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2009-100-1Ro1.03 |
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Water Department 1800 - 1879 |
Caption of Image |
Town Meeting Warrent |
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Folder labeled "Water Department 1800 - 1879 " containing the following items: A petition to the Honorable Board of Selectmen dated August 18, 1853 stating many locations of town are in need of a better supply of water and requesting enlarging wells and deepening the reservoir signed by William Stacey, Reuben Nichols, John N. Glover, D. Nicholson, Thomas Bowman, James C. Harris, Samuel Dodd 3rd, William Bartol, John Adams, Richard G. Harris, Annie Sparhawk, Isaac Stone, Wm. T. Martin, Nicholas T. Martin, Samuel Thompson, Sam. Cox, William Litchman, D. S. Simpson, Thomas Breare, Samuel L. Knight, Samuel T. Harris, John Harris, John Harris, Margaret Harris, Ebenezer R. Harris, W. P. Stone, Ambrose Allen, Benj. T. Harris, Rober6t G. Harris, Josiah N. Pritchard, Joshua L. Graves, Levi Langley and G. E. Trefry. Bill from Phillips and Homan dated Sept. 4, 1809 for $50.97 for pumps, pump boxes, hoses and other material for north and south wells. Petition to the Selectmen dated March 16, 1844 stating the well at the eastern corner of the common is too shallow, has no spring and is dry one third of the year and request it be boxed deeper or other wise amended to accommodate the people in the vicinity signed by John Merritt, Geo. W. Shepard, Isaac Roundy, W. L. Shepard, B. Burridge, F. C. Caswell, Wm. Caswell Jr., S. R. Knight, J. G. Selman, Francis Stacey, Thomas Roundy, John G. Stacey, William Clough, Broughton Hammond, James Freeto, James O. Brown, Wm. K. Athins, Jacob C. Clouthman and Elisha Pote. Petition to the Selectmen dated March 1843 requesting a larger well on the common where the gunhouse once stood. signed byJosephHidden, John Long, John McGregory, Geo. Clouthman, John S. Roads, James E. Wiggins, Jeremiah F. Smith, Richard Meek, Thomas Haskell, Alonzo H. Hinsman, Joel Reynolds, John Ingalls, Edmond Kimball and John Bubier. Petition to the Selectmen dated April 1, 1844 requesting a well and pump be build at or near the corner of Fore and Circle Streets signed by John High, John Chandler, John G. Hooper, John White, William Haskell, Richard Perot Jun., Nicholas Tucker Jr., William Fettyplace, Samuel J. Goodwin, Samuel Thompson, Joseph Dinsmore, Isaac Atkins Jr., Thomas Gilbert, Benjamin Dodd and William Perry?. Contract between the Selectmen and James and Dixey Wilkins for $200.00 dated July 3, 1844 to build a well at the southern corner of the common to be completed before the 1st of October next. On the back is a receipt signed by James and Dixey Wilkins for $200.00 dated Jan. 20, 1845 Receipt signed by B. Cole for $3.03 dated March 1, 1869 for payment of Iron dippers, chains for Town wells. Receipt signed by Hooper R. Goodwin for $5.60 dated Dec. 10, 1868 for payment of stock and labor used in fixing town pump. Receipt signed by William Tucker for $1.55 dated May 26, 1866 for payment of stock and labor at Town Hall Pump. Receipt signed by John Mahony and Dennis Dalyfor $28.00 dated July 19, 1854 for payment for digging 14 squares on the common for a reservoir at $2.00 per square. Receipt signed by J. C. Clouthman for $2.25 dated July 19, 1854 for payment for teaming to Salem and Danvers for stock for building reservoir. Receipt signed by Samuel Reynolds for $5.81 dated Aug. 26, 1844 for payment of 3 1/4 days labor repairing well on Spring Street. Receipt signed by John Broughton for $1.50 dated Sept. 20, 1845 for payment for labor with blocks and falls getting in town pump. Bill from John Carroll Sr. for $7.85 dated Jan. 7, 1880 for repairs to the Commons Upper Pump, Elm Street Pump and Common Lower Pump listing work performed. Statement of work signed by Moses Hill dated Oct. 24, 1836 to build stone lined well 8 feet in diameetr at the bottom and 4 feet diameter at the top where the old hay scales formerly stood for $100.00. If hard rock is found the expense of blowing and extra days cost the selectmen will pay. Bill from Moses Hill for $167.25 dated Jan. 2, 1837 for 39 days labor blowing and bailing and $100.00 for digging and stoning well. Receipt signed by Benjamin Aborn for $2.00 dated Aug. 2, 1845 for payment for draining out the lower town well. Receipt signed by Henry N. Quiner for $30.30 dated March 4, 1825 for payment for 1894 feet of lumber for town pumps. Bill from Joseph Gregory for $25.49 dated Nov. 6, 1809 for labor and materials for work on the North, South, Central and Street pump. Bill from John Harris for $71.25 dated Jan. 1, 1810 for repair work at the Neck Bridge, South pump, North pump, pump bye the bBank, Bridge on th plain and pump at the Town house. Bill from Nathaniel Phillips for $.75 dated July 6, 1819 for repair work on the upper, lower, old town and paying pumps. Bill from Nathaniel Phillips for $3.13 dated Jan. 1, 1813 for repair work at the upper, center, lower and old town pumps. Bill from Phillips and Norman for $2.60 dated Sept. 6, 1812 for repair work on the center and lower pump. Warrent to Jonathan C. Blaney, Constable, to notify and warn the male inhabitants to meet at the Town House on Monday the fourth day of August at eleven oclock beforenoon totake into consideration the petition of Benjamin Hooper and others respecting a well to be located in the North Easterly corner of the Common. Signed by Robert Hooper Jr., J. W. Green, and J. Traill. |
Catalog date |
2015-11-17 |
People |
Aborn, Benjamin Allen, Ambrose Atkins, Wm. Bartol, William Blaney, Jonathan Breare, Thomas Broughton, John Brown, James Candler, John Carroll, John Chinn, L. Clough, William Cloutman, George Cloutman, J. C. Cloutman, Jacob Cole, B. Daly, Dennis Dodd, Samuel Fettyplace, Wm. Freeto, James Glover, John Goodwin, Hooper R. Goodwin, Samuel Green, J. Gregory, John Gregory, Joseph Hammond, Broughton Harris, Benj. Harris, Ebenezer Harris, James Harris, John Harris, Margaret Harris, Robert Harris, Samuel Haskell, Thomas Haskell, William Hidden, Joseph High, John Hill, Moses Hinsman, Alonzo H. Hooper, Benjamin Hooper, John Hooper, Rob. W. Ingalls, John Kimball, Edmond Kimball, G. Knight, S. R. Knight, Samuel Levi, Langley Litchman, William Long, William Mahony, John Martin, Nicholas Martin, Wm. Meek, R. Merritt, John Nicholson, T. Phillips and Homan Phillips, Nath. Pitman, Henry Pritchard, Joshua L. Quiner, Henry Reynolds, Joel Reynolds, Samuel Roads, John Roundey, Thomas Simpson, J. S. Smith, Jeremiah Sparhawk, Wm. Stacey, John G. Stacey, Francis Stacy, William Stone, W. P. Thompson, Samuel Traill, John Trefry, J. E. Tucker, Nicholas Tucker, William White, John Wiggins, James Wilkins, James |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Collection |
Gosling Collection |