1713-1815 Town Records Book 2A (typed transcription) (TC-51)

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(10) -votted that the Pult4tt Pullpitt and the front of the Galleries with that pillers be coullered that the old mettinghouse be disposed of as it stands and a Com:itte .was Chosen to do it: for the c omitte was Mr: Thomas Bloggitte Ensign Joseph Simonds Thomas Gut tl er : the wetting house was to be removed wthin a month of that time at a wetting of ye select men october: ye: 25th: 1714: an acoumpt of ye time: and Expence, of ye eomi:.tte to settlle ye Line betwen Cambridge: and Lexington: two Jornys to menotorny: and one day to settlle ye Line: and fouer shillings and six pence Expence: the wholle 01-01-00 and: two shillings and fouer pence Expence to E:ntertaint the Comitte 00-02-04 and it was aLowed by ye selectmen: aLowed to ye assesors for taking ye Invoys: and makeing the ratte 03-14-00 may: ye: 31st: thenrecived of mr: James wilison Constablle; of the Town rate In atony::, 01-12-00 this mony ' was at ye same time Given to Capt: Estabrooke and Lt Fransis Bowmarn to maneg ye afaier of ye high wais: In ye Town above ye Eaight miile Line: 1: november: ye: 2d: 1714: at a Puh .ique m.etting: it was agred and votted that the Town will Exact a Schollhouse: 2: it was aliso votted that the Schollhouse shall be: 28: foott Long: twenty foott wide: and: 8: or :9: foott Stud: 3: that the schollhouse:be sett upon the Land that was Lately purchased of mr : muzzy: 4: that it be finished by the first day of octoner: next 5: how the schollhouse should ne finished: was Left to ye prudent care of ye select men to give In- structions: and was at that time delivered to mr: Blloggitt: In writting: the com:itte that was chosen by ye Town to take care of ye worke: ware Insign Joseph Simonds: mr: Thomas Bloggitt and Thomas Cuttler: at a m:etting of ye select men of Lexington march ye: 26th: 1714: 11 Deacon John niiriam: and matthew Bridge ware anointed a comitte a high way; south esterly of nathaniell