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At this meeting the Selectmen being acquainted that Samuel Warrin had Informed one of them that his Daughter Mary was Come to his Houfe & was Pregnant and that he was unable to take care of her it was Agreed that m' Jonathan Bemis or m' Jonas White Should See that a Warrant was got from a Justice of peace and the perfon yt the Child is lay'd to Should be taken and Delt with as the Law Directs is Such Cases
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at ye Houfe of m' Benja: Prentice on Tuesday ye 26th Day of December AD 1769
Billings Putman of Medford the Perfon that Mary Warrin has Declared her Self to be with Child by being taken and Bound over to Court - The Selectmen Agreed that m' Jonas White go to Samuel Warrins and see what may be thought Nefsecary to do for his Daughter for the Prefent and Report at their Next meeting - alfo it was agreed that Jonathan Brown Advife with Deacon Samuel Fisk what is best to do Relating to Rachel Goddards making Sale of her land as it is feared that She will Soon Spend what She has and become Chargable to the Town
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m': Edward Rich- ardfon on Monday ye first Day of January AD: 1770 It being the time which ye Meeting for ye Sale of What things the wido Mary Maddox Left was Adjourn'd to a Number of People appearing the sd: things were put up at Publick Vendue and Sold to the Highest Biders ammounting to ye Sum of
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m': Benjamin Pren- tice on Monday ye: 8th: Day of Jan:y Anno: Domini 1770
They Signed an order on ye Town Treafr- to pay ye Town Creditors the Sum of £ 12"7"9 which was Granted to them the Last march Meeting-
at this meeting m': Mofes Stone Notified ye Selectmen in Writting that he has Received into his Family one Ruth Mafon
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who Came last from Cambridge Some time in ye month of February last past which was accepted and is on file at this meeting ye Selectmen being Informed that Mary Coollidge was in want of a Peticoat two Aprons a Waiftcoat and an Hankercheif it was Agreed that sd: things Should be Procured for her as Soon as may be with Conveniancy
alfo at this meeting it was Agreed that the Clerk Should Jssue out a Warrant Directed to one of ye Conftables to warn one Hannah Flagg out of town who Refides at the houfe of m' Thomas Clark - which was accordingly Don
attest Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Mofes Stone on Wednesday ye: 17th Day of Janty : AD 1770
It was Agreed that m' Mofes Stone and mr Jonathan Bemis Wait upon John Hunt Esq': to know whether he has money in his hands that he Received as fines that is for ye ufe of ye poor of ye town
at this meeting ye Selectmen Signed an order on the Town Treafurer to pay himSelf ye Sum of 0:17 : 4 which he has Expended on the Poor
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Jonas White on Monday ye fifth Day of February AD 1770
They Signed an order of the town Treafurer to pay the Sum of £ 0 :16 :7 : 2 farthings to m' Jonas White it being For Some Clothing he procured for Mary Coollidge
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on Thursday the fifteenth day of February Anno: Domini 1770 at the Houfe of m' Nathaniel Coollidge it being the day which the South Pier of the Great Bridge in Watertown was Carried off by the ice it being Nefsecary that it Should be Repaired emediatly a meeting of ye Selectmen of the Three towns Concerned was thot: proper to Agreed upon Some Method to Repair Said Bridge, and was Appointed to be the Next Day at ye Houfe of m': Benjamin Prentice at one of ye Clock in ye Afternoon and ye Selectmen of Weston and Waltham were Sent to to Defire their Attendance
At a full Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown Weston and Waltham on Fryday the Sixteenth day of Feb.ry Anno: Domini 1770 at the Houfe of mr: Benjn: Prentice Inn-holder in Water-
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town-after viewing the Bridge it was Agreed that the Pier which was Carried off the day before by the ice Should be Rebuilt as Soon as may be and it was Agreed that a Comtte of three perfons be Chosen one for each town to go to Boston and Purchase Some peices of White pine timber and git sd: Work don as Soon as may be with prudence
The perfons Chosen for sd: Capt: Jona: Brown for Watertown Capt: BraddylI Smith for Weston
Comtt. were Capt: Jonas Dix for Waltham
and it was Agreed that ye Selectmen of each town advance Six pounds for each town to be layed out in Meterials and Labour if need be in sd: Repairs
and it was agreed that if either of ye Said Committe cannot *
sd: affair he Shall have power to appoint another * in his place
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Benjamin n Prentice on Thursday ye 22 Day of February AD 1770 They agreed to have a Publick Town Meeting on Monday the Fifth Day of march Next at twelve of the Clock at noon at the publick Meeting Meeting Houfe and ordered ye Clerk to Jssue out Warrants Directed to ye Several Constables to warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in Town affairs to Afsemble and Meet together at Said time & time before mentioned to Act on ye following articles (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator for Said Meeting (2) To Choofe Selectmen a Town-Clerk Treafurer & all other town officers Required by law to be Chose in the month of march annually- (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 minde of ye town whether Swine Shall Run at large the Prefent year (6) To Choofe a Comtt to Examin the Town Treafurers accounts (7) To appropriate ye Interest money Coming to ye Town ye prefent year ye year begining ye Eleventh day of December last past (8) To Grant a Sallary for ye Revd : m': Seth Storer for ye Eufueing year ye year begining the First day of march Next (9) To Grant money to Support the Schools that may be agreed upon and Act any thing thereon they may think proper (10) To grant money to Support the poor (11) To
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Grant money to Repair the Great Bridge (12) To hear ye accounts of thofe perfons ye town is Indebted to and grant money to pay ye Same (13) To grant money to Repair ye High-ways & Town-ways and Act any thing Relating thereto as ye town may think best (14 To hear the pleas of any Late Constables for abating any perticular perfons Rates in their lists and Grant money to make them good and act any thing Else thereon as they may think proper (15) For ye town to agree upon Some meafures to Discourage ye Importation of Goods from Great-Britain and act any thing thereon they may think best (16) To hear the Report of the Committe that were appointed to Repair ye Meeting Houfe and Act any thing thereon they may think proper (17) To hear the Report of the Committe that were appointed to Repair the fence on the minifterial place and act any thing thereon they may think best (18) To know the minde of ye town whether they will Repair the School Houfe and act any thing Relating thereto they think proper
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You are Likewife to notify the town Creditors to bring in their accounts to the Selectmen at ye Houfe of m': Benjn: Prentice on Fryday the Second Day of march Next at three of ye Clock in the afternoon-
alfo to Notify the Late Surveyors of High-ways to make up their accounts with ye Selectmen at the Same time and place
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly Attest Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
The Procedings of ye School Comtee. who were Chofen by the Town of Watertown March 6th : AD 1769
At a Meeting of sd: Comtee at the Meeting Houfe march ye 6- 1769 they Agreed to Employ m': Nathaniel Harrington in keeping The Gramer School after ye Rate of 250 pounds old Ten' Pr year to Oppen the School ye Next Day & keep till further orders
At a meeting of sd: Comtte: May 21-1769 They agreed to have five Womens Schools Opened the fifth Day of June Next and to keep Eight Weeks each at two pounds old Ten': pr week ye miftrises to find Rooms to keep in or allow for them out of their Wages -
Accordingly they Contracted with m' Samuel Mafons wife to keep a School in - m' Sam" Whites Houfe mis Kezia Stone to
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keep in the East School Houfe - mis Hannah Bright to keep in m' Stearns's Houfe. mis Mary Prentice to keep in her Fathers Houfe and mis Kate Saltmarfh to keep in m' Bemis's Houfe - At a meeting of sd: Comtee. July 24th They Agreed that the womans Schools Should be Continued three weeks longer making in the whole Eleven Weeks each
At a meeting of sd: Comtee Novr: 23d: 1769 They Agreed to Employ m' John Stratton in keeping the Writing School in ye Extreem Parts of ye town at two Dollars pr Week-the School to be opened in the West part of the town on Monday the 20th of this month at ye Houfe of m' Wm Bond
At a meeting of sd: Comtee. Nov": ye. 23. 1769 They Agreed that the School Should be kept ten weeks in ye west part of the town - And Eleven Weeks in the East part of the town
m' Wm Bond to have two Dollars for the Priviledge of a Room to keep the School in.
Sam11: Fisk Pr Order
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on Fryday ye. 2. Day of march AD 1770 at the Houfe of m' Benjamin Prentice In order to Settle with ye Late Surveyors of High-ways m' Jonathan Bemis & m' : Sam1: Hager Settled their accounts - alfo meisrs : Samuel Mafon, Edward Harrington jur Jonas Barned, Richard Clark & Phnehas Stearns and they not having Finifhed their lists it was Agreed that they Should work out the Remainder or pay it in money or or before the first Day of May Next
at this meeting Sundry Perfons which the town is Indebted to Brought in their accounts Which are as follows (Viz)
Daniel Bond for Boarding mary Coollidge 52 weeks at 2/ pr week 5: 4:0
and For making and mending her Clothing 0: 6:5
and For Boarding Ruth Maddox five weeks at 1/ pr week
0: 5:0
5: 15 : 5
Mr. Nathan Coollidge Brot: in his account for Board- ing ye wido Mary Maddox and Nurfing &c in her last Sicknefs ammounting to 11: 5:3
Mr Jonas Barnard brot: in an Account for Boarding Ruth Maddox four Weeks at 1/4 pr week which comes to 0: 5:4
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m' Mofes Stone brot: in an Account for Providing for the wido Mary Maddox's Funeral being 1: 1:8 and for Cash paid for mending the School Houfe Glafs 0 :12 :8
1:14:4
The following Accounts were brot: to be laid before the town (Viz)
To Simon Haftings for Labour & meterials &c 1" 4" 4 To Bezaleel Learned for Labour at ye Great Bridge 1" 0" 4 To Dean. Sam" Fisk for Serving afsefsor ye year past 0" 16" 0 To m' Mofes for like Service 0" 16" 0
To Jona Brown for Serving Treafurer & afsefsor 3" 9" 4
7" 6" 0
At Sd: Meeting m' David Coollidge Sent in a Notification In- forming that he had taken a perfon in to his Family alfo Mr Richard Clark Sent in a Notification Informing he had Received one into his family as appears Pr their on file
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At a Gen": Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled & meet at the publick Meeting Houfe in Sd : town on Monday the fifth day of March AD 1770 for the Choice of town officers as Setforth in ye Warrants and to act on the other articles therein Contained-
Voted & Chofe m': Nathaniel Stone Moderator
Voted & Chofe for Selectmen
Jonª: Brown m' Mofes Stone mª Jonas White m' Jonª: Bemis m' Nehemiah Mafon
Voted and Chofe Jona: Brown Town-Clerk & Town Treafurer
Voted & Chofe Afsefsors
Jonª: Brown
m' Mofes Stone Dean Sam": Fisk
Voted & Chofe for Constables mifsrs Edward Richardfon & Jedh: Leath
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Voted that there Shall be Collectors of Tax's Chosen
Voted & Chofe ye Constables ye Collectors of Tax's
Voted to allow ye Collectors £ 3 pounds each for their Service Voted that ye Collectors give Bond to the town to oblidge them Selves to pay in the Tax's at Such time as ye Selectmen shall appoint
Voted & Chose Wardens mifsus. Samuel Sanger & John Stearns - Voted & Chofe Sealer of Leather m' Jsaac Sanderfon
Voted & Chofe mifs's Elijah Bond & Richard Clark Fence-Viewers Voted & Chofe Surveyor of High-Ways Chris"-Grant jur & Eires Tainter
Voted & Chofe Tythingmen Ebenezer Stetion & John Tainter junior
Voted & Chofe Hogrieves David Whitney & John Vila
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of Timber &c
Lt. Nath11. Coollidge mr David Sanger m' Jonas Coollidge
Voted & Chofe Howards John Chenery & Mofes Hager
Voted & Chofe Nath" Coollidge & Stephen Harris Clerks of ye Market
Voted & Chofe Cullars of Hoops Staves &c Sam" Cook & Nath11 Coollidge
Voted & Chofe Simon Haftings Saxton and that he be paid by two Contrebutions as Ufual
Voted that Swine be kept Shut up the Enfueing year
Voted & Chofe for a Comtte to Eamin ye Treafr acctts
Dean Sam" Fisk m' Mofes Stone m' Nath11. Harrington
Voted to Appropriate ye Interest money as it was last year (Viz) five Shillings pence to ye School & the Remainder to the Minifter
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Voted & Granted ye Sum of 66 : 13 : 4 as a Sallary for ye Revd m' Seth Storer for ye year Eufueing the Intereft money to be part the Remainder to be afseft
Voted & Granted ye Sum of 33 : 6 : 8 to Support ye Grammer School
Voted to Grant money to Support other Schools
Voted & Granted ye Sum of £ 24 pounds to Support sd. Schools Voted to Choofe a Committe to manage and Infpect ye Schools
Then the (15) articles was Reed and it was put to vote Whether
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the town will do any thing to Discourage ye Importation of Goods from Great-Britain and it Past in ye Affirmative Then Voted to Choofe a Committe to Consider what is proper for the town to act in ye affair and Report at ye Adjournment of this meeting
Voted & Chofe for Sd: Committe
Dean. Sam": Fisk Capt: Daniel Whitney Jonª: Brown m' Nath' Stone m' Mofes Stone mr John Remington m' Thomas Clark
Then they Voted and Granted ye Sum of £ 20 to Support ye poor Then voted and adjourned this meeting with ye Remaining Bufinefs to thursday Next at two of ye Clock afternoon at this place
The Comtee. yt were Chofen to manage ye Schools are
Capt: Daniel Whitney
m' Sam" White m' Nath1 Stone m' Sam" Sanger m' Thomas Clark
Watertown March ye. 8. 1770 Jonathan Brown was Sworn to the offices of Town-Clerk Town-Treafurer & Afsefsor By John Hunt Justice Peace
At a Gen" Town Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitant of Watertown Regularly Afsembled at the Publick meeting-Houfe on Thursday the Eighth day of march Ann: Domini 1770 Pr Adjournment-the meeting being Opened-
They Voted and Granted ye Sum of £ 14 to Repair ye Great Bridge-
Then the accounts of thofe Perfons the Town is Indebted to were Read ammounting to the Sum of 7 : 6 : 0 then Voted and Granted money to pay the Same
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Then Voted and Granted ye Sum of 40 pounds to Repair the High-ways and town-ways
Voted that the afsefsors make out lists of each perfons Proportion of sd: £ 40 pounds and if any perfon or perfons Neglect or Refufe to work out their sd: Proportion that they Shall pay it with their town Rate in money-Voted that ye price of Labour be the Same it was last year
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Then the Committe appointed to make a Draught of Some Proper Votes and Refovles to Discourage ye Importation of Goods from Great Britaine Prefented a Draught which was unanimoufly Voted and accepted and is on file
Voted that the town Clerk Transmit an attested Copy of the Same to ye Committee of merchants in Boston
Then ye Committe that were appointed to Repair ye meeting- Houfe Layed their accounts before ye town which were Voted & accepted and Voted that they Compleat Sd: Repairs
Then ye Committe yt: were Appointed to Repair ye fence on the Minifterial place Reported what they had don on that affair and their accounts being Read they were Voted and accepted and they were Directed to Compleat the Same
Then the (18) article was Read Relating to the Repairing the School-Houfe and it was Voted to Repair the Same and that the Selectmen take Care to git Said work don
Then the meeting was Difsolved
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Benjamin Prentice the Same Evening after ye Selectmen had Taken the money Oath the following perfons after taking Sd. oath were Sworn to the faithfull Discharge of the Several offices to which they were Chosen (Viz)
mifs' Sam": Fisk & Mofes Stone afsefsors
m' Jedidiah Leath Constable mifrs Sam !! Sanger & John Stearns Wardens
m' Isaac Sanderfon Sealer of Leather m' Richard Clark Fence Viewer
m' Christopher Grant jur & mr Eires Tainter Surveyors of High- ways
mfs David Whitney & John Vila Hogrieves
Lt: Nath11. Coollidge m' David Sanger & Jonas Coollidge Sur- veyors of Timber &c
mifrs John Chenery & Mofes Hager Howards
mifs' Nath": Coollidge and Stephen Harris Clerks of ye Market mifs Samuel Cook & Nath" Coollidge Cullars of Hoops Staves &c Sworn by Jona: Brown Town Clerk
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At this meeting ye Selectmen Agreed with mr Daniel Bond to take Care of and Board Mary Coollidge one year at the Rate of
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three s/ and four pence Pr week and to have further Allowance in Case of
Alfo at this meeting Agreed to approbate & Recomend m' Ezekiel Hall to be a Retailor in the Room of m' Cornelius Waldo
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Benjamin th
Prenti[ce] on the 14 Day of march Anno: Domini 1770
They Agreed with m' Samuel Warrin to take Care of His Daugh [ter] for one Dollar pr Week till further Orders and m" Jonas White is to Supply him to that Value in Such things as is Nefsecary for his Family as it becomes due Weekly
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Benjamin th Prentice on Monday the 19 Day of march Anno: Domini 1770- They Signed orders on ye Town Treafurer for ye Sum of 66: 13: 4 to be paid to the Revd: mr. Seth Storer for his last years Sallary & to pay m': Nath": Harrington ye Sum of 20 pounds in part for his keeping ye Gramer School the last year and ye Sum of 2 :18 * to each of Mifstrefses that kept the womans School
ye last * alfo the Sum of 5 : 15 : 5 to m' Daniel Bond it being in full for his Boarding Mary Coollidge & other things which he did for her and for his Boarding Ruth Maddox- at this meeting it was Agreed that
Jonathan Brown take Care that Billings Putman's Bonds be Continued to may Cour[t]
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on ye 2n. Day of April AD: 1770 at the Houfe of Jonathan Brown They Signed orders on the Town Treafurer the Sum of £ 9 : 5 : 8 to ye Committee that were appointed to Repair the fence on ye Minifterial place in ye following
(Viz) To Capt: Daniel Whitney £ 4 :2:0 To Capt: Edward Harrington £ 3 :2 : 8 and to m' Jonas White . 2 : 0 : 0
and the Sum of £ 1 : 4 : 8 To Dr: Josiah Convers for taking Care of ye wido Mary Maddox in her last Sicknefs and ye Sum of £ 11 : 5 : 3 to m' Nathan Coo[ * ] for his Boarding & nurfing &c: and the Sum of £ 9 : 3 : 4 to Nathaniel Harring- ton which makes the whole of his keeping the Grammer School
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At Said Meeting they Signed an other order to pay m' Jonas White the Sum of £ 2 : 8 : 4 in full of his Accounts & ye Sum of £ 4 :8:1:2 to m' Mofes Stone in full of his Acctts
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[Th]ey Gave the Surveyors of High-ways there Deftricks as they were the Last year See ye (5) Page of this Book
m' Jonas White was Defired to Inquire into ye Circumftances of Samul Warrins Daughter and Report at ye next meeting and it was Agreed that each of ye Selectmen Should See if either of them Can find a place for Ruth Maddox as m' White Informed that he could not keep her any longer and if So to make it known at the Next meeting
They Agreed to meet again on the Next monday at four of the Clock afternoon at the Houfe of m' Benjamin Prentice to Transact other affairs
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Thomas Saltmarfh on monday ye 9th Day of April AD. 1770
They Signed on order on ye town Treafurer to pay the Sum of £ 1 :14 : 4 to m' Mofes Stone in full of his accounts
They Signed Indentures to bind Tabitha Learned Daughter to the late m' Jonas Learned to m' Jedidiah Leath She being a Poor Child - they alfo agreed to give m' Leath the Sum of £ 2 : 8 :0 to Cloth her with to be paid out of the next afsefsment
It was agreed that m' Jonas White Should git ye towns Scales & weights from m': Fowls and Diliver them to ye prefent Clarks of ye Markets - alfo it was agreed that m' Mofes Stone Should take Ruth Maddox when She is brot: to him and keep her four weeks and be paid by the town half a Pistereen pr Week for keeping her - alfo agreed that Samuel Warrin be allow'd 2/s pr week for keeping his Daughter Mary & Child till ye first monday in may next
And at this meeting it was Agreed to meet ye first Monday in Each month for the prefent year
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on ye Seventh Day of may the Houfe of m': Bezaleel Learned Anno: Domini 1770
They haveing Received a Precept fro mye Sheriff of ye County [of] Middlefex Requiring the Town to be afsembled to make Choice] of a perfon to Represent the town in a Great & General Co[urt] to be Convened held and kept for his Majesty's Service at Ha[rvard] Coledge in Cambridge on Wednesday th
the 30: day of may 17[70]
They Ordered he Clerk to Issue out a Warrant Directed to the Constable to Warn ye free holders & other Inhabitants who are
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Quallified to Vote in ye Choice of a Representative to meet at th the Publick meeting in Sd: Town on monday ye 14 day of this Instant may for ye purpose aboveSaid
alfo to Warn the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to vote in town affairs to afsemble on the Day afore Said to meet at the publick-meeting on ye Same Day at 3th of the Clock afternoon to act on the following Articles (Viz) First to Choose a moderator for Sd: meeting (2ly) To Choose a Committee to Examin ye Treafurers accounts & to act thereon as they think fitt. 3ly For the town to act any thing Relating to the Support of Mary Warrin and her Child and do any thing Relating thereto they may think best. 4ly: For ye town to come into Some Method to Improve a Small peice of Land now Lying within ye town of Cambridge that belongs to the town of Watertown and act any thing Relating there[to] they may think proper. 5th To know ye minde of ye town whether they will joine with ye other towns Concerned in ye Support of the Great Bridge in Petitioning ye General Court for Some Releif in Suppor[t of] Said Bridge and do anything Relating thereto they may think pr[oper]. 6ly For the town to Choofe any town officers in ye Roome of any that w[ere] Chofe in the month of march Last who Refuse or Neglect to take the oaths Required by law to be taken. 7ly: to hear the pleas of any of the Constables for abating any perfons Rates in their lists and act any thing thereon they may think best. Sly : For ye town to Agree upon Some Method for the more Speedy Collecting ye Interas money due to the town, and for to manefest their minds Relating to a Number of the Bonds which it is thought ought to [be] Renewed, and for ye town to give their Treafurer Su[ch direc]tions Relating thereto they may think proper.
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[9]ly To hear the Report of any Committe or Committees that have been Chosen for any Services and act thereon as they think proper.
To Grant any Sums of money to finish the fence on ye minifterial place, and to Repair the School-Houfe and for other Services as the town may think proper.
Warrant was Issued out Accordingly
Attest Jonª: Brown Town-Clerk
At Said Meeting the Selectmen Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay ye Sum of £ 12: 12 : 0 to m' John Stratton it being in
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full for what was due to him for keeping ye writing School .- alfo to pay the Sum of £ 2. 17 : 3 : 1 To Capt: Mireck & m' Jonas Harrington of Weston for Planck which they brot: to the Great bridge
At a Gen": Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in ye Choice of a Reprefentative Regularly Afsembled at the publick Meeting Houfe in Sd: Town on Monday the 14th Day of may AD 1770- The Meeting being Opened and the Votes being Called for brot. in Sorted and Counted it Appeared that mr John Remington Was Chosen by a large Majority
At a Gen" Town-Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in town Affairs Regularly afsembled at the Publick Meeting House in sd: town on Monday ye 14th: Day of may AD 1770 for Transacting Sundry affairs as Setforth in the Warrant for sd: meeting &c Voted & Chofe John Hunt Esq' : Moderator of Sd: meeting Voted & Accepted the Report of the Committe apointed to See ye (26) Page
Examin the Treafurers Accounts
Voted the the affair Relating to Mary Warrin and Child be left to the tion of the Selectmen
nd Impowered the Selectmen in behalf of ye Town to ut or otherwise Improve that peice of land at
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Thatchers Bank now in Cambridge that belongs to Water [town] in Such a Manner as they think will be most for the Ad [van]tage of the town
Voted that the Reprefentative joine with the other towns in Supporting the Great-Bridge in Petitioning the Great & [General] Court for Some Relief in the Support of sd: Bridge
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