Town records of Brookline, Massachusetts, 1838-1857, v. 1, Part 29

Author: Brookline (Mass.)
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Brookline, Mass. : Published by vote of the town
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The whole number of ballots was Two Hundred and Forty. Necessary for a choice One Hundred and Twenty-one.


William P. Atkinson had One. (1)


Samuel Craft had Fifteen. (15)


James Bartlett had Forty-seven. (47)


Marshall Stearns had Fifty-three. (53)


William Aspinwall had One Hundred & Twenty-four, and was chosen Representative to the next General Court from this town.


The result was recorded and declared in open town meeting by reading the number of votes & the names of the persons voted for. The certificate was then made out in duplicate and signed by the Selectmen, and served on William Aspin- wall by Franklin Tukey, Constable of Brookline.


There was a check-list of the voters' names used at this adjournment, and no voter was allowed to vote until his name had been found on the list and checked, and all the other requirements of the law were duly observed.


The business of the meeting having now been accomplished, the Chairman of the Selectmen pronounced it Dissolved.


Attest : WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


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SPECIAL MEETING, DEC. 16TH, 1850.


SEAL. SEAL. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


SEAL.


NORFOLK, SS. To the Constables of the Town of Brookline, GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brookline to meet at the Town Hall in said Town, on Monday, the sixteenth day of December current, at two o'clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit :


1st. To choose a Moderator.


2nd. To hear and act upon the Report of the Committee appointed October 7, 1850, on the subject of a road from the Mill dam to Washing- ton Street, petitioned for by Daniel Sanderson and others.


3rd. To see what action, if any, the Town will take in relation to laying out said road, and raising money towards building the same.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doing thereon, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands and seals, at Brookline, this ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty.


JAMES BARTLETT, J. DAVENPORT, WILLIAM DEARBORN, Brookline.


Selectmen


NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE, Dec. 12th, 1850.


By virtue of this warrant, I have notified the within named inhabitants of Brookline, by leaving a printed notice at the residence of each voter, as within directed.


HUGH M. SANBORN, Constable.


A true copy of Warrant and Return.


WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, the inhabitants of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said Town, on Monday, the sixteenth day of December, A. D. 1850, at two o'clock in the afternoon. The Town Clerk called the meeting to order at ten minutes after two o'clock, and read the Warrant and Return.


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Special Meeting, December 16, 1850.


It was voted to choose the Moderator by written ballot. There were twelve ballots thereon.


David Coolidge had nine and was chosen, but at his request was excused on account of ill health.


Another ballot was held, at which the whole number of ballots was Eighteen. James Robinson had seventeen, and was chosen, and took the chair.


Mr. George Griggs presented the Report of the Commit- tee appointed October 7, 1850, on the subject of a road from the Mill-dam to Washington Street, petitioned for by Daniel Sanderson and others. The Report was accepted. See file F, No. 24.


Mr. George Griggs moved the following votes, which, on motion of Mr. W. I. Bowditch, were taken up separately, and passed by a large majority.


Voted, That a Committee of five be appointed to appear before the County Commissioners and request them to lay out and locate, as soon as it can be legally done, the road from the Mill Dam to Washington Street, as petitioned for by Daniel Sanderson and others.


Voted, That if the County Commissioners shall locate said road, said Committee be authorized to advertise, by posting up notices immediately thereafter, for proposals, or to contract in such other manner as they shall think best, to build said road, the time for building the road not to run beyond the first of October next.


Voted, That the Treasurer of the Town be authorized to borrow the Sum of Five Thousand Dollars in such sums and at such times as said Committee may require for building said road.


Voted, That said Committee be authorized to receive the sum of Two Thousand Dollars subscribed by the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation, and any other money subscribed or to be subscribed towards defraying the cost of said road.


Voted, That said Committee, on the completion of said road, report to the Town the amount of all monies which shall have come into their hands, whether from the Town or otherwise, and a true account of all expenditures by them made on account of said road.


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It was then-


Voted, That Messrs. George Griggs, W. I. Bowditch, Daniel Sanderson, James Bartlett and Thomas Griggs be said Committee.


On motion of Dr. Charles Wild, a committee consisting of Dr. C. Wild, W. I. Bowditch, and W. Aspinwall, was appointed to consider the expediency of further widening School Street, and to report at a future meeting.


Dissolved.


Attest : WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


ANNUAL MEETING, 1851.


WARRANT. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


NORFOLK, TO WIT : To the Constables of the Town of Brook- line, GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to warn the inhabitants of said Town to meet at the Town Hall in said Town, on Monday, the tenth day of March, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-one, at one o'clock in the after- noon, for the following purposes, to wit :


Ist. To choose a Moderator.


2nd. To choose the necessary town officers for the ensuing year.


3rd. To hear and act upon the reports of Town Officers and Com- mittees.


4th. To bring in their votes for County Treasurer.


5th. To bring in their votes for Register of Deeds.


6th. To hear and act upon the petition of Albert Clarke and others for a primary school in the North part of the Town.


7th. To hear and act upon the request of Samuel A. Walker that the Town would fill up Washington Street to the line of said Walker's land.


8th. To revise the Jury List prepared by the Selectmen.


9th. To see if the Town will build a new lock-up.


10th. To grant and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces- sary to meet the expenditures for the ensuing year.


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Annual Meeting, March 10, 1851.


Hereof fail not, and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands this first day of March, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-one.


JAMES BARTLETT, Selectmen J. DAVENPORT,


of


WILLIAM DEARBORN, Brookline.


·BROOKLINE, March 5th, 1851. NORFOLK, SS.


By virtue of this precept, I have notified and warned each voter to meet at the time and place within mentioned and for the within mentioned purposes, by leaving at his place of residence a printed copy of this warrant.


FRANKLIN TUKEY, Constable of Brookline.


A true copy of the Warrant and the return thereon. See file F, No. 25.


Attest : WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


William Aspinwall, Town Clerk, called the meeting to order at ten minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, the tenth day of March, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-one, and read aloud the foregoing Warrant and Return, and presided during the choice of a Moderator by written ballots.


The whole number of ballots for Moderator was Seventy- eight.


George F. Homer had one.


Marshall Stearns


" Twenty-nine.


William I. Bowditch had Forty-eight, and was chosen Moderator, and took the chair.


At the request of the Moderator, the Reverend William H. Shailer offered prayers.


A balloting for Town Clerk was held by written ballots. The whole number of ballots was Ninety-three.


George Cushing had one.


Artemas Newell " Fifteen.


William Aspinwall had Seventy-seven, and was chosen Town Clerk for the year ensuing, and was sworn by the Moderator to the faithful performance of the duties of that office.


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Voted, To lay the Second article of the Warrant on the table, and to take up the third article.


Mr. James Bartlett presented the following Report of the Selectmen on the laying out of Goddard Avenue, &c.


REPORT.


At the last Annual meeting, the subject of laying out a portion of God- dard Avenue and that part of Avon Street which lies in Brookline as a public highway was submitted to the Selectmen, with power to lay out the same, if they should deem it expedient. The Selectmen have given the subject their attention, and are of opinion that it is not expedient to do so, for many reasons. That it would be a very circuitous and crooked road, turning several acute angles, and under the most favorable circum- stances some part of the way would be a dangerous and unsafe road to pass over. The hill in Avon Street is so abrupt that it would require great expense to render an ordinarily safe highway. In the opinion of the Selectmen, there should be no town way laid out at the present day less than forty feet in width. Some part of Goddard Avenue is not more than twelve or fifteen feet wide, and it would be attended with great expense to make it a suitable road for a public town way, even should the land be gratuitously given by the abutters. The Selectmen are of opinion that whenever a town road shall be needed leading from Cottage Street to Newton Street to accommodate the public travel, a much better route can be selected than to follow through Avon Street. The wants of the public do not appear to be at present sufficiently urgent to require a road to be laid out through that part of the Town, which would subject the town to so great an expense as would be required to construct a road through the avenues referred to, in a proper manner to make it a safe road for travellers. The Selectmen do therefore believe that it is not expedient to lay out any town road through that part of the Town until the wants of such road for public convenience are more manifest than at present appears to be the case.


JAMES BARTLETT, J. DAVENPORT, Selectmen. WILLIAM DEARBORN, See file F, No. 26.


BROOKLINE, Marclı 10, 1851.


Voted, To accept the Report of the Selectmen relating to Goddard Avenue & Avon Street.


Mr. James Bartlett presented the Report of the Selectmen on Guide Posts and Boards, which will be found on page [351] of these records. See file F, No. 27.


Voted, To accept the Report on Guide Posts and Boards.


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Annual Meeting, March 10, 1851.


Mr. James Bartlett presented the Report of the Selectmen in relation to laying out Mechanic Place and the new street west of the Town House, which is as follows. See file F, No. 28.


REPORT.


At the last March meeting the Town voted that the sum of Six Hun- dred Dollars be appropriated to paying the land damages occasioned by laying out Mechanic Place and the street west of Town House, and for widening School Street, and if any surplus remained, that it be devoted to making the roads and alterations. Since which time there has been but little demand for gravel, consequently the road from Washington Street to School Street has not been made; no part of the said sum, therefore, has been appropriated for that purpose, and still remains in the Treasury, except the payment to Oliver Cousens for his land dam- ages in full, of $71.69, and to William Dearborn for work, widening School Street, $20.00; making $91.69 only expended from the whole appropriation. Timothy C. Leeds and Thomas Seaverns have not been settled with for their land damages; there was allowed by the award of the Selectmen to Messrs. Leeds and Seaverns $428.39.


The Selectmen would recommend that Five Hundred Dollars be appro- priated to the payment of those gentlemen, and the surplus if any remaining be used for making said roads before stated.


All of which is submitted for the Selectmen.


JAMES BARTLETT, Chairman.


BROOKLINE, March 10, 1851.


Voted, To accept the Report of the Selectmen upon Mechanic Place and the street west of the Town House.


The Rev. William H. Shailer presented and read the Report of the School Committee of the condition of the Schools during the past year.


Voted, To accept the Report of the School Committee, and that the same be referred back to them to be printed and distributed under their direction, in the usual manner.


The Moderator presented the Report of the Auditing Committee, which had been printed and distributed accord- ing to the standing order of the Town. A copy is on file F, No. -.


Voted, To accept the report of the Auditing Committee.


Mr. Moses Withington, the Town Treasurer, presented his report, which was as follows :


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


RECEIPTS.


From balance in the Treasury at the close of last year . $1275 59


Win. Gaston, Esq., the amount of fine imposed on ) Wm. H. Cowan for keeping a dog without a license 10 00


66 Edward N. Perkins, tax for 1849, and stated in last report as unpaid $241 50


less by abatement 66 50


175 00


66 Jesse Bird, amount of funds in hands of Cemetery Committee at the last annual meeting 398 41


66 State Treasurer for Support of Paupers 81 73


66


66 School fund .


70 22


66 Bank of Brighton, loan in anticipation of


taxes


$2000 00


less by interest 51 00


1949 00


Bank of Brighton, loan in anticipation of


taxes


$500 00


less by interest 5 25


494 75


6 Thomas Dillon, Pedlar's License .


8.00


A. W. & J. M. Seamans, proceeds of Hayscales one year


115 04


Wm. Dearborn, for gravel, loam & stones sold from ? Town land, & for use of land two years


140 00


A. Newell, for taxes uncollected in 1847 15 18


Sundry persons for use of Town Hall


123 00


St. Paul's Society for use " " to Feb. 1st, 1851


105 50


66 Sundry persons for forty-nine dog licenses


98 00


Taxes assessed for the year 1850 . $12301 20) less by abatements $250 76


Taxes unpaid 183 60 434 36 S


11866 84


Interest on sundry taxes


8 82


Whole amount of receipts from all sources $16935 08


Deduct payment to Bank of Brighton of loans


2500 00


Whole amount of available funds received $14435 08


Whole amount of expenditures


$12956 13


Leaving balance in hands of Treasurer $1478 95


Respectfully submitted,


MOSES WITHINGTON, Treasurer.


BROOKLINE, Feb. 25, 1851. See file F, No. 31.


Voted, To accept the Treasurer's Report.


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Annual Meeting, March 10, 1851.


Mr. S. Philbrick, of the Cemetery Committee, said that they had no report to make.


Voted, To choose three Selectmen for the year ensuing.


The polls were opened & closed by a vote of the meeting.


The whole number of ballots was One Hundred & Eighteen.


James Bartlett had One Hundred,


Jerathmael Davenport " Seventy-one,


William Dearborn Seventy-four, and they were chosen Selectmen.


Voted, To choose three Assessors for the year ensuing.


The polls were opened and closed by vote of the meeting.


The whole number of ballots was One Hundred and Six.


Thomas Griggs had One Hundred and Four,


John N. Turner One Hundred and Six,


Charles Stearns, Jr., " Fifty-four, and they were chosen Assessors.


The polls were opened for the choice of a Treasurer, and they were closed by a vote of the meeting.


The whole number of ballots was One Hundred and twenty-three.


Moses Withington had Sixty-five, and was chosen Treas- urer.


Voted, That the Treasurer be Collector of Taxes.


Voted, To choose a School Committee of Five.


Rev. William H. Shailer, Mr. Samuel Philbrick, Rev. Frederick N. Knapp, Rev. William Horton, Mr. Samuel Eliot, were chosen School Committe by written ballots.


Voted, To choose the remaining Town Officers by nomi- nation and hand vote.


Voted, To choose three Surveyors of Highways.


Hugh M. Sanborn, William Dearborn & Samuel Hills were chosen Surveyors of Highways.


Voted, To choose three Constables.


A. H. Clapp, Elisha Stone, James M. Seamans, were chosen Constables.


Voted, To choose two more Constables.


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Franklin Tukey, Hugh H. Sanborn, were chosen Con- stables.


Franklin Tukey declined serving, and Augustus Allen was chosen in his stead.


Augustus Allen, H. M. Sanborn and A. H. Clapp were sworn as Constables by the Moderator.


Voted, Not to choose Tythingmen.


Voted, To choose Fifteen Field drivers.


James M. Seamans, J. Anson Guild, Oliver Whyte, Thomas N. Woodward, William J. Griggs, Thomas B. Griggs, Harvey James, Benj. W. Clark, Simon Warren, George 'S. Cushing, George T. Bartlett, F. Henry Corey, Nathaniel Lyford, Daniel Sanderson, Hiram R. Bean, were chosen Field Drivers.


Voted, To choose two Fence Viewers.


Clark L. Haynes, Charles G. Colbath, were chosen Fence Viewers.


Voted, To choose two Surveyors of Lumber.


J. F. Edwards, Elisha Stone, were chosen surveyors of Lumber & measurers of wood and bark.


Voted, To choose one Sealer of Leather.


Charles W. Tolman was chosen Sealer of Leather.


Voted, To choose three Firewards.


Augustus Allen, William W. Clement, Oliver Whyte, were chosen Firewards.


Voted, To choose an Auditing Committee of three.


Abijah W. Goddard, William I. Bowditch, Charles D. Head, were chosen auditing Committee.


Simon Warren was chosen Pound Keeper.


The following Prudential School Committee were chosen : Charles Stearns, Jr., North District ; George W. Stearns, Middle District ; Samuel Hills, South District.


Samuel Philbrick, Jesse Bird, Marshal Stearns, were chosen Cemetery Committee.


The fourth Article was taken up, and the polls were opened for County Treasurer, and closed by a vote of the meeting.


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Annual Meeting, March 10, 1851.


The whole number of ballots was seventy-one, all of which were for John Bullard.


The fifth article was taken up, and the polls were opened for the choice of Register of Deeds, and were closed by a vote of the meeting.


The whole number of ballots was Thirty, all of which were for Enos Foord of Dedham.


The sixth article was taken up.


Voted, To refer the matter of the Sixth Article, relating to a new Primary School, to the School Committee, with instructions to report at the adjourned meeting.


Voted, To postpone the consideration of the Seventh Article.


The eighth article was taken up, and Mr. John N. Turner's name being taken `off at his request, the Jury List, as pre- pared by the Selectmen, was approved. This list is to be found on page [350] of these Records.


The Seventh Article was now taken up.


Voted, To refer the subject of the Seventh Article to the Surveyors of the Highways, with authority to fill up the road opposite said Walker's land when they deem it nec- essary.


Voted, To refer the subject of a New Lock-up to the Selectmen as a Committee, to report at the adjourned meeting.


Voted, To postpone the consideration of the tenth article to the adjourned meeting.


Voted, That when this meeting adjourns, it adjourn to meet in this place on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of March current, at three o'clock in the afternoon.


Adjourned.


Attest : WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


The voting List was used in the election of Moderator, Town Clerk, Selectmen, Assessors, Treasurer, School Com- mittee, County Treasurer, and Register of Deeds, and each name was checked before the voter's ballot was deposited.


Attest : WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


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LIST OF JURORS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN AND APPROVED BY TIHE TOWN AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 10, 1851.


DRAWN.


1. James Bartlett.


2. George Babcock.


3. William Barnard.


April 12th, 1852. 4. Benjamin F. Baker.


5. Jolin A. Bird.


6. Henry W. Carr.


7. N. G. Chapin.


8. Samuel Clark.


9. William W. Clement.


10. David S. Coolidge.


1


11. Caleb Craft, Jr.


Sept. 1st, 1851.


12. Benjamin B. Davis.


13. Charles B. Dana.


14. John Dane.


15. Robert S. Davis.


16. Jerathmael Davenport.


17. Isaac Dearborn.


18. John F. Edwards.


19. Clark L. Haynes.


April 14,


1851.


20. Abijah W. Goddard.


Dec.,


1851.


22. Elijah Hersey.


23. James Hobbs.


Willard A. Humphrey.


April 14,


1851.


24. 25. Sylvester Kimball. 26. Jonathan D. Long.


Dec'r 5,


1853. 27. Nathaniel Lyford.


April 12,


1852. 28. Charles Pope.


29. James Robinson.


30. Edward R. Seccomb.


31. Augustus W. Seamans.


32. Charles Stearns, Jr.


33. Charles Warren.


34. Joseph L. White.


35. Oliver Whyte.


36. Otis Withington.


37. H. S. Williams.


38. John W. Warren.


Attest : WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


21. William J. Griggs.


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Annual Meeting, March 10, 1851.


REPORT ON GUIDE POSTS AND BOARDS.


The Laws of the Commonwealth require the Selectmen of Towns, at the Annual Meeting each year, to report the state of the Guide posts and boards. In pursuance of such provisions, the Selectmen of this Town submit the following Report of the places where Guide posts and boards are erected and maintained by the Town, to wit :


There is a Guide post, with a board thereon, standing at the junction of Boylston Street with Washington Street, directing to Newton Upper Falls and Brighton; one at corner Boylston and Heath Streets, directing to Newton, Worcester and Dedham; one at corner of Brighton Street, directing to Brighton ; one at Boylston and Cross Street, directing to New- ton Upper Falls, Newton and Brighton ; one at Heath and Warren Street, directing to Newton, Dedham and Brighton; one at Clyde and Warren Street, directing to Dedham and Brighton; one at Clyde and Newton Street, directing to Brighton, Newton and Dedham; one at Grove and Newton Street, directing to West Roxbury and Dedham; one at South and Newton Street, directing to Dedham, Brighton and Newton; one at Grove and South Street, directing to Brighton; one at Warren and Cot- tage Street, directing to Jamaica Plain and Dedham; one at Warren and Walnut Street, directing to Jamaica Plain; one at Washington and Har- vard Street, directing to Brighton and Cambridge; one at Sewall's Avenue and Harvard Street, directing to Cambridge and Cambridgeport. There being fourteen in all, which are all that are required at present, in the opinion of the Selectmen.


All which is respectfully submitted for the Selectmen.


BROOKLINE, March 10, 1851. JAMES BARTLETT, Chairman.


Recorded. Attest : WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


The Town Clerk, on the evening of the tenth day of March, A. D. 1851, made out his warrant and delivered the same to Constable Augustus Allen, requiring him to summon all officers chosen to appear before the Town Clerk within seven days, and be sworn (when an oath is required by law), or to signify their acceptance or refusal of the office to which they were severally chosen.


Attest : WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


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NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE. Then personally appeared the undermentioned persons, and were sworn before me at the times severally set against their names, or signified to me their acceptance or refusal of the office to which they have had severally been chosen.


WILL. ASPINWALL, Town Clerk.


10 March, 1851. S. Philbrick accepted as School Committee.


10 March, 1851. . Simon Warren sworn as Pound Keeper & field driver.


11


Thomas Griggs declined " Assessor.


12 66 W. W. Clement accepted " Fireward. School Committee. Wm. Horton 66 66


14 1


1


66


Henry James sworn Field driver.


66 66 Charles W. Tolman "


Sealer of Leather.


15


66


Geo. S. Cushing


Field driver.


10 66


66


John F. Edwards


Surveyor of lumber, &c.


13


66 66


Chas. D. Head 66


Prudential School Com.


17


66


Wm. H. Shailer


School Committee.


18


Moses Withington sworn Treasurer & Coll't'r. James Bartlett sworn Selectman.


19 66


66


Jerathmael Davenport sworn Selectman.


66


66


William Dearborn sworn Selectman.


21


66


66 F. N. Knapp accepted School Committee.


22


66


66


Oliver Whyte "


& acc'd fireward.


24 March, 1851.


John N. Turner sworn as Assessor.


William I. Bowditch


66


66


66 Charles Stearns, Jr. 66 " & highway Surveyor.


66


60


William Dearborn


" Highway Surveyor.


66


66


Samuel Hills


66


66


66


66


Abijah W. Goddard


" fence viewer.


66


66 Charles G. Colbath


66


66


66 Elisha Stone 66 surveyor of lumber, meas- urer of wood & bark.


66


66


66 Charles Heath accepted as Auditor.


James M. Seamans sworn " Field driver.


Thomas B. Griggs


66


66


66


Benj. W. Clark 66


66


fireward.


66


66


66


Charles Stearns, Jr. "


prudential School Committee.


66


66


66 Samuel Philbrick


cemetery committee.


66


66 Jesse Bird 66


66


16


66 Marshal Stearns 66


66


66


66


F. Henry Corey


Augustus Allen accepted


66 Samuel Hills 66


66


66


66


66


J. A. Guild sworn field driver.


66


Nathaniel Lyford 66


60


66


W. I. Bowditch accepted Auditing Committee.


66


66


Geo. W. Stearns


Sam'l Eliot 66


.


66


66 66


Adjourned Annual Meeting, March 24, 1851. 353


ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, 1851.


Pursuant to the adjournment on the tenth day of March, the inhabitants of Brookline met in the Town Hall, on Mon- day, the twenty-fourth day of March, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-one, at three o'clock in the afternoon.


The Moderator called the meeting to order, and read a list of the officers who had not qualified or who had declined serving.


William I. Bowditch was chosen Assessor (in place of Thomas Griggs, who declined to serve) by written ballots, receiving Thirty-nine out of Sixty-three votes.


W. I. Bowditch & Charles Stearns, Jr., were sworn as Assessors by the Town Clerk.


Charles Stearns, Jr., was chosen Highway Surveyor, in place of H. M. Sanborn, who declined, and he and Wm. Dearborn and Samuel Hills were sworn as Highway Sur- veyors by the Town Clerk.




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