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CAgreatly to the above notice, the inhabitants & Redes qualified to vote in town meeting, assembled at the making . house in said town and voted as follows, vir. (Article 1. Chase Deacon Jonathan Forbes Moderator (Gtvt. 2: Granted 5 82 dollars for wit Rockwoods viare Cht. 3. Granted 900 dollars for the support of the door, (Int he Granted 150 dollars for contingent ise homes (Lik 5 de Granted 100 dollars to pay the State of Massue earth ( Ir). LA Noted that & Thomas El Insnews, Haph Warren Lovett Llers logs be a committee to agree with the of the Hen Chjah Brigham, to keep the times in report wrote the meadow cast of aid Brythan's house, instead! The town being obliged to repair the fines forever
KY Loted, That Thomas Loshop, haft the Brigham Jed Marker be a committee to dispose of the old heart undin is, and purchase a new heavi and harnifs,
12.1, that 75 de law be granted with the avails of the old mans. . darauf to purchase a new heaven and harnifes. We. Noted that such repairs as may be necessary to be done & the meeting house, be left with the Solution
It you Voted to hear the report of the committee relative to fer. Laing in farm for the supporting of the Door. The chairman the committee made the following report, vin
inszmelter appointed by the Town the 32 day of Nevember bt bobtain information, and report to the town the advantages a pauper establishment; attended to the duties of their asfoi wrote; How to several de cor, where there were pauper establishments, quoting answers to certain questions, which, if answered, were cal. wanted to show the advantages, or disadvantages, resulting fromauch washament; but your committe have been so unfortunate, us to raios but one writing answer;, they have however obtained. the overseers of salat information from a number of towns, the amount of which is, that they save from one quarter, to one half the expense the supportof their poor by having a farm. The Town of Be war, saved one half the first year, Dass - Lincoln states. Me By now saw three quarters, that is, it costs but one quan It is much now, as when they were boarded in families. A down of Lexington save one quarter, with but 20 acres of land, & from: ) to 12 pampers. The town of Hart borough ince one gunter, they have a form of 150 aires, one halfof which woodland, and cost 3500 dollars, they have & pooron their farm, The farm was much out of repair, but is annually improving , and it is believed, that in a few years will be amples sufficient to supportall their poor, without any taux on the Slowen. Every town from which we have May information, agree in the following advantages of a poor till and farm. It is a saving of expense. It saves the the time. and trouble of the Town, in devising we say every year, for the support of their hoor. It is a much more humans and com
"way of ut hortons them on the well das hoved are
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CHAD 1024. much more contentis, Complaints une fewer, & lafes cause of How , The lazy arid refractory can be much better man When there are children, it is much easier putting them On account of their living better tutored to order & t nets. Werindien no one instance where a hawher lishment has been provided, that tarihigly approved even by those who, atfirst were op posers of it.
One waving, and that perhaps not onews the least, andone amount of which, cannot be afcertaines, is the lessening the number of applications for public support for the dle and vicious, a great part of those who become har hon
being such) along almost any way, it to work under a manter, and be brought to un bonito strict reales. Your committee after along and so thorough an investigation of this subject, as they have been a are of the opinion; that it will be much to the convenience and for the interest of this town to purchase a farm, stock to the amount of Dollars, for a pauper asia.
inment, To this it may ve objected, that the number of a hoor at this time, is too small to warrant such a - weeding, and that they are mostly unable to labour In answer, it may besaid, that if any man a support them at any given price, and make by were on the Town's farm, the Yourvace all Maten vidual would make. As to the smalacis of the run of howhers being an argument against the purchase of a farm, your committees think it one in favour of it to we can much better do it when we have not a heavy po, tax, then when we have. Upolitical maxim , a great will while in this case, " in a time of peace firefare for- . Kshould be said Matitwill increase the taxes so much. for the present low price of produces; we answer, the it is doubtful whether the taxes would need to be verone increased.The money might be learned to be paid in imes ments, in this way it is dow it bist whether we should find sur toutes wine very much increased. But it our taxes and besoin what higher, it is not just yny having ononeu dor
Juillet f haupers, and having it eaten up every year. historie was the property, and will good management, die tistas answer the purpose; it could be sold a gain without of cowon the one of the opinion, that if the town the present farm, that with the stock to, should cool boost it support alboin thaispens, which would be a considerable - wing from what it with now coff.
Aguar 1819, this Town granted 1700 dollars for this short six poor, and it was said that sum was not sufficient. 220 we granted 1400. We had at that time some thing Issopermanent happens, about one to every 65 inhabitants. aster ipro portion, perhaps, than any other tron in the misesalth can boast of ; and we have a fair hroghurt weinig was great a proportion again, not long hence, Itmayh sid what we are in no danger of having so great a number non, at any one time. In answer to this, let any man who in remember this Town 30 years ago, look over it now, villy, & candidly, and then ask himself whether the num her of those who spend one half of their time in idlenels, and the other half in drinking out, what they can in the one w not greatly increased; whethershewould see somany inter Avis, salle and ragged mon, idle and mayget children, gravois Minist anty to he has hem, but more posts of society, - for what pod can rationally expected to come from children, who are brought in edlencts, where they see their parents daly drunk and as in fighting, with every usual accompanying arice. The what is a discouraging one. It must the discouraging and Souly provoking to an industrious saving young mare, bare wedle drunkards, who are laying of nothing to the to know in all " probability, that a part of his hand cam you must to support sucharite characters; who by the way arenot entitled to a very genteel support . Bother advantages and not an unconsiderable one is, It movingmade a foot house, whouse of connection. - in description of persone, of which description out to So many. It is believed, that if the bro hast am, and a few examples were mode of certain
characters, it would be a terror to cuil doers; to auch by their conduct, and sometimes in words, that when cannotmaintain themselves any longer, Westborough mi mountain them, and without work too.
"There have been repeated instances in this town of paupon, A town pays for my board, and Iwill not work, except, France the benefitofsit myself this an error which needs to be correction The laws of this tom momocalth oblige to come to support those who fall in to distress, and stand in need ofrelief. But it is very doubtful; whether those Cases man, that use should support cunha in such a way, as to be an invitation to any to become jours. The way in which it has been formados done, vous calculated Do have this effect, and it is now so president, on the greatin men of our country, who have attended to the subject
.It is generally believed in this country, where labour is wiemy. in demand, and all can be employed if they will,when wages are hugh, and has good, that the number of those w? beommer hewpers from actual misfortune is comparativety in most cases, it may be traced to the vines and follies of the haupere chimwell; or of those who have gone before him. , for when a man of the description before given, has a farmi they are brought up, without any regular habits of order, morality, or industry; and they come on to the stages 'te, qualified for anything but good, and morally certain to become harpers. If a pauper istatis momento have a tendency to correct auch kind of characters, itis believed that it would, then one ounce of prevention, this case, would be better than two porends of care. Your committee believe that there vistice, and energy, The Inhabitants of this town, who hold the property, and in a great part of the taxes, sufficient to effect a change in present prospect of us facture great increase of facher ofre w The ming is in a great measure within their own power ; if they are trice to themselves, and true to those who may come on the stage of Him, they will make one effort, not only to lesson presen when but to check this growing evil of pauperism. Allof which submitd. Buorder of the committee, Sovelheller, Chairman.
Baked to hear the reportof the
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sal vetement to the Town, via, that the old weall users we places, nearly fallen down, Hat it was hin the. wow new sale by setting it anews, it might beset "The southwest comer about y fest and through wowla cerve towards the center, and loved it thick as it is it would be more of an ornament to the road Man in was meant conditions such was her man of the commit. and wanted liberty bany individuals who may, within one A the wall anew and tay it so think, as itis nous, ly siback from the road y feet on gorotherest comer ane Pracurue towards The centre, shall have the dance saysthe last, and me o her way from thelion, notmake depende votre tocar, Provided by laying the wall Answer it shall be set back sayar as to the vet on any gines was said burying ground.
det and granted liberty to the Selectionen to superintend ine asking chthe aforesaid wall, anditis to be done to their acceptance, tjek Voted, that Youhan Fischer Esquire, Lovethe Stars Esquire. Druid Hamon, Moses Grand Esquire, and John Hadwoord he restless to examine, and are if as farní can be purchased will buildings thereon, so as to reduce the ca howeso, subforios Actor and makereport to the town at w future town meeting Idid, that She a ficadoraof the town of thes thorough anders Disney Granted this day fontaine when the in habi tos box dard town, via, & rockwoods datany bil detland, for mach Todoo Doo dollars, for contingent en penses 15 0 della , The dean au rid of thestate 100 dollarsmand y' dollars de unhas
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(190) Westborough Hay 21-182. Couve Ruggles Being appointed by the Solutmen of West Sealer of Rights and theasures. This day personally of francia was sworn faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties of his appointment in all the particulars mentioned in 2 lars lative to his offices, before me Phinchas Gleason, Town Cash
To forefh Lothrop Constable of the townof Heatharough
2.5) You are hereby required in the name of the commonrail ISof Massachusetts, to notify and warn the inhabitants of Si 3) town, qualified by law to vote in town meeting, to aformadi ISat the meeting house in said Hes thorough, on monday the w Sleighth day of fine instant, at three O clock in the afternoon to act on the following articles, (viz.)
1st To choose a moderator to regulate said meeting. 2ª To hear the report of the selectmen in regard tome poty the belfry to the meeting house.
3. To see what method the town will take to repair said bel fry. 4 To see if the town will grant a sum of money to dern the expenses of repairing said belfry or at any thing theremin. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your Blings theron to the Selectmen before or at the hour of said meeting. Given under our hands and seals this fifteenth day of june Ad. 12. Silos Wasson)
Harting Balland (Delectmen"
John Wadsworth
Jesse Woods
Wes thorough
Daniel Hay
Westboro June 28# 1221. Pursuant to the within warrant, I have summoned and nologues the inhabitants of said town, qualified as therein express to afsemble, at the times and place for the purposes within mentioned.
Te Lothrop Constable A Westborough. Westborough June 28th, 1824. In accordance to the above notice; the inhabitants met.
at the meeting house in said Msthorough, an and the machine was opened by the town blevke,
Aikil gst Noted, and made choice of Lovett Peters Moderator. Stile & the Schelmen made! a verbal report relative to the duaged condition of the Belfry. Huiles Veled to repair the Belfry to the meeting house also, Voted, that Jesse Woods, Abyjah Allen and Caht, alles Sibley be acommittee to repair the belfry od they may think last not exceed in expense the sum of one hundred Dollars
Side with Voted, and granted 100 dollars ton har the welfry. also, voted, and ordered the town bleck to make an order to The afcaseras Westborough to afsets the sum of one hundred dollars upon the inhabitants of said town, and their estates and colle according to law in such cases made and provided. and then voted that this meeting be dissolved ... Dy Loveth Peters Esp moderator allEst, Chinehas Gleason, Town Clerk
(15) To Joseph Lothrop, Constable of the town of Westborough, Greeting.
(las) you are hereby required in the name of the commonorcall of (1.5) Massachusetts to notify and wann the inhabitants of said faccio (IS) of Histhorough duly qualified to vote for representatives in the funeral count of said commonwealth, to assemble at the meeting Souven said town, on monday the first day of November not at one oclock in the afternoon, to give in their votes for fifteen electors of President and vice President of the United States. qualified according to the constitution thereof, whose names shall all be borne on one ticket, and such ticket shall conta He nomes of at least one inhabitants of each of the several destruir into which the commonwealth is at present divided for the choice Arepresentatives in Congres,-and against the name ofeach person. on such ticket the district in which he resides shall be he designated, ~ agreeable to a resolver of the Genwas const & h commonwealth passed June 8th 1821 ... also to bring in the votes for a mehrereplatine, to the lowerals of the Hottest Sh led
(192) for the Worcester South District Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, before or at the hour of said meeting Given under our hands and seals this eighteenth day of October AL. 182 Silas Wasson Martin Bullard Selectmon
John Wadsworth Jesse Hoodes Westborough Daniel Fay Westborough North 1-1821. Pursuant to the within warrant, I have not find and warned the inhabitants of said town, qualified as therein expressed to afsemble at the time and place, and for the purposes within mentioned, To Lothrop, Constable of Westborough Westborough Your 1-1821. The inhabitants of the said town of Westborough met ! the meeting house in sai town, and gave in their votes for the following Electors of President and Vice- President of the United States.
Electors at Hon William Gray had one hundred & thirty destin JHon. Levi Lincoln had one hundred & thirty or even votos Large . Hor William Bayliss had one vole Hon. William Reed had one vote Sur foth District, Hon Thom es Ly Winthrop, of Boston, had one hundredtheywon ton do. Hon samuel Hubbard had one vote Dessus South district, Hon Nathaniel Silsbee of Salem, the one hundred thirty wen vi dos de do- William Sutton, Esor. has one vote do- Month do Drjosephfiltredge, Andover, had one hundred thirtyjunco with do- do - do-David Four Esas had one vote Novoth District, Hon Form Endicott,of Dedham, had one hundred thirty worn avis do- Hon Benjamin Reynolds, had one vote Plymouth District, Hon. Thomas Naston of Middlesbrough, had one hundred thirty serem with do - Benjamin Hobart, Esgas had one vote Worcester North do bot Edmund bushing oblementrung, had one hundred thirty serem antes des do. de Mon SolomonStrong chust one vote to. South do yun Jonathan Davis of Oxford, had me hundreds tity seven votes dos de Dr. Daniel Thurber, had one vote
do- do. Hon SonM. Williams had one note
Barnstable de Hezekiah Bas nordlys d hantucket, had one hundred hidrowendler
Berkshire do Sen William Walker, of Lores, than one hundred birty eight water
do Gen Samuel Botes hadone vote Aler do- Enor Fort, Lago, dalowkwik, had one hundred tristevenise timothy Starten that one vote
lis Annulent She said Sion .He's therough brought in their voles for a representative to the Congress of the United Hates, for the Worcester fouth District wir.
How formas tilly had fifty six Voles. john Davis tage of Worcester had eighty, one Vote .....
Se volessiheter of President Y Vice-President, and for the representative were received, sorted, counted and declaration themed made as is required by the constitution & law of this
commonwealth, then the meeting was dissolved Attest, hinchas Gleason, Town Clerky,
(5) To joseph Lothrop, constable of the townof Westborough. Greeting
(s) You are here by required in the name of the commonwealth (5) Massachusetts to summon and notify the freeholders and S) other inhabitants of said town qualified by law to vote in town meeting to assemble at the meeting house in dice town on monday the first day of November next at three O clock in the afternoon, to act on the following articles, viz 1st To choose a moderator to regulate saidmeeting. 2° To see if the town will give liberty to Break Par kome Esas. to build a lomb on the east side of the old burying ground_ or at any thing Thereon- 3. Folhear the report of a committee, chosen in may last to see on what conditions a farm can be purchased for the support of the poor and act thereon as they Munk
(1941 Ifthe chear a citation from the general court of this corn manuais which has been served on said town, in regard to u tu. hike road which is contemplates to be made through or near the centre of said town, and act any thing Thereon as they may think proper P Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrent with your doings mercon, ichone or at the house of said meeting. Given under our hands and seals this eighteenth day of thetower A.D. 1824. 2 filles Hasson (Martin Bulland Selection John Wadsworth of Westborough
Hesse Heads Daniel Fay
Westborough November /a-182. 1 .
Pursuant to the within warrant, Thave summoned and noti the inhabitants of said town, qualified as therean express, to ifsemble at the time and place, and for the purposes within mentioned. To Lothrop, Constable of Westborough. Westborough November 1st-182h. (Agreeable to the above notice, the inhabitants of the mais town of Westborough, assembled at the meeting house in said town and proceeded as follows, vagy. Article pot Chose waph Warren, Moderator- (Article 2). Voted, and granted liberty to Greek Parkman, typ To build a tomb 10 by 15 feet south side of this old tools. in the old burying grown, Provided it does not interfere with any graves now in said ground Article 32 The chairman of said committee made a verbal statement at some length & closed his shown by saying that the committee thought it best not to purchase afarm at present Voted to pays over the article. Article 4th Voted to pages over this article. The business of this meeting being finished the meeting was dissolved attest, Phinehas Gleason, Town Clark
January 30 (192). CA . 1023. Je joseph Lothrop constable of the town of Westborough Greeting. ") You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth (S) of Helsa chusetts to notify and warm the inhabitants of said town (5) Bis thor ough, duly qualified to vote for representatives in the 3]_General Court of sace common wealth, to afsemble at the 4) misting house in said town, on monday the third day of January next, being the first monday in vaid month, at one oClock in the afternoon, to give in their votes for a representative of the people of said commonwealth, in the nineteenth congress of the United States, for the Worcester south district
Hired fail not and make return of this sarmant, to one ofthe selectmen with your doing thereon before or at the hour of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals this 20th day of duember A.t. 1824 "Filas Wesson Martin Bullard Selectmen John Wadsworth Jesse Woods Westborough
Daniel Fay
Mestorough Jamy 3- 1825- "servant to the within warrant , Thave notified and warned the inhabitants of said town, qualified as therein expressed It meet at the time and place, and for the purposes within mentioned So Lothrop Constable of Westborough
Agreeable to the above notice, the inhabitants of said town met at the meeting house January 3. 1825- and gave ie , mour votes for a representative to the 19th Congress the United States- vir. Hon Jonow Sibley had Fifty votes and John Davis, les of Worcester had Fifty one votes anne other person votes for_ after having sorted, counted, and made declaration of the votes, they were sealle wh and directed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth as the constitution & law directs and the meeting was dissolved~ Alist, L'hinchas Gleason, Down beerks
(196). february 1823= the town of To Joseph Lothrop constable of Westborough_ Greeting you are hereby required in m of the commonurin IST - lit of Massachusetts, to summon and notify the free til and other inhabitants of said town, qualified by law to vale in town meetings. to afsemble at the me -inghouse in waid Westborough, on monday the four teenth of February inst at three Oblock in this afternoons to act on the following articles, viz, At To choose a moderator to regulate said meeting Is To see if the town will employ a Physician to Amake a General vaccination for the kine Fox Aroughout the inhabitants ofvais town, and pay the expense of the treasury
ero fail not and make return of this warment with you're doing thereon, before or at the hourssaid mestring Given under our hands and scale this eleventh day of Checkmary (A.D. 1225. Silas Besson Selectmen John Wadsworth ( of Danielihay thorough Westborough 14th February 1825 Pirucan't to the within Warranty have summoned and notified the inhabitants of said town qualified as theorin acpressed, to al semble at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned foto thoop, Constabled Mesthorough in accordance to the above warrant & notice the inhabitants of the town of Westborough aforesaid met at the meeting house February 14- 1825 and the meeting was opened by the town black. If they procesu's. asfollows via, (Article ist Chose Got. Samuel Henry moderator (Article 20 Usted, and recommended that the inhabitants the town of Westborough make use ofvaccination as aspossible, alsovotes that a committee be chosen comment ing of one manfrom each school district, and they were the en .No. 1. Thomas Lothrop, No2. Abner Warren, No.3. Couplehans henton; 124. Deacon Thomas Moree; No. 3. Samuel Having to, Mo. b. William Fay Not- Beniamin Green, Me. S. Bapt dias lesson. _ carrie) wh-
LAG. 1825 Votre, that the aforsaid Committer use all posible and fair means to carry the vaccination aming the inhabitants of the town of Westborough Also, that the toron blesk notify the wai committee the meeting was then dissolves by the Moderator. Allest, Phinehas Gleason, Sondern
Je seph Lowkoop Constable of the town of Hasthrough, Greeting If You are hereby required in the name of the commonwealth Kadachusetts, to summon and notify the free holders and other 3.inhabitants of said lowon, qualified In law to vote in town. setings is afsemble at the meeting house in said Histhorough on " monday the seventh day of March next todis Oclock at noon to act on the following articles, viz,
Tochoose a moderator to regulate vaid meeting.
2. Jechoose town Clerk, Sekcetimen, assessors, all other oficer as Emons are required to choose in the months of March or final Annually, also to see if the town with choose a committee to superintend ne rescination of the inhabitants of westborough dos we eine Les, and grant money to pay any part of the ashena rack and thing thereon ..
3. Ho sse is hat method the town will take to support Wir hoor the present year ...
LA Jo ant money for the support of lawful chords . the present year.
) . Je grant money for the repair of highways the finest year & determine price per day, for man, wxx, bass & Plougha
in to see what method the town will take to collect their trees Herpresent year ..
Ith to dispose of ringing the lall the present year .. Bt to see what method the town will take, to keep the master housesclean ..
Win fo sex what method the town will take to keep the boxcon .doch in order ...
- Ett Jose if the town will let their scrive go at large the present year. Was Sowie if the trion will let their calley homes ge at large the. Acentuar opastany thing thingen
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