1871-01-02Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss:To one of the Constables of the town of Beverly.Greeting.
You are hereby required in the name of said Commonwealth to notify and warn the qualified voters
of said town, in the usual manner, to meet at the Town Hall on Monday the second day of January
next, at seven o’clock afternoon for the following purposes. Viz.:
1st. To choose a Moderator.
2d. To see if the town will approve and allow of a town way in extension of Lovett Street, from
Abbott Street, crossing Ocean Street and Dane Street to Hale Street, near “Galley’s Bridge”, so-
called, according to report of the Selectmen on file with Town Clerk.
3d. To see if the town will accept and allow of a town way, substantially in extension of Lothrop
Street; from Hale Street, crossing Corning Street to Cross Street or Cross Lane, opposite to “Big
Rock”, so-called according to report of the Selectmen on file with the Town Clerk.
4th. To see if the town will approve and allow of the town way in alteration, widening and new
location of Balch Street, according to Report of Selectmen on file with the Town Clerk.
5th. To see if the town will sell all its right, title, interest and estate in and to a lot of land described
in the deed of Hazadiah Smith and others to the town Recorded Book 167, Leaf 266, and known as
the “Hospital Lot.”
Hereof fail not, but make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon before said time.
Given under our hands and seal hereunto this twenty-third day of December
in the year Eighteen hundred and seventy.
John I. Baker
Seth NorwoodSelectmen
Freeborn W. Cressy of
N. H. Webb Beverly
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named by posting notices in the
usual manner of notifying town meetings, as required by the Town Regulations.
Beverly December 26,1870.W. P. Moses
Constable of Beverly
A true record of original warrant and return thereon.Attest.James Hill, Town Clerk.
At a meeting of the qualified voters of the town of Beverly, held in pursuance of the warrant recorded
on the next preceding page, at the Town Hall in said town on Monday the Second day of January in
the year Eighteen hundred and seventy-one at Seven O’clock afternoon.
Voted, by hand vote, That Freeborn W. Cressy be Moderator.
Upon Article 2d.Extension of Lovett Street.
Voted, That the Report of the Selectmen be accepted, and said way established as a town way forever
according to said Report. (193 in favor 174 opposed) which Report is as follows.
“Upon the petition of I. Lefavour and others, the Selectmen of Beverly, having
notified, met and heard the parties, did proceed to lay out a town way in said town as follows, viz.:
Commencing at a point on the Northeasterly side of Abbott Street, directly in a line with the
Northwesterly line of Lovett Street, and run thence Northeasterly in a direct line to the southeasterly
corner of the estate of John W. Abbott, and thence in the same direction to Hale Street, the whole
distance being about Seventeen hundred feet; laying the said town way for its whole extent fifty feet
wide, southeasterly of the line described, reference being had to the survey and plan made by W. A.
Williams Esq..- The slopes of cuts and fills to be upon the abutters.
And we have awarded damages as follows. - the town to fence the way.
William Endicott and children five hundred dollars
To Betsy Wilson and children
Nancy L. Lefavour
Mary E. D. Allenno damages are awarded
Charlotte L. Morgan
John I. Baker
Bancroft Heirs
Seth Norwood Selectmen
Freeborn W. Cressy of
N. H. Webb Beverly
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Beverly Dec. 23, 1870.
Upon Article 3.Extension of Lothrop Street.
The Report of the Selectmen laying out said way was read an emotion “that
said report be accepted, and the way laid out and established as a town way in accordance therewith”
was put to the meeting and lost.(85 voting in favor, 95 opposed.)
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Upon Article 4.Widening and new location of Balch Street.
Voted, That the Report of the Selectmen be accepted, and said way laid out and established as a town
way forever, according to said report.
Which Report is as follows,
“Upon the petition of John Bell and others, the Selectmen of the town of Beverly, having notified,
met, and heard the parties did proceed to lay out, alter and widened the town way in said town known
as Balch Street, as follows, viz.; Commencing at the Easterly end of the partition wall between the
lands of the Davis estate and of John Bell, by the gate at the entrance of the old “Ryal Side Road”,
so called, upon the Westerly side of said Balch Street, and run thence in a direct line easterly above
2650 feet to a point in the present Balch Street, twenty-five feet Northerly of the northerly corner of
the barn of the Estate of the late deceased Azor Dodge; and thence in the same direction about 150
feet to Cabot Street; laying the same town way twenty-five wide on each side of said line, and
retaining in said town way so much of the old way, as lays between the newly described way and the
lands of John W. Bell and John D. Standley, reference being had to a survey and plan of W. J. Berry.
The slopes and cuts to be upon the abutters. And the fences and other obstructions to be removed
by the town, and the way to be fenced by the town. And we award for damages
The John B. Hill and sister, two hundred dollars
The John D. Standley forty dollars
To owners of the Dodge Estate of abovesaid, twenty dollars
To John Bell and owners of the Davis Estate we award no damages.
John I. Baker Selectmen
Freeborn W. Cressy of
N. H. Webb Beverly
Beverly, Dec. 23, 1870.
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Upon Article 5.The “Hospital Lot.”
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be authorized to convey to the United States Government all the
right, title and interest of the town, in and to the lot of land conveyed to the town by deed of
Hazadiah Smith and others, recorded in Essex Registry of Deeds Book 167, Leaf 266 on condition
that said lot shall revert to the town, whenever the Government shall cease to occupy the same for
a light house. And that he sell and convey the same at such price as he shall deem expedient.
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
A true record.
Attest.James Hill.
Town Clerk.