1815-1835 Selectmen Records. Vol. 1 (typed transcription) (S-17)

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Bell February 14th 1820 Then the Selectmen vendued the Ringing of the Bell and taking Care of the Meetinghouse. Mr flathan Dudley bid it off for Twenty Dollars for the year en- suing ( 20 Dolls ) Grant.for,Town Treasurer and Collectors Service for 1819 was 50 Dollars. At a Meeting of the Selectmen April 20th. 1820. They granted an Order to pay Zathan Chandler Esq Fifty three Dollars 88/100 Viz For :Receiving in and paying aver- as Town Treasurer 6471 :Dollars 21/100 at 40 Cents on an hundred Dollars making Twenty five Dollars 88/100 25 88 Also for services as a Collector for 1819 Twenty Eight Dollars .28• 00 53 88 79 80 Stove. in the Meetinghouse .purchased with unappropri- ated Money which was granted for support of the Poor for the year 1819 Lexington ranuary 12th 1820 The Selectmen the then granted an .Order to pay Capt Daniel Chandler (who was appointed Chairman of a Committee to purchase a Stove to be placed in the Meetinghouse) One Hundred and Forty four Dollars 75/100 Viz for Cash and services allowed to the following persons Viz D Cts To Cash paid to E Vose Jun as pr Bill 25 00 To Cash paid to E. Hawkes. as . pr Bill • 94 56 To Cash paid to R Fuller as pr Bill _ 4 11 To Cash paid to Makepeace &,Cook as pr Bill 2 88 To. Cash paid to r Briant as pr Bill 4' 40 To Cash paid to S Locke as pr Receipt .2 00 To Cash paid to Saml Downing for Fender Frames 1 -00 To Cash paid N. Dudley 0 45 To Cash paid J. P. Meriam • 0 35 To Cash paid P. Lawrence as pr Bill 3 00 To Cash for his own services as pr Bill 7 00 144 75 Grant for Contingent Expences for 1819 was 100 Dollars. At a Meeting of the .Selectmen .October 28th 1819 The following Orders were granted Viz An Order to pay Mr Eli Robbins Six Dolls 25/100 No 1 ) Viz For 125 feet of hewed pine timber found to ) cover a Bridge on the swamp Road so called back from the Meetinghouse at 5 Cents pr foot. 81 6 25