & to make report to ye Town at their May meeting next of what . they Shall think proper relating thereto.
· Voted, That the Town will not chuse a Collector.
[386 ] Voted. That the Constables be allowed three penee on the pound for Collecting the Rates. Provided they pay in the first halfe of the Sumes comitted to them unto the respective Treasurers, by the first of Febry next. And also compleat and pay in the whole by the first day of June, from thence next following and that only Such of the Sd Constables who Shall So pay accord- ing to to the times of payment as afore Sd are to be Intitulcd to the Sd allowance of thre penee on the pound.
Captt William Blayer (who pd down his fine) Jeffery Bedgood (who Refuseth and appeals to ye Sessons)
Walter Gutridge (who paid Down his fine) Francis Millar who was Sworn. John Clark Chandler (who was after Voted dechared) Benja White (who promiseth to pay his fine)
Francis Brinley (who promiseth to pay his fine) Nath" Jarvice (who was Sworn)
arc Chosen to Serve as Constables for ye year ensning.
Voted. That the Town will chuse Seven Assessors.
Mcsues Daniel Powning John Sunderland
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BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1719.20.
Benja Brame David Farnum Jonath" Loring Nicholas Buttolph John Floyd
are chosen to Serve as Assessors of the Rates & Taxes for year ensueing.
Voted. An adjournment of this meeting to to morrow the 15th cur at Eight of the clock in the morning.
15th of march.
The Inhabitants according to adjournmt being now Assembled.
Mesues John Jepson, Ezekiel Walker, Jonathan Blake, Eben" . Burges & Jacob Mason, are Chosen Sealers of Lether for ye ycar ensuing.
Mesues John Jackson, Thomas Barnerd, John Indecot, Thom8 Foster. Obadiah Gore, & John Eustas to Serve as Fence Veiwers for ye year ensuing.
Mesues Hopestill Foster, Henry Whitten, James Wright Barber, Humph" Richards and John Coomb are Chosen to Serve as Hogg Reeves for ye year ensuing
In the Room and Stead of Mesues Blayer, Bedgood, Gutridge, White and Brinley who have refused to Serve as Constables.
Mesues James Barnerd Sworn
Thomas Salter Sworn
Nathan" Kenny he promiseth to pay his fine '
Joshua Cheever Sworn
Barth" Seers who upon his request was by Vote of ye Town excused
are chosen to Serve as constables for ye year ensuing. Mesues Nath" Aires Sent
Josiah Biles John Buttolph
Francis Willobeigh
John Stevens
Jonathan Pollard.
Joseph Rollins Joseph Hensha
are chosen to Serve as Scavingers for ye year ensuing.
Upon John Clark's aledging to the Town his infermity of Body. He is by the Town Voted Excused from Serving as Constable for ye year ensuing.
[387.] It being found by Experience, Inconvenient for the Town to pay the charge in Common of carrying away the Dirt out of the Streets, Lanes &c.
Voted. for the ensuing year and So from time to time untill the Town Shall order otherwise. Every person Shall pay the Charge of carring away the Dirt of halfe the pav'd Street Lane or Ally before the respective Houses and Lands possessed by them, and every Such person neglecting and refuscing to carry away his Dirt twenty four hours after warning given by the Scavenger (when it is practicable) Shall forfeit and pay the Sume of five Shillings for
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every Such neglect & refusall being there of convict before any of His Majties Justices of the Peace in this Town. and two Shillings & six pence to be paid out of the Town Treasury to him or them that Shall Complain and recover the Same.
Joseph Prout having declared his refusall to Serve as Treasu".
Capt Joseph Wadsworth is chosen to Serve as Treasur for this Town for the year ensuing.
Mesues John Jackson
Joseph Parminter Cord Wing
Roger Stainer
Erasamus Stevens
John Indecot
Thomas Foster
James Barnerd
James Tilestone
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Thom& Chamberlin
Sam" Whitwel & William Page
are chosen to Serve as Veiwers of Shingle, and measurers of Boards Plank and Timber for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the Gent men chosen to Serve as Select men be also the Surveyors of the Highwayes for the year ensuing.
Mesues Nathaniel Hodgdon
James Carey Simon Rogers
Nathaniel Eaton
William Nicholls John Binning Joseph Thorn John Eliot
are chosen to Serve as Clarks of the Market fer ye year ensuing.
Voted. That the Honble Samuel Sewall Esq", Addington Daven- port Esq" John Clark Esq", Adam Winthrop Esq", Elisha Cook Esq", Habijah Savage Esq", and M' John White be the Inspectors of the Grammer Schools for the year ensuing.
Mesues John Bennet
Willm. Donn Upholst" Franis Parnel
Nathiel Henchman
Zaeheriah Thayer Samuel Greenwood
Thomas Lee & John Dixwel
are chosen to Serve as Tything men for the year ensuing. Granted unto Joseph Prout the Sume of Thirty pounds to be pd. out of the Treasury for his Service as Treasur the Last year. In the room of Mesures Kenny, Clark & Seers. Mesues Cornelius Thayer Sworn Jonathan Simpson Housewright, Sworn James Pitson, who appeals to ye Sessons. are chosen to Serve as constables for the year ensuing.
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BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1719, 20.
In the Room m' Pitson, Peter Frasier is chosen to Serve as Constable for ye year ensuing, and afterward by vote excused.
[3SS.] Voted That Thomas Palmer Esq', Thomas Fitch Esq', Edward Hutchinson Esq', Mcssues John White & William Harriss, or any two of them are Impowered to Audit the Treasurers Accots for ye year esuing.
In the Room m' Peter Frasier, m' Joseph Parsons, is chosen to Serve as Constable for the year ensuing and Sworn.
Voted that the five p' Cent allowed on the Bills of Credit on this Province payable into the Town Treasury Shall determine, and no Such allowance for the future.
Ordered that the Town Treasu' Shall receive and take of Con- sables and other persons, the Bill of Credit on the Colonyes of conecticot. Rhod Island and the Province of New Hampshire, Provided they are fitt to pass from man to man.
Voted. That the Town will not procced to dispose of the Land between m' Wainwrights and m' Sheafes as was proposed in ye Warrant.
Voted that m' Ames Anger be Admitted a School master at ye new writing School House at ye South
Voted That the Sumc of one hundred pound quartly be allowed him quarterly upon his performance of that Service.
Joseph Prouts Petition Praying the Town to appoint a Commit- tee to consider of his past Service as Treasurer, and of what Rec- ompence for the Same hath been already granted him, and to make an Estemation of what they Shall think proper further rec- ompence to grant him, and to Lay the Same before the Town, at their next meetin, the weh l'etition be in Rcad was Voted dis- allowed.
Voted. That it be left wth the Selectmen to put that peicc of the Townes Land nigh m' Belknaps lying before Cap' Southiaks under Some Improvem' as they Shall think Advantagious to the Town.
Voted That it be left with the Scl: men to answere m' Sheafes Petition Relateing to the Incloseing a peice of Land next his School house, for a Wood yard & Well.
Voted That m' Joseph Green be allowed & paid by the Town Treasu' five pounds for his Supplying the School house in Queen Street wth water for ye time past.
Voted. That Habijalı Savage Esq', mesues James Gooch, John Colman, Abraham Blish, & Cap' John Charnock be a Comittee to draw up a Town Order, or By-Law for the Regulating of Trucks within this Town and to make Report thereof to ye Town at their next meeting
Voted. That it be left wth the Select men to consider of m' Wm Websters Petition & to make Report to the Town of what they Shall think proper relating thereto at ye next meeting.
Voted. an Aditional Grant of Twenty pounds p' annum, to m' Peleg Wiswall for ye hire of a House.
Voted. That it be left wth the Selectmen to consider of Eben" Burges' Petition & to make Report to ye Town of what they Shall think proper relating thereto at their next meeting.
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 137.
M' Joshua Ges Petition is Referred to ye consideration of the Sel: men.
Voted. an Allowanee or Abatemt of Eiglit pounds & ten Shil- lings to James Barnes of his Rent of ye Towns wharfe ye Last year.
In answere to the Peition of John Braman, Voted That he be abated the One halfe part of his debt owing to the Town, upon his giveing Bond to the Satisfaction of ye Sel: men for the pay- ment of the Remainder.
Voted. That Joseph Malam be pd out of ye Treasury by the T. Treasu" five pounds eight Shillings & five penee in Answr to his Petition now Read.
[389.] Voted. That m' Nicholas Buttolph be Exused from Serving as Assesor unto wch offiee, he was at this meeting chosen.
Voted. That m" John Colman be one of the Assesors of the Rates & Taxes for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the granting of money as mentioned in ye wart be deferred untill ye next meeting for choyce of Representitives.
Officer for Rumny Marsh chosen ye 14th eurt.
John Grover chosen to Serve as Constable.
Thomas Prat &
Nathaniel Richardson
as Fence Veiwers Jonathan Eustiee John Chamberline
Hogg reeves.
March 15th. Voted. That it be left wth the Sel: men to eon- sider of Collo Joshua Lambs Petition, and make report to the Town at their next meeting of what they Shall think proper Relating thereto.
At a meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston duly qualified, being Regularly Assembled in a Publiek Town meeting at the Town House on Wednesday the 27th of April 1720.
Elisha Cook Esq' is chosen to Serve as Moderator for this meeting
Voted. That the Town will proceed to Chuse 4 Representitives Elisha Cooke Esq" Oliver Noyes Esq" m" Isaiah Tay m' William Clark
are by ye Majority of Voters Chosen to Serve as Representitive of this Town at ye Gt & Gen" Court.
For the Regulating of Trueks, Carts & wth ye Town of Boston.
Whereas this Town hath been at Great Charge in paveing the most of the Streets and Considerable Lanes therein, and that Great damage is done to the Paveing by reason of the extraordi- nary weight born in Carts & Trueks, in Some measure Occasioned by the Unsutable Length of Trueks Lately made, whereby also there is danger of great damage done to Passengers &c. in turning of the Sd Trueks in narrow Streets.
For the preventing of which it is Ordered.
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That from and afer the expiration of one moneth next after the Establishment of this Order : whosoever Shall drive through any of the Streets or Lanes of this Town, any Trucks whose Sides exceed the Length of eighteen feet Shall forfeit and pay a Fine of Twenty Shillings for every Such Offence.
And. That whosoever Shall drive any Cart or Trucks through any of the aforesaid Streets or Lanes with more then two horses at a time. Shall pay a fine of five Shillings for every Such offence. And that every driver who in his Cart or Trucks shall carry more than one Tonn weight at a Load through any of the afore- said Streets or Lanes shall pay a fine of five shillings for every such offence.
And. That every driver of any Cart, Truck, Dray or Sled Shall while passing through the Streets and Lancs afore said go by the Side of the Thil-Horse with his Halter in his hand, on pain of the Forfeiting of Five Shillings for ever Offence, or neglect of attending this order.
[390.] And. That the Tire of the wheels of all Carts & Trucks that Shall be made, after the Establishment of this order Shall be full four inches in breadth, and the nailes of the Tire to be Flatt on Paine of the forfeiture of the Sume of Ten Shillings for every week the Sª Cart or Trucks Shall be improved in this Town, to be paid by the Owner of the Sª Cart or Trucks.
Voted a Grant of Three hundred pounds to be Raised on ye Inhabit" for defraying the Charge of ye Watch for this present year.
Voted. a grant of one hundred pounds to be Layd out in paveing in such places as the Sel: men Shall appoint.
Voted. A Grant of two thousand pounds to be raised on the Inhabitants & .Residents of this Town, for the reliefe of the Poor and other Necessary charges Arriseing within & for this Town.
Voted. a Grant to Edward Huthinson Esq" of Thirteen pounds eleven Shillings & three pence remaining due to him for his disburstments on repairing the North Battree, to be paid by ye T. Treasu".
whereas The Comittee formerly raised for repairing the North Battree. haveing now Signified to ye Town that Some further rc- paires is yet neefull there wch they Suppose will cost twenty or thirty pounds.
Voted. That ye Sª comittee wth the advice of ye Select men do get So much thercof as is ncedfull repaired.
Voted. That it be given as an Instruction the Representitives of this Town now chosen to promote the building a Bridge over Charles River at the place where the Ferry hath been Usually Kept, viz* between m' Gee® & Hudsons point, and at no other placc.
In answere to the Petition of Eben' Burges praying that ye Scl: men may be empowered to Bargaine & Sell unto him a certaine peice of Land and Flatts formerly Leased by the Town to his Predicessors and now in his Tenure, Abutting on the Mill Pond at the Lower end of Sudbury Street in Boston.
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