Volume of records relating to the early history of Boston : containing minutes of the Selectmen's meetings, from September 1, 1818, to April 24, 1822, Part 27

Author: Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Boston : City of Boston Printing Dept.
Number of Pages: 312


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from bequest of Abiel Smith, to be in- vested in Suffolk Bank, 50.


from bequest of Abicl Smith, to be in- vested in Un ted States stocks, 49.


from bequest of Abicl Smith, to be in- vested in United States stocks, pur- chase of, 50.


from donations, investment of, 235, 236, 237.


from Franklin Fund deposited in Mc- chanics and Manufacturers Bank, 50, 52.


Money from hay weigher, 14, 106.


in settlement of claims for South Read- ing School, 33, 34.


paid Sargent & Hart on account, 158. received for fines, 33.


to rebuild front of house in Hanover street, 252. to Wm. W. Bass, 177.


Moon street, lamps in, 229.


Morgan, James, 198, 225.


Morro, William, 168.


Morry, Thomas, 167.


Morse, Elijah, 188. Hazen, 6.


Mortgage, estate of Miss Perkins, town requested to take note for, refused, 13. Mortgages, money from donations to be invested in, 235, 236, 237.


on land of Ward N. Boylston, petition for release of, 240.


Motley, E., 137. T., 137. T. & E., 150.


Mount Vernon, petition for new street on, granted, 146.


Munroe (Monroe), Caleb B., 167.


Edmd., 86. Washington, 87, 157, 202.


Washington, to remove Dock square, 63.


bench from


Murdock, George, 159.


Music for July 5, 72.


Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 187, 189, 190.


Myrtle street, committee to ascertain cost of paving, 84.


street, committee to ascertain cost of paving, report on, 84.


street, claim to land by Wm. Taylor in, 75, 76.


street, land in, money allowed for, 114. street, part of, to be paved, 90, 91.


street, proposals to pave, accepted, 92, 93.


N.


Nassau street, lamps in, 228. street, petition to pave, 162, 163.


street, sidewalks in, property owners to complete, 19.


Neek, committee on, 53, 130, 143.


communication proposing improvements on, 161.


dam at west side of, 77.


fence on, to be repaired, 56.


fence to be placed around bull pasture on, 56. gravel for, 140, 153, 157, 200.


gutter on, between Boston & Roxbury, repair of, 181.


Lamb's Dam, repairs to, 56.


land on, fenced without permission of Board, 56, 57.


land on, lease of, 62 216.


land on, petition for lease of, 54, 135, 148. land on, petition for lease of, refused, 55. removal of dead bodies from, 237.


to dike salt marsh on, 7.


Nelson, Peter, 168. New, Robert, 44. , Mr., 13.


Newbury place, lamps in, 229. street, lamps in, 229.


Newell, John, 167.


New Orleans, copy of City Ordinances received from Mayor of, 126.


Newspapers, Boston Daily Advertiser, 150. Boston Intelligencer, complaint against, 47. Boston Patriot and Daily Merantile Adver- tiser, 150, 151.


Columbian Centinel, advertisement in, relative to burial ground in South Boston, 37.


277


INDEX TO PLACES AND SUBJECTS.


Newspapers, advertisement in, relative to burial ground in South Boston, 37.


advertisement in, requesting Selectmen and public officials to attend funeral of Benjamin Austin, 136, 137. Newton, Hezekiah, 207.


Nichols, Charles C., 179, 221, 223. C. C., 166, 218.


Lawrence, 57. , Mr., 199. Nickerson, David, 1, 5. John, 18. , 1, 107, 114, 115.


Noble, George, 86.


Norris, Priscilla, 90. Sally, 90.


North, Stephen, 208. street, lamps in, 229. Allen street, lamps in, 229. Allen street, repairs to, 63.


Northampton street, offer of gravel for grad- ing, 230.


street, opening of, 218.


street, opening of, expense of, 230.


street, opening of, proposal for, 230.


street, petition for extension and com- pletion of, 100, 101, 213.


North Bennet street, lamps in, 228.


Russell street, lamps in, 229.


Russell street, paving of, 215.


Russell street, petition to pave, 187. square, sidewalk in, 173.


Notices relative to opening certain shops on Sunday, 160.


to remove incumbrances on town slip, 35. Notifications, printing of, 11, 48, 55, 65, 67, 128.


for town meeting, complaint against improper distribution of, 52.


for town meeting, complaint against improper distribution of, report on, 54. to Ebenr Clap to remove wall on Dor- chester street, 65.


Nourse, Benjamin, 167. Noyes, Simon, 167.


Nuisances from street water through drain under Merchants Hall, 89.


in Common street, by standing of car- riages, etc., in, 72.


in livery stable in Sudbury street, report on, 161. on Mill pond, 160. Nute, Ephraim, 233.


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Oak street, lamps in, 228.


Oaths of office administered to Mr. Hunne- well, 57.


of office administered to Assistant Town Clerk, 200.


of office administered to Selectmen, 129, 130, 142, 155, 185.


Odiorne, George, 122.


Officers, city and ward, meetings for choice of, 245.


Oil for town lamps, 3, 9, 98, 107, 170, 208, 224, 225.


for lamps, inferior quality of, 179, 180.


bucket, committee to consider adoption of, 122.


Old Court House, site of, committee to con- fer relative to proposal for purchase of, 205.


South Church, use of, for July 4th, 203. State House, carriages forbidden to stand at east side of, 64.


State House, Freemasons to lease, 174. State House, Freemasons to repair office in, 237.


State House, proposed purchase of, for bank, 237, 238.


State House, refusal to pay rent for room in, 237.


Old State House, repairs to, committee to estimate expense of, 171.


Olive street, Board to view, 224.


street, elevation of, 213. street, lamps in, 228.


street, petition for repair of, 225.


Oliver, Ebenezer, 36, 37. Francis J., 237 F. J., 158.


Henry J., 156.


-, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 18, 19, 39, 40, 42,


49, 52, 53, 57, 62, 64, 65, 66, 69, 73,


75, 76, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 98, 103, 104,


108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 128, 129.


street, lamps in, 229.


Orange street, lamps in, 228.


Oration, July 4th, 134, 135, 147.


at Methodist Chapel, July 4th, board invited to attend, 158.


July 4th, invitation to attend, 204.


July 4th, printing of, 73, 74.


July 5th, defamatory lettci relative to, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 96.


Orator, July 4th, choice of, 62, 63, 64, 147, 195, 196.


July 4th, choice of, declines to serve, 195, 196. Orne, Henry, 107.


Otis, George W., 251. Harrison G., 191, 227, 245.


H. G., 6, 69, 166, 169, 224. , Mr., 70.


place, lamps in, 229.


place, sewer in, 138, 151.


Ovens, bakers, in Back street, petition for, 116.


bakers, in Back street, petition for, refused, 117.


bakers, in Union street, petition for, 107, 108.


bakers, in Union street, petition for, refused, 110.


Overseers of Poor, communication relative to paupers referred to, 159.


of Poor, list of, 247, 251.


of Poor, to act with Selectmen relative to care of paupers, 133, 145.


of Poor, to attend funeral of Benjamin Austin, 136.


of Poor, votes for choice of, 247.


P.


Packard, Lemuel, 173.


Page, James, 92, 93. Paine, -, 140.


-, Mrs., 225. & Gurley, 152.


Painting, Declaration of Independence, cx- hibit of, in Faneuil Hall, 15, 16, 17, 137, 150, 163.


Faneuil Hall, proposals for, 219, 220.


Faneuil Hall Market, 205. selectmen's room, 136.


Palfrey, Rev. Mr., 11.


Papers, petition to deliver, to persons authorized by Board, 144.


Parades, permit granted to Suffolk Guar.l to paradc, 169.


Park street, petition to dig well in, 4.


street church, new clock in, presented to town, 170.


street mall, committee to erect new fence on, 68. Parker, Daniel P., 104. D. P., 94. Isaac, 15. John, Jr., 54.


Samuel D., 22, 37, 181, 237. -, Mr., 57. Parkman, Samuel, 5, 6, 132, 145, 165, 177, 196.


278


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 61.


Parks, Mr., 207. Elisha, 85. Luther, 85.


Parmenter, William, 248.


Parris, Alexander, 86, 119.


Parrot, Rebecca, 101.


Parsons, Gorham, 190.


Passageway adjoining lot No. 1, petition to open, 213.


Pastor, Joseph, 109.


Patrol, private, in vicinity of West and Winter streets, 39, 40.


volunteer, north end of town, 32, 33. volunteer, Ward 2, 33.


Patterson, Enoch, 86.


Paupers, care of, 145.


care of, committee relative to, 133.


communication from Secretary of State relative to, submitted to Overseers of Poor, 159.


Pavers to be approved by majority of selectmen, 70.


to be approved by majority of selectmen, approved, 71, 198.


Paving, committee on, 155.


expense of, 203.


new street from Court to Brattle, petition to, 161.


new street from Court to Brattle, peti- tion to, granted, 162.


passageway, end of Fosters lane, petition for, 238.


passageway from Milk street to Liberty square, consideration of, 160.


persons selected for, 156.


to advertise for proposals for, 139, 152, 196.


Bedford street, sidewalk in, 214.


Berry and Myrtle streets, action on peti- tion for, postponed, 71.


Botolph street, gutter in, 204.


Botolph street, petition for, 196.


Chambers street, petition for, 189.


Charter street, 204.


Charter street, petition for, 203.


Common street, 135.


Common street, petition for, 148, 203, 204.


Common street, sidewalk in, 171, 175.


Cooks court, petition to repave, 72.


Court and Hanover streets, action to recover payment for, 70.


Cross street, petition for, 195.


Derne street, 209.


Fish street, 156.


Front street, 203.


Front street, committee to report relative to, 202.


Front street, petition for, 188.


Gooch street, 7.


Green street, 215.


Marshalls lane, 175, 200.


Middle street, petition for, 163, 206.


Middle street, petition for, refused, 166. Middlecot street, 215.


Middlecot street, petition to pave gutter in, 203, 204.


Mill Pond street, 206.


Mill Pond street, petition for, 188.


Myrtle street, 90, 91, 92, 93.


Myrtle street, committee to ascertain cost of, report, 84.


Nassau street, petition for, 162, 163.


North Russell street, 215.


North Russell street, petition for, 187.


Pitts street, petition to extend, 226. Portland street, petition for, 160.


Prince street, petition for, 135, 148.


Proctors lane, 90.


Purchase street, Capt. Jenkins ordered to relay, 67. Richmond street, 90.


Ridgeways lane, 5, 6. Sheafe lane, 87.


Southacks court, 17.


Paving Sumner street, 1. Temple street, 98, 99.


Tremont street, petition for, 203, 204.


Union street, 175.


Warren street, 207.


Water street, petition to repair, 207.


Water street, repairs to, 208.


West street, bill for sidewalk allowed, 110.


Wilson's lane, petition to repave, 166.


Wilson's lane, petition to repave, refused, 168. Payson & Holbrook, 107. Peabody, Augustus, 227.


A., 221. Jacob, 86. -, Mr., 60, 61.


Pearl street, lamps on, 229.


Peke, John, 167.


Pemberton Hill, lamps on, 229.


Penniman, Amos, 86, 121.


-, Mr., 158.


Penobscot county, communication from sheriff of, 13.


Pentland, Joseph, 167.


People of color, disturbance caused by, 123. of color, petition of, to visit schools, granted, 117.


Perambulations of bounds of Boston and Dorchester, 223.


of bounds of Boston and Roxbury, 222, 223.


of bounds of Roxbury and Brookline, 227.


of bounds of Roxbury and Dorchester, 219. of town land in Elm street, 139, 140, 152, 153.


Perkins, James, 86, 162, 209. John, 9, 86.


Thomas, 109.


, Miss, 13.


Perrin, Payson, 162.


Perry, John, 86, 167.


Petition against auctioneers' licenses near the market, 84.


against auctioneers' licenses near the market, granted, 84.


against incumbrance of Exchange street, 228.


for acceptance of common sewer, 188.


for additions to north watch granted, 236. for aid for fire sufferers of Savannah, 123. for aid for fire sufferers of Wilmington, N. C., 117.


for allowance for expense on Beacon street, 134.


for alterations in Boylston market, 188, 191.


for appointment of constable to collect taxes, 176.


for apprentice from almshouse, 176. for armory, 203.


for armory, report on, 204.


for auctioneers' license, 4, 39, 108, 111, 112, 113, 118, 175.


for bakers' oven in Back street, 116.


for bakers' oven in Back street, refused, 117.


for bakers' oven in Union street, con- sideration of, 107, 108.


for bakers' oven in Union street, refused, 110.


for by-laws for Boylston Market, 141, 153.


for care of Park Street clock, 162.


for care of Rebecca Parrot, 101.


for change of name of Southacks court, 188.


for committee to select place for execu- tion, 34, 35.


for committee to select place for execu- tion, refuscd, 35, 36. for company of firemen, 149.


279


INDEX TO PLACES AND SUBJECTS.


Petition for completion and extension of Northampton street, 100, 101.


for completion of drain in Gooch street, 136.


for completion of drain in Gooch street, report on, 140.


for drain under Merchants Hall, referred to committee, 147.


for extension of ropewalk over old lines, granted, 111.


for extension of Sumner street, 133.


for extension of Sumner street, report on, 134.


for fence near ropewalks, 157.


for fire buckets for schools, 131, 144.


for fire engine in So. Boston, 186.


for fish boxes on Town dock, 175.


for fish stall at head of Winnesimit ferry, 54.


for fish stall at head of Winnesimit ferry, granted, 55.


for guardian for Lewis Bailey, 239.


for guardian for William Clough, 214.


for guardian for John David, 140, 153.


for guardian for Sally Hall, 109.


for guardian for John Hewitt, 187.


for guardian for John Hutchinson, 120.


for guardian for George T. Jackson, 225. for guardian for Ruth Lambert, 68.


for guardian for Sarah Lillie, 42.


for guardian for Elizabeth Ray, 177. for guardian for James Ross, 83.


for guardian for Charles B. Simpson, 164.


for guardian for Edward Smith, 74.


for guardian for William Turner, 231.


for guardian for James Washburn, Jr., 178.


for guardian for Thomas Williston, 83.


for indemnity for land in Derne street, 218.


for land for use of firemen, 132.


for lard refinery on Bray's wharf, refused, 170.


for lease of land on flats of Mill Dam, 213.


for lease of land on Mill pond, 110.


for lease of land on the Neck, 54.


for lease of land on the Neck, refused, 55. for lease of Town House, 127, 128.


for lease of Town House, report on, 158.


for license as Justice of the Peace, for captain of town watch, 112.


for licenses, committee to pass on, 9. for licenses, passed upon, 118.


for licenses, not accepted after August 26, 1819, 97.


for lighting of lamps, 163.


for loan from Franklin Fund, refused, 112.


for meeting relative to purchase of site of Old Court House, 205.


for new market, remonstrance against, 72.


for new road at So. Boston, 137.


for new road in So. Boston, referred to committee, Sect. 4, 149.


for new street from Merrimack to Lever- ett, 148.


for new street from Orange to Front, 136, 149.


for new street from Sumner to Bowdoin, granted, 146.


for orders of notice for repairs of sewers, 186.


for paving of gutters in Middlecot street, 170.


for payment of bill by E. H. Robbins, Jr., 181, 182.


for payment for land in Blossom street, 134, 139. . for payment for land to widen Elm street, 83.


for payment for land in Harvard street, referred to referees, 70.


for permanent watch in Market, 215.


Petition for portico at east end of Faneuil Hall, 132.


for pump in Cambridge street, 5.


for pump at head of Doane street, 231.


for pump at head of Doane street, report on, 232.


for pump in well near North School- house, 195.


for reduction of rent in market, 176


for reduction of rent in Town house, 119.


for reduction of rent in Town house, granted, 181.


for remittance of rent for land, 131.


for removal of carriages from east side of Old State House, 64.


for removal of carts from Broad street, refused, 218.


for removal of hand carts from Kilby street, 52, 54.


for removal of hand carts from sidewalks of Greens wharf, 190.


for removal of scales from Dock square, 128.


for removal of shed from Love lane, 174. for removal of watch house in Orange street, 111.


for removal of watch house in Orange street, report on, 116.


for repair of assessors room, 191.


for repair of sewer in Federal street, 164.


for repair of sewer in Federal street, com- mittee on, 165.


for repair of sewer in Pond street, 164.


for repairs in Olive street, 225.


for repairs to vegetable stalls in market, 132.


for repaving Cook's court, 72.


for repaving Middle street, 206.


for ringing of bell on Second Church, 156.


for sidewalk in Charles street, 225.


for theatre license for Washington gardens, 126.


for theatrical performances at Federal Street Theatre, granted, 105.


for transfer of auctioneers' office, 108. for use of Boylston schoolhouse, 131.


for use of building as livery stable, refused, 117, 118.


for use of Faneuil Hall, 73, 130, 136, 143, 148, 177, 185, 200, 218, 240, 244.


for use of land, west end of Charter street, 154.


for use of Old South Church, July 4th, 157.


for use of schoolhouse in Fort Hill, 52. for use of South schoolhouse by Hollis street society, 49.


for use of street in front of St. Paul's Church, 129.


for use of street in front of St. Paul's Church, granted, 131, 143, 144.


for watch at market, not granted, 233. for well, east end of Faneuil Hall, 156.


of William Allison for cost of suit as town constable, 64.


of William Allison for cost of suit as town constable, refused, 64.


of William Eustis for compensation for land in Elm street, 70, 71.


of James Shed for stand in Central street, 89.


of Baptist Society for new bell ringer, 161.


of Board of Health relative to sewer in Gooch street, 136.


of Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation for extension of time to complete works, 127.


of Boston and Roxbury Mill Dam Cor- poration to hire land, 188.


of citizens to form private patrol, 32, 33, 39, 40.


of Fire Wards for land for use of firemen, 144.


of Fire Wards for new engine, 196.


280


CITY DOCUMENT No. 61.


Petition of people of color to visit schools, granted, 117.


of sealer of weights and measures for additional compensation, 119.


relative to course of canal through town 'land at Gravelly point, 20.


relative to drain in Warren street, 209. relative to drain in Warren street, report on, 213.


relative to land to widen Blossom street, referred to committee, 146.


relative to land on Charles street and Mill Dam, referred to committee, 218. relative to laying out of streets on Mill Pond, 199.


relative to mortgage on estate of Miss Perkins, refused, 13.


relative to repair of sewer in Garden street, 188.


that carts be allowed to stand at east end of Faneuil Hall, 106.


that no goods be sold at auction in Union street, 90.


that rent of land leased from town be remitted, granted, 144.


that restriction of auction sales in speci- fied streets be removed, refused, 117. that Ridgeway's lane be made public passageway, 5.


that Ridgeway's lane be made public passageway, report on, 5, 6.


that street from Orange to Front be called Pine street, 241.


that town defray expense of prosecuting member of Engine No. 12, 42.


that town defray expense of prosecuting member of Engine No. 12, granted, 43. that town offer reward for detection of person setting fires to ropewalks, 113, 114.


that town pay part of expense of paving Sheafe lane, 87.


that town pay part of expense of paving Sheafe lane, refused, 87.


that town repair pump in Cambridge street, refused, 6.


to ascertain amount of land to widen Harvard street, 62, 63.


to ascertain height of streets, 214.


to be appointed measurer of wood, 225.


to build bakers' oven, 6.


to build livery stable in Scott's court, 3.


to build portieoes in Olive street, 205.


to build porticoes in Olive street, granted, 208.


to build well in Portland street, granted, 174.


to ehange course of sewer in Water street, 70, 71.


to change name of Adams street, 49.


to change name of Lendell's lane, 216.


to change name of Lendell's lane, granted, 217.


to change name of Love lane, granted, 202.


to change name of Marshall's lane, granted, 245.


to change name of Pond strect, 182.


to change name of Round lane, 179.


to change name of Round lane, report on, 179, 180.


to change name of Southack's court, 183. to close arch in Franklin street, 159.


to complete drain in Pleasant street, 182.


to complete street from Broadway to shipyard, 108.


to connect Mill Dam with Charles street, 198.


to continue drain in Cambridge street, 196.


to continue pavement in Pitts street, 226. to dig well in Park street, 3, 4.


to enlarge Ancient and Honorable Artillery Armory, 206.


Petition to enlarge Engine No. 2, 171.


to erect arehes under Common street, granted, 202, 207.


to erect bakers' oven in Union street, 105.


to erect portieo at east end of Faneuil Hall, 145.


to erect stoves in Broad street, 183.


to ereet tent on Common, refused, 208.


to exhibit painting of Declaration of Independenee in Faneuil Hall, granted, 15, 16, 17, 150, 162.


to extend Balch's wharf, 197.


to extend Balch's wharf, refused, 197.


to extend Beacon street, 169.


to extend road at South Boston, 132, 145.


to extend Sumner street, 145.


to fire on streets or Common, refused, 93.


to form patrol in Ward 2, granted, 33.


to furnish gunpowder for troops, 245.


to hire land on Mill Pond, 187.


to lay out new road in So. Boston, 170.


to lease land on Mill Pond, 9.


to lease land on Neck, 135, 148.


to lease stalls on south side of market, refused, 12, 13.


to light Columbia street, 204.


to light lamps on summer evenings, 202.


to lower Belknap street, 109.


to lower Court street, refused, 4.


to lower Southaek street, 6.


to obtain gravel from Fox Island, 156.


to open Northampton street, 213.


to open passageway adjoining lot No. 1, 213.


to open passageway from Brighton to Spring street, 189, 191.


to open street from Merrimack to Leverett, 135.


to open streets in So. Boston, referred to committee, 208.


to open streets in So. Boston referred to committee, report on, 209, 210.


to pave Berry and Myrtle streets, post- poned action on, 71.


to pave Botolph street, 196.


to pave Chambers street, 189.


to pave Charter street, 203.


to pave Columbia street, 204.


to pave Common strect, 135, 148, 203, 204.


to pave Cross street, 195.


to pave Fish street, 156.


to pave Front street, 188.


to pave Middle street, 163.


to pave Middle street, refused, 166.


to pave Mill Pond street, 188.


to pave Portland street, 160.


to pave Prince street, 135, 148.


to pave Tremont street, 203, 204.


to pave Union street, 176.


to pave Warren street, 191.


to pave Wilson's lane, 166.


to pave Wilson's lane, refused, 168.


to pave gutter in Middlecot street, 203.


to pave gutter in Middleeot street, report on, 204.


to pave new strect, from Court to Brattle, 161.


to pave new street, from Court to Brattle, granted, 162.


to pave passageway at bottom of Foster street, 238.


to place chain across Park strect during Sunday services, 161.


to purchase land on Mill Pond, 188.


to raise Back street, 216.


to raise company of firemen, 151.


to raise eompany for new engine, 236.


to receive and deliver goods from store, granted, 137, 150.


to refine lard near Bray's Wharf, 169.


to refine lard on Lock's Wharf, 99.


to refine lard on Lock's Wharf, refused, 100, 101.


281


INDEX TO PLACES AND SUBJECTS.


Petition to reinstate members of Engine No. 12, 43.


to repair Beacon street, 166, 168.


to repair Blossom street, 177.


to repair Charles street, 177.


to repair Fort Hill, 188.


to repair Mason street, 4.


to repair Poplar street, 177.


to repair West Center street, 165.


to repair passageway back of Merchants Hall, 195.


to repair sewer in Atkinson street, 138, 150, 151.


to repair sewer in Cambridge street, 1.


to repair sewer in Jarvis row, 138, 166, 151.


to repair sewer in Pleasant street, 173.


to repair sewer in South street, 158.


to repair sewer in Summer street, 199.


to repair streets in Distillhouse square, 214.


to repair street in South Boston, refused, 178.


to repair vegetable stalls in market, 144.


to sell at public auction in market, refused, 116.


to sell mineral water on Sundays, 207.


to sink well in Portland street, 169.


to straighten line of Ivers street, 182.


to straighten line of Ivers street, report on, 182.


to widen Brattle street, 147, 171.


to widen Congress street, 121.


to widen Hanover street, 240. to widen Middle street, 161.


Pettes, -, 73, 74.


Phillips, Edward, 247. John, 131, 137, 144, 150, 251.


John L., 251.


Nathaniel, 167.


Samuel, 54, 132, 145, 195.


Turner, 3, 36, 37, 45, 47, 50, 56, 58, 60, 61, 66, 68, 69, 83, 88, 102, 114, 132, 144, 161. Willard, 13. William, 49. , Capt., 33.


-, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 22, 35, 39, 40, 42, 44, 53, 57, 62, 64, 65, 66, 73, 74, 76, 78, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 98, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 128, 129, 207, 223, 237, 252.


Pickman, Col., 210. Pierce, David, 157. James, 180, 209. Pierces alley, lamps in, 229.


Pierpont, Rev. Mr., 65, 249.


Pinckney street, lamps in, 228.


Pine street, petition to name street from Orange to Front, 241.


Pitts, Wm., and others, suit against town by, non-suited, 49, 50.


street, 9. street, lamps in, 229.


street, pavement of, petition to continue, 226. street, petition, 187. street, repairs to, 224.


Plans, new prison, committee to meet relative to, 120, 121, 122.


Pleasant street, lamps in, 228. street, sewer in, 173.


street, sewerin, petition to complete, 182. Police of Wilmington, N. C., petition from, for aid for fire sufferers, 117. officer, action against, 105. officer, appointment of, 132, 145. officer, badge for, 136, 148. officers, choice of, 54, 59.


officers, committee to consider reducing number of, 57.


Police officers, committee to consider re- ducing number of, report on, 57, 58.


officers, committee to inquire into duties of, 187.


officer, fines received by, 120.


officers, number of, to be reduced, 57, 58. officer, report of obstructions in streets by, 120.


office, report of, relative to incumbrances in Fosters lane, 64, 65.


officer, salary of, 59, 60, 145.


officer, salary of, additional, 252.


officer to allow stands in Central street during pleasure of Board, 89.


officer to direct repairing of sidewalk on Common street, 106.




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