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Early Town Records of
Acton, Massachusetts |
File/page number: 033
| 1740/1 February 23 | Selectmen's meeting: warrant for March 2 Town meeting |
| 1740/1 March 2 | Town meeting |
1740/1
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Feabruary ye 23rd: 1740/1 then the selectmen met & Appinted
a town meeting to be on ye 2 Day of march at teen of ye
Clock at ye meeting House in said town to Consider on ye
articles hereafter mentioned viz-----
March ye 2nd 1740/1
at a Ginl [General] town meeting Being Legally warned as Appered by ye Returns of ye warrants
Mr Zacriah Emery was Choosen moderator for sd meeting
| 1 | first to Choose Town offisers for ye insuing year --- |
| 2 | to se if ye town woold agree to have a Reading riteing
and moveing Scool for six months or do any other thing
Relating to that affare that may be thought proper when met |
| 3 | to se if ye town will agree to pay their town [Rates] in Land
Bank money --- |
| 4 | to here the mind of the town Relating to ye Charge that
aris on ye Account of John Stewerd --- |
| 5 | to se if ye town will agree to Provide Powder & Bullets to be
Kept in Town Stock --- |
| 6 | To se if ye town will Except of a way Laid out by ye Select men in ye Southwest part of Said town Referd to this meeting |
| 7 | to here ye Request Samuel Jones & Joseph Barns as shall
be further made to Appear At Said meting |
| 8 | to se if ye town will let ye Swine Run at Large this year
the Same was Commited to ye Constables |
| 1 | Simon Hunt Town Clerk & Selectmen allso John Brooks
and Andrew Derby & ye Selectmen was assessors Mr Jonathan
Billing town treasurer Samuel Jones Nathan Robbens was
Choosen Constables / Zacaryah Emery / Joseph Barns / Jona-
than Parlin Jonathan Hosmer. Ezekiel Davis Titus Law
was Choosen Surveors of highways / Mr John Berker seeler of
weights & Measurers / John Davis Juner [junior] Samuel Wheeler Juner was
Choosen Deer Reefes [reeves] / Fense Viewers David Furbush / David Procter / hog
reefes Enoch Cleaveland Micheal Robbens all sworn as ye Law D[irects] |
| 2 | propounded whether ye town Keep a Scool Six months voted
in ye Affermitive |
| 3 | article continued till may meeting |
| 4 | article Left with ye Select men as they shall be advised |
| 5 | propunded whether whether thay git a town Stock of Powder & Bullets voted affirm |
| 6 | propounded whether ye town will Except of a way Laid out by ye select men in ye Southwest part of said town from Steven Farrs to Concord Line voted in ye affirmitive Recorded in pg 3 |
