History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts - citizen hylbom blog

for distribution. At the meeting, Februan- 27,
the proposed charter was read and accepted. Only
one amendment was suggested, but not carried,
that " no person holding an office under the United
States or state governments should be eligible to
the office of mayor."
The charter was promptly granted by the legis-
lature, and the governor, Edward Everett, signed
the act April 1. Its acceptance must be by a
majority of the voters in town-meeting assembled,
and it suspended the election of town officers for
the year 1836, allowing the old board to hold over
until their successors were chosen. It gave the
seleetmen authority to call the first meeting under
the charter, by issuing their warrant before the first
Monday in May for the citizens to give in their
votes for a mayor, six aldermen, twenty-four coun-
cilmen, and six members of the school committee,
who were to hold their offices until the first Monday
in April, 1837.
This charter was accepted by the voters at a
meeting held April 11 ; yeas 961, nays 328. The
selectmen issued their warrant April 14, for a
meeting to be held April 31, at which time the
following persons were chosen : Elisha Bartlett,^
mayor ; William Austin, Benjamin Walker, Oliver
M. Whipple, Aaron Mansur, Seth Ames, Alexander
Wright, aldermen ; Thomas Nesmith, Thomas
Ordway, Samuel Garland, George Brownell, Cyril
French, Horace Howard, William Wyman, Eras-
tus Douglas, Henry J. Baxter, Weld Spalding,
Jonathan Bowers, Sidney Spalding, John C'lark,
.James Eussell, H. W. Hastings, David Nourse,
Stephen Mansur, John Mixer, John A. Savels,
James Cook, Josiah B. French, Jonathan Tyler,
David Dana, Tappan Wentworth, councilmen
Lemuel Porter, Amos Blanchard, Jacob Puobbins,
John 0. Green, John A. Knowles, Thomas Hop-
kinson, school committee.
Our municipal craft was now fairly launched,
officered, and ready for service. It is well to look
at her bill of lading.
The Merrimack Company, with a capital of
$1,500,000; running 25,704spindles, 1,253 looms;
employing 1,321 females, 437 males ; making
184,000 yards of cloth weekly, of which 163,000
yards were dyed and printed ; consuming 44,000
pounds of cotton weekly, and 5,200 tons of coal,
1,500 cords of wood, and 8,700 gallons of oil per
annum.
1 Elisha Bartlett, bom in Sraithfield, R, I., October 6, 1804;
died at Smitbfield, R. I., July 19, 1855.
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The Hamilton Company, with a capital of
S 900,000; running 19,4-56 spindles, 560 looms;
employing 780 females, 200 males ; making 85,000
yards of cloth per week, of which 70,000 yards
were dyed and printed ; consuming 28,000 pounds
of cotton per week, and 2,000 tons of coal, 1,500
cords of wood, and 6,(J(.)0 gallons of oil per annum.
The Appleton Company, with a capital of
$500,000; running 11,776 spindles, 380 looms;
employing 470 females, 65 males; making 100,000
yards of cloth per week ;
consuming 33,000 pounds
of cotton per week, and 300 tons of coal and
3,375 gallons of oil per annum.
The Lowell Company, with a capital of §500,000;
one mill running 5,000 spindles for cotton, besides
woollen ; 142 looms for cotton, 70 for carpets ; em-
ploying 325 females, 150 males ; making 55,000
yards of cotton cloth, 2,500 yards of carpeting, and
150 rugs per week ; consuming 30,000 pounds of
cotton'per week, and 180 tons of coal, 500 cords of
wood, 3,000 gallons of olive and 4,500 gallons
of sperm oil per annum.
The Suff'olk Company, with a capital of
§450,000; running 10,752 spindles, 460 looms
employing 460 females, 70 males; making 90,000
yards per week ; consuming 30,000 pounds of
cotton per week, and 294 tons of coal, 70 cords
of wood, and 3,840 gallons of oil per annum.
The Tremont Company, with a capital of
§500,000; running 11,520 spindles, 416 looms;
making 125,800
employing 460 females, 70 males ;
yards per week ; consuming 34,000 pounds of
cotton per week, and 329 tons of coal, 60 cords
of wood, and 3,692 gallons of oil per annum.
The Lawrence Company, with a capital of
§1,200,000 ;
running 31,000 spindles, 910 looms;
employing 1,250 females, 200 males; making
200,000 yards of cloth per week; consuming
64,000 pounds of cotton per week, and 650 tons
of coal, 60 cords of wood, and 8,217 gallons of oil
per annum.
The Middlesex Company, -ndth a capital of
$500,000; running 4,620 "spindles, 38 looms for
broadcloths, 92 looms for cassimeres; employing
350 females, 185 males; making 6,300 yards of
cassimere, and 1,500 yards of broadcloth per week ;
consuming 600,000 pounds of wool, 3,000,000
teasels, 500 tons of coal, 1,000 cords of wood,
11,000' gallons of olive and 2,500 gallons of sperm
oil per annum.
The Boott Cotton Mills, with a capital of
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