1713-1755 Town Records Book 3 (typed transcription) (TC-53)

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Lexington Town Records. 1713 - 1755 At a meeting of ye Select men march. ye 25 1745 then Ordered Mr John Muzy to Le ye meeting house Glass mended: also allowed sd Muzzy 5 pound old tenor for Ringing ye Bell & Sweeping ye meeting house in ye.year 1749 Also Agreed with sd muzzy toRing ye Bell & Sweep ye meeting house for ye year:1745 at ye Rate of 5 pou old tenor per annum also Allowed Capt Benja: Reed s12: old tenor for Carying 2 Cautions & paying for Entring them at Charlstown Court also ordered Doctr. Whitemore & Dauid Cutler Pay: s12 Each for warning & Entring Cautions At a meeting of ye Select men Aprill ye 29: 1745: then Agreed ye Capt Reed Provide a school for widdow mu Also ye Select men Agreed to meet at ye Schoolehouse on fryday next at 4 of ye Clock ince After noon Also Allowed Edward Winship: Le 12 pound old tenor for I eping margret Lamson 13 weeks from. ye 28 of January Last: also Agreed -with John Walker to keep Susanna Stone one year from ye: 17 of Aprill for 5s pcer week old tenor She Remaing in helth At a Meeting of ye Select men may ye 3: 1745: Did then apoint a town Meeting on ye 20 Day of this Instant may at one of ye Clock in order to Choose a Representitive & at 2 of ye Clock on sd Day to act on other affairs of ye town: viz first to take Care of ye Pulpit (2) to Grant money (3) to provide fbr a Shoole 4) high ways (5) to Choose a Constable 6) to se -if ye town will Build a Pound Either with wood or Stone 7) to se if ye town will Allow Mr John il y Mr: Mathew Bridge & Lt fisk there Charges as aComtee Chosen By ye town to view ye first Range way above ye 8 mile Line 8: to se if ye town will Choose a Comte to view the: 2d: Range way above ye 8 mil Line & make Report to ye town at their next meeting 9) to hear ye Report of C orat e e & furder to Imp ower them or aney of than Relating to ye Affairs for thay wave Choos: or Choos others & Impower them as the town Shall se meet: Likewise for ye town to act & do what Soever thay Shall then think proper to be Done Relating to any of ye above sd artickles also ail.owed Mr Hancock 100 pound At a Meeting of ye freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of ye Town of Lexington Duly warned & orderly Assembled at ye Schoole house on monday ye 20th Day of may 1745: Did then pas ye following Vots (viz) first Made Choyce of Capt m Reed for Representitive: also voted sd Reed Moderator: voted Hezeki Smith Constable: also Voted ye 3 Dea; to suply ye Pulp i t also Voted 200 pound to Mr Hancock also voted 250 pound to Defray town Charge: Likewise voted Mr: Isaac Stone Mr Jos fasset Ju & Mr Tames Brown Be a Comtte to Provide a shool master: also Voted ye Shoole be kept at ye Schoole house: also Voted to Reconsider ye vote Last part abut ye Schoale Voted to have ye Schoole move in to ye 5 . Quat ers of ye town ye Center to have one: 5th also Voted ye Select men proportion ye Quaters : also Voted yt if any Quaterdoth not provid a Sutable place to keep