1805-1821 Town Records Book 7 (TC-55P)

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At a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants .of -the the town of Lexington May 6th, 1805 Then make Choise'of Colo. William Munroe to Represent them in the General Court the ensuing Year, said Munroe had '54 votes Isaac N2stings Esqr had 19 John Mulliken 18 Nathan Chandler Esqr. 40 Capt Jonas -Bridge had 2 the Meeting for a Representitve was Disolved- Capt..Jonas Bridge was'then Chosen Moderator &the Articles in the Warrant was took up -- Voted to Grant $1385. to defray town Charges the -pres- ent year. Voted that the Money that may be granted for School- ing shall be Equally divided into six equal parts. 'Voted to raise $800 Doll for the Schools the present year. Voted two Hundred Dollars of the aforesaid sum for Womens Schools to be equally divided in - six parts said schools to be kept in the School houses•or as near as is Conveinent. Noted that the Mans School be opened Between'the 15th of Novr. & the 1st of December. Voted to pass over the 3d Article to hear Report their Committee. Respecting the School -house in ye Stone quar- ter Voted to Submit the matter Respecting ye Widow, Perrys Estate to the Selectmen. Voted to grant Mr. Joseph Mason 20 Dol as Extra Con- sideration for Bourding his Sister Lydia, it was then voted to take up the third Article again it was then moved and seconded to see if ye town would put over the third Article in the warrant an& the Committees report thereon, passed in the Negative it was seconded & moved for a poll passed again in the Negative. Voted to except of the Committees Report respecting the school -houses in the Stone Quarter so Called: which was. to set said school -house by ye third Cherry tree in Mr. Amos Marretts house on either side of the lane as shall best suit: if said Land Cannot be procured, then to set said House a little back of said.Marretts little barn on thirds of Mrs. Rebecca'Meriam. Voted to Choose three men in each District to hire School - Masters accordingly were Chosen in the middle Division Missrs.Joshua Russell Josiah Mead & Nathan Munroe: in the west quarter. Majr. John Bridge Isaac Hastings Esqr. & John Muzzy, -South quarter William Smith Jur. Josiah Smith & Jonas Smith East quarter Stephen Winship Joshua Swan & Ebenezer White, -North district Jacob Robbinson Reuben Lock & Nathan Reed Jur. & in Scotland so Called Jonathan 'Winship Nathan Rus- sell & Joseph Harrington -- the Meeting was then --- Disolved. bounds Lexington Novr. 1804 Report of the Selectmen in renuing of the bounds of roads then' the Selectmen renwed the bounds road of the road from the road leading to Dr. Joseph Fisks over Jr. over buck hill so Called. down to the new piece back of way that was laid out to Wymans fulling Mill and hill made the following Monuments (viz) a stake & Stones in the Eight Mile line Opposit the road leading to said Fisks thence North to a Stake & Stones thence to Stake & Stones by a great rock near where the Eight mile line Crosses the roads thence keeping the road as now trod over the hill the wall on the westerly side to be the bounds to the foot of the hill on the Northeasterly side then we pist down a Stake & Stones on the South- erly side of the road by MIr. David Simonds land thince running a.Strait line which Comes within one foot of the Northwest Corner of said Simonds barn thince to the north side of a willow tree by said Simonds house thince a Strait line about Sixteen rods to a Stake & Stones two feet from Simonds wall thence a Strait line to a Stake & Stones'by Simonds wall where the road turns to go to the fulling Mill & about one rod North of an Apple tree in Simonds land, said road is One rod & a half wide