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Jonas <br />Meriam s <br />allowd 40 <br />isued to <br />ye <br />Treasurer <br />Ctee <br />port <br />cepted <br />seling <br />pews <br />Room <br />owned <br />owners <br />eting <br />to be <br />ined <br />tutee <br />Rates <br />opt <br />eting <br />ne d <br />for <br />highways <br />Divided <br />Mr Cool- <br />ege <br />allowed & <br />agreed <br />with <br />(2) <br />also Left sd Roes affair to be ordered by ye Select- <br />men Likewise Granted Mr Jonas Merriam: 40 Shillings <br />for his ordinary & Exstraordinary Service as Treas- <br />urer three years in full <br />also ye Town Did by a Vote accept of ye Report of <br />ye Commtee appointed to Dispose of ye 2_ hind Seats <br />on ye:Lower floor in our Meeting House as, may more <br />fully appear in Book first page 310: also :ye town <br />ordered their 'Return to be Recorded6., which is as <br />followeth: viz: Lexington May: 19th.: 1755: <br />Whereas we ye Subscribers Being Chosen a Comtee to <br />Dispose of ye Room on ye Lower floore in ye ;Meeting <br />House where on Stands ye 2} hindermost Seats both <br />on ye mens & womens Side for Pews to ye highest <br />Bidders & accordingly. have Disposed of. ye Room to <br />ye Persons hear after named: _ viz <br />To Mr Nathall, Mulliken om half, of ye _ 2 _hindermost <br />Seats on ye wome ns Side next to ye middle ...alley for <br />112 pound :old t ennor : ye other, half to Mr:. Sam.1. <br />Lock for 80 pound old ten.. Also to Er.. Joseph Lor- <br />ing one half of ye 2 hindermost Seats on ye mens <br />Side next ye middle alley for 108 pound old ten <br />ye other -to Mr. Thomas Moore for 80 poundold tenor <br />with ye Condition thay take them for their Seats in <br />ye Meeting House & not to Rais ye floor of ye pews <br />higher than ye Sells : of ye Seats <br />also ye torn Did by -) Jonas Stone <br />a 'Tote Confira ye sd ) JonathanIawrance <br />n <br />Pew Roan in this meeting ) Hezekiah Smith )Committee <br />house to ye Purchasers & ) . James Brown <br />their heirs & assigns .) Thomas •Robbins ) <br />Also Voted to Repair ye Meeting- House- & paint ye -• <br />Sides also Chose a-Comnittee to Git•sd work Done: <br />viz Willa: Reed Esgr. Josiah Parker Mr Benja. Smith <br />Mr. Jonas Merriam "EG Mr. Daniel Simonds-; also by a <br />Vote Dropt Jonath Cutlers. Rates in Constable Math <br />Meads. List it being 10 -s14 -d8.- then ye totn Ajourn- <br />ed to munday ye: 14th: day of Tiuly: next- at .2 a clock <br />in ye afternoon: also ye Selectmen allowed Samll <br />Mer.riam.:. L4 -s17 -d6.: it being in full for his keep- <br />ing Susanna Stone one year'it Ending apriI: 10:1755: <br />passedto. ye treasurer <br />(3) <br />At a meeting of ye Select men may: 25: 1755: then <br />proportiond ye high ways to .ye: Survayors Also <br />allowed. Mr. Stephen Cooledge L 11 -s12 -d7: in -full <br />for his -board & keeping Schoole ye Last year in <br />this Town: also agreed with ye sd Mr Coolege for to <br />keep ye Schoole this year at ye Rate. of : L24: per <br />annum to keep ye Schoole :10: months: ye month of <br />Tune first: then leave off 2 months then take it <br />again for 9 months ye Town to board sd Schoole <br />master: his board ye Last year was: 32: Shillings <br />old ten per week: ye year Ends may ye <br />