Constables. Josias Byles, Wm Clough, Wm Manly, John Adams, Edw: Winslow, John Cambell, John Eustus, Sam" Surveyors for Boston. Capt Timo Clark, John Bennet, John Green north, Sam" Wentworth. For Rumny Marsh. — John Floyd Jun'. Fence Veiwers for Boston. Peter Wear, Sam" Bridge, Tho: Barnard. For Rumney Marsh — WTM Irland, Tho: Pratt. An Assessor for Rumney Marsh. John Center. Clerks of y Market. Abra: Blish, Wm Keen, Edw. Pegge, Rich Procter, Stephen Minot, Wm Turner. Sealers of Leather. Lane. - James Maxwell, Tho: Davis, Joshua 2. 4. Tything men. No 1.-Wm Everton, Joseph Williams. Tho. Jackson, Sam" Turell. 3. John Jepson, Joseph Hillier. Sam" Jacklin, George Ellistone. 5. Tho Clark, John Edward. 6. Rich. Christopher, Natha Channon. 7. Benja Hollowel, John Boreland. 8. Wm Gibbins, Henry Hill. 9. Sam Townsend, James Bill. Scavengers. Tho. Davis, Francis Holemes, Jon Pollard, Benja Brame. Hogreaves.-Tho: Wallis, Job Ingraham, Rich Sherren, John Stover. Cryers. Gabrill Warner, Robert Shelstone. [227.] Voted, That the New Buring Place be enlarged, as to the quantaty of Land, it is left to the Judgment of the Selectmen. Voted that the Committee for examining the Treasu1 acct for the last year are continued for the same service for the year to come, the Selectmen being notified of it, the major part psent may do the work. Voted that the Selectmen wth the same Committee are to consider what may be a sufficiant compensation to the Town Treas1. for his service, of keeping the towns accots. for the time past. Voted, That Capt Bozoon Allen, Capt Tim° Clark, & Deacon Bridgham be a Commettee to Joyne wth the Selectmen, To take a View of Boston Neck, To see what may be needfull for the Repairing of it, makeing Report thereof to the Town. Voted, That the Buring place at the North, be inlarged, It is left to the Selectmen to treet about buying of Land wth them that haue Land Lying Next it, for its inlardgment, & make Report thereof to the Town. Voted, That an Assistant be Provided to be wth Mr. Cheever, in the Latine School. Voted, forther To be left to the Selectmen, to make Choice of the pson, and to Treet wth him about his Sallary, making report thereof to the Town. March 16th. The pambulators chosen by the Selectmen to run the line between Charlstown & Boston were M'. Wm. Ireland, & Mr. John Center, to meet at M'. Daniel Whitemors where the psons of both towns met & then run the line according to the antiant bound marks. 27th ditto. The pambulators chosen by the Selectmen to run the line between Boston, Lyn, Reading & Malden were Cap' John Floyd, M'. Wm. Ireland, L. Jona. Bill, Mr. John Tuttle, M. Joseph Hasey, M'. Tho. Pratt and after were aded to them 2 Selectmen namely Mr. Isaiah Tay, & Mr. Joseph Prout, to meet wth. Malden at Mr. Wm. Irelands at 8 of ye clock in the forenoon, to meet wth Lyn at Mr. John Floyd, Jun'. at 9 of ye clock in the forenoon, & wth Reading at the heap of stones at the 3 County line, at 3 of the clock in the afternoon. Joseph Hasey having a child very sick John Floyd Jun'. went in his room. The return of Mr. Isaiah Tay, Boston April 11th. We whose names underwriten being appointed to run the line between Boston and Malden did accordingly on y'. day meet wth. L'. Henry Green, M. Tryall Nubery, & Mr. Lemuell Jenkins of Malden appointed for y'. service and did renew the antient bounds and marks between sd., towns excepting a Walnut tree in yo. fence of Bryants Corne field ISAIAH TAY, WM. IRELAND, JOHN TUTTLE, THOMAS PRATT* [228.] The returne of Mr. Joseph Prout April 11th. The pambulators being mett on the line between Lynn and Boston vizt. John Floyd Sen'. John Floyd Jun'. Joseph Prout for Boston Lt. Sam". Johnson for Lynn and did joyntly agree in runing s. line and renewing the antiant bound marks begining at Bride Brook ending at the County heap of stones joyning upon Reading line. The above named pambulators for Boston did on the day above s. meet wth. Capt John Brown Lt. Hananiah Parker, Deacon Benja. Fitch, Thomas Nicholls pambula". for Reading) and wth. joynt consent run the lines and renewed the antient bound mark between Boston and Reading. March 27th. The pambulaters chosen by the Selectmen to run the line between Boston and Roxbury, Cambridge and New Town were Mr. James Barnes, Mr. John Marion, M'. Daniel Oliver, Selectmen, and were joyned wth them Mr. Joseph Eliot, Mr. Roger Adams, Mr. George Bestow, The place appointed for meeting wth Roxbury men is Mr. Roger Adams's the 18th of April at 8 of the clock in the morning, wth. Cambridge at Mr. Sewells farm, and also New Town at 2 of the clock in the afternoon. Mr. Barnes not being well did not goe on this service. Then met wth. Mr. John Marion Jun'. and Mr. Daniel Oliver of Boston and Mr. Adams and M. Besto of Muddi river who were Here occurs an entry consisting of 7 lines which is marked in margin: "27th, ditto. Pambulators for Roxbury, Cambridg and Newtown." It is crossed out and is inserted on next page. appointed by the Selectmen of Boston the 27th. March 1699 to meet wth. such as were appointed by the Selectmen of Roxbury who were Capt. Stevens and M. Nath. Holmes, M'. Henry Bowen and Benja. Gamblin and Sam". Ruggles the afores. persons began their work at the highway leading to Cambridge, at a great White Oake standing by Mr. Benja. White's home medow, and so to a dead Crotched Oake standing neer the middle of the lane, and from thence to a small tree called Dogg-wood right against a great pine swamp that was allowed formerly to be the mark, wch Dogg-wood tree was marked wth. B on Boston side and Ron Roxbury side, and from thence to a White Oak neer to the Swamp side that is crooked, from thence to a heap of stones wth a stake in it, and the stones ly part on another rock, from thence to a black oak marked, and from thence to a Grey Oak marked B on the one side, and R on the other side, as also all the aforesaid trees are so marked. The last Grey Oak was neer to Jo". Buckmaster's wch. was the last mark that the afores. men went to, & the runing of the rest of the line was left to Joshua Child and Jo". Buckmaster of Muddy River and to Sam". Craft, Icabod Griggs of Roxbury & the marks to be by them renewed, and accot. thereof to be given to the afores". Commettee, for to be entred under this o'. agreement wch. is to be a settlement thereof. TIM. STEVENS, SAMLL. RUGGLES, NATHA. HOLMES, HENRY BOWEN Sen'. BENJA. GAMBLIN [229.] 1699. April 18th. At a Gener". Town meeting of the inhabitants of Boston on publick notice according to law where chosen 3 Selectmen after named vizt. Mr. Elizer Holyoke, Mr Sam" Lynde. Cap Tim° Clark, in the Room of Mr Tho: Walker, Capt Tho. Hunt, Mr Sim° Stoddard, who at a Gen". Town meeting the 13th. March last past were chosen Selectmen by sa. inhabitants but refused to serve in that office. At the same meeting was Voted by s inhabitants, That a Rate of 500ld. shall be raised on s. inhabitants by the Selectmen To be Improved for the Repairing the Neck and the way Leading there unto, and to no other use. Also it was further voted at the same meeting by sa. inhabitants that Capt Theoph" Frary, Mr Richard Draper, Capt John Wing, Mr Sim Stoddard, should with the other Surveyers, vizt. Mr John Bennet, Mr John Green, at ye North, Mr Sam Wentworth, together with the advice of the Selectmen be the managers of that work of the repairing Boston neck and the way leading there unto. May 8th. At publick town meeting of the inhabitants of Boston on publick notice according to law where chosen Representatives for s. town afternamed viz. Capt. Andrew Belcher, John Eyre Esq, Mr. John White, Cap' Theopho" Frary Representatives. At the same meeting was voted by s. inhabitants, That the Selectmen shall agree wth Mr Ezekiel Lewis, for his Salary as an Assistant to his Grandfather Mr Ezekiel Cheever in the Latine School, not exceeding 40ld. p. year. June 19th. At a publick meeting of the inhabitants of Boston on publick notice according to law It was then voted by s. inhabitants that the Watch shall continnue as now it is, untill forther order. The Bound marks between Boston & Malden given in by Capt Jno. Floyd weh, since we find some mistakes in it The Corner next Charlestown line is 1. A black oak marked M.B. 2. A white oak marked M.B. 3. A stake and a heap of stones 4. A black oak and a white oak by it at the clap wth. M.B. 5. A pine tree upon the top of the cleft of Rocks wth. M.B. 6. A walnut tree wth. M.B. 7. A heap of sones wth. a stake in Bryant's cornefield [230.] a red oak wth. a heap of stones wth, a bow over the rails. 8. A walnut tree wth. a heap of stones marked M.B. 14. A heap of stones about a rock. 15. A walnut tree marked M.B. and stones aboute it. 16. A black Birch marked M.B. 17. A black Elm tree marked M.B. 18. An old stump wth. stones about it. 19. A white Oak marked M.B. and stones aboute it 27. A heap of stones at the head of the line next to Reading bounds. July 7. At a meeting of the Selectmen of Boston at the Draw Bridge over the Mill Crick viz. Obodiah Gill Joseph Prout Isaiah Tay James Barnes Elizer Holioke Sam" Linde It was then John Marion Tim Clark Ordered, by sd. Selectmen that said Bridge should be placed 3 foot, 7 inches from the Range of the Corner of Mr Giles Dyers House, as now it is, and to Extend in Breadth 10 foot and 11 inches from out side to out side of the Jyce of sd Bridge & 10 foot more or less, Being the remainder of the Breadth of sd way, Over to the House of Mr. Christopher Goffe Late of Boston deceased, and to remove the Gutter 5 foot or thereabout from s. Bridge toward the house of s. Goffe into sa. Crick and Whereas the s. Bridge is now framed 2 foot and a half or thereabout longer than the former Bridge was, in case it shall prove week or insufficient by reason of the inlargement, then the owners of sa. Bridge shall cause it to be amended to the satisfaction of the Selectmen Augt 28. At a meeting of the Selectmen vizt. [231.] Psuant to a vote of the Town May 8th. Mr. Ezekiel Lewis was agreed with and Admitted an Assistant to his Grandfather, Mr Ezekiel Cheever in the Latine free school, his salary at psent to be 401d. p. year. On the same day was a meeting of the Justices and Selectmen vizt. Justices Elisha Cook Elisha Hutchinson Isaac Adington Sam". Sewell John Foster Jer. Dummer Obodiah Gill Isaiah Tay James Barnes Esq. John Marion Tim°. Clark Selectmen And it was then unanimusly agreed by all the above sa. Justices & Selectmen that a Select watch was most sutable for this town. Septembr. 18th. At publick meeting of the inhabitants of Boston on publick notice according to law. It was then voted that the Selectmen should raise a tax on the inhabitants of sd. town to the value of £800 for the relief of the poor, for the payment of Schoolmasters & payment for the repairing of the Town house and all other necessary charges arising wthin sd. town. At this same meeting was voted, That a select watch should be continued and supported and again that the Selectmen should raise money for the support thereof as the law directs, for the space of 1 year beginning from the 20th. June last past. Octobr. 30th. At a meeting of the Selectmen, sa. Selectmen did then apply themselves to the Worship". his Majties. Justices setting in Quarter Sessions to aportion the leveying the sume for the defraying the charge of the above sa. watch for this psent year as the law directs supposing the sum to be about £300 Novem 6th. At a meeting of the Selectmen It was then Ordered, That Mr James Russell of Charlestown & Mr John Ballentine of Boston or Either of them, or Who Ever Else may be Concerned or owners of the Bridge over the Mill Crick, That they or either of them Do forthwith repair the pavement on each side of sd Bridge, and move the Gutters beside sa Bridge yt it may be pas |