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The 5th. 6th : & 7th Articles not being Acted upon a motion being made & Seconded it was Voted that the Meeting Should be Difolved and the moderator Accordingly declared it to be Disolved.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the 10th- day of Augt: 1785 at the Houfe of Capt: Jonathan Maynard an account was Pre- sented from Nath1. Ruggles Whitney for Keeping School &c which was accepted - -
at this Meeting a Petition was Presented to the Selectmen de- sireing them to call a Town Meeting to take into Consideration the circumftances of the Collectors Relating to the State Tax's &c also to Consider of Some Proper & Speedy way of Paying the Revd: m' Eliots Sallary &c
Whereupon they Ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants to the Constables to warn the Inhabitants of the Town Quallified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Meeting on Monday ye 22d. Inftant
at two O Clock afternoon for the following Purpofes. (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator of ye Meeting
(2d)To abate any Perfons Rates they think Proper. and Grant money to make good any State tax's that have been or may be abated.
(3d)
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(3d) To make any further grants of money the Town may Judge Necefsary. -
(4) For the Town to take Such Meafures as they Judge Ex-
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pedient and necessary to obtain a Speedy Settlement of the State Tax's Still remaining unfettled in the Several Con- stables and Collectors hands. and do any thing thereon that the Town may Judge Necefsary in order to bring the Matter to a final Settlement.
(5th) For the Town to devife Speedy ways & means for the Sea- fonable and more early Payment of the Revd: Mr Eliots Sallary as it from time to time becomes due, and to make Such alterations in the former Contract, or enter into any New Agreement as may be Mutually agreed upon between m': Eliot and the Town, and do and act any thing relating thereto that may be thot : best.
& act thereon
(6th) To hear the Reports of any Committees ^ as may Appear proper.
(7th) To appoint a Committee if it is thot: Necessary to Settle any Accounts between any or either of the Collectors & Town-Treafurer and Act thereon as they See fitt.
(8th) To hear the Reafonable Request of any perfon or perfons and act thereon as they think Expedient.
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly Dated 15th- Inftant Pr Order of the Selectmen Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the Meeting Houfe in Said Town on Monday the 22d Day of august AD 1785.
They Chofe William Hunt Esq': Moderator of ye meeting -
2ª article being Read. and Pafsed over.
3d article being Read Voted & Granted £ 6 pounds to Repair the great Bridge
4th article Read Voted that the Selectmen be Impowered to Send 1 two perfons after William Warren an obsconding Collector at the expence of the town &c
Voted that the Selectmen take care & examin the lists of Col- lectors of of State Tax's and Proceed with them in manner as the law Directs
5th article Read Voted that the Selectmen & Town-Treafurer take Care to pay m' Eliots Sallary Quarterly as it becomes due - -
6th article past over. on the Seventh article Voted to Choofe a
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Comtte- to Settle with the Treafurer & Collectors and Chofe for Said Committee
Sam1 Fisk Esq™ Wm Hunt Esq': mr Amos Livermore
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Mr Samuel Cooks Account was Recommitted to the former Com- mittee to examin and make Report thereon at the next meeting - Then the Meeting was Adjourned to monday the 5th day of Sepr next at three O Clock afternoon at this Place
At a meeting of the Selectmen at Capt: Jonathan Maynards on the 22d day of august AD 1785. They Signed an order on the Town-Treafurer to Pay Mr Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney £ 33"6" 8 in full for keeping School last year. and £ 4 Pounds to Jedidiah Learned in part for Boarding Abigail Hay
At a meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the wido: Dorothy Coollidge on monday the 29th- Day of August- 1785
They Signed an order on the Town-Treafurer to pay the Sum of one Hundred Pounds to the Revd: Mr: Richard R: Eliot as his Sallary the Present year the year begining the eighth day of may last Past, the payments to be Quarterly as they become due
At a Publick Town Meeting held at the Meeting Houfe on Monday the fifth Day of Sep': AD 1785. by Adjournment William Hunt Esq' who was the moderator being Absent The town Voted and Chofe Samuel Fisk Esq": moderator
Then the Second article in the Warrant being Read relating to abateing Tax's The town voted & abated the following Tax's (viz)
In David Stones Simon Coollidges 1 : 7 :9-
- In Samuel Soden's list S Jedidiah Whites of - 0 " 8 " 0 John Gipsons 0 :4:0
Noah Torrey s 1 :8:3
James Austins 1: 5: 0:1 Jona Crofsbees 1: 5:8 George Browns 0 :18 : 5 : 1 James Shermans 1 :18 :7 Joseph Hays 0 :11 : 2 :- John Randols 0 : 4 :4
Willm Trasks 0 : 3 :8
In Richard Clarks late Nathll Brights ~
Freemans 0 :10 : 9 :-
Henry Bradfhaws
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Then they voted that Such part of Oliver Learneds Tax's Should be abated. as the afsefsors think Proper - Then the meeting was ad- journed to the first monday in Octr: next at this place -
In Daniel Cooks
James Shermans 0 : 9 : 10 :-
In Edmund Fowles- George Browns 1: 3: 6:1
Saml Fullars 0 : 13 : 9 - Williams 0 : 13 : 9
Joseph Brights
George Browns 0 :18 : 0
Saml Fullars 0:10 :6- Joseph Hays Tax
Stephen Simms 2: 9:8-
Jona. Crofsbees 2 :16 :8
John Wellingtons 0 : 6:2
Noah Torrey 0: 8:0 Eben Wakefield 0 : 3:4
Thos Gorden [ * ]
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at Mrs Coollidges on monday ye 5th- Day of Sep': AD 1785 They Signed an order on the treafurer to pay M' Amos Bond £ 9 : 6 :2 :2 as a Ballance due to him before the first of march last past - -
At a Meeting (being for approbation) of the Selectmen on Thursday the 8th- Day of Sepr: AD. 1785. at the Houfe of Mrs : Dorothy Coollidge they approbated the following Perfons for Innholders and Relaitors (Viz) Innholders Retailors mrs: Dorothy Coollidge Mefsrs Eben' Kent
mefsrs Edward Richardfon Jonathan Maynard Sam1: Wellington John Bullard
Abner Craft
Jedih Leathe
John Fowle
John George Daniel Jackson
Francis Faulkner
Henry Bradfhaw
Hezekiah Medcalf David Bemis
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Capt: Jonathan Maynard on Monday the 26th- Day of Sepr: 1785 They Signed Indentures for Binding Aaron Learned to m' Amos Briant of Cambridge
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They also Signed orders on the town Treafurer to Pay Colo: Nathan Fullar 42/ for Special Services don for the town - also an order to pay to the Several Perfons afternamed the Sums affixt to their Several Names being allow'd them for Services at the Great Bridge according to the adjustment on the 23d Day of Feby last past (Viz)
To Stephen Cook 1 "10"
To Jackson & Company 0" 12 "
To Newton Baxter 0" 7" To Amos Livermore
To Amos Bond 0" 19 "
To Waltham being a
0" 16"
miftake in ye last adjut 1" 0"
At this Meeting they agreed to have a New Town Meeting at the meeting Houfe on monday the 3d Day of Oct": next at 3: O Clock in the afternoon to act on the following Articles (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator of the Meeting
(2) To Choofe a Collector of tax's in the Room of m': William Warrin or any other Collector as the town may think Necefsary
(3) To Inquire of the Managers of the lottery for Repairing the Great Bridge over Charles-River how far they have pro- ceeded and act thereon as they [thin]k Proper Warrants were Issued accordingly pr J Brown Town Clerk
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At a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Water- town Regularly Afsembled at the Meeting Houfe in Said Town on Monday the third Day of October 1785. By adjournment - Samuel Fisk Esq': being Moderator of the Meeting
The Meeting being Opened the (6) article being taken into Con- sideration the Committee appointed to Examin the Accounts of a Committee who were Chofen ye 27 Day of December 1780. to hire men to fill up Watertowns Quota of the army - made Report. that they had attended that Service and that it appeared that a Ballance was due the town from m' David Sanger one of the Said Committee the Sum of £8"6"8 and that a Ballance was due ye town from Major Josiah Capen of 15 "2 :
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and that a Ballance was due from ye town to m' Amos Bond of
20 " 9 " 5
See the Report on file
which Report was Accepted - Then Mefsrs. Sanger and Bond Prefented their Account for time and Expence in the Service of hireing men both amounting to the Sum of - - - £28:0:6
which was Voted & accepted - - and it was Voted that the town Treafurer Give Mr: Bond a Note of hand in the Name of ye town for the Ballance due to him from the town upon Interest for the Same till paid - Then the Meeting was Adjourned to thursday Next at three O Clock afternoon to meet at this Place -
Then the Meeting that was Called by the other Warrant to be held at the Same time and Place for the Purpofes Mentioned in the Warrant for Calling the Same was Opened and
They Voted & Chofe Samuel Fisk Esq" Moderator of the Meeting and it being late and being Some Dark the Meeting was adjourned to Thursday Next to meet at two O Clock at the Same place -
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the 3d of Oct": 1785. at Capt. Jonathan Maynards they haveing received an Account from Mary Vila for Boarding Benjamin Whitney amounting to the Sum of £ 8"1"10 which they ordered the Treafurer to pay in Such way as Could be don confistant with the State of the Treafury -
At a Publick Town Meeting held at the Meeting Houfe on Thursday the 6 Day of Oct": 1785. by adjournment. the town took into Consideration the article Relating to Choofing a Col- lector in the Room of William Warren and voted to Choofe a Committee to examin the Security the town has for m' Warins performance of Collecting &c - and to make report at the Ad- journment
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Voted and Chofe for Said Committee
mr Laben Wheaten mr Edmund Fowle Mr Amos Bond
then the article Relating to the Lottery was Read and Con- sidered and they voted that the aforementioned Committee make Report how far the managers have Proceeded and Make report what is proper to be don thereon at the adjournment of the Meeting
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Then the Meeting was adjourned to monday the 17 Inftant at 2. O Clock afternon at this Place
Then the other Town Meeting which has been Continued by ad- journments from the 22d Day of August last to this time was Opened. and after Debates thereon the Town Voted that the Treafurer Suspend the Sending out Executions against Daniel Mason & Joseph Bright till after the adjournment of the Meet- ing - and then the meeting was Adjourned to the Same time that the aforementioned meeting Stands Adjourned to
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at m' Samuel Wellingtons on the 12th Day of October AD: 1785. they Signed orders on the Town- Treaf': to pay the wido Mary Vila in full for Boarding Benjamin Whitney from the Seventh day of march last to the third day of oct" : Inftant £8:1:0 and the Sum of 4/ to the adminiftratrix of ye Estate of Nath! Bright Deceaft: for Baize provided for Abigail
Hay 0: 4:0
and to pay the following Perfons for Collecting Tax's according to a Grant made to them (Viz)
to Josiah Sanderfon - 3: 0:0
to Wm Harrington - 4" 10: 0 to Nath1 Brights Estate 1 " 16:0 to Jonª: Child 1 "16:0
also Six Pounds to Jedidiah Learned in part for Boarding the widow Deliverance Whitney & Abigail Hay - - 6 :0"
At a Publick Town Meetings of the Inhabitants of Watertown afsembled at the meeting Houfe on monday the 17 Day of Oct": 1785 by adjournt. Samuel Fisk Esq': being moderator. the Meet- ing being Opened the Committee Appointed to Examin into William Warrens and Josiah Capens Security Relating to the tax's &c and after Debate thereon they Voted to Choofe a Collector of tax's in the Room of sd: Warren Voted & Chofe Major Josiah Capen Collector of tax's in ye Room of Warren Voted that Wm Harrington be paid out of the treafury the Sum of [ * ] pounds to make good the Sum he paid for Daniel Parkers tax's
[Vo]ted & Granted 13 : 11 : 3 in addition to the former grant to purchafe [th]e Bell &c. Voted & accepted David Sanger s Report on the Barrack &c
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Voted -
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Voted that when the Treafurer Issues his Execution against Mr Henry Bradfhaw that Daniel Parkers & the late Phinehas Har- ringtons tax's in sd. Bradfhaw's lists be not Included therein - - Voted that the Treafurer take the Direction of the Selectmen when & which of the Constables or Collectors he Shall Issue his Executions against
Then Voted to adjourn the Meetings with the remainder of the Bufinefs to monday Next at five O Clock afternoon to meet at the Houfe of Mr: Samuel Wellington Innholder in Watertown-
At a Publick Town Meeting held at the Houfe of mr Samuel Wellington on the 24th- Day of Oct": 1785. Samuel Fisk Esq' : being Moderator the Meeting being Opened. Major Josiah Capen Informed that he declined Serving as Collector in the Room of William Warren .- Where upon the Question was put whether they would Choofe Some other perfon and it Past in the Negative Then M. Amos Bond one of the Managers of ye lottery informed 1 the town that they Suppofed they Should be able to Draw the first Clafs in January Next.
Then it was Voted that the Selectmen give Directions to the Treafurer when to Issue his Executions against Delinquent Con- stables & Collectors
Then the Meeting was Defolved.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at M' Samuel Wellingtons on the 21th- Day of Nov: AD 1785. They Signed an order on the Town-Treafurer to pay Mr Richard Clark £ 3" 16 "1 it being in full of his Charge for taking Joseph Hay out of Goal for his Tax's &c
also they Signed an order to Pay m' Amos Bond or give him a note agreable to the vote of the town for the Ballance that Appeared due to him for hireing men for the Army: and to pay Capt: Phinehas Stearnes Thirty fhillings towards the Support of Mary Boyington
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the Wido: Dorothy Coollidge on the Second Day of January AD: 1786. They Signed an order on the Town-Treafurer to pay Dr Marfhall Spring 6 : 4" 4 for Medecine & attendance on Anna Ranger Ruth Maddox & the Wido Deliverance Whitney, also to pay M' Mofes Stone Juni £ 3:16 :[ * ] in full of his ac-
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count for Collecting Tax's. Soldiers Receipts & Expences as one [of the ] Selectmen in ye year 1783. - and to William Blaber £ 0"15"[ * ] full of Account for Houfe Room for Mary Learned.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the 27th- day of January AD: 1786. at the Houfe of mrs Dorothy Coollidge. They agreed to meet the Selectmen of Weston & Waltham on the Sixth day of February Next at two O Clock afternoon at the Houfe of Mr Benjamin Bird in Waltham to adjust the Charge that has arifen Since the last Adjustment for the repairs of the Great Bridge over the River in Watertown, and Directed the Town- Clerk to Notify ye Selectmen of Weston & Waltham of the time and Place of Meeting also to Notify the Selectmen of Waltham to Settle the Accounts relating to Abigail Ball at the Same time ; notice has been Sent Accordingly Pr J Brown Town-Clerk At this meeting the Selectmen Signed an order on the treafurer to give M' Amos Bond a Note on Interest for the whole Sum due to him on acctt : of his hireing men to fill up the Army &c -
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown, Weston, & Wal- tham at the Houfe of M' Benjamin Bird Inn-holder in Waltham on the 6th : Day of Feby :. AD 1786.
they adjusted the Charge that had arifen for the Support of the Great Bridge in Watertown Since ye last adjustment the whole amounting to 23 : 6 : 8 of which Sum -
Watertown's Part is - 8" 7 " 11 " 2 Weston's do- is - - 7 " 10" 3 - Walthams do is - - 7" 8" 5"2
£ 23" 6" 8"0
And at the Same time & Place the Selectmen of Watertown & Waltham Settled the Account for the Support of Abigail Ball that had arifen Since the last Settlement. The whole Account amount- ing to the Sum of £ 16" 2" 2 of which Sum
Watertowns Part is - 8 " 10 : 11 : 2 Walthams do is - 7" 11" 2 :2
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£ 16"2" 2:0
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At a meeting of ye Selectmen of 13th- Day of Feby: AD. 1786 at m' John Bullards they Signed an Order of the Town-Treafurer to pay to ye Several perfons the Sums Set to their Names in full of their accounts Exhibited
(Viz) To Jonathan Brown Esq" 1" 1"0
To Capt: Chris Grant Jur - 0 " 10 " 6
To M' Amos Livermore - 0" 10 "0
To M' David Sanger 0 " 15 " 0
To Capt Phins Stearnes
0" 6"0
To Wm Hunt Esqr
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They also Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay the Sum of - - 23 " 6" 8 to the Several perfons afternamed ye Sum Set to each of their Names it being for their Services in repairing the Great Bridge Agreable to ye last Adjustment
(Viz) To M' David Sanger in full of his Account 3" 4" 0 To M' Stephen Cook on Do 3" 2" 0
To m' Newton Baxter Do - 0" 8" 5 To m' Daniel Coollidge Do 0"17" 0 To Mefsrs Faulkner & Jones 0" 4" 5 To M' Nath Harris 0" 17" 0
To M' Amos Livermore 2 " 12" 0 To M' John Tainter - 0" 4" 0 To M' John Parry - 0" 9" 0
To Settle with ye Selectmen of Weston -11" 8" 0
£ 23" 6" 8
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the 21th- Day of Feby. 1786. They Agreed to have a Publick Town Meeting on the 6th- day of March Next at nine O: Clock in the forenoon at the Meeting Houfe. and ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants Directed to the Constables to Warn the Inhabitants Quallified to vote in Town affairs to Afsemble at Sd: time and place for the following Purpofes (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator of the Meeting. (2) To Choofe Selectmen Town -Clerk and all other town officers required to be Chofe in the month of March annually (3) To Choofe a Saxton & Agree how he Shall be Paid for his Service - (4) To Determin whether Swine Shall run at large the enfueing (5) To Put in their Votes for a County Register year
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& Treafurer. (6) To agree what Schools Shall be kept, and Grant money to Support the Same and act any thing relating thereto the town may think Proper (7) To grant money to Sup- port the Poor, (8) To Grant money to Support the Great Bridge, and act any thing relating to ye Same as they think best. (9) To grant money to repair the Highways and do any thing relating thereto they Judge best. (10) To Choofe a Committee to Examin the Treafurers Accounts. - (11) To know the mind of the town whether they will make any repairs of the meeting Houfe and act any thing relating thereto they think Proper. - (12) To know the mind of the town whether they will do any thing on the affair of the lottery Granted to widen and repair the Bridge and Act any thing relating thereto the Judge proper. - (13) For the town to give directions to the afsefsors & others relating to the taxing Such of the Inhabitants as Profefs themfelves to be of the Baptift perfwation, and to act thereon as may Appear to be just & Right (14) For the town to Appoint a Committee to Adjust & Settle accounts with any Constables or Collectors that have or may give up their lists without finifhing [their] Col- lections, - and also to Choofe Collectors in the Room of Such if they See fit.
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(15) To abate any perfons Rates they think proper. 1
and also to Notify the town Creditors to bring in their Accounts to ye Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr John Bullard on Fryday the third day of March Next at two O Clock in the afternoon. Warrants were Issued Accordingly Pr Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of M': John Bullard on the third Day of March AD: 1786. to receive the accounts of Such Perfons as the town is Indebted to the following were Presented and received (Viz) -
John Stearnes for Boarding Deliverance Whitney and
Abigail Ball Before the Sixth Day of ye present
month A 22 : 16 :
Eunice Coollidge for Boarding Ruth Maddox &c
to ye Sixt Inft : 12" 7 :1 Thos: Sheppard for Mary Boyington Board &c to
march ye 6th- 1 "12:0
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Josiah Capens Poor acctt- to ye Sixth of march - 2: 8:0 Mary Vilas acctt- for Benja- Whitney from Oct" : ye 4th to march 4th_ __ 5" 7 :2
Chris' : Grant ju' poor acctt- to march ye 6th - 1 "10"6 David Sangers Do. to Do - 2: 4:5
Amos Livermors D°. to Do 2: 1"3 Daniel Jackson & Company for Sam1 Jenifon - 0 :10 :8 William Stones for Boarding Mary Learned to ye 6th Inftant - 0:16: 0
Jedidiah Learneds for Boarding Deliverance 35: 4:0
Whitney & Abigail Hay to march ye 6 - - -
£ 86:19:1
School Account (Viz)
Nath1 Shermans from Oct": 12th to Decr 10th &
wood &c- -
8" 0"6
Sam1 Hoar for Boarding & wood 5" 9 "6 Nath1 R : Whitney from Nov" : ye 7 to Feby : 27th- 16 " 16 " 0
Jacob Nortons accttfor ye time Past - 31 " 0"0 Mofes Coollidge for Wood for the School 2" 6"8
63 " 12 " 8
March ye 27. 1786 the Selectmen Signed an Order on the Treafurer to pay all the above Accounts Except Jedidiah Learneds for which the order is only £ 25 " 4 : 0 being all that is due
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At the aforementioned Meeting the following Accounts were brot : to the Selectmen to be laid before the town for their allowance Phinehas Stearnes for Labour &c for the town 6 " 10" 5
Marfhall Springs for Medecine & attendance on ye
poor 4 " 16 " 0
William Chenery for two Ploughs 1 "16" 0 0" 8"0
Hugh Mafon for three Large Stones
Henry Farrington for making a Frame &c for ye Bell 2 " 13 " 0
Newton Baxter for Irons &c for the Bell 0" 4"0
Selectmens expences in the Service of the town last year 5 " 12 " 7
Jonathan Brown for Serving Treafurer ye year Past 6" 0" 0 Josiah Bisco for Serving Afsefsor the year Past 3" 0"0
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Amos Bond for like Service
Daniel Mason for like Service
2" 0"0 2" 0"0
£ 35"0"0
Which Sum of thirty five Pounds was Granted See Page (360) if the Selectmen allow the whole of m' Henry Farringtons A Account See Page (360)
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on Monday ye 10th Day of April AD 1786 they let the Hay Scale for one year to M' Jedidiah Leathe for three pounds the year to begin on the tenth Day of January last Past.
Mr Leathe was Appointed by the Selectmen to be Surveyor & weigher of Hay for one year and Was Sworne into office. By Jona: Brown Just : Peace
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Maj" Mellens on monday the Seventeenth Day of April AD. 1786. They Signed an order on the Town Treafurer to pay the town Creditors above mentioned Except Henry Farringtons which is not as yet allowed
They also Signed an order to Pay to William Hunt Esq': and others a Committee that was Appointed to hire men to fill the Army a Sum Equal to £ 1110"2 : 9 old Currency agreable to the former Order
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At a Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled at the Meeting Houfe in Said town on Monday the Sixth day of March AD: 1786. for the Choice of Town officers and other affairs as Mentioned in the Warrant for Calling the Meeting
Then they Voted & Chofe William Hunt Esq' : for Moderator -
Chofe for Selectmen
Mr : Samuel White Mr : Sam": Soden Mr Thos: Pattin Mr Richd Clark William Hunt Esq"
Chofe Town-Clerk & Town Treafurer Jonathan Brown Esq' :
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Chofe for Afsefsors
M' Josiah Bisco Mr Amos Bond Mr Daniel Mason
Chofe for Constable Mr Richard Clark
Chofe Collector in the room of William Warren Major Josiah Capen
Chofe Wardens Mefsrs. Amos Bond & William Leathe
Fence-Viewers William Leathe & Amos Bond -
Sealer of Leather Elijah Mead
Surveyors of Highways Mefsrs Wm- Hunt, Leonard Bond, Josh Bright, & David Sanger
Tythingmen Mefsrs John Meacham, & Laban Wheaton
Surveyors of Timber &c Mefsrs- David Sanger & Thos : Vofe
Clerks of ye Markets Mefsrs Ephraim Jones & Thos : Vofe
Hogrieves Mefsrs Amos Bond & William Leathe
Cullars of Hoops Staves &c mefs Jeremiah Bridge & Daniel Jackson Chofe for Saxton Mr Phinehas Jenifon & Granted him £ 4 for ye Service
Then Adjourned to two O Clock afternoon at this place afternoon being met according to adjournment
Voted that Swine Should not go at large the Present year
Then the Votes for a County Register were brot: in Counted & Sorted and it appeared that William Winthorp Esq' had 17 Votes Then the Votes were brot: in for a County Treafurer
Then they voted & Granted £ 100 pounds to Support the School, also Voted that a Grammer School be kept the whole year & that it be moved to each School Houfe it equal part of the time and be under the direction of the Selectmen -
Then Voted & Granted £ 90 to Support the poor.
the 8th- article put of for this time
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Then they Voted Granted as a Sum to repair the Highways & town-ways a Single Poll to be half a Days work & the Estates in Proportion the wages ye Same as last year. (Viz) 6/ Pr Day for a Man & ye Same for a Team.
Then they voted & Chofe for a William Hunt Esq" m' Amos Bond Comtt. to Examin ye Treafr. acctt: Capt Chris Grant Jur
'Then they Voted to Put of ye Consideration of ye repairing ye
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meeting Houfe to next April meeting Chofe a Committee to View ye Same & make report at that time
Chofe for Said Committee
Mr: Amos Livermore Mr William Chenery M' Amos Bond
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