Excerpt from Fourth Report of the Report Commissioners of the City of Boston 1880: Dorchester Town Records<br><br>The reports of the commissioners are based upon specific appropria tions not exceeding one thousand dollars, respectively, and usually result in expenditures considerably less than the sum named. The committee are of opinion that five thousand dollars ought to be annually appropriated, as an element of the appropriation for printing, for expend itare under requisitions by the Record Commissioners, in accordance with special orders by the City Council. This would enable the com missioners to carry out a judicious system of annual work, and meet the legal requirements for reproducing the ancient records complete. The result of the expenditure would probably be the best economy in the end, as well as largely aid the citizens in the knowledge of the ancient times and memorable historical events. It must be considered that we are now living in the third century of the city's existence; and that our preservation of the ancient records is not for ourselves alone, but for the unknown centuries to come.<br>The committee recommend the passage of the following orders.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.