1681-03-24[Selectmen March 24, 1681]
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At a meeting of the Selectmen 24: 1 mo. 1681 and then did make choice of John Swarton
& Nehemiah Grover to be surveyors of the general fences for this year that they be sufficiently made
up by the 10 of April and so to be kept up until the 16 of October.
At the same meeting Isaac Hull sen. & Mordecai Larcom and Joseph Morgan was chosen to
be surveyors of the highways belonging to our town both town and country: the said Mordecai
Larcom’s part is from Manchester to the west side of the new bridge near cedar stand and Joseph
Morgan from that to the Ferry and so the outlet way and up to the great gate by Goodman Elliott’s
& from thence Goodman Hull is to take his part so far as the town is concerned in town & country
highways.
And as concerning swine, the same order that was made the last year and Jonathan Boyles is
chosen to execute the order and to have six pence per head for his pains for all such swine that runs
upon the commons not according to the order.