Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 094

1750/51 March 4 Town meeting

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March ye 4: 1750/51
at a General Town meeting at the meet House it Being Legally warned as appeared by the Returns of the Constables on their warrants
1 Deacon John Heald was Chosen moderator for Said meeting and Jonathan Hosmer was Chosen Town Clerk and Select man and mr phinehas Osgood was Chosen Constable for the Northeast part of Said town and mr Daniel Fletcher was Chosen Constable for the Southwest part of Said town and Deacon John Heald was Chosen Select man and Lieut Jonathan Billing was Chosen Select man and the Select men was Chosen assessors and Lieut Billing was Chosen Town Treasurer and mr Ammi Faulkner and mr Jonathan Parlin and mr Micah Davis and mr Joseph Barker and mr Joseph Wheeler Deacon John Brook was Chosen Surveyors of High ways and mr Titus Law and mr David Brooks was Chosen Tything men and mr William Conant and mr Nathan Wheeler was Chosen fence viewers and mr Joseph Farr and mr Francis Barker was Chosen Hogreeves and mr John Barker was Chosen Sealer of Weights and measures all which was Sworn into their Respective offices (accepting mr Barker) as the Law Directs
2 it was propounded whether the Town will Reconsider their vote passed Last march meeting Relating to the Bridle Way by the forge Through John Barker Juns Land and it passed in the Negative
3 propounded whether the town will accept of a way Laid out to accomodate mr Faulkner and mr John Adams through mr Faulkners Land according to the Return of Said way and it passed in the Negative
4 it was propounded whether the town will dismiss the fourth article voted in the affirmative
5 it was propounded whether the Swine Shall Run at Large this present year voted in the affirmative and then the meeting was Dismist


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