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Voted : That Colonel (Jeremiah) O'Brien is to have Liberty to have his road open through his land by having sufficient bars and gates.
Voted : To adjourn this meeting to the first Wednesday in May, then to be holden at the Western Falls at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Notwithstanding no money was voted for schools, the following gentlemen were elected School Committee : Phineas Bruce, Josiah Harris, John Cooper, Geo. Stillman. John Foster, Peter Talbot, Levi Bowker, Stephen Parker.
At this meeting votes were taken in for State officers: Caleb Strong received 96 for Governor; Edward H. Robbins 89 for Lient. Governor; Alexander Campbell 97 and David Cobb 97, for Senators; Phineas Bruce 93 for Representative to Congress.
June 3, 1802, the inhabitants assembled to elect Jurors, Gideon O'Brien was elected for the Supreme Court at Castine and Capt. Eben'z Inglee as petit juror.
For Washintgon County Court, Daniel Prescott, John Sevey, Daniel Foster, Israel Hovey, Daniel Berry, Nathan Hanscom, John Day, were chosen grand jurors.
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Machias, March 27, 1802.
Schedule of Notes of hand against sundry persons of the town of Machias.
Win. Chaloner, Jr., note date May 13, 1801,
$6.00
Jirah Phinney,
May 13, 1801, 1.00
John Foster,
April 5, 1798, 20.92
Samuel P. Clark,
Aug. 4, 1800, 14.15
James Crocker,
May 7, 1800,
3.00
Parker Clark,
Aug. 4, 1800,
94.14
Robert Munson,
May 27, 1799,
5.27
Benj. Berry,
Nov. 21, 1797,
2.16
Isaac Hanscom,
May 7, 1800, 7.25
$153.89
Interest on the above to Nov. 13, 1801
13.52
$167.41
Phillip Clark, note date Nov. 21, 1797,
10.33
Jonathan Pineo, . May 8, 1798,
5.00
William Albee,
May 13, 1799, 3.00
$185.74
The first nine notes, amounting with interest to $167.41. was on the 13th of Nov., 1801, put into the hands of Phineas Bruce, Esq., Attorney at Law for prosecution. Mr. Bruce gave his receipt for the same, to be by him prosecuted to final judgement and the amount will probably be recovered in the course of the present year. Mr. Albee's note will be discounted from his account against the Town. There is
no probability of obtaining the other notes, amounting to $15.33 at present; although there can be no doubt of obtaining the said amount of notes ($167.41) some time hence, yet it is certain it cannot by a course of Law, be obtained in season to discharge the arrearges which will remain after the expenditure of the monies voted for the last year.
JOSIAH HARRIS, Town Treasurer.
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Town of Machias To
Ralph H. Bowles, Dr.
1802.
April. To my services as Town Clerk for record ing the proceedings of the town for one year, writing notifications and other necessary town business in- eluding an order given for $4.30, To recording births and deaths, 5.04
$25.00
To paper, pens, ink and wafers, .50
$30.54
Received payment by an order on the Treasurer. RALPH H. BOWLES.
The Town of Machias To Wmn. Albee. Dr.
1801.
To boarding, washing etc. for Elisha Allen, one of the paupers of said town, from the first of April, 1801, to April first. 1802, $104.00
Machias, March 31. 1802.
Received payment by an order on the town.
WM. ALBEE.
Town of Machias To
Amos Boynton, Dr.
To boarding, nursing, etc., Richard Stone. a poor man, 72 weeks at 33 shillings per week, To one sheet,
$41.25
1.50
Cr. 42.75
By old clothes,
1.02
$41.73
Errors excepted. Machias. Dec. 13th, 1802. Received the above in full by order on Treasurer. AMOS BOYNTON.
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At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Machias the fifth day of May, A. D. 1802, Selectmen present Gideon O'Brien and Jacob Longfellow ;- Votes for a Representative, were given in and when sorted and counted were as follows: whole number 27; for Phineas Bruce, 26, Capt. Gideon O'Brien, 1.
Capt. O'Brien was chosen highway surveyor in place of Jacob Penniman resigned ; also Jonathan Longfellow, Sr .. in place of Jonathan Longfellow, Jr., who had declined to serve.
Stephen Munson purchased the rent of the School lot for the ensuing year for ten dollars; also rent of the School Thatch lot.
Voted : That the town treasurer pay the Rev. Mr. Steele twelve dollars, being the sum he received from Mr. Cooper for the rent of the Ministerial Marsh lot for the year 1801.
Voted : That the Selectinen be a Committee on behalf of the town, to view any piece of land at East River, that may be suitable to erect a Meeting House upon and make report to the next town meeting.
Agreeable to a vote of this town passed the fifth day of April last, that the Selectmen and School Committee should make such alterations in the School Districts as they shall think beneficial for the Town ;- After due notice of their meeting being given, they assembled at the house of Capt. Peter Talbot, the 26th of April 1802, and made report as follows ;- First district to begin at Solomon Meserve's and include all the the inhabitants to the Middle River bridge.
Second District from Middle River bridge including all the inhabitants on the West side, East River Lake and from hence to Geo. Stillman's, Esq., inclusive.
Third District to begin at Mr. Avery's including all the inhabitants from thence to Mr. Wallace Fenlason's and then to the inhabitants of Gardner's Lake, and beyond to the place lately occupied by John Munson.
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Fourth District from John Munson's place to James Holmes' on the East side, and from thence to the North side to John Sanborne's and continuing on that side to Deacon Joseph Libbee's inclusive.
All which is submitted this fifth day of May, 1802. GIDEON O'BRIEN, JACOB LONGFELLOW, WM. EMERSON, Selectmen.
Phineas Bruce, George Stillman, John Cooper, Stephen Parker, Peter Talbot. John Foster, Levi Bowker, School Committee.
RALPH H. BOWLES, Town Clerk. Monday. the seventh day of December 1802.
Town of Machias To Jacob Longfellow, Dr.
1802.
Aug. To paid Mr. Daniel P. Upton, $2.00
Dec. To 3 gallon rum for funeral, Ruth Moore, .75
To paid David Prescott, digging grave, 2.50
$5.25
Received payment by order on Treasurer. JACOB LONGFELLOW.
A town meeting was held on the seventh day of June, 1802: for the inhabitants to give in their votes for one representative, to represent the first Eastern District in the Congress of the United States, in the room of Silas Lee, Esq., who has resigned. 3 Votes were as follows, for Phinens Bruce, Esq .. 22, Nathaniel Dummer one, Martin Kingsley, one.
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November 1, 1802. "At a meeting of the inhabitants agreeable to the Selectmens' warrant it was unanimously voted that the same be adjourned to the house of Capt. Peter Talbot.
At this meeting votes were given in for a Representative to represent the Kennebec District in the Congress of the United States.
For Phineas Bruce, at East River, 46.
For Phineas Bruce at West River, 37.
There had been meetings of all the towns in the first Eastern District held on the 27th of the preceding June, by which there was no choice; a majority of all the votes being required to elect.
According to Governor Caleb Strong's warrant to the Selectmen of the towns, the vote at the June meeting stood as follows: Nathaniel Dummer, 262; Orchard Cook. 524; Martin Kingsley, 257; Mark L. Hill, 11; Henry Knox, 2; Phineas Bruce, 24; Geo. Ulmer, 5; John Farley, 4; Moses Heath, 1. Only one thousand and ninety votes cast in the first Eastern District.
At a meeting of the Selectmen and School Committee of the town of Machias, July 16, 1802 ;- Resolved and determined, that the money voted by the town, for the support of schools be paid as follows: That is to say. To each District the full amount of the assessments made upon the poles and estates of the inhabitants of and within the districts respectively.
GIDEON O'BRIEN, JACOB LONGFELLOW, WM. EMERSON, Selectmen. JOHN FOSTER, JOSIAH HARRIS, PETER TALBOT, GEO. STILLMAN, PHINEAS BRUCE,
School Committee.
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Machias, Oct. 11, 1802.
To the Selectmen of the Town of Machias:
We, the subscribers, free holders and inhabitants of the Middle River School District, in said town, request you to call a meeting of the qualified voters in said District, for choosing a Clerk for said District and for taking such measures, as shall be proper for erecting a School house. and to act on other business which may probably come before said meeting.
LEVI BOWKER. JOSEPH GETCHELL, Jr., JAMES CROCKER. -
In July, 1802, an order was passed by the General Court directing that an Election be held Thursday, July 29, in the Kennebec District, Province of Maine, for a Congress- man to succeed Hon. Silas Lee, Esq. who had resigned as Representative. The voters of Machias were warned by Samuel Ellis to assemble in the Meeting House at Western Falls, July 29, to give in their votes for one Representative from the Eastern District. The result in the District was reported "No choice,"-Orchard Cook had 48 votes, Martin Kingsley, 595; Mark L. Hill, 10; Samuel Thacher, 436; Nah'l Dummer, 45; Henry Knox (General of Thomaston, ) 1; Erastus Foot, 1; Phineas Bruce (of Machias. ) 110; George Ulmer, 1; Alden Bradford (of Eastport. ) 64; Samuel Wild, 99; David Cobb, (the General of Goulds- boro, ) 1.
October 16 following, Gideon O'Brien, Jacob Longfellow, Selectmen, issued a Warrant, served by Mr. Ellis, calling voters to assemble at the meeting house in Eastern River, November 1st, 1802, to give in their votes for Representative. The Selectmen present were Wm. Emerson and Jacob Long- fellow. Phineas Bruce received all the votes cast, 46. The town meeting was adjourned from the Meeting House, probably on account of the cold, to the house of Capt.
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Peter Talbot. The record shows that the voting was done and the record made at Mr. Talbot's house. A second ad- journment, same meeting, from Mr. Talbot's house to the house of Samuel Ellis. A true copy from the records,
RALPH H. BOWLES, Town Clerk.
New Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 7th, 1802.
Sirs: Selectmen of Machias-There is a Pauper in this town on expense by the name of Colburn Barrel Parker, who says he is the son of Mr. Stephen Parker, a Coronor, an inhabitant of Machias; and by what we can learn by said Pauper, his said Father, is a legal inhabitant of said Machias, and in consequence thereof, said Pauper has gained a habitancy here, as he has not gained any one else- where. We do hereby notify you hereof and should be glad to be relieved from the trouble of him, as soon as may be, either by you as the Overseer of the Poor of Machias, or by his father, as we are oblidged to pay two dollars per week for his board and attendance beside the Doctor's bill. He has been under our care about a week; he is not able to travel, or ride except in a sleigh, or he might be trans- ported by water, if he could be got to the sea coast. We should be glad to hear from you by post, as soon as may be. ISAAC PARSONS, NATH'L EVELETH, JOHN WOODMAN, Selectmen of said New Gloucester.
P. S. the Pauper's disease seems to be of scrofulistic kind and he appears to be in a decline.
It is one of the oddities revealed by narrative of early times that a father should name his son "Barrell," while the father himself appears in so sensitive condition when he addressed the Board of Town fathers he should commence with "Gentlemen Select?" Is it strange that "Scrofulistic tendencies" even to decline prevailed?
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In town meeting the fourth of April. 1803. Capt. Gi leon O'Brien. Jacob Longfellow, Selectmen present : votes were given in.
Caleb Strong for Governor. 107
Elbridge Gerry.
1
Edward H. Robbins for Lieut. Governor, 105
Henry Knox.
2
William Heath, 1
Alexander Campbell, for Senator, 106
David Cobb 105
Joseph Patten 66
3
The meeting was dissolved and a Moderator chosen: The town business was proceeded with.
Gideon O'Brien, Jacob Longfellow. Win. Emerson. were re-elected Selectmen. Josiah Harris, Treasurer; Josiah Harris, Ebenezer Inglee, J. Penniman, Assessors; Samuel Ellis, John D. Folsom. Constables; George Sevey. Collector at six per cent.
James Gooch. Samuel Foster. Moses Foster. Ezekiel Richardson, Tilley Howe, James W. Crocker. John Berry, Jr., E. Inglee, J. Penniman, Ebenezer Gardner, George Sevey. Road Surveyors.
Gideon O'Brien, J. Longfellow. Wm. Flinn, Jonathan Longfellow. Jr., J. Longfellow, Sr., Jere O'Brien, Levi Foster, Simcon Foster. Jesse Scott. John Sevey, David Foster, Moses Foster, Peter Talbot, J. Penniman. D. Gardner, Joseph Dwelley, S. Meserve, Appollo Chase, J. D. Folsom, Abraham Fletcher, Stephen Talbot. Samuel Foster. Ebenezer Gooch, Israel Andrews. E Richardson. Japhet Harmon, Surveyors of Lumber.
Ebenezer Inglee, Simeon Foster, Jonathan Weston, Nathaniel Babb, Samuel Ellis, Stephen Munson, Sam'l Bryant. Moses Elsmore, Daniel Berry. Joseph Dwelley. Geo. Sevey, Wm. Sanborne, Abijah Foster. Levi Bowker, Isane Hanscom, Samuel Smith, Hog Reeves.
John Cooper, Geo. Stillman Josiah Harris. S. Foster. S. Jones, J. Penniman, E. Richardson, Eben'r Gardner. S. Parker, Moses Foster, Levi Bowker. School Committee.
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In addition the usual list of other town officials were duly chosen.
Votes were given in for County Treasurer : Geo. Stillman 10; John Cooper, 3.
Money was voted :---
Pay of the Minister, $333.33
One half of Rev. Marshfield Steele's settlement, 166.67
For the benefit of Schools,
300.00
" Support of the Poor, 200.00
" Payment of town officers, 240.00
" Highways, 750.00
Contingencies, 100.00
Voted: That Geo. Sevey have a further limitation to collect his tax, viz: to June 1803.
Voted: That the Collectors shall be allowed one year to collect their money from date of their bills.
Voed : One dollar, fifty cents for men and one dollar per pair for oxen, for labor on highways.
Voted: That J. O'Brien has liberty to put up gates and bars through his lands.
Voted: That the road as laid out from the Rim to Samuel Smith's be continued for one year with suitable gates and bars.
Voted : That Joseph Dwelley have the liberty to have suitable gates and bars from Wallace Fenlason's old house to the Lake.
To the Selectmen of the town of Machias :
We, the inhabitants and free holders in said town, request you to incert in the Warrant, for the next town meeting, an article as follows: To see if the town will consider the vote passed at the last Annual meeting respecting the road lead- ing from Potatoe Pointto the Rim Road, and to allow the same to be kept open or wholly disconinue the same.
Abijah Foster, Aaron Hanscom,
Daniel Hoit, Thomas Thorpe. Daniel Averil,
Daniel Hoit, Jr., Isaac Hanscom.
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The Selectmen were present at a meeting held on May 4, 1803: voted that the Inhabitants will not send a Represent- ative to the General Court the ensuing year.
This meeting was dissolved and Stephen Jones was elected Moderator.
Jeremiah O'Brien, Jr., was chosen Surveyor of lumber.
High marsh School lot was sold at auction to Benjamin Waistcoat for $11.25.
School Thatch lot sold to James Gooch for two dollars.
No action on the road leading from the Rhim road to Potatoe Point.
This indenture made the sixth day of June 1803, between the Selectmen of the town of Machias on the one part and Benjamin Waistcoat of Machias, Blacksmith, on the other; Witnesseth that whereas the said Selectmen have advertised for to contract with any person to build a Pound at the Western Falls in Machias and Benj. Waistcoat aforesaid has agreed to build a Pound agreeable to said advertisement :
The conditions of above obligation is such that' the said Waistcoat, agrees to build said pound complete for the sum of fifty dollars, in forty-two days from the date. or forfeit and pay to the Selectmen the sum of twenty-five dollars. and the said Selectmen on their part agree to pay Benjamin Waistcoat, the sum of fifty dollars, when said Pound is completed, on forfeiture of twelve per cent interest from that time 'till paid.
In witness thereof we have interchangeabely set our hand this day and date as above mentioned.
JACOB LONGFELLOW, GIDEON O'BRIEN. Selectmen. BENJAMIN WAISTCOAT.
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Town of Machias to
Gideon O'Brien Dr.
1802.
April 1st. To one day settling with J. Brown and John Kelley, $1.50
26. To one day dividing the Districts and laying out roads at East River Lake, 2.00
To { day laying out road at Jesse Scott's, 1 00
To paid postage of a double letter from Boston respecting the support of Richard Moore, .40
To one day laying out roads at East River, 1.34
To one day getting a bridge made across George Scott's brook, 1.34
$6.53
Machias, March 15, 1804: Received payment by order on the Treasurer. GIDEON O'BRIEN.
At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Machias, that were qualified and duly warned. to assemble at the Meeting House at Eastern River the 2nl day of April 1804, A. D. at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Selectmen Present, -Gideon O'Brien, Jacob Longfellow Win. Emerson. Let this be remembered, that meetings called for Municipal purposes, were often utilized by election of State and County officers in the one meeting. the Political work almost invariably having precedence of the Municipal.
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The record proceeds. - "Votes were given in for Governor. L'ent. Gov'r. and Senators. when sorted and counted were as follows:
For Governor : His excellency. Caleb Strong. Esq., 80
Hon. James Sullivan, Esq., 26
Lient. Gov. : Hon. Edward Hutchinson
Robbins, Esq., 86
Hon. William Heath, Esq .. 29
Senators :
Hon. David Cobb, Esq., 76
Hon. Alex'r. Campbell, Esq .. 29
66
Mark Langdon Hill, Esq .. 76
Martin Kingsley, Esq., 25
The Town then voted for John Cooper, Esq., for their Moderator: Ralph H. Bowles, for Town Clerk: Capt. Gideon O'Brien. Jacob Longfellow, William Emerson, Selectmen : Josiah Harris, Esq .. Eben'r Inglee, Jacob Penniman. Assessors: Marshall Thaxter, John D. Folsom, Constables.
George Sevey, at six per cent has taken the tax to collect.
The last year's list of Surveyors of lumber were approved and the following were joined : James Gooch. Jonas Dudley, Moses Hovey.
Enoch Waterhouse, Jona'n Longfellow, Stephen Munson, Theodore Scott. Ben'j Berry, Nath'l Hanscom. Fence Viewers.
For Field Drivers. in addition to the last year's list the following were chosen, : Ezra Stevens. Consider Drew.
The custom prevailed then as it has in later years of electing all the men reported married since last town meet- ing. for hog reeves: Wm. Emerson, Nath'l Phinney. George Sevey, J. Wooden Foster, Pelham Drew, Elisha D. Chaloner, Josiah Harris. E.q., Benj'n Wescott, Ezra Stevens, George Harmon. Abel Hadley. Ralph H. Bowles. Thomas Miller, Daniel Hoit, Jr., were thus honored.
Jonathan Longfellow, Jr., Tilley Howe, Pound Keepers. Nathaniel Phinney, Israel Hovey. Capt. Ebenezer Inglee. Sealers of Leather. Joseph Stuart, Ebenezer Gooch.
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Capt. Stephen Smith, Benj'n Gooch, Joseph Getchell, Jr., Israel Hovey. Fish Committee: Nathan'l Phinney, Harbor Master. Capt. Stephen Smith, Ebenezer Gooch, Tything- men : Stephen Jones, Esq., Levi Bowker, Josiah Harris, Esq., Stephen Parker, Ebenez'r Gardner, Wallace Fenlason, School Committee.
Votes were cast for County Treasurer when sorted and counted were as follows : John Cooper, Esq. 39: Gideon O' Brien, 48.
The following sums were then voted for the ensuing year. For the support of the Ministry, $333.33
Schools, 300.00
66 66 ..
. Poor. 150.00
" Payment of town officers,
210.00
66 " highways, as usual, 1,200.00
"Contingencies, Nothing
Voted : That the contention respecting the road laid out on Mr. Ebenz'r Gooch's land, be examined by the former Committee and to remain where it is 'till then.
Voted: That Jeremiah O'Brien have liberty to keep up gates and bars, on his land, until the Selectmen shall remove the same and see fit to alter the road.
Voted: That all business not completed be referred to the May meeting.
Attest, RALPH H. BOWLES, Town Clerk.
Machias, March 28. 1804. I have received of Gideon O'Brien six hundred and eighty feet of three inch plank, which I have put on the Bridges at the West Falls.
JACOB PENNIMAN, Surveyor of Highways.
A town meeting was held June 2nd, 1804, to make choice of Jurymen. The following persons were drawn : Grand Jurors. Marshall Thaxter, Samnel Foster, Wallace Fenlason, James Cates, Samuel Smith, Jacob Longfellow, John
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Foster. Petit Jurors : Win. ()'Brien. John Avery, Jr., Ebenezer Gooch, Theodore Scott, Stephen Talbot, Wm. Chaloner. Benjamin Harmon.
The following is estimate of monies needed to be raised for town expences, -Minister's Salary. $333.33; Support of Poor. 150.00: Pay of Town officers, 240.00; Schools, 300.00; for town highway, 1,000; for County road, 500.00.
Machias, March 8, 1804.
To the Selectmen of the town of Machias.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned. Freeholders and Inhabi- tants of the said town of Machias, request you to cause an article to be inserted in the Warrant for the next town meeting to the following purpose : To see if the town will consent that the town may be divided into two separate towns and two separate Societies for Public Worship, and if the town should consent, that it should be divided, to act on such matters, as shall be necessary in order to assert where the dividing line shall be established, and if the town should not consent, that it should be divided into two separate towns. to see if the town will consent that we the said Inhabitants and such others as may be disposed to unite with us, may be set off as a separate Society in said town for Public, Religious Worship. and thereby our polls and Estates be ex- empted from the towns Minister's tax.
Elias Foster, Levi Foster, Benjamin Gooch. Apollo Chase, John Sevey.
Wmn. Whittemore, Stephen Munson,
Samuel Foster, Tilley Howe. James Gooch.
The article agreeable to foregoing request was inserted in the Warrant being Article Sixth. The town meeting was notified to be hell, Monday the second day of April, at the Meeting House. East River. The town voted that the sixth article in the Warrant be dismissed. So that the town was
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not divided until twenty-two years later in 1826 when East Machias and Machiasport were incorporated as separate municipalities, from Machias.
The talk was continued and the debate in the stores was animated over Division, not with much hope of success until East River and the Lower District (Machiasport) united their forces. It is noticeable, that ever after the separation, the two new Corporations were quite invariably Democratic in political expression, while Machias was steadfastly Whig or Republican.
In annual meeting April 18. 1804, the Selectmen present voted : Not to send a Representative the ensuing year.
"College Marsh lot, College thatch lot, high marsh school lot sold to Benjamin Waistcoat for $12. Thatch school lot sold to Joseph Getchell, Jr., $2.00.
Capt. Stephen Smith was excused as Tythingman and Deacon Joseph Libbee was chosen.
Geo. S. Smith, onathan Longfellow, elected Fish Com- mittee. Nathan Hanscom, Samuel Foster, Eben Gardner, George Sevey, Benjamin Harmon, Jonathan Longfellow, Gideon O'Brien, Ephraim Hadley. Jonathan Woodruff, Surveyors of Highways.
Voted : That Jeremiah O'Brien have permission to make gates and bars through his field for one year.
Voted : That not any fish shall be taken between Friday night and sunrise Monday morning.
Voted : That one hundred dollars be added to the school money to be drawn from the town Treasurer.
Voted: That the Selectmen have power to remove every incumbrance that is in the highways as the roads are laid out and approved of.
To hear the Report of the Selectinen respecting the roads they have laid out. By order of the Selectmen.
This meeting was called in response to the following Petition :
To the Selectmen of Machias.
Gentlemen : We, the Subscribers. Freeholders of said
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town. request you to call a meeting of the inhabitants of the town for the following purpose: To see if the town will consent and grant Liberty to Theodore Scott and such others, as are or may be associated with him, to creet and keep a Dam across East River, at Lower Riplings; there to build and improve mil's -and if so, to take and agree upon such measures as may be deemed necessary for the purpose. Dated at Machias June 230, 1504.
Benjamin Gooch, Theodore Scott.
Lewis Foster, Paul Foster, John D. Folsom, William Chase,
David Foster, Samuel Foster, Elias Foster.
Stephen Talbot,
Tilley Howe, James Foster.
Voted that the town grant permission to the Pe- titioners, to build the Dam as requested, upon the express condition. that if it proves a damage to the town, it shall be removed upon the application of the Selectmen, at the ex- pense of the Petitioners or their sucessors. Voted: That the Select men be Committee for the purpose of taking such Security from the Petitioners for the fulfilment of the above vote as shall completely indemnify the town from any loss or damage in consequence of said permission, and that the Selectimen see that the Dam is built agreeable to the intent of the foregoing vote : the Petitioners paying them for their trouble.
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