Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 141)

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Trustees February 26^t, 1872

belonging, the use of a horse and vehicle, and the services of one
man at the expense of the corporation.

Watriss Estate. Board fence on.

(c) Report covering an order, "that the Committee on Grounds be and
they hereby are authorized to cause a close board fence, ten feet
high to be erected on the West and South lines of the Watriss es-
tate, the expense thereof not to exceed sixteen hundred dollars."

Stone Meadow. Declaratory deed of strip of [?] J. G. Coolidge authorized, &c.[

(d) Recommending that the Treasurer and Secretary be directed
to execute an instrument setting forth a corrected description of
the parcel of land from the "Stone Meadow" conveyed to Joseph G.
Coolidge on the 19^t of July, 1871, recorded with Middlesex Deeds,
Lib. 1173, fols. 450, 451, in accordance with an amended plan thereof
of this date, by Shedd & Sawyer, showing said parcel to contain
fourteen hundred and four square feet, a copy of said plan to be
shown upon the margin of said instrument. Also that the
Treasurer be directed to refund to Joseph G. Coolidge nine dollars
and thirteen cents, ($9.13), as an overpayment by him for seventy-
three feet of land, being a part of the consideration for the aforesaid
deed.

Bounty pay=roll. Explanation of. Action thereon declared inexpedient

(e) A verbal report in response to the vote of enquiry adopted at
the last meeting regarding the "bounty pay=roll" so called, explaining
that the said "bounty pay=roll" was not in the nature of an extra
compensation for services rendered, but a certain reservation from
the regular and stipulated wages of the laborers, payable to them
at certain intervals: – and that in the opinion of the Committee it
was inexpedient to take any action on the same.

Reports accepted & votes, &c., adopted

Voted, – that the above Reports of the Committee on Grounds be accepted,
and that the votes, – orders and recommendations therein contained
be severally adopted by this Board.