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Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739. 1 1 Browse Search
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Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739., March 19, 1627-8. (search)
The same month a fine of 20s. was voted a penalty for every tree cut down upon the common without order. In 1637, it was also ordered that whosoever shall take any wood of the 40 Acres of ground granted to the meeting-house without leave, shall pay for every cart load 10s., and for every man's burthen 1s. At a later date a vote was passed to mark the shade trees by the wood side with a W, and fining any person who should fell one of the trees thus marked the sum of 18s., This vote of April 23, 1638,; explains itself:—Ordered, that those Freemen of the Congregation shall build and dwell upon their Lotts at ye Towne Plott, and not to alienate them by selling or exchanging them to any forrainer, but to Freemen of the Congregation, it being our real intent to fitt down there clofe togither, and therefore these Lotts were granted to thofe Freemen yt inhabited most remote from ye meeting-house, and dwell most fcattered; but a later note states, For want of a Penalty set, this order of no