Acton Memorial Library


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Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 135

1757 February 14

Laying out of road way
1757 February 14 Selectmen's meeting: warrant for March 7 Town meeting
1757 March 7 Town accounts

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February ye 14: 1757
Then Wee the Subscribers Laid out a Convineant Way to accomidate mr Timothy Brooks through Land of mr David Brook [illegible] and Nathan Wheeler Beginning at a Stake and heap of Stones on the Southendly Side of the brook in the Line between David & Timothy Brooks then to a White oak tree marked near mr David Brooks House then to a maple tree marked then to the Road that was Laid out for David Brooks the Road to be two Rods wide and the marks are on the Southeastindly Side of the Way and mr David Brooks freely gave the Way through his Land
  Samuel Jones
 
  Samuel Hayward } Select men

February the 14: 1757
then the Select men met and appointed a Town meeting to be at the meeting House on monday the Seventh Day of march Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon 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 Discontinue part of the way that Leads from Capt Daniel Fletchers to the meeting House (viz) from an apple tree Near East End of Said Fletchers House to the brook that Runs out of Deacon Brookies Pond and allow the same for the benifit of the Said Capt Fletcher and his heirs forever and also to See if the Town will accept of a bit of way Laid out by the Select men to accomidate Capt Fletcher and others from the apple tree above Said to the Brook above Said according to the Return of said way and also to See if the Town will give Liberty for Capt Fletcher to hang two gates accross the way if granted for the space of two years
3 To See if the Town will accept of a bit of way Laid out by the Select men to accomodate mr Timothy Brooks through Land of mr David Brooks according to the Return of Said way
4 To See if the Town will agree to seat the meeting House this present year and Chuse a Commite to assign to the several inhabitants their respective seats [illegible] those that have pews and to give to the Commitee such orders to maniage the affairs as they shall think fit when met
5 To See if the Town will accept of the men whose Names the Select men have taken Down to serve on the pettit jury at the Inferiour Court as they may be sent for from time to time
6 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 7: 1757
To an order to mr Samuel Jones for five shillings for providing the stocks 0=5=0
at the Same time to another order to mr Samuel Jones for eleven Shillings for time and money spent in the Towns service 0=11=0

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