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

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(17) At A Meeting of ye Select Men of Lexington October: 28: 1717: Cap William Reed Sent his Bill for Serving ye Town at ye Generall Court: in:e Session begin- ing ye twenty ninth day of LTay Inst past; and ended the twenty second day of June next following; the Select Men ordered ye Clerk to pass an order to ye Treasurer of sd Town for ye paying of sd Reed 11 4- 8 - d0 ye Bill Contained 22 days besides ye Sabbath; Likewise; Then ordered they ye Clerk to .give out a War- . rant to ye Constable of sd Town to warn .Amos Mor- rell of Boston to depart out of sd Town Likewise ye Select men agreed with Toseph Loring to ring ye bell, once in ye forenoon & once in ye afternoon, seasonably on every Sabbath day from pe Sixt day of october currant untill ye full Terme of Six Months be Expired; and at ye end of sd Six Months; sd Loring shall for sd service have fifteen shillings out of ye Treasury of sd Town.. also Sd Loring is to prop. up ye turret and be paid therefor; by ye Town Navber: 1: 1717: Then an Order .vias passed upon ye Treasurer for ye paying of Capn Reed ib 4-sh8- dO;; pursuant to ye order of ye Select men, Octo: 28: 1717: At a meeting of ye Select men of Lexington Novbr: 11: 1717: Then they ordered ye Clerk ;to Send out Warrants; for ye calling ye Town together on ye 25 of Sd Novernbr to Consider of sum method; by way of answering; Capn.Reeds sumoning ye Town to appear at ye Inferiour Court of Cion pleas to be holden at charlstown on ye 2 Tuesday of December next; for ye non payment of 12-04-00 which sd Reed Demanded for-Serveing ye Town as a representative Anno: 1716; also ye Select men allowed him but 11 pound; which was ye full of his bill Likewise; of regranting of money for ye defraying ye Towns charges for the present year: and also of allowing an annuall Salary for ye Constables; for their Service Likewise ye Town Treasurer being present they ordered him to pay Sergent Gorge.MunRoe for al hour glass for ye School; 0-1-6 At a Meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Lexingkon orderly Convened on ye 25 of November: 1717: Then Voted I:That ye Town Should pay Captn Reed 12: Shillings for wheat he had been already out; & pay ye Sheriff for Serveing ye Sumons & Writt, Sd Reed to take up Consented with ye 11 pound before granted; & ye ease depending to drop 2 That 20 pound granted for ye defraying of ye Towns charges; for this year to be added to ye other 30 pound granted by sd Town, on May 31: 1717 Which amounts to ye Sum of 50 pounds; To be made into a rate; & pa into ye Treasury of Sd Town by ye Last of january next Ensuing: 3 That ye Constables Shall have twenty Shillings: Annualy allowed thea for their Serving ye Town; from ye time ye We became a Town; hence forward and forever;