He was made constable, assigned to serve on committees given authority to settle land and boundary disputes, and given other key responsibilities in administering the affairs of the new town, including serving on the General Court, or general meeting, at which individuals were tried for offenses including absence from church, forgery, fornication, and bastardy
त्यांनी 'गांधी -विवाह' ही अतिशय कमी खर्चात विवाह करण्याची पद्धत रुजवण्याचा प्रयत्न केला, तसेच शिक्षण प्रसार, ग्रंथालयांची स्थापना, अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलन, ग्रामीण जनतेची व्यसनमुक्ती या माध्यमातून समाजसुधारणेचे कार्य केले.