Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 087

1749/50 March 5 Town meeting

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  March ye 5: 1749/50
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 John Heald was chosen moderator for Said meeting and Jonathan Hosmer was Chosen Town Clerk and Select man and mr Micah Davis was Chosen Constable for the Northeast part of Said town and mr Joseph Barker was Chosen Constable for the Southwest part of Said town and mr Daniel Fletcher was Chosen the second Select man and Lieut Jonathan Billing was chosen Town Treasurer and Samuel Jones Josiah Hayward Hezekiah Wheeler Thomas White Capt Samuel Davies and Josiah piper was Chosen Surveyors of High ways and Ens Mark White and Titus Law was Chosen Tything men and mr David Brooks and Oliver Wheeler was Chosen fence viewers all which was Sworn into the Respective offices as the Law Directs
2 on the Second article it was propounded Whether the town will accept of a way Laid out by the Select men from Chelmsford Road to mr Oliver Wheelers according to the Return of Said way voted on the affirmative
3 propounded Whether the Town will accept of a way to accommodate mr John Barker from his Land to the Road that Leads from mr Fletchers to the meeting House voted in the Negative
4 propounded whether the town will accept of the way that was Laid out Last year by the forge as a Bridle way Through John Barker Juns land according to the marks then made and also an open way through mr Nathan Robbins Land till it comes the Road that Leads from Daniel Shepards to the meeting House as it was mentioned in the Return of Said way voted in the affirmative
5 propounded whether the town will discontinue a bit of way that Leads from Daniel Shepards Beginning at a place commonly called Rocky Guzzle To a pitch pine upon the High Land towards the Meeting House voted on the affirmative propounded whether the the town will accept of a bit of way Laid out from Said Rocky Guzzle to the pitch pine afore Said according to the Return of Said way voted on the affirmative



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