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(3) Voted to take out of the old meeting House all that may be profitably improved in the New Meeting house next after the last Sabbath day in Janewary Currant
(4) To Raise Two Hundred pounds to pay what they are in- debted for the New Meeting house and for the further finifhing the Same and Sixteen pounds thereof to be part of Mr Storrers Sallery and for the paying for the Warning of Precinct Meetings and the makeing of Precinct Rates
(5) Voted that the former Comtee imployed in building the New meeting house Should be the Comtee to take out of the Old Meeting house and improve it in the New Meeting House what they think proper and Needfull, And to improve the Refidue of sd grant of 2001b in further finifhing of sª house
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Watertowne Janewary 18: 1724/5
To Deacon John Coollidg Clerk of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertowne,
you Are hereby Ordered to deliver to the Afsefsors of sd Pre- cinct a Coppy of the grant of the Two Hundred pounds made by sd Precinct at theire Meeting on the Eleventh day of Janewary
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Currant for the Ends therein Mentioned, And direct them to Afsefs the Same Spedily the money being now Wanted for the defraying of Debts already Contracted And for the further finithing of the New Meeting House, Said Afsefsors are to Committ the Rate or Afsefsment when made with a Lawfull Warrant to Col- lect the Same unto Mr John Hastings the present Collector and to Issue and make up his Accompts at or before the first Munday of July Next Enfuing
JONAS BOND NATHA1 BRIGHT Comtee Wm SHATTUCK
Middx fs.
To M' Nathanael Bright Conftable of Watertown
Sr Thefe are to will & require you forthwith to warn all the Freeholders and other Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in precinct Affairs who dwell in the Eafterly precinct to Meet at the New Meeting houfe in Sª precinct on the Third Monday of March Next Enfuing at Two of the Clock in the after Noone to choofe precinct officers for the year Currant. Alfo to know the minde of ye precinct how they would have ye remaindr of ye old Meeting houfe Difpofed of which can not be proffitably Improved in ye New : hereof fail not but make a true return of this ordr and of Your doings thereon to Some one of ye Committee or Clerk of ye precinct four houres at Leaft before ye time of Sª Meeting Watertown Febr 16: 1724/5 Per odr of ye Comtee
JOHN COOLLIDGE Cler.
At a Meeting of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on March the 15th 1724/5
I Chosen for Moderator Col. Jonas Bond.
2 Voted to Choofe three Men to be a Standing Committe for the precinct for the Year.
3 Voted and Choofe for Said Comtee Mr Nathanael Bright, Deacon William Bond and Coro1 Bond.
4. Voted and Chofen Clerk Joseph Mafon.
5. Voted and Chofen Treafurer Sert Joseph Coollidge
6. Voted and Chofen Afsefsors Cort Henry Bright Sert Joseph Coollidg & Mr Nathanael Harris.
7. Voted and Chofen Collector Mr Thomas Coollidg.
8. Voted and Chofen Sexton Mr Nathanael Sherman.
9. Voted yt Said Sexton Shall have two Contributions in the year for his reward, vizt on the first Sabbath in September Next and on the firft Sabbath in March next.
10. Voted to Difpose of ye whole remainder of ye old Meeting houfe and the whole Effects thereof to be improved in the further finithing of ye New Meeting houfe, and if their be any overplufs of ye money Afsigned for that Ufe it Shall be in the money granted for finifhing Said Meeting houfe.
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II. Voted that the Same Commtee that hath been improved in Mannaging the building of ye New Meeting houfe, Shall be the Commtee to Difpose of the Old Meeting houfe.
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To Joseph Mafon Clerk of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown
You are hereby ordred forthwith to give an order to Mr Joseph Coollidge precinct Treafurer To pay to the Reverend Mr Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen pounds out of the Two hundred pound Rate granted Pr Said precinct on the Eleventh Day of January in the Year 1724/5 which Sixteen pounds is for the Compleating the Sallery According to Contract.
Watertown Febr 17th JONAS BOND Precinct
1725/6. NATHANAEL BRIGHT Comtee
To M' Joseph Coollidge Treafurer of ye East Precinct in Watertown
Sr
You are hereby ordred to pay to the Reverend Mr Seth Storer the fum of fixteen pounds Out of the Two hundred pound Rate granted Pr Sª Precinct on the Eleventh Day of January in the Year 1724/5 which SdeSixteen pounds is for Compleating his Sallery According to Contract.
Pr order of ye Precinct Committe
Watertown Febr 21. JOSEPH MASON Precinct Cler.
1725/6.
Middx fs.
To M' Jonas Bond Jun" Conftable of Watertown Greeting. Sr
You are hereby required forthwith to warne the Freeholders and othr Inhabitants within the Eafterly Precinct in Sª Town who are Quallifyed to Vote in Precinct Affaires to Meet at the Publick Meetinghoufe in Sª Precinct on ye fourteenth Day of March Next enfuing the Date hereof, at two of the clock in the afternoone of Sª day, for the ends following.
First. To choofe a Committee to mannage ye prudentials of Sd Precinct A Clerk and other precinct Officers which are proper to be chofen.
Secondly. To receive an Acct from the Committee wch were Imployed in finifhing the Meeting houfe, how far they have dif- pofed of the money already granted, Pr Sd Precinct for that End.
Thirdly. That the Precinct may then Mannifeft their Mindes if they fe caufe how and in what Method they will have the Vacant room undr the gallireys in the Meeting houfe to be Improved.
Fourthly. To take effectual care that there be money raifed for the Minifters Sallery According to Contract, as alfo for others to whom money may be due from the Precinct.
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Fifthly. To take care that the Saxftone may be Incourraged.
hereof fail not, but make return of this ordr and Your Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of Sª Precinct at Leaft four hours before the time for Sd Meeting.
pr ordr of the Committee
JOSEPH MASON Cler.
Watertown Febr 21. 1725/6.
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At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown on the 14th Day of March 1725/6. for the Election of Precinct officers, And Such oth' buifnefs as is Set forth in the Warnind of Sd Meeting.
Voted and Choofe for Moderator Jonas Bond Esqr.
Voted and Choofe for the Standing Commtee to Mannage the prudentials of the precinct this Psent Year. Jonas Bond Esq" Dea. Nathan Fiske & Dea John Coollidge.
Voted and Choofe for Precinct Clerk Mr Nathanael Harris.
Voted and Choofe for Precinct Treafurer (or Receivor) Mr Joseph Coollidge
( Joseph Mafon Voted and Choofe for Afsefsors 3 M' Nathanael Harris Mr Henery Bright.
Voted and Choofe for Collector M' Edward Harrington.
Voted and Choofe for Saxton M' Nathanael Shermon.
Voted for the Incourragment & reward of sd Sexton, That there Should be Two Contributions in the Year for him, vizt the first Contribution to be on the first Sabbath Day in Septembr and the Second to be on the first Sabbath Day in March.
At sª Meeting the Commtee Chofen for the finifhing the Meeting houfe, Laid their Acct before the Precinct of how much they had Difpofed of the Money Granted Pr ye Precinct toward the finifh- ing of the Meeting houfe. The Acct Amounting to the Sum of £387=4=9. The sd Acct was red to the Precinct. And Put to Vote whether the Precinct Do Axcept of Said Acct
And the Vote past in the Affirmative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct will At this Meeting Manifest their Minds how, the Vacancy under the Gallerys shall be Im- proved.
The Vote past in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct are willing to Allow the Precinct Afsefsors, for Making precinct Rates Two fhillings & fix- pence Pr Day, and they Laying a fair Acct before the Precinct Commtee the Same be Allow'd. And the Vote paft in ye Affirma- tive.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct are willing to Allow Con- ftables three fhillings A Meeting for Warning precinct Meetings The Vote paft in ye Affirmative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct are Willing to Allow the Sum of fourty Shillings to Mr John Haftings for Collecting the precinct
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Rates Committed to him to Collect. The Vote paft in the Affarmitive.
Put to Vote whether the precinct are Willing (and Do Now Grant) the Sum of Twenty five pounds to Pay ye Revª Mr Storer According to Contract and the Afsefsors & Conftables and others to whom Money May be due from sd Precinct.
The Vote paft in ye Affarmative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct are Willing to Allow Mr Dan" Haftings Ten fhillings for ringin the bell from ye Ist Sab- bath in Febr to ye 2ª in March, 1724/5.
And the Vote paft in ye Affarmitive -
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To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water- town, You Are Hereby Ordered to Deliver to the Afsefsors of Said Precinct A Coppy of the Grant of the Twenty five Pounds Granted by the Precinct aforefaid Att there Meeting on the Fourteenth Day of March Last Past; For the Ends therein Mentioned and Direct them to Afsess the Inhabitance of sª Precinct as the Law Directs Spedily and to Commit the Rate or Afsessment to Mr Edward Harrington the Present Collector for sd Precinct With a Lawfull Warrent to Collect the fame and to Issue and Make up his Accompts at or Before ye First Monday of Octobr Next Infueing.
JONAS BOND NATHAN FISKE Comtee
Watertown July ye IIth 1726
To M' Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of ye East Precinct in Water- town
Sr You are Hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverend Mr Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds out of the Twenty five Pound Rate Granted Pr Sª Precinct on the Fourteenth Day of March Last Past which Sum of Sixteen Pounds is for the Compleating his Sallary According to Contract.
Alfo to Pay to Your felf the fum of one Pound Six Shillings and three Pence.
To Corntt Henry Bright the Sum of One Pound Eleven Shil- lings and three Pence.
To Dea Jofeph Mafon the Sum of Five Shillings And to Nath11 Harris the Sum of One Pound Eleven Shillings and three Pence which Sums Ware Refpectively Allowed for Makeing of Precinct Rates.
To M' John Hastings the Sum of Two Pounds Allowed him for Collecting of Precinct Rates Committed to him. To M' Sam- uel Pirce Six Shillings for Warning Two Precinct meetings in the Year 1723. To M' Nath11 Bright Nine Shillings for Warning Three Precinct Meettings in the Year 1724. To M' Jonas Bond Jun" three Shillings for Warning one Precinct Meetting in the Year 1725. To M' Daniel Hastings the Sum of Ten Shillings for Ringing the Bell.
Watertown January the 17th 1726/7
pr order of the Precinct Comtee
NATH HARRIS Cler.
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Middlefx fs :
To M' Thomas Bond Constable of Watertown Greetting. Sr
You are hereby Requiered forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in Sª Town who are Qualified to Vote in Precinct affairs to Meet at the Pub- lick Meeting houfe in sª Precinct on Monday the Thirteenth Day of March Next Infuing the Date hereof Att Two of the Clock in the afterNoon of sª Day for the Ends Following
Viz First to Choofe a Precinct Committee to manage the Pru- dentialls of sd Precinct A Clerk and other Precinct officers Nefsary and Proper to be Chosen.
Secondly, that the Precinct May Confider (And if they Pleafe ¿Conclude) How they will have the Vacant Room under the Gal- leries in Sª Meetinghoufe Improved ; and if it Should be agreed, and Concluded, to Build Pews Whether the Pews, Should be Built ; By Perticular Perfons or by Sd Precinct : and if it be there Minds Sª Precinct Should Buld them as a Precinct, then to Take Care and Raife Money for the Same.
Thirdly to Take Effectuall Care that there be Money Raifed for the Ministers Sallary According to Contract and alfo for others to Whome Money May be Due from the Precinct, And Alfo to Raife Money for the Further Finishing Sª Meetting houfe if there Shall be Occation.
Fourthly to Take Care that the Saxftone may be incoarriged. hereof fail Not but Make Return of this order and Your Doings thereon to one of the Committee or Clerk of sª Precinct at Least Four hours Before the Time for sd Meetting.
pr order of sd Commitee.
Watertown Febry 27th 1726/7
NATH" HARRIS Cler.
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Att, A Meeting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. On Monday the 13th Day of March Anno Dom 1726/7 for the Election of Precinct Officers And Such Other Buifnefs as is Sett Forth in the Warning of Said Meetting.
Voted, And Chofe for Moderator Colo Jonas Bond Efqr.
Voted, and Chofe for a Standing Committee to Mannage the Prudentialls of fd Precinct For this Prefent Year Lt Richard Coollidge MT Thomas Straith and Dea Nathan Fisk
Voted and Chofe for Said Precinct Clerk Nathaniel Harris
( Mr Nathaniel Bright
Voted and Chofe for sª Precinct Afsefsors < Mr Jofeph Holdin
Mr John Straton
Voted and Chofe for sd Precinct Treafurer or Receiver ME Joseph Coollidge.
Voted and Chofe For Collector for fª Precinct for this Prefent Year Mr Daniel Bond.
Voted and Chofe for Sexstone Mr Nathaniel Shearmon.
Voted that there Should Be Two Contributions in this Prefent
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Year for the Reward and Incourrigement of him the Sd Sextone (Viz) one on the First Sabbath in September and the other on the First Sabbath in March.
Put to Vote Whether it Be the minds of the Precinct at this meetting, that the Vacant Room in the Meetting houfe under the Gallereis Should Be Improved with Pews ; and that Perticuliar Perfons Should Build them under Such Regulations as the sd Precinct Shall agree upon ; or by a Committee Appointed by sª Precinct for that Purpofe ; and the Vote Paft in the affirmitive
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Now Choofe Five men for a Committee to Mannage that affair (Relating to or) Con- cerning the Building of Pews under the Gallerries in Sd Meetting houfe and the Vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
Voted and Chose Sert Joseph Coollidge, Enfn Jonathan Stone, Corntt Henry Bright Sert Ebenezer Stone & Nathaniel Harris for A Committee to Mannage that affair concerning the Pews haveing Refpect to Such Directions as they Shall hereafter Receive from sª Precinct
Voted that sª Committee Shall have Regard to what Perfons have Difbursted & have Bin Rated as to Reall & Personall Eftate for the Building of fd meeting houfe; and to have Regard to Perfons of Honnour and UfefallNefs in Sd Precinct.
Voted that Whofoever Shall be admitted to Build Pews and they Shall Se Caufe to Difpofe of them or Leave them that the Precinct Paying the First Cost of Building the Pews Shall have them ; and the Difpofsing of them again.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Now att this Meetting Grant the sum of Twentifive Pounds to Pay the Reverend Mr Storer according to Contract ; and to Pay others to Whom Money may Be due from fd. Precinct ; and for the Further Finishing the Meeting houfe under the Galleries; and the Vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
Putt to Vote Whether the Precinct will adjorn this meeting to the Second Monday of Aprill Next Infuing at two of the Clock in the afternoon of sª day to hear wt the Comtee have done Relat- ing to the Pews and then ye Vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
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Att A Meeting, of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct, in Watertown on Monday the Ioth Day of Apprill, Anno Dom : 1727 by adjornment.
Put to Vote Whether the Report the Comtee have Made Con- cerning the Building of Pews in the Meettinghoufe, be acceptable to the Precinct, and the Vote Past in the Negative.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct, will Now Choofe a Comtee to Draw a List of Forty Perfons, that thay Shall Think most Proper ; to have Pews and Prefent to the Precinct for them, to Choofe Twenty out of, and the Vote Past in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct, will Build Pews, at all, or No ; Past in the Negative
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Middlefex fs.
To M' Ephraim, Cutter Jun" Conftable of Watertown Greeting.
Sr You are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Free- holders and other Inhabitance within sd Precinct in Sd Town who are Qualified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet At the Pnblick Meeting houfe in Said Precinct on Monday the Second Day of October Next Infuing the Date hereof at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon of Sd Day for the Ends Following.
Viz : (1) To No the Minds of the Precinct Whether they will Agree Upon Purchafing A More Convenient Place for A Perfon- age or Ministeriall Place in sª Precinct.
(2) To No the Minds of the Precinct if they Should Agree to Purchafe a more Convenient Ministeriall Place then whether the Precinct will be of the mind to sell the Prefent Ministeriall Place or any Part thereof to Pay Sd Purchafe.
(3) To No if the Precinct Should Agree to Purchafe & Sel as aforefd if they will Choofe A Comtee and Impower fd Comtee to Mannage the affairs for and in Behalfe of fd Precinct.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order and Your Doings thereon to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of sd Pre- cinct At Least Four hours Before the Time of fd Meeting.
Pr Order of the Precinct Comtee
Watertown Sept™ the 18th 1727
NATH11 HARRIS Cler.
At A Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Monday the Second Day of October Anno Dom 1727
(1) Voted and Chofe for moderator Dea Nathan Fiske.
(2) Put to Vote whether the Precinct will Purchafe a more Convenient Perfonage or Ministeriall Place for Sd Precinct & ye Vote Pafsed in the Affermitive.
(3) Put Vote Whether it Be the minds of the Precinct to Sell all the Prefent Ministeriall Place (Excepting the Marfh) to pay sd Purchafe and the Vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it Be the Minds of the Precinct to Choofe A Committee to Mannage the Affair of Bying and Selling as aforefd and the Vote Pafsed in ye affermitive.
(5) Put to Vote & Chofe for A Comtee Enfign Jonathan Stone, Mr William Shattuck Sergt Jofeph Coollidge, Dea John Cool- lidge, and Quartermaster Thomass Larnard.
(6) Put to Vote to no the Minds of the Precinct, if they will Impower the above sd Comtee to Sel ; all the Prefent Ministeriall Place Excepting the marsh, and to Purchafe a more Convenient Ministeriall Place for sd Precinct, Provided the Place sd Com tee Shall Purchafe Cost not above one Hundred Pounds more then they shall Sell the Prefent Ministeriall Place for Excepting the marth, and ye vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, You are Hereby Requiered & Ordered to Deliver to ye Afsefsors
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of sd Precinct A Coppie of the Twenty-five Pounds ; Granted by the Precinct Aforefd At there Meetting On the thirteenth Day of March Last Past for the Ends therein Mentioned ; and Direct them to Afsess the Inhabitance of Sd Precinct as the Law Directs Speedily ; & to Commit the Rate or afsefsment, to M' Daniel Bond the Prefent Collecton for Sd Precinct; With a Lawfull Warrant to Collect the Same : & to Issue & Make Up his Accompt with mr Jofeph Coollidge Precinct Treafurer or his Successor in Sª Office at or Before the First Day of December Next Infuing.
Watertown, October the 14th 1727.
THOMAS STRAIT RICHARD COOLLIDGE Comtee
Middlefx
To M' Joseph Coollidge Treafurer of the East Precinct in Watertown.
S' You are hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverend Mr Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds out of the Twentyfive Pounds Rate Granted Pr Sd Precinct on the Thirteenth Day of March Anno Dom 1726/7 which is for the Compleating his Sallery According to Contract.
Alfo to Pay to M' Jofhua Grant Jun' the Sum of Four Pounds and one Shilling. Allowed to him for Mending the Glace on the Meettinghoufe in Sd Precinct.
Alfo to pay to Mr. Thomas Bond the Sum of Three Shillings for Warning one Precinct Meetting in the Year 1726.
Alfo to Pay to M' Ephraim Cutter Jun the Sum of Six Shil- lings for warning Two Precinct Meeting in the Year 1727.
Alfo to Pay to M' John Straton the Sum of Ten Shillings for making A Precinct Ra*
Alfo to Pay to M' Nathaniel Bright the Sum of Ten Shillings for Making a Precinct Rate.
March the IIth 1727/8
# Order of sd Precinct Comtee. NATH" HARRIS Cler.
Middlefex fs
To M' Ephraim Cutter Conftable of Watertown, Greeting.
S' You are Requiered hereby Forthwith To Warn the Free- holders and Other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in Sª Town Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs To Meet At the Publick Meettinghouse in Sd Precinct On Monday the Eleventh Day of March Next Infuing the Date hereof At Two of the Clock in the Afternoon of Said Day for the Ends Following.
Viz First. To Choofe A Precinct Committee To Mannage the Prudentialls of sª Precinct, A Clerk and other Officers Nefsasery & Propper to be Chofen.
Secondly, to Take Effectuall Care That there be Money Raifed for the Ministers Sallary According to Contract and alfo for others to Whom Money May Due from the Precinct.
Thirdly. To hear the Comtees Accompt that was Chofen for the Building & Finishing the Meetinghoufe, on Scoolhous hill, And
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if it be Needfull to Make Some Additionall Grants of Money for the Further Finishing of the sd Meettinghoufe.
Fourthly, to Take Care & Agree with the Sexton that May be Chofe for sª Precinct.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order & Your Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of sª Precinct at Least Four hour Before the Time for sd meeting.
Pr Order of sª Precinct Comtee
Watertown February the 26th NATH" HARRIS Cler.
1727/8.
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance in the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, the IIth Day of March Anno Dom 1727/S for the Election of Precinct Officers & Such Other Buifnefs as in Set Forth in the Warning of sª Meetting.
(1) Voted, and Chofe Deacon Nathan Fisk Moderator.
(2) Voted, and Chofe for A Standing Comtee to Mannage the Prudentialls of sd Precinct for this Prefent Year Dea Jofeph Mafon M' Thomas Bond, and Sergt Samuel Janifon.
(3) Voted, and Chofe for sª Precinct Clerk Nathaniel Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for sd Precinct Treafurer or Reciever Mr Jofeph Coollidge.
(5) Voted and Chofe for sª Precinct Afsefsors Lt Richard Coolidge. ; Nath" Harris.
Nathaniel Bright.
(6) Voted and Chofe for Collector for sd Precinct for this Prefent Year Jonathan Stone Jun".
(7) Voted, and Chofe for Saxton for this Prefent Year M' Nath" Shearmon.
(S) Voted, and Granted the sum of Twenty Pounds To Pay the Revd Mr Storer According to Contract & to Pay others to Whom Money May be due from sd Precinct.
(9) Voted & Excepted the Committees Accompt ; that was Chofen for the Building & Furnishing the Meettinghoufe on Scoolhous hill So far as it is Finished.
(10) Voted & Granted the sum of Ten Pounds Two Shillings and Nine Pence to Ballance accompts with sd Committee for Building and Finishing sd Meetting houfe Together with the Ar- rearages that are in Collector Daniel Bonds Hands, and the arrear- ages in Collector John Hastingses Hand (Excepting, Seven Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Five Pence wh is not At Prefent Likely to be Collected.
(II) Voted & Granted the Sum of Five Pounds to Whitwash Point and Further Finish sd meetting houfe.
(12) Voted to Pay the Sexton by Two Contrabutions (Viz) one on the First Sabath in September Next and the other on the First Sabath in March Next.
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To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water- town.
You are hereby Ordered Seafonably to Give out an order to the Conftables Dwelling Within the Limits of sd Precinct to Warn the Free holders And Other Inhabitance Who Are quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meettinghoufe in sd Precinct on the Tenth Day of Inne Next Infuing the Date hereof Att Eight of the Clock in the forenoon of fd Day for the Ends Following.
(1) To hear the Report of the Comtee that Ware Appointed by the Precinct to Make Sale of the Minnisterial Place that the Revd Mr Gibbs Lived in & alfo to Purchafe a More Convenient Place in Lew thereof for to be A Minnisteriall Place.
(2) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether the Reverend Mr Storers Pofsession of the New Ministerial Place (Lately Bought of Dea : Jofeph Coolidge of Cambridge and Mr Daniel Hastings of Watertown) Dureing the Time of his Being the Precincts Min- ister Should be Recorded on the Precincts Records & to be in Lew of the Pofsession which he had (by Agreement at his Settle- ment) of the Ministerial Place Lately Sold.
(3) To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they Will Make A Sutable Convenient Addition to the Ministerial houfe.
(4) To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they Esteem the Votes that Past at A Meetting of sª Precinct by Adjornment on the Tenth Day of Aprill 1727 Referring to the Pews Ware Good and Reguller.
SAMUEL JENIfON, ) East Pre- THOMAS BOND, cinct
Watertown May the 27th 1728. JofEPH MASON. Comtee
Middlefex fs. To Mr Jofeph Harrington Conftable of Water- town Greetting. S' You are hereby Requiered forthwith to Warn the Free holders & other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in sd Town Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meetting houfe in sd Precinct on Monday the Tenth Day of June Next Infuing the Date hereof Att Eight of the Clock in the fore noon of sª Day for the Ends Following.
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