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1854-03-13Commonwealth 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 Monday the thirteenth day of March instant, at nine o’clock before noon, for the following purposes, viz.: st 1. To choose a Moderator. d 2. To chose town officers for the ensuing year, and grant them such pay as the town may think proper, and make such regulations in regard thereto, as may be deemed expedient. d 3. To give in their ballots for a County Treasurer. th 4. To see if the Town will accept and allow a new town way, from Hale Street near James Cressy’s house, to Endicott and Abbott streets near A. D. Kilham’s garden, and the extension of Abbott Street, by the house of Abraham Hatfield to Lothrop Street, and thence by the house of Jesse Dame to low watermark on the beach, according to the reports of the Selectmen, filed in the office of the Town th Clerk Oct. 15,1853, and referred to this meeting, by the vote of the town on the 24 day of said October. th 5. To see if the Town will reconsider and revise so much of their action at the Town meeting held th on the 24 day of October last, relating to Charnock Street, in reference to the amount of damages awarded to William Standley and children, as that the amount thus awarded may be increased from two hundred and ten to three hundred dollars - per petition of said William Standley. thth 6. To act on the report of the Committee appointed on the aforesaid 24 day of October last, relative to selling the present Work House establishment and any or all of the lands connected and improved therewith, wherever situated, and purchase any other lands or estate for a new or more suitable Work House establishment, and erect buildings thereon, and authorize any person or persons, to do, execute, and perform, any and all acts and deeds, in behalf of the Town necessary to accomplish either or all of these purposes. th 7. To see if the Town will pay unto S. D. G. Standley, upon his petition, his portion of the costs of the prosecution against the Overseers of the Poor. th 8. To see if the Town will pay to Mark Knowlton, upon his petition, a balance due on a note dated May 24,1842, and signed J.P. Roundy, Town Treasurer. th 9. To see if the Town will repeal section seven of the Bylaws of the town, relative to smoking in the streets etc. - per petition of W. P. Moses and others. th 10. To see if the Town will alter, amend, repeal, or abolish entirely the Bylaws of the town relative to the licensing, regulating and restraining of dogs, per petition of John Webber and others. th 11. To see if the Town will purchase a new Fire Engine and locate the same at some convenient place in the Cove School District, per petition of Levi Cole and others. th 12. To see if the Town will cause a cistern or reservoir to be built and located, at or near that Dane Street Meeting House, for protection against fire, per petition of D. C. Foster and others. th 13. To see what measures the Town will adopt to restrain the unlawful traffic in intoxicating liquors, and to guard against the evil consequences resulting therefrom. th 14. To see if the Town will take measures to establish and maintaining a public library within the town, for the use of the inhabitants thereof, and provide suitable rooms therefore, making all necessary regulations for the government thereof, and appropriate money for any and all of said purposes, under the Act of May 24,1851, relative to public libraries, per petition of John I. Baker and others. th 15. To see if the Town will cause the Town Hall to be so enlarged, improved, and better ventilated, as to provide for the better accommodation, health and security of the public, per petition of Josiah B. Prince and others. th 16. To adopt such measures, grant such sums of money, and make such regulations respecting schools throughout the Town for the current year, as may be deemed expedient, including the consideration of the petition of Daniel Hildreth and others, to see if it is the mind of the Town to establish a High School, or to take any action thereupon. th 17. To adopt such measures, grant such sums of money, and make such regulations respecting the construction, repair and improvement of the Highways and Town ways throughout the Town as may be deemed expedient, action on the petition of John Pierce and other residents of Preston Place for authority to work out their highway taxes on the way leading into said Place, for five years, and for pay for clearing snow therein. th 18. To grant such sums of money to be raised and assessed upon the polls and estates within the Town for defraying the debts of the Town, and for the expenses of the ensuing year, as the Town may deem expedient, and make all necessary regulations and allowances respecting the same. Hearof fail not, but make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, before said time. Given under our hands and seal this third day of March in the year eighteen hundred and fifty four. Wm. H. Lovett H. D. WhitneySelectmen Alpheus Davis of J. E. Oberr Beverly A. C. Baker Beverly March 4,1854. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named as therein directed by posting notices according to Town Regulations- Jacob Lunt, Constable of Beverly. A true record of the original warrant and of the return thereon. Attest.John I. Baker, Town Clerk. At a legal meeting of the qualified voters of the Town of Beverly, held pursuant to the warrant recorded upon the three next preceding pages, at the Town Hall on Monday the thirteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and fifty four, at nine o’clock A.M., the same being the annual March Meeting - The meeting was called to order, at the time appointed, by the Clerk who read the warrant and received the ballots for Moderator and the Meeting - Voted, by ballot, that William H. Lovett be Moderator, who accepted the office and presided over the meeting. Prayers were then offered by Rev. A. B. Rich of the Washington St. Society. Voted, by ballot, that John I. Baker be Town Clerk. Then in open Town Meeting immediately after the above choice John I. Baker aforesaid, was sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Beverly, by and before me - Wm. H. Lovett, Moderator. The attention of the Town was then called to the following letter from Hon. Robert Rantoul, who after a half-century’s service as an Overseer of the Poor, 35 years on the School Committee, and otherwise in important town offices, declines further service. th Beverly Feb. 14 1854. John I. Baker Esq., Town Clerk of Beverly, Dear Sir, with the view of giving publicity thereto, I beg leave to inform, that, I shall not be a candidate for any Town office for the ensuing year. Very respectfully, your Obed’t serv’t Robt. Rantoul. Voted, by ballot, that William H. Lovett, Haskett D. Whitney, A. C. Baker, Joseph E. Ober and Alpheus Davis be Selectmen. Voted, by ballot, the James Hill, Benjamin Preston, Samuel Foster, Charles Perry, and Robert Goodwin be Assessors. Voted, by ballot, that Robert G. Bennett be Town Treasurer, and also Voted, that he receive twenty dollars for his services. Noon having arrived the Meeting adjourned to One o’clock afternoon, when the voters again assembled and proceeded with the business. Voted, by ballot, that Jacob Lunt be Collector of taxes. A motion was made, after the above ballot was commenced, by John G. Smith, to have the Selectmen receive proposals for collecting the taxes, but this being out of order, Mr. Smith, after the result was announced move that the premium to be received by the Collector be fixed at one an d one quarter percent, this motion was rejected and the Town - Voted, that the Collector receive for his services, two percent on all monies collected by him for the town, and paid into the Town Treasury. Voted, by ballot, that Jacob Lunt be Inspector of Police. Voted, by ballot, that Francis Lamson, Jacob Lunt, Ebenezer Ray, Albert T. Dodge, Nathaniel P. Allen, Samuel D. G. Standley and Samuel Foster be Constables. Voted, by ballot, that John B. Hill, Shadrack Fiske and Charles H. Patch be Auditors. Voted, by ballot, that Rev. C. T. Thayer, Rev. Jos. Abbott, Rev. C. W. Reding, Rev. E. W. Coffin, Rev. E. B. Eddy, Rev. A. B. Rich, Rev. Jos. Tracy, Wyatt C. Boyden, Charles Haddock, F. W. Choate and Benjn. O. Peirce be the School Committee. Voted, by ballot, that Wm. H. Lovett, William Porter, Wm. H. Allen, David F. Foster, Lawson Walker, F. W. Choate, Charles Friend, Daniel Trow, Jos. D. Glover, George S. Millett, John Knowlton, Jacob C. Stanton, Charles Moulton, Brackett Muncy and Albert T. Dodge be Firewards. Voted, to choose all the other officers by hand vote, and the following were thus elected. Overseers of the Poor. Aaron Dodge, John Porter, F. W. Choate, Israel Trask 5th, Jonathan H. Lovett. Board of Health. Augustus N. Clark, Stephens Baker, Samuel Woodbury 2d. Surveyors of Lumber, Robert Remmonds Jr., William Webber, John Meacom, John Ober, Benjamin Larcom, Israel Green. Fence Viewers, Edward Pousland, Hezekiah Foster, Thomas Raymond. Sealers of Leather, John B. Cressy, William W. Baker. Inspector of Lime, Philip E. Ober. Clerk of the Market, William P. Moses. Surveyors of HighwaysWard 1. Lawson Walker8. John W. Raymond 2. Samuel Foster9. Henry Wilson 3. Samuel Ober10. Edward T. Proctor 4. Abraham Trout11. John Ross 5. Isaac Standley12. George Southwick 6. Hiram Preston13. Henry Cressy 7. Abraham B. Lord14. Hugh Hill Jr. Field DriversWard 1. Jesse Dame, Benjn. C. Sumner8. Amos B. Trask 2. Daniel S. Trask9. Henry Wilson 3. West D. Eldredge10. Adam Nesmith 4. Nathan Woodbury11. John Ross 5. Isaac C. Groce12. Perkins Foster 6. Reuben Edwards13. William L. Herrick 7. Jonathan Moulton14. Zachariah Cole Pound Keeper, Ebenezer Trask. The several reports of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Firewards, Board of Health, School Committee and Auditors were severally presented for consideration, all but the latter read, and all accepted by the town, and in reference to that of the School Committee - Voted, that the entire report of the School Committee this day presented, embodying the report of the Superintendent of Schools, be printed in pamphlet form, under direction of the School Committee, who shall also cause the same to be distributed, so that every family in town, shall be supplied with the copy of said pamphlet. The third Article in the warrant was taken up by vote of the town at the early part of the day, when the poll was opened and kept open until all the Town officers were elected, when the poll was closed, and the votes given in for County Treasurer were sorted, counted, and declared in open Town Meeting by the Moderator and Town Clerk and were as follows - For Allen W. Dodge of Hamilton, two hundred and seventy nine votes. For Dan Weed of Lawrence one vote. By general consent, the following preamble and resolution was presented for consideration by Matthew Bridge - Whereas a Bill is now on its passage before Congress, the object of which is to repeal the Missouri Compromise, therefore, resolved, That we the inhabitants of the Town of Beverly in Town Meeting assembled, do hereby earnestly and firmly protest against any legislation, which shall violate a sacred and long continued compact, because, it will impair public faith in the future acts of the government; because, it will produce sectional animosity, dissension and conflict, and, because, it will furnish a Keystone for an arch of slavery to be suspended over a Territory now free, and of sufficient magnitude to contain sixty millions of freemen. After discussion it was Voted, that the foregoing resolution, be accepted, and confirmed by the Town, and that Matthew Bridge, Stephens Baker and Joseph E. Ober be a committee to transact certified copies, to our Senators in Congress, and to the honorable C. W. Upham, representative from the sixth congressional district of Massachusetts. Edward Pousland made some effort to question the expediency of this movement but the Meeting which was very fully attended insisted upon the previous question and passed the above by substantially an unanimous vote, only three or four hands being noticed as voting against its passage. Upon the 4th. Article in the warrant, the following reports of the Selectmen were submitted and read to the Meeting - Upon the petition of Seth Norwood and others for town ways extending from Abbott Street into Lothrop and Hale Streets, notice having been duly given to all parties interested, we the undersigned, Selectmen of the Town of Beverly did proceed to view the premises and hear the parties, and upon the completion of said view and hearing have laid out said town ways in manner and form following, to wit; commencing at a stake on Lothrop Street directly in a continuous line o with the northerly line of Abbott Street; and run thence about North 37 West over land of R. Rantoul about 440 feet, in the precise direction of said northerly line of Abbott Street until it meets said line by the boundary line between R. Rantoul and John Wilson; laying said town way for this extent fifty feet wide southerly of the line described and as much farther as the proprietors way extends in that direction. Commencing next at a point on said northerly line of Abbott Street directly in a continuous line with the easterly line of Endicott Street, and run thence with the easterly line of said extension o of Town way North 13 3/4, East, 227 feet over the Morgan field, so-called, (of the Bancroft or Hale Farm) to a stake by land of James Cressy 62 ½ feet southeasterly of the corner boundary line at Hale o between said Morgan field and said Cressy’s land, and thence North 76 East over said Cressy’s land about 114 feet to a point on Hale Street opposite the boundary line between the estates of said Cressy o and of Amos Lefavour and wife, whence said Hale Street extends about North 79 East to the corner of Mrs. Judith Lovett’s estate; commencing next with the westerly line of said extension of town way at the northeasterly corner of the garden of Austin D. Kilham, and run thence over said Morgan field in a the line parallel with the previously described line across said field and fifty two feet distant o therefrom, North 13 3/4 East, 263 feet extending to a point on Hale Street nine feet and six inches westerly of the boundary line between said field and land of James Cressy; laying the said town way for this extent fifty two feet wide easterly of the line last described; and including in said way all land between the lines above described across land of said Cressy, and Hale Street - . And we have named this latter located way, Endicott Street, in continuation of the Street of that name -: the first named location in this report being a continuation of Abbott Street both in fact and in name. And we have awarded damages consequent upon the laying out of said town ways as follows; To Robert Rantoul, fifty dollars - Robert Curey, ten dollars, Abraham Hatfield, ten dollars - Owners of said Morgan field, fifty dollars - James Cressy, one hundred dollars. Witness our hands hereunto this fifteenth day of October A.D. 1853. Wm. H. LovettSelectmen H. D. Whitney of Joseph E. Ober Beverly Alpheus Davis Upon the petition of Albert Thorndike and others for a town way extending from Lothrop Street to the beach, opposite the proposed continuation of Abbott Street. Notice having been duly given to all parties interested, we, the undersigned, Selectmen of the Town of Beverly did proceed to view the premises and hear the parties, and upon completion of said view and hearing, proceeded to laid out said town way in manner and form following, to wit; - commencing on the easterly side of Lothrop Street, at a point by the end of the wall which divides the land of R. Rantoul from the o proprietors or Lovett heirs and assigns way, and run thence as said wall runs south 35 3/4 East about 400 feet to low watermark on the beach; - Laying the said town way one rod wide on the southerly side of said line, and one and a half rod wide on the northerly side thereof, and naming said way Abbott Street in further continuation of the street of that name. And we have awarded damages consequent upon said laying out of said town way; To Robert Rantoul twenty dollars; Jesse Dame and wife ten dollars. Witness our hands hereunto this fifteenth day of October A.D. 1853. Wm. H. Lovett H. D. WhitneySelectmen Joseph E. Ober of Alpheus Davis Beverly Voted, to accept and allow, of the several town ways, and extensions of town ways included in each of the foregoing reports of the Selectmen, as laid out by them and hereby established and confirmed. Upon Article 5, the petition of William Standley for further indemnity. Voted, That the prayer of the petition be granted, and that the Selectmen pay him accordingly, three hundred dollars instead of two hundred and ten dollars as originally awarded. Upon Article 6. The committee reported as follows - The undersigned, Committee of the Town of Beverly, to whom was referred the subject of selling the old Poor House establishment, and purchasing land and erecting new buildings thereon, for the better accommodation of the Poor, make the following report. - After a close examination of the present establishment, they are satisfied that there is ample room there for the accommodation of the inmates - and that it can be made comfortable and convenient, by making some alterations, and finishing that part of the house left unfinished at the time it was built. The cost of finishing and alterations, with a new barn which is needed, we think would be about $2500. Your committee have made inquiries respecting a new location for said Poor House, and the cost etc.. Two places were offered them at Ryal Side - one for $3000 and one for $5000. Two others were offered them at Montserrat - one for $2000, and one for $2300. These had from twenty to fifty acres of land with buildings attached. They have made inquiries respecting the sale of the old establishment - with all the land of the town, and find that the whole can be sold for $3500. - having been offered that for the same. And that the cost of a new location with buildings as large as the old ones, cannot be less than $10,000. Finally your committee do not think it for the best interests of the town to sell the old house with the lands for the present. All of which is respectfully submitted. Edwd. Pousland Aaron Dodge Shadrack FiskeComttee Joseph E. Ober John Meacom th Beverly March 13, 1854. Voted, to accept the above report of said Committee. Upon Article 7, the petition of S. D. G. Standley - after some discussion Voted, That the Town assume all costs incurred by the Overseers of the Poor and the late master of the Work House in the prosecution against them, and that the Town Treasurer be directed to pay each of the defendants, in said suit, the respective amount incurred by them in costs and expenses in consequence thereof, upon their several receipts therefore. On motion of F. W. Choate, by substantially a unanimous vote. Voted, that the hearty thanks of the Town be hereby given to Hon. Robert Rantoul for his long, arduous and faithful services as Overseer of the Poor, for a period of fifty years; and the inhabitants of the Town most honestly tender him their warm best wishes for his future health and happiness. On motion of Capt. Amos Lefavour, with the like unanimity. Voted, That the united thanks of the town be also given to Mr. Rantoul for his manifold other valuable services in behalf of this town, and that the Town Clerk furnish to him a copy of the several votes under this article. Upon Article 8, petition of Mr. Knowlton. Voted, to refer this petition to the Assessors for the current year, who, if they are satisfied that anything is equitably due Mr. Roundy, as he claims, in abatement of taxes, and can be properly allowed by him, they shall certify the same to the Selectmen who shall pay the amount thus certified. Evening having arrived the meeting adjourned to Tuesday morning March 14, at 9 o’clock, when it again assembled and proceeded - Upon Article 9,petition of W. P. Moses and others. Voted, to repeal section seven of the Bylaws of the town relative to smoking in the streets etc.. A motion to reconsider the above vote was put and rejected. Upon Article 10, petition of John Webber and others. Voted, to amend the Bylaws of the Town for licensing and restraining dogs as follows - It shall be the duty of the Selectmen to cause all Bylaws of the Town upon this subject to be enforced, and they are hereby authorized to pay the Register of Dogs such compensation as they may deem reasonable for the services required of him. - The Register of Dogs is hereby required, and every legal voter in town is hereby authorized, to destroy every dog owned or kept in this town not in accordance with the Bylaws of the Town; and the Selectmen are hereby authorized and directed to pay therefore from the Town Treasury 75 cents for each dog thus destroyed, to the person thus destroying such dog, upon their being satisfied of the facts in the case. Stephens Baker Esq. was appointed a committee to present the above for approval to the Court of Common Pleas and to cause the same to be published in the Beverly Citizen, and otherwise notified in order that the public may have knowledge thereof. Upon Article 11, petition of Levi Cole and others. A motion to grant the prayer of the petition was rejected, and a motion was carried to indefinitely postpone the whole subject. Wm. P. Moses gave notice that he should move a reconsideration of this vote at the adjournment. But Amos Lefavour made that motion now and it was rejected. Upon Article 12, petition of David C. Foster and others. A motion to refer the subject to the Firewards and to especially assign the subject for consideration at the adjournment was rejected and the whole subject indefinitely postponed. Upon Article 13, relative to the liquor traffic. Voted, That the Selectmen of the Town take such measures, in behalf of the Town, and they may deem expedient in regard to the enforcement of the laws for suppressing or regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors within the Town. The Town refused to interfere with the discretion of the Selectmen as to establishing a liquor agency. Upon Article 14, petition of John I. Baker and others. Voted, That the said petition be referred to Hooper A. Appleton, Eben H. Malden, Edwin Foster, Joseph Conant, Joseph E. Ober, Gideon Cole, Rufus Putnam, William Porter, Thomas A. Morgan, Levi A. Abbott, to report at the adjournment of this meeting upon what action if any, it may be expedient for the town to take on this subject. Upon Article 15, petition of Josiah B. Prince and others. Voted, That said petition be referred to Warren Prince, George S. Millett, Levi A. Abbott, Joseph E. Ober, Samuel D. G. Standley, Richard Dodge Jr., Levi Woodbury, Azor Dodge Jr., Albert T. Dodge, Richard P. Waters, John Ross, C. Frederick Dodge, Benjamin D. Grant, Parker Burnham, to report at the adjournment of this meeting, what action if any, it may be expedient to take in the premises. Upon Article 16, relative to Schools - The subject matter of the petition of Daniel Hildreth and others for a High School was first considered, and the rest of the Article referred to the adjournment of this meeting. And upon the said petition, Voted, that the subject of establishing a High School to be referred to Zachariah Cole, Augustus Moulton, David Lefavour, Jeremiah Choate, Benjamin Preston, Augustus N. Clark, Rufus Putnam, Joseph Tracy, Joseph G. Dodge, and Levi A. Abbott to report at the adjournment what course the town should take in this matter. Voted, that the several Committees have power to fill vacancies. Upon Article 17, relative to highways and town ways. Voted, That the sum of thirty eight hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated for and upon Highways and Town ways throughout the Town the current year - two thousand dollars thereof for ordinary and extraordinary repairs upon the roads and bridges, and for the snow bills of the past season - the balance to be expended to pay land damages due on town way locations, and for the construction thereof, and for such improvements to the roads throughout the town as the Selectmen may deem necessary. The whole of said sum to be expended under the direction and assignment of the Selectmen. Voted, that twelve and one half cents per hour be allowed for each man, each horse, and each pair of oxen, for labor on the roads and on snow; twenty five cents per day for each cart thus used, and such price for the use of ploughs thereon, as the Surveyors shall respectively certify, to be just in reasonable. Voted, to grant the prayer of the petition of John Pierce and others, relative to the way into Preston Place, under the direction of the Surveyor of that Ward. The Town refused to grant Capt. Jonathan Batchelder his request as to the road before his house, as heretofore allowed. While upon Article 12, the town Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it to be to Monday the third day of April next at the Town Hall at one o’clock afternoon. And now having Voted to refer all other business to said adjournment, it was Voted, that this meeting do now adjourn, and the Moderator so declared it to Monday April 3 at 1 o’clock P.M. At a legal meeting of the qualified voters of the Town of Beverly held at the Town Hall on Monday the third day of April A. D. 1854, at one o’clock P.M. by adjournment from March 14, 1854, the same being an adjournment of the annual March Meeting. The meeting was called to order at the time appointed by W. H. Lovett, the Moderator, and proceeded to transact business as follows - Voted, by ballot, That Andrew W. Standley be Assessor instead of Robert Goodwin; who declines to serve. Voted, by ballot, That John J. Dennis be Constable instead of Samuel Foster, who declines to serve. Voted, by ballot, That David C. Foster be of the School Committee instead of W. C. Boyden who declines to serve. The following were then chosen by hand vote, to fill vacancies. Overseers of the Poor, John P. Webber Jr. in place of Jona. H. Lovett, declined. Firewards, Joseph K. Preston, in place of John Knowlton, declined. Wells Standley, in place of John C. Stanton, declined. Field drivers,Ward 5. Jason Webber 6. William Preston 9. Edward Trask Jr. 10. James Friend 12. Alfred Porter 13. John G. Smith 14. Hugh Hill Under Article 14. The Committee appointed at the meeting in March relative to a public library, unanimously reported in favor of such an institution, and recommended the appropriation of five hundreds dollars to that purpose. They also recommended the appointment of suitable committees and trustees to carry out the object, with authority to establish branches in other parts of the town when deemed expedient. They recommended the room in the Town Hall building now occupied by the Social Library, as the place to locate the Library, believing that the Social Library would merge their institution in that of a Public Library - Without discussion the report was accepted, and the whole subject indefinitely postponed. Under Article 15. A report signed by Warren Prince, S. D. G. Standley, Levi A. Abbott, and Parker Burnham of the Committee, was submitted, proposing an enlargement and alteration of the present Town Hall building at an estimated expense of four thousand dollars - This report was also accepted, and then the whole subject indefinitely postponed. Voted, that the Selectman be requested not to let the Town Hall to be used for any purpose whatsoever. Under Article 16, A report was submitted, signed by Joseph Tracy, A. N. Clark, Joseph G. Dodge, Levi A. Abbott, Rufus Putnam and Jeremiah Choate, of the Committee, recommending the establishment of a High School, and proposing certain resolves to carry out the same. After discussion the first resolve was rejected, and the others were then laid on the table, the report having been first accepted. Voted, That the sum of five thousand and five hundred dollars be appropriated for the support of schools throughout the Town the current year - the same to be expended and distributed as follows - five hundred dollars for the superintendency of schools - one thousand dollars divided equally among the several school districts - and the balanced divided among said districts in proportion to the children in each on the first day of May next, between the ages of five and fifteen years. Voted, that the sum of twenty one thousand dollars be raised and assessed upon the polls and estates within the Town for the purpose of defraying the debts of the Town and the expenses of the current year; and that the Town Treasurer be authorized to use the credit of the Town to such an extent as may be necessary to meet such lawful demands as may be made upon the Treasury of the Town, until he shall be in funds from collection of the taxes. Voted, that the Collector of taxes deliver, were cause to be delivered, at the last and usual place of abode of each inhabitant of the Town, or to such inhabitant in person, as soon as may be after the taxes are made, the list of the taxes such person has been assessed.- and that he allow five percent discount on all town taxes paid on or before the fifteenth day of October next: - and that, so far as practicable, he shall on the first day of January next, put in suit all taxes then due, commencing with the highest, and so down to the lowest tax, - providing always that said Collector shall call once for his tax, after leaving the bill thereof, before putting the same in suit. Commonwealth 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 Monday the third day of April next at four o’clock to afternoon, for the following purposes; 1st. To decide the manner of choosing a Moderator and to choose the same. 2d. To see if the Town will accept and allow of a town way as widened and laid out by the Selectmen’s report, now on file in the office of the Town Clerk, extending from Hale Street near Elisha Woodbury’s house to the beach beyond the house of Abraham H. Fiske, being the way called Woodbury Street. Here all of fail not, but make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon. Witness our hands and seal hereunto this twenty seventh day of March in the year eigfhteen hundred and fifty four. Wm. H. Lovett, Selectmen H. D. Whitney of Jos. E. Ober Beverly Andrew C. Baker Beverly March 27, 1854. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named, as therein directed, by posting notices according to Town Regulations. Ebenezer Ray, Constable. At a legal meeting of the qualified voters of the Town of Beverly held at the Town Hall on Monday April 3, 1854, at four o’clock P.M. pursuant to the warrant recorded on the next preceding page - Voted, to choose a Moderator by hand vote, and proceeded thus to elect William H. Lovett to that office. Voted, to accept and allow of a town way as widened and laid out according to the following report of the Selectmen: - Upon the petition of Daniel Woodbury and others for the widening of the town way in the town of Beverly called Woodbury Street, the Selectmen of said town having notified, met and heard all parties interested, do hereby layout and widened said town way in manner following: forty six feet wide from Hale Street to Ober Street, measuring from the westerly line of said way as established in the year 1798; and forty feet wide from said Ober Street to the beach: measuring also from the westerly line of said way as heretofore established: said westerly line being a continuous straight line and running very near those portions of the dwelling houses of Andrew Woodbury and of Abraham H. Fiske, which front upon said way. - And we have awarded the following damages consequent upon the laying out and widening said town way: Andrew W. Hammond, fifty one dollars - the estate of the late Henry Seward, eighty dollars - George Thissell twelve dollars - Abigail P. Lovett, eighteen dollars - James Parker, eight dollars - Elisha Woodbury, fifty dollars - to be paid them out of the Town treasury when their lands are taken into said way - Witness our hands hereunto this twenty seventh day of March in the year eighteen hundred and fifty four. Wm. H. LovettSelectmen H. D. Whitney of Joseph E. Ober Beverly A. C. Baker