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street, limits and named, 54. paving, 111, 122, 137. Chimneys, defective, hy-law, 9, 18. sweepers, 63.
town to provide, 58. regulations, 60. by-laws, 68, 82, 83.
Church Green, 50, 114. Churches. (Sce Meeting-houses.)
Church square, limits and named, 51. Clark's square, limits and named, 54.
Clerk of the Peace, 215.
Cloek, town, proposed, 121, 122, to purchase, 126. Coal, sea, 131. Cold lane, limits and named, 52. Committee, United, the, 189.
Common, 14, 50, 51, 91, 127, 132, 171, 172, 173, 174, 206. trees transplanted on, 192. to crect grauary in, 220.
by-laws, watering horses in on Lord's day, 14. earth or turf, removal from, 15. stones, carrion, etc., placed on, 15. animals feeding on, 15. eows on, 176, 189. dry eattle on, 190. street, limits and named, 51.
Condit ( Conduit ? ), nigh the Mill bridge, 79. by the doek near Wing's lane, 26. in Union street, 53
Conecticot ( Connecticut ? ), bills of credit, 143. Constahles duties, 21. Cooper's alley, limits and named, 51. Corn. (See Grain.) court, limits and named, 52. Corners, Anthiems's (near Swing Bridge ?) 196. Mr. Antram's, 53. Capt. Ballentine's, 52. Baxter's, Summer st., 50. Beard's, Cow lane, 50. Boon's, Cornhill, 127.
Corners, Borland's, Milk st., 50. Capt. Bow's, Union st., 53. Briscow's, Marlboro' st., 50. Brook's, Marshall's lane, 53. Bull's, Summer st., 50. Madam Butler's, King st., 52. Cerwithy's, Prince st., 54. Capt. Clark's, Summer st., 50. Jonas Clark's, Middle st., 53, 54. Cowell's, Newbury st., 50. Mrs. Dafforn's, Milk st., 52. Mr. Dering's, Cornhill, 51. Justice Duminer's, King st., 52. Deacon Eliot's (Orange st. ? ), 50, 110. Ellise's (Newbury st .? ), 50. Elliston's, Cross st., 53. Emmon's, 52.
Everton's, n. Scarlet's wharf, 54.
Capt. Fitch, King st., 52. Frarye's (Frogg lane ?), 50.
Mr. Gee's, Back st., 53.
Hallawaye's Milk st., 51.
Harrise's, Hanover st., 52. Haugh's, Marlboro' st., 50, 51. Houchen's, Hanover st., 51, 52.
Justice Lyds, Hanover st., 52.
Maeeartye's, King st., 52.
Mr. Meer's, Dock Sq., 52. Melyne's, Common st., 51. Morey's, Summer st., 50. Morrell's, Middle st., 53. Mountjoye's, Cross st., 53. Dr. Oke's (Newbury st .? ), 50.
Mrs. Oliver's, Water st., 51.
Mr. Pemherton's, 52.
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- Peneman's, Summer st., 50. Phipp's, Charter st., 54. Platt's, Union st., 52. Pollard's, Brattle st., 52.
. Mr. Powniug's, Dock Sq., 52.
Mrs. Ransford's, North st., 54. ( Charter st .? ), 111.
Elder Rasford's, (Essex st.), 50.
Capt. Richard's, Ship st., 54.
Savage's, Dock Sq., 52.
Madam Shrimpton's, King st., 52.
Souther's, Milk st., 50.
Stanhurye's, Baek st., near Mill bridge, 53. Capt. Steven's, North st., 54.
Thomas', Ann st., 53.
Col. Townsend's, Tra Mount st., 51.
Travises' Prinee st., 54.
Wales's, Middle st., 53.
Mr. Wehh's, Union st., 53. Wheeler's, Newhury st., 50.
Mrs. Whetcomh's, School st. or Bea- con st., 51.
Williams', Fleet st., 54.
Madame Winsley's, Garden Ct., 54. Winslow's, Joylieff's lane, 51.
Cornhill, 115, 126. limits and named, 51. paving, 127.
Corn Market, limits and named, 52. Council, 179, 185.
County of Suffolk. (See Suffolk. County.) Court of Quarter Sessions, 22, 42, 68. General Sessions, 61, 83, 96, 131, 148, 201. Sessions, 78, 153, 175, 176, 189, 190, 192, 212. Cows, regulation of, 176, 189. (See also Common.)
Cow lane, limits and named, 50. Crab lane, limits and named, 52. Creek, iu Maekrill lane, 63, 68. in Ann st., 79. near the neek, 152. the salt water, at Rumney Marsh, 85, Creek lane, limits and uamed, 53. Crooked alley, limits and named, 51. lane, limits and named, 52.
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INDEX OF PLACES AND SUBJECTS.
Cross street, S1.
limits and named, 53. C'riers. common, regulation of, by-law, 189. Cushing, Thomas, to pay, 19S.
Dam at Dorchester neck, 94. (See also Millx.) Davies lane, limits and named, 51. Dead, burial of. br-law, 13. funeral charges, 25, 26. (See also Grates, Indians, Negroes, and Mulattoes.) Debts, bad, 23, 92. Deer Island, 121.
to lease land at. for Hospital or Pest-bouse, 126, 127. Dock, the, 7, 52, 53, 76, 111, 119, 121, 122, 152, 199, 205. rights in, 1SS. improvement of, 206, 207, 225, 226. to fill portion, 225. erecti. n of building at. 76. Town's or Bendall's, lease of, 63. near Wing's lane, 26. Town's. at North Battery, 90. (Sce also Lands, Wharres.)
Dock square, limits and named, 52. Dogs, regulation of, 221, 223. by-law, 16. by-law proposed, 225.
Dorchester reck, 94. Draw bridge. (See Bridges.)
Elbow alley, limits and named, 53. England, 24, 65. Essex street. limits and named, 50.
Exchange, the, in King St., 52.
Ferry, the, to Charlestown (?), 145. Boston to Noddles Island, 210. Winnisimmet to Noddles Island, re- port against, 210.
Ferry way, 53, 54. limits and named, 54. proposed, at end of North street, 99 ; disapproved, 102. point at Charlestown, 54. Fire the late, 59, 111. the great, 130. suppressing and preventing, committee on petition concerning, 38, 39; re- ferred 73. 14; report; 76. spreading of. 10 .. freqneney of, 1:5. by-laws, carrying of, 9, 18. kindling of open, 10, 18. on vessels at night, 10, 18. poles and swabs, or hand en- gines, 10, 19. water for quenching, 10. ladders, 9. · water and ladders, 94. apparatus. 103. 119. buckets, 152. 153. water cisterns, rejected, 163. engines, 103. engine, repairs, 23. engines, to procure two, 24. new, purchased, and to pnr- cbase two more, 106, 107; appropriation for, 113. engine-bouse, repairs, 23. wards, 119. proposals referred, 102. arms, discharging of, by-law, 11. Fisb-market, limits and named, 53. street, limits and named, 53. Flate, abutting on streets, etc., committee on town's rizhits, 31. town's. at North Battery, 90. nigh the Mill pond, to sell, 139. Fleet street, 63, 67. limits and named, 54. Flownder lane, limits and named, 50.
Fort Hill, 6, 8, 50, 51, 94, 153. Fortifications, 3, 221.
appropriations for, 3, 23, 31, 40, 46, 62. committee on 39; report, 40. committee ou, 83, 133. committee to audit accounts, 63. gun-carriages, 137.
at the ueek, 40, 69, 73, 137, 152. committee on, 71, 72. across the neck, appropriation and committee, 83, 84. location, ete., S4. appropriation, 94, 131. 132.
old, at the neck, 45, 47, 49, 81. old, betweeu Sconce and Scarlet's wharf, 209. (See also Battery, Castle, Merry's point, Noddles island, Sconce.)
Fox hill, 15. and land near, sand, gravel, etc., not to be taken from, 171. Frogg lane, limits and named, 50.
Fuller, Bethiah, petition referred, 6.
Gallop's alley, limits and named, 53. Gambling in streets, to petition for law against, 200. proposed by-law, 223. by-law, 224. Gaol, commou, 174, 175. (See also ITouse of Cor- rection.)
Garden court, limits and unmed, 54. Ge (Gee ?), Joshua, petition referred, 144. General Court or Assembly, 34, 72, 81, 96,
112, 126, 152, 157,166, 167, 173, 179, 210, 218, 219, 223. proposals concern- ing Lew house on old Town House site, and committee to join with, S7. Representatives, 76. chosen, 5, 7, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 39, 43, 55, 61, 73, 79, 91, 96, 102, 105, 106, 112, 115, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 147, 153, 156, 164, 172, 184, 185, 190, 198, 208, 212, 221.
instructions to, 5, 111, 112, 119, 122, 131, 139, 145, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 166, 167, 175, 185, 192, 200, 213.
George tavern, 172. Gibbs lane, limits and named, 51. Gillerist, Ann, widow, petition referred, 171. Governor, 39, 43, 83, 84, 154. petition to, against transportation of men out of the provinec, 25. Shute, 177, 179, 180. Burnett, not to settle salary ou, 226. Lieutenant, 187, 217.
Grain, etc. 153. exportation of, 84. to purchase, 101, 110, 111, 113, 121, 127, 131, 137, 163, 171, 185, 191, 197, 199, 206, 221. to sell, 104, 115, 131, 137, 163, 199, 206. committee on, 220. (See Breud, Provisions.) Granary, 115, 127, 162, 199. proposed, 99. to procure an additional, 111. proposed ereetion, 206. to buy or erect, 210.
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 137.
Granary, to ercet, 220. Graves, digging of, 6.
(See Burying places, Dead.)
Green Dragon, the, 52.
Green lane, easterly end of Hull st., 17. limits and named, 52. Greenough's alley, limits and named, 54. Gridley Jere., petition 214, salary increased, 218. Gridley's lane, limits and named, 51. Guns. (See Artillery.) Guu powder. (See Powder.)
Halfe Square court, limits and named, 52.
Halfway pond on the neek, 81.
Hanover street, limits and named, 52.
Hankins street, paving, 127.
Hay, weighing of, 73.
Henchman's lane limits and named, 54.
Hillier's lane, limits and named, 52.
Hogg alley, limits and named, 50.
Hog-reeves and Seavengers, neglect to serve, peualty, 15.
Horses aud other animals at large, by-law, 15, 16.
Hospital or Charity school for poor children, to lay out land for, 94. (See also School, Pest-house.)
House of Correctiou, 173, 174, 173. appropriation for fitting, 3. to petition for regula- tious for, 61.
committee on, 70. erection, referred, 93; report and to petition Court of General ses- sions for, 96. concerning, 148. land for, 153. See also Bridewell, Gaol.
Houses. (See under Lands.) Hucksters, 206.
regulation of, by-law, 79; to en- force, 105. regulation of, 111, 112, 113, 118, 224.
Hudson's point, 54, 145.
Hull street, granted to town, and dimensions, 17. limits and named, 54.
Indian corn. (See Grain.) Indian war, 177.
Indians, eastern, 157, war with, 3.
negroes aud mulattoes proposed law regulating, 170, 173, 174, 175.
regulation of, 223, 225.
by-law, 224. burial, hy.law, 176, 177.
Infectious diseases, 157, 166.
(See also Pest.house Small-pox.)
Inhabitants prospective, appropriation for, 3.
Instructions. (Sec General Court, Town Officers.) Ireland, persons from, regulation of, 177.
Joylieffs lane, limits and named, 51. Jurors, 147.
selection of, 4, 24, 187. records of service, 164.
Kilns, lime or brick, ercetion and burning of, hy-law, 12, 20.
1 Adkins, in Lyn street, 54. King George, 156, 180. inemorial to, 178, 179, 180.
King street, 63, 66.
limits and named, 51.
Ladders, by-law, 9. (See also Fire.)
Lamb, sign of the, in Rumney Marsh, 85. Lands (See also Common, Burying-place, Flats, Rents, Wharves), with open walls, cellars, etc., by-law, 14, 21. Lands and rents, inventory to be made, 27, to purchase, 184, 188.
let and unproductive, to report, 44. on the neek, both sides of way, be- tween Oak and Walnut, and Fortification, granted, 3, 4. disposal of, 41, 45.
upland, beach and flats (both sides of highway), granted 47, 48; deed to Elisha Cook, Jr. et al.s., 55.
formerly granted to Oliver Noyes and company, 81. of proprietors of The New Settlements, 84.
between Fortifieatious and Half- way pond, to dispose of, 81.
next to Roxbury (muarsh), im- provement of, 146, to lease (marsh and upland), 152. line straightened, 172.
Blue Hills at Braintree, 27, 44; re- port aud committee to settle matters 46, 45 ; report and committee to com- plete release of, 56, 57.
reserved, to be leased, 57 ; sale referred, 73; committee to sell, 77. deed confirmed, 80.
proceeds of, improvement, 73, 90, 93, 113, 119, 122, 125, 131, 137, 153. town's, on Fort Hill, to lease, 8, 153. near Belknap's 27, 143, 148, 171, 173, 184, 189, 198. in School street, to let, 90.
at foot of Common (marsh), 206; sceuring of, 91, 132. for Charity School, to lay out 94.
on Pond street, granted con- ditionally, 68, 69. at Old Battery, 70. granted to Church of England (King's Chapel) for hurial- ground, 74.
on Water street and Spring lane, granted to
First Church of Christ, 62.
between Wainwright and . Sheafe, not to sell, 143.
rented to Braman, 137; abate- meut, 144
(Church Green), granted to New South Meeting-house, 114, 212, 213; additional grant, 218. south side School street, to sell, 114. nigh Southack's house, 114, 118. claimed hy Eliakim Hutchin- son, 210.
(marsh), sold to Joshua Lamb, assignee, 146.
in Beacon street, house and land 171; to sell, 173. proposal to exchange (Gen. Winthrop), 102.
and flats, Sudbury street, to sell, 145, 146, 164.
to sell, to Jonathan Williams aud Joshua Wroe, 205. near aliushouse 148; to sell, 153.
exchange with Thos. Boys- ton, 126.
petition of Jolin Demery et al. to purebase, dismissed, 137. flats near Mill pond, to sell, 139.
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INDEX OF PLACES AND SUBJECTS.
Lands, town's, in rear of Sam'l Barrett, near Mill creek, 140; granted to Sam'l Barrett et als., 146. (flats), claimed by John Bull,
cedar-swamp at Brookline, rent abated. S1. at Brookline, to sell, S1 ; sold S7; disposal of proceeds, 90. at Sonth Seonce or Battery, 178, 183, 205, 200, 220. and buildings at the Dock, 199, 206, 20 .; formerly leased to Mumford. 195; report, no rights in, 210. flats from Seonce to Scarlet's wharf, formerly granted, 208.
of the Church (in 1673), near the Sconce. 209.
to bny on Love and Bennet streets, 92; bought 132.
to huy for North writing-school, 103. claimed by Elizabeth Liford (Lyford), 114. 119; granted to, 120. or buildings, owners. Capt. Alford, I., 51. Col. John Alford, h., 165. Mr. Allen. h., 52. Allins, w.h., 225. Deacon Allen (late), h. (?), 50. Isaac Addington, h., 52. Mr. Apthorp, h.(?), 66.
Jeremiah Belknap, 1., 143, 148, 171. 173. 184, 199, 198. Joseph Belknap, b., 27. Belknap, 1., 52. Biyn, h., 50. Capt. John Bennet, 1., 44, 47, 48. h. and I., 222. Justice Bromfeeld, h., 50. Mr. Borland, h., 50. Capt. Bonner, b., 51.
Bridgham's, 1., 51, w. h., 52. Joseph Buckminster (Buek- mester), 1. (M.R.), 3, 4, 5, 8. Bulfinch, h., 53. Thomas Barnerd h., 54.
John Barnert (Barnerd), h., 119, 126. Mra. Buckley, h., 54. Jobn Balston, b. and 1., 62. Samuel Bridz, 1., 75. William Boardman (Bord- man), h. and 1. (R.M.), 85. Thomas Boylston, h., 126. Samnel Barrett, 1., 140, 146. Ebenezer Burgess, 1., 145.
Capt. Clark, h., 51. Capt. Timothy Clark, b., 50. Mr. Clark, pewterer, shop, 51. Capt. Christopher Clark flate), bldgs., 53. John Clark, 1., 53. Jonas Clark, l., 54. Samnel Clark, h., 127. Cox, butcher, shop, 51. Richard Christopher, 1., 75. Thomas Creese, 1., 75. Cowell, I., 127. Cuebing, w.h., 225.
Durant, b., 50. Capt. Dyer, barn, 50. Gyles Dyer, 1., 68, 60. Drinker, h., 51. Major Davis, w.b. (formerly of). 52.
Lands or buildings, Mr. Dolbear, snop, 225.
Daniel Eppes, 1., 47, 4S. Deacou Elliot (late), h., 49. Capt. Everton, h., 53. Johu Eyre (late), b. and 1., 76. Widow Edmands I., (R.M.) S5.
Capt. Frarye (late), 1., 50. Capt. Fairwether, h., 51. Capt. Fitch, h., 53. Col. Foster, h., 54. Mr. Frizzell, h., 54. Fanueill's, h., 66.
Samuel Gallop (late), 1., 53. Greenough, 1., 54. Mr. Gece, 1., 54. Joshua Gee, 1., 145. John Green, 1., 75. Simon Grover, 1. (Malden liue), S6.
Hallowaye, h., 50. Harrison, ropewalk, 51. Joseph Hubbert (Hubhard), h., 51, 165. Eliakim Hutchinson, h., 52. Hough, w.b., 225.
Indecot, shop, 53. Ireland, I. (Malden line), 86.
Jacob Jefferye, I., 75.
Kennye, shop, 52. Mr. Kneeland, 1., 210.
Col. Joshua Lamb (assignee), 1., 146. Capt. Lake (late), bldga., 53. Simon Lynde (late), h., 51. Samuel Lynde, 1. (formerly of), 47. Justice Lynd, 1., 52.
Col. Stephen Minot (Minott), h. and 1., 52, 172. Mooreock, bldgs., 52. Mr. Mountfort, h., 52. Mariam, 1. (R.M.), 85. John Matthews, I. (formerly of), 90, 114.
Nanney, hidgs., 53. David Norton, h., 55. Doctor Noyes, 1., 126.
Madame Oliver, h., 50; 1., 51. Daniel Oliver, h., 50. Odell, h., 51.
Mrs. Phillips, h., 52. Deacon Phillips (late), b., 53 .. Justice Palmer, w.h., 52. Mrs. Pemberton, h., 53. Capt. Tim. Prout (late), h., 53. William Parkman, h., 54. Sarah Paul, I., (R.M.), 85. Pratt, I. (Malden line), 86. Col. Paige, l. (Malden line), 86.
Elder Rasford (late), 1., 50. John Roberts, h., 51. Joseph Rogers, h., 73.
School, free grammar, h., 76. Mrs. Stoddard, h., 31. Samuel Sewall, 1., 34, 35, 72, 80, 81; h., 50. Madame Shrimpton, 1., 51.
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 137.
Lands or buildings, Mr. Sheafe, 1., 143.
Mr. Sheeff, h., 51. Capt. Habijah Savage, h., 53. Ephrahn Savage, 1., 75. Sergeant, 1. (Malden line), 86. Capt. Southiaek, h., 51. Capt. Southink, h., 114. Capt. Sonthack, h., 118, 148. Capt. Southiaks, h., 143. Thomas Smith, 1. (formerly of), 114, 119, 120.
Capt. Turfey, h. (in tenure of), 50.
Esquire Usher, barn, 50. Madame Usher, h., 51. Upham, 1. (Malden line), 86.
Vering, h., 53.
Josiah Winchester, I. (M.R.), 5,8.
Major Walley, h., 51.
Wharton, h., 51. Winsor, w.h., 53.
Joshua Winsor, h., 196. Benjamin Williams, h., 54. Walton, 1. (Malden line), 86. Welcome, h., 112.
Mrs. Thomas Walker, h., 112. Wainwright, 1., 127, 143.
Peleg Wiswall, h., 143.
Wm. Webster, 1., 205.
Webster, 1., 146.
Maj .. Gen. Winthrop, I., 102. Col. Winthrop, 1., 171. Mr. Wolf, 1., 212, 218.
Provinee, division of, 155.
Lanes. (See Streets.) Laws, new, asked for, 154, 155. (See also By-Laws.)
Leases of Ebenezer Burgess, 126. Webster, 126. or rents by towu, by-law, 17. (See also Rents.)
Leveret's lane, limits and named, 52.
Light house, proposed, 94. ereetion aud maintenance, 97.
Lime street, limits and named, 54. Liuek alley, limits and named, 53.
Loan, repayment of, 155.
Loaus, to eall in, 211. (See Province loan.)
Long lane, limits and named, 50. pond, near Malden line, 86. Lord's day, watering horses on, by-law, 14. and evening preceding, labor or business on, by-law, 14. disorders on, regulation of, 213, 214.
Love street, 92. limits and named, 54.
Lyn street, limits and named, 54. Lynu line, perambulatiou, 85.
Mackrill, Maeril, lane, 63, 68. limits aud named, 52.
Malam Joseph, to pay, 144. Malbrough (Marlborough?) street, limits and named, 50.
Malden line, perambulation, 85, 86, 87. Marchant's row. (See Merchants row.) Market, proposed, 118, 122, 125, 126; rejected, 129. forestallIng of 221; by-law, 224. Marsh lane, limits and named, 53. Marshall's lane, Itmits and named, 53. Measures. (See Weights.) Meat, perished, proposed by-law, 119. Meeting houses. First Church of Christ, land granted to, 62. Old, 39, 41, 51.
Meeting houses, tho Briek (in Cornhill), 115. proposed elock on, 121. North (old North), 54. South (old South), 50, 91, 92. Church of England (King's chapel), land granted to, 74.
Mr. Coleman's (Brattlo street,) 52, 87, 214, 217. New (New North), 101. New (New Southi), 137, 138, 206, 212, 213; Church Green in Summer st., granted to, 114. additional land granted, 218. New Briek, 171. (Sec also Rumney Marsh.)
Merebant's Row, 198. limits and named, 52.
Merrys, Merryes, point, wharves and fortifi- eations at, 41. water ways at, 70. wharf and doek at, 81.
Middle street, limits and named, 53. Milk street, 214, 222.
limits and named, 50. obstruetions, 162, 169.
Mill bridge, 52, 53, 79, 110, 214, 218, 220.
creek, 146. stream, 54.
pond, 52, 53, 139, 145, 146.
owners grants to, 208. water, 146.
Mills, regulation of, 213.
(See also Bridges, Rumney Marsh, Windmill.) aud dan near Dorchester neck, 94. Millers, weights, seales, and hags, hy-law proposed, 138. toll of, proposed law, 197.
Milton, 80. Minot's court, limits and named, 53. Moon street, limits and uamed, 54.
Muddy River, 1, 5, 6, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 33. setting off, negatived, 2. petition to be set off, 31. O lax, 2. school-master for, 2. committee ou petition for way to Buekminsters land, 3; report, and way to ho laid out, 4; laid out, 5, 8, 9. alias Brooklyne, 61. (See also Brookline.)
Mulattoes. (See Indians.)
Neek, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19, 20, 27, 40, 44, 47, 49, 71, 81, 83, 84, 90, 91, 94, 110, 111, 131, 137, 152, 172, 176, 189, 190. appropriation for repairs, 3, 69, 73. damage by sea at, 64, 69.
the new settlements on, 84.
lights on, negatived, 111.
fence on, 111. gates, closing of, 213, 214. (See Fortifications.)
Negroes, regulation of, 223, 224. (Sce also Indians.) Newbery street, limits and named, 50.
New Hampshire, 155. hills of eredit, 143.
Noddles, Nodles, island, fortification. 40. bridge from Winisimet to, 205; report iu favor, 209, 210. North Battery. (See Battery.) end, 2, 48, 81, 90, 118. street, 60, 99, 101, 102, 198. limits and named, 54. Nuisances, by-law, 11, 19, 20.
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INDEX OF PLACES AND SUBJECTS.
Oak, the. 3.
Okes. Thomas, rate refunded to, 27. Old way. limits and named, 53. Oliver, Daniel, to pay, 205. street, limits and named, 50. Orange tree, sigu of, 52 street, limits and named, 49. paving. 112. 197, 210, 212, 213, 214, 217. : 22.
Orders, town, projection of, 79. rules and by-laws. (See By-Laws.)
Paddey's alley, limits and named, 53. Peirce's, Peirse's. alles, 126.
limits and named, 52.
Penal orders. (Same as By-Laws.)
Perambulations, 85, 86, 87.
l'est-house, 159. ercetion. 114, 119. at Deer island, 127. (See Infectious diseases, Small- T.o.r.)
Pizzataqua river, 154. Plan, of lands at Blue Hills and Brantree, 57. proposed wharf at end of King street, 66. Polls and estates, valuation, 28, 44. l'ond street, CS. limits and named, 50.
Poor, appropriation for, 3, 24, 44, 78, 111, 122, 127, 133, 138, 145, 176, 184, 191, 199, 211, 221. employment of, 23. regulation of, 70. certain moneys, interest on, 33.
foreign 93; to petition for act concern- ing, 97. Pound, 31. Powder, town's stock, 2, 166. security of, 39.
for blowing up houses, places of deposit, 90, 103. keeping of, proposed act, 112. storage of, by-law, 10, 19. custody of, by-law, 17. (Sce Stores.) Prince street, limits and named, 53. paving, 154, 171.
Privics (houses of office or casement), erce- tion of, by-law, 12. 20. Proprietors, united committee of town and, 159.
Province of Massachusetts Bay, 179; bills of credit, 152; to receive for taxes, 24 ; discount on, 143; receipt and payment of, 25.
(See Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island.) loan, taken by town, improvement of, 158, 159, 219. repayment, 195. tax, valuation of specie for pay- ment, 212, 213. (See Tares.) Provisions, purchase, by-law, 14, 21. (Sce Grain.) Pudding lane. limits and named, 52. Pumps. (See Wells.)
Quarter Sessions. (Sce Court of Quarter Ses- sions.) Queen street, 75, 76, 101, 110. 113, 143. limits and named, 51. projecting porch, 64.
Ransfords lane, limits and named, 50. Dates, town appropriations, 2.3, 5, 6. 7, 8, 24, 27, 30, 31, 35, 38, 40, 41, 43, 49. 61, 72, 78, 83. 91, 94, 101, 102, 104, 106, 110, 111, 113, 122, 127, 131, 133, 136, 167, 128, 142, 143, 145, 154, 165, 166, 171, 170, 183, 184, 191, 197, 199, 204, 211, 221. persons to make, 44.
Rates, abatement of, 81, 89, 93, 98, 108, 114, 116, 123, 128, 135, 139, 149, 163, 170, 181, 157, 197, 199, 203
collection of, SS. 92, 9S, 108, 116, 123, 129, 134, 140, 119, 156, 163, 164, 170, 181, 186, 195, 197, 203, 217, 220. (See also Polls and Estates.)
Rawson's lane, limits and named, 50. Reading, 85, 87. Records, ancient, 4. town, 57, 59, 178, 208. the town book, 23, 49. book No. S (?), 49.
Register, county, votes, 117, 149, 195.
Rents, quit, 90, 164, 183. to sell, 166, 184, 1S8, 196, 205. abated (Sam Sewall), 81. petition for reduction (John Bra- man), 137; granted, 144. to settle (James Johnson), 184. (See, also, Leases.)
Representatives. (See General Court.) Rhode Island, bills of eredit, 143.
Ridge hill, 15.
Ropewalk, the, 50, 51. Harrison's, 51.
Roxbury, 27, 83, 111, 146. gate, 14, 21.
Rules, orders, and by-laws. (See By-laws.) Rumney, Rumny, Marsh, 1, 5, 6, 22, 23, 26, 30,
33, 36, 42, 43, 44, 45, 59, 64, 70, 74, 85, 87, 88, 89, 92, 98, 107, 116, 123,
128, 134, 144, 149, 150, 160, 168, 180, 186, 188, 194, 202, 210, 215. school, 2. meeting-honse, 35, 36, 38, 39, 43, 59, 62. corn-mill, 160, 165,
Sabbath. (See Lord's day.) Salem, 59. street, limits and named, 54.
Salt lane, limits and named, 53. pond (on the neck), 146, 152, 172. Salutation, the, 54. alley, limits and named, 54.
Sanders, Rebecca, Ex'x, to pay, 205. Scavengers, dntics, 95, 97, 105, 106, 141. and hog-reeves, penalty for non- service, 15. Schools, appropriation for, 3. inspectors of (School Committee?) first time choseu, 65. masters, 104, 110, 133, 139, 143, 147, 170. publie writing, support of, 73, 189.
Latin, 51, 113. master, 4, 6, 7, 8.
assistant master, 7, 28, 29, 34, 37. new house, 31. real estate for, 77, 80, instruction at, 78. Free grammar, 75, 78, 113. committee on, 63; report, 64, 65. assistant at, 63, 65, usher, 152. master, 76, 170. house belonging to, 76. funds of, 80. land for, 81,
Free First, 146. Grammar, at the North, 119, 126. master, 136, 139, 143, 183, 196.
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Schools, Free, North end, 2, 81.
gift of house, and to establish, 00. Jand and building for, 92, 118, 119, 132. wharf, dock, and flats, appropri- ated for, 90.
master, 93. North, writing, 94, 101.'
land for, 103. master, 137, 138, 139.
Writing, at the South, 163.
proposcd, 118, 122, 125, 132. location, 127.
house, 133, 134.
master, 143,
164, 165, 204, 211.
Free writing, Queen street, house,
104, 110, 113. water for, 143.
master, 101,
104.
Charity (reading and writing), 119. Spinning, proposed, 147; report and postponed, 148. at Muddy River, master, 2. at Rumuey Marsh, 2.
School street, 75, 76, 90, 101, 114, 122, 134. limits and named, 51. Sconce, 166, 167, 208, 209, 220.
Scons ( Sconce ?) South, 178.
Sconce lane, limits and named, 51.
Seottow's alley, limits and uamed, 53.
Sca Horse, man-of-war, 154.
Sea street, limits aud named, 50.
Sessions. (See Courts.)
Sheep, rams at large, 34.
Ship street, limits and named, 54.
Shops, not to be opened by straugers, by-law, 104. (See Trades.)
Short street, limits and named, 50.
Shrimpton's lane, limits and named, 52.
Silks and stuffs, French, 157.
Slaves, 58. (Sce also Indians, etc., Negroes.)
Sliding alley, limits and named, 54.
Slips. (See Wharves.)
Smalpeice, Jolm, grant to, 111.
Small-pox, 154, 159, 165, 167. (See Infectious diseases, Pest- house.)
Snow hill, limits and named, 54. Soldiers, raising of, 154,
troop of guards, uames, 187, 217.
South Battery. (Sec Battery.)
end, 38, 43, 48, 68, 110, 112, 118, 152. street, limits and named, 50.
Spectacle island, 154, 165. Specie valuation, 212, 213.
Spinning, encouragement of, 153, 162. (Sce School, Spinning.)
Spring lane, 62; limits and named, 51. street (lane ?), 127. Spurier, Caleb, petition, 205; granted, 211.
Star, sign of the (Hanover strect), 53. Stock, town. (See Town Stock. )
Stores at Fortifications, 153, 166. (See Powder.) Strangers, entertainment of, 102; by-law, 104, 177. (Sce Shops, Trades.)
Streets, etc., to be measurod, 24, 25. to name, 17. bounds of aud named, 49 to 54. repairs, 70. presentments; 78. removal of dirt, etc., from, 81. damnification of, 206.
Streets, etc., flats, abutting on. (See Flata.) paving, 112, 197.
by abutters, proposed act, 111, 118, 122, 124, 126. appropriations, 30, 38, 43, 48,61, 69, 78, 94. 101, 110, 112, 113, 122, 131, 145, 154, 166, 171, 183, 191, 197, 199, 204, 211, 221. by-laws, nuisances or obstruc- tions in, 11, 19, 20. projections into, 11. rates of speed, 12,
horses loose in, 12.
playing foot-ball in, 12, 20. discharging fire-works iu, 12, 20. throwing snow-balls in, 12, 20. throwing stones in, 20. vehicles unattended, 12. digging in, 13, 20. encroachments, 14. cellars, buildings, fences, and land marks, adjoin- ing, 14. keeping clean, 100, 187, 191, 192, 194.
removal of dirt and trash from, 105, 106, 141.
gutters emptying into, 102; adopted, 103; repeal re- jected, 119.
throwing long bullet in, 172, 173.
to Buckminster's land at Muddy River, committee on, 3; re- port and to be laid out, 4 ; laid out, 5, 8, 9.
between the Oak and Walnut and the Fortification (on the neck), maintenance, 3. to Roxbury, 27. agreementaud width, 47, 48. maintenance, 69, 73, 81.
between Bennet's pasture and the old fortification on the neck, maintenance, 44, 45.
crossway on the neck to be, reserved, 81.
the long causeway on the neck, . 91. on the neck, securing of, 90; to wharf casterly side, 91.
Eliot's corner towards the neck, 110. main street to the South End, 38, 43.
at South End, 112.
beyond the salt poud (on the neck), 146.
to the training field, 21. nigh old Mrs. Stoddard's, 31. Scarlet's wharf to Jouas Clark's, 48. lauc, Quecu street to School street, 75, 76, 80.
at South burying-place, cast side, 126. at Barrets' near Mill creek, 146. from bridge towards Battery, 197. round new South Meeting-house 212, 218.
from westerly part of wharf at dock to Allin's warehouse, to lay out, 225. country road (at Muddy river), S. crossed by Bride brook (at Rumney Marsh), 85.
county road at Malden itne, 86. in Wiunisimet and Noddles island to proposed bridge, 210.
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Striker Susana, petition, 23. Sndhnry, Endbery, street, 145, 146. limits and named, 52.
Suffolk connty, 22. 61, 91, 96.
division of, 212, 213; to op- pose. 200. deeds, records of, 17. (See also Register.) Suits, prosecution, by-law, 16.
Summer, Sumer, street. 114.
limits and named, 50. paving. 121, 125.
Son conrt, limits and named, 54. Swan, sign of the, 53.
Swine and stys. by-law. 12. 20.
Swing bridge. (Sec Bridges.) lane, limits and named, 53.
Tanners' lane, limits and named, 51. Taxes, county. 81.
province. O., SS, 82. (See Rates.)
Thanks, votes of, to Francis Thresher, 31. Robert Calef, 31. Overseers of Poor, 35, 37, 42. 46, 70.
Committee on Fortifiea- tions, 40.
Peter Sergeant, Eliakim Hutchinson and Mad- am Shrimpton, 57. Committee on waste lands at Brantree. 57. Selectmen, 58.
Committee on ebarter of incorporation, 5S. John Cole, schoolmaster 101, 105. Committee on Alms-
house and foreign роог. 97.
Capt. Thos. Hutchinson for North grammar school-house, 90, 133. Thomas and Edward Hutchinson, for North writing school-house, 139.
Committee on instruc- tions to representatives, 155. to other towns, 159. Jona. Williams, fortrees on common, 192. Tithingmen, oath and law concerning, 6. proposed by-law (?), 170, 182. powers and duties, 185, 192, 204.
Town, Committee on common good of, 138; report, 139. book. (See Records.) hall, 179, 180.
Louse, 7, 17, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 32, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 45, 49, 51, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 69, 72. 74, 79, 60, 82, 83, 84, 95, 98, 102, 105, 106, 107, 112, 114, 115, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126, 127, 132, 133, 134, 138, 139, 144, 147, 148, 153, 155, 158, 159, 160, 164, 167, 172, 177, 180, 184, 185, 190, 193, 195, 198, 200, 201, 208, 212, 213, 214, 219, 220, 222, 226.
appropriation for bal. of town's part, 102.
meetings, conduct of, by-law, 17, 21. officers, chosen, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 26 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 55, 59, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 79, 82, 83, 87, 89, 89, 92, 93, 95. 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 107, 193, 109, 110, 112, 116, 117, 118, 119, 1:20, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 128, 123, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136,
137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 149, 150, 151, 153, 156, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 210, 214, 215. 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221. instructions to committee ou, 4. stock, 24, 47.
aud proprietors, united committee of, 189. house, street, 45. Trades, not to be exercised by strangers, hy- law. 104. (See also Shops.)
Training field, 21, 172, 173, 174. Tra Mount street, limits and named, 51.
Treasurer, county, votes for, 22, 37, 42, 46, 61, 74, 59. 95, 110, 117, 123, 129, 134, 140, 149, 160, 168, 181, 186, 195, 201, 215. town, gift of plate to, 2. salary, 2. 6. 30, 33. 38, 44, 46, 72. 73, 89, 95, 100, 109, 118, 123, 131, 138, 142, 143, 151, 162, 171, 182, 1SS, 195, 203, 217.
Trees, mutilation of, by-law, 15. (See also Common.)
Trueks, regulation of, 143; by-laws, 144, 145, 211, 212. Turnagaiue alley, limits and named, 51.
Underwood, Anthony, petition, 152. Union street, 214. limits and named, 52. paving, 217.
Vessels not to cumber openings between Seonce and Searlets wharf, 220, 223.
Walnut, the, 3. War, eastern, with Indians, 3. (See also Indians.)
Wateb, military, 7. 24. town, 43, 61, 152, 176, 214, 220. appropriations, 3, 5, 7, 24, 48, 61, 78, 91, 94, 102, 110, 122, 124, 131, 138, 145, 176, 184, 191, 199, 211, 221. regulations, 7, 175. tax, rates for, 131. at the neck, negatived, 137. houses, 7, 54, 102, 175, 176, 218, 220. Water, leave to carry through the streets (aqueduct ?), 211. (Scc Fires, Wells.) street, 62. limits and named, 51. petition to pave, dismissed, 204.
Watering place, 50. at Wheelers's pond, 68.
Ways, streets, lanes, and alleys, named, 49 to 54. (See Streets.) Webb, Joseph, to pay, 219.
Weights and Seales, by law, 11, 19. keeping of, by millers, 138. measures, to procure, 81.
Wells, cisterns, pumps, ete., in town's ground, 25, 173. in way between Queen and School sts., 76.
West street, limits and named, 50. Weeler's pond. (See Wheeler's pond.) Wharves, at Merrye's point, 41, 81. facing the Old wharf, 41. below the Town house street, 45. by the swinging bridge, 53, 196. the new, near end of King st., 66.
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Wharves adjoining the dock, 121, 122, 206, 207,225. on Mill creek, 146. adjoining South Battery, 205. at lower end of King st. (Long wharf?), proposed, 63; report, agreement and grant made, 66, 67.
out, between the Sconce and Scar- lets wharf, granted in 1673, 209; committee on, 220 ; to be repaired or forfeited, 221, 222; to lay before General Court for confirmation, 223.
towns, rights in, 188.
by the conduit, near Mill bridge, to lease, 79. at end of Cross street, 81. at North Battery, 90, 209. (James Barnes, tenant), rent abated, 144, 152. rented by Timo. Thornton, 155; abatement refused, 163.
at the South Battery, 183, 220.
slips, at endof Wood's lane, 55; filling 70, 71.
at end of North street, 60. at end of Fleet street, 63; re- port and grant made, 67, 68. by Joseph Rogers, 73. 4 -
by Welcome's house, Orange st., 112.
Wharves, Thomas Clark's, near Fleet street, 03,67. HIallaway's, 52. Capt. Ilayman's, 03, 67.
Long, (See also, above), 133. Scarlet's, 48, 53, 51, 208, 209, 220. Woodmansid's, 52.
Wheeler's ( Weeler's) pond, 14, 08. White Bread alley, limits and named, 54.
Wind-mill on Fort hill, 0, 8.
Wind-mill hill (in the Common), 15, 171. point, 50.
Wing's lane, 26. limits and named, 52.
Winnisimet 210.
Winnisimit Ferry, rent, 81; abatement, 163.
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water ways, main- tenance, 2. at old Battery, 70. place, petition referred, 196; landing place granted at, 198.
Winter street, limits and named, 50. Wood for the town, 206.
cord, 221, 222, 223. cording of, by-laws, 14, 79, 223, 224. proposed act, 131.
corders, by-law, 15. fees, 72, 90, 94.
and coal, 163.
Wood, Woods, lane, 55, 70, 71. limits and named, 53.
Work-house, management, 36, 37. (See also Almshouse.)
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