1854-10-02Commonwealth 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 in the usual manner
the qualified voters of said Town to meet at the Town Hall on Monday the second day of October
next at nine o’clock before noon for the following purposes, viz.:
1st. To decide the manner of choosing a Moderator and to choose the same.
2d. To see if the Town will choose a committee to appear before the County Commissioners and
oppose the lying out of the highway petitioned for by F. W. Choate and others. - per petition of H.
P. Herrick and others.
Hereof fail not but make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon before said time.
Given under our hands and seal this twenty second of September in the year one thousand
eight hundred and fifty four.
Wm. H. LovettSelectmen
H. D. Whitney of
Alpheus DavisBeverly
rd
Essex, ss. Beverly, September 23, 1854. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified
the persons therein named as therein directed.
John J. Dennis, 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 above
warrant at the Town Hall on Monday October 2, 1854, at 9 o’clock A.M.
Voted, to choose the Moderator by hand vote and Stephens Baker was thus elected.
Voted, to give the petitioners leave to withdraw their petition
Voted, that the Selectmen be a committee to appear before the County Commissioners and
advocate the laying out of said highway.