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Berry and Myrtle, action on petition to pave, postponed, 71.
Blossom, land for, 134, 139.
Blossom, land for, claims for, 89, 90, 91,
93, 134, 139, 171.
Blossom, land for, committee to consider petition relative to, 146.
Blossom, petition to repair, 177.
Bowdoin, repairs to, 6.
Boylston, carts in, 154.
Brattle, widening of, 227.
Brattle, widening of, land for, 95
Brattle, widening of, petition for, 134, 147, 171.
Brighton, relaying abutment in, 163.
Brighton, repair of, 72.
Brighton, repair of, estimate of, 158.
Broad, carts in, 131, 143, 154.
Broad, carts in, petition for removal of, 214.
Broad, carts in, removal of, refused, 218.
Broad, proposal for care of, 127.
Broadway, digging away of, 101. Broadway, repair of, 105.
Broadway, to shipyard, petition to com- plete, 108.
Butolph, petition to pave, 196.
Butolph, to pave gutter in, 204. Cambridge, 6.
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INDEX TO PLACES AND SUBJECTS.
Streets, Cambridge, part of, to be cared for by Amos Wood, 121.
Cambridge, removal of gravel from, 190.
Central, petition for stands in, 89.
Chambers, petition to pave, 189.
Charles, petition for sidewalk in, 225.
Charles, repair of, 108, 177.
Charter, paving of, 204.
Charter, paving of, petition for, 203.
Chestnut, Board to view, 224.
Columbia, petition to light, 204.
Columbia, petition to pave, 204.
Columbia, petition to pave, refused, 205.
Commercial, carts in, 154.
Common, arches under, petition to erect, 202.
Common, paving of, petition for, 148, 203, 204.
Common, paving sidewalks in, 171.
Congress, widening of, land for, 127, 128.
Congress, widening of, petition for, 121. Cooks court, petition to repave, 72.
Court, lowering of, 1, 3, 5.
Court to Brattle (new), petition to pave, 161.
Court to Brattle (new), petition to pave, granted, 162.
Cross, encroachment on, 175.
Cross, encroachment on, removal of, 202, 203.
Cross, petition to pave, 195.
Cross, repairs to, 215.
Derne, petition for indemnity for land taken in, 218.
Derne, to pave, 209.
Devonshire, committee to view, relative to widening, 18.
Devonshire, committee to view, relative to widening, report of, 18.
Distillhouse square, petition to repair, 214.
Dock square, police officer to remove bench from, 63.
Dorchester, committee to complete as far as expedient, 67.
Dorchester, committee to complete as far as expedient, report on, 68.
Dorchester, extension of, committee to consider, 162.
Dorchester, extension of, committee to consider, report on, 163.
Dorchester, laid out, 224.
Dorchester, removal of stone wall on, 69.
Elm, widening of, deed of land for, 156.
Elm, widening of, land for, 131.
Elm, widening of, not expedient, 133.
Elm, widening of, proposal for purchase of land for, rejected, 146.
Elm, widening of, request for payment for land for, 68.
Elm, widening of, to take possession of land for, 139, 140.
Essex, carts in, 154.
First, repairs to, 67, 68.
First, wall on, to be repaired, 106.
Fish, petition to pave, 156.
Fleet, improvement of, 227.
Fleet, land to widen, 224.
Foster's lane, removal of incumbrances from, 105.
Foster's lane, to be public highway, 53, 54.
Franklin, to widen sidewalk in, 208.
Franklin, arch in, petition to close, 159. Franklin place, repairs to, 232.
Front, paving of, 202, 203.
Front, repairs to, 115, 165.
Gooch, 7.
Gooch to Merrimac, laying drain from, 157. Green, 7. Green, to repave, 215. Griffins lane, widening of, 203.
Streets, Griffins lane, widening of, referred to committee, 197.
Hanover, petition to widen, 240.
Harvard, bounds of, 7.
Harvard, land to widen, meeting with referees relative to, 184.
Harvard, land to widen, meeting with
referees relative to, report on, 188, 189. Hawkins, land to widen, 94, 96.
Ivers, petition to straighten line of, 182. Ivers, petition to straighten line of, report on, 182.
Jarvis row, petition to repair sewer in, 138, 139.
Lendells lane, petition to change name of, 216.
Lendells lane, petition to change name of, granted, 217.
Leverett, expense of repairing, reported on, 90.
Long lane, bad condition of sidewalk in, 166, 168.
Love lane, petition to change name of, granted, 202.
Marshall, Marshalls lane to be known as, 245.
Marshalls lane, paving of, 200.
Merchants row, clerk of Market to care for, 179.
Merrimack, committee to repair, 202.
Middle, money for land to widen, 178, 179.
Middle, petition to repave, 206.
Middle, petition to widen, 161.
Middle, sewer in, repair of, 190.
Middlecot, paving of, 215.
Midlecot, paving of gutter in, 170, 203, 204.
Milk, carts in, 154.
Mill Pond, encroachment on, 83.
Mill Pond, petition to widen, 213.
Mill Pond, protest against building on, 225.
Mill Pond, to repave, 206.
Myrtle, paving of, 84, 90, 91, 92, 93.
Nassau, petition to pave, 162.
Nassau, petition to pave, granted, 163.
Nassau, sidewalks in, to be completed by estate owners, 19.
Newbury, carts in, 154.
North Allen, repairs to, 63.
Northampton, gravel for grading, offer of, 230.
Northampton, opening of, 213, 218, 230.
Northampton, opening of, petition for, 100, 101.
North Russell, paving of, 187, 215.
Olive, Board to view, 224.
Olive, elevation of, 213.
Olive, petition for repair of, 225.
Orange, carts in, 154.
Pitts, petition to extend pavement of, 226.
Pitts, repair of, 224.
Pleasant, drain in, petition to complete, 182.
Poplar, petition to repair, 177.
Portland, petition to pave, 160.
Prince, petition to repave, 148.
Prince, repair of, 199.
Prince, sewer in, assessments for, 180.
Prince, sewer in, assessments for, com- mittee report on, 170.
Proctors lane to be paved, 90.
Purchase, Capt. Joseph Jenkins to relay pavement in, 67.
Richmond, to be paved, 90.
Ridgeways Lane, petition to take, for public street, 5, 6.
Round lane, petition to change name of, 179.
Round lane, petition to change name of, report on, 179, 180. Ship, repair of, 215.
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Streets, Snow Hill, encroachment on, 114, 115.
Somerset, encroachment on, 98, 99, 100. Southack, petition to lower, 6.
Southacks court, complaint against pav- ing of, 17.
Southacks court, name of, petition to change, 183.
Southacks court, name of, petition to change, refused, 183.
Southacks court, to be called Howard street, 188.
Summer (should read Sumner), paving of, 1.
Summer (should read Sumner), com- plaint against digging away of, sus- tained by board, 91, 92.
Summer, widening of, 219.
Summer, widening of, land for, 113, 115, 221 .-
Summer, widening of, land for, payment of, 245.
Sumner, committee to view, 206.
Sumner, improvement of, 156.
Sumner, new street from, to Bowdoin, 146.
Sumner, petition for extension of, 133, 145.
Sumner, petition for extension of, report on, 134.
Sumner, to pave, 1.
Temple, chairman to report on condition of, 90.
Temple, paving of, 98, 99.
Temple, repair of, recommended, 91.
Tileston, Love lane to be called, 202.
Tremont, petition to pavc, 203, 204.
Union, money for improvement of, 207. Union, petition to pave, 176.
Union, widening of, 221, 222.
Walnut, board to view, 224.
Warren, paving of, 207.
Warren, paving of, petition for, 191.
Water, to repair pavement of, 208.
Water, to repair pavement of, petition for, 207.
West, bill for paving sidewalk in, to be paid by town, 110.
West Centre, repair of, 176.
West Centre, repair of, petition for, 165. Williams, encroachment of, 221.
Williams, encroachment of, removal of, 223.
Williams, Round lane to be called, 179, 180.
Wilsons lane, petition to repave, 166.
Wilsons lane, petition to repave, refused, 168.
Wilsons lane, repair of, 15.
Wilsons lane, repair of, refused, 17. Ward 1, 241.
Ward 2, 241. Ward 3, 241.
Ward 4, 242.
Ward 5, 242.
Ward 6, 242. Ward 7, 242. Ward 8, 242.
Ward 9, 243. Ward 10, 243. Ward 11, 243. Ward 12, 243.
auctions restricted from certain, 132. cartsin, by-laws for regulation of, 153, 154. carts in, by-laws for regulation of, not to stand in certain, 154.
committees to report amount expended on repair of, 191. complete plan to be made of, 97.
guide boards for, 179, 180. height of, petition to ascertain, 214. encroachment on, 9.
incumbrance of certain, by auctions, to enforce law relative to, 145.
Streets, manure from, removal of, 129. new, from Bowdoin to Sumner, 134.
new, from Bowdoin to Sumner, granted, 146.
new, from Merrimack to Leverett, com- munication from Justices of Court of Sessions relative to, 149.
new, from Merrimack Leverett, meeting relative to, 137.
new, from Merrimack to Leverett, peti- tion for, 135, 148.
new, from Orange to Front, petition for, 136.
new, in South Boston, 153.
new, in South Boston, expense of, 153.
new, in South Boston, petition for, 149, 170, 208.
new, petition for, 149.
passageway adjoining lot No. 1, peti- tion to open, 213.
passageway bottom Foster's street, petition to pave, 238. passageway at west end of Market, to be chained off, 7.
passageway back of Merchants Hall, petition to repair, 195.
passageway between Carver and Pleas- ant streets, dangerous condition of, 59, 60,61.
passageway from Brighton to Spring, petition to open, 189, 191.
passageway from Milk street to Liberty square, paving of, 160.
pavers of, 198.
paving of, 1, 155.
petition for use of, at St. Paul's church, 129, 131, 143, 144.
petition relative to laying out of, on Mill Pond, 199.
petition to fire on, refused, 93.
petition to name street from Orange to Front, Pine street, 241.
petition to take Ridgeway lane for public highway, 5.
petition to take Ridgeway lane for public highway, report on, 5, 6.
police officer to employ laborers to re- move snow from, 127.
proposal for watering, 66.
repair of, 4.
So. Boston, petition for new, at, 137.
So. Boston, petition for new, at, to be laid out, 140.
So. Boston, petition to extend, 132, 145.
So. Boston, petition to repair, refused, 178.
south part of town, to repair, 219.
stands for trucks and carts in, 77.
survey of committee to ascertain expense of, 78. Sturgis, Nath. R., 186. William, 221.
Stutson, -, Mr., 175.
Subscription for paving Myrtle street, 90, 91.
Sudbury street, lamps in, 229.
Suffolk bank, money from fund of Abiel Smith to be invested in, 50.
county of, Grand Jury, communication from, relative to removal of constables, 233.
county of, loan to, 187.
county, sheriff of, 131, 144.
county, sheriff of, communication from, 159. county, treasurer, 131. court, lamps in, 229.
Guards, permit granted to, to parade, 169.
Suits against police officer, 105. against Washington Munroe, 202. against watchmen, counsel fees allowed for, 56.
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INDEX TO PLACES AND SUBJECTS.
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Suits of Wm. Pitts against town non-suited, 49,50. Sullivan, George, 129. John, 195.
William, 15, 130, 143, 169, 171, 185, 244. , Gen., 13. , Mr., 94, 96.
Summer (should read Sumner) street, 1.
street (should read Sumner), complaint against digging away of, 91, 92.
street, lamps in, 229, 230. street, land for, 113, 115, 221.
street, sewer in, petition to repair, 199. street, sidewalk in, 173.
street, widening of, 219, 221, 245.
Summonses for action against police officer, 105.
Sumner street, committee to view, 206. street, digging away of, 91, 92, 95.
street, improvement of, 156.
street, lamps in, 228.
street, land for, payment of, 245.
street, new street from, to Bowdoin, 146.
street, petition to extend, 133, 145. street, petition to extend, report on, 134. street, to build fence on, 159.
Sun Court street, lamps in, 229.
Supreme Judicial Court, jurors drawn for, 220, 226. Survey of land of - Nickerson, 1.
of streets, committee to ascertain expense of, 78.
of town flats on Common occupied by ropewalks, 19.
of town flats on Common occupied by ropewalks, report on, 32.
Surveyor of Highways, communication to, relative to sidewalk in Beacon street, 231, 232. Sutton, Abraham, 168. Symmes, Luther, 167.
T.
Talbot, George, 168.
Taxation, committee to present petition to Legislature relative to, 236.
Taxes, list of, contract for printing, 237, 238. list of, to advertise for proposals for printing, 236.
petition for constables to collect, 176.
Township No. 5, Penobscot county, communication relative to, 13.
Township No. 5, Penobscot county, payment of, requested, 92.
Township No. 5, Penobscot county, payment of, 94. Taylor, William, 75, 97, 114, 152, 222.
-, Mr., 1, 19, 50, 68, 107, 139, 152, 173, 230. Temple street, 5. street, chairman to report on condition of, 90. street, lamps in, 228. street, paving of, 98, 99. street, repair of, recommended, 91. Tewksbury, -, Mr., 157, 159.
Thacher, Peter O., 105. P. O., 36, 37, 50, 53. --- , Mr., 1, 12, 65. Thaxter, Jonathan, 250.
Thayer, John, 183.
L. M., 250. Step., 86. S. M., 72. -, Maj., 13. -, Mr., 225, 231.
Thayers, Messrs., 224. Theatre, Federal street, approved, 4. Federal street,' license for, 174, 217.
Federal street, petition for license for, granted, 105. Washington Gardens, license, for, 126, 184.
Theatre alley, lamps in, 229. Thermometer presented to board, 158.
Thomas & Andrews, 46.
Thompson, Thomas, 219, 220.
Thorndike, Hezekiah, 161. Israel, 113, 118.
Thurston, Mr., 206.
Tidd, Jacob, Jr., 182.
Tilden, Bryant P., 246, 250, 251. Joseph, 232.
Tileston, Otis, 165. Whipple & Hale, 245. William, 250. .245. street, lamps in, 228.
street, name of Love lane changed to, 202.
Torrey, Ebr. O., 116, 117. Samuel, 128, 140, 152.
Town, Attorney for, 3, 12.
Clerk, 3, 129, 130, 133, 136, 141, 142, 143, 152, 153, 154, 174, 185, 247, 251, 252.
Clerk, oath of office administered by, 156.
Clerk to furnish committee copy of vote of town, relative to new form of government, 235.
Clerk to furnish list of names to chairman of all committees, 146.
Clerk to make return to court against persons not rencwing licenses, 227.
Clerk, assistant, 203, 204.
Clerk, assistant, oath of office admin- istered to, 200.
Clerk, assistant, to enter minutes of meetings in records, 202.
clocks, care of, 147.
committees of selectmen on various sections of, 143.
crier, 144, 156.
crier, appointment of, 131.
crier, exorbitant fee charged by, 56.
districting of, into wards, 241, 242, 243. dock, copy of decision of court relative to, transcribed in town book, 122.
dock, examination of records relative to, 118.
dock, improvement of, to obtain legal advice relative to, 219, 244.
dock, incumbrance of, report on indict- ment for, 121.
dock, lamps on, 229.
dock, records of, to be collected, 9.
dock, report on, by Board of Health, 166.
dock, town's right in, 3.
flats on Common, encroachments on, 14. flats on Common, report relative to en- croachment on, 19, 32.
house, committee on, 53, 130, 143.
house, petition for reduction of rent in, 119, 181.
house, petition for reduction of rent in, granted, 181.
house, proposal of Masonic lodges to lease, 127, 128.
house, proposal of Masonic lodges to lease, committee to complete contract for, 158.
land in Elm street taken possession of by town, 152, 153.
land in south part of town, to fence, 219. land on Mill Pond, fencing of, 225.
land on Mill Pond, selection of lots, 225. meeting for choice of Governor, 186, 244. meeting for choice of Lieut. Governor, 244.
meeting for choice of Mayor, 245, 246.
meeting for choice of Representatives, 65, 195.
meeting for choice of Senators, 244. meeting, minutes of, to be entered in records, 202.
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Town meeting, notifications for, complaint against failure to distribute, 52.
meeting, notifications for, complaint against failure to distribute, report on, 54.
meeting, notifications for, printing of, 11, 48, 55, 65, 67, 128.
meeting on petition of committee of House of Industry, 243.
meeting, petition of Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation, inserted in warrant for, 127.
meeting to consider changing time of valuing real and personal estates, 180. meeting to consider revising constitution, 159, 165.
meeting, warrants for, 11, 55, 67, 71, 128, 140, 152, 174, 175, 179, 184, 195, 235, 240, 243, 244.
officers, list of voters for, 43.
officers to attend funeral of Benjamin Austin, 136.
petition to, to pay part of expense of repaving Cooks court, 72.
petition to, to pay part of expense of repaving Cooks court, granted, 72.
petition to, to take note on mortgage, refused, 13.
right to land on passageway from Prince street to Mill Pond, 5, 18.
Slip, Lynn street, 33.
Slip, Lynn street, report on, 53, 54, 63. suit against, by Wm. Pitts and others, nonsuited, 49, 50.
to pay expense of sidewalk in Nassau street, 6.
to retain rights to flats adjoining Boston & Roxbury Mill Dam, 191.
Treasurer, 9, 14, 131, 137, 144, 150.
Treasurer, death of, 164, 165.
Treasurer, failure of, to collect rent for office in Old State House, 237.
Treasurer, petition of, for appointment of Constable, 176.
Treasurer to receive accounts of hay weigher, 106, 237.
Treasurer to receive monthly accounts of clerk of market, 55.
Treasurer, to unite office of, with county Treasurer, 180.
vote of, against petition for new market, 72.
Townsend, Alexr., 105.
Townsent, Andrew, 73, 74.
Township No. 5, Penobscot county, taxes of, due, 13. Trafrey, Mary, 74.
Treasurer, Franklin Fund, statement of, 50.
Trefry, William, guardian for, 4, 5.
Tremont street, lamps in, 229.
Tremont street, petition to pave, 203, 204.
Troops, gunpowder for, 245.
Troy, Mayor of, communication from, 159. Trucks. (See Carts.)
True & Green, 238.
Truman, John F., 249.
Trumbull, Col., 15, 16, 17, 162, 163. Tucker, Benjamin, 88. George, 190. Lyman, 168. William, 86, 250. Tuckerman, Edward, 134, 147, 214. John, 157. Mr., 72.
Tudor, William, 37, 38, 43, 45. William, Jr., 22, 37. Tukesbury, -, Mr., 8, 9, 11, 18, 174. Tupper, Alfred, 86. William, 86, 162. Turner, William, 231. Tuttle, Turell, Jr., 71.
Tuttle, -, 232. & Hart, 99, 156, 162, 198.
Twist, Solomon, 86, 162, 209. Tyler, John, 86. John E., 161. Tythingman, 132. appointed, 145. appointed, salary of, 145.
U.
Union street, 129.
street, agreement for widening of, 221, 222.
street, building in, communication rela- tive to, 203.
street, lamps in, 229.
street, land for, 204.
street, money for improvement of, 207. street, obstruction of sidewalks in, 173. street, paving of, 175.
street, petition to pave, 176.
street, petition for bakers' ovens in, 107, 108.
street, petition for bakers' oven in, re- fused, 110.
street, petition that no goods be sold by auction in, 90.
street, sewer in, meeting of proprietors of, 204.
street, stone stump in, 120.
United States bank to establish branch in Boston, 237, 238.
States Cadets, West Point, entertain- ment of, 210, 211, 212.
States Circuit Court, jurors for, 173.
States District Court, jurors for, 240.
States District Marshal, communication from, relative to place for execution, 34, 35.
States District Marshal, communication from, relative to place for executions, reply to, 35, 36.
States stocks, money from donation of Abiel Smith to be invested in, 49, 50.
States troops, complaint against, in South Boston, 94, 95.
Utley & Heath, 160.
V.
Valentine, Jonathan, 167.
Vessels, Four Sisters, master of, to give bonds that passengers shall not be- come public charges, 187.
Victuallers licenses, 77, 120, 128, 132, 144. Vine street, lamps in, 229.
Vinton, Ezra, 109.
, John, 3, 173.
Vose, Joshua, 44.
Voted that members serve on committees assigned them, 213.
that Selectmen shall not enter any con- tract or proposal on behalf of town, 185.
Voters, list of, correction of, by selectmen, 65.
list of, to print, for city election, 240.
Votes for choice of Aldermen, 246.
for choice of Firewards, 247. for choice of Mayor, 245, 251.
for choice of Overseers of Poor, 247.
for choice of School Committee, 247.
W.
Wagons. (See Carts.) Walden, Joseph, 167. Wales, Stephen, 223. Walker, Dudley, 17. Wall, Dorchester street, Ebenr. Clap ordered to remove, 65, 69.
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Wall, First street, repairs to, 106.
back of Boylston Schoolhouse, to build, 223, 224. Wallace, Thomas, 86, 162, 209.
Wallach (Wallack), Moses, 49, 86.
Walley, S. H., 171.
Walnut street, Board to view, 224.
street, conveying of water under, 94.
street, drain to be laid under, to Frog Pond, 104.
street, lamps in, 228, 229.
War, Secretary of, letters from, relative to Lt. James Scallan, 102, 103.
Ward, Artemas, 3, 4. Joshua, Jr., 231.
Thomas, 213. Mr., 160.
Wards, ballots cast for choice of Mayor in, 245, 251.
ballots cast for choice of Aldermen in, 246.
choice of Firewards in, 249, 250, 251.
choice of Firewards in, vote for, 249, 250, 251.
choice of Overseers of Poor in, 247, 248, 251.
choice of Overseers of Poor in, vote for, 247, 248.
choice of School Committee in, 248, 249. choice of School Committee in, vote for, 248, 249.
districting of town into, 241, 242, 243.
districting of town in, committee on, 236.
vote in, for choice of Aldermen, 246.
No. 1, bounds of, 241.
No. 1, bounds of, inhabitants in, 241.
No. 2, bounds of, 241.
No. 2, bounds of, inhabitants in, 241.
No. 2, incorrect return of votes from, for choice of Aldermen, 246.
No. 3, bounds of, 241.
No. 3, inhabitants in, 241.
No. 4, bounds of, 242.
No. 4, inhabitants in, 242.
No. 5, bounds of, 242.
No. 5, inhabitants in, 242.
No. 6, bounds of, 242.
No. 6, inhabitants in, 242.
No. 7, bounds of, 242.
No. 7, inhabitants in, 242.
No. 8, bounds of, 242.
No. 8, inhabitants in, 242.
No. 9, bounds of, 243.
No. 9, inhabitants in, 243.
No. 10, bounds of, 243.
No. 10, inhabitants in, 243.
No. 10, incorrect return of votes from, for choice of Aldermen, 246.
No. 11, bounds of, 243.
No. 11, inhabitants in, 243.
No. 12, bounds of, 243. No. 12, inhabitants in, 243.
Ware, Rev. Mr., 137, 150.
Warrants, 11, 48, 55, 65, 67, 128, 140, 152, 174, 175, 179, 180, 184, 186, 195, 217, 235, 240, 243, 244, 246.
for collection of taxes on Township No. 5, Penobscot County, 92. for constables, 179, 180.
for ward meetings, for choice of city and ward officers, 245. notice relative to burial ground in, 44.
to insert petition for lighting of lamps in, 202.
Warren street, lamps in, 228. street, paving of, 207.
street, paving of, petition for, granted, 191. street, petition for sewer in, committee to consider, 209.
street, petition for sewer in, committee to consider, report on, 213.
Warrick, Levi L., 190. Washburn, James, 178. James, Jr., 178.
Washington Gardens, license for, 126, 184. street, 13.
street, lamps in, 228. street, sidewalk in, 173.
Watch, captain of, 132, 145.
captain of, certificate for, 182.
captain of, rules and orders for, 40, 41, 109, 198, 199.
captain of, salary of, 145, 195.
captain of, to advertise for, 195.
captain of, to assist volunteer patrol, 33. captain of, to petition for license as Justice of the Peace, 112.
commander of, to resign, 76.
commander of, to resign, new appointed, 76.
committee on, 53, 150, 155.
committee on, report of, 34.
compensation for extra services by, 123. constables of the, list of, 166, 167.
constables of, the petition of, to recover cost of suit, 64.
constables of the, petition of, to recover cost of suit, refused, 64.
constables of the, report on performance of duty by, 39, 40.
constables of the, rules and orders for, 40, 41, 48, 168.
constables of, to assist volunteer patrol, 39, 40, 125.
permanent, in market, petition for, 215. permanent, in market, petition for rejected, 233.
police officers, to visit, 43, 45.
volunteer patrol, 32, 33, 39, 40.
volunteer patrol, committee to consider, 227.
volunteer patrol from India wharf to Sea street, 125.
centre, list of men for, reported, 76.
centre, report on, 38, 40, 42.
east, committee to consider removal of, to Old Court house, 179, 180.
north, petition for additions to, granted, 236.
north, report on, 38, 40, 42.
north, watchmen for, approved, 83.
south, new members for, to guard burial ground, 237.
south, report on, 33, 38, 40, 42.
south, watchmen for, approved, 83.
house in Orange street, petition for removal of, 11.
house in Orange street, petition removal of, report on, 116.
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house, south, 152.
house, south, petition relative to, 148. Watchmen, attorneys bills, for defense of, allowed, 56. certificates for, 179, 180.
committee to examine applications for position of, 233.
extra, to suppress riots at West Boston, 173. for centre watch, 76.
for south watch, to guard burial ground, 237. list of, 167, 168.
number of, increase in, 233, 234.
number of, to each section of town, 234. numbers of, to reduce, 245.
to advertise for, 233.
Water course, in Walnut and Belknap streets, estimates to convey under ground to Frog Pond, 94.
street, lamps in, 229.
street, petition to change course of sewer in, 70.
street, petition to change course of sewer in, report on, 71, 75.
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CITY DOCUMENT No. 61.
Water street, petition to repair paving in, 207,208. Waters, Samuel, 228. Webster, Daniel, 195.
Redford, 247.
Weights and measures, committee to examine law relative to weight of bread, 183.
and measures, boats and lighters, 54.
and measures, hay weigher, 132, 145, 195.
and measures, hay weigher, accounts of, 125, 223, 237, 252.
and measures, sealer of, 54, 131, 144, 186. and measures, sealer of, committee to examine applicants for position of, 185. and measures, sealer of, to advertise for, 185.
and measures, sealer of, petition for additional compensation by, 119.
and measures, of loads carried on carts, wagons and trucks, 54, 55.
and measures, of wood, 54.
and measures, of wood, measurers of, 207, 233, 234.
and measures, of wood, petition for position of measurer of, 225.
and measures, of wood, to advertise for measurer of, 233.
Weld, Daniel, 251.
Well, Adams school, dry condition of, 225, 226.
near North schoolhouse, petition for pump in, 195.
objection to digging, 48.
objection to digging, not sustained, 49.
petition for, at east end of Faneuil Hall, 156.
petition for, in Park street, 3.
petition for, in Park street, granted, 4.
petition for, in Portland street, 169.
petition for, in Portland street, granted, 174. State street, cost to repair, 204, 205. Wells (Welles), A., 15. John, 203.
Samuel, 185, 222. Samuel Adams, 142.
Samuel A., 129, 223. S. A., 146, 152, 234, 243. William, 15, 248. -, Gen, 45.
130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 168, 170, 171, 173, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 186, 187, 195, 196, 197, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 215, 217, 220, 225, 226, 228, 231, 233, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 243, 244.
Welsh, Jonas, 5, 107. Joseph, W., 234. Thomas, Jr., 240.
West street, lamps in, 229.
street, private patrol in, 39, 40.
Boston, riots at, extra constables to sup- press, 173.
Boston hill, to discontinue attendance of constables at, on Sundays, 173.
Center street, lamps in, 229. Center street, petition to repair, 165. Center street, repair of, 176. Point Cadets, entertainment for, 205. Weston, Equality, 112.
Whall, William, 138, 150, 151, 158, 181.
Wharfinger at South Boston, committee to appoint, 166.
Wharves, Balchs, petition to extend, 197. Balchs, petition to extend, refuscd, 197. Fosters, 12. Front street, repairs to, 226.
Wharves, Greens, hand carts on sidewalks of, petition for removal of, 190. Hancocks, to repair capsill of, 226. Locks, petition for refining lard in, 99.
Locks, petition for refining lard in, refused, 100, 101.
Phila Packet, petition to refine lard in building on, 105.
Rainsfords lane, lease of, 234.
Rainsfords lane, to build at, end of, 199.
Swetts, building on, complaint against, 212.
town slip, Cross street, to be repaved, 115.
town slip, Lynn street, 33, 53, 54, 63. Wheeler, James, 167, 229.
John, 43. John H., 44, 45, 250. Samuel S., 182, 251.
Wheelock, Abel, 179, 209.
Wheelwright, George, 238.
Wheetwright, -, 125.
Whipple, - , 245. Whitaker, Nathl. H., 86.
Whitcomb, Levi, 221. Saml., 86.
White, Ebenezer, 137, 149.
Ferdinand, E., 86.
Henry, 86.
John, 106, 107, 114, 115, 118, 238.
Whitebread alley, lamps in, 229.
Whiting, George, 207.
William P., 86. - , Mr., 202.
Whitman, -, Mr., 101, 118.
Whitney, Eben, 167. Ephm., 86. Jonathan, 197, 251. , Mr., 95.
Whitwell, Benjamin, 86. Bond & Co., 204, 240.
Wigglesworth, Thomas, 232.
Wilby, Francis, 86.
Wilcot, Joseph, 167.
Wild, Jonathan, 206.
Willard, Mr., 239.
Williams, David, 86.
Eliphalet, 129, 130, 135, 138, 139, 142, 147, 150, 154, 160, 182, 184, 185, 190, 193, 194, 223, 227, 243, 252.
E., 228, 230.
James, 86.
Jno., 86. John D., 251.
Robert, 188.
Samuel G., 86, 110.
Samuel K., 159.
Thomas, 230.
Thomas C., 86, 128.
Thomas K., 54, 55.
Timo, 15.
, 137, 138, 140, 146, 149, 150, 152, 159, 162.
street, encroachment on, 221.
street, encroachment on, removal of, 223.
street, Round lane to be called, 179, 180.
Willis, Charles, 106. Charles, Jr., 107.
Stillman, 39, 86.
Williston, Thomas, petition for guardian for, 83.
Willit, Joseph, 241.
Wilson, Jabcz, 137, 149. James, 131, 144. John, 129.
56, 130.
Wilson's lanc, lamps in, 229. lanc, petition to repair, 15. lanc, petition to repair, refused, 17. lanc, petition to repave, 166. lane, petition to repave, refused, 168. Winn, Wiscman C., 173.
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INDEX TO PLACES AND SUBJECTS.
Winnesimit ferry, petition for fish stall at head of, 54.
ferry, petition for fish stall at head of, granted, 55. Winslow, Isaac, 108. Winter street, lamps in, 222.
Winthrop, Thomas L., 90, 245.
Wise, Jonathan, 168, 229.
Wisner, Rev. Mr., 186.
Wood, Amos, 121. for school in So. Boston, 14. for schools, 170, 215.
Wood, prosecution for obstruction of sidewalk with, 173.
measurer of, 54, 207, 233, 234.
measurer of, to advertise for, 233.
measurer of, petition to be appointed, 225. Woodward, Joseph, 22, 37, 140, 153, 178. Mr., 105. Woombel, Joseph, 168. Worth, -, Maj., 210, 212.
Wright, Amanda, 190. Jonathan, 138, 151.
ALLIED PRINTING TRADES UNION COUNCIL 21 BOSTON MASS
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