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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Samuel Brown, a Selectman, responds to 'Citizen' in the N.H. Gazette, defending his office duties, explaining fire engine company issues and allowances, urging tax payment, justifying delay in digging a fire reservoir until autumn, and affirming no authority to open private wells.
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Messrs. Printers,
In answer to a "Citizen" in the last Gazette, as an individual Selectman, I answer for myself—when appointed to the office I did not accept it from lucrative motives, but as of trust, and upon the oath I have taken it shall be my endeavor to do my duty faithfully. Four of the Engines are well provided and the companies who attend them are satisfied with the allowance made them, no wheels are wanting to any of them, it is true one Engine is without a company and for this reason, viz. the company are not satisfied with the allowance, the others are fully contented with, and measures are taken to provide a company, but should that not be effected so soon as the Selectmen could wish. If "Citizen" is a man of trust, and will come forward with a company to take charge of said Engine, he shall have my vote for the same. I would ask "Citizen" If he has Collector Ackerman's receipt for his taxes for the present year, as nothing is so convenient for the Selectmen as to have money to pay the expences of the town.—It is true the town voted to have one well or Reservoir of water in case of fire, but would any man of common or uncommon sense, dig a well when the springs are high? would he not rather wait till autumn when the springs are generally low? I live in Buck-street and I have that confidence in my street's-men, that they will comply with every requisition of the gentlemen Fire wards, also have that confidence that they will faithfully perform their duty—I am
Your most humble servant,
SAMUEL BROWN
N. B. No one has power to private wells, if "Citizen" assumes to him open them, the Selectmen no such authority,
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Author
Samuel Brown
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Messrs. Printers
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as a selectman, brown defends his faithful duty, explains that four fire engines are well-provisioned with satisfied companies, one lacks a company due to dissatisfaction with allowance but efforts are underway, urges 'citizen' to form a company and pay taxes, justifies delaying the fire reservoir until autumn, and notes no authority to open private wells.
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