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At a Meeting of ye.freeholders & other Inhabitants of ye <br />Town of Lexington orderly convened ye 22d day <br />of Decembr: 1718: Then Voted; <br />1 Lt Francis Bowman Moderator; (2) voted yt. Sd <br />Kendels Town pay for ye way laid out; for Thomas Kendel; <br />way paid through ye Land of Cap Reed Late of Sd Town <br />for by ye Deceased; <br />Town 3 Voted yt ye former Gomitte for ye Ministeral <br />Tand: Viz: Er mathew bridge Lt John Munroe & <br />Thomas Miriam, be imp ower ed to let ye Land <br />Specified in Richard Ormes Request; Beareing <br />Date December: 22: 1718: to Sd Orm.e s : or any <br />other person or persons; he or they; fenceing <br />one side of Sd Land with a Stonewall, according <br />to Law; & ye other fence to be left, according <br />as is Expressed in Sd Request; Which Sd Request <br />is inserted in ye beginning of ye book <br />At a Meeting of ye Select Men of Lexington Decembr 29 <br />1718: Then they Ordered ye Clerk to pass ye <br />Bils pass -following bils upon ye Treasurere of Sd Town <br />ed for ye Viz: To Clerk Thurance; for attending ye Super - <br />payment iour Court Last at 'Cambridge, Relateing to Thames <br />of ye Kendels way.layd out thro ye Land of Cap Reed, <br />charge of Tate of Sd Town. Peceasd; 2 11-sh 2- d3 To Mr <br />Kendals Benjamin Wellengton for ye end aforesd 11 0 - <br />way at ye sh 16-d0 Tor Joseph Fasset, for ye end aforesd; <br />Superior 11-0 sh 16 -dl: To Mr Thomas Miriam far ye end <br />Court aforesd 0-07-6 & for four evidence Relateing to <br />ye case aforesd 8 shillings; <br />oommitte <br />about <br />Richard <br />Ormes <br />Request; <br />&for ye <br />way <br />itself: <br />and for <br />Cautions <br />Entering <br />Likewise to ms abigail Reed & her Son William <br />Reed for ye aforesd way 19 pound as brought in" <br />by ye jury: <br />Likewise to Clerk Laurance for entering ye <br />Caution against ,fames Pain 2 shilling: & Benja- <br />min Wellington for Entering cautions against <br />Roburt & John Anderson shilling <br />(231 <br />At a Meeting of ye Select Men of Lexington February 9: <br />order for 1718/9 Then they appointed ye Clerk to Send <br />a Town out Warrants to ye Constables; To tarn Sd Town <br />meeting to meet on ye First Monday in March next Ensu- <br />caling ing ye Date hereof, at Eleven of pe Clock in <br />for ye fore noon; at ye Schoolhouse; to choose <br />choosing Town Officers,; as ye Law directs, also to <br />Town reconsider Richard ernes Request bearing Date, <br />officers: Decembr 22: 1718; also to pass a bill upon ye <br />and per- treasurer of Sd Town; for ye paying of Cap <br />ing ye Joseph Bowman for serveing ye Tamas Represent- <br />Represent-ative 66 days 4th :7, dien 11 13-sh 04-d.d00: <br />ative <br />At a Meeting of ye Select men of Lexington March:. 3: 1718/9 <br />Bils pass -Then they ordered ye Clerk to pass ye following <br />ed for Bils upon ye Treasurer of Sd Tower., Viz: to Joseph <br />paying ye Estabrookefor keeping of School 5 months; Sd <br />School- Town 15 pound, & for Entertaining ye Select men <br />mast .11 1-sh 10-dd2.; to mr Benjamin Wellington for <br />Select mending ye meetinghouse glass 00-10-8: to ye <br />mens expen-Widow Poulter for sweeping ye meeting house 01- <br />ces sweep -10-00; To Mr Benjamin Muzzey for ringing ye bell; <br />Ing ye 01-10-00 To Joseph Loring for work don at ye meet- <br />meeting- inghouse & Schoolhouse 9 shillings; & to order ye <br />horse & Treasurer_ to pay ye 8 shillings for witnesses <br />bell rine-contained in sn order bearing Date; jane 1718/9 <br />ing &c: to Clerk Lawrance: <br />