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Agree'd with Joseph Stearns that he Should bring out his front fence in Elbo Hill Lane aforesd So as to leave the Town way two Rods and half wyde or there aboutes at the North end of his fence and three Rods wyde at the South end of his fence which will include about Thirty two Rods of Land, He ye sd Starnes paying for ye Same the Sum of four pounds to the Town Treafurer when the Town Confirms ye sd Land to him, to be dispofed of as ye Town Shall Se meet.
Agree'd with And" White Jun' that he Should bring out his front fence in Elbo Hill Lane aforesd So as to Conform to Joseph Stearns fence in sd Lane on the North and to Joseph Harringtons on the South which will Include About Twenty four Rods of Land Leaving the Town way full three Rods wyde. He the Sd White paying therefor to ye Town Treafurer the Sum of Three pounds when the Town Confirms the Same to him, to be Dispofed of by the Town as they Shall See meet.
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Agree'd with M' John Kimbal that he Move out his front fence Againft the publick way Leading by his Houfe to the bounds that the Committee & he Agree'd to Including abt forty Rods of Land Leaving the Way So as to Accomodat M' Nath1 Bright with a Convenancy of Coming out at his Barrs or Gate as the Commite have Agree'd to. He paying to ye Town Treafurer the Sum of forty five Shillings when the Town Confirms the Same to him. to be Difpofed of as the Town Shall Se meet.
Nath1. Harris Joseph Mason Jonas Bond Eben' Stone Jona". Brown.
Watertown June 12. 1741.
After the above Report was Confidred of by the Town.
The Vote was put whether it is the mind of ye Town to Accept of sd Report and that the Refpective pieces of Land Mentioned in the Report be Confirmed to ye Refpective perfons Named in Sd Report their heirs and Afsigns they Refpectively fulfilling their Refpective Conditions Mentioned in Sd Report. And the Vote pafed in the Affirmative.
The Vote was put whether it is the mind of ye Town at this Meeting to Mannifest their Minds, how the proceeds of ye Land Mentioned in the forgoing Report Amounting to the Sum of fifty Six pounds five Shillings & 6ª Should be Difpofed of. And the Vote past on the Affimative.
Then the Vote was put whether it is the mind of the Town, to Make a free prefent and gift of ye proceeds of ye Land abovesd (amounting to ye Sum of fifty Six pounds five Shillings & Six pence) To our Revª Paftor M' Seth Storer, the better to Enable Him to procure Some help in to his familie, And that the Select- men, As Soon as the proceeds aforesd. are paid into the Treafury, that they Draw out the Same, and prefent it to the Revd M' Storer in the Name of the Town, as a token of their Love aed Affection to him.
And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
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At a Meetingof ye Selectmen at Mrs Mary Learneds on the 22ª Day of June 1741. The Selectmen Se Meet to Approbate Thos Saltmarth Widw. Mary Learned & David Coollidge to be Inholders for the Enfuing Year. And M' John Hunt to be a Retailer.
The Selectmien having Recd a Precept from the High Sherriff of ye County of Middx. Requring them to Afemble the Inhab's of Watertown in ord' to Elect a Perfon to Reprefent them at a great & General Court Appointed to be Convened & keept at ye Court hous in Boston on ye Eighth Day of July Next.
In Obfervance of Which Ordred the Clerk to Isue out Warrants to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabts. of Watertown Qualli- fyed to Vote in the Choife of a Reprefentative, to Afsemble &
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Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in Sd Town on the 29th. of this Inftant June at four of ye Clock afternoon, then and there to Elect and Depute a Meet Perfon to Serve for and Reprefent them in a Great and General Court or Afsembly to be Convened held & kept for his Majesty's Service at ye Court houfe in Boston upon Wednefday the Eighth Day of July Next
Alfo to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabts of Watertown Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to meet on the 29th Day of June Currant at five of ye Clock afternoon for the Ends following.
I. To hear the Report of the Selectmen wth. Relation to M' Richd. King, Errecting a Scaffold as Petition for Last March Meeting and So far granted yt the Selectmen view the Premifes &c.
2. To know the mind of ye Town whether they are willing to Incourage the Building of a Bridge over Charles River from Cam- bridge to Boston, and what they will do for that End.
(The Selectmen being Requefted to Lay the following Article before the Town viz)
3. To know the mind of ye Town whether they are willing that the two hinder moft Seats both in the Mens and womens Seats below in the Meeting houfe Should be taken up, and Pews Errected in their Room by Such Perfons as the Town Shall Agree to, for the Accomodating of their families, And whether und the Same Regulation wth. the other pews in the Meeting houfe or other Wife as the Town Shall Agree upon.
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabts. of Watertown Regulerly Afsembled on the 29th of June 1741. for the Choice of a Reprefentative.
Voted and Chofe M' Jonas Bond to Reprefent the Town at a Great & General Court Appointed to be Convened held and kept for his Majestys Service at the Court houfe in Boston on the Eighth day of July Next.
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At a General Town Meeting of ye Freeholders and other In- habts. of Watertown Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly Afsembled on the 29th Day of June 1741. At the Publick Meeting houfe in Sd Town.
Voted and Chose Joseph Mason Esq' Moderator of Sd Meeting.
The Report of ye Selectmen mentioned in ye Notifycation was Red to the Town, And it Appeared by the Comtee who were to Let out the Banks that, that part of ye Bank Mentioned in the Report was already Let out for a Year Agreeable to ye vote of ye Town, that So the Town Acted nothing upon the Report. The Selectmen upon view were of Opinion that w M' Richd. King prayed for in his Petition to ye Town Laft March wld would be very prejudical to ye Bridge & to the Publick.
the Vote was put whether it is the mind of the Town at this Meeting to do any thing toward the Incouraging the Building a
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Bridge over Charles River from Cambridge to Boston. And ye Vote past on the Negative.
The Vote was put whether it is the mind of ye Town that the Two hindermoft Seats both in the mens & womens Seats below in the Meeting houfe, Should be taken up, And Pews built in their Room, by Such Perfons as the Town Shall Agree to, for the Acomodating of their families.
And ye Vote past in the
Affirmative.
Voted that the Said Pews to be Built Shall be under the Same Regulation & Condition, as the other Pews in the Meet- ing houfe are upon, as Recorded in the Late Precinct Book of Records.
Voted that Nath1. Harris Esq' Should be one of the Perfons who Shall have a pew Lot in the place, where ye aforesd Seats are taken up, to Errect and build a pew upon for the Accomodation of his familie.
Voted that M' Oliver Livermore be another of ye Perfons who Shall have a pew Lott in the aforesd place where ye Seats are to be taken up to Errect and build a pew upon for ye Accomodating of his familie.
Voted that Capt. Thos Homans be another of the Perfons, who Shall have a pew Lott in the aforesd place. to Errect and build a pew on for the Accomodating of his familie.
Then ye Vote was put whether Deacon John Coollidge Should be Another of the Perfons who Shall have a pew lot in Sd place to Errect a pew on for ye Accomodating his familie and ye Vote paft on the Negative.
Then ye Vote was put whether M' John Hunt Should be one of ye Perfons who Shall have a pew lot in ye aforesd place to Errect and Build a pew on for the Accomodating his familie And ye Vote past in the Affirmative.
Voted that if the Perfons whom ye Town have Agree'd Shall have the pew Lots aforesd, can't Agree among themfelves as to the perticuler Spots where they Shall refpectively Build their pew on, that then the Town by their Vote in Some reguler meeting (to prevent Difordr) will Afsign & perfix to each of ye Sd perfons the perticuler Lot or place where he Shall Errect his pew upon.
Voted that the floar or platform of the pews to be Built Shall be no higher then the top of the Cills of the Seats. that So they may not Discomode the hinder pews.
their Agrmt. Enter P. (226)
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August the 7th. 1741. At a meeting of ye Selectmen at Joseph Mason's Esq'.
Ordred the Treafurer to pay out of the Treafurey ye Sum of forty four Shillings to M' Jofiah Stearns to pay for the wafhing the frame for ye hour glafs at ye Meeting houfe and ye Glafs and ye wafhing of that.
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At a Town Meeting of ye Inhabts. of Watertown on ye 29th of June 1741. The Town aforeSd was pleafed to vote and grant to us the Subfcribers the two hindermoft Seets in ye Body of Seats Below in the Meeting houfe in Sd Town both on ye Mens & womens Sids wth liberty to pul up Sd Seats & Errect pews in ye places thereof for ye Accommodation of us & our four Families as by the Votes of Sd Meeting Relation y' unto being had more fully will Appear. We the Subfcribers have Agreed to Errect Pews for ourSelves & our Families Convenancies as followeth. That Nath1. Harris Errect his Pew joyning to the Middle Alley on the Womens Side of Seats. And that Capt. Thomas Homans Errect his Pew Eaft off and adjoining to Sd Nath1. Harrises Pew. And yt M' Oliver Livermore Errect his Pew joyning to ye Middle Alley on ye Mens Side of Seats. And yt M' John Hunt Errect his Pew adjoyning to & Weft of Sd Oliver Livermores Pew. As Witnefs our Hands.
Nath1. Harris
Watertown July 1741.
Oliver Livermore Thos. Homans John Hunt
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at M' Jonas Bonds on ye Eleventh day of Sepr. 1741.
Ordred the Treafurer to pay out of Laft Years Grant of Money for ye poor
To Nath1 Coollidge to Satisfy his Acct. Alow'd Laft March Meeting ye Sum of ·3- . 3 -..
To John Coollidge what the Town Allow'd him (for keeping M's Webb) at Laft March Meeting wch was 66 / and what ye Selectmen Agree'd wth him for keep- ing Sd Webb After Sd Meeting wch was 38 / ·5- . 4 -..
And To M' John Haftings for Sundry things he pro- cured at ye Defire of ye Selectmen for Mary Maddocks & Child
·7-19 -..
Ordred ye Treafurer to pay out of ye Grants Made by ye Town At their Laft March Meeting to the perfons hereafter Named. vizt.
To Samuel Barnard the Sum of £.2- . 9 -..
To Jonathan Church
. I- . 9- ..
To Ebenezer Stone .. - 16 -..
To Dea: John Coollidge
.2- ....
To Joseph Mafon 13- 10 -..
To Nath1 Harris Esq" .5-13 -..
To Jonas Bond .3- 13 -..
To John Brown
.2- 19 -.
£32 -. 9- ..
To the Revd M' Seth Storer his Salery for ye prefent as it becom's due wch is One hundred and Seventy pounds
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To M' Nath1. Harrington for keeping the School this this p'fent Year as it becomes due, Seventy five pounds. 75 -..-..
To M' John Haftings what ye Selectmen Agree'd With him for Keeping Ruth Maddocks (a Child of John Maddocks) as it becomes due.
And to Simon Coollidge what ye Selectmen Agreed wth him for Keeping Margret Warrin, as it becoms Due.
The Selectmen Appointed to Meet on Munday the 21 of this Inftant at the Widow Mary Learneds at three of ye Clock After- noon, in order to View the Great Bridge, to Se what is Necefsary Speedely to be done: to repair Sd Bridge & ye Clerk was Defired to Send Notifycations to Notify ye Selectmen of Wefton & Waltham of Sd Meeting. (Notifications were Sent).
Sep'. 21 1741. The Selectmen bound out Ruth Maddocks a poor child of John Maddocks to John Wyth of Cambridge And Agreed wth Sd Wyeth to give with her ye Sum of Twenty five pounds. the Selectmen gave Sd Wyeth their Note therefor. [227]
At a meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown, Wefton & Waltham at ye Wid" Mary Learneds on the 21 day of Sep'. 1741. The Great Bridge over Charles River in Watertown wanting Some Repairs. It was Agre'd by ye Sª Selectmen to procure four hundred of good Oak plank for Sd Bridge Sixteen feet long & three Inches thick. Said Selectmen Agre'd that ye Selectmen of Wefton pro- cure the Same, as good & as Cheep as they can, and Convey them to Sd Bridge as Soon as may be. Alfo Agre'd y' M' John Mirick (one of ye Selectmen of Wefton) procure a String piece for the Bridge over the Mill Creek, Sd String piece to be 13 & 11 Inches & thirty feet in length. at ye rate of 50 / the Tun, and to be brot to ye Sª Bridge as Soon as May be.
Agre'd that M' Benj". Haftings lay ye plank & String piece when they come. The Selectmen alfo Agreed with Sd Haftings to take care of Sd Bridge to mend the Same from time to time as there is Ocation, till further Order. and to take care to Secure the Old plank Shall be taken off of sd Bridge. that it may be for Mending of sd Bridge as there is Ocation for it.
Signed / order of ye Said Selectmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk of Watertown. John Mirick Town Clerk of Wefton. Sam1. Livermore Town Clerk of Waltham.
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on the 22d Day of Jan'y: 1741 M' John Haftings having Acquainted ye Selectmen that the Wid". Mary Maddocks was Come to his Houfe who was out of Buifnefs and no where to go but muft Ly in the High Way if no body wld take her in. Accordingly He took her in And Acquainted Some of ye Selectmen of it. She Continuing Still at his houfe. At this Meeting the Selectmen Agree'd wth M' Haftings (no perfon Elfe
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inclining to take her) that for the time past that he had kept ye sd Maddocks he S'd have thirteen Shillings p' week it being four Weeks paft. And that sd Haftings Sld have Twelve Shillings pr weak for keeping Sd Maddocks untill further Order of the Selectmen.
The Selectmen being informed of ye poor Circumftances of of Nath'. Stearns Defired M' Jona". Brown & M' John Taynter two of the Selectmen to go to Sd Stearns and inquire into his p'fent Circumftances and make report to ye Selectmen at their Next meeting.
Novemb'. 6th: 1741. The Selectmen Preambulated the Line wth Benjamin Haftings in Perrys Lane (So Called) And Sd Haftings to Begin at the South end. at the Weft Side of the poaft at the weft end of ye third Lenth of Rayl fence from ye Ancient bounds, the bredth of his wall to be set up to be on ye weft Sid of sd poft. and to Run from thence Straight to the Estermoft poft Standing by ye Spring & Eaft of the Spring. & from thence to a Stake abt. three feet Eaft of the Rayl fence and a little South of the whelm. And the And the Reft of the way to be left full Two Rods Wyde. & abated Sd Haftings Twenty Shillings for the Land left out. (of wt he was to give by bond to ye Town's Comtee.) for ye better accomodating ye Lane. Prambulated wth Capt Joseph Coollidge in Sd Laine. And Sd Coollidge to begin at Benj". Haftings South- weft Corner and to Run from thence Straight to a Hepp of Stons in the wall by a great Stone in the way. Alow'd Sd Coollidge Ten Shillings for ye Land Left out.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the Eleventh day of Feby. 1741. Ordred the Clerk to Isu out Warrants Directed to the Conftables of Watertown to warn the Freeholders and other Inhabts. of sd Town Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in Sd Town on Munday the first Day of March Next at Nine of ye Clock before noon, for ye Ends following. vizt.
To Choofe Selectmen. a Town Clerk. a Treafurer. a Constable or Constables and all other Such Town Officers as by Law are to be chosen in March Annually. To choofe a Saxton. For the Town to Manifest their minds with Refpect to Swine runing at Larg. To hear the Town Treafurers Accts. To grant Money to pay ye Revd M' Seth Storer his Salary According to Contract. To know ye Mind of ye Town wt Sum they will grant as an Addition to ye Revd M' Storers Salary for ye Enfuing Year. To grant money for the Support of ye Grammer & English School for ye Year Enfuing. To grant money for the Support of ye poor, for ye Enfuing Year. To hear the Accts. of Such p'fons yt ye Town is indebted to. And to grant Money to Satisfy them. For the Town to Manafest y' Minds how ye Saxton Shall be paid for his Service. To grant money to pay M' John Wyeth of Cambridge wt the
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Selectmen Agreed to Give him to take ye Youngest Child of John Maddocks. To grant money for ye killing of black birds Squarrills &c agreeable to ye Law in yt behalf. For ye Town to Manafest their Minds what ufe & Improvemt. the Intereft money Coming to ye Town by virtue of the Bonds in the Treafurey Shall be put to. For the Town to Manafest their Minds with Relation to Such p'fons who bot Land of ye Towns Committee and gave bond to Sd Committe, and who Yet Neglect and Refuse to renew their Bonds, Conformable to a Vote of the Town. For the Town to Manifest their Mind whether they will Mend the Publick Ways & Town way's the Year Enfuing by Rate in Such way as the Town Shall Agree upon. And to grant money for the managmt of Sd Affair. To grant Money for the Repairing or Rebuilding of ye Great Bridge over Charles River in Watertown. For the Town to hear ye Report of y' Committee who were chofen to Joyne wth a Commtee. of Waltham to run the Line a New between Watertown & Waltham and make and Renew markes on sd Line, what they have Done in Sd Affair. To hear the Report of M' John Tayntor with Relation to ye Renewing the Bound Marks of ye Farme belonging to Water- town &c. Lying by ye great Wachufetts. To hear the Report of ye Selectmen relating to a Way Laid out by them over part of Kings Common for ye ufe of ye Town, & for ye Town to Manifest their Acceptance of sd Way if Agreeable to them.
The Town having at y" Last March Meeting chofen and Im- powred the Selectmen to ufe proper Methods to recover the Towns Land & Watering place, fenced in by Nath1. Harris Esq'. the Selectmen purfuant to Sd Trust Advifed with Council Learned in the Law, and proceeded According to Advice, and Sd fence being removed So as to lay Sd Land and Watering place open & Com- mon to the Towns ufe Again, To know the mind of ye Town whether they will choofe and Impower a Comtee. in the Name and behalf of ye Town to Defend Sd Land and Watering place againft all Attempts to Deprive or hinder the Town of the peacable Improvemt there of.
To
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To hear the Request of Some of ye Late Collectors and Constables for the Town to Sinck Some p'fons Rates in y' Lists. and ye Town to Act their pleafure wth Relation thereto.
To hear the Petition of Nath'. Coollidge praying the Town to give him their part of ye Twenty pounds belonging to Watertown & Waltham wch He Recd of ye Towns Comtee. for Selling of Land to ye Way's. for Reafons Mentioned in the Petition, And for ye Town to Act their pleafure wth Relation thereto.
To know ye Mind of ye Town whether they will build a Con- veniant Poarch at the South Door of ye Meeting house and in Cafe the Town are of ye Mind So to Do to grant money to Efect ye Same.
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To hear the Petition of James Dix who Requests the Town to Sell him a piece of ye Bank by the River Near to David Sangers as Set forth in Sd Petition
Likewife to Defire the Conftables to Notify Such Perfons as ye Town is Debted to. To bring their Accts. to ye Selectmen on the 26th. day of Feby. Currant at ye Houfe of ye Wid". Mary Learneds at four of ye Clock after noon in Order to have ym. Laid before ye Town.
At Sd Meeting defired ye Clerk to Send a Notification to ye Selectmen of Waltham to Acquaint that yy have Appointed to meet on Thurfday ye 18th of Feby. Currant at one of ye Clock after- noon at the Houfe of M' Thos. Saltmarfh and Defire them that yy wld give them a Meeting at Sd time & place in Ord'. to Adjust Sundry Accts. wherein both Town's are Concerned vizt. Concerning the poor. old Arrearidges &c.
Ordred the Clerk to Isue out a Warrat to warn out John Child wife and famlie who came from Boston to Watertown Octo'. 7th: 1741 as Appears by a Notification Signed by Sam1 Whitney, at whofe houfe they are.
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown & Waltham at ye Houfe of M' Thos Saltmarth on ye 18th of Feby. 1741. At this Meeting ye Sª Selectmen proportioned and Adjusted Two Accts. viz *. that of ye poor wherein both Towns were Concerned (to ye Ist of March Next)
Watertowns Acct. of their Difburfsmt. (Exclu- five of Mary Maddocks) amounted to ye Sun of One hundred Twenty two pounds Eight Shillings
Walthams Acct. wch they produced of their Dif- burfsments amounted to
wch was Proportioned According to Agreemt. of ye Town's Dividing and there remained Due from Waltham to Watertown on this Acct. the Sum of
The other Acct was that of ye Arreriges of old Conftables paid into Watertown Treafurey Since ye Town was Divided &c and ye Bal- lance to be proportioned was forty pounds Nineteen Shillings & 7ª 40- 19- . 7
Waltham Clerk gave an Acct. of fifteen pounds 2 / 8 in his hands wch came by the Sale of Hannah Hoopers goods
wch was proportioned and there was due from Watertown to Waltham on this Acct. the Sum of Eleven pounds four Shillings & one peney
£122= . 8- ..
.62- 17- .. £185 =. 5= ..
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15- . 2- . 8 £56 =. 2 =. 3
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which was Subftracted from the Twenty four pounds four Shillings So that there remains due to Watertown from Waltham the Sum of £12= 19-II There is alfo Due from Waltham to Watertown on Acct. of ye Repreptaive paid in ye Year 1738 the Sum of Twelve pounds 2 / 10 12- . 2- 10
So that there Remains due from Waltham to Watertown the Sum of £25= . 2- . 9
N.B. There Remains yet to be Settled viz. the Remainder of Hannah Hopers goods Sold. A Remainder from ye Conftables. The Loan Intereft. A Stray beaft of Cap' Sam1. Garfield another of Jonas Smith 19 / in Cap' Livermors hands. Two five pound Noats. viz *: Henry Springs & Eben" Goddards. to which Settlmt ye abovesd Selectmen Agre'd and ordred y' Clerks to Sign to ye Same as Signifying y' Agreem' to the Same.
Joseph Mason Clerk Sam1 Livermore Clerk.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at ye Houfe of ye Wid". Mary Learneds on the 26th. of Feby. A.D. 1741. for taking in the Accts of thofe Prfons to whom the Town is Indebted to. the Accts. are as follow's viz. Nath1. Harris Esq' Dea: John Coollidge & M" Thomas Saltmarth Afsefsors for the Year 1741. their Acct. vizt.
To Taking the Invoice and making ye Province Tax £4=10 -.. .. - 18- ..
To making ye County Tax
To making ye Town Tax ·3 -.. -..
To making ye Surveyers Rate or Tax .I-IO -.. To taking the Invoice Sent to ye General Court .6- .. -..
£15=18 -..
Samuel Stratton Surveyer for 22 feet of plank for the whelme by M' Eb: God- dards & 42 feet for the whelme Near Capt Coollidges & 4 Sleep's.
.I= . 8- . 8
Mefsures Oliver Livermore Jona". Brown & Jona". Bemis a Commtee to New Run the Line between Watertown & Waltham one day & { each at 8 / Day .I- 16- ..
Nath1. Harris Esq' Dea: John Coollidge for hepin Coping the Laft years Prov- ince tax to Send to ye General Court Joseph Mason Esq' for Service done for ye Town as Clerk & Treaf for the Year 1741 12 -.. -.. for Indentures writ to bind out poor Children ..- 15 -··
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for help Copying ye Laft Years Province Tax for ye Gen' Court
..-. 5 -..
13- .. -..
Jofiah Perry for a Cheft Hinges & lock to Secure the Town's waits and meaf- ures in. & for a Stamp for puter . 2- . 8- ..
Sam1. Jenifon for 160 feet of plank at 5ª Delivred to M' John Brown Sur- veyer for ye Towns Ufe ·3 =. 6 -. 8
John Taynter 4 Day's in ye Wachufett Affair 10/ $ Expences Money to ye Surveyer
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Sam1 Fisk for work done at & about ye Schoolhoufe .. - 12 -..
Jona". Brown for carting gravill to ye Great Bridge - . 6- ..
Benj". Haftings 4 days work at ye great bridge 10 / 8 2 -.. -.. . - . 9 -·· .- 16 -. 6
One day & half his man and for Mending Sª Bridge Sundry other times
3 =. 5 -. 6
Chriftopher Grant for Serving Conftable & warnig 3 Town Meetings .I- . 9- ..
John Stouel for Serving Conftable 1737 & warning three Meetings
.I- . 9- .. £.51= . 8= 10
Richd. Clark Surveyer of ye Highway's made up Acct of his working at Sd way's wth ye Selectmen, his List of Rates which he was to Collect or work out in his District Amounted to ye Sum of Twenty five pounds 14 / 3 which he has work't out and Compleated.
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At a General Town Meeting of ye Freehold's. and oth' Inhabts. of Watertown Regulerly Afsembled on the firft day of March A.D. 1741. for the Choice of Town Officers &c.
Voted and Chofe Nath1 Harris Esq'. Moderator of sd Meeting.
Joseph Mason Esq" Voted and Chofe for Selectmen Nath1. Harris Esq'. M. Jonas Bond. Dea: John Coollidge Dea": Joseph Coollidge Voted and chofe Joseph Mason Esq' Town Clerk & Treaf".
Jona". Bemis for Serving Conftable & warning 3 Meetings
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Voted and Chofe Andw. White jun' Conftable { Oliver Livermore 2 Conftable
M' Oliver Livermore Agre'd with M' And" White ju' to Serve in his Room & So be Conftable for ye whole Town. And ye Town by Vote Accepted thereof.
Voted & Chofe for Afsefsors L M' Thomas Saltmarsh M' Jona". Church M' John Brown
Voted and Chofe M' John Haftings Sealer of Lea'.
Voted and Chofe for fence ( M' Sam1. Cook View's. M' John Whitney
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