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Voted that the Town Treasurer Discharge Capt John Mir- ick out of What he is Indebted to the Town the Sum of Three Pound Six Shillings In Consideration of So much Paid into the Town Treasury by Pelatiah Hitchcock.
The Report of the Comtee Appointed to make up acctts with Wm Pynchon Jun' Treasurer of Said Town Setting forth that they had accordingly adjusted acctts with the said Treasurer and Find that the Ballance of Said acctt In favour of the Town Is £174: 6 1-2 of Which the Said Treasurer Has In his Hands £82: 12 1-2 The Remaining Part being £91 : 8: 6, is Still outstanding and Due for Sundry Persons men- tioned In Said Report the Same Being Read; Voted that the Same be Accepted and allowed.
Voted that there be a Rate Raised and Levy'd on the free-
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holders [III-382.] And other Inhabitants of Said Town the Sum of One Hundred and Seventy two pounds Five Shil- lings and four Pence as well there Polls as Estates (Rateable) And that the Present Assessors of Said Town Assess the Same In Due Proportion accordingly and that they order the Person or Persons to whom they committ the said Assess- ment to pay the Same to Win Pynchon Jun' Treasurer of Said Town or to his Successor In said office by the First day of March next for the Defreying the Debts of said Town.
Voted that the Selectmen order Such Abatemt of Benja Brooks Jun's Rate In Luke Hitchcock Jun's Rate or any others therein Incertd as In there Discretion may be thought objects of Charity by Poverty &c And upon there abating the Same so much be allowed the said Hitchcock out of what is Indebtd to the Town.
Att a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Quallified and assembled according to Law at Springfield on the Thirteenth of March Annoq: Dom: 1732-33.
To Choose all Such Town officers which the Law Provides Shall be Annually Chosen Sometime In the Month of March And also to Choose a man or men to make application to the General Sessions of the Peace to appoint a House of Cor- rection or appoint the Goal to be a House of Correction, And also to appoint Proper votes for the Building a Pound on the West Side of the Great River.
Wm Pynchon Esqr was Chosen Moderatour.
[III-383.]
William Pynchon Jun' was Chosen Clerk and Treasurer of the Said Town for the Year Ensuing.
John Burt Luke Hitchcock 2ª John Ely James Warriner and Ebenez Warriner was Chosen Selectmen for the year Ensuing.
Saml Keep Jun' Jonathan Church, James Bagg Nathal Bancraft and Joseph Stebbins were Chosen Constables in Said Town for the year Ensuinge.
Wm Warriner Sam1 Stebbins, Thomas Chapin & James
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Mirick Sen' were Chosen Tythingmen in sd Town for ye year Ensuing
Capt John Day Sam1 Keep and John Ferry were Chosen assessors for sd Town in ye year Ensuinge.
Henry Chapin Caleb Chapin Ebenz Ashley Jonathan Bagg junr Timothy Cooper Nathanal Ely Jun' John Barber Jun' Sam1 Mirick Ebenz Bliss Sen' Ephraim Colton Junr Joseph Ashley Nathal Sikes Jun' John Stebbins, John Steb- bins Jun' and Benja Sheldin were Chosen Fence Viewers Iu said Town for ye year Ensuinge
Voted that Jonathan Church and Joseph Stebbins be Ex- cused from Serving as Constables this year.
John Harmon Chosen Sealer of Leather In sd Town for the year Ensuinge.
Benja Chapin, Dan1 Parsons, Obadiah Cooley Benja Mor- gan Joseph Cooley, Jonathan Ball Jun' Jonathan Taylor, and Timothy Mackranny were Chosen Surveyors of Highways In Said Town ye year Ensuinge.
Voted that the Present Selectmen take [III-384.] A view of the Pound on the West side of the Great River, and Either Cause the Same to be Repaired, or a New one to be Built there which they Shall think most Proper at the Charge of the Town.
Ebenz Hitchcock Chosen Constable In Said Town for the year Ensuing.
Eben' Hitchcock Apd in the meeting and Declared that if he is Chosen Constable within Said Town within the Space. of Seven years from this time, he would Serve again notwith- standing his being Chosen Now for that he was Hired to Serve this year by Jona Church and Joseph Stebbins.
Nothing acted Relating to appointing a man to make ap- plication to the Sessions about ye House of Correction at this meeting.
Att a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield, Quallified and assembled according to Law May 16th Anno: Dom: 1733. For the Electing and Deputing one or more Persons to Serve for and Represent
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the said Town at the Great and General Court or assembly appointd to be held at Boston on the 30th Instand Also to Pass Proper votes for the Discharging the Executors of the Last Will and Testamt of Sam1 Ely Decd from a bond made to Capt John Day and Compa Trustees of Said Town [III- 385.] By the sd Decd the Sum thereon Due belonging to the Town, Also Pass votes for the Discharging of Henry Wright from the Paymt of three Pounds Payable by a note to the Present treasurer In March Next Given for the Widw Crowfoots Thirds. Also to Give Instruction appointd to Repaire the Court House How the Same Shall be Done
Also to Pass votes How the Highway from the Mouth of Agawam River to Agawam House shall be Laid out, or whether they think it advisable to Have a Rhoad Laid there or not also Pass a vote for the Discharging Capt John Day for his Service as Representative for sd Town Last year.
Mr Eber Parsons Sen' Chosen Moderatour.
Voted that Capt Wm Pynchon the Present Town Treas- urer Deliver to Henry Wright the note he Gave for the Paymt of £3 In March next In Consideration of ye Widw Crowfoots Thirds she being Now Decd.
Voted that the Comtee Appointed to Repaire the Undr Pinning of the Town or Court House, Cause the Same to be Done by Square Pillars Undr Each Post on the Back Side the House and Near the Brook at Each End of the House with Good all Laid in Lime, to be Done as they Judge Need- full and all at the Charge of the Town.
Voted that Sarah Ely Widw and Nathl Ely Executors of Saml Ely Decds Last Will be Discharged from the Paymt of a Bond Conditioned for the Paymt of £14:16:8 [III-386.] Upon Interest made to John Day and Compa Trustees Pay- able In April 1731 Upon there Giving the Treasurer of said Town a Rect of the Sum of £15 He is ordered to Pay them for Said Decds Keeping School on the West Side of the Great River, and upon there Paying 8$ 8d to the sd Treasurer being the ballance of sd bond the sd £15 being Included and that the sd Trustees hereby are Directed to Deliver the sd bond to the
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sd Treasurer, and that they be and Hereby are Discharged from the Sum Contained in said bond and the said Treasurer is hereby Directd to Deliver said bond to sd Executors upon there performing the Tenor of this vote.
The Question was Put whether the Town think it advis- able that there be a Highway Laid out from the Mouth of Agawam River to Agawam Houses, it Passed in the Nega- tive.
Voted That Wm Pynchon Jun' Town Treasurer Send to Capt John Day out of the Treasury of said Town the Sum of Thirty four Pounds Ten shillings, If the Selectmen Together with said Treasurer Upon Enquiry Into the Debts of said Town Can think it may be done without manifest wrong to any Person to whom the Town is Indebted, and if not so much than what Convenionly may be, Taking said Days note to Repay the Same.
[III-387.]
Att a Meeting at Springfield of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Quallified and as- sembled according to Law Augt the 24th Anno: Dom: 1733. To Choose a Comtee to make up accts with the Present Town Treasurer, Also to Choose a Comtee to make up acctts with John Burt and Compa Trustees for the said Town Respecting the Towns Proportion of Interest money in their hands Also Pass proper votes for the Discharging chr Ja- cob Lawton's bond in the Present Town Treasurers hands also Pass votes for Remitting the Interest on James Mor- gans bond Payable in March Last, also Pass votes Relating to the Paymts of his other bonds for the future
Capt John Day was Chosen Moderatour.
Voted that the Present Selectmen be a Comtee to make up acctts with the Present Town Treasurer, and make Reporte.
Voted that L' Pela: Bliss, Thomas Stebbins & Wm Pyn- chon Jun' be a Comtee to make up acctts with John Burt and Compa Trustees, of the Town Interest money in their hands.
.Voted that the Present Town Treasurer Deliver to Mr
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John Worthenton Ch' Jacob Lawtons bond now [III- 388.] in Hands upon sd Worthentons Giving his own bond made Payable to the sd Treasurer for the use of sd Town for the whole that is now Due on sd Lawtons bonds Provided it be done in a Short time not Exceeding a month.
Voted that the Interest Due on James Morgans bond Pay- able in March Last be Remitted to him till the First of May, Last, and for that for the future the Interest that Shall be Due on all his other bonds made Payable in March from year to year be Remitd to him from the time of there Paymts Respectively till the First of May then next following the Time of sd Paymts and that the Treasurer of Said Town be Directd to observe and Conform accordinglye.
Att a Town Meeting at Springfield of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of said Springfield Quallified and as- sembled according to Law the 19th day of Novem' Anno: Dom: 1733 For the Granting all such sums and sums of money as the Town are Indebted to any Parson or Persons, also for Granting and Raising Such a Sum of money as Shall be agreed on for the Defreying the Debts and Charges of sd Town, also to accept the Report of the Comittee appointd to make up acctts with Capt Wm Pynchon Jun' Treasurer of the sd Town and to pass Proper Votes thereon [III-389.] Also to Pass Such Votes Relating to any Debts Due to Said Town as Shall be thought Proper, further to accept the Re- port of the Comtee Chosen to Examine the acctts of the trus- tees of our Part of the Sixty thousand Pound bank viz John Ely and Compa.
Wm Pynchon Esq' Chosen Moderatour.
Granted to James Warriner for I Load of Stone 3 Dayes & 1-2 Work and Expense at the Court House, and for Boards formerly one pound fourteen Shillings.
Granted to John Worthenton for one Quire Paper Two Shillings and Six Pence.
Granted to Ebenezer Hitchcock for the use of his Bull the year Past two Pound.
Granted to Jonathan Chapin for the use of his Bull the year Past twenty shillings.
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Granted to Henry Wright for the use of his Bull the year Past Thirty five Shillings.
Granted to Benja Chapin for the use of his Bull the year Past forty Shillings.
Granted to Lt Pelatiah Bliss for boards and brick for the School House five shillings and two Pence.
Granted to Luke Hitchcock for Irons and Work at the Court House twenty shillings.
[III-390.]
Granted to Wm Warriner for Work at the Court House and Brick for the School House Eleven Shillings.
Granted to Increase Sikes Jun' for the use of his Bull the year Past Two Pounds.
Granted to Simon Colton for the use of his Bull the year Past forty shillings.
Granted to Eben' Warner for the use of his Bull the year Past Twenty Shillings.
Granted to John Burt for the use of his Bull the year Past One Pound.
Granted to Nathal Dumbleton for the use of his two Bulls the year past Three pounds.
Granted to Benjamin Stebbins Sent for the use of his Bull the year past the Sum of twenty Shillings.
Granted to John Ely for 16 Bushels of Lime for the Court House twenty six shillings.
Voted that all the Several Sums Granted at this Meeting for the Support of Schooling in any Part of the Town be paid as it becomes Due, and in Case it Happens that any of the Sum or Sums or such part thereof Granted to any Par- ticular Part of the Town are Unpaid or appear not to be Due for schooling before the Town Meeting for Granting Town Charges Next year, the Same Shall be [III-391.] Applyd to Other Uses and that the Grants for the Same shall be for- feited from the Places to whom the Grants are made.
Voted that thirty shillings be Remitted to Caleb Parsons Late Constable out of his Town Rate, being so much Rated to Eliakim Cooley Jun' being through a Mistake Entd in his
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List and that the Treasurer of said Town be Discharged for the Same, Provided the said Cooley hath not Paid the same, but if he has the same to be Rembursed him out of the Town Treasury.
Granted for the Support of the Grammar School the Sum of Fifty Pounds
Granted for the Support of the School on the West side the Great River Thirty Pounds.
Granted for the Support of a School at Longmeadow Twenty five Pounds.
Granted for the Support of a school at a Place Called Ire- land Four Pounds.
Granted for the Support of a School at the Upper Chic- cupee Five Pounds.
Granted for the Support of a school at the Lower Chic- cupoe Three Pounds.
[III-392.]
Granted to Capt Nathl Downing for two Dayes Preambu- lation formerly twelve shillings.
Granted to Christian Vanhorne for his trouble in tending Benja Stebbins Jun' when Suspectd to have had the Small Pox Some time Past ten shillings.
Granted to Wm Warriner for the use of his Bull the year Past fifteen shillings.
Granted to Amos Stiles for the use of his Bull the year Past two Pounds.
Granted to Wm Pynchon Jun' for his Service as Treasurer for the Town this year five pounds.
Granted to Obadiah Cooley for Boards for the School House fifteen shillings.
Granted to Saml Warner for Work at the School House Fifteen Shillings.
Granted to Benjamin Waitt for 2 Dayes Work at the School House Seven Shillings.
Granted to Ebenz Warriner for one Day's Work at the School House three shillings Six Pence.
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Granted to Wm Pynchon Esq' for Nails for the School House two shillings and Six Pence.
[III-393.]
Granted to Jonathan Day for Brads for the School house Eleven Shillings and ten pence.
Granted to John Leonard and Ebenz Day Sent for Build- ing a New Pound on the West Side of the Great River Seven Pounds.
Granted to Joseph Ely Sent for the use of his Bull the year past forty shillings.
Granted to Joseph Ely Junt the sum of forty Shillings for the Use of his Bull the year past.
Granted to Wm Colton for the use of his Bull the year Past forty shillings.
Granted to Wm Pynchon Esq' for the use of his Bull the year Past forty Shillings.
Granted to Benjamin Brooks for the use of his Bull the year Past Thirty Shillings.
Granted to Ebenezer Leonard for the use of his Bull two last years past Three Pounds.
Granted to Joseph Ashley Eleven Shillings and Eight Pence In Consideration of Benjamin Brooks, Jun' Rates he Discharging Said Brooks.
Granted for the Defreying Charges of the Wolves and Wild Catts Ten Pounds.
[III-394.]
Granted For the Support of the Poor Fifty Pounds.
Granted for Contingent Charges the Sum of fifteen pounds out of which the assessors are to be paid for there services as assessors this year, and Joseph Millar for his Work at the Court House Acctts to be allowed by the Selectmen.
Voted that there be a Rate or assessment Raised and Levyed upon the freeholders and Other Inhabitants of the Said Town (Rateable by Law) as well there Poles and Es- tates Amounting to the Sum of One Hundred and forty Eight Pound four shillings and one penny, and that the As- sessors of Said Town assess the Same in Due Proportion, ac-
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cording to Law and to Comit the said assessment to the Constable of said Town with a warrant for Collecting the Same, and that the Same be Paid to Wm Pynchon Jun™ Treasurer of sd Town or his Successor in sd office by the Third day of March Next for the Defreying the Debts and Charges of said Town according to the Grants made for the Same.
Granted to John Hitchcock Sent for the use of his Bull the year Past Forty Shilings.
Granted to Christian Vanhorne for the use of his Bull the year Past Forty Shillings.
[III-395.]
The Report of the Comtee appointd to make up acctts with Capt William Pynchon Jun' treasurer of the sd Town being Presentd Setting forth that they had made up acctts wth sd Treasurer and that the Ballance of his acctts in favour of the Town amounts to the Sum of £136:3:1, of which the Said Treasurer hath in his hands £64:16:3 the Remaining Part thereof being £71 :6:10 is not in his hands but outstand- ing and Due from Sundry Constables &c the Said Report being Read, Voted that the Same be accepted and that the said Treasurer be Discharged of his acctts Saving that he is Still Accountable for the said ballance of £136:3:1.
At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield, Quallified and assembled according to Law the 3d day of December Anno: Dom: 1733. For the Granting and Raising Such Further Sum or Sums of money as shall be thought Proper, And to Pass Proper votes Re- lating to the Payment of money, Due Either to the Town, or from the Town.
Lt Bliss Chosen Moderatour for this Meeting.
Granted to Ephraim Stiles for Ringing the Bell this year Three pound Five Shillings.
[III -- 396.]
Granted to Jonathan Chapin the Sum of Ten Shillings more for the use of his Bull this year Past.
Granted to Benjamin Smith Sent the Sum of Thirty Shil- lings for the use of his Bull the year Past.
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Granted to Benjamin Sheldin Thirty Shillings for the use of his Bull the year Past.
Granted by a vote to the Inhabitants of Agawam the Sum of five pounds more for the Support of Schooling there and that there be allowed them with this Grant and the Grants Heretofore made them In the whole the Sum of Eleven Pounds for that End and to be Paid as it becomes Due to John White, Provided they Discharge the Town of all Grants heretofore made for that Purpose Saving the said Sum of Eleven Pounds.
Granted to the Inhabitants of Paucatuck the Sum of Three pounds Ten shillings for the Support of a School there and to be paid as it becomes Due to Ebenz Millar.
Voted that all Grants of money made at this meeting and the Last Town Meeting be Paid out of the Treasury of said Town.
Voted that the Sum of Twenty one Pounds Five Shillings be Raised and assessed upon the freeholders [III-397.] And other Inhabitants of Said Town as well there Poles and Estates Rateable and that the Same be Assessed accordingly and be Paid according to the same Directions for Raising money the Last Town Meeting.
Voted that John Worthentons bond be Delivered to Him Upon Thomas Fields Giving a bond to the Treasurer for what is Due thereon taking a Good Surety, with the advice of the Selectmen.
Att a Town Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of the Town of Springfield Quallified and Regularly Assembled on the Second Tuesday of March being the 12th day Anno: Dom: 1733-4 To Choose Such officers as the Law Directs to Serve the Town for the year Ensuing, and to take Some Method to Erect a Work House if the Town Think Fit so to do, also to Choose a Comtee to make up acctts with the Town Treasurer that Shall be Chosen also to Pass Proper votes for Regulating the Town Measures.
Wm Pynchon Esq" Chosen Moderatour.
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Wm Pynchon Juner Chosen Clerk and Treasurer of sd Town For the year Ensuinge.
[III-398.]
Lt Pelatiah Bliss, Mr John Burt Mr Luke Hitchcock 2d Mr Ebenezr Warriner and Mr John Ely Chosen Selectmen of sd Town for the year Ensuinge.
David Mirick, Ebenezer Hitchcock, Nathal Burt 2ª Jona- than Worthenton and Hezekiah Day Chosen Constables of said Town for the year Ensuinge.
L' John Ferree John Ely and Ephraim Colton Sen Cho- sen assessors of sd Town for the year Ensuinge.
Benja Stebbins John Morgan Ephraim Bartlett and Timo- thy Nash Chosen Tythingmen of said Town for the year En- suinge.
Saml Barker, Nathal Willistone Saml Ball Josiah Leonard Jun" Joseph Stebbins, Ebenezer Morgan, David Chapin John Chapin Jun' Amos Stiles, Jonathan Cooley, Samuel Day, Simon Colton, Chosen Fence Viewers of sd Town for the year Ensuing.
Thomas Hale Saml Sikes Luke Hitchcock .3ª Nathal Mun Jun' Saml Terry, Saml Morgan, Thomas Millar Sent Saml Bancraft and Henry Rogers Chosen Surveyors of Highways in sd Town for the year Ensuing.
John Harmon Chosen Sealer of Leather in sd Town for the year Ensuing.
[III-399.]
Voted That there be overseers of the Poor Chosen.
Deac" Ebenez" Parsons, Tilly Mirick John Bagg Thomas Colton and Jonathan Chapin overseers of the Poor in sd Town the year Ensuinge
Thomas Terry Jun' Chosen Hogg Reeve in sd Town for the year ensuing.
Voted that Nathl Burt 2ª be Excused from Serving as Constable in sd Town the year Ensuing he having Hired Timothy Nash to Serve in his Room.
Timothy Nash Chosen Constable in sd Town for the year Ensuinge.
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Voted that David Mirick be Excused from Serving as Constable, he having hired Eben' Hitchcock to Do his Part of the Service.
Voted that the Selectmen be a Comtee to make up acctts with the Town Treasurer before the Town Meeting for Granting Town Charges.
Voted that the Consideration of Erecting a Work House be Deferred.
Voted that Jos: Leonard Jun' be Excused from Serving as a fence viewer having served Lately.
Benja Leonard Chosen Fence viewer in sd Town the year ensuing.
[III-400.]
Att a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Duly Quallified, and Regularly as- sembled on the 18th day of March Anno: Dom: 1733-4.
To Consider of Some Proper Measures to be taken Relat- ing to the Incroachments of the Town of Suffield on the sd Town of Springfield and make Proper votes In order to Set- tle the Dividing Line between the Two Towns aforesaid and to Consider of the Report of the Comtee appointed to Lay out the outward Comons on the West Side of the Great River in Springfield and to make Proper votes for the Set- tlement of that Propriety and also to Choose Measurer of Land, also to Pass votes about the Town Stock of Powder and Sett the Same and Gett a New Stock if it be thought Proper, and to Give Instruction to the Selectmen about Get- ting a Grammar School Master with Regard to the Sum, also to Pass votes about the( overseers of the Poor whether them that were Chosen be Continued or not.
Lt Pelatiah Bliss Chosen Moderatour.
Voted that Wm Pynchon Esq' John Leonard & Ebenezer Parsons Sent be a Committee to Confer with a Committee to be Chosen by the Town of Suffield about Running the Line between Springfield and Suffield, and that the [III- 401.] Said Comtee Chosen at this Meeting be Directed with a Surveyor and Chainmen on oath Provided the Town of
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Suffield will agree Hereto to Cause the Line to be Run be- tween sd Town according to the Stating the Same by the Grants of Suffield Township, and that the Committee make Report of there Doings hereunto know the Pleasure of the Town thereon, also voted that if the sd Town of Suffield will not do anything Relative to the aforesaid vote that the Comtee Chosen by this Meeting be Directed and Impowered to Cause the said Line to be Run by a Surveyor on oath as aforesaid First Giving Notice to Suffield Thereof.
Voted that the Selectmen Give after the Rate of Fifty five Pounds a vear to the Grammar School master if they Can't Get one Cheaper.
Nothing Further was Acted at this Meet'g.
[III-402.]
Att a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Duly Quallified and Regularly As- sembled May 15th 1734. To Choose a Representative, also to Choose Such Town officers as are Necessary in the Room of those who Refused when Chosen Last March Annual Meeting, also to Pass votes for the allowing Hoggs to Run and Go at Large being yoaked and Ringed as the Law Di- rects.
L' Ephraim Colton Chosen Moderatour.
Capt Wm Pynchon Jun' Chosen Representative.
Voted that Hoggs may Go at Large being Yoaked and Ringed as the Law Directs.
[III-403.]
Att a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield, Duly Quallified and Regularly As- sembled Novem' 18th Anno: Dom: 1734.
Ist To Receive the Report of the Comtee appointd to acctt with the Town Treasurer that So the State of the Treas- ury may be known and to Pass Proper votes thereon.
2dly To Consider what Sum or Sums of money is Needfull to be Raised for Defreying the Charges that Hath or may arise in said Town for this Present year and to Grant the Same.
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3dly To Take Some Proper measures for Preventing any Incroachments by the Inhabitants of any of the Neighboring Towns, on this Town, Either with Respect to the land, Tim- ber &c belonging to Said Town.
4thly To appoint Some Suitable Person to Preferr a Pe- tition to the General Assembly to Obtain a Grant of Some Land for the Support of a Grammar School.
5thly To Choose a Comtee to take Proper measures to Remove any Incumbrances that Now are or Hereafter may be made upon any Street, Lane or Highway in the Town by Fences or otherways.
Wm Pynchon Esq' Chosen Moderator.
Granted for the Support of a Grammar School $55
Granted for the Support of a School on the West Side of the River 30
Granted for the Support of a School at Long- meadow 25
Granted to Wm Pynchon Junt for his Services as Town Treasurer one year 5
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