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February ye 14: 1744/5
Then the Select men met and appointed a Town
Meeting to be at the Meeting House on the first Monday
of March at Ten of the Clock in the forenoon then and
there to Consider the Conclude on the following articles
viz
1 |
To Chuse Town officers for the year Ensuing
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2 |
To see if the Town will agree to work at the High
ways by a rate this present year and also To see How
much Mony the Town will Raise for that purpose
or agree to pass any other vote Relateing to that affare
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3 |
To see what the Town will Do Relating to the
Rates of mr John Davis that are Behind in the Hands
of Mr Jonathan Billings one of the former Constables
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4 |
To see what the Town will Do Relating to the pews
Next to Each Stairs in the Meeting House Referd to
this Meeting
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5 |
To see if the Town will agree that Mr John Law
shall have a way Laid out from his House to Mr Samll
Prescotts or other ways Releve said Law as the Town shall
think Best
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6 |
To see if Town will Discontinue the way that was
formerly Laid out to accomodate Mr George Robbins and
Except of a way Laid out by the Select men to accomadate
Hugh Foster from his own Land Through Mr Nathan
Robbins and Lieut Simon Hunts Land till it Comes to the
way that was Laid out by the Selectmen of Concord as
will appear by the Return of said way at the Meeting
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7 |
To see if the Town will agree to Let the Swine Run
at Large this present year and the same was Commited
to the Constables |
March ye 4: 1744/5
At a General Town Meeting at the Meeting House it being
Legally warned as appeared By the Returns of the Constables on
their warrants Deacon Joseph Fletcher was Chosen Moderator
for said meeting and proceeded as follows on the first article
to Chuse Town oficers Jonathan Hosmer was chosen Town Clerk and
first Select man and Timothy Brooks was Chosen the first
Constable and Andrew Darby the Second Constable and John
Brooks the Second Select man and Samll Davies the third Select man
and the Select men was Chosen assessers and Jonathan Billing
was Chosen Town Treasurer Deacon John Heald / Timothy
Farmer / Nathan Robbins/ Micah Robbins and David Brooks was
Chosen Survayers of Highways Lieut Hunt and Mark White
was Chosen fence viewers and David Lamson & Daniel Shepherd
and Joseph Wheeler was Chosen Hog Reves and mr John
Barker Sealer of Weights and Measures.