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Watertown Records
COMPRISING THE FOURTH BOOK
OF
TOWN PROCEEDINGS
AND
THE SECOND BOOK
OF
BIRTHS MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
FROM 1738 TO 1822
PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION
BY THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Stanbope press
F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
DEC IS 1906 D. Uf D.
PREFACE.
This, the third published volume of Watertown Records, con- tains the proceedings of the town from March, 1727, to February,
1745-
The births, marriages and deaths include the years 1738 to 1822, and complete Volume II. of " Vital Statistics " as recorded by the town clerk. About twenty pages of " Purposes of Marriage " found recorded on loose leaves at the end of the town clerk's volume dating from 1792 to 1822 have also been printed, and will be found at the end of the volume.
Bennett F. Davenport, Charles F. Fitz, For the Committee on Publication.
Watertown's Fourth Book of Records
Begun in March 1727-8
By
JOSEPH MASON
Town Clerk
[WATERTOWN RECORDS.
Fourth Book, Town Proceedings.]
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1727/8
March ith
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown, Quallified ye 4in According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs,
Regulerly Warned ; And Afsembled on the fourth day of March 1727/8 for Choice of Town officers &c
Voted and Choofe Dea: Nathan Fiske Moderator for said Meeting. ^ 33^^ . Nathan Fisk.
Cap' Sam': Harrington. M' Tho^ : CooUidge. Dea. William Brown. L'. Rich<* Coollidge. Dea Tho' : Livermore. M' Tho= : Biglo.
Joseph Mafon.
Voted and chofe for Seledbnen for p'fent year.
Voted and choofe for Town Clerk & Town Treafurer
Voted and choofe for first Conftable M"" Joseph Harrington.
Voted and choofe for second Conftable Ser' Joseph Pierce.
S"^ Pierce refufed to serve, and paid his five pounds.
Voted again and Choofe for Second Conftable
( V Joseph Coollidge.
Voted and Choofe for Afsefsors ■< Cor' : Henry Bright.
( Dea: William Brown.
Voted and choofe for Sealer of Leather M' George Cutting.
Voted and choofe for Sealer of waites & ( j^, ^^^^ Kimball, meafures
M' Tho' : Harrington.
Voted and choofe for fence Viewers
Voted and choofe for Surveigh'" Town Way's
M' Josiah Perry. ^M' John Stouel. r Mefs''. Joseph Holdin. of J W"" Harrington. ] Allen Flagg & 1^ And- : White Jun'. r Mefs'^ W™ Hager Jun'.
J Joshua Child.
Voted and choofe for Tythingmen -. j^j^j^ Bright &
1^ Sam", Benjamin, r Mefs". Sam' : Geal. , ^, r r Tx • Samuel Haftings.
Voted and Choofe for Hogneves -{ j^^j^^ Livermore.
[^ Samuel Barnard. Voted and Choofe for meafurer of Timber M' Sam" : Jenifon.
2 Waiertown Records.
Put to vote whether the Town are of the mind to Let their Swine run at large this prefent year. And the vote pafs in the Affirmative. Put
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Put to vote whether the Town are WilHng that the School S'"* be removed into Each Precinct, That each Precinct may be Equally benefitted with the School : And y^ Vote paf ' in y*" Affarmitive.
Put to Vote whether the Town will build Two School houfes, One in Each Precinct for the School to be keept in.
And the Vote past in the Affarmitive. Put to Vote whether the Town will Choofe a Committee in Each part of y° town of Three Men in Each part, To view the places moft convienant where the Schoolhoufes S'"" Stand and make re- port at y^ Next Town Meeting. And the Vote past in the Affarmitive.
Voted and Choofe Enf": Jonathan Stone Joseph Mafon & Tho' : Learned to be y* Comm'^^ for y* Easterly part of y^ Town, And John Cutting Cap' Sam" : Harrington and Zacheriah Smith to be the Com'" for the Westerly part of s'* Town.
1727/8 At a meeting of y" Seledtmen of Watertown
March 8 ^t M' Tho^ : Leurned, The Seleftmen Adminif-
tred to the following perfons the Oaths belonging to the Several refpedlive Offices they were chofen to viz'.
To Joseph Mason y^ office of Town Clerk & Town Treafurer.
'^°, J°f P^ S"'"''^^^ \ the Oath of Conftable. & Tho' : Harrmgton )
To L' Joseph Coollidge '\
Cor' Henry Bright > the oath of Afsefsor.
Dea W" Brown )
To George Cutting the oath of Sealer of Leather.
To John Kimbal the oath of sealer of waites & Meafures.
"^^ John ^Stoue? } ^^^ °^*^ °^ ^'"^^ ^'^''^'- ( Joseph Holdin "^
[ And'' : White Jun' J ( W" Hager Jun' ) To < Joshua Child V the oth of Tythingmen. ( Sam" : Benjamin )
r Sam" : Gale "]
To J f^"^'' ^ i^^^^^"g^ I the oath of Hogrieve. I Josiah Livermore *=
1^ Sam". Barnard J The Selectmen at s'' meeting ord'"'' the Clerk to ord' John Kim- bal to fetch the Weights and Meafures from M' Stephen Cook's which belong to the Town. which was done Accordingly.
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1728 At a meeting of y* Sele<5bnen of Watertown at
April 22 pg^ . Nathan Fisk's on the 22 Day of April 1728.
The Seledlmen ord'*"^ y^ Clerk to write Warrants directed to y* Conftables of s'* Town (for y^ Calling of a Town Meeting) which were done in the following words.
Midd'': fs. To the Conftables of Watertown Greeting.
In obfervance of a preceipt (to us directed) from the High Sherrifi of his Majesties County of Midd" :
In his Majesties Name You are hereby required to warn the freeholder's and other Inhabitants within the Eafterly & Wefterly Precinds in Watertown aboves**, who are Quallifyed According to Law to vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative, to Meet at the publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precindt in s'* Town, on Mon- day the Sixth day of May Next Enfuing y^ date hereof, at one of y' clock in the After Noon of s** day to Choofe a Reprefentative or Reprefentatives to Serve for and reprefent y*" Town of Watertown, At a great & General Court Appointed to be Conviened, held & keept for his Majesties Service at y* Court houfe in Bofton on Wednefday y* Twenty Ninth day of may next enfuing the date hereof.
You are Likewife required to Warn the Freeholders within s** Precincts who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in the Affair relating to Watertowns Proportion of the Sixty Thoufand pounds of Bills of Credit Granted by y*^ Great and General Court to be received by y^ Several Town's of this Province. To meet at y* above s^ Meeting houfe to meet at Two of y'' Clock in the after noon of y* above s,^ Sixth day of May to know their Minds whether they will receive Watertowns proportion of %^ Sixty Thou- fand pounds Bills of Credit, and if they Se caufe to receive the proportion of s^ Bills belonging to Watertown afores** Then to Choofe Truftees to receive s"^ Bills of Credit and to give s^ Truf- tees Directions how s** Bills shall be Lett out.
You are alfo required to Warn the free holders and oth' Inhabi- tants within Said precincts who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs To Meet at s*^ Meeting houfe at three of the Clock in the Afternoon of s"^ Sixth day of May to hear the requeft of John Hager of s*^ Town for Altering the Town way leading through his Land. Hereof fail Not and Make return of this Warrant and Your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at leaft four houres before the times perfixt for s^ meetings : Watertown April y* 22 in the firft year of his Majesties Reign Anno Domini 1728. ^ Ord' of the Seledhnen,
Joseph Mason Town Clerk.
At the above s"* meeting y* Seledlmen Stated the Surveighors bounds for mending Highways &c. which is as followeth, Jofeph Holden's to be all on the Eaft Side of y* lane from Cambridge line Near Tho' Wellingtons. S'^ lane leading by Kings, So by
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The Meeting houfe, So along by M' Shermans urveig ers ^^ ^j^^ Lane runs to the river, including the Bridge over the brook which comes out of Mr Nathanael Harrifes Meadow. So the North part of s'^ line from the Meeting houfe.
Andrew Whites Jun'. his bounds all the Highways &c. above s** Lane '^ y* Meeting houfe to the Precinft Line & y^ South part of s'' Lane from the Meeting houfe.
Allin Flags bounds beginning at the Weft fide of Isaac Pierce Juner his houfe So upon a Streight line between Allen Flagg houfe and Deacon Sanderfons and So up y^ lane by John Sanderfons and So to David Meeds including s"^ Meeds. All the High ways & Town ways on the Eaft side of s'' line to the Precinct line.
William Harringtons bounds, all the Ways on the Weft Side of the afores*^ line between Flagg & Sanderfons.
1728 At a General Town Meeting of the Free-
May 6th holders and other Inhabitants of Watertown
.Quallified According to Law to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefenta- tive reguellerly Warned and Afsembled on the 6'*' day of May 1728 for to Choofe a Reprefentative.
At Said Meeting Dea : Nathan Fiske was Chofen by the Maj'. part of the Voters To Reprefent y^ Town of Watertown at a great and General Court to be holden at Bofton on y'^ 29 day of May Currant. 1728 At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders
May 6th ^ o^^' Inhabitants of Watertown regulerly
Warned and Afsembled on the 6* day of May 1728. Dea : Nathan Fiske was Chofen Moderator for s'' meeting.
Put to Vote whether the Town will receive their proportion of y* Sixty Thoufand pounds Bills of Credit belonging to Watertown. And y'= Vote past in the Affarmitive.
Voted and Choofe M' Jonas Bond L' Samuel Stearns & L' Joseph CooUidge to be Truftees for Watertown to receive s'' Towns proportion of y^ 60000 £ Bills of Credit.
Put to Vote whether the s"^ Truftees Shall Lett s^ Bills of Credit and in leting them, Not to lett to any perfon under Ten pounds nor to any perfon above Twenty pounds.
And y^ Vote paft in y^ Affirmative. Put
Put to whether the Town are Willing, that if there Should not appear perfons to take of Said Money According to y" Dire6tions already given within a fortnight after the time Appointed by the Truftees to Lett s'' Bills, that then y*^ Truftee Shall Let out what money remains According to their best Difcretion.
And y^ vote paft in the Affirmative. ' Put to Vote whether it be y'= mind of y*" Town that if y*" Truftee Lay An Ace' before the Town at y^ End of y^ Year of their pro- ceedings that then y"" Town will make the Truftees reafonable Allowance for their trouble. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
Watertown Records. 5
At s'' Meeting the the Reportes of y^ Com'^" : Concerning the School houfes was laid before y^ Town, which are as follow's.
Watertown April 19"': 1728.
We the Subfcribers being a Com"^^ : Chofen by s'' Town to View where the moft Convienant place for to Sett a School houfe in y* East Precin6l of s'* Town is, so as beft to Accomadate s^ Precindl and having viewed and Conf idred the Scituation of s'^ Precindt are of Oppinion that some where Sixteen or Twenty Rods Eaft of y^ Meeting houfe in s'' Precin6t near to M' Sherman's Wall, will be a place moft Accomadating for to Set a Scholehoufe on for
s'P^^^^"*^- Jona" Stone )
Joseph Mafon >• Com*^^: Tho': Learned ) We the said Com'^= : having viewed y^ Scituation of y^ Inhabi- tants are humbly of oppinion that the Schoolhoufe for the Weft Part of Watertown be Erected upon the Land of Dea : Tho*. Livermore, s'' Land Lying on the Weft Side of y" Town highway about Thirty rods Northweft from Allen Flaggs Dwelling houfe. Dated at Watertown the 4* day of May 1728.
Samuel Harrington "^ John Cutting V Com'^* :
Zachriah Smith J Put to Vote whether the Town do Accept of of S'* Reportes & that the Schoolhoufes be Errected at y^ places set forth in S'* Reportes. And the Vote paft in the Negative. At S"* Meeting Nathanael Bright late Conftable of S'* Town Laid an Ace' of John Kings Rates in his Lift of Rates wh* were Committed to him to Colle6l in y*" year 1724. before y^ Town; Complaining y' y* S"^ King was gone before y^ rates was made & defired %^ Kings rates Amounting to Twenty Shillings & 2'^ might Sink. And the Town Voted y' S'* Kings Rates Should Sinck in cafe he Never came back So as y' S'' Rates Might be got.
At this Meeting the SelecSlmen ordred the Town Treafurer To pay to M' Sam" : Jenifon five pounds (of that money due to the Town from Daniel Whetney) in full For looking After Elnathan Whitney. [6]
1728 At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown
July 2(i at Tho= : Coollidges on July the Second day 1728.
At S"* Meeting the Seleftmen Agreed to Approbate but one perfon
to keep a publick or licenced houfe in Watertown viz Tho^ :
Learned. And to Make a return to the Sefsions as followeth.
To the Hon'able his Maj" : Justices of y" Gen" Seffions of the peace for his Majesties County of Midd". The Sele6lmen of Watertown are humbly of Oppinion that one Tavern or Licenced houfe in S'* Town is Sifficient for the Accom- madating of Travilers, and the Intereft of the Town, Accordingly the Sele6tmen Se caufe to Approbate M' Thomas Learned for this prefent Year, and No other. ^ ^^^, ^ ^^ ^^^ Seledmen.
Watertown July t 2'- 1728. j^^^^pi^ j^^^^ Town Cler.
6 Watertown Records.
1728. At a Meeting of y* Sele6lmen of Watertown
Aug^' : 12 on the 12"^ day of August 1728. At L' Richard CoolHdges the Selectmen being informed that one Mary Knap w"" a Child or Children was come into Watertown who came (by Enformation) Laft from Roxbury in y^ County of Soffulk. y'= Seled; ordered the Clerk to write a Warrant diredled to Joseph Har- rington Conftable to Warn S'^ Mary Knap & Child or Children to depart out of S^ Town forthwith, they refufing to Accept of her as an Inhabitant of s>^ Town, which was done Accordingly as recorded page y^ 7*.
The School being Vacant y* Seledlmen defire L'. Rich'' Cool- lidge & Dea Thomas Livermore to Endeavour to procure a Sutable PTon to keep y'' Grammer and Englifsh School in Town.
At S** Meeting y^ Seledmen Appointed A Town Meeting and ordred the Clerk to write Warrants to the Conftables of s^ Town in y^ following words. To the Conftables of Watertown. You are hereby ordred to warn the freeholders and other Inhabitants within the Eafterly & Wefterly Precin<5ls of s*^ Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precin6t of s"* Town on Monday the 26"" day of August Currant at Two of y^ Clock in the after noon of s^ day for y*" ends following : firft to know the Towns Mind whether they will choofe a Commite to Seek out and Survey y* Two Thoufand Acres of Land Granted by y* General Court to Watertown and Wefton, or whether they will Sell their Intereft in s** Land. Secondly To know the mind of y*" Town, whether for the future they will meet by turns in the publick Meeting houfes in y' Town to Manage y*" bufinefs of Town Meetings. [7] which was done Accordingly.
Middx fs. To Joseph Harrington Conftable of Watertown
Greeting
The Seledmen of s'' Town are informed that there is one Mary Knap w* her Child or Children come into Watertown Sometime in the Later end of July Laft past who came (by Enformation) Laft from the Town of Roxbury in y^ County of Suffolk and Now ref ides in the dwelling houfe of Jofeph Grout of s"* Town of Watertown. She being und"^ Such Circumbftances y* Sele(5lmen refufe to Accept of her & Child or Children to be Inhabitants in s"" Watertown fearing She may prove a Charge to y" Town.
You are therefore in his Maj"^ : Name hereby required forth with to warn the said Mary Knap with her Child or Children forthwith to depart out of Watertown and No longer to Abide therein the Sele6tmen refuiing to Accept of y"^ s'l Mary &c to be Inhabitants in S'^ Town, hereof fail not and Make return of this Warrant & Your doings thereon unto the Seledlmen or Town Clerk forthwith. Dated at Watertown the 12"' day of August in y° Second Year of his Maj'^'. Reign, Anno Domini 1728. ■^ ord' of y'^ selectmen
Joseph Mafon Town Cler.
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In obfervance of the above written Warrant I have warned the above Named Mary Knap forthwith with her child or Children to depart out of Watertown and no longer to Abide therein.
Watertown Aug^' : 12"': 1728. Joseph Harrington Conftable.
1728 At a General Town Meeting of the freehold^"
August 26. ^rid other Inhabitants of Watertown Quallifyed
According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs regulerly warned, and
Afsembled on the 26 day of August 1728. for y^ Ends Set forth
in y* warning.
Voted and Choofe Joseph Mafon Moderator to Manage y"^ bufi- nefs of the Meeting.
1. Put to Vote whether the Town will Choofe a Committee to Seek out and Surveigh (with Such Gentlemen as Wefton Shall Joyne w* S'* Com""^) the Two Thoufand Acres of Land Granted by y^ General Court to Watertown and Wefton. And y^ Vote past in the Affirmative.
2. Put to Vote whether the Town will choofe Two perfons to be a Com""' for y^ end above s**. And y* Vote past in Affarmative.
3. Voted and Choofe M' Tho' Learned and M' John Cutting to be a Comm'^^ : for the ends above said.
4. Put to Vote whether the Town do Impower the Committe aboves'* (with Such as Wefton Shall Joyne with them) To procure a Surveigher and chain men to be und' oath to Surveigh y^ aboves^ Two Thoufand Acres of Land, and procure a plat of S"* Land und' y*^ Surveighers hand and return y^ Same to y^ General Court at y* Next full Sefsion for their Conformation.* And y^ Vote past in y* affirmative.
5. Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town to Meet by turns in the Publick Meeting houfes in the Town for the future to Manage the bufinefs of Town Meetings.
[8] And the Vote past in the Negative.
At a Meeting of the Seledlmen of Watertown (at M' Learneds) on the 26"" day of August 1728.
The Selectmen Appointed L' Richard Collidge and M' Thomas Coollidge to View the old pound and make Sale thereof and make Report of y*" Sale thereof to y^ Selectmen at their Next Meeting.
At S'* Meeting the Seledlmen ordred the Town Treafurer to pay out of y^ Town Treafurey the Sum of Ninety Two pounds Eight Shillings to Jer : Allen Esq' Province Treafurer which is Watertowns Third fifth of the 50000 pound Loan.
At a Meeting of y^ Sele6lmen of Watertown at y^ Houfe of Deacon Nathan Fisk's on the 30* day of Septemb' 1728.
the Wife of Obadiah Coollidge defired an order from the Seledl-
men to receive her household goods w'" were lodged "^ order of
y' Sele6lmen at the Houfse of her Mother Rachel Goddards in
order to remove with her Hufband to Malborough, there being
* See plan of said land on file. — Eds.
8 Watertown Records.
Some probable profpeck of their Living together there and gain- ing a Comfortable Maintenance under this View the Selectmen are Inclined S"^ goods be delivered, and Acording order the Clerk to write an Order directed to M'' Rachal Goddard & Ebenez' Goddard to deliver to Obadiah Coollidge and his wife their houfhold Goods which by ord' of y^ Seledtmen were put under their Care. which was done as fellow's.
Watertown Sep' 30* 1728.
To M" Rachal Goddard and Ebenezer Goddard, whereas the Sele6lmen of S** Town by their Ord' of April 3"^ 1727 ordred y^ re- moval of Obadiah CooUedge Wife and Houlhold Goods to Your houfe to continue there under your care till further order of y^ Seledmen. S'* Obadiah CoolUdges Wife defireing of y^ Sele6lmen that she may receive her goods again in order to remove w"* her Hufband to Malborough, their being a profpeck of their gaining a Comfortable Maintenance there, under this view the Sele6l- men are Inclined that y^ s"* Obadiah Coolledge & Wife Should have their goods again. And Accordingly you the S*^ Rachal & Ebenezer Goddard are hereby ordred to deliver y* s'^ Obadiah Coolledge & Wife their houfhold Goods (which were lodged in your houfe by order of y^ Sele6lmen as afores'^) when they Se caufe to call for them in ord' for removall.
■^ Order of y" Selectmen. [9] ' Joseph Mafon Town Cler.
At a Meeting of y^ Sele6lmen of Watertown at y" houfe of Cap* Samuel Harringtons on the ninth day of December 1728.
At S'' Meeting the Sele6lmen ordred the Clerk to write a War- rant directed to Joseph Harrington Conftable of S'* Town To warn one Mary Holland (a young woman) to depart out s"* Town who came Laft from the Town of Framingham Sometime (by Informa- tion) in the month of Sep' or 06tb'. Laft paft who refides at the dwelling houfe of John Stouels in S** Town y^ Seledlmen Refufing to Accept of her to be an Inhabitant of S'' Town. Which was done as foUoweth.
Midd" fs, To M' Joseph Harrington Conftable of Watertown in S'' County Greeting. The Selectmen of s^ Town being Informed y' there is one Mary Holland alias Mary Holley a young woman come to Dwell in Watertown who came Laft from y*" Town of Framingham in s'' County (by information) some time in Sep' or Octob' Laft Paft and Now refides at the Dwelling houfe of of M' John Stouells in s'* Watertown her Circumftances are Such that the Selectmen Refuse to Accept of her to be an Inhabitant of Watertown.
These are therefore in his Ma j" : Name to Will and Require You the S'' Joseph Harrington forthwith to Warn the S" Mary Holland to Depart forthwith out of Watertown and No Longer to abide therein the Seledmen refufing to Accept of her to be an Inhabitant of S'' Town, And Make return of this Warrant and Your doings thereon forthwith to one one of y'= Seledmen or Town
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Clerk. Dated at Watertown aboves"* the io*day of Decemb": in
y' Second year of his Maj^' Reign. Anno Dom' 1728.
^ Order of y" Seleatmen,
TT.-, -r, ^ £ <■ r^ r. ui Joscph Mafon Town Cler.
The Return of y^ Conftable. ■' ^
Watertown Decemb' : 11 : 1728.
By Virtue of y^ above written Warrant I have Warned the Above named Mary Holland forth with to Depart out of Water- town & no longer therein to Abide.
Joseph Harrington Conftable of Watertown. To the Honourable his Majestiees Justices of y^ General Sef- sions of y^ Peace Now Sitting at Charlftown this 11"' day of March 1728/9.
The Seledlmen of Watertown Pray that this our Caution Again ft Mary Holland Alias Mary Holley may be Accepted and Recorded.
"f ord' of y^ Seledtmen, [10] Joseph Mafon Town Cler.
At a Meeting of y* Sele6lmen of Watertown at M' Thomas Learneds on the 17''' day of December 1728. At S'* Meeting the Sele6lmen ordred the Clerk to Write a Warrant Directed to Joseph Harrington Conftable of S"* Town to Warn all the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown (the other Conftable being ill) who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Precin6l in S*^ Town on Monday the 23 day of December Currant at 10 y*" Clock in the fore None for the Ends Set forth in the Warrant which is as followeth.
Midd" fs. To M' Joseph Harrington Conftable of Watertown Greeting.
Thefe are to Will and Require You forthwith to Warn all the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualli- fyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs To Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Precin6l in S** Town on Monday the 23** day of Decemb' Currant at Ten of y' Clock in the forenoon of s'^ Day for the Ends following viz' :
1. To hear the Town Treafurers Ace'.
2. To grant a Town Rate or Afsefsment for to pay Town Creditors their dues, the Support of y^ Grammer and Englifh School in y^ Town, the Support of the Poor &c.
3. To grant the Sum of Ninety two pounds Eight Shillings to pay the fourth Payment of the Loan Publick Bills of Credit and to be added to the Town Rate aboves'' or Afsefsed by it Self as the Town Shall Say.
4. To know the Mind of the Town where the places for the Two School houfes (formerly voted by the Town to be in each Precin6t) shall be ; and whether the Town will grant
: a Sutable Some of money (to be added to the Town Rate
. aboves'') in order for the erecting s'' School houfes.
I 5. To know the mind of y'' Town whether they will Grant
a sutable Sum of money (to be added to y^ aboves"* Town
Rate) in order to procure Two herfe Cloths for the Towns Ufe
one for each Precindt.
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Watertown Records.
You are Likewife required to Notifye Such Pfsons as are Town Creditors to bring in their refpedlive Acc*^ or Credit to the sele6lmen on fryday the 20"" day of this Inftant Decemb' at the Houfe of M' Thomas Coollidges (Inhold') in S"^ Town at one of y'' Clock in the afternoon of s*^ 20"' day. Hereof fail not and Make timely return of this Warrant and your doings thereon to the Seledlmen or town Clerk before the time perfixt in this Warrant for s'* Meetings, Dated at Water- town the i;"" day of Decemb' in y* second year of his Maj^*: Reign Anno Domini 1728. ^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ Seleftmen,
The Conftables Return. J°^^P^ ^^^^^ '^°^^ C^^''-
Watertown Decemb' y" 20"" 1728. In obfervance of y^ within
Warrant I have warned the Inhabitance within mentioned to Meet
at times and places within mentioned.
"^ me Joseph Harrington Conftable of Watertown.
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At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown at the houfe of
M' Thomas Coollidges on the 20"* Day of December 1728. for
the Receiving in of y*" Town Creditors Credit or Ace" : And the
Creditors & there Credit are as followeth viz' :
Col : Jonas Bond as Com'^* man about y^
Land & i day 5 / Expence 2/6 Dea : Nathan Fiske for Serving Town Treafurer in y^ year 1727 For 2 days about y*" Town Land in y'=
firft Com'^^ 5 / "^ For Expences on s"* firft Committe Thomas Learned for 5 days in y^ i^' Com- mittee 5 / ^ For 1 1 days Service in y^ Second Com'^^
for y" Town Land 8 / ^ For Expences
For Timber for the Great Bridge John Cutting for 5 days Service i" Com'"
For 17 days service Second Comittee
For Expences Second Com'" L'. Samuel Stearns For 3 days Service i^' Com'" aboves'' 5 / ^
As Afsefsor for helping Making y^ Town & County Rates in 1727 Henry Bright for 4 days Service in y*" i" Com'" aboves'^ 5 / '^
And Afsefsor for help taking & perfect- ting the Invoice and making y*" Prov- ince & County Rates y" year Currant
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Eben' Stone for A Coffin for Elnathan
Whitney W™ White for 4 pieces of Timber for
Beaver Brook bridge at 3 / 6 "^ Eph"" Cutter for Serving Conftable the year 1727 & for warning one Town Meeting Joseph Stratton for Serving Conftable ye year 1727 & for warning i meeting 3 / & warning one P' out of Town 2 / George Harrington the overplufs Alow"^ him for the pound For 105 feet of plank for Stoney brook
bridge For 15 feet of plank for Mafters Brook For 4 Sleepers for Beaver brook bridge for 53 feet of 2 Inch plank for y" bridge by Aba™ : Gaels & 1 5 feet for bever brook bridge after y'= rate of 18/"^ hund-i For one Slab for bulls Hill And" White Jun' for Timb'.for y* Bridge
■^ Joshua Warrins Jun' & for timb' for y' bridge "^ James Bar- nards Conftable Joseph Harrington for warning 2 Pfons out Town for returning the precipt 2 / for warn- ing 3 Town Meetings at 3 / "^ and one Meeting of y^ whole Town 6 / Conftable Tho^ Harrington for warning 2
Meetings & half Allen Flagg for Plank for y'^ Bridge over
Chefter Brook Jofhua Grant for mending y* Schoolhoufe
glafs Geo : Lawrance Jun" for Extreordinary
Charges for Widow Wyeth L' Joseph Coollidge for helping Abo' the Invoice & y^ Province & County Rates in 1728 Dea : W™ Brown as Afsefsor for help mak- ing ye Town & County Rates in 1727 & for help taking perfecting y*" Invoice & making y^ Province & County Rates in 1728 Jonas Bond for w' he overpaid of y^ Town Rate Committed to him to Collect
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Joseph Mafon for help making y^ Town &
County Rates in 1727 for w' he paid for y" binding the fourth
Book of Records &c .. -
ve Year begins For the keeping of the Widow 10 day Jan next Wyeth anothe year after y^
Rate of 11;^ 10^ "^ year: The Select- men Agreeing w* George Lawrence
Juner to keep her a nother Year for
y^ Sum & he to find her Shoo's For Eph"" Smith a poor blindman for
one Year and for a Shurt
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At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown December y* 20*'' : 1728, at S'' Meeting y" Seledmen ordred the Clerk to order the Town Treafurer to pay out of the Treafury the Sum of fourteen pounds Six fliillings to George Harrington it being for the New pound & for Six hundred of plank for the great Bridge. And to M'' Thomas Biglo the Sum of Sixteen Shillings for four days work at the Great Bridge & & one Shilling for Speeks.
To Joseph Mafon Town Treafurer.
You are hereby ordred to pay out of the Treafury unto M' George Harrington the Sum of fourteen pounds Six fliillings it being for y^ Pound & Six hundred of Plank. And to M' Thomas Biglo the Sum of Seventeen fliillings it being for four day work at y" great Bridge and Speeks.
'^ ord' : of y*' Seledmen, Joseph Mafon
Watertown Decemb"" : Twenty firft 1728.
Dec' 23 At a General Town Meeting of y^ Freeholders and other
Inhabitants of Watertown regulerly Warned, And Afsembled on
the 23 Day of December 1728. for the Ends Set forth in the
warning.
1 . Voted and Clioofe L'. Samuel Stearns to be Moderator for S"" Meeting.
2. A Lift of y" Town Creditors Acc'\ or Credit was red to the Town amounting to the Sum of Seventy Seven pounds Nine fliillings & Ten pence. And it was to put Vote whether the Town do grant all the particuler Sums in Said Lift to pay the Town Creditors. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
3. Put to Vote whether the Town do grant the Sum of fourty five pounds for the Support of y" Grammer and Englifli School for one Year, And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
4. Put to Vote whether the Town do grant the Sum of Ninety Two pounds Eight Shillings to pay the fourth payment of y'" Loan Publick Bills of Credit. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
5. Put to Vote whether it be the mind of y" Town that y"" Ninty
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two pounds Eight Shillings granted to pay y^ fourth payment of Y Loan Bills of Credit Should be Afseft by it Self. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
6. Put to Vote whether the Town are of y^ mind At this Meeting to fix the places in the two precin6ts for the Two School houfes, formerly Voted by the Town. And the Vote paft in the Negative, the Negative was defided by polling.
7. Put to Vote whether the Town will grant a Sutable Sum of money in order to procure two herfe Cloths for the Towns Ufe one for Each Precin6l. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
8. Put to Vote whether the Town do grant the Sum of Sixteen pounds to procure Two herfe cloths. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
9. Voted and Choofe the Deacons in Each Precindt to be a Committee to procure Said herfe Cloths as Soon as y" Money can be procured.
At Said Meeting Conftable George Harrington Craved of y* Town to abate to him John Flags Rates in y'' Lift of Rates Com- mitted to him y" s^ Harrington to Collect also Nine Shillings Sett to M' Dan" Harrington in S"* Lift which was George Phillips Poll. And the Town by A Vote Abated S<* Flags Rates & S^ Nine Shillings Set to M' Daniel Harrington.
The Town did by a Vote alfo Abate to Joseph Child Jonathan Pages Rate in y'^ Lift of Rates Committed to him y^ S'^ Child to Colle6l which was ;^i = .6= 9.
The Town by a Vote did abate to Joseph Coollidge five Shil- lings Set to Jonathan Page in the Lift of Rates Committed to him y^ said Coollidge to Collect.
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1728 At a Meeting of y^ Sele6lmen of Watertown
Dec^ 23. December the 23^ Day 1728. At y* Houfe of Deacon Nathan Fisks the Sele6tmen Agreed that the following things Should be Delivered to Robert Gage for the Ufe of John Bacon viz' Two beds a Straw bed & an uper bed, a bedftead an part of a bed cord and an old Coverlet (thefe at M' Samuel Jenifons) And from Deacon Fifks a hat a pair of Gloves & Some other old cloathing.
At said Meeting y^ Sele6lmen ordred the Clerk to order the Treafurer to pay out of the money which Came into the Treafurey by the Sale of Elnathan Whitneys Mare. To M^ Thomas Cool- lidge for digging s'^ Whitneys Grave and for Sundry things for his funeral the Sum of
And To M' Thomas Biglo Eight Shillings which was for a Load of Wood for Elnathan Whitney.
& To Jonas Bond for one Load of Wood for S'^ Whitney y^ Sum of 8 V .
At Said Meeting ordred the Clerk to order ye Afsefors forth- with to Afsefs upon the Ratable Inhabitants of S'' Town the Sum of One hundred and Thirty Eight pounds Nine Shillings and 10'*
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being grants of y" Town Made this day at y' Gen" Meeting : unto which they are to Add the Sum of one hundred Sixty Eight pounds for the Miniftr>- by ord' of Gen' Court, likewife to order Said Afsefors to Afsefs upon S'' Inhabitants the Sum of Ninety two pounds Eight Shillings. It being a grant of y*" Town made this day for the payment of y^ fourth payment of y"" Loan Publick Bills of Credit : And to Afsefs it by it Self agreeable to y^ Vote of y' Town, and to be paid in to the Town Treafurey by the Laft day of May next, in good and LawfuU Publick Bills of Credit on the Mafsachusetts Province.
To L' : Jofeph Coollidge Cor' : Henry Bright and Dea : William Brown Afsefsors of Watertown Gentlemen The following
Grants were made At a General Town Meeting on the 23 day of December Currant by y^ Inhabitants of S'' Watertown. viz' :
The sum of ;i^ 77 = 09 = 10 To pay Town Creditors and
Support of y^*" Poor. The sum of ;^ 45 — 00 — 00 for the Support of y^ Gram' &
Englifh School. The sum oi £ 16 — 00 — 00 for to procure Two herfe Cloaths. w'^'' amounts to ;^ 138 — 09 — 10 And the Sum of .92 — .8 — for to pay the fourth paym'. of
y" Loan Bills of Credit. Which You are hereby ordred to Afsefs forthwith upon the Rata- ble Inhabitants of S'^ Watertown as foUoweth viz
the Sum of ;^i38 — 9 — 10. unto Which you are to Add for y* Ministry y^ Sum of 168 — ..— .. by ord' of Gen" Court, thefe to be An Afsefm' by it Self. And the other Grant of y* Sum of 92 pounds 8 / for y^ Paym' of y" Loan Bills of Credit You are ordred to Afsefs by it Self agreable to y^ Vote of y^ Town ; And order the Conftables in your Warrants to them To pay the Same in to y*" Town Treas- urer by the Laft day of May Next in good and Lawfull Bills of Credit on y'' Mafsachusetts Province. And return a Certificat of Your Doings upon the whole Seafonably to the Town Treafurer. "^ order of y*" Seledlmen,
Joseph Mafon Town Cler. Watertown Dec': 26: 1728.
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Feb^. 21. 1728/9.
At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown at the Houfe of Dea: W" Brown, the Seledmen ordered the Clerk to write a War- rant Direded to Joseph Harrington Conftable of S' Town to warn all y" Freehold". & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qual- lifyed to Vote in Town Affairs To Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Precind in S'' Town on Munday the third Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the After Noon for the Ends Set forth in the Warrant, which is as followeth,
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Midd" fs. To M' Joseph Harrington Conftable of Watertown Greeting.
You are hereby required in his Majesties Name fourthwith to Warn all the Freeholders & other Inhabitants Living within the Eafterly & Wefterly Precin<5ls of Watertown aboves'' who are Qual- lifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs To Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Precin6l of s"^ Town on Munday the third Day of March Next Enfuing the Date hereof at one of the Clock in the after Noone of S'* Day for the Ends fol- lowing, firftly. to chufe Sele6lmen a Town Clerk Town Treaf- urer Conftables and all other Town officers as by Law are Re- quired to be Chofen in the Month of March. Secondly to know the Mind of y^ Town Referring to y'' Law relating to Swine. Thirdly. (Notwithftanding the Town Negatived the Report of y* Committee chofen by y^ Town to View & report where the Schoolhoufes Voted by the Town to be in Each precin6l Should Stand) To know y^ Mind of y^ Town (purfuant to their Votes paft at their Meeting Laft March relating to the School houfes) whether the Town will Leave it to or Impower Each Precin<5t to parfix the place where the School houfe Shall Stand in their refpective pre- cincts. Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant and your doings thereon to the Sele6lmen or Town Clerk at Leaft four houres before the time perfixt for Said Meeting. Dated the 21 Day of February Anno Domini. 1728/9.
"^ order of the Sele6lmen,
Joseph Mason Town Cler.
At the Meeting aboves** y*" Sele6lmen ordered the Clerk to write an ord to the Treafurer to order him to give orders to the Con- ftables viz Joseph Harrington & Thomas Harrington to pay the Town Creditors and the Minifters.
the Sele6lmen further ordred the Clerk to give an order to the Treafurer to pay to M' George Lawrance the Sum of Ten pounds which was granted for Eph™ Smith in the year 1727. [15]
To Joseph Mafon Town Treafurer. You are hereby Ordered to pay to M' George Lawrance Sen', the Sum of Ten pounds which was granted for Eph™ : Smith in the Year 1727. "^ order of the Sele6lmen,
Joseph Mafon Town Cler.
To Joseph Mafon Town Treafurer.
You are hereby ordered to give orders to the prefent Conftables Seafonably to pay the Town Creditors, and the Minifters ■^ order of the Selectmen,
Joseph Mafon Town Cler.
Watertown Feb^ : 28, 1728/9. [16]
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in
Voted and Choofe for Seledlmen for y" Pfent year.
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Town Affairs Lawfully Warned and Afsembled on the Third Day
of March 1728 79 for the Choice of Town officers &c.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mafon Moderator for S'' Meeting.
' Joseph Mafon.
L'. Samuel Stearns.
M^ Thomas Learned.
Cor' : Henry Bright.
L' Joseph Coollidge.
M' Daniel Harrington.
En : Samuel Garfield.
Voted and chofe for Town Clerk Joseph Mafon.
Voted and choofe for Town Treafurer Joseph Mafon.
Voted and Choofe for first Conftable M"' Thomas Coolledge.
But the Town upon his requeft by a vote releafed him from
being Conftable.
Voted again and Choofe for first Conftable M' Josiah Perry.
Voted and Choofe for Second Conftable M"' David Meed.
r M' Daniel Benjamin.
Voted and Choofe for Afefsors ■< Dea : John CoollidgCo
L M' Nath' Harris.
Voted and choose for Sealer of Leather. M"^ William White.
Voted and choofe for Sealer of waits «& Meafures.
M' John K imbal.
,r ^ , ^ X r t t • { W Nath'. Norcrofs.
Voted and choofe for fence viewers -{ ivrr '7 h o vi
( M' Zac" : Smith.
r M' Nath' Sherman.
George Lawrence Jun'.
Voted and choofe for Surveighers < Thomas Fiske.
John Orms.
l^ Thomas Hammond.
f M^ Joseph Child.
Jona" Coollidge.
John Chadwick.
1^ Abraham Gael.
( M' James Barnard.
Voted and Choofe for Hogrieves J Henry Godding.
^ j Rob'. Gage.
l^ Joseph Haftings.
Voted and Choofe for Meafurer of Timber M' Sam". Jenifon. [17] Put
Put to Vote whether the Town are of the mind to Lett their Swine run at Large this prefent Year under the Regulation of y"^ Law. And y*" Vote paft in the Affarmitive. Put to Vote whether the Town will Leave it to or Lnpower Each Precind to perfix the place where the School houfe Shall Stand in their refpeftive Precinds, as it is Set fourth in the Warning. & there was a Confiderable Number of hands held up. but it was difputed whether it was a Vote. After Some Debate (Night Com- ing on & y'^ Moderator Willing and defirous y' the Town would
Voted and Choofe for Tythingmen
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Adjourn the Meeting to Some Longer time) It was put to Vote whether the Town would Adjourn this Meeting to Some Longer time, And the Vote Appeared to the Moderator to be on the Negative, The Moderator (not being Senceable that he had any power by himfelf to Adjourn the Meeting, And being urged and prefsed to Defide the Vote about the Schoolhouses ; Did then Defire thofe persons y' were of the mind that y*" Precin6ls Should be Impowred to fix the place where the Schoolhoufe Should Stand in their Respe6live Precind; as it is Set forth in the Warning, to move out at the South door of y'= Meeting houfe (it being lighter abroad than in the house) and Stand on the west side of y*" Door, And thofe that were of the Contray Mind to move out at the Same door and Stand on the Eaft side of the door, And there moved out about thirty Eight Perfons to the Weft side of S'* Door but not one perfon (as the Moderater could se) to the Eaft Side of s'^ door. That According to this Defifsion the Vote Appeared to the Moderator to be in y'^ Affarmitive.
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At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown att the House of M' Thomas Learneds on the 7* day of March 1728/9 for the Admin if tering Oaths to the Town Officers, the Perfons that took their Oaths before the Sele6tmen are thofe following, viz'.
Joseph Mafon took the Oath of Town Cler and Town Treafurer,
Josiah Perry y^ Oath of Conftable,
Daniel Benjamin \
Dea : John CooUidge >- the Oath of Afsefsors,
Nathl. Harris )
William White y*" Oath of Sealer of Leather,
Nath'. Norcrofs ) ,, ^ ,, r r
Zach: Smith \ the Oath of fence viewer,
Nathanael Sherman George I^awrance Jun' Thomas Fiske John Orms Thomas Hammond Joseph Child ^
Jonathan Coollidge >• the Oath of Tythingmen, Abra™. Gael )
James Barnard '\
Rob'. Gage > the oath of hogreives,
Joseph Haftings ) [19]
At a Meeting of the Sele6tmen of Watertown at the houfe of M' Thomas Learneds March y'' 24. 1728 / 9. At S"^ Meeting M"' David Meed Appeared before the Seledmen and took the Oath of Conftable John Chadwick took the Oath of a Tythingman, Henry
the Oath of Surveigher,
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Godding the Oath of Hogrieve Sam" Jenifson the oath of a Meafurer of Timber.
At s'' Meeting the Sele<5lmen Appointed M' Thomas Learned and Joseph Mafon preambulators to go on the Lines betwixt Watertown & y" Adjafent Towns w"" Such Gentlemen as y" Adja- cent Towns shall Apoint, and to renew the Marks on S'^ Lines and make Return of their doings on S'' Affair to the Seledmen. Ordred the Clerk to Send Notifications to the Adjacent Towns At S*^ Meeting ordred the Clerk to write a warrant and dire6l it to one of y' Conftables of s'* Town to Warn one James Coddin- ham to depart out of Watertown who came from Marblehead in y^ County of Efsex to Watertown Some time in the month of August Last past and now refides in the Dwelling houfe of Samuel Stouel of s"* Town the Seledmen refufing to Accept of him as an Inhabi- tant of s^ Town.
which was Done as foUoweth w"* the Addition of s'' Coddinhams wife
■^ order of y' Sele6lmen. Se Sele6lmen's Meeting April 7. 1729. Page [20]
Midd" : fs. To M' Josiah Perry Conftable of Watertown in S** County
Greeting.
The Seledbnen of S** Town are Informed that there is one James Coddinham and his wife come to Dwell in Watertown who came Laft ( as y^ Seledlmen are Informed ) from the Town of Marblehead in the County of Efsex. S'^ Coddingham came some time in the month of August Laft paft & s'' Coddinhams Wife came to s'' Watertown some time in the Latter End of March Laft past or in the beginning of April Currant, and they refide at the Dwell- ing houfe of Sam" Stouell of s'^ Watertown, their Circumftances being such y' y'' Seleftmen refufe to Accept of them to be Inhabi- tants of s'' Watertown.
Thefe are therefore in his Maj". Name to Will & Require You y* s"* Jofiah Perry forth with to Warn y"" S** James Coddinham & Wife to Depart forthwith out of said Watertown and no longer to Abide therein the Seleftmen refufing to Accept of them to be In- as aboves''. hereof fail not and make Return of this Warrant and Your doings thereon forthwith to the Sele6lmen or Town Clerk.
Watertown April 7"'. 1729.
■^ ord' of y"" Sele6tmen.
April y^ ,o>'> 1729 J^'^P'^ ^^^^" '^^^'" ^'^^'•
In obfervance of y' Above written Warrant I have Warned
the above named Coddinham & his Wife forthwith to depart out of
Watertown. t • 1 ti /- i. ui
Josiah Perry Constable.
Entred Court Cambridge May 20"" 1729.
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April 7"'. 1729.
At a meeting of y'= Seledmen of Watertown at the houfe of
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Ebenezer Chenrys Ocationed by y^ Suden death of Samuel Stearns (a poor man) the Selectmen Seing the Necefsety (as Circum- ftances was) of their taking y'^ Care and providing for y*" burial of y^ s'* Stearns in y^ behalf of y*" Town. Did Agree to do it in the Towns behalf, and w' was Agreed upon to be provided for S** funiral was as follow's. viz': Eleven pair of Gloves for bearors and others y' had been helpfuU in the Extriordinary occation of s** Stearns Sicknefs & Death, also five Gallons of Wine, y" Seleftmen Defired Nathan ael Coolligde to make the Coffin, Nathanael Sherman to Digg y^ grave & ring y^ bell, the Sele6lmen further Agreed that if any of Said Stearns' relations would Appear and take w' cloths & other things w'^'' S'' Stearns has Left and Defray all y*" Charges of S"" Stearnes funiral So as to Save the Town from any Charge, they S'*^ have the Liberty of so doing, but if y"' doth none Appear the Sele6lmen Agree to take w' cloths & other things belongs to s'' Stearns & make the beft of them to help Defray the charge of S'^ Stearns funiral, the Seledmen defired Ebenezer Cheniy to take y" Care of y" Cloths & things S'' Stearns Left w"** was at his houfe till further ord' of y*" Selectmen, the Sele6lmen did alfo Denre S'' Chenry to provid & procure y*" Gloves & wine agreed upon & he to be fatiffyed therefor by y" Town.
At S*^ meeting y^ Sele6lmen being Informed y' y" Wife of James Coddinham was come to dwel in S** Town w"" her huf band. Did order the Clerk that if y^ Conftable had not yet warned y*" S** James Coddinham to depart out of Town to put his Wife into y^ warrant & y" Conftable to warn them both to depart out of Water- town, y" Selectmen refufing to Accept of y" as inhabitants, S** Coddinghams Wife came to Watertown Some time in y" latter end of March Laft paft or in y*" beginning of April Currant and is S"^ to come laft from y'= Town of Marble-head where her hufband came from. Watertown April y*" 12 : 1729.
We the Subfcribers being Appointed to goe on the '^ambulation this prefent year with the Adjacent Towns, Did on the 8th Day of this Inftant April Meet at Cambridge w"* Mefs'' Amos & Edward Marrit and Did renew the markes on the Lines between Watertown and Cambridge, on the Same Day we mett w* M'* Joseph Bowman Ju'' & Joseph Smith from Lexington & did renew the Mark on the Line betwext Watertown and Lexington, the Same Day we went to meet with men from Wefton and when we came to y^ place Appointed we heard y' Dea : Benj". Brown from Wefton had been there to meet with us but he was gone, on the Next day viz y" g"" day we went to Newton and Did there meet with Mefs^ Jona" CooUidge & Samuel Jackfon and Did renew the Marks between Watertown and Newton.
Thomas Learned. [21] Joseph Mafon.
At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown. at M' Tho^ Learneds on the 28 day of April 1729. the Selectmen ordered the Town Treafurer to pay to M' David
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Stearns the prefent Schoolmafter, in S"^ Town, the Sum of Twenty- two pounds Ten Shillings, out of y"" Laft Grant of y^ Town, it being in part for his keeping y^ School.
At Said Meeting the Selectmen in obfervance of a Preceipt to them direded ordred the Clerk to write Warrants Dire6led to the Conftables for the Warning the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of S'' Town to meet at the publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Pre- cind of S'' Town on y*" 9"' day of May next at three of y" Clock in the afternoon for to choofe a Reprefentative which was Done as followeth
Midd" fs. To the Conftables of Watertown &c Greeting.
In obfervance of a Precipt (to us Dire6led) from the high Sheriff of his Maj"=. County of Midd\
In his Majesties Name You are hereby Required to Warn the Freehold'^ and other Inhabitants within the Eafterly & Wefterly Precindes in Watertown aboves'' who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative to meet at the pub- lick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precin6t aboves'' on fryday the Ninth day of May Next Enfuing the date hereof at three of the Clock in the afternoon of s''. day to Choofe a Reprefentative or Reprefentalives to Serve for and Reprefent the Town of Water- town at a great and General Court or Afsembly Appointed to be Convened held & keept for his Maj''^ Service at the Court houfe in Salem, upon Wednefday the Twenty Eighth day of May Next Enfuing the date hereof. Hereof fail not & make return of this Warrant and your Doings thereon to the Sele6l- men or Town Clerk at Leaft four hours before the time parfixt for S"' Meeting. Dated at Watertown the 28 day of May 1729. ■^ order of the Sele6lmen,
Joseph Mafon Town Cler.
At a General Town Meeting of y*" Freehold'' and other Inhab'^ of Watertown who were Quallifyed to Vote in the Choife of A Reprefentative Lawfully Warned, And Afsembled on the 9"" day of May 1729.
1. Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of the Town to Choofe but one Reprefentative and the Vote paft in the Affarmitive.
2. Voted and Choofe Dea : Nathan Fifke to reprefent the Town of Watertown at a Great and General Court to be Convened keept & held at y" Court houfe in Salem on the 28 day of May Currant.
May At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown
^^^ at the houfe of Joseph Mafon, on the 26 day of
May 1729.
At S'' Meeting the Seledlmen Stated the prefent Surveighers
their bounds for Mending highways &c. in S'' Town, which are as
follow's. Nathanael Sherman Surveigher his part or bounds to be
all the highways and privat or Town ways on the Eaft Side of the
Lane which Leads from Cambridge Line (Near Thomas Welling-
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tons) over the Meeting houfe hill to the River alfo the North part cf S*^ Lane from the Meeting houfe.
John Orm's Surveigher his bouns to be all the Town high Ways and private or Town Ways on the Weft Side of the Lane Leading from Cambridge Line (near Tho^ : Wellingtons) over the Meeting houfe hill to the river so far as to the Precindl Line alfo the South part of S'' Lane from y'= Meeting houfe.
Thomas Hammond Surveigher his Bounds to be the Country Road or Highway from the Precin6t Line up to Stoney Brook and the Town Ways on the South Side of S'' Road & y*" Town Ways on the North Side of S'* Road Extending from S^ Road half Way to y^ Town highway Leading by S'^ Hammonds So along by the Meeting houfe to John Child &c.
Thomas Fiske Surveigher his part or Bounds to be the Town highway from the Precin6t Line by Jofhua Warrins So over the Bridge by Geo : Harrington Jun' So by Tho"" : Hammands by y^ Meeting houfe So up to & by John Childs. So all y*" Town ways on Each Side of S'' Way Extending from S** Way halfway to ye Contry Road on y*" South & half way to the Highway on y"" North Side of y*" Town.
George Lawrance Jun"" Surveigher his part or Bounds to be the North Road or Town Way from the Precin6l Line to the Pond By David Meeds, and all the Town Ways on the North Side of s** Road or Way and the Town ways on the South Side of s'' Road or Way Extending from S'' Road half way to the Middle Town way Leading by the Meeting houfe, or to Surveigher Fisks Bounds.
At S'^ Meeting M' Edward Harrington Made Application to y^ Sele6tmen for Some releafe for Mercy Allen a poor Sick Inferm woman (at his houfe) he having for Some Confiderable Time taken the whole care of her, her Circumftances being Such as makes it Necefsary y' Some further care he taken of her, as alfo to Satisfye the Doctor for Looking after her, whos Bill amounts to fifty one fliillings. y^ Selectmen Agre'd w"" M' Harrington to Satisfye y* Doctor & to be alowed therefor by y*^ Town, agreed alfo that y^ S'^ Harrington Still take prudent Care of y" s"* Mercy till further order of y" Sele6lmen, and he to have Reafonable Satis- faction or allowance from the town therefor. r-^rt-| Complaint
Complaint being made to the Seledtmen of Sundry perfons being come to dwell in Watertown viz. John Tozer Wife and familie who came Laft from Newton Some time y" Latter end of April Laft paft or beginning of May Currant who resides in the houfe of Phillip and Amos Shattuck of s'' Watertown. alfo One James Knap Wife and Familie who Came Laft from the Town of Worcefter Some time in April paft or May Currant they Refide at the houfe of M' Nathanael Fiske of s'' Watertown, and one W" Orfbourn Wife and familie who Came Laft from the Town of Manchefter in the County of Essex Some time in March or April
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Laft paft and Now Refide at the Houfe of Rachal King ye Seled Men Refufing to Accept of the aboves'' perfons to be inhabitants of Watertown did order the Clerk to write a warrant directed to one of y*" Conftablesof Watertown to warn the S'' John Tozer Wife & famiUe James Knap Wife and familie W" [Orfbourn] Wife & famiUe forthwith to depart out of S** Watertown and no longer Abide therein, which was done as follow's.
Midd" : fs. To M' Josiah Perry Conftable of Watertown in S*^ County Greeting.
You the Said Josiah Perry are hereby Required in his MajS Name fourthwith to Warn y" aboves** John Tozer Wife and Familie James Knap Wife & familie W" Orfbourn Wife & Fam- ilie to depart out of Watertown forth with and no longer to refide therein y^ Seledlmen reffufing to Accept of them to be Inhabi- tants of Watertown &c. inr 4. 4. t r
Watertown June 26. 1729.
p, J By Virtue of y° above written Warrant I have
^. e rr warned y^ above s'' John Tozer Wife & Fam-
t Camb ^^'^ ^^"' 0^^^°"''^ ^'if^ ^ Familie & y<= s'^ James
. ,' Knaps Wife & Children forthwith to depart out
Ma^ I i^ 2 of Watertown.
^ ' ^' Josiah Perry Conftable of Watertown.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown on y^ Ninth day of June 1729 at L' Sam". Stearns at s'^ Meeting y^ Maj'. part of y^ Sele6tmen Approbated M' Tho^ CooUidge M' Tho^ Learned & M' Tho\ Harrington to keep Tavern this prefent year. the Seleftmen Appointed to meet again at M"" Thomas Learneds on fryday y* 20"" of June Currant at 3 of y'' clock in the after Noon, to Confider what is Necesary to be done as to repairing y^ great Bridge. And that y^ Clerk Notifye the Sele6lmen of Wefton of said Meeting.
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At a Meeting of the Sele<5tmen of Watertown and Wefton on the 20 Day of June at M' Thomas Learneds. Appointed in order to View y*" great Bridge in Watertown and Confider w' is Necef- sary Speedely to be done as to repairing S'* Bridge, the Said Sele6lmen upon Viewing S'' Bridge find y' it is Necefsary Some thing be Speedely done as to repairing S'' Bridge. And in order for a Speede repair of S'' Bridge the Sele6lmen of both Towns Agreed to Appoint a Man in Each Town to do w' is Necefsary to be Done, it was Agreed that En : Samuel Garfield take y" Care to procure a Man for S'' Affair for Watertown and that Dea : Benj', Brown take y'= Care to procure a Man for Wefton, And M' Thomas Learned is Dcfired to Advife and Afsist in w' is Agreed upon to be Done, as alfo to procure w' Nails is Necefsary for S'' Affair. And that y= Men that Shall do y"-' work Lay the Ace' : of their Labour before the Seledmen, and to have their pay in Convienant time from their refpedive Towns.
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At a Meeting of y^ Seleamen of Watertown & Wefton at y^ houfe of M' Tho". Learneds Sep'. 22: 1729.
* They bought of M' Isaac Williams two Long String pieces for y'^ great bridg in s"* Watertown for Ten pounds and agreed to pay him for one day work in Looking out the timber. At y'= Same time Agreed with M' Williams of Watertown to do y'' Carpentry work of s'^ Bridge and bring in his Ace' to y^ Town for his pay, the work to be done forthwith.
At a Meeting of y^ Sele6hiien of Watertown on the 4 day of Odtober. 1729. at ye houfe of Henry Bright Ocationed by y-^ Death of Mercy Allen a poor Woman y' was helped by y^ Town, the Seledmen Agreed to burry y* Said Allen at y^ Towns Coft in cafe there Appeares nothing other ways fufficiant to do it, y^ Sele6lmen Defired M' Edward Harrington (ye s<^ Mercy Allen Lying Dead at his houfe) to take the whole care of y' funiral. [25]
At a Meeting of y^ Selectmen of Watertown on the 6* Day of Odober 1729. at y*" Houfe of Thomas Learneds the Seledmen (two of of Wefton Seledmen being prefent and gave their Confent in behalf of s"* Wefton Seleamen) Agreed that there Should be Supporters put under two peers of the Bridge over Charls River and a mud fell cap and Supporters und' y"^ other peer. Agreed y' y<= Seledmen of Watertown take the care to get it done, y" Selea- men of Watertown Defired L' Samuel Stearns & M"^ Thomas Learned to take y'^ Care to See it done, as alfo to Se y' what graviling is Necefsarry upon y^ bridge be done the whole to be done with all Convienant Speed. Odober the 29'''' : 1729. At a meeting of y'= Seleftmen of Watertown at the houfe of L* Joseph CooUidges Ebenezer Chenry gave Account to y'' Sele6lmen of y*= Cost of thofe things he procured for y'^ funeral of Sam" Stearns which Amounted to ;^4=i4=2
the Seleamen Sold to s'' Chenry s'' Stearns
cloath &c. for ;^ 4 = 10 = o
for which s*^ Chenry is to defray So much of ye aboves'* Ace' of 4 = 14 = 2
to y* Perfons where it is Due ; for the wine & gloves which he took up. [26]
At a Meeting of y" Seleflmen of Water Town on the Twenty first day of November 1729. At the Houfe of Enfign Samuel Garfield, at Said Meeting the Seleftmen ordered the Clerk to write Warrants Direded to the Several Conftables of said Town to Warn the Inhabitants of y" Eaft & Weft Precinds in Said Town who were Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Pub- lick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precind in s"" Town on Munday
* Opposite this entry there is a note in shorthand. Apparently by Joseph Mason the town clerk. — Eds.
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the fifteenth day of December Next at Ten of y^ Clock in the fore- noon of s'^ Day for the ends following.
1. To hear the Town Treafurers Ace".
2. To hear the pleas of Some of y"" Late Constables refarring to Some Rates which they have not Collected and to Act thereon as they Shall See meet.
3. To hear the Town Creditors Acc*^
4. To Grant a Town Rate or Afsefment to pay the Town Credi- tors, the Support of y" Grammer and Englifh School in the Town the Support of y* Poor &c.
5. To Grant the Sume of Ninety two pounds Eight Shillings to pay the fifth and Laft payment of y^ Loan Bills of Credit.
6. To known the Mind of y^ Town whether they will Sell their Proportion of y"^ Two Thoufand Acres of Land Lately Confirmed by y*" General Court to Watertown & Wefton or Joyne with Wefi;on (if they See meet) to Sell the whole together and to Choofe and Impower a Committee (if they see Meet to Sell) to make Sale of s^ Land.
7. To know the Mind of the Town whether they will make fur- ther Application to the General Court for the Confirmation of some former Grants of Land made to Watertown.
8. To here the Ace', or Proceedings of the Truftees who w-ere Chofen & Appointed to Lett out Watertowns Proportion of the Sixty Thoufand pounds Loan Bills of Credit And to Act thereon.
Likewife to Infeart in S*^ Warrant to Notifye Such Pfons as are Town Creditors to bring in their Ace'', of their Credit to the Se- ledlmen at the Houfe of M' Thomas Learned Innholder in S'' Town on Munday the firfi; day Decemb^ Next at one of y"^ Clock in the After Noon of s'' Day in order for them to Lay before the Town.
Which was done Accordingly, See page [27] [27] Midd": fs.
To the Confi:ables of Watertown Greeting,
You are hereby Required Seafonably to Warn the Freeholders and other Lihabitants within the Eafterly & Wefterly Precin6ls in s"^ Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs To Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Pre- cint in s'' Town on Munday the fifteenth day of Decemb'. Next at Ten of y*-" Clock in the forenoon of s'' Day for the Ends following viz'.
1 . To hear the Town Treafurers Accounts.
2. To hear the pleas of Some of y"" Late Conftables relating to
some perfons Rates which they have not Collected ; and to Act thereon as they Shall see Meet.
3. To hear the Town Creditors Ace" or Credit.
4. To Grant a Rate or Afsesment To pay the Town Creditors
the Support of y'= Grammer and Englifh School in y*" Town the Support of the Poor &c.
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5. To Grant the Sum of Ninety two pounds Eight Shillings to
pay the fifth and Laft payment of y'^ Loan Bills of Credit.
6. To know the mind of y^ Town whether they will Sell their
Proportion of y'^ Two Thoufand Acres of Land Lately Confirmed by y'^ great & Gen" Court to Watertown & Wefton or Joyne with Wefton (if they see meet) to Sell y'= whole togeth", and to choofe and Impower a Committee (if they See meet to Sell) to make Sale of s'* Land.
7. To know y*= mind of y" Town whether they will make further
Application to y^ Gen" for the Confirmation of some former grants of Land made to Watertown.
8. To hear the Ace' or Proceedings of y" Truftees who were
Chofen & Appointed to Lett out Watertowns Proportion of the Sixty Thoufand pounds Loan Bills of Credit & to act thereon.
You are Likewife required to notifye such Perfons as are Town Creditors to bring in the Acc'=. of their Credit to the Seleftmen at the houfe of M^ Tho\ Learned of s'^ Town Innholder on Munday the firft day of Decemb\ Next at one of the clock in the after noon of s"^ Day. hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant and your doings thereon unto the Seleamen or Town Clerk before the time perfixt in s^ warrant for said Meetings. Dated at Watertown the Twenty fourth day of Novemb^ in the Third year of his Maj". Reign, Anno Domini 1729. ■^ order of y'^ Sele6tmen r^g-i Joseph Mafon Cler.
At a Meeting of y" Seleftmen of Watertown on the firft day of Decemb^ 1729. at M' Thomas Learneds for taking in the Town Creditors Acc'\ of their Credit in order to lay before the Town which are as followeth.
John Bemus for 3 String pieces (for the Bridge over Stowers Brook) a 2 / '^ & two pieces i / ^ Conftable Josiah Perry for warning four p"=fons out of town For warning 2 Town Meetings For Carrying the Towns waights
and Meaf"' to Bofton For returning the preceipt Ebenezer Chenry for the trouble at his houfe with Sam" Stearns Dec"* For what he paid towards y*" Funeral
more then the cloths came to For diging the grave & ringing the Bell Nathanael CooUidge for a Coffin for Sam" Stearns
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John Orms for 47 feet of Timb^ Smelt
Brook Bridge Jonathan Brown for one day work at
y* Great Bridge Nath" Bond for one day work at S'^
Bridge George Cutting for Speaks for S*^
Bridge John Orms for one day work at y« Great Bridge with his teem 10 / and one day work himfelf 5 / Joshua VVarrin for Two Days work &
\ at y^ great Bridge Thomas Coolidge for entering one
Caution in 1728 Benjamin Haftings for a Coffin for
Mercy Allen Nath'. Sherman for a load of timb' for two whellms in the lane from y« Meeting houfe Joseph Harrington for warning one Town Meeting and for Serving Conftable one year \ Joseph Grout for Timb^ for Bever "
Brook Bridge Daniel Whitney for half Day work at
y' Great Bridge John Holland for 3 Days work at s^
Bridge Josiah Reed for 2 Days \ work great Bridge
and for Bringing up a old Maft from Bofton Stephen Cooke one day work at y' ~"
Great Bridge Samuel Stearns Jun' one day work at
ye s'' Bridge Isaac Church 2 days worke at s''
Bridge Jonathan Barnard one day work at s"*
Bridge Ebenezer Eddy for Seven Days work
at y<= Bridge Joseph Haftings 2 Days work at y«
great Bridge W™ White one day work at y-^ great
Bridge George Harrington Ju' one day work at s"' Bridge
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John Lawrance one day work at y^
Bridge George Lawrance Jun' half a day
at s'' Bridge Charls Chadwick half a day work at
s** Bridge William Williams for 10 Days work
about the Great Bridge framing
&c at 6 / ^ day & half a day work with his Teem
at s"* Bridge Cornet Henry Bright for 63 feet of
Timb' for ye Bridge at 35 / '^ Tun & for help making 2 Town Rates
in y^ year 1728 L'. Joseph CooUidge for help making
2 Town Rates in 1728
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The foot of y* Credit brought over
from page [28] U Samuel Stearns for 50 feet of Timb'
for y* bridge at 35 / '^ Tun .2
& for half a day work at s'' Bridge ..
Dea William Brown for help making ~
two Town Rates in y^ Year 1728 John Cutting a Jurney to Bofton about
y* Land and for a Copy of y* Cort Act &
plan of y^ Land George Lawrance Jun' for one p' of
shoo's for Ephraim Smith for Timb' for y"" Small Bridge above
Isaac Stearns & for half Day work at y^ Great
Bridge Richard Sautle for a Load of Timb'
for y^ Bridge over Bever Brook
near L' Stearns The Selectmen for 2 Long String
pieces for y^ great Bridge Joseph Mafon for Serving Town
Treafurer ye year 1728 for Entering 3 Cautions for a Winding Sheet for Sam'
Steams Thomas Learned for Entertainment at
y' Raifing the South peir of y''
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Town Meetings John Kimbal for Serving Sundry years
Sealer of Waights &c Samuel Livermore for Timb*" for the
bridge near Nathanael Livermors The Afsefsors viz Dea John Coollidge
Nath' : Harris & Daniel Benjamin
for taking y^ Invoice & perfecting
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after Sam". Stearns while he Lay
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and to procure cloath for 2 Shurts .1 -.6 - for the Support of y*" Widow Wyeth
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Ye Town wM Ed-. Harrington for Nur- not alow this fing Mercy Allen 18 ^'^'- Weaks for w^"^ he de-
mands 8 / "^ week
For w' he paid y*^ Docter for drink at her funiral &
grave
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At the Sele<5lmens Meeting the firft day of Dec''': 1729, the Seleftmen ordred the Town Treafurer to pay to M'. George Law- rance the Sum of Ten pounds Twelve fhillings which was granted for y" Support of Ep'". Smith Laft Decemb'. this ord' being for- gotten the Treafurer was ordred again to pay y^ aboves*^ Sum. Se Sele6lmen ord'. page [36]
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to this Date were Adjufted, there Appeared to remain Due from Wefton to Watertown the Sum of Twenty Eight Shilbngs and Seven pence.
[31]
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Re<^ularly Warned, and Afsembled on the fifteenth Day of Decem- ber''i729. for the Ends Set forth in the Warning of S'^ Meeting.
1. Voted and Choofe L'. Samuel Stearns Moderator of S"*
2. The Town Treasurers Acc'S were Read to the Town to w^** there was no objection. , , . , r
3 Then Several of y" Late Conftables made their pleas for Abatement of Sundry perfons rates in their Respective List of Rates, viz'.
I'y. Joseph Mafon Ex", to y^ Estate of W" Shattuck Late Con- fta'ble Deceafed. pleaded abatement of Edw^^ Dix's Rates in s'^ Conftable Shattucks Lists of Rates w^*^ was £2,-^-^- Alfo abat- ment of Samuel Sawins Rate 15/4. and David Fisks Rate 15 / 4 And it was put to Vote whether the Town would Abate y^ s^ Dix s Sawin's & Fisk's Rates. And y'^ Vote paft in y'^ Negative. 2'y. Samuel Parce Late Conftable pleaded Abatement of Edward Dix's Rates in his Lists of Rates which was Twenty Six Shillings & 4^^ and the Town by a vote abated to S' Pierce y^ s<» Dix's Rates. Said Pierce pleaded an Abatement of John Ham- mond's Rates in his List of Rates w^'' was fifty three Shillings and i"^. and it was put to Vote whether the Town would Abate to S Pierce Said Hammonds Rates, and y'^ Vote paft in y^ Negative. 3'y. Jonas Bond Late Conftable pleaded Abatement of W" Webbs in his List of Rates w^"^ was 8 / 10 alfo Sam" Stearns Rates w^'^ was 13 / 8. and the Town by their Vote Abated to S'' Bond Said Webbs & Stearns Rates. . .
4'y. Thomas Bond Late Conftable pleaded Abatement in his List of Rates viz', the Rate of Alexander Meccoy w^*^ was 4/4 the Rate of y" Widow Elizebeth Dix 2 / 5. the Rates of Samuel Stearns which was Twenty three Shillings and f and the Town by a Vote Abatted the S'* Maccoy & Stearns Rates, c'y. Joseph Grout Late Conftable pleaded Abatement (m his Lift of Rates) of David Graggs rate 4/ 5 Richard Hard rate 5 /3 & George Adams Rates w^'^ was 18 / 5 And the Town by a Vote Abatted S'^ Grags Hards & Addams Rates.
6'^. John Child Late Conftable pleaded Abatment (in his List of Rates) of George Addams Rates which were Twenty two fhil- lings and Richard Hards Rates which were Twenty Seven fhilhngs and 4'* And the Town by a Vote Abated to S^ Child, the Said Addams & Hards Rates. . , , ^ ,
4. A List of the Town Creditors Acc'^ was Laid before the Town and After Some Debate thereon (the time being far Spent)
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It was Put to Vote whether the Town Do Adjourn this Meeting and the Remaining buifnefs thereof unto Munday the Twenty Second of this Inftant December at one of the clock in the afternoon then to proceed thereon. And the Vote paft in the Affarmitive.
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At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown on the Twenty Second Day of December 1729. by Adjournment.
I . A List of y*" Town Creditors Ace", with what was propofed for the Support of Ephraim Smith & y^ Widow Wyeth was again Laid before the Town & read, and the Town objected againft Edward Harringtons Ace' in S'* List, about his Nurfing of Mercy Allen, and Did Manifest by a Vote that they would not Alow it.
Then it was put to Vote whether the Town Do Grant all thofe particuler Acc'^ or Sums Mentioned in S'* List (Excluding Edward Harringtons Ace'"), w'^*' Do Amount to ;^8o - 15 - .8 And the Vote Past in the Affarmitive.
2'''. Put to Vote whether the Town Do Grant the Sum of Seven pounds fourteen fhillings & 2"^ w'^'' was Sunck or Abated by the Town in Sundry Conftables Lists of Rates at the Laft Meeting of y*^ Town on the 15"' day of this Inftant December. And the Vote past in y" Affarmitive.
3'*'. The Town by a Vote abated Jofhua Harrington's & Josiah Harrino;tons Rates in Thomas Harringtons Lists of Rates which were Thirty Six fliillings & 2'^.
4'y. Put to Vote whether the Town Do Grant to Edw'' : Harring- ton the Sum of fifty two fhillings w^** was y^ Doctors Bill for Medi- fens for Mercy Allen and Seven (hillings for diging y'' Grave for s^ Allen & Drink at her funeral if he do Accept of that in full for his care of y^ s'' Mercy Allen. And y' Vote paft in the Affarmi- tive.
5'^. the Town by a Vote granted y^ Sum of Thirty Six fliillings & 2'' to make good w'was Abated in Conftables Tho' : Harringtons List of Rates.
6'*". the Town by a Vote Granted to Joshua Grant y^ Sum of Sixteen fhillings for Nurfing the Child Left at M' Mills, for w"'' he has not yet had Satisfaction.
f\ Put to Vote whether the Town will grant the Sum of fourty five pounds for the Support of y"' Gram'^' and Englifh School in the Town for one year and y*" Vote paft in y^ Negative.
8'*". Put to Vote whether the Town will grant any Sum of money for the Support of y'= Gram" & Englifh School for a year and y' Vote paft in the Negative.
^^^. Put to Vote whether the Town Do grant the Sum of Ninety two pounds Eight fliillings to pay the fifth and Laft payment of y^ Loan Bills of Credit And y*" Vote past in y^ Affarmitive.
lo'*'. Put to Vote whether the Town are willing to Sell their
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right in the two thoufand Acres of Land Lately Confarmed to
Watertown & Wefton by y'= Gen". Court. & y* Vote paft in y'
Negative,
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1 1 'y. Put to Vote whether the Town will make further Application to y*" Genaral Court for the Confirmation of Some former grants of Land made to Watertown. And y^ Vote paft in y^ Negative.
12'". The Truftees of Watertown's Proportion of y* ;^6oooo Loan Bills of Credit Laid before the Town the Ace', of their Letting out s"* Bills and how they had proceeded thereon : And the Town Voted that s^' Truftees Should have one "^ Cent of y^ Intereft as a reward for their trouble.
At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown at the houfe of Joseph Mafon on the 5"* day of January 1729/30 the Seledimen Agreed that there Should be a General Town Meeting on fryday the 16"' day of January Currant at one of y" Clock in the after- noon at ye Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Prindl of S"* Town for the Ends following, viz'. (The Town having Voted at a Gen". Town Meeting on y* fourth of March 1727/8 y' they w'"* build two Schoolhoufes one in Each Precin6l for the School to be keept in)
1. To know the mind of the Town whether they will Erred a School houfe in the East Precind; in S'' Town Ten Rods Eaft or Ten Rods Weft of the Meeting houfe in S"^ Precind ; And whether they will Erred a Schoolhoufe about Thirty Rods on the Weft side of the Meeting houfe in the Wefterly Precinct of s'* Town.
2. To know the Mind of y* Town whether they will by them- felves or by a Committee Determine and fix upon the Spotts or places of ground where y^ s** Schoolhoufes shall Stand in Each Precind.
3. To know the mind of the Town whether they will grant a fufficiant Sum of money for y^ Errecting & finifliing Said School- houfes, and how y^ * will Difpofe of y^ old Schoolhoufe.
4. To choofe a Comniitte or Committes to Errect and finifh s^ School houfes According as the Town Shall Direct.
5. To know the Mind of y*" Town how the School Shall be keep in s"* Schoolhoufes.
6. To grant a Sufficiant Sum of Money to Support and uphold the School or Schools in Said Precinds.
7. To know the mind of y^ Town whether they will further Confider of y" Demands of M'. Ed"'. Harrington for his Nurfmg Mercy Allen in the time of her Sicknefs. the Seledmen ordred the Clerk to write Warrants to y" several Conftables of y' Town Accordingly to warn Said Meeting.
which the Clerk on the 6"" of Jan^ writte Warrants According to order, to y^ Several Conftables who warned y^ Inhabitants of both Precinds & made their return January 1^^^. 1729 /30.
* The raised y of this abbreviation is written in an obscure form. — Eds.
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At Said Meeting of y^ Seleftmen the Seledmen Agreed that M' David Stearns the Prefent Schoolmaster Should be Defired to keep the Grammer and Englifh School in the Town till further order of y' Seledmen, and the Seleftmen Defire U Sam" Stearns to Acquaint M' David Stearns thereof. [34]
At a General Town Meeting of the Freehold", and other Inhab- itants of Watertown Regularly Warned, and Afsembled on the Sixteenth Day January 1729 / 30. for the Ends Set forth in the Warning.
Voted and choofe Leu' : Samuel Stearns Moderator of s^ Meeting.
1. Put to Vote whether the Town will Erre(5l a Schoolhoufe Ten Rods Eaftward of the Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precindt. and the vote paft in the Negative.
2. It was Put to Vote whether the Town will Erre6l a School- houfe Ten Rods Weftward of Said Meeting houfe. and y' Vote past in the Negative.
3. It was put to Vote whether the Town will Erre6l a School- houfe within about Thirty Rods weftward of the Meeting houfe in the Wefterly Precindt, And the Vote paft in the Negative.
4. It was put to Vote whether the Town will by themselves fix upon the Spotts or places where the School houfes Shall Stand in S'^ Precin<5ls and the vote paft in the Negative.
5. It was Put to Vote whether the Town will Choofe a Com- mitte to fix upon y* places for the Schoolhoufes, and y* Vote paft in y' Negative.
6. It was put to Vote whether the Town will grant a Sufficiant Sum of Money to Erredl Two Schoolhoufes one in Each Precindl And the Vote Paft in the Negative.
7. It was Put to Vote whether the Town wall grant a Sufhciant Sum of Money to Support the School in Said Precin6ls, And the Vote paft in the Negative.
8. It was put to Vote whether the Town will grant a Sufhciant Sum of Money to Support the Grammer and Englifh School for one Year in the place where it is Now keept. And y*" Vote paft in y' Afifarmitive
9. It was put to Vote whether the Town will grant the Sum of fourty five pounds for the Support of y^ Grammer & Englifh School one year, and the Vote paft in the Afifarmitive.
lo'y. It was Put to Vote whether the Town will further Con- fider the Demands of Edward Harrington for his Nurfing Mercy Allen and the Vote paft in the Negative. [35]
At a Meeting of the Sele<5lmen of Watertown at the houfe of L' Sam'. Stearns on the Second Day of February 1729/30. Ordred the Clerk to Transmitt a Lift of the Grants of money made at the Gen'. Town Meeting on the 22 Day of December Laft paft by Adjournment. To the prefent Afsefsors of s** Town with order for their Speedy Afsefsing the Same upon the Rateble Polls &
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Estates of s** Town According to Law, and y' they be Directed to add thereto the Sum of one hundred Sixty Eight pounds for the Miniftry According to y"" Gen". Courts order, and to Order in their Warrants they give to y* Conftables to Collect y" %^ Afsefment, that they pay the Sum of Ninty two pounds Eight Shillings in to the Town Treafurey in good and Lawfull Bills of Credit on the Mafsachufetts Province, at or upon the Laft day of May Next Enfuing, to pay the fifth and Laft Payment of y* Loan Bills of Credit.
which was Done as follows. To Deacon John Coollidge & Mefs", Nath'. Harris & Daniel Benjamin Afsefsors for Watertown. Gentlemen . At a Gen". Town Meeting of y^ Freehold'^ &c of Watertown on y' Twenty Second day of Decemb'. Laft paft the following grants of money were made viz'.
'To pay Town Creditors & Suport of y^ Poor ;^8o..i5..o8 To make good w' was abated in Sundry
Late Conftables Rates 09..10..04
Granted^ To Edward Harrington 02.. 19. .00
To Joshua Grant 00.. 16. .00
To pay the 5"^ & Laft Paym' of y^ Loan Bills
of Credit 92. .08.. 00
the whole amounting to 186.. 09. .00
Which You are hereby ordred to Afsefs forthwith (together with the Addition of One hundred & Sixty Eight pounds for the miniftry by order of y* General Court) upon the Ratable Polls and Estates of s^ Town According to Law. And to order the Conftables in the Warrants You give to them to Collect the Same, that they pay into the Town Treafurey the Sum of Ninety two pounds eight fhillings in good and Lawfull Bills of Publick Credit on the Mafsachusetts Province by the Laft day of May Next Enfuing in order to pay the fifth & Laft payment of the Loan Bills of Credit.
■^ order of the Selectmen
Joseph Mafon Town Cler. Watertown February the 3''. 1729 /30. [36]
At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown at the Houfe of Corn'. Henry Bright on the 16* Day of February 1729 / 30.
The Selectmen ordred the Clerk to write Warrants Directed to the Conftables of Said Town to warn the freeholders and other Inhabitants in the Easfterly and Wefterly Precin6ts of s"* Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precin6l of s'' Town on Munday the Second day of March Next Enfuing the Date hereof at ten of the clock in the forenoon for the ends following.
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I'y. To choofe Seledlmen a Town Clerk a Town Treafurer Conftables and all other Such Town officers as by Law are Re- quired to be chofen in the month of March.
2'*'. To know the Mind of y^ Town referring to the Law Relat- ing to Swine.
3'y. (Sundry of y* Inhabitants of the Eafterly Precin6l in s** Town having defired the Sele6lmen to make it an Article in the Warning of y*" Next Town Meeting) To know the mind of y* Town whether they will remove the old Schoolhoufe in s'^ Town from the place where it now Stands and place it Twelve or four- teen Rods Eaftward of y^ Publick Meeting houfe in y"^ Eaft Pre- cindl: of s'' Town, or Erre6l a New Schoolhoufe at or upon the place aboves"^, and in cafe of removing y^ old or Building a New Schoolhoufe to grant a Sufficiant Sum of money to Effe6l y^ same.
4'". (Sundry of y" Inhabitants of y" Wefterly Precin6t being a Com'^^: chofen '^ Said Precind having requested the Seledmen to make it one Article in the warning of y'^ Next Town Meeting) To know the mind of y*" Town whether they will grant a sufficiant Sum of money to build a School houfe upon the place or piece of Land where the s'' Precind: Did Agree upon at a Gen". Meeting upon the Seventh day of April 1729 Near the North end of Mr. Allen Flaggs orchard.
which was Done Accordingly Se page [37]
At the aboves'' Meeting the Selectmen ordred the Town Treaf- urer to pay or order to be paid to M' George Lawrance Sen' the Sum of Ten pounds Twelve Shillings which was granted for Eph™ Smith at a Gen'. Town Meeting the 23 Day of December. 1728.
And to M' George Lawrance Jun'. the Sum of Eleven pounds ten Shillings which was granted at S'' Meeting for the widow Wyeth. And to M' David Stearns the prefent Schoolmafter the Sum of Twenty two pounds Ten fhillings out of the grant for the School which was made at S** Meeting on the 23 day of DecnV 1728.
Alfo ordred the Town Treafurer to pay the Several Town Creditors their refpe6live Dues granted at a Gen'. Town Meeting on the Twenty second day of December 1729. Alfo to pay to the Rev'' M' Seth Storer the Sum of Eighty four pounds & to y* Rev'' M' Warham Williams y^ Sum of Eighty four pounds out of the Town Rate Committed to Conftable Josiah Perry & Con- ftable David Mead to Collect. [37]
Midd\ fs. To the Conftables of Watertown Greeting.
You are hereby Required in his Maj'\ Name to warn the Free holders & and oth' Inhabitants Living within the Eafterly & Wefterly Precin6ls of s'' Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at y*^ Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precindl of s** Town on Munday the Second day of March Next enfuing the date hereof at Ten of the clock in the forenoon for y"" Ends following viz'.
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1. To Choofe Sele6tmen a Town Clerk a Town Treafurer Con- ftables and all other Such Town Officers as by Law are required to be chofen in the month of March.
2. To know the Mind of the Town refering to the Law relating to Swine.
3. (Sundry of y' Inhabitants of y*" Eafterly Precin6t in %^ Town having Defired the Sele6tmen to make it An Article in y^ Warning of the Next Town Meeting) To know the mind of the Town whether they will remove the old Schoolhoufe in S"* Town from y^ place where it now Stands and place it Twelve or fourteen Rods Eaftward of the Publick meeting houfe in the Eaft Precindl of s"* Town ; or Erre6l a New Schoolhoufe at or upon the place aboves'' and in cafe of removing of the old or building a New Schoolhoufe To grant a Sufficiant Sum of money to Effe6l the Same.
4. (Sundry Inhabitants of y* Wefterly Precin6l being a Com- mitte chofen by Said Precin6l having requefted the Seleftmen to make it one Article in the warning of y" Next Town Meeting) To know the Mind of the Town whether they will grant a Suffi- ciant Sum of money to build a Schoolhoufe upon the place or piece of Land where the Said Precinft Did Agree upon, At a General Meeting upon the Seventh Day of April 1729 Near the North End of M' Allen Flaggs Orchard. Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant and your Doings thereon unto one of the Sele6lmen or Town Cler. at Leaft two Days before the time perfixt for Said Meeting.
Dated at Watertown the 16* Day of February Anno Domini 1729/30.
^ order of the Sele6lmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Cler. [38] March the 2^. 1729 / 30.
At a General Town Meeting of the Freehold", and other Inhab- itants of Watertown regulerly Warned And Afsembled on the Second Day of March Anno Domini 1729/30 for the Choice of Town officers &c.
Voted and Choofe L'. Samuel Steams Moderator for S'' Meeting
' L' Samuel Stearns M^ Thomas Straight M"^ Samuel Pierce Serg' Geo. Lawrance Serg'. Jonas Bond M' Thomas Hammond ^ Serg' Edw'*. Harrington. Voted and choofe for Town Clerk Joseph Mafon. Voted and Choofe for Town Treafur". Joseph Mafon. Voted and Choofe for first Conftable Serg' Ebenezer Stone. Voted and Choofe for Second Conftable M' John Beemus Jun' At M' John Beemus Request (he having Agreed with M' David
Voted and Choofe for Sele<5lmen to manage y^ prudentials
Voted and Choofe for Surveyers of High- ways.
Voted and Choofe for Hogrieves
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Meed) It was put to Vote whether the Town would Accept of M' David Meed to be Conftable for and in the room of John Beemus and the Vote paft in the Affarmitive.
Voted and Choofe for Afsefsors for ^ j m^ Kat'adH arris Pfent year. | ^^^ . ^iniam Brown
Voted and Choofe for Sealer of Leather M' William White, Voted and Choofe for Sealer of waits & Meafu""'. M' John Kimbal
,r , , ^1 r r r ^r- ( M"" Jonas Harrington
Voted and Choofe for fence Viewers \ ^^^ Jonathan Beemus
M"' Nath'. Bright
M' Ebenez"" Chenery
M' Geo : Harrington
M' Rob'. Gage
M' John Dix.
( M' John Ormes
, , ^, r r rr. .I.- M' Ebcuezer Goddard
Voted and Choofe for Tythmgmen -l ^, ^q^^^\^ pisk
l^ M' Daniel Warrin.
(^ M' Samuel Parry M' John Coollidge Jun^ M' William White
1^ M' Joseph Hager.
Voted and Choofe for Meafurer of Timber M' William Williams.
P'lt to Vote whether it be the Mind of the Town that Swine Should run at Large this prefent year under the Regulation in the Law relating to Swine and y^ Vote paft in y*" Affarmitive.
It was put to Vote whether the Town are Willing to remoave the old School houfe from the place where it now Stands and place it twelve or fourteen Rods Eaft of y*" Publick meeting houfe in the Eaft Precin(5l. And the Vote paft in the Negative.
Put [39]
Put to Vote whether the Town Will lirrea a New Schoolhoufe within twelve or fourteen Rods Eaftward of said Meeting houfe, and y' Vote paft in y^ Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Town will grant a Sufficiant Sum of Money to build a Schoolhoufe in the Weft Precin6l of s'' Town on the Spot of ground where Said Precin6l agreed upon at a general Meeting on the 7"" day of April 1729. And the Vote paft in the Negative.
March 6 1729/30 At a meeting of the Sele6tmen of Water- town at the houfe of y*^ Widow Learneds. in ord' to Sware y* Town officers. March 6. 1729/30, Joseph Mafon took the Oath of Town Clerk & Town Treafurer.
M' Ebenezer Stone ) ^ ^.^ , , ,,
M' David Meed | Conftables oath.
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M' John Stearns ) t k '
M' Nath'. Harris r kc J r\ ^x,
DeaW™ Brown | Afsefsors Oath.
M' W"* White the Oath of Sealer of Leather.
M"^ John Kimball the oath of Sealer of weights & Meafures.
M' Jonas Harrington ) ^u /^ ^i. r r
Tv/rr T ..u r> r the Oath of fence viewer.
M' Jonathan Beemas )
M' Nath' Bright
M' Ebenezer Chenery
M' Geo : Harrington ^ Surveyers Oath.
M' Rob'. Gage
M"" John Dix
M" John Ormes )
M' Ebenezer Goddard V Tythingman's Oath.
M' Jofiah Fisk )
M' Sam'. Parry \
W John CooUidge „ . ^ ^,
M^W"> White ^HognevesOath.
M' Joseph Hager j
M' W" Williams the Oath of Meafurer of Timber.
At Said Meeting the Seledtmen Agreed that the Surveyers bounds Should be as they were Stated Laft year, and that Ebenez"" Chenery have the Eafterly Part in the Eaft Precin6l Nath'. Bright the other Part in S'' Precin6l. George Harrington the Country Road &c in y" Weft Precint. Rob'. Gage the Middle Part in S"^ Precind & John Dix the North Part in S"^ Weft Pre- cin6l. Ordred the Clerk to give Copys to y^ Surveyers of their RefpecSlive bounds.
Which was done Accordingly & Dated
March 9th 1729 / 30. ■^ Jos : Mafon Town Cler. [40]
At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown at the Houfe of Leu' Samuel Stearnes on the 28"" Day of April 1 730. At Said Meet- ing the Sele6lmen ordred the Town Treafurer to pay out of the Treafurey the Sixteen pounds granted by the Town to procure Two herfe Cloths for y"" Ufe of the Town, To thofe perfons that the Town Appointed to procure the Same viz, the Deacons of the refpe6live Churches in the Town. And that they upon receipt thereof are Defired forth with to procure the Same. At Said Meeting y^ Sele6lmen ordered the Town Treafurer to procecute at the Next Inferiour Court to be holden at Cambridge the Delin- quent Conftables of the Town ; At Said Meeting the Sele6lmen ordred the Town Clerk to Certifye to the prefent Afsefsors of y^ Town the the grant of Money Made by the Town at a general Town Meeting on y^ 1 6"* Day of January Laft paft for the Support of the gramer and Englilh School in the Town and that it is Expeded
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that they forth with Levey the Same upon the Town According to Law.
To the Afsefsors of Watertown. At a general Town Meeting y'^ i6"' Day of January 1729 / 30. It was put to Vote whether the Town will grant the Sum of fourty five pounds for the Support of y* Grammer & Englifh School one Year, And y^ Vote paft in the Afifirmative.
A true Copy Attest Joseph Mafon Town Cler. Gentlemen It is Expected by the Seledmen that the above grant be forth with Levied upon the Town According to Law. ^ order of y^ Seleftmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Cler. Watertown April 29"": 1730. [41]
At a Meeting of the Seledmen of Watertown att M' Tho': Straingt on April the 30'^ 1730- The Seledmen in obfervance of a precept to them Directed from the High Sherriff of the County of Midd* Ordred the Clerk to write Warrants and Direct them to the Conftables of S'^ Town requiring them forth with to warn the freeholders & other Inhabitants in the Eaft & Weft Precinfts of the s** Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in the choice of a Reprefentative to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precin6l of s'' Town on y^ ii"" Day of May Next at three of y' Clock in the after Noon for to Choofe a Reprefentative. which was Done According to order.
At a General Town Meeting of y* Freholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative regulerly warned and Afsembled on the ii"" Day of May 1730 for to Choofe a Reprefentative.
1. Put to Vote whethether the Town are of a Mind to choofe more then one Reprefentative, and y' Vote paft in the Negative.
2. Voted and Choofe Leu'. Samuel Stearns to be Reprefentative. [42]
At a meeting of the Sele6lmen at M' Thomas Coollidges on y' 11''' day of May 1730. Complaint being made by said CooHdge to y" Seleftmen that y" Widow Webb (who is at his houfe) is under Such weak and Difficult Curcomftances y' She is not capable of maintainig her Self and that he could not take the care of her with out Some Satisfaftion, the S** Coollidge did alfo inform y' Sele6lmen that the Said Widow had Some houf hold goods (at his houfe) that belonged to her. The Seleftmen taking the Matter into Confideration ; and after Difcourse had with S' Widow and finding her under low weak & Difficult Curcomftances No ways able to Support her Self Did then Agree with the Said Coollidge to take care of her and look well after her for the Space of one Quarter of a Year from y' Date hereof and to have a reward of fifty Shillings from y-^ Town therefor. The Seledmen Defired M' Sam". Parce and M' Jonas Bond with the Town Treafurer to
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take an Inventory of y*" goods that belong to y*" said Widow Webb, and make report to y*" Seleftmen at y' Next Meeting.
the Said M' CooUidge being prefent Confented to w' is above written.
Ordered the Town Treafurer to provide with y* Money granted by y"^ Town the Shirtcloth propofed by y* Town to be provided for Ephraim Smith and y* Widow Wyeth.
Ordred y'' Town Treafurer to pay (or Order the payment) to M' Edward Harrington the Sum of fifty two Shillings granted by y' Town to y^ Said Harrington.
At a meeting of y*" Selectmen of Watertown at M' George Law- rances on y*" 8'" Day of June 1730. at Said Meeting the Sele6t- men See caufe to Approbate M' Tho' Collidge M'^ Mary Learned (Widow) and M"^ Tho'': Harrington to be Inholders for this prefent Year, and make a return Accordingly.
At Said Meeting the Sele6lmen having received from two of the Afsefsors viz' Deacon William Brown and M' Nathanael Harris That they are not obliged to Levey the Rate granted by the Town y^ 16"' Day of January Laft past for the Support of the School, Are of the Oppinian that they have Negle6led their Duty by which means the Schoolmafter is keept out of his Sallery. Do order that they forthwith Levey the Same on penalty of the Law in that cafe made and provided and order the Town Clerk to give a Copey hereof to Said Afsefsors.
(which was done Accordingly)
At S'* Meeting the Sele6lmen Agreed y' there be a gound pro- vided for the Widow Wyeth at y* Towns Charge of Linin and wool or Cotten and wool and order the Town Treafurer to procure the Same, [43]
At a meeting of y^ Sele6tmen of Watertown at M' Samuel Parces on y^ 19'^ of June 1730. The Sele<5lmen having received from under the hands of two of y^ Afsefsors of said Town y' they Decline the Afsefsing y" grant for y" School in Said Town ordred y' two of y^ Selectmen viz' Lieu' Samuel Stearns and M' Jonas Bond forth with take Advice of Some perfon or Perfons knowing in the I>aw what is Proper to be done in Said Affair. and make report thereof to y^ Sele6lmen at their Next Meeting, and ordred y* Clerk to furnifli M"^ Stearns & M' Bond with Such copys of y^ Records or other papers as they think may be proper.
the Seledmen Appointed to meet again next Thurfday y* 25"" Current at M' Jonas Bonds at five of y*" Clock in y* afternoon.
At a Meeting of the Seledmen of Watertown at M' Jonas Bonds on the 25"' of June 1730 the Sele6lmen ordred L'.-Samuel Stearns and M' Jonas Bond to prepare a Petition and Complaint to be Laid before the Sefsions At their Adjournment at Cambridge on the 7"" day of July Next against two of the Afsefsors viz' M' Nathanael Harris and M' William Brown for Negledling to make
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the Rate for the Support of the School granted the iG^ of January Laft Past, and Lay the Same before the Selectmen At their Next Meeting at M' Thomas Hammonds on fr^'day the Third day of July Next at 6. of the Clock in the Afternoone.
At a meeting of the Sele6lmen at M' Edward Harrington's on the 1 8"' day of August 1730 At Said Meeting the Sele6lmen Appointed L'. Samuel Stearns and M"" Jonas Bond two of y° Seleftmen to prefer a Complaint at the Next General Sefsions of the peace to be holden at Concord, Against Two of the Afsefsors of Watertown, viz' Deacon William Brown and M' Nathanael Har- ris for their Neglecting to make the Rate granted for the Support of the Schoole on the 16"'. day of January Laft past. At s"^ Meet- ing the Seleftmen Ordred the Treafurer to pay out of the grant of money Made for Ephraim Smith Laft December, to M' George Lawrance the Sum of five pounds in part for his keeping of S'' Smith this prefent year. [44]
At a Meeting of the Seledlmen of Watertown and Wefton at M". Learneds. on the 12'^ day of October 1730. in order to View the great Bridge in S'' Watertown to Se w'. is Necefsary to be done to Secure S'' Bridge, the Seledmen of both Towns having Viewed S'' Bridg they Concluded that it is Necefsary to procure New Plank for one piere, and to mend the other peere with the old plank & whereas New plank can't prefently be procured, and it being of Necefsitie y' Some thing be Speedly done to Said Bridge, M' George Harrington being prefent. Informed the Sele6lmen that he had Some plank that would do to mend the Bridge for the Prefent y'' Seledmen Defired S'' Harrington to bring S'' plank and to mend the Bridg with them where it is moft Necefsary to be mended, the Seleftmen Agreed alfo that there be a knee or knees fixt at the End of some of the String pieces where they want Strengthing and that this work be done forthwith, the Seledmen alfo Defired M". Harrington to procure the New plank propofed for S'' Bridge and to Do it as Soon as he can git them Sawn, And bring them to S' Bridge which the Said Harrington promifed to do And after Said Work is done Said Harrington to Lay his Ace', before the Sele(5lmen aboves"* And to be Satiffyed for his Service by the Towns Aboves''. The Seleftmen Defired M' George Law- rance one of y'' Sele6lmen of Watertown & M' Ebenezer Allen one of the Seledlmen of Wefton to Direct and Afsist M' Harrington in Mending the Bridge as above Said.
At a Meeting of the Seledmen of W^atertown at M' Straights on the 20"' Day of October 1730. The Seledmen then Agreed That M' David Stearns be Defired to Continue to keep the Cram- mer And Englifli School in Said Town untill there be a Town Meeting, And the Selectmen Defired M' Thomas Straight and M' Samuel Pierce to do the Mefsage from the Sele6lmen to M' Stearns.
Which they have Done Accordingly.
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1730 At a Meeting of y^ Sele(?tmen at y" Houfe of
Novr. 2 Lt_ Samuel Stearns on the 2"^ day of November
1730. At Said Meeting ordred that Deacon be Defired to DeUver what cloths and &c which are in his hands belonging to the Town, which formerly were James Gipfons, To M' George Lawrance for the ufe of Ephraiem Smith a poor blind man. Ordred that M' John Stearns Deliver y*" Old herfe cloth y' belongs to the Town to M'' George Lawrance to be Improved for Clothing for the Widow Wyeth.
Novr: 16 At a Meeting of y"" Sele6lmen of Watertown at
M- George Lawrances on y*" 16''' day of Novemb' 1730 At S*^ Meeting y*" Seledmen ordred the Clerk to write warrants Dire6led to the Conftables of s"^ Town to warn the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Eafterly & Wefterly Precinds of s"* Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precin6l in s'' Town on fryday the 4"'. of Decemb'. Next at nine of y" Clock in the fore noon of s'* Day for the ends following.
I , To hear the Town Creditors Ace*'. ( 2) To grant a Town Rate or Afsefm'. to pay the Town Creditors the Support of y" Grammer and Englifh School in the Town, the Support of y*" poor, and what may be thought Necefsary for the repairing y*" great Bridge over Charls River in s'' Town, 3. to Know the mind of y^ Town whether they will grant a Sutable Sum of money for the Incour- aging of Learning in the more Wefterly part of y^ Town which cannot Convienantly Send their Children to y^ School where it is now keept. 4. To know y*^ mind of y*" Town whether they will grant a Stable Sum of money for the Incouraging Learning in the more Eafterly part of y^ Town w"*" Can't Convienantly send their Children to y" School where it is now keept. (5) to know the mind of y" Town wheth"' the Sums y' may be granted for y'= Incour- aging Learning as aboves'^ Shall be annually So long as the School houfe is keept in y'^ School houfe where it is now keept. (6) To Informe the Town y' y^ Afsefsors have refufed to Afsefs y" Grant made y* Laft year for y" Support of y*" School by reafon whereof y^ Schoolmafter is keept out of his Sallery. (7) To hear y^ Peti- tion of Sundry of y" Inhabitants of Watertown praying that the following Articles may be Incearted in y^ warning of y*" Town Meeting viz'. (8) To know y*" mind of y" Town whether they Esteem y^ grant of money made y" 16*. of January Laft paft for y^ Support of y^ School to be a Legall Grant, and whether they will Confirm the Same. (9) To know the mind of y" Town whether y* School shall be keept any Longer where it is now keept, or in any other place or places in s'' Town, And further that the Town may A61 their pleafure Concerning the building of Schoolhoufes, y* granting money for y*" Same, and y'^ granting of money for y*" Supporting of the School or Schools in s'* Town. (10) To hear
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y' Petition of John Beemus Daniel Child Elnathan Whitney with Sundry other Inhabitants of the Wefterly Precin6l in s'* Town, Defiring to know the mind of y*" Town whether they are willing y" weft Precin6t of s'' Town Should be Sett off to be a Town Ship by themfelves and the Town to A61 their pleafure thereon, (i i) to know y* mind of y" Town whether they will choofe An Afsefsor to Supply y^ vacancy made by the Death of M' John Stearns. And to Direct y" Conftables to Notifye y*" Town Creditors to bring in their Ace" to y*" Sele6lmen at y^ Houfe of y^ Widow Learneds of s** Town on Munday y*" 30* of Novemb'' Currant, at one of y" clock in y^ after noon in order to there being Laid before the Town.
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Midd^ : fs. To the Conftables of Watertown in S'^ County Greeting.
You are hereby Required Seafonably to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants In y^ Eafterly & Wefterly Precin6ls of S** Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs To Meet at y^ Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precindl on fryday the fourth Day of Decemb'. Next at nine of y^ Clock in y' fore noon of s'* Day for y^ Ends following.
1. To hear y^ Town Creditors Acc'^
2. To grant a Town Rate or Afsefment to pay the Town Credi- tors their dues, the Support of y^ Grammer and Englifh School in y* Town the Support of the Poor, And what may be thought Necef- sary for the repairing of y* great Bridge over Charls River in Said Town.
3. To know the Mind of y^ Town whether they will grant a Sutable Sum Money for the Incouraging Learning in y^ more Wefterly part of y*" Town which cannot Convienantly Send their Children to y^ School where it is now keept.
4. To know the mind of y*" Town whether they will grant a Sutable Sum of money for y*" Incouraging Learning in the more Eafterly part of the Town, which cant Convienantly Send their Children to the School where it is now keept.
5. To know y= Mind of y= Town whether the Sums that may be granted for y' Incouraging Learning as aboves'' Shall be Annually So long as the School is keept in the Schoolhoufe where it is now keept.
6. To Informe y^ Town y' y* Afsefsors have refufed to Afsefs the Grant made y* Laft year for the Support of y^ School, by reafon whereof the the Schoolmafter is keept out of his Sallery.
7. To hear the Petition of Sundry of y'= Inhabitants of s'* Water- town praying y' y= following Articles may be Incerted in y* Warn- ing of y^ Town Meeting : viz.
8. To know the Mind of y'' Town whether they Esteem the grant of money made y= 16"' of January Laft Paft for y^ Support of y* School, to be a Legal grant, & whether y^ will Confirm y^ same :
9. To know the mind of y'' Town whether the School Shall be keept any Longer where it is now keept ; or in any other place or
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places in s"* Town, And further y' the Town may A€t their pleafure Concerning y'^ building Schoolhoufes, the granting money for the Same and the granting of money for the Supporting of y^ School or Schools in S'' Town.
10. To hear the Petition of John Beemis Daniel Child Elnathan Whitney with Sundry others Inhabitants of the Wefterly Precin6t in s ' Town, Def ireing to know the mind of the Town whether they are Willing y' y^ Weft precind of s'* Town Should be Set of to be a Town Ship by themfelves & the Town to A61 their pleafure thereon.
11. To know the mind of the Town whether they will choofe an Afsefsor to Supply the vacancy made by the Death of M' John Stearns.
You are Likewife required to Notifye Such ^fons as are Town Creditors to bring in An Acft of their Credits to the Seledmen at y^ Houfe of y" Widow Mary Learneds of s'* Town on Munday the 30 of November Currant at one of y"= Clock in the After noon of S^ day in order to there being Laid before the Town. Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant and your Doings thereon unto one of y^ Seledt-nen or Town Clerk Seafonably before the times perfixt for S'' Meetings.
Dated at Watertown the 17* Day of Novemb'. In the fourth Year of his Maj". Reign Anno Domini 1730.
^ order of y= Sele6lmen
Joseph Mafon Town Cler. [47]
At a Meeting of y' Sele<5lmen at y* Widow Mary Learneds on the 30"". Day of November 1730 for taking in the Town Creditors Ace", in ord' to their being Laid before y^ Town, they are as followeth viz'.
M' Josiah Perry for Warning 2 Town
Meetings & for Serving Con f table one year M' David Meed for warning 4 Town
Meetings 12 / for Serving Conftable one year 20 / M' George Lawrance for one day work
at y^ Great Bridge. M' George Lawrance Jun' for a p' of
Shoos for Ep"" Smith in 1727. To the Estate of Tho". Learned Dec'* for
Preambulating Laft. Deacon John CooUidge for help making
y^ Town Rate Laft year. M' Nathanael Harris for help making y'=
Town Rate Laft year. M'. Daniel Benjamin for help making y*
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Deer. I
M^ John Ormes for Timb^ for y" Bridge
backfide Pond medow. M' Tho'. Coollidge for keeping the
Widow Web 29 weeks at 4/ "^ M' Nathaneal Sherman for mending the
Bridge against M' Nathanael Har- rises Meadow, for Plank 20 / for
Labour i / Joseph Mafon for Serving Town Treaf-
urer the year 1729. & for Preambulation y'^ Laft Time Conftable Ebenezer Stone for warning
2 Town Meetings and for returning the Precipt M' Ebenezer Chenry for Timb' for a
whelme in y^ Lane by M' OUver
Livermores.
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At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown regulerly Warned And Afsembled on the 4'!" day of December 1730. for y^ Ends Set forth in y' Warning.
1. Voted and Chofe Joseph Mafon Moderator for S"* Meeting. A Lift of y*" Town Creditors Ace" y' was bro'. to y" Seledlmen
was Laid before the Town Amounting to the Sum of Seventeen pounds Six Shillings.
2. It was put to Vote whether the ToAvn will grant Such a Sum of Money as will pay and Satiffye the Town Creditors Ace", and the vote paft in the Affirmative.
3. Voted and Granted to Joseph Harrington y^ Sum of twenty (hillings & nine pence, S"^ Harrington to pay Tho^ Hills & Sam'. Stearns (both Deceafed) rates (w^*" cant be got) in his Lift of Rates.
4. Voted and Granted to Samuel Garfield y^ Sum of Sixteen (hillings for Two Trees for the Bridge behind pond Medow.
5. Voted and Granted the Sum of Ten pounds for the Support of Ephraim Smith one year, and Twenty Six (hillings for to pro- cure a Hat & a pair of Britches for S'' Smith.
6. Voted and Granted the Sum of Ten pounds for y^ Support of y*^ Widow Wyeth for one Year, y^ year to begin y* lo'l* of Janury Next.
7. Put to Vote whether the Town are of y' Mind to put off the Article about granting money for the School for the prefent and proceed to Act on Some other Articles. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
8. Put to Vote whether whether the Town are of y^ mind to Wave y* Acting on thofe Articles for granting money for ye Incouraging Learning in y"= More Wefterly & Eafterly parts of y^ Town, for y' prefent. and the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
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9. It was put to Vote whether the Town do Esteem the grant of money made the 16'!" day of January Laft paft, To be a Legall grant, And the Vote paft in the Negative.
10. Voted and granted the Sum of fifteen pounds to repair the great Bridge where it is moft Needfull.
1 1 . Voted and Granted to M' George Harrington fourteen fhil- hngs it being for one day work at y^ Great Bridge for Carting plank to S'' Bridge & for a knee & Speeks for S'* Bridge.
12. It was put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town that the School Should be keept any Longer in the place where it is Now keept, and y^ Vote paft in the Negative.
13. It was Put to Vote whether the School Shall be keept for the prefent in Each Precin6t as Near to Each Meeting houfe as places Convienant may be obtained.
And the Vote Paft in the Affirmative.
14. Put to vote whether it be the mind of the Town to build Two School houfes One in Each Precin6l, And y* Vote Paft in y' Affirmative,
15. Put to Vote whether the Town will build one Schoolhoufe in the Moft Convienant Place within Twenty Rods of the Eaft Meeting houfe in S'^ Town. And the Vote paft in y*" Affarmitive.
16. Put to Vote whether it be the mind of y* Town to build y^ Schoolhoufe on the Weft Side of the Meeting houfe in y^ Weft Pre- cin6t in the Moft Convienant place within fourty Rods of S*^ Meet- ing houfe, And the vote paft in the Affirmative.
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17. Put to Vote whether the Town will Grant the Sum of fifty Pounds for the Buildind Said Schoolhoufes. And the vote Paft in the Affirmative.
18. Put to Vote whether it be y* mind of y^ Town to Choofe a Committee of Three men to build Said Schoolhoufes. And y" Vote paft in y'' Affarmitive.
19. Voted and Chofe Mefs^ Nathanael Harris John Cutting & Jonathan Stone to be A Committee to build Said Schoolhoufes.
20. Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of the Town to Leave it to the Judgment of their Committee as to the Dimentions of S** Schoolhoufes, So as to be moft Convienant for the Town, Improv- ing the Old School houfe in S** buildings And the Vote Paft in the Affirmative.
21. Voted And Granted the Sum of fourty five Pounds to pay M' David Stearns Schoolmafter what is due to him for his keeping the School to this time.
22. Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of the Town to Grant the Sum of fifty five Pounds for the Support of y* Grammer and Engliffi School in the Town for the Year Enfuing.
And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
23. Voted and Granted to M"" George Harrington the Sum of Three pounds one fliilling for 206 feet of 3 Inch plank for Bever brook Bridge. On condition that the Seledmen Accept of S^ Plank.
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24. Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town to Leave it to the Committee aboves'^ to procure a Convienant Place In Each Precinft to keep the School in for the Prefent. And that they Treat with M' David Stearns to keep the School, for the Sum Granted for the Support of the School ; & y^ Vote paft in the Affirmative.
25. Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of the Town that the School Shall be keept till the Sixteenth of January Next in the place the Committe Shall procure in the Eaft Precindt. And then to be keept Quarterly in Each Precin<5l, the firft Quarter to begin in the Weft Precinft, And the Vote Paft in the Affarmitive.
26. Put to Vote whether the Town will Act upon the Matter Petitioned for by John Beemis Daniel Child & others.
And y*" Vote Paft in y*" Negative.
27. Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of y^ Town to Choofe An Afsefsor to fill up the Vacancy made by y* Death of M' John Stearns.
And the Vote Paft in the Affarmitive.
28. Voted and Choofe Deacon John CooUidge for an Afsefsor to fill up the Vacancy.
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At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown at M' Samuel Pierces on the 7"* day of Decemb' 1730. At Said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed with M' John Ormes of s'* Town to Take and keep the Widow Webb for the Space of half a Year from the day he Shall take her And to provide for her good and Sutable meat drink wafhing and Lodging during S'* Terme ; And S' Ormes to have as a reward therefor from S"^ Town the Sum of four Shillings ^ week for evry week during y^ time he Shall keep her, and if any Extreordnary Charge Shall happen by Sicknefs &c To be reafonably Allowed therefor by the Town, And Said Ormes to take with the Said Widow her bed and beding and her Smal Cheft. S'^ Ormes being prefent Agreed to what is above written. At S** Meeting the Sele(5tmen Appointed Mefs" Jonas Bond Thomas Hammond & Ed"*. Harrington three of y'' Sele6lmen to Attend at y'= Next General Sefsions of y'= peace to be holden at Charlfton to prosecute y" Selectmen's Complaint Againft the Afsefsors viz'. M' Nathanael Harris & Deacon William Brown for their refufing to Afsefs the grant made y^ 16"'. of January Laft paft for the Support of the School.
At a meeting of the Selectmen at M' Thomas Straights on the 22'' day of Decemb'. 1730. The Seleftmen being Informed y' there is one John Thatcher come to live in Watertown who came from Suffield in the County of Hampfheir and came to S' Water- town y"= 24"" day of Novemb'. Laft paft and now refides in y' Houfe of Sam". & Ebenezer Thatcher in S' Watertown, alfo y' their is one Stephen Holland come to Live in S' Watertown who came Laft from y*" Town of Stoughton in y* County of Suffolk who came to Watertown y"= beginning of this Inftant Decemb'. and refides at y' Houfe of y^ Widow Kuth Coollidge in S** Watertown, Their
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Circumftances being Such y' the Seledlmen refufe to Accept of them to be Inhabitants in Watertown ; did order and Dire6t the Clerk to write a Warrant, Directed to Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown, forth with to Warn the S*^ John Thatcher and Stephen Holland forthwith to Depart out of Watertown & no longer to refide therein.
At S'^ Meeting y^ Sele6tmen ordred the Town Treafurer to pay to M' George Lawrance the Sum of Twenty four Shillings, out of y* Ufa money y' was paid into y^ Treafury by the Truftees of s** Town, to be Improved by y^ s'' Lawrance to procure a Gound for y* Widow Wyeth. the Selectmen alfo ordred the Treafurer to pay to M' George Lawrance y*" Sum of five pounds for his keep- ing Eph"" Smith and is in full of y^ grant made for y" Support of the S'^ Smith y*" Laft year. And to George Lawrance Juner the Sum of Eleven pounds Ten fhillings for his keeping y*" Widow Wyeth one year y" year being up y*" 10 day of Jan*' Next. It being y^ grant made Laft Year for her Supporte one year.
At S"" Meeting y- Seleftmen agre'd upon Calling a Town Meet- ing, Accordingly ordred y" Clerk to Write warrants to y^ Several Conftables of s'* Town to warn y* Freeholders and other Inhabi- tants in the Eafterly & Wefterly Precinfts of s"* Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in y^ Eaft Precint in S** Town on Wedenfday the 30'^ of Decemb' Currant at Ten of y" clock in the fornoon for y"" ends following.
1. To hear y*" Petition of John Beemis Jofhua Biglow John Fiske and Sundry oth' Inhabitants of Watertown, who Complain y' at a General Town Meeting of y^ Freehold" & other Inhabitant of S"* Town on y^ fourth Day of December Currant it was Voted y' the Schoolhoufe in S"* Town Should be Improved in building two New ones whereas it w^as Not mentioned in y" Warrant of s'' Meeting and therefore Irreguler & unlawfuU & therefore pray y^ Town may be Called together and that it may be put to Vote in a Decent and reguler Manner whether the S'' Schoolhoufe Shall Stand where it now is.
2. To know the Towns Mind whether they will reconfider the 9"* Article in the y^ Warning of y^ General Town Meeting of y^ fourth of Decemb' Currant, relating to building Schoolhoufes &c. and for y^ Town to A61 their pleafure with Relation thereto, by reafon y' Sundry of y" Inhabitants Complain y' they were not legally Warned to S'* Meeting.
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Midd''. fs. To M' Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown in
S^ County Greeting.
The Sele<5tmen of S"* Town being Informed that there is one John Thatcher come to Dwell in S'' Town who came from Suffield in the County of Hampsheir to Watertown the Latter end of Novemb^ Laft Paft and now refides in the Houfe of Samuel & Ebenezer Thatcher in S"* Watertown, Alfo that there is one
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Stephen Holland Come to Live in S'^ Watertown who Came Laft from Stoughton in the County of Suffolk who came to Watertown the beginning of this Inftant Decemb'. and Refides at the Houfe of y^ Widow Ruth Coollidge in S"* Watertown their Circumftances being such That y'= Selectmen Refuse to Accept of them to be Inhabitants of S'' Watertown.
Thefe are there fore in his Maj". Name To Will and require You the S"* Ebenezer Stone forth With to Warn the Abovenamed John Thatcher and Stephen Holland to Depart forth with out of Watertown and no longer to Abide therein. And make return of this Warrant and Your Doings thereon forth with to one of the Seledmen or Town Clerk. Dated at Watertown the 23 Day of December in the fourth year of his Maj". Reign Annoque Domini
1730-
^ order of the Sele6lmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk. Watertown December 25. 1730.
In obfervance of the above written Warrant I the
Subfcriber have Warned the Above named John Thatcher and
Stephen Holland forthwith to Depart out of Watertown.
Ebenezer Stone. Conftable of Watertown.
This Caution entered at y^ Sefsions at Charleftown March 9^ 1730/ I.
^ J Mafon Town Clerk. [52]
Midd": fs. To M' Ebenezer Stone & M' David Meed Con- ftables of Watertown in S'^ County Greeting.
You are hereby Required forthwith to warn the Freeholders & oth' Inhabitants belonging to the Eafterly & Wefterly Precinds of S'' Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precindt of s'* Town on Wedenfday the 30"' of Decemb'. Currant at Ten of y' Clock in the forenoon for y* Ends following.
1. To hear the Petition of John Beemis Joshua Biglow John Fisk and Sundry Others Inhabitants of Watertown who Complain that at a general Town Meeting of y' Freeholders and other Inhabitants of S'' Town on y" fourth Day of December Currant It was Voted y' the School houfe in S** Town Should be Improved in building Two New ones, whereas it was not mentioned in the Warrant of Said Meeting, And therefore Irreguler and unlawful! they therefore pray y" Town may be called together and that it may be put to Vote in a Decent and Reguler Manner whether y^ S'' School houfe Shall Stand where it Now is.
2. To know the Towns Mind whether they will Reconfider the Ninth Article in the Warning of y"-' General Town Meeting of the fourth of Decemb' Currant Relating to Building Schoolhoufes &c : And for the Town to Act their Pleafure with Relation thereto by reafon that Sundry of y'^ Inhabitants Complain y' they were not
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Legally Warned to Said Meeting. Hereof fail Not and make Seafonable return of this Warrant and Your Doings thereon unto y* Sele(5tmen or Town Clerk before the time perfixt for S"" Meet- ing. Dated at Watertown the 23** Day of Decemb' In y*" fourth year of his Maj". Reign Annoque Domini 1730. ■^ order of y*" Seleftmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Cler. [53]
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Regulerly Warned ; And Afsembled on the 30* Day of Decemb'. 1730. for the Ends Set forth in the Warning.
I. Voted and Choofe M' Jonas Bond Moderator for S'^ Meeting. 34 Pfons entered 2. Put to Vote whether it is y'= Mind of y'
yr Decent -pown that y^ School houfe Shall Stand where it
againit . ■'
ye Town's ^OW IS.
proceding And y^ Vote past in y'^ Affirmative,
to Act &c.
3. Put to Vote whether it be y"" Mind of y* Town to Reconfider the Ninth Article in y" Warning of y*" Publick Town Meeting on y*" fourth of Decemb' Currant.
And the Vote Paft in the Affirmative.
4. Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of the Town that the Votes and proceedings that were paft upon the Ninth Article at the S** Meeting were Irreguler.
And the Vote paft in y^ Affirmative.
5. Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town that the Grammer & Englifh Schoole Should be keept in the School houfe where it now Stands.
And y" Vote paft in the Affirmative.
6. Put to Vote whether it be the mind of y^ Town to grant the Sum of fifty five Pounds for y* Support of y*^ Gramm"" and Englifh School for y^ Year infuing in the Schoolhoufe where it now Stands, y* Year beginning y*" fourth of Decemb'. Currant.
And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
7. Put to Vote whether it be the mind of y^ Town to grant a Sutable Sum of Money for the Incouraging of Learning in the more Wefterly Part of y^ Town.
And the Vote Paft in the Negative.
8. Put to vote whether it be the Mind of y^ Town to Difmifs y® Committee Choofen to build the Schoolhoufes.
And the Vote Paft in y^ Affirmative.
9. Put to Vote whether it be the mind of y^ Town y' y^ Selectmen Should Treet w* Mr. David Stearns to keep y^ School.
And y* Vote Paft in the Affirmative. [54] At a Meeting of y* Seledlmen at M' Thomas CooUidges on the
so
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4* day of January 1730/ i. At this Meeting M' Samuel Pierce Jonas Bond and Jofeph Mason who were Appointed by y^ Select- men to take an Inventory of y^ Widow Webbs Moveables which were at M' Thomas Coollidges, Made report to y' Seledlmen that they had Done Said Service, and Exhibeted a Sciddal of y*" Same and there Apprizement to the Sele6tmen, as may Appear by S** Sciddal under their hands on file.
At S' Meeting M' Thomas CooUidge gave Ace' to y'' Sele6lmen that y" Widow Webb was Indebted to him for boarding or keeping of her (before the Town took y'^ Care of her) Thirty two weaks at 3 / "^ weak, which Amounts to ;^4-i5-,.
M' Coollidge Defired y' he might have his pay out of y" Widows Moveables which were at his houfe. Taking So many of them at the Apprizem' y*" were prized at by order of y^ Seledlmen as to Satillye the Debt. To which the Seledlmen Concented, And they Agreed y' M' Coollidge Should have the following '^ticuler things as they were prized, viz'.
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Which things M' Coollidge Rec'' of y* Sele6lmen in full Satif- fadion of y^ aboves"* Debt due to him from y'= s"* Widow Webb.
At a meeting of y^ Sele6lmen at M' Jonas Bonds on y*" 15"' day of January 1730/ i. At S'' Meeting y^ Sele6lmen According to the Vote of y' Town at y' Meeting on y^ 30"* of Decemb' Laft paft Treated with M"^ David Stearns, he being prefent To keep the School at the Schoolhoufe where it now Stands, And the Sele6lmen defired M' Stearns Accordingly to remove y" School to S'^ Schoolhoufe on Munday y" i8"\ of January Currant.
At S' Meeting y"" Seledmen ordred y'= Town Treafurer to pay out of y* money y' came into the Treafurey by y^ Sale of a Mare belonging to Elnathan Whitney Deceafed Sold by ord"^ of y" Sele6l- men To M' Daniel Whitney fourty four Shillings which was for money Expended & wintering a Cow for s'' Elnathan. And to Doctor Colt y^ Sum of Seventeen fliillings & 9"* for his looking after y'= S'' Elnathan in y" time of his Sicknefs.
An S'' Meeting y" Sele6lmen Agreed w"' M' George Lawrance Jun' to keep y" Widow Wyeth After y*" rate of Eleven pounds "^ Year, So far as y" Money granted by y*-' Town (for her) y^ fourth Day of December Laft paft Shall go. And if Extreordenary Charge Shall happen through Sicknefs or other wife to be reafon- ably Satiffyed therefor by y" Town.
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At a Meeting of y' Seledmen at M' Thomas Coollidges on the 18* Day of January 1730 / i. At S'' Meeting y' Sele<5lmen ordred y' Clerk to write warrants to y* Several Conftables of Watertown as follows.
In obfervance of a Preceipt to us Dire6led from y^ High Sherriff of y' County of Middlefex.
You are required in his Maj". Name forth with to Warn ye Freehold" and other Inhabitants within y" Eaft & Weft Precin6ls of Said Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in y^ Choice of a Reprefentative to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precind: of s'* Town on Tuefday y' 26"^ of January Currant at 12 A clock in order to Choofe a Perfon or Perfons to reprefent y* Town of Watertown at a Great & Gen". Court Ap- pointed to be Conviened held & keept for his Maj". Service at y^ Court houfe in Bofton on Wedenfday y'^ 10*. of February Next.
You are likewife required to Warn y* Freeholders and other Inhabitants of s"^ Eaft & Weft Precinds who are Quallifyed Accord- ing to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at s** Publick Meeting houfe at one of the clock in the after noon of s"^ Day for y^ Ends following.
1. To know y'' mind of y^ Town whether they will grant a Sutable Sum of money to promote Learning in y"" more Wefterly part of y^ Town who cant Convienantly Send y^ Children to y'^ Schoolhoufe where it now Stands.
2. To know y" Mind of y^ Town whether they will grant a Sutable Sum of money to promote Learning in y*" more Eafterly part of y'= Town who cant Convienantly Send y' Children to y^ School houfe where it now Stands.
3. For the Town to take Efifedlual care that y"" Schoolmafter be forth with paid, what is due to him for his keeping y'= School in S^ Town.
4. To inform y^ Town y' y^ Towns Way Laid out for y^ Ufe of y^ Town beginning at y^ North Highway above Dea W'" Browns Leading acrofs to the Meeting houfe, has been Shut up. And Lately opened Again by a Committee Impowered by a Justice a peace, which Com""" has been suwed by Dea W"". Brown. And for y^ Town to Act y' Pleafure w"" Relation to S*^ Town Way.
5. To hear y* Petition of Jon a" Stone Henry Bright John Coollidge with Sundry others, Inhabitants of S'^. Town, who Petition that it may be one Article in y'^ warning of y'^ Town Meeting, To know the Towns Mind whether y^ will Defire their Reprefentative or A Committee in their Names ; Humbly to Peti- tion y^ Great and Gen'. Court to DemoUifh ye Great Bridge over Charls River in Cambridge and to Erredl a Ferrey in Lue thereof under Such regulation as they in their great Wifdom & goodnefs Shall Se Meet.
At S'' Meeting y*" Sele6lmen Agreed y' M' John Ormes Should have the remainder of y" Widow Webbs goods that are at M'
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Thomas Coollidges. S'^ Ormes to be Accountable for S'' Goods at y*" Apprizm'. they Stand at in y<= Inventory taken of them. S** Ormes being prefent Concented hereto.
The 2o^ of January 1730/31: The Seleftmen delivered y' remainder of y'' Widow Webbs goods y' were at M' Coollidges To M' John Ormes the Peticulers are as follow, viz
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a rayzer 2/6-6 chairs a p' of wod-
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A Frying pan 5 / a brafs Skillet & frame 12/ ..-17-
4 Platters & a bafon i-
6 Plates .- I, I Tankard a Iron hook a fiefs fork 2 knives 2 forks
7 w'oodin plates a Shog' box a Sive ..- .2- .2 a clofebafket & a Linin wheel ••- •5--
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M' John Ormes Rec'* ye Sundry perticluers and gave a receipt of them as follow 's.
Watertown January 20*. 1730/31.
Then Rec** of y" Selectmen the Sundry perticluer things above mentioned which were the Widow Webbs. Rec'^ by me
John Ormes. [56]
Midd'' : fs. To M' Ebenezer Stone & M' David Meed Con- ftables of Watertown Greeting.
In obfervance of a Precipt to us Direded from the High Sheriff of the County of Middlefex.
Thefe are in his Maj". Name to Will and Require You forth with to warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants within the Eafter and Wefterly Precin6ts of S*^ Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative, to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Precindt of s** Town on Tuefday the Twenty Sixth Day of January Currant at Twelve of the Clock in order to Eled; and Depute one or more Perfons To Reprefent the Town of Watertown At a Great and General Court or Afsembly, Appointed to be Convened, Held and keept for his Maj": Service at the Court Houfe in Bofton on Wedenfday the Tenth Day of February Next.
You are Likewife Required to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants within S'' Precindls who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs, to Meet at Said Publick Meeting houfe at one of the Clock in the After noon of S'' Twenty Sixth Day for the Ends following viz'.
I. To know the Mind of y^ Town whether they will Grant a
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Sutable Sum of Money to promote Learning in the more Wefterly Part of S'' Town who cannot Conveniantly Send their Children to the School houfe where it now Stands.
2. To know the mind of the Town whether they will grant a Sutable Sum of Money to promote Learning in the more Eafterly Part of S^ Town who Cannot Conveniantly Send their Children to y* Schoolhoufe where it now Stands.
3. For the Town to take Effectual Care that the Schoolmafter be forthwith paid what is Due to him for his keeping of y'' School in S"* Town.
4. To Informe the Town that the Towns Way, Laid out for the life of the Town begining at the North Highway above Dea : W™ Browns Leading a Crofs to y^ Meeting houfe has been Shut up ; And Lately opened again by a Committee Impowered by a Justice of y" peace, which Committee has been Sued by Deacon W™ Brown ; And for the Town to A61 their pleafure with Relation to S"^ Town way.
5. To hear the Petition of Jonathan Stone Henry Bright John Coollidge with Sundry others Inhabitants of S*^ Town who Petition that it may be one Article in the Warning of y^ Town Meeting viz'. To know the Towns Mind whether they will Defire their Reprefentative, or a Committe in their Names, Humbly to Petition y^ Great & General Court to Demolifh the Great Bridge over Charles River in Cambridge and to Erre6l a Ferry in Lew thereof under Such Regulations as they in their great Wifdom and good- nefs Shall Se meet. Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant and your Doings thereon unto Some one of y*" Seledmen or Town Clerk Seafonably before the times perfixt in S** Warrant for the Said Meetings. Dated at Watertown the Nineteenth Day of January. In the fourth year of his Maj''^ Reign Annoque Domini 1730 /31.
■^ order of y*" Sele6tmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk. [57]
At General Town Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabi- tants of Watertown Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in the Choice of A Reprefentative, Regulerly Warned, and Afsembled on the 26"* Day of January 1730/31. for to Choofe a Reprefentative.
Voted and Choofe M' Nathan Fiske Reprefentative, To repre- fent S'^ Town of Watertown at a Great & Gen". Court Appointed to be Convened and held at y*" Court houfe in Bofton on the Tenth Day of February Next.
At a General Town Meeting of y* Freeholders & other Inhabi- tants of Watertown Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly Warned & Afsembled on y*" 26"' Day of January 1730/31 ; for y= Ends Set forth in y^ Warning of s'* Meeting.
I. Voted and Choofe Deacon Nathan Fiske Moderator for S'' Meeting.
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2. Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of y^ Town to Grant a Sutable Sum of money to promote Learning in the more Wefterly Part of y^ Town who Cant Convienantly Send their Children to the Schoolhoufe where it now Stands. And the Vote paft in the Negative.
3. Put to Vote whether it is the mind of y*" Town to grant a Sutable Sum of money to promote Learning in the more Eafterly Part of y" Town who Can't Convienantly Send their Children to the Schoolhoufe where it now Stands. And the vote paft in the Negative.
4. The Third Article in the Warning was read to y^ Town. And the Afsefsors, Replyed that they were in a Way of Afsefsing w' was granted to pay the Schoolmafter.
5. Put to Vote whether it is the mind of y^ Town to A61 upon the fourth Article in the Warning. And the Vote Paft in the Affarmitive.
6. Put to Vote whether the Town are of y^ Mind to Choofe a Committe to A6t in that Affair. And it Appeared to y*" Modera- tor after poling y' that y' was as maney voters on y" Negative as was on y'' Affirmative.
7. Put to Vote whether it is the mind of y^ Town to Con- tinue the fourth Article in the Warning to the Next Town Meeting.
And the Vote paft on y'^ Negative.
8. The fifth Article in the Warning was read to the Town viz'. To know the mind of the Town whether they will Defire their Reprefentative or A Committe in their Names Humbly to Petition y^ Great and General Court to Demolifli y*" Great Bridge over Charls River in Cambridge and to Erre6l a ferry in Lew thereof under Such Regulations as they in their great Wifdom and Good- nefs Shall See meet. And it was Put to Vote whether it is the mind of y*" Town to A61 upon Said Article.
And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
9. Put to Vote whether the Town Do Defire their Reprefenta- tive Humbly to Petition the y*" Great and General Court to Demolifh the Great Bridge over Charls River in Cambridge ; And Erred A Ferry in Lew thereof.
And the Vote paft in the Affarmitive. [58]
At a Meeting of y' Sele6lmen of Watertown at M' Edward Harringtons on the 18"" Day of Februaiy 1730 / 31. the Selectmen Ordred the Clerk to write Warrants Dire6led to the Several Con- ftables of S' Town to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants in the Eafterly & Wefterly Precints of S' Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precin<5l of s'' Town on Munday the first day of March Next Enfuing the Date hereof at Nine of the Clock in the forenoon for the Ends following, viz'.
1. To Choofe Sele<5lmen a Town Clerk Town Treafurer Con-
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ftables and all other Such Town Officers as by Law are Required to be Chofen in in the Month of March.
2. To know the Mind of y* Town Relating to the Law, referring to Swine being shut up.
3. To know the Mind of y*" Town whether they are willing to purchase of M"" Nathaniel Sherman (Provided he is willing to Dif- pofe of them) the Regefter of Births the Plat of y*" Town the Draft of the Dividents or Any other Papers that may be ufefuU to the Town, and Choofe a Committe to Treet with M' Sherman for them.
4. To hear the Report of the Seledlmen Referring to a Way Laid out for the life of the Town, begining between M' Thomas Strattons & M' Elifha Smiths at the Town Way, So Runing upon the Dividents & Lotts till it comes out at the Country Road by Thomas Harringtons and for the Town to A61 thereon.
5. To know the mind of y'^ Town whether they will Sink David Graggs Rates in Thomas Harringtons Lists of Rates.
Midd'' fs. To the Conftables of Watertown in S'' County Greeting.
You are hereby Required to warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants within the Eafterly & Wefterly Precinfts of s'* Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs To Meet at the publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precin6l of s'^ Town on munday the first day of March Next Enfuing the Date hereof at Nine of the clock in the 'forenoon for the Ends following viz'.
1. To choofe Sele6lmen a Town Clerk a Town Treafurer Con- ftables and all other Such Town officers as by Law are Required to be chofen in the month of March.
2. To know the mind of the Town with Relation to the Law Referring to Swine being Shut up.
3. To know the mind of the Town whether they are Willing to purchase of M' Nath'. Sherman (Provided he is Willing to Difpofe of them) the Regester of Births the Plat of y^ Town the Draft of y^ Dividents or any other Papers that may be ufefuU to the Town, and choofe a Committee to Treet w*. M"^ Sherman for them.
4. To hear the Report of y* Sele6lmen referring to a Way Laid out for the Ufe of y* Town begining between M' Thomas Strattons and M' Elifha Smiths at the Town Way, So runing upon the Divi- dents & Lotts till it corns out at the Country Road by Thomas Harringtons, And the Town to Act thereon if the Se Meet.
5. To know the mind of the Town whether they will Sink David Graggs Rates in M' Thomas Harringtons Lists of Rates.
Hereof fail not and make Return of this Warrant and Your Doings there on unto one of y" Seledlmen or Town Clerk Seafon- ably before the time Appointed for S'' Meeting. Dated in Water- town the 20"" Day of February In the fourth year of His Maj". Reign Anno Dom : 1730/31.
f order of the Sekamen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
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Voted and Chofe for Seledtanen
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At a Meeting of y* Sele6lmen of Watertown at M". Learneds on y^ 26"* of February 1730/31: At s'* Meeting y*" Seleftmen Ordered y' Town Treafurer to pay to the Rev"^ M' Seth Storer the Sum of Twenty Six fhillings and 4''. which Sum was Sunk by y^ Town in Samuel Pierces Lift of Rates, and granted again by y* Town in y' year 1729.
At a General Town Meeting of y^ Freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of Watertown Regulerly Warned and Afsembled on the first Day of March 1730/31. for the Choice of Town Officers &c.
Voted and Choofe Leu' Samuel Stearns Moderator for S'' Meeting.
' Leu*. Samuel Steams. M' Jonas Bond. M' Samuel Pierce. M' Nathanael Bright. M'' Thomas Hammond. Liu* John Fiske. M' Edward Harrington.
Voted and Choofe Joseph Mafon Town Clerk. And Town Treafurer.
Voted and Chofe for Conftables I ^ ^^^^^^ Thatcher.
( M' Joshua Child.
( W Henry Bond. Voted and choofe for Afsefsors -] M' Nathanael Bright.
( M' Nathanael Harris.
Voted and Choofe M' W™ White Sealer of Leather.
Voted and Chofe M"" John Kimbal Sealer of Weights and Meafures.
Voted and Chofe for Fence ( M' John Haftings. Viewers ( M"" Sam'. Hager.
Oliver Livermore. Jonathan Beemis. Isaac Pierce. Dan'. Benjamin. John Pierce.
John Sawin. Samuel Brown. John Dix. Joseph Grout.
M' John Tayntor. M^ Jn° Flagg Jun'. M' Jonathan Barnard, l^ M' Jonathan Sanderson y'3*'.
Voted and Choofe M' W" Williams Meafurer of Timber &c. Voted that Swine Shall run at Large.
Voted and Choofe for Surveighers
Voted and Chofe for Tythingmen J
Voted and choofe for Hogreves
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Put to Vote whether the Town will choofe a Committe to Treate with y^ Heirs of M' Joseph Sherman Dec*^. for y^ Regester of Births y^ Plat of y^ Town the Draft of y^ Dividents or any other papers that may of us to the Town which are in their hands. And the vote Paft in the Affirmative. [60] Voted.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mafon and Dea : Nathan Fiske to be Com*^'=. to Treat with the Heirs of M' Joseph Sherman Dec'* for the Regester of Births Plat of y^ Town Draft of y^ Dividents &c. And to make Report to the Town at the Next Town Meeting,
The fourth Article in the Warning was read to the Town viz' To hear the Report of y^ Sele6lmen refering to a Way Laid out for the Ufe of y^ Town beginning between M"^ Thomas Strattons & M' Eliflia Smiths at the Town way So runing on the Dividents & Lotts till it comes out at the Country Road by M' Thomas Harringtons, and the Town to A(5l thereon if they Se meet. And it was put to Vote whether the Town will A6t on S'' Article at this time. And the Vote paft in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Town will Continue S'' Article to the Next Town Meeting. And the Vote paft in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Town will Sink David Graggs Rates in M' Thomas Harringtons Lists of Rates. And y^ Vote paft in y^ Negative. [61]
At a Meeting of y® Sele6lmen of Watertown at y^ Widow Mary Learneds on the 5* Day of March 1730/31 the Sundry Perfons hereafter Named took their Refpective Oathes before y'= Seleftmen to y^ Several Respective offices to which they were Chofen viz',
Joseph Mafon the Oathes of Town Clerk & Town Treafurer.
Samuel Thatcher the oath of a Conftable.
Henry Bond ^
Nathanael Bright >■ Afsefsor Oath.
Nathanael Harris )
William White the Oath of Sealer of Leather.
Samud Hagf? } *e oath of Fence Viewer.
Oliver Livermore )
Jonathan Bemis > Surveighers Oath.
Isaac Parce )
John Sawin "^
Samuel Brown rr. ^t . ^ ^,
JohnDix ^TythmgmansOath.
Joseph Grout j
John Tayntor "^
}™a.hi^l/rrd Hogreaves Oath.
Jonathan Sanderfon y* 3'* j
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At a Meeting of y* Sele6lmen of Watertown at Lieu' Samuel Stearnes on y^ 5 Day of April 1731. At S"* Meeting the Seledlmen ordred y" Clerk to write Warrants Directed to y* Several Con- ftables of Watertown to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of Watertown who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs To Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Precin6l of s"" Town on Munday y^ iff" Day of April Currant at one of y' Clock in the After Noon for y^ Ends following, viz*
1. To hear the Petition of y'^ Wefterly Precind of S"^ Town which has been Preferred to y^ Great & General Court, praying that as they have been Set of to be a Diftinct Precin6l they may Now be Set off to be a Diftindl Town, & y^ order of y" Great & General Court thereon, and y* Town to Confider thereof And Choofe a Com'*"^ or Agents (if y^ See meet) to Reprefent them on S"* Affair at the great & General Court. And further for the Town to A6t and Do any other thing or things as they Shall think most Proper and Convienant to be Done with Relation to Said Affair.
2. To Hear the Request of Jofhua Child For the Town to Accept of M' David Meed to be Conftable for this prefent Year in his Room & Stead, & y* Town to A61 thereon.
3. To know y^ Mind of y^ Town whether they will Sinck John MecAlexanders Rob' Spears and Sundry others Rates in Conftable David Meeds Lists of Rates.
Which warrants were writ Accordingly, as follow. Midd" fs. To the Conftables of Watertown &c.
You are hereby ordred and Required forth with to Warn the Freehold", and other Inhabitants with in the Eafterly and Wefterly Precints of Watertown who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Precin(5l of s'' Town on Munday the 19"' of April Currant at one of y^ Clock in the After noon for the Ends following viz'.
1. To hear the Petition of y^ Wefterly Precin6l of s^ Town which has been Preferred to y^ Great & General Court praying that as they have been Set off to be a Diftin6l Precindl ; they may Now be Set off to be a Distin6l Town : And the order of y^ Great & General Court thereon, and the Town to Confider thereof, and Choofe a Committee or Agents (if they Se meet) to reprefent them on Said Affair at ye Great & General Court and further for the Town to Adl & Do any other thing or things as they Shall think moft proper & Convienant to be Done with Relation to Said Affair.
2. To hear the Request of M' Jolhua Child ; For the Town to Accept of M' David Meed to be Conftable this prefent year in his (y' s" Childs) Room & Stead. & y' Town to AS. thereon.
3. To know the Mind of y^ Town whether they are willing to Sink or Abate John MecAlexanders Rob' Spears & Sundry other Persons Rates in Conftable David Meeds List of Rates. Hereof fail not and make Seafonable Return of this order and Your
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Doings there on to y*" Sele6lmen or Town Clerk before the time Appointed for S"* Meeting. Dated in Watertown the Seventh Day of April in y^ fourth year of his Maj" Reign Annoque Domini 1731. ^ order of y^ Selectmen,
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk. [63]
At a General Town Meeting of y*" Freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of Watertown Regulerly Warned and Afsembled on the ig"* Day of April 1731.
Voted and Choofe Deacon John Coollidge Moderator for S*^ Meeting.
The Petition of y^ Wefterly Precin6l & ord' of Court thereon was Red to the Town : And it was Put to Vote whether the Town will Choofe a Com"'^ or Agents to Reprefent them at y*" Great & General Court On that Affair Petitioned for why y*" pray' of y* Petition S''' not be granted. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
Put to Vote whether the Town will Choofe three Men to be a Com'^" on S"^ Affair. And the Vote paft on the Affirmative.
Voted and Choofe Lieu' Samuel Stearns, Joseph Mafon & Jonas Bond to be S' Committe.
Put to Vote whether the Town will Now Do any other thing or things with Relation to S'' Affair. And the Vote paft in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Town are Willing to Accept of David Meed to be Conftable in the Room of Jofhua Child for this pref- ent Year. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
Put to Vote whether y'= Town will Sink John Mec Alexanders Rates in Conftable David Meeds Lifts of Rates, and y^ Vote paft in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Town will Abate Robert Spears Mickel Prats John Tozers James Coddinghams David Graggs Alexander Meccoys Steven Parces James Whitney Rates in Con- ftable Meeds Lifts of Rates And the Votes paft in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Town will Abate John Flags Sen' & George Addams Rates in Conftable David Meeds Lifts of Rates. And y'= Votes past in the Affirmative.
At a meeting of y' Seledlmen of Watertown on the 21 Day of April 1 73 1. At S'* Meeting the Sele6lmen Adminiftered the Oath of Sealer of Waights & Meafures to John Kimbal, Surveyers Oath to Daniel Benjamin Conftables Oath to David Meed.
the Sele6lmen Agreed that the Surveyers bounds fhal be for this Year as they were Stated Laft Year, And that Oliver Liver- more shall have the Eaft part from Shermans Lane & y^ North part of s** Lane, Jonathan Beemes to have the other Part from s*^ Lane to y" Precindt Line,
Daniel Benjamin to have the Country Road &c. Isaac Parce the Midle Road &c ; John Parce y^ North Road &c in y* Weft Precint.
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ordred the Clerk to give Each Surveyer their refpective Bounds.
Ordred the Town Treaurer to pay out of y*" Laft Afsefment to y^ Town Creditors their Refpective Dues Granted the fourth of December Laft paft, & to the Minifters and Schoolmafter their Refpective Sallerys. [64]
At a Meeting of y^ Seledlmen of Watertown on the 12* Day of May 1 73 1, at M' Jonas Bonds, the Selectmen Agreed to Call the Town to gether on the 21 Day of May Currant at three of y*" Clock in the After Noon in order to Choofe a Reprefentative. Accord- ing y^ Ordred the Clerk to Write Warrants Directed to y*" Several Conftables of of Watertown for that End. which was Don in the following Manner and Form.
Midd" : fs. To the Conftables of Watertown in S^ County Greeting.
In obfervance of a preceipt from the High Sherriif of y" County of Midd". Diredled to y*" Selectmen of Watertown.
These are in his Majesty's Name to Will and Require You forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants in the Eafterly & Wefterly Precin<5ls of S'* Town who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in the Choife of a Reprefentative to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eafterly Precindl of s** Town on fryday the 2 1 Day of May Currant at three of y*^ Clock in the After Noon in order to Eleft & Depute one or more Meet perfons to Reprefent the Town of Watertown, at a great and General Court or Afsembly Appointed to be Convened held & keept for his Majesty's Service at y^ Court houfe in Boston on Wedenfday the 26 of May Currant, hereof fail not and make Return of this Warrant & your Doings thereon To y*" Selectmen or Town Clerk Seafonably before the time Appointed for S"" Meet- ing. Dated in Watertown the 1 2 Day of May in y^ fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign Anno Dom 1731.
"^ order of y*" Seledlmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
At a General Town Meeting of y^ Freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Quallifyed According to Law, Regulerly Warned, and Afsembled on the 21 Day of May 1731. in order to Choofe a Reprefentative.
Voted and Chofe Lieu', Samuel Stearns, Reprefentative.
At a Meeting of y" Sele<5lmen of Watertown at M' Nath'. Brights on the 3** Day of August 1731. Ordred that there S'*' be a Town Meeting Warned to be on Munday the 16"' Day of this Inftant August At Two of the Clock in the After Noone At the Pub- lick Meeting houfe in y'^ Eaft Precinct of s"^ Town for y" Ends following, viz'.
To hear w' the Gen' Court has Recommended to y*" Town of Watertown w"' Relation to the School in S*^ Town ; viz' the fixing on places for Schoolhoufes, and providing Schoolmasters. And for the Town to act and Do w'. they Shall think moft prop' and
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Necefsary to be Done with Relation to y^ School So as moft Accommodate the Town and promote peace. Ordred the Clerk to write Warrants to y"= Several Conftables Accordingly. • [65]
Midd'': fs. To M' Sam' Thatcher & M' David Meed Conftables of Watertown. Greeting.
You are hereby Required to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants within the Eafterly & Wefterly Precinas of Watertown who are Quallifyed According to Law to Vote in town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precind; of s^ Town on Munday the Sixteenth day of this Inftant August at two of y« Clock in y"" After Noon for the Ends following, viz.
To hear what y'^ great & Gen'. Court has Recommended to the Town, of Watertown Relating to the School in S'^ Town, viz' the fixing on places for School houfes and providing Schoolmafters.
And for the Town to Ad and Do what they Shall think moft Proper and Necefsary to be Done with Relation to the School, as May moft Accommodate the Town, and promote peace.
Hereof fail not and Make Return of this Warrant and Your Doings thereon to y'= Seledmen or Town Clerk Seafonably before the time Appointed for Said Meeting. Dated at Watertown the the fourth Day of August in the fifth Year of his Maj". Reign Annoque Domini 1731
■^ order of the Sele6lmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Regulerly warned, and Afsembled together on the Sixteenth Day of August 1731.
Voted and Choofe M"^ Anthoney Caverly Moderator for S'* Meeting.
Then What the Great and General Court Recommended to Watertown with Relation to y^ fixing on places for Schoolhoufes and providing Schoolmafters, was red to the Town.
Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of y^ Town to A61 upon what the General Court has recommended to Watertown w* Rela- tion to Schoolhoufes and Schoolmafters.
And the vote past on y'^ Negative.
Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of y" Town to A61 any thing further upon the Warning of this Meeting.
And the Vote paft on the Negative. [66]
At a Meeting of y^ Seledlmen on the 16"* Day of August 1731. Ordred that M'' David Steams be Defired to proceed forth with to keep the Grammer & Englifh School according to Law in the Towns Schoolhoufe till further order. And that M' Edward Harrington & M' Thomas Hammond Two of y^ Seledlmen are hereby Defired to Acquaint the Committee of y^ Weft Precindl that if they Se meet to procure A place conveniant for the Precinct
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to keep the School in that then the School Shall Emmediately be removed to Said place According to the Vote of the Town paft on the fourth of December Laft paft.
The Said M' Harrington & M' Hammond are Defired and Impowred to requeft M' David Stearns to proceed forthwith to keep the School. & they to make report of their proceedings upon the whole to the Sele6lmen at their Nex Meeting.
At a meeting of y^ Sele6lmen of Watertown, on the firft Day of September 1731 Ordered that there be a Town Meeting on the lo"" Day of Sep'. Currant At the Publick Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precind of S'' Town, at Two of the Clock in the after noon for the Ends following, viz To hear the reprefentation of the Honourable Houfe of Reprefentatives of the Publick State of the Province which is now Laboured und'. And recommended to the Several Towns in this Province by Said houfe for their Serious Confideration. Ordred the Clerk to Isue out Warrants to the Several Conftables of s*^ Town Accordingly.
At S'^ Meeting the Seledlmen Defired M' George Lawrance to procure a p' of Britches and a Hat for Ep"*. Smith.
Ordred the Town Treafurer to pay for the Same Agreable to the Grant of y" Town made for that End.
Midd\ fs. To M' Sam". Thatcher Conftable of Watertown in S'' County Greeting
You are hereby required forthwith to warn the Freeholders and other Inhabt". in the Eaft Precind of S*^ Town who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in S"^ Precindl on fryday the lo"" Day of September Currant at two of y'' Clock in the After noon for y" End following viz. To hear the reprefentation of the Honourable Houfe of Reprefentatives relating to the publick Estate of Affairs of this Province Now laboured under which Reprefentation is recommended to the Several Towns by S'' House for their Serious Confideration. And for the Town to give their Advice or Diredlions with relation to S'' Affairs Laboured under.
Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant and your
Doings thereon to y^ Seledmen or Town Clerk Seafonably before
y^ time Appointed for S'^ Meeting. Dated at Watertown y"' 3^ Day
of Sep"" in y'^ fifth year of His Maj". Reign Annoque Domini 1731.
■^ order of y'' Seledlmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
Another Warrant was Dire6led to David Meed Conftable to Warne y^ Weft Precin6t. [67]
At a General Town Meeting of y^ Freeholders and oth' Inhab'^ of Watertown Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs, Regulerly Warned and Afsembled on the 10"' Day of Septemb'. 1731.
Voted and Choofe Deacon Nathan Fiske Moderator.
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Then the Reprefentation of the Honourable Houfe of Repre- fentatives recommended to the Towns of this Province was Pub- lickly red at Said Meeting.
At a Meeting of Y Seledmen of Watertown at y'^ great Bridge in Said Town on the i Day of Novemb'. 1731. After viewing of S** Bridge to Se what is Necefsary to be Done for Securing the Same We find it Necefsary that some thing be Done to repair S'^ Bridge for the Security of it and the Safty of Pafsangers, M' W" Williams being prefent, the Seleftmen Defired the S^ Williams to undertake to Do forthwith what is Necefsary to be done for the Repairing of Said Bridge for the Prefent. And to Lay his Acc^ of s'* Service before the Seleftmen for Allowance. M^ Williams Confented thereto and undertook to Do S'' Service.
At S'* Meeting M' Rich^ Park Juner Made Aplication to y^ Seledmen for their Confent to his Diging a Ditch upon y" Town High way by the Dam, the Seledmen Agree to take the matter into Confiederation till y'^ Next Meeting, and M' Parke to Notify the Proprietors of the Dam to be at S"* Meeting.
At a Meeting of y'' Sele6lmen of Watertown on the 22 Day of Novemb'. 1731. the Sele(5bnen Agreed that there S'"* be a Town Meeting on y^ 6'*^. Day of Dec' Next at Eleven of y^ Clock in ye forenoon At y" Publick Meeting houfe in y" Eaft Precinft. Agred y' Town Creditors bring in y' Credit to y" Seleamen y-^ i"" Day at one Clock in y<= After noon at M" Learneds. Accordingly
Ordred the Clerk to write Warrants to y" Conftables and Inferte the following Articles in y^ Warrants viz.
1. To hear y^ Town Creditors Ace*'.
2. To grant a Town Rate to pay the To^vn Creditors, the Sup- port of ye Grammer & Englifh School, the Support of y" poor &c.
3. To Inform the Town that there is very great Inchroachm'" on y« Town ways Contray to Law, which tends greatly to y" Damage & Difturbance of f Town, and to know, y"= Mind of y" Town whether they will choofe & Impower a Committe to take care & ufe all proper & Lawfull means Effeaually to redrefs S" Inchroachments
4. To hear y" Complaint of Sundry Late Conftables refpeCtmg Sundry '^fons Rates which they Cant Colleft, and y" Town to Aft their pleafure with relation there to.
Alfo to Notify y" Town Creditors to bring in An Ace* of y' Credit to y^ Seleamen on y^ 3^* Day Decemb^ Next at M" Learneds at one of y' Clock in y'= After noon.
At S"* Meeting M' John Parce took the Oath of Sirveigher of High Ways.
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Midd" : fs. To Sam'. Thatcher & David Meed Conftables of of Watertown &c. Greeting.
You are hereby ordered forthwith to warn the freehold' &
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& other Inhabitants In the Eafterly & Wefterly Precints of Water- town, who are Duly QualUfyed to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the PubUck Meeting houfe in the Eaft Precindl of s"* Town on Munday the Sixth Day of Decemb'. Next at Eleven of the Clock in the fore Noon for the Ends following, viz.
1. To hear the Town Creditors Acc*^
2. To grant a Town Rate or Afsefm'. To pay & Satisfy y^ Town Creditors, the Support of the Grammer & Englifh School, the Support of the Poor &c.
3. To Inform the Town that there is very great Incroach- ments on the Town Ways Contray to Law w'^'' tends greatly to the Damage & Difturbance of y"" Town. And to know the Mind of y^ Town whether they will choofe and Impower a Committee to take Care and ufe all proper and LawfuU Means Effectually to redrefs Said Inchroachments.
4. To hear the Complaint of Sundry Late Conftables refpefting Sundry Perfons Rates which they cant Colle6t And the Town to A61 their pleafure with relation there unto.
You are hereby ordred likewife to Notify Such Perfons as are Town Creditors to bring in An Ace', of their Credit to the Select- men at the Houfe of y" Widow Learned on fryday the third Day of December abovesaid at one of the clock in the after noon in order to have them Laid before the Town ; Hereof fail not and make Seafonable return of this Warrant and your doings thereon to the Sele6lmen or Town Clerk before the times Appointed for Said Meetings. Watertown November 24'^ In the fifth year of his Maj". Reign Annoque Domini 1731.
■^ order of the Sele6lmen, [69] Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
At a meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown on the 3"^ Day of December 1731. To take in the Town Creditors Acc'^ in order to Lay them before the Town, the Creditors and their Acc*^ are as follow 's.
M' George Harrington for 44 feet of
Plank for Randls Brook for 1 7 feet of plank ufed at the Long
Hill for 2 Days work at y^ great Bridge
S/f Day John Chadwick for one Days work at
the great Bridge John Orms for keeping the Widow
Webb from the 24"'. Day of De-
cemb' 1730 to y^ 3"^ Day of De-
cemb'. 1 73 1 at 4/ "^ week William Williams for drawing plank
at ye great Bridge
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for repairing Said Bridge at three Sev- eral times for Speeks for Said Bridge Nathanael Harris for help taking & per- fecting the Invoice in the year 1730
and for help making the Country Rate for help making the County Rate for help making the Town Rate for help taking & perfe6ling the Invoice
this year & help making the Country
& County Rate Dea : John Coollidge for help taking and
perfecting the Invoice & help making
the Country County & Town Rates in
the year 1730 Dea William Brown for the Like Service
ye Same year M' Nathanael Bright for help taking &
perfecting the Invoice this year & help
making the Contry & County Rates Henry Bond for the Like Service this year Thomas Coollidge for keeping the Widow
Webb three weeks from y^ fourth of
Decemb' 1730 Joseph Grout for Timber for y^ bridge by
Geo. Harringtons Jun' David Meed Conftable for Warning 8
Town Meetings 3 / "^ for Service Conftable y" year 1730 Joseph Mafon for Serving Town Treaf-
urer y*" year 1730 and for entring one
Caution at y*" Sefsions Ebenezer Stone for Serving Conftable one
year for warning 3 Meetings 9 / for warning
2 "^fons out Town for Returning one precept John Ball jun"^ for Two Days work at y^
great Bridge Joseph Stratton for what he paid to make
up y^ Country Rate Nathanael Bright for money paid when he
was Conftable (^fons Rates abated
by y'' Town after) John Kimbal for his Service About
waights &c
Edward Harrington for his Care of Mercy
Allen 18 weeks at 8' "^ week £-l = -\-
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At a general Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Regulerly Warned, And Afsembled on the 6"". Day of Decemb' 1731.
Voted and Choofe Joseph Mafon Moderator.
A Lift of the Town Creditors Acc'^ was Laid before the Town And the Town Objed:ed Against M' Edw'^. Harringtons Ace' for his Care of Mercy Allen 18 weeks at 8 / '^ week
And it was put to vote whether the Town do Allow of M' Edw"*. Harringtons Ace': and the Vote paft in the Negetive.
Put to Vote, whether it is the mind of the Town to grant So much money as to Satisfy and pay the Several Sums Laid be- fore the Town (Excepting M' Ed" Harringtons) Amounting to ;^37 : 10 : .9 And the Vote paft in the Affarmitive.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind to grant M' Ed"". Harrington any thing for his Care of Mercy Allen, & y'^ Vote paft in y* Negative.
Voted and Granted for the Support of y^ Grammer & Englifh School in y"" Town for y"" Enfuing year the Sum of ;^55- •• - ••
Voted and granted for the Support of Ep"" Smith one year 12- .. - ..
Voted and granted for the Support of y^ Widow Wyeth one year ii-io- ..
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of y*" Town to grant any Sum of money toward y'' Support of y^ Wife of Ebenezer Biglow, And the Vote paft in the Negative. (The Town Advifed to a Contribution)
Then proceed to the 3'' Article in y*^ Warning.
And it was put to Vote, whether it is the mind of the Town to choofe a Committee to take care and ufe all proper & Lawful! means Effeftually to redrefs the Inchroachments made on the Town's Ways. And y^ Vote paft in y^ Affirmative.
Voted and Choofe Dea : Nathan Fisfke Dea : John CooUidge and Lieu': Samuel Starnes to be the Committe, to do S'' Service. Then proceed to y*" 4'\ Article in y"" Warning.
Jofiah Perry Late Conftable pleaded for Abatement of y*" follow- ing perfons Rates in his Lifts viz. Cap'. Jofiah Parker 6/5 Peter Hurd Town Rate 13/4 Thomas Reeds Rates 5/6 the Widow Ruth Coollidges Rates 33/4 the whole amounting to £.2 : 18 : .7
Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of y" Town to Sink S' Per- fons Rates in Conftable Perrys Lifts amounting to £2 : .18 : .7
And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town to Sink Alex- ander Maccoys Town Rate John Tozers Town Rate & James Coddinghams Town Rate in Conftable David Meeds Lift of Rates And the Vote paft in the Afifarmitive.
Voted and granted the Sum of five pounds Ten Shillings to make good what was Sunk in Conftable Perrys & Meeds Lifts of Rates. Voted
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Voted and Granted for unforSeen Charges the Sum of Ten pounds.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town to Sink or Abate Stephen Farces Town Rates. In Confabl Jofeph Grouts Lift of Rate In Conftable Jofeph Strattons Lift and in Conftable David Meeds Lifts, And the Vote paft in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of y^ Town to Abate Stephen Parces Pole in Said Conftables Lifts. And the Vote paft in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town to sink or Abate John Flag his Town Rates in Conftable David Meeds Lifts of Rates. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
Voted and granted to make good John Flags Town Rates Sunk in Conftable David Meeds Lifts of Rates the Sum of 14/8'*
At a Meeting of the Seledlmen of Watertown at L' Samuel Stearnes on the ii"* day of February 1731 / 2 At S*^ Meeting a Petition Signed John Child and others was prefented to the Sele6l- men, praying that the Seleftmen would Lay out a Way for them from Dea : Jonathan Sanderfons to the Country Road on the great Plain in S'' Town ; Alfo A Petition Signed Joseph Patterfon and others praying for a way to be Laid out to their lotts on Profpick Hill (so calkd) the Seledlmen Appointed to go and View S"* places on Wedenfday the 16"' of this Inftant February, y*" Seledlmen defired Mefs''. John Tayntor and Samuel Brown to Notifie the owners of y*" Land on Profpeck M' Jonas Smith is defired to Notifye the owners of y*" Land where y*^ other way is Petitioned for.
Complaint being made to the Seleftmen by Some of y^ Creditors of y^ Town that they are keept out of their dues, to their damage by reafon that the Conftables are delinquant in Colle6ling y" Afsef- ments Committed to them, and making up with the Town Treaf- urer. The Sele6lmen taking this Matter in to confideration, Ordred the Town Treafurer to Sue Such Conftables as are Delin- quent to the Next Inferior Court.
The Sele6lmen are Informed that there is one James Shurlo and one Samuel Shanham with their families come to Dwel in Water- town and Now refide in Cap'. Nathanael Bowmans Dwelling houfe which is in S'' Watertown, they came from the Town of Brookline in the County of Suffolk to S'^ Watertown about y^ 30"" of November Laft paft the Selectmen fearing that y'' S' Shurlo & Shanham with their families may prove Chargable to Water- town ; Ordred y^ Clerk to Isu out a warrant to one of y'= Conftables of Watertown forth with to warn y* s'^ Shurlo & Shanham with their families forthwith to depart out of S'^ Watertown and no longer to Abide therein, the Sele6lmen refuefing to Accept of them to be Inhabitants of Watertown.
Ordred the Treafurer to pay to M' George Lawrance Ten
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pounds for his keeping of Ephraim Smith from the first of Decem- ber 1730 to y'^ first of Decemb' 1731.
And to George Lawrance Juner the Sum of Ten pounds for his keeping of y^ Widow Wyeth from the Tenth of January 1730 to the fourth of Decemb'. 1731.
y^ Caution Againft y*" aboves'* Shurlo &c. Entered P. [77] [73]
Feby 21 At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown
1731/2 on the 21 day of February 1731/ 2. Ordered
that there Should be a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of s'* Town on Munday the Sixth day of March Next. at Ten of the clock in the fore Noon At the Publick Meeting Houfe in Eaft Precincft of s"^ Town for the Ends following viz'. To Choofe Sele6lmen a Town Clerk Town Treafurer Conftables and all other Such Town officers as by Law are required to be chofen in the month of March. Alfo to hear the Reports of the Seledmen refering to Two Town Ways. Laid out for the Ufe of the Town. One beginning at the Town Way Near the Dwelling Houfe of M' Thomas Stratton So Leading Acrofs the Dividents and Lotts as Set forth in the Report untill it coms out at the Country Road Near M' Thomas Harringtons. The other Way beginning at the Town Way Near the Dwelling Houfe of M' Allen Flaggs So run- ning on the Land of Deacon Jonathan Sanderfon Ju' and others, as Set forth in the Sele6tmens Report untill it coms out between the Houfes of M' John Ball Jun"" and M' Joseph Hager, At the Country Road. And the Town A61 their minds thereon, Also To know the mind of the Town Concerning the Law refpeding Swine.
Ordred the Clerk to Write Warrants to the Conftables of s'* Town Accordingly to warn S** Meeting.
Midd^: fs. To the Conftables of Watertown in S'* County Greeting. You are hereby Required to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants in the Eafterly & Wefterly Precin6ls of s'' Town who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting Houfe in the Eaft Precinft of s'' Town on Munday the Sixth day of March Next at Ten of the clock in the fore noon for the Ends following viz'.
1. To choofe Sele6lmen, a Town Clerk a Town Treafurer Con- ftables and all Such other Town officers as by Law are required to be chofen in the month of March.
2. To hear the Reports of y*" Seledmen Concerning Two' Ways Laid out for the Ufe of y" Town ; One Beginning at the Town Way Near the Dwelling Houfe of M' Thomas Stratton, So Leading Acrofs the Dividents & Lotts (as Set forth in the report) untill it comes out at the Country Road Near M' Thomas Harringtons.
The other way beginning at the Town Way Near the Dwelling Houfe of M' Allen Flagg So running on the Land of Deacon Jonathan Sanderfon Jun' and others (as Set forth in the Seledmens
Voted and Choofe for Seledlmen for the Enfuing year
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report) till it comes out between the Houfen of M' John Ball Jun' and M' Joseph Hager At the Country road. And the Town to A(5t their mind thereon.
3. To know the Mind of y* Town concerning the Law refpedl- ing Swine. Hereof fail not and Make return of this Warrant & Your Doings thereon to the Sele6lmen or Town Clerk Seafonabley before the time Appointed for S"^ Meeting. Dated at Watertown the Twenty Second Day of P'ebruary in the fifth year of his Maj". Reign Anno Domini 1731 / 2.
^ order of y^ Sele<5lmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk. [73]
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly Warned & Afsembled together on the Sixth day of March 1731 / 2 for the Choice of Town officers &c.
Voted and Choofe Joseph Mafon Moderator for S"* Meeting.
' Joseph Mafon M' Samuel Pierce Dea: Nathan Fiske Dea Thomas Livermore M"" Jonas Bond L' Joseph Coollidge M"^ Thomas Hammond. Voted and Chofe Joseph Mafon Town Clerk. Voted and Chofe Joseph Mafon Town Treafurer. Voted and Chofe M^ Joseph Holdin firft Conftable. Voted and Chofe M' Isaac Stearns Second Conftable. But it was obje6ted that He was an Infirm man and not very Capeble of y'^ Service. And at the Motion of Sundry Perfons, It was put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town to recon- cider their Vote and releafe the S'^ Stearns from being Conftable. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
Voted and Chofe M' Zechriah Smith for the Second Conftable. S'^ Smith complained that he had been Sick, and Defired that He might know y'^ mind of y* Town whether they would Releafe him from being Conftable.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of y^ Town to releafe M' Zecheriah Smith from being Conftable. And y'' Vote paft on y^ Negative.
Said Smith Appeared and Decleared to y"" Town that He had Agreed with M' John Viles to Serve in his room If the Town would Accept of him. & defired to know y= mind of y*" Town.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of y^ Town to Accept of M' John Viles to be Conftable in the Room of M' Zecheriah Smith. And the Vote paft in the Affirmative.
( W Nathanael Harris. \ Dea:
Voted and Choofe for Afsefsors-j Dea: William Brown. ( M' Samuel Brown.
Voted and chofe for Surveighers of Highways
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Voted and Chofe M' John Haftings Sealer of Leather.
Voted and choofe for fence Viewers i ,Tr c it:) \\ ' r^
( M' Samuel Parkhurft.
M' Daniel Whitney M' John Bright M' John Smith M' Thomas Biglow IVf Samuel Livermore [74] ^ Voted
C W Daniel Benjamin
voted and Chofe for Tything^en ^, "^^^ ^'^
[^ W John Stowel. r M' John Brown
Voted and chofe for Hogrieves J ^, I'Z^^^,^^''
L M' Stephen White.
Voted and Chofe M' William Williams Meafurer of Timber &c. Then Proceeded to the Second Article in y*^ Warning.
The Sele(5tmens Reportes of the Ways they had Laid out for the Ufe of the Town was Laid before the Town. viz'.
The Report of the Way Laid out by y'^ Selectmen Beginning At the Town way Near the Dwelling Houfe of M' Thomas Stratton was first red to the Town And After due Confideration thereon.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town to Allow and Approve of Said Way as it is Set forth in the Seledmens Report And that it be recorded According to S'^ Reporte to be a Way for the Towns Ufe.
And the Vote paft in y^ Affirmative.
The Sele6lmens Report of the Way Laid out Beginning at the Country Road on the Great Plain was Red to the Town ; And after Some Debate thereon.
Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of the Town To Allow and Approve of Said Way as it is Set forth in the Seleflmens Report and that it be recorded for a Town Way.
And the Vote Paft on the Negative.
Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of the Town That Swine Should Run at I^arge this prefent Year under the regulation of the Law.
And the Vote paft in the Affirmative. [75]
February the 16"' 1731.
A Town Way Stated and Laid out by the Sele6lmen of Water- town for the Towns Ufe, Said Way begins at the Town Way Near the Dwelling Houfe of M' Thomas Stratton of s"* Town Running from Said Way on the Land of Eliflia Smith by the Squadron Line as the Way is now fenced or Left out untill it comes to the corner of Said Smiths Orchard or So near as Conveniantly to turn
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off from Said Smiths Land over the Squadron Line onto the Land of the above Said Thomas Stratton, and runing from thence on the Said Strattons Land by the Squadron Line (on the Southerly Side) untill it coms to the Land of y^ Said Elifha Smith and from thence running on the Land of the said Smith by the Squadron Line untill it comes to M"' John Tayntors Land then runing on the S'* Tayntors Land by y^ Said Squadron Line untill it comes within a few Rods of Enf" Samuel Gearfields Land. Said Way to be two Rods wide (Southward from the S"* Squadron Line) thus far, then S'' Way to turn from S'* Squadron Line on the Land of y* S'^ Tayntor runing over a Corner of Said Tayntors Land with a Conveniant turn to the Dividing Line between the Said Tayntors Land and the Land of the aboves"* Garfield. Said Way to be two Rods Wide, then Said Way to run as the Said Dividing Line Runs between y"" said Tayntors & Garfields Lands untill it comes to a white Oak tree marked by a great Walnut Tree. Said Way to be one Rod in width on S'^ Tayntors Land, and one Rod in Width on y* S'' Garfields Land and the S"^ Dividing Line to be the center of y*" way to said white oak tree, then turning from s'^ Oak tree on y'^ S'^ Garfields Land and runing as the trees are Marked, viz' from Said Oake tree to a Walnut tree marked by a great Stone from thence to a Walnut tree marked by a great Rock from thence to a Walnut marked from thence to a white Oake tree Marked from thence to the corner of M' John Balls Stone wall from thence on the Land of y^ said John Ball as the wall now runs untill it coms to the end of s'' wall to a white Oake tree marked by the Draw barrs, from thence on to the Land belonging to the Heirs of James Barnard Decefed to a black Oak tree marked from thence to a red Oake tree marked then to a black Burch tree marked, from thence on to M"^ Anthoney Caverly's Land to a black Burch tree marked from thence into the old or moft beaton Cartway to a white Oake tree marked then as S'^ Cart path runs to a black Oake tree marked then to a white Oake tree marked then to a Walnut tree marked, then to a Walnut tree marked againft the top of y" Dugg Hill or Way (So called) from thence to a black Oake tree marked.
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In M' Joseph Pattafons Land then to a White oake tree Marked, then to a black Oake tree marked in M' John Balls Land then Said Way turning on the Said John Balls Land out of y^ S'^ beaton Cart way, to the Right hand and runing as the trees are marked which are as foUow's viz', from the black Oake Laft mentioned in S'' Balls Land to a white Oake tree marked in M' Isaac Pierce Land then to a white Oake tree marked, from thence to a Oake tree marked on the Land belonging to the Heirs of M"" John Stearns Deceafed by the Side of a Rock then to a Walnut tree marked then to a black Oake tree in S'' Stearns Lott Near the Dividing Line between S** Lot and M"^ Samuel Parkhufts Lot from thence to a Black oak tree marked in S'' Parkhufts Land, then
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turning to y^ Left hand to a Black oak tree marked, then to a red oak tree marked in Joseph Hagers Land near a run then over the run to a red oak tree marked, then turning to the right to a gray oak tree marked then to a Walnut tree marked in Samuel Browns Lot then to a Black oak tree marked then to a Walnut tree marked, S'' way from the place where it turns on to the S'* Garfields Land heither to be two Rods wide and all the marked tree and y"^ wall afores'' are on the right hand (from y*" begining of y^ way) then from the Laft mentioned Walnut tree turning upon an Elbo down the Hill runing on S'^ Browns Land by the wall untill it comes Near the Squadron Line. Said Way to be two rods in Wedth from s"* Wall Wefteward, thus far the Proprietors of the Land on which S'^ Way Runs do give their Land for S'' Way referving the wood Standing and being on s'* way, then s"" way turns ofif from S'' Browns Land on to the Land in the Pofsefsion of Thomas Harrington and runs as the wals Stand & are Agreed on to Stand untill it comes to the Contry Road, S"* way on the Land in Pofsefsion of y^ s"^ Harrington to be but one rod and half in width, the Petitioners for the aboves** way having purchased So much of y*" s'^ Harrington at their own coft and Charge that they might obtain a way to their refpe<5tive Lots, and to Save the Town from Charge.
■^ order of the Seleftmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk. [77]
Midd\ fs. To M"" David Meed Conftable of Watertown in S'' County Greeting. The Sele6lmen of S"^ Town being Informed that there is one James Shurlo and one Samuel Shanham with their families come to dwell in S'^ Watertown, who came with their families from the Town of Brookline in the County of Suffolk to Watertown aboves'' aboute the Thirtyeth day of November Laft Paft, and Now refide in Cap' Nathanael Bowmans Dwelling houfe which is in S"^ Watertown, the Sele6tmen fearing they may prove a Charge to Watertown do refufe to Accept of then y^ S'' Shurlo and Shanham with their families to be Inhabitants of Watertown.
Thefe are therefore in His Maj": Name to Will and Require You the S'' David Meed forth with to Warn the above Named James Shurlo and Samuel Shanham forth with to depart with their wivs & families out of Watertown, and no longer to Abid there in. Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant and your doings thereon to the Selectmen or Town Clerk Seafonably before the Next Court of General Sefsions of the Peace to be holden at Charlftown in s'' County. Dated at Watertown the fourteenth day of February in the fifth Year of His Maj". Reign Anno Domini 1731. "^ order of y" Sele(5tmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
Watertown February the 2(f'. 1731.
In obfervance of the above Warrant I the Subfcrib' have warned the Above Named James Shurlo and Samuel Shanham to Depart
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forth with with their families out of Watertown and no Longer to Abide therein. David Meed Conftable.
To the Honourable His Maj''': Justices of y*" Court of General Sefsions of the Peace Now Sitting at Charlftowns in & for the County of Midd". this fifteenth day of March Currant.
The Sele6lmen of Watertown Pray that this their Caution againft the above Said James Shurlo & Samuel Shanham and their families may be Accepted and recorded.
■^ order of y'= Sele6lmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
Watertown March the i5'\ 1 73 1 / 2. [78]
At a Meeting of the Sele6lmen of Watertown on the Tenth day of March 1731/ 2. The Perfons hereafter Named were Sworn by the Sele6tmen to the faith full difcharge of their refpe<5live offices to which they were refpedtively chofen, viz'.
Josefh Mafon to the office of -I ^r. t- r ■' ( Town Trealurer.
M' Joseph Holden to y^ office of Conftable.
M"" John Viles to the office of Conftable. M' Nathanael Harris )
Dea: William Brown vto the office of Afsefsor. M"^ Samuel Brown )
M' John Haftings to the office of Sealer of Leather.
M' Samuel Parkhuft to y^ office of Fence viewer.
M' Daniel Whitney
M' John Bright
M' John Smith
M' Thomas Biglow
M' Samuel Livermore ^
M' Daniel Benjamin ^
M' Jofbh'p^erty °'' \ t° t^^ «^^^ ^^ Tythingman.
M' John Stowel J
M' John Brown ^
M Timothy Harris K ^, re r tt
M^ Samuel Fiske f ^° ^^^ °^^" °^ Hogneve.
M'' Stephen White J
M' William Williams to y^ office of Meafurer of Timber. [79]
At a Meeting of y* Sele6lmen of Watertown at M' Sam' Pierces on the 24* Day of March 1731 / 2 Ordred the Treafurer to pay out of the money granted by the Town for Contingences to M' Samuel Haftings the Sum of Seven Shillings it being for making a Jacket for Ep™ Smith.
to the office of Surveyor of Highways.
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At Said Meeting John Chadwick was Sworn to the faith full Difcharge of y*" office of fence Viewer.
The Seledtmen Defired Dea: Nathan Fiske Liev' Joseph Cool- lidge & M' Jonas Bond to go to M' John Kimballs Sealer of Waits and Meafures and view the Town's Waits and Meafures there ; and Se what is needfull and proper to be done about them.
At Said Meeting y" Selectmen Appointed Joseph Mafon and Liev'. Joseph CooUidge Preambulators to renew the Marks on the Lines between Watertown and the Adjacent Towns.
Ordred the Clerk to send Notifications to y* Seleftmen of y' Adjacent Town's.
At a Meeting of y" Seledlmen of Watertown at Joseph Mafons on the 17 Day of April 1732. Ordred the Town Treafurer to pay or Caufe to be paid to the Town Creditors the Refpedive Sums Granted to them at a Gen'. Town Meeting the 6"' Day of Decemb'. Laft paft.
Alfo to pay to the Rev'' M' Storer & to y'^ Rev" M' Williams their Sallerys & to M' David Stearns his Dues for keeping the Gram' & Englifh School.
At said Meeting y^ Selectmen Appointed the prefent Surveighers their refpe6tive Bounds, which are as follows.
John Bright Surveigher His bounds are all the Highways & Town Ways on the Eaft Side of y^ Lane beginning Near Thomas Wellingtons & runing by the Meeting houfe to y* River. & y^ North part of s'' Lane from the Meeting Houfe.
Daniel Whitney Surveigher his bounds are all y^ Highways & Town way's on y* Weft Side of y^ Lane beginning Near Tho^ Wellingtons runing by y^ the Meeting Houfe So to y'= river all S'' Way's to y*" Precin(5t Line and y*" South part of S'' Lane from the Meeting Houfe alfo thofe way's that are on the other Side of y" River.
Thomas Biglow Surveigher his bounds are the Country Road from the Precin6l Line to Wefton Bounds and the Town wayfs on the South Side of S'' Road, & the Town Way's on the North Side of S'' Road half way to the Middle Road by the Meeting houfe.
Samuel Livermore Surveigher his Bounds are the Midle Road from y^ Widow Mixers So Leading by the Meeting Houfe and So to Wefton Bounds, and the Town way's on the South Side of s'' Middle Road half way to the Country Road And the Town way's on the North Side of s"^ Middle Road half way to the North Road.
John Smith Surveigher his bounds are the North Road from the Precindt Line to David Meeds & by Said Meeds to y^ End of s** Road And the Town way's on the North Side of s'' North road And the Middle Road from y" Widow Mixers Eaftwad to ye Precin6l Line. Alfo half way in y^ Town way Leading by y* Widow Harringtons and the way Leading from y^ Widow Mixers Barn to Cape Fare and y' Way behind Pond Meddow, alfo y'
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Town way's on the South Side of y' North Road afores"* half way from s'' Road to the Middle Road.
Ordred. [80]
Ordred the Clerk to write a Warrant to one of y* Conftables to warn one Phinahus Wymon to Depart out of Watertown who Came Laft from the Town of Wobourn in y^ County of Middlefex to Watertown Some time in y" Month of Feb*'. Laft paft and Now refides at the Houfe of Nath' Clark of s'^ Watertown. Alfo to Warn one Mary Wright to Depart forth with out of Watertown who came to Watertown Some time in Feb'' aboves'' (She came Laft from the Town of Wethersfield in the Coloney of Connetticut (as the Sele6lmen are Informed) and She Now refides at the Houfe of John Cinningham of s'* Watertown, their Circumftances being Such y' the Seleftmen refufe to Accept of y^ Said Wymon and Wright to be Inhabitants of Watertown.
At Said Meeting the Sele6lmen Agreed with Jabez Stratton to take the Widow Webb for the Space of one year from the Date of this Meeting and Look well after her and provide for her Meat Drink Walhing and Lodging dureing Said Term ; And He y^ S"" Stratton to have as a reward therefor from the Town Three Shillings & Six pence per weak ; And if the Said Widow is able to Do any work of any Valine, Said Stratton therefor to provide Such things for the s'^ Widow as She may want, And to give Ace', thereof to the Sele6lmen, and if Extraordeney charge Shall Arife by reafon of Sicknefs or otherwife Said Stratton to be reafonably Satisfyed by the Town therefor. And Said Stratton to receive and take care of y^ s"* Widow's Goods which are at John Orm's or So many of y™ as he shall have order from y'' Sele<5tmen to receive. Said Stratton being prefent Concented and Agred to what is above written.
A Warrant was Writ and Dire6led to Joseph Holdin Conftable to Warn the above Named Phinahus Wymon & Mary Wright forth with to Depart out of Watertown.
Said Conftable did the Service the 28''' April 1732 as "^ his return.
And S'' Warrant was Sent to the Sefsions at Cambridge the Seventeenth day of May 1732 then Setting to be Accepted & Recordedo
Att's Jos: Mafon Town Clerk.
August 6, 1732 To Joseph Mafon Town Treafurer
You are hereby ordred to pay out of y* Money Laft Granted for Contingences the Sum of five pounds thirteen Shillings To Conftable Joseph Holdin to procure waits & Meafures for y'= Town According to Law.
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Nathan Fiske Joseph CoolUdge Tho: Hammond Sam', Pearce Jonas Bond
Seledlmen
1732 April We y* Subfcribers met Liev' Amos Marrit & Ed" Marrit from Cambridge and renewed y*" marks on y^ Lines between Watertown & Cambridge. We alfo meet Jofeph Smith & Francis Bowman from Lexington and renewed the marks on y' Lines between Watertown & Lexington, we alfo meet Dea Benj" Brown & M^ Tho^ Garfield from Wefton.
We meet with Enfign Grenno Esq^ & Enfi", John Spring
from Newton and renewed the marks on y^ Lines between Water- town & Newton.
Joseph Coollidge Joseph Mafon. [81]
At a Meeting of y* Sele6lmen of Waterto\vn on the 12 day of May 1732 At Dea: Nathan Fisk's Agreed upon calling a General Town Meeting in order for to Choofe a Reprefentative. S"* Meet- ing to be on fryday y" 19"' of May Currant at 2 of y^ Clock in y* Afternoon at y" Publick Meeting Houfe in y^ Eaft Precin6l of S'' Town. And for other Town buifness at three of the Clock in y* Afternoon of s'' Day. Ordred the Clerk to write Warrants in the words following.
Midd" : fs. To the Conftables of s^ Town &c. Greeting.
In obfervance of a Precipt from y'' High Sherriff of His Maj''". County of Midd". Dire6ted to y*" Selectmen of Watertown.
Thefe are in His Maj^^ Name to Will and require You forthwith to warn the Freeholders & other Inhabitants within the Eaft & Weft Precin6ls of Watertown who are Quallifyed According to His Maj". Charter to Vote in y*" Choife of a Reprefentative to Meet at y'^ Publick Meeting Houfe in theEaft Precinft of s'' Town on fryday y* 19"'. Day of May Currant at Two of y'' Clock in the afternoon to Choofe a Reprefentative or Reprefentatives to Serve for and Reprefent y'= Town of Watertown in a Great and General Court or Afsembly Appointed to be Convened, held and keept for his Maj" Service at y'' Court houfe in Bofton upon Wedenfday the Thirty firft day of May Currant.
You are Like Wife required to Warn y^ freehold" & other In- habitants of S'' Precin(5ls who are Quallifyed to Vote in Town Affairs to Meet at S** Publick Meeting Houfe at three of y^ Clock in y^ Afternoon of S' Nineteenth day of May for y*" Ends following, viz'.
I, To know whether it be the mind of y^ Town to revive and Confirm thofe Votes pafsed on the fourth Day of Decemb". in y° year 1730 relating to the School viz', the Building a School houfe in Eaft Precindl, the granting money for that Purpofe, the choofing
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a Committe to Manage S'' Affair of building, the School to be removed every Quarter &c.
2, or whether the Town will fully Comply with the Advice of y= Hono''''^. Houfe of Reprefentatives, recommended to them y" Laft Summer relating to y'' School. (Sundry of y" Inhabitants of s'^ Town having Petitioned y" Sele6lmen to Infert the above s"^ Articles in y' warning of y*" Town Meeting). Here of fail not and make return of this Warrant and Your Doings there on to some one of y* Sele6lmen or Town Clerk at Leaft four hours before the times Appointed for Said Meetings. Watertown May y^ 12* In y" fifth year of His Maj'''' Reign, Anno Domini 1732. ^ ord' of y'^ Sele6lmen.
Joseph Mafon Town Clerk.
At y* above s** Meeting of y* Sele6lmen ordred y^ Treafurer to pay out of y*" money Granted for y^ Bridge to George Harrington y'= Sum of five pounds Ten Shillings & lo'^ for plank y^ Sele6tmen bought of Him for y^ great Bridge. Ordred the Treafurer alfo to pay out of y^ Contingent money I.aft Granted the Sum of four Pounds to y* Committee chofen to redrefs the Inchroachm' on y^ Town Way's. [83]
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown on y^ icf". Day of May 1732 for the Choice of a Reprefentative.
The Town Did by a Maj' Vote Ele<5t & Depute Deacon Nathan Fiske to reprefent them at y*" Great & General Court.
At a General Town Meeting of y^ Freehold", and other Inhabi- tants of Watertown on the iq"". Day of May 1732.
Voted and chofe Joseph Mafon Moderator.
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of