Town records of Brookline, Massachusetts, 1838-1857, v. 1, Part 50

Author: Brookline (Mass.)
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Brookline, Mass. : Published by vote of the town
Number of Pages: 680


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Report to be printed annually hereafter, with Auditors'


report, 1851 .


. 354


Report of, in full, (1839) 14, (1841) 47, (1842) 47, (1843) 77, 89, 93. (1844) 113, (1846) 199


Reports of accepted, 20, 38, 151, 180, 219, 260, 287, 314. 345, 353, 391, 420, 455, 497


Salary of chairman and secretary, 1843 84


School books, to have management of, 1840, 20


School districts, to name, 1840 20


School-houses, recommendation in annual report referred to Committee, 1851 . 354


Report of Committee


370


To select sites


373, 391


Pearl place, to select site


462


School system, alteration of, School Committee to mature plan, 1843 83


Shailer, Rev. Wm., to be paid for services, 1841 42


Superintendent of Schools, referred to, 1855, 503


Teachers to be employed or provided 26,39,43


Town Hall to be altered for school-room 95, 186, 273


Truant children, By-law referred to, 1854 484


Ungraded school, appropriation for establishing, 1851 355


School Fund :


Committee to consider appropriation of, for Public Library,


1857 159


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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


School Fund -continued.


Trustees of, chosen 191


Discharged 185


To report annually 39


Reports of


9, 25, 41, 59, 81, 131, 165, 185


Used in erection of Town Hall 105, 131, 185


School street-(see Streets).


Schools-(see also, School Committee and School-houses).


Classical School-(see High School).


Evening school, appropriation for, 1849


302


For adults, establishing of referred to School Com- mittee, 1857 572


High school, Committee to investigate establishing a Class- ical school, 1841 42, 43, 44


Indefinitely postponed, 1842


59


Recommendation of School Committee adopted to establish a " school in the centre of the town," 1843 89


Report of School Committee regarding growth 93


Town Hall to be altered for use of 93, 99


Assistant teacher, and music in 268


Improvement of, Committee to consider, 1840


20


Report of Committee, with recommendations .


23, 26


Library for schools to be procured, 1843 84


Music in 119, 130, 230, 354, 399, 467


Primary in north part of town, 1851 349, 353, 354


Singing school, Committee on, 1840 . 19,20


Superintendent of, referred to School Committee, 1855 503


System of, School Committee to mature plan for altering, 1843 83


Ungraded, appropriation for, 1851 355


School-houses and school-rooms :


School Committee's recommendations, 1851, Committee on, 354


Report of Committee favoring two new school-houses 370


Committee to select sites, procure plans and estimates, 373, 374, 391 Building Committee to erect on town's land, School street 398


Report of Committee, 1853 . 430


Building Committee discharged, and new Committee to consider whole matter of new school-houses and report in print, 1853 430


Report of Committee . 439


Centre school-house, town meeting held in .


107


Harvard street school-house (same as North District, near Pleasant street) 440, 441, 450, 472


Heath-street school-house, sale of 373, 472, 486 High school-house :


"Centre" school-house, mentioned 107


Furnace for, 1847 . 255


Room in Town Hall


273


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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


School-houses and school-rooms -continued.


High school-house -continued. Selectmen to supply with water . 467


Committee on purchasing land for, 1855 526, 534


School-street lot selected and building commit- tee appointed 535


Report of building committee, 1856 547, 548


Middle District, Committee to examine house, repair or build new one, 1839 8, 14,23 School-house lot to be enlarged or exchanged, 1853, 439. 441, 450, 472


Newton-street school-house, Selectmen to examine


229, 232


North District, school-house to be erected near Pleasant street


440, 441


Land purchased between Harvard, Pleasant and Bea- con streets, 1853 450, 472


Pearl place, land for 439, 450, 462, 472


Pearl-place house to be enlarged, 1856 548, 549


School-street house to be repaired


253


" Putterham" school-house to be enlarged, 1839.


14,25


Pierce Grammar school-house, 370, 373, 374, 391, 398, 430, 439, 440, 467, 468, 471, 498, 499


Insurance to be placed on . 502


School-street school-house to be repaired


253


South District school-house, Committee to examine, and report of 8, 14, 23, 25


South-west District . 14, 25


Town Hall, rooms in for school purposes 186, 196, 273


Wells and pumps for school-houses 187, 195


Village, land for school-house in .


472


Sealer of Leather :


Election of 348, 429, 500, 507, 555, 561


Sworn 352, 506, 561


Vote not to choose 393


Selectmen, matters relating to :


Blanchard vs. Selectmen, 1840 145, 158, 160


Books of, how to be kept


354


Boundary lines, perambulation of, 141, 211, 307, 308, 357, 382, 490, 491, 492, 493


By-Laws, referred to 126


To have reprinted 508


Relating to engine-houses and fire apparatus


573, 574


Cemetery, to give deeds of lots


29. 83, 164


Census taken by order of 156


Claims, to protect George Griggs, administrator


398


To settle where town is legally responsible 484


County roads, to notify abutters of widening 314


Deeds of lots in cemetery to be given to religious societies,


29,83. 164


Of land, Walnut street, to be given First Parish 254


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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


Selectmeu, matters relating to -continued.


Dogs, to destroy unlicensed . 475


Election of, 7, 19, 38, 45, 82, 107, 150, 180, 219, 260, 262, 292, 315, 347, 391, 392, 422, 459, 499, 523, 553


Engine-house, to build 124


Grading streets, widened by County Commissioners 314


Guide boards, to erect .


Report on, 26, 58, 194, 219, 310, 319, 344, 351, 385, 420, 454, 455, 496, 497, 522, 552, 553


64, 432, 503


Insurance to be placed on school-houses 502


Land on Walnut street, deed to be given First Parish 254


Land, purchase of . . 439, 440, 441, 442, 462, 534


Land, sale of 442, 462, 528


Lands near Town Hall 252


Lantern for Town Hall .


252


License laws, to prosecute violation of, 186, 230, 269, 296, 462


Lighting streets 528, 532, 581, 586


Location assigned for dangerous and offensive employments, 277


Meetings of 7,18,277


Overseers of the Poor 499, 553


Police, to use day or night


586


Reward offered by .


299, 378


Ringing bell


187,469


Safe for town officers


273, 484


Saloon, to suppress


. 483


Scales, hay and public


64, 432, 503


School-houses, to insure


502


To sell . 486


Sidewalks, to make when abutters furnish edgestones 472


Streets, laying out of 266, 272, 321, 432, 483


Grading of


316


Widening of county roads


314


Walnut street


364


Washington street


119


Washington street, flagstone crossings Draining of


268,273


301


Filling of


485


Suit of Blanchard vs. Selectmen of 1840 145, 158, 160 527


Tamplin & Shaw, referred to


Survey of town 127, 155, 451, 525


Sworn 56, 86, 120, 157, 192, 224, 261, 291, 352, 396, 425, 464


Town Hall, to open for purposes of public good Chandelier and desk for


171


355


Lantern for .


252


Horse posts to be placed near


273


Trees, planting of .


190


Water for High school


467


Wells to be sunk


195


Wood-lot, to sell


183, 196


37


Hay scales


INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


xxiii


Sheriff, vote for 544


Sidewalks, Selectmen to make if abutters furnish edgestones 471


Warren street, referred to Highway Surveyors . . 355 South street-(see Streets).


Streets :


Aspinwall avenue, Committee to consider laying out, 1855, 505


Report of Committee 556 Laying out recommended to County Commissioners, 557 Money to be paid Col. Thomas Aspinwall . 581


Selectmen to have charge of making .


581


Avon street, proposed laying out of


309, 321, 344, 520, 528


Beacon street, Committee to oppose laying out of, 1849 301


Indefinitely postponed, 1850 317


Postponement reconsidered, opposition continued 324 333


Report of Committee, 1850


Treasurer to borrow money for


333


Committee to ascertain cost of, 1850 .


335


Report of


341


Committee to petition County Commissioners to lay out, to have charge of building, and receive subscriptions, 1850 341


Treasurer to borrow money


341


Report of Committee, 1851


367,370


Wm. I. Bowditch resigns from Committee .


370


Report of Committee, 1852, 1853


389, 421


Claims of Sheldon and Stearns


389


Committee regarding bridging Boston & Worcester railroad, 1852 . 409


Report of, 1855 501, 504


Appropriation for and reconsideration, 504, 507, 509 Commiteee regarding widening across marsh, 1853, 438, 442 Report of, 1854 . 456


Committee regarding stopping out tide-water, 1854, 452, 462 Report of 485


Boylston street, named 37


Bradley's Hill, lowering of, 1845 149, 165


Committee to confer with Boston Water Com- missioners, 1848 267


Proposition of Water Commissioners, 272, 274, 275


Report of Committee, 1848 280


Repairs of, near Henry Lee's 449, 458


Widening of


214, 226, 227, 258, 267, 280, 281, 458


Brighton street, named .


37


Clyde street, named


37


Cottage avenue, named 37


Cottage street, named .


37


County roads, widening of


295, 312, 314


Naming of


33, 37


Repairs of 303, 314 Widening of 285, 294


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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


Streets - continued.


Cypress street, named


37


Repairs of bridge


122


Improvements on 296


Elm street, laying out 463, 479


Named .


486


Goddard avenue, proposed laying out 309, 321, 344, 520, 528


Named .


37


Grove street, Committee to oppose


206


Report of


206,216


Laid out by County Commissioners, 1846 211 Named . 268


Holden street, laying out of .


266, 271, 309, 321


Harvard street, laying flagstones


417, 430


Named .


37


Heath street, named


37


Repairing of


494, 502


Widening of, 1847


231, 233


Longwood avenue, order of notice from County Com- missioners 550, 558


Committee on 561


Report of Committee and proposition of Charles and Marshal Stearns, Committee to advocate be- fore County Commissioners, building of, 1857, 566, 567 Location of, from Harvard street to Longwood sta- tion, 1857 578


Mechanic place, laying out of . 309, 321, 323, 324, 325, 327, 345


Newton street, named


37


Repairs of 238


Widening of 360


Pierce street, laying out of . 321, 325, 327, 345, 360, 399


Pleasant street


37


Pound street .


37


Proposed streets :


From Newton street, Brookline, to Centre street, Roxbury, petition of Loker, 1847 245,246


From School street to Charles River, petition of Blake, 1853 438, 442


From Roxbury, through Brookline to Cambridge-


port, 1857 . 550, 561


From Perkins street through Goddard avenue to West Roxbury, 1857 571


From Heath street to Newton street, 1857 ·


572


Across Swallow Pond, 1857 567


Prospect street, laying out of 268, 321, 480


Named


486


School street, named


37


Widening of .


309, 322, 324, 325, 327, 342, 355, 417,


431, 432, 466, 481, 483


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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


Streets -continued.


South street, named


.


37


Grading hill .


321, 327, 331, 333, 334 37


Walnut street, named


Widening of


360, 364, 480


Warren street, named


37


Sidewalk in


355


Washington place, named


37


Washington street, named


37


Widened where crosses brook 119, 132


Widening of . 106, 119, 132, 214, 226, 227, 577


Macadamizing and draining 217, 228, 229,230


Flagstone crossing 268, 273, 430


Draining, near School street 300, 301


Filling of, opposite S. A. Walker's


349


At north end railroad bridge . 485


Hay scales removed, and graded to bridge and depot grounds 432


Draining near T. P. Chandler's .


449, 451


Approaches to depot to be laid out as townways 483


Selectmen to petition County Commissioners to re- locate and widen, 1857 . 580


Committee to appear before County Commis- sioners 586


Special County Commissioners, vote for, 42, 43, 128, 133, 153, 236, 326, 401, 402, 427, 434, 544


Survey of town, Committee on, 1841


33


Survey and map of town, Committee on, 1844 119


Report of Committee 126


Topographical survey to show grades of sidewalks. and streets, and reservations for parks and squares, referred to Selectmen 432


Referred to Committee, 1854


451


Report of Committee 456


Committee to procure survey, plans and profiles of streets,


1854 466


Reports of, 1855, 1856 497, 525


Surveyors of Highways :


Election of, 8, 19, 23, 38, 42, 51, 82, 108, 152, 181, 193, 225, 262, 289, 316, 319, 347, 353, 393, 397, 424, 428, 460, 465, 474, 500,


524, 531, 554, 561


Declined 23, 353, 397, 464, 530


Excused . 193


Flagstones on Washington street, referred to .430


Repairing and grading of streets . 316


Sworn, 56, 86, 120, 157, 192, 224, 261, 291, 320, 352, 353, 396, 425, 464, 465, 530, 531, 560, 561


Trees to be trimmed, etc. 504


.


xxvi


INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


Surveyors of Wood and Lumber :


Election of, 7, 19, 38, 51, 82, 108, 126, 153, 182, 226, 264, 289, 292, 317, 318, 348, 353, 393, 425, 429, 461, 500, 507, 524, 531, 555, 561 Sworn, 56, 86, 120, 157, 192, 224, 261, 291, 319, 352, 395, 464, 506, 531, 560, 561


Taxes, assessment of, 8, 20, 38, 57, 85, 186, 295, 324, 356, 398, 433, 468, 535


October 1 fixed for date of collection, 1838 1


Treasurer to receive 22% for collecting 20


Tax List to be printed, 1853, 1854-5


449,511


Town Clerk :


Election of, 7, 19, 38, 45, 70, 107, 150, 180, 218, 259, 287, 310, 343, 383, 419, 454, 496, 521, 552


Sworn, 7, 45, 70, 107, 150, 180, 218, 259, 287, 310, 343, 384, 420, 454, 496, 521, 552


Pro-tempore, appointed, 1851 365


Elected, 1851 367, 404


Punch Bowl Tavern, to furnish the proprietors with copy of vote, 1844 125


Town seal, to prepare


241,273


Tax List to be prepared for printing 449


Warrants of town meetings, to be read within five minutes of time specified for calling meeting, 1847 255


Town Hall :


Not to be used for private school, 1839 10


To be prepared for use of High school 95,99 .


Committee to select location and prepare plans for new building, 1843 98


Report of Committee 103


Building Committee appointed to purchase land on Wash- ington street, superintend building and procure in- surance, 1844


105, 106, 123


School fund used in erection of


105, 131, 185


Advisory Building Committee 119


Report of Building Committee 123


Conference with First Parish regarding location 123, 128


Contract labor or day labor to be employed 129


Building, two stories high, to be erected


134


Report of Building Committee, 1845


153, 171


Dedication of, 1845


168


To be opened for purposes of public good


171


Vote of thanks to Building Committee


173, 182


177


186, 220


Insurance of


106, 194


Temperance purposes, to have free use of


210


Grading lands around


Posts for horses to be placed


229, 234, 248, 252, 265 273


Address of Dr. John Pierce to be printed Ventilation of, Committee on, 1846-7 Reports of


229, 247


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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


Town Hall -continued.


Lanterns to be provided for 252


Chandelier and desk, and altering platform 355


Expense of draping in honor of Daniel Webster 432


To be lighted with gas inside and outside, 1853 . +49, 451


Lower rooms to be altered from school-rooms 510


Town Officers, all chosen by ballot, to be voted for on one ticket, 1852, 384 Choosing on one ballot repealed, 1853


419


Town Seal, Town Clerk to prepare


241


Adopted . 273,274


Trees to be planted near Northern school-house To be trimmed under direction of Highway Surveyors Treasurer and Collector :


196, 222


504


Election of. 7, 19, 38, 47, 82, 108, 150, 180, 220, 260, 288, 315, 347, 392, 423, 499, 523, 553


Sworn 56, 157, 196, 224, 261, 318, 352, 395, 423, 464, 554 Reports of-(see also, Reports of Auditing Committee), 26, 70, 108, 161, 187, 221, 259, 287, 311, 346, 386, 421, 455 Office of Treasurer and Collector to be united in one person, 1846 180


Treasurer to be Collector of Taxes, 220, 260, 288, 347, 392, 499, 523, 553


Proceeds of wood-lot to be collected and divided 10,26 .


Collecting of taxes, to receive 23% for 20,293


Annual report to be made, 1842 57


Town Hall to be insured 194


Salary of, 1849-50 293, 315


Books to show appropriations and balances, 1851 354


Report to show delinquent tax-payers, 1855


509


To show list of assets 511


Money to be borrowed by Treasurer :


Hay scales, 1842 64


School-rooms in Town Hall, 1843 95


Town Hall, building of, 1844 106


Reimbursing the Selectmen of 1840, 1845 160


Anticipation of taxes, 186, 231, 235, 269, 296, 327, 356, 398, 433, 471, 499, 529, 535, 565


Repairing School-street school-house, 1847 253


Furnace in High school, 1847 255


Land of Harrison Fay, purchase of, 1847 238


Bradley's Hill, lowering of, 1848 281


Beacon street


(1850) 333, 341, (1851) 370


Claim of Sheldon, 1852 405


Reward for detecting incendiaries, 1852 279


School-houses and land, 1853 440


Survey of town, 1853 . 451


Lighting streets and Town Hall, 1853


451


Draining Washington street, near Chandler's, 1853 . 451


School-houses, 1854


467, 468, 471, 472


xxviii


INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


Treasurer and Collector - continued.


Money to be borrowed by Treasurer -continued. Suppression of saloon in village, 1854


483


Land damages and grading streets, 1854


School-houses, 1855 504


High-school building, 1856


534, 535


School-houses, 1856


549


Purchase of land, 1857


564


Making Longwood avenue, 1857 Aspinwall avenue and bridge, 1857


581


Truant children, by-law regarding, 1854


484.


Truant Justice, election of


504, 528, 555


Accepted 530, 560


Truant Officers, election of


528, 531, 555


Accepted 531, 560


Truants, Committee to make complaints against


504


Trustees of School Fund :


Election of


19


To report annually (1841)


39


Reports of 9, 25, 41, 59, 81, 131, 165, 185


Discharged, 1846 185


Trustees of Library :


Committee to nominate .


562


Election of, 1857


562


Tythingmen, vote not to choose, 57, 80, 317, 348, 428, 460, 500, 524, 554 Ventilation of School-houses and Town Hall :


Committee on, 1846-47


186, 230, 248


Reports of


229, 247


Committee to examine bills of


247


Report of


264


Walnut street-(see Streets).


Warrants to summon officers chosen, 55, 85, 121, 156, 192, 223, 226, 260, 290, 318, 351, 394, 424, 463, 469, 473, 505, 529, 560


Warrants to be read within five minutes of time specified for calling meetings 255


Warrants for town meetings and elections :


1842


44, 64


1843


. 67, 69, 92, 96, 97


1844


102, 106, 122, 133, 138


1845


143, 149, 169, 173, 175 177, 178, 205, 207


1847


214, 217, 235, 237, 245, 249, 251, 253 .


1848


1849


1850


309, 325, 328, 331, 334, 336, 340


1851


342, 360, 366, 374, 377


1852


379, 382, 400, 401, 403, 408, 410, 414, 416


1853


. 419, 426, 433, 437, 443, 447


1854


.


452, 469, 473, 478, 487


1846


256, 258, 270, 277 283, 285, 298, 300, 304


485


581


xxix


INDEX TO SUBJECTS.


Warrants for town meetings and elections -continued.


1855


494, 511, 516


1856


520, 539, 545 1857 . 550, 568, 570, 577, 582, 585


Warren street-(see Streets) .


Washington monument, contribution towards, 1852


415


Washington street -- (see Streets).


Water supply of Boston :


Aqueduct through Brookline 145


Committee to meet Committee of the Legislature, 1845


177


Wells and pumps for school-houses and public buildings 187,195


Report of Selectmen


222


For High school, Selectmen to provide 229


Wood-lot :


Proceeds of sale of wood to be collected and divided between the two parishes . 8,10


Report of Treasurer on above, 1840 27


Committee to consult counsel regarding rights of parishes, 164


Report of Committee 182


To be sold and proceeds divided 183


Reconsidered and postponed


196


Working days on roads to be 10 hours


152


I


INDEX TO NAMES.


(JURY LISTS AND MILITIA LISTS NOT INCLUDED.)


Abbott,


368


Abbott, E. M


390


Abbott, James C., District Elector


542


Abbott, John C. :


Committee . 449, 466, 468, 471, 498, 526, 535


Field Driver


555


Selectman 459, 464, 470, 479, 487, 491, 492, 493, 495


Acker,


26, 194


Ackers, William


54


Adams, Charles F., Senator


306


Adams, Daniel, District Elector


279


Adams, Daniel L.


31


Adams, Isaac, District Elector


412


Adams, John Quincy, Representative to Congress


63, 140, 209, 270


Adams, Thomas, Sheriff


544


Alcott, Amos B., District Elector


279


Alger, James, Constable


554


Allen, Allen & Co.


155


Allen, Augustus


100


Committee, 430, 449, 462, 503, 504, 509, 554, 561, 562, 567, 571, 572


Constable . 348, 351, 392, 395, 423, 424, 460, 500, 524, 560 Fire Ward, 263, 289, 291, 316, 348, 353, 393, 395, 429, 461, 465, 501, 506, 524, 530, 555, 560


Member of Brookline Engine Co. No. 1


168


Representative


545


Surveyor of Highways .


460, 464


Truant Officer


528, 531, 555, 560


Allen, Benjamin L., Secretary of State


583


Allen, Charles :


District Elector


140


Governor


. 488


Allen, John Perry, District Elector


140


Allen, Samuel C., Presidential Elector


140


Alley, John B., District Elector


279


Ammidown, Ebenezer D., petition


177,178


Amory, William


390


Andem, James .


30


Andem, Moses .


101


Andrews, Alonzo 31


Appleton, Nathan, District Elector


140


541


Appleton, William, Elector-at-Large Arnold, N. J., Senator


498


548


Allen, Rufus S., Field Driver


460, 464, 500, 506


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INDEX TO NAMES.


Ashley, William, District Elector


279


Aspinwall, Anna


71


Aspinwall, Augustus


390, 556, 557, 558, 579, 581


Cemetery Committee 164, 182, 219, 226, 263, 292, 317, 318 Committee 176, 303


Moderator


299


Motion


132


Representative


283, 306


Representative to Congress Senator


283


Aspinwall, Elizabeth


Aspinwall, George


398


Aspinwall, Thomas


118, 161, 398, 556, 557, 558, 581 . 255, 362, 384, 386, 428, 441, 556


Committee 302, 342, 409, 431, 442, 456, 505, 557, 586, 587


418


Motion


381, 398, 411, 422, 427


Representative


338, 339, 376


Senator


445, 489


Town Clerk, 310, 318, 319, 320, 325, 326, 327, 329, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 338, 339, 340, 342, 343, 349, 350, 351, 352, 356, 357, 359, 364, 365, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383


Aspinwall, W. A., Representative . 338


Aspinwall, William C., pauper,


71, 109, 138, 161, 163, 189, 398


.


100


Atkinson, Edward :


Auditing Committee, 429, 461, 465, 500, 506, 524, 530, 555, 560


Trustee of Public Library


563


Atkinson, George, Representative Atkinson, William P.


· 415


Committee . 430, 451, 458, 466, 468, 471, 507


General School Committee


423, 425, 450, 460, 464


Moderator


448, 453


Representative


338, 339


Town Clerk


Avery, Edward, District-Attorney Ayres, Otis


Babcock, George


100, 390


Committee


147, 158, 160


Representative


376, 415, 446, 489


Baker, Benjamin F.


490


Fire Ward 393, 395, 509


Member Brookline Engine Co. No. 1


·


168


Town Clerk, 383, 394, 395, 399, 401, 402, 407, 408, 410, 413, 416, 418,


419, 424, 425, 427, 433, 434, 437, 438, 443, 446, 448, 451,


453, 454, 463, 464, 469, 472, 475, 486, 490, 491, 492, 493, 495, 496, 505, 511, 513, 515, 519, 521, 526, 529, 530, 535, 538, 545, 549, 551, 552, 559, 560, 565, 567, 569, 574, 576, 581, 584, 587


Trustee of Public Library


562


.


338


77


Aspinwall, William


Delegate


Atkinson, Amos


441, 468, 484


454


543


31


INDEX TO NAMES.


xxxiii


Baker, Daniel C., District Elector .


413


Baker, Obed, County Commissioner


128


Baker, William


15, 143


Bancroft,


160


Bancroft, George, Governor


139


Bancroft, Jefferson, District Elector


542


Bank of Brighton


311, 346, 386, 421, 455


583


Barnett, Robert


461, 526


Barnard, George F.


54


Barnard, William


36, 350, 526


Bartlett, George


101


Bartlett, George T., Field Driver


. 348


Bartlett, Homer, District Elector


. 140


Bartlett, James, 100, 104, 105, 110, 153, 154, 171, 234, 386, 397, 455


Cemetery Committee


. 88, 108, 153, 164


Committee, 64, 88, 125, 145, 177, 265, 266, 274, 281, 290, 342, 442, 449, 458, 466, 510, 535, 549, 555, 561, 562, 567, 572, 586, 587


Delegate 418


19, 38


Fire Ward


19, 38, 51, 82, 108


Moderator 252, 259, 262, 271, 272, 280 Overseer of Poor 315, 318, 429, 464, 523


Representative, 18, 33, 63, 98, 140, 171, 173, 174, 209, 250, 252, 283,


306, 338, 339, 376


Selectman, 150, 156, 157, 168, 169, 174, 178, 179, 180, 192, 194, 205, 206, 208, 211, 215, 218, 219, 223, 232, 233, 236, 237, 246, 249, 251, 256, 258, 260, 261, 262, 270, 272, 278, 284, 286, 288, 291, 299, 300, 304, 305, 307, 308, 310, 315, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 327, 328, 332, 335, 337, 339, 340, 343, 344, 345, 347, 351, 352, 354, 357, 361, 365, 366, 375, 377, 378, 380, 382, 383, 385, 397, 422, 425, 426, 434, 438, 444, 448, 450, 451, 453, 455, 459, 463, 464, 470, 473, 479, 480, 481, 482, 487, 488, 490, 491, 492, 493, 495, 496, 497, 499, 508, 509, 512, 513, 516, 517, 521, 522, 523, 531, 539, 540, 546, 551, 552, 553, 568, 569, 571, 577, 578, 580, 582, 583, 585


Senator . 415, 446


Special Commissioner 427, 434


Surveyor of Highways, 152, 157, 181, 189, 192, 224, 225, 261, 262


Trustee of Public Library 563


Barton, Ira M., Presidential Elector


32


Bass, John W. :


Committee 6,9


Selectman and Assessor


7


Surveyor of Highways .


8


Bass, Stephen G. Committee


450, 461, 526


442


Bates, Isaac C., Presidential Elector


32


Bates, S. D.


· 58


·


Baylies, Francis, Governor


209, 250


Field Driver


Banks, Nathaniel P., Governor


xxxiv


INDEX TO NAMES.


Baylies, John, District Elector


541


Baylies, William, District Elector 141,280


Beach, Erasmus D., Governor


518, 542, 583


Beal, Ebenezer, County Commissioner


427, 434


Beal, William L.


380


Beals, George, Jr., County Commissioner


544


Bean, Hiram


71


Bean, Hiram R., Field Driver


226, 232, 348


Beedell, Eleazer ,


31


Bell, George


66, 100


Bell, Luther F., District Elector


542


Bell, Luther V., Governor


542


Benchley, Henry W. :


Lieutenant-Governor


518, 543


Senator


584


Bennet, Alfred


30


Bennet, Luther S.


30


Bentley, George W., District Elector


542


Berry, N. C., Commissioner of Insolvency


382


205, 206, 211, 216, 333


16, 31, 143


Binney, Amos R.


480, 548


Bird, Francis W., Senator


415, 446


Bird, George W., Field Driver


500, 506


Bird, Harrison


390


Bird, Jesse


386, 387


Assessor


150, 156, 157, 180, 192, 422


Cemetery Committee, 153, 182, 184, 210, 223, 226, 263, 288, 292, 311, 320, 346, 348, 352, 393, 395, 396, 410, 429, 461,


465, 500, 506, 524, 530


Committee, 119, 155, 176, 206, 274, 281, 303, 381, 388, 389, 442, 456


414


Motion


378


Selectman


· 262


Surveyor of Highways, 152, 157, 181, 189, 192, 261, 262, 397, 474




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