Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 060

1745/6 February 18
Selectmen's meeting: warrant for March 3 Town meeting
1745/6 March 3 Town meeting (continued on next page)

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February ye 18th: 1745/6
Then the Selectmen mett and appointed a Town meeting to be at the meeting House on the first monday of march at Ten of the Clock in the forenoon to Consider and Conclude on the following articles (viz)
1 To Chuse Town officers for the year Ensuing
2 To see if the town will agree to have a Reading and a writeing School this present year and also to see what money the Town will Raise to support the same and also to see when the town will Begin said school and also to see what method the town will take that every part of the town shall have their proportion thereof
3 To see if the Town will Give those parsons Libberty to work out their Highway Rates this present year that are Behind the two years past
4 To see if the Town will agree to Give to Timothy Farrar the pew Ground under the womens stairs in Case he finish it up Decently
5 To see if the town will agree to Let mr George Robbins have a way Laid out from his House to the meeting House
6 To see if the Town will Except of a Bridle way laid out by the Select men to Accomodate John Law from his own Land Through Land of mr John Brooks to mr prescotts and shall be made to appear by Return of said way at the meeting
7 To see if the Town will agree to Give mr Samuel prescot and Mr Amos prescot Libberty to work out their Highway work upon their own Land
8 To see if the Town will Give Deacon Joseph Fletcher and mr Josiah Hayward libberty to Build a Horse Stable upon the Towns Land near the meeting House
9 To see if the Town will agree to Let the Swine Run at Large this present year and the same was Commited to the Constables

March ye 3rd: 1745/6
At a general Town meeting at the meeting House it Being Legally warned as appeared by the Returns of the Constables on their warrants Deacon Joseph Fletcher was Chosen moderator for said meeting and proceeded on the first article to Chuse Town officers Jonathan Hosmer was Chosen Town Clerk and Select man and Mr david Brooks was Chosen Constable for the South west part of the Town and mr Mark White was Chosen Constable for the northeast part of said town and Mr Samuel davis was Chosen the Second Select man and Mr John Davis Jur [jr] was Chosen the third Select man and the Select men was Chosen assessers and Mr Jonathan Billing was Chosen Town Treasurer and mr John Barker was Chosen Sealer of weights and measurers and Ens mark White / Mr Phinehas osgood Mr Samuel Hayward Mr Samuel Jones Mr Thomas Law and Mr John Heald Jur [jr] was Chosen Surveyers of High ways

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