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) To Choose all necessary Down offices and committees for the Bear ensuing 4 To becar come out upon the reports of Me Several oficus of Mo Town 5 % living in Mir Votes for es Treasurer of The Country of Worcester 6 To determine what Jums of money shall be raised to deferry the expenses of the down. for the current year and make apropriations of the Seine ...
To See if The Down Treeessener Shall be le ollection of terjes ance of To determine his compensation, cand To abatement to be made to those persons who should voluntarily pary Mion Helyes within 30=60=120 clays from the time the trap bills shall the commit. to the Collection cince fix the time within which call tiefes Ihrcell bes pasew,
8 % determine the manner in which the Roads conce Bred yes Shell be repaired.
9 To see if the Town will autorise the prudential Committee of the Several School Districts to Contract with teachers for Their deveredi (Districts" 10 % See if the Town will accept the 19=20-21 section of the 18 Chapter of the Devised Startules.
") To hear cinc out upon the Reports of any out Standing Commit 12 To see what measures. The Town will take to keep Mean tolock running cand in mehacen,
13 In der of the tour will make a division of thevetchicol money No that, cech school District scheele chow Their Equal Proportion 's feet on Fries etcences
Continued one next praeger
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Month Meeting Marrant Continued. 14 % des if the Four voile soll any part of the Old Burying provence. or Oct any thing in relation to the Jamu.
Joseph te Ficeis licentes. bondsmore of firem Haven tate Pressure the town of Malborough. They marina pris four hundred twenty Sse workers and fifty four teends, to the Nous Ancesserer unde. The. Vate of November 13. 1848. boeing fifty por Cent of the Celaciones of the Your en said "firem huverio leat any thing Thisen, 16 % des if the Tour will. procure one or more. derecipes for Afoccuring roads or ces any Thing in relation to the Same, 1) Ho Lee if Ne Hown will dispose of any print of her Old Handels Acueles Beams , weights & measures or cut any thing Therion. and celso to see if The Youre will dispose of the remains of Mein Ale buy scales, or cut any Money Merion, 18 % See if The Four will adopt any regulations for The new Comity. 19 % see if No Your will grant the use of The Town Hall for Social ressemblees cande Coolition parties.
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20 % see if the town willvcing measures to restrain clogs from. running at large or cut any Ming, in relation to The Same. 21 To See if The Foun will authorize Thier Treasurer to renew any notas or cet any thing Merion, And you come directed to torve this warrant. log posting up cettesteel de fies Microf at each of public meeting houses in dice town eight days at Least, Enforce the times of holding drie meeting.
Thereef fail not and made due return of this warrant. With your closings Mercon to The Selectmore of Said MastGovorefly on or before the time for holding Said meeting. Given under our bands Mis Seventy second Clay of Feleriany in the year of over Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty nine.
Lawson Harrington
La Thelangs
been notified the inhabitants of the town of mathorough, homein discretod
Je sting with attested Copies of this rocerent out reach of the public machine.
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Moses & Davis Constable of L Histhorough
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Attthorough (March 5" 1849, Heating aper by the Selectour cat half past mine allods of it. Notice that New. William I Brocon be invited to open the meeting with
court prayer duces accordingly offered.
Cortile 1. The Selection proceeded to Call on the Legal Notes of the Your to bring in This votes for a Representative of the fourth congres -dione district of Massachusetts to Represent in Congress of the United States of America two years from the fourthe day of (corsi 15hy producirning the polls fiere and using the Cher ,C'est ces the Law requires,
Fortid. article
At half point ten allock At all. The meeting was opened loy the Clerk for Your business, polls boxing. Reeper open for a Representative to Congress.
2 Voted conce Chose Totornan'y Fay .. Moderator,
Virtuale
3. Voted cond Chose Mis Nerston. Clarke, Goth administrer by the declaration. 1. Voties to Make up carticle Is to hear the reports of the Several fin, of
Fred Williams Brun Chairman of the demintending delcol. Committee presented Mian report and it was credited cand
Rapport printed and to fromish lecache family in town with cu le fog
Salesman Report Sculpted by the Town conce retained for the Ielectron, with the Down Clock Conteferite of its reception. Ated Med Late Bigelows the field away to Mat it will not be imported to the Town again,
Voted to count the Selections Report on quide boards " and it was Voted that the report be commended So was to have to guide board prot up near Otis Brighame house.
Voted to cript the Chief Engineers report read by the Selection Voted to erupt the Town house Committees Report.
cht 12 OClock. it was Noted that this meeting be andjour for one bour.
Town ant at One block Path according to cociocomment Livet Peters 689 Cincinman of the Cemetery Committee porson this Report. conce it was vities to lan the report on the table. Uver scans of the floor recent their Raport. & was arcipitite,
l'antivirus "Viled to suspend Voting for a Representation to Congress untill three · lottak this afternoon.
il I Noted to Choose Mirea Selection, cand to be Vote for on Referente bullets, Vitae and Chose.
S 1 Godwin Mullerde. Both administred dog Mer Colect, CHA thug past three Oblile Pill. Max Polls. was Closed for a Representative to loangreps. (Déclaration vous Mien made. Astune · filled. Signore and Sealed ces the Lois Required. Whole number of Votes was Grow hundred & Seventy fry. johno & Jaifrey of Combridge need one hundred Eighty diy. Benjamin Thompson of Cheolestown Feed Seventy diy. Frederik Actionsand Germánsida, had fourteen.
Ca,2 Vicces to ichoose thece ressessers.
botics and ichose Nochrom Fisher Longley 5 Cassessors Colmar Brigham Mather exministred by the Colorh.
Viled to proceed to the Choice of precedentind School Committee,
In District NOI Chrudes & Meine " I Hustin thinningten
11 5 Jonathon Stone Trecetentied IS chool Committee
8 Joseph Smith
Viled to take auf vertice 8" Vitid to Choose a loomaritter Consisting one from Each School. District to take into Consideration the Subject matter Contained in this certide of celso to nominate dreitable persons for high roce. "unserer send to Mehest theor deiras to the House at. Their adiausias
Vai Choose der died committee.
In Contrast are 'I labez & Fisher, In District 00 5 Lecerson furminator
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March Meeting. Continued.
Cortile 11 Votial to tackle who certide IT. Of committee Chosen act a former Youre Meeting. no relation to the Old Burying ground, presented Arier Raport, Bated to hear them report on the Falls; CIstille 14, Voted to Kouthe ufp curtiste 14.
Vitia Mat pleonas Longly: "Hurry The Rising and Soloinany fay se Empowered to dell and Convey do much of the Old Buryin ground as mentioned in the Committees report, provided it does not interfere with the old graves.
latid theet won this is adjourned. it was adiverneed to Monday next cat 9 illoch et AL.
Voted to take up article 13. Voted to Choose a Committee Consisting of two in school District avVI cince one in Each of the other Districts to apportion The school money among the Several Districts, and to report. to the Yown at their adjourned meeting,. Voted & Chose for Sauce Committee,
In District 001 Ner William & Brown & Ethin Bullerce,
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Cuntis Bearnun
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8 4 Daniel M. Fortes Lauson d'barrington Committee,
Lowell Forbrush
Voted to alioune this Meeting ..
Mislionoriuthe Meauch 12. 1849.
own met according to adioucomment, cheating of en at half past of Ulloch of M. Utilice 3 Viteet & Cohose, Soscan Which Freesunn made seethe awarding 7. Viled to take up centrale. 7.
Voted to Caboose a Committee of three to see on what tioines. the times may be leglisted. The ensure
Firen poslanci Fagorcanthin, SelleI Procedes. The committee rétineet for a few minidis. in the discharge of their detry, NuTurned cence reported to the Foun that Gosech builds uvedl ballet for one/n
article 13"
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Votare to Choose a Collection by hand Wrote. Voted & Chose Kosich Child's. Collector. and made with according to Law, ite 3 Noted and Chose choses & Davis & Constables. Beniamin 13 Novosel Cates administin lay the Celeste,
Vited to bechoose Moree Oversions of The Poor. :Voteat & Cohose Curtis Beeman 1 Ocovid Noverse. > Overseers of the Poor. Joel Forbush L
Vited to Choose three superintendin School Commille.
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Vited to Choose Eight Field Drivers. Dolce & Kicose In Quiet olor George & Boynton. " . 2" North. Worcester. .. .. 3 Counties MBreman. michele
michcle Cicette
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liceth 4 Thomas Morse, made 5 Lowell Bollencfr, made Outh 6 Jonas . Brigham, made Buit y etwon Ncerrone, made But 8 Lowell Forbush.
Votre to librose three there univers
Tree Viewvers
Valid card Conoss Countries Celoges Setimagens of Luna- Ediving " Brellaare all made Death Connording to Seew
Vaies cord Comose, Joseph the Fairbanks. Fixture.
Giner & Breathune
Scheminitiati
Monarch Meeting Continued lay adjocomment, Cortile 9 Voted Which the Selectour the cutionsw to appoint an Dritte !. warmbier of ocasiones of wood & March,
Voted Meet the Cause of the Town House has Left in im. Are Delectrien,
Void to adjourned this meeting to the colors of. .. Daron mot according to adjoumment,
Blade " She ilederection localied on the result beaters to lering in their Viter for a Freeuser for the count of hercesTer, imate number of votes was time Hundreds fronty deren. Anthony Cheese had One Hundred & forty Seven.
" The committee raised et a former checking for aistiene of the 8 controle of this version invelection to the morrer in which heads Vited to crochet their report,
Noted That the Sam - raised for repairing high un and Bridges be a money try and to le cassefed eine committed to the Collection on or before the first class of fun lance to be leatherted on or before the first day of fully next,
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Volevo Mail 3/4" of the from be Enproponcred on The Movies and Brid; before the voice first day of igualy ..
Vole Ment the Surveyon be paid come dollar conde tivents Live bent for day while Employees in The discharge of the Olution of his office
Viten to pervincere two avec scrapers for the use of the down.
Voter Med the Subject matter in relation of rerchassin terape be left with the Hich war Survivors
Voted is love this contacte on the table,
Vaid to Choose one high were Surveyor ..
Vitecs to Choose Lin ballett Voted & Chose Ofbisch tiene.
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Mourik Meeting.
Continued boy adjoucomment.
Veloce to theeer the report of the Committee Chosensa former Meeting in relation of apportioning the School money among the Several. Districts in Hown;
Viser Millions Brown Chairman of the Committee rend ce. ein ovity Maport cond also a minority lepunt.
Valid to culopit the minority Report.
is suivante of the committee copy ainted to hisest forme scale for the cipro reaction of school money to the Several -----
mit douche School of fifty sindleurs or Let, les rectioned as nowing fifty Achotours. what the Trackscon
together, and this Same divided low fif long fifty. that
Girls en mexe cine séties that obtained, best unefait la then given to beach of the nine Schools and Need to Each School having over fifty scholars There be given in addition " boutin ! one Ment. Intentioned to the moonberg Scholars
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Committees report for the loom year. This fifty Scholars Euch according to the proposed, down. There was entities to the store reaction was ached & fix Districts No 2. 04. 00. 5 8 00 1. in booth departments. have mer. Min Lista Chaleurs coucher and are therefore Entitled To un "sifino, junction inger Him the other-schody just in the properties
Leest landed of the School Committed gave 325 scholars or dix. fisted and one that of fifty, adding use to the four fifties La cond. in the four danced Distinct we got 10/2 fifties as the wide member, that is nine fifties, one for Each of the schools canad one Sos hot fifties boy which the fronttional fruits of the fearger Matinale Activein fifty;
We Therefore divide day $1200, boy 10% & Since that the portiere of one debest of fille acholeurs: or Less is $14.28. Distrial no 2 Les fifty; scholier's cond fifteen over. it would therefore have $ 111,28 4 15 01 $114.2.8 Cr $ 1+1%.61,
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On this plan each destral would receive as follows l'invieditor voile necieve $ 310.85 or two fonts 836 of c jant for 136 Scholars " 2 1 11 1. 148.56, " 15 " " 65 3 33
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155.42. 127.99 .. 114.28 ". 114.28 11428 1.
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The plass proposes what the basis of division shall be the census. Children to be taken May 1". 1849 ces representing move ateurin the ctured maarn leer in Each District. Then the center of Last year this will vary the request somewhat adthough not Substantially except in case of who to to whichtraite give a larger proportion then the ones just nämed.
the plan forother proposes that the sam resses from the State be divided into nine Equal parts and that each www Peux Xxxx xxxxx District receives one part, and that the remaining ninth past. be divided. One third to District No 2 & two thirds
Distrito 4 .. Supposeing the state money to be $67,0 the report of the majority of the Committee and. Construite the Table on the benset of Children for 1848. We have for the Deseved Districts the following Day. Vir (Distractores- $10.85 from the down- 8 9-442/8. =
318, 29 3/3 158.48 2/3 121722 3
11 " 2.148.56 = " " 9-92 3/3 . 7.44 /3 .. 12.41 /3 .. 167.83/3
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13-114.28 " 4 - 155 .42 1 .5 - 127.99 16 - 114.28 "1 "> - 114.28 „8 - 114.28 " ₹
" 7.44 2/8 = 135.43/3 121.72 2/3
7.44 2/3. 7.44%. 121.72 2/3 7 .44 2/3 121.72. 2/2. (All of which is Respectfully Aredemittel,
Elkon Buller Viconran" (Iicon
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Mocarch Moreting Continued. Voted. to Jeche up article 6. 6. Voted to Great for Contingences 600.
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1200. "High ways 800.
700.
paying Down defit & interest 1 600.
Braking Abocade in MueWinter. 1 60 = 5000 ..
Voted Mut where Mis meeting is adjourned. it be adjourned to the first Monday, in april next at One Block Die.
1019 Voted to puts Itis Cortile Over. 6.5. to 4.4,
Noter to adjournal,
Mistonough April 2 1849. Jours mot Recording to adjournment,
un follows.
Valid to file ce arecoming in the Superintending School Committee in place of dicenice if forbes who declines Serving.
Voted and Choose Solomone I Ficoy. (See page 185%).
Viled to reconsider the vote porfred at a former meeting held Mench 12 1849, whereby the Down Vortids to have one Highway Jungen
de 8 Voted to reconsider the Note quefocal oct a former meeting, wisselen it was roted to have the money, that was granted for reficivins of the highways cand Bredael ce money tay.
Volevo. What cell witis pressed cat a former resection hold inbreach in 19 Interning to the repairing of the highway word "Brides de reconsidere,
Volus that the detectomin be ceretherise to celler if necessary the guide bound meaur files flowers and put it up ini a propper place.
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Mecouche Meeting Continued. log cejourmment.
Voted und le hosi in Section
No.1 Cortando Leland. .. 2 Anson Varu. mude
· made with
.. 3 Colocarles Warren. ". 4 Solomony Day. ruth .. 5 letrantes Daniels. muscle a Tutte
6 Quevins mude
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. 9 Jonathan Store. made
" 16 Crustis Directly.
. Il Willand Gould. ". 12. Otis . 13 David Nousse.
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1. 14 Tartiradas Nicholas.
. 15 Oliver course, made oct
Chile to Vote to grant $ 800. for Me highway. (dea preg 189)
Citide 8 Volid Med a discount 12/2 por lost be allowed to cell persons who per Mear highway teres in money within Seven. on days from The lime they come notifyads by the highway, servenon, . 0.
Voted that the assessore. cerfs the highway times and Cornersselt the Seerne with their warcent in due from according to Low to this deveres Highway durvenons. cand ale taxes remaining not worked out on or before 15 day of June matt. Each deconveyor the courthoxie to Collect the same in money to be Extended on The highways in Their respective distruts.
Valide that the Compensation for Labour one ti highway for Ecich mare while at work 12/2 Cents for hour. Orten Me dens Beasts 25 cents for days places and serepers for what they are reasonable, worth,
Void what this meeting be adjourned for One half hour for the purpose of opening a town meeting conder cinother werment, Down mot according to adjourn ment. Voted to addjours this meeting to wednesday next. at that just one
Mecerthe Meeting, Continued. Soy, dejocomment. Your met April Is 184,9. according to culjourmoment.
and notice as follows, W 3 \ Voted conce Chose Anson marron highway, Juneyon in Disbuilt to, in place of Lyman He Chamberlain declined loving. (Lee page . 199).
de 7 Volidiall persons who voluntarily pay Their taxes within 30 days from the first day of September north review a discount of dix po lert, and all who pay within 60 day receive four por Cent, and Mise who pay within 120 clay receive two for Cent. and the tex tiles to bee Committee on or before the first day of defetember next, cand cell textes to be finally, pais ley the first day of February 1850,
Le " Voted that the Subject matter of refusing Mrcelys his Left with the. Select.men, 6 9 Votes Med each prudential loommittermin bei autorise to Contract with teaches of Mier respective district schody.
de 10 Notedi to culopt the 19"=20=x 21 Section of the 18 Chap" of The Deviseu Statutes ..
" " Mer foncer Longly Chairman of the Old Burying ground Commitee. presented ce Report .. . ces follows.
The Suburitions Empowered boy vote of the town the fifthe of March out to Sell cence convey part of the old Burying ground. Report they have sold and Conveyed by Weed dated March 22 1849. To George ( Denny come. John of Recogerweather for the Name of winety twee Dollar' . The following described piece or parcel of Land being part of Sica Burying groveand. Containing about dif hundred forty : Three and a half feet, bounded cand described as follows to Mit- Begining at the Sutheout loommer Neveof Get The road at ce point nine feet distant from land of fail greenties - Marie Northpourlancerly on Said road viens feet to Lande of Said grantees, There Northwesterly at nearly a right angle and once line with land of said grantees divinity one and a half feet. Mini's southwestorly out nearly a right angle twelve feet four inches= Thence Southriesterly out nearly as right angle conce on a straight line with the southwestonly Dicle of The brick Building on Seeine Land to the point. begun cd. also the right to use con occupy a price of Lance Situated on the Southwesterly side of the clone deser- - ited premises codicining Mixels four fest ins wiethi cone.
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Dixi feet in laugh from the Mouthcast corner of the Brick building on Sei Land, ochwesterly to the near line of the cchione described promises for the presfrases of creating slagings when needfuel for repairing or creating buildings. on the premises herein converged cand for no other purpose whatsoever, provided however that such use conce Qufraction the not injeone or interface with the graves in or camry abportina. Autorging to Acid Burying ground. pi Yonas Longly Mistboro April 2 1849. Hung Ho Reising ) Committe Solomon I Pray. 2 The above Report naes compte by the Town ofpril is 1849.
Police In The Selectman need to report in relation to bundeling a raced from Asce B Forbucht to the old tronpike road ear the Dwelling houses of Charles Bogenton. Voted to count their report.
Voted to take up the Old Burying gound Committees nepo . which was house upon the table at a former meeting. Mer Longley Chairman of the Committee read that part of in report which relates to setting of the Powder ihouse, efter a full discussion. Mad rfrom the Subject it was voted that the whole subject matter of selling | The Powder house be hace on the table,
' File 12 Voted Meet the lecone of Down Clock he left with Me Selects. Codice 15 Voted that the whole Subject matter Contained in this cortile hoe leave on the table.
Article 16 Voted to Pays over This cortile, Otide of Voted. What the detectives be authorised) to dispose of Athe whole or os past. our in their Judgment nomay be beat for Me interest of the town, Cortile 18 & aunt deter tory chairman of the lonnetay committee presented de reporte iulanos. uniós nas Contacted In the Down Bipixies 4 1849. 2.1. followus. De mest pracy
Me lodices delasited in the public tente. in the winter season not I mersion there after the fifteenth day of Afait. Adr bodies deposited in the tombe after the fifteenth day of april. not to remain there were then seven days after being defrosted, He contar com mitter be authorised to cause the remains of ull. bodies remaining in The tomb after the colour mentioned ferries, The town divid that all transfers of lots be reported to the Country Committee, A. What Record may be made of call such transfors. Mat it may be easily ascontained who are the owners of Ecash and all of the Lott in the Courmetary,
tide 20 Voted that any person Kochana a day. Aroll on and after the filter. dies of Her nejA. from the the Dawn Presenterer for the rest of the. town annually a Licence of bill dollars and locause a leather to be fest on his neck wwording to doen.
ide 21 There was not any busings done under Mis cortile,
( Vited to dissolve this meeting, Otis Newton. down Celest.
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Eli Whitney
We the subscribers detection of the town of Mirthorough have laid out for the use of said town, a town very as follows. Begining at a stake and Stones by Me wall westerly of fl Brigham: Cliveiting house. Même over land of Said Gences 33 Brighams .46° & 12/2 rody to the South side of an ilm wee therise over Lance of 'ce 13 xinhcems f 49'ta to Say rods and three links to i steke and Stones, Thence over land of Sied Brigham I. b) To five rods. hence The Some course over land of Moses Grout fourteen rocks and five links to a stake and stones, theme over land of said Grout & 73% & eighteen conce har rods to a stake and Stores lem David Ben's Land, thenet the name course over Lance of Said Ican't think six rocks to a wainent hice, theme over land of said Facey 187% to seventy one roces conce fifteen links to a stake and stones, thence over Land of Service Fury 182" & tin rods conce twenty one links to cc stake and stones by the well, There over land of Loveit Peters N 89 % twenty Three words and five links to a stake and Stones, Thence over land of said Tetens (76 & sixteen rods to a Stake and Stones, Theres over landof Science Peters I 86/2 & three roots and nineteen links to a stake conce Stories, thenew over land of Said Peters at 15/4 to thirteen rods conche fers links to a stake and stones, ling the road leading to lipton, Said town way is located out the commencement two words wide and continues Do to the end of the Second course. Mence it increases in width till it comes to the next bound. Where it is two conce half rods wiele and continues to to the end thereof, lies on the northernly dicle of the above descritica line. We agreed with the owners of the land over which the road pulses for their dommages as followers Viz, with Jones M Brigham, we agreed that he is to have nothing for his lance lens Meet The Torron will facey him for fencing one dollar for roce. with leal Grout we agreed the he is to have nothing for his land. least Meet the town will pay him for fencing one dollar for rock on South side, with David Fan we agreed that he is to have nothing for his land. but that the town will pay him for finding one dollar for roce, with Lovet Peters we cegreed Mal he is to have nothing for This land but that the town will pay him for fencing.
Which Said roces is hereby reported to the town for their acceptance cena when coupted and recorded is forever after to be knownces a pull cated at Westborough. this twenty there den of thecouch &D 1849
Charles & Rice ( Selectmen 6) I Newton Edwin Bullan Misthorough
Gutter itis dertien down bisty.
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Morestor f: To the leonstalde of the Down of Westborough in the incity of Wercenter. Ginting.
If the name of the Commonwealth of terencechinesetts. if one care directed to notify and wave the inhabitants Me Down of Westborough qualified to Vote in Sections and down offers. meet at the Town Hall in Westborough on Monday Ms. Second day April next at three ICloth in the afternoon Non cand there to Cut Do The following Cistitis ; 1:1et" Do Cenvase ce Moderación
lidl. M der if the Down will cript the doings of The Selectmen in regard to the location of a Down road Commencingnem the house of planes 13 Brigham. There running Custode. to the down roced leading from Westborough to Ception or Cut con, thing Thereau.
Liste 3 Ho see what measures Me Down will take to build & rice road and pray for the Same, Or cut any ting Thereon.
And you are directed to Serve this warrant by posting of testen lecopies thereof at back of the public directing houses in Said Your seht always cut decent. before the time of holding david streeting. exec fait not and make due return of This moment, with your doing Tevion to Me Down black of Science Westborough on or before the time or holding soccer meeting,
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