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OF SUFFIELD. efit of the Town. May it please the lord to bless him with life, health, and strength soe to doe.4thly. Anthony Austin Junr being dissatisfyed with what the Townsemen formerly allowed him, for his journey to the Bay with Mr. Ruggles; the Town have therefore now agreed, and voted; to allow him fifteen shillings more. 5thly. It was agreed, and voted; to put a stop to the giving forth any more Grants of Land, out of the commons; unto any person whatsoever, untill the Town se cause to revoke, or repeal the same. And that this nullity be not made at any Town meeting save onely at such a Town meeting as shall be legally warnd by the constable, by order, under the band of the Town Clerk, for that end: and notice given to the Inhabitants of their intention; that soe they may if they please, as one man, convene together on time, and at place appointed, there to give their sentements, and, voices in said matter, or otherwise at our Anniversary, or gennerall Town meeting. 6thly. John Rising proposing to the Town to allow a *high-way of two rods wide out of his home lot, from the street down to Stony Brook; provided: the Town would allow him a way of the same breadth, from the brook to the Country rode; ¥ which proposall the town having considered; by a clear vote, Granted. At a legall Town meeting, March, y, 22d, 1691, It was agreed, and voted to make choice of a committee of three men, to examine the old rates, and to bring in to the present Townse-men a true accompt how they finde things; that if money be wanting, and cannot begotten in the Town, as the constables compain; yn the present Townsemen to put it into ye Town rate, yt is yet to make for ye year 1698. And the men chosen for that service are Anthony Austin Senr, Serj. Jos. Harmon, and Serj. Victory Sikes. 2ndly. ¥¥ It was agreed and voted to leave with the Townsmen, the dividing of the wayes, and men in as equall a proportion as they can, for the satisfaction, and to the content; both of the Town and allsoe of ye surveyors, and to deliver to each surveyor in writing, their proportion of wayes; and number of men which they are to call out to the worker that, soe they may apply themselves accordingly, at any time, when they shall see cause to call them forth to said worke. 3dly. By a clear vote; there was granted to Goodman § Towseley , a way of three rods wide out of the school Lot, from the street up as farr as his house where it now stands; upon the same tearms, which Goodm King took it of the Towne; upon condition, or with this provisall, yt, said Towseley make, and sufficiently maintain, from time to time; and at all times, against cattle, and swine, the one halfe of the fence against Good King, that may be occasioned thereby. __________ * This is now the old Factory Road. It was laid out in Nov. 1699; renewed and defined in 1710. See old book Town Rec. pp. 152, 169. ¥ "Windsor Road," now "South Street," or "Christian Street". ¥¥ This plan of dividing the town into Highway Districts with a Surveyor for each district has been continued until within a short period. The highways are now placed in the sole charge of the selectmen, and the appointment of fourteen surveyors annually has ceased, and the subdivision of the town into fourteen highway districts has become a thing of the past. § His house lot adjoined the "School Lot" on the north of it. This page update Wednesday, September 19, 2001
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