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William R. Kimball ( Tsy was chosen Moderator
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That the Treasurer be authorized, with the aproval of the Selectiven, to hire such amount of money as may be necessary to meet the demands on the Treasury till the first day of October next; the same to be paid from the avails of the Town taxes the current year Nor of the year 1882.
Noter To indefinitely portone all action on the third Particle of the warrant , which related to the renewal of the town notes
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To dissolve the meeting attest Aneill Dorman Town Click. It a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxforce qualified to role in town affairs, held in the Vistry in the Second Perish in said town on Wednesday the 12th day of October Amento 1881.
(Gerse W Chadwick was chosen Moderator
Noted To accept the nation of the Adlectoren in laying out a town way from near the Rail Road Depot Through land of Mrs. herainda Leave to the road teaching by the house of John Hale-se report at the end of this record,
Noted 1 That the Selectmen le a committee to let out the working of said react.
Noted. Stat the deistmen be directed to let and the working of the road ceither in one or two sections , to the lowest wieder To he worked according to their direction and to
18.81 Continued their acceptance. That the road be worked and completed before the first day of December next
Noted So Dissolve the Meeting littest Aneill Dorman? Town Chest
Siepre the following is the report of the selection alluded to in the foregoing record.
How road " The the selection of the town of Bertona having complied with the requirements of the far iné
( ( ) incefiled relation to notifying the owners of land over which Est 13.18:41 we were petitioned to lay out a tocon way, hem laid out such town way as follows; Beginning at a monument on the southerly side of the role Reading by the house of John Hale in said Boxhoid at the land of elles Linindu Louvre then through faire Lowe's land southeastaly seventy three and one half reds to the road near the freight Depot ; The said town way to be three rods in width from the westerly line of said rail road and une have agreed to award the owner of the lance over which said town way passes for her damages is as follows, Que and three reighth, acres of land Sixty Dollars 600, To seventy three and one half rows of fine seventy five dollars.
Und your Selection hunden respectfully report cards town way to the town for its acceptance
Dated at Boxface this third day of thetour in the year 1881
Les MerChadwick Z selection forme Parkhurst S Boxford
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lettest Aneel Forman Course Clerk
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881 At a tarde meeting of the introduitants of the train , member of Boxford qualified as by the constitution required. mating, to vote in selections held in the Marty in the record Parish in said town on Tuesday the eighth day of ( November in the year One Thousand eight hundred and eighty one for the purpose of giving in their votes for a Governor and lieutenant Governor of It. Commonwealth, a Councilor for the Fifth. District Secretary of the Commonwealth - Treasurer and Recuvier General - auditor of the Commonwealth attorney General, and for senator Fifth Passer District. for County Commissioner, for a Representative fifteenth Essex District in General Mount a Clerk of the Courts
also on article of amendment of the Constitution yes or No.
article of amendment
So Aurions having served in the army of many of the United States in time of war and having been honorably discharged from such service, if otherwise qualified to vote, shall be disqualified therefor on account of being a framper, or if a pracoper because of the sion fragment of a Poll tax. all in one ballot.
The polls were opened at reighten minutes hast. ten oclock H.M. and closed at eighteen minutes hast two PVM.
The ballots were all sorted. Counted and recorded and public declaration made thereof in ofen meeting as the law directs and were for the following persons Viz :
For Governor of the Commonwealth John D. Long of Hingham Aufty for O Charles S. Thompson of Gloucester diffen
It a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Bondad sundhed to vote in town officers held in the Westry in the Second Parish in said town on Tuesday the eighth day of November 1881.
George W. Chadwick was chosen Moderator
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To build a new School house to be located as near as conveniently may the to the site formuly. occupied by the Old Fifth District School house
1 Noted
To choose a committee of three to Overseethe building of said School house
Israel F & Shefford? James H. Welister Albert H. Towne
Committee
That the expense of said School house including furniture, Siete & Outbuildings Shall not exceed one thousand dollars
Voted Noted
That the house be completed on or before the fifteenth day of May next.
That the atelectmen and building committee be authoused to accept the house when properly completed.
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That the Selection and procuring of a lot of land on which to reject a School house be left to the defectiven To pass over the third article in the warrant. To dissolve the Meeting
entest Ancell Dorman Down Select
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It a meeting of the turks of the torres of thewich Routey € and Boxford held at the office of the town clerk of Ipswich on Wednesday the ninth day of November 1881 for the purpose of ascertaining the result of the vote cast the day previous, for Representative to the next General Court in the Fifteenth Essex tituist the result in wach town as presented dingthe clarks there were as follows!
In Thiswich Milton (Ellsworth of Row ley 205- Joseph F Ross of Showich 1.19 In Rowley. 115 Joseph F Ross ..... 58
Milton Ellsworth
In Boxford
15 370 56 Joseph ti Ross .. 11
192 Thewing that Milton Ellsworth was chosen by one hundred and eighty dow majority and certificates of his election U V
there made out accordingly.
lettest.
( Jä 9, 1881.
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in electrons and in town affairs held in the Nestry in the First Parish in said town on Monday the Sixth day of March A.D. 1882 Moderator John R. Cole Ancill Dorman Town Clerk. Wherents was Aware in open Meeting by BOS. Barns Justin of the Beach
John Parkhurst Aereo W. Chadwick Selectmen
Albert H. Towne (Charles R. Anderson} Constables
Edward E. Pearl ? Treasurer Edward Co. Pearl 3 Collector.
Ase P. Howe Daniel Bixby Geo. B. Killum William S. Home
field
Jahre Averill. Israel To Spotford Samuel BICarleton Um R. Kimball Charles Perler Charles A Andrew James H. Webster
Henry Moulton 2 found Keepers
Win R. Kimball
William W Houve Geo MV Curtis
Surveyors
Marstal P. Whittier
Highways
1882
Choose
Chose
Thos
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Surveyors
Highways
Israel Herrick Elbridge Perley- Stephen A Bixby Charles A. Tibbetts Solomon W. Howe John Parkhurst D. F. Harriman I. Horace Nason John Pearl J. F. Sprofford
Lumber
John Peabody Creo Q. Frame Stephen A. Bixby Humphrey Perley for Samuel P, Peabody Warren M. Hole John Pearl Daniel F. Harriman Wim R. Cola James H. Webster
Measurers
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Word & Bank
Stephen Bixby Horace Roscoe Cole B. Fr. Barnes Geo. A. Harriman Asa B. Howe Israel F. Spoford Grev W. Chadwick John R. Cole Um R. Kimball Henry Perley Reginald D. Foster Thomas Se. Spoford Israel Herrick Galo W. Twitchell I at. Howe
1882
Chose
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Man R. Kimball John R. Cole Oliver B. Killam
Fener Viewers
So dispense with choosing Tything men
John Peabody OW R. Kimball & Auditors John Peabody? Sealer of weights & Measures F. J. Stevens School Committee for three years FLA. How 1 . one year
That the School Committee be required to apoint a Superintendent of Schools.
To instruct the Committee not to pay more than one hundred dollars for Superintendents Services
To accept the Report of the Selection on Guide Brands To accept the Report of the Committee on School Funds Stat the Selection bring in all their bills for services, to the town for allowance, and that all other bills be presented to the selectmen for allowana
To raise twelve hundred dollars 1200, for Support of schools the current year, To raise one hundred and fifty dollars ,150, in addition to the above to be appropriated for instruction in music,
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To pass over the the article in the warrant relative to the request of the late J. Tyler Barker for a Free. School in Boxford.
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Pract the Incasurer with the aprobation of the Selectmen, he authorized to review such of the town notes as the holders thereof may wish to have received. (This vote was passed unananimously 64 in favor of none against,
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Un raise three thousand five hundred dollar, $3500, to defray the necessary charges and expenses ( of the town the ensuing year
To raise One thousand dollars / 1000, for repairs and amendments of Highways of Bridges the ensuing your
What the Delectmen on or before the fifteenth day of etkil next aportion to reach survey or of Highways such part of the amount raised for repairs as they may think best, hearing regard as far as may be to the condition of the roads in each Highway District and it shall be the duty of reach Surveyor fairtifully and impartially to expand the Sum thus assigned to him in making the necessary reheures of Highways within his District.
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Hiat Surveyors of Highways and those under their es Hoy be allowed as follows; for a man fifteen cents per hour- for a yoke of oxen twenty cents per hour. for a Horse and last twenty cents per hour. for two Horses and a cart thirty cents per hour. and for a Blow. Ox-show & OR-Cart each fine cents per hour while used on the Highways.
That the manner of breaking out the roads when encumbered with snow be left to the discretion of the surveyors, and that they shall allow for i hair of Horses thirty cents per hour and for a man and for a yoke of Oxen reach, twenty cents per hour
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That the taxes be committed to the Collector on or before the Tenth day of september next and that a discount. of four per cent be allowed on all taxes voluntarily fraid before the first day of October and two per cent on all
hard before the first day of November, and that all tacos be collected bredere the first day of January 1883,
To instruct the collector to finish why the collection. 1 this list of taxes in accordance with the rate of the towe :
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To supply the defects with bad from the clinton to the out and choused and paid for from the School money. to the master of the Almshouse
Ve course the matter of protecting and maintaining sur our nuseful fishes with the Selectmin
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to pass over the 18th article, relative to Woman Suffrage He (Vote passed 37 to 23)
On the question "To see if the town will vote to grant licenses for the sale of intoxicating Ligner, the result.
Meas 2. Mays 45
To allow a bill of charge presented by 400 1 Chadieren For services as Chairman of the Selection Assessors and I'msure of the Pour the past year $ 71.00
' cash paid for tur fare 6,50
1. .. " Books & Stationery 2.64
. Pritage of tradeles
Justices fees 350
$ 86.15
Servers as one of the selection assessors and Oversees of the floor $ 53,00
To cash paid for Posters Stamps De 1.89
$ 54.89
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For services as one of the Selectmen Assessor and Overseers of the Poor. $ 30.00 Sa mellom a bill presented les Genreschadwick fie
services as one of the assessor's taking the valuation The past year and preparing list- 7 days, at 2. perday 142.00
N'êtes
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To allow a bill presented by John dankfurst for Service as Lessessor in taking the Valuation 29' days $ 59,00
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To allow a bill presented by Charles Perley & mid for service as assessor in taking the Valuation 54 days # 2. $ 108.00
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To allow a bill presented by y: Warren Chad wick For service in taking the Valuation Lg's days @ some $ 59,00
To allow a bill presented by H. A. Towne for service taking the valuation 52% days with $105,00
To allow a bill presented by Gardner S. Morse for service as Superintendent of Schools thu Mast your $ 100.00
To accept the following list of Jurors presented by the Selection James P. (Cleaveland John Heard
Albert H. Towne 4. Warren Chadwick Daniel F. Herriman
B. Frank Barnes James B. Sawyer Geo B. Austin U Solomon w Floue Wim F. Harriman Charles Perley
Horace Berry Henry Pirley
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To accept the Report of the auditors (Printed.) The thank's of the town to the auditors for their very interesting Report. Passed on motion of Nite owler,
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That the Treasurer with the approbation of the Selection he authorized to borrow such sums of money as many be necessary for the payment of the demands on the Treasury in anticipation of the taxes of the ensuing year and payable therefrom.
To take up the 2nd certicle of the warrant
Chose
James H. Welister Field Driver and he was added to the list
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To instruct the Selectimen to appoint ten Police Officers time in reach Parish- 1
Who thinks of the meeting to Den Ih Male for this acceptable manner with which hechas discharged The duties of tradereiter
To Dissolve the Meeting lettest Ancill Dormant Town SClerk
State At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town (election of Boxford qualified as by the constitution required to vote in elections held in the westry in the First trish in said town on des day the seventh day of amember in the year one thousand eight winifred and eighty two for the purpose of giving in their votes for a representative in congress District Ne y. Governor of the Commonwealth, Lieutenant for- error Councillors District , FOS, secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receive General. Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney General. Treasurer County of Essex County Com missione Register of Ducts southern NEser District elevator Fifth Essex District. Representative in general tourt Fifteenth Essex District, , all on one ballot,
The halls were opened at two minutes hast ten oclock d. M. and closed in accordance with a vote of the town, at four minutes past two Pull.
The ballots were all sorted counted and recorded and public declaration made theused in open meeting as the law directs and were for the following furgones
Governor of the Commonwealth erobert K. Bishop of Newton . Ninety fine Brenjer min . F. Butter of Lowell forty dix
For Lieutenant Governor
Oliver Ames of Gaston Ninety Seven Samuel W Bowerman of Puttifuld Forty five George Dutton of Spring fil. one
For secretary of the Commonwealth
Henry B. Sience of Abington clinicty Lenen Daniel uti Skillings of Winchester Forty five
John Hours of Worcester one
For Treasurer and Reeuner General
Daniel AsGleason of Medford Ninety Leren William A Hodge, of Quincy George Foster of Lejon one
For Auditor
Charles R. Leader of Springfield listy L'x John P. Sweeney of Lawrence Harty lix Augustus Le Merchant of de errett one
For Attorney General
Edgar) Sherman of Laurence Finety Lix George to Verry of Worcester Forty five Elmer A Snow Atrol one For Representative to (Congress District Eben F. eltone of Newburyport Ninety these ( Charles if Thomas Af Gloucester Forty six
& Moody Boynton of West ( Vicelaunch
For Councilor 5th District.
Edward He Has kell of Gloucester Ninety Seven
of Seynn Forty five ( Toharles IC Richmond of Marblehead For County Commissioner
(Edward B. Bishop of Haver hill one hundredg (George tide, Holly of a Newburyport Thirty nine Joseph Ridgeway of Haverhill one
For County Treasurer
(E. Kendall Jenkins of North Andere Seventy one E. Kendall Jenkins of Andover Seventy one
For Register of Deeds Southern District
and forty two (Charles et Osgood e Jecten One hundred Francis He Maskins of Denvers
For Senator 5th Cessex District
Nathan of Kimball of Haverhill Eighty din adivin Bowley of Haverhill Fifty three Henry M. Nelson of Georgetown
Her Representation lo general Yourt 15th Essex Distreet William R. Kimball of Berford dixity deren George W. Chadwick q' Boxford Sixty four
Noted So dissolve the treeting attest Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
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,At a meeting of the deck of the tories of Ipswich. Rowley and Boxford held at the office of the town clerk of Showich on Wednesday the eighth day of November 1882 for the purpose of ascertaining the result of the vite cast the day previous for Representative to the next General. Court in the Fifteenth Essex District. the result in each town as presented by the clerks thereof was as follows, In Showich
William R Hein ball of Bouchard had 34- George W. Chadwick of Boxford had 304 In Rowley William O Kimball of Boxford had 136. ,
. 9% In Borford
William OR Kimball of Boxford .. 537 67 11
62 465 Showing that William ReKimball of Boxford was chosen by a majority of seventy two votes, and certificates of his relection were made out accordingly
lettest Ancill Dormant Town Celest Nov 8, 1882
I hereby certify that in accordance with the provisions of law in that behalf I have destroyed the ballots cast at the last November Election
Feb 3, 1883 Ancill Dorman? Town Clock
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of (Boxford qualified to vote in selections and in town affairs. helle in the Nestry in the second Parish in said town on Monday the fifth day of March , IL. 1888, the said inhabitants
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Edward [&. Pearl
Moderator Ancill Dorman Town Clerk The Clerk was sworn in open meeting by B.S. Barnes a question of the Pesca
George MM Chadwick 1 John Parkhurst
Selectmen
Charles Perley 2nd
lessessors and Overseers of the Poor
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Albert H. Towne Charles R. Anderson ) Constables
Edward &. Pearl& Treasurer
To appoint the Treasurer collector of taxes
Daniel A. Houve Win M. Andrews Geremich. Rea. Samuel B. Carleton A.J. Henle Daniel Bixby 1
Field
Kames it Weliste Oliver P. Killam John Dias Roscoe R. Mole
Henry Moulton ?. Pound Alden Spoford & Keepers
Humphrey Perley for 7 Surveyors Geo W Curtis Warren M. Cole of Highways
1853
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Those
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Chose
Stephen of Bixby Horace Berry Oliver Q. Killam B. F. Barnes Gres A. Herriman Daniel A Howe Marcel it's UPpofford Charles Perley John J. Cole Francis Marden George Doherty Henry Perley Samuel Dias John M. Pearl Leo W. Twitchell
Surveyors
Highways
Stephen A. Birdy John Parkhurst B. Fr. Barnes Israel Jo Spofford Solomon w Howe Estoul Herrick Daniel its. Herriman Francis Marden Albert P. Hovey (Gren MU Twitchell Elludge Perley
Surveyors
Sumber
Win J. Badger Stephen A. Bixby John Peabody Samuel P Peabody Geo W Twitchell John Pearl. Israel & Shoford Daniel F. Harriman Daniel Le Reynolds Warren M. Cole
Measurers
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Wood & Beih
1883
John K Cole j. Warren Chadwick Office P. Killam
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Not to choose ythingmen
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To leave the whole matter of appointing Police officers with the Selectmen.
Sidney Perley Wassen M. [Cole Auditors
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John Peabody Sealer of weight and Measures F. A. Howe School Committee for 3 years That the School Committee choose essuperintendent of Schools To accept the Report of the Selectmen on Guide; boards To accept the Report of the Committee on School funds. iStreet the selection bring in all thecity I'm services to the town for allowances and that all other bills be presented to the Selection for cellowane
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To raise fourteen hundred dollars? then, for the support of chords the ensuing year and that two hundred dollars 200, of the same be appropriated for teaching, thesie in this. Schools,
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To raise two thousand three hundred dollars $ 230; to defray the current expenses of the town the ensuing year
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's raise One thousand dollars $ 1000 for repairs of Highways and two hundred dollar $ 200, in addition therate to be used in emergencies at the discretion of the Selection.
That the selection apportion the money to the several Surveyors and cause the same to be expanded in repairs
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of Highways before the first day of October next and that all money unexpended at that date be returned to the Selectmen,
Noted
( that the manner of breaking out the roads when encumbered with snow, he left to the discretion of the Surveyors- and that they shall allow for a pair of blouses thirty cents per hour, and for a man and a pair of Oxen reach twenty cents per hour,
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That the taxes be committed to the Collector on or before the tenth day of september next, and that a discount of four per cent be allowed on all taxes voluntarily paid before the first day of October, and two per cent on all haid before the first day of November and that all taxes be collected before the first day of January 1884,
What the Schools be supplied with free from the clown farm
That the protecting and maintaining of our useful. fishes be left to the Selectmen
To pass over the 16th article of the warrant relating to woman Sufragen
To allow the following bills of charge Greo. W. Chadwick for service as Selectman assessor and Overseer of the Pour the past year 90.00
To cash paid for can fare un 2.50
11 " Stationery 1.84
n 1 Postage 1.60
. Justice fus
99.69 John Parkhurst for Service as Selectmang
$ 76.00 Assessor and Overseer of the Poor the past year &
Israel F. Apoford. Service as Selectman $ 11.50
Albert He Towne Extra service as Constable $ 26.50
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allowed Bills
Jaunes He Webster Service as School Committee (From March 1884 to March 1882 $ 22.50
Unevelling [Expenses 8.50 Postage paid. 71 $31.71
From March 1882 to March 1883 $18.00
Travelling (Expenses 6.50
Cash paid for Postage. 65 $ 25.15
Perley Bro's To maintaining a watering place from Jan 1st, 1881 to Jean 1st, 1883 $ 6,00
No accept the following list of jurors presented by the Sélection William P. Cleaveland John Pearl Andrew Frame John H Nees on
Solomon W Houve Werren M. Cole
Frank Se. Parkhurst George Wright Charles Perley
B. Frank Barnes
Henry Perley James B alawyer
Roscoe R. Meole
Lice th: Chadwick
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That the Auditors Report be committed to the present board of Auditors for revision
That the matter of furnishing new seats for School Houses No 2 4 3. he left with the School Committee, also Noted that the disposed of the old seats he left to the School Committee; To pass over the 21st. Carticle relative to paying AH. Town For extra services es Monster
1. That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow such sums of money as may be necessary for the payment of the demands upon hen in anticipation of the taxes of the enduring free and fayette therefrom .Fat the town accept the provisions of that 22 of the Statutes of 1867
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Horatio P. Russell $ 2.00 Thomas Richardson $ 2.00 1879 Сеогде А Альну № 1.75 Charles Priver $ 1.75 Otrodone Russell $ 1.75 Leander Russell$ 2.08 Man . At Jsou $ 1.75 MY W. Bream $ 1.75 A. A. Batchelder $ 1.75 $ 1.75 James & Frye $ 1.75 Edward He French $ 1.75 Elisha Hoyt $ 2.00 1880
Thomas & Elementy 2:00
$ 2.00
Edward De French $ 2.00 IN: Frost $ 2.00 John Se Frost $ 2.00 Joseph RHooper $ 2.00
$ 2.00
What the School , Committee prepare Arich Big frases as they may dleen proper in regard to habitual friends, and submit the same at an adjournment of this
That the School (Committee be instructed to pay. for the truction of Grace. 16 Day's children in Groveland at the rate of one half the cost per scholar in Grovelund
On the question "Shall licenses be granted for the Sale of intoxicating liquors in this town" year to Nays 26
For abate the following taxes in Collecter Wen B Kimbals lists 1878
George A Long $ 2.00 List 1880 Continued Kendall Jenkins $ 2.10 La Forest Kennett $ 2.00 Core. Martina $ 2:00 Isaac He Sawyer $ 2.00 Win & Stetson $ 2.00 George Wright $ 2.00
William Wright $ 2.00
1881 John & Ames 2.000 William Traigan $ 2.(+)
Browell Bronte $ 2.0 Thomas Celement $ 2.00 Norman S. Col. Wellington Davis Isaac Frys $ 2.00 ( Charles Petinian Seeander Russell $ 2.19 John R Webster gr 2.1907 Francis &Williams $ 2.00 Lufkin Winter $ 2.00
1883 Voted
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What the leaveyour of highways be directed to Match the Snow in the several cemeteries when necessary and requested by the Sextons.
Vo adjourn this meeting two week from today at two oclock PCM,
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The inhabitants met acording to adjournment and take up the 2nd certaile of the warrant Terexcuse Fandt to & thetford from serving as durayon of Laher and Measures of Handy Back- : Autor uns tter I'll instate of the current. at highery drivevous and those under their charge be allowed as follows for a man fifteen cents per hour for is your of Exon twenty centroper hour for a Horse und Cuit turnty cents per hour, for two Hours and a fait tily units per hour and for a flow 12 shovel of Cx- East Each dine cents per hour. while wed on the Highways, To take up the 9th article of the warrant,
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raise two hundred dollar, non, in addition to the. twenty three hundred dollars $23000 voted March & o defrag town charges.
To resume the 11th " certiche
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To reconsider that part of a vote passed March 5th wherever Highway denrayons were directed to cause their fechation of money to be expended before the first day of October. That the fourth of the money berexpended before the first day of July and the remainder before the first day of september next,
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To take up the 22et article of the warrant
To accept and adopt the following code of By laws presented by the School Committee in regard to truants
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