receiving Bills of Credit of the other Governments took the Oath of Office for the faithful discharge of his duty [408.] Upon a Motion made and seconded, the Question was put- "Whether Constables and Collectors of Taxes shall be chose separate" Passed in the Affermative Voted, that the Sum of Five Pounds be remitted out of the Ten Pounds fine to such Persons as shall be chose into the Office of Constable for the Year ensuing and shall decline Serving A Motion was made that there should be only one Constable now chosen, and that the choice of the others should be referred to the Adjournment; and the Question being accordingly putPassed in the Negative Messrs. Thomas Love Cyrus Baldwin Richard Salter Joseph Coolidge were chose Clerks of the Market for the Year ensuing Mr. John Gray (excused) see Page was chosen a Surveyor of Hemp for the Year ensuing in the room of Mr. Henderson Inches, who was first chosen but excused by the Town Mess. William Nichols [409.] Andrew Symms William Nichols Isaac Vergoose Joseph Buller Joseph Ayres Thomas Bayley Andrew Townsend Joseph Ballard John Holland John Rogers The Town brought in their Votes for twelve Constables, the Persons chose into that Office are [412.] Mess: Augustus Hail Hezekiah Usher George Thomas Samuel Greanleaff John Tudor Esq Mr John Lucas see Page were chose Surveyors of Wheat for the Year ensuing. Capt Martin Gay Mr John Skinner were chose Assay Masters for the Year ensuing. Collo Joseph Jackson Mr John Sweetser were chose Purchasers of Grain for the Year ensuing, & they are desired and empowered to give all needful direction to the Keeper of the Granary respecting the quantity of Grain to be sold, and affixing the price thereof from time to time as occasion shall require; And the said Committee are desired and directed to cause all the Grain belonging to the Town to be ground at the New Mills near the Mill Bridge, now occupied by Mr George Leonard The Selectmen chosen Surveyors of the High Ways for the Year ensuing Votes, for a County Treasurer, brought in & being sealed up in Town Meeting, were delivered to Mr Constable Bennet, for him to .deliver to the Court of Sessions [413.] The Selectmen Reported on the Accompt of Mr Benjamin Fenno Keeper of the Granary for the Year past, which Accompt as enter'd in his Books (and on file in the Town Clerks Office) was read whereupon it was Voted, that the same be accepted and that Mr Fenno be accountable to the Town for 70. Bushels of Corn, and 16 ditto of Rye amounting to £18 5 4. and also for the sum of £185 19 3 Cash now in his hands exclusive of the Sum of £32,, 13 4. for his Salary and attendance as charged in his Account, which is hereby allowed him The Committee appointed to consider of the expediency of fixing Lamps in this Town having met several times and taken the same into consideration beg leave to Report That for the convenience and safety of the Inhabitants and their Property it would be adviseable for the Town to have 300-Street Lamps fixt in commodious places to be hereafter determined The Committee Judge, that each Lamp with the charge of Erecting the same will cost about thirty Shillings That the Annual consumption of Oyle will be about 10 Gallons to a Lamp, which at the present price of Oyle, with the Wick Yarn attendance and repairs, will cost about thirty six Shillings As to ways and means for defreying the charge it is recommended to the Town to appoint a Committee to procure Subscriptions for the first cost of the Lamps, if this should meet with due encouragement: It is recommended that an application be made to the General Court for a Law obliging the Inhabitants of this Town to pay a certain yearly rate for every Wheel Carriage they own, and impowering the Town Treasurer to receive of every Inholder and Retailer of Spirituous Liquors and Vendue Masters a certain sum when they renew their Licenses [414.] From these Funds it is imagined the Expence may be defreyed which is submitted JOHN ROWE Order. All The foregoing Report having been read and considered - the Question was put "Whether the same shall be accepted" Passed in the Affermative Upon a Motion made and seconded, Voted, that Mr. James Richardson Mr. Edward Payde Mr. Daniel Hubbard Mr. Caleb Davis Mr. Robert Peirpoint Mr. William Bant Mr. Philip Dumaresque Mr. Henry Hill Mr. Peter Johonnot Mr. John Ballard Cap'. William Mackay Capt. John Bradford be and hereby are appointed a Committee to procure Subscriptions for the first cost of the Lamps. Upon a Motion made Voted, that The Representatives of the Town & The Gentlemen the Selectmen be and hereby are appointed a Committee to make application to the General Court for a law obliging the Inhabitants of this Town to pay a certain Yearly rate for every Wheel Carriage they own, and impowering the Town Treasurer to receive of every Inholder and Retailer of Spirituous Liquors and Vendue Masters, a [415.] Certain Sum when they receive their Licenses, as a Fund to support the Expence of keeping and supplying three hundred Lamps in this Town The Inhabitants brought in their Votes for Seven Assessors, and upon sorting them it appeared, that Mr. John Kneeland were chose Assessors for the Year ensuing Upon a Motion made and seconded Voted, that the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is impowered and directed to borrow on Interest a Sum not exceeding Four hundred pounds lawful Money for the use of the Overseers of the Poor, to purchase Grain &c. for the Almshouse Upon a Motion made and seconded Voted, that the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is directed and impower'd to give his negotiable Notes upon Interest to such of the Overseers of the Poor, as are in advance for the relief of the Town, for such sums as appear to be due them respectively upon the Auditing of their Accounts to the present Month. Voted, that the Assessors be and hereby are impowered and directed to set for Abatement of such Taxes as they shall Judge reasonable on every Wednesday untill the last Wednesday in April inclusive and no longer saving that they be allowed to set the two last Weeks in November, for the [416.] Abatement of the Taxes of such Persons as had not an opportunity of applying the above limitted time by reason of their being out of the Province; at which Time They are also allowed and impower'd to abate the Taxes of such Persons as may have died Insolvent between the said last Wednesday in April and the last Day of November. The Petition of a number of the Inhabitants "that Hog Alley may be disposed of or some method taken to carry off the filth |