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3ly voted to the Delinquents that was not worked out in Laft year Highway tax for the year 1784 that was aded on the town bill and & add it to the prefent High- way surveyours Lifts to be worked out emeadiately or the money Collected & put to the ufe of mending of the Road
4ly voted to accept of the fourth article as it Now stands in the warrant
voted to authorize & impower the selectmen to Give security on the towns Behalf for the towns Debts and in- demnify them from all sutes of Law that may arife on former securityes Given by the selectmen in behalf of said town heretofore and Difcharge the same to final Judgment this meeting Difsolved
Daniel Putnam Moderator
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
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(seal) Worcefter fs To John Ferwell Constable for the town of fitchburg for the County aforesaid-Greeting
Thefe are in the Name of the Common wealth of the Mafsachufetts to will & Require you fourthwith to Notify by verble Notice in an open town meeting the inhabitance of the town of fitchburg Qulified By Law to vote in town meeting to meet at the meeting houfe in said town at four O Clock this second Day of may in the after noon to act on the following article viz
1ly to Choofe a Moderator to Govern said meeting
2ly to see if the town will take into Confideration the Circuller Letter sent from Leominster or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not & make Return of this warrant to some one of us on or before the time afore mentioned Given under our hand & seal this second Day of may 1785 Oliver Stickney | Selectmen Thomas stearns [ for fitchburg
Worcefter fs May ye 2nd 1785
In obedince to the within warrant I have Notified & warnd the freeholders and other of the inhabitance of the town of fitchburg Qualified by Law to vote in town meet- ings to meet at time and place within mentioned
John Ferwell Conftable
[265] At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitance of the town of fitchburg affembled on monday the second Day of this inftant may 1785 at four of the Clock P. M. to take into Confideration a Circuller Letter from Leominfter for forming a New County
1ly voted & Choofe mr Daniel Putnam Moderator
2ly voted to Choofe three as a Committee to meet the other Neighbouring towns at Lanlord Whitneys Inn- holders in Lunenburg on the Nineteenth Day of this inftant may to Confult matters Relative to forming a New County 3ly voted & Choofe the following Gentlemen viz Thomas Cowden Efqr D: Jonas Marfhell Mr Elijah Gar- field to meet the other towns in a Confultation for the above porpofe
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the meeting Difsoved
Daniel Putnum Moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
(Seal) Worcefter fs To John Ferwell Constable for the town of fitchburg for sd County Greeting Thefe are in the Name of the Commonweath of the maffachufetts to will & Require you forthwith to Notify all the male Inhabitance of fitchburg of twenty one years of age & upward having a freehould Eftate within said town of the annuel income of three pounds or any Eftate of the value of sixty pounds to affemble & meet at the meeting houfe in fitchburg on fryday the thirteenth Day of may Next at one of the Clock in the after Noon then & there being Duly meet & formed to act on the following article to wit
1ly to see if the town will Elect & Depute any perfon to serve for & Reprefent them in the Great & General Court or affembley to be held in this Commonweath on the Laft wednefs day in may A Greeable to the Conftitu- tion or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not & make Return of this warrant with your Dowings thereon to some one of us at or before the Day & time above mentioned Given under our hand & seal at fitchburg this twenty Ninth Day of april & in the year of our Lord 1785
Phins Hartwell | Select men for oliver Stickney § fitchburg
Worcefter fs in obediance to the within warrant I have Notified & warned all the freeholders and other inhabitance of the town of fitchburg Qulified By Law to vote for a Reprefentetive to meet at the time & place within mentioned-
John Ferwell Conftable
Fitchburg may ye 13th 1785
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitance of the town of fitchburg affembled on fryday the thirteen Day of this inftant may 1785 the meeting opned & the motion put to see if the town will send a Reprefentetive to Reprefent
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the town the prefent year & the vote Called & it pafsed in the Negetive
thee meeting Difsolved
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
[266] (seal) Worcefter fs To John Ferwell Constable for the town of fitchburg for the year 1785 . . Greeting
Thefe are in the Name of the Commonwealth of the Masfachufetts to will and Require you forthwith to Notify & warn all the free holders & other Inhabitance of the town of fitchburg Qualified By Law to vote in town meet- ings to affemble & meet at the meeting houfe in fitchburg on thursday the fifteenth Day of september at one of the Clock in the after noon then & there being Duly meet & formed to act on the following articles to wit
1st to Choofe a moderator to Govern sd meeting
2ly to Raife money to support the Revnd mr payfon the prefent year
3ly to see what sum or sums of money shall be Raifed to support the schools and to see what way it shall be Laid out or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
4ly to Raife money to support mis hart & the other poor that is become Chargeble to sd town or act any thing thereon as the Shall think proper
5ly to see what method the town will take to Gitt mr paysons wood the prefent year or act any thing there- on as they shall think proper
6ly to see if the town will allow such accounts as are Laid before them for service Done for sd town
7ly to see what sum or sums of money the town shall Raife to Defray there Necefsary Charges the prefent year or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
8ly to see if the town will abate any perfons Rates in any of the Collectors or Constables Lift that Cant be Collected .
gly to see if the town will Choofe a Saxon to take Care of the meeting Houfe and Dig Graves or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
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10ly to see if the town will Chofe a Committee to Repaire the meeting Houfe or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
11ly to see if the town will fence the Buring place or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not & make Return of this warrant with your Dowings thereon on or before said Day Given under our Hand & seal this first Day of september & in the year of our Lord A D. 1785
Oliver Stickney \ Select men for Thomas Stearns S fitchburg
Worcefter fs sept ye 14th 1785
In obedience to the with in warrant I have Notified and warned all the freeholders & other Inhabitance of the town of fitchburg Qualified By Law to vote in town meetings to Afsemble and meet at the meeting houfe in fitchburg on the fifteenth Day of this Inftant September
John Ferwell Constable
[267] At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitance of the town of fitchburg afsembled septmr ye 15th 1785
1st voted & Choofe mr Daniel Putnam moderator
21y voted to Raife 66-13-4 to support the Revnd Mr £66-13- 4 Payfon the prefent year
3ly voted to Raife forty five pounds to support the school the present year 45- 0- 0
4ly voted to hire a Grammer school mafter for the town the said Gammer school to be keept four months & each Quarter to have there mounth the said Gramer school to begin in town Before December next
5ly voted that the Remaining part of the money to be school out in each Divition as ufal
6ly voted to Choofe six as a Committee to provide schooling in each part of said town viz Thomas Cowden Efqr mr Reuben smith Liut John putnum mr Jofeph Downe mr John Goodridge Doct Jonas marfhall
7ly voted to Raife money to pay mr Daniel Ferwell for supporting mis hart one whole year Eight pounds twelve shillings 8-12- 0
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gly voted to Raife money to pay mr Jofeph Phelps for keeping Lydea williams one whole year at 2/ a week five pound four shillings 5- 4- 0 gly voted to Lett mr Payson wood out at the Loweft bidder the article being ajourned for the prefent
10ly voted to Raife the money to pay Mr William Hafkells account for bording Lydea williams 20 week . 3- 0- 0
11ly voted to Raife the money to pay mr oliver stick- neys accompt for service Done as an affefsor & other mat- ters two pound Eleven shillings 6ª two acct in . 2-11- 6
12ly voted to Raife money to pay Phinehas Hartwell accounts which is four pound six shillings & Eight pence for service Done as an Affefsor, & other matters . 4- 6- 8
13ly voted to Raife money to pay John Ferwell his accompt to sherley with a warrant 0- 6- 4 14 voted that thofe perfons that have Don service for the Town Lay there accompts before the selectmen to be agread on & allowed before the meeting for Granting money to Difcharge the same and alfo the Collectors or Constables in any abatements on there Rate Bills are to be a bated By the affefsors for the futere
15ly voted to allow Thomas starnes account as an Affefsor & other matters & Raife the money for the same . . 2-17-10
16ly voted to pafs over the seventh article for the Raifing of the whole sum of money to the ajournment till all the accounts are brought in and setled for service Done for said town
17ly voted to Choofe mr Ephraim Kimball saxon and to Dig the Graves for the town for the future
18ly voted that the selectmen Repair the meeting houfe fourthwith as soon as may bee
19ly voted that the Buring Place be Bounded out with Corners sett up and fenced in
20ly voted to Choofe a Committee of three men to agree on the bounds & set them up and alfo fence said Buring Place viz Jofeph Fox Efqr Lut Paul weatherbe and Mr David Pratt to Confift of said Committee
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21st voted to ajourn this meeting Down to the house of Efqr Cowdens for one half hour then the town pro- ceeded as followes vandued of mr paysons wood to John ferwell the Lowest bider
22ndly voted to allow Mr John ferwell five pound Eighteen shillings to provide theirty Cord of Good wood at m' paysons Dore to m' paysons acceptance . 5-18- 0 and Raifed the money for the same
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[268] 23ly voted to ajourn this meeting to wednefs Day the twenty Eight Day of this Inftant September at one of the Clock in the after noon at the meeting houfe the meeting is adjourned accordingly
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
September 28th 1785 the Town meet on the ajourn- ment the meeting being opned then proceded as follows
24ly voted to Raife the money to pay the Committee appointed for Repairing the Great Bridge and thofe per- fons that ware imployed in Gitting plank & Labour Done with other Necefsary articles of timber & string peaces for sª Bridge the account to the Committee amounting to thirteen pound Eighteen shillings as a Committee
13-18-0
voted mr Elijah Garfield accompt exclufive the other ac- count above mentioned for service Done at ye Great Bridg Collecting workmen & his own Labour with two Day attending at Lunenburg on the Committee for Erecting a new County which sum is 2-10-8
voted mr Ebenezer Thurftons accompt for service Don at the Great Bridge imployed By the selectmen in the year 1783 which sum is 1- 1-8
voted mr John Thurston Jur accompt for bording oliver Harrice six weeks while sent to school 2/ } week the town poor 0-12-0
voted mr oliver Stickney account for three Days mak- ing highway taxes in april Exclusive the other account before mentioned which sum is . 0- 9-0
voted mr Ephraim Osburn account for Labour at the Great Bridge in the year 1783 which was not before allowed which sum is 0- 5-4
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voted mr Abner Sawyer acct for Labour at the Great Bridge in the year 1783 for five Day & oxen & wheels one Day pd 0-14-0 pd voted Thomas Cowden Efqr account for service for the town at worcefter & at Bofton on account of a fine & sweeping ye meeting houfe one whole year & other mat- ters with mitt williams being Carred out of town .
3-11-8
voted Efqr Foxes account for Rum & Suger at the Raifing of the Great Bridge 1783 0- 7-0
voted & Raife two Hundred and sixty Eight pounds six shillings & six pence to Defray Necefsary Charges that have arifen by Notes & other Dues above mentioned to be paid into ye treafure including what was to Raife at the fifteenth of sepember 1785 at the firft opening of the meeting which is one hundred & forty four pounds Eleven shillings & two pence together with the whole sum men- tioned Difcharging of Necefsary Charges the whole amount- ing to .268- 6-6
251y voted that the Committee appointed for fencing the Buring yard Caufe the same to be fenced as they shall think proper for the Beft Intreft of the Town
26ly voted this meeting to be Difsolved
Daniel Putnam Moderator
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
[269] (seal) Worcefter fs To Mr John Ferwell Con- stable for the Town of fitchburg Greeting
Thefe are In the Name of the Commonwealth of the Maffachufetts to will & Require you forthwith to Notifie & warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg Qualified By Law to vote in Town meetings to affemble & meet at the meeting Houfe in fitchburg on munday the sixth Day of march Next at ten of the Clock in the fore noon then & there being Duly meet & formed to act on the following articles to witt
firft-to Choofe a Moderator to Govern sd meeting
2ly to Choofe selectmen & other Town offercies as the Law Directs
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3ly to Choofe Collectors to Collect the Publick taxes or act any thing there on as they shall think porper
4ly to see if the Town will accept of any Roads that are Laid out By the selectmen or there order
5ly to see if the Town will Difcontinue any Road or Roads which shall be Laid before the Town or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
6ly to see what sum or sums of money the Town will Raife to keep the Highways & Bridges in Repair the pref- ent year or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
7ly to see what method the Town will Take to support the poor that are become Chargeble to the town or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
8ly to see if the Town will allow the swine to Go at Large under the Regulation of the Law
gly to see if the Town will Choofe a Committee to settle with Mr Jacob upton with Regard to his money which he saith he Lent to the Town or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
10ly to see what the Town will Do in Regard to Mr Nathan Badcocks Road being Shut up which was formerly Laid from sd Badcocks Land betwene Levt Jonathan Pages Land & mr Wm Harkell Land to the other Road or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
11ly to see if the Town will vote any thing with Regard to altering the seets in the meeting Houfe for the ufe of the singers agreeable to a Requft of a Number of the Inhabitance of sd town
12ly to see if the Town will vote that the Revend Mr Payson to have Liberty to Preach at the weftardly part of the Town any Part of the Time in the year or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
13ly to see if the Town will abate one Minifter tax of Mr Thomas Parlmer in Daniel Ferwell Lift or act any thing there on as they shall think proper for 1780 .
Here of faile not & make Return of this warrant with your Dowings there on to some one of us on or before said Day & time above mentioned Given under our Hands
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Town of Fitchburgh.
& seal this Thirteenth Day of this instant february & in the year of our Lord 1786
Oliver Stickney \ Select men Thomas Stearns § for fitchburg
Worcefter fs In obidence to the within warrant I have Notified & warned all the freeholders and other of the In- habitance of the Town of fitchburg Qulified By Law to vote in town meetings to affemble & meet at the Time & Place within mentioned
John Ferwell Constable.
Fitchburg March ye 6th 1786
[270] att a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg affembled march ye 6th 1786 the meet- ing Being opned and Proceeded as follows
first voted & Choofe Mr Daniel Putnam Moderator to Govern sd meeting moderator 2ly voted to Choofe three selectmen to serve for the prefent year
3ly voted & Choofe Mr Daniel Putnam & Thomas stearns & Leut Paul Weatherbee selectmen 41y voted to Choofe three affeffors for the prefent year 51y voted & Choofe mr Daniel Putnam & mr Thomas Stearns & Levt Paul weatherbee affeffors 61y voted & Choofe Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk . Clerk
71y voted & Choofe Phinehas Hartwell Town Treaf-
Town Treafurer
urer
81y voted & Choofe Mr Oliver stickney)
Constable for the south side of sd Town Constable 91y voted & Choofe Mr Amos ordway Con-[ stable for the North side of sd Town
10ly voted to excufe Mr Oliver stickney in serving as Collector to Collect the Publick taxes for the prefent year for his paying in his ten Dollars hard money into the Town as the Towns property
11ly voted to Choofe two wardens for the prefent year viz mr Phinehas Sawyer Jur & mr John Ferwell wardans
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12ly voted & Choofe Mr Jofeph simons & Capt Thomas Hartwell as Tythingmen Tythingmen
13ly voted & Choofe Mr John Goodridge & Mr Heze- kiah Hodgskins & Mr John Ferwell & Mr Blaney Phillips Mr Phinehas Brown Mr Abraham willard Jofeph Polley Elijah Garfield Jacob Gibson & Mr Abraham Jaquith surveyours of Highways & Collectors for the same
14ly voted & Choofe Mr Thomas Hilton & Mr Jefse French & Sam! Berry Hogreves 15 voted & Choofe Jofhua Parce & Phinehas Browns fire wards fire wards 16 voted & Choofe John upton suryeours of shingles & Clabords & Boards . ,shingles & Clabords suryeour 17ly voted & Choofe Capt Jonathan wood suryeor of Hoops & staves surveyour of Hoops & staves 18ly voted & Choofe Mr Afa Perrey & Mr Jacob Upton fence vewers fence vewers
19ly voted & Choofe Mr David Parce sealer of weights & meafurers sealer of weights & measurers 201y voted & Choofe Mr Oliver Brown a sealer of Leather sealer of Leather
21 voted to pafs over the Third article in the warrant in Regard to Choofing Collectors at the Prefent or till the meeting on the adjournment
22ly voted to accept of a two Rod Road Laid out By the select men By the Requeft of Mr Abraham Willard the said willard Engages the Land Given for said Road Begin- ing at sd willard Dwelling Houfe Runing Eaftardly through the Lot of Land formerly owned By Capt samuell ward & others to the south weft Corner of the widow whit Combs Land so Called to the Rode Leading to Mr Reubens Smiths the above mentioned Road to be a Bridle Road the treefe marked principle on the North side of said Rode Laid out By the Select men By the Requeft of Mr Abraham Willard February 14th 1786
See page 116 for same
Phinehas Hartwell ) Oliver Stickney Committee
Abraham willard
[271] 23ly voted to accept of a Two Rod Road Newly Laid out Begining on the North end of oak Hill
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Runing 30 Rods on the Land of Daniel ferwell to the Land of samuell Harrice then on said Harrices Land till it Comes out By said Harrices Houfe the Land Given By the owners of said Lands the old Road is to be Dif- continued when the New Road is made pafable this Road Laid out by order of the selectmen March ye 3rd 1786
Jofeph Downe sam !! Harrice impowered
24ly voted to Raifed one Hundred & fifty pounds to keepe the Highways & Bridges in Repair the prefent year £150-0-0
251y voted that the money Raifed for the Highway Be worked out in the same manner as was voted Laft year in Regard to the Hour & the ox Labour & tools for the service the prefent year at the highways
26ly voted & Choofe the Highway surveyours Col- lectors to Collect the tax that are not worked out & see it is put to the ufe of the highway service work
27ly voted that the Loweft Bidder shall be intitled the priveledge of keeping the poor on the towns Coft Either by the week or the year
28ly voted to Give mr Daniel Ferwell ten pounds six shillings to keepe mis Hart for one whole year so in pro- potion if shee should not Live the year out .. £10-6- 0-0
29ly voted to Give Mr Jofeph Phelps one Shilling & ten pence per week for the Boarding and Lodging Lydea williams the towns poor . £0-1-10-
30th voted that the swine Go at Large the prefent year under the Regulation of the Law
31st voted to Choofe three men as a Committee to settle with Mr Jacob upton in Regard to his money Lent to the Town
32ly voted Doct Jonas Marfhall & Mr Elijah Garfield & Mr Afa Perrey as a Committee to settle with mr upton in Regard to his money Lent to the Town in the Time of war & make Report to the Town on the meeting on the adjournment
33rdly voted to pafs over the article in Regard to Mr Nathan Badcocks Road till the meeting on the adjourn- ment
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34ly voted to have the frunt Gallery made Convenant for the singers provided they Dow it on there own Coft for that ufe
35ly voted to pafs over the 12 article in Regard to Mr Payfons Gowing to Preach at the weft part of the Town till the meeting on the adjournment
36ly voted to abate Thos Parmler Minifter Rate in Daniel ferwell Lift in the year 1780
37ly voted to adjourn this meeting Down to the Houfe of Efqr Cowdens for one 1/2 hour
38ly voted to Difmifs Mr Amos Ordway from serving Highway surveyour he being Choofe into that office
39ly voted that the Loweft Bidders May be the Col- lectors to serve the prefent year for each side of the Town to Collect the Publick taxes they finding Good Bondsmen to the acceptance of the town for there faithfull Difcharge of there Duty as a Collector
40th.ly voted to adjourn this meeting to the sixteenth Day of this inftant march two one of the Clock in the after Noon at the meeting Houfe this meeting adjourned accordingly
March ye 16th 1786 the Town meet according to the adjournment the meeting being opned & proceeded to the Buifenefs of the Day
41 voted & accepted of the Committees Report in Regard to the settlement with mr Jacob upton & allowed mr upton Eleven shillings & four pence as his Due
42 voted to Difmifs the 12 article in the warrant Refpecting mr payfons Going to preach at the weft part of the Town in any part of the year
[272] 43rdly voted to adjourn this meeting Down to the Houfe of Efqr Cowdens for one half Hour the meeting Being opned & proceeded to the Buifenefs of sd meeting for the Gitting Colletors moved for a Colletor for the south side of said town & was put up to ye Loweft Bider and was struck of to mr Reuben smith at three pound one shillings & Nine pence on the Hundred pound for Collecting the publick taxes the prefent year he finding Sufficient Bondsmen to the acceptance of the town
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44ly voted & Choofe Mr Reuben smith Colletor for the south side of sd Town for the prefent year & to allow him the three pound one shilling & Nine pence on the Hundred pound he shall Collect & accepted of Mr Jacob upton & Doct Jonas marfhall as Bondsmen for said Reuben smith for his being faithfull in the Difcharg of his Duty as a Colletor in Collecting the publick taxes that shall be Committed to him to Collect & pay ye same into the several treafurers as ordred By the Affeffors of sd town
45th article voted & accepted of Mr Reuben smith to serve Constable in the Room of Mr oliver stickney the prefent year for the whole town in that office
46ly voted to Difmifs Amos Ordway from serving Con- ftable for the North side of sd town
47th article voted to adjourn this meeting to the twentyth Day of this inftant march which is munday to the meeting Houfe at Nine of the Clock in the morning this meeting is adjourned accordingly
Phinehas Hartwell Clerk
March ye 20th 1786 the Town meet according to the Day adjourned to & Proceeded to the Buifenefs of the Day the meeting being opned
48th article voted & Reconfidered the vote for Difmifsing Mr amos ordway for serving Conftable for the North side of said town & Choofe him a New for that office to serve the prefent year and excufed the said amos ordway from serving Colleter to Collect the publick taxes for his paying in ten Dollars to the Town as the towns property to hire a Colletor for the North side of said town the prefent year in the Room of sd ordway
49th arti voted that Mr Nathan Badcock & Mr Wil- liam Hafkell have the Liberty to work out there High- way tax in making a stone wall on one side of the High- way Leading from said Badcocks Land to the Road that Leads from Levt Pages to the town on the south side of said Road at two shillings a Rod for Building said wall till there High way tax is worked out at that price & the wall finifhed
50th.ly voted & Choofe mr Thomas Cowden Jur affeffor for the prefent year to affift the making the publick taxes
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51st article voted to allow Mr Afeph Goodridge his Highway tax the prefent year for keeping or making the Gates on the way from said Goodridges Land to the Great Road that Leads to the meeting Houfe through mr Burnhams Lands
52nd arti voted to adjourn this meeting to munday the twenty seventh Day of this inftant march at the meeting houfe at four a Clock in the after noon the meeting is adjourned accordingly
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