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Extracts from Selectmen's Records.
Concerning Town Records.
Jan. 6, 1800.
Voted, That The Town Clerk be desired to provide a Chest suitable to hold all the Towns Books & Papers in his office.
Vol. I, p. 32.
Dec. 7, 1827.
Voted, To allow A. Bartlett for cash pd Mr. Hoar for consultation on Town business & for lock & keys on Town Chest & amount to his office as T. Clerk 6.53. Vol.
III, p. 141.
May 4, 1840.
Permission was given Mr. Coburn to deposit his trunk of Books in Towns Safe nightly.
Vol. IV, p. 18.
March 5, 1844.
That the clerk be directed to post an advertisement & offer a reward of five dollars for the recovery of the Record Book of Selectmen which has been missing since August last.
Vol. V, p. 8.
Memo. Fly leaf, Book 5.
The Book containing the records of Selectmen of Medford from 1834 to the 1st of August, 1844
This date should be August 7, 1843. was missed from the Clerks Office at the date of the commencement of this Book & advertised as lo
Extracts from Selectmen's Records.
[Continued from Vol.
X, No. 1.]
By Laws.
September 7, 1840. Com. who were authorized by town to procure the publication of the By Laws for the town on their application to the Board were directed to deposit said Laws with the Town Clerk and give Public notice that they have so left them for distribution to the inhabitants who may apply for them.
Vol. IV, p. 122.
Smoke nuisance.
September 7, 1840.
Petition of O. Blake & others, praying the Board to take proper measures to abate a nuisance at the Oil Mill of Mess Stearns by the use of Bituminous Coals at said Mill.
Vol. IV, p. 122. Clerk of the Market.
May 1, 1843.
Voted. To appoint Samuel Blanchard Clerk of the Market for the ensuing year.
Vol. IV, p. 173.
First police Officer.
October 5, 1840.
In conformity with the article contained in the recently published By-Laws, of the Town of Medford—Voted to appoint Mr. Aaron Blanchard Police Officer, for the town.
Declined
Extracts from Selectmen's Records.
[Continued from Vol.
X, No. 2.]
Liquor Licenses.
May 7, 1838.
Luther Angier made an Application in Writing to the Board for the purpose of procuring him a license to Sell Spirituous Liquors.—
On Application of Luther Angier as aforesaid— Voted.
Galen James & Timothy Cotting (affirmative) James O. Curtis (negative) That a recommendation be granted to Said Angier as follows—
We the Subscribers a Majority of the Selectmen of the town of Medford, do certify that Luther Angier has applied to us to be recommended as a Vender of Spirituous Liquors for Medicinal purposes & to be used in the Arts and for no other purposes, at his Apothecaries Shop situated on Main St opposite the Town House in Medford and after mature deliberation, had thereon, at a meeting held for that purpose we are of opinion that the Public good requires that the petition of said Angier be granted.
He being to the best of our knowledge & belief a person of good M<
Extracts from Selectmen's Records.
Bequest from Miss Lucy Osgood.
Seventh.
I give and bequeath to the Town of Medford a large Wood lot, comprising forty acres more or less, which I own in the northeastern part of said town, to be used and applied to the increase & maintenance of the Town Library, by Trustees duly appointed.
Eighth.
I also give and bequeath to said Town of Medford the sum of Three hundred Dollars to be held in trust by said Town for the uses & purposes following, to wit.
The said sum shall be safely & properly [invested] and the income thereof shall be sacredly applied to the keeping in decent repair the tomb within the old burying-ground in which are deposited the remains of Deacon Richard Hall & wife and of the Rev. David Osgood & family.
And if at any time the whole of said income be not needed for the purpose aforesaid, then any portion not so needed may be applied to any general repairs needed in said burying-ground. Vol.
8, p. 218. July 8