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Selectmen's Minutes, 1787. 27

Boston Ss: At a Meeting of the Selectmen July 30. 1787
Present Mess" : Dorr, Scollay, Andrews, Tyler, Browne, Price,
Seaver, Boardman, Walley

Passed upon Accounts

Ordered, that the Assize of Bread be set at Wheat at 6/ p
Bushel, and that twelve Pence p Bushel be allowed to the Bakers
for their Charges Pains & Livelihood, which is computed as fol-
lows — Viz'. —

a 4^ loaf of Brick Bread French made must weigh
a 4^ ditto I Wheat J Rye Meal d\

a 4*. ditto not above J Indian, must weigh

Biskets of three Coppers price must weigh

M^ Thomas Bay ley Collector proposes, James Bay ley Gentle-
man, & William Bird Gentleman as his Bondsmen for the faithful
discharge of his trust — who were approved of —

M^ Henderson Collector proposes Cap*. Job Prince Mech'. &
Enoch James Blacksmith as his Bondsmen for the faithful dis-
charge of his trust as Collector, who were approved of —

[75.] M^ Thompson proposes Isaiah Doane Esq. William
Scollay Esq. as his Bondsmen for the faithful discharge of his
trust as a Collector of Taxes, who were approved —

M^ Nazro is to request M^ Pope who has the care of the North
Clock to attend next Wednesday —

The Selectmen have agreed, that CoP. Procter shall have the
disposal of the Land at North Battery at public Auction — pro-
vided no Person appears to offer five hundred pounds, before the
time of Sale by Auction of said Land —

M^ Francis Gray informs that the Sloop Jennet Ephraim Del-
lano just arrived from the West Indies has the Small Pox on board
— whereupon the Vessel was ordered to Rainsfords Island — and
Cap'. Laha the Keeper of the Hospital was directed to proceed as
usual in taking the Sick & everything on shoar liable to Infection,
and to proceed with the usual care in smoking & cleansing the
Vessel &"".
