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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 128.
Voted : That this meeting be now adjourned to Wednesday next at 9 o'clock A.M .-
Wednesday June 6th A.D. 1821 .-
Met according to adjournment. -
The report of the Committee of Finance, was read authorizing the Committee to allow the Town Treasurer and Collector, a sum not exceeding Twenty five hundred Dollars. - which was accepted, and - Voted : The Committee of Finance be author- ized to allow the Town Treasurer and Collector, such Salary as they think proper not exceeding twenty five hundred dollars, for his services in those offices the ensuing year .-
The Committee of Finance having full power to diminish this sum as much as they shall judge expedient.
The report of the Committee relative to Hacks, was read - and unanimously accepted .-
[345.] The Committee to whom was referred the Petition of Benjamin French and others, ask leave to Report. -
That they have attended to the duty assigned them, and find on examination that the standing of some Hackney Coaches in the Streets, is an inconvenience, to the Public, but there are some persons who keep them so situated, that it would be a hardship for them to be now driven from the Street. The power of regulation being now vested in the Selectmen, your Commit- tee believe it is in the most judicious hands that it could any where be lodged. But your Committee would venture to recom- mend, that after three months from this date, all Hackney Coaches should be ordered from the Street, excepting in such parti- cular Cases as the Selectmen should think proper to exempt. - Samuel Adams Heman Fay June 6th 1821. - Samuel L. Knapp.
The Report of the Committee on the subject of Buildings of Wood, as expressed in the petition of Josiah Jones and others, was read, and accepted by a large majority. -
The Committee to whom was referred the Petition of Josiah Jones and others, to take into consideration the expediency of Petitioning the Legislature to alter or repeal the Law prohibit- ing the erection of Wooden buildings within the Town [346] more than ten feet high, have attended to the subject with all the diligence and care which the importance of the subject claims. -
The Committee are fully impressed, with the great advantage which the Town has experienced by the effects of the existing Law, which has been in operation since the year 1803. by which
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means a great increase of Brick and Stone Walls have been erected, and the security of the town thereby has been much increased ; and therefore it is the opinion of the Committee, that the existing Law may now be modified without any essential in- jury ; and inasmuch as it appears to be the general wish so to mod- ify the Law, as to meet the wants and means of a large portion of respectable citizens, who have not the ability to erect buildings entirely of Brick or Stone; and as they are satisfied that dwell- ing houses not exceeding ten feet high, are injurious to the health of those who reside in them, as well as to the Inhabitants generally. The Committee therefore recommend to the town, to signify its desire that the Legislature should be requested so far to modify the existing Law, as that in future wooden Build- ings may be erected, which are to be used for dwelling houses exclusively, which shall not exceed eighteen feet from the lowest part of the sill, to the upper part of the plate, and a pitched roof over the same not exceeding six feet high, from the plate to the highest point of the roof, provided that such roof shall be entirely covered with slate & shall not have any Windows on [347] the sloping part of the said roof, but that in each end a Window may be placed - And further that where there are two or more tenements joined, there shall be a brick wall between, of at least twelve inches in thickness, and extend at least two feet above the highest point of the Roof and to be covered with a stone capping. And also that where the ends or sides of any such building to be erected, shall be situated within fifteen feet of any other buildings of Wood, such end or side shall be of brick or stone, the wall of which, shall be of at least twelve inches in thickness, and extend at least two feet above the highest point of the Roof, and be capped with Stone.
All which is respectfully submitted
By order of the Committee Stephen Codman, Chairman
June 6. 1821. -
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to present a petition to the Legislature in behalf of the Town to obtain a modification of the Law agreeable to the preceding vote. -
Voted, That an Assistant Town Clerk be selected whose duty it shall be to act, as such, in all cases, when the Town Clerk, either from death, sickness or other cause shall be unable to per- form the duties of that office.
Voted, That Mr. Charles Hammatt, be selected for that purpose.
[348.] Voted, That the Selectmen be and hereby are author- ized to make such compensation to the Assistant Town Clerk as they may think proper and expedient. -
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 128.
Voted, To reconsider the vote passed at the last Meeting, on the petition of Joseph Willett and others respecting two addi- tional Surveyors of Lumber.
Voted, That the further consideration of this subject be post- poned 'till next March Meeting. -
Moved, That the Vote accepting the Report of the Committee of Finance, be reconsidered - which passed in the affirmative.
Moved, That the further consideration of the subject be indefi- nitely postponed - which was negatived -
Voted, That the Report of the Committee of Finance be recom- mitted to the same Committee for revision, and that they Report at the adjournment. -
Voted, That when this Meeting adjourns it adjourn to next Monday week, - then to meet in this place at 9 o'clock A.M.
The meeting was then adjourned -
[349.] Monday June 18th 1821 - Met according to adjourn- ment.
The question having been asked, "why the Taxes assessed exceeded the Taxes voted by the Town." Moved, that a Com- mittee be raised to wait on the Assessors and request their attend- ance at the Meeting. The Police Officer, was directed to attend to that duty.
Moved, To reconsider the vote authorizing the Selectmen to make such compensation to the Assistant Town Clerk, as they may think proper and expedient - which was negatived -
The Committee of Finance made a report, and after some debate, it was voted that the subject subside for the present.
A long debate on the subject of the Town and County Treas- urers, being united, then ensued; and the Records of the Con- vention, authorized to choose County Treasurer, and also the Records of the Convention authorized to choose the Town Treas- urer and Collector having been read, it was Moved, that the whole subject subside .- which was negatived- It was theu Voted, Unanimously that the subject be referred to the Com- mittee of Finance, with directions to use all the means in their power, to unite the two Offices in one person .-
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BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1821.
The Assessors having attended and made [350] some expla- nations .- It was Voted, unanimously, To instruct the Assessors to assess, precisely the amount of Taxes, levied by the State, County and Town and to make no addition of the five per Cent, as allowed by Law the present year .-
The Report of the Committee of Finance was again taken up, and Voted, that the subject be postponed untill the adjournment, and that the Report be printed in the meantime and distributed to the Inhabitants.
After some discussion of the subject of lighting the Lamps all the year, it was Voted, that the subject subside .-
Voted, That when this meeting does adjourn, it shall be to this day fortnight, then to meet in this place, at 10 o'clock A.M.
Voted, That this Meeting do now adjourn.
Attest Charles Hammatt, Assistant Town Clerk.
[351.] Monday July 2nd 1821 - Met according to adjourn- ment .-
The Report of the Committee of Finance which was made at the last meeting and ordered to be printed, was taken up .- viz .-
Ninth annual Report of the Committee of Finance .-
Nº. 1.
The amount of Taxes assessed in 1820. were as follows - viz - State Tax -
24,117.02
Town & County Tax
141,111.28
$165,228.30
Amount received by the Treasurer on account of said Taxes
154,519.90
Amount of abatement of Taxes agreeable to Cer- tificates of Assessors 6,413.10
Balance uncollected
4.295.30
165228.30
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 128.
Amount received by the Treasurer on account of uncollected Taxes of preceding years and out- standing at the time the late Treasurers account was settled - 1815
109.80
1817
27.50
1818
106.96
1819
1145.40
1,389.66
Amount received for 1820
154,519.90
Whole amount received by the Treasurer from
August 1820, to May 1821 - -
155,909.56
Boston May 14, 1821 - Errors Excepted - Turner Phillips,
Town Treasurer .-
[352.]
Nº. 2.
The Town of Boston in Account Current with Andrew Sigourney
Treasurer -
Dr.
1820
May 22 To amount due on Selectmen's & Overseer's drafts 226.24
To amount of Note due the Selectmen - -
1230.00
1456.24
June 2ª. To do Selectmen's d'fts of the 1st instant
9554.18
8 To do Overseer's ditto of the 7th do
2388.40
13 To do Board of Health ditto of the 12th do 1000 .-
July
3 To do Selectmen's ditto of the 1 st do -
5010.30
6 To do Overseer's ditto of the 5th do
2373.49
20326.37
Aug 5 To do ditto ditto of the 5th do 972.25 To do Selectmen's ditto of the 5th 4511.75 To do Jabez Hunting's Note received for rent - 40.00 - To do Thomas Badger's ditto To Counterfeit Bill received for Taxes 3 .-
22 .-
5549 .-
27331.61
33725.54
61057.15
To balance due the Town to new Ac- count -
209
BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1821.
The Town of Boston in account with Andrew Sigourney, Treas- urer -
Cr.
1820
May 22 By Balance due the Town as per accounts of this date June 3 " Cash rec'd of Jacob Tidd Jr for his Note - 378 .- - do of do 12 months interest on $1512 90.72
45170.76
30 do for Rent of land on the Neck - 12 .- do for Rent of land on Mill Pond 20 .-
66 do for Rent of House in Union Street -
12 .-
66 do for Rent of Stall under Faneuil Hall 39 .-
6 do for Rent of Shops & Offices in Old State House - - 217.50
769.22
card. ford.
45939.98
45939.98
[353.] By Amount brought forward July 15 By Cash of the State Treas- urer for maintenance of State Paupers to June 1st - - 31 By do for rent of land on the Neck
By do for rent of Hay Scales By do for rent of Shops & Offices in old State House -
500.83
By do for rent of Stall & Cel- lars under Faneuil Hall
886.50
Aug. 5 By do for 3 months rent of Cellars Nº 12 & 13 Old State House
150 .-
By do for 3 months of Stalls &c in the Market 2189.18
By do for 3 months Stall Nº. 17 - By do for 3 months Offices Nº. 3 & 6 Old State House
37 .-
100 .-
5 .-
2 .-
Aug. 5 By do 12 do Sedge Lands - By do Fines for breach of Laws
7313.32
40 .- 170.87
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 128.
By Amount of Selectmen's & Overseers drafts unpaid - 261.97
By. Cash received for Taxes 1817 25.80
1816 77.30
1818 108.62
1819 - 2018.78 2230.50
13887.17
By Amount of Note due to Selectmen of Boston -
1230 .-
$61,057.15
33.725.54
Aug. 5 By Balance due the Town as per Contra,
Boston Sept. 2. 1820. Errors Excepted - Elizabeth Sigourney, Administratrix By her Attorney, Joel Stone.
[354.] Nº. 3.
The Town of Boston in account Current with Turner Phillips, Treasurer & Collector - - Dr. 1820
Augt. 6 To Cash paid balance of Selectmen's and Overseer's Drafts - - 261.97 To Joseph Russells' Note given as Town Treasurer to the Selectmen of Boston, dated Dec. 1. 1793 1230 .-
1821
March 22 To Cash paid Mrs. Elizabeth Sigourney for my Note given as Treasurer, dated September 4th 1820 33725.54
April To Amount of Commonwealth Tax for 1820 21,749.33 To ditto County of Suffolk Tax for 1820 29,768.40
51517.73
May To balance of Profit & Loss acct. as pr. account 924.05
To amount of the Selectmen's Drafts from Sepr. 1. 1820, to Ap1. 21, 1821 inclusive, 74,800.59 - To amount of the Overseer's d'fts from Sepr. 6. 1820 to May 2ª. 1821 inclusive - 18,784.77
To amount of the Board of Health's drafts from Au- gust 21. 1820 to Apr. 21st. 1821. inclusive 7,500.00
101,085.36
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BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1821.
To the following Bonds &
Notes remaining unpaid Ward N. Boylston's Bond, 10,000.00
Jacob Tidd's three notes,
John Hancock's
1,134 .- 930. -
Rea & Wrights
300 .-
John Stuarts 125 .-
Isaac Rand Jr.'s
46.20
J & A Hunting's - 40 .-
William Tukesbury's
390.92
Jabez Hunting's -
40 .-
13,006.12
May
14 To Balance due the Town to New ac- count
84,874.53
$286,625.30
[355.] The Town of Boston in Account Current with Turner Phillips, Treasurer & Collector Cr.
1820
Sept. 2ª. By the following Bond & Notes recd. this day of the Administratrix of the Estate of Andrew Sigourney Esq. deceased, late Treasurer and Collector - viz.
By Ward N. Boylston's Bond 10,000.00 " Jacob Tidd Jrs 3 Notes $378 each 1134 .-
" John Hancock's 930 .-
"' Joseph Rowe's 535.50
" Rea & Wrights 500 .-
" John Stuart's - 125 .-
Isaac Rand's Jr 46.20
Jabez & Asa Hunting's - 40 .-
" William Tukesbury's - 17.55
" Jabez Hunting's - 40.00
" Thomas Badger's - - 22.00
13390.25
Sept 4 By Cash recª. of Mrs. Eliza- beth Sigourney for my Note as Treasurer - viz - Boston Money - 7313.32
Current Money 25868.22
Bills of the Hollowell & Augusta, Wiscassett & Castine Banks 544.00
33725.54
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 128.
Sept 30 By Cash recd. of the Police Officer for Fines collected by him for breaches of Town Laws - - 3.00
Oct 18 By Cash recd of S Gorham Esq for -
16.50
1821.
Feby 7 By Cash recd. of Wm Donnison Esq. for Dº. - 2.00
" Cash recd. for Militia
Exempts
252.00
273.50
card. over -
$47389.29
1821.
[356.] March 10 By Amount brought forward March 10 By Cash recd. of the State Treasurer for the maintenance of State Paupers to Decr. 1. 1820 - - 22 " Cash received of Mrs. Elizabeth Sigourney, administratrix on the Estate of Andrew Sigourney Esq". deceased, for the balance due from him as Treasurer & Collector of the Town of Boston, as per adjustment of his account by the Sub-Committee of the Committee of Finance
$47389.29
5064.56
33725.54
May
By Cash received for Licenses for Hackney Carriages - - By Cash received for Rent of Stalls & Cellars under Fan- euil Hall 3037.50
62 .-
By ditto of the Clerk of the Market for Rents recd. by him for Meat & Vegetable Stalls, &c from the 1st of Novem. 1820, to 1st May 1821 6767.01
By ditto for Rent of Shops, Offices & Cellars in Old State House - 2902.92
By ditto for Rent for Lands on the Neck -
179.70
" ditto for one years rent of Land or Flats northwesterly from the end of the Rope Walks Nº. 1 & 2 due 24th December 1820 47.20
213
BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1821.
By ditto of Jos. N. Howe & Amos Binney for 2 year's rent of Land or Flats at the foot of Rope Walks Nº. 5 due 24th December 1820 - 13.20
12947.53
carrd. forward - [257.] May By Amount brought for- ward
$99188.92
By Cash recd. for Rent of Land on Prince & Merrimack Streets -
112.00
By ditto for ditto of Fish Stall on north Street 12.00
By ditto for do. of House on Union St. 36.00
By ditto for d°. of Deer Island 400 .-
By ditto for proceeds of Hay Scales -
360.98
By Balance of Interest Account per Account - - By Amount due the Commonwealth on Tax of 1820
1495.53
By balce due the County of Suffolk on ditto -
5532.10
By balance due on Selectmen's & Over- seer's drafts
586.38
By Cash recd. for Taxes of 1815. 1817 1818. 1819. 1820 -
155909.56
" Cash recd. for an old Stove and Light- ing a Lamp - -
12.50
By Treasurer Russells Note to Selectmen of Boston
1230.00
Dollars - 286,625.30
Boston May 14. 1821. Errors Excepted Turner Phillips, Town Treasurer and Collector .-
Boston May 15. 1821. The Subscribers appointed by the Town of Boston, on the 12th day of March last to audit the accounts of the Town Treasurer and Collector, have attended to the duty assigned them, and find the accounts right cast and well vouched, and that there results a balance in favour [358] of the Town of eighty four thousand eight hundred seventy four Dollars fifty three cents, of which sum they find eighty two Thousand six hundred sixty one dollars, eighty four cents, now deposited in the
$99188.92
920.98
21749.33
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CITY DOCUMENT No. 128.
Manufacturers & Mechanic's Bank to the Credit of "Turner Phillips, Treasurer and Collector of the Town of Boston."-
Stephen Codman Francis J. Oliver & Auditors .- Robert G. Shaw
Nº. 4.
Profit and Loss Dr.
1820
Sept. 15 To loss on the undermentioned Bills received of the Administratrix on the Estate of the late Treasurer Andrew Sigourney, Esq. deceased, & sold this day, conformably to the advice of the Sub-Committee of the Committee of Finance : viz :
Castine Bank $154 at 30 p Ct. discount 46.20
Halls. Augusta $181 at 42
p Ct. discount 76.02
Wiscassett $209 at 45 p Ct. discount - 94.05
216.27
To premium on $15,351 Boston Money deposited this month 135.51
Novem.
To premium on 17,700 Boston Money deposited this month
173.50
Decem.
To premium on 77,000 Boston Money deposited this month
738.96
1821
January To premium on 12,807 Boston Money
deposited this month
124.97
May
To premium on 352. Boston Money deposited this month 3.52
$1392.73
There is now deposited in the Manufacturers & Mechanics Bank $82,661 ; the premium on which at seven eights per Cent will Amount to $723.28 .-
[359.] Profit and Loss
Cr.
1820
Sept.
By premium on $8003 drawn this Month
70.54
Octo.
By ditto
8277
66
do
73.04
Nov. By - ditto
649
do
5.72
1821.
Jan'y
By - ditto
3000
do
26.25
Feb'y
By
ditto
4882
66
do
44.82
215
BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1821.
Mar.
By ditto
- 17300 drawn this do 157.75
April
By
. ditto 6150 66 do 53.81
May By - ditto 4200 66 66 do 36.75
14. By balance to the debit of the Town of Boston, in account current - 924.05
$1392.73
Boston, May 14. 1821. Errors Excepted
Turner Phillips, Town Treasurer
Nº. 5.
Interest Account Dr.
1821
Jan'y 4. To Cash paid the Selectmen of Boston, for one year's interest on Treasurer Russell's Note of $1230 .- 73.80
May 14 To balance carried to the credit of the Town in account current
1495.53
$1569.33
Cr.
1820
Octo. 1. By Cash received of the Manufacturers and Mechanic's Bank for interest on the amount deposited in that Bank during the Month of September 29.32 By ditto for the Month of October - 14.38
Novem.
Decem.
By ditto 66 66 do " November -
24.47
1821.
Jan'y By ditto "
do " December
181.77
Amt carried over
$249.94
1821
[360.]
By Amount brot. forward -
249.94
February By Interest for the Month of January -
253.19
March By ditto 66
6 do " February - 244.16
April
By ditto
do " March - -
28.40
May
1. By ditto 66 66 do " April - - By Cash recd. for Interest on T. Badger's Note -
1.15
By Cash recd. for Interest on Rea &
109.71
May
1. By Cash recd. for Interest on Rowe's Note
Joseph
127.81
1 By Cash recd. for Interest on Wm. Tukes- bury's Note
119.56
$1569.33
215.11
Wrights Note -
Boston May 14. 1821. Errors Excepted
Turner Phillips, Town Treasurer
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 128.
Nº. 6.
Dr. Boylston Town Schools in Account Current with the Town of Boston.
Cr.
1821
May To Amount to new Ac-
count
8202.38
1820 May 22 By Balance as pr. Ac- count of this date, 7738.10 By interest on do 1 year . 464.28
8202.38
8202.38
Boston May 14. 1821 Errors Excepted Turner Phillips, Town Treasurer.
Nº. 7.
Statement of the Debts & Credits of the Town of Boston, May 14. 1821. Town of Boston - - Dr.
1821.
May
To Commonwealth of Massachusetts
21749.33
" County of Suffolk
5532.10
" Selectmen of Boston
1230 .-
" Selectmens Drafts 258.39
" Overseers ditto
327.99
carrd. forward - $29097.81
[361.]
To Amount brought forward
$29097 81
" Boylston Town Schools 8202 38
" Unliquidated Accounts, estimated 3000 -
40300.19
Balance in favor of the Town
64080.46
$104,380.65
Town of Boston CT. 1821
May
By Ward N. Boylston's Bond
10.000.
" Jacob Tidd's three Notes
1134.
" John Hancock's do
930.
" John Stuart's do
-
125.
" Rea & Wrights do
-
300.
" Isaac Rand Jr's do
46.20
217
BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1821.
By J & A Hunting's do
40 .-
" Jabez Huntings do
40.
" Wm. Tukesbury's do
390.92
" Commonwealth of Massachusetts estimated 5000.
" Uncollected Taxes estimated to
produce - -
1500.
" Cash in the Treasury
84874.53
$104380.65
Boston May 14. 1821 - Errors Excepted
Turner Phillips, Town Treasurer
Nº. 8.
Statement of Salaries, annually paid to Town Officers Chairman of the Selectmen
$1200
Three Assessors $1000 each
3000
Assistant to ditto -
100
Treasurer's -
2500
card. forward
$6800
Town Clerk's -
Judge of Municipal court
750
Clerk of the Market
800
Secretary to the Firewards
200
Messenger to ditto
30
Messenger to Selectmen
365 -
10845
School Master & Usher
25430.55
Primary Schools
8500 .-
Annual Amount of Salaries
$44775.55
¿ th of which became due on the first day of May
7462.59
Amount due the Treasurer for last year
2083 .-
Assistant Town Clerk
400 .-
$9945.59
Nº. 9
Statement exhibiting the amount of Debts due from the Town of Boston; the amount which will accrue for the expenditures the year ensuing ; the amount to be received from the various sources of Revenue enumerated, and the amount to be assessed upon the Inhabitants to pay the balance.
[362.] Amount brought forward
$6800
1000
Police Officer
900
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 128.
Amount due from the Town for State Tax of 1820 unpaid
21749.33
Do. D°. County Tax Dº. - 5532 10
D°. on Selectmen's drafts Do. 258 39
Do. on Overseers Drafts Do.
327 99
Probable Balance due on account of School House now building in Derne St.
5000 -
$32867 81
[363.] Amount brought up - 32867.81
Contemplated alterations of North Schools -
3202.38
Estimated amount of unliquidated Accounts
3000 .-
Amount of Treasurer Russells Note, due to the fund of Joanna Brooker & to be paid the ensuing year 1230. -
40300.19
Amount due on account of Salaries to School Masters and other Town officers on the first of May 1821 by Statements Nº. 8 - Amount required by the Selectmen for the year ensuing 84,700
9945.59
Do. by the School Committee
36,000
Do. for Primary Schools - 8,500
Do. by the board of Health - 7,000
Do. by Overseers of the Poor
25,000
161200 .-
D° to be paid by the Town for State
Tax
22237.33
Do. County Tax
35000 .-
57237.33
268,683.11
Amount allowed for abatement of Taxes
10 000 .-
Whole amount to be paid by the Town the year ensuing & ending May 1. 1822 $278,683.11
Balance due from the Treasurer
$84,874 53
Amount of Rents receivable on the 1st. of May 1822 17,917.93
Allowance for casualties 917.93
Estimated Amount of Rents that will be received on the 1st May 1822
17.000 -
Probable amount to be recd from the State for maintenance of State Paupers - 4.000 00
Uncollected Taxes estimated to produce 1.500 -
card. forward - $107.374 53
219
BOSTON TOWN RECORDS, 1821.
[364.] Amount brought forward Amount to be assessed on the Town to pay the Commonwealth Tax 22237.33 Amount to be assessed on the Town to pay the County Tax - 35,000 .- Amount to be assessed on the Town to pay the balance - - 114.071.25
$107.374 53
171.308 58
Dollars 278.683.11
The Committee therefore recommend that a Tax of One hun- dred and fifteen thousand Dollars be levied for the payment of the current expenses of the year ending May 1st. 1822. which sum includes the sum of Ten thousand Dollars as a provision to meet the probable amount of abatements of Taxes.
By order of the Committee of Finance,
Eliphalet Williams, Chairman.
Boston, June 15. 1821 ---
A motion to amend the Report of the Committee of Finance, by reducing the sum proposed to be raised to One hundred thousand Dollars, was negatived .-
The Report was then accepted -- and
Voted, that the sum of One hundred and fifteen thousand Dollars, be raised by a tax, to be assessed upon the Polls & Estates of the Inhabitants to defray the expenses of the Town, the present year .---
It was also Voted, that a further sum of Three thousand Dollars, be raised by a Tax as [365] aforesaid, for the purpose of defraying the expense of lighting the Lamps through the Sum- mer season.
Voted, That on the request of the Committee of Primary Schools, it is expedient that the sum of One thousand Dollars be appropriated for the establishment of a School on the System of mutual instruction, to be under the same regulations and control, as the other Public Schools of the Town.
On motion, Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to insert an article in the Warrant for the next Town meeting, " To see if the Town will appoint a Committee, which, in conjunction with the Selectmen, shall take into consideration the subject of devis- ing measures for the celebration of the festival of Independence, in a manner worthy of that great event; and as shall conduce to the advantage and honor of the Town and the general satisfaction of the Citizens."-
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 128.
Voted, That a Committee be appointed, who may be authorised in behalf of the Town of Boston, to request of the Honourable Court of Sessions, to furnish the town with a statement, giving the details of the expenditures in their department on account of the County ; and give such further information to the Committee, relative to the receipts and expenditures of money on account of the County, as may be necessary, or as [366] they may require to enable the Town to form a correct opinion in relation to their monied concerns ; - and that said Committee report at a future meeting -
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