Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 170

1762 March 1 Town meeting (continued from previous page)
1762 March 11 Town accounts
1762 February 2 Laying out of road way

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5 it was Propounded Whether the Town will Eccept of a High way Laid out by the Select men to Accomodate mr David Lamson to meeting and it passed in the Negative
6 it was Propounded Whether the town will work at the High ways by a Rate this Present year voted on the affirmative and then it was Propounded Whether the Town will Raise £70 – Pounds Lawfull money for to Repair the High ways this Present year voted in the affirmative and then it was Propounded Whether the town will impower the assessors to assess the town for the above Sum by the Last years tax Bill and Valuation Voted in the affirmative and then it was Propounded whether Every man Shall have three Shillings per Day and one Shilling and four pence per Day for Oxen and four pence for a Cart in the Months of May and June Voted in the affirmative and then it was propounded whether Every man Shall have two Shillings per Day and one Shilling per Day for oxen and four pence per Day for a Cart in the Months of September and October Voted on the affirmative and then it was Propounded Whether Every man Should have Liberty to work out his High way rate Voted in the affirmative
7 on the Seventh Article it was Propounded whether the Swine shall Run at Large this Present year Voted on the affirmative and then the Meeting was Dismist

March ye 11th 1762
to an order to mr David Brooks for two pounds it Being for the School in Capt Haywards Corner of the Town
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at the Same time an order to mr Sampson Wheeler for three Shillings 0=3=0

  Acton February ye 2 1762
Then we the Subscribers Laid out a high way from the Rev mr John Swifts House to a White oak tree marked by mr Swifts Rail Fence near the causey [causeway] then to a Small White oak marked by mr Swifts fence then to the End of the Stone wall by the gate then Runing Streight to the corner of mr Josiah Pipers fence where mr Micah Robbins way comes in Said way is three Rods wide and the Marks are on the Northerly Side of Said way
  Jonathan Hosmer
 
  John Heald Jun } Select men
  Francis Faulkner
 


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