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1749 March 6 | Town meeting |
March ye 6: 1749 at a General Town meeting at the meeting House at ten of the Clock it being Legally warned as approved by the Returns of the Constables on their warrants Deacon John Heald was chosen Moderator for Said meeting and Jonathan Hosmer was chosen town Clerk and Select man and mr ammi faulkner was chosen the first Constable and mr Nathan Robbins was accepted in mr faulkners Room [stead] and mr Benjamin Lamson was Chosen the Second Constable and Ens mark White was accepted as a Constable in mr Lamsons Stead Said Lamson paying of him the Sum of ten pounds old tenor and mr Samuel Davies was Chosen the Second Select man and mr Josiah Hayward was Chosen the third Select man and the Select men was chosen assessors and mr Jonathan Billing was Chosen Town Treasurer and mr Jonathan Wheeler Ezekiel Davis mark White Jun Deacon John Brooks phinehas Osgood and micah Robbins was chosen Surveyors of Highways and William Conant and Joseph Barker was Chosen fence viewers mr Nathaniel Wheeler and mr Daniel Fletcher was Chosen Tything men and David Lamson Cotton procter and John Law was chosen Hogreves all was Sworn into their respective offices as the Law Directs |
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2 | it was propounded whither the town will discontinue a part
of the way Leading from mr Joseph Barns voted in the affirmative
and then it was propounded whither the town will accept of the way
Laid out by the Select men from mr Simon Davis Corner
near mr Barns according to the Return of Said way voted
on the affirmative |
3 | it was propounded whether the town will Continue the third
article to the Next march meeting voted on the affirmative |
4 | it was propounded whether the town will accept of a way from Captain Hapgoods Land through mr Joseph Farrs Land according to the Returns of Said way voted on the affirmative |
5 | it was propounded whether the town will accept of a way
Laid out by the Select men Beginning at the Road Leading from
the westerly part of the town by Joseph Barkers according to
the Returns of Said way voted on the affirmative |
6 | it was propounded whether the town will accept of a way
from Littleton Road by the forge through mr Nathan Robbins
Land voted in the negative |
7 | this article was dismist |
8 | it was propounded whether the town will Let the Swine
Run at Large this present year voted in the affirmative
and then the meeting was dismist |