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AUGUST 23, 1792. Voted and chose a committee to prop up the galleries in the Meeting House and make it secure against the day of ordination. (Other votes to see that order be maintained and to provide
other ministers, candidates and scholars that shall come to the ordination).
MARCH 4, 1793. Voted that all that are sixty years of age shall be taken out of the jury boxes.
JANUARY 4, 1794. Voted that the Selectmen purchase a tull or funeral cloth which is decent for the town.
AUGUST 18, 1794. Voted to make the pay of the men that are called for from this town to complete their proportion of the eighty thousand men which Congress Recommend to be raised the sum of eight dollars pr month.
MARCH 7, 1796. Voted and reconsidered the vote of having five Selectmen the present year. Voted not to have but three Selectmen the present year.
APRIL 4, 1796. Voted to chuse a committee to inspect the schools. Voted that the School Commit- tee consist of five.
MARCH 6, 1797. Voted that the two Commanys. of Militia in this town be brought into one Commany at the request of the officers of said commanys and the desire of the greater part of the soldiers. Voted to accept the report of the Selectmen as laid before the town the alterations in the Rode from the new bridge over Concord river by the Meeting House to Wilmington line. Voted to chuse a committee to in- quire into and see if there be any money in the Justices hands taken for fish fines.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1797. Voted to build a new pound 34 feet by 34 and 5 feet high without the cap- pies and three sides to be stone and the other wood with a good gate. Voted to furnish the soldiers with 210 pounds of beef and 210 pounds of bread and half a pound of powder pr man (to each man) that shall march to Concord to the muster. Voted and chose Capt. Peter Hunt to provide the beef and Capt. (Aaron?) Beard to procure the flower to make the bread.
MAY 17. 1798. Voted to introduce the Bass Viol into the Meeting House on the Sabbath Day and other days of publick Worship.
JUNE 5, 1798. Voted to chuse a committee to put out subscription paper to see what any person will give towards fencing the buring ground.
DECEMBER 24, 1798. Voted that those persons that are taxed for dogs draw an order on the Treas- urer for one Dollar. (This is the first mention in the Records that dogs were taxed).
Voted to meet the committee from Chelmsford for building a bridge over Concord river near the mouth of said river.
MAY 2, 1799. Voted to chuse a committee to meet the Courts committee that is coming to lay out a road from Mr. Pattins Mill to Loging bridge so called, committee to act in that matter for the town benefit.
MAY 15, 1800. Voted that the committee have full power to build a bridge over the canal near the house of Joseph Woodward near the mouth of Con- cord river at such place on the said canal as they think proper. (accepted the report of the committee and voted $450.00
Voted not to chuse any person or persons to pur- sue theaf or theaves.
MARCH 7, 1803. Voted that a committee be in- structed to treat with the Rev. Titus T. Barton upon a seperation as well as upon the sinkag of his salrey.
APRIL 4, 1803. Voted that in case the Rev. Titus T. Barton should be dismissed from being our minis- ter that said Barton and estate be free from taxes for the space of three years should he remain in town.
MAY 30, 1803. Voted that the sum of three hun- dred and forty dollars that was voted to the Rev. Mr. Titus T. Barton at the annual meeting in March last past as his salrey for the present year, be appro-
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FEBRUARY 23, 1805. Voted to raise four hun- dred dollars for a highway rate. Voted not to have the swine run at large under the regulation of the law the present year. (At meetings previous it had been voted to allow the swine to run at large). Voted to raise the sum of nine hundred dollars for a town rate this present year. Voted to raise the sum of four hundred dollars to hire preaching this present year.
NOVEMBER 4, 1806. Voted that the town do con- cur with the church in giving Mr. Jacob Coggin a call to settle with them in the work of the gospel ministry. (It was voted to give Rev. Mr. Coggin $520.00 and 16 cords of wood yearly as long as he re- mained minister, also to give him $600.00 to settle in the town). At the meeting July 10th relative to securing Mr. Coggin the vote was 76 in favor and 6 against. Voted that the pole be open for a Rep- resentative for Congress untill after sun set.
NOVEMBER 2, 1807. Voted to raise the sum of five hundred dollars towards paying for the bridge now building near the mouth of Concord river.
JUNE 27, 1808. Voted to chose a committee to consist of five to attend the Courts Committee that is coming on the road from Jeremiah Allens in Bil- lerica to the store of Jonathan Brown Jr in Tewks- bury August 22 in order to oppose the laying out the same.
JULY 6, 1812. Voted that if the soldiers are called on to march that enlisted for the government service in this town that the town will make up their pay to them with what government gives them, they shall receive thirteen dollars pr month.
APRIL 5, 1813. Voted to pay a bounty on crows that are killed in the Town of Tewksbury between the first day of May & first day of July 1813 (viz) twenty cents per head for old crows and ten cents per head for young crows.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1814. Voted to raise the sum of five hundred dollars for the payment of soldiers and purchasing equipment for town stock. Voted to make up the soldiers that have been or may be called out for the defense of the Country, fifteen dollars pr month the present season.
APRIL 6, 1818. Voted to build a new Meeting House.
MAY 7, 1818. A committee of seven was appoint- ed, Zephaniah Clark, John Chandler, Jonathan Clark, William Rogers, Josiah Brown, Hermon Marshall and Jese Trull.
OCTOBER 15, 1818. The article adjourned from the May meeting respecting building a Meeting House and providing a spot of ground to sit it on being taken up the report of the committee at the May meeting was read and excepted which is on file.
MAY 13, 1819. Voted that the Selectmen see that all Tiplers and Drunkards be posted in the li- cenced houses.
SEPTEMBER 3, 1821. Voted to chose a commit- tee to get the town measured and centered for the purpose of fixing on a spot to lett a Meeting House on.
MAY 16, 1822. The committee report that Wil- liam Brown will not let a price on his land to set a Meeting House on and that they inquired of Dr. John Spaulding and that he will sell one acre for one hun- dred and seventy five dollars for one acre. Voted to chose a committee to draft a plan for a Meeting House. Voted and chose Josiah Brown, John Chan- dler, Joseph Brown, Jesse Flemmengs and Samuel ( ?)
SEPTEMBER 16, 1822. Voted to accept the plan for to build a Meeting House by with such altera- tions shall be thought best in finishing said House.
Voted to build a Meeting House in one year. Voted to choose a committee of five to build a Meeting House. Voted to chose such committee by ballot. Voted and chose Josiah Brown Esq., Dr. Joseph Brown, Jesse Trull, William Rogers Esq., and Capt. Dudley Martin for said committee. Voted that said committee advertise that they are ready to receive proposals for building a Meeting House, fifty five feet square with a projection of nine feet.
Voted that the committee that were chosen to build a Meeting House borrow any sum of money uot to exceed twenty five hundred dollars at such time as it may be wanted on interest not to exceed six per cent. Voted the committee furnish stone steps to the Meeting House. Voted to let the halling of the underpining and steps for sd House to them that will do it chepest. The halling of said underpining and steps struck off to Life Farmer jun for $27.50
NOVEMBER 4, 1822. Voted that the committee that were chosen to purchase land to lett a Meeting House on purchase one acre on the North side of the Road back of the old Meeting House. Voted to reconsider the vote that was passed to lett the Meet- ing House on land now belonging to William Brown Esq.
AUGUST 25, 1823. Voted and chose Josiah Brown Esq as agent for the town to carry on a law suit commenced against said town by the Town of Reading for the support of and family.
MAY 13, 1824. Article 7 to see if the town will vote to purchase a bell for the Meeting House that they are now building or if there is a bell purchased by subscription that in case that the pews of said Meeting House sell for more than the cost of build- ing said house that the surplus arising from the sale of pews shall be divided between those that advance the money to purchase the bell in the same propor- tion that they advance or for the town to act for the same in any way they think proper at said meet- ing. Voted that the surplus money if any be taken to purchase a bell. Voted that their be a guardian put over all such as are spending their time & prop- erty for ardent sperit in town. Voted that their be a tipler list posted up.
JUNE 21, 1824. Voted to dedicate the Meeting House that they are now building on the Sixth Day of July next at two o'clock PM. (A committee of ar- rangements was chosen consisting of fifteen). Voted to sell the pews in the new Meeting House on Wed- nesday the seventh day of July next sale to com- mence at nine oclock AM.
JANUARY 3, 1825. Voted to chose a committee to petition the Court of Sessions for a committee to straighten the Boston road leading from Tewksbury Meeting House through Wilmington and Woburn.
MARCH 7, 1825. Voted to chose a committee of seven to view that part of the Northwesterly School District known by the Belvideer Vilage and report to the town their opinion of the propriety of setting off said vilage into a school district. Voted to accept the report of the committee that built the meeting House. (On page 303 is an itemized report of ex- penditures,
Town Meeting House cost $4590.31 Pews sold for 5399.00
Balance 208.69
APRIL 4, 1825. Voted that that part of the North School District known as the Belvideer Vilage be sett of into a School District as reported by the committee chose to view and report be called the Seventh District. Voted to sell the old Meeting House bell for one that weighs thirteen hundred and fifty pounds. Voted that the Rev. Mr. Coggin be au- thorized to exchange the bell as above stated. Voted to chose a committee of two in addition.
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MAY 12, 1825. Voted that the committee sell the old Meeting House the first Monday in June. Voted that any ten or more persons may build sheds to put their horses under on the town land said shed to be eighteen feet by ten, eleven or twelve as may be agreed upon by the builders.
JUNE 13, 1825. Voted to build a house to do town business. Voted to chose a committee of five to find a suitable spot, said house on. Chose Dec. Jos- eph Brown, Timothy Hunt, David Rogers, Capt. Samuel Hardy, Benj Sanders. They reported to Let the town house at the Northwest corner of the new Meeting House. Voted to chose another committee. Vote and chose John Chandler, Samuel Hardy, Aaron Manser, John Jaques, David Rogers, said committee reported in favor of Leting the town house to have the front of said house parcel with the body of the new Meeting House with the Southwest corner at the line by William Brown Esq. land. Voted to build the Town House thirty feet by forty with posts fourteen feet in height. Voted to choose a commit- tee of three to git said house built by the last of Oc- tober. Voted and chose Josiah Brown, William Rog- ers and Capt. Stephen Brown. Voted to leave it to the descretion of the committee whether the Town House be finished at the time appointed.
MAY 10, 1826. Voted to hire the Meeting House bell rung on the same terms as last year. Voted to pay sixteen cents apiece for a dinner for all soldiers that attend the Regimental Muster the present year.
NOVEMBER 6, 1826. Voted to appropriate fifty .
dollars for the use of singing. Voted to purchase a farm to support the poor. Voted that the Selectmen paint the Town House.
MARCH 5, 1827. A committee appointed in November to purchase a farm for the poor made the following report: (This report is pasted on the first page of the Town Records 1791-1841)
The committee appointed by the Town of Tewks- bury in November last, for the purpose of purchasing a farm for the support of their poor, having attended the duties assigned them, ask leave respectfully to report; That they have received proposals from sev- eral persons and have looked at several farms, and have therefore come to a decision that the farm be- longing to the heirs of Doct Benjamin Kittredge is the most suitable one. Your committee have for the sum of $3500 purchased said farm of Doct Harry Kit- tredge, agent for the heirs, and received a deed in behalf of the Town from Miss Rebekah Kittredge. Possession to be given the second day of April next and interest to be paid from and after that date.
Jonathan Brown Bravity Gray Jese Trull Timothy Hunt William Rogers Hermon Marshall Aaron Mansur
March 5, 1827
MAY 15, 1828. Article 5. To see if the town will set up a grammar school near the Meeting House in said Town. Voted not to act on this article .
MAY 14, 1829. Voted to accept of the petition of John Lowell Jr and others praying to have a part of said Tewksbury annexed to the Town of Lowell 109 votes for accepting, 107 against.
December 12, 1829. Voted and chose the Select- men as a committee to alter the desk in the Town House by sealing up one end, and having a door in the other end and a wide board on the top of said desk.
APRIL 5, 1830. (Appears the first report of the Overseers of the Poor).
MAY 13, 1830. Voted that the town meetings in future be warned in the following manner (viz) by
a Constable: posting up an Attested Coppy of the Warrant in the following places (viz) one at the Meeting House and one in some public place in Bel- videre Village so called, to be up at least eight days and over two Sundays. Voted that Doct Henry Kit- tredge and others have liberty to keep a private school in the Town House they making good the damages and paying rent if requested.
NOVEMBER 1, 1830. Voted and choose William Rogers, Jonathan Clark 2nd and Aaron Mansur a committee to repair the hearse and hearse house. Voted and choose Rev. Jacob Coggin, Doct Henry Kittredge and John Jaques as a committee to oppose the annexing of Belvidere Village (so called) from the Town of Tewksbury to the Town of Lowell at the next winter session of the Legislator.
FEBRUARY 26, 1831. Voted that a man shall have one dollar per day and a pair of oxen one dollar per day for working on the highways the present year.
MAY 11, 1831. Voted on the petition of Alpheas Smith and others to annex a part of Tewksbury to the Town of Lowell. Yeas eighty-eight, nays sixty-six. Voted that the Selectmen provide some person to take care of the Town House, Meeting House, bell, stone, etc.
JANUARY 16, 1832. Voted that individuals may set up a stove in the Town House.
APRIL 9, 1832. Votes for the annexation of a part of Tewksbury to Lowell 132 votes against the annexation of a part of Tewksbury to Lowell 100.
AUG. 20, 1832. Article 3 to see if the Town will choose a Board of Health with full power to take such measures as they may deem expedient and best adapted to preserve our citizens from spasmodic cholera and to see how much money the town will vote to be used by said board at their discretion. (ten men were chosen and authorized not to expend over three hundred dollars).
NOVEMBER 12 1832. Town meeting voted to adjourn until tomorrow at nine oclock AM at E. Thompsons Hotel in said Tewksbury (at Belvidere Village, so called).
MARCH 4, 1833. Voted to appropriate one hun- dred and fifty dollars for the Engine at Belvidere Village.
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APRIL 1, 1833. Voted that the Selectmen be a committee to purchase the hoes and necessary ap- paratus for the engine in Belvidere provided the rais- ing the aforesaid sum of $150 at the last March meeting was a legal vote for raising said sum by a tax.
MAY 6, 1833. Voted that the Schollars shall be counted between the age of four and eighteen.
Voted that the clerks in each school district take the number of schollars in their respective districts and make return to the Selectmen by the first day of June next, under oath.
NOVEMBER 11, 1833. Votes for and against the annexation of a part of the Town of Tewksbury to the Town of Lowell as prayed for in the petition of George Brown and others (viz) for the annexation 80, against the annexation 71.
APRIL 21, 1834. Voted to choose a committee to settle the affairs with Belvidere and that the com- mittee consist of three. Voted to attach one part of the highway left vacant by Belvideres being annext to Lowell, to Thomas Morey and the other part to Joel Clarks district. Voted to annex Mr. Livingston to Thomas Morey's district.
NOVEMBER 10, 1834. Committee reports "We have taken Council and find the recovery of the $150 laid out for hose for the Engine at Belvidere will depend on circumstances and evidence: also that said Brown says he will obligate himself to return this town two thirds the amount said hose shall be
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appraised at, if taken by the Town of Lowell next March or said Town may take the same and sell them for the most they will bring and return him one third of the same and the remainder of the money in his hands he is ready to pay three hundred dol- lars down and give his note for a short time, with an endorser if they wish".
Regarding Rev. Jacob Coggin's salary as paid by the Town-in March 10, 1834 Town meeting, the sum of $575 was voted as his salary-no mention of any wood. This is the last record of money being ap- propriated by the Town of Tewksbury for the salary of a minister.
NOVEMBER 14, 1836. Voted fifty dollars for a singing school.
MARCH 5, 1838. Voted two hundred coppies of Towns Expenses be printed.
APRIL 30, 1838. Voted the town pay for the pews bought to make room for the stoves in the Meeting House.
1840. Annual return of the names of all persons enrolled in the Militia in the Town of Tewksbury 109. Returns made yearly to 1858 show from 59 to 167 enrolled for service.
1849. Appeared the most serious cases filed for damages against the Town. Quote: The falling of a horse harnessed to a carriage driven by said Bart- lett, by a defect in the highway. This was carried to the Supreme Judicial Court and Bartlett was awarded damages of $4000, cost of Court $203.87; Damages awarded to Bohonon $125, cost of Court $46.55. Paid for Town counsel $117.25, for witnesses, etc., $189.94; total costs to the Town $4682.61.
MARCH 4, 1850. Voted that a safe be procured for the keeping of the town records .. Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to put up guide boards.
NOVEMBER 11, 1850. Voted to procure blinds for the Town Hall.
MARCH 3, 1851. At the opening of the town meeting voted to send for Rev. Mr. Coggin to offer prayers. Voted and chose Oliver Clark and Abel Marshall a committee to wait on Rev. Mr. Coggin. Said committee reported that Rev. Mr. Coggin was not at home.
APRIL 4, 1853. Voted to offer a reward of fifty dollars in addition to the fifty dollars offered by H. E. Preston for the detection of the robbers and re- covery of the property taken out of said Preston's house in the night of the 21st of March last past.
NOVEMBER 15, 1853. Voted on the motion of Mr. Merriam to strike off the names of Charles Clark, Alvin Moor, Thomas Crosby Jr and William Trow from the list of names presented by the Selectmen for Jurymen and that the names of four Whigs be substituted in their stead. After some discussion and several votes it was voted that the Selectmen bring in a new list for the Jury Box at the present meeting. Voted to accept the list of names as pre- sented the second time. (The names of those voted struck off were all accepted. Thomas Crosby Jr. name was not presented).
1854. Town debt, $2038.14.
MARCH 5, 1855. Voted that Nathaniel L. Trull, Elijah M. Reade and Ebenezer French be a commit- tee to consider the expediency of establishing a Sun- day Police. Report accepted at the meeting and police regulations adopted.
MARCH 3, 1856. Town Warrant Article 11. Will the Town make any change in their school system. Voted to proceed to the election of a Superintending School Committee of three. Voted and chose Joshua Clark, B. F. Spaulding and R. Toleman. Voted that the Superintending School Committee hire school teachers the coming year.
JUNE 13, 1855. Aaron Frost Jr was appointed and authorized by the Selectmen as agent for the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors.
APRIL 4, 1859. Extracts from a report of the Committee appointed regarding repairs to the Center burying ground. "Center burying ground contains about half an acre of land-never cost the Town anything-recommend $150 be appropriated to en- close same with a stone wall and gate at entrance -very few burials here for the past 25 years owing to difficulty in finding land of sufficient size-persons who have been accustomed to bury in this part of the town have had to resort to private property- the law requires that necessary provision be made for this object-recommend that $150 be appropriat- ed to purchase and put in proper condition a lot of land for a public burying ground near the center of the town-recommend that authority to receive any gratuitites that friends of the several measures may see fit to entrust to them.
(During the years where only a brief mention is made of outstanding votes, town meetings were not held as frequently and fewer articles appeared in the Warrants-business seemed to be more of straightening roads, adjusting bounds, the petition- ing of and building new roads, developing school dis- tricts election of state, county and town officials and conducting town affairs on a more business-like basis).
MARCH 5, 1860. Article-To see if the town will appropriate money for repairing and improving the burial grounds in the South and in the Northwest School Districts and act thereon. Committee re- ported-Old Burial Ground in the Center-Commit- tee placed an iron gate with two hammered stone posts at the entrance. Voted that the sum of $125 be appropriated for the improvement and repairing of the Burying Ground in the Northwest District.
MAY 6, 1861. Voted that the Town appropriate the sum of $2000 and that a committee consisting of the Selectmen and four other citizens be appointed to disburse this appropriation on among the volun- teer citizens of Tewksbury in such manner as in their judgement, the circumstances of the men re- quire. It being understood that out of said appro- priation an outfit and a reasonable amount of pocket money be provided for all volunteers from Tewks- bury and that the families of all volunteers shall be well cared for: and also that this committee shall also look after their future wants and necessities during their enlistment-and also that the compen- sation of the said volunteers be increased to $25. pr month for the time of their actual service.
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