9th To see how much money the town will raise to repair highways the present year. 10th To see how much money the town will raise to repair the meeting house 11th To see if the Town will lay out and open a road from Amos Westons near to where Bachelder and Austin now live 12th To see if the Town will lay out and open a road from the Corner near John Websters land by John Dickeys to Huses bridge so called 13th To see if the Town will authorise the Selectmen or some other person or persons to give Deeds of the ministerial Lott agreeable to the sale of the Committee for that purpose. 14th To See if the Town will vote to build a School house for district No Y 15th To see if the Town will disannul the highway leading from the river near John Browns to the main river Road 16th To see if the town will vote that each highway district furnish Timber and plank for the repair of its own Bridges And in the warning and notification of said Meeting you are to give notice by posting a Copy of this warrant at the meetinghouse in sd Manchester fifteen days prior to the time of holding said meeting and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon unto the Town Clerk or in his absence to the Selectmen on or before the time of holding said Meeting Given under our hands and seal at Manchester this twenty first day of February A. D. 1822 Amos Weston Junr Ephraim Stevens jur Hillsborough ss. March 10th Selectmen Agreeable to the within warrant I have warned all the within named persons according to Law Amos Weston Constable At an annual meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Manchester duly notified and holden at the Meeting house in said Town on Tuesday the 12th day of March 1822 Agreeable to the foregoing Warrant John Stark Esq was chosen Moderator Frederick. G. Stark was chosen Town Clerk and sworn Amos Weston Jur John Proctor & Nathaniel Moor were chosen Selectmen & sworn VOTES FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS For Governor Samuel Bell had 98 votes which were all the votes that were cast for Governor For Counsellor Richard H. Ayer had 102 votes which were all the votes that were cast for Counsellor For Senator Samuel M. Richardson had 27 votes For Register of Deeds Isaac Brooks had which were all the votes that were cast for Register For County Treasurer John Seacomb had . David Stewart " Frederick. G. Stark was chosen Representative Met agreeable to adjournment and made choice of Joseph Moor for Town Treasurer who was subsequently sworn Voted that the Selectmen be Fire Wards Voted That Daniel Hall be constable who was sworn The following persons were chosen Surveyors of highways Viz for district No 1 Amos Kimball. Sworn sworn sworn sworn for district No 8 Daniel Watts for district No 9 James Griffin for district No 10 Aaron Seavy Frederick G. Stark was chosen Sealor of Weights & meas ures Nathan Johnson was chosen Sealer of Leather Jonas Harvey was chosen Surveyor of Bricks Voted To allow Mr. Weston one dollar and fifty Cents for his services as Constable Voted To allow Frederick G. Starks account 1.50 services as Selectman 13.50 Voted To Allow John Proctors account for services as Selectman . 14.42 3.00 Voted To allow Nathaniel Moors account for Services as Treasurer Voted To allow Ephraim Stevens jurs account Excepting the charges for time and Expenses at Amherst. Whole Amt 20.33. Expenses &c at Amherst 11.50 8.83 Voted To raise Three hundred dollars to pay town charges Voted To Raise One dollar on the poll to repair highways Voted To dismiss the 10th article in the Warrant Voted To dismiss the 11th article in do do The following Report was handed in by the Committee who were appointed Last year to sell the Ministerial Lot The Committee appointed by the Town of Manchester at the adjournment from their annual meeting in 1821 to sell a Lot of Land belonging to said Town called the Ministerial Lot Report That they have caused said Lot to be divided into four parts, beginning at the southerly end to number the first Second and Third divisions containing Twenty seven Acres and one hundred and fiftytwo square rods each being 104 rods long and fortythree rods wide. and the fourth division Containing Twenty nine Acres and forty square rods being 104 rods long and 45 rods wide. That they have advertised and sold the Same at public Auction on the 25th day of January 1822 on a Credit of Five years with interest to be paid annually That David Dickey junr became the purchaser of the first division at Two dollars and sixty six Cents pr Acre - Jonas Harvey became the purchaser of the Second division at Two dollars and seventy one Cents per. acre Jonas Harvey became the purchaser of the third division at Three dollars and Twenty seven Cents pr. acre and Samuel Hall became the purchaser of the fourth division at Three dollars and thirty one Cents pr. acre Amounting in the whole to Three hundred and thirty eight dollars and thirty two Cents And that they have expended in time and money in and about said business including Surveying and all other incidental expenses the sum of Twenty dollars All which is respectfully submitted by Joseph Moor Samuel Hall Jonas Harvey Committee Voted to accept the foregoing report Voted That Joseph Moor (Treasurer for the Town of Manchester) be authorised to Deed the Lands mentioned in the foregoing report and receive securities therefor agreeably to the sale in behalf of the Town Voted To dismiss the 14th article in the Warrant do Voted That each highway district furnish timber and plank for the repair of its own Bridges Voted To adjourn this meeting to Mr. Jacksons Hall. Voted To sell the Collectorship to the lowest bidder and it was struck off to Peter Young at one & a half pr. Cent for Collecting Voted To accept Peter Young as Collector on his producing satisfactory Bonds. the meeting was then dissolved Attest Frederick. G. Stark Town Clerk The Selectmen disposed of the Town paupers as follows — Viz Abigail Davis to Israel and Peter Young for $39.70 Polly Wilson to Joshua Blodget and Daniel The Arwen family to John Dickey and Jonas' 20.00 50.00 and the use of the Porter farm 109.70 Samuel Porter to David Webster jur to give the Town 13.00 $96.70 |