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SAMI BROWN
OLIVER LIVERMORE Precinct
JONAf BOND Comtee
To Lt Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, Sr Your are Hereby Ordered to Pay out of the Twenty Pound Grant of money made by the Precinct aforesd on the fixth Day of march Last Past and Committd to M' Ebenezer Chenry Collector to Collect.
Unto the Reverend M' Seth Storer the fum of fixteen Pounds to Compleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To M' Ebenezer Goddard the fum of £0-15-0 To M' Nath" Bright the fum of £o 15-0. To M' Jofeph Holding the fum of £o :15 :0: for making Precinct Rates.
To M' Ebenezer Stone the fum of fix fhillings for Warning Two Precinct meettings.
To M' Ephraim Cutter Jun' the fum of One Pound and Nine fhillings for mending Glafs in the meetting houfe in sª Precinct : it Being in Part &c :
Watertown March the fixth 1730/31 p Order of the Comtee of fd Precinct. NATH HARRIS Clerk
Middlx fs To M' Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown, Greetting. S' You are Hereby Ordered and Requiered Forthwith to warn the Freeholders and other inhabitants within the East- erly Precinct in Watertown Who are Qualified according to Law to Vote in Precinct affairs to meet at the Publict meetting houfe Within the fd Precinct on Fryday the Twelfth Day of march Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon of fd Day for the Ends Fol- lowing.
First to Choofe A Precinct Comtee Clerk & other officers Nefsa- fary to be Chofen in the month of March.
Secondly for the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay the Revd M" Seth Storrer According to Contract and to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from fd Precinct.
Thirdly to Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how he fhall be Rewarded.
Forthly, to Know the minds of the Precinct Whether they will Take any Further Care to Preferve the Glafs on the meetting houfe in fu Precinct : and Whether it be there mind to make Barrs or fhuters to the Windows to Preferve the fame : and if it fhould be there minds to Do Any thing Further to Preferve fd Glafs to Grant money to Perform the fame.
You are alfo to Notifie the Precinct Creditors to Bring in there accompts to the Precinct Comtee at the houfe of Mr Larnerds on the Fifth Day of march Next at Four of the Clock in the afternoon of fª Day : Hereof Fail Not But make Return of this order &
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your Doing thereon to on of the Precinct Comte or to the Clerk of fl Precinct at Leaft four Hour Before the Time of fl meetting Watertown February the 22" 1730/31
pr Order of the Precinct Comte NNATHI HIARRIS Cler.
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Att A Meetting of the Frecholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the Twelfth Day of march : 1730/ 31 :
(1) Voted and Chofe for Modderator for faid Meetting Dea John Coollidge.
(2) Voted & Chofe for a Standing Comber to mannage the Prudentialls for faid Precinct the Infuing Year : M' Jofi th Perry L' Jofeph Coollidge and Mr Jofeph Child.
(3) Voted and Chofe for there Clerk Nath" Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer & Reciver Nath" Harris.
(5) Voted and Chofe for Afsefors for the Infuing Year
Samuel Brown &Oliver Livermore Ebenezer Goddard.
(6) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Collector James Barnard.
(7) Voted and Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings.
(S) Voted to Pay fl fexton by Two Contributions as Uliall.
(9) Voted and Granted the fum of Thirty thillings to M' Ed- ward Harrington and Mrs Mary Larned in Full with what they Have Had for Building the Ministeriall Pew :
(10) Voted & Granted the fum of Four Pounds Twelve thil- lings and Ten penfe to Pay Precinct Credditors (viz) for Ephraim Cutter Jun' feventeen fhillings for John Brown four thillings for Isaac Child Ten fhillings : for the Comtre M' Oliver Livermore M' Sam" Brown and Mr Jonas Bond : the fum of Ten thillings it being for Hanging the Bell in the Publick meetting houfe. for M' Will" Shattuck the fum of Fifteen fhillings : for the Comtee Imployed in the fale of the Old Ministeriall Place the fum of feven thillings & fix pence, for Jofiah Perry three fhillings for Warning one Precinct meetting. for Dea John Coollidge Twenty thillings for fervice in the Purchafs of the Prefent Ministeriall Place. for Benjamin Hastings the fum of fix fhillings.
(11) Voted and Granted the fum of fixteen Pounds to Pay the Reverd M' Storer to Compleat his falary according to Contract :
(12) Voted and Granted four Pounds to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from faid Precinct.
(13) Voted And Granted the fum of Ten Pounds to Procure Barrs to Preferve the Glafs on the Meetting Houfe and for the Further Mending of the f' Glafs &c.
Watertown March the 19th 1730/31
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown You are Hereby Ordered Forthwith to Give to the Afsefors of sa Precinct A Copie of the Grants of money Made by sa Precinct on
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the Twelfth Day of this Inftant March and Direct them Speedily to afsefs the fame on the Inhabitants of fu Precinct as the Law Di- rects and to Committ the Rate or Afsefsments to M' James Bar- nard Collector for fª Precinct with a Law full Warrent to Collect the fame and to Pay in to Nath" Harris Treafurer for fd Precinct or his fuccelsor in fa office the Whole of the f" afsefsments at or Before the First Monday of June Next Infuing.
JOSIAH PERRY JOSEPH COOLLIDGE Precinct Comtee
JOSEPH CHILD
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown. You are Hereby Ordered to Give Out An Order to M' Samuel Thacher Conftable of Watertown aforesd Within fd Precinct to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitance Within fa Precinct Who Are Qualified to Vote in Precinct affairs to meett att the Publict Meetting houfe in fd Precinct On Monday the 24th Day of May at one of the Clock in the afternoon of sd day for the Ends Following.
(viz) First To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they are Willing the Town fhould be Divided by the Prefent Precinct Line, if fd Vote Pafses in the Negative then,
Secondly, Whether they Are Willing the Town fhould be Di- vided by fome Other Line that may be Projected and for the Pre- cinct to Act and Do any other Thing or Things that they May think Needfull and Prudent Relating to fd Affair.
JOSIAH PERRY ? Precinct
Watertown May the 18th 1731 JOSEPH COOLLIDG Comtee
Middfx fs
To M' Sam" Thacher Conftable for the Easterly Precinct in Watertown,
S' You Are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Free- holders and Other Inhabitants Within the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publict Meetting houfe in f Precinct on Monday the 24th Day of May Current at One of the Clock in the Afternoon On fª Day for the Ends Following ( Viz),
(1) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether thay Are Willing the Town fhould be Divided by the Prefent Precinct Line, and if faid Vote Pafses in the Negative then,
(2) Whether they Are Willing the Town fhould be Divided by fome Other Line that May be Projected, and for the Precinct to Act and Do any other thing or things yt they may Think Needfull and Prudent Relateing to faid affair.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order and your Do- ings thereon to one of the Precinct Comtee or to the Precinct Clerk at Least Four Hours Before the Time of fu meetting,
p Order of the Precinct Comtee Watertown May the ISth 1731 1
NATH" HARRIS Cler.
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Att A Meetting of the Frecholders and Other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs the 24th Day of may 1731.
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for fl meeting Dea John Coollidge.
(2) Putt to Vote Whether the Precinct Are Willing that the Town fhould be Divided by the Present Precinct Line, and the Vote l'afsed in the Negative.
(3) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are of the Mind that the Town fhould be Divided by fome other Line (then the Prefent Line) that may Hereafter be Projected, and the Vote Pafsed in the affermative.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct that the Town fhould be Divided the East Part to Have Half the Land Contained in the Town and the Vote Pafsed in the Negative.
(5) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Chofe a Comtee of three men to Project fome Convenient Line and make Report thereof to the Precinct at the adjornment of this meetting, and the Vote Paft in the affermative.
(6) Voted and Chofe for a Comtee to Project and Report as affores" Dea Nath" Fisk Dea Jofeph Mafon and Dea John Coollidge.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will adjorn this meet- ting to thursday the 27th Current at Four of the Clock in the after- noon of fd Day and the Vote Past in ye affermative.
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Att A Meetting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct of Watertown the 27th Day of May Annoque Domini 1731 by adjorn- ment.
(1) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct that the Dividing Line Between the East Part of the Town and the West Part fhould the Westerly Line of the First Divident fo Run- ing upon a Strait Line With that Divident Line Southerly to Charles River ; and alfo Northerly to Cambridge Line and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(2) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Choofe three men a Comtee to addrefs the Great and Generall Court in their Behalf that (if the Hon'd Court fe Reafon to Divide Watertown into Two Diftinct Townthips) the above mentioned and Voted Line may be the Dividing Line and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(3) Voted and Chofe for there Comtre to addref's the Generall Court as aforesd Dea, Nathan Fisk Dea, John Coollidge & Dea Jofeph Mafon.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct : that (in Case the Great and Generall Court fhould fee Reafon to Divide the Town of Watertown into Two Diftinct Towns) that there affores" Comte addref's the Court that Each Part be Obliged to Pay there Respective Proportion and Rateable Part to the Main- taining the Great Bridge Over Charles River in Watertown affores1 for the Future, and the Vote Past in the affermative.
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(5) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct that if the Town fhould be Devided as afforef; that Each Part fhould be Obliged to Pay there Respective Parts of the Towns Debts that are alredy Contracted, and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(6) Voted that Each Part as afore f be Obliged to Pay and Do there Proportionable Parts to the Maintainance and fupport of Any Poor Perfon or Perfons that Have Heretofore Moved out of the Town of Watertown, if it fhould fo Happen that they fhould Hereafter Become a Charge to Watertown by Reafon of there Be- ing Duly Warned out of other Towns Where they may Now Live. Middlfx fs
To M' Samuel Thacher Conftable of Watertown Greetting. ST You are Hereby Ordered & Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Qualified to Vote in Precinct Affairs (ac- cording to Law) to meet at the Publict meetting houfe in fa Pre- cinct On Monday the 13th of March Next Infuing at one of the Clock in the afternoon of fu Day for the Ends Following.
First to Chofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk & other Precinct Officers Nefsafary to be Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) For the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay the Reverd Mr Seth Storer according to Contract & to Pay others to Whom Money may be Due from fd Precinct.
(3) To Chofe A fexton and to Take Care how he fhall be Paid.
(4) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they will feat there Meetting houfe under fuch Rules & Regulations as they agree upon.
(5) For the Precinct to hear the accompts of their First Comtee Chofen by the Precinct to make the addition to the ministeriall houfe in sd Precinct and that the Precinct may act there upon and with Relation thereunto as they fhall fee meet : Hereof Fail Not but make Return of this order & your Doing thereon unto one of the Comtee or Clerk of fd Precinct at Least four hours Before the Time of fª meetting.
pr order of the Comtee. NATH11 HARRIS, Cler. Feb : 21st : 1731/2
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Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the 13th Day of March Annoque Domini 1731/2.
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for fª Meetting Dea Nathan Fisk.
(2) Voted & Chofe for a Standing Comtee to Manaage the Pri- dentialls for sd Precinct for the Infuing Year John Hastings Wm Williams & Oliver Livermore.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Cler Nath11 Harris.
Nath" Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Natlı" Harris.
(5) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Afsefsors Samuel Brown
for ye Infuing Year Henry Bond
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(6) Voted and Chofe for Collector for the Infuing Year Nath" Clark.
(7) Voted & Chofe for fexton Eben' Hastings.
(S) Voted that the fexton thould be Paid by Two Contribu- tions as Ufiall.
(9) Voted & Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the Rev M' Seth Storer according to Contract and to Pay others to Whom Money may be Due from fl Precinct.
(10) Put to Vote Whether it Be the Mind of the Precinct to feat there meettinghoufe under fuch Rules & Regulations as they fhall agree upon and the Vote Past in y" affermative
(11) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Chofe A Comtee to feat there meeting houfe as aforef' and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(12) Voted that the Precinct Will Chofe a Contre of Five men to feat the fd meetting houfe.
(13) Voted & adjorned this meetting & the Remaining Bufi- nefs thereof to Monday the 20th of March Inftant at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of fd Day.
Att A Meetting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct of Watertown on the 20th Day of March Annoque Domini 1731/2 by adjornment.
(1) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct that the Third feat Below in the Body of feats and the Fore feat in the Front Gallarys should be Equill in Dignity and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(2) Voted that the Forth feat Below as aforesd and the Fore feats in the Side Gallaries should be Equill in Dignity.
(3) Voted that it is the mind of the Precinct that there Comtee in feating the meetting houfe thall have Due Regard to Age : and to Perfons Reall & Perfonall Estate in the Last Invice, Haveing Refpect to but one Ilead or Poll to One Estate.
(1) Voted and Chofe for A Comte to feat the fl Meettinghoufe Dea Nathan Fisk Dea John Coollidge Dea Jofeph Mafon, Mr John Hastings & M' Oliver Livermore.
(5) Voted that it is the Mind of the Precinct that the Boys under 144 year of age flrill fet in the Hind feats under the Pews in the Galleries on the Men fide : and that the Girls under fore- teen year of age fet in the hind feat under the Pews in the Galla- ries on ye womens fide.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Accept of the Accompt of there First Comtre Chofen to make the addition to the ministeriall houfe in f' Precinct, & the Vote Past in the afferma- tive.
Middfx fs: To M' Jofeph Holding Conftable of Watertown Greetting, S' You are Hereby Ordered & Requiered forthwith to Wain the Frecholders & other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct of Watertown aforest Who are Qualified to Vote in Pre- cinct affairs To meet at the Publict meetting houfe in fl Precinct
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on Monday the 24th Day of Aprill Current at Five of the Clock in the afternoon of fd Day for the Ends following.
Viz First To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they will Grant a fofitient fum of Money to finish the Ministeriall houfe in fª Precinct.
Secondly, To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they will Do any thing about the Meetting houfe in fa Precinct that fo People may in Durty feafons Get to and go into fl meetting houfe without Being Expofed to Wade in Mudd & Water : and alfo Whether they Will Provide fome More Conveniencys for to go up to the Bell in fª Meetting houfe & if it be the Mind of the Pre- cinct to Do any thing in thefe Refpects then to Grant money to Defray the Charges of the fame.
Thirdly, For the Precinct to hear the Report of the Comtee Chofen by the Precinct to feat there meetting houfe.
Forthly For the Precinct to agree upon fome Certain Place for the Hearfe Cloath to be Keept in.
Hereof Fail Not but make Return of this Order & your Doings therein to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of fu precinct at Leaft four hour Before the Time of 1ª meetting.
Watertown aprill the 15th 1732
pr Order of the Precinct Comtee NATH" HARRIS Cler.
Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the 24th Day of aprill Anno Dom 1732 Being Regu- larly Warned &c.
(1) Voted & Chofe for moderator Nath" Harris.
(2) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Grant any fum of money to Finish the Ministeriall houfe in fa Precinct and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(3) Voted and Granted the fum of Eighty Pounds to Finish the Ministeriall houfe in fd Precinct and to make a Yard about fd houfe.
(4) Voted that the Deacons Wives fhould fet in the Fore feat in the Body of feats Below.
(5) Voted that the Hearfe Cloath fhould be Keept at the houfe of Mr John Hastings.
Middlefex fs To Mr Jofeph Holding Conftable for Watertown Greetting &c.
Sr You are hereby Ordered & Requiered forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who are Quallified according to Law to Vote in Pre- cinct affairs to meet at the Publict Meetting in fl Precinct on mon- day the 12th Day of March Next at Two of the Clock in the after- noon on fu Day for the Ends Following,
(1) To Choofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk & other Precinct offi- cers Nefsary to be Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) for the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay the Reverd M' Storrer according to Contract and to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from fd Precinct.
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(3) To Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how he Will be Paid,
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(4) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they Will fink fome Rates of feverall Perfons in the Lifts of Rates in fev- erall of the Late Collectors Hands.
(5) To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they Will Do any thing about the meetting houfe in f" Precinct for the more Comfortable Pafsing into f" Meettinghoufe in Wet and Durty fea- fons and Whether they Will Provide any more Conveniencys to Git up to the Bell in f'" Meettinghoufe.
You are alfo Requiered to Notifie the Precinct Credditors to Bring in there Credditts to the Precinct Comter at the houfe of Mrs Mary Larnard Inholder at four of the Clock in the afternoon on Fryday the Ninth Day of March Next Infuing.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this order and Your Do- ings thereon at Leaft four hour Before the Time of fd Meetting to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of f' Precinct.
February S( 1732/3 Per Order of the Precinct Combe. NATHA HARRIS Cler.
Att A Meetting of the Freehol lers and other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Monday the 12th Day of March Annoque Domini 1732/3.
(1) Voted and Chofe for moderator for fl Meetting Nath !! Harris.
(2) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Com'e Jonathan Brown, to Mannage the Prudenshalls of fl Precinct { John Hastings, for the Year Infuing Eben' Stone.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Clerk of f Precinct Nath" Harris
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Nath" Harris Eben' Goddard
(5) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Afsefsors - Samuel Brown ( Henry Bond
(6) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Collector Samuel Stratton. Voted and Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings
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(S) Voted that the fexton be Paid by two Contributions as Ufiall. (10) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are Willing to fink Thomas Reads Rate amounting to the fum of .Co : 15s : S in the £220 Precinct Rate Committed to M' Ebenezer Chenry to Collect, and the Vote Past in the affermative :
(11) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Are Willing to Sink Allexander Maccoys Rate being So : 2: o: the Wdw Elizabeth Dives Rate Being So : 1 : 1 : Samvel Hancoks Rate Being Co : 0 : 1 : and John Kings Rate : Being So: 1 : 5 : all Being in the List of Rates Committed to Mr Edward Harrington to Collect : and the Vote Passed in the affermative.
(12) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Allow M' Edwad Harrington the firm of Twenty fhillings for Gathering 25M and the Vote Passed in the Negative.
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(13) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will allow Ebenezer Chenry the fum of £1 : 5 : o for Gathering £220: 0: 0: and the Vote Passed in the affermative.
(14) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will allow Mr Edward Harrington five fhillings for Gathering £25 : 0 : 0: and the Vote Past in the Negative.
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(15) Put to Vote Whether Precinct Will fink Nath" Stratons Rate Being £o : 4 : 10 : John Orms Rate Being £o : S : 7 : Allex- ander Maccoys Rate Being £o : 3 : 4 : Jofeph Shattucks Rate Being £o : 4 : 6 : Thomas Hills Being £0 : 3 : 3 all in the List of Rates Commited to Jonathan Stone Jun' Late of Watertown Deceafed, and the Vote Past in the affermative,
(16) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Grant the fum of Thirty Pounds to Pay the Revnd Mr Seth Storrer according to Con- tract and to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from the Precinct. and the Vote Pafsed in the affermative.
(17) Put to Vote to Know the mind of the Precinct Whether they will Do any thing about the meettinghoufe in fd Precinct for the more Comfortable Pafsing into the Meetting houfe in Wet and Durty feafons and alfo Provide fome conveniency to get up to the Bell and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(18) Voted that the ftanding Committy for the Precinct for the Prefent year be a Committy to Do What they fhall Think Proper about the meetting houfe, for the more Comfortable Pafsing into fd meetting houfe in Wet and Dirty feafons, and alfo for the more Convenient Gitting up to the Bell on 1ª meettinghoufe.
Watertown Aprill the 11th 1733
To Nath" Harris Cler of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, You are hereby ordered to Give to the affefors for fª Precinct a Copie of the Grant of Money made by fª Precinct on the 12th Day of March Last Past and Direct them fpeedily to affefs the fame and to Committ there Rate or affeffment to Mr Samuel Strat- ton Collecttor to Collect With a Lawfull Warrent to Collect the fame and Order him to Pay in the Whole of his Collections to Nath11 Harris Precinct Treafurer or his fuccessor in fª office : and to Issue and make up an accompt of the Whole of his Collections at or Before the First Day of July Next Infuing.
EBEN" STONE ) Precinct JONª BROWN Comtee
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the East Precinct in Watertown. You are hereby Ordered Forthwith to Give out An Order to Mr Benjamin Whitney Conftable of Watertown and Order him there- in to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct af- fairs to meett at the Publict Meetting houfe in fd Precinct on Mon- day the 11th Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the after- noon on fª Day for the Ends Following viz.
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(1) To Choofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk and all other Precinct Officers Nefsasary to Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) For the Precinct to Grant a foficient fum of Money to Pay the Reved MY Seth Storer according to Contract and to Pay others to whom Money may Due from fd Precinct alfo to Know the minds of the Precinct Whether they will Grant an additionall fum of money to the Revend M' Storer fallary.
(3) For the Precinct to Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how he may be Paid :
(4) To Hear the Precinct Treafurs accompt &c.
JONATHIR BROWN JOHN HASTINGS Precinct
EBEN' STONE Comtee
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At a Meetting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Monday the 11th of March : A: D: 1733/4
I) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for fd meetting Dea Na- than Fisk.
2) Voted and Chofe for the Precinct ( Dea Nathan Fisk. Comlee to mannage the Prudentialls for Enf" Jona Stonc.
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the Precinct the Infuing Year Dea John Coollidge.
3) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Clerk Nath" Harris.
4) Voted and Chofc for Precinct Treafurer Nath" Harris.
5) Voted & Chofe for afsefsors
) Samuel Warrin,
Samuel Brown, Thomas Bisco :
6) Voted and Chofe for Collector John Whitney.
7) Voted and Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings.
S) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Pay the fexton by Two Contributions one on the First Sabath in Sep- tember and the other on the First fabath on March and the Vote Past in the affermative.
9) Voted and Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the Revend Mr Seth Storer According to Contract and to Pay others to Whom Money may be Duc from f" Precinct.
10) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to make an addition to the Revend M' Storers fallary and the Vote Past in the affermative.
11) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to add Forty Pounds to the Revend M' Storers fallary for this Present ycar (and to Grant the fame) and the Vote Past in the afferma- tive :
12) Voted that the Precinct will finck John Phillips Rate in Daniel Bonds List of Rates Being £o-2-5 : and Alexander Mac- coys Rate Being £o : 2 :0.
Middlefex fs. Watertown February the 15th 1734/5,
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