The First Tax Levy in Southborough

   At a public meeting on August 28, 1727 at the house of Timothy Brigham, the inhabitants of the Town of Southborough voted that their meeting house should be "forty foot wide, fifty foot long and twenty-four foot between joints with all other things foe decency and Comfort as may be ..".
Nine men of the town agreed to get shingles at 18 shillings per 1000 delivered at the place.  Eight of the men would provide 2000 each and one man would provide another 4000.  Six men offered to get oak clapboards at 4 shillings per 100 delivered at the place.  Five men were to deliver 1000 each, and another man 500.
   The price of common laborers until the last day of October shall be 3 shillings per day.   At the very next months meeting six pence was added per day.  All work was to be reviewed by committee acting in the affairs of the town.  Another committee was chosen to set the site of the meeting house by survey, and find the center of the town.  It was voted lastly at this meeting to grant 300 pounds money to be assessed, levied, and raised upon the inhabitants and notable estate of the town for "Defraying the charge of building the Meeting House."