1823 WARRANT FOR MARCH MEETING State of Newhampshire Hillsborough ss (L. S) To Daniel Hall Constable for the Town of Manchester, Greeting You are hereby required in the name of the State of Newhampshire to notify and warn a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Manchester who are qualified to vote in the Choice of Senators for the State Legislature to be holden on Tuesday the Eleventh day of March next at Ten of the Clock A. M. to act on the following articles, Viz 1st To Choose a Moderator to govern said meeting. 2nd To Choose a Town Clerk 3rd To Choose the Selectmen 4th To Vote by ballot for Governor, Counsellor, Senator, County Treasurer and Register of Deeds. 5th To Vote by ballot for one person for a Representative of this State in the Congress of the United States 6th To Choose a Representative to represent the town in General Court yth To hear all Town accounts 8th To Choose all other Town officers 9th To see how much money the town will raise to pay town Charges the present year. 10th To see how much money the Town will raise to repair highways the present year. 11th Whereas a road leading from Hooksett leaving the L. Derry Turn pike near to Jacob Farnhams runing through Manchester L Derry & to Dracut Bridge, would greatly convene the public this article is incerted to see if the town will lay out (where it is not already done) their part of said Road begining at or near Starks bridge so called (meaning to meet that part of said road which belongs to the town of Hooksett to make) thence southerly on the best ground practicable to the highway near David Stevens house thence by the Meetinghouse to Derry line, wherever it may be necessary to accomplish the object in view 12th To see if the town will lay out or straiten the road from the Perham Bridge so called, to the meeting house 13th To see if the town will lay out and open a Road from the Corner near John Websters by John Dickeys to the main road near Huses Bridge so called 14th To see if the Town will vote to give Benjamin Stevens more for a certain piece of Land taken for a highway than what the Selectmen allowed him. And in the warning and notification of said meeting you are to post a Copy of this Warrant at the meetinghouse in said Manchester fifteen days prior to the time of holding the same 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 twentieth day of February A. D. 1823 Amos Weston jur Hillsborough ss. Selectmen I have notified and warned the within named inhabitants by posting a coppy of the warrant as the law requires Daniel Hall Constable PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH MEETING 1823 At an annual Town meeting of the inhabitants of manchester duly notified and holden at the meetinghouse in said Town, on Tuesday the Eleventh day of March A. D 1823 Nathaniel Moor was chosen Moderator. Frederick. G. Stark was chosen Town Clerk and Sworn Amos Weston junr. Nathaniel Moor and John Proctor were chosen Selectmen and sworn into that office The meeting then proceeded to ballot for State and County officers and the votes were as follows- Viz For Governor Levi Woodbury had . 40 do 60 do 27 do 88 do For Counsellor Jonathan Harvey had Voted To allow John Proctors account amounting Frederick. G. Stark was chosen to Represent this town in the General Court Voted To allow Amos Weston jun account amouning to. to $13.12 9.15 Voted To allow Nathaniel Moors account bal ance 11.76 Voted To allow F. G. Stark account amounting to 10.30 Voted To allow Phillip Stevens Fifteen Dollars in full for land taken up by the highway laid out through his land last fall. 15.00 . Voted To allow Daniel Hall for services as Constable 2.00 Voted To allow Joseph Moors account for leacing Town-land 4.00 Voted To allow Joseph Moor do for Plank. Voted To allow Joseph Moor do for services as Treasurer Voted That the Selectmen be overseers of the poor Elisha Quimby Daniel Hall was chosen Constable and sworn The following persons were chosen Surveyors of highways and all sworn Viz for District No 1 Samuel Stark jur The Selectmen were chosen Fence Viewers John Stark jur was chosen Clerk of the market Nathan Jonson was chosen Sealer of Leather Frederick. G. Stark was chosen Sealer of Weights and measures The following persons were chosen Hogreeves Viz David Dickey Junr Peter Young John Stevens Nathaniel Moor John Emerson sworn James Griffin & Ebenezer Corning The following persons were chosen Corders of Wood Viz Amos Weston junr Joseph Moor Daniel Hall James Griffin & Samuel Hall Cyrus Moor sworn June 2nd by N. Moor Israel Webster sworn Peter Emerson Elisha Quimby was chosen Pound keeper and sworn March 29th David Dickey was chosen Surveyor of Brick Voted To raise Three hundred Dollars to pay Town Charges the present year Voted That the Selectmen be directed to make up a Statement of the Town Expences, for the year ensuing, and Report the same at the next March meeting Voted To raise One Dollar and fifty Cents on the poll to repair highways the present year Viz. One dollar summer Tax and Fifty Cents Winter Tax to be worked out if needed Voted To Dismiss the 11th article in the Warrant Voted To Dismiss the 12th article in Voted To Dismiss the 13th article in ditto Voted To allow Benjamin Stevens Five Dollars in addition |