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Warrants were Issued out Accordingly Pr. Sam". Fisk Town Clerk
[147] At A Gen1: Town Meeting of The Freholdrs- And other Inhabitants of Watertown Qualifyed to vote in the Choice of A Representative Regulerly Afsembled at the Publick meeting houfe in Sd. Town on Munday the Third Day of May A D- 1756-At the Direction of the Selectmen the warrant was read And the Votes brought in, upon Sorting and Numbering of them it appeard that John Hunt Efq: was Chofen by a Major part of the votes-
At A Gen1: Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs- And other In- habitants of Watertown Qualifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly afsembled at the Publick meeting Houfe in Sd. Town on Munday the Third Day of May AD-1756-
Voted And Chofe John Hunt Efq'. Moderator for Sd. Meet- ing-
After Reading the List of Jurimen At their Defire the following Perfons were Dismist from Serving as Jurimen,-viz John Whitney Eben'. Stone Jofeph Harrington Stephen Cook & Henry Spring-And Sixteen Perfons ware Aded to the List-the whole List now Containing (95) of which Number the Town Voted (24) to be in the Superior Box-upon which Ten were Aded to the List to be put into Sd. Box-viz-Jonas Coollidge Corneus- Waldo Benja. Felton Jofeph Paterfon Simon Coollidge John Kem-
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bal Jun'- Nathaniel Stone Sam11. Cook Amos Bond and Nehemiah Mason-
On the Article Relating to the Widw- Maddocks the Town being informed that the Town of Waltham (or their Selectmen) Refuse to come into the Method of Leaving Sd. Affaire to Men, as Mentioned in the Article, Therefore-
The Vote was Put whether it be the Mind of the Town to Choofe a Committee to Make further Enquiry into Sd. Affair (And if they think proper ) to profecute the Affair with Waltham in the Law-And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
Voted And Chofe Jonas Bond & John Hunt Efqrs- And Enfn- Jonathan Bemis for the Said Comtee-
Then the (4) th Article was Read upon which M' Edmund Fowle Exhibited an Acct. for Allowance-The Vote was Put whether it be the mind of the Town to Allow Sd. Acct. And Grant money to Satisfye it-And the Vote past in the Negative
The Vote was Put whether it be the mind of the Town to Grant Three Pounds to Mr. Fowle in full Discharge of his Accts- And the Vote past in the Negative-
(5) th- Article Read upon which The Comtee- for Building the meetinghoufe Exhibited An Acct :- And the Vote was Put whether it be the mind of the Town to Grant Money to Pay the Ballance Due to Sd. Comtee- Agreable to their Acct. And the Vote Past in the Negative-
The Vote was Put whether it be the mind of the Town to Adjourn this meeting And the Remaining bufinefs of it to some Conveniant time-
And the Vote Past in the Negative-
(6)th- Article Read And the Vote was put whether it be the mind of the Town to Choofe A Committe to inquire into the Affair of the Late Town Treafurers (viz Dean- Mafons) Accts- wherein there are Mistakes as it is Suppos'd-And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
Voted and Chofe John Hunt Efq"- John Kemball Jun'- & Sam" Fisk for the Comtee_ Aforesd-
The Town by a Vote manifefted that it was their minds that the former Survayers of Highways should have the Liberty of working out the Remainder of their Rates this prefent year-
[148] At A Meeting of the Selectmen on the 24th- of May A D. 1756-At the Houfe of the Widw- Mary Learned Inhold'- Capt. Edward Harrington & Sam"1. Fisk Reported that they Had Attended And performed the Service of Perambulating the Lines & Renewing the Bounds between Watertown And the Adjecent Towns with Such Perfons as were appointed for that purpofe-
At Said meeting the Selectmen Defired and Impower'd Mr. Eben': Stone to Enquire of and Agree with the Widdw- Child or Mr. Uriah Clark or Some other Perfon for a Room for the
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Widw- Maddocks or otherwife find out upon what terms She can be boarded-And make Report at the Next Meeting-
At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Ordered the Town Treafurer to pay the following Sums to the Perfons Afternamed viz £8-14 -. 2 To Capt Coollidge And £5-8 -..- 3. To Israel Meeds A £ .. 5 -.- To Mr. John Coollidge-And Alfo to Capt. Nath1: A Coollidge £ ..- 17-1-1 all to be Charged to Mr. Sam". Coollidge-Orderd: alfo to Isaac Sanderfon £ ..- 4-8
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the Widw- Mary Learned Inhold'- on the 4th- of June AD 1756-Agreed that Capt. Edward Harrington & Sam"- Fisk take Spedy Care to Repair the Pound-And to Se that the Stocks be put into Proper Ordr- - At Said Meeting the Selectmen Drew up and Signed An Acct: of the Charge of Providing for the french Familie Sent into Town by ordr. of Court- (viz) from Jany : 3d: to June-1st- Amounting to £26 Thirteen Shillings & 2-pence-& Sent to the Secretary by Capt Harrington A
At Sd: Meeting Ordered the Treafurer to Pay £29-14-10 out of the Town Treafurie (Lately Paid in by Waltham) to the Comtee- Appointed by the Town to Purchafe A Ministerial Place for which purpofe Sd. money was Appropriated-And Alfo to Pay out the Remainder of the money Due from said Waltham to Watertown To sd. Comtee- (which was AppropriAted to Sd. purpofe) whenever Said Money shall be paid into the Treafurie- At A Meeting of the Selectmen on the 15th- Day of June AD- 1756. At the Publick Meeting houfe in Watertown to View the Town stock of Amunition, the Selectmen with Coll- Vafsal View'd the same and Judg'd one Cask of the Powder to be Damifyed by Age-&c-thought it Proper to Dispofe of it & procure other Powder the Selectmen Defired Col. Vafal & Jonas A Bondto Enquire of Gover': Phipps whether it may not be Chang'd A at the Castle for Good Powder-&c It Appearing that the Quantity of Ball was not Enough to Anfwer the Law-But upon further Examination it appeared that the Ball was soficient
At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Determined that the Indian Woman who was Ill at Samuel Fisks should be provided for at the Cost of the Town ever A Since She came there And Alfo that Dr. Converfe be Defired to Afford her Medicen's & Attendance as He shall think proper-At the Towns Cost-
Agreed Alfo at sd. Meeting that Mary Hackelton who was Committed to the care of the Selectmen the 26th- of May Last Should be taken Care of at the Cost of the Town from the sd. 26 of May- & at prefent A -And that Jonas Bond Efq'. be Defired to talk with Henry Coollidge to se if He with Some other of Her Relations would not take the Charge of sd. Mary. the Select-
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men Appointed to meet againe on Thirsday Next At the widw- Learned's-
[149] At A Meeting of the Selectmen on Tuesday the 15th- of June A D. 1756-
At the Publick meetinghoufe; they took a View of the Town Stock of Amunifion Repofited in sd. Meetinghoufe-And finding that the Oldist Barril of Powder was Something mated together And Damnefyed by Age &c-Agreed to Get sd. Barril
Entred
Page 148 of Powdr- Chang'd for New Powder & Defired Col : Vafsal who was Prefent & Jonas Bond Efq'. one of the Selectmen to propofe it to Govr. Phipps to have it Changed at the Castle-&c-
At A Meeting of the Selectmen June 17-1756 at Mrs. Learneds Inhold'- They Bound out one of the French Boys to Capt. Nath1. Coollidge-At Sd- Meeting the Selectmen orderd: Something to be procured for Mr- Sam". Coollidge A Jacket & Briches-& Alfo Some Cloath for Several Caps-&c-They Defired Mr. Jonas Coollidge to Get the sd. Cloths-
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To the Selectmen of Watertown-
Gentn.
We the Subscribers have Afsest the Rateable Polls and Eftates of Watertown in the Sum of Forty Pounds-Granted for mend- ing Highways and have Committed Lists of Sd. Rate or Afsesmt : to the Several Survayers of Highways who are alfo Afsefsors Certifycate 1756 Collectors-viz to Amos Bond the Sum of Fifteen Pounds Thirteen Shillings And Eleven Pence-And to Sam1- White the Sum of Twenty Four Pounds Six Shillings and Eleven Pence with Lawfull warrants to Collect the Same or to Se that it be work't out in Mending the Ways in Sd. Town So as to Make up with You at or before the Last Day of Novbr- Next
Sam". Fisk Nathaniel Harrington John Kemball Jun'-
Afsefsors for Watertown
Watertown June 3d: 1756
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Sam". Fisk July 13. 1756-to Determin concerning the Funeral of the Indian Woman that hath for Some time been Sick and under their Care and is now Dead at Sam". Fisks, Agreed that the Linnin that the corps are Laid out in be Allow'd for-And that the two perfons that Laid out the Corps have Each of them A Pair, of Gloves
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or the Value of them, for that Service-Alfo Agreed that Simon Hastings be Defired to make a Coffin & Dig the Grave And that the Funeral be This Day towards Night-And yt- A Chair be procured to Carry the Corpes upon, And that the Bell be Tol'd when the Corpes are Carrying to the Grave-Agreed that there be two Perfons Defired to Afsist in Carrying the Corpes to the Grave &c: And yt they have one Shilling & Six pence Each for their trouble-Agreed that the Revd: Mr. Storer be Defired to attend the Funeral and that He have A Pair of Gloves Given him-
[150] At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr. Thos. Saltmarsh Sepbr- 6th- AD 1756. They Confidered the List of Perfons Licenc't Last Year And Manifested their willingnefs that they should have their Licence Renewed this Year- At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Ordered the Treafurer to Pay the Town Creditors the money Granted to them at the Annual Meeting in March Last At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Orderd: the Clark to Issue out a Warrant to Warne One Sarah Cornish of Waltham who came into this Town, Sometime Last February (as the Selectmen are informd:) They Refufing to Receive her as An Inhabitant-
(which he did accoringly) At Sd: Meeting the Selectmen Order'd the Clark to Write A to the Selectmen of Weston & Waltham Defireing them to meet the Selectmen of Watertown on Friday the Seventeenth of Septem' : Courant at Two of the Clock Afternoon At Richard Cuttings of Waltham, Inhold'- To Adjust the Charge of Repairing the Great Bridge in Watertown At Said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed With Capt. Nath1- Coollidge to take And keep Charles, the Third Boy of the French Familie in this Town for the Space of one Moneth for what he can Earn
At A Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown Weston & Waltham At Mr. Richard Cuttings in Sd. Waltham on Fryday the 17th- Day of Sepr- AD 1756 To Adjust the Charge of Repairing ye. Great Bridge in Sd. Watertown Since the Adjustmt. on Sepr. 19-1755-The whole Chare was £19-5-8-2-of which-
Watertowns Proportion is £7- 1-4-2
Westons 5-12-2-
Walthams
6-12-2- Due to Watertown
Weston having over Paid £3-14-7-1- as by the Adjustmt. in -1755- Sd. Sum being Subtracted from their prefent proportion that it Stands thus 5-12-2
3-14-7-1
1-17-6-3 Due from Weston to Watertown-The Adjustmt.
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Signed by the Selectmen of the Sd. Towns-which is in full Recorded in Lib-2d-Page-60-In the Treafurie-The Ad- justmt. on File-
[151] At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Inhold': on Fryday the 26th. of Nov. 1756. Ordered the Clerk to Ifsue out warrants Directed to the Several Conftables for a Town Meeting to be on Munday the Sixth Day of December Next At two of the Clock afternoon for the Ends following (viz) (1) To Choofe a Moderator for Said Meeting -(2) For the Town to Select out of a List of Perfons to be Exhibitd. by the Selectmen Such as The Town Shall Judge Suitable to Serve as Jurymen, agreable to A Late Law of the Province (3) To know the mind of the Town whether they will Impower their Comtee- Chofen in the month of May Last to Enquire into the Affair of the widw. Maddocks's Maintenance &c-To Sue for the whole of the Ballance Due from Waltham to Watertown And to país any Vote or Vote's on Said Affair as they Shall Judge Proper-Warrants were Ifsued out accordingly Pr Sam". Fisk Town Clerk-
At Said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed to procure Mrs- Webb a Pair of Shoes & alfo A Gound-Appointed Capt Tainter to procure Sd. articles-
Agreed alfo that Mr. Sam11. Coollidge the prefent Schoolmaster Have two Cotten & Linnen Shirts procured for Him-And alfo a Small Skin for Repairing his Leather Britches-And alfo that the Clerk Procure a Box for the Names of Jurimen to be kept in-
At A Gen1: Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs. and other In- habitts- of Watertown Qualifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regalerly Afsembled at ye Publick Meetinghoufe in Said Town on Munday the Sixth Day of Decembr- AD. 1756-
(1) Voted And Chose John Hunt Efq': Moderator for Said Meeting --
(2) The Second Article Read-Then the List of Juriors which were taken by The Selectmen were Read to the Town-And the Vote was Put-whether it be the mind of the Town To Accept A of Sd. List (Exclufive of Mr- Jonathan Brown and Mr. Sam]]: Jenison who were Excufed by the Town) And the Vote Past in the Affirmattive-
(3) The third Article Read-Then the Vote was Put whether it be the mind of the Town fully to Impowr their Comtee- (viz) Jonas Bond & John Hunt Efqrs- & Enfign Jonathan Bemis who were Chofen in the Moneth of May Last to Inquire into the Affair of the Widw- Maddocks's Maintenance &c To Sue for the whole of the Ballance Due from Waltham to Watertown And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary
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Learned Inhold' They Gave ordr- to the Town Treafurer to Pay the Revd: Mr. Storer his Salary for the Year (1755)-An Twelve Shillings To Capt. Coollidge for His Brother Sam !!- And alfo £1-4 -.. To Capt. Tainter to Procure things for the Wd. Webb -And alfo to Procure a Large Bible for Mr. Sam11. Coollidge Prefent Schoolmaster-
[152] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the Widw. Mary Learned Inhold': on Munday the 13th- of Decem" : AD. 1756-Agreed that Jonas Bond Efq'. & En": Eben': Stone two of the Selectmen Go and Discourfe with Mr. James Baily to know upon what tearm's He will Lett a Chambr- in Coll !: Brindleys Houfe-for the Widw- Maddocks to Dwell in for the Space of one Year-And to Agree with Said Baily as Reafonably as they Can, and in the Name of the Selectmen to ingage the Rent in cafe Said Widw- fails of Paying the Same-
At Said Meeting Capt. Edwd: Harrington & Sam". Fisk were Defired to take Some care to Provide Some better Shelter for the French Familie under the care of the Selectmen-At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Bound out Charles-One of the French Familie AforeSaid to Capt. Coollidge in the Room of Peter. who De- ferted-
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the houfe of the Widw. Mary Learned Inholder on Munday Feb: 21. 1757-Ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants to the Several Conftables to Warn A Town Meeting on Munday the Seventh Day of March Next at Nine of the Clock in the forenoon At the Publick Meetinghoufe for the Ends following (viz) (1) To Choofe A Moderator for Sd. Meeting (2) To Choofe Selectmen A Town Clerk Town Treafurer Conftables Afsefsors & All other Town officers Required by Law to be Chofen in the moneth of March Annualy (3) To Choofe A Saxton 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 this year. (6) To Hear the Town Treafurers Accts. And to pafs upon them (7) For the Town to Appropriate the Interest money Coming to the Town this year the Year beginning the Eleventh of Decembr- Last. (8) For the Town to Grant an honourable Salary for the Revd: Mr. Seth Storer the Infewing year the Year beginning the first of march Next (9) To Grant money for the Sopport of the School (10) To Grant money for the Support of the Poor-(11) To Hear the Accts. of thofe perfons to whome the Town is indebted and to Grant money to Pay the Same-(12) To Grant Money for the Repairs of the Great Bridge in Watertown (13) To Grant money for the mending the High Ways And Town Ways the prefent year-And for the Town to
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Choofe their Surveyers of Highways Collectors of the Highway Rate. And for the Town to pafs any Vote or Votes on Sd. Affair as they Shall Judge propper-And alfo for the Town to Give Liberty (if they See fit.) to Delinquent Surveyers to work out the Remainder of their Rates the Enfewing year-(14) To Hear the Pleas of Some Late Conftables for Abatement of Some per- ticuler perfons Rates in their Lists and for the Town to act their pleafure thereon-(15) To know the mind of the Town whether they will Abate the fall of money in the Execution that Lies against Henry Godding in favour of the Town-(16) For the Town to Hear the Petition of Mr. John Coollidge And Others Praying for Liberty to Hang Gates at Each End of the Town way that Leads by Sd. Coollidges Acrofs to Mr. William Goddings And for the Town to Act their pleafure thereon (17) To know the mind of the Town whether they will abate Mr. Jonathan Stone's Rates in Conftable Bonds Lists And Mr. David Bemis's Rates in Conftable Bemis's
Lists
[153] Lists. And Grant the Like Sums to make them Good (18) To Hear the Report of ye. Comtee. Appointed by the Town to Examin the Accts of Joseph Mafon Efqr. Decet: Late Town Treafurer And for the Town to pafs any Vote or Votes on Sd. Affair As the Town Shall See fit. (19) For the Town to Dispofe of the Pew that was Lately Capt. Brown's as the Town Shall think propper (20) For the Town to Hear the Accts- of Capt. John Brown & others A Comtee- Chofen by the Town to Build the Meetinghoufe, And to Grant money to Satisfye the Same as the Town Shall See fit-And alfo to Notify such Perfons to whome the Town is indebted to bring in their Accts. to the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs- Mary Learned Inholdr- on Fryday the Fourth day of March Next at three of the Clock in the Afternoon in Ordr. to be Laid before the Town
Warrants Were Issued out Accordingly-Att. Sam": Fisk Town Clerk-
Alfo orderd: the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to warn one Margret Lawrance out of Town who Dwells at John Hunt Efqrs- the Clerk Did it accordingly-The perfon was warned out and ye. Caution entred at may Court. 1757
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Innholdr- on Fryday the Fourth Day of March A D. 1757 In Ordr. to Receive the Accts. of those Perfons to whome the Town is indebted in order to Lay them before the Town Sd. Accts- are as follow's-viz-
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To Jonas Coollidge for. 700 of Plank at £7-Old. Ten p Hundred And for One Ton & Thirteen Feet of Timber at £8-0 Ten pr. Ton for the Great Bridge
59-12
Lawfull Money
7-18-11
To Capt. Harrington to Work Done at the Great Bridge ..- 14 -..
To Thos. Learned for Labour And
Meterials for the Great Bridge .1-15-2
Adjusted by the Several Towns Con- cernd. in Sepr. Last-
£10 -. 8-1
To Nathaniel Harrington for Serving as Afsefsor for the Year 1756 £ ..- 16 -..
And for taking the Gen1: Invoice &
Copies to Send to the Court ..- 9 -..
.1 -. 5 -..
To John Kemball Jun'- for Serving As Afsefsor for the Year 1756
To Sam11. Fisk for Serving As Treafur-
er for the Year 1756
£2-13-4
And for Serving as Afsefsor for Sd.
Year ..- 16 -.. To taking Copies & preparing Lists
for the Gen1: Invoice &c .-. 4-6
To two Large Stones for a whelm ..-. 3 -..
And To Work & Meterials for mend-
ing the Pound ..- 3 -..
3-19-10 To Thos : Learned for work Done at the Great Bridge ..- .. -. 8 To Capt. Harrington for work Done in Mending the Pound ..-. 1 -. 8 To Amos Bond for Stones for a Whelm ..-. 6 -..
To Thos: Saltmarsh for taking Copies to Send to ye. Court ..-. 2 -.. ..- 12 -..
To Jonas Coollidge for 90 Feet of Plank
Aded At the Town Meeting-An Acct- of Mr. Cornelius Waldo's
To Serving Conftable for the year- 1755 £ ..- 2-8
For Warning Town Meetings ..- 5 -..
To Carrying Two Perfons out of Town ..- 8 -..
To Warning Hannah Gigger out of Town ..- 1 -..
To Sundries Deliverd: to Mr. Sam.
Coollidge at Sundry times ..- 4 .8 .1 -. 1-4
£18-12 -. 7
..- 16 -..
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At Sd. Meeting the Selectmen Signed An Acct. to be Exhibitd- to the Governour And Counfil of Charge Occationed by the Indian Woman that Sicken'd and Die'd in Town the year past £.4-1-8-L M of
[154] At A Gen': Town Meeting of The Freeholdrs- And other Inhabitants of Watertown Regulerly Afsembled At the Publick Meetinghoufe in Sd. Town on Munday the Seventh Day of March AD. 1757-For the Choice of Town Officers &c Voted And Chose Josiah Converfe Efq'. Moderator for Sd. Meeting
Voted And Chose for Selectmen
Jofiah Converfe Efqr- Lt. Daniel Whitney Sam": Fisk- Enfn- Jonathan Bemis Mr. Sam" : Hager.
Voted And Chofe Sam": Fisk Town Clerk
Voted And Chofe Mr. Nathaniel Harrington Town Treafurer Voted And Chofe for Conftables ( Beze1. Learned ¿ Isaac Sanderfon Thos: Saltmarsh
Voted And Chofe for Afsefsors Sam". Fisk 1
Nath1: Harrington
Voted And Chofe Isaac Sanderfon Sealer of Leather- 5 Jonas Barnard
Voted And Chofe for Fence Viewers Josiah Bright
Voted And Chofe for Surveyers of Highways S John Cook
Town Ways & Collectors of ye highway Rate / Simon Whitney Uriah Clark
Voted & Chofe for Tithingmen 1 Jedidiah Leathe
Voted And Chofe for Hogrieves
John Warrin
Stephen Harris
Voted And Chofen for Deerieves
Thos : Saltmarsh James Dix-
Voted And Chofen for Surveyers & § Jonas Coollidge
2 Robert Learned
Voted And Chofe for Field Drivers Jonas White.
Voted And Chofe Smith Prentice Gauger of Casks
Sam". Cook
Voted And Chofe Culler of Hoops and staves Smith Prentice Voted And Chofe Simon Hastings Saxton-To be paid by two Contrabutions As ufual-
[155] The Vote was Put Whether it be the mind of the Town that Swine Should Run at Large this Year under the Regulations of ye. Law. And ye Vote past in the Negative on A Motion Made And Seconded the (15) Article was Read
Meafurers of Timber Plank Bord &c James Dix
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-And the Vote Was Put Whether it be the mind of the Town to Sink the fall of Money in the Execution that Lies Against Henry Godding in favour of ye Town And the Vote Past in the Affirmative-
Then the Meeting was Adjourned to Munday Next at Twelve of the Clock
At A Gen1: Town Meeting of the Freholdrs- & other Inhabitants of Watertown At the Publick Meeting houfe in Said Town On Munday the 14 Day of March AD. 1757-By Adjournmt .- The Meeting being opened the Town proceeded-After Reading the Town Treafurers Accts- Relating to the Interest Money the Vote was put. Whether it be the mind of the Town to Accept The Same And the Vote Past in the Affirmative-
Then the Town Treafurers Gen !: Acct: was Read And the Vote was put whether it be the mind of the Town to Accept the Treafurers Gen1: Acct. And ye vote past in the Affirmative
Voted And Appropriated the Interest Money Coming to the Town the prefent year the Year beginning the Eleventh of Dec' : Last as followeth-(viz) Five shillings and Eight pence to the School And the Remaindr. to the ministry-
Voted And Granted £66-13-4- For A Salary for the Revd: Mr. Seth Storer the Enfewing Year the year beginning the First of March Current-
the Interest money Appropriated for that Ufe to be part of sd. Sum-
Several Votes were put with Different Sums of money for the Support of the School the Enfewing Year-And all past in the Negative-
Voted And Granted the Sum of £13-6-8- for the Support of the Poor the Enfewing Year-Then the Accts. of thofe perfons to whome the Town is indebted was Read Amounting to the Sum of Eighteen Pounds Twelve shill. & Seven pence as in Page (153) A The Vote was put whether it be the mind of the Town to Allow Sd. Accts- And Grant ye. Sum of Twelve Pounds Twelve shillings and Seven pence to pay it which with the six pounds A Granted Last march Meeting For the Repairs of the Great Bridge makes Sd- Sum & the Vote Past in the Affirmative-Mr. James Dix's Acct. was Read Amounting to the Sum of Ten Pounds for serving Conftable in the year 1754 &c-And the Vote was put Whether it be the mind of the Town to Allow Sd. Acct. and the Vote past in ye Negative-
Voted And Granted the Sum of Six pounds for the Repairs of ye. Great Bridge
Voted And Granted the Sum of Twenty Six pounds 13/4- for mending the Highways and Town ways the prefent year- Voted And Chofen John Cook & Simon Whitney to be Collectors of the Highway Rate-Voted that the Price of Labour in working
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out the Highway Rate be the Same it was Last year-
Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town that De- linquent Survayers have ye- Liberty of working out the Remainder of their Rates the Enfewing Year. And the Vote Past in the Affermative-
Voted And Abated Henry Spring Junrs- Deceast- Rate in Con- ftable Clarks List Amounting to the Sum of Sixteen Shillings & 7 pence £ ..-- 16-7-
And One Smiths Rate in Conftable Kimballs Lists - 4-5 of
And the Like Sums Granted to make them Good-
Then the Petition of Sundry perfons was Read Relating to Hanging Gates At Each End of ye. Town way Leading in by Mr. John Coollidges and so out by Wm- Goddings-And the Vote was put whether it be the mind of the Town to Grant ye- Prayer of the Petition & the Vote past in the Negative-
[156] Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town to Abate Mr. Jonathan Stones And Mr. David Bemis's Rates (on Acct. of their Late misfortune by Fire) And the Vote past in the Negative
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