1868-10-10Commonwealth 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 in the usual
manner the qualified voters of said town to meet at the Town Hall on Saturday the tenth day of
October instant at two o’clock afternoon for the following purposes viz.
1st. To choose a Moderator.
2d. To decide what action the Town will take, upon the petition of Betsy Wilson and others, and
Joseph Wilson and others, for a Jury to reverse the award of damages to them upon the location of
the Town way in continuation of Central Street, from Lovett Street, to and across Lothrop Street to
high water mark; and also for a Jury to cause an alteration to be made in the laying out of said way.
3d. To see what action the Town will take in reference to providing and securing to its inhabitants
the use of the water from Wenham Pond.
4th. To see if the Town will accept and allow of the Town way (as laid out and altered in the report
of the Selectmen on file in the office of the Town Clerk) in extension of Abbott Street from Lothrop
Street to high water mark.
Hearof fail not but make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon
before said time.
Given under our hands and seal the second day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight.
John I. Baker
Seth NorwoodSelectmen of Beverly
Saml. Porter
Beverly, Oct. 3,1868. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named
as therein directed.
William P. Moses, Constable of Beverly
A true record of the original warrant & return thereon.
Attest. James Hill, Town Clerk
At a legal 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 Saturday the Tenth day of
October, in the year Eighteen hundred and sixty-eight at two o’clock afternoon. - it was,
Voted, to choose a Moderator by hand vote.
Voted, that Henry P. Herrick be Moderator.
Upon Article 2d.
Voted, that the whole subject matter of this Article relating to the petitions of Joseph Wilson and
others, and Betsy Wilson and others, for juries to revise the damages and to make alterations upon
the extension of the Town way, known as Central Street, be referred to F. W. Choate, Warren Tilton,
and Henry P. Moulton, with full authority to represent the Town in the premises; hereby instructing
them to resist always, any alteration in the course of said way from the present straight line and to
oppose any increase of the award of damages, but authorizing them to settle any just claim for
damages, if any there be, of any parties who have been awarded no damages.
Upon Article 3d.
Voted, that the Selectmen are hereby authorized and instructed to enforce the rights of the Town, to
be supplied with water from Salem Water Works, and that for that purpose they make such
application to the Supreme Court, or to the Legislature of this Commonwealth, or take such other
action in the premises as in their judgment they may deem best and that they employ counsel if they
think it necessary.
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Upon Article 4.
Voted, that the whole subject of this article be recommitted to the Selectmen.
The different Articles in the warrant having been acted upon, it was announced to the meeting that
William E. Lovett of California) a native of this Town, had presented to the Town, an Elegant
Engraving, representing the signatures of the Legislature of California upon the adoption of the
amendment of the Constitution of the United States: abolishing slavery forever.
Voted, that Saml. Porter, Warren Tilton & Charles Davis be a committee to accept in behalf of the
Town the Engraving presented by Hon. William E. Lovett of California, and that they be authorized
to make arrangement for a meeting of the citizens for a public reception of the same from the donor.
Voted this meeting be now dissolved.
A true record.
Attest.
James Hill, Town Clerk.