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In obfervance of the above Warrant I the Subfcrib' have warned the Above Named James Shurlo and Samuel Shanhar to Depart
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forth with with their families out of Watertown and no Longer to Abide therein. David Meed Conftable.
To the Honourable His Majes: Justices of ye Court of General Sefsions of the Peace Now Sitting at Charlftowns in & for the County of Middx. this fifteenth day of March Currant.
The Selectmen of Watertown Pray that this their Caution againft the above Said James Shurlo & Samuel Shanham and their families may be Accepted and recorded.
order of ye Selectmen. Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
Watertown March the 15th. 1731 / 2. [78]
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown on the Tenth day of March 1731 / 2. The Perfons hereafter Named were Sworn by the Selectmen to the faith full difcharge of their refpective offices to which they were refpectively chofen, vizt.
Josefh Mafon to the office of Town Clerk Town Treafurer.
M' Joseph Holden to ye office of Conftable.
M' John Viles to the office of Conftable.
M' Nathanael Harris
Dea: William Brown to the office of Afsefsor. M' Samuel Brown
M' John Haftings to the office of Sealer of Leather.
M' Samuel Parkhuft to ye office of Fence viewer.
M' Daniel Whitney
M' John Bright
M' John Smith
to the office of Surveyor of Highways.
M' Thomas Biglow
M' Samuel Livermore
M' Daniel Benjamin
M' Joseph Stratton M' Jofiah Perry
to the office of Tythingman.
M' John Stowel
M' John Brown
M Timothy Harris
to the office of Hogrieve.
M' Samuel Fiske
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M' William Williams to ye office of Meafurer of Timber.
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown at M' Sam1 Pierces on the 24th Day of March 1731 / 2 Ordred the Treafurer to pay out of the money granted by the Town for Contingences to M' Samuel Haftings the Sum of Seven Shillings it being for making a Jacket for Ep™ Smith.
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At Said Meeting John Chadwick was Sworn to the faith full Difcharge of ye office of fence Viewer.
The Selectmen Defired Dea: Nathan Fiske Liev Joseph Cool- lidge & M' Jonas Bond to go to M' John Kimballs Sealer of Waits and Meafures and view the Town's Waits and Meafures there ; and Se what is needfull and proper to be done about them.
At Said Meeting ye Selectmen Appointed Joseph Mafon and Liev. Joseph Coollidge Preambulators to renew the Marks on the Lines between Watertown and the Adjacent Towns.
Ordred the Clerk to send Notifications to ye Selectmen of ye Adjacent Town's.
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown at Joseph Mafons on the 17 Day of April 1732. Ordred the Town Treafurer to pay or Caufe to be paid to the Town Creditors the Refpective Sums Granted to them at a Gen1. Town Meeting the 6th Day of Decemb'. Laft paft.
Alfo to pay to the Revª M' Storer & to ye Revd M' Williams their Sallerys & to M' David Stearns his Dues for keeping the Gram' & Englifh School.
At said Meeting ye Selectmen Appointed the prefent Surveighers their refpective Bounds. which are as follows.
John Bright Surveigher His bounds are all the Highways & Town Ways on the Eaft Side of ye Lane beginning Near Thomas Wellingtons & runing by the Meeting houfe to ye River. & ye North part of sd Lane from the Meeting Houfe.
Daniel Whitney Surveigher his bounds are all ye Highways & Town way's on ye Weft Side of ye Lane beginning Near Thos Wellingtons runing by ye the Meeting Houfe So to ye river all Sd Way's to ye Precinct Line and ye South part of Sª Lane from the Meeting Houfe alfo thofe way's that are on the other Side of ye River.
Thomas Biglow Surveigher his bounds are the Country Road from the Precinct Line to Wefton Bounds and the Town wayfs on the South Side of Sd Road, & the Town Way's on the North Side of Sd Road half way to the Middle Road by the Meeting houfe.
Samuel Livermore Surveigher his Bounds are the Midle Road from ye Widow Mixers So Leading by the Meeting Houfe and So to Wefton Bounds, and the Town way's on the South Side of sd Middle Road half way to the Country Road And the Town way's on the North Side of sd Middle Road half way to the North Road.
John Smith Surveigher his bounds are the North Road from the Precinct Line to David Meeds & by Said Meeds to ye End of sd Road And the Town way's on the North Side of sd North road And the Middle Road from ye Widow Mixers Eaftwad to ye Precinct Line. Alfo half way in ye Town way Leading by ye Widow Harringtons and the way Leading from ye Widow Mixers Barn to Cape Fare and ye Way behind Pond Meddow, alfo ye
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Town way's on the South Side of ye North Road aforesd half way from sd Road to the Middle Road.
Ordred.
Ordred the Clerk to write a Warrant to one of ye Conftables to warn one Phinahus Wymon to Depart out of Watertown who Came Laft from the Town of Wobourn in ye County of Middlefex to Watertown Some time in ye Month of Feby. Laft paft and Now refides at the Houfe of Nath1 Clark of sd Watertown. Alfo to Warn one Mary Wright to Depart forth with out of Watertown who came to Watertown Some time in Feby abovesd (She came Laft from the Town of Wethersfield in the Coloney of Connetticut (as the Selectmen are Informed) and She Now refides at the Houfe of John Cinningham of sd Watertown, their Circumftances being Such yt the Selectmen refufe to Accept of ye Said Wymon and Wright to be Inhabitants of Watertown.
At Said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed with Jabez Stratton to take the Widow Webb for the Space of one year from the Date of this Meeting and Look well after her and provide for her Meat Drink Wafhing and Lodging dureing Said Term ; And He ye Sd Stratton to have as a reward therefor from the Town Three Shillings & Six pence per weak; And if the Said Widow is able to Do any work of any Vallue, Said Stratton therefor to provide Such things for the sd Widow as She may want, And to give Acct. thereof to the Selectmen, and if Extraordeney charge Shall Arife by reafon of Sicknefs or otherwife Said Stratton to be reafonably Satisfyed by the Town therefor. And Said Stratton to receive and take care of ye sd Widow's Goods which are at John Orm's or So many of ym as he shall have order from ye Selectmen to receive. Said Stratton being prefent Concented and Agred to what is above written.
A Warrant was Writ and Directed to Joseph Holdin Conftable to Warn the above Named Phinahus Wymon & Mary Wright forth with to Depart out of Watertown.
Said Conftable did the Service the 28th April 1732 as ₺ his return.
And Sd Warrant was Sent to the Sefsions at Cambridge the Seventeenth day of May 1732 then Setting to be Accepted & Recorded.
Att's Jos: Mafon Town Clerk.
August 6, 1732 To Joseph Mafon Town Treafurer
You are hereby ordred to pay out of ye Money Laft Granted for Contingences the Sum of five pounds thirteen Shillings To Conftable Joseph Holdin to procure waits & Meafures for ye Town According to Law.
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Nathan Fiske Joseph Coollidge Tho: Hammond Sam1. Pearce Jonas Bond
Selectmen
1732 April We ye Subfcribers met Liev' Amos Marrit & Ed" Marrit from Cambridge and renewed ye marks on ye Lines between Watertown & Cambridge. We alfo meet Jofeph Smith & Francis Bowman from Lexington and renewed the marks on ye Lines between Watertown & Lexington, we alfo meet Dea Benj" Brown & M' Thos Garfield from Wefton.
We meet with Enfign - Grenno Esqe & Enfin. John Spring from Newton and renewed the marks on ye Lines between Water- town & Newton.
Joseph Coollidge Joseph Mafon.
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown on the 12 day of May 1732 At Dea: Nathan Fisk's Agreed upon calling a General Town Meeting in order for to Choofe a Reprefentative. Sª Meet- ing to be on fryday ye 19th of May Currant at 2 of ye Clock in ye Afternoon at ye Publick Meeting Houfe in ye Eaft Precinct of Sd Town. And for other Town buifness at three of the Clock in ye Afternoon of sd Day. Ordred the Clerk to write Warrants in the words following.
Middx: fs. To the Conftables of sd Town &c. Greeting.
In obfervance of a Precipt from ye High Sherriff of His Majes. County of Middx. Directed to ye Selectmen of Watertown.
Thefe are in His Majes. Name to Will and require You forthwith to warn the Freeholders & other Inhabitants within the Eaft & Weft Precincts of Watertown who are Quallifyed According to His Majes. Charter to Vote in ye Choife of a Reprefentative to Meet at ye Publick Meeting Houfe in the Eaft Precinct of sd Town on fryday y® 19th. Day of May Currant at Two of ye Clock in the afternoon to Choofe a Reprefentative or Reprefentatives to Serve for and Reprefent ye Town of Watertown in a Great and General Court or Afsembly Appointed to be Convened, held and keept for his Majes Service at ye Court houfe in Bofton upon Wedenfday the Thirty firft day of May Currant.
You are Like Wife required to Warn ye freeholdes & other In- habitants of Sd Precincts who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at Sd Publick Meeting Houfe at three of ye Clock in ye Afternoon of Sd Nineteenth day of May for ye Ends following. vizt.
I. To know whether it be the mind of ye Town to revive and Confirm thofe Votes pafsed on the fourth Day of Decemb'. in ye year 1730 relating to the School vizt. the Building a School houfe in Eaft Precinct, the granting money for that Purpofe, the choofing
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a Committe to Manage Sª Affair of building, the School to be removed every Quarter &c.
2. or whether the Town will fully Comply with the Advice of ye Honorble. Houfe of Reprefentatives, recommended to them ye Laft Summer relating to ye School. (Sundry of ye Inhabitants of sd Town having Petitioned ye Selectmen to Infert the above sd Articles in ye warning of ye Town Meeting). Here of fail not and make return of this Warrant and Your Doings there on to some one of ye Selectmen or Town Clerk at Leaft four hours before the times Appointed for Said Meetings. Watertown May ye 12th In ye fifth year of His Majes Reign, Anno Domini 1732.
ord' of ye Selectmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
At ye above sd Meeting of ye Selectmen ordred ye Treafurer to pay out of ye money Granted for ye Bridge to George Harrington ye Sum of five pounds Ten Shillings & 10d for plank ye Selectmen bought of Him for ye great Bridge. Ordred the Treafurer alfo to pay out of ye Contingent money Laft Granted the Sum of four Pounds to ye Committee chofen to redrefs the Inchroachmt on ye Town Way's.
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At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown on ye 19th. Day of May 1732 for the Choice of a Reprefentative.
The Town Did by a Maj' Vote Elect & Depute Deacon Nathan Fiske to reprefent them at ye Great & General Court.
At a General Town Meeting of ye Freehold's. and other Inhabi- tants of Watertown on the 19th. Day of May 1732.
Voted and chofe Joseph Mafon Moderator.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of yo Town to revive & confirm thofe Votes pafsed on ye fourth Day of Decembr in ye year 1730 relating to ye School, vizt. the building a School houfe in Each Precinct, ye Granting money for ye Purpofe, the choofeing a Committe for ye affair of building ; yº School to be removed Every Quarter.
And ye Vote paft in the Affarmative.
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown at Dea: Thos: Livermore on ye roth of Novemb'. 1732. Ordred y' M' Jonas Bond M' Sam1 Parce & Josefh Mason Three of ye Selectmen go to M' John Ormes of Sd Town who Some time Since by ord' of ye Select- men received into his Cuftody and Care untill further ordr. Sundry goods belonging to ye Widow Webb an Infirme Womon taken care for by Sd Town. An Inventory of Sd Goods being taken & is on record, And afk for and receive into their cuftody and care Sd goods. And whereas ye Town ow's S' Ormes for keeping Sd Widow Some time, the Said Bond Parce & Mafon are hereby ordred and Impowred to Sell so many of S' Goods to ye higheft bidder as
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as to pay sd Ormes what ye Town owes him for keeping Sd Widow, and ye refidue of Sd goods to remain und'. y' Care till further ord' of ye Selectmen.
At Sd Meeting ye Selectmen Appointed to meet again on the 17th of this Inftant at Mrs Learneds at one of ye Clock after noon in ord' to view ye Great Bridge to Se what is Necefsary to be done for ye Security of Sª Bridge and Safty of Pafsengers. Ordred ye Clerk to Send Notice of Sd Meeting to ye Selectmen of Wefton.
which was Accordingly done.
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown and Wefton at Mrs. Learneds on ye 17th of November 1732 in ord' to View ye Great Bridge and Se what is Necefsary to be done toward ye Repairing of Sd Bridge. And after a View of Sd Bridge It was thought Necef- sary that there be Six hundred of Plank procured in ord' to Cover one peer of Sª Bridge. And ye Selectmen of Both Towns did Accordingly Agree that there should be Six hundred of good Oak Plank Three Inches in thicknefs Provided. the Sd Selectmen did then Agree with M' William Williams to procure Said Plank, who under took to procure Six hundred of good Oak Plank three Inches in thicknefs at Twenty Nine Shillings # hundred As Soon as Convienantly it can be done. the Selectmen Alfo Agreed with Sd Williams to Cart Some Gravel on to Sd Bridge where it is wanting, and to have a reafonable Allowance there for from the Towns Abovesd.
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At a meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown at M' Jonas Bonds on the 27th of November 1732 Ordred ye Clerk to write Warrants Directed to ye Conftables of Sd Town in the Words following. vizt. To warn ye Freeholders and other Inhabitants of ye Eaft & Weft Precincts in sd Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at ye Publick Meeting houfe in ye Eaft Precinct of Sd Town on the Twenty fifth day of Decemb' Next at one of ye Clock afternoon for ye Ends following viz
firft to Hear the Town Treafurers Acct. 21y. To grant Money to pay Town Creditors their Dues, for ye Support of ye School the Support of ye Poor and for ye Repairing of ye Great Bridge over Charles River. 3ly. To hear the complaints of Late Conftables relating to rates which they can't Collect, and ye Town to Act their mind thereon. And to order the Conftables to Notify Such perfons as are Town Creditors to bring in their Accts. to ye Select- men at the Houfe of Mrs Learneds Inhold'. on fryday the 22ª of Decemb'. aforesd at Two of the clock afternoon in order to have them Laid before the Town.
At Sd Meeting Jonas Bond Sam1 Parce & Joseph Mafon who were Appointed to go to M' John Ormes and receive ye goods yt belonged to ye Widow Webb reported that they had received sd goods, and that they had Sold So many of them to ye Sd Ormes as to Satisfy him for what the Town owed him for keeping ye Sa Widow Nineteen Weeks at 4 / \ week. and took his receipe.
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The goods Sold to Sd Orms are as follow's. One Raizer and Glafs 2 / 6 Seven woodin plates a Sugr box & Sive 2 / 2 .. : . 4 : . 8 Six old Chairs 9 / a p' of Tongs fire Shovel & Tremel 12 / a bed Cord 3 / And in Puter
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At Sd Meeting ordred that M' Jabez Stratton with whom Sd Widow Webb at prefent is be defired to receive ye remainder of sd Widows goods into his care untill further ord' of ye Selectmen, and that there be a bed Cord provided for Sd Widow out of ye Six Shillings over plufs in ye goods Sold M' Ormes.
At Sd Meeting M' Sam Parce and M' Thomas Hammond were Defired to Treat with M' Josiah Convers to keep the Gram' & English School in ye Town (it being now vacant) and upon what Tearms & make reporte to ye Selectmen at their Next meeting.
Middx. fs. To ye Conftables of Watertown &c Greeting.
You are hereby required forthwith to warn ye Freeholdrs. and oth' Inhabitants in ye Eaterly & Wefterly Precincts of sd Town who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at ye Publick Meet- ing houfe in ye Eaft Precinct of sd Town on Munday the Twenty fifth day of Decemb' Next at one of ye Clock after noon for ye Ends following.
I. To hear ye Town Treafurers Accts.
2. To grant a Sum of money to pay Town Creditors their Dues and for ye Suporte of ye School, the Support of ye Poor & for ye repairing of ye Great bridge in Sd Town.
3. To hear ye Complaint of Late Conftables relating to ye rates of Sundry #sons not yet collected and ye Town to Act y' mind thereon.
You are likewife required to Notify Such Perfons as are Town Creditors to bring in their Acc's. to ye Selectmen at ye Dwelling Houfe of ye Widow Mary Learneds of sd Town on fryday ye 22d day of Decemb' abovesd at two of ye Clock after noon in order to have them Laid before the Town Hereof fail not and make Seafonable return of this Warrant & Your Doings thereon to ye Selectmen or Town Clerk before the time Appointed for Sd Meet- ing. Dated at Watertown the 28th Day of Novemb'. in the Six Year of His Majes Reign AD 1732.
+ order of ye Selectmen. Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at Mrs Learneds on ye 22d Day of Decemb' to take in ye Town Creditors Acts. in ord' to Lay them before ye Town at ye Next Meeting. Acc's are as follow's.
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M' George Lawrance for 7 Yards of Wollen Shurt cloath for Ep™ Smith at 4/ 0 yard 28 / & making them 2 /
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a pr of Stockens 5 / a bed Cord 4 / for Sª Ep™
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David Meed for Serving Conftable one Year 1731
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for Warning I Town Meeting 3 / Serving I Warrant 2 /
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Timothy Harris for Speeks for ye Great Bridge
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Nath1. Harris Afsefsor for help making ye Town Rate Laft Year
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for help taking ye Invoice & making ye Province & County rates this year Nath1. Bright for help Making ye Town Rate Laft Year
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Henry Bond for help making ye Town Rate Laft Year
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Dea: Wm Brown for help taking & per- fecting ye In Voice this prefent year and help Making ye Province & County rates
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Sam. Brown for the Like Service
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for Houfe rent for ye School 18 Weeks William Williams for Work Done at ye Great Bridge
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Jofhua Learned for Carting 11 Load of Gravel on to Sd Bridge
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Jofeph Holdin Conftable for money towards ye waights & meafures
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Time and Expence to procure waits & Meafures for ye Town .I: ... ..
Warning three Perfons out Town Warning 2 Meetings .6 :
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returning ye Preceipt
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Daniel Whitney Surveigher for Nine pieces of Timb' for Smelt brok bridge
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for 3 hands prefs to work at Sd Bridge .. : . 6 : ..
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Sam1 Thatcher for warning 6 Meet- ings
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for returning a precipt 2 / & Serving Conftable one year 20 / ...... .. .. 2
Jonas Bond Attending ye Gen1 Cort 3 day's Laft Year
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L' Joseph Coollidge for Preambulating this year
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Joseph Mafon for Serving Town Treaf- urer ye year 1731 ·3 : .. ...
for Preambulation this Year 10 / re- turning I Caution 2 / ..: 12 :..
& for Attending at ye General Court 3 Days Laft Year .. : 15 :..
Jabez Stratton for keeping ye Widow Webb from ye 17th of April Laft to
ye 25 Dec' Inftant 36 Weeks at 3 / 6 0 weak
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At Sd Meeting ordred ye Treafurer to pay to George Lawrance the Sum of Twelve pounds which was granted for ye Supporte of Ep™ Smith ye Laft year it being for his keeping sd Smith one year to ye fourth of this Inftant.
& to George Lawrance Jun' y' sum of Eleven pounds Ten Shil- lings for his keeping ye Widow Wyeth to ye fourth of this Inftant. It being ye Grant made for her Support ye Laft year.
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At a General Town Meeting of ye Freehold's. and oth' Inhabi- tants of Watertown Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regu- lerly Warned and Afsembled And Afsembled on the 25th. Day of Decemb'. 1732 for Granting of Money to Defray Town Charges &c.
I. Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Moderator for Sd Meeting.
2. The Town Treafurers Acct was red to ye Town & by a Vote Accepted.
3. A Lift of ye Town Creditors Acct. was red to ye Town Amounting to ye Sum of Thirty three pounds Eight Shillings & 4ª £ 33 : . 8 : . 4
And it was put to Vote whether it is the mind of ye Town to grant Such a Sum of money as to pay and Satiffy ye Same and the Vote past in the Affarmitive.
4. Voted and Granted fifty five Pound for the Suport of ye Gram' & Englifh School in ye Town for one Year forward
5. Voted and Granted for the Support of Epm Smith one Year from ye fourth of this Inftant ye Sum of Twenty Pounds
6. Voted and Granted for the Support of ye Widow Wyeth one year from ye fourth of this Inftant ye Sum of Eleven Pounds 10 /
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Dea Nathan Fiske for returning Cautions
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John Viles for warning 2 Meetings
John Beemis for 8 pieces of Timb' for ye Bridge over Stouers brook
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7. Voted and Granted for ye Reparing ye Great Bridg the Sum of
8. Voted and Granted ye Sum of Eighteen Shil- lings to pay ye Ufe of ye Money y ye Selectmen bor- rowed for ye Town to procure Timb' for ye Great Bridge
£ 20 : .. : .
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9. The Town by a Vote Sunk John Hammonds Rates in Conftable Sam1 Parces Lift of Rates amounting to ye Sum of
IO. Voted and Sunk John Flags rate 8 / & Robt Ongers 10 / In Jofhua Warrins Lift of Rates
II. Voted and Sunk ye Widow Elizh. Dix Rate in Conftable Thos. Bonds Lift of Rates
£ 2: 13 :. 1 ..: 18 : .. .. : . 2 : . 8
12. Voted and Sunk John MakAlexander Rate 18 / 10 and Rob. Spears Rate 18 / 10 in David Meed firft Lift of Rates
13. Voted and Sunk all John Flaggs Rates in David Meeds Lifts which are 16 / 1 & John Good- bodys Rate 11 / 10
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14. Voted and Granted ye Sum of Six pounds Nineteen Shillings and 4ª to make good what ye Town has Sunk in the Conftables Lifts of Rates £ .6 : 19 : . 4
Janunary the 15th. 1732. At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown. At Sd Meeting ye Selectmen Agreed with M' Nathanael Harrington to keep the Grammer and English School in Sd Town. Sª M' Harrington to have as a reward from ye Town for his keep- ing Sd School after the rate of fifty five pounds + year for So long as he Shall keep Sd School under it's prefent Circumftances of it's not being a moving School And the year to be gin this Date: Sª Mª Harrington being prefent concented to what is above written.
At sd Meeting the Selectmen ordred the Town Treafurer to pay out of ye money yt came into ye Treafury as ufe of ye Loan &c to George Lawrance Jun' ye Sum of Six Shillings it being due to him for keeping ye widow with over & above ye Ten pounds granted 1730.
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February 19th. 1732.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown at Liev Joseph Coollidges Ordred the Clerk to write Warrants Directed to ye Con- ftables of sd Town in the Words following. - You are hereby required to Warne the Freeholders and other 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 fifth day of March Next at Ten of ye Clock in the forenoon for the Ends following.
I. To Choofe Selectmen a Town Clerk a Town Treafurer Con-
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ftables and all other Such Town officers as by Law are required to be chosen in the month of March.
2. To hear the Reporte of the Committe formerly Choofen by ye Town to View the place where Oliver Livermore defired Liberty to move the way too that runs acrofs his Land in Pond field. And the Town to Act their pleafure with relation thereto.
3. To hear the Petition of Sam1. Livermore Defireing Liberty to alter ye Town way againft his Land as Set forth in his Petition. And the town to Act their minds with relation thereto.
4. To hear the Petition of Jonathan Sanderfon and others Inhabts. of the weft Precinct, Defireing to know the mind of the Town whether they Should be Set off to be a Townfhip by them- felves at ye Precinct Line. And for the Town to take Some proper Method to bring the Same to Effect.
5. To hear the Petition of Jofhua Biglo Jofhua Warrin and others Defireing it may be an Article in the warning of March Meeting
firft. to know the Towns mind wheather they will Continue their Committe which were chofen to take Effectual care to remove Incumbrances of ye Town Highway's. Secondly whethether the Town will Difmifs Sd Comittee, Thirdly to know the Towns Mind whether they will Difpofe of their Landing place that Joines to Charls River Near to Deacon Fisks Marth, and if they will then in what method.
At Sd Meeting Ordred the Treafurer to pay out of the Laft Grants made by the Town To the Revd M' Warham Williams the Sum of Eighty four Pounds and to the Revd M' Seth Storer the Sum of Eighty four Pounds for their carring on the work of the Miniftery this prefent year begining the 4th of Decemb' Laft paft ; And to M' Nathanael Harrington our prefent School Mafter what may be due to him for keeping the Grammer & Englifh School in ye Town this prefent year, And to other Town Creditors to whom Money is due from ye Town their refpective Dues.
Lieve Joseph Coollidge and M' Jonas Bond two of ye Selectmen were defired to go to M' John Kimbals and git Such waits and Meafures yt are in his keeping wch belong to the Town and Convey them to ye Treafurer, As alfo to get ye New waights and Meafurers procured by Conftable Joseph Holdin and lodg them at the Treafurers untill further order.
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