Roads, Ways, Railways and Highways

Report
455
Report on renewal of the bounds of the road to Concord, March 1737
Report on renewal of the bounds of the road to Concord, March 1737... View Full Record
Report
470
Copy of petition by Stephen Cutler at al. for a new highway, December 11, 1809, and the order concerning the petition, February 5, 1810
Copy of petition by Stephen Cutler at al. for a new highway, December 11, 1809, and the order concerning the petition, February 5, 1810... View Full Record
Record, Valuation
585
Highway rate, 1772
Highway rate, 1772... View Full Record
Record, Valuation
586
Highway rate, 1773
Highway rate, 1773... View Full Record
Record, Valuation
607
Highway rate, 1788
Highway rate, 1788... View Full Record
Record, Valuation
608
Highway rate, 1789
Highway rate, 1789... View Full Record
Record, Valuation
613
Highway rate, 1794
Highway rate, 1794... View Full Record
Record, Valuation
619
Highway tax for 1798
Highway tax for 1798... View Full Record
Record, Valuation
623
Highway Tax for 1800
Highway Tax for 1800... View Full Record
Letter
897.7
Letter, Office of the Massachusetts Highway Commission to Lexington Selectmen, June 24, 1896
Letter, Office of the Massachusetts Highway Commission to Lexington Selectmen concerning need to sign "the plan of the road in your town," June 24, 1896... View Full Record
Letter
897.28
Letter, Office of Massachusetts Highway Commission to Lexington Selectmen concerning construction of a state highway over Middle Street, June 27, 1896
Letter, Office of Massachusetts Highway Commission to Lexington Selectmen concerning construction of a state highway over Middle Street, June 27, 1896... View Full Record
Letter
912.5
Letter, Office of Massachusetts Highway Commission to Selectmen concerning grant for new work, June 26, 1896
Letter, Office of Massachusetts Highway Commission to Selectmen concerning grant for new work, June 26, 1896... View Full Record
Report
456
Report on renewal of the bounds of the road through Church Farm, January 18, 1750 and March 2, 1750
Report on renewal of the bounds of the road through Church Farm, January 18, 1750 and March 2, 1750 Note: Third page has doodling and penmanship practice... View Full Record
Report
457
Report of the Committee on the Church Farm Road, 1752
Report of the Committee on the Church Farm Road, February 29, 1752... View Full Record
Report
458
Report (copy) of the Committee on the Road from West Cambridge to Burlington, 1792
Report (copy) of the Committee on the Road from West Cambridge to Burlington, 1792... View Full Record
Report
459
Report of Selectmen concerning the placement of a new road to be called Wright's Road, February 10, 1797
Report of Selectmen concerning the placement of a new road to be called Wright's Road, February 10, 1797... View Full Record
Petition
462
Petition for a new road, February 7, 1746; on reverse, report of Selectmen on February 10, 1746 concerning the boundaries of the new road
Petition for a new road, February 7, 1746; on reverse, report of Selectmen on February 10, 1746 concerning the boundaries of the new road... View Full Record
Letter
466
Letter, John Reed of Bedford to John Bridge of Lexington concerning a proposed new road, February 17, 1802
Letter, John Reed of Bedford to John Bridge of Lexington concerning a proposed new road, February 17, 1802 Note: Third page has been used for unrelated notes... View Full Record
Report
468
Report of Selectmen on renewing the bounds of a road, March 1, 1805
Report of Selectmen on renewing the bounds of Isaac Blodgett's road, March 1, 1805... View Full Record
Report
471
Report of Selectmen on road between the lands of Dr. Joseph Fiske and David Simonds, May 7, 1810
Report of Selectmen on road between the lands of Dr. Joseph Fiske and David Simonds, May 7, 1810... View Full Record
Invoice
487
Invoice of Benjamin Reed for laying out roads and selling the East District schoolhouse, March 3, 1828
Invoice of Benjamin Reed for laying out roads and selling the East District schoolhouse, March 3, 1828... View Full Record
Petition
515
Petition of A. O. Dana et al. for a new road, no date
Petition of A. O. Dana et al. for a new road, no date... View Full Record
Petition
519
Petition of R.D. Blinn et al. for a new road, no date
Petition of R.D. Blinn et al. for a new road, no date... View Full Record
Petition
520
Petition of Hammon Reed et al. for a new road, no date
Petition of Hammon Reed et al. for a new road, no date... View Full Record
Invoice
522
Invoice, Philip Russell to the Town of Lexington for services related to Bedford Road, no date
Invoice, Philip Russell to the Town of Lexington for services related to Bedford Road, no date... View Full Record
Agreement
526
Agreement of Jonas Pierce, Jonathan Smith, and William Smith concerning a road over their lands, November 16, 1762
Agreement of Jonas Pierce, Jonathan Smith, and William Smith concerning a road over their lands, November 16, 1762... View Full Record
Report
698
Report of committee charged on May 4, 1818 with settling damages in connection with a town road, no date
Report of committee charged on May 4, 1818 with settling damages in connection with a town road, no date... View Full Record
Report
701
Report of Selectmen concerning purchase of a tract of land to supply gravel for Concord Road, with receipt for payment to landowner Amos Marrett, May 3, 1819
Report of Selectmen concerning purchase of a tract of land to supply gravel for Concord Road, with receipt for payment to landowner Amos Marrett, May 3, 1819... View Full Record
Letter
897.1
Letter, City of Cambridge Water Board to Lexington Selectmen concerning condition of road over Lincoln Street dam, September 25, 1896
Letter, City of Cambridge Water Board to Lexington Selectmen concerning condition of road over Lincoln Street dam, September 25, 1896... View Full Record
Letter
897.2
Letter, Deputy Sheriff to Middlesex County Commissioners concerning need to relocate the road running from the Bedford and Billerica Branch railroad to Bedford Street, June 15, 1899
Letter, Deputy Sheriff to Middlesex County Commissioners concerning need to relocate the road running from the Bedford and Billerica Branch railroad to Bedford Street, June 15, 1899. Two copies... View Full Record
Order, County
897.6
Order, Middlesex County Commissioners to the Selectmen of Bedford, June 1, 1897
Order, Middlesex County Commissioners to the Selectmen of Bedford "that a road be laid out from the terminus of a road recently built in Bedford and Lexington, to a point on the Main Road from Bedford to Lexington near the estate of Patrick Ryan," "f... View Full Record
Order, County
897.8
Order, Middlesex County Commissioners to the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, June 6, 1899
Order, Middlesex County Commissioners to the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington concerning relocation of the road extending from the Bedford and Billerica Branch railroad to Bedford Street, "first Tuesday in June" (June 6), 1899... View Full Record
Letter
897.20
Letter, Concord Selectmen to Lexington Selectmen concerning the construction of a state road in Concord, August 24, 1896
Letter, Concord Selectmen to Lexington Selectmen concerning the construction of a state road in Concord, August 24, 1896... View Full Record
Deed
882
Deed, Lexington Historical Society to the Town of Lexington for land at the junction of Percy Road, Massachusetts Avenue, and Tavern Lane, January 8, 1929
Deed, Lexington Historical Society to the Town of Lexington for land ("part of the Munroe Tavern lot") at the junction of Percy Road, Massachusetts Avenue, and Tavern Lane, January 8, 1929. Book 5321, Page 20. The land was evidently to be used for... View Full Record
Deed
886
Deed, Eli Simonds to Town of Lexington for land on Old County Road near the Alms House, February 19, 1859
Deed, Eli Simonds to Town of Lexington for land on Old County Road near the Alms House, February 19, 1859... View Full Record
Letter
897.12
Letter, Boston and Maine Railroad to the Lexington Selectmen concerning a water pipe over Pierce's Bridge, May 18, 1896
Letter, Boston and Maine Railroad to the Lexington Selectmen concerning a water pipe over Pierce's Bridge, May 18, 1896... View Full Record
Invoice
898.91
Invoice, Boston and Lowell and Nashua and Lowell Railroad Company to Town of Lexington for labor of section men, November 25, 1873
Invoice, Boston and Lowell and Nashua and Lowell Railroad Company to Town of Lexington for labor of section men, November 25, 1873... View Full Record
Deed
1748.13
Quitclaim deed, Lexington and Boston Street Railway to Town of Lexington for strips of land on Bedford Street, July 12, 1902
Quitclaim deed, Lexington and Boston Street Railway to Town of Lexington for strips of land on Bedford Street, July 12, 1902, 4 pages... View Full Record
Envelope
1778
Envelope of documents related to Boston & Maine Railroad
Envelope of documents related to Boston & Maine Railroad In one small envelope: 1. Contract (copy), Boston and Maine Railroad to Town of Lexington, lease of land off Merriam Street, October 1, 1925, 4 pages Contract number 22336 2. Letter (copy... View Full Record
Envelope
1779
Envelope of documents related to Boston & Maine Railroad
Envelope of documents related to Boston & Maine Railroad In one small envelope: 1. Partial release of mortgage, State Street Trust Company to Boston and Maine Railroad, land on Massachusetts Avenue, July 9, 1941, 3 pages *2. Deed, Boston and Mai... View Full Record
Envelope
1780
Envelope of documents related to Boston & Maine Railroad
Envelope of documents related to Boston & Maine Railroad In one small envelope: 1. Agreement, Boston and Maine Railroad to Town of Lexington, concerning sewer pipe in Fletcher Avenue, August 12, 1915, 3 pages 2. Cover letter for the above, Bosto... View Full Record
Report
521
Report by Howland Holmes concerning the drain at Waltham Street and Main Street, no date
Report by Howland Holmes concerning the drain at Waltham Street and Main Street, no date... View Full Record
Agreement
538
Settlement between Cambridge & Lexington for expenses related to the bridge over the Charles River, November 13, 1797
Settlement between Cambridge & Lexington for expenses related to the bridge over the Charles River, November 13, 1797... View Full Record
Report, Expense
543
Account of expenses (copy) for repairing the great bridge over Charles River for July 20, 1792 through June 16, 1794
Account of expenses (copy) for repairing the great bridge over Charles River for July 20, 1792 through June 16, 1794... View Full Record