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15.00.00
To the Saxton
10.00.00
To the Poor
20.00.00
150.00.00
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Voated that the sd sum of £150 be raised on the Poles & Es- tates of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth
Committe to view ye Land at ye End of New street next to the water side
Voated that Capt Benjamin Warren Josiah Cotton Esqr Josiah Morton John Barnes and De- con Jolin Wood be a Committe to hear what those persons have to offer to them that purpose to build a Wharfe at the Lower End of the new street and the sd Committe are to view what Land was left for a Common Landing at the End of sd street and to see whether there may be any con- veniency of land there for the use of sd wharfe to belong to such of the Inhabitants as shall build sd wharfe and to make report of their doings thereon at the next Town Meeting
Committe to · view ye voats about ye school & to see what is due to Kingston
Voated that John Watson Esq" Josiah Cotton Esqr & John Dyer be a Committe to take a view of the voats of the Town Relating to the Keep- ing of a School in the Town of Plymouth and to see what is due to those of the Inhabitants lately of the Town of Plymouth at Jones River now Kingston and to make report to the next Town Meeting.
Voated that there be something alowed out of the Treasury to the Inhabitants of Manument Ponds towards the suport of a Min- ister that did Preach among them the year before last, and for the suport of a Minister to Preach among them the next Winter
Allowance for a minister at Manument Ponds
Voated that there be the sum of Eight pounds paid to one or more of the Inhabitants of Man- ument Ponds for the support of a Ministers Preaching among them for the time past and also that there be the sum of Ten pounds paid for the support of a Ministers Preaching among them four months in the winter season or in proportion to what time he shall preach Less then the sd four months the next winter.
Voated that Josiah Morton shall receive the money for the time past, and what money shall become due for the time to come.
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Notifications to be sett up for stray beasts
Voated that there be several places in Town appointed for to set up notifications of any Cattle or sheep straying about their Houses or Inclos- ures from the first of September next to the latter end of December following so annually from year to year And that at Eell River at the House of Capt Benjamin Warrens be one place and at Town at the House of Mr Thomas Wetherell be another place and at ye House of Mr Thomas Holmes be the third place and all Persons are de- sired to Conforme to the above sd vote and as stray Cattle & Sheep shall frequent about their Dwellings To sett up their Notis with Naturall & Artificiall marks so that the owners of sd Cattle may come by an easier way to know where they are and make satisfaction accordingly
[51.]
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 13th day of No- vember 1727 Moderator Jurors for December
At sd Meeting Decon John was Chosen Moderator The Jurors Chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryals to be holden at Plymouth on the third tuesday of December next are Edward Stevens and Joseph Holmes JJun"
John Watson Esq" to answer the Towns presentment for not haveing a Bridge over the Double Brooke at Ele River
Representative
Decon John Foster Chosen Representative
Alms House
Voated that there be an Alms House built for the Entertainment of the Poor of the Town of Plymouth
Committe
Voated that John Watson Esqr Mr John Murdock & Mr Josiah Carver be a Committe to take care to provide Materials for to build sd House. And also voted that the sd Committe advise with the Select- men about the building of sd House
Eleaser Donham
Voted that Eleaser Donham shall have fourty shillings paid him out of the Town Treasury to get him a great coat
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At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on the 25th day of December 1727
Moderator
Petty Jury
At sd meeting Isaac Lathrop Esq" was Chosen Moderator. At sd meeting there was Choice made of the Jurors to serve at March Sessions next Ensuing the persons that are Chosen are Mr James Warren & Elisha Barrow
Grandjury
about Jones River Bridge at Kingston
The Persons chosen to serve on the Grandjury for the year Ensuing are Joseph Silvester Thomas Delano Whereas there being a Petition presented to the Town at this meeting which came from the Agents of the Town of Kingston about the Bridge at Joneses River which was Read wherein they Petition to the Town of Plymouth to Repair sd Bridge wholly or in conjunction with them the question was put whether they would allow any thing to repair sd Bridge. Voted in the Negative Nemine Contradicente
At sd Meeting the Act was Read which alows the several Towns within the Province to set the several prices or allow to the Constables what they shall take the several species at that may be paid to them for the Province Tax
Voted that Mr John Murdock John Watson Esqr & John Dyer be a Committe to settle & allow what the Constables shall have for the transportation of sd species.
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 18th day of March 1727/8
Moderator At sd meeting Isaac Lathrop Esq' is chosen Moderator John Dyer was chosen to the office of Town Clerk Town Clerk for ye Ensuing year & sworn by Isaac Lathrop Esq". The Selectmen Chosen are Coll1 Selectmen Isaac Lathrop Capt Benjamin Warren Decon John Foster John Dyer & Left Josiah Morton
Constables
Assessors
Surveyors of
The Constables that are chosen are Josiah Carver Thomas Harlow & Zepheniah Swift. The Asses- sors are Capt Benjamin Warren John Dyer & Josiah Morton. The Surveyors of the Highways are Josiah Morton Joseph Bartlett Joseph Warren
ye highways & Thomas Holmes. Voted that the Surveyors
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shall keep the highways in repair for the Term of five years and shall be paid therefor according to the former Town Voate and they shall give in bonds for their doing of the same according to ye vote of ye Town March 1st 1723/4
Tythingmen
The Tythingmen are Peleg Durfy William Harlow Thomas Bartlett & Israel Fearing
Fence viewers
Hawards
The Fence viewers are George Holmes Thomas Spooner Eleazer Holmes Thomas Faunce Elders son Benjamin Rider Israel Fearing & Joshua Gibs The sd persons are also chosen Haywards or feild drivers
Clerks of
Market
The Clerks of the Market are Stephen Churchell & Timothy Morton
Sealer of Leather William Harlow Chosen Sealer of Leather Town Treas" John Dyer chosen Town Treasurer
Survr of Lumber John Dyer chosen Surveyor of Lumber
Hog Reves
The Hog Reves chosen are Joseph Rider Thomas Morton son of Thomas Morton Jonathan Barnes Jun" Thomas Jackson Jolin Bartlett Thomas Clarke Nathaniel Bartlett Joshua Gibs & Ben- jamin Mory
County Treasurer
At sd meeting the Town put in their Votes for a County Treasurer & Committed them to Sam11 Kempton Constable
Committe
[52.]
Voted that there be a Committe to view the Land that ye Reverend Mr Nathaniel Leonard requests to purchase of the Town being part of the Com- mon Land that lyes before his door. the Com- mitte are John Dyer Decon Jolin Foster and Thomas Holmes and ye sd Committe are to make report thereof at the next Town Meeting
Committe about preventing
Voted that there be a Committe to draw up some- thing about the preventing of fire spreading and consuming the buildings in the Town of Plymouth and the Committe are Coll Isaac Lathrop Capt Benjamin Warren John Dyer Decon John Foster Josiah Morton John Watson Esqr Mr John Mur- dock Decon Haviland Torry John Barnes & Ste-
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Committe on land
phen Churchell a Committe ellosen to take care about the point of Land by the Bridge at the mouth of the Town Pond the Committe are Decon John Eoster John Dyer John Barnes & Timothy Morton.
Wild cats
Voted that the Act about Wild cats passed the Last year be in force and stand good for this year and that all Persons whatsoever though not In- habitants of sd Town that shall kill any wild cats within the limits of the Town of Plymouthi and make it appear to the satisfaction of the Com- mitte who are the same Persons yt were last year they shall be paid ten shillings out of the Town Treasury they produceing an order from the Com- mitte
Committe
Voated that there be a Committe to prevent the Wasting & destroying of the fish called alewives the Committe are Decon John Foster Stephen Churchell Decon Haviland Torry Timothy Morton and Thomas Spooner. Voted that none of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth whatsoever shall take any of sd fish either with nets or saines nor by beating of them in the Town Brooke or any where in the har- bour of Plymouth and to put them into or any other cask & Expose them to sale Excepting what they may have occation for to use themselves for baite & their families use.
. alewives
Voted that no stranger whatsoever that comes into the Town of Plymouth shall take any of the alewives either with a net or saine or by beating of them in the Town Brooke or any where in the Harbour of Plymouth without licence first obtained from the Committe and if they shall proceed contrary to this Act the sd Committe are fully Impowered to prosecute him or them that shall transgress therein
Black birds
Voted that the act about Crows & black birds shall be revived and stand good this year
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
Grand Jurors Supr Court
The Grand Jurors chosen to serve at the Su- perior Court on the last tuesday of Aprill next are Mr Josiah Morton & Mr Haviland Torry.
Petit Jurors
The Petit Jurors chosen to serve at sd Court are Mr John Barnes Francis Adams Tomson Phillips & Joseph Morton
At a Town meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on the 13th day of May 1728 for the Choice of a Representative &c
Moderator
At sd meeting Isaac Lathrop Esq' is chosen Mod- erator At sd meeting there being Considerable dis- pute about the return entred by Josiah Carver Con- stable on the Warrant for Town Meeting & Whether he had sufficiently warned the Inhabitants. Voted that the warning shall be good and is accepted at this time.
Representative Decon John Foster chosen Representative for this year
£60,000 Loan
Voted that the Town take their proportionate part of the Sixty Thousand pounds Lately Emitted by the General Court which is five hundred Eighty three pounds and five shillings and be let out to the Inhabitants of the Town they giveing good Personall securety to the Trustees with a sufficient surety and to have it at six per cent per annum and that no person have above Thirty pounds out of sd money nor under Twenty pounds on the first day of that the Trustees shall meet on and afterwards to be let out at the discretion of the Trustees there being six days notice given before hand, and that the Trus- tees shall have Ten shillings for Letting out and Twenty shillings for Receiveing in every hundred pounds of the said money
Trustees
Voted that there be Three Trustees chosen to take out the Town of Plymouths proportion of the 60000 £. the Trustees that are chosen are Mr Haviland Torry Capt Ephraim Morton & Mr John Winslow
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Nath1 Leonard
Voated That the Reverend Mr Nathaniel Leonard shall have liberty to fence in about fifteen feet of the Towns land lying before his House the whole length of his house Lott as long as he lives in the House wherein he now dwels and continues in the work of the Ministry
The point or beach by the Bridge at ye mouth of ye Pond to be raised Jurors for June Sessions
[53.] Voted that the Land upon the point by the Bridge at the mouth of the Town Pond be raised by set- ting up spoiles and filled up with sea Weed & gravell and that John Barnes and Stephen Churchell take care and get the Worke don and bring in an accompt of what work shall be done and the Town to pay them for it.
The Jurors chosen to serve in June sessions next Ensuing are Samuel Nelson & David Turner.
Town Meeting Sepr 2ª 1728
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on the second day of September 1728 At sd meeting Isaac Lathrop Esqr is chosen Moderator
Jurors for Super Sessions
The Jurors chosen to serve on the Jury of tryals in the Superior Court to be holden in Plymouth on the third tuesday of this Instant September are Ebenezer Morton & William Ellis
Committe
Voted that John Watson & Isaac Lathrop Esqrs be a Committe to Examine & Settle the Town Treasurers accompt.
Money Raised
Voted that there be the sum of four hundred Eighty three pounds and ten shillings be raised on the Poles & Estates of the Inhabitants of the . Town of Plymouth for to defray the necessary charges ariseing within said Town for this present year the County Rate which is 25.1-8d being included within said sum of 483:10.0.
Manument Ponds money allowed
Voted that there be the sum of Ten pounds allowed and paid to the Inhabitants of Manu- ment Ponds towards the support of a Minister to Preach among them ye next winter season.
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At a Town meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House De- cember 29th 1728 Moderator Jurors for December sessions
At sd meeting Mr John Winslow was chosen Moderator The Town proceeded and made choice of Jurors to serve at the Inferionr Court on the third Wedensday of December Instant and the persons chosen are Joseph Lewin & Nathan Delano
Committe to revew ye bounds of ye Wood Lott belonging to ye Minister
Voted that Nathaniel Thomas Esqr and Capt Benjamin Warren & Mr Samnel Nelson be a Committe to Joyne with the Reverend Mr Nathaniel Leonard to Revew & settle the bound of the Wood Lott belonging to the Minister if there may be any Records of the same to be found ; and if not to be found then to lay ont the same and make report thereof to the next Town Meeting.
Land for ye Alms & Correction Honse
Voted that there be sixty feet square of Land laid out of the training green by the Pound to sett the Alms House & Correction House on and for yard Room, and also voted that John Watson Esqr Mr John Murdock and Mr Josiah Carver be a Committe to lay out the same.
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House January 27th 1728|9 Moderator Jurors for March Sessions Grandjurors
At sd meeting Isaac Lothrop Esqr was chosen Moderator. The Town proceeded and made choice of Jurors to serve at the Inferior Court to be holden at Plymouth on the first tuesday of March next and Grand- jurors to serve for the year thence next Ensuing. The petty Jurors yt are chosen are Joseph Warren Benjamin Rider Thomas Bartlett and Thomas Spooner. The Grand- jurors that are chosen are Mr Haviland Torry & Mr Thomas Clark.
At sd meeting the accompts abont the Ell river Bridge & the Town Bridge & the Causey way over the point by the mouth of
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Committy about ye accounts of ye Town & Ell River Bridges
the Town Pond was Read. Voted that the Committy that was chosen to take care about the repairing & building the Town & Ele River Bridges be continued as a Committy to Contest Examine & Settle the Accompts of those Persons that have don any work about said Bridges & the Causey way at the mouth of the Town Pond and if they think the accompt reasonable to Draw orders upon the Town Treasurer to pay the Towns proportion of sd charge. And to act & do any thing that they may think propper for the Intrest of the Town relating to sd affair.
[54.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House for the choice of Town officers &c March 10th 1728j9. Moderator Isaac Lothrop Esqr is chosen Moderator. Town Clerk
At sd Meeting John Dyer is chosen Town Clerk & sworn by Isaac Lothrop Esq"
Selectmen
The Selectmen that be chosen are Isaac Lothrop Esqr Capt Benjamin Warren John Foster John Dyer & Left Josiah Morton.
The Assessors are Capt Benjamin Warren John Dyer & Left Josiah Morton.
The Constables that be chosen are Eleazer Holmes & Edmond Tillson & Joshua Gibs. The sd Eleazer Holmes being Chosen Constable for the year Ensuing & the sd Holmes having agreed with Thomas Spooner to serve as Constable in his room and the sd Spooner declared in open Town Meeting his willingness to serve as Constable in ye Room of sd Holmes Voted that the sd Thomas Spooner be Constable for the year Ensuing in ye Room of sd Holmes. Edmond Tilson being chosen Constable for the year Ensuing and the sd Tilson haveing agreed with Josiah Carver to serve as Constable in his room, and the sd Carver declared in open Town Meeting his willingness to serve as Constable in the room of sd Tilson.
Voted that the sd Josiah Carver be Constable for the year Ensuing in the room of sd Tilson.
Surveyors The Surveyors of the Highwas that be
of ye highways chosen are Left Josiah Morton Thomas
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Holmes Joseph Bartlett and Joseph Warren
Tythingmen
The Tythingmen are Joseph Morton James Warren and Joseph Rider.
Fence viewers or Hawards
The Fence viewers are Samuel Nelson Tim- othy Morton Elkanah Churchell Solomon Sil- vester Thomas Faunce Elders son and Israel Fearing. And the sd persons that are chosen Fence viewers are also chosen Hawards or Field drivers.
Clerks of the market
The Clerks of the Market are Stephen Chur- chell & Thomas Spooner
Thomas Spooner is chosen sealer of Leather.
Hog reves
The Hog reves are George Holmes Thomas Faunce Elders son John Barnes Lazerus Le Baron Joseph Bartlett Jun" Nehemiah Riply Josiah Rider & Zephanialı Swift.
Town Treasurer Surveyors
John Dyer is chosen Town Treasurer.
Stephen Churchell and Josiah Carver are chosen Surveyors of Lumber
County Treasurer
At sd Meeting the Inhabitants voted for a County Treasurer & Committed their votes to Josiah Carver Constable
Grand Jurors Supr Court
At sd Meeting the Town made choice of Jurors to serve at the Superiour Court on the last tuesday of April next. the Grandjurors that be chosen are John Dyer & Joseph King.
Petit Jurors
The Jurors that be chosen to serve on the Petit Jury are John Barnes Samuel Nelson Josiah Morton & James Warren.
Alewives
Voted that Mess's Thomas Spooner Thomas Branch & Timothy Morton be a Committe ap- pointed to take care this year that the Herrings or Alewives have a convenient Passage for going up the Town Brook in their season, one half thereof at the Towns charge and also to hinder any catching of sd fish by Saining & unreasonable Destruction of them by Threshing or Beating and to prevent strangers from Tres- passing upon the Town in that Regard, and to Prosecute them if they do, as the Law directs
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and that the Inhabitants of this Town catch but for their own use.
Ladders
Voted That every Householder shall from time to time be provided with a sufficient Ladder or Ladders to reach from the ground to the Ridge of such house at the charge of the owner thereof, and in case the owner or owners of such House or Houses be not an Inhabitant of this Town, then the Ocupyers thereof to provide the same, and deduct the charge thereof out of his or their Rent on pain of the forfeiture of five shillings per month for every months neglect after the tenth day of June next.
Hogshead or barrels of water or cisterns to be kept in or near Houses
Voted that from the first day of March to the first day of December yearly and every year hereafter every Householder that lives between the House of Deacon John Wood and the House of Eleazer Churchell includ- ing both the Houses of the sd John Wood and Eleazer Churchell shall at all times with- in the limitation aforesaid keep in their Houses yards or backsides nigh to their Houses a Hogshead or two barrels full of water or a Cistern to the value of two Hogsheads on pain of forfeiting the sum of five shillings for every such neglect. Notwithstanding this order all the Houses that stand Twenty Rods from the Highway or Kings Road are Excluded.
Allowed by the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Nathaniel Thomas Esqr & Mr John Murdock are chosen to prosecute the breakers of ye sd Acts.
[55.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court Moderator Decon John Foster
Representative
House in Plymouth May 12th 1729. at sd meeting the Town voted that they would proceed to consider upon some method how the Representative should be paid & how much for the year past
Decon John Foster is chosen Represen- tative for the year Ensuing
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Voted that the Town Treasurer shall lend Decon John Foster Representative for the year past the sum of Twenty five pounds out of the Town Treasury stock and take his receipt for the same. Petit Jurors
The Jurors that are chosen to serve at the next Sessions in this present Instant May are Mr Thomas Howland & Joshua Bramhall.
Aug 25 1729
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on ye 25th of August 1729 Coll Isaac Lothrop was chosen Moderator Voted that the Town Meeting be adjorned and held at the Meeting House.
Petit Jurors
The Town proceeded and made choice of Jurors to serve at the Quarter Sessions to be holden at Plymouth on the third tuesday of September next The persons that are chosen are Ebenezer Doggett and Nathaniel Lothrop.
Voted that there be something raised towards the support of the Reverend Nathaniel Leonard for this present year.
£40 Raised for
Mr Leonard
Voted that there be the sum of forty pounds raised on the Poles & Estates of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth towards the support of the Reverend Mr Nathaniel Leonard besides the Salary which is one hundred & Ten pounds formerly granted him for his service in the work of the Ministry the present year.
There was an account read of what was necessary to be raised to defray the Charges ariseing within the Town of Plymouth for this present year, which is as followeth
To the School 30.00.00
To the Assessors
6.00.00
To Wild Cats &c 12.00.00
To the Treasurers Commissions about
4.00.00
To the Surveyors of ye highways
18.00.00
To the Poor
40.00.00
To the Meeting House
5.00.00
which amounts to 115.00.00
£115 Raisd Voated that the sum of one hundred and fifteen pounds be raised on the Poles and Estates of the
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Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth and paid into John Dyer Town Treasurer or to his suc- cessor
Ozment
At sd meeting there was something agitated con- cerning the Widow Ozment Mortgage Deed and there was a Committe chosen to discourse with the Executrix and to make report of their doings the next Town Meeting The Persons that are chosen for sd Com- mitte are Nathaniel Thomas Esqr & Mr John Barnes
Dec 1 1729
Jurors
At a Town meeting held in the Court House in Plymouth on the first day of December 1729 at sd meeting Isaac Lathrop Esqr was chosen Moderator At sd meeting the Town made choice of Robert Fin- ney & Nathaniel Cob to serve on a Jury of Tryals the next Inferiour Court to be holden at Plymouth on the third Tuesday of this Instant December.
small pox
Voted that there be a Committe to Examine settle and Adjust the accompts of the several Persons that have done any service in the Time of the Small Pox and make report to the Town the next Town Meet- ing what they have don thereon. The Committe that are chosen for sd service are Nathaniel Thomas Esq'r John Watson Esq" Docter Lazerus Lebaron Capt Benjamin Warren & John Barnes.
rate
Voted that there be a Rate made on the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth amounting to the sum of Fourty pounds to defray the necessary charges arising within sd Town.
Minister at Manomet
Ozments Mortgage
Voted that there be something allowed & paid out of Town Treasury to some one person whom ye Inhabitants of Manument Ponds shall appoint to be for the use & towards ye support of a Min- ister that shall Preach among them this present Winter, and to be regulated according to the vote of the Town the last year. Nathaniel Thomas Esqr & Mr John Barnes made report that they had discoursed with Elizabeth Phillips Executrix to ye Estate of ye Widow Ozment deceased about her Mortgage Deed to the Town. Voted that ye
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sd Executrix shall have liberty to choose either to pay the money as now it goes with Lawfull Inter- est, or to make the Principle as good as when it was received by *.
Jan 29 1730 Moderator
Grand Jurors
[56.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 29th day of January 1729/30 The Town proceded & made choice of a Moderator & the Person chosen is Isaac Lathrop. The Grand Jurors chosen for the year Ensuing are John Barnes & William Donham. The Petit Jurors are Joseph Rider Jun' Thomas Murdock John Bartlett Thomas Morton Jun' and Thomas Foster
Stephen Churchel
At sd meeting the Town made choice of Stephen Churchell to be a Trustee in the Room of Capt Ephraim Morton deceased
Trustee
Voated that there be the sum of fifty pounds raised to help to support the Charges of our Ajency in England in the defence of our priviledges
Voted that the matter about the Alewives that go up in Agawam River to half way Pond be adjorned to next Town Meeting.
At sd meeting there were several accounts relating to the charge in the time of the Small Pox & since were read and allowed.
Mar 16 1730
Moderator Town Clerk
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 16th day of March 1729/20. At sd Meeting Isaac Lothrop Esqr was chosen Moderator. John Dyer was chosen Town Clerk and sworn by Nathaniel Thomas Esq"
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