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General school committee to approvate school in ters, and examine town schools the year ensuing. Rev. Williams (Bowen) Curtis Beeman ( were chosenisaid
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Collectorof Saved. Balel H. For bisch. swom into office Voted to choose other town officers by hand votes Prudential School Committee.
District No.Alijah Stone Destreit no. 5Clann Harrington
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(30)) )Medling (kt. 123) Highway) Silas Hinton, Locammi Rice, Barnatas Surveyen Miller, Solomon Bathriks, Ulis Claflin, y unid Whitney, hinchas Gleason, deverneintno fine fach 19.1009. John Harengs Bryund Brigham, Johnh. Fax, Jasan Chamberlain. 1 Vince Viewers. Cujus Hcarrie, wann Charles Jones. Samuel Lesure, Chances Boynton.
Bu Les Harris, Jo ch Mu Andrews, Celsha Gade, Cho wton, Merhall. He Blake. Www. GoLEA Lumber. Gardner Gloves, succin. Anderof Leather Elche Bake. 1
Joview Longley. dans Recher. Dexter Brigham. Miele se loted and granted the following sumsof money .. is assessed on the alles and coales in saut own .. Har contingentexpenses one hundred. com fifty dollars. highway taxes six hundred Dollars. Mas short of the Poor eight hundred Dollars. Levan schools six hundred Dollars. it is Usted thatthe highways and town roads and body.
letos o autou man, good Uyên len cents per hatte white Employee on The highway, car's and ploug ha what theyes.
Wed, that s me. nul a that may Beway lad He worked out by pubgnext and three you thong the other haty y
lite bit toled to restrain homes and cattle assimwine from wing at large the ensuing year
Poled Londonand theoperation ofthe loss relative peckers Chyanne Witte load that the le can create or lic collie ton of tausend
Connuat & Harch. 363k. Meeting, AZ. 1832. by the first day of september next theo voted these the collection de instructed to in soves the collection of all taxes unpaid on the firstday of february next. Vated that all persons who voluntarily hay their trois in thirty days after the tax bill is put into the hands of thecollector, he shallmakean abatement of three por cent in vily days two percent, in one hundred ty dans one percent on their laxis ....
to audit he accounts of the Selectmen and Down
on the lower's garens made the so porte of hair d'orange To the town Lated to accept me reports det the In The among the touro parc. cable Och lated to reser the value' matter of fais astute
foet Parker) silas Season , were chosen communities,
bruine Low Voted, that the Selectorin your lownardos
Committee for their services forteocupan/just, in canon- . ining town schools at one dollar per day. also, Voted that the General school committee be allowed tomy out of the down Treasury one Dollar per day for the Servicesin examining tion schools the Growing yan Chilite Wh, Voted to choose acommittee of have to quedet The aucunta of the selection and & vensters of the poor
Town Treasures, and appraise the personal propertym the towarm und sport this doingo to be bauen a The next annuale March incoting quel party joseph Lotovat.
Daniel Holbrooke?), Article PM, Unslow down reported the result ofthe con mettre relative to the ca ponoc cured by the small for
Voted le auch Berchet sureportion file.
(30%) AZ. 1832
and above. what the committee have reported for his services while employed in the hos ital.
Sticle 13th, Nolidl to hades over this article.
Alice Hath, Voted and grantid, Six hundred Dollars to pay a part of the town's debtin the purchase of the pauper fu ron, Blicke 15th Voted, That the subject of this article be referred to 1 The Selectionen, to do what they may deem best for the interest. of the town.
While lle Voled to re for the subject matterof this article in h. witte of the ythe white relativeto DavidWww.sexhenne Lated that thiscomo settes report the result of their drings to the Selectionans, or to the town, as they may decom it Best for the interest of the town. attest, Pinchas blouson, down tolerks
Westborough March 19th. 1834. Worcester to. Personally appeared Phinehas Gleason and made rath that he would faithfully and impartially per from the dutiesof the office of Surveyor of flighwan southen The limits a feigned him for the year ensuing.
before me, ruhum fisher, usted no hace
Taken up on the night of the ninth instant a young bay mare with a dark mane and switch tail, with considerable white on her off hind foot white on her off fore foot with a star on her forehead. The owner may have the same by paying charges an application to benjamin Smith Westborough Aug. 17th 1835.
the Town Bieny of Westborough. I never give you notice that Took up a stray come on the 8th day of fame inst found going at large in the highway without a keeper . " wid come is duphones is is in or more years old, of a light red color with a sian in her face, If white sont. She had, when Taken wh, a small cord sound her
Election o Gover the Colo November 12; 1832, 15 Ve Char lese Jones, Constable of thetownof Hesthorough. Greeting. you are here byrequired in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify the male inhabitants of sans towne Wasthrough qualified by the Constitution to vote for Governo, Lieut Gouamor, elena lorsand Representatives to incet Yafremil. at the Congregationale Meeting housein vaid Westboro, inclinato the twelfth day of november nextat levere of the clock at noon to givein their votes to the electionen for Fourteen Plextor's of Basis I Vice Presidentofthe United States, which te lectors shall beyou I feed according to the Constitution of the United States; & the names of all the Colector to be chosen shall be written or printed on each like or ballet, Yevery such tilke tor ballots hail contain the name of aller one in habitantofeachof the surnal congressional Districts into whi He's Commonwealth is divided, Jaquinst thename of each person Auch iket, shall be designated the congresional Districttowhich it Also to bringin their voles, or a Governor Lt. Governor Viena Los housse flora agreeably to the Constitution of this banimonicaili. Ular to choose one ormorethepresentatives torepresent want to aWestboroughin the General Court, appointed tobe convenio Ya at Bostonon the first usulnesday of january not. (And you are furtherrequired by the authority a forward to notte
to vote in town affairs to meet at the aforesaid time france for+ on the allowing articles, viz
Ist Je choose a moderator to provide in cui mestring. 2. To see if the townwill take any measures corner to encours or prevent the location of a big hey thro. the easiest of this town, or act anything therean. Be acuse of the town with authorize the Solution of Cui of the Door to furnish run or any ar dent ener a time han presenta ishment except it be presented by a projectis Litt To seeif the town: will vote.to sell their meadowlem budeastra of Quehacen fewdeloods land, 4 the river and authorize one or more , wo ww forell and carry the stave ley Deed ....
Euton of Presidentte, (306) Your. 12. 1832. Je. de see if the town will take any measures to establish Dessus dary line between this town and South borough. It Joace in the town will allow fo hn. Wheelock any further compensa. cation for his services faut winter relative to the small on.
Before if the town will hear & aucht the report of a committee Low at a former meeting to examine the chains of William Fay Mavide Yine when this town for work done upon the highway waitany thing theron.
here of fail not, and make return of this warrant with your dirige therion to the subscribers at or before the time of the meeting given under our hands &seat this 29th October ~. D. 1832.
Martin Bullard. Selectmen Alijah Stone: of Joshuar & Hellen Kellerough kreatur for Youember 12. 1832. Sumuand to the within warrant, have notified the inhabitants of the town of Heatbores herein dis. whet, to meet at the said time and place for the purposes with in mentioned, by posting an attested copies of this warrant, at de Congregational meeting house in said town, ten days before the time det for said meeting. Charles. Jones Constable of Histhere. queably to the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants met Conventional meeting house November 12. 1832, proceeded asset Que, to wit, Brought in their votes for Elector of President ane Live President of the United States, Viy,
LA Large, Charles Jackson: 10 ( Huddlex, Yathan Brockes HO John Williams 56 Wathan Hillis 3
Benjamin Hyman .. 5l Eliphalet Gust .. 3
Ju flocke, Thomas Ho Perkins, 18 Haricoter south, Aaron Lufts . 118
Jacob Hall. . 56 Bharlin Hood. . 3
Pliny Herrick . 5€ Richard Olney .. 3 a Youth, Gideon Barstow. . 110 Forester North, Samuel Les .. 118 William B. Breed. .. . 56 novartis. 3!
Hohen Gardner .. 36 Charles aletter. 3 Thomas onion. . 56 0
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. 118. Franklin,
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Election of Presidente BOY Election of Love the Hampden, James Byens .. I' Ulymouth, Jotham Lincoln 1/3 John Chaffee .. 56 Wm W. Thompson . 3
Zachariah Eddy. 36 Peter H. Peine .. Berkshire, Henry Shaw .. 18 Bristol, Cornelius Grinnell. 12 JancoW. Robbins .. 56 Phineas Allen. 3
Joseph Ricketson . 36 . . John M. Williams. 3 Youfolke, James Richardson -110) Barnstable, Symphus Marston. 110 John Bailey .. 56 . . Benjamin Hallott, 5% 1 Ebenezer Seaver. 3 Samuel Stinson. 3 Votes were brought in to the Selectmen for a Governo Liest Governos, Senatorsand counsellors and allows towi For your Levi Lincoln, one hundred twenty eight vante Samuel Lathrop, Sixty one votes. C.Harcus Morton, three vales. .
Fordet Gour, Samuel I. transtrong, one hundred twenty eight votes Timothy Fuller, sixty one votes,
three voted, For Senators & Counsellors David Wilder, one hundred twenty seven votes. William I. Hastings, one hundred twenty eight votes, Samuel Mixtes, one hundred twenty eight votes. Tra Barton, one hundred twenty eight votes. Charles Readson, one hundred twenty four votes. Samuel Les, one hundred twenty six voles. Stephen . Gardner, Sixty two voles. Austin flint, Sixty three votes.
(Hiel Jacques, sixty three voles. Tyler Batcheller, sixty two voles.
Thomas Chamberlain, sixty two voles. Theodore Jones, texty two votes.
Daniel Thurber, three votes.
Henry Orentifs. free votes.
Jonas The Bibley. three voters. Janac: Basis. two votes. John Brown three votes.
three votid.
docon & Heating
(300) November 12. A.D. 1832.
Next hast of the warrant relating to town affairs was acted an as follows, to wit,
Article ut Chose Utis Brigham, moderator.
bile 2? Noted to choose a committee of three to oppose: the location of a new road in the easterly part of Hastton. leading from Upton to Southborough across the town's Spovett Peters forhuethellen were chosen Silas Masson Committee
Which Be Voted; that no rum should be furnished by the Solutionen. or Eventions of the floor to be used on the auther farm ... untuesithe prescribed by a Physician.
Stile 4th Voted to raise a committee of three to sell a lot of meadow tand lying fourthirty of and between fosse foods land and the river belonging to the Pauper farm. Lovett Peters) were chosen. Benjamin Hay /2 Commetter. Daniel Chamberlain )
Voted and authorized the town treasurer to sign a seed of the land to be sold off of the hawher farm when the com. mittee have sold it
Wilest Voted, that the boundary line between thistown and Southt arough be left with the Selection to do "what they y mayo eembest for the interest of the town. stileboth Voted to hats over this article.
tiede 7th. Noted to accept of the reports of the committee chosen at a former meeting, and ordered the reports to be recorded. They are asfollows, to wel. The committee, to whom, was committed , My. William ifaget demand for building the bridge on the new road man said Lay's house, doreport that he be allowed dix Dollars, which iam is deemed sufficient to have built a water course for the water to haleof under the road at all seasone of the year. Borough . You. 12. 1832. Focus biker
,men Maling (300) (December 1). 1832.
The committee, le when was committed, the account of MY avid. Vilive for highway works respectfully report that after a carefull examination of the subject say that ,
in consideration of thesmallamount of money, and the roughnewsof the ground in his tistreet. ( Hr. Surse be allowed eighteen Dollars cont forty canto, for building the Andgonear said . hunc's house.
Also that his account for repairing the bridge on the road from teal Brighass's to Grafton of one Polla. and sixty conto be allowed the whole a mounting to twenty Dollars.
This being an extraordinary case is the reason of thecommittee's making the allowance they have, la cy would have i Funderatocet thatitis not the a precident for any future diameter claim. Hastborough You. 12. 1032. feel Parker Lovett Jeters Silas Hessen.
That part of Warrant which directed the town to choose one or more representatives was acted on as follows, vis, Voted to choose two Representatives to represent this tour in the general court the year ensuing voteshome ·ghtin for Joshua Hellen gy votes and he was chosen. Silas Hessen 58. files Wesson. . 2 .. Nahum Harrington 16.
jonathan forless 5 Jonathan Herbes 23
Otis Brigham 3 Cho Brigham. 38 5.3
Nahum. Fisher 9 Nahum fisher.8 Lovett Peters 3
Seceral buttating
thered balloting
Nahum like / Jesse Nãodes 17
2 Thomas Lothich 1
fiche finden was chosen in the last bulletins.
altest Pinchas Glasm, Joan tak
Anual town Mating (310) CHarch Lihc-1.2. 1833. do thatwe fenw, Constable ofthe town of Westborough~ Greeting. " You are herebyrequired in the names the Commonicea shit lasu. thus It's to no lly und wann the mato in habitantsofsaid toun qualified By how to vole, in town oflaws, in the electionof town officers to meet in The Congregational Meeting house in suis town on Monday the L'h day of Warthe next at twelve, of the clock, a Inoon, to act on the following urlives, Ist. Tochoose aModerator.
L' Tochoose all necessary town officers & committee, that are requ Lied to be chosen in the month of March or Choit inowilly. De I bring in their votes for a County Treasurer. bin to determine the mannerofrepairing high ways the nous my year, Het to determine the compensation per day os hois for man Byen, who Spolowyho jos the ensuingcrear.
bestof the town will restrain homes, & nout cattle from going a flagge within the limits of the town the ensuing yuan bi Je see if the town will suspend the operation ofthe laws relative To be la king ai Ba kerst within the limits of said town. .do determine whether The town treasurer shall be collector Gifs, Whatabatements shall be made on taxes voluntarily huid to the Genaueres, in thirty, sixty, If one hundred and twenty days respecto
Hereis the cowon will grant Yappropriate money to pay be schrei.com. anda fortheir servicesin coamining schools the coming your, or cad themen, to Jechoose a committee to audit the accounts of the town Scanner and Overacons of the for Sap praise the personaliproperly on the loss www and report their doings to the next annual town meeting No Jo see in the town will grant money to ull, or any part eilthe la moved by the purchase of the Pauperfarm, or out thereon . Bu Jochenve a committee to procure as many printed lapostura de mon the thought reswere for the convenience ofthe inhabitants thereof. Wechoose a conosmitte to acamine Inte althe old paperSurcounts. Ferragens to the town nowin the Powder house, theheat hen in the towncrisis fire. A Hover the town will alatt any taxes check may be pur posed In them for Kot pashinc. hit the town will keep sie bridge, care for the highway martin
March Meeting( 311 ) ( 201 1833. there A fait neto & make return of his warrant with your doings thesor unto the town clerk at or before the time of the meeting Aby 18% 1833. )whom Fisher Chin Brigham Selectmen
Martin Bullard
Wah Mone Hawthorne. Toshica rebellen). Heitor March L'2. 1833. surewant to the event. in warrant, Those notified the said inhas. itants of the town of Meathore. tomeet at the westin time.com Have, by posting info and attestedico puoi said warrant at the conquenational festing House insaid town.
Charles jones Constable of Histhana.
Jown meeting, Westborough ( Harch With A.D. 1833. ( Igneeably to the fore going warrant, fre inhabitants met in the congregational Meeting House and proceeded in the annual election of lowno ffer and other town business Les follows, wig, Ist. Chose Otis Brigham, Moderator. (Article 2 Chose Phine nas Gleason, town Piesky sworninto office Selectmen, Nahum Fisher, Daniel Holbrook , David OCHdann, allowom inte office ( April 1. 1833. Vo ted to choose three Selectmen, and three men to be Overseers of the Poor anco, the pauper farm the year ensureny. Overview of Lovett Peters, John Barron's the Poor Sethijah Wood.
AJJesSon, Jaker D. Fisher, David Pc Hann and Cloner Brigham, allowan inte office. Constable, Curtis Beeman, Som inte office. Sarasurer, John CA. Foyerweather, swoim into office. Collector of Sales, Johnet. Fayer weather, suvomixto fre. County Treasures, Anthony Chase, had 34 votes. General khoob Committee to examine town schools, and to aprobate instructors for town schools. Rev, Elisha Rockwood, Daniel Hollook, Jo. Joseph Je Nurse. Sexton Thomas Lathrop. :
Harch Marting 312 A.2. 1233. Aoted to choose the other town of filers and committee by hand votes
Prudential School committee
District no 1. Orestes Forbrush District nc.s. Samuel Harrington:
.. 2. Scott Forbush.
.. 6. John Ro. Jay
. . .. 3. Jason Chamberlain .. Y. Nahum Father
.. A fontos Stone
1 1 .. 8. Josiah Warren Surveyor of Highways. Benjamin Fayfs, Ebenezer Ml. Phillips, Perfront Brigham, Jesse Woods, Elijah Gleason; Sanford Adams, Jonathan Forbes, Joseph Nurse, all the above surveyors of Highways have been sworn, into Lawson Harrington. office r_
- Polymer Bouman. Luke Howe,
Linee Viewers, Thomas Lothrop, Martin Bullard, Orestes Forbush. Field Drivers, Nahum Fisher, Luther Maynard, Joeli Andrews, sworn into office May 6th 183. HoGreens, Otis Brigham; John Hardy, Joseph f. Nunc. Surveyor of humber, Gardner Cloyes. Leader of Leather, telihu lake, 2 nothingmen, Abyjah Wood, Sound Keeper, Daniele Holbrook for. While I Voted that the highways and town roade and bridgesberepairedandamended.inthe usual way. Ited to allow men and good Oven ten cents per hour while employed on the highway, cants and ploughwhat the are reasonably wasthe Noted that one halfof the higher tax be worked out boy the first day of julyment, and there Sourisof the other half by the 102 day of October next, the other youth be the first day of feuember next Stale 5. Voted restrain neat cattle, howesand swine from running at large & ensuring year. Article. 6th Voted to suspend the operationof the lawrelative. te taking Pickerel Y Trout from the Condo& Brooks the inwien,
ChantalMarch(313) Meeting [ LD, 1833. Chanticle L' Noted that the Town Treasures be colle dos of town.co Voted, that the tax bill be put into the hands of the coll. estor by the first day of Septembernext, also Voted, that The collector be instructed toin force collection of alitas unpaidon the first day of February next Voted, that all persons who voluntarily pay their taxes in Thirty days after the tax Bill whatinto the hands ofThe collector he shall make an abatimento six percent, in surly doutes four percent, in one hundred and twenty two percenton their taxes.
Artule 8th. Jock Parker, chairman ofthe committee, chosen to undil the accounts of the Queerscorso, the Door and Town Freue Lever and the report relative to the expense of the support ofthe Poor the pastyear.and exhibitingthe amountof personal property on the town's farm after several onal observations by several persona The moderator propounded the question to see if the town will accept of the report and hast in the affirmative~ also the report chiliting The finance of the town treasurers was road to the town lote to accept the report Je those busco reports en rede among the torn por cins. face of, Voted, that the General School Commetili examine town schools be paid one dollar per day in their services in examining town schools out of una money in the treasury no otherwise apport forintos. Trice Via, Voted to choose a commettere of three toaudit The accounts of the Overseen of the for and Town Incasuver the present year and report their doings to the town of the next annual March met Nahum Fisher, were chosen Daniel Holbrooke. Committee 6. Hoved Grout Article 1th. Noted and granted seven Reunirad Dollars topay The interest and a part of the principal of the westin purchase of the hawher farm. Frite 12 in, Voted, The Selectmen procure as many printed
Annual March. (314) Meeting KL. 183 manon this town we will be necessary for the inhabitants Use voted that it be left discretionary with the Selectmen & those of them.
bile 13th, Voted to choose a committee of three to examine and sort the old papers in the powder house and deposit them. in the town clerk's office.
It's Brigham) were chosen Look Parker committee
bule 14th, Voted that the uncollected laxes remain inthe collector's hands for the present.
While Is the Voted and granted pour Dollars to pay William. May towards the expense of building the bridge across die. não road east ofthes house, and the town assume the bridge and keepit mirchair hereafter.
Voted to adjourn this meeting to the first monday in. Aprilarestat fours the Clock in the afternoon to metin the congregational meeting house.
Shit1. clb. 1833, Utancully to the adjustment, the
inhabitants metin the congregational meeting house,
and the meeting was opened by the moderator
Lowell Alors, chairman of the Overseers of the Loom, stated to the town, that he could not serve in thatoffres undys he was paid for his time in Overseeing the affairs of Ha de war's farmin after several person speaking on the Subject of the necessary time to be at the towns farina itwee Usted, that the chairman of the verden of the Poor be na anally paid for his services in overseeing the affair of the town's farm und buying and selling of the stock the you. cruising. Une vacanary of Surveyor of Highways Luke House was chosen Surveyor The cheapest
Such of the officers that have been sworn before me I have written to that effect against their names Alles, Phinchas Gleason down Clarke
(thril 1. 2. 1833. (315)
L.S . To Curtis Beeman, Contable of the town of Westborough. Greeting You are hereby requiredin the name of the Commonwealth Ha foachusetts, to notify and warn the male inhabitants of the townof Hestearough, who are qualified by the constitution to vote for Represent -atives in the General Court of this Commonwealth.tomeetfansemble. at the Congregational leting house in said town on the first day of April next, being the first monday of said month, at one of the clock lich to give in their vous for a Representative of said Commonwealth in the Congressof the United States for the winth District, he being an inhabitant there And you are further required by the authority a forward to notify and warn the male inhabitants of said town of Westborough qualified to vote in town affairs to meet l'apiemble at the above mentioned place at two of the clock Till on said day to act on the following articles, vis: Ist Tochoose a Moderator.
( year 2. To grant money for the supportof town schools the ensuing 3 . - Volgrantamoney for the repair of highways the ensuing year 41 .- Togrant money for the support of papers the ensuing year. 5. Togrant money for contingent or herweso the ensuing year, 6. To see if the town will direct what notice the company shall give for the purpose of drawing furor.
Flereof fail not, & make return of this Warrant with your doingstherion to the subscribers at the time Itplace atous mentioned Given under our hands Ysealiat Westboro this 18th day of March AL, 1833.
Nahum Father Daniel Hol brook gs. Selectmon David Mann
Worcester so, Westborough April 1st 1833.
Parasuant to the within Namant, Thave noticed the inhabitants of the town ofles borough, herein discrited, to meet at saishome and place, and for the purposes within mentioned , by posting up un attested' copy of this warant, at the usual place. Curtis Beeman; Constable
Westborough (316 ) April 1st. C.A.Z. 1833. herecably To the gorging harvant, the inhabitants met in the Congregational meeting house the meeting was opened by the. chairman of the Ideitmen .. Votes were brought in for a Rehire dintative in the Congress of the United States for District Num. der Mine asfollows, vir.
har Williamjackson, lightly fourvoles. Henry A. S. Dearborn fifty six votes. Fact Warren, one vote. Mariah Wood one vole.
The above votes were declared, sealed why and directed to the surclary in when town meeting as the constitution points
Townmeeting in town affairs was opened by the blank Alice Ist Otis Obrigham was chosen moderator.
While 3. Voted and granted, six hundred Dollars to amend V. repair the highways troudes, the year ensuing. Stile with Voted and granted, five hundred Dollars for the support of the Poor, the year ensuring. celticles, the Voted ane granted, one hundred fifty Dollars for contingent expenses, the year erwring. while i Voted and granted, six hundred Dollar, for the support of town schools, the year ensuing. Like 6%. Hotel, and directed the constable to post why notie at the usual place of posting notice for town meeting deveres days before drawing furore, and notify the Selectinen and town clerke by an abstract from the venere. to led to dissolve this meeting. attest Canchas Gleason, Journaler2.
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