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To allow each Prudential Committee to contract with the teachers for their respective schools the current year.
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To allow the several school Districts to divide their proportion of the school Money as they may think best for the support of the summer and Winter terms of school,
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To direct the Town & lesk to collect what information can be obtained and fill out the Rebellion
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1868
Record, according to the design of the Law.
To accept the Report of the Selectmen relative to Guide Boards
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To accept the Report of the Committee on School Funds To accept the Report of the Auditors,
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Jo Allow a bill of change, presented by John F. Kimball for services as chairman of Selectment, Assessors, & Overseers of the Poor the past year, including cash hard for Stationary Postage &c. $100,00
Jo allow a bill of charge presented by Ancil Dorman for services as one of the selectmen, Assessors, and overseers of the poor the past year also cash paid for Postage Travel &c $50,86
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To allow a bill of charge presented by Roscoe W. Sage for Services as one of the Selectmen, Assess ors and Overseers of the Poor including cash paid for Postage, Express Fees &c. $ 39.50
Voted
That all bills against the town excepting the Selectmen's for their services, be presented to the Selectmen for Allowance on or before the twentieth of Feb 1869.
That when the roads are encumbered with snow the Surveyors are instructed to break them out = == eight feet wide, and to allow for a man and for a yoke of oven each fifteen cents per hour while employed under their direction in breaking out the roads,
Voted
to pass over the twelfth article in the warrant
Voted
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160 1868 Voted
To raise / one thousand dollars for the support of Schools the current year. $1000
To divide the school Money equally among the six School Districts.
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To raise the sum of twelve hundred dollars for re- hairs andamendments of the Highways the currentyea.
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That three fourths of the Highway tax be worked out pre- vous to the first day of July next, and to allow for a man, and for a yoke of open each, twenty cents per hour, for a horse and horse-cart twenty cents per hour foran ox-shovel and a plough each twelve cents, and for a cast five cents per hour while used on said Highways
To raise the sum of thirty five hundred dollars to defray the necessary charges and expenses of the town the current year.
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That the Jakes be committed to the Collector on or before the first day of October next and that a discount of four per cent be allowed on all taxes paid before the first day of November next except School District taxes and Highway deficiences, and two per cent discount on all paid before the first day of December next, that al Poll Taxes be paid on demand and that all Taxes be paid before the first day of January next.
To pass over the eighteenth Article of the warrant
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To abate the tax set to Edward bowell, and the Poll taxes set to Benjamin Dudley, Joseph O. Hildreth and Hervey M. S poford in Collector Day's list of 1866
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To Instruct the Treasurer to pay the sum of one thousand dollars of the Town Deht before the best of Abril next
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161
Voted
that the District formed by the union of the fifth and seventh School Districts, shall take the name of the seventh school District.
Voted
To take up the eighteenth article in the Warrant
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To accept the following list of names as Jurors John Averill Stephen S. Adams
Daniel W. Conant
Oliver P. Killam
Andrew Frame
John Pearl
Joseph St. James
Harrison Q. Ross
George Perley William H. Wood
Sammel Jwieder
Leverett S. Houve
Gardner G. Kimball Francis &. Whittier
To take up the twelfth Article in the Warrant
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Jo adopt the Laws on the Statute Book in regard to fishing in the Ponds and Streams of this town and to choose a committee of ten to carry these laws into effect
t Chose
Oliver P. Killamo Charles & Stevens Elijah Stiles
Ebenezer Hooper David M. Cole
Um R. Kimball
John W Brown John Hale
Daniel West
Samuel Perley 2d as that committee.
Voted
to take up the Second Article in the Warrant
Chose
Joshua J. Day } Treasurer Joshua J. Day & Collector of Taxes.
Voted Voted
for his services To allow the Treasurer and Collector the sum of fifty dollars, that this Meeting be dissolved Roscoe W Gage } Town Clerk
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162 1868
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Boxford duly qualified to vote in Elections and in Town affairs held in the vestry in the first Parish in Boxford on Monday the sixth day of July 1868.
Chose Voted
John K. Cole } Moderator
That a committee of three be chosen to answer to, and defend the town against the Petition of Jonathan &. Porter?
That the Selectmen be that committee.
To dissolve the Meeting. Roscoe V. Gage & Town Clerk.
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in town affairs heldin the vestry in the first Parish in Boxford on tuesday the eighteenth day of August 1868
Chose. Voted
Ancill Dorman } Moderator.
That there be a committee of three chosen to oppose the laying out of a road petitioned for by N. W. Hagen and others before the bounty Com- missioners at their Meeting Sept 3d
Chose
Roscoe V. Gage Dean Andrews Committee
Voted
Benjamins Barnes that the committee be empowered toemploy Counsel if in their judgement it be thought necessom
To dissolve the Meeting. R.W. Sage } down Bleck.
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Boxford in the bounty of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified to vote for State, County, and Town Officers held in the vestry in the first Parish in said Boxford on Tuesday the third day of November A. D. 1868, for the purpose of giving in Their votes to the Selectmen for the number of Electors of President and Vice President of the United States to which this Commonwealth is entitled, for Governorand Lien- tenant Governor of this Commonwealth, for Representative to Congress from the Sixth District, for Councilor, for Treas urer and Receiver general, for Secretary of State for Auditor of Accounts, for Attorney General of this Commonwealth Also for Senator from the third Essex District, for a Representative to the General Court of this Common- wealth from the fifth Essex District for a County Commissioner and two Special Commissioners, for a Register of Probate and Insolvency, for three Com missioners of Insolvency, and for a District Attorney for theEssex District,
At the expiration of two hours and forty two Minutes from the opening of the Polls, that the Polls beclosed. The whole number of Ballots given in was one hundred and fifty.
The whole number of ballots were sorted, conn- ted, and declaration there of made as by the Constitution directed and were as follows vig.
For Electors of President and Vice President (at large) David Sears of Boston one hundred and sixteen John H. Clifford of New Bedford one hundred and sixteen) Josiah F. Abbott of Boston Thirty-one
John R. Briggs of Sheffield Thirty- one
Juran Elector for District No One Richard L. Please of Edgartown Une hundred and Sixteen Josiah J. Jones of Sandwich Thirty one.
Voted
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For an Elector from District No two William Mason of Janton One hundredand Sexteen Samuel B, Thanter of Abington Thirty one
For an Elector from District No three. William Whiting of Boston One hundredand Sixteen James M. Keith of Boston Thirty one For an Elector from District No four Frank B. Fay If Chelsea One hundred and Sixteen Edwin & Barnes of Chelsea Thirty one
For an Elector for District No five James N. Buform of Lynn One hundred and Sixteen Jonathan Nason of Amesbury Thirty one
Foran Elector from District Nos ix George Cogswell of Bradford One hundred and fourteen John K. Tarbox of Lawrence Thirty one
For an Elector from District No seven I. Wiley Edmands of Newton One hundred and sixteen William F. Salmon of Lowell Thirty One
For an Elector from District No eight Paul Whiting of Northbridge One hundred and sixteen Leri Barker of Worcester Thirty one
For an Elector from District No nine Charles A Stevens of Ware One hundred and sixteen I. Otis Hale of Hubbardston Thirty one
For an Elector from District No Ten Milton B. Whitney of Westfield One hundredand sixteen Henry U. Bishop of Lenox Thirty one
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For Representative to Congress of the U.S. from Dist. No 6. Nathaniel P. Banks One hundred and fifteen F. O. Prince of Winchester Thirty One
For Governor of this Commonwealth William Claflin of Newton had One hundred and fifteen John 2. Adams of Quincy Thirty four
For Lieutenant Governor Joseph Jucker of Lenox Cene hundred and fifteen Reuben Noble of Westfield Thirty three
For Secretary of State
Oliver Warner of Northampton One hundredand Charles Brimblecomb of Barre Thirty three
sixteen
For Attorney General Charles Allen of Greenfield One hundred and sixteen William &. Endicott of Salem Thirty three
For Treasurer and Receiver General Jacob H. Lowd of Plymouth One hundred and Sixteen Harvey Arnold of Adams Thirty three
For Auditor of Accounts Henrys, Briggs of Pitsfieldone hundredandsixteen A. J. Devereux of Roxbury Thirty three
For Councilor Fifth District Roland S. Usher of Lynn One hundred and Sixteen Jeremiah . Jones of Georgetown Thirty three
For Special Commissioners Amos Poor fr of West Newbury One hundred and sixteen Daniel W Bartlett of Essex one hundred andsixteen John C. Choate of Essex Thirty three Mark Jewett of Rowley Thirty three
166
Voted
For County Commissioner
Charles P. Preston of Danvers One Hundred and
fifteen
Charles Kimball of Ipswich Thirty four
For District Attorney
A.A. Abbott of Peabody Six nine Edgar J, Sherman & Lawrence One hundred and S. Edwin Freson of Lynn Thirty two
For Senator from third Essex District Intins & Palmer of Boford Ninetynine Charles Ingalls of Methnen Thirty nine
For Representative to General Court from fifth Essex Dist John G, Barnes of Georgetown One hundred andsix Charles P. Love of Georgetown Thirty five Edmund Bailey of Georgetown One For Commissioners of Insolvency For Register of Probate and Insolvency William Upham of Salem One hundred and sixteen William E. Thompson of Lawrence One hundred and sixteen William E. Currier of Newburyport One hundred andsixteen Nathaniel Pierce of Newburyport Thirty three John W. Russell of Salem Thirty three
Minot Terrell is of Lynn Thirty three
For Register of Probate and Insolvency Abner & Goodale fr. of Salem One hundred and eight Abner C. Goodall of Salem eight James H. Carleton of Haverhill Thirty three
For Sheriff of County of Essex Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence One hundred and sixteen William Nutting Ir of Marblehead Thirty three
that this meeting be dissolved R.W. Gage & Town Clerk.
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1869
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford in the Country of Essex and Common- wealth of Massachusetts qualified to vote for State County and Town Officers held in the Vestry in the first Parish in said Boxford on Monday the Eighteenth day of January A. D. 1869 for the purpose of giving in their votes to the selectmen for a Representative to the General Court of this Commonwealth for the 5th Essex District to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of baht John & Barnes,
Under a call of the Selectmen for votes for a Town Clerk Pro Jem (the bleck being absent)
Chose Voted
Um & Killamo } Clerk Pro. Jem.
At the expiration of two hours after the opening of the Polls that the Polls be closed
The whole number of ballots given in were Forty three
The whole number of ballots were sorted, counted and declaration thereof made as by the Consti- tution directed and were as follows Viz:
For Representative to General Court OS Butter of Georgetown Thirty
Charles P.Low ". 11 Thirteen
To dissolve this meeting
Um E Killano ( Pro Jemo 2 Clerk
Voted
168 1869
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote for town officer and in town affairs held in the Vestry in the first Parish in said Boxford on Monday the Eighteenth day of Jannary A. D. 1869
Chose
Benjamin S Barnes &Moderator
Um & Killamo }Clerk Pro. Jem "1
Voted
To & house a Committee of three persons to attend to the letting out of the road petition- ed for by IL Shofford and others
Chose
John F. Kimball William R Kimball Benjamin & Barnes
Committee
Voted
To choose a Committee of three to attend to the working of the road petitioned for by NOW Hazen and others
Chose
Joshua I Day Jefferson Kimball ( Committee George Perley
Voted
To dissolve this Meeting UmE Killam }Clerk Pro. Jem.
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1869
At a legal Meeting of the qualified voters in Boxford held in the vestry in the second Parish in Said Town on Monday the first day of March at ten o clock A. M. A.D. 1869
George W. Chadwick Moderator
horse chose
William R Kimball }Clerk
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George W Chadwick William E. Killam m {selectmen) John K. Cole
John Peabody William R Kimball
{ Constables
Daniel W Conant William R Howe Charles A. Barnes Franklin Jagwith Israel IS poford Asa Kimball John Peabody
Jything Men
Thomas . Dorman Andrew Frame John Peabody Joseph ~ Pope Charles R Anderson John Pearl Oliver P. Killamo Daniel Bixby Asa Kimball
Field Drivers
Appointed by the selectmen James Carleton in place of Charles R Anderson
Voted Voted chose
that these officers be brought in on one ballot that this committee consist of three George W. Chadwick William & Killamo (Fence Viewers lohn k Cole
house
Those
Chose
Chose
170 1869
Chose
Voted to Choos Surveyors of Highways James P. Cleaveland Israel I Spoford Ancill Dorman Francis Curtis George Pearl Charles Perley John K. Cole Daniel Andrews George Perley Solomon I Love Samuel Kimball Ephraim J. Cole Franklin Jagwith Israel Herrick Benjamins Barnes Benjamin French Augustus M. Perlen Henry Barker Nathan K Fowler
Appointed by the Selectmen Jefferson Kimball in place of A Dorman
Surveyors of Highways
Appointed by the Selectmen Joseph B Adams in place of Benjamin French
Samuel Kimball } School Committee
chose chose
Augustus Hayward William Love Andrew Frame William Sawyer W. W. W hittimore
Joshua J. Day Daniel H Harriman John Pearl
Surveyors of Lumber
Jobe I Frame
Benjamin F Peabody Urville Le Hovey Samuel Kimball Nathaniel & Spiller Pound Keepers
chose
Orvill L Hovey
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1869
chose
Amos Stevens John Peabody William Love
Jefferson Kimball Charles A Barnes
Measures of Word & Back
Joshua I Day William J. Badger James Carlet
Daniel F Harriman William & Wilkins Israel I Spofford W W W withmore
John Hale } Sealer of Leather
Benjamin S. Barnes Auditors William H Wood 1
chose
Francis Curtis Ebenezer L Hooper William & Killamo David M Cole
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Fish Wardens
Elijah Stiles Oliver P. Killam
hose
Voted
Voted
Voted Voted Voted
Joshua Day } Treasurer & Collector
not to abolish the School Districts
to Divide the House on the Subject, Lost That the Prudential Committee be allowed to Contract with the Teachers To take up the sixth Article That the Several school Districts be allowed to Divide their School money as they may think best for the Winter and Summer terms of School
chose
chose
172 1869
Voted to accept the Guideboard Report without reading
Voted
To accept the Report of the fund Committee and That the names of those holding the money benot read To pass over the auditors Report without reading
Voted
Voted Voted
to take up the tenth article To pass over this article for the Present
Voted
To take up the eleventh Article
Voted
That all bills of the Town be brought before the Setedmen for allowance on or before the 20 day of Fel and that the Selectmen bills be brought before the Town for allowance
Voted Voted Voted
To pass over the article in regard to the Fish Article to adopt the same rule as adopted last year To raise twelve Hundred Dollars the present year for the Support of School
Voted
Voted
to raise one thousand Dollars for the amendments of Highways the present year to raise two hundred Dollars in addition to the one thound ally raised To adopt the same method as we had last year in regard to Compensation for working on Highways
Voted
Voted Voted
to raise twelve Hundred Dollars for the Support of Schools the present year
to an additional some of three Hundred Dollars to the twelve hundred already raised Making 15.00.00
Voted
to raise the sim of four thousand Dollars the present year to defray the expenses of the Town the current year
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1869
Voted
Voted
Voted
to leave the care of widening the Road between the House of Henry Barker and the house of the Heirs of Benjamin Robinson to the Selectmen
Voted
to abate the Poll Jakes set to Waldron Wyman in I ] Days list of 1866 also the taxes set to Samuel M. Barker Frank Putnam and Waldron Wyman in Collectors Days list of 1867
Voted
to take up the Second Article
Voted
to choose a Treasurer and collector at the Same time on one vallott
to take up the fourteenth articles
Voted Voted
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that the Money from the town be divided equally between the Several School Districts
Voted
to take up the third article
that the following list of names of fourors as made out By the Selectmen Feb 20, 1869 John Averill Stephens Adams
Daniel U. Conant
Andrew Frame George Pearly
Samuel Twisden William & Killam Israel Herrick
Oliver P. Killam Charles Perley
William R Kimball
William H Wood
Francis & Whittier
Voted
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Collection of taxes be the Same Method as last year Jo accepte the List of names as Jurors that it be left with the Selectmen in regard to praying any part of the Town Debt
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174 1869 Voted
To allow a bill of charge to Joshua I Day of ninety four Dollars and twenty cents Services as Selectmen Assessor and Overseers of the Poor 76.00 Committee on care of J. ? Porters care 15.00 Stationary and Postage 3,20
$ 94.20
Voted
Toallow a bill of charge to the Estate of Moscow W. Gage for services as one of the Selectmen Assesors and overseers of the Poor $85.00
Voted To allow a bill of charge to John Pearl for services as Selectmon assessor and overseese of the Poor including services in J. J. Porters case $49.00
Voted to Desolve the Meeting William R Kimball & Town Clerk
April 12.1869 At a legal Meeting of the qualified voters of the Town of Boxford held in the vestry of the Second Parish in said town April 12, 1869
Chose Voted Voted
John F. Kimball & Moderator
Voted Choose
To ware the reading of the warrant the second time To choose a committee of six Persons to apprise all of the Property and a peratus belonging to the Several School Districts and that this Committee shall be a Resident of each School District That this committee be choose by Ballot Thomas Sawyer Jefferson Kimball Charles &. Stevens[Commit William & Killam Joshua Thay Daniel F Harriman) To take up the third Article in the warrant To pass over the third article
Voted Voted Voted Voted Voted
To take up the secondarticle in the Warrant To accept the abolishing of the school Districts To Disolve this Meeting
William R Kimball Town Clerk
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At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Boxford Qualified to vote in Town affairs held in the vestry in the second Parish in said Town on Tuesday the Second day of November at nine o clock A. M.
William E. Killam Moderator
Chose
Voted
To Choose a committee of one by Ballot to confer with the Council of John Manyons and see how the case with him and the Town Concerning the suit against said Town for labor in working the Road petitioned for by Thomas & S poford andothers may be adjusted
William E. Killam }Committee
Choose Voted
to pass over the article in Regard to setting Willows on the Road petitioned for by N. W Hagen and others where the Road Grosses Stripet Meadow So Called and all other places where it should be thought necessary by Request of George Perley
Voted to Desolve this Meeting William R Kimball & Town Clerk
At a Meeting of the qualified voters of the town of Boxford held No 2d 1869 by the call of the Selectmen for the purpose of bringing in there votes for Governor Lieutenant Governor of this Commonwealth for Councillor for Secretary of State for Treasurer and Receiver General for Auditor of accounts for Attorney General for Senator for the third District in the bounty of Essex for a Representative to the General Court of this Commonwealth for the fifth District in the bounty of Essex for a County Commission- er for Essex County all on one ballot
at the the expiration of two hours after opening the meeting it was voted to close the Polls
carried over
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1869
The Whole number of ballots that were given in Were one hundred and fourteen
The Whole number ballots were sorted counted and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution directed and were for the following Persons Viz
For Governor William Claflin of Newton had seventy three votes John Quincy Adams of Quincy thirty nine Edwin M. Chamberlain of Boston four
For Lieutenant Governor Joseph Jucker of Lenox had seventy three Samuel Q Lamb of Greenfield thirty nine James Chattaway of Springfield four
Secretary of the Commonwealth Oliver Warner of Northampton had seventy three John K. Jarbox of Lawrence " thirty nine Stillman B Pratt of Randolph four
Treasurer and Receiver General Jacob H, Loud of Plymouth seventy three Leri Haywood of Gardner thirty nine N. W. Stoddard of North Bridgewater four
Attorney General Charles Alton of Boston had seventy three Josiah G. Abbott of Boston , thirty nine Charles Cowley of Lowell " four
Auditor Charles Endicott of Canton had seventy three Phineas Allen of Pittsfield " thirty nine Charles& Goodwin of Haverhill four
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Councillor for District No five Rolland & Usher of Lynn had seventy three Jonathan Nayson of Amesbury thirty nine Israel W Andrews of Danvers four
County Commissioner James Kimball of Salem had sixty Richard I Dodge of Ipswich thirty nine Fredrick & Burnham of New port four
Senator for third Essex District Julius A. Palmer of Boxford had sixty four Joseph s. Howe of Methnero forty two Jas Sydney Howe of Methnen three
Representative to General Court fifth Essex Dis Zenas & Wardwell of Groveland had seventy three Jacob Carter of Groveland " thirty two Henry 6. Rice of Groveland three
Voted
That this Meeting be Desolved William R Kimball Joun Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Boxford held November 2d 1869 in the Vestry in the second Parish in said Town
Choose William & Killam Moderator
Voted
choose Voted
to choose a Committee of one by ballot to confer with Counsel of John Manyon and see if a compromise can be efected
William E. Killam } Committee
To Disolve this Meeting William R Kimball Town Clerk
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At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Boxford held in the Vestry in the Second Parish in said Town on tuesday the second day of Novem- ber A.D. 1869
Choose
George W, Chadwick Moderator
Voted
to Choose a Committee of two to procure Council to Defend said Town in a suit Brought against them By John Manyon
Choose
William R Kimball Benjamin S. Barnes
Committee
Voted
That the Committee be instructed to Bring the case to an issue as soon as possible"
Voted
that this Meeting be Disolved
William R Kimball } Town Clerk Boxford Nov 20 1869
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1870
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Borferd held in the first Parish in said Town on Monday the Seventh day of March A. D. 1870 John K. Cole Moderator William R. Kimball Town blesk
Ancill Dorman 2 George W. Chadwick Selectmen Joshua J. Day
Joseph H. James Alonzo J. Henly
Constables
To Choose Seven Tything Men in the first Parish in Boxford
Choose
Fredrick A. Howe
Daniel Gould
Daniel West William J. Savage Samuel P. Gurley James P. Cleaveland William B. Dowe. To choose two in the Second Parish Franklin Jaques William R. Kimball
Tything Men
Voted chose
Voted house
Voted Choose
To choose Six Field Drivers Andrew Frame Moses Dorman Esq John G. Bailey Field Drivers James Carleton William R. Kimball Francis C. Whittier To add one to the number all ready chosen John, W. Brown
Chose 3 house Choose
house
Voted
180
Choose
Surveyors of Highways
Humphry Perley Thomas Sawyer Valorus V. Moulton George W. Chadwick Richard K. Foster Daniel Andrews John Averill Solomon W. Lowe Horace Berry
Robert B. Anderson William R. Kimball Israel Herrick John Hale Albert Perley James H. Nasono Asa Kimball. Solomon W Howe Benjamin French
Choose
John Hale Sealer of Leather
Measures of Wood and Back
William Love John Parkhurst Samuel Kimball Augustus Hayward Samuel Bixby Andrew Frame Jonathan J. Porter Joshua S. Day Samuel B. Carleton Daniel F. Harriman Orvill L. Hovey John Day
Choose Jefferson Kinabal Conne Aaron L Parker Keeper Voted to choose twelve Measur- ers of Word and Back choose
Sammel Bixby William Lowe William H. Word John Pearl
Samuel B. Carleton Daniel F Harramond John Parkshust Benjamin F. Peabody Amos Stevens Israel Herrick Joshua T. Day Samuel . Peabody
Voted Voted
Voted
Voted
To despince with Auditors That the House be divided passed in the neg- ative
To pass over the article of Fish Wardens Jo Defer choosing Treasurer for the Present
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Voted choose
To choose a school Committee for three years William R. Kimball for three years |schoolkommit William S. Loggin for one year Stee
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