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JOSIAH PERRY JOSEPH COOLLIDG ? Precinct Comtee
JOSEPH CHILD
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown. You are Hereby Ordered to Give Out An Order to Mr Samuel Thacher Conftable of Watertown aforesd Within fª Precinct to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitance Within fª Precinct Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs to meett att the Publict Meetting houfe in fª Precinct On Monday the 24th Day of May at one of the Clock in the afternoon of sd day for the Ends Following.
(viz) First To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they are Willing the Town fhould be Divided by the Prefent Precinct Line, if fd Vote Pafses in the Negative then,
Secondly, Whether they Are Willing the Town fhould be Di- vided by fome Other Line that may be Projected and for the Pre- cinct to Act and Do any other Thing or Things that they May think Needfull and Prudent Relating to fª Affair.
JOSIAH PERRY Precinct
Watertown May the 18th 1731 JOSEPH COOLLIDG _ Comtee
Middfx fs
To M' Sam" Thacher Conftable for the Easterly Precinct in Watertown,
S' You Are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Free- holders and Other Inhabitants Within the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publict Meetting houfe in f1 Precinct on Monday the 24th Day of May Current at One of the Clock in the Afternoon On fª Day for the Ends Following (Viz),
(1) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether thay Are Willing the Town fhould be Divided by the Prefent Precinct Line, and if faid Vote Pafses in the Negative then,
(2) Whether they Are Willing the Town fhould be Divided by fome Other Line that May be Projected, and for the Precinct to Act and Do any other thing or things yt they may Think Needfull and Prudent Relateing to faid affair.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order and your Do- ings thereon to one of the Precinct Comtee or to the Precinct Clerk at Least Four Hours Before the Time of fd meetting,
Order of the Precinct Comtee
Watertown May the 18th 1731 NATH11 HARRIS Cler.
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs the 24th Day of may 1731.
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for fª meeting Dea John Coollidge.
(2) Putt to Vote Whether the Precinct Are Willing that the Town fhould be Divided by the Present Precinct Line, and the Vote Pafsed in the Negative.
(3) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are of the Mind that the Town fhould be Divided by fome other Line (then the Prefent Line) that may Hereafter be Projected, and the Vote Pafsed in the affermative.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct that the Town fhould be Divided the East Part to Have Half the Land Contained in the Town and the Vote Pafsed in the Negative.
(5) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Chofe a Comtee of three men to Project fome Convenient Line and make Report thereof to the Precinct at the adjornment of this meetting, and the Vote Paft in the affermative.
(6) Voted and Chofe for a Comtee to Project and Report as afforesd Dea Nath" Fisk Dea Jofeph Mafon and Dea John Coollidge.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will adjorn this meet- ting to thursday the 27th Current at Four of the Clock in the after- noon of fª Day and the Vote Past in ye affermative.
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Att A Meetting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct of Watertown the 27th Day of May Annoque Domini 1731 by adjorn- ment.
(1) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct that the Dividing Line Between the East Part of the Town and the West Part fhould the Westerly Line of the First Divident fo Run- ing upon a Strait Line With that Divident Line Southerly to Charles River ; and alfo Northerly to Cambridge Line and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(2) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Choofe three men a Comtee to addrefs the Great and Generall Court in their Behalf that (if the Honrd Court fe Reafon to Divide Watertown into Two Diftinct Townfhips) the above mentioned and Voted Line may be the Dividing Line and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(3) Voted and Chofe for there Comtee to addrefs the Generall Court as aforesd Dea, Nathan Fisk Dea, John Coollidge & Dea Jofeph Mafon.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct ; that (in Case the Great and Generall Court fhould fee Reafon to Divide the Town of Watertown into Two Diftinct Towns) that there afforesª Comtee addrefs the Court that Each Part be Obliged to Pay there Respective Proportion and Rateable Part to the Main- taining the Great Bridge Over Charles River in Watertown afforesd for the Future, and the Vote Past in the affermative.
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(5) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct that if the Town fhould be Devided as afforefd; that Each Part fhould be Obliged to Pay there Respective Parts of the Towns Debts that are alredy Contracted, and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(6) Voted that Each Part as afore fª be Obliged to Pay and Do there Proportionable Parts to the Maintainance and fupport of Any Poor Perfon or Perfons that Have Heretofore Moved out of the Town of Watertown, if it fhould fo Happen that they fhould Hereafter Become a Charge to Watertown by Reafon of there Be- ing Duly Warned out of other Towns Where they may Now Live. Middlfx fs
To M' Samuel Thacher Conftable of Watertown Greetting. Sr You are Hereby Ordered & Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Qualified to Vote in Precinct Affairs (ac- cording to Law) to meet at the Publict meetting houfe in fª Pre- cinct On Monday the 13th of March Next Infuing at one of the Clock in the afternoon of fd Day for the Ends Following.
First to Chofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk & other Precinct Officers Nefsafary to be Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) For the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay the Reverd Mr Seth Storer according to Contract & to Pay others to Whom Money may be Due from fª Precinct.
(3) To Chofe A fexton and to Take Care how he fhall be Paid. (4) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they will feat there Meetting houfe under fuch Rules & Regulations as they agree upon.
(5) For the Precinct to hear the accompts of their First Comtee Chofen by the Precinct to make the addition to the ministeriall houfe in sª Precinct and that the Precinct may act there upon and with Relation thereunto as they fhall fee meet : Hereof Fail Not but make Return of this order & your Doing thereon unto one of the Comtee or Clerk of fd Precinct at Least four hours Before the Time of fd meetting.
pr order of the Comtee. NATH11 HARRIS, Cler. Feb : 21st : 1731/2
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Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the 13th Day of March Annoque Domini 1731/2.
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for fª Meetting Dea Nathan Fisk.
(2) Voted & Chofe for a Standing Comtee to Manaage the Pru- dentialls for sª Precinct for the Infuing Year John Hastings Wm Williams & Oliver Livermore.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Cler Nath11 Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Nath" Harris. Nath" Harris.
(5) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Afsefsors Samuel Brown
for ye Infuing Year S Henry Bond
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(6) Voted and Chofe for Collector for the Infuing Year Nath" Clark.
(7) Voted & Chofe for fexton Eben' Hastings.
(8) Voted that the fexton fhould be Paid by Two Contribu- tions as Ufiall.
(9) Voted & Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the Revd Mr Seth Storer according to Contract and to Pay others to Whom Money may be Due from fª Precinct.
(10) Put to Vote Whether it Be the Mind of the Precinct to feat there meettinghoufe under fuch Rules & Regulations as they fhall agree upon and the Vote Past in ye affermative
(11) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Chofe A Comtee to feat there meeting houfe as aforefd and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(12) Voted that the Precinct Will Chofe a Comtee of Five men to feat the fª meetting houfe.
(13) Voted & adjorned this meetting & the Remaining Bufi- nefs thereof to Monday the 20th of March Inftant at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of fª Day.
Att A Meetting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct of Watertown on the 20th Day of March Annoque Domini 1731/2 by adjornment.
(1) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct that the Third feat Below in the Body of feats and the Fore feat in the Front Gallarys fhould be Equill in Dignity and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(2) Voted that the Forth feat Below as aforesd and the Fore feats in the Side Gallaries fhould be Equill in Dignity.
(3) Voted that it is the mind of the Precinct that there Comtee in feating the meetting houfe fhall have Due Regard to Age : and to Perfons Reall & Perfonall Estate in the Last Invice, Haveing Refpect to but one Head or Poll to One Estate.
(4) Voted and Chofe for A Comtee to feat the fª Meettinghoufe Dea Nathan Fisk Dea John Coollidge Dea Jofeph Mafon, Mr John Hastings & Mr Oliver Livermore.
(5) Voted that it is the Mind of the Precinct that the Boys under 14 year of age fhall fet in the Hind feats under the Pews in the Galleries on the Men fide : and that the Girls under fore- teen year of age fet in the hind feat under the Pews in the Galla- ries on ye womens fide.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Accept of the Accompt of there First Comtee Chofen to make the addition to the ministeriall houfe in fd Precinct, & the Vote Past in the afferma- tive.
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Middfx fs : To Mr Jofeph Holding Conftable of Watertown Greetting, S' You are Hereby Ordered & Requiered forthwith to Warn the Freeholders & other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct of Watertown aforesd Who are Quallified to Vote in Pre- cinct affairs To meet at the Publict meetting houfe in fª Precinct
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on Monday the 24th Day of Aprill Current at Five of the Clock in the afternoon of fª Day for the Ends following.
Viz First To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they will Grant a fofitient fum of Money to finish the Ministeriall houfe in fª Precinct.
Secondly, To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they will Do any thing about the Meetting houfe in fu Precinct that fo People may in Durty feafons Get to and go into fu meetting houfe without Being Expofed to Wade in Mudd & Water : and alfo Whether they Will Provide fome More Conveniencys for to go up to the Bell in fª Meetting houfe & if it be the Mind of the Pre- cinct to Do any thing in thefe Refpects then to Grant money to Defray the Charges of the fame.
Thirdly, For the Precinct to hear the Report of the Comtee Chofen by the Precinct to feat there meetting houfe.
Forthly For the Precinct to agree upon fome Certain Place for the Hearfe Cloath to be Keept in.
Hereof Fail Not but make Return of this Order & your Doings therein to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of fu precinct at Leaft four hour Before the Time of id meetting.
Watertown aprill the 15th 1732
pr Order of the Precinct Comtee NATH11 HARRIS Cler.
Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the 24th Day of aprill Anno Dom 1732 Being Regu- larly Warned &c.
(I) Voted & Chofe for moderator Nath" Harris.
(2) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Grant any fum of money to Finish the Ministeriall houfe in fa Precinct and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(3) Voted and Granted the fum of Eighty Pounds to Finish the Ministeriall houfe in fª Precinct and to make a Yard about fu houfe.
(4) Voted that the Deacons Wives fhould fet in the Fore feat in the Body of feats Below.
(5) Voted that the Hearfe Cloath fhould be Keept at the houfe of Mr John Hastings.
Middlefex fs To M' Jofeph Holding Conftable for Watertown Greetting &c.
Sr You are hereby Ordered & Requiered forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who are Quallified according to Law to Vote in Pre- cinct affairs to meet at the Publict Meetting in fa Precinct on mon- day the 12th Day of March Next at Two of the Clock in the after- noon on fu Day for the Ends Following,
(1) To Choofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk & other Precinct offi- cers Nefsary to be Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) for the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay the Reverd Mr Storrer according to Contract and to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from fd Precinct.
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(3) Paid,
To Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how he Will be
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(4) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they Will fink fome Rates of feverall Perfons in the Lifts of Rates in fev- erall of the Late Collectors Hands.
(5) To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they Will Do any thing about the meetting houfe in fu Precinct for the more Comfortable Pafsing into fª Meettinghoufe in Wet and Durty fea- fons and Whether they Will Provide any more Conveniencys to Git up to the Bell in fd Meettinghoufe.
You are alfo Requiered to Notifie the Precinct Credditors to Bring in there Credditts to the Precinct Comtee at the houfe of Mrs Mary Larnard Inholder at four of the Clock in the afternoon on Fryday the Ninth Day of March Next Infuing.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this order and Your Do- ings thereon at Leaft four hour Before the Time of fd Meetting to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of fd Precinct.
February Sth 1732/3 Per Order of the Precinct Comtee.
NATH11 HARRIS Cler.
Att A Meetting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Monday the 12th Day of March Annoque Domini 1732/3.
(I) Voted and Chofe for moderator for fl Meetting Nath11 Harris.
(2) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Comtee ( Jonathan Brown, to Mannage the Prudenshalls of fu Precinct John Hastings, for the Year Infuing Eben™ Stone.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Clerk of fu Precinct Nath" Harris
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Nath11 Harris Eben™ Goddard
(5) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Afsefsors - Samuel Brown Henry Bond
(6) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Collector Samuel Stratton.
(7) Voted and Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings
(8) Voted that the fexton be Paid by two Contributions as Ufiall.
(10) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are Willing to fink Thomas Reads Rate amounting to the fum of £o : 15s : S in the £220 Precinct Rate Committed to M' Ebenezer Chenry to Collect, and the Vote Past in the affermative :
(11) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Are Willing to Sink Allexander Maccoys Rate being £o : 2 : 0: the Wdw Elizabeth Dixes Rate Being £o : 1 : 1 : Samuel Hancoks Rate Being £o : 0 : I : and John Kings Rate : Being £o: 1 : 5 : all Being in the List of Rates Committed to M' Edwad Harrington to Collect : and the Vote Passed in the affermative.
(12) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Allow Mr Edwad Harrington the fum of Twenty fhillings for Gathering 25ib and the Vote Passed in the Negative.
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(13) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will allow Ebenezer Chenry the fum of £1 : 5 : o for Gathering £220: 0: 0: and the Vote Passed in the affermative.
(14) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will allow Mr Edward Harrington five fhillings for Gathering £25 : 0: 0: and the Vote Past in the Negative.
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(15) Put to Vote Whether Precinct Will fink Nath" Stratons Rate Being £o : 4 : 10 : John Orms Rate Being £o : 8 : 7 : Allex- ander Maccoys Rate Being £o : 3 : 4 : Jofeph Shattucks Rate Being £o : 4 : 6 : Thomas Hills Being £o : 3 : 3 all in the List of Rates Commited to Jonathan Stone Jun' Late of Watertown Deceafed, and the Vote Past in the affermative,
(16) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Grant the fum of Thirty Pounds to Pay the Revrd Mr Seth Storrer according to Con- tract and to. Pay others to Whom money may be Due from the Precinct. and the Vote Pafsed in the affermative.
(17) Put to Vote to Know the mind of the Precinct Whether they will Do any thing about the meettinghoufe in fd Precinct for the more Comfortable Pafsing into the Meetting houfe in Wet and Durty feafons and alfo Provide fome conveniency to get up to the Bell and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(18) Voted that the ftanding Committy for the Precinct for the Prefent year be a Committy to Do What they fhall Think Proper about the meetting houfe, for the more Comfortable Pafsing into fd meetting houfe in Wet and Dirty feafons, and alfo for the more Convenient Gitting up to the Bell on id meettinghoufe.
Watertown Aprill the 11th 1733
To Nath" Harris Cler of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, You are hereby ordered to Give to the affefors for fª Precinct a Copie of the Grant of Money made by fª Precinct on the 12th Day of March Last Past and Direct them fpeedily to affefs the fame and to Committ there Rate or affeffment to Mr Samuel Strat- ton Collecttor to Collect With a Lawfull Warrent to Collect the fame and Order him to Pay in the Whole of his Collections to Nath11 Harris Precinct Treafurer or his fuccessor in fd office : and to Issue and make up an accompt of the Whole of his Collections at or Before the First Day of July Next Infuing.
EBEN' STONE \ Precinct JONª BROWN Comtee
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the East Precinct in Watertown. You are hereby Ordered Forthwith to Give out An Order to Mr Benjamin Whitney Conftable of Watertown and Order him there- in to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct af- fairs to meett at the Publict Meetting houfe in fª Precinct on Mon- day the IIth Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the after- noon on fª Day for the Ends Following viz.
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(1) To Choofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk and all other Precinct Officers Nefsasary to Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) For the Precinct to Grant a foficient fum of Money to Pay the Reved Mr Seth Storer according to Contract and to Pay others to whom Money may Due from fd Precinct alfo to Know the minds of the Precinct Whether they will Grant an additionall fum of money to the Revend Mr Storer fallary.
(3) For the Precinct to Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how he may be Paid :
(4) To Hear the Precinct Treafurs accompt &c.
JONATH" BROWN
JOHN HASTINGS Precinct
EBEN" STONE Comtee
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At a Meetting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Monday the IIth of March : A: D: 1733/4
1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for fd meetting Dea Na- than Fisk.
2) Voted and Chofe for the Precinct ( Dea Nathan Fisk.
Comtee to mannage the Prudentialls for Enfn Jona Stone.
the Precinct the Infuing Year Dea John Coollidge.
3) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Clerk Nath11 Harris.
4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Nath11 Harris.
5) Voted & Chofe for afsefsors
Samuel Warrin,
Samuel Brown,
Thomas Bisco :
6) Voted and Chofe for Collector John Whitney.
Voted and Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings.
Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Pay the fexton by Two Contributions one on the First Sabath in Sep- tember and the other on the First fabath on March and the Vote Past in the affermative.
9) Voted and Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the Revend Mr Seth Storer According to Contract and to Pay others to Whom Money may be Due from f Precinct.
10) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to make an addition to the Revend Mr Storers fallary and the Vote Past in the affermative.
II) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to add Forty Pounds to the Revend Mr Storers fallary for this Present year (and to Grant the fame) and the Vote Past in the afferma- tive :
12) Voted that the Precinct will finck John Phillips Rate in Daniel Bonds List of Rates Being £o-2-5 : and Alexander Mac- coys Rate Being £o :2 :0.
Middlefex fs. Watertown February the 15th 1734/5,
To M' John Sawin of Watertown in the County of Middlefex and one of the Conftables of fd Watertown Greetting.
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You are Hereby Ordered And Required Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs to meet at the Publict meetting houfe in 1ª Precinct on Thursday the fixtk Day of March Next at Two of the Clock in the afternoon for the Ends Following (viz),
First To Choofe Precinct offices as the Law Directs,
Secondly to Grant money to Pay the Precinct Creddittor.
Thirdly to Grant fixteen Pounds wh makes up the fallary of the Revend Mr Storer for the year according to Contract.
Fourthly to Know the Precincts mind wt addition they will make to Revend M' Storrers fallary for the year Current.
Fiftly to Choof a fexton.
Alfo to notifie the Precinct Credditors to Bring in their accompts to the Precinct Comtee on the aforefd fixth Day of March at one of the Clock in the afternoon at the abovefd meeting houfe.
pr Order of the Precinct Comtee NATH11 HARRIS Cler
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Thirsday the fixth Day of march Annoque Domini 1734/5.
1) Voted & Chofe for Moderator for fª Meeting Jofeph Mafon Efqr
2) Voted and Chofe for a ftanding Comtee Jonas Bond, to mannage the Prudentialls for fª Wm Williams, Precinct the Infuing Year Oliver Livermore.
3) Voted & Chofe for Precinct Cler Jofeph Mafon Efqr
4) Voted & Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Jofeph Mafon Efqr :
Henry Bond,
5} Voted & Chofe for Precinct afsefsors Samll Brown, Nath11 Bright,
6) Voted & Chofe for Precinct Collector John Coollidge Jun",
7) Voted & Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings.
8) Voted and Granted the fum of fix Pounds to Pay Precinct Credditors, for Mending of the Glafs on the meeting houfe in fd Precinct and for to Purchafe a Fram to fet the hour Glafs in.
9) Voted and Granted the fum of fixteen Pounds to Compleat the Revend Mr Storers falary according to Contract,
IO) Voted and Granted the fum of Forty Pounds as an ad- dition to the Revnd M' Storers falary for the Year Current,
II) Voted to Pay the fexton by Two Contributions as Ufiall,
Watertown October 20th 1735.
To Joseph Mason Clerk of ye Easterly Precinct in fª Town.
You are hereby ordred to give to the Afsefsors of fª Precinct A Copy of ye Grants of Money made by the Inhabitants of sd Precinct on the fixth day of March laft paft. And direct them fpeedily to Afsefs the fame on the Inhabitants &c. of faid Precinct, And Commit the Afsefment to M' John Coollidge Jun" Collector for
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faid Precinct with a Lawfull Warrant to Levy and Collect the fame and Order him to pay in the whole of his Collections to Joseph Mason Treafurer for fª Precinct or to his Succefsor in faid Office And to Ifu and make up an Acct of the whole of his Col- lection At or upon the first day of December Next Enfuing.
JONAS BOND ? Precinct OLIVER LIVERMORE S Comtee
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To Joseph Mason Clerk of ye Eaft Precinct in Watertown,
You are hereby Ordred and Directed forthwith to give out a Notification to Mr John Bright one of ye Conftables of Watertown aforesd And order him therein to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants in fª Precinct who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at ye Publick Meeting houfe in fª Precinct on Munday the Eighth day of March Next at one of ye Clock in the Afternoon of fd day for the Ends following.
I. To Chofe a Committee a Clerk Treafurer and all other Precinct Officers Necefary to be chofen in the Month of March.
2. To Grant Money to pay and Satisfye the Revd Mr Storer According to Contract, And All other Perfons to whom ye Pre- cinct is indebted.
3. To know the Mind of the Precinct what fum they will Grant as an Addition to the Revd Mr S. Storers Sallery for the prefent Year.
4. To Chofe a Sexton & to take care how he may be paid.
5. To know the Mind of the Precinct whether they will Ap- point a Perfon to take the whole care of the Mending of the Meet- ing houfe Glafs as there fhall be Ocation and to be paid by the Precinct.
And ordr the fd Conftable to Notify the Perfons to whom the Precinct is Indebted to bring in their Accts to the Comtee at fd Meeting at one of ye Clock.
JONAS BOND Precinct
Watertown Febr 13. 1735/6. OLIVER LIVERMORE
Commtee
Middx. fs. To M' John Bright Conftable of Watertown in fd County Greeting.
You are hereby ordred and required forthwith to Warn the Freeholdrs & other Inhabitants in the Easterly Precinct of fd Town who are Quallifyed to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at ye Pub- lick Meeting houfe in fd Precinct on Munday the Eighth Day of March Next at one of ye Clock in ye Afternoon of fª Day for ye Ends following vizt.
I. To Chofe a Committee a Clerk & other Precinct officers Necefsary to be chofen in the Month of March. 2. To Grant Money to pay ye Revd Mr Seth Storer According to Contract and all other Perfons to whom ye Precinct is Indebted.
3. To Know ye Mind of ye Precinct what fume of Money they will Grant as an Addition to ye Revd M' Storers Salery for this Pfent Year.
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{ 4. To Chofe a faxton and to take care how to pay him.
5. To know the Mind of ye Precinct whether they will Ap- point Any Perfon to take the whole care of ye Mending the Meet- ing houfe Glafs as there fhall be Ocation and to be paid by ye Precinct.
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