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Committee
William & Hoed Fibre of Bacon
lled That the thoErman of the SEbort bommitter be required à certain the condition of The devenue a chance, by personally examining the a lancé at the consumentencent 4 chile .. ¿ ac ......
leted "hutach school ou riet Allowed
school Money as they. I will Think purégler. Noted To aveclit the Report of the Judelaw.
+ Insert, voted to prakt over the 400 wticle in the warrant.
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1851
Voted yo selfend action on the 9th article in the warrant.
Voted what ax man and a yohe of oxen be allowed in fathing & now ten of each per hour while working under the direction ca Surveyor, and that the Surveyors of Hahaaus cause the path to the Bude eight felt wide.
Voted, That the Select men and assessors Aring in their bills to the Town for allowance.
Noted To allow the Treasurer and Collector thirty dollars for his ordinary Services.
VEted To raise seven hundred dollars for the support of schools the current year.
Noted, "what the money raised, and all the money avropriated for the support of schools be divided equally among the several School Districts.
Noted Go raise twelve hundred dollars to defray Town charges and expenses the current year!
voted. That the taxes be assessed and committed to the Treasures within three days of the first day of October next. That the Treasurer be bot- lector of taxes the present year, and that a i count of five per cent be allowed on all taxes hard to the Iss Collector there's or his Deputy within thirty days, three percent on all paid further sixty. days, and two percent on all paid within aunity days, after the date of the Tax-lists, and after the expiration of one hundred days and within one hundred and forty days. the Treasurer shall make distress afron the person or property of all deling white for the payment of such delinquents takew.
Noted To raise one thousand dollars for repairs and avant- mento of the Highways the current year, and It allow a man !per day working on the words, one dollar, for a Joke of Exel Onedollar, for a Plough one dollar, for a horse and hause Cart and dollar, and for a Part forty cents, per day while used on said Ho igh ways .-
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185%
Bills of Charge
Voted To pass over The 20th article in the Warran Noted That the Gown Clerk be instructed to procure suitable chests to keep the Town Books in.
Noted To take w/ the 2ª article in the warrant. Artes Chose, John Brown Treasurer & Collector.
Noted Go instruct the Treasurer to pay. five hundred dollars of the Town debt-
Noted That the Massachusetts Ploughman be furnished the inmates of the atmo house by the OverseErs of the Poor, at The expense of the Hours.
Noted To take 1/2 the 9th article in the vivant.
Noted To accept the Report of the Selection in regard to Guide-frosts & Boards.
lected To allow a bill of charge presented ! Chairman, Mozes Heimball fort services as was to fill School Committee $28.00
Voted. To allow a bill charge resented If Peter Pearl for makingla return c Me down blev à jour intermente $ .40
voted, Go allow a bill . charge, ese id y Ancill Gorman, for service, a Select Man assessor on the year ending March 1851 $40.35
Noted, To allow a bill of charge presented Ancill Doz man on service at the citic Committee to answer to the indictment against the down on complaint Samuel Goodale, and for Letting out the working ? The road. 8 6.89
Voted To allow a bill of Charge presented by John Peabody or service d' Auditor, and for Printing Auditors report
$ 10.00
279
185
Noted Go allow a bill of charge presented in vivillian A towe for making a return to the Town Clerkof six deaths, also for service attending the the funeral of theharbak Smith. $ 3.60 Vold Go allow a bill of Charge presented by Moses Gorman for service a Down Clock, and for recording marriage, for recording & returning births deaths &c. $ 19.32
Voted Go allow a bill of charge presented by Robert B. Anderson for books furnished District to. $ 4.49
Doled to allow a bill of charge presented by of It inball for storage 4 Letting w/ Standard incigitis + Incasures &C. $3.00
Noted "you a flow a bill of charge presented by Stephen Peabody for services as Andelar $. 2.00
listed To ultore a bill of charge presented by law Daran for Deforces searching Recorde at Probate Office relative to Lydia Yanicon La kas. I to cash paid at Office for searching .. $ .15.
Noled. Go allow a bill of charge presented by Samuel . Indreses and one of the committee Tolifeintet to the the care and management of the Estate devised to the down by tan Aaron food Esq also is on of the committee to take care of the yours proportion of the durfte revenue for two years ending. March Iss). $ 6.00
a bill of charge presented by Moses Koumbale for services as one of the Committee on school funds for the year ending March 1851 $ .3.00
Urted To allow a bill of charge presented in Ancill Dorman for service as one of the Overview of the Poor the year Ending March 185%. $ 1.69.
Noted To allow a bill of charge inresented by William E Killam for extra Service de "seu ariz and Collector the past year $ 1 .. €
280
185%
Noted To allow a bill of charge presented by William R Cole for services as one of the Selection assessors & Overseer of the poor the Hx past year, $ 19,15
Noted To allow a bill of charge presented by Benjamin J. Barnes for services as constable the past year. $ 7.50
Voted Ho a flow a bill of charge prevented 4. the German rie der view an vend if the committee infunden by The Down to make a selection wind & als Atimber trees in the Poor-farm, Use attending auction, making our bills, Collecting & having money To had Greatnever te.
$ 2.2.5
Noted you allow a till a charge wesented on Jamie Porley for services w committee on Gonati. rund 4 Mart And reverence the baut Hier will raz cash raid for recording 1 24 & tell. $ 3.50
Voted yo allow a bill of charge sammentell y for han 4. Day for dervices ad committee on the road complained if Jor-el Samtale. 5623.
Voted To allow a bill of charge medented y tiene 2. Day for services is oneof the Select men
LECZ. $ 34.59.
Goud de flore a bit of charge wanted by Mellan . Kimball for services as Constable The past year.
Noted To allow the following alle or pathing Inen.
jonathan | Porter Surveyor , Highways $ 15.80 Daniel GR Harriman. 4.00
Richard Spoford. 7.65
Dean Andreus. 6.75' Daniel Homer. 16.75
Aaron If horford. 11.00 6.00
Isaac VI Andreu. Robert is Anderson. 2.300 4.20
George W . Chadwick.
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1851
$ .80 3.40 13 .. 50 9.20 4.10 .30 9.60 3.20 1.40 16 02/2
Amos tustin. John Sawyer. Edward G Butchelder. Seth Burnham. Henry Atherton. Benjamin Woodbury. George Pearl. Daniel Wood. Thomas I teover. Oliver . Peabody. Alfred Brown!
lated That the Auditing Committee cause their Report to be printed and circulated through The down One week previous to the next annual meeting in March 1852, and that they make Jan esternate of the cost of supporting each Pauper per week!
Noted To take w/ the 29 article in the Ouvrant. Voted Go Choose two additional field Drivers. Chose Daniel Bixby, Field Driver voted, To dispense with the other. Voted, To dissolve the Meeting. John F. He imballe own Clerk.
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.It a legal meeting of the inhabitants of of the Hours of Boxford held in the bestry and the second failsh in said town on queaday the nineteenth day of August. /85%
Chose John Peabody, Moderator.
Voted Go accept the report of the Select- men relative to selecting and flying out and afterusing a lot of land in the four the Mechool Gus rich low which to build a school house in Jaid District which was as follows, vos.
The selectmen of Bedford having been applied to be the Committee chosen by the fourth school District in Land Your to oversee Misbuilding of a new school house, to select and layout a suitable liton which said house shall stand, The owner of the lot selected by the District having demanded a free therefor, which was denied imreasonable, having given due notice to the parties ... Terested, have met I and after hearing the parties have selected and layed out a School house lot for Laid District bounded as follows
Beginning at a stake on the norther? side of the roald, leading by the old school house to Hors field, said being One You and seventeen links westerly of a large out tree I landing in said-road Thendet northere fore rods and textin links to a Stake in land of Thomas Party. there water four rods and twentytwo links to la stable landing on the easterly side of the road leading from Het til school house to the corner near the head & Kohn Peabody. Thence Loutterly by the last named road to the learner at the Jons full Load, Shows dores The Jonsfuld road to the bound first nurmed. Said lor containing isiut ?" marcar las, . netcutting Tive Ed School houd lotu huch contains about eight Frodo The wind tien in addition to the old lot being about twenty eight square roots and we have affaruled thatold mage todon ius Perler the river of the land thus taken, A thirty-tree dollars and fifty cents. And we have allried the I wid Perler two months to take off the trees and wall now I tanti- sig on the lot, and this refers& a our drings is now Areserved to the your for acceptance, and when accepted and recorded. " non pay montar inder of Payment of the amount of Hachage a faresued.
2.89 forthwith
to the said Perley, The said land may be taken, held, and used for the purpose for which it is designated, subject only to the incumbrance of the said Perlet's trees and walk for the time herein before specified.
Dated at Boxford this eleventh day of August in the year 185%
Man & Grace Selection
Ben'S Barnes Berford.
Noted To allow the following bills for nothing more John The imball a bill of one dollar $1.00 J Alfred Brown 1.09
voted To extend the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to repair the road, leading from the corner Actes the house of Josiah Runball to George. Town line, near the house of Gidion Baker.
Voted To choose a Committee of two persons to see the above sum properly laid out.
Chose Dean Andrews Jannuel Perley ( Committee
Noted That the Committee cause the work to be done within two months from date.
Voted To dissolve the meeting.
Boxford Ang /9th 180"1
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of The town of Boxfordi purity of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts qualified by the Constitution to vote for Representatives to the General Court of said Commonwealth holden in the bestry in the second Parish in Sard Boxford 17: Monday the 10th tenth day 1 November AD 1851. being the second Monday in said month for the Purpose of Giving in their votes for Governor Lieut Govents and five senators for the District of Essex, and if the town to determine, to elect a Representative to represent said town in the next General Court of Luvid Commonwealth.
It was hut to vote to see if the Town would vote to send a representative to the next General tourt and it passed in the affirmative. "The vote was doubted; but passed; fifty-four voting to send and tin not to send a representative.
. At the close of two hours from thening the Polls. The Town voted to close the Poll. The whole number of person who gave me their votes was ascertained by counting the envelope as by law directed and the whole os umher of oullit was one hundred and Seventy one and the whole member of votes were received costed counted and recorded and declaration thereof made in chen town meeting as by law directed and were as follows.
deventy ona
Groz Governor. Soft ballstein hundredant Robert @ Winthrop. if Boston one hundred and twenty seven Georges Boutwell of Groton thirty five Fotine & Palfrey of Cambridge Mine
Lieux Governor Ao Billets one hundred . Fer oney George Frennell of Green field one hundred and Mantyder Henry, WOuh man of Bernardston hurts, five Amasa Walker of North Brook field. mine
For Senator, Too Ballots one hundred and seventy one.
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Robert I Daniels of Danvers One hundred and twenty seven .Meajah Lunt of Newburyport One hundred and twenty seven rathtinel Fillsee of Salem One hundred and twenty seven cy homas of right of Lawrence One hundred and twenty seven Isaac Ames of Haverhill One hundred and twenty seven Albert Currier of Newbury hart forty four Josiah Lovett 22 Beverly forth four Henry, Osgood, of, Indover lohn 2 Alley of forty four forty four Edmunditumball of Bradford forty four
Har Representative to the General Court
hote number of Ballots One hundred and fifty three: For Samuel H Batchelder One hundred and fifteen Thomas & tover thirty six Josiah Kimball
John Browne
"The vote of the town relating to the question Is it expectient that delegates should the chosen to meet in convention for the purpose of -revising altering the Constitution of Governmenty of this Getmon wealth? and the result was as follows:
For Calling a convention } Thirty five Against calling a convention? One hundred and twenty nine.
Acting dissolved.
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford held in the westry in the first Parish in said town on Monday the first day of March AQ 1852 ..
Chose Moses Harman, Moderataz, Those William E Killam Gown Glerk
Chese Ancill German William Re Gele John if Kimball.
selectinen
Rated to abuse two constable one in each Parish Chine Francis it Hard Benjamin "Wouldcry 3 Constables
Chise Samuel Perley William Gunnison Samuel Killam Thomas S iflaver Jonathan I Potter I'veth Burnham
Jy thingmien
Chose Thomas Perley Samuel Perley. Jelenun Locke. Jamal Freuler Dran, Andreas, Charles S Kimball Sylvester Cummings Docunder Pestoy
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Ephraim, " Glide
Highways
Salomon Snakkes? Benjamin Pa
Partemu Byly * Millian guil y triel
cliccawe at a dutiesquent inaling
Joen affaires
287
·Chose
William R. Ckimball William E. Fillam 1 Elledes Gharinon
ithomas Jonathan I Parter William to th hipple.
Chose Daniel andrews croquetas Fajardo
Ttomin Trafford Quville de Haber, Daniel " Hartenall 2 Batefielder
Lunch Per
Pipatine
Chose Benjamin Bradbury
cheQUEREd 1. Head and Dark
Edward Mbaud William Kikin bull Aume
Chise Erville y Harry, John Hate Alfred Brown
2. Denles Localter
Chose William 04 Houve Thorne B Parker
3 Pound Kapers
Chase George Lesley Richard Trafford Nelson Badicell.
Schauditois
Chose Doloron Lowe Calledel Carmine Thomas of Harry. Daniel Benjamin 2) Barney Halloman 2/10/020
180
Pour Officers
288
1852
to take 11. po the 6th article liter for County[ Jecasucrer Mas Allen UMDodge of Hamilton deventer 11 11 John iHade.fr nineteen of Ipswich ten
hotel Je accept the Report of the school Committed and that the Committe and their Report te be printed and circulatie through the four
Vota He chose a School Committee of diven one. from each de hort Sestraat beginning with Dirty Chile in District No 1 Daniel J Yoteli
11
11
V & William of ybruce
11
11
M4 etamis
Committe 11 -
No S Bahn Fi Kimball
11
Meticum tillão de
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11 Mit Milliam Ra Kintalé
intis To chose a Prudential Commettionsfrom which Distract
Chen in District d'y Daniel MY Could
"
Ruedential
11
Connette
11
11
de 4 camas levens
11
11
che 5 John Rheinkall
11
No. 6. William It Hord
11
co 7 William & Kintal
Later
Not to allow each School District to chose their Prudential Committe
Noted to allow each school Dettrist to divide their proportion of the money af they die fit for decomer or winter 111000
Note That the Chairman of the Short Committe the instructed to visit each wheat at the communie- ment and close-
Hotel Je accept the Report of the Eteller
To suspend action on the fastile at present
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124 1 1
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10 3 Samuel C Batcheldes chool
di3 Samut to Satchelder
289
1852 Motor To raise nine hundred dollars for the support of detials the coming years
voto that all the money raised and all themangoprinted for the use of sabotals the coming year be divided equally among the seven School Districts
hoto To take up the 20th artisk of the warrant both To adjourn this miting to next monday? at nine o clock stille
March &# 185% The qualified voters of the Down of Boxford met. agreable to adflowerment and proceed to business
Noted Ho suspend action on the article at present
Voti, To allow a bill presenti by John Brown por extru services as Iscas Call can't fost marcina and for. Aaron and keeping the Power Standard for Portage and for information and journeys in regard to the . Juniton Lax
$1347
1 .
Voter To allow a bill of charge presented by John f. "Kimball for three chests to keep the Hour Books und Rescosas in
Voted. Ho allow a bill of charge presented by John f. Kimball for printing school Report for the year 1834-28 810 1 hoto To allow a bill of charge presented by John !!! Kimball for services as chairman of the school ogin nit the the past year
Volio To allow a bill of charge presented by John Chimbull for servicesas Town Clerk the past year for cash fai for Postage Do un' for recording and returning deaths D. marriages and accestuning recording and returning baths $18,60
Note To allow a bill of charge presenter by Thick Howe to returning six death, ,60
. Noter Ido allow a bill of charge presented by Peter Pearl for making return of twelve interments AIR0
Voter To allow a bill of charge presented by attlist Perley for services as acrediton
1552 290
botox. "To allow a bill of charge presented by John Pabody, for services as auditor for travelling expense and printing, auditors Report $ 12,00
Vit To allow a bill of charge presented by Donathun A Porter Poster for services as constable and for flathing $ 5.75
Noter To allow a bill of charge presented by George Derley, for services as Constable notifying four officer) and notifying to con meetings $ 3,00
Voto To allow a bill of charge presented by thomas Vouyer for Plank & Railing for bridges and putting up the dume. $15,66 roter To allow a bill of charge paciented by John if Bacon for school booty the furnished the following persons fo kroll. Brown $ 1.86
ya More & cindy starting -
voter to allow a bill of charge presenteà Samuel, Porley, for words as commute on the Hon charon Hrad find & darples Rovera &M
o To allow a bill of charge presenter
hip closed Kimball paradevices as commette
on school feed the past year.
$3.11
boter do allow a bill of change procenter by
Guide Boards
$. 6,93
botão Le, allow a bill of charge preventer by "I & Cole por tabor and materials furnished for Kacting on Parlera's 5.41
Noter To allow a bill of charge presented by the Re tade for deviated decoloran and diefor the past year 23,//
Noter To allow a bill of charge presented by "V " tale for service, as Cuerdas of the Poor the past year $7.25
botão do allows a bill of charge presenter buy Till Dorman for service is crorders in the Pour the past year Postageof Isuneling exchange
1 5,3 G
291
Voter, "To allow a bill of charge presented by, Iwill Dorman for services as Selectman und Aisesdos Bush paid for stationary & Costage traveling expenses and each paw Il ytale perambulating Indoruling 28,98
Note To allow a bill of charge presente by & f Barnes for services as Selectman uni assessor the past year cone setting guide post $ 21,37
Noter To allow a bill of charge presented by BO Burried for services as one of the Overseers of the Bobs the past year and for traveling. expense to Medford in regard to Watts June 10,63
Voter To allow the following bill for pathing snow
Samuel W' Clement $ 1,70 Samuel " Element 10.10 14,95
Henripc Janes Richar ville Gurley,
5,10 8,40
Daniel Mitchell
Proveph to Farley
Oliver P Kullan
Parker & Perley
Elcha of Bunker
Francis @ Whittier
19.65. 45'
Thomas Elawyer
13,50
Felson Bordwell
17.15 4:33
Henry Barker (in fait)
Richard BE Hosted
10.35
Jefferson Kimball
Benjamin, Woodbury .
Draad I Andrew
11.05.
(Charles Perley)
740
Me I bole
Thomas Perley
Q. B Killam
30,70 21,50 950 26,95
Albert Perley
Vater Lo hals over John of Bacons bill for services as shoo committe the past year
Note That the surveyors when the roads ale incumbered with A now be directed to break them out eight fect wide. and that ten cents per hour be.
P
2430 28.90 7,85 15.85
Heart
665 6.951 9.00
Dannyul B Carleton
1852 292
allowed in a man and ten cents per hour for a yoke of overa while employed under the direction of a surveyor of highways and that all bills to for nothing Anou he presented to the Down for allowance by the surveyors of Highways
Voter To raise twelve hundred dollars to defray Town charges and expenses the current year. hater To take up the article of the warrant Note accept the Report of the commutte on school panels
Voted To accept the Report of the selectmen Relative to Guide Soares
That the taxes be assessed and committed to the Treasurer within three days of the first day of October next, That the Inatura The Collector of taxes the present Beaquand that a discount of five percent de attours in all taxes paid to the Collection of his Deputy worthing thirty days, these pic cent on call pair within dexhis days, and love per cent of all fraid a then ninety days after the late of the artists, and after the expiration of one hundred days, and within one hunde encesty, days, the Collection shall make distress upon the person or propertip se ett delinquents per the payment al Bech delinquenti taxes
Vratio batic
, To take up the 18th white of the constant to allow the kinsurag Gedlater thisten dollars per ordinary, deserve the current year Totwo To take up the ?? while of the wassent
John Brown Cheansercon Courder
Voleo Te excuse Jonathan of Portes pron saving ad feleldriver the current year
Chose demest alberse in his steni
293
1852
Je excuse John Carfrom serving as Survey ors of theghways
Chose John Day je in his dead
Voter
No excuse Richard Spofast from serving as tuditon
Votes "Je excuse Erie B Hyles from serving as Surveyor of Highways
Chose "France Curtis in his stead
Voto "do chose an additional devri eyes of Highway, Chose John ftale Note No excuse William Gurley from serving, as surveyor of Highways
Nathan I'Lowne in his steade
later To raise one thousand dollars for repairs and amendments of the "Highways the curent year, and to allow a man per day working on the sounds one dollar, for a yo ke of oxen one dollar, for a Plough one dollar, for a horse and a horseçait one dollar, and for a cast firth Th cents per day while used on said Highways
Patio Ho abate the taxes set to John 2 f HG und EG Batchelder in Collector John Brown) list of 1851 to the amount of four dollars une justin cents
Mateo To abate the two set to Joseph I tyles in saw list
Noter Not to allow the un expended Highway thayer of the past year to be worked out previous is the first of May next
Mateo de form a Highway, district agreable to the request of Panel F Haining others
Notes , To take up the ? article of the warrant Chose Denist & Harriman Surveyor of Highways
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18.52 Vater That the overseers of the Poor make temporary repairs on the Barn when the down harm, and report at the nuit anual meting upon, the expedienty of repairs or I bulletiny Visitio It dissolve the Meling
Allcame & fallum down Fleste
It a legal reling, of the Innalitantin town of Duxford in the bounty, of Essex and Commonwealth. of Massachusetts qualified according to the Consti- tilitar to vote for Representatives in the General Court, holden in the lufting in the first fish in dad Town. on the Lesday, next after the fuest, Monday, in the month of loventes one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, being the Decone days of Jail menthe, for the purfirst of given in their rotes for Electors of President and love President of the United States
The whole number of persons who gave in their vote "as adeustainão as directed in the Reviver Stalactos (Cheap 4. LeB) to counting the whole number of hall. Is given in, and the whole number of ballets was One hundred and Seventy three
trio the whole number of votes given in these receive, soster. countround déclarée une se c'èthissp made in a few town writing ad by law directed; una dair vates corre as fallicas on
Electors at large
Robert E. Winthrop Slips. Charles y Ascene Bastien d'estación Stephen & Philips Julen Hustrunti
Bouton Enchanchun Long
294
Mfar an Elector for Dis No 1 B.M. Sage, of New Sector One hundred and twenty four Phinney of Barnstable Nearlytwo Bahn Ho Show of Nantucket Jenen
Elector for Tiche 2 George A Crocker of Jaunton One hundred and twentyfive Carneag of Hingham Fortytwo William I Hood
For an Gestor for bir los John gardner of Dedham One hundred twenty four Caleb Station of Braintree Forty two Edward I Phones of Godtham Leven
For an Elector for Disso + Amos Lawrence of Boston Onehundred Stwenty four Isaac Boston Monty tive Lima thy Felbest of Boston Seven
"Los an Electron for Diswas Robert I Show of Boston One hundred twenty four Benjamin "J. Hallett of Boston Fortytwo John & Palfrey of Cambridge deven
( for an Elector for Dis No'6 Juniet & Baker of Lynn One hundred twenty four Jonathan clayton of choesbury Forty teror John I Whittier of christiny deren
Los an Elector for Discoy George Eggswell of Bradford Enchandispthat Then It La Sapporo Haverhill Forty two Samuel ! Sewall of Stoneham Seven
an Elector por Dis No 8 Rarak Bougent of destruirin One hundred plenty focus Lofsender of downsend Posty, tino John W Graves of Lowell Seven
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