Town of Boxford : Town meeting records, 1857-1893 , Part 16

Author: Boxford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1893
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Number of Pages: 548


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1890 ISist) Total number of votes for Representative in Congress sixty one 61


William Cogswell of saturn Republican Thirty six 36 ponas 16. Rench of Gloucester Democratic. Twenty one 21 pacol. F. Skaliling of Salisbury Prohibition 2 Blanks


Total number of vitis for Councillos Sixty one 61 Joseph & Appliton of Julem Democratic Twenty one 21 Moses Hour Haverhill Republican


Thirty Six 36 Sidney Perley of Salem


Prohibition Jour 4 Blanks Total votes for county Commission dirty one 61 Horace P. Long fellow of Pertury Democratic Twenti Tivo 22 Samuel C. Please 8 Harrimac Prohibition 1 John IV Raymond of Beverly Republican Thirty Six 36


Blanks 2 Total number of votes for senator Fifth. Esser Dest Sixty one 61 Thislaw Perkins of Lynnfield Schilition 2


of Seabody Republican


Thirty Eight 38


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1890 John H Sutton Andover Democratie 21


Invento one Blanks


Total number of votes for Representative in Generalbours 61 Samuel Y Curtis of Georgetown Denveratic Divinity five Charles 11 Nelson of Georgetown Republicans Blanks Thirty six 36 Amendment to the Constitution to prevent the disfranchisement of voles because of a change of residens withit. The Commonwealth. nineteen 19 Eleven 11 Blanks Thirty one 3 /


Amendment To the Constitution relative. to Soldiers and Suites exercising the right of franchise nineteen 19


Eleven 11


Blanks Thirty Five 35


This may certify that this is the statement of the votes given this day in Recinet D Boxford For The 1890 a time copy


attest James He Webster Click of Precinct


2 Boxford A true copy attest FA Howe} Jown blesk


1890


The following record is the total votes of the two recitects of the town of Boxford dast for state County and District officers at the Election held November 4th 1890 The meeting for Precinct I beingheld at the Vestry in the Parish and the meeting for Precinct 2 being held at the Vestry in the 2 Parish


Governor


John Blackmer of springfield


8


John 2 A Brackett of Arlington


83


William & Beussell of Cambridge


45


Blanks


3


Lieutenant Governor


John W Corcoran of Clinton 45


William H Haile


of Springfield


86


George Kempton


sharon


7


Blanks


3


Secretary George D Crittenden of Buckland 8


Elbridge bushman


of Lakeville 40


William m Olin


Boston


85


Blanks


6


Treasurer and Receiver General


William H Gleason of Boston 9 George A Marden of Lowell 82 Edwin L mun of Holyoke 42


Blanks


6


Auditor Charles R Ladd of Springfield 70 Augustus R. Smith of Le 8 William J Jrefry of marblehead 40 21


Blanks


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1890 Attorney General Walcott Hamlin of Aucherst 8 40 83


Elisha B Maynard of Springfield Albert & Pillsbury of Boston Blanks 8


Representative to Congress 7 District William Cogswell of Sales 81 46


Jonas Ho French of Gloucester Jacob # Spalding of Salisbury Blanks 7


5


Councillor 5th District Joseph F Appleton of Salem Moses Hour of Haverhill 8 1


42


Sidney Perley of salem 10 6


Blanks


bounty commissioner Horace FLlongfellow of Newbury 46 6 Samuel & Peace of Merrimac John W Raymond of Beverly 8 0 Blanks 7


Senator 5th Essey District & Winslow Perkins of Lynnfield B Frank Southwick of Peabody John J Sutton of North Andover Blanks


8 86 38 7


Representative in General Court 7the Essex District Samuel A Curtis of Georgetown Charles W Nelson of Georgetown Blanks


57


75 7


Amendment to the Constitution to prevent the disfranchisement of voters because of a


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1890 change of residence within the Commonwealth (yes 46) (No 23) (Blanks 70)


Amendment to the Constitution in relation to soldiers and saliors exercising the right of franchise (yes 49) (No 16) (Blanks 78)


Attest FA Houve Gown blesk


Commonwealth of Massachusetts?


die fourthe 1890 To the town Clerks in Representative District dumber Seventh in the country of Essex


This Certificate Witnesseth, That at legal whatings of The Inhabitants of Boxford in Representative District clientes Viven in The county of Essex qualified to vote for State Officers hilden in the dresden next after the first monday in November being The fourth day of said monthin the year one Thousand eight hundred and ninety for the purpose of giving in their sites for tal Representative in the General Court, for said District, all the ballots given in Herefor were sorted, counted and recorded, and declaration there if made, as by law is directed, and were for the following persons namely !


Charles Ne Velson of sergétion seventy five


Manuel at ymit's Sage toun Blanks AEven


White number of Ballots One hundred and thirty nine Lio It ( hadewich) He bestimmen Jotin Parkhurst ( Mandens of Boxford


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1890


In accordance with Law the Jern Critics fatherland. Georgetown Boxy ad and Jepsfield weit all the Tem beter his Office in Jeongation in Kedaye Parental 14"1890. Carens the poter that there cast in these Towns on November 4 th 1890 for a Representation to General Court from the Essex District. and the following is the result


Georgetown côtes


52


Hlad in Topsfield


Box ford Irlieland 171


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Georgetown 219


499


Charles Ne Velson Georgetown


Hlad in Topsfield Vitis 59


" Boxford ..


75


Groveland 13€


189 4.59


Samuel N. Curtis, Plurality is 40


Horace Ran of Topsfield Had in Topsfield vilis 7


Cohen Hermione of Georgetown


Had in Georgetown votes 1 Daranel A Curtis has a majority over all of 32. Attest F A Home Town blesk


on November


officers Dsc


this 28th day of February 1891. destroyed.


This man certify that I have on the Ballots that were cast in the two preciments forstate as 4 th 1890 FA Hour Town Black


1891


At a legal meeting of the legal voters of Boulard held in the Vestry of the Second Parish of said town of Boxford on monday march 20 1891, it being the annual town meeting of the Inhabitants legally qualified to vote at elections and in town affairs . The following record was made


Cathy adminje William K bole } moderator o seahe beg in open town meeting


Cathadminust


FA Howe


by they moduate


3 Jours ble pen town meeting


That the Beer & Lo Hubbard be invited to offer a prayer and he came forward and united with the people in prayer


George W Chadwick } It Selection John Parkhurst Rufus W Emerson ..


That the election of Assessors and Overseers of the Poor be indefinitely postponed thereby constituting the Selection a board of Assessors and Overseers of the Poor


Albert 86 Joune Charles R Anderson Constables


Edward & Pearl }Treasurer & Collector


Chose Noted to take up Article 3 chose Edward & Pearl Francis & stevens


}School Committee for term of 2 years School boylittle for term of 3 years


11


Voted to take up Article 2 Chose Chester Killam John 16 Jason ) Auditors


Noted to take up Article 6 Voted to accept the Report of the Auditals


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Chose Chose


Voted


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Voted


1891 To adjourn the meeting the space of one half hours time, after which the meeting assembled and proceeded to business


Voted to take up Article 22


Noted that the Assessors shall take a valu ation of the Real Estate in town the ensuin year


Voted to take


up Article 2 Chose Deacon Joseph 76 James


William Mc Andrews


Henry Moulton


Charles B Carleton


Charles Perley


James 86 Webster


Field Drivers


Chose


Israel Herrick John Parkhurst George I Frame Solomon W Howe Rufus W Emerson & Borace Nason Warren Me Cole John Myron Pearl Isaac & Day John I Woord


Surveyors


Lumber


Chose


Lo B Tidd Israel Herrick George & France Solomon W Houve Alvin F Marden John JWood Horace Nason George A Harriman Warren Me bole John M Pearl


Surveyors of blood and Bark


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1891 Noted That the Selection shall act as Fence Viewers the ensuing year


Chose Henry Moulton George A Harriman Sound Keeper


Voted That the Selection shall appoint a Sealer of Weights and Measures


Voted to take uf Article 4 Noted to instruct the School Committee to choose a Superintendent of Schools


Voted to take up Article 5 Noted to accept the Report of the committe on School Funds


Voted to take up Article 7 Voted that the Compensation of town officers for services rendered to the town Shall be the same as was paid last year. as follows. The Treasurer and Collector that receive One Hundred Dollars, The Superinten dent of Schools shall receive One Hundred Dollars. The Road Commissioners shall be paid two dollars a day while in actual ser vice. The pay for the men whom they employ to work on the roads, and for the teams and implements to be used thereon, shall be paid for at the same rate as was paid last year as follows. For a man fifteen cents an hour while in actual service, and for a yoke of Oyen twenty cents an hour and for a Row a bart. an Of Shovel five cents an hour for each one And while Pathing Snow a man shall be allowed twenty cents an hour and for a yoke of oven twenty cents an hour and for a pair of Horses thirty cents an hour And it is further moved that in repairing the Highways there shall be allowed for a


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1891


Single Horse twenty cents an hour, and for a pair of Horses thirty cents an hour shall be allowed. That all other bills shall be all owned by the selection except their own bills for services rendered to the town there bills must be brought before the town to be allowed, And it is further moved that the Road Commissioners shall at the close or end of months work hand in to the Selectmen a detailed account of all the work done on the roads during the month. how many men were employed the amount paid to each man, also the amount of money paid for repairs on Road Machine, and all other matters needed in a detailed account. and the Road Commissioners shall not expend more money than the town has appropriated for them until they consult the Selection and get their permission to do so


8th


Voted


To raise Fifteen Hundred Dollars for the Support ofschools the ensuing year . same amount as last year and to be expen ded in the same manner, namely Two Hun dred Dollars of this money shall be expended for musical instruction in the schools


9th


Voted To raise Three Thousand Dollars to defray the expenses of the town the ensuing year 10th


Voted To raise One Thousand Dollars to be expended in repairs upon the Highways and Bridges the ensuing year


11th


Voted To pass over Article eleven of the warrant


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That the taxes shall be committed to the Collector same as last year, as follows. Voted That the taxes shall be committed to the Collector on or before the first day of September next and that a discount of four por cent be allowed on all taxes paid before the first day of October, and afterward two per cent on all taxes paid before the first day of November, and that all taxes shall be collected before the first day of January 1892


12th Voted


Voted 13th


That the fuel to be used in the Schools the ensuing year shall be taken from the town farm and shall be paid for from the money raised for the support of Schools the ensuing year


Voted 14th


To accept the following list of names of persons as being suitable for Jurors Charles F Austin James & Cleaveland


William H Anderson Daniel Whowant


David M Cole Hiram & Towne George W Chadurch John W Parkhurst Charles Perley John J Jwisden


Edward & Pearl Alvin F marden Fred & Gillis


John J Wood


15th


Voted


That the action of the town in allowing the Treasures to hire money for the town be the same as last year, as follows. Voted to authorize the Treasures, with the approval of the Selection to hire such amounts of money as may be needed from time to time to pay demands against the town that may be made upon him. In anticipation of the taxes of the ensuing year and payable therefrom


1891 To lay Article Sixteen of the Warrant on the table


Voted 17th


To lay Article seventeen of the Warrant on the table


18th


Voted


That the money that is refunded to the town on account of Dog Day. shall be divided equally with and for the two libraries in town


19th


Voted


To pass over the nineteenth article of the Warrant


20th


Warren Chadwick 1. Road Comm Sissiones for the term of three years


To expend Twenty Dollars in repairing Bald Hill road


To allow the following bills of charge , Geo Wchadwick services as one of the Selectmen. Assessor and Overseer of the Poor the past year and perambulating town lines 110,00


do buch paid for car fare 4.84


11


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1.15


Postage 1.06


11


1.


Justice feet 1.00


11


Express 45


Conveyance of stephen W Bailey to Hospital 150


120.00


George B Austin Services as one of the Selec tmen Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. 30.00


5,00


Perambulating town lines 35.00


John Parkhurst services as one of the Selectmen Assessor and Overseer of the Poor the past year 78.65


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Voted 16th


23d Toted


Chose Noted 21st


1891 Geo A Harriman, Extra labor and material on Highway 145,13


Thomas Hill for boarding Thomas blemment from march 22d 1890 to April 23d 1890 6,00


Noted That Geo. A Harrimans, Bill for bathing Snow amounting to 1,50 be referred to the incoming board of Selectinen


Voted to take up Article 2 Toted to choose two additional Assessors to assist in taking the valuation of Rent Estate in town the year ensuing. and immediately reconsidered the) vote


Voted to take up Article 5 Voted to accept the statement verbally made by the Road Commissioners that the Guide Posts & Boards in town are in the same condition as they were in last years as their report for the year 1890


Voted to take up Article 17 Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town the evening year. The Ballot Boy was examined and found to be empty it was then locked and the register was set at ovo, after all the people had voted who wished to The Register indi cated 55. upon opening the Fallout Boy it was found to contain but 54 Ballots as follows ( yes 24) (No 30)


Tated to take up Article 24


Noted that the Town blesk shall procure a book in which he shall enter all matters of interest relating to any and all of the noted trees in town, giving a history


1891


of each one as he may be able to get inf formation concerning them, also that a record be made concerning ull the orna mental treed that may be set out by Societies & schools, or Individuals in the Highways, or any trees in the Highway that may be secured and held asown amental trees


Voted


That the Assessors shall when they have finished taking the valuation of the Real Estate in town, cause their work to be printed in book form and distri buted


Noted


To dissolve this meeting


Attest FA How Toun block


1891 Precinct Officers


Precinct one John Parkhurst Rufus W Emerson


} Wardens


Stephen A Bixby Fred & Gillis


Inspectors Elections


Daniel W Conant (Deputy Inspectors Samuel A Frye Elections


Francis & Stevens 3 Precinct blesk


Precinct 2 George W Chadwick Wardens William K Cole


Warren M Cole Edward & Pearl


(Inspectors Elections


George B Austin Deputy Inspector Walter & Chadwick ) Elections


James 76 Webster Precinct blesk


Boxford October 21t 1891 George W Chadwick Selectmen John Parkhurst ) Boxford


Attest FA Howe } Town blesk


To the i onate tenkes of the a nie variably to the enclosed, ......... of the 1st precinct of Boxford order at the time specified in the 20 .... Is at the close the not. 1 hallows.


For Governo:


Herharles He allen of Lowell, '! 1 51


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Harry VI. Robinson ot Bast.


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For lieutenant ' ....


Lind Corcoran -af lati to.


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seful Dlaable of redfield Pride Musliman of Jakevi".


Ared W. Richardson of Spring In! award. Theinert of Holyoke Blanks


Charles Friede - of Posto. James IS Grinnell of Greenfield George (1) The order of Layers Samuel B. Shalleight of Box to. Thomas(I). Watson of Braintres Blanks f


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181%. For le ounty de commissioner cesser. Total number of votes cast fifty three 53 edward 3. Bishof William S. Lord


of He averhill thirty three 33 of Salem twelve 12 . Samuel le Tease


If Inervimas tree 3 5


Total number of votes cast fifty three 53 osefile & Hej owe U of thetheen seventeen Le Kendall Jenkins I andover twentynine 29


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pecob . lehoate To amesbury one 1 Lcharles IS. QRgood Do Balend thirty eight i Blane. R.s


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fourteen 1. Andrew He Caton of d'anvers home . B. Frank Southwick Joh Leabody Blanks V


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For Representative in General Court, 1 0 Total number of votes cast fiftyfive 53


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For Indmendment to the Constitution.


relative to the qualification of voters for tivermos Lieutenant Governor, Hin ators, and Representatives, be afferoved , and ratified


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This many certifiy that the within is a true record. The notes being counted de- clared in ofen Precinct. The meeting - dissolved.


" amis He Hebeter 1. leleck of Precinct 2- Boxford. 1 Attest FA Howe } Town black


1891


The following record is the total vote of the two Precincts of the town of Boxford Last for State bounty & District officers at the Election held November 3d 189. The meeting for Precinct I being held at the Town Hall. The meeting for Precimit 2 being held at the Vestry in the Second Parish


Governor


Charles H Allen of Lowell 85 6


Charles & Kimball of Lynn Harry W Robinson of Boston


William & Russell of Cambridge


none 43


Henry Wink


of


malden


none


Lieutenant Governor


John W Corcoran of Clinton 41


William H Haile of Springfield 83


George R Pease of Leyhn 2200


William & Shields


of Bolton none


Augustias Ro Smith Lece 9


Secretary of the Commonwealth


Joseph I Cable of Westfield


Elbridge Cushman of Lakeville 40


William, m Olin


of


Boston


84


Alfred W Richardson of Springfield


Edward W Theinert of Holyoke


Treasurer and Receiver General Charles Friede of Boston


Barnes & Grinnell of Greenfield 39


George A Marden


owell


85


Samuel B Shapleigh of Boston 8


Thomas A Nation of Braintree none


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1891 Auditor William O Armstrong of Boston 8 8 1


John W Kimball of Fitchburg


of Somerville none


Squire & Putney William IT Frefry marblehead 38


William O Wakefield


of Leynn .


Attorney General Walcott Hamlin of Amherst 9


Herbert Mc Intosh of Worcester


none


Albert & Pillsbury of Boston 82 George M Stearns of Chicopee 39


James Waldock of Boston


Councillor 5" District George W Blatchford of Rockfort 38 Medier your Haverhill 82


Samuel Trask Peabody 8


block of Courts Esser bounty David B Kimball of Salem 41


Jean Peabody


of


Lynn


78


Sidney Perley of Salem 9


bounty Commissioner


Edward B Bishop of Haverhill 18


William & Lord Salem 33


Samuel & Pease of Merrimac - 9


County Treasurer


Joseph & Howe of Methuen 38


E Kendall Jenkins of Andover 80


Sebino Snow of Lynn 7


Register of Deeds Southern Essey District Jacob I Choate of Amesbury 9 Charles & Osgood of Salem 97


1891 Senator 5th Essen District Daniel N Crowley of Danvers 26 Andrew H Paton of Danvers 2


B. Frank Southwick of Peabody 84 Aber I Gorham of Wenham 1 Representative in General Court 7th Essex District Edwin 76 George of Groveland 81 Edgar A Knox of Groveland 35


of Groveland - Aden Hardy Attest FA Howe Town blesk


This may certify that I have on this first day of February 1892 destroyed the Ballots that were cast at the state Election in the two Precincts of this town on November 3d 1891 for State County and District officers


Attest FA Houve Town back


1891


At a meeting of the blocks of the 7th Essert Representative District, comprising the towns of Boxford Topsfield. Groveland and Georgetown. held at the Town Clerks office of said Georgetown on November


13th 1891 to ascertain who was chosen to represent this District in the general Court during the year 1892, and the result is as follows!


Edwin H George had in Georgetown, Votos 215


Edwin 76 George Groveland .. 173


Edwin H George


.. Topsfield .. 78


Edwin 76 George


Boxford 81


547


Edgar A Knot 0


Georgetown .. 180


Edgar A Knox


Groveland" 229


Edgar A Knox


Topsfield "


40


Edgar A Knox


Boxford " 35


484


Edwin Ho George has a plurality of 63


Allen Hardy had in Boxford Votes one


Edwin 76 George majority is 62


Attest F A Howe } Town black


1892


At a legal meeting of the legal Voters of the town of Boxford held in the Journ Hall of said Boxford on Monday the 7th day march 1892 it being the annual Town meeting of the Inhabitants qualified by law. to vote at Elections and in town off alors the following record was made


Chose


Israel A Herrick


} Moderator Oath Administered by John Parkhurst Es im open Town meeting!


Chose


F A Howe


} Jours blesk Oath Administered by 6, 6 Pearl Esq, in open Town mitis


Voted That the Rear W Alcott be invited to offer a Prayer and he came forward and united with the people in Prayer


Chose


Rufus W Emerson Isaac & Day George B Austin


First Selectma Second Third. " "


Voted


That the Selection shall be the Board of Assessors of Taxes and Overseers of the Poor the ensuing year


Chose


Elbridge Perley


Constables


Charles F Austin


6 6 Pearl


} Treasurer


George 3 Parkhurst | Auditors William J Cole


Henry Perley George B Parkhurst Daniel A Courant


Field Driver


Chose


Chose


Chose


Chose


Chose


1892 John & Chandler Of Warren Chadwick Charles A Andrew


Field Drivers


Israel Herrick Rufus It Emerson Solomon W Howe AG Hurlbutt John Parkhurst Gardner & Mouse & Horace Nason John m Pearl Warren M Cole Isaac & Day


@urveyors


Dumber


Hiram A Towne Chester Killam Charles A Stetson John W Parkhurst Samuel & Peabody George A Harriman John m Pearl Of Horace Nason John J Wood Warren In Cole


Surveyors


Wood & Park


Posted to Chose take urg article


Stephen A Bixby


Road Commission For the term of three years


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Noted to tak article 3


Chose Chester Killam For the term of three years


3 School Committee


4 Noted That the School Committe be instructed not to choose a Superintendent of schools


Noted < To adjourn the meeting for the space of thirty minutes time


1


Chose


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1892 Town reassembled at the expiration of the thirty minutes and proceeded to business


toted to Article 2 Chose & & Pearl


3 Collector of Taxes


Article 5 Noted to accept the report of the Committee on School Funds


Voted


That the Road Commissioners be requested to make out a report of the present condition of the Guide Posts and Boards in town, and present their report at the next town meeting that may be held


Voted Noted Voted


To accept the Report of the Town blesk


To accept the Report of the Committee on building Town Hall


That the outgoing Board of overseers of the Poor be allowed to recommend to the incoming board that some im provements be made at the Alms House this year and mr Chadwick and mr Parkhurst signed a statement that they recommend that the Alms House be painted and that the Woodshed ber thingled


Voted


That the Selectmen shall be the Fence viewers


Voted to take up Chose Henry moulton (Sound Keep Astice 2 Alden Spafford


Voted That the Selection, shall appoint a sealer of weights and measures


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1892 Took Art 6 Voted to accept the Report of the Auditors


in regard to the com


Noted. 7 what the action of last hendation of Town officers year shall be


adopted this year with the exception of Superintendent of Schools, as follows The Treasurer and Collector shall receive one Hundred Dollars, The Road Commissioners shall be paid Two Dollars a day while in actual service, The pay for the men whom they employ to work on the roads and for the teams! and implements to be used thereon shall be paid at the same rate as was paid last year as follows, For & man 15 cents an hour while in actual service, and for a yoke of oven 20 cents an hour and for a flow a bast an or shovel 5 cents an hour for each one and while pathing Snow a man shall be allowed 20 cents an hour and for a yoke of oven 20 cents an hour and for a pair of Horses 30 cents an hour. It is further moved that in repairing the Highways there shall be allowed for a single House 20 cents an hour and for a pair of Horses 30 cents an how shall be allowed, That all other Bills shall be allowed by the Selectmen, except their own bills for services rendered to the town, These bills must be brought before the town to be allowed And it is further moved that the Road Commissioners shall at the end or close of each months work, hand in to the selectmen a detailed account of all the work done on the roads during the month. How many men were employed, the amount paid to each man, also the amount of money for repairs on the Road machine, and all other matters needed in a detailed account


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1892




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