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

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Likewise ye Select Men ordered ye following Bils: to be passed upon ye Treasurers for ye payment of Loney expended; upon ye Towns accompt at ye Last Court at Charles Town Relating to Kendels way by: Lt Francis Bowman, Cap Joseph Boman & - Joseph Estabrooke Viz To Lt Francis Bowman: nineteen Shillings and Seven pence To Captn .Toseph Bowman one pound one Shilling and two pence • To Joseph Estabrooke one pound and three Shill- ings At aMetting of ye Select glen of Lexington; july: 8: 1717: Then they apointed Lt Francis Boman to attend ye Superior. Court at Cambridge on Tuesday in July Currant to take off ye Reasons of Captn Reeds relateing to Thomas Kendals way through to Reeds Land; and to take all ye care he can to defend Sd Town against Sd Reeds .appeal; July Pursuant to ye orders of ye Select Caen on June 23 24: above to be Bils were passed upon ye 1717 Treasurer, Cap Reeds Bills amounted to 11 you At a Meeting of ye Select Men of Lexington July 21 1717; 11 Benj Welenton appeared before ye select men and took ye Oath of a Assesor he being chose thereto by ye Town May; 31: 1717. Likewise; Then agreed yt Clerk. Laurances wife and , Ephraim ginships wife keep Schools; from ye -day of ye Date hereof; until ye Last day of October next following; and if they have not Scholors Sufficient to number; to amount to 5 shillings ye week, at 3 pence hhold week; Dureing ye Time abovesd; Then ye Town to make up what shall be wanting of ye 5 Shillings Meek as above exoressied; out of Treasury thereof; provided ye sd Select men do not see cause to Demolish Sd Shoals before Sd Term be expired; & if they do to be allowed for ye time they keep, in proportion as above expressed - Likewise Then appointed Joseph Estabrooke to tare care yt there be a School exactly under ye Same Regulation and allowance, Set up in ye other part of ye Town; Viz: at ye Widow Stones or nowhere unto; Likewise Then appointed ye Clerk to pass a 'Tail of twenty and Six Shilli•its d nine pence; for Captn Reed in full fog "'` un hien relateing to ye way t id out for T Kendal after restored to sd Reed upon ye Treasury of ye Town of Lexington; Pursuant Wye Order of ye Select Men July 21: 1717: a bill 11 1- sh6-dl for Reed; for his Damage as above expressed; was drawn upon ye Treasury (16) At a Meeting of Select men of Lexington August; 26:1717; Then they agreed with Joseph Estabrooke to keep School for ye Town to begin Sd School on ye first day of; November next Ensuing .ye Date hereof & to keep it untill ye Last day of March next following Sd Esta- brooke to have one day in a month at his own di's- 'pose; with in Sd Terme; & for his Service in keep- ing of Sd School 3d :Terme; he shall at. ye Expira- tion of it; have fifteen pounds paid him out of ye publique Treasury of Sd Town; Sd .Estabrooke; to keep ye accompt of all ye Scholors yt shall come