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To Edwd. Harrington for Stones for a Small
Bridge ..-. 7-4.
To Jonathan Bemis for Work done at ye- Pound .- 8-5-2 To Amos Bond for Stones for a Small Bridge -2 -.. ...
r To Jonathan Learned Jun - for work Done at
.- 17-4 -
the Schoolhouse & pound
To Jedidiah Leathe for Iron Dogs for the Pound ..- 3-10-3
To Daniel Whitney for Stones for a Small Bridge ..- 6 - .. -. To Simon Whitney for Stones for a Small Bridge ..- 2 -8 -. To Alpheus Spring for a Rope for the Meetinghoufe
Bell
..- 2 - ... - -
To Wm- Saltmarsh for mending the Beir ..- 2 -8.
To John Cook for work done & Me- terials for the Great Bridge £3-5-9 -..
To Jonas Coolidge for Timber and Plank for the Great Bridge 5-4-10-1 To Edwd. Harrington for work done at Said Bridge ..- 6-8 -
Adjusted Feb. 22- 1759
To Smith Prentice for Drink for thofe ye. mended sd. Bridge ..~ 3-7 -
Jedidiah Spring-& Nath1: Sanger for
Service done at Sd. Bridge 6/ Each ..- 12 -.. ... To Jonathan Learned for work done at Said Bridge ..-. 8 -...
To Jonathan Bemis for work done at Said Bridge ..-. 6-8 -.. To Benja- Felton for work done at Sd. Bridge
..-. 5-4 -..
past
..- 14 -.. £1-10 -..-.
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To James Stimpson for Timber for ye. Great Bridge
£.1-10-4 -3 20-10-11 -..
To Abijah Brown for Stones for a Small Bridge added
..-. 5 -. 4 -.. £20-16-3 -..
At the Meeting aforesd. the Selectmen gave ordr. to the Town Treafurer to pay out of the Town Treafurie as followeth-(viz) to the Revd. Mr. Seth Storer £66-13-4-for his Salary for ye. year past And to Mr. Thos. Phips Schoolmaster £30. for keeping the School Three Quarters of a Year-And to Capt. Nath1. Coollidge £15-12 -.. for bording his Brother Sam!). Coollidge from the 7th. of March 1758-to the 7th. of March- 1759-at 6/ Pr Week-And to Eben'. Stone Jun- £2-13-4- On Acct. of his taking of Mary hackelton to bring up-as Pr. Agreement with the Selectmen-Ap1. 10-1758-And to Capt. John Tainter the Sum of £7-7-8-3-for boarding the Wd. Web-&c-And to Sam1. Fisk the Sum of £16-5-2- for keep- ing Mary Hackelton from the third of March 1758 to the 10th- of
April following-at-2/4-3-P. week and for a pair of Shoes for Her-And alfo Six fhillings and ten pence 12 for four pair of Gloves procured by him for the Wd- Webbs Funeral-And to David Bemis Eigh shillings for a Coffen for the widw- Webb- And to Jedidiah Spring-Three shillings & four pence for Diging the Grave for the Widw- Webb -----
[176] At A Gen] Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs- and other Inhabitants of Watertown Quallified to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly Afsembled at the Publick Meeting houfe in Sd. Town on Monday the fifth Day of March A D-1759. for the Choice of town Officers &c-
Voted And Chose Josiah Convers Efq'. Moderator of Said Meeting
Voted and Adjourned the Meeting And the Remaining Bufinefs thereof to Monday the 12 of March Inftant at Nine o Clock in the forenoon at this Place-
At A Gen1: Town Meeting at the Publick Meetinghoufe in Water Town March 12 A D-1759-P Adjournment-On A A Motion Made and Seconded The Question was put Whether it be the mind of the Town that this Meeting & the Remaining bufinefs thereof should be Adjourned to Monday the Nineteenth Inftant at Nine of the Clock in the Morning at this place
And the Vote Past in the Affirmative It may be Noted that there was Some uneafinefs upon the minds of some of the Inhabitants relating to the Choice of the
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Moderator on the fifth of March 1759 Accordingly Application was Made to the Gen': Court that the proceedings at the Sd. Meeting Might be Set aSide And A Moderator Appointed by the Court ---
-Accordingly (All Parties Confenting to it) The Gen1: Court Set Afide the proceedings At Sd. Meeting. And the Adjourn- ments thereof. And Directed A meeting to be held on Tuesday the 27th. of March Inftant at Eleven O.'Clock beforenoon at the ufual place of Meeting-for the Choice of Town Officers &c- And Appointed and Impowered-The Hon': Benja- Lincoln Efqr- To be Moderator of Sd. Meeting-As by a Copy of the Courts Ordr- on file will more fully Appear-In Observence thereof the Selectmen at A Meeting at Mr. Smith Prentices on the 21st- of March 1759 Issued out Warrants Directed to the Several Conftables (Containing the Same Articles to be Acted upon that Ware Contained in the Warrants for the Last Meet- ing As Entred Page (171)-Exclufive of that for Choosing a Moderator.) for a Town Meeting to be held at the time and place the Court Directed to-
At A Gen1: Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs- and other. In- habitants of Watertown Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly Afsembled at the Publick Meeting houfe in Sd. Town on Tuesday the 27th- Day of March A D 1759-for the Choice of Town Officers &c
The Hon1: Benjamin Lincoln Efq'- being Moderator.
Voted and Chose for Selectmen.
Jonas Bond Efq'. Captt. Nath1. Coollidge. Mr. Amos Bond. Mr. Jonathan Child. L'. Daniel Whitney.
Upon a Motion Made and Seconded the Question was put- whether it be the Mind of the Town that this Meeting and the Remaining Bufinefs should be Adjourned till tomorrow Nine o Clock in the morning to the same place, It past in the Affirm- ative-
Upon which the Moderator Declared the meeting to be Ad- journed.
[177] At A Gen]: Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs And other Inhabitants of Watertown Qualified to Vote in Town Affairs Afsembled at the Publick Meetinghoufe in Sd. Town on Wednesday the 28th. Day of March 1759. P. Adjournmt.
The Meeting being Opened the Town proceeded-
Voted And Chose for Town Clerk Sam11. Fisk-who was Di- rectly Sworn by John Hunt Efq.
Voted And Chose for Town Treafurer Mr. Nath1: Harrington
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Voted And Chose for Afsefsors
Mr. John Kemball Capt. Nath !: Coollidge Capt. Jonathan Brown Jonathan Stone.
Voted And Chose for Conftables David Bemis.
Voted And Chose for Sealer of Leather. Isaac Sanderfon
Thos: Clark
Voted And Chose for fence Veiwers
Jonas White
Voted And Chose for Surveyers Samll. Mason of Highways- Joseph Paterfon David Sanger
Voted And Chose for Tithingmen
Simon Whitney
Edwd: Harrington Jun".
Thos. Learned Jun"-
Thos: Saltmarsh
Voted and Chose for Deerievs
Smith Prentice
Voted And Chose for Surveyers and
Jonas Coollidge
Meafurers of Timber Bord Plank &c
Benja- Harris
Voted And Chose for Hawards or field Drivers-
Oli. Livermore Fanning Learned
Voted & Chofe; Smith Prentic Gager of Casks- Voted and Chofe for Culler of Hoops § Sam" Cook and Staves-
Bez1. Learned.
Voted and Chofe for Saxton Simon Hastings-
Voted to pay the Saxton by two Contrabutions as Ufual-
Voted that Swine Shall not Go at Large the Prefent year-
Then the Town Treafurers Accts- Were Read to the Town and By A Vote Accepted ----
Voted And Appropriated the Interest money coming to the Town the Present Year the Year beginning the 11th- of Dec' : Last as it was Last year (viz) Five Shillings & Eight pence to the School And the Remainder to the Minister-
Voted And Granted £66-13-4 for A Salary for the Revd- Mr. Seth Storer the Enfewing Year-The Interest money Appro- priated to that Ufe to be part of Sd. Sum
Voted And Granted £36-for the Support of the School.
Voted and Granted £40-for the Support of the poor
Voted and Granted £13-6-8- for Repairing the Great Bridge Then the Accts. of those perfons to whome the Town is indebted Ware Read to the Town And by a Vote Allowed And Accepted- And £14-16-3- Granted to pay Sd. Accts __
Voted to mend the High Ways the present Year by A Rate- Voted and Granted £30- for Mending the Highways & Town ways the present year
Voted that the price of Labour in working out sd. Rate be the same it was Last year
Voted And Chose for Hogrieves
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Voted And Chose the Surveyers of highways Collectors of sd. Rate-
[178] Voted to Abate Josiah Masons Rate in Conftable Sanderfons
A List which is £ ..- 3-5
Voted and Abated George Trents
Rate in Sd. Sanderfons List which is --- ..- 15-4
£ ..- 18-9
Voted And Abated Jofeph Muzzeys Rate in Con- ftable Waldos List of - ..- 10-6-1
Voted And Abated in Conftable Moses Stones List the Tax on the A Poll of the Several Perfons After Mentioned-
Thos. Cummings - £ ..- 3-11-2 Abel Benjamin ..- 3-11-2 ..- 3-11-2
Jedidiah Learned -
1
Jedidiah Spring -
..- 3-11-2
Convers Spring -
..- 3-11-2
in ye. Wd. Hastings Rate --
Wm- Hastings
..- 3-11-2
in Sam". Masons Rate-
Jonathan Horrs
.. 3-11-2
1-11-8
Voted And Abated in Conftable Whites List-
Solomon Sangers in David
Sangers Rate - -
George Thompsons
John Tainter
Sam11. Tainter
£ ..- 3-11-2 ..- 3-11-2 .. 3-11-2 .- 3-11-2 .. 17- 8 -.. .- 3-11-2
Wm_ Whites -
Jedidiah Whites
Moses Bigelows - ..- 3-11-2
Wm- Saltmarshes
-3-11-2
Nath1. Harris Jun's-
..- 3-11-2
2-9-4-2
Voted And Abated in Conftable Jonathan
..- 11-4-3
Bemis's List Mr Sam11. Hunts poll Tax- Voted And Abated one John Randals Rate in
Conftable Jonas Coollidges List of - -. 1-8-3
£6.3 -. 5-1
Voted And Granted Six pound to Make Good thefe Abatemts_ Upon A Motion made and Seconded the 15-Article was Read and after Debate thereon the Vote was Put whether it be the
.- 3-11-2
Amerah Learned
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mind of the Town to have A Moving School for the time to come-& It Past in the Negative-
Upon A Motion made and Seconded the Question Was put- Whether it be the mind of the Town that the (14) Article in the Warning Relating to the List of Jurimen and the (16) Ar- ticle Relating to the Comtees- Reporting Should be Put off till May Meeting-And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
Then the Moderator Declared the meeting to be Disfolved
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr. Smith Prentice Innhold'- in the Town of Watertown on Wednesday the 28th- of March 1759-for swaering Town officers &c -- At Sd. Meeting Three of the Selectmen took the oath Re- lating to ye. other Goverments Bills (viz) Jonas Bond Efqr- Mr. Amos Bond & Mr. Jonathan Child-And the perfons after named took the Money Oath And then were Sworn to the faith- full Discharge of their Offices-viz-Nath !: Harrington Town Treafurer-John Kemball & Capt Jonathan Brown Afsefsors- Jonathan Stone & David Bemis Conftables Isaac Sanderfon Sealer of Leather-Thos : Clark & Jonas White. Fence viewers-Sam !!. Mason and Jofeph Paterfon-Surveyers of Highways & Col- lectors-Edwd. Harrington Jun'- and Thos: Learned Jun- Ho- grieve Smith Prentice Dearieve-Jonas Coollidge & Benja- Harris-Surveyers and Meafurers of Timber plank-&c-Oliver Livermore & Fanning Learned Field Drivers. Sam1. Cook & Beza1: Learned Culler of Hoops and Staves .- All Sworn by John Hunt Efq™- -
March 31-1759-Nath1. Harris Efqr- Declar'd that he had the Same Day-viz-March-31-Sworn Capt. Nath1. Coollidge to the Office of Afsefsor first Giving of him the Money Oath .-
[179] At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the houfe of Mr. Smith Prentice on the 2d. Day of April-A D. 1759-They Agreed that the Surveyers Bounds or Districts should be as they were Last year. & Jofeph Paterfon to have the west Part and Samuel Mason to have the East Part --
At sd. Meeting Agreed that Mr Beza1: Learned be Defired to take care of the Bridge the Present year-
At Sd. Meeting Agreed that the French Familie be allowed Six Shillings and 8 pence P. Week for the moneth of April & Six Shillings P. Week for the month of may & that the Select- men Provide for them by Turns A month Each-
At Sd. Meeting Agreed that Capt. Coollidge & Lt. Whitney two of the Selectmen go and treat with Mr. Thos: Phipps. And Agree with him to keep the school Another Quarter. at. Ten Pounds P. Quarter-He to provide for himfelf-Who Agreed with him Accordingly-And Mr. Phipps Agreed to begin the Quarter-the 9th .. day of the same Month.
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At A Meeting of the Selectmen on Friday the 20th. of April. 1759 At the Houfe of Mr. Smith Prentice in Watertown-they Defired Beza1: Learned to take spedy Care to Secure the north Pier of the Great Bridge from Sinking & failing of which they Judged there was Great Danger-
At Sd. Meeting they Directed the Clerk to Send Notifications to the Adjessent Towns to Perambulate the Line & Renew the Bound marks betwen the Town of Watertown & the Towns that Joine upon it-On the first monday of May next And Mr. Amos Bond & Mr. Jonathan Child-were appointed to do sd. Service ---
At Sd. Meeting They Directed the Clerk to Issue out a War- rant Directed to one of the Conftables to warn out Margret Gardner who came into town Last month And Refides at the Houfe of the Wd. Prentice they Refufing to Admit her As an Inhabitant-Which was Done Accordingly-And Sd. perfon Warn'd out by Jonathan Stone Conftable-
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Lt. Daniel Whitney on the first Day of May A D. 1759-They Agreed upon A Town Meeting to be on Tuesday the Eighth Day of May Inftant at one of the Clock in the afternoon At the Publick Meeting houfe in Sd. Town for the Choice of a Reprefenta- tive-And alfo a Town Meeting to be ºn the Same Day at two of the Clock in the Afternoon at the publick Meeting houfe for the Ends following (viz) (1) To Choose a Moderator (2)
For the Town to act upon the Articles put off at march Meet- ing to may-(viz) For the Town to make Addition to the List of perfons they may Judge propper to Serve as Jurimen or take off from the Said List as they may Judge propper-And Alfo to Hear the Report of the Comtee- Chosen to Sell Land belonging to the Town and to Purchafe A Ministereal Place-(3) To hear the Request of Henry Godding praying the Town to Give up to Him the Note of Hand he Gave to the Town for the Rent of the Little Island Below the mills-&c-And for the Town to act their pleafure thereon (4) For the Town to Hear the pleas of several Late Conftables for Abatemt. of Henry Learneds Rates in their Lists, and for the Town to act their pleafure thereon- (5) To know the mind of the Town whether they will Impower the Town Treafurer to make a Demand of and Sue the Town of Waltham for what is Due from Sd. Waltham to the Town of Watertown (6) To know the mind of the Town whether they will appropriate the money that is Due from Waltham to Watertown (that hath not been Appropriated) Towards the Support of the poor in Cafe the Grants already made for that purpose should not be sofficient
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly-P. S. Fisk Clerk-
[180] At the Selectmens Meeting Last mentioned they
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Defired Mr. Jonas White still A to take care of Joseph Stearns upon as Reafonable terms as he can.
At A Gen1: Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs .. and other Inhabitants of Watertown Qualifyed to vote in the Choice of A Representative on the Eighth Day of May 1759 At the Publick meeting houfe-for the Choice of a Reprefentative-
At the Direction of the Selectmen the Meeting was opened & the Votes called for Upon Sorting and Counting of which it appeared that Mr. Daniel Whitney was Chofen to serve for and Reprefent the Town at the Great And Gen1. Court. &c.
At A Gen': Town Meeting of The Freeholdrs. and other In- habitants of Watertown Quallifyed to vote in Town affairs Regulerly Afsembled on the Eighth Day of May A D. 1759- Voted And Chofe Jonas Bond Efq'- Moderator of Said Meeting. Voted And Adjourned the meeting and the Remaining Bufinefs thereof to monday the Twenty first of May Courant at three o Clock afternoon to this place
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr. Amos Bond may-10-1759 Agreed that the Town Clerk be Directed to Draw a Warrant to warn out of Town Jofeph Ward Last from Newton who hath been in Town as he Saith About ten or Eleven Months-and alfo one for Abraham Scott Last from Lex- ington who hath been in Town as he Saith about Eight or nine months And one for Eben'. Warner from Springfield who hath been in Town as he Saith about three months .- And that the warrants be Drawn as Soon as may be and Deliver them into the Hands of Conftable Stone to Serve.
To M'. Sam". Fisk Town Clerk.
Warrants Were Issued out Accordingly
Jonas Bond. Nath1. Coollidge. Amos Bond. Jonathan Child. Daniel Whitney.
[181] At A Gen1: Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs. and other Inhabitants of Watertown At the Publick Meetinghoufe in Said Town on Monday the 21st .. Day of May 1759 P. Ad- journment.
The Second Article in the Warning was Read Relating to the List of Jurors &c-The following perfons who had been in Sd. List were excufed & Dismis't viz-Capt. John Tainter Capt.
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Nathaniel Coollidge Andw- White & Enn .. Jonathan Bemis-And the following perfons were added to Sd. List. viz Sam". Soden Sam !!. Mason Phinehas Stearns Benja- Harris Nath1: Harris Jun'- Abraham Crawley-Daniel Whitney Jun'- Thos: Pattin Wm- Saltmarsh Edward Harrington Jun'- Eben'. Stedson Abijah Brown Convers Spring Nathaniel Sanger, Nathan Coollidge Sam"1- Sanger, Simon Hastings, Fanning Learned. Thos. Learned Jun"
The Article Read Relating to the Comtees- Reporting-Several of the Comtee- being prefent. Signifyed that they were not pre- pared to make a Report-
Then the Article was Read Relating to Henry Goddings Re- quest to the Town upon which the Question was put, Whether it be the mind of the Town to Sink the Rent of the Little Island, Let to Henry Godding in the Year- 1754 And that the Treafurer be Directed to give up to Him his Note of Hand of one pound Four Shillings which he gave for Said Rent which is in the Treafurie
And the Vote past in the Affirmative- Voted and Abated Henry Learneds Rates in Conftable Whites Lists Amounting to the Sum of Seventeen shillings And Eight pence Two Farthings, And the like Sum Granted to make it Good-
Voted And Abated Sd. Henry Learneds Rates in Conftable Jonathan Bemis's Lists Amounting to the Sum of Thirteen shillings and Two pence and the Like Sum Granted to make It Good.
The Fifth Article Read-& The Question was put whether it be the mind of the Town to Impower the Town Treafurer to Sue the Town of Waltham for what is Due from the Sd. Waltham to the Town of Watertown
And the Vote Past in the Affirmative The Sixth Article Read, And the Question was put, Whether it be the mind of the Town to Appropriate the Money that is Due from Waltham to Watertown (That hath not been Appro- priated) to be Improved in Supporting the poor-
And the Vote Past in the Affirmative-
At a meeting of the Selectmen at the Publick meetinghoufe on Munday at 21 Day of may 1759-They Defired the Clark the Selectmen of to notify A Weston & Waltham that they intend on the first monday of June Next to begin to repair the Great Bridge in Watertown-that the Selectmen of Sd. Towns may have an Oppertunity to Afsist in Said Affair-
They were notifyed A[cco]rdingly-P. S. Fisk Cler
[182] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr. Smith Prentice June the 11. 1759. They Agreed that the
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Town Clerk be Defired to Prepare the Districts for the Sur- veyers as they were last year that they may have them as soon as may be, and alfo infert the Price of work as it was Voted at March Meeting-
Jonas Bond Nath1. Coollidge Amos Bond --
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr. Smith Prentice on ye. 19th .. Day of July A D. 1759-They Agreed to Hire Mr. Thos. Phipps to keep the School another Quarter. At Said Meeting the Selectmen gave Ordr. to the Town Treafurer to give out the Afignments to the Several Conftables for paying the Town Creditors the several Sums Granted to them at Last March Meeting-And alfo to Pay-Two Pound to Joseph Coollidge in Part for his keeping the Widw- Maddocks
At A Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown Weston and Waltham At Mr. Richard Cuttings in Waltham the 21-t Day of Sepr. 1759 the Acct of the Charge of Repairing the Great Bridge in Watertown was Adjusted and Proportioned between Sd. Towns which is as followeth-
Watertowns Acct: of Sd. Charges was - £23-2-8
Westons Ditto 12-3-3
Walthams Ditto .2-4 8-
£37-10-7
Of Which Watertowns Proportion is -
£13-14-10
Westons Ditto
10-19 -. 4
Walthams Ditto
12-16-5
£37-10-7
Which was Adjusted Proportioned And Signed by the Select- men of Sd. Towns At the Meeting AforeSd- viz By
Isacc Stearns - Selectmen
Abraham Bigelow
Jacob Biglow of
Wm- Whitney
Selectmen of
Jonas Dix Waltham
John Warrin John Allen
Weston
Jonas Bond Nathanael Coollidge
Daniel Whitney
Selectmen of Watertown
[183]At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Innholdr- Nov- 7-1759. They Gave Mr. Thomas Phipps Schoolmaster an Ord' On the Treafurer to Pay him Twenty Pounds for his keeping the School the Last half Year- At Said Meeting they Agreed with Mr. Phipps to keep the
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School another Quarter for Ten Pounds the Quarter to begin this Day
Agreed to Meet Againe on Monday the 12th. of Novr- Inftant at Mrs. Learneds
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Novr- 12-1759-They Directed the Clerk to Issue out Warrants Directed to the several Conftables to warn a Town Meeting to be the -26-Day of Novr- Inftant at one of the Clock Afternoon-at the Publick Meetinghoufe in Said Town for the Ends following (viz)
(1) To Choofe A Moderator for Said Meeting (2) To Hear the Report of the Comtee- Appointed by the Town to Sell Lands belonging to the Town and to Purchafe a Ministerial Place (3) To know the mind of the Town whether Col !: Henry Vafsel Shall Pay the Judgment that Isaiah Tufts Obtained Against Sam". Sanger at the Superior Court in January Last On Acct. of An Agreement that Said Tufts Should do Said Sangers Turn in the Service in the Year 1758-Out of the Fines Now in the Said Colls .. Hands Recd. of Imprest men-And for the Town to Act their Pleafure on Said Affair-
Warrants were Ifsued out Accordingly-P. Sam". Fisk Town Cler
At the Selectmens Meeting Above Sd. They Sign'd An Acct. of the Number Age and Circumitances of the French Familie in Watertown to be Lodged in the Secretaries Office Agreable to the Ordr- of the Great And Gen !: Court-And made Oath to the Same before Nath1: Harris Justice of Peace
At Sd. Meeting they Directed the Clerk to Issue out a warrant to Warn out one Jafher Richardfon and his wife Ruth Richard- son and their three Children (viz) John Stephen & Lydia who came from Lincoln Somtime in the month of May Last-And alfo a Child Called Bartlet Kingston from Boston-now refiding in Daniel Peirces Familie
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly P. Sam1. Fifk Town Clerk-
[184] At A Gen1: Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs. and other Inhabts .. of Watertown Regulerly Afsembled at the Publick meetinghoufe in Said Town on Monday the Twenty Sixth Day of Nov. 1759
Voted and Chofe Jonas Bond Efq'. Moderator for Sd. Meet- ing The Second Article Read-Then the Comtee. Chosen to Sell Lands belonging to the Town And Purchafe A Perfonage-&c Reported And their Report is on File-The Question was put whether it be the mind of the Town to Accept of the Committes Report.
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And the Vote past in the Affirmative
The third Article in the Warning Read and after Debate thereon the Question was Put Whether it be the mind of the Town that Coll- Henry Vafsel shall Pay the Judgment Isaiah Tufts Obtain'd Against Samuel Sanger at the Superior Court in January Last on Acct. of An Agremt. that Sd. Tufts Should do Said Sangers Turn in the Service in the Year 1758 Out of the Fines now in the Sd. Colls .. Hands Recd. of Impres't Men And the Vote Pas't in the Affirmative
At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs. Mary Learned Inhold'- on Friday the 14th- Day of Decem'. A D. 1759 They Directed the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to warn one Eleanor Collier and Her Infant Child out of Watertown they came to Town Somtime in the Month of Feby. Last and Refide in the Houfe of the Widw- Mary Hastings the Woman an In- habitant of Boston and the Child Born at Dorchister-A War- rant was Issued out the same Evening & Delivered to Conftable Stone-Pr. Sam". Fisk Town Cler
At Said Meeting the Selectmen gave Ord'- To the Town Treafurer to Pay Eighteen Pounds Four Shillings to Jonas White in full for his keeping Jofeph Stearns to the Second Day of March A D. 1759-
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr. Amos Bond Jany: 16-1760 They Ordered the Town Treafurer to Pay or ordr. the Payment of the following Sums of Money to the Perfons afternamed being their Accts. of Service &c Relating to the Great Bridge which Sums have been Adjusted between the Towns Concern'd-(viz) To Jedidiah Spring £ ..- 9-4 -
To Bez !: Learned-
3-15-5-3
To Jonathan Learned- 1 -. 1-4 -..
To Edmund Fowle- ..- 12-8 -. To Lt. Whitney- .5 -. 9-11-1 To Alpheus Spring- ..-. 9 -. 8-3 To Sam11. Mason- .1 -. 6-8 -. .1-10-4-3
And-To James Stimson-
[185] At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Capt. Nath Coollidge Feb-19-1760 They Directed the Clark to Ifue out warrants to the Several Conftables to warn A Town Meeting to be on Munday the third Day of March A D. 1760- at Nine of the Clock in the morning-At the Publick Meeting- houfe for the Ends following (viz) (1) To Choofe A Moder- ator for Sd. Meeting-(2) To Choofe Selectmen A Town Clerk & Treafurer and all other Such Town Officers as the Law Re- quires to be Chosen in the month of March Annually. (3) To Choose a Saxton and Agree how he Shall be Satisfyed for his Ser-
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