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on the 12th: Article relating to the lottery they Voted to Choofe Seven men to be a Committee to Examin into the Circumftances of the lottery & report at April meeting
Voted & Chofe for Said Committee
William Hunt Esq"
Thos: Vofe
Edmd: Fowle
Josiah Bisco
David Sanger
Frans : Faulkner Amos Livermore
on the 13th article the town Voted that the Baptift hereafter named Should Draw their tax's paid for Support of the parrifh in Watertown upon their Produceing a Certificate as the law Directs (Viz)
Mefsrs Josiah Norcrofs, Ebenezer Stetfon, & Richard Everitt. - on ye 14th article they Voted to Choofe a Committee to Settle & Adjust the account of Constables Collectors, & others to confist of three men
Chofe for Said Committee
Wm_ Hunt Esqr m' David Bemis. m' Josiah Bisco.
m': Richard Clark agreed to Collect the Town & County tax for 3 & 3/4 Pr Cent & State for 21/2 Pr Cent
The Bufinefs of ye meeting being don it was Defolved Middlefex fs Watertown March ye 6th: 1786 Jonathan Brown Esq' was Sworn in to the offices of Town-Clerk & town-Treafurer Pr Wm_ Hunt Just Peace and the following Perfons were Sworn into the Several offices hereafter mentioned (Viz) Richd Josiah Bisco, Amos Bond, & Daniel Mason Afsefsors Amos Clark Constable - - Josiah Capen Collector
Bond & Wm Leathe Wardens
William Hunt Esq
Leonard Bond, & Joseph Bright Surveyors of Highways.
Thos Vofe Surveyor of timber &c Ephraim Jones & Thomas Vofe Clerks of ye Markets Jeremiah Bridge & Daniel Jackson Cullars of Hoops Staves &c Sworn Before
Jonª: Brown Wm_ Hunt Justs of ye Peace
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At a meeting of the Selectmen on the Day of march AD. 1786. They Ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to the Constable to warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote (agreable to the Constitution) in the Choice of Governor Lt: Governor & Senators to Afsemble at the Publick Meeting Houfe in Said town on monday the 3d Day of April Next at two O Clock in the afternoon to give in their Votes for a Governor & Lt Governor & five Senators for the County of middlefex - also to warn all the Inhabitants of Sd: Town who are Quallified to vote in town affairs to meet the Same Day at the Same Place at three O Clock afternoon to Act on the fol- lowing Articles (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator of the Meet- ing. (2) To Choofe any town officers in the Room of any that Neglect or Refuse to Serve (3) To hear the acctts- of thofe Per- fons the town is Indebted to and grant money to pay ye Same (4) To know the Minds of the town whether they will Choofe a Committee for providing School masters for the two Schools and act thereon as they think Expedient. and Whether they will grant any further Sums of money for Schools this year. (5) To know the minde of the town whether they will further Profecute a Petition to the Court of Sefsions for Altering the County Road Near Treadways Bridge and to act thereon as may be Judged best. (6) To know the Minde of the town whether they will grant a further Sum of Money for repairs of the highways and Making alterations therein (7) To know if the town will leafe the Hay Scales at auction, and act thereon as may be thought best - (8) To hear the Reports of any Committees, and Act thereon as may be Judged Expedient. - (9) To abate any Perfons tax's in any Collectors lists - and Act thereon as may Expedient (10) To know if the town will Choofe a Committee to Apply to the Court of Sefsions for a County work- houfe (11) To know the minds of the town whether they will Sell the paper money in the town Treafury and act thereon as may be Judged Expedient. A
(12) To know the minds of the town whether they will allow Interest to thofe Perfons who have don Services for the town and thofe who have advanced money for the towns ufe and Act thereon as is best
A Warrant was Issued Accordingly. Dated the 13th- Day of March and Signed by Order of the Selectmen
Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Edward Richardfon on the 27th Day of march AD: 1786. They Signed an order on the Treafurer to Pay the Sum of £ 5" 6" 11 To the Collector of tax's in the town of Cambridge for the Tax's Afseft on the Houfe and Land in Cambridge that was Improved by James Hay & others by order of the Selectmen of Watertown in the years 1780 & 1781
They also Signed orders to Pay the accounts of the Several Per- fons with the Sums affixt to their Names as Mentioned in the ( ) page of this Book - They also let the Wharfe to m' : Mofes Coollidge which lys in Cambridge for one year from the first day of April Next for 37/ and m' Coollidge gave his
note of hand to the town Treafurer Payable in one year 1
At a Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified according to the Constitution Regularly afsembled at the meeting Houfe in Said Town on Monday the third Day of April AD 1786. to give in their Votes for a Governor and Lt: Governor. the Selectmen being Present. the Votes were Called for brot: in Counted & Sorted r and it appeared that his Excellency James Bowdoin Esq had twenty
three Votes, & the Hon": Benjn: Lincoln Esq': had three Votes - Then the Votes were Called for, for a Leiut: Governor, and it appeared that the Hon" Thomas Cufhing Esq had twenty one r 1 Votes, and the Honorable Samuel Adams Esq had Six Votes - - 1
Then the Votes were Called for for five Senators for the County of Middlefex and were brot: in Counted and Sorted and it Appeared that the following Gentlemen had the Number of Votes Set against each of their Names (Viz).
Nath"l Gorham Esqr - 18
Eben' Bridge Esqr - 12
Eleazor Brooks Esq' - 11 Joseph-Bradly Vernon
William Hull Esq' - 2 James Rufsell Esq' - 1 Esq' - 22
Joseph Hofmer Esq' - 19
Abraham Fullar Esqr - 1
John Brooks Esq' - 3
Stephen Dana Esq' - Jona Brown Esqr - 1
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Joseph Lee Esq™ -- - - 1 Thos Fayerweather Esq" 2
Sam"Thatcher Esq" - 10
Wm Baldwin Esq™ --- 1
Joseph Curtis Esq' - 16
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At a Regular Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown Quallified According to law to vote in town affairs held at the Meeting Houfe in Said town on Monday ye 3d Day of April 1786. to tranctact Sundry town affairs as Mentioned in the Warrant &c
They Voted and Chofe William Hunt Esq': Moderator of ye Meeting
on the 2d article They Voted and Excufed Mr John Meacham and Mr Laban Wheaton from Serving Tythingmen after which Mefsures Mofes Coollidge, and Mofes Warrin were Chofen in their Room
Then Meisrs Amos Bond & William Leathe from Serving Hogrieves and Josiah Mixer & Daniel Cornwall were Chofen in their Room
They also Excufed Wm- Leathe and Amos Bond from Serving as Fence-Viewers & Chofe Thomas Clark & Jonathan Bemis in their room
They Voted and Choofe Mefsurs Hugh Mason & Joseph Bright Howards
all which Town officers were Sworn emediately Pr Wm- Hunt Just: Peace
3 Artle: the Accounts of thofe perfons the town is Indebted to were Read and accepted and allow'd (Excepting Henry Farring- ton which was refered to the Selectmen with the advice of m' Amos Livermore and for the Selectmen to allow what they Shall Judge is right)
Then they Granted the Sum of £ 35 pounds to Sattisfie the Same (See the accounts at the (355) page of this Book
4 Artle: Sundry motions were made for Choofeing a Committee to provide Schoolmasters and for Makeing Some further Grants but none Obtained and the article Dropt.
5 Article Relating to the Alteration of the Road at Treadways Bridge being read & Considered They Voted that the following perfons Should be a Committee to View the Same and Report at the Next town Meeting (Viz) Sam1: Fisk Esq': Mefsrs David Sanger & Amos Livermore together with the Selectmen to be Said Committee
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6 article Put to Vote wheather they will make any further Grant for the Highways it Past in the Negative
7 Article Voted that the Selectmen Lease the Hay Scales as may be most for the benefitt of the town and Appoint a hay weigher to be under oath
8 Article the Committee appointed to Sell or leafe Common lands made report of their doings See the Report at the (161) Page
9 Article relating to abateing tax's being Read Mr Daniel Mafon Prefented a list for abatement and the town Paft the following Votes (Viz)
That
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that Simon Coollidge Shall be allowed to Work out his Rates being £ 2:0:0 in Said Mafons lists at 4/ Shillings Pr Day and that Samuel Jenifons being the Sum of 21/ fhillings may be worked out the Same way
Then Jonathan Stone Presented a list for abatement (Viz) Jedidiah Whites of 18/9 it was Voted that his may be worked out the Same way also that Simon Coollidges being 7/1 be worked out in ye Same Manner
Richard Clark offered a list as follows (Viz) Bez": Learneds of £1 :5:8 and Simon Coollidges of £0" 18 : 8 : 3 may be Worked out in ye Same manner, and that Jacob Hows of /5 pence be abated also Michal Carews of /5 be abated and the others be Collected
Joseph Bright Prefented the following list (Viz)
Thos Goliver of 0"10 " 6
Nath1 Murry of 0"10 " 6 Sam' Stovers of 0 " 10 " 6 Wm Trafk of 0" 12 " 0
Which was Voted & abated 2" 3 " 6
Edmund Fowle Presented the following list (Viz)
Thos Golivers of 0 "13 "9" - which was abated
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Voted yt if m' Fowle re- ceives any of thefe to acctt therefor
Hatfields of - 0" 13 " 9 " Nath" Murrys 0" 13 " 9" Sam' Stovers - 0"13 "9" Shuball Smiths - 0" 13 " 9" Dr Benjn Parkers - 0" 3 " 8" Daniel Parkers - 0" 19 " 4"
John Strattons - 0" 2"7 "
10 Article being Read. Voted to Choofe a Committee to petition to the Court of General fefsions of the Peace that a Work-houfe may be Erected for the ufe of the County of Middlefex &c
Chofe for Said Committee
Jona : Brown Esq' : William Hunt Esq' M' Amos Bond
11 Article Voted to Sell the old Paper money now in the Town Treafury Voted & Chofe as a Committee for that purpofe the Present Selectmen and Town Treafurer
11 Article Read and after Debate thereon the Matter Dropt and the Meeting was Defolved
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The Report of a Committee Appointed by the Town to Sell or leafe out Lands belonging to the Town
The Comtte- aforeSaid Sold a Peice of Land to m' Richardfon (Bounded Westerly on his homeftead and on every other point on the highways for twelve Pounds. which he hath paid to the treafurer, They also Sold a peice of Land to m' Wm Stone con- taining a few Rods for which he hath given his note to the Town Treafurer for twenty Shillings Sd: Committee also lett the Island below the Corn Mill To M' Faulkner for twenty Shillings a year for three years (which Leafe is now Expired) for which M' Faulkner hath lately given his note of hand to the Treafurer.
Watertown April : 3d: 1786.
Sam1 Fisk Sam1 White David Sanger David Bemis Richard Clark
Comttee
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the third Day of April AD: 1786. They Agreed with the Several Perions afternamed to take
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care of and Board the following perfons being the poor of the town from this time to next march Meeting at the following Rates (Viz)
William Godding to Board Ruth Maddox at 3/11 P week Joseph Bright Mary Learned at 2/5 Pr do
Thomas Clark Benjamin Whitney at - - 3/6 Pr do
Daniel Barned Wido Delice Whitney at - - 5/6
P do
Jedidiah Learned Abigail Hay at - 8/
Pr do
Josiah Mixer Mary Boyington & Child at - - 3/1
Pr do
1786 April ye 7. John Remington gave a Notification in Writting that he had received into his Family one Elijah Graves a poor perfon last from needham who came to live with him ye 20th- Day of March last
1786 April ye 24th- This being the year for perambulating lines & renewing bounds betwixt town the Selectmen Agreed to proceed on the bufinefs on Thursday the 11th- Day of may Next to begin with Cambridge at the River at 7. OClock in the morning & with Waltham at the Rocks at 11 in the forenoon & with New- ton at 4 O Clock below the Diftell Houfe in the afternoon & Directed the Clerk to Notify the Selectmen of the Several Towns thereof
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the 24th. Day of April AD. 1786 at m': Samuel Wellingtons they Agreed to have a Town Meeting on the Eighth Day of May Next at two O Clock in the afternoon at the meeting Houfe for the Choice of a perfon to Represent the town in the General Court the enfueing year. - They also Agreed to have an other Town Meeting of the Qualli- fied Voters to Vote in town affairs to be held the Same Day at the Same Place at three O Clock in the afternoon to act on the following articles (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator of the Meeting
(2ly) To hear the reports of any Committees and to act thereon as they see fitt -
(3ly) To abate any perticular Perfons Rates that they think Proper -
(4ly) To know the minds of the town whether they will grant any further Sum of money for the towns School; and re- confider their Vote at march meeting respecting the town School being a Moveing School and act thereon as they Judge best.
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(5ly) To See if the town will Adopt any further Meafures re- specting Watertown Bridge over Charles-River relating to the lottery, and act any thing on the affair they Judge Expedient.
(6ly) To know if the town will give their Representative any Inftructions for the year enfueing and Act thereon. as they Judge best.
(7ly) To know if the town will give Directions to the Collectors not to Distrain upon the widow Barnard for tax's Said to be due in Halls lists and a new Committed to Daniel Mason, as She Suppofes the Same has been Paid. and do thereon as they See proper.
(8ly) To know if the town will do any thing relating to the Outftanding tax's Committed to Henry Bradfhaw, or any other Collectors tax's yet unfettled, and act thereon as they Judge most for the Interest of the town.
(9ly) To grant any further Sums of money to make up any De- ficiencies or for any further or other Purpofes if the town Judge it Necefsary
(10ly) To Choofe a Collector or Collectors to finifh the Collect- ing Henry Bradfhaw's lists of Rates or any others if Need Shall be.
A Warrant was Issued out to the Constable Accordingly By order of the Selectmen P Jonª Brown Town-Clerk
At this Meeting the Selectmen Issued an Order on the Treafurer to Pay m' Edmund Fowle £ 24 : 6 : 0 for Collecting tax's -
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At a Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown Quallified to Vote in the choice of a Representative Regularly Afsembled at the Meeting Houfe on Monday the Eighth Day of May AD: 1786. - The Selectmen being Present. The Meeting being Opened the Votes were Called for & being brot: in counted & Sorted it Appeared that Jonathan Brown Esq': was Chofen to Reprefent the town in the General Court the Year enfueing
And at a Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of the Town Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled the Same day & at the Same Place to transact Sundry
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affairs as Setforth in the Warrant for Calling the Meeting - They Voted & Chofe William Hunt Esq': Moderator
Then the 2d: Article in Warrant was Read. - The Committee Appointed to Settle an Account with m' Samuel Cook, Reported that they Settled with him on the 10 Day of April 1780. and their Appeared to be due to him £ 134"8 :0 in paper Equal to £ 1"15 : 10 hard money. which was Accepted. See the Report on file
Then the Committee Appointed to Consider of Proper Meafures for Widening the Road near (Treadways Bridge So Called) made Report of their doing on the affair which Was Voted & Accepted. see the Report on file
3d: article Read and no abatements were asked and the matter Past over -
4th article Read Put to vote whether the Town will grant a further Sum to Support the Schools the Present year & it Past in the Negative
Then Voted to reconfider their Vote at March Meeting re- lating to a moveing School and that the Schools be keept in the Same way and Manner as they were the last year.
(5th) article being taken into Consideration and after Debate thereon they Voted that the time for Drawing the lottery Should be agreed upon at the adjournment of the meeting Provided Weston will Agree to Similar Meafures.
(6th) article was Read and the Town Voted to give their Repre- fentative Some Inftructions for his Conduct relating to Some Publick Matters
Then they Voted to Choofe a Committee to Prepare Some Inftructions to be Laid before the town for Acceptance at the Adjournment of ye Meetng
Voted & Choofe for Said Committee
Capt Abner Craft m': Sam1 White Sam1 Fisk Esq' Dr Marfhall Spring mr Richd: Clark Mr Josiah Bisco William Hunt Esq" Then
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(7th) article Voted that M': Daniel Mason do not Call on the
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wido Barnard for the tax Committed to him taken from Mr Hall lists as it Appears to have been paid by m' Halls order to Jonathan Myrick
(8th) article being Read they Voted to receive Henry Bradfhaws tax's & Committ them to m' Richard Clark to Collect. - m" Clark was Excufed from Collecting them
Then Voted that the afsefsors add £ 40 pounds more to the Highway Tax to make the Road Wider at Treadways Bridge - Then Voted that any perfon that Choofes to pay into the Hand
of Such perfon as the town or Selectmen Shall Appoint and within the time Limitted for yt purpofe the Sum of 3/ Shilling it Shall be Accepted in leiu of a Days Labour at the Highways which money is to be Appropriated for the Widning treadways Bridge (So Called).
Then Voted and Adjourned the Meeting to the last monday in the Present month to meet at this Place at. 4. O Clock afternoon
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 Houfe in sd: Town on Mon- day the 29th Day of may AD: 1786. William Hunt Esq': being Moderator.
the Meeting being Opened they Proceeded on the 5th. article re- lating to the lottery for Widening the Bridge and after Some Debate thereon. They Voted to put off the further Consideration thereof till Sum futer time.
Then the Committe Appointed to Prepare Some Inftructions to be given to the Reprefentative Made Report which being Read and after Debate thereon They Voted and Accepted ye Same with Some Small amendments
Then they Voted that the Same be taken into a fair draught. and be Signed by the Moderator and Delivered to the Representative
Then they voted that Jonathan Brown be added to the Committe appointed to Settle mr Halls accounts as a Collector of tax's and that they Settle the acctt :
Then M' Richard Clark Desired to be Excufed from takeing Mr Henry Bradfhaws lists of tax's, and the town by a Vote Excufed him therefrom
Then m' Jedidah Leathe agreed to take and finifh the Collection for 4/s Shillings on the pound for the whole Sum he could Collect, which was agreed to he giveing Bond as other Constables & Collectors do.
Then they Voted and Chofe m' Jedidiah Leathe a Collector of
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that tax & that only. and he was Sworn emediately by William Hunt Justice ye peace
Then the meeting was adjourned to ye last monday in June next at 4 o Clock afternoon at this place
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at Majr: Mellens on the 29th- Day of may 1786 Mr Nathaniel Ruggles Sent in an account for Keeping School from Feby 27th 1786 to May ye 29th following and for Supplying the School with wood amounting in the whole to ye Sum of £ 16"10"8 which the Selectmen - ye Treafurer to pay
Nath1 Ruggles Whitney Notified the Selectmen that on the 28th Day of April 1786. he received into his Family in Watertown on Sufanna Wendal who was Born at Chelmsford but last from Wesford or Boston. her Circumftances not mentioned.
See the notification on file -
1786. May ye 11th. Mefsrs: Samuel White & Richard Clark Perambulated the lines and Renewed the Bound Marks between Watertown & Waltham with Such Gen- tlemen as were Appointed on the Part of Waltham see ye Report on file
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on Monday the 19th- Day of June 1786 at the Houfe of Major Thos: Mellens. They Signed an order on the Town-Treafurer to pay the Sum of Sixteen pounds ten fhilling and eight pence to m' Nath1: Ruggles Whitney in full of his account for keeping School the year past also to pay Mr Samuel White one pound three fhillings and five pence in full of his Account for Cloathing for Mary Boyington
And to Pay the Sum of Six Pounds ninteen Shillings to Jedidiah Learned in full of his account for Boarding the widow Whitney and Abigail Hay to the fifth Day of June Inftant
At a Publick Town Meeting at the meeting Houfe in Watertown on Monday the Day of June AD 1786. by adjournment Wm- Hunt Esq': being moderator the meeting was Opened. and then Adjourned to the Second monday in august next at 4 O: Clock afternoon.
1786 July ye 31 John Remington Esq' : gave in a notification that
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he had received into his Family one Lucy Hager who came last from needham on the day aforeSaid.
1786. July ye 3d Mofes Coollidge gave in a Notification that he had received into his Family oneAbijah Paine last from Sudbury on the 26th- Day of December last.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the eighth Day of Au gust: A 1786. at Majr. Mellens They having recd a letter from one John Nutting Chairman of Some Comtte. met Groton on ye 29 Day of June last desireing the Same might be laid before the town There- fore the Selectmen Directed the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant directed to ye Constable to warn the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Meeting Houfe in Said town on Monday the 14th- Inftant at 5 O: Clock afternoon to take Said letter into Consideration and to act thereon as they think best. a Warrant was Issued accordingly. and the Inhabitants afsembled at Said time and Place. - and Chofe Wm- Hunt Esq. Moderator. who read Said Letter and after considering the Contents it was was Voted not to act any thing thereon. the Meeting was Defolved.
Great Bridge Lottery
At a Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown met at the Meeting Houfe on monday the 14th- Day of Augt: 1786 according to Adjourn- ment. William Hunt Esq': being Moderator The meeting was Opened and the (5th) article in the Warrant read Relating to the lottery and after Debate thereon, and hearing ye purpofals of Some Perfons Read relating to the repairing the Bridge &c. it was moved that a Committee of five Perfons might be appointed to Confur with the other towns concerned in the Support of the Bridge and See what they will do relating to the aforesaid purpofals or in any other way to accomplifh the Widening & repairing the Bridge. Wherefore they
Voted & Chofe the the perfons here- named for Said Comtte (Viz) Who are to make report at the Ad- jour of ye meeting
Mª: Sam1 White Jona Brown Esq" Mr David Sanger Mr Amos Livermore Mr David Bemis
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Then the meeting was adjourned to the Second monday in Septem- ber Next at three O Clock in the afternoon at this place.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr: Edward Richardfon on Fryday the first Day of Sepr: AD. 1786. They Approved of the Perfons afternamed renewing their licences as they were before - (Viz)
Retailors
Innholders
John Fowles
Daniel Jackson
Thos Mellens
John George
Dorothy Coollidge
Frans : Faulkner
Samuel Wellintgon
Tim: Williams
David Bemis
Jedidiah Leathe
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At a Publick Town Meeting held at the meeting on monday the 11th Day of Sepr 1786. the town not being ready to Proceed to the bufinefs they further adjourned to the Second monday of Oct": Next at 3.O Clock afternoon at this Place
At a meeting of the Selectmen on the 28th- Day of Sep": 1786. They Stated the afsize of Bread as follows (Viz) - B " oz " d'.
A 4d white loaf of Bread must weigh 1" 8"11
A 4d loaf white Brick Bread - 1 " 6"11
A Biskets of three Coppers Price 0" 12" 6
A Bisket of one Copper Price - 0" 4" 2
d
A 4 loaf of brown Bread 3/4 Wheat & 14 Indian 3" 0" 0
A 4d loaf of not above half Indian - 4" 0" 0
At a Publick Town Meeting held at the Meeting Houfe on Mon- day the ninth Day of Oct": 1786 by Adjournment. Wm- Hunt Esq' the moderator being abfent. m': David Sanger was Chofen e to y lottery
Moderator in his room - Then the article relating A was taken into Confideration and the the Committee Appointed to Confer with the Committees of Weston, & Waltham & endavor to obtain a true State of the tickets that were Sold informed that they had not obtained a Real State thereof. and after Debate thereon they Voted that the Managers of the lottery be desired to Collect all
Edwd: Richardfon
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the tickets that are not Sold & the money for Such as are Sold within three weeks from this time & Inform the perfons that Purpofe to undertake the repairs of the Bridge how the matter is So that it may be laid before the town at the Adjournment. Then the meeting was adjourned to monday the thirtieth day of this Present month two O Clock afternoon at this Place.
at the time above mentioned no perfons appearing the Meeting Dropt
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