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Incoin ʼ Nated to dissolve the muting beting Dissolved
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The annual toril meeting resumed agreeable to adjournment
Delos actores bill of change A tax dollars and fifty cents presented by cast focal Batehelder for two round a halfdays attending the Commissioners to have a road prayed for buy Same th, Clement and others -
$ 2,50
Vated to excuse Stephen trafford iran, serving as surveyar of highways Where samuel Finley in hiscom Voted to excuse office addams from serving as Surveyor of highwar's
Chose Samuel bowler in his room
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Wie is creuse lagt said BatchElder prcon serving
L'hose Gapet Samuel Kimball in his main -
rated to dissolve the meeting Meeting Dissolved
1829, August 24.
oft a legal town meeting held in the meeting house of the second Parish in Bexford this 2's day of August dd.I. 1829.
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1 st Chose Gol, Charles Deabody Moderator unanimously Noted to fraps over the second article of the tarrant Voted to pass over the third article of the harwant Stated to dissolve the meeting Streching Dissolved
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It a legal town meeting held in the heating haus. in the second Slavish is Backand this 22, day of february d. D. 1830 Chose "annuel it. "Clement? Moderator
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rated, to choose by ballot a committee or two persons is antonio the Curent of Commandloans next to be holden Av debevis the dawn of boniand on an indictmentagain. them in not keeping in repair the road Leading from : Heystylem to the Meeting house in the West Harish in said town
Committee
Chose Capt. John Kimball and Edmund Barker to serve as the committee Ofted, that this committee use all fair and honourable measures to defend the town against the aforesaid indictment
Vote, that the town should make the race prayed for by Peter Heart and others , agreeable to the direction of the Country Commissi missionens. Noted that the Selection for the time being . be a Committee, to let out the making of the road prayed for by Seter Deart and others, to be made to the acceptance of the County Commissioners.
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Bills Change 0
Vited to refer the bill of change presented by laget. Foracham Ferlay, to the Board of Everseen. Tothe to allewas a bill of charge presented by Lawand if your bed of sixten dollars và méretetone cents de 144/ test of 3 inch pelicula at $10, for the use in repairing the bridgemen Capto Symonds mille $14, 41 ch transporting the service from Salaris $ 2,50 Ets. 0 8.16,91
Vater that this meeting be dissolved
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18.30 Feb. 22
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18.30
It a legal misting of The pride wohabelands quelyund i vale in towns affairs I hele. in the Michnotions of the fint parish in Heard You This 5th dar, of April 1830. Erbare Major dermarel Partey Moderado ... Phineas lames town blesk ...
Chok - Gufin Samuel kimball Volumen
George Pearl a nal
Benjamin Robinsonga) assessors.
Chose Pocket Pcill Strutney -. Treasurer
Voted to excuse baft A. Stilany from serving as Treasurer by mis own requests
Vilea unanimously That the Thanks. The Town begiven To Gafit Qrcell Stickney for the faithfull manner that he has served the Town las theater der Maurty y can Past. fast in incussion -
Chose Caft. Jacob Batchelor. Treasurer & Collecton-
Chose the Som Goula? " ( Same Morse
Constables ..
Gol Charles Peabody? Maj- Samuel Partey Mr. Samuel classe
Fythingman.
Craft. Jacob Gaule. Otosefih Symonds. 11 Clases Dorman q- John Brown. Gen- Solomon Lowe Asa Poster ga- Charles Parter. Nattr. & S Jullen. Sylvester Cummins .. Towar Adams nose ctor Pearl instead J'ailin - Engler Excuses May 10 7 Ben !~ Pearl Berij~ Peabody Defin Day ( Same lo Glement Edwin SA clains.
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Town offiren ...
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410 1830 April5.
Chose takto Josiah Kimball. John Gourel. Samuel Andrews. (Amos Carleton Daniel Mitchell
Fence Viewers-
Finove Francis casting Samuel Bixby. Charles Partey a Moses Stilkins- itimas Davisa Gelmund Barker
Field drivers
Benjamin French ? 1 Benjamin Pearl } Louna recpers.
Daniel Andrews
1 Bet: Josefin Symonds. Sam : H. Clement Amas tarleton In Bliver J. Ceabody .
Surveyors of aumier-
Ce. Peter Eation 29_ 11
11 Isaac Briggsun Alijah Northern Boga Thomas Percy à Vieres Dormanfor-
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Bliver Ceabody- Same Peabody William H. Herrick~ A. Ward Perley In Jona Foster Esq isaac Howeyn
Prudential
Committe-
11 Oliver Peabody ~ Charles Perley - Samuel Boxboy.
Leonard Perley Caron Emery Jonas Runners Lessee Runnels.
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Voter to raise five hundred dollars for the support of schools The ensuing year to be appropriated the same way and manner as the last year
Valeo to raise one thousand dollars of the repairs of the highway the ensuing year to be appropriate in The same way it was the last year
Valea to restrain neat cattle horses and horse kind rame going, at tage from This day to the 20th my 8 . November next
Varted to restrain swine from going at large all the years
Usted that the selectmen be a committee to carry- into effect time (resolve of the General court, relative . to taking a plan of the Town -
Valed to discontinue the Town road from near the
Hearse house in the wrest Parish in Boxjord to the road 7 leading krom near the house of Wer Muth Barker to the Meeting house in varde west parish. after The first day il itavember next ___ and te have it remains as à J mivete ways ~
Request of Vetea to allow tool John Parker of Anelover to wo kout I. Parker The highway Taxes set to him as Guardian of William P und Ich 6. Henry, on The race leading, boy their house
Vated~ To accept the report of a committee chosen to determine the test methods of collecting the Taxes that shall or assessed in the town the ensuing year, exciting minighway tax - Which was in The words and figures Following viz )
That a premium of 6per cent be allowed on all fares lannerd paid in to the newturers bollertor, or his pour within 30 day Collecting nene it's The delivery of ina ice vales fonctions con The 15th of Sept annually; 4 per cent on all praise with in 60 days, and 3 pre cent on all hail within 120 days. And that 90 days after the expiration of the 120 days be allowed to all brons to complete the payment of their 1 lunes. after which time it will in the duty of the foreston to enforce the collection on all delani iente indiscriminately
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Money raised
Battle
5 Town
- - Road
granted
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412 1830% 1
Vated to allow a bill of change presented by Ben am 0.
Robinson In as Town Blink, for recording, drawing and other services _ __ -
3 . 3. Daten to allow a bill presented by Samuel IS Clement for services as Selectman and Unserver the past year $421, 42. Voted to allow bakt Sam? Kimball bill for services? $ 24 .. 20 as Selectman and assessor the past year.
Valea to allow Phineas Barnes bill, for services? the past year as Selection and Assessor ... Voles for bounty Treasurer- we're as follows-wing) Thor William Foster Wade , Forty, we un
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Vater to adjaum the meeting to the 2? Monday in May next. 26. clock Pull-
413 It a legal town meeting held in The Mechinshown in The frost parish in isoxford This fifth cam of April- D1830- being The first mendes in sard month for the purpose of the qualified electors it said down to give in their votes for Governor dient Ged- depetons and bound sellers agreable to the Constitution of the Commonweal,A
The votes being sorted and counted and declaration Thereal made were as follows vug ... . .
His Excellence devi Lincoln un 50m Hon Marcus Morto .. .. g.)
For Governor.
Hon? Fromas Ribbentrop ~ 50-LFordicut Gave"- Nathaniel Hill's Life. 8-]
officers~
Hon Stephen White 63
" John Merrill 53 .-
, Amos Spaulding 48-
Senators
James H Duncan 52 0 William Thorndike. 52.1 11
and Stehen & Pontips Oss. 530 Moses Stringate 1-
Josefin Gabal
May 10" April resumed agreable to adjoumment this to day of May being the second Monday of the said month- Vated to excuse Mr. Flint-Typen from serving as Surveyor. of High ways, and chon Peter Pearl in his place - Vitier no excuse Effin Gould from being a Field driver and i have Francis Custive in his place- Vated to allow a bill of change presented by dise Grover for planta. Just anabridere $ 4198uma. Voted to dissolve the meeting .~ Haverentin Otec to dispense with sending a Representative to the General meeting Court the present year .. . 28-10 25"-
State
414 830 May 10
At a legal Town Meeting held in the Meeting hour of the first harish in Before, This lenth day of May G hose. Cast. Jacob Batchelder, Moderator.
Valec. To raise one thousand dollars to defray The expences of the town the current year.
Value That the Selectionen be a committee to contract for The working of the road, prayed for by John arke and others - ) - Vated to acht the chart of the boom matter who have the care and management of The estate devised to the town by the Hon Haron Wood Erq ... which is in the way and figures following (voz
Report
The room mutter who intece to take the care and direction of The manner of managing and improving the state divine The town by the Hon, Aaron Wood Ban, towards the sup of a grammar school, ask leave to report that on The 17"- day of offwil test the several persons that held and improve the Jums loaned with the exception of Asa- Bradstreet, who was a few days later, paid one years interest then due therean, amounting to $10 5. 69 - and The same has been paid over to the Treasures of the to to be afblied to the purpose of the device.
The whole sur of the principle loone of, continues
to be $2061-25-and is in fast secured in The manner following :-
$
C 323~50. 119 .. 50 1000-1 287- 25 100-11 70 - 1. 300 - 1 100 - 11
By Café! Abraham Perley secured by a Mortgage of 25 avendo totoman Hood, secured by Maryage of Three acres of an 11 Andrew Homer, secured by Mortgage of 7/2 acres of land
11 Fredericka Shoford, his surethey are samuel Thefonden Stephen Asa Bradstreet his sure ties are John Brecklebankof Paul Dahin Daniel Adams, Sureties. Israel Adams & Yona Foster John Brocklebank. surelies Paul Dale gr & Samt Brocklebank Nathaniel Dorman, sureties Time-hy Dorman of Moses Domman Nathaniel Maison suretics roth? Morse & Benjamin Winter- 200 - . Benjamin Hinter aunties, Nath Nelson 2 Ben" Little. 100- Nathanice Nelson sundries Josefin Komball & Abre Kanbay.
415
Executions for the sum of lives innitride dollars with interest- we Finerion and costs were obtained by The committee against Ellosis ) Avel Fiefords in June 1829, and in July following were cured an their hands and we frescone returned vatifind The convequence is your commetter are considerably in acht. but the a note concern at nevezet is unsettled
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Meeting lessorvice- 2 2
10 oft a Legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town & Boxford, in the Bounty, of essex qualified according to the constitution to vote for Representatives in the General court worden in The Meeting house of the first hanshin? Boffert, the first day of November, being The don't Mandy of sera month in the year our Lord one Thousand eight undred and thanks for the purchase of giving in Their votes for a Representative to the of said Commonwealth in The 7 vangress of the United States for the users north District, The whole number of votes a were in were sorted, counted, recorded and declaration Ferent made as by law is directed, and were for The allowing herions.
Hor- Hon James, H. Duncan in 52 votes- Caleb Cushing 2
Then to marston 2
John Merrill / Turn over r
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The remaining hatof the warrant for November meeting, was- resumed and
Patit vin Hillam was chosen Moderator~
It was Then valias Unanimously to accept The list aurons as mepared by the selectionen, which was in The words , figures following,-
The following is a list mesaved by the Selectione. f Borford, comprising those persons who in Their opinion are well qualified to serve as Jurors, and Their names are Naceel in The mix accordingly-(viz)
Daniel Andrews.
Beni amina Babade.
Virutas Barnes- Jacob Butcherder. Edmund Barker .. "Inn Day- ( William Tranham-
numar & Hovey roman Low- Avijan So they- Jacob cabody-
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etimuel Oliver ? cabrales Timeon Par Peter Pan Samuel , Reynatils. John singler- (Bradstreet yhes ham. Jacob Towne - Tere? young
5 with which is submitted to said town for their revision, alteration, and confirmation . 1 Boxfor Nous 1- 18300
etamuel nimball
J'lastmin
George Par. Benjamin Robinson Jun-
Boxford~
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out a local meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Bayard in the county ' Esser qualit according to
vart volden in the meetinghouse of the second, vanil
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wane con for the Oreex North destruct.
'he wrote number of votes given in were so 00 valores researched and declaration Thereal a ade as my.
barel tensions com Hem Definen W Mienton Eng -41
Han Teres H Duncan - 1
oAt a legal meeting of the mule inthabitants of the town of boxford held in the matinghouse in the second Parish this 4th day
Chose Phineas Barnes Og & Hederater
Chose Benjamin Robinson je Down blech .
Chose Themand. Harry
Gast Samuel hanball ( detectives Assessorsam ..
. . 2 Meses German 1: Oversions of the Door-
Chose Capt Jacob Batchelden Incarner
Chose join Gould
Goustables
Where Col. Charles Peabody . Maj dannet Perley
mythingmen
April 4th 1231
Jawn Officers
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Greenleaf Dole Samuelel. Reynolds Daniel Word
HAmes Carleton ..
John 6. éforte
William Tyler & Chosen at the adcomment in may ..
Chose Gen. Haionion Low
Got. Charles Peabody . .
Samuel Killam Daniel Mitchell Seth Burnham ..
Fence Vie wenn
Whose William 71 Herrick Nathaniel Dorman Phineas Barnes Esp. . Moses Kimball Daniel Hosmer Em, Thomas Y Dun ..
Chose Benjamin French .. Benjamin Pearl Eng. [
Pound helpers
Chose Daniel Andrews Genesolomon Low . .
Amas Carleton Samuel M Clement Henry 6. Sullivan ..
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Field Drivers
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Surveyors
humber
Finances Curtis Capt. joseph dy monds Thomas Leckesbury Capt. Sommet inim ball Passe Stanley Oliver Willum Samuel goodale Capti e Ineill. Hackney Cept. Jacob Younc Surnud Spoford
1891 April 4
Town Oficarus
419
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Prudential Committee
Flint Vylet
1 Thomaset. Hovey
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Daniel Hismer
Hoy Reizes
11 amael Hall
Toted To raise five hundred dollars for the supportof schools the ensuing year to be appropriated in the Same way and marmer as the last year I et De raise one hundred dollars in addition to the Live hundred before mentioned) for the support of cinema schval the invulling year.
Voted De raise one thousand dollars for the necessary repairs of the highways and town ways the ensuing year to be appropriated in the manner as the last year Lisanne
Begin veways
Restaurar
books io ,
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------ Tomas De restrain mat tuttle , houses, and house kind branngoing at large the ensuing years from this day to 20th of November Noted That swine be restrained from " fram going at large the whole year Voted To pass over the Fr 8th articles united of ter noon.
Voted There shall be curiished by the town six blando backs each to contain li quines or ruled paper for the use ofthe several school districts Ichod ão choose a committee if one person to procure six blant. beck's each to contin two neves of mailed proper for theuse of the several school diviniets at the expense of the town Chose Capt. I wish Kimball Committee
school Committee
Chose Francis Curtis .. Cept. Samuel Kimball 6 A. paca Joure Henry Perley for
Phases Re SPeter Gaston 2.2. .. Vilijah Vorthey Esq. Cant. Thennous Derley
1831
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(420)
1831 -April 4
Teachers of the schools in hep book's
Taxes abutin
Hogy heray district. Divide &
0 grant for school house
Voted That all the Teachers at the setroots shall be required to much books, which should be furnished at the. quiblic expense and shall remain the property of the district in which they are kept, in which. at the commencement of each selivet timm. Hery shall record the names of their pupils Their ages, absence, and the studies to which they attend, und nice a month, note their forationen in the same- und such other particulars of their- conduct, application, und general character, a) shall cable the school committee at their visitations for all of which it shall the fee duty of the searchers to exhibit the same to them) to town an adequate idea of the schools, It shall be the duty of the insuredters frequently to rewind their perfil. of the important consequences , which may result to them individually from there perpetual records It shall be the dirty of the Teacher at the close of each term, to deposit the aforesaid book with the Clerk of the school district in which it- belongs, and by him, be handed to the next src= - ceeding Instructor at the com.
rencement of the school.
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Voted That each prudential school committee man be furnished, by the Down Clerk, with an attested copy of the preceding vote- und, that compliance with the requirements of the aforesaid vote be made acondition on which he engages a Beacher,
Voted da abate the taxes set to Teria Smith in Collection Phineas Barnes List of taxes for the year 2. 1827 Void that the highways and town ways intraced within the Funnits of the district A which Peter Dea was Surve yor last year may be divided into two districts, and to be left to the session to make the dim Voted, not to grant the sum of one hundred dollars to the inbouw tants of School district 10.3 for the purpose of creating a new sehave house in vain school district. Vated to pass over the 13th Article in the Warrant
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421
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Il Regista-
Hotel to adjourn strisameting to the 11th day or may next at one Beliche FROM.
It a layad tron meeting heldin the Meeting house in the second barish in Boudard this day of April of D. 1831 (being the first monday in said month) for the purpose of the ratified erections of said town to give in their votes for Governor freut Governor Senators and Counselions ranecable to the Constitution of this Commonwealth. The votes being sorted, and counted, and declaration hoved made and were for the following person (g) governor Senators and Counsellors
85
William Johnson je Egg .... 79
. Han Hareus Marton 7 Hon William Thorn dike . .. Han Jamuel Lathrop 2 RiGert Gross Esp. Hon. Hepuent . Juilli, 1; Liente Governar Hon. Thomas L Winthrop: - 90
. Hon Harisony. it's ... 2 Ebe .ces,or Bradbury 812. Jesse Minibar Esa.
Nathan Wiritis . .. 7
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A.m. e Hoses Ningute.
Fuathan Shore- 1
422
1231
Aprily out a legal meetings of the intricitants if the town of Borta in the Country of Essex qualified according to the constitue lion to vote for Representatives in the General court, holdem in the inceringhouse in the second parish .i. said down on monday the 4th day or April 6. 1931. can che purpose de quina in their votes Los a ñen. reservations ' said Commonwealth in the Congress of The United States for the Essex Wirth district, The whole number is cales given in wave sorted. convited. recorded and declaration thencat made us on how is directed and were for the following serons Har Han. Stephen the Marston --- 66
1,5 · gaydan's. Esgood 8
Gant, Thomas Parlay. 2
/ Ralph Herrench Erg. 1
/ It a legal meeting of the male in habitants held in the metin house in the second parish in Boyford this 11th day of May Q. 10. for the purpose of choosing a representative to represent said low in the General Count to be convence at Boston the last wednesday of May inst. The votes were as follows For Word. Charles Peabody
tative to general . .
Maj Jacob Peabody .. 15%
Capt Jacob Batchelder 11 For Representative
1 Abijale Nor they say.
Capt, Sosiale Kimball 5 dissolve the meeting Caril meeting resurmed agreeable to adjournment- Noted that the Treasure shall be collecter, and the Fixes to be collectie in the way and manner of the last year- Votée to, excuse Gapt. Jacob Batchelder Fram soming ar Sinecesuper and collector the fondent year
Dresserser to be collection
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Chose Galt Hiimbull Treasurer and Collector Total to reconsider the vote wherein the town voted to raise one hundred are fifty dollars (in addition to five hundred dollars raised on the support of schools) Is the manispratio in the dansersend of de amicisschied Take that the Dreamver and Collector be allowed the sum of fatty delitos for his services the coming your
20me . .
It's that the several bills that were presented for labour in the winter be returned to their respective owners, and, lay by them until next April, no he returned according to the role of the town in 1829, and that money be raised for the purpose of paying the same -
- Totic that the previous records relative to obtaining the blanks work, for the rough't of the schools, remember into the several Noch's, The atre instructors, many perfection understand The voteof the town. - - - Note to dissolve the imerting
It a legal town meeting held in the anetinghouse in the second parish in Boxford this 11th day of man A. D. 1831. Chose Cool. Charles Perbuty Moderator Voted to raise the sum of thirteen hundred dollars to defray the expenses of the town the present year - - - Voted to accept the report of the committee chosen to take the care of managering and improving the estate devised to the town by How, a Javon Wood Org. which report was in the following. words and figures (200g) The Committee appointed to take the cave and direction of the manner of manageing and improving the estate devised to the town by the thema laver FRE Exp. towards the support of a grammer school, ask leave to report , that are the 18th day of et forat least the is being sunday) the several persons that hole and improve the suis bounce, pais one yours intrest then due therion mounting to $109.3. and the same was board over to the Incurcover of the town pour the score day to be applied to the fair poses of the chemise
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The whois sum of the principal now loans is $ 1944,32 uno de a scanned in the following are.
By Capte Abraham Porley, scorned by a mortgage of 25 acres of land. By Solomon Hard, scorned by a mortgage of 3 acres of land. By lindrer Horner; scoured by a mortgage of The waves of fame, Byttene derich Spollard, his sureties are Samuel Sportoweandrephen Spot By tra Brad street, his sumeties are John Brok le ban Ar Don't Tale " By Zaniel aldans, his sure ties que Brach Goldenun año forration koster By John, Brokleburits, his survation are Land Tole jo, and benned Broke to bank. By Nathaniel Forman, his sureties use Donothey Derman a Deflores Norman By Benjamin Winter, his aretien an Nathaniel Helson & Benjamin. Little By täthamel Nelson, his sanelies aus joseph Kimball toten heimdall By Nathaniel Nelson, his sureties and Nathaniel Morse & Beniamin Minuter Bry Benjamin Trafford, his sureties are Nationet Melon that citronell amore By Comos Kimball, his sancties ane lonaltra.Foster 8 Solomon disul fono
61. .. 113, 95 69,32 1944,32 the
"The note held by the committee against Ben amintpallone ford lis, 5- note tones Iumbed on $ 6%, 32 are the amount of the land solid, that was set de on Extons, aquint classes dy afford in oftions for the convent they low the town which Iid's sont of the original princi pat 8 119, 10. The committee on the 18, 0 don't last, waived as inconce I sure lance wh in their possession 8 28.10. which led considerably short of the intrest on the same , but was all which could be obtained.
Your Committee une themselves charged with apenses ( biz) By their attorney My Blank con ais expenses & Court enarges , as per bil $24;3. Bu This, BO Foster for selling and love, con appraisers So~ 24%. By times paid en saio lands, to Treasures of dowhen was her receipt 2,5
In expenses of auction & ces $ 191 for copies of Ex on, to Registers 2,00 3;9,
54,9
in all making the amount-
28.10
due
The income of the lane being $28,10 deduction leaves the Committee $ 26,88
1 Your Committee have in well matters relating to the above care veled under the where of counsel They anonimas to intending Strain Extens , on all raio Spoforch land, advies of their counsel , vec tron said Trafford suvelies, on some of them in each co such bonds as were then considerce a sufficient quiwants to the town on the , urinary interest and legal costs in case the lavie then to be set of, shorts in the en fruit of days. the same . Immediately after the land was sold which Ischo both 1830 , which way man's to the above suis bonds me. I carr'sin with the conditions of their for out as yet they have, and probably will decline nuoting sie whip lication, as was mast reasonably anticipate. On the last mentionco wice subject, relating toth Bons, your Committee lesi've instructions and directions from the town
comos Timba it
Committee
. Resvetiully submitted by Boxford May 11, 1831.
1:31. may 11th
323,50 119,50 117, 0 287,25 7C. .. 300. .. Let. ..
425
31.
Polis to choose a committee of chance to make such refrains on the Bridges over fish Brook and build such anew with stone ar may be necessary in thea- vision the formerant year
Chose maj Samuel Partey Artemas W. Derley
Goranittee 11
1. Samuel goodale
Volea to Dissolve the meeting
Files to allow " bill of charge presented by capot George Deand of thirty five dollars for services as Selectman assessor & overseer of the poor likewise as one of a committee to help survey the town and as one of a committee to let out the working of the road grayed for by Cal. John Carter and others. - $35,50
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