Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 088

1749/50 March 5
Town meeting (continued from previous page)
1749/50 February 9
Laying out of road way
1748/9 February 13 Laying out of road way

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6 propounded whether the town will accept of a way to accomodate mr phinehas Osgood from his Land to the meeting House voted on the Negative and then the meeting was dismist

Acton February ye 9: 1749/50
Then wee the Subscribers Laid out a way from Chelmsford Road by mr Cooksons House as the fence now Stands Between the House and Barn and then as the fence now Stands till it comes to mr Jonathan Wheelers Line then upon Said line till it comes to a heap of Stones then to a heap of Stones by a Stump in mr Cooksons Land by the End of the Log fence then to a heap of Stones in mr Cooksons field then to a pitch pine in mr David Procters Land then to another pine then to another pine then to another pine then to the End of the Stone wall then as the wall goes till it comes to the Lane then as the Lane goes till it comes to mr Oliver Wheelers the marks are on the Northerly side of said way and Said way is two rods wide the Select men that Laid out this way was
  Jonathan Hosmer
Samuel Davies

Acton February ye 13: 1748/9
Then Laid out a way Beginning at Littletone Road as the fence now stands by mr John Barker Jun to one Elm tree marked then to an heap of Stones at the End of the Rail fence a few feet below the Bridge and then over Said Bridge to a heap of Stones by the Cole House and then to a small walnut and then to a white oke and then to a Stump and Stones by the Gravel holes and then to a pine tree by the corner of mr Nathan Robbins fence and then streight to a Small pine against the Burying place and then to a Small pine and then to another Small pine and then to the Road that Leads to the meeting House Said way is two rods wide and the marks are on the Southerly Side of Said way
  Jonathan Hosmer
 
  Phinehas Osgood } Select men
  Samuel Davies
 


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