Town Acts "Documentary History of Suffield, by Sheldon, 1879"

OF SUFFIELD.

Att the same meeting was chosen petty Jurymen for the Superior Court-- Abraham Adams, Joseph Remington and Ensign Anthony Austin.
Grand Jurymen for ye Superior Court--John Burbank and John Austin.
Petty Jurymen-Joseph King and Daniel Badger.
Grand Juriours-Cap't Joseph Winchel & Serj. James King

Att a Lawful meeting of the Inhabitants and free holders of the Town of Suffield, Qualified as the Law Directs to vote in Town meeting, on Fryday the 3d Day of December 1725. John Austin being chosen Moderatour to order sd meeting the following votes were passed.
1st, Voted to Allow Nathaniel Warner 6s pr week for keeping Goodman Elgar from March meeting to the time ye Widow Huxley took him and for money Expended to Doctor and other things in his sickness, & mending clothes,8s 8d; for Tendance in sickness, 7s.
2d, Voted: to Allow ye Widow Experience Huxley five shillings and Nine pence pr week for the Time she hath kept Goodman Elgar, and 5s & 6d pr week till the next March meeting.
3d, Voted to Leave it with The Select men to procure Clothing or Cloaths mended for the poor at the best lay they call for the Town.
4th,Voted to raise Thirty pounds in Town pay for the support of the poor ye year Insuing any other unforseen charge that may happen.
5th, Voted to Allow Samuel Halladay 3s & 6d pr week for keeping., his Grandmother Froe, for the time be kept her, and 4s over, for 3 weeks Extraordinary.
6th, Voted to free John Stockwell from the Town pay Rate this present year it) Consideration of his keeping his mother.
7th,Voted to leave it with the Select men to Allow men what in their Judgement they think Reasonable for w't they have Don for the Town not now brought in
8th, Whereas the town have Information that there is a fence set across ye Highway or Road leading from High street to Springfield---Voted, that in case sd fence be not Removed then to pay John Pengilly Junr for, and to Endemnifie him in Removing sd fence.
9th, Voted, that Iron Do pass in all Town payments or Town pay Rates, and be accordingly accepted by the Town Treasurer at the Market price as it is sold at ye Iron works in Suffield; and all sorts of provision pay at ye money price as it passes from man to man in sd Suffield--the ministers Rate Excepted.
At this meeting John Pengilly was chosen to serve at the jury of Tryals at ye next court at Northamton.

A HIGHWAY OVER RAWLIN'S BROOK.

May ye 28th, 1725. Then we the Subscribers Laid out a Highway on the West side of ye Lott in ye possession of Deacon John Mixer, and sd way Bounds East on it, the Discription of which way is as followeth: It begins at ye Highway that Leads from sd Mixers Land Westward to High Street, at which

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