1713-1755 Town Records Book 3 (typed transcription) (TC-53)

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At a meeting of ye Select Men: of Lexington Aprill: 1: 1717. Then agreed by Sd Select Men; yt Lt Francis Bowman & Cp Toseph Bowman shall attend ye Court of generall Sessions of.ye Peace; at ye Adjournment on ye 9 of Aprill Currant at Charles Town; Relateing to ye Damage & Cost; about a high way for Thomas Kendell through Captn Reeds Land; & to be allowed their charges; Entered by order of ye Select 3fien. Likewise Then Appointed Perambulatorsl as followeth: Viz: for Cambridge'Captn Toseph Bowman .& M Edw Winship; for Watertown, Lt Francis Bowman & Captn Joseph Bowman, fro Weston & Concord, Deacon Samil Stone & Deacon Tohn Mirriam, for Billerica Sg Toseph Fasset & . Qhn Russell . June, for Whoborn Ensg Wills MunRoe & Sg George Mtn At A Meeting of ye Select Men of Lexington Aprill 29 1717: Then ye Select Men ordered a bill of 11 1 -s15 -d05 tobe drawn upon ye Town Treasurer by Joseph Esta- brooke to Satisfie for Capn Reeds bill of cost Entred by order of ye Select men Likewise ordered yt ye Clerk Send out Warrants for appointing a Meeting on ye 16 of May next following; in Order to choose a Representive & to Consider of Severall other things: Viz: for ye granting money for ye Defraying Town Charges, for ye year insuing; & for Opening allye highways belonging to ye Town above ye Eight mile Line, & relating Satisfaction to John Cutter for ye way laid out through his Land for Thomas Bloogett &c Entered. by order of ye select men ' At a Meeting of Inhabitants of ye Town of Lexington Orderly Convened on ye Sixteenth of May 1717: in order to act upon Town affa as will appear by a warrant bearing Date ye Third of -may: 1717: & for choosing a Representative as will appear by sd Warrant; ye Sele Men Resolved.to Adjourn sd Meeting; untill ye 20 of ye afore sd may at nine of ye Clock in ye forenoon of sd day to ye Entered by order of ye Select Mien May 16: 1717:Then ye above old Perambulators appeared before ye. Select men & declared yt thay had per- formed ye Service appointed them by ye Select men: Entred by order of ye Select men (14) At a Meeting of ye nye Inhabitants of ye Town of Lex- ington orderly Convened; upon ye 20 of May 1717; Then upon Adjournment; froln ye: 16: of may aforesd voted(1) yt no mony be granted for ye Defraying Town Charges for ye 'hnsuing year;. (2) that ye article about ye highways & ye article about recorapence- ing John Cutter; be reconsidered at ye next piib- lick Town meeting; Likewise Then Capn. WilIm Reed was chose to represent sd Town at ye Great and generall Court. Joseph Fassett chosen Moderator of ye above sd meeting . At a Meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Lexington orderly Convened upon May ye: 31: 1717: Then Voted as followeth; Viz; 1 Joseph Estabrooke Moderator; (2) ye atm of 30 pounds toward ye defraying of 'ye 'Town charges for ye year Ensuing;