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[156.] Town Meeting Continued.
At sd Meeting The Town Voted their Desire and order
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
To Thomas Foster Esqr Town Treasurer to Sue all those Persons who do not pay in to ye Treasury Before the next December Court the Interest due on their Respective Bonds & Notes of hand, for the mile & half money So Called.
And Then the Town Voted to Raise the Sum of Eighty Pounds money For Defraying the Needful Charges of the Town the Currant year.
And also voted That ye Assessors in Taxing the Inhabi- tants of the Town for ye same, Shall not in makeing the Tax Exceed five Pounds surplusage.
By order of the Selectmen of Plymouth The Town Clerk to write to the Selectmen of the Town of Sandwich, and Notifye them, that they meet the Selectmen of this Town at ye House of Mr. William Elles Inholden in Plymouth, on the Last Tuesday of October next at Ten of the Clock in ye forenoon, To Consult and Determine what may be Done Respecting the Catching of Alewives in their passing through Sandwich into ye Herring Pond in this Town, and if sd Day Should be a fowl day, Then to meet as aforsd on ye next fair day.
(Wrote Sept 28th per Copy on file).
At a Town Meeting held in The Court House in Plym- outh on Monday the 20th day of December A Dom: 1756, Nathll Shurtleff Joseph Warren Paul Doten Nathll Morton Junr was chosen to serve on the Petit Jury for Tryalls at December Court 1756.
At a Town meeting Legally Warnd & Held at the Court House in Plymouth on Monday the 23d day of Fbeyary Anno Dom 1757 Samuel Bartlett Esqr Town Clerk for the present year being absent The Town made Choice of John Torrey For their Clerk, Who Took The oath according to Law.
Then Mr. Josiah Bradford, James Carver, Zacheus men- dall and Silas Morton were chosen Petit Jurors To serve on the Jury of Trials at March Court 1757.
And John Bartlett & John may were chosen to serve on the Grand Jury For the ensuing year.
A Town Meeting Assembled and held in ye Court House in Plymouth on Monday ye 7th day of March Anno Domini 1757. At sd Meeting Doctr Lazarus LeBarron was chosen Moderator, Samuel Bartlett Esq chosen Town Clerk and took the oath by Law Required administered by Edwd Winslow Esqr.
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
Messrs Josiah Morton Edwd Winslow, George Watson, Theophilus Cotton & Joseph Bartlett chosen Selectmen.
Messrs James Hovey, Joseph Bartlett & Zacheus Bartlett chosen Assessors.
Deacon Joseph Bartlett chosen Town Treasurer.
Then the Town proceeded to ye choice of three Consta- bles and voted to allow them for collecting the money for ye taxes (the Constables to be Collectors) one Shilling on the pound for Collecting & paying in the same, provided they seasonably give Bonds with Surety To the Town Treasurer to Save Harmless & Endemnify the Town from all Trouble & Charges that may arise by their failure.
[157.] The choice to be the highest in vote In ye 3 dis- tinct parts of the Town viz : To the Northward of the Town Brook (so called) and from sd Brook Southward to the Second Precinct Line and the Third in sd Second Precinct and made choice of Isaac Doten, Joshua Swift & Ezekiel Rider to serve as Constables & Collectors for the Present year.
The sd Isaac Doten Refused to serve and paid a fine of five Pounds To Thomas Foster Esqr Town Treasurer, Joseph Bartlett now chosen not present nor sworn.
And then ye Town made choice of Silas Morton to serve as Constable. He Refused Serving, is to pay a fine of five Pounds for which he gave his note of hand to Deacon Joseph Bartlett (payable) now chosen Town Treasurer.
Then Abner Holmes was chosen Constable who Refused either to serve or pay a fine; The Town made choice of Capt *Gideon White to prosecute; Then sd Abner gave his note of hand payable to sd Treasurer Bartlett for ye sum of five Pounds, Before which Doctr William Thomas; as also Sil-
* Gideon White, born in Marshfield in 1717, was the great grand- father of the editor and the son of Cornelius White of Marshfield, who in 174I removed to Plymouth and bought and occupied the house on Main street on the site of the Engine house, where Gideon also lived after his father's death. His children were Cornelius, Elizabeth, who married Hamilton Leonard Earl of England, Hannah, Experience, Gid- eon, the grandfather of the editor, a loyalist and Captain in the British Army, serving with his regiment in Jamaica during the revolution; Joanna, who married Pelham Winslow, Catherine and Thomas. He died in Plymouth March 6, 1779.
+ Dr. Wm. Thomas, son of William of Marshfield, was born in 1722, and was on the medical staff in the expedition to Louisburg in 1745 and at Crown Point in 1758. He removed to Plymouth and followed his profession until his death, September 20, 1802. He had four sons
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. PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
vanus Bartlett were Seperately chosen to prosecute sd Abner for sd Refuseing to serve. They both Refused.
The Town made choice of Thomas Davis to serve as Con- stable sd Davis being notifyed by Constable Morton who Returnes answer That sd Davis says he will not serve, Neither will he come into the meeting.
Then the Town made choice of Edward Winslow Esqr To Prosecute sd Davis In the Law for his sd Refusall. Mr. Winslow accepts. The Town voted That there shall not be more then Two Hundred Barrells of Alewives taken for Sale out of Brooks or Streams within this Town, this pre- sent year.
Then this meeting was adjourned To Monday ye 2Ist Day of this Instant March at Two of ye Clock in the after- noon.
A Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabit- ants of The Town of Plymouth Duly qualifyed, Assembled and held In ye Court House in Plymouth on Monday the 2Ist day of March Anno Domini 1757. By Adjournment from the 7th day af this Instant March.
At sd Meeting Joshua Swift and Thomas Davis who were chosen to serve as Constables made Request to the Town that they would accept of Jonathan Diman to serve as Con- stable In their Rooms & stead Accordingly the Town ac- cepted of sd Jonathan to serve as Constable, and he took the oath by Law Required which was administered to him by Samuel Bartlett Esqr Just Peace.
Then The Town Proceeded and made Choice of the fol- lowing officers to serve for the year Ensuing.
Viz: Samuell Ellis Ebenazer Spooner, Benjamin Barnes, Stephen Doten, Nathaniel Bartlett & William Ellis Sur- veyors of the Highways.
And Mr. Elijah Rickard, Jeremiah Holmes and John Kempton Tytheingman.
And Lemuell Jackson, Nehemiah Ripley, Thomas Mor- ton, Eleazer Holmes, Ezekiel Morton and Benjamin Rider Junr Fence Viewers and Field Drivers.
Joshua, Joseph, Nathaniel and John all of whom were in the Continental Army, Joshua as Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Thomas in the expedition to Canada in 1776, Joseph as Major in the Artillery and John on the Medi- cal Staff. Joshua was Judge of Probate of Plymouth County many years and was the father of the late Col. John Boies Thomas, William and Joshua.
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
And Job Cobb, Zacheus Churchell, George Holmes, Willm Torrey, Abiel Shurtleff, David Turner, Stephen Samson, Walter Rich, Joseph Trask, Ichabod Holmes, Ben- jamin Morton, Amaziah Churchell, Josiah Morton Junr & Israel Tupper were chosen Hogreeves.
Then the Town Takeing under Consideration the great Damages done by Swine going at Large and Notwithstand- ing ye good Laws of the Province, in that Case made and provided, yet ye penalty, being so small is Insufficient to Restrain People from Letting out their Swine (whereby much Damage has been done) Though ye Town for many years past Have not allowed or voted that Swine should go at Large. And Therefore the Town voted and made choice of Thomas Foster Esqr To Represent and make application to the Generall Assembly of this Province at the next Seting of the Generall Court That the fine or forfeiture as to swine going at Large In this Town may be Considerably Enlarged, as they in their Wisdom shall think best.
And Then the Town voted That Each and Every Hog- reeves power and Duty Extends Throughout the whole Town.
Then ye Town proceeded and made choice of John Har- ow, Job Morton & Silvanus Bartlett, John Kempton, Thomas Savory and David Turner Surveyors of Lumber and Meas- urers of Timber Plank and Boards.
And Ebenezer Spooner, Thomas Spooner Sr Sealers of Leather.
And Benjamin Cornish Abraham Jackson To Take Care Respecting the Province act Relating to the Deer.
And Nathaniel Warren, Joseph Morton, Amaziah Churchell, Capt Nathaniel Delano To Take Care of ye Beach agreable to the Province Law.
At sd Meeting The Town Voted to choose five firewards and for that purpose make choice of Messrs James Hovey Gideon White Major Warren, Joseph Bartlett & Nathaniel Bartlett.
And Gersham Holmes Saxton.
Then the Town voted to purchase an Engine for Extingu- ishing Fires and that sd Engine be of ye Largest of that sort which is Called Garden Engines and will throw about fifty gallons in a minute, and that George Watson Esqr be desired & Improved to purchase or procure sd Engine for ye Town.
93
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
And That Thomas Norrington on Consideration of his Loss by Fire The Town voted to abate his Province, County & Town Rates for ye Last year and the Assessors are direcd to abate the same.
At sd Meeting The Town voted to choose These men to be a Committee and made
[159.] choice of Majr James Warren Mr. James Hovey and Capt Gideon White to Consider ye Circumstances of ye Beach or Causway near the Swing Bridge and to ye North- ward of it; how and in what manner it is Best for the Town to proceed for ye repairing sd Beach or Causway for the Towns Benefit or otherwise as they shall think most proper; And to make Report at ye next Town meeting.
Also The Town made choice of Mr. James Hovey Majr James Warren & Capt Gideon White to be a Committee To take into Consideration the Safety of the Town stock of Armes & Ammunition; For ye Safety of the Town and sd Town Stock, where and how it may be best to keep ye same &c and to make Report at ye next Town meeting.
Then a vote was Called to know the Towns mind If they will act upon That Paragraff in the Warrant Relating to fenceing in the Burying Hill & no held up, and a Contra vote Called & no hand held up and so voted. Then The Town voted to choose by Written votes Three men to take Care and supply the Grammer School with a well qualifyed School master for & during the Term of one year next after Mr. Mathew Cushings one year of keeping sd school Ex- pires. And made choice of Messrs Thomas Foster Esqr DoctrLazarus LeBarron & Deacon John Torrey a Committe for that purpose. Also voted not to allow more than Four Hundred Pounds old Tenr for keeping sd school to the per- son sd Committe shall engage to keep sd school the sd one year.
At sd meeting The Town made choice of Messrs Hovey, John Churchell & Nathl Goodwin a Committe To adjust and Settle The Towns accounts with the Late Town Treas- urer Thomas Foster Esqr and to Transfer the Towns Books, papers, Bonds, Notes & Money from sd Foster To Deacon Joseph Bartlett who is now chosen Town Treasurer for ye year ensuing.
,
Also made choice of Messrs Thomas Foster Esqr, James Hovey & Thomas Spooner a Committe To Consider of and
94
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
View the spot of Land Ebenezer Samson petitions for that ye Town would sell him opposite his House the Lower side of the Way. And to make Report to the next Town Meet- ing.
At a Town Meeting assembled and held In ye Court House In Plymouth on Monday ye IIth day of April Anno Dom : 1757 for ye choice of Jurors.
Jabez Holmes, James Shurtleff, Thomas Jackson Junr Benjamin Rider Junr, Samuell Barnes and Lemuel Drew were chosen to serve on the Petitt Jury for Tryalls at ye next Superiour Court of Judicature, Court of Assise &c To be holden at Plymouth Within & for ye County of Plymouth on ye 3d Tuesday of April Currant.
And Thomas Spooner, Deacon John Torrey Nehemiah Ripley & David Turner chosen to serve on ye Grand Jury at sd Court.
At a Town Meeting Assembled and Held In the Court House in Plymouth on Monday ye 16th of May Anno Domini 1757.
The Town voted That there shall not be more then one Assemblyman chosen to Represent the Town at ye Great & Generall Court of the Province or the Ensuing Sessions the present year, and then made choice of Thomas Foster Esqr for their Representative, The Currant year at sd Great and General Court.
At sd meeting Thomas Foster Esqr was chosen Modera- tor.
As to the petition of Lemuel Bartlett as set forth in the Warrant desiring the Town to sell him a piece of Land Ad- joyning to ye school House In Wellingsley The
[160,] Town voted to choose a Committee to view & Consider The quantity, Circumstances & Situation of sd piece of Land and make Report at the next Town meeting. Then made choice of Messrs Lazarus LeBarron, James Hovey & John Churchell to be sd Committee.
Then the Report of a Committe signed James Hovey, James Warren Junr & Gideon White was Read & accepted which Report is as follows, viz :
The Committe chosen By the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth at their annaversary Meeting in March Last To Consider the Circumstances of the Beach or Causway near the Swing Bridge and to the Northward of it, how &
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
in what manner Best for the Town to Proceed for the Re- pairing the said Beach or Causeway for the Towns Benefit or otherwise as they the Committee shall think proper have Attended that service and Report as follows, viz :
The Comtee are of oppinion that for the Town To Repair said Beach or Causway where the way formerly was Will Be Attended with Great Expence and after all would answer no verry good purpose as nothing more than a foot way could Be with any Conveniency made there.
That a Good Cartway may Be made over the Town Brook from the Southerly corner of Mr. David Turners land and to the neerest Place on the Beach on the opposite side of the Brook which if accomplished will Be of Generall & Common Bennefitt to the whole.
That in order to Accomplish this work it would Be Best for the said Town to Grant all the lands, Dockage & flatts & Beach not already Disposed off on Boath sides the said Brook as it now Runs home to the Easterly Corner of said Turners Lott and so Into the Bay or Harbour Indefinitely To Such Person or Persons as Will accept the same to hold to them their Heirs and Assigns forever upon the Express Condition that they or their Heirs or Assigns shall within such a Time as the Town shall think Propper Build a Good and Convenient Cartway and Bridge as above men- tioned of Twenty feet Wide and so high as to Be out of the Reach of ordinary Tides and To keep and maintain the same for Ever, the way to Be kept open and the same Breadth to the way already laid out Below Lands now in the Posses- sion of Mr. Elkanah Watson and that for Default it shall and may Be Lawful for the said Town to Enter upon the Granted Premises as in their own Right, and to hold the same as tho no such Grant had been made.
That a Comtee Be appointed with full Power and author- ity in the Town's Behalf To Transact this affair to Ex- amine into what Lands &c Belong To the Town Within the proposed Limmitts and To Convey the Premises aforesd under the Restrictions & Limitations aforesd to any Person or Persons that shall undertake the Proposed work;
And that the Town at their own Cost and charge make and maintain a Good and Sufficient way over the Slough or Run of water at the End of the Lane Leading from the Country Road By the Shops Possesed by Mr. Benjamin
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
Churchell to the Beach on the Southerly side of said Brook. All which is submitted By
James Hovey James Warren Junr Gideon White
Comtee.
Plymouth 16th May 1757.
[161.] At sd meeting The Town again made choice of Messrs James Hovey James Warren Junr & Gideon White a Committe Further to take into Consideration the premises Contained in their Report to Examine and find the Extent of the Towns Right on ye Beach or Lands adjoyning to ye Town Brook or Creek so called and to observe the offers that may be made by any person or persons that may be in- clinable to Build for a good Cartway & Bridge over the sd Brook for ye Consideration in sd Report mentioned or otherwise as may be most Beneficial for the Town; and make Report at the next Town meeting or so soon as may be.
As to the Report of ye Committe chose To view & Con- sider ye small piece of Land That Ebenezer Samson peti- tioned The Town would sell him and to Report thereon; was Read in Town meeting & not accepted.
As to ye Committes Report Respecting the Transferring The Towns Books, Bonds, Notes & money from Thomas Foster Esqr the Late Town Treasurer unto Deacon Joseph Bartlett the present Town Treasurer &c. was Read & ac- cepted by the Town, with Treasurer Bartletts Rect of the same.
The sd Report is as follows, viz :
The Committee chosen by the Inhabitants of the town of Plymouth at their Anniversary Meeting in March last to adjust & settle the towns accots of the late Treasurer Thom- as Foster Esqr and to Transfer the Towns Books, Papers, Bonds. Notes & Money from said Foster to Deacn Joseph Bartlett who is now chosen Town Treasurer for the ensuing year, have attended that service and Report as follows, viz :
That on the 27th of February Last past there was in the Late Treasurers hands due to the Town to Balance their General Acot as then adjusted and accepted By the Town the sum of 6.5.5d.
And that By Taxes & Interest of mile
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
97
& half Bonds so called and Twenty Shillings allowed By the Genell Court for the use of the Almes House for the Newtral French, there has been since paid to him
And for Herrings Taken Last year By Thomas Swift I IO
129
7 3 8
4星
Total £137
3
And that their has been paid to Sundry Persons By the late Treasurer, by ordrs from the Selectmen and assessrs & in- cluding his Commissions at 22 per C
I34 I7 73
So that their was a Ballance in his hands in the Towns favour of 2
5 64
We further Report that on said 27th of February 1756 their was in his hands To Ballance the Poor's Accot & that their has Been since paid unto him for the use of the Poor
8 I6 3ª
By Silvanus Bartlett for not serving as Constable 5 0 0
By fines of Thomas Foster &
Samuel Bartlett Esqr O I6 o
By a fine of Andrew Thomson
for Not serving as Constable 5 O O
By Ditto of Issac Doten for Ditto By Elias Trask note for Ditto
5
O O
5 O 0 20 I6
O
Total 29 I2 34
And that he has Since paid out by order of the Selectmen for the use of said Poor 6 0 3 & Elias Trasks note Remain- ing not Paid 5 0 O II O 3
Remained in his hands Due to Balance this Account £18 12
7
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
[162.] Of which he hath paid the Committe in Cash
8 I
And Given his Note of hand Payable to the Present Treasurer for the Remain- der Being
IO IO 6
We Likewise find Remaining Due from John Churchell to Complt the Payment of his note Given for not serving as a Constable more than he paid By Order of the Selectmen
I 13 4
Total £20 5 4&
We Likewise find that there are the following Bonds & Securities for Payment of monies arising by the Sale of the mile & half Lands and appropriated to the use of a school.
Principll in old Tenour
Due for Intrest in old Tenr
Principll in Lawfull Money
Intrest in Law. mo.
I James Warren Esqr
& John Winslow Esqr
Bond Dated Aprill 7th 1733 Principall
14, 0 old Tenour Silver 21 p oz.
51 13 4 51 19 5
6 17 91/2
6 18 71/4
2 Deacon Samuel
Nellson & Thomas
Wethrell Bond 28th February 1738 for 25 Old Tenour, silver a 28
44 12 10 21 7 0
5 19 1/2 2 16 111/4
3 Josiah Mortons
Junr & N. Bradfords
Bond 12th May 1749
Principall in New Ten- our 21, 3, 2
21 3 2 1 9 41/2 II 5 81/4
0 15 8
4 David Turner's &
John Harlows Bond 26th Febry 1746 Prin- cipall in New Tenr 25, 5, 0 silver a 42 30
5 John Harlow & Samuell Riders Bond for 191/2 oz silver Dated March 6 1748
5 17 0
3 5 9
6 Ebenezer Holmes Junr & Thomas Davis Bond 25th June 1750
5 1 714 1 15 7
7 John Torrey & Nathaniel Torrey ditto 24th July 1750
4 16 0
Nothing
8 Timothy Burbanks & John Kempton Ditto 24 July 1751
17 10 0
3 17 0
9 Gershom Holmes & George Holmes Ditto, 19 Nov 1751
6 2 2
0 64
IO Perez Tillson & John Churchell Ditto 17 Augst 1753
I 2 5 14 41/2 16 0 71/2
3 IO
6 13 4 0 8 0
Due for
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
99
II Ebenezer Donham & John Donham Ditto 25 April 1753
2 90
Nothing
12 James Shurtleff and Consider How- land Do 25 April 1753
0 14 8
0 36
13 Consider Howland & James Shurtleff Ditto 25 April 1753
7 13 4
1 17 6
14 Perez Tillson and Elkanah Watsons Ditto 10 Aprill 1753
15 I 4
3 4 4
15 Nathaniel Warren & John Finneys Ditto 20 July 1753 78 2
I 5 41/2
16 John Finney & Nathaniel Warren
6 7 0 I 2 101/2
Ditto 20 July 1753 Lemuel Jackson & Nathaniel Jackson Ditto 2nd Janry 1755
16 0 0 0 6 51/2
I8 Josiah Morton Junr & John Mortons Ditto 2 Janry 1755
4 0 0
0 9 71/4
I9 Silvanus Bartlett & David Turner Ditto 21 June 1755
25 17 4 I IO I1/2
20 Thomas Spooner & Thomas Spooner Junr Ditto 21 June 1755
9 94
0 7 41/2
2I Benjamin Bartlett & John Harlow Ditto 21 June 1755
5 15 81/2
Nothing®
22 George Watson Esqr Note 21 June 1755
8 0 0
0 9 71/4.
23 Deacn Joseph Bartlett & Robert Bartletts Bond 4 March 1756
20 10 0
I 4 7 /2
24 Thomas Jackson & Thomas Jackson Junr Ditto I Febry 1756
18 12 I1/2 I 2 4
25 Silas Morton & Thomas Foster Junr Ditto 8 March 1757
13 6 8
Nothing
26 Thomas Foster Junr & Perez Tillson Ditto 20 Febry 1757
17 18 4 Nothing
27 Silas Morton & Samuell Cole Ditto 13 March 1756
2 I 8
026
Totall sum of the Mile & half money
£267 7 II
36 II II3/4
28 John Kemptons Note 29th August 1753 for the Building Yard one year
200
29 Abial Shurtleff & James Barnebys Obligation about keeping the highway from the Prison to the Mill street Dated 6th August 1709
50 0 0
30 Nathaniel Thomas Esqrs Bond 10th Febry 1711 for keeping the way in Re- pair at Wellingsley
30 0 0
[163.] 31 Joshua Donhams Bond 7th Decr 1731 for what the Town Did for him in the Small Pox
II 5 0
32 Caleb & Hillkiah Tinkcoms Bond 2nd March 1737 For Indemnifying the Town from Charge in maintaining Sarah Tinkcom
200 0 0
33 Josiah Carvers Bond Dated 22nd Aprill 1723 To Indemnify the Town By Landing men &c
200 0 0
We Likewise find outstanding in the Severall Late Constables Hands as follows, viz: Lemuell Jackson
in 1750 19 4 101/2
17
100
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
Timothy Burbank
in 1750
4 13
93/4
Josiah Carver
in 175I
14 13
334
Jonathan Darling
in 1752
I6
9
1/2
George Holmes
in 1753
36 II
3
Cornelius Holmes
in 1754
27
8
41/4
Josiah Churchell
in 1754
21
9
41/2
Seth Swift
in 1754
4
I
5
William Clark
in 1755
17 12 IO14
Joseph Morton
in 1756
89 7 IIL4
Zacheus Bartlett
in 1756
9 0 II12
£260 13 13/4
All the foregoing Bonds & Notes & the Respective Ballances in Cash as Before mentioned Together with the Towns Book of Accounts we have Delivered over To Deacon Joseph Bartlett Treasurer of said Town and Taken his Receipt for the same as Below, All which is submitted Plymouth May 13 1757 By
James Hovey
J. Churchell
Committe
N. B. The Intrest upon the foregoing Bonds &c is Cast only to the time when the yearly Intrest on them Become Due.
Recd May 13th 1757 from Messrs James Hovey John Churchell & Nathaniel Goodwin the sum of Two Pounds five shillings & six pence farthing Being the Ballance Due on the Towns Generall account as Before Expressed with the further sum of Eight Pounds one shilling & Six pence three farthings on the Poors accounts, Together with all the foregoing Bonds and Notes & the above mentioned Book of Accounts.
Joseph Bartlett Town Treasurer.
And then voted that the treasurer be Directed to Get all the Bonds Due To the Town In Paper Bills to be Renewed and Reduced to Lawfull money.
Voted that the Treasurer of the Town of Plymouth Be & he hereby is Directed & ordered With all Convenient speed to Call in and Inforce payment of what is outstanding in the several Late Constables Hands and which is now Due from them Respectively to the said Town, and allso that he Call upon Every Person upon whose Bond's there is now any thing Due to the Town for Interest and Inforce Pay- ment of the same and that the Treasurer for the Time Being Be ordered & Directed hereafter To Take Care that the Interest as it hereafter Becomes Due on said Bonds Be Punctually Paid, and that he Prosecute all those who Refuse or neglect to comply with the afore mentioned vote.
At said Meeting the Report of the Committe Respecting
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
the Town Stock of Armes & Ammunition was Read & is as follows, viz :
The Committe chosen By the Town of Plymouth at their meeting in March Last to Take into Consideration the safe- ty of the Town Stock of Armes & Ammunition for the safety of the Town & said Town Stock and where & how it may Be Best To keep the same &c have considered this affair and are of oppinion that the Almes House where the said stock is now kept is not a Place of Safety for the same
[164.] nor can they Recommend any other Place already Built as more Safe, and that unless the Town shall see Cause to Build a small Powder House in some Convenient Place the sd stock is as safe where it now is as it can be in any other Place.
All which is submitted by
James Hovey James Warren Junr Gideon White
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