Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 084

1749 May 22 Town meeting
1749/50 February 5 Town accounts
1749/50 February 9 Town accounts
1749/50 March 5 Town accounts

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  May ye 22: 1749 at a General Town meeting at the meeting House it being Legally warned as appeared by the Return of the Constables on their warrant on the first article it was propounded whether the Town will send a Deputy this present year voted on the negative
2 on the second article it was propounded whether the town will add Two Hundred and Thirty pounds old tenor to the Rev mr John Swifts Salary this present year voted on the affirmative
3 it was propounded Whether the town will raise Eighty pounds old tenor to defrey Necessary Charges voted on the affirmative
4 propounded Whether the Town will agree to have a Reading and Writing School this present year voted on the affirmative and then propounded Whether the town will raise one Hundred pounds old tenor for to Support Said School voted on the affirmative and then it was propounded Whether the Town Shall be divided into Six parts voted on the affirmative
5 propounded Whether the fifth article shall be continued to the Next meeting voted on the affirmative and then the meeting was dismist

February ye 5: 1749/50
To an order to mr Josiah Heywood for Sixteen pounds thirteen shillings and four pence old tenor for his Service in keeping School in the middle of the town the whole of his demands
16=13=4

February ye 9: 1749/50
To an order to mr Amos prescott for three pounds nine shillings old tenor it being an abatement upon Jacob woods rates and for warning sundry persons out of Town when he was Constable
3= 9=0

March ye 5: 1749/50
To an order to mr John Cragin for Seven pounds Fifteen shillings old tenor it being for Taking Care of the Meeting House and an abatement on his rates and for a days work a runing the Line between Concord and acton the whole of his demands
7=15=0

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