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At a Meeting of sd: Committe on the 11th: Day of April 1771. at m' Bez11 Learneds, They Agreed that the School Should be Va- cant from next tuesday till the first Day of may next and that m' : David Sanger Inform m' : Bond thereof. -
At a Meeting of sd: Committe on Monday ye: 10th Day of may at m': Bez" Learneds AD: 1771. They Agreed that m': David Sanger Should ask m': John Hunt junior to keep ye Grammer School one month, and if he Declines then he and mr Mofes Stone try to git one at Cambridge.
At a meeting of said School Committee on monday ye 27. Day of may at m': Edward Richardfons, It was agreed there Should be five womens Schools, (viz) three on the North Side of ye town and two on the South Side and to allow them five Shillings & four pence pr: Week to Each of the Miftrefses they finding Houfes to keep in, m': Mofes Stone to provide one for the East 1 end, m': Jonas Bond for the middle School on the North Side & m' : Samuel White for the West School on the North Side, and m': David Sanger for the School at the River, and Jonathan Brown for the West School on the South Side, and that said Schools be opened the next monday and be kept twelve weeks each, Also Agreed that ye Grammer School be Vacant from the 20th Day of June Next till further orders, and that m': David
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Sanger give notice thereof to the master. - At a meeting of sd: Comtte at m' Bez": Learneds on the 19th Day of August AD: 1771. it was Agreed to provide a Gram[mer School] mafter as Soon as may be, and that m': David Sanger Desire m' *
Warland to keep ~ it a month at the Same Rate he did before
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At a Meeting of the School Committe on ye: 13th Day of Sepr: AD 1771. it was Agreed that m': Warland be Desired to keep the Grammer School till further orders, and that m': David Sanger Acquaint him therewith
At a Meeting of ye Committe on Monday ye: 19th: Day of Nov" AD 1771. at m': Thomas Wellingtons, they agreed with m'
John Stratton to Open a Wrighting School A at the West end of ye town and to keep till further orders, Said School to be kept at the Houfe of m': Wm Bond if a Room may be had there, At a Meeting of ye School Committe at m': Edward Richardfons on the 31th Day of December 1771. They Agreed that m': John Stratton keep the School at the West end of the town ten Weeks, and at the East end Eleven Weeks.
At a Meeting of ye Committe at ye Houfe of m' : Bezaleel Learned on the tenth Day of February Anno: Domini: 1771.
M': Owen Warland being present they Agreed with him to keep the Grammer School the Remainder of this present month, and then to give in his account to ye Selectmen in order for his pay -
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Bezaleel Learned on Fryday the the 28th Day of February AD: 1772 - the following accounts were brot : in (Viz) -
To Daniel Bond for Boarding &c: for Mary Coollidge 10:13 : 0=3
William Bond for taking care of William
Godding in his last Sicknefs from ye 14 day 14 :19 : 7-
March 1771 to ye 4 d of august next
Ebenezer Stone ju' : for Boarding Ruth Maddox 0 : 13 : 2 : 1 Nath" Stone for 2 pair of Shoes for ye
poor & Mending a Chair 0: 9:11-
Sam": Fisk for Boarding James Daucy 0:18: 0-
Sam": Cook for Boarding Ditto 1: 4:0-
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Simon Hastings for Labour and Meterials at ye minifterial place 7:19: 2
John Remington for Clothing for James Daucy 0 : 9 : 6 Marfhal Spring for Medicine & attendance on Wm. Godding &c - 1: 5: 0
Owen Warland for keeping ye Grammer School 16:18 : 8=2
Joseph Hay for his wives keeping School 3: 4: 0
Elijah Bond for Do 3: 4: 0 Hannah Bright for keeping School 3: 4: 0
Hannah Cook for Do 3: 4: 0
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68 : 6 : 1'2
At this Meeting m' Thomas Learned one of the Late Surveyors of Highways brot: his list of Highway Rate and it Appeared that it was worked out and it was Accepted by ye Selectmen.
The following Accounts were brot: into the Selectmen in order to their being lay'd before the town (Viz) Jedidiah Leath for Sharping a plow Share -0 " 1 " 0
for Spikes for ye Bridge 0" 4" 4 0" 4"4
David Bemis for 137 feet of plank for treadways Bridge 0" 11" 8 Stephen Harris for Boarding Ruth Maddox & for 0"17" 0 timber for a Bridge
A Jonas White for Labour at Treadways Bridge 2" 3" 0 David Sanger for timber 0: 3: 8 David Sanger for Serving Constable in ye year 1766 1:0:0 Simon Hastings for Labour and Meterials 0:15:11 Samuel Fisk for Serving Afsefsor ye year past 0:18: 0 Mofes Stone for Ditto 0:18: 0 Jona: Brown for Serving Treafurer & Afsefsor ye year past 3:11 : 4
Added at Meeting Jona: Bemis for Boarding Ruth Maddox
0: 7: 8: 2
Daniel Sawin for Serving Constable in ye year 1766 & of town
Carrying two perfons out -
1: 4:0-
12:15 : 7: 2
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At a Gen" Town-Meeting of ye 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 the Second day of March AD: 1772. for the Choice of town officers and other affairs as Setforth in the Warrants for the Said Meeting. ~
Voted & Chofe m': Nath1: Stone Moderator for ye Meeting
Voted & Chofe for Selectmen
m': John Remington Dean Sam": Fisk
m' : Neheh: Mason
m' Thos: Clark m' Sam"1: White
Voted & Chofe for Town-Clerk & Treafurer Jonathan Brown
Voted & Chofe for Afsefsors
1 Jonª: Brown Dean: Sam11: Fisk m': Mofes Stone
Voted & Chofe for Constables mifurs Josiah Capen & John Stratton
Voted & Chofe for Collectors of Tax's mr Josiah Capen & m"
John Stratton and that they give Bond as useyll
Voted & Granted the Sum of 6 pounds to pay ye Collectors for their Service
Voted & accepted m': David Sanger to Serve Constable & Col- lector in the Room of m': Josiah Capen
Voted & Chofe for Wardens mifurs Edward Harrington ju & Nathan Coollidge
Voted & Chofe Sealer of Leather m' Isaac Sanderfon
Voted & Chofe Fence Viewers Mifurs Josiah Norcrois & Thos .Wellington
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of High-ways
m': Thomas Harrington m': Simon Hastings
m' Mofes Stone mr Nath1: Harrington
Voted & Chofe Tythingmen m': Mofes Hager & m': Chris": Grant jur
Voted & Chofe Hogrieves Mifsurs Simon Coollidge ju' & Stephen Whitney
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of timber &c mifs's: David Sanger Nath": Coollidge & Jonas Coollidge
r Voted & Chofe Howards mifsrs. Jona. Learnediu & John Tainter jur 1
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Voted & Chofe Clerks of ye Markets mifsrs: Thos: Wellington & Bez": Learned
Voted & Chofe Cullars of Hoops Staves &c: mifs's : Sam11: Cook & Sam": Sanger -
Voted & Chofe m': Simon Hastings Saxton and Granted him £ 3 :10s for his Service
Then the Votes were brot in for a County Treafurer
Voted that Swine Shall not Run at Large ye present year
Voted & Chofe a Comtte to Examin ye Treafrs acctts
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m': Nath1 Harrington m': William Bond Dean: Sam11: Fisk J
Then voted that this Meeting with the Remaining bufinefs be [adjo]urned to next monday at one of ye Clock afternoon at [ye Same] place
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At a Gen"1: Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in town affairs Regular- ly Afsembled at the publick Meeting Houfe in Said town on monday the Ninth Day of march AD: 1772. Pr : Adjournment - The meeting being opened, m': Nath11: Harrington was Dismifed from Serving Surveyor of Highways at his Defire, -
Then Voted & Chofe mifsus: William Bond & Phins: Child Surveyors of highways
Voted and Appropriated the Interest money coming to ye town as it was last year (Viz) 5/4 to the School and the Remainder to ye minifter
Voted & Granted ye Sum of 66" 13 : 4 as a Sallary for ye Revd. m': Seth Storer the Interest money to be part and Remainder to be afsest -
Voted & Granted ye Sum of 33 : 6 : 8 to Support ye Grammer School ,
Put to vote whether it is ye minde of the town to have other Schools besides the Grammer School, and it past in the affirmative. Voted that there be womens Schools as well as Writing Schools ~ Voted and Granted ye Sum of 30 pounds to Support Said Schools, one half of Said Sum to Support the writing Schools & the other half to Support the womens Schools -
Voted to Choofe a Committe to take the Care of and provide Masters & mistrefses for Said Schools
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Voted & Chofe for Said Committe~
m': Richard Clark m': William Bond m' Josiah Capen m' Elijah Bond m' Jonas Barnard m': Daniel Sawin m' Simon Whitney
Then Voted & Accepted m': Josiah Coollidge to Serve Constable and Collector in the Room of m' John Stratton.
Then Voted and Granted the Sum of £ 40 pounds to Support ye poor
Voted and Granted £ 60 pounds to Repair ye High-ways & townways
Voted & Granted the Sum of £ 12 : 15 : 7 : 2 to pay the town Creditors
of ye Highway grant Voted that ye afsefsors make a list of each perfons proportion A and give it to ye Surveyors in the Same manner as was don last year
Then Voted and Chofe m': Ebenezer Stone ju' to take care of ye old Burying place, to keep up the fence and to Clear up the Briers and trees and to be allowed the feed and Locust trees for his Service
Put to Vote whether the town will Repair the old School-Houfe, and
and it pa.sed in the Negative
The Businefs being don ye meeting was Difsolved
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1772 March ye: 3. Jonathan Brown was Sworn to ye faithfull Discharge of ye offices of Town-Clerk Town-Treafurer & Afsefsor
By John Hunt Justice of peace
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Bez": Learned on Monday ye 9th Day of march AD: 1772
Four of ye Selectmen took ye oath Required by law Relating to other Governments Bills of Credit (Viz) Dean: Samuel Fisk m' : Nehh Mason m': Thomas Clark & m' Samuel White. - after which the following perfons were Sworn to ye faithfull Discharge
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of ye Several offices to which they were Chosen which are as follows (Viz).
Dean. Samuel Fisk & m' Mofes Stone Afsefsors
mifsrs David Sanger & Joseph Coollidge Constables
mifsrs Edward Harrington ju' & Nathan Coollidge Wardens m'. Isaac Sanderfon Sealer of Leather.
mifsur Josiah Norcrofs & Thomas Wellington Fence-viewers
mifsrs Thomas Harrington, Simon Hastings, Moses Stone, Wm. Bond & Phinehas Child Surveyors of High-ways -
mifsrs Moses Hager and and Christopher Grant jur. Tything men
mifsrs Simon Coollidge ju' and Stephen Whitney Hogrieves
mifsrs David Sanger, Nath" Coollidge & Jonas Coollidge Sur- veyors of timber boards &c:
mifsrs Jonathan Learned ju' & John Tainter ju' Howards - - mifsrs Thomas Wellington & Bezaleel Learned Clerks of the Markets
m": Samuel Sanger Cullar of Hoops Staves &c All Sworn by Jon": Brown Town-Clerk
at this meeting ye Selectmen Signed orders on ye town-Treafurer to pay the Several perfons afternamed ye Sums offixt to their names Viz
to Daniel Bond ye Sum of 10"13" 0"3
to William Bond 14 : 19 : 7-
to Eben': Stone jur 0:13 : 2 :1
to Nath1] Stone
to Sam": Fisk
0: 9:11- to Sam": Cook
0:18 : 0-
to Simon Hastings
1:4:0- 7:19: 2-
to John Remington 0 : 9: 6
to Marfhal Spring 1: 5:0
to Owen Warland 16:18: 8:2
to Joseph Hay
3: 4: 0-
to Elijah Bond 3 : 4" 0-
To Hannah Bright 3 : 4" 0
to Hannah Cook
3 : 4" 0
68 : 6: 1:2 alfo to Simon Hastings for Serving Saxton ye Sum of 3: 0: 0:0 to Wm Bond for a Room to keep School in two Winters 1 : 4
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[an]d to the perfons yt provided the plows 5: 9: 2 -
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the House of m' Thomas Wellington on Monday ye. 16th. Day of march AD. 1772. In order to agree with some Perfon to take care of ye poor that were Maintained by the town & under the Emediate care of the Selectmen, perfons not appearing to take them at a Reafonable price as ye Selectmen thot. They appointed an other Meeting to be at the house of m": Edward Richardfon on Monday the 23th Day of march Inftant at 4 of ye Clock afternoon for ye Same pur- pose and ordered ye Clerk to put up a Notification at m' : Richard- fons and at m': Bezaleel Learneds which was accordingly don
pr: Jonª: Brown Town-Clerk
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Edwd: Richardfon on Monday ye. 23d: Day of March Anno: Domini 1772.
They agreed that the Clerk give ye Several Surveyors of High- ways their Deftricts in ye following manner (Viz). M': Mofes Stones to be the County Road from Cambridge line to Simon Hastings Shop, and the lane Called Parry's Lane to ye Road by Isaac Sanderfons and the Publick Road from thence to Edward Richardfons, and Jenifons lane, alfo the lane from his Houfe to ye County Road, from thence thrº: the lane to Nathan Coollidges -
Mª: Simon Hastings Destrict to be from his Shop to ye Great Bridge and the Roads South of ye River. - Mr : Phinehas Childs Destrict to be the Road from the Corner by Joseph Wellingtons Runing by Kings-Common, and So over the Hill where the Meeting Houfe Stood to the Great Road where the Meeting Houfe now Stands, and from his Houfe to m' : Isaac Sanderfons - and Masons lane, and the ways in the North-east Quarter. -
Mª: Thomas Harringtons Destrict to be the Road from Cam- bridge near Thomas Clark Runing under the Rocks to Waltham line above m' Nathaniel Harringtons, and the Road by Jonas Barnards to Phinehas Child's - and the Road from the School- Houfe to John Stearns's, and afso the Road from thence over to Capt: John Tainters Corner, and the Road by Jonathan Bemis's to Waltham line, - M': William Bonds Destrict to be the Country Road from Watertown Great Bridge to Waltham line, and the Road by Dirty-green to m': John Cooksons, alfo to work out the Sum of Five pounds in Such parts of m' Thomas
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Harringtons Destrict under the Rocks as he may think proper. - at this meeting they agreed with m': Daniel Bond to take Care of and Board Mary Coollidge for one year at the Rate of four Shillings pr week and to have no further allowance except in case of Sicknefs -
then [they] Signed an order on ye treafurer to pay m": Edward Richardfon Six it being ye Expence in putting out the poor
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Bezaleel Learned on Monday ye 6th. Day of April Anno: Domini 1772. They Agreed with m' : Mofes Stone to take of and Board Ruth Maddox fourteen weeks for which he is to have three Pistereens & her Labour -
They also Signed an order on the town Treafurer to pay ye S Sum of £ 15 :16 :10 to m' John Stratton in full for his, & his wives keeping School ye last year -
at this Meeting the Selectmen Received a Notification from Samuel Hager Informing that he had Received into his Houfe in Watertown one Phinehas Warrin & Eunice his wife & Mary their Daughter who came last from Waltham Some time in ye month of June last
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of Capt: Nathaniel Coollidge on Monday the 11th Day of may Anno: Domini 1772. They Signed an order on the town Treafurer to pay m': Simon Hastings ye Sum of 0 : 11 : 2 : 2 for Mending the Meeting Houfe windows -
They having Received a preccept from ye Sheeriff of ye County of middlefex Requiring them to afsemble ye Inhabitants of Water- town to Choofe a Suitable perfon to Reprefent them in a Great & General Court Appointed to be Convened held & kept for his Majesty's Service at Harvard-Coollege in Cambridge on Wednesday the 27th Day of this Inftant may - In observance whereof they ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants Directed to ye Several Constables to warn all ye Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to vote in the Choice of a Representative to meet at ye publick-meeting Houfe on Monday the 18th Day of
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this present month of may at two of ye Clock afternoon for that Purpofe.
They alfo agreed to have an other Publick town-meeting on ye Same Day and at the Same place at three of ye Clock afternoon and ordered ye Clerk to Direct ye Constables to warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants who are Qualified to Vote in town affairs. To meet at said time & place to act on the follow- ing articles (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator for Said Meeting (2) To Hear ye Report of the Committe appointed to Examin the treafurers accounts and to act thereon as they See fitt. (3) To Grant money to Repair the Great Bridge and to act any thing Relating thereto they may think proper
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(4) To know the minde of the town whether they will Repair the School-Houfe and do any thing Relating thereto they think best. (5) To hear the Petition of James Hay praying the town to grant him Some Releif under his present Needy Circumftances, (6) To Hear the accounts of thofe perfons the town is Indebted to & grant money to pay the Same (7) To know the minde of ye town whether they will Build a Wharf at their Landing place at Samuels Key (So Called) in Cambridge and act any thing Relating thereto as they think proper (8) To know the minde of ye Town whether they will Build a Work-Houfe and if they Agree thereto, Then to grant money therefor, and to act any thing Relating thereto as they See fitt.
The Next Day Warrants were Issued out Accordingly. Pr Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a General Town-Meeting of the freeholder and other In- habitants of Watertown who are Qualified to vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative Regularly Afsembled at the Publick Meet- ing Houfe in Said town on Monday the 18th Day of may Anno: ‹ Domini - 1772. The Meeting being opened The Votes being brot : in Sorted & Counted it appeared that Capt: Jonathan Brown was Chofen to Serve for and Reprefent them in the Great & General Court the Enfueing year
At a Gen" Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the publick Meeting in Said Town on
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Monday the 18th Day of May. AD 1772- to Transact Sundry affairs as Setforth in the Warrant for Sd: Meeting Deacon Samuel Fisk was Chosen Moderator for ye meeting Then Voted & Granted ye Sum of 10 pounds to Repair ye Great Bridge
after Some Debate the Vote was put whether the town will Repair the School-Houfe and it past in the affeirmative - - - Then Voted to Choofe a Committe to View ye Said School Houfe & made Rep [ort]
- m' Simon Hasti[ngs]
Voted & Chofe for Said Committe , m' David B mr Simon
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The fifth article Relating to m': James Hays Request to the town & after a Longe Debate thereon - They Voted & Granted the Sum of £ 10 pounds as an addition to the Grant made at march Meeting last to help Support the poor - S
Voted and Granted 12/ Shillings to pay mr. Israel Whitney for Some Stones to Repair Treadways Bridge (So Called - Then Voted to adjourn the meeting with the Remaining Bufinefs till the Next Monday at 4: of the Clock afternoon at this place - -
The following is the Report of ye Committe Appointed to Examin the town Treafurers Accounts which was accepted (Viz)
We the Subscribers being Appointed by the town of Watertown to Examin the town Treafurers accounts have Attended that Service and find said acctts well Vouch't and Right Cast
Watertown May ye: 14th= 1772. Nath11: Harrington Sam": Fisk Comttee
William Bond
At a General Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the Publick Meeting Houfe in sd: town on Monday ye 25th Day of may AD 1772. Pr: Adjournment- The Meeting th being Opened They Proceeded to act further on the (4) article in ye Warning (Viz) 1. Voted to Grant money to Repair the School-Houfe (2ly) Voted & Granted ye Sum of £ 18 pounds for
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that Purpofe (3) Voted to Choofe a Committe to Repair sd: School-Houfe
m": Sam11: White
4 Voted and Chofe for Said Committe - m': Mofes Stone m' Simon Whitney
(5) Voted that the Chimney be Removed to Some other place Then the (7) article being Read-They Voted to Build a Wharf at Samuels Key (So Called) in the town of Cambridge - - - then voted to Choofe a Committe to finde what the Charge may
be &c -
Voted & Chofe for sd: Committe m': Mofes Stone m' Sam11: White mr Josiah Capen
Voted that said Committe make Report to the town this day Fortnight.
the
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The (8th) Article being Read and after Debate thereon, they Voted to Build a work-Houfe -
Voted to Choofe a Committe of Five men to look out a Suiable place and Draw a proper plan or model for Said Houfe and make an Estimate of ye Charge and make Report to the town at the Adjournment of the Meeting -
Voted & Chofe for Said Committe
Mr: Mofes Stone mr Jonas White m': David Bemis m': William Bond mr Daniel Sawin
Then the town voted that when the South pier of ye Great Bridge is Repaired that if the other towns Concerned confent thereto it Shall be made wider -
Then they Voted and Adjourned this meeting to monday the Eighth Day of June Next at (4) of ye Clock afternoon at this place
At a General Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown Regularly Afsembled at the Publick Meeting- Houfe on Monday the eighth Day of June Anno-Domini 1772- Pr : Adjornment-
The meeting being opened -The Seventh article Read Relating to the Building a wharf at Samuels Kee (So Called) the Com-
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mitte that were Chosen to Estimat the Cost of Building a Wharf at Said place made a Verbal Report- that it will Cost about one Hundred & Forty pounds (old Tenor) or in Lawfull money £ 18:13:4 to Build a good Wharf at said place
Then they Voted and Granted sd: Sum of £ 18 : 13 : 4 for sd: purpose
Then they Voted to Choofe a Committe of three men to Build sd: Wharf
Voted and Chofe for Said Committe - m': Mofes Stone m' Jonas Bond m' Nehh Mason
Then ye eighth article was Read Relating to Building a Work- Houfe and the Comtte Appointed to Look out for a Suitable place to Set Such a Building on &c Made a Report which is on file and after Some Debate on the affair a Motion was made and Seconded and the Vote was put whether the town will Recon- fider their Vote at the last meeting for Building a Work Houfe and the Vote past in the Affirmative
The Bufinefs being don ye moderator Declared the mee[ting] Desolved
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown Weston & Waltham at the Houfe of Capt: Nathaniel Coollidge on Monday the 15th. day of June Anno. Domini 1772 -
They Agreed to Repair the Great Bridge in Watertown as Soon as it can Conveniantly be don and it is to Remain the Same Wedth that it now is-and it was agreed that it Should be laid about ten or twelve Inches higher than it now is at the South pier They also Agreed to Choofe a Committe of three perfons to take Care and git the Work Don ( Viz) one from each town .- - Voted & Chofe for Watertown - m': Samuel White for Weston - - L' Jonathan Stratton for Waltham - -- Dean Isaac Stearns
and it was Agreed to begin the work ye Next monday
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on Monday the 31th Day of August AD: 1772. at the Houfe of m': Thomas Wellington They Signed their Approbation for mifs's: Edwd: Richardson, Bezaleel Learned, Thomas Wellington, & Capt: Nath": Coollidge for their Renewing their licences as Inn-holders .- and Mr
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Ezekiel Hall, m': Josiah Capen, m': John Hunt junior for Retailors, They Likewife approbated & Recommended m': Abner Craft for a Retailor.
And they Appointed a Meeting of the Selectmen of ye Several Towns Concerned in the Support of the Great Bridge in Water- town to be on the 14 day of September Next at 3 of ye Clock afternoon at the House of Samuel Livermor Esq': in Waltham and ordered the town-Clerk to notifie the Selectmen of Weston & Waltham of ye time and place and to Desire their attendance. Notifications were Sent to ye Selectmen of Weston and Waltham Accordingly
Pr : Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at m'. Bez". Learneds on ye 18 Day of JanTy : 1773. Sam" Benjamin Applyed for Some Releif for his Sifter Whitney and they agreed to git her a Baize Gown & peticoat & allow him 2/ Shilling pr week till further [ * Jers
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown, Weston and Waltham on Monday ye: 14th Day of Sepr: Anno: Domini 1772. at the Houfe of Samuel Livermore Esq': in Waltham The ac- counts that were brot: in by Sundry perfons for ye Repairs of the Great Bridge in Watertown Since ye last Adjustment which was on the 17th Day of Sepr: AD 1770. the Sum ammounting to £ 11:12:4:2 was proportioned & adjusted Signed by the Selectmen and Entered at large in the Second Book in ye Treafury
Watertowns part being 4: 1:11
Westons Do 3:16: 7:1
Walthams Do 3:13:10 :1
11:12: 4:2
At the Meeting aforesaid L': Jonathan Stratton paid the Sum of 11/10d to the Treafurer of Watertown it being the Ballance which is due to Watertown after Weston has paid Said Stratton ye Sum of £ 3:4 :8 :1 for which Sum the Selectmen ordered the town-Clerk to give sd: Stratton an Order on ye Selectmen of Weston for the Sum of £3 : 16 : 7 : 1 which Sum will be in full of Westons part when paid of ye Sum proportioned as abovesaid
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an order was Given on ye Selectmen of Weston Accordingly and Signed by Order of ye Selectmen Jona: Brown Town-Clerk At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 23th Day of Oct": AD 1772. at the Houfe of m': Thos: Wellington - They Signed an order on the town Treafurer to pay or Order ye payment out of the town Rate to each of ye Inhabitants of the town what appeared by the Surveyors lists they had worked out in Repairing ye High-ways Since last march. - also to pay m': John Clark £ 6:13 :4 pence for his Service in keeping School- also one pound one Shilling and Seven pence one farthing to ye wido: Elizabeth Wyth of Cambridge for her Boarding Ruth Maddox. at this meeting m' John Remington gave in a Notification to ye Selectmen Informing them that he had Received into his Family one Sarah Flagg who Came last from Concord on ye: 22d Day of September last paft.
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