Watertown early town records, vol 5-6, Part 5

Author: Watertown (Mass.); Historical Society of Watertown (Mass.)
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Watertown, Mass. [etc.]
Number of Pages: 874

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Voted and Sunk Thaddeus Coollidges Rates in Conftable Jona". Churches Lifts of Rates

Voted

[30] Voted and Abated Allen Browns Rates in Conftable Jofiah Stearns Lifts amounting to Twenty five Shillings old Ten".

Voted and Granted to Jofiah Stearns fifteen Shillings in part of wt was Sunk in his Lift.

Voted that ye Ten Shillings due from ye Town to sd Allen Brown be paid to Said Stearns to make up the Twenty five Shillings Sunk, on sd Browns Acct in his Lifts.

Upon a Motion made the Vote was put whether the Town would Reconfider their Vote made upon the Sixteenth Article Relating to the Petition of Jabez Stratton, And the Vote paft on ye Negative

Then the Late Truftees Acct. was Laid before the Town and Red And it Appeared by the Acct. that there was in yr hands Due to ye Town To Ballance Sd Affairs the Sum of Thirty Seven pounds & 3d. -

The Vote was then put Whether it is the mind of ye Town to Accept of ye sd Truftees Acct. and that they pay the Ballance Due from them to the Town, into the Town Treafurey for the ufe of the Town And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.

Then the Eighteenth Article in ye Warrant Relating to the Appropriating the Money belonging to ye Town wch was paid as fines by Impreft men was Red, And the Vote was put whether it is ye Mind of ye Town at this Meeting to Appropriate Said Money or any part thereof. and the Vote paft on the Negative.

Then the Vote was put whether it is the mind of ye Town to purchafe the Small Building to be Sold by Matthias Stone, for the ufe of ye Town And the Vote Paft in the Negative.

A motion was then made for the Town to purchafe a Smal Book of Records of Births & Deaths yt is in John Sawins hands Left by his Father formerly Town Clerk of Watertown.

Put to Vote whether the Town do Grant the Sum of Twenty

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five shillings old Tenor to purchafe therewith the Said Book of Records and the Vote paft in the Affirmative.

The Vote was put whether it is the mind of the Town to Revive the Town by Law Relating to horfes as it Stands on Record vizt. That no Perfon or Perfons Shall Suffer their horfes or horfe kind Above the Age of Six months to Run at Large with in the Limmetts of Watertown without their being well fettred from the first Day of April Next to the Laft Day of October following under the penalty or forfiture of Two Shillings & Six pence for evry one found without fetters. & ye Vote paft in the Affirmative.

Voted that Joseph Mafon Esq'. Lay this Town by Law before the Hon'ble Court of Gen1. Sefsions of ye peace for the County of Middx. and in the Name of ye Town to Defire the Court to Confirme the Same

[31] March 11th: 1747/8 The Perfons under named were Sworn to the faithfull Difcharge of their Refpective Offices; at a Meeting of ye Selectmen.

Joseph Mafon Esq' To the Offices of Town Clerk Town Treaf And Afsefsor. Before Nath1. Harris Justice peace

Nath1. Harrington To ye office of Afsefsor. before Nath1. Harris Jus ps.

Joseph Whitney Constable

William Godding Constable

Thos SaltMarfh Afsefsor

Isaac Sanderfon Sealer of Leath"

Thomas Saltmarfh fence View."

James Dix fence Viewer

Nath1. Harrington Surveyer of Highways

James Nutting Tything man

Jonan Stone Tartus Hogrieve

Ebenez' Thornton & Jonas Coollidge Surveyers

all Sworn before Joseph Mafon Juse: peace

and Meafurers of Timber plank &c .- David Sanger Haward

Smith Prentice Gager of Cask

At this Meeting after the Selectmen had throuly Examined Jonan Page who was brot to Watertown from Framingham Agreed to take Advife of Council in ye Law. Agreed yt Joseph Mafon & Oliver Livermore, take advice of Council before the Adjournmt of ye Town Meeting that ye Town may be Aquainted there with. The Selectmen Defired the Widw. Mary Learned at whofe houfe ye sd Page was to take care of him and Supply him wth Victualls & Drink Necefsary till further order, and to be Satiffyed therefor by the Town

At a meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Jonas Bond on the Twenty firft Day of March 1747/8. The Selectmen Appointed the Surveyers of High ways their Bounds or Diftricts

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for the Mending of the High Ways & Town Ways, which are as follows, vizt. Sam11. Stratton Surveyer his Bounds or Diftrict to be, All the HighWays and Town Ways Eaft of the lane which begins at the Country Road by the Corner of Justice Harris Two Acres So called, and Running by the Meeting houfe acrofs ye Town to Cambridge Line Near Thos Wellingtons. And the South part of said Lane from the Meeting Houfe.

Mr Nath1. Harrington Surveyer his Bounds or Diftrict, is all the High Ways and Town Ways above or Wefterly of ye Town way that Leads from the Country Road by Juftice Harris Two Acres So Called, and So Running by the Meeting Houfe Acrofs the Town to Cambridge Bounds Near to Thos Wellingtons. And the North part of Said Lane or Way from the Meeting houfe

This

[32] This Meeting being the time Appointed to take care to put out the Widow Webb to board, No Perfon Appearing to take her, befide Mr John Coollidge (Pr his Wife) He being willing to take her another Year upon Sutable Incouragmt. So as not to be a loofer by the taking of her M' Coollidge & wife Confidering the sd Widws. Advanced Age, and grat Bodilie Infirmatives thought they could not take the care of her as She ought to be taken care of under Twenty fhillings Pr week old Tenor, and for that He ye sd Coollidge was willing to take her ye sd Widw. and take good Care of her a nother Year if she SId Sur- vive. The Selectmen taking the affair into Confideration and Con- fidering how well Satisfied ye sd widw. is at sd Coollidges and her manifefting great uneafinefs to be removed and fearing the ill Confiquence if removed, alfo Confidering the great Price of provifions & all Necefsaris for houfe keeping The Selectmen Do Agree in be half of ye Town to give the Said m' John Coollidge after the Rate of Twenty shillings Pr week for boarding and taking care of ye sd Widw. Webb Another Year the Year to begin the Twenty fifth of this Inftant March And if any Extreordinary Charge Arife by Reafon of Sicknefs or other Difastures to be Alowed reafonable Satisfaction therefor.

Agreed and Appointed Mr Benjn. Haftings to take ye Care of ye great Bridge for the Year Enfuing and mend the same as y Is Occation He to be satisfied therefor.

Joseph Mafon Esqr. and Mr Oliver Livermore were Defired to go to Edmd Trowbridge Esqr. in order to forward ye Petition propofed to be preferred to ye Court of Sefsions at yr Adjournt in April Next with Relation to Jonan. Page who was Sent to Water- town from Framingham and to in gage Him Sutable Satisfaction.

The Bell or Hangings of ye Bell being out of Order and yr Needed Some Smith work to be done to Secure the Bell, the Selectmen Defired Doct'. Convers to speak to Mr Jofiah Stearns

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to Se what is wanting, and to do what is needfull for the Security of sd Bell

The School being at prefent Vacant, The Selectmen Defired M' Jonas Bond and Docter Convers to take upon them the care of Inquiring after a Sutable Gentlman to keep the School, and make Report to ye Selectmen .-

At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of Joseph Mafon Esq'. on the 29th Day of April AD. 1748.

The Selectmen having Received a Precipt from Authority Requiring them to Afsemble the Inhabts. of Watertown for to Choofe a Representative &c.

In Obfervance of which Precipt, Ordred the Clerk to Ifue out Warrants Directed to the Conftables of sd Town to warn the freeholdrs. and other Inhabts. of said Town who are Quallified to Vote in the Choice of a Representative, To Afsemble at the Publick Meeting houfe in Said Town, on Munday the Sixteenth Day of May Next at Two of the Clock Afternoon, Then and there to Elect & Depute a Sutable Perfon to Serve for and Reprefent them in a Great and General Court or Afsembly Appointed to be Conven'd held and kept for his Majes. Service at the Court houfe in Bofton on Wednesday the Twenty fifth Day of May Next.

Likewife to warn the freeholders. and other Inhabts. of Water- town who are Quallified to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe on the 16th. Day of May Next at three of ye Clock after noon for the Ends following. viz. 1. To Choofe a Moderator. (2) To know the mind of ye Town How the money paid by Impreft men belonging to the Town and wch. is brot. into the Town Shall be Difpofed off. (3) To know whether it is the Mind of ye Town that the Meeting houfe Should be Regulerly and Decently Seated again. And to do what is proper with Relation thereto if they Se meet. (4) To know the Mind of ye Town whether they will Difpofe of thofe Pew's in the Meeting houfe Lately belonging to Perfons wch have Difpofed of their Estates in Town and which are gon or going out of Watertown.

Warrants were Accordingly Ifued out.

This 29th. Day of April One Mary Prieft a Single woman was brot by Authority ( from Waltham) to the Selectmen. And She being Pregnant & Near her time, the Selectmen being Oblidged to take the care of her, Mr. Jonas Bond & Doct. Jofiah Convers

Were

[33] Were Defired to Enterfeed with m' Daniel Bond where She had Liv'd and with whofe Wife She had been brought up, that they wld. take the care of her, and do what is Necessary

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for her, under her Prefent Circumftances; and to keep a true and just Acct And to be well Rewarded by the Town.

At a General Town Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabts of Watertown Quallified to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative. Regulerly Afsembled on the 16th. Day of May AD. 1748. at the Publick Meeting Houfe in sd Town.

At Said Meeting the Votes were given in, and after they were Sorted and Counted it Appeared that M' Jonas Bond was Chofen to Serve for and Reprefent the Town at a great and General Court or Afsembly Appointed to be Conven'd held and kept for His Majes. Service at the Court houfe in Bofton on the 25 Day of May Currant.

At a General Town Meeting of the freeholdrs. and other Inhabts. of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly Afsembled on ye 16th. Day of May AD 1748. Voted and Chofe Mr Jonas Bond Moderator. -

Voted to Appropriate the Money in the Treafurey, wch came into it by Impreft men, as their fines.

Voted forty Pounds old Tenor of Said Money to Joseph Stearns under his prefent Difficulty, (he having been preft and paid his fine) To be paid to his Brother Jofiah Starnes and to be Improved by him for the Said Joseph's Sole Ufe and benefit. Voted forty Pounds old Tener of ye Money in ye Treafurey abovesd To John Sanger who has been almost Two Years in the Countrys Service at the Eafward, to be paid to him or Order. - Voted that the Remainder in the Treafurey (wch is forty Pounds old Tener) be Appropriated to help hire men for his Majes. Service as there is Occation, and to be Drawn out of ye Treafurey by the Prefent Commifsion Officers in the Town belonging to the foot Company as there Shall be Evident Occation therefor.

Then the Vote was put whether it is the mind of the Town that the Meeting houfe Should be New Seated Again in a Reguler & Decent manner and the Vote paft in the Affirmative.

The Vote was put whether it is the mind of ye Town to Choofe a Commtee: to New Seat the Meeting houfe. and the Vote paft in the Affirmative.

Voted and Chofe Mefsurs. Nath1. Bright Jonan Bemis Dan1 Whitney Andw. White & Thos: Saltmarfh to be the Comtee. for the Ends above said.

Voted that the Commtee: in Seating the Meeting houfe Should proceed therein According to former Inftruction given in that Affair, vizt. To have Regard to Age Honour & ufefullnefs alfo to go according to the Real and Perfonal Eftate as it Stands in the Invoice Alowing one head.

Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town to Difpofe of

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thofe Pews in the Meetinghoufe wch Returns to the Town Agreable to the Conditions of ye firft Settlement of the pews; To Such Perfons as the Town Shall agree to. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.

Put to Vote whether it is the mind of ye Town That thofe Perfons to whom the Town Shall Difpofe of ye Pews to Shall pay into the Town Treafurey, for the same such sums as the Town Shall Agree to. And ye Vote paft in ye Affirmative.

Put

[34] Put to Vote Whether it is the Mind of the Town Said Pews Shall Remain under the Same Regulations and Con- ditions in all Refpects that they were built upon And the Vote paft in the Affirmative

The Vote was put whether it is the mind of ye Town to Difpofe of said Pews to Perticular Perfons, at this Meeting. And ye Vote paft in the Affirmative.

Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of the Town that m'. Nath1. Norcrofs Shall have the Pew under the Stairs that was Lately Jofhua Benjamins He having paid sd Benjamin His prime Cost of bulding sd pew. And ye Vote paft in the Affirmative.

Voted to Difpofe next of ye Pew wch was Capt. Thos Homans. -

The Vote was Put whether it is the mind of the Town That Mr. Jonan Brown jun' Should have the Pew wch Lately belonged to Capt. Homans. And ye Vote paft in ye Negative

Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of the Town, That m'. Daniel Whitney Should have that Pew wch Lately belonged to Capt Homans, upon the Condition as above Voted. And the Vote pafed in the Affirmative.

The Vote was Put whether it is the mind of the Town that m' Jonathan Bemis Should have that Pew wch Lately belonged to Jofhua Biglo on the Condition abovesd Voted. And the Vote past in the Affirmative. -

Then the Vote was put whether it is the mind of the Town To Adjourn this Meeting to the Second Munday in June Next to this place of five of ye Clock Afternoon to hear and Receive the Report of the Committee Chofen to New Seat the Meetinghoufe of what they Shall do in sd Affair &c. and ye Vote paft in ye Affirmative.

The Selectmen Ordred a pair of Shoo's to be procured for the Widw. Webb. Agreed that Mr John Coollidges Wife (where sd Webb is) be defired to procure what is Needfull and Necefsary for the Mending of ye Sd Widws. Stays and to git them mended and to bring Acct. thereof to ye Selectmen in order to be paid. -

At a General Town Meeting of ye freeholdrs. and other Inhabts. of Watertown on the 13th. Day of June AD. 1748 P Adjournmt.

Whereas the Town at their Laft Meeting Granted to Dan1

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Whitney That Pew in the Meeting houfe Lately Capt Thos : Homans; And to Jona". Bemis That Pew wch was Lately Jofhua Bigelo's, And they to pay therefor Such Sums as the Town Agre'd to : But no Sum then Agre'd upon.

Put to Vote Whether it is the Mind of the Town That the Same Sums which the Town pay's for sd Pews upon y" Return to the Town as the prime Cost thereof Agreeable to the Establifh- ment of the Pews; Be the Sums that the sd Whitney and Bemis pay into the Treafurey for the Said Pew's the Town Voted to them. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.

The Comtee: who were Chofen to Seat the Meeting Houfe gave in their Report as to their proceedings in Said Affair; wch Report was Red to ye Town, And After Confideration there on the Vote was put

Whether it is the mind of the Town to Accept of the sd Report. And the Vote paft in the Negative.

[341/2] July 1. 1748. At a meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Oliver Livermors. The Selectmen Agreable to the truft Repofed in them Relating to the Procuring a Gentleman to keep the School in Watertown (After Several Steps taken in sd Affair) the Selectmen having now a Profpect of a Gentleman Sutable to keep Sd School, Agreed that Jonas Bond Docter Convers & Joseph Mafon forthwith Endeavour to Ingage and Secure sd Gentleman to keep ye School in Watertown upon as eafey tearms as they can and for So Long time as the sd Gentleman Shall Agree to, not Exceeding the firft Munday in March Next, And make Report at the Next Meeting of the Selectmen

July 4. 1748. At a meeting of ye Selectmen at the Widow Mary Learneds, for the Confideration of the List of Licenced Perfons in Watertown &c.

The Selectmen Approved of Thos Saltmarfh Mary Learned & David Coollidge having their Licences as Inholders renewed for the ye Year Enfuing. Alfo m' John Hunt being Licenced as a Retailer for ye Year Enfuing.

At this Meeting Mefsrs. Jonas Bond Josiah Convers & Joseph Mason who were to Agree wth the Gentleman wch the Selectmen had Information was Likely to keep the School. Reported as follow's, That they had this Day Applied to M' Jonan Sewal (the Gentle abovsd) And had Agreed with him to keep the Grammer & English School in Watertown untill the firft Munday of March Next, after the Rate of One hundred and Sixty five pounds a Year, and to pay for or find him his Board. And He ye sd Sewal to begin to keep sd School the Eighteenth day of this Inftant July. Agre'd that Joseph Mason & Jonas Bond Endeavor to procure a place for the Schoolmafter to board at and Agree on wt terms.

Agre'd that Docter Convers and Jonan Bemis go to M' Daniel

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Bonds and Defire of him the Acct. of the Charge of Mary Prieft her Board and Lying in and to know His Demand If he keep her ye Sd Prieft any time Longer. and to make Report at the Nex Meeting of ye Selectmen

July 11. 1748. At a meeting of the Selectmen at Docter Convers Agreed wth. Daniel Bond to keep Mary Prieft for a Month from the 15th. Day of this Inftant at Six Shillings pr Weak old Tenor and after that to keep her and her Child for her work (if the Child wch is now froward should be more Quet) if she be able to do wt is Equal to her Board.

The

[35] The Widow Mary Maddocks being under low Circumftances no place to shelter in and being now at Mr. Henry Springs jun' (where for a long time She has at times crowded her Self in and has been troublefome as well as Chargable to the familie sd Spring loth to turn her out into the streets) Said Spring Applied to the Selectmen (as Sd Widow had done a little before) & Aquainted the Selectmen with the Sd Widows Circumftances and that He could not maintain her alone the Selectmen taking the Matter into Confideration, Defired Mr. Spring to Let sd Widw. have houfe room and Victuals when She when She Should come to his houfe deftitute (and incourage her to be diligent in arning wt she can) And he ye sd Spring to have a Reafonable Recompence, and He to keep a true Acct.

Agred to Send to the Selectmen of Wefton Emmediatly to Send Down the Plank for ye Great Bridge wch. they were to procure

At a meeting of the Selectmen at Jonathan Bemis on the 29th. Day of July AD. 1748. Wm. Denis at Henry Learneds Ordred the Clerk to Isue out a Warrant forth- with to Warn One Wm. Dennis and one Mary Mary Cornifh at Ben Haftings Cornifh alis Mary Bemis to Depart out of sd Town, the Selectmen refufing to Accept of them to be Inhabts. of Watertown. the Sd Dennis came from Roxbury in the County of Suffolk as ye Selectmen are Informed. And the Said Mary Came from Waltham in ye County of Middx where She is a proper Inhabt. thô She came Laft from Cambridge where she was warned out as ye Selectmen are Informed

(A Warrant was Isued Accordingly & Return made & Caution Entred )

Augst. 1748. The Selectmen Meet at M' Jonas Bonds And Agre'd to go to Concord Court abot ye Affair of Jon" Page &c Agreed to send a Summons to m' John Arms.

October 13.th: 1748. At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Joseph Mafon, The Selectmen having in the behalf of Watertown, Recovred a Bill of Cost at Concord Court Laft againft Framingham Relating to Jonan Page Amounting to

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Twelve pounds Ninteen Shillings (old Tenor) Agreed that sd Bill of Cost be paid to Such Perfons to whom it is Due. Vizt. The Clerk of ye Sefsions Attorney Witnefses &c. Defired Joseph Mafon to pay out of ye sd Bill of Cost (wch is in his hands) to thofe it belongs to. Agreed to give to Edmd. Trowbridge Esq". who was Improved by ye Selectmen in sd Affair of Page befide his fee in sd Bill the Sum of four Pounds old Tenor. for his good Service in sd Affair. And Defired Oliver Livermore to wait on sd Trowbridge wth sd Mafon to satisfy him.

As the Selectmen Defired Enfn. Daniel Whitney to Board the Prefent

[36] Prefent Schoolmafter, who under took to Board sd Schoolmafter but wld. not Agree upon what Terms till He had the Trial of Him. Defired M' Jonas Bond M' Jona" Bemis & Docter Convers to Wait on Mr Whitney to know what his Terms are. and make Report to ye Selectmen.

The Meeting houfe Glafs wanting Mending Agre'd that Mr Ebenez' Bradifh be Defired to mend Said Glafs as soon as may be.

At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of Oliver Livermors on the 10th. Day of November. 1748. In order to Confider what proper Steps to take relating to Sam1 Coollidge who is Reduced to such poor Circumbftances as requires Some Speedy care to be taken for him both for Support and Clothing to prevent his Suffering. Agre'd to procure forth with for sd Coollidge at the Cost of ye Town vizt. a good Warm Coat a Shurt a pr of Stockens a pr of Shoos and a Hat, and to be paid for out of the Town Treafurey, Defired Joseph Mafon and Oliver Livermore to procure the Same. Agre'd that the Selectmen will take proper care to procure a place to board sd Coollidge at, Agreed that Mr John Coollidge at whofe houfe the sd Samuel is at prefent, be reafonably rewarded by the Town for his boarding of him till the Selectmen have Oppertunity to Seek a place for him.

At a meeting of ye Selectmen at Docter Josiah Convers's on the Eighth Day of Decembr. 1748. The Selectmen being informed that their are Sundry Perfons come to refide in Watertown vizt Patrick Hoburn and Ann his wife, John Hoburn, John Stoal and Ruth Simfon otherwife Margret Wes otherwife Margret Bently who came all from Boston in ye County of Suffolk as ye Selectmen are Informed they all Refide in in the Dwelling Houfe of Frances Brindly Esq' wch is in sd Watertown. alfo Sarah Chadwick and her Daughter Submitt Chadwick the Said Sarah Came Laft from Newton & ye sd Submit Laft from Cambridge and some time in Sepr Laft. alfo James Wyer & his Wife and two Children who came from Dracket to Watertown in Octobr Laft thefe Perfons Refide in the Dwelling Houfe of Thaddeus Ward wch is in Watertown taken in by him as by Notification under his

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hand, the Selectmen refusing to Accept of ye Above Named perfons to be Inhabitants in sd Watertown, Ordred the Clerk to Isue out Warrants to warn the abovesd Perfons to Depart forth with out of Watertown.

The Selectmen having procured Some Clothing for Sam1 Coollidge undr. His Diftrefsed Circumftances wch will in a few Days be ready for him, but as yet they have not found a place for him, He the sd Sam1 being at this prefent with his Brother Nath1. Coollidge. Agre'd that the sd Nath1. be reafon- ably Satiffyed for his Boarding him, untill further order The Town at yr Meeting in March Laft having pafed a Vote that Such perfons as Shall Send their Children or Servants to School sld provide wood for the fire in the School, but no perfon's perticulerly

Appointed

[37] Appointed to take the care to se that wood be procured. Therefore that the School might not Stop for want of wood, And the Selectmen Apprehending that Eight Shillings old Tenor Pr head for Schollers is Little Enough for the procuring of wood for the sd School, Agre'd that Mr Jonan Sewel our prefent School- mafter be Defired to take a Lift of the Schollers wch Com's to the School, and Aquaint their Parents and Mafters that the Selectmen defire them to Send to Said Schoolmafter 8/P head for their Children and Servants which they Send to School, and that the sd Schoolmafter keep an Acct. who pay. And that what is received by him, He deliver to ye Selectmen who will provide wood there with for sd School. (Warrants were Isued out to warn the above Named perfons to Depart &c & Returns Made & Caution Entred at Decr Court. (all but Jnº Hoburn)

Decembr. 16: 1748. The Selectmen Delivred to Sam1 Coollidge the things they had procured for him vizt. A Coat a Shurt a hat a pr of Stockens & a pr of Shoo's wch came to £17=13 =.. with the Making. and after a Difcourfe wth Sd Coollidge urging him &c to git in to Some way of bufinefs. the Selectmen (who had ingage pay for his board till further order) now told him & his Brother Nath1. that they wld ingage but for one week longer.

At a meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Jonan Bemis on the 26 of Decr. 1748. The Selectmen Agre'd to meet on the Second Munday of January Next at the Houfe of Rihd. Cuttings of Waltham Inhold'. at one of the Clock after Noon, In order to Adjuft the Charge of ye Great Bridge, with the Selectmen of Wefton and Waltham which has Arrifsen for Repairs Since the Laft Adjuftmt. Defired the Clerk to Send Notifications to the Selectmen of sd Towns to Defire them to Meet them at time & place on sd Affair.

(Notifications were accordingly Sent to ye Selectmen of sd Towns)

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At this Meting M' Nath1 Harrington Surveyer & Collecter for High Ways met with the Selectmen and made up Acct. of his work in Sd Ways. His Lift Ammounted to the Sum of £39 == 17 =. 8 New Tenor. which he has worked out Agreeable to the Vote of ye Town. all but Joseph Stearns & Isaac Holdins Rates. one of which is not Capable of work & ye other gone out of the Province.

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Watertown early town records, vol 5-6, Part 5

Author: Watertown (Mass.); Historical Society of Watertown (Mass.) Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Watertown, Mass. [etc.] Number of Pages: 874

Author: Watertown (Mass.); Historical Society of Watertown (Mass.)
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Watertown, Mass. [etc.]
Number of Pages: 874