Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 177

1763 March 7 Town meeting (continued from previous page)

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  was Chosen Sealer of Wates and Measures and Lieut John Adams Deacon Brooks Sampson Wheeler Lieut Jonathan Billing Josiah Piper David Brooks and mr Nathaniel Edwards was Chosen Surveyors of High ways and Collectors of the High way Rate and Ammi Faulkner and Joseph Brabrook was Chosen Fence Viewers and Simon Tuttle and Israel Heald was Chosen Dear Reefes and Amos Lamson and David Forbush Jun was Chosen Hog Reefes and Sworn
2 on the Second article 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 Sixty Pounds to Repair the High ways this present year voted on the affirmative and then it was propou nded whether the Town will Impower the Assessors to Assess the Town for the above Sum by the Last years valuation voted on the affirmative and then it was Propounded Whether the Town will give Every man three Shillings per Day and one Shilling and Eight pence per Day for one Pair of oxen and a Cart from this time untill the first Day of September voted on the affirmative and then it was Propounded Whether the Town will give two Shillings per Day for a man and one Shilling and three Pence for one pair of oxen and a Cart through the year voted on the affirmative and then it was Propounded Whether Every man Should have Libberty to work out His High way Rate voted on the affirmative
3 it was Propounded Whether the Town will Build a Pound this Present year voted on the affirmative and then it was Propounded Whether Lieut Jonathan Billing Josiah Piper John Cragin Jun Joseph Robbins and Joseph Barker be a Committe to Build Said Pound voted on the affirmative
4 it was Propounded Whether the Town will free mr Samuel Wheeler from Working at the High ways during his Natural life voted on the affirmative
5 it was Propounded Whether the Town will free mr Samuel Wright from working at the High ways this Present year and it passed in the Negative
6 it was Propounded Whether the town will give Lieut Jonathan Billing Libberty to Build a Horse Stable on the Towns Land near the Meeting House voted on the affirmative
7 it was Propounded Whether the Town will agree to let the Swine Run at Large this present year voted on the affirmative and the Meeting was Dismised


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