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Early Town Records of
Acton, Massachusetts |
File/page number: 056
| 1744/5 March 4 | Town meeting (continued from previous page) |
| 1744/5 February 11 | Laying out of bridle way |
| 2 | propounded Whether the Town will agree to work at the
Highways By a rate this present year voted on the affirmative
and then it was propounded Whether the town will Raise Sixty
pounds old tenor for the Highways voted on the affirmative
and then propounded whether Every man shall have Liberty to
work out his High way Rate voted on the affirmative and then
it was propounded Whether that Men shall have eight shillings
a Day till the first of September and then six shillings a
Day old tenor and four shillings a Day for a pair of oxen
and one shilling and six pence for a Cart old tenor – voted
on the affirmative |
| 3 | article propounded and Dismist |
| 4 | article fell through |
| 5 | article propounded whether the Town will abate
John Laws Rates the year past voted on the affirmative |
| 6 | it was propounded Whether the Town will Discontinue
the way that was formerly Laid out to accomodate Mr George Robbins voted on the affirmative and then it was propounded whether the Town will Except of the way Laid out by the Selectmen to accomodate Mr Hugh Foster voted on the affirmative |
| 7 | propounded to see if the Swine shall run at Large voted on the affirmative and then the Meeting was Dismist |
Acton February ye 11th: 1744/5
Then Laid out by the Select Men of Said town a Conveniant Bridle way to accomodate Hugh Foster Beginning at Said Fosters Land Where the way now Goes till it Comes to the Corner of Mr William Wheelers Wall Where it was agreed Should be a Gate then runing as the way now Goes Till it Comes to the Corner of Mr Nathan Robbinss wall and so runing by the wall till it Comes to the End of the Lane so as the way Goes over the Causey till Comes to the End of the Lane where it was agreed Should be another Gate then as the wall Goes to said Robbinss House then as the Wall Goes to Lieut Hunts Lane Where it was agreed Should be another Gate then runing as the way now Goes to Lieut Hunts House so Between said House and Barn so Running aLong the Lane till it Comes to the way that was formerly Laid out by the Select men of Concord where it was agreed should be another Gate and Lieut Hunt freely gave the Land so far as it Goes Through his Land and promised to keep said way in Repair
The Select Men that Laid out this
way was John Brooks and
