51 May ye 25th 1744
At a general Town meeting at the meeting House it Being Legally warned as appeared by the Returns of the Constables on the warrants the meeting was opened and it was propounded to see if the Town would Chuse a Deputy and it passed in the Negetive and then Leut Simon Hunt was Chosen moderator for said Meeting and proceeded on the second Article in the warrant It was propounded to see if the Town will agree to make good the Rev Mr John Swifts ^^salary according to agreement voted in the affirmative propounded to see if the Town will Chuse Jonathan Hosmer & Andrew Darby to be Aded to Leut Simon Hunt and Mr John Brooks Chosen by Mr Swift to compute A salary according to agreement voted in the affirmative

3	it was propounded to see if the Town will Raise thirty pounds old Tenor to Defray necessary Charges this present year voted in the affirmative
4	propounded to See if the Town will agree to finish the Body of Seats in the Meeting House this present year voted in the affirmative & propounded also whether the Town would Chuse the former Comtt [committee] that was Chosen to finish the meeting House to be a Comtt for this purpose voted on the affirmative   5 propounded whether the Town will agree that Every man shall have Liberty to work  ^out his Rate for the High ways this present year voted in the affirmative
6	propounded to see if the Town will agree to have a Reeding & a Writeing School this present year voted in the affirmative also propounded to see if the Town would Raise Twenty pounds old Tenor to support said school voted in the affirmative propounded to see if Town will Begin there school by the first of August voted in the affirmative propounded whether Every part of the Town shall have there Equel proportion of said school voted in the affirmative
7	propounded to see if Mr David Forbush should have Liberty to make a window against his pew and he promised at the same time to keep it in Repair voted in the affirmative and then the meeting was dismist

February 7: 1744/5 To an order to John Davis Junr for one pound sixteen shillings old tenor it being Remitted on George Robbins Rate	1-16-0
February ye 8th 1744/5 to an order to Jonathan Hosmer for four pound five shillings old tenor it being for Time and money Expended in the Towns Service in the year 1744	4-5-0

 

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