1787 Present Mess""'. Scollay, Dorr, Tyler, Walley, Sever,
Browne, Price, Boardman, — Andrews

Benjamin Barnes admitted an Engine Man for Comp^. of Engine
N**. 2. in the room of Robert Ltish, now out of the Commonwealth

Passed upon other Accounts —

Joseph Spear applys to the Selectmen for liberty to open a
Drain to the Common Shore in Leverets Lane, from his House in
said Lane — which was granted on condition the Ground & Pave-
ment be made good to the satisfaction of the Selectmen

Martin Bicker applys for liberty to open a Drain from his
House in Dock Square into the Common Shore in the Market
Square — Granted on condition that the Grounds & Pavement is
made good to the approbation of the Selectmen —

M^ Blainey being indebted to the Town Treasury for two
Years Rent of the Bull Pasture Thirty Pounds p Agreement — the
Selectmen consent that the Town Treasurer pay the full of the
Draft lately made by the Selectmen in his favor, he first giving
security to the satisfaction of the S(4ectmen for the payment of
the £30 — aforesaid within three months from this Date —

Boston Ss : At a Meeting of the Selectmen March 31. 1787 —
Present Mess" : Scollay, Price, Tyler, Andrews, Boardman —

Cap*. Caleb Hayden a sworn Inspector of Oil for the Port of
Boston Certified on Oath that nine Tons & twenty four Gallons of
Oil, being white Spermacete Oil were brought into this Port in the
Schooner Ranger Stephen Sears of in the County of Barn-

stable Master — for which the proper Certificate was given M^
David Kelley the Owner, to enable him to receive the Bounty,
allowed by a Resolve of this Commonwealth —

[49,] Job Wheelwright a sworn Inspector of Oil for the
Town of Boston Certified on Oath that nine Tons, six Barrels &
22J Gall', of white Spermacete Oil were brought into this Port by
the Scliooner Wellfleet Richard Rich of said Wellfleet in the
County of Barnstable Master, for which a proper Certificate was
given to Stephen Wood of Wellfleet aforesaid sole Owner, to
enable him to receive the Bounty, allowed by a Resolve of the
Commonwealth

Boston Ss: At a Meeting of the Selectmen April 3**. 