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Then it was moved & Voted that the meeting with the Remain- ing businefs be adjourned to the House of m': Bez! Learned to meet there in half an Hour from this time -
The town being meet at M': Bezaleel Learneds House accord- ing to adjournment. The moderator Oppened the meeting and the article Relating to East India-Companys Sending Teas into this province subject to Duty, being read and after Consideration
and Debate thereon, The Town Expreft their minds on this occation in manner and form as Entered on the next page
ta[king]
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Taking into Consideration the Diftrefsed Scituation of this province as Well as the other Brittifh American Colonies Oc- cationed by the Brittifh Parliments Claiming a Right to tax the Colonies & bind them in all Cafes Whatfoever - Thereby Deny- ing us an Exclufive Right to tax our Selves and Dispofing of our own properties. and have actually levied a Tax upon the Colonies by Impofeing heavy Duties on Sundry articles Imported by the Colonies for the Exprefs purpofe of Reifing a Revenew to the Crown, and the Injurious Application of the Revenues So un- justly Extorted from us (Viz) for the Support of Civil Govern- ment and Defraying the Charges of the Administration of Justice -The bad Effects whereof are already felt in this Colony by Rendering one Branch of the Legislative Court intirely Inde- pendant of the other for its Support, and the afpect is no lefs thretning with Refpect to the Executive part of the Government. having a tendancy (as we apprehend) of Saping and finaly overthrowing our Civil Constitution of Goverment and Intro- ducing an arbitrary one. - The publick Diftrefs is Greatly In- creased by a late act of parliment, Impowering the East-India Company to Export their Teas to america Subject to Duties upon its being Landed, - and the proceedings of Said Company in Confequence of Said Act in Shiping a Very large Quantity for the Colonies a Large Quantity whereof hath lately arived in Boston Harbour. whereby the Inhabitants of Boston and the
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Neighbouring towns has been greatly Alarmed, which has Occationed the Inhabitants of Boston & the Neighbouring towns to afsemble and Confult how the fatal Confequences of Landing & Vending Said Teas might be Prevented, and we are fully of oppinion that the people had a Right thus to meet & Confult for their Common Safty - We Read that the Jews in a State of Captivity & Slavery under an arbitrary King when a Decree was gon forth to Deftroy them had Liberty to afsemble together & De- fend themSelves & Confult how to ward off the blow that was coming on them by Preventing the wicked Edict being Carried into Execution, - under Providence they were wonderfully Suc- ceeded having the kind Influences of a good Mordica in their favour who not accufing them of Riot Sought their welfare & was accepted by the multitude of his Bretheren, - and we are also fully of oppinion that the people afsembled at Boston on the th th
14 & 16 of December last, had no Design or Desire that the Tea on Board the Vefsels in the Harbour Should be Deftroyed or any way Damaged but on the Contrary were very Desirous and ufed their utmost Endeavours that Said Tea might be Safely Returned to the [own]ers thereof
But
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But that the Distruction of the Tea was occationed by the Custom Houfe officers and the Governors Refufing to grant a Clearance and país for the Vefsel that was Defigned to Carry Said Tea back to the owner from whence it came - Being Influenced by ye foregoing Considerations Dreading of Slavery with which we Seem to be thretned and being True Friends to Liberty to which we have an undoubted Right, we would Exert ourSelves to the utmost of our power to avoid the former and Secure the latter. and we would be Glad to be joined by all our Bretheren on the Continent (in like Tribulation) in this Laudable attempt, For this purpofe we Refolve
First To indeavour to Discourage & as far as it lies in our power prevent the Importation or bringing of Tea into this province by the East India Company or any others, and accordingly Declare that for ye futer we will not purchafe any Tea nor Suffer it to be used in our Families. Second That we will have no Dealings with any Shopkeeper or Tradsman or any other who Shall perfist in Buying or Selling or useing of Tea in their Fami- lies - Third We give it in Charge to our Selectmen for
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the time being not to approbate any perfon for a Tavernkeeper or a Retailor who shall Supply any Company or perfons with Tea or Shall perfist in making use of it in their Families, and that they use their indeavours to prevent any Such from having their licences Renewed. 4 That in case any Teas Should be Imported by the East India Company or any others into this province, we will to the utmost of our ability oppofe the Re- ceiving and using Said Tea -5 That if any perfons in this town Shall perfist in Selling or Buying or Confuming any Teas Contrary to the true Intent & meaning of the foregoing Refolves they Shall be Looked on as inemical to their town & Country and treated accordingly - 6 That the foregoing Refolves be in force and fully Executed till the Duties aforesaid are taken off and no longer
Then it was put to Vote whether the foregoing Refolves &c: be agreable to the town and it pafsed in the affirmative unanimoufly - and Voted that the town-Clerk Record the Same and transmit a Copy to the Committe of Correfpondance for the town of Boston which was don accordingly & attested by
Jona: Brown Town-Clerk Th[en]
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Then the article in the warrant for this meeting Relating to Building pews in the meeting House was Read & after Debate thereon, It was Voted to Build pews in the Galleries next to the windows from one Stair-way to the other Round in ye front of the House
Voted that they be Built at the Cost of the town
Then Voted to Choofe a Committe to Build sd pews in Such way & manner as the Committe with the advice of the Selectmen Shall think most for the Benefit of the town and that they git Said work don by the Last Day of February next, and make Report to the town at next march meeting
m': Josiah Capen Capt : William Bond
Voted & Chofe for sd: Committe - m': Bez]]: Learned
m': Sam11: Sanger m' Jedidiah Leathe
The Business of the Meeting being don the moderator Declared the meeting to be Difsolved
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Bezaleel Learned on Monday the 10th: Day of January AD. 1774 They Agreed with m' Daniel Bond to Board the wido Tabitha Learned for the present at the Rate of three Shillings Pr week At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown, Weston & Wal- tham at the House of m': Isaac Gleafon in Sd: Waltham on the 24 Day of January AD 1774.
They Agreed unanimously to petition the Great and General Court to afford Some Releif in widning and Supporting the Great Bridge over Charls-River in Watertown and that the Reprefenta- tive of each town be Impowered as a Committe for that purpofe
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At a meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Thomas Wellington on ye 21 Day of February Anno: Domini 1774 They Signed an order on the Town-Treafurer to pay m': Mofes Stone £ 12 : 5 : 2 it being what Remained Due to him for Building the wharf in Cambridge - and they agreed to have a publick Town meeting on Monday the Seventh Day of march Next at twelve of ye Clock at noon at the publick meeting House & ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants Directed to ye Several Constables to warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs to afsemble at the time and place afore Said to act on the following articles (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator for Said meeting Secondly to Choofe Select- men Town-Clerk & Treafurer and all other town officers Re- quired to be Chofe 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 the town whether Swine Shall Run at Large the prefent year (6) To Choofe a Committe to Examin the Town- Treafurers accounts (7) To appropriate the Interest money coming to the town ye present year (8) To Grant a Sallary for ye Revd m': Seth Storer for the enfueing year the year begining the first day of march next (9) To Grant money to Support the Grammer & Englifh Schools that may be agreed upon, and to act anything Relating thereto the town may See fitt (10) To Grant money to Support ye poor, (11) To Grant money to Repair the great Bridge and to act any thing Relating thereto they See fitt, (12) To hear the accounts of thofe perfons the town is In- debted to and grant money to pay the Same (13) To Grant
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money to Repair the High-ways & town-ways, and to act any thing Relating thereto they think proper, (14) To hear the pleas of the Constables for abating any perticular perfons Rates in their lists, and to act thereon as they See fitt (15) To know the minde of the town whether they will Improve m': John Stratton to keep the English School the whole year & to act thereon as they think proper, (16) To See if the town will provid firewood for the Schools and agree upon Some Method to Regulate the Same, and to act thereon as they See meet, (17) To know the minde of the town whether they will act any thing Rela[ting to] John Stearns's affairs, and to act any thing thereon as th[ey think] best.
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To Hear the petition of John Cookson & other praying that the Road by Dirty Green may be Repaired for the Reafons Setforth in Said petition (19) To Hear the Reports of any Committees appointed by the town and to act any thing thereon as they think best. - and Likwife to notifie the town Creditors to bring in their accounts to ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' : Bez11: Learned on Fryday ye fourth day of march next at two of the Clock afternoon
Warrants were Issued out accordingly by me Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a meeting of the Selectmen on Fryday the 4th Day of march at the House of m': Bezaleel Learned AD 1774
in order to take in the accounts of thofe perfons the town is In- debted to the following accounts were brot : in (Viz) To David Bemis for Necefsaries for ye poor - - 0"18" 0
To Sam1 White for Shoes for Ruth Maddox - - 0" 5" 4
To Jedih Leathe for Joseph Bonds wife & Child 0" 14" 8 To Ditto for Spikes for the Great Bridge 0" 4" 0 To Josiah Capen for Labour & meterials for the Bridge 2" 0" 10 2"13" 5:3 Bridge
To David Sanger for Do. at Ditto
To Dr Marfhal Spring for Medicine & attind- ance on ye poor -
To David Sanger for Cash Lay'd out for the poor To Thomas Learned for Boarding ye wido Tabitha Learned 0" 6" 8
1" 2" 4 4" 2" 8
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To Abner Craft for things for the poor - 2" 5" 5 To Daniel Bond for Boarding the poor - - 7"12" 8-3 To Bezaleel Learned for Boarding ye wido Tabitha Learned - 0"18" 0-0 To Jonas White for Boarding Ruth maddox - 0" 6" 0-0 To David Sanger for Labour at the meeting House 1" 9" 10- To Samuel White for Do 1 "16" 0
the following accounts were allowed & a Grant made to pay them To Samuel Fisk for Serving afsefsor ye year past 0" 18 " 0
To Mofes Stone for like Service 18/ & Stones for a Bridge 9/ 1" 7"0
To Jona Brown for Serving Treafurer & afsefsor 3" 11 " 4 To Sam" Barnard for Stones for a Sluce 0" 5"0
To John Kemballs Estate for a plow 0" 1"6 To John Cook for timber & Sawing 0" 8"8
To Isaac Sanderfon for Serving Constable in ye year 1765 0" 12 " 0
7" 3"8
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The account given by the School Committe is as follows (Viz) There will be due to m': Henry Bright the Ninth Day of this Inftant March for three months Service in keeping the Grammer School ye Sum of 10" 0" 0- There is due to m': John Stratton for keeping the 10: 4:0 writing School 17 weeks at 12/ Pr week
and for his wives keeping School 6 weeks @ 5/4 1:12:0 There is due to mrs : Stearns the wife of John Stearns 3: 0:0
There is due to m' Elijah Bond for his wives 3: 0:0
keeping the School last Summer
There is due to m': Eires Tainter for his wives
0:10:4
keeping School two weeks at their House and to mrs Sufanna Wales ye Sum of Watertown March 7: 1774.
3: 0:0
Signed Nath": Stone Sam": Barnard
1774 March ye 4th: Bezaliel Learned gave in written Notifi- cations of Several perfons he had Received into town
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Josiah Capen gave notice of a number of perfons he had Received in
John Stearns gave notice of Sum he had taken in to his House - Jonas White gave notice of a Family he had Received into town Samuel Whitney gave notice of a Family he Received into the town, all the foregoing Notifications are in writing & are on file also Davd Bemis gave in Several Notifications in Writing of perfons he had Received into his Family in Watertown the Notifications are on file
This day orders were drawn on Weston to pay m' Jonas Har-
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ringtonin r 1 :1 : 2 : 2 for 106 feet of plank which he brot: to the Great Bridge in Watertown - also another order to pay Capt John Mirick for 137 feet of Do for Do ye Sum of 1 : 8 : 8=3
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At a Gen": Town Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in Town affairs Regu- larly afsembled at the publick meeting-houfe in Said Town on Monday the Seventh Day of march AD 1774. for the Choice of town officers and other affairs as Setforth in the Warrants for the meeting.
Voted & Chofe Mr : Samuel Fisk Moderator for sd: meeting
Voted & Chofe for Selectmen
m' Sam": White m' Josiah Capen mr David Bemis m' David Sanger m' Elijah Bond
Voted & Chofe for Town-Clerk & Town-Treafurer Jona: Brown
Voted & Chofe for afsefsors
Jonª: Brown m' : Sam1 Fisk m' Mofes Stone
Voted & Chofe for Constables m': Sam": Nutting & m': Sam": Sanger
Voted & Chofe Wardens mefrs Daniel Whitney ju' & Josiah Nor- crois
Voted & Chofe Sealer of Leather m' Stephen Whitney
Voted & Chofe Fence-Viewer mifrs John Tainter ju' & Phinehas Child
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m': Elijah Bond
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of High- - m' Nath1: Harrington ways mr. John Cook m' Amos Livermore
Voted & Chofe Tythingmen mifr Josiah Bisco & Sam". Cook Voted & Chofe Hogrieves mifs's Sam1. Hager & Simon Coollidge jur
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of Timber &c: David Sanger, Jonas
Coollidge & Seth Norcrofs
Voted & Chofe Howards mifsrs William Chenery & Abraham Whitney
Voted & Chofe Clerks of ye Markets mifrs John Remington & Wm Hunt
Voted & Chofe Cullars of Hoops Staves &c mifsrs Sam": Cook & Sam1: Sanger
Voted & Chofe m' Simon Hastings Saxton & Granted him £
3 : 10 - 0 for his Service
Then the Votes were brot: in for a County Treafurer Voted that Swine Shall not Run at Large ye prefent year
Voted & Chofe for a Comtte to Examin ye Treafr acctts
m' : Nath1: Harrington
m' Sam1 Fisk m' Sam": White
Then Voted that the meeting with the Remaining bufinefs be [adjo]urned to next monday at one of ye Clock afternoon at this [place] which was accordingly don
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At a Gen11 Town Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the publick meeting House in sd: Town on Monday the 14th Day of march AD: 1774. by adjournment ~ Mr: Samuel Fisk being Moderator, The meeting being opened The (7) article in the Warrant being Read - it was Voted to appropriate the Interest money as it was Last year (Viz) 5/4 to ye Grammer School and the Remainder to the minifter. . - The Voted & Granted as a Sallery for ye Revd: m': Seth Storer for the year ensueing the Sum of 66 : 13 : 4 the Interest money appropriated to that use to be part & the Remainder to be afseft Voted to make the great Bridge over Charls-River in Watertown
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So much wider as that Teams may pafs & Repas by each other and that the Selectmen acquaint the Selectmen of the other towns with the Vote of this town and also endeavour to finde what the Charge thereof will be as near as they can & make Report at next may meeting .
£
Voted & Granted ye Sum of 30 pounds to Support the poor €
- Voted & Granted the Sum of 100 pounds to Repair the High- ways & town-ways this year and that the afsefsors make out lists of each Inhabitants part & Diliver the Same to the Surveyors as was don last year the price of Labour to be the Same as Last year
Then the accounts of Sundry perfons to which the town is In- £ đ
debted was Read ammounting to the Sum of 7 : 3 : 8 which was Granted to pay the Same -
£
Voted 20 pounds out of the grant made to Repair the High-ways be laid out to Repair the Road at Dirty-Green (So Called) - Voted that the Constables Collect the Tax's this year & Granted three pounds to each of them for their Service they Giveing Bond as usual £
Voted and Granted 40 pounds to support the Grammer School Then voted to have other Schools & granted the Sum of 30 pounds to Support the Same -
Voted that the grant made for other Schools be Laid out for Writting Reading & arethmatick and that there be two Englifh Schools opened one at each end of the town at the Same time art -
Then it was Voted that the 14-15-16-17 and ninteenth articles in the Warrants be put of to next may meeting then to be Con- sidered ~
Then the meeting was Difolved
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Middlefex fs Watertown March ye 14. 1774
Jonathan Brown was Sworn into the offices of Town-Clerk Town-Treafurer & afsefsor -
By Josiah Convers Justice peace At a meeting of ye Selectmen at the House of m' : Bez": Learned
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on monday the 14 Day of march AD 1774. The perfons after- named were Sworn to the faithfull Discharge of the Refpective offices after mentioned (Viz)
mifsrs: Samuel Fisk & Mofes Stone afsefsors
mifsrs Daniel Whitney & Josiah Norcrofs Wardens m': Stephen Whitney Sealer of Leather
mifsrs John Tainter ju' & Phinehas Child Fence-Viewers
mifs Elijah Bond Nath1: Harrington John Cook & Amos Liver- more Surveyors of High-ways m' Josiah Bisco Tythingman -
mifsrs Samuel Hager & Simon Coollidge ju' Hogrieves mifsrs David Sanger Jonas Coollidge & Seth Norcrofs Surveyors of timber &c
m' Samuel Sanger Cullar of Hoops Staves &c: - all Sworn by Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At this meeting of ye Selectmen they agreed with m': Josiah Capen to keep & Board Ruth Maddox eight weeks and he to have Six Shillings pr. week old Tenor & her Labour
They also agreed with m' William Learned to Board the widow Tabitha Learned eight weeks for which he is to have 21/ Shillings old Tenor pr week & her Labour
at this meeting ye Selectmen Signed an order on the town-Treafur- er to pay m': Storer s Sallary for last year it being 66-13-4 also an order to pay the perfons after named the Sums affixt to their names (Viz)
To m' Henry Bright 10" 0" 0
To m' John Stratton
11 " 16" 0
to m' Elijah Bond 3" 0" 0 to mrs Stearns wife to John Stearns 3" 0" 0 to m' Eires Tainter 0" 10" 4
to m' Elkanah Wales
3" 0" 0
to m' David Bemis
0"18" 0
to m' Sam": White
0" 5" 4
to m' Jedidiah Leathe
0"18 : 8
to m' Josiah Capen 2" 0" 10
to m' David Sanger
2" 13" 5-3
to Dr Marfhal Spring
1" 2" 4-
to m' David Sanger 4" 2" 8-
to m' Thomas Learned
0" 6" 8-
43 : 14 : 3:3
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At a meeting of the Selectmen at the House of m': Edward Richardfon on Monday the ye 28th Day of march AD 1774 - They let the wharf in Cambridge that belongs to Watertown to m': Phinehas Child for one year next enfueing to begin the thirtieth day of this Inftant month of march for which ye Said Child is to pay £ 2 : 8 : 8 for ye Same and he accordingly' gave his Note of Hand to ye Town-Treafurer for Sd: Sum - at this meeting they Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay m' Samuel White 3/4 for the Expence of ye Selectmen at their last meeting with ye other Selectmen of Weston & Waltham about the Great Bridge, also to pay m': Edward Richardfon 5/8 it being the Expence in leting out the Wharf - at this meeting m' Josiah Capen brot: in an account for things &c procured for the poor ammounting £ 2 : 6 : 0 Lawfull money -
At a meeting of the Selectmen on Monday ye 4th : Day of April 1774 at the Houfe of mrs Dorothy Coollidge -
They agreed that ye Diftricts for the Surveyors of Highways Should be as follows (Viz)
m': John Cooks to begin at Waltham line on the Country Road & all that Road down to the Great Bridge, Including the Road by Dirty-Green and all the Roads that belong to the town on the South Side of the River, also the Country Road from the Great Bridge to the Barrs of Deacon Fisks pasture, and Capt: Tainters lane to Whitneys Corner - - and m": Cook is to work out £ 20 pounds at Dirty-Green
Mr: Nathaniel Harringtons Diftrict to begin at Waltham line west of his House, and the lane Called Bemis's lane, and from thence over ye Hill northward to John Stearns's Corner, thence the lane by Capt: Whitneys to the meeting Houfe and the Road to Jonas Barnards - also the Road from Samuel Warrins Round by Thomas Harrington s to Thomas Clark s Gate under the Rocks.
m': Elijah Bond s Diftrict as follows (viz) - To begin at Thomas Clark s Gate under the Rocks, thence Round by Kings Common by his houfe to Jonas Bond s & over the old meeting House Hill to ye School Houfe and the Road to Jonas Barnards and also the Back Road from Kings Common to Jona Coollidge Goddings and the lane thru': to Nathan Coollidges, and from m' : Sheds to Amos Livermores
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Mr: Amos Livermores Destrict is to be from his own House South thro' Parrys lane and West on the Country Road to Deacon Fisks Barrs at the Southweft Corner of his pasture & Nuttings Lane, and from Parrys lane East to Cambridge line & Stones Lane with the Country Road on the North Side Westward to Jonas Bonds
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the House of m': Bez": Learned on Fryday the 15th Day of April AD 1774.
It being the year for Perambulating lines & Renewing the Marks between towns. The Selectmen that mifs's Sam1. White & David Bemis Shall go on the line between Watertown and Cambridge also between Watertown & Waltham and that they attend that Service on Monday ye 25th day of this prefent month and to begin with Such as Cambridg appoint at Charls-River at eight of the Clock in the morning of Sd: Day - also to begin with with Waltham men at Cambridge line at two of ye Clock afternoon They also Agreed that mifsrs: Josiah Capen & David Sanger Should perambulate with Newton men to meet with them at two of ye Clock afternoon on ye Same day to begin at Charls-River - They Directed the Clerk to write to the Selectmen of the Several Towns aforementioned to give them notice of ye times and places aforeSaid & to desire their attendance - which was accord- ingly don by Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
at this meeting they Signed orders on the Treafurer to pay out of the Treafury the Sums affixt to ye Several perfons names hereafter mentioned (Viz)
To Abner Craft 2" 5" 5
To Daniel Bond
4 " 12 " 8 " 3
To Bezaleel Learned
0" 18 "0-
To Jonas White
0" 6"0-
To Samll: White
2" 1"0-
To Josiah Capen
2" 6"0-
12" 9"1: 3
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At a meeting of the Selectmen on monday the 25th Day of april AD: 1774 at the House of mrs: Dorothy Coollidge - They
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Signed orders on the Treafurer to pay m' : Henry Bright 1 : 10 : 9 in full for his keeping ye Grammer School in Watertown -also £ to pay ye Sum of 3 : 12 : 0 to m': John Stratton in full for his Service in keeping School the year past
They Appointed a meeting of ye Selectmen of ye Three towns Concerned in Maintaining the Great Bridge in Watertown to be at m' Isaac Gleafons in Waltham to be on Monday the 2th Day of may Next at 4 of ye Clock afternoon & ordered ye Clerk to notify ye Selectmen of Weston & Waltham which was accordingly Don by me
Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
th At a meeting of the Selectmen on monday the 9: Day of may AD 1774. at the House of m': Thomas Wellington - They having Received a Precept from the Sheriff of ye County of middlefex for the purpofe hereafter mentioned. They ordered the Clerk to Issue out warrants Directed to the Several Constables Requiring them to warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in the Choice of a Repre- sentative to afsemble at ye publick Meeting House in Said town on monday ye 16th. Day of this present month of may at two of ye Clock afternoon to Choofe a perfon to Represent them in a Great & General Court appointed to be held and kept at the Town-House in Boston on Wednesday the 25th Day of this present month of may
They also agreed to have an other meeting at 3 of ye Clock in the afternoon on the Same day at the Same place and that the Con- stables be Directed to warn all ye freeholders & other Inhabitants who are Quallified to vote in town affairs to meet at Said time and place to act on ye following articles (Viz)
First to Choofe a moderator for Said meeting
(2) To hear the Report of ye Committe appointed to Examin the Treafurs accounts and to act thereon as they see fit
(3) To país any votes the town think proper on a list of juriors prepared by the Selectmen to be laid before them -
(4) To Choofe any town officers in the Room of any that Refufe
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(5) To grant money to widen & Repair the great Bridge & to act
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