HomeMy WebLinkAbout464 Warrant to Hezekiah Smith for a town meeting to be held on March 3, document dated February 19, 1746Middlx: ss : To Mr Hezekiah Smith Constable of
Lexington Greeting You are hearby Required in Hi Majesties
name to Warn all ye Freeholders & other Inhabitants Dweling on
ye South Side of ye Grate Contrey Road & Town Quallified to vote
in Town Affairs: that thay assemble them Selves at at ye Meeting
House in the Town on munday ye third Day of March next at
Eleven of ye Clock in the morning to act on ye following Artickles: viz
(1) to Choose town Officers as ye Law Directs the year Insuing-
(2) to se if ye Town will Let their Swine Run at Large ye year Insuing
(3) to se if ye Town will Confirm a way for Mr. Andrew Parkes &
Others to ye Publick Worship as Prict out By ye Select men at their
Request on ye tenth Instant as By their Petition may more fully
appear Begining at the Smith Road west of Mr Samel. Bridges feild
& so through part of his Land: & Part of Quar: John Bridges Land
to a Gate: East of Mr: Joseph Bridge House from thence through
sd Jos: Bridge Land to Goffs farm: ye sd way to be two Rod wide Except
through Samel Bridge where one Rod and half may do
(4) to se if ye town will Allow Mr. Daniel Simonds & Mr: Amos Muzzy
Pay for there Service as two of ye Comtee. Imployed By ye town in
ye Last Seating of the Meeting House.
(5) to Se if ye town will act on ye former Report of Committes or
hear aney new Report that may be Given by aney of them &
to Se if the town will Give a little to aney ways thay or aney of
them have Agree to Dispose of Either By Sale or Exchange
(6) to Se if ye town will Choose a Comtee to take Care, that no
traspass be Done on ye towns Roads & for ye town to Impower
them as thay Shall think Proper: for trespass alredy don or to be don: also for the town to act and Do
any thing or things thay Shall then think Proper to be Don in
or about aney of ye above sd Artickles
And make Return of Your Doing hearin to ye Select men at
or Before ye Day Perfixt Dated at Lexington ye tenth Day of
Feb: in ye Nineteenth year of his Majesties Reign
Anno Dom 1745/6
By Virtue of this warrant I warned
the free holders and other Inhabitants on
ye South Side of the Contry Rode to meet
att time and place within mentioned
Lexington March ye 3d 1746 C and C
Hezekiah Smith Constable
Treasurer John Bridge sworn
Josiah Parker}
Isaac Stone}
Thad Bowman} all assesors Sworn
John Mason}
Saml Bridge} Sworn Constal
Jonath Smith}
Jonas Roe}
Wm: Roe: Cler}
John Muzzy} Surveyors
Thoms. Nelson}
Daniel Brown} Fence Sworn
Wm: Roe: Sm}
Amos Merriam}
Will Reed: Jn} Tyding [tythingmen]
John Walker}
Thoms Bloget: Ju}
Saml Roe}
Jos: Underwood} hogmen [hog reeves]
Smiths Warrant