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The Comtte after Considering the matter made Verbal Report be appointed that a Committe to A hire men to fill the Continential Army which was Voted & Accepted -
Voted & Chofe for Said Committee - L' Josiah Capen
1 1
Mr David Sanger
Lt Amos Bond
Then Voted & Granted 1600 Dollars in hard money to hire Sd: men
Then Voted that Said money be afseft as Soon as may be and that it be paid into the Treafury by the 25 Day of January Next - Then it was Voted that any perfons that Choofe to pay in Paper money that 75 paper Dollars in the old Currency Shall be Received in lieu of one Silver Dollar
Voted & Granted the Sum of £ 24000 pounds to purchafe the Beef Required by the Gen' Court for the use of the army
Then Voted to Choofe a Committee to Receive the money of the Collectors & pay for the Beef - Mr Daniel Parker Voted & Chofe for Said Committee Mr Simon Whitney Jona: Brown Esq"
Voted to Choofe Collectors to Collect the above Sums Then Voted & Choofe mifrs Mofes Stone ju': & Edmd Fowle who were Sworn into the office by Jona: Brown Just: Peace Then they Voted that the Schools be kept till the Grant be Expended & then Cease till further orders
Then the meeting was Defolved
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At a meeting of the Selectmen at m' Bullards on monday the 8th day of January AD: 1781 They Agreed that at the Request. Some of the Inhabitants of the Town. to have a Publick Town-
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Meeting at the meeting House on Tuesday the 16th Day of this present month at two O: Clock afternoon for the following Pur- pofes (Viz)
(1) To Chcofe a moderator (2) To Choofe a Constable or Col- lector if they See fitt. (3) To hear the Report of the School Committee and make Such further Grants to Support the Schools as may be thought proper (4) To take Some Meafures for the Speedy Collecting the Tax's already afsest. (5) To provide for the emediate Payment of the Monies borrowed for the use of the town. and Act any thing Relating thereto that may be thought Proper (6) To hear the Reports of any Committees and do any thing Relating thereto they See fit (7) To make Such further Grants of money as are Necessary
Warrants were Issued accordingly one Directed to m' Hall as Constable and the other m' Sam !: Soden who was Appointed to Warn the Deftrict By Order of the Selectmen
At a Publick Town-Meeting held at the meeting House in Watertown on the 16th Day of Jany: 1781 to Tranfact Several thing mentioned in the Warrants for Calling the meeting. &c They Voted & Chofe Deacon Nath !: Stone moderator - - Then they Voted & Chofe m' Mofes Stoneju Constable Then the V article Relating to Schools was Read & the Committe made Verball Report Relating to the Expenditure of the money Granted for that Purpofe - Then the Question was Put whether the town will Grant any further Sum at this time & it pafsed in the Negative then the article Relating to the money bor- rowed Then they Voted to Choofe a Committee to finde what the town owes on Notes &c. and to Consider what Shall be allowed as Depretiation & make Report.
Chofe for Said Committee
Wm Hunt Esq" m' Richd: Clark Lt Amos Bond
Then the Committee appointed to hire men was Laid on the tabl was Read & accepted & the Ballance of £ 747 : 18 -0 was allowed
then the account for Repairing the ministerial place was Read & accepted amounting to £ 1681 : 19 :0 See ye accounts on file- Then they Voted to allow the present Committee for their * & Expence in hiring men
* torn
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the House of m' John Bullard on Fryday the 23d Day of Feby: AD 1781. They agreed to have the annual March Meeting on the 5th day of March Next at 9: o Clock in the morning at the meeting House & directed the Clerk to Issue out Warrants directed to the Constables to Warn the Inhabitants who are Quallified to vote in town affairs to meet at Said time & place for the following purpofes (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator of ye meeting (2) To Choofe Selectmen Town-Clerk Town-Treafurer & all other town officers Required to be Chofe in the month of march Anually (3) To Choofe a Saxton and Agree how he Shall be paid for his Service
(4) To Determin whether Swine Shall Run at Large the enfueing year - (5) To put in their Votes for a County Register &
Treafurer
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(6) To Grant money for Schools & to
Agree what Schools Shall be kept & do any thing Relating thereto
that may be thought best (7) To do any thing Re- lating to John Stearnes place that may be thot best. (8) To known if the town will provide a place for James Hay that he may be Removed out of the Town of Cambridge. (9) To do any thing further that may Appear Necessary for Raifing men to fill the Continential Army - (10) To hear the Accounts of thofe perfons the town is Indebted to and Grant money to pay the Same (11) To Choofe a Committee to Examin the
Treafurers Accounts (12) To Grant money to Support the Poor. and Such other Services as may be thought Necefsary (13) To Grant money to Repair the Highways and act any thing Relating thereto that may be thought proper - (14) To hear the Reports of any Committees. and Act thereon as may be thought best. (15) To do any thing Relating to the Leafing the Fifhery that may be thought Proper - - also to notify the town Creditors to bring in their accounts to the Selectmen at m' John Bullards on Fryday he 2d Day of march Next at 2: O Clock afternoon Warrants were Issued Feby : ye 26. 1781
Attest Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of m' John Bullard on the 2d Day of March AD 1781 for to Receive the Accounts of thofe Perfons to town is Indebted the following were Prefented (Viz) by the Committee for providing for the School &c Due to m' Oliver W: Lane for keeping School 625 : 0:0
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To M' Seth Hastings for do 562 : 10 : 0
To m' Jonª : Remington for do 500 : 0
To m' Simon Whitney for Wood To m' Amos Livermore for do
104 : 3:4
104 : 3:4
To m' Sam' Soden for do
104: 3:4
£ 2000:0:0
Sam1 Fisk Acctt : for the poor &c
188: 5:0
to Nath' Stone for do
126 :17:0
to Mofes Stone for do
66: 6:0
to Jedh Leathe for do
263 : 16:0
to Amos Livermore for do
18 : 0 :-
to Jonathan Brown for Service Relating to Beef 24 : 0 :
to Jonas White for Collecting Beef &c 496 : 8 :
to Jedh Leathe for do
45 : 0 :
£ 3228:12:0
The Selectmen Signed an order on the Town Treafurer to Pay the Above Sums
At the above meeting the following Accounts were brot: in to be laid before the town for their allowance (Viz)
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At a Publick Town-Meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in Town affairs Regularly Afsembled at the Meeting House in Said town on Monday the 5th Day of March AD 1781 for the Choice of town officers & other things as Mentioned in the the Warrants for Calling the Meeting
Then m' Daniel Parker was Chofel
mr Richd: Clark m' Amos Livermore
moderator of the meeting - - m' Daniel Whitney
Voted & Chofe for Selectmen
mr Daniel Parker
Lt. Chris Grant jur Chofe for Town-Clerk & Town Treafurer Jona: Brown Esq':
m' Nath1 Bright -
Chofe for Afsefsors
m' Jonª: Stone
m' Francis Brown
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r
Chofe for Constables m Stephen Whitney & m' Josiah Sanderfon Chofe for Wardens mefs' Richard Richardfon & William Warrin For Fence Viewers m' Nath! Bemis & Lt William Warrin Sealer of Leather m' Stephen Whitney
Surveyors of Highways D' Marfhall Spring & M' Amos Liver- more
Tythingmen mefsrs. Peter Harrington & Daniel Bond Howards mefs' Abram Whitney & Daniel Mason
Surveyors of Timber meisrs David Sanger & John Capel
Clerks of the Markets Capt: Abner Craft & mr Jedh Leathe Hogrieves Dr Marfhal Spring and Lt Amos Bond
Chofe m' Phinehas Jenifon Saxton. Then Voted that he Shall have two Contrabutions for his Service for the year ~ Voted that Swine Shall not Run at Large this year
(6) article being Read it was Voted to keep one School all the year to be kept the three Summer & the three Winter months in the middle School House & the other Part of the year to be kept at each end of the Town to be equally Divided also two more School
Schools 3 months in the winter one A at the West end & the other at the East end of the town -
Voted & Granted £ 6000 pounds to Support ye Schools
Voted & Chofe for a Committee to take the care of the Schools Wm Hunt Esq': m' Amos Livermore & m' Simon Whitney Then they Voted to Choofe a Committee of three men to Look into the matter Relating to John Stearnes place and make Report at the Adjournment -
Votes were brot: in for a County Register & Treafurer
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Voted & Chofe for Said Committee - - mr Sam1 White Wm Hunt Esq™ Lt Amos Bond
Then the Article Relating to James Hay was Read & Refered to the Selectmen
the the article Relating to Raifing men was Read & it was Voted that the Collectors Should be Called upon by the Treafurer -
before the adjournment & upon Failure for him to Issue his Executions
Voted that the Committee appointed to hire men for the army be Authorifed to hire money for that Purpofe - - -
Then Voted to Raife Six hundred Mill'd Dollars or the Value
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thereof in Paper money. and that the Afsefsors be directed to afsefs Said money as Soon as may be - -
Then the meeting was adjourned to next monday two O Clock afternoon at this place
Middlefex fs march ye 5th: 1781 Then D' Marfhall Spring Appeared & took the Oaths of Surveyor of Highways & Hogrieve, and Lt. Amos Bond the oath of Hogrieve Before me Jona : Brown Just: Peace
At a Publick Town Meeting held at the meeting Houfe on Mon- day the 12th: day of March A D1781. by adjournment - Mª: Daniel Parker being Moderator. the Meeting being opened an adrefs from the General Court to the Inhabitants being Read a motion being made & Seconed it was Voted that the Revd: m' Eliot Should be Desired to Read the Same to the Congregation on the Lords Day --
then Voted that m' Ezekiel Hall Should be a Committee to waite on m' Eliot for that Purpofe
Then the accounts of Several perfons &c. that the town is In- debted to were Read and are as follows (Viz)
Sam !: Fisk Esq' for Serving Asfefsor the year past on which the town allowed the Sum of 330 : 0 : 0
To Dean: Nath1: Stone for Like Service 384 : 0:0
To m' Mofes Stone for like Service 360 : 0 : 0
To m' Jedh Leathe for like Service 592 : 0 :0
To Jona Brown for like Service 384 : 0 :0
To Jona: Brown for Serving Treafurer 450 : 0 : 0
To the Selectmen for Expence the last year 366 : 0:0
To the Wido Mary Vila for Boarding Mary
Learneds Child 48 Weeks at £ 15 pounds P week
726 :0 :0
3592 : 0 : 0
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Then they Voted Chofe for a - m' Jonas White
m' Daniel Parker
Committe to Exam the Treafs accts
mr Nath1 Harrington
then the Selectmen that were Chofen on the fifth Inftant Refused to Serve in that office. and the town Proceeded to another Choice
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Chofe for Selectmen -
Mr: Daniel Parker Wm Hunt Esq" m': Josiah Bisco L' Amos Bond m' Nath1 Bright
& Francis Brown
Then Mefs's : Jona : Stone A were Excufed by a Vote from Serving as afsefsors the Prefent year -
Then they Voted that the three last Chofen Selectmen Shall be the Afsefsors the Prefent year (Viz) m' Josiah Bisco L' Amos Bond & m' Nath11 Bright
Voted that the Afsefsors Shall have 4s/ Silver money P day or Equivalent in Paper
Then they Voted to Choofe a Comtte. to Purchafe a Barrack for to Put the Poor into -
m' Simon Hastings Chofe for Sd: Committee { m' Daniel Parker m' Amos Livermore
Then Voted to Raife £ 15 pounds on a Single Poll and the Same Proportion on Estates to defray the Expence of Repairing the Highways this year. - then voted that the Price of Labour in working out the highway Rate Shall be £ 30 pounds P day for a man and the like Sum for a good team - -
Then they Voted to Choofe two more Surveyors of Highways
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of Highways S m' David Coollidge
m' Nath1 Harrington Then Voted to Choofe a Comtte to Consider what Rates ought to be abated & make Report.
Chofe for Said Committee {
m' Jedh Leathe m' David Sanger mr David Bemis
Then Voted to Choofe two Collectors of the town Tax's ( m' Daniel Mason
Chofe for Said Collectors Lt William Warrin
then it was moved to adjourn the meeting to monday next at two O:Clock to meet at this Place which was accordingly don -
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the House of m' John Bullard on the 12th day of march 1781. mefsrs Josiah Bisco, Amos Bond and Nath" Bright were Sworn into the office of Afsefsors - -- and m' Josiah Sanderfon to the office of Constable. Amos Liver-
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more, and David Coollidge Surveyors of Highways. - Nath1. Bemis and William Warrin Fence-Viewers. Capt: Abner Craft & m' Jedh : Leathe Clerks of the Markets -
By Jonª: Brown Just: Peace
At a Meeting of The freeholders & other Inhabitants of Water- town Regularly Afsembled at the Meeting House in Said Town on Monday the 19th Day of March AD: 1781. by adjournment - Mr: Daniel Parker being Moderator: The Meeting being opened the (12) article being Read they Voted & Granted the Sum of £ 8000 pounds to provide a House for the Poor and to Support them this year
then the Committe Appointed to Purchafe a Barrack Informed that they had Purchafed one for the use of the town - they Voted to Choofe a Committee to look out for a place whereon to Set the Same
Voted & Chofe for Said Committee - -
m' David Bemis m' Sam1 Soden m' Amos Livermore mr Josiah Bisco m' John Cook
Then it was Voted to open a Subscription on foot to pay for the Barrack that has been purchafed the perfons that Subscribe to be paid out of The tax's to be made for that Purpofe the Sum that each perfon Shall Subscribe
Then they Voted to abate the Sums which each perfon (that Went into the army last Summer for Six months) was taxed during the time of Six months from his inlistment
thomas Saffords & Ruggles Whitneys accounts were Read and it was voted that sd accounts lye till it was know what town Mary Giles belongs to as they Refpected her
Then they Voted to Excufe m' Nath1: Harrington from Serving Surveyor of Highways after which m' Daniel Whitney was Chofen -- Then they Voted to Excufe Lt Wm Warrin from Serving a Collector. - Then they Voted to Excufe m": Stephen Whitney from Serving Constable upon his paying twenty five Milled Dollars or oth [er] money Equivelent which is to be Considered as his turn
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Then they Voted & Chofe m' Samuel Cook Collector of Tax's - Voted & Chofe M' Abraham Whitney Constable
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Then Voted that all other matters be Refered to the Next Town- Meeting
Then the meeting was Defolved
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the 19th Day of march 1781 at the House of m' John Bullards. the Several perfons afternamed were Sworn into the Several offices aftermentioned (Viz) mr Peter Harrington Tythingman. m' Step" Whitney Sealer of Leather - m' Daniel Whitney Surveyor of Highways - Sworn by Jona: Brown Just: Peace
At this Meeting the Selectmen Signed an order on the town treafurer to pay the Ballance of the Committees account for Service the last year being in full for Raifing men &c the whole Amounting to the Sum of £ 747 : 18-0-
At this meeting they Directed the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to Warn the Inhabitants of the town who are Quallified to vote for the Choice of Governours & Senators to Meet at the Meeting on Monday the Second Day of April Next at two O Clock after- noon to give in their votes for Governors & Senators also for Such as are Qualified to Vote in town affairs to meet at the Same place at 3: O Clock the Same day in the afternoon to act on the following Articles (Viz)
(1ft) to Choofe a moderator (2ly) To do any thing further that may be thot: Necefsary for providing a Houfe for the Poor, and act thereon as they think best - (3ly) To take into Consideration a Letter from the Committees of Corrofpondance meet at East-Sudbury Relating to the Tender act; and to act thereon as they think Proper (4ly) to hear the Re- ports of any Committees and act thereon as may be thot : best. - (5ly) to act any thing Relating to abatement of Tax's or the Fishery or any other matters that were Refered to this meeting (6ly) to put in their Votes for a County Treafurer if they think Proper (7ly) To Choofe any town officers in the Room of Such as Refufe or Neglect to Serve.
Warrants were Issued accordingly
Pr Jona : Brown Town. Clerk
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At a Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified according to the Con-
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stitution to to Vote in the Choice of a Governor. L': Governor & Senators Regularly Afsembled at the meeting House in Said Town on Monday the Second Day of April 1781. -
The Meeting being Opened and the Votes were Called for, for a Governor and were brot in Counted & Sorted and it Appeared that His Excellency John Hancock Esq'. had twenty five Votes and that the Honorle: James Bowdoin had Sixteen Votes also the Honrle: Samuel Adams had one Vote
Then the votes were Called for for five Senators which being brot: A in Sorted & Counted and it appeared the following Gentlemen had the number of Votes Set against their Refpective names (Viz) - The Honle James Preiscot Esq" 27
James Rufsel Esq' 9
John Tyng Esqr 24
Josiah Stone Esq" 31 Eleazor Brooks Esq' 2 Abram Fullar Esq' 25
m': Thos: Parker 8
maj': Joseph Hofmer 13
Jona : Brown Esq' : 1
At a Publick town-Meeting the Day above Said of the Free- holders & other Inhabitants of Watertown Quallified to vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled at the Meeting house to act on Sundry Matters Mentioned in the Warrant
They Voted & Chofe Daniel Parker Esq': moderator then the Committee appointed look out for a place to Set the houfe on for the poor : Reported that it was their Opinion that sd Houfe Should be Set either on the South Side of the River upon the Bank West of the Great Bridge, or upon a peice of Town Land Near Convers Springs Houfe
Then it was Voted that it Should be Set on the Bank of the River as abovementioned - Then the Letter from the Committees of Corrofpondance was Read and Voted
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That the late Act for taking of the Tender of the money was not Agreable to the mind of the town -
Then they Voted to Choofe a Committee to Prepare Inftructions for their Reprefentative Directing him to ufe his influence in the General Court to git the tender Put on again -
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Voted & Chofe for Said Comtte
L': Josiah Capen m' Sam1: Soden m' Josiah Bisco m' Sam1 White Wm Hunt Esq' m' Jonas White mr Richd: Clark
Then they voted to adjourn this meeting till Tomorrow to meet in this Place at 3: O: Clock afternoon -
At a Gen' Publick Town Meeting held at the Meeting Houfe on the third Day of April 1781. By Adjournment
Daniel Parker Esq: being Moderator -
The Meeting being Opened they Proceeded to Bufinefs
Voted to Relinquish on half of the Building that was purchafed for the town to the Committee that bought the Same -- - - Voted to Choofe three men to be a Committee to Remove sd Building to the Place that has been Agreed by the town on the South Side of the River in Watertown
Voted & Chofe for Said Committee -
Mª : Simon Hastings Mr Amos Livermore mª Jedidiah Leathe
Voted that Said Committee Apply to the Inhabitants of the Town to See what they will Subscribe for help to move sd Building Voted that Wednesday the 11th : Day of the present month be the time for moveing the Same if the Weather Permit &c Voted the Tax's Set to the Soldiers in m' Edmund Fowles Lists Shall be abated if they go into the Continential Army Voted & Chofe m': William Harrington in the Room of m' Abraham Whitney who had Refufed to Serve
r Voted & Chofe m' Joel White Collector in the Room of m Sam !! A
Cooke who Refufed to Serve
then the Committee appointed to Prepare Inftructions to be given to their Representative Laid a Draft thereof on ye Table which was Read & not accepted and Recommitted to the Same Com- mittee -
Then they Voted to adjourn the meeting to m' John Bullards to meet in half an Hour from this time which will be at 7 O Clock
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The town being Met at Mr Bullards According to adjournment
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but there being no Convenient Room that they Could have the Meeting was by a Voted Adjourned to Mrs: Dorothy Coollidges to there in a Quarter of an Hour - - They being met according to adjournment a Motion being made and Seconded They Voted to Reconfider all the Votes that had been Pafsed on the third article in the Warrant Relating to the Tender act (so Called) Then they Voted that their Representative be Directed to use his Endeavour in the General Court that the Tender act that was Lately Repealed be Revived So far as it Concerns the tender - Then it was Voted that the Names of the Perfons that voted for the Inftruction & thofe against it be taken by Yeas & Nays which are as follows (Viz)
Nays
Yeas
Mofes Stone
Jedidiah Leathe
Josiah Mixer
Mofes Coollidge
Mofes Stone jur
Abraham Whitney
Wm Warrin
Hugh Mason
Sam1 White
Amos Livermore
Edmd: Fowle
Josiah Capen
Wm Hunt
Sam1 Barnard
Jonª: Stone
Elijah Bond
Nathan Coollidge
Jonas White
Thos Pattin
Josiah Sanderfon
Josiah Norcrofs
Phins: Child
Sam' Cook
Sam1 Spring
Henry Bradfhaw
Josiah Bisco
Daniel Sawin
Jonª: Child
Simon Hastings
Benjn. Capen
Jona: Coollidge Godding
Daniel Mason
Eben' : Everit
Wm Harrington
Richd. Everit
Francis Brown
Sam" Soden
Daniel Parker Sam1 Richards
Then they Voted & Chofe m' Daniel Cook Collector of Tax's who Refused to Serve Then they Chofe m' Richd Everit & he Refufed to Serve - Then they Chofe m' Henry Bradfhaw who accepted
Simon Whitney
then m": Wm Harrington was Sworn into the office of Constable and m' Henry Bradfhaw into the office of Collector By Jona : Brown Just Peace
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Then the Meeting was Adjourned to monday the 16th Day [of] this month to meet at the Meeting houfe at 4 O Clock afternoon
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs: Dorothy Coollidge on monday the 7th Day of may AD 1781
They agreed to have a Town Meeting at the meeting House on Monday ye 14th of may Inftant at two O Clock afternoon for the Choice of a Representative - - also an other Meeting at three O: Clock afternoon the Same day & at the Same Place to act on the following articles (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator (2ly) To do any thing further that may be thought Necessary for the finishing the Houfe for the Poor: - (3ly) to abate any Perfons Rates the town may think proper -(4ly) To do any
thing Relating to the Collectors Settleing their accounts that may be thought Proper (5ly) To appoint a Committee to Settle with the Revd m' Eliot for the last year: and make Provifion for his Support for the year enfueing; (6ly) To know the minde of the town whether they will do any thing Relating to the Fenceing the Ministerial place and act thereon as they think Proper (7ly) To make Such grants of money as may be thot for the Benefitt of the town (8ly) To appropriate the fines arifing by Perfons Refusing to Serve in any town offices, or in any other ways; as the town think best; (9ly) To hear the Reports of any Committees and act thereon as they see fitt, (10) To appoint a Committee to See what peices of Land belonge to the town and to act any thing Relating thereto that may be tho : best ; (11ly) To act on any other Matters that may be then thought Necefsary
Warrants were Issued to the Constables & Signed
By order of ye Selectmen -- Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified according to the Constitution to vote in the Choice of a Repre- fentative held at the Meeting House on monday the 14th day of may 1781. being Regularly Afsembled the Major part of ye Selectmen being Present: Jonathan Brown Esq': was Chosen by the major Part of the Electors to Represent the town ye enfueing year in the General Court to be held at the State House in Boston on the Last Wednesday in the Present month of may &c
may ye 12th. 1781 m' Daniel Whitney notified the Selectmen that
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he had Received into his houfe on David-Elvin. Morton who Came last from Gorham-Town in the County of Cumberland
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At a Publick Town-Meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Quallified to vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the Meeting Houfe on monday the 14th Day of may AD: 1781. They Chofe m': Josiah Bisco Moder- ator of the meeting
Then m" John Cook Prefented a Petition Praying the town to Reconfider their votes Relating to the Placeing the House for the Poor. and after Debate thereon the Question was Put whether they will Reconfider Said Votes & it Pafsed in the Negative
Then they voted to Choofe a Committee to dig the Celler & Stone the Same -
Voted & Chofe for Said Committee-
Mr Daniel Sawin Capt Josiah Capen- Mr Jonas White
Voted that the Perfons that Request to have their Tax's abated Procure a list of the Same under the Hand of the Collectors & lay the Same before the town -
Voted that the Treafurer Issue his Executions against Delinquent Collectors in one Month from this time
Voted to Choofe a Committe to Settle with the Revd: mr Eliot - Jona: Brown Esq' m' Mofes Stone
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