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Joseph Beemis 54 feet of plank for Stowers Bridge
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M Antho:y Caverley Afsefsor for help taking & perfecting ye Invoice and help making ye Province County & Town Rates 1734
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Dea: Wm Brown for help making ye Town Rate Laft year
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Nath1. Harris Esq'. for help making ye Town Rate Laft Year
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for help taking & perfecting ye Invoice this year & help making the Prov- ince & County Rates & a Town Rate
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Joseph Mafon for Serving as Treafurer ye year 1733
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help making ye Town Rate Laft year for help taking & perfecting ye Invoice this Year & help making ye Province & County Rates & a Town Rate
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George Harrington for 18 feet of plank for Bever Brook Bridge
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George Cutting for 9 lb of Speeks for ye Great Bridge 00:12:00
Wm Williams for repairing ye Great Bridge ye year paft 03:18:00
Jabez Stratton for keeping ye Widow Web 52 weeks at
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for to purchase 2 Great Chairs one for Each Schoolhoufe in ye Town
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at M' Caverley's on Decemb'. the 16. 1734. The Confideration of ye Petition of Thos. Stratton & others was Adjorned to ye Next Selectmens Meeting & Defired M' Antho Caverley & Nath'. Harris Esq' to Speak wth M' Allen Flagg upon ye Affair in the mean time.
The Selectmen Defired M' Sam1. Nightingall to keep ye School in ye Weft Precinct untill further ord' from ye Selectmen.
The Selectmen Defired Dea: Wm Brown to Speake with Margret Warrin & ord' her to pay to Hopftill Mead the Sum of one Shilling & 6ª Weak for ye Time She hath been at the houfe of ye sd Hopftill Mead untill ye 9th Day of Decemb'. 1734.
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Thos Fiske for 10 pieces of Timb' to mend Bridges
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Wm Brown Antho: Caverley Sam1 Pierce Thos Biglow Selectmen of Watertown. Thos Coollidge Nath1. Harris Watertown Jany 30 : 1734. Recd of Margret Warrin the Sum of Thirty Seven Shillings part pay for her board at my houfe. me Hopftill Mead.
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At a General Town Meeting of the Freehold's. and other In- habitants of Watertown Regulerly Afsembled on ye Tenth Day of Dec'. 1734.
Voted and Choofe Joseph Mafon Moderator.
A List of the Accts. of Sundry Persons to whom the Town was Indebted was Red to the Town ; the Accts. Ammounted to the Sum of £30 : 17 : ..
Voted and Granted ye Sum of Thirty Pounds Seven- teen fhillings to Satisfy Sª Accts.
Voted and Granted to John Sawin Conftable 16 / for Warning 3 Town Meetings, warning 2 perfons out of Town, warning perfons to Carry y' waights to be Sealed
Voted and Granted to Samuel Livermore Conftable 18 / it being for Warning 3 Meetings 9 / , returning ye preceipt 2 / , Warning 2 perfons out of Town 4 /, Warning Perfons to Carry y' waights & Meafures to be Sealed
Voted and Granted towards the Support of Margret Warrin 4 / 6 3 week for 25 weeks from ye 15 day of June Laft paft
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Put to Vote whether it is the mind of ye Town to Grant f110 to Support ye Grammer Schools for ye year Enfuing.
and ye Vote paft in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether ye Town would Grant £100 for the Support of the Schools for ye year Enfuing. and ye Vote paft in ye Negative.
Voted and Granted the Sum of Sixty pound for ye Support of ye Schools
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Voted and Granted ye Sum of Twelve pounds to Suppor the Widow Wyeth for the year enfuing ye year beginning ye 3ª of this Inftant
Voted that the Remainder of that money which Deacon Fiske paid into the Town Treafurey which he recd out of the Province Trefurey for one Years Ser- vice as Reprefentative. And alfo the remainder of ye money Granted to Defend the Suite againft Deacon Fiske and others the Towns Committee be Devoted to & Improved in reparing the Great Bridge.
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Voted and Granted the Sum of Twenty pounds to be Improved towards ye repairing the Great Bridge 20 :....
Voted and Granted to George Lawrance Conftable 23 / for his Serving Conftable one year, and Warning one Meeting .. I : .. 3 : .. Voted and Sunck David Grags Rate 13 / 4 & Isaac
Chamberlin' Rate 15 / 4 in David Meeds List of Rates. .. I : .. 8 : . 8
Voted and Sunk Ebenezer Gales Rates in David Meeds Lifts wch is .. 2 : . 2 :. 2
Voted and Granted the Sum of Three pounds Ten fhillings and ten pence to make good w was Sunck in David Meeds Lift as above.
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at Deacon William Browns on the 3d Day of Feby. 1734. the Selectmen Defired M' George Lawrance Jun' to make the Widow Wyeth a pair of shoos.
Ordred the Town Treafurer to pay or Caufe to be paid to Deacon Nathan Fiske Deacon John Coollidge & Lt. Sam1 Stearns the Towns Comtee. the Sum of fifty five pounds five Shillings & 6ª which was Granted to them the 4th Day of March Laft paft.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at M' Samuel Pierces on the Seventeenth Day of Feby. 1734 / 5.
Ordred the Treafurer to M' George Lawrance jun' ye Sum of Twelve Pounds for his keeping the Widow Wyeth one Yeare from ye 3ª of Decemb' Laft paft.
Ordred the Treafurer to pay or caufe to be paid out of ye Laft Afsesm's Committed to Conftable Sawin & Livermore vizt.
To the Revd M' Seth Storer the Sum of Eighty four pounds as it becoms due.
To the Revd M' Warham Williams the Sum of Eighty four pounds as it becoms due.
To the Several Perfons to whom the Town is Indebted the Several refpective Sums granted to them at ye Town Meeting ye Toth. of Decembr. Laft paft.
Ordred the Treafurer to pay to Joseph Prieft Six Shillings for Service done the Town relating to ye Widow Wyeth.
Ordred the Clerk to write Warrants Directed to ye Several Conftables of sd Town to Warn a Town Meeting; the Warrants to be in the words following.
You are hereby required to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to meet at ye Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft precinct of Said Town on Munday the 3ª Day of March Next at Nine of ye Clock before None for ye Ends following vizt.
To Choofe Selectmen (to manage ye prudencial Affairs of ye Town) A Clerk A Treafurer Conftables and all Such other Officers as by Law are required to be Chofen at March Meeting Annually
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For the Town to Manifeft their minds with refpect to Swine runig At Large.
Whereas the Towns Committee who were chofen and Impowred to Sell Some Lands Lying to ye High Ways Town Ways & private ways in sd Town having sold Sundry pieces of sd Land to Sundry Perfons Agreeable to ye Vote of ye Town.
To know the mind of ye Town whether the money that is Coming to the Town by the sale of sd Land, and alfo the money that may Come to the Town by ye Sale of what other Lands ye Commtee Shall hereafter sell Shall Ly as a Town Stock for Ever, and to be Lett out upon Intereft, and the Intereft of sd money to be Improved Annualy towards ye Supporting of ye Grammer and Englifh Schools in sd Town.
To hear the Report of ye Comtee who were Chofen and Impowred to Sell Some of ye Lands Lying to the Town Ways &c how far they have Proceeded in Sd Affair; And to know ye Mind of ye Town whether ye Comtee Shall proceed further to Sell what more Lands may be Convenant to be Sold by sd Ways.
To know whether they will Exchang a piece of Land Lying to the Town Way Southerly of the Eaft Buring place in Sd Town with M' John Sawin for A piece of his Land Adjoining to Sd Buring place to Inlarge sd Buring place.
To hear the Petition of John Coollidge Jun' praying for Liberty to hang a Great Gate on ye Town Way Leading by his houfe in to pond fields.
To hear the Petition of Jonas Smith and others Praying the Town to make Some Alteration in the Town Way Leading from Edw. Sanderfons to sd Smith's houfe as it is Set forth in Sd Petition.
To hear the Petition of George Harrington & others Praying the Town to turn the Town Way wch Leads into Dummers Farme So as to run over part of Jofiah Harringtons Land and part of Samuel Gales Land as Set forth in their Petition.
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To hear the Report of ye Selectmen concerning a Way Laid out for the Ufe of the Town Leading from the Country Road Acrofs to the Schoolhoufe in the Weft Precinct as Set forth in Sd Reporte.
To hear the Petition of And": White and othere praying that it may be an Article in this Warning viz to know the Towns Mind whether they will Mend and repair the HighWays by A rate, and if not So then the Town to premife and git into Some other Method whereby the Town Ways may be Seafonably mended And Accomodated.
To hear the Petition of Jona": Stone and others Inhabitants of ye Eaft Precinct in Sd Town requefting that the following Articles Should be Incerted in this Warrant. vizt. 1) To know the know the Towns Mind whether the Money or Effects that are Made or Shall be made by the Sale of ye Land Lying to ye Ways with in the
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Bounds of ye Eafterly Precinct in Watertown y' Are or Shall be Sold by the Towns Committee chofen for that purpofe Should be for the Ufe and Intirely at the Difpofe. of ye Sd Eafterly Precinct in sd Watertown Seperately and Perticulerly.
2) To know the Towns Mind whether the Money or Effects that are or shall be made by the Sale of ye Lands Lying to the Ways within the Wefterly Precinct in Watertown that are or Shall be Sold by the Towns Committee chofe for that Purpofe Should be for the Ufe and Intirely at the Dispofe of sd Wefterly Precinct in sd Watertown Seperately and Perticulerly.
To hear the Petition of Samuel Livermore and other Inhabitnts. of ye Weft Precinct in sd Town praying that it may be Incerted in this Warning to know the Towns Mind whether they will Divide the money or Effects Equally to Each Precinct According to their Proportion of pay, And if the Town Shall think fit to Negative this Article then (2) To know the Towns Mind whether they will Grant to Evry Perfon that have Given in Obligation under hand and Seal to the Comtee: for the Ufe of ye Town Should have their Bond refigned Up again, and hold their Lands in Fee they paying the Comtee. the full of their Demands.
Middx. fs. To the Conftables of Watertown in Sd County Greeting.
You are hereby Required forth With to Warn the Freehold's. and Inhabitants in the Eafterly & Wefterly Precincts of sd Town who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precinct of sd Town on Munday the third day of March Next at Nine of ye Clock before Noon for ye Ends following vizt.
To Choofe Selectmen (to manage the prudencials of ye Town) A Clerk a Treafurer Conftables and all Such other officers as by Law are Required to be Chofen at March meeting Annually.
for the Town to Manefest there Mind with Refpect to Swine Runing at Large
where as the towns Commitee who ware Chofen and Impowred to Sel Sum Lands Lying to the highways : town ways and privite ways in sd Town
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having Sold Sundry Pecess or parcels of sd Lands to Sundry Perfons Agreeable to the Vote of the town. to know the Mind of the Town Whether the Money that is Comming to the Town by the Sale of Sd Lands and allfo the Money that May Com to the town by the Sale of what Other Lands the Committee Shall here after Sell Shall Lye as a town Stock for Ever and to be Let out upon Intrust and the Intereft of Sd Money to be Improved Annualy towards the Supporting of the Grammer and Englifh Schools in sd town.
To know the mind of the town whether they will Exchange a Piece of The town way Southerly of the Buring place in the East
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Precinct with M' John Sawin for a Piece of his Land Adjoyning to the Buring Place.
To here the Report of the Committee who ware Chofen and Impowered to Sell Som of the Lands Lying to the Town ways &c how far they have Proceded in Saide Affaire and to know the Mind of the Town Whether the Committee Shall proced further to Sell what more Lands that May be Conveneneant to Be Sold by sd ways.
To here the Petition of John Coolledg jun'. Praying for Liberty to hang a Great Gate on the Town way Leeding by his hous in to Pond fields.
To here the Petiti of Jonas Smith and others Praying the Town to Make Sum alteration in the The town way Leeding from Edw. Sanderfons to Sd Smiths house as is Set forth in their Petition.
To here the Petition of George Harrington and others Praying the Town to Make Sum alteration to turn ye town way wch Leads on to Dommers farm fo as to run over part of Jofiaah Harringtons Land and Part of Sam1 Gales Land as Set forth in their petition.
To here the report of the Selectmen Concerning a way Layed out for the Ufe of the Town Leading from the Contrey road a Crofs to the School houfe in the West Precinct as Set forth in Sd Report
To here the Petition of Andrew White and others Praying it may be an Article in this warning (viz') to know the towns mind whether they will Mend and Repaire the Highways by a rate and If not So then the Town to Premife and Git into Some other Method Whereby the Town Ways May be Seafonably amended and Accommodated.
To here the Petition of Jonathan Stone and others Inhabitants of the East Precinct in Sd Town Requesting that the following articles Shald be Incerted in this Warrant (vizt) (1) to know the towns Mind whether the Money or afficts that are Made or Shall be made by the Sale of the Lands lying to the ways with in the bounds of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown that are or Shall be Sold by the town Committe Chofen for that purpofe Shuld be for the Ufe and intirely at the Dispofe of the sd Easterly Precinct in sd Watertown Seperately and perticulerly (2) to know the towns mind whether the money or affects that are or Shall be made by the Sale of the Lands Lying to the ways with in the Bounds of the Westerly Precinct in Watertown that are or Shall be Sold by the Towns Committe Chofe for that purpofe Shuld be for the Ufe and Intirely at the Dispofe of the sd westerly precinct in sd Watertown Seperately and Perticulerly.
To here the Petition of Samuel Livermore and others Inhabi- tants of the west Precinct in sd town. Praying that it may be encerted in this warning to know the towns minds whether they will Devide the Money or affects Equally to Each Precinct accord- ing to their proportion of pay and if the Town Shall think fit to Negative this article then (2) to know the Towns Mind whether
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they will Grant to every perfon hath given in oblagation under hand and Seal to the Committee for the ufe of the town Shuld have their bond Refigned up a gaine and hold their Land In fee they paying the Committe the full of their Demands here of faile not and make return of this warrant and your Doings there on to the Selectmen or town Clerk at Least one Day before the time appointed herein for sd Meeting Dated at Watertown the 18 Day of February in the Eight year of his Majes. Reign. A.D. 1734 / 5 order of the Selectmen. Jofeph Mafon Town Clerk.
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At a General Town Meeting of the Freehold's. and other Inhabi- tants of Watertown Regulerly Afsembled on the Third Day of March 1734 / 5.
Voted and Chofe Nath1. Harris Esq': Moderator.
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Nath1. Harris Esq'.
M' Daniel Benjamin. M' Thos: Coollidge.
Voted and Chofe for Selectmen.
M' Samuel Pierce. M' John Bemus. Ens": Thos: Harrington M' John Smith.
Voted and Choofe Joseph Mason Town Clerk. who refused to Serve
Voted and Choofe M' Samuel Livermore Town Clerk who Accepted.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Town Treafurer.
Voted and Chofe M' John Bright I. Conftable.
Voted and Chofe M' Allen Flagg 2. Conftable.
Voted and Chofe for Afsefsors.
Dea: Wm. Brown. M'. Henry Bond. M' Daniel Benjamin.
Voted and Chofe George Cuttin Sealer of Leather.
S M' John Brown.
Voted and Chofe for Fence Viewers ₹ M' Jona": Bemus.
Voted and Chofe M' John Taynter Surveyer of Hemp & Flax.
Voted and Chofe Surveyers of High Ways
M' Oliver Livermore. M' Ed". Harrington jun'.
- M' Henry Spring Jun'. M' John Brown. M' Sam1. Stearns jun'.
M' Jonas Smith. M' Isaac Pierce jun'.
Voted and Chofe for Tything men
M' Oliver Livermore. Ens". Ebenez'. Stone. M' Benj. Phillips. M' Isaac Pierce jun'. J
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Voted and Chofe for Hogrieves.
M' Thomas Bisco. M' Jona": Church. M' Jofiah Harrington. M' Beez1: Flagg.
Voted and Chofe M' Wm Williams Meafurer of Timber Voted
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Voted that Swine Should Run at Large this prefent Year.
It was put to Vote whether it is the Mind of the Town that the money that is Coming to the Town by the Sale of those Lands the Towns Committee have already Sold and Dispofed of and alfo the money that may Come to the Town by the Sale of what other Lands the Committee may hereafter Sell Should Lye as a Stock for the Town of Watertown for Ever and to be Let out upon Intereft, and the Intereft thereof to be Improved Annually for the Support of the Grammer and Englifh Schools in the Town. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
The Report of the Committee who were Chofen and Impowred to Sell Some of the Lands Lying to the Town Ways how far they have proceeded in sd Affair was red to the Town and it Appeared by their report that they had Sold to Sundry Perfons So much Land as amounted in Valve To one Thoufand Pounds & four Shillings. And it was put to Vote whether it is the mind of ye Town that the Comtee. who were Chofen the Second Day of Sep" Laft & Impowred to Sell Land Lying by the Town Ways Should proceed to Sell wt more Land is Convenant to be Sold wch Ly's to sd Ways And the vote paft in the Affirmative.
It was put to Vote whether it is the mind of ye Town to Ex- change a piece of the Town Way Southerly of ye Buring place in the Eaft Precinct with M'. John Sawin for a piece of his Land Adjoining to ye sd Buring place So as to Inlarge sd Buring place. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
The Petition of John Coollidge jun' Praying the Town to Grant him Liberty to hang a Great Gate on ye Town Way Leading by his houfe into Pond Fields was Read to the Town. And the Vote was put whether the Town would Grant the Prayer of ye Petition. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
The Petition of Jonas Smith and others Praying the Town to make Some Alteration in the Town Way Leading from Ed" San- derfons to sd Smiths houfe was red to the Town; And in Anfwer thereto.
Voted that the Selectmen take a View of sd Way and make report to the Town at Next Meeting, what is proper to be Done.
Voted and Adjorned the remaining bufinefs of this Meeting to May Meeting Next.
At a General Town meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Quallefied to Vote in town Affairs Law- fully warned and met to Gether on the 14th Day of May 1735.
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then proceded and finifhed the Remaining bufnifs which was adjorned from march meeting to may meeting Next Nathanael Harris Esq' being moderator.
The Petition of M' George Harrington was red to the town and was Discorfed upon Sum Confiderable time At length Put to Vote as followeth - if it be your mind, that the prayer of this Petition Now redd Shuld be Granted and that the Sd town way Shuld be turned from Nere Samuel Gales houfe to the Countre Roade as is perticulerly mentioned in this petition and to be two rods in wedth through out, the Petitioner Namly Georg Harrington being obliged to pay and Discharge what fo ever Cost and Charge may arife on the account of the Sd Allteration of Sd Town way that the town may be Saved harmlis.
And the Vote pafed in the Nagative.
the Report of the Selectmen Conferning the high way marked out for the ufe of the town from the Country road to the School hous in the west precenct was Continued to the Next town Meeting
The Petition of And' White and others was red to the town and after Sum Confiderable debate it was put to Vote to know the towns mind whether they would amend and repaire the town ways and highways for this year by a rate and the Vote Past in the affirmative Mr.
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M' Roberd Gages propofals were offord to the town and were largely Debated upon and after Sum time It was Put to Vote as followeth - if it be your minds Look in page [130]
Voted that the amending of the Highways by a rate Shuld not begin till the Next town meeting
The Petition of M' Jonas Smith and others Concerning the alltering of the town way &c was Continued to the next town meeting.
The Petition of Jonathan Stone and others was Voted in ye Nagative.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown at the Hous of the Widdow Mary Larnards on the Seventh Day of March 1734 / 5 the Several Perfons hereafter Mentioned weare Sworn before the Selectmen to the faithfull Discharge of the Refpective offices Whereto they ware Chofe by the Town (viz) Samuel Livermore Town Clerk Joseph Mafon Esqu' Town Treafurer. John Bright and Allin Flagg Conftables.
Dea William Brown Asefsors. - M' George Citting Sealer of M' Henry Bond
M' Daniel Benjamin Lether.
M' John Brown
M' Jonathan Bemus fence Vewers.
M' John Tayntre Survayer of hemp and flax.
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M' Ollever Livermore
M' Edwerd Harrington Jun' M' John Brown
M' Henry Spring June" M' Samuel Starns June"
Survayors of Highways.
M' Jonas Smith
M' Isaac Perrce June'.
M' Olever Livormore Ens" Ebenezer Stone M' Benjamin Phillips M' Isaac Perrce Juner
Tythingmen.
M' Thomas Bifcoe
M' Jonathan Church
M' Jofiah Harrington
hogrieves.
M' Bezeleel Flagg
M' William Williams Meafurer of Timbre.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown and the Conftables on the 17th Day of March 1734 / 5 at the houfe of M' Thomas Saltmarfhes The Selectmen together with the Conftables Did Chofe M' Stephen Cook to be Sealer of Waights and Meafuors for the Enfuing Year
he Being before Chofen and Sworn to Said Office.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown at the houfe of M' Thomas Saltmarthes on the 31. Day of March 1735
Orderd at Said Meeting that the Survayers Divifions or Districts Shuld be for the Year Enfuing Shuld be as is heare after Men- tioned (viz) M' Olever Livormore Survayer his Disftrict to ammend and Repaier Is all the town wayes; on the North Side of the way Leeding from John Maddoxis to or Near Jofhua Warrins and on the East of Sd Warrins and Bever Brook to Cambredg Line.
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M' Henry Springs Diftrict is the town way Leeding from the Widdow Godderds to the East Meeting houfe and the Town Way Leeding toward the Reverand M' Storahs untel it Coms to the town way Leeding from John Maddoxis to John Kimbals and Sª way from where the roads Cross to Sd Maddoxis and the Contrey road from the Widdow Godderds to Cambredg Line and the town way Leeding from the Contrey road to Nathanel Norcrofsis to the End of Sd way : and the town way Leeding from the Contrey road by Samuel Perrys to his other bounds
and the town way Leeding from John Coolledges Juner to the Buring Place and from thence by Simon Coolledges to the other End of Sd way
M' Edward Harringtons Survayers Bounds are the Contrey road from the town way Leeding from the Contrey road to Jofhua Harringtons to The Widdow Godderds and all the town wayes on
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the South Side of Sd Contre road to Newton Line Including Sd way to Jofhua Harringtons and the Town way Leeding from the Contrey road by Isaac Churches to the Pound and So by James Barnerds to the town way Leeding from the Meeting hous to M' Storah and the Town way Leeding from the Pound to the School houfe in the Eaft precinct
M' John Brown Survayors Bounds The town way from Taynters Lane by Jofhua Biglows and from thence to the Contrey road by Docter Clarks and out by Capt Geirfields and from the widdow Harringtons by Jofhua Warrins to the Crofs road from the pound to Elbo hill and the town way Leeding by Georg heringtons to the Weft Meeting hous to the Town way Leeding from Dea Browns to the Weft meeting hous and The town way Leeding from the Widdow mixers and the town way Leeding the Back fide of Pond meddow untel they Com to the town way Leeding from Dea Browns to the Meeting hous afore Sd.
M' Samuel Starns Survayers District is the town way Leeding from Bever Brook (Including the bridg) up by L' Starns to Deavid Meeds and the town way Leeding from the North way to the West Meeting houfe
M' Jonas Smith Surveyor his Bounds are the town waye Lead- ing from the West Meeting house by John Childe to Wefton Line and the Town Way Leading Up the Great hills By Sd Smiths houfe to the End of Said way and the town way Leading by Samuel Sanderfons to the end of Sd way and the town way Leading accrofs Profpick Hill from Elifha Smiths to the Countrey road.
M. Isaac Pierce Surveyor his Bounds are the Country road from Capt Geirfields to Wefton Bounds & the Town Way Leading from Stephen Whites to Jofhua Haringtons And the town way Leading from Jofeph Priefts to the West Meeting house and the town way Leading from the Contrey road on to Dommers Farm to the end of Sd way And the town way Leading from the Countrey road by John Balls to Wefton Line.
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At a meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown on the 8th. Day of April. 1735. ordered and appointed at Sd Meeting that Capt. Jofeph Coolidg and M' John Smith Shuld be perambulators to renew the Marks on the town Lines with the adjacent towns.
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