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[137] At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown Weston & Waltham at Mr. Richard Cuttens at Waltham, on the Nineteenth Day of Septem'. AD. 1755-The Charge of the Great Bridge in Watertown was Adjusted between Sd. Town's- as Followeth-
1752-Watertowns Cost for Repairs of ye Great Bridge in said Town Since ye Last Adjustmt: on Feb: 11-1752-
To Jonathan Bemis to 3 Days work of His Team and 41/2 of a man £ ..- 13-4
To Benja. Hastings for work and care of the Great Bridge in 1752 .1-12 --.
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To Edwd. Harrington to 2 Days work of A Team & Three & 1/2 of a man and 2 Days of a Lad Carting Gravil to the Great Bridge
To Capt David Baldwin for 115 Feet of Slitwork for Sd. Bridge
..- 12 -..
..-. 5-5
..- 1 -6
To Jonas Coollidge for Six feet of Timber for the Great Bridge
..- 3 -6
1753-To David Livermore for Speeks and Dogs for the Great Bridge
..- 2-9
To Benja: Hasting for work Done at the Great Bridge in 1753
1-8 -8 1754-To Benja. Hastings for Work and Meterials for the Great Bridge
-1-17-8
d To Lt. Edw . Harrington for work Done At the A
..-. 8 -.. Great Bridge
To Enfn- Jonathan Bemis for work Done at the Great Bridge
..- 5 -. 4
To John Cook for work Done at the Great Bridge ..- 2-8
£7-12-11
Due from Weston to Watertown by the Adjustmt- Feb: 11-1752
Paid to Watertown in Cash
£1-8-11 ..- 8-9-2
£1 -..- 1-2
Weston's Charg on the Great Bridge in Watertown Since the last Adjustment-Feb. 11-1752-
To M'. John Walker for Labour And Slitwork for Watertown Bridge
To Mr. Henry Spring for Six Days work at Sd. Bridge
..- 16 -..
To Mr. Benja. Harrington for 94 Feet of Plank for Sd. Bridge ..- 18-9
To. Mr. John Mirick Jun'- for 371 Feet of Plank for Sd. Bridge .. 3-14-3
To M'. Stimfon for Plank for Sd. Bridge 2 -. 2 -.
£1-2-
£8-13 -.. 7-12-11
Total £16-5-11
To David Livermore for Dogs & Speek for the Great Bridge
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Province Tax.
Watertowns
133 -. 7
Westons
193-16
Walthams
124-10
369-13
Watertowns Part
£5-17-6
Westons Part
4-18-5
Walthams Part
5-10-
16 -. 5-11
Watertown hath over Paid
1-15-5
Weston hath over Paid
3-14-7
-Due from Waltham- £5-10 -..
This Ballance of £5-10 Set to waltham's Acct: See Page 48-Treafurie-
Due from Waltham to Watertown by the Adjustment Feb: 11-1752 £5-1-2
To which Adjustmt. The Selectmen of Each Town Set their Names as follows
John Hunt-
Sam". Fisk
Selectmen of
Daniel Whitney
Jofiah Stearns-
Watertown
Abijah Upham Nathan Fisk Abraham Biglow Eben' : Hobbs Isaac Allen
Selectmen of Weston
Sam1. Livermore
Jonatn. Sanderfon John Ball
Selectmen of Waltham
[138] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of John Hunt Esq: Ordered that the Town Treafurer be Directed to Send out Executions Against the Delinquent Conftables for their deficiency in Collecting the Town Rates-
At a Meeting of the Selectmen At the Publick meeting houfe in Sd. Town On Munday the Sixth Day of Octor- A D. 1755- Agreed that the Treafurer be ordered to Pay Mr. Jacob Foster for His Keeping the School the Third Quarter-
At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Ordered the Clark to Issue out Warrants for a Gen1: Town Meeting to Be on the Munday Following (viz) on the 13th- of October Inftant At one of the Clock afternoon At the Publick meetinghoufe in sd. Town-for the Ends following (viz)
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(1.) To Choofe a Moderator for Sd. Meeting-
(2) To know the mind of the Town whether they will appro- priate a Sum of Money in the Treafurie unappropriated Alfo a Sum of money Due from Waltham; To be Improved with the Proceeds of the Sale of the Parfonage in Purchafing another, By their Comtee- Appointed for that Purpofe-And in Cafe Sd. Sum's and Proceeds shall be Judged Infoficient for that Purpofe-Then to know the mind of the Town whether they will Grant Such a Sum of money to be Aded thereto as will be Sufficient to inable sd. Comtee- to Accomplish sd. Affair-Or for the Town to Come into Any other Meafures whereby Sd. Affair may be accom- plished-
Warrants were Issued Out Accordingly by Sam". Fisk Town Clerk-
At A General Town Meeting of the Freholdrs- And other Inhabits : of Watertown Regulerly Afsembled at the Publick Meet- inghoufe in Sd. Town On Munday the Thirteenth day of Octobr- AD-1755-
Voted and Chofe John Hunt Efq'. Moderator for Sd. Meeting- (1) The Vote was Put whether it be the mind of the Town to Appropriate the Money in the Treafurie (Unappropriated ) which was Paid in by their Representative And Alfo a Sum of Money Due from Waltham to Watertown to be Improved in Purchafing a Parfonage And that their Comtee- Appointed for that Purpofe be Directed and Impowered to Receive and Improve sd: Monies for the Ends AforeSaid-And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
(2) Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town to Ap- propriate the Sum of Sixty Six Pounds Thirteen shillings A and four Pence of the proceeds of the Sale of the Farm Near Wachufet Hill to be improved by-
Sd.
[139] Sd. Comtee- for the Ends and Purpofes Aforesd. And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Octo. 13 (1755 Appointed to Meet at Mr. David Cool- lidges on Munday the 20th- of Octobr- A D-1775-In order to take Sum further Care of Mrs. Maddocks and alfo to take care of the Towns Stock of Powder-&c-
At a Meeting of The Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr. David Coollidge on Munday Octobr- 20th AD-1755. with Refpect to Mrs. Maddocks the Selectmen Agreed to Make sum further Enquirie where Shee may be Well & Reafonably taken care of- The Selectmen Viewed the Towns Stock of Ammanition And found the Powder somwhat Damnifyed for want of being Stird ; And Determined to Procure Some other place for to keep Sd.
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Ammanition in (It having for sundry Years Past been keep't in the Milhoufe Chamber that was formerly Deacon Jofeph Cool- lidges) And were of Opinion that the Meetinghoufe was the most proper place for it to be kept for the future -:
At Said Meeting the Selectmen Directed the Clerk to Order the Treafurer to pay Or order the Payment of the Town Credit's- the Sums of money Due to them which was Granted Last march -And alfo the Payment of what was Granted to Uriah Clark at may Meeting.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr. Jofiah Stearns Novbr. 17th- AD. 1755. Agreed that John Hunt Efq: & Lt. Daniel Whitney Go to M'. Hind's's and inform Him that the Selectmen Defire that He would So far Provide for Mrs. Mad- docks as not to let her Suffer And the Selectmen promis him Reafonable Alowance for it -
At Sd. Meeting the Major Part of the Selectmen Agreed to try Mr. Sam11. Coollidge againe in the School And to Pay him According as he shall perform-And to keep him No Longer in the School than He shall keep it Regurlerly and well-
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Inholder on Munday Jany: 5-AD 1756-Ordered the Town Treafurer to Pay the Remaining Part of of the Grant for Building the Meetinghoufe to Capt. John Brown & Others a Comtee- Chofen by the Town for that Purpofe
At A Meeting of the Selectmen on Monday Jan: 26th_ AD 1756 at the Houfe of John Hunt Efq: Upon the Affaire of the French Familie Sent into the Town by Order of the Gen1 : Court- Agreed that Mr. Hunt Take the Care of of Sd. Familie And Pro- vide Wood And other Necefsaries for them at the Charge of the Town-till Further Order-At Sd. Meeting Ordered the Clark to Give order to the Town Treafurer to Pay Sixteen Shillings to Mr. Simon Tainter of Weftborough for Boarding Mr. Sam11. Coollidge one Moneth-And Charge it to Said Coollidge-And Alfo ordered the Clark to Ifsue out a warrant to warn out one Abigail Branch out of Town She now Refiding in it-
[140] At A Meeting of the Selectmen on Munday Feb: 16. A D. 1756 At the Houfe of Lt. Daniel Whitney -- Orderd. The Town Treafurer to Pay Nine Shillings & Four Pence to Capt. John Tainter for keeping M' Sam". Colidge Two weeks in April Last-to be Charg'd to Sd. Coollidge-
At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Defired Capt. Coollidge to Procure a Pair of Briches. A Pair of Shoes and Stockings A Shirt and Hankerchief for Sd. Coollidge
At sd. Meeting the Selectmen Gave ordr. to the Town Treafur- er to Pay One Pound-Four shillings to Captt Nath1. Coollidge
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in Part for His Boarding His Brother Sam" Coollidge And to Charge it to Sd. Sam11. Coollidge --
At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Directed the Town Clark to Ifsue out Warrants to the several Conftables to Warne the In- habits- of Watertown to meet at ye Publick Meetinghoufe in Sd. Town On Munday the First Day of March Next at Nine of the Clock in the Morning-which was done Accordingly-the War- rants Contain'd the Following Articles-(viz) (1) To Choofe a Moderator for sd. meeting (2) To Choofe Selectmen A Town Clerk Town Treafurer a Conftable or Conftables Afsefsors And All Other Such Town Officers Required by Law to be Chofen in the month of March Annually (3) To Choofe a Sax- ton And Agree how he shall be Paid for his Service (4) To Put in their Votes for a County Treafurer (5) To know the mind of the Town whether Swine Shall Run at Large undr. the Regula- tions of the Law-(6) To Hear the Town Treafurers Accts- and to país upon them (7) For the Town to Appropriate the Interest money Coming to the Town this prefent year the year beginning the Eleventh of Decembr. Last. (8) To Grant the Revd. m'. Seth Storers Salary for the Enfewing Year the Year beginning the First Day of March Next-(9) To Grant money for the Soport of the School-10 To Grant money for the Support of the Poor the Enfewing year-(11) To Hear the Accouts of thofe perfons to whome the Town is Indebted And to Grant money to Pay them (12) To Grant money for the Repairing the Great Bridge in Watertown (13) To know the mind of the Town whether they will mend their Highways & Town ways By A Rate the Enfewing year And if So then to Grant a Sum of money for Sd. Purpofe And for the Town to Agree upon the Price of Labour in Working out sd. Rate And for the Town to Choofe the Survayers of Highways to be Collectors of Sd. Rate or to See that it be Carefully work't out-within the Year-(14) To Hear the Pleas of Some Late Conftables for Abatemt. of Some Perticuler Perfons Rates in their Lists And for the Town to act their Pleafure thereon-(15) To Hear the Petition of Jonas Bond Efq' And Others Relating to the Watering Place on the North Side of the Town Called Bisco's Spring And for the Town to Act their Pleafure on Sd. Affair (16) To know the mind of the Town whether they will Employ Mr. Sam11- Coollidge to keep the School the Enfewing Year or Any Part thereof (17) To Hear the Petition of the Widw Elifabeth Learned Praying the Town to Choofe and Impower a Comtee- to Give her a Deed of the Land bought of the Town by Her Late Husband, and for the Town to Act on Sd. Affair as they shall See fit-And to Direct the Conftables to notifie Such Perfons to whome the Town is Indebted to bring in their accts. to the Selectmen at the Houfe of the Widw- Mary Learned of Sd. Town Inhold'- on Friday Feb:
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27. Courant at three of the Clock Afternoon Warrants were Ifsued out Accordingly Pr. Sam11. Fisk Town Clerk-
[141] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the Widw Mary Learned Inhold' on Fryday Feb- 27th- 1756-To Re- ceive the Accts. of thofe Perfons to whome the Town is Indebted In Ordr- to have them Laid before the Town, for their Allow- ance-
-The Accts- Are as Followeth-viz-
To Mr. Nathaniel Harrington for Serving as Treafurer for the Year 1755
£2-13-4
To Thos: Saltmarsh Nathaniel Harrington & Sam1. Fisk for Serving As Afsefsors for the Year- 1755-Sixteen Shillings Each 2-8 -..
To Sam". Fisk for Entring A Caution at the Sefsions ..-. 1-6 To Jonas Barnard for a Plank for a Bridge Near Mr. Stearns's ..-. 1-6
To Lt. Daniel Whitney for two Large Stones for a Bridg near Mr. StearnsS ..
..- 3 -..
To Jonas Coollidge For 30 Feet of Plank for a Small Bridge
To Thos. Giles for mending the Schoolhoufe windows
To Benja. Hastings for A Padlock and Bell Rope for the Meetinghoufe
To Thos. Giles for Mending the windows of the Ministerial Houfe
To Lt. Daniel Whitney for Speaks & for Work
..- 15-10-2 Done at the Great Bridge
To Benja- Hastings for Work Done at the Great Bridge 1 -. 1-6
To the Eftate of David Livermore for Speaks for the Great Bridge ..-. 2-5-
To John Cook for work Done at the Great Bridge ..-. 2-8 To Capt. David Baldwin for 676-Feet of Plank
at 1/6 O Ten Pr. foot for the Great Bridge .6-15 -. 2
£15-11-11
At A General Town Meeting of The Freeholdrs- and Other Inhabitants of Watertown Qualify'd to Vote in Town Affairs- Regurly Afsembled at the Publick Meetinghoufe in Sd. Town on Munday the First Day of March AD-1756-
Voted And Chofe Jofiah Converfe Efq'. Moderator For Sd: Meeting- -
Voted and Chofe for Selectmen
Jonas Bond Efq : Josiah Converfe Efq : Mr. Ebenez' : Stone Capt. Edwd. Harrington- -Sam1. Fisk-
.4 -..
..-. 8-10
..-. 3 -. 7
..- 10 -. 7
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Voted And Chofe for Town Clerk-Sam". Fisk Voted And Chofe for Town Treafurer. Sam". Fisk Jonathan Bemis Jun"-
Voted And Chofe for Conftables Jonas Bond Jun™-
Voted And Chofe for Afsefsors
Sam". Fisk Nathaniel Harrington John Kemball Jun"-
[142] Voted and Chofe for Sealer of Leather Edmund Fowle-
Sam11. Whitney
Voted And Chofe for Fence Viewers- Jonas White-
Voted And Chofe for Survayers of High ways S Sam". White
Town ways. And Alfo Collectors- Amos Bond
Voted and Chofe for Tythingmen- David Sanger Thos: Learned-
Voted and Chofe for Hogrieves- Berz1: Learned
Daniel Sawin
Voted And Chofe for Survayers & Meafurers S Jonas Coollidge
of Timber Plank Board Slitwork &c- 1 Thos. Learned-
Voted And Adjourned this Meeting And the Remaining Bufinefs of it to Fryday the Seventh Inftant at Eleven o Clock in the forenoone to this place
At A Gener1: Town Meeting of The Freeholdrs- And other Inhabitants of Watertown Qualifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Afsembled and Met at the Publick meetinghoufe in Sd. Town on Fryday the Seventh Day of March-AD. 1756 By Adjournmt- After the Moderator Had Opened the Meeting the Town Pro- ceeded In the Choice of Town Officers-
Voted And Chofe for Hawards or Jonathan Stone Field Drivers Jonathan Brown Jun'-
Voted And Chofe for Gauger of Casks Sam11. Cook-
Voted And Chofe for Culler of Hoops & S Sam". Cook Staves- Smith Prentice
Thos. Saltmarsh
Voted And Chofe for Dearieves -- Cornes: Waldo-
The Town Brought in their Votes for a County Treafurer & Register-
Voted And Chofe for Saxton Benja- Hastings-Voted to Pay the Saxton By Two Contrabutions As Ufual-
Voted that Swine be Shut up And not Suffer'd to Run at Large the Prefent year-
Then the Town Treafurers Accts- were Read-And the Vote was Put Whether it be the mind of the Town to Accept the Town Treafurers Accts- And the Vote Pas't in the Affirmative-
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Voted And Apropriated the Interest money Coming to the Town the prefent Year the Year beginning the Eleventh of Decembr. Last in the Following Manner -- (viz)-
[143] Five Shillings And Eight pence to the School and the Remainder to the Ministry-
Voted And Granted Sixty Six Pounds Thirteen Shillings and Four Pence for a Salary for the Revd: Mr. Seth Storer the Prefent Year the Year beginning the First of March Inftant-the Interest money Appropriated to that ufe to be Part of Sd. Sum-
Voted And Granted the Sum of Forty Pounds for the Support of the School the prefent Year the Interest money Appropriated to that ufe to be part of sd. Sum
Voted And Granted Thirteen Pounds Six Shillings and Eight Pence for the Support of the Poor the Prefent year-
Then the Town Creditors Accts- ware Read Amounting to the Sum of Fifteen Pounds Eleven Shillings & Eleven Pence Two Farthings (As Entred in Page 141) Allow'd Voted & Granted Sd. Sum to Satisfye Sd. Accts-
Voted And Granted Six Pounds for the Repairing the Great Bridge the prefent Year-
Voted to Mend the Highways And Town Ways by A Rate the prefent Year-
Voted And Granted Forty Pounds for that Purpofe-Voted that the Price of Labour in Working out sd. Rate be the Same it was Last Year-
Voted to Abate Several Perfons Rates in Conftable Fowles List- (viz)
David Fosters Rate which is £2-3-3-1
John Clarks Rate .- 4-8-3
James Dascoms .- 4-8-3
Benja- Whitneys ..- 4 8-3
John Pitchers Rate
.1-10-1-3
And in Conftables Clarks List-
Vicarys Rate ..- 4-5 -..
Sd. Rates Abated & Granted the Like Sum to make them Good
Then the Article was Read Relating to the Watering Place Call'd Bisco's Spring upon which A Petition was Exhibited Signed By Jonas Bond Efq'. And others And After Debate thereon, the Vote was Put whether it be the Mind of the Town that the Land which Lies to Bisco's Spring Should Still Ly Common And Not be Sold; And the Vote Past in the Affirmative-
Then the (16) Article was Read Relating to Mr. Sam !!. Coollidges Keeping the School-And After Some Debate thereon the Vote was Put whether it be the mind of the Town that Mr. Sam". Coollidge should keep the School the Enfewing year or So much of it as the Selectmen or a Comtee- Appointed for that Pur- pofe Shall Judge that He keeps it Regurlerly and well
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And the Vote Past in the Affirmative Voted that the Select men be the Comtee- to Manage Sd. Affair- Then the (17th ) Article Was Read Relating to the Widw- Elifa- beth Learneds Request to the Town to Choofe and Impour a Comtee- to Give Her a Deed of the Land bought of the Town by her Late Husband-And After Debate on Sd. Affair the Vote was Put whether the Town will Chofe & Impower
A a Comtee- for that Purpofe & It Past in the Affirmative-Voted and Chofe John Hunt Efq: Enfr. Jonathan Bemis & Lt. Daniel Whitney. A Comtee- to manage Sd. Affair-
[144] At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Inholdd- On the Fifth Day of March-AD-1756 -For the Swaring Town Officers &c
The Perfons Afternamed took the Oath Refpecting Paper money of other Goverments-And Alfo to their Refpective offices By John Hunt Efq'- (viz)
Jonas Bond Efq: Jofiah Converfe Eiq'. Enfn. Ebener. Stone Capt. Edward Harrington And Sam11. Fisk Selectmen-
Sam". Fisk
-
Nath1: Harrington
To the Office of Afsefsors
& John Kemball Jun'
Jonas Bond Jun'. Jonathan Bemis Jun'. S
To the Office of Conftable's
Edmund Fowle to the Office of Sealer of Leather
Sam11. Whitney & Jonas White Sam1. White & Amos Bond David Sanger & Thos : Learned
To the Office of Fence Viewers
To the Office of Survayers of Highways & Collectors
To the office of Tythingmen
Berza1- Learned to the Office of Hogrieve-
& Thos : Learned
Jonas Coollidge To the Office of Survayers of Timber &c-
Jonathan Stone
& Jonathn. Brown Jun". To the Office of Field Drivers
Samll. Cook to the Office of Culler of Hoops & Staves-
At A Meeting of the Freeholdrs- And Other Inhabitants of Watertown (Call'd by A Warrant From Sam11. Livermore Efq"- Afsembled and met at the Publick Meetinghoufe in Sd Town on Tuesday the Ninth Day of March-AD-1756-(The Major Part of the Selectmen prefent being of Opinion, that Said Meeting was not Legaly Warn'd Did Openly And Publickly Protest against Sd. Meetings being Opened-
Notwithftanding Said Inhabitants Proceeded as followeth) Voted & Chofe Jonas Bond Efq'. Moderator
Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town to Grant a Way
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from the North Country Road beginning at the Norwest Corner of the Land of Jonas Bond Efq: which He Purchafed of the Town Two Rods wide from Mr. Henry Springs Bounds Leading to the Place where the meetinghoufe Lately Stood And From thence to the End of the Lane which Leads to the Meetinghoufe And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town to Grant a way from Sd. Country Road beginning Near the Houfe of Mr. John Kemball Two Rods wide From Mr. Sam11. Barnards wall Leading to the End of the Lane As above Discribed
And the Vote Paft in the Affirmative
[145] Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town to Choofe and Impower a Comtee to Lay out Sd. Ways Agreable to the articles Contained in the Warrant. And the Vote Pas't in the Affirmative
Voted to Choofe Three Perfons for Sd. Comtee_
Voted & Chofe Mr. James Bailey Mr. Nathaniel Stone & M. Jonathan Brown Jun'. for the Comtee- Aforesd_
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Learned Inholdr- in Watertown on the Nineteenth Day of March-1756- The Selectmen Agreed With Mr. Eben"- Hinds to keep the Widw- Maddocks at at the Rate of three Shillings & Four Pence pr. Week till Further Order-
At Sd. Meeting Agreed that M' Thos: Learned be Defired to take care of the Great Bridge
At Sd. Meeting Two Petitions were prefer'd (viz) one Sign'd John Kembal & others-And another Sign'd Isaac Sanderfon & others-were Read & Confidered and Defer'd to the Next meeting-
At A Meeting of the Selectmen on the 29th- Day of March AD- 1756-At the Houfe of Mrs- Mary Learned Inhold"- Sam !!. Fisk was Sworne to the Office of Town Clerk & Town Treafurer By Jofiah Converfe Efq :-
At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Gave ordr. to M' Nathaniel Har- rington to Deliver the Books Bonds & All other Articles under his Care as Treafurer to Sam11. Fisk Prefent Treafurer-
At Sd. Meeting Agreed with Capt. John Tainter to keep the Widw- Webb after the Rate of Three Shillings & Six pence pr. Week for the Space of one Year from the Second Day of April 1756 And to be Alowed for Extraordinaries-
At Said Meeting Agreed with Mr. Jonas Coollidge to Procure Plank for one Peer of the Great Bridge-And Some Slitwork for the Rails &c-And Appointed Capt. Edward Harrington to Infpect the Mending of the Sd. Bridge-
At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Appointed Mr. Moses Harring-
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ton to take Care that the Law Refpecting Burying Dogs &c Be put in Execution-
At Said Meeting the Selectmen Appointed the Survayers of Highways their Districts as followeth (viz) Mr. Amos Bonds District to be the East part of the Town from the Road Beginning at the Meetinghoufe & Runing over the Hill where the Meet- inghoufe Lately Stood and So to Cambridge Line Near Mr. Thos. Willingtons-And Mr Sam"- Whites District to be the West Part of the Town from the Road AforeSd. And to Mend the whole of Sd. Road
At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Gave ordr. to the Town Treafur- er to Pay Nine Pounds Eight Shillings & Eleven Pence one Farthing out of the Town Treafurie to Capt. John Taynter for his Keeping the Wd. Webb from the Second Day of April 1755 To the Second Day of April 1756-And for Extraordinaries By Him Procured for Her-
The Petitions Entred as Prefented at Last Meeting for Laying out ways were Read & Confidered-Judg'd unreafonable & Dismis't-
[146] At A Meeting of the Selectmen on the Ninteenth Day of April AD. 1756 At the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Inhold'- the Selectmen Agreed to Perambulate the Line's between A this And the Adjacent Towns on Friday the Thirtieth Day of this Inftant April-And Appointed Capt. Edwd. Harrington & Sam". Fisk to Joine with Such perfons as Shall be appointed by the Se- lectmen of the Adjacent Towns to Do Sd. Service-
At A Meeting of the Selectmen on the Twenty Sixth Day of April A D. 1756-At the Houfe of Mrs- Mary Learned Inhold"- the Selectmen being inform'd that John Coffin & Sufanna his wife & Two Children of Townfhend Thos. Cummings His wife A and two Children of Cambridge Mary Boyinton & One Child from Lexington, Abigail Branch of Boston & Thos- Flowers of MaryLand Are Come into & Do Refide in Watertown Whome the Selectmen Refufe to Receive as Inhabitants of Watertown AforeSd- Gave ord' to the Clerk to Issue out A Warrant to Warne Sd. Perfons out of Town-which was Dun Accordingly- Attt- Sam" Fisk Town Cler Return'd And Cautions Entred May Court
-At said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed upon a Town Meeting to be on the Third Day of May Next at one of the Clock After- noon at the Publick Meeting houfe in Sd. Town for the Choice of A Reprefentitv-And alfo That there be a Town Meeting on the Sd. Third Day of May at two of the Clock afternoon at the Pub- lick Meeting houfe in sd. Town for the Ends following (viz)
(1) To Choofe a Moderator for Sd. Meet (2) For the Town to make addition to and Regulate the List of Juriors as they shall think propper-To know the mind of the Town whether
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they will Choofe a perfon to Joine with a perfon that may be Chofen by Waltham to Settle & Determin the Affaire in Con- troverfie between Waltham and Watertown Relating to the Charge of Supporting the Widw- Maddox for the time Past and for the Future-And if Sd- Perfons Cant agree in Said Affair then for them to Choofe a third man to Determin the Mater- And for the Town to Choofe and Impower a Comtee- to Act in behalf of the Town in Giving Bond to Abide by their award And in Laying the matter properly before them
Or for the Town to Come into any other method Or for the Town to pafs any Votes Relating to Sd. Affaire as the Town Shall See fitt (4) For the Town to Heare the Acct- of Edmund Fowle for Serving Conftable Warning Town Meetings And warning Perfons out of Town For the Town to País upon them And make A Grant to Satisfye them As the Town Shall think propper-(5) For the Town to Hear the Accts- of Capt. John Brown And others a Comtee- Chofen by the Town to build the Meetinghoufe-And to Grant Money to Satisfye Sd. Accts. As the Town Shall See fitt-(6) Whereas it is Apprehended that there are Mistakes (one or more) In A Late Town Treafurers Accts- Therefore for the Town to Appoint A Perion or Perfons to Examin into Sd Affair And to make Report to the Town at their next meeting-
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