Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 120

1754 May 21
Town meeting (continued from previous page)
1755 March 5 Town accounts

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2 on the Second article it was propounded whether the town will Joyn with the Revd mr Swift in Chusing a Committe to make an agreement with the Revd mr Swift upon the Common price of the Necessarys of Life in this and the Neighbouring town at the time of his Settlement and have the Same Transmitted to the Town Records to be Conformed unto in Computing and Adjusting mr Swifts Sallary from time to time voted in the affirmative and then it was propounded whether the town will Chuse five men for a Committe voted in the affirmative propounded whether the town will Add two more to the Committe voted on the affirmative propounded whether the Select men and mr Faulkner and mr Josiah Hayward Deacon John Brooks and mr John Davis Jun Shall be a Committe to manage Said affair voted on the affirmative
3 propounded whether the town will Raise Sixteen pounds to Defrey the Necessary Charges that have or may arise this present year voted on the affirmative
4 To Se whether the town will Raise Twelve pounds to Support a Reading and a writing School voted on the affirmative and then it was propounded whether the Select men Shall Devide the town into five parts voted on the affirmative
5 and the fifth article was propounded and passed in the Negative and then the meeting was Dismist

march ye 5: 1755
To an order to mr Francis Faulkner for Nine Shillings and Nine pence it Being for Labour at Hugh Fosters Bridge in full
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