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| TOWN ACTS. Good Granger, chosen Measurer of Land, to be Lay'd out in Suffeild for ye year ensuing.Jonathan Winchill, chosen Sealer of Leather for the year ensueing. *It was agreed, & voted ye, the standing prizes of corn for this Towne as it shall pass from man to man, and for the defraying all publick charges, as Rates &c; shall be as followeth; Viz: Wheat at 4/s per bushell; Ry at 3/s, pease at 3/s, Indian Corn, at 2s/6d per bushell. That all our highways within the precincts of this Towne might be thoroughly made, and repayred: and every man do his due proportion of that work; It was agreed, and Voted: that all the Highwayes belonging to the Towne: The Countrey Rode excepted: should be divided into four squaderns: and as equal a Division made as may be, both of the men, and wayes, according to the discretion of the Select Men, or such as shall be appointed for that service. It was agreed and voted: That the South line, or Bounds of the Towne, should be run the 7th of this Instant, March: from end to end, as far as our line goes, and the Land within the line, Layd out in second Division Lots for the Inhabitants; & the men chosen to do it are these: Serja Joseph Harmon, Robt Old, Jonathan Winchill, & John Hodge It was also Voted: that the bounds between Westfield, and us, should be run as soon as the season will conveniently permit: and that the Select Men shall appoint men to attend ye service. It was agreed, and voted, and ordered ~ that Towne-dwellers onely, shall have the priviledge of the Commons: but as f or the Proprietors of Land in this Township yet: they shall have no priviledge at all of the Commons to dispose of, or carry away any timber from off the same. It was agreed, and Voted:, That there should be no more Land granted out to any stranger except such men appear as may be beneficial to ye Towne. Granted to Robt Old, by a cleare vote, a pareell of Land ¥ lying below ye burying place, provided ye sd Old: lay downe as much of his great lot: as the Select Men who are appointed by the Towne, to take a view of this parcell of Land, shall judge meet: in Lieu of the same, & that such a part of Land be Layed downe, as may be benificial to the Towne. Granted to Timothy Estman by a full & clearr vote: That his Lot should run out Eastward as far as Goodm Remington's Gapp, and from thence upon a strait line, over to the Highway, that leads to High street. According to the vote of the Towne, Mch 6th, 1681/82 for running ye South line or bounds of the Towne: the persons chosen attended ye service ye next day following, wch was ye 7th of March 1681/82 and this is the returne which they made. ¥¥ We run the South line, or bounds of the Towne, new marking of the trees, which were formerly marked; all along in the Range: till we came to the foot of the Mountains: where there is a great black oak, marked on all four sides, where the six miles ends: that was formerly run; and from thence we run a west line a mile and halfe: we marked severall Trees in ye line; as we went--- ___________ *The towns fixed the prices at which grain should be received in payment of all private debts, town rates, ministers, and schoolmasters. ¥ This lot was bounded, east on the burial lot and of the same width, extending westerly far enough to contain four acres. ¥¥ See pp. 49, 59, 90, and 10. This page update Wednesday, September 19, 2001
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