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In September a draft took place here under the direction of the selectmen. Ninety-six were drafted, but only thirty-nine were retained, and of these, twenty pro- cured substitutes.
At a town meeting on the 20th of this month it was 1
"Voted That the Seleetmen be a Com'ee to see that the families of all the drafted men from this town, be well provided for at their dis- cretion.
"Voted. That the Seleetmen be authorized to pay all Volunteers from this town, for nine months service, the sum of fifty dollars, on account of bounties heretofore granted, on the presentation of the eer- tificate of the Surgeon of the Military Post that they have duly passed the necessary examination & the Certificate of the Commandiug Offieer of the Post, that they have taken the preseribed oath."
At the battle of Antietam, on the 17th of September 1862, General Mansfield, of this town, was killed.
At a special meeting of the Common Council " called to take action in relation to the death of J. K. F. Mans- field, it was
"Voted: That the following gentlemen be appointed a committee to proceed to New York, and escort the remains of General Mansfield to this elty, viz., Hon. E. Jackson. His Hon. the Mayor, Alderman Hnek- staff, and Henry G. Hubbard, Esq.
" Voted: That Messrs. Bent, Douglas, G. T. Hubbard, Russell, Camp, S. C. Hubbard, and E. W. N. Starr be a committee with power to munke all necessary and proper arrangements for the funeral of General Mans- feld."
His funeral took place here on the 24th. He was buried with the military honors to which his rank was en- titled, and the solemn occasion attracted a large con- course of people from all parts of the country. Curiosity
* Previous to their departure, A. M. Colegrove, of Middletown In- vited them to supply themsolves freoly from his stock of under eloth- ing, and during the whole of Saturday and Sunday the ladles in the city worked on their uniforms
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to witness a military funeral drew hither a few on that occasion, but a desire to honor the memory of one of the country's martyrs, and one of the State's most highly es- teemed citizens was the prevailing feeling.
Another draft of men from Middletown town and city, Middlefield, and Durham took place at New Haven on the 29th of August 1863.
Two hundred and forty-seven were drafted, and those who were accepted, or their substitutes, were distributed among the different regiments of the State.
Still another draft for Middletown occurred at New Haven on the 19th of September 1864. The deficiency to be filled was forty.
Probably no better account of the action of the town during the latter portion of the war can be given than the extracts from the town records which are here quoted:
"Oct'r 20, 1862. Voted, That a bounty of $150 be paid by this Town to each Voluuteer who shall enlist and be accepted to fill the quota of this State, assigned to this town by the Adjutant General, under the late call of the Governor for 800 more volunteers for the nine months ser- vice; & that the Selectmen of this Town be authorized & empowered to borrow a sufficient sum of money on the credit of the town, to meetall obligations assumed or to be assumed on account of the payment of sd Bounties."
"Feb'y 28, 1863. Voted, That Messrs. Benjamin Douglas, Edwin Stearns, Alfred Hubbard & Horace D. Hall be a Committee to takeinto consideration the matter of issuing Town Bonds, to the amount of the indebtedness incurred by the town in aid of the War."
" August 26, 1863. The following votes were then adopted nearly unanimously, viz.,
" Voted, That a sum not exceeding forty thousand dollars be, & the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying into effect the following votes.
"Voted, That Benjamin W. Coe, Samuel Babcock, Origen Utley & Alfred Hubbard, are hereby appointed a Com'ee to draw orders upon the Treasurer of the Town, in favor of such persons, residents, and le- gal inhabitants of this town, in sums not exceeding three hundred dol- lars to each such person, as may be drafted and liable to service from this town, under the present act of Congress, and the draft at present ordered and pending; provided in the opinion of said Committee, the said person so drafted require his pecuniary assistance for the support of their families or those dependent upon them.
"Voted, That the Town Treasurer be, & he is hereby authorized and directed to borrow such portion of such sum of forty thousand dollars, as may be necessary to carry out the preceding vote & other votes passed at this meeting.
"Voted that all orders drawn & signed by said Com'ee and accepted by the Treasurer be a valid binding & legal obligation of said Town, & that the Treasurer be & hereby is empowered & directed to pay said or- ders upon presentment."
" Decr 5, 1863. Voted, That three thousand dollars be appropriated & placed in the hands of the Selectmen, to be expended at their discre- tion in obtaining Volunteers to fill the quota of this Town."
" Dec'r 29, 1863. Voted, That Samuel C. Hubbard & Anthony Thatcher, in conjunction with the Selectmen, be a Committee, to expend, not exceeding $12,000, (ineluding the amount appropriated Decr. 5, inst.) for the purpose of procuring men to fill the Quota of this town under the late call of the President."
" Jan'y 2nd 1864. The Selectmeu made report that an Injunction issued by the Judge of the Superior Court, had been served upon them requiring them to suspend any action on the Vote passed in Town meet- ing Decr. 29 inst, appropriating money to raise the town's Quota."
" Jan'y 18, 1864. Voted, That this meeting hereby confirm the votes passed at a special Town meeting held at the Town Hall in this town on the 26th day of August, 1863, relative to appropriating moneys &c. for the relief of drafted men aud their families. "
" July 30, 1864. Voted, That the town of Middletown pay to each in- dividual who shall Volunteer under the recent call of the President of the United States for five hundred thousand men to enter the army or navy of the United States, in pursuance of an Act of Congress author- izing the same & to each person who has or shall furnish a substitute under said Act, the following sums, to wit,
" To each person who has or shall volunteer or who shall be drafted or furnish a substitute for one year the sum of one hundred dollars. Two hundred dollars for two years, & Three hundred dollars for three years or the war, provided said drafted man or volunteer or substitute shall apply upon the quota of men under said call assessed to, or to be furnished by said town of Middletown.
" Voted, That in addition to the above bounties, the town of Middle- town pay the sum of twenty-five dollars to any person who shall furnish an acceptable volunteer or substitute to apply upon said quota of the town under said call.
" Voted, That the sum of fifty thousand dollars be & the same is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of the foregoing Votes, and that the Seleetmen of the town be authorized to borrow such por- tions of the same as may be needed to carry out the object of said Votes, & that the Selectmen be directed to draw all necessary & proper orders on the Treasury to effect the objects & purposes of the foregoing Votes, & that the Treasurer be instrueted to pay the same."
"August 13, 1864. Voted, That Messrs. Benjamin Douglas, N. V. Fagan & Edwin Scovill be added to the Com'ee of Selectmen for the purpose of aiding them in procuring the funds necessary in aid of vol- unteers, drafted men, or substitutes on the quota of this town.
"Voted, That none of the bounties voted at the meeting of which this is an adjournment, shall be paid to persons who have volunteered or furnished substitutes, prior to said call of the President, or to any person who shall have furnished a substitute for three years, at an ex- pense of less than $300."
"Aug't 23, 1864. Voted, That the whole matter of filling the quota of this town, be left with the Seleetmen & Committee appointed with them. to act at their best discretion in the premises."
"Aug't 30, 1864. Voted, That the Selectmen & Committee be in- structed to raise the money as voted at previous meetings for the pur- pose of filling the quota of this town.
"Voted, That in case the Selectmen & Committee cannot raise the money by guaranty or otherwise, that the Selectmen be authorized & instructed to draw orders upon the Treasury for the above object.
" Voted That Samuel L. Warner be added to the Com'ee."
"Nov'r 19, 1864. Voted, That the Selectmen ot Middletown are here- by authorized & empowered to pay the sum of one hundred dollars to each & every man who volunteers & is accepted into the service of the United States for the term of three years, or the war, & to every person who shall furnish an acceptable substitute for the same time for the U. S. service, the number not to exceed one hundred and fifty. The money to be raised & paid as provided in the following Vote.
"Voted, That the sum of $25,000 be & the same is hereby appropri- ated to detray the expense of the foregoing vote & that the Seleetmen of the town be authorized to borrow such portion of the same as may be needed, to carry out the object of said votes & that the Selectmen be directed to draw all necessary & proper orders, on the Treasury to effect the objects & purposes of the foregoing vote & that the Treasurer be instructed to pay the same."
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CITY OF MIDDLETOWN.
INCORPORATION.
" December 29th 1783 .- Voted that General Parsons, John Dickinson Esq., Mr. Benjamin Henshaw, Col. Brown, and Matthew Talcott, Esq. be a committee to prepare instructions, in the name of this town, to their representatives, directiug them to use their influence in the next Assembly to effect a division of Hartford County, and to establishing Middletown for the place of holding the Court, and also to use their in- finence to procure the mercantile part of the town of Middletown to be incorporated into a city with the powers and privileges prayed for by part of the inhabitants of New Haven in a memorial now depending in the Assembly and to prepare a memorial for the aforesaid purpose, and to sign and deliver the instructions to the representatives in behalf of the town."
The outcome of this action was the incorporation of the city in May 1784, by an act of the Legislature, while the town was still a part of Hartford county. Middlesex county was not formed till 1785.
The act defines the boundaries and corporation as fol- lows:
" Beginning at the mouth of the Little River or Ferry River; thenee in a northeast linc to the east side of Connecticut River, at high water mark, until it comes to a point due east from Sumner's Creek; thenee southerly and westerly, as the said creek runs to Warwick's Bridge; thence west to the Little River, including the dwelling-house of Re- turn Jonathan Meigs; thence northerly and easterly down the Little River, as the same runs to the first boundary, including the waters of the said Little River, Sumner's Creek, and Connectieut River, within the preceding limits, be, and the same are hereby ordained, constituted, and declared to be from time to time and forever hereafter one body corporate and politie in fact and in name by the name of 'The Mayor Aldermen, Common Council, and Freemen of the City of Middletown.'
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MAIN STREET MIDDLETOWN
1790 TO 1800.
WASHINGTON
COL JABEZ HAMLINE
JOSEPH WRIGHT FARMER
GEORGESTARR. SEA. CAPT. &MERCHANT
NATHANIEL SHALER
ELISHA BREWSTER TAVERN KEEPER.
DRELLIOT RAWSON
TALCOTT'S (HOW COURTST)
RICHARDHALL SHIP MASTER
JOHN STOKER IRON WORKS
JOSEPH KING SILVERSMITH
LANE
HENSHAW
ABNER ELYU TANNER SHOEMAKER
MICHAELSTEWART
FARMER
WENSLEY HOBBY
EPHRAIM FENNO TAVERN.
CALEB FULLER
TIMOTHY BOARDMAS
JOINER
ZACHARIAH. PADPACK JOINER. ELISHA CLARK
TRADER.
COURT-HOUSE
STREET.
JACOB SEBOR MERCHANT.
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JAMES CORNWALL FARMER.
GEORGE PHILLIPS. MERCHANT.
GILES HALL SHIP MASTER.
COL MATTHEW TALCOTT
FARMER,
MERCHANT
LANE.
SAMUEL JOHNSON SHOE MAKER
TIMOTHY BIGELOW'S TAVERN.
JOSEPH. SOUTHMAYO FARMER.
RICHARDALSOP. MERCHANT & SHIP OWNER.
PARSONAGE LANE.
CAPT. NATH'L BROWN. SHIPMASTER.
ADING POMEROY TANNER.
DR. WALKER SLAVE DEALER.
CAPT. THOMAS GOODWINY.
WM. SOUTHMAYO
SADDLER.
RETURN MEIGS HATTER.
DEACONCLARK APOTHECARY.
GENERAL HOLDEN
PARSONS.
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TWANTPLUM. JOINER.
ASAHEL JOHNSON.
BEZALEEL FISH TOWN CLERK.
CART. GROVE WARD, SHIP MASTER 0
7M. BURNHAM, HOTEL
SCHOOL-HOUSE.
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DUNCAN MACINTIRE BARBER
AVENUE of BUTTONWOOD TREES.
JOHN THOMPSON SHIP MASTER,
SAMUELBULL. MERCHANT.
BULL'S LANE.
WY KEITH ROPE MAKER.
OED Court house. Corner of Court St (formerly Taleatt's Lane) and Pearl Sts)
PHILIP MORTIMER'S ROPE WALK
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EASTER WETMORE, TAVERN.
HENRY BASSELL
FARMER
CEMETERY.
JOHN BACON PARMER &CONSTABLE
CADY. CUTTON SHIP MASTER,
CAPT. JOSEPH GLEASON SLAVEDEALER
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MIDDLETOWN-CITY ORDINANCES-STREETS.
"Section III Provides that ' there shall be a meeting of said city hol- den annually in Jannary at such time and place as by the by-laws of said city shall be directed, for the purpose of choosing all the annual officers of said city and the annual officers of said city chosen at such meeting shall continue in office until the expiration of the month of January then next unless others shall be sooner chosen and qualified in their stead.'
"Section IV Provides that ' the said city in legal meeting assembled shall choose a mayor who shall hold his office during the pleasure of the General Assembly.""'
FIRST MEETING, ORDINANCES, ETC.
The following is a copy of the recorded proceedings of the first city meeting after the granting of the charter:
" At a meeting of the city of Middletown, (being the first meeting of said City) warned agrecable to the Charter of Incorporation and holden in the Town House in said City on Tuesday the 13th day of July Anno Domini 1784.
" This meeting was Opened by the Hon'ble Jabez Hamlin Esqr. moderator.
" Bezaleel Fisk was Chosen Clerk of said City and sworn in said meeting.
" The Persons after named were Chosen to the Several Offices prefixt to their names.
" Mayor, The Hon'ble Jabez Hamlin Esqr.
" Aldermen, Genr. Samuel H. Parsons, Philip Mortimer Esqr., Mat- thew Tallcott Esqr., Genr. Comfort Sage.
" Common Council-men, Mayj'r Jonathan Otis, Mr. Wensley Hobby, Colo. Return J. Meigs, Mr. Elihu Starr, Cap. George Starr, Cap. Icha- bod Wetmore, Mr. Elijah Hubbard, Dean. Chauncey Whittlesey, Cap. George Phillips, Cap. Arthur Magill.
" Voted that this meeting be adjourned until to morrow morning at 9 o'clock."
At the meeting the next day, Capt. Thompson Phillips was chosen treasurer; Major Robert Warner, first sheriff; and Mr. Samuel Canfield, second sheriff.
The first resolution adopted by the common council was at a meeting on the 20th of July 1784, and was in the following words:
" That Genl. Parsons, Matthew Talcott Esqr., Capt. George Phillips, Capt. George Starr, Genl. Sage & Mr. Elijah Hubbard, Be a Committee to confer with such Committees as may be appointed by the Cities of New Haven, New London, Hartford & Norwich or their Respective Court of Common Council to agree upon such Commercial Regulations as may in their opinion be most Beneficial for promoting the Com- merce of the State."
The first local ordinance adopted was "A Bye Law Restraining Swine and Geese from Going at Large in the City." At the same meeting, July 27th, " An ordinance to prevent Ballast being thrown into the River " was enacted. It prescribed a penalty of ten pounds for the offense.
In September of that year an ordinance was enacted prohibiting, under the penalty of ten shillings, the sale of meat or bread, in quantities less than forty pounds, by "Steel Yard Weight," and subsequently one was adopted " to ascertain the Size of Bread."
Although some of the ordinances and regulations of those early times would provoke a smile, if seriously pro- posed now, yet when the changes which a century has wrought are considered it will be seen that these ordi- nances were adapted to, or were perhaps the outgrowth of the circumstances by which the people were then sur. rounded.
Quarantine regulations were adopted at a meeting of the Common Council held in August 1803. All vessels entering the port " shall come to the Eastward of Buck Point, so called & under the North Shore of the River & there abide, untill the requisitions of the Statute of this
State in such case provided for, shall be complied with." At the same meeting, William B. Hall was appointed health officer.
An ordinance providing for the inspection of cord wood was adopted in January 1804, the inspector to receive eight cents on every cord; one-half to be paid by the vendor and one-half by the purchaser.
STREETS NAMED.
" An Ordinance for naming the streets of Middletown-Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of Middletown, in Common Council assembled, that the several streets in said City shall respectively be known and called by the following names, viz:
"Bridge Street .- The Highway from Ferry River to the Elm Tree at the burying ground shall be called Bridge Street.
"Main Street. - From said Elm Tree to Warwick's Bridge shall be called Main Street.
" Water Street .- The highway along the river side from Summer's creek to the place where it intersects Bridge Street shall be called Water Street.
"Spring Street .- The Highway from the corner of the Bacon lot near the Bassil House to its termination beyond John Wetmore's shall be called Spring Street.
"Prospect Street .- The Highway from the South East corner of Peter Stow's home lot to where it enters the Turnpike Road shall be called Prospect Street.
" Turnpike Road .- The Highway from the old goal to the Bridge at the Stepping Stones shall be called Turnpike Road.
"Liberty Street .- The Highway from Prospect leading by the new burying ground to Main Street shall be called Liberty Street.
"Green Street. - The Highway from Main Street at Samuel Bull's southwest corner to Water Street at the North end of the Distillery shall be called Green Street.
" Ferry Street .- The Highway from Main Street to Water Street at the Ferry shall be called Ferry Street.
" Washington Street .- The Highway from Water Street at the store of Eben Sage Westerly to the bridge West of Abraham Doolittle's shall be called Washington Street.
"Cherry Street .- The Highway from Washington to Ferry Street on the Bank of the River in the Rear of Eb Sage's House shall be called Cherry Street.
"West Street .- The Highway from A. Doolittle's southerly to the City Line shall be called West Street.
"Butternut Street .- The Highway from Swaddle's house southerly round to the house formerly owned by R. J. Meigs shall be called But- ternut Street.
"Swamp Street .- The Highway from Nine Starr's to the City line in Long lane shall be called Swamp Street.
" High Street .- The Highway from Washington Street at the N. W. Corner of the late Col. Hamlin's home lot to Warwick's bridge shall be called High Street.
"Cross Street .-- The Highway from High Street at the N. East Cor- ner Tim Starr's Home lot until it intersects Butternut Street shall be called Cross Strect.
"Low Strect .- The Highway from Cross Street near the house for- merly owned by James Adkins extending Southerly to the City line shall be ealled Low Street.
"Court Street .- The Highway from High Street extending easterly by the Court IFouse to Water Street shall be called Court Street.
"Lumber Street .- The Highway from Washington Street at B. Wil- liams' corner southerly until it intersects Water Street shall be called Lumber Street.
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" Pearl Street .- The Highway from Washington Street running south- erly by the Court House shall be called Pearl, and when continued through tho whole shall be called by the same name.
" Parsonage Street .- The Highway from High Street running enster- ly between Mary Alsop's and M. T. Russell's to Water Street shall be called Parsonage Street.
" Church Street .- The Highway from High Street near where the old meeting honso stood running easterly until itenter Main Street near the Episcopal Church shall bo called Church Street.
"Union Street .- The Highway from Main Street at P. Meigs' South West corner running easterly until it enter Water Street shall be called Union Street.
"South Street .- The Highway from Union Street at John R. Wat- kinson's new storo at the Creek running Southwesterly until it enters Sumner Street shall be enlled South Street.
"Sumner Street. - The Highway from Union Street at the late Stephen Ciny's northeast corner running southerly to the bridge shall be called Sinner Street.
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" Mill Street .- The Highway from'Main Street down Mill Hollow un- til it intersect the City line shall be called Mill Street.
" Loveland Street. - The Highway next South of Church Street run- ning from Main to High Street shall be called Loveland Street.
" Elm Street .- The Highway leading Northerly fromn Court Street in the rear of William Cooper's house round to Water Street shall be called Elin Street.
"Bank Street .- The Highway leading Northerly from Parsonage Street at the West end of Wm. Cooper's store shall be called Bank Street.
" Passed in Court of Common Council, 5 July 1809. "Test. JNO. FISK, City C'lk."
SIDEWALKS.
In February 1810, the first ordinance providing for the laying of sidewalks was adopted; and at the same meet- ing it was further provided that-
" Each proprietor of land adjoining said walk shall erect or cause to be erected suitable posts with or without a railing upon s'd lines, or shall set out trees in front of and a foot from the same, opposite to his own land respectively, on or before the first Monday in June next."
WHIPPING POST.
William Southmayd, now 92 years of age, remembers to have seen a man whipped, about :805, for some crime or misdemeanor. He received eight stripes, and at the conclusion of his punishment he left for New Haven and was not seen here afterward. The whipping post stood on the South Green, near the junction of Main, South Main, Church, and Union streets. It was also the " sign post " or place for posting notices. From the door of his store, Mr. John Johnson, now 91 years old, saw this post, which had become rotten at the surface of the ground, pulled down by a horse that had been hitched to it. This was about 1815. A guide post was set up in its place.
MORTALITY OF THE CITY IN 1825.
During the summer of 1825 an epidemic, known as the spotted fever, or sinking typhus, prevailed to an alarm- ing extent, and led to an investigation for the purpose of ascertaining whether the spread of the disease was owing to any local causes. The following report shows a record that but few other cities of the same population in the United States can produce.
"The Committee find that until within a few years past, the city of Middletown had the reputation of being one of the healthiest places in New England-so much so that it was the resort of strangers from many parts of our country-and although our search has been diligent, we cannot find any satisfactory reason, why that reputation should not have been fully sustained. The report of the sexton shows the annual average burials from 1819 to 1824 inclusive to be 59, from a population of 3.000 in the city, and not less than 600 without the city, who bury within the limits of the city, being about one in sixty of the whole pop- ulation."
CITY OFFICERS.
Mayors .- Jabez Hamlin, July 1784 to death, April 25th 1791; Asher Miller, January 1792 to death, December 24th 1821; Samuel W. Dana, January 1822 to January 1830; Elijah Hubbard, January 1830 to January 1838; Richard Hubbard, January 1838 to January 1840; Sam- uel D. Hubbard, January 1840 to January 1842; Noah A. Phelps, January 1842 to resignation, April 1843; Charles R. Alsop, April 1843 to January 1846; Horace !
Clark, January 1846 to January 1850; William. B. Casey, January 1850 to resignation, September 1850; Benjamin Douglas, November 1850 to January 1856; Edwin F. Johnson, January 1856 to January 1858; William B. Ca- sey, January 1858 to resignation, May 1859; Edward A. Russell, May 1859 to January 1862; Samuel L. Warner, January 1862 to January 1864; Bartlett Bent jr., Janu- ary 1866 to January 1868; Samuel C. Hubbard, January 1868 to January 1870; Samuel Babcock, January 1870 to January 1872; O. Vincent Coffin, January 1872 to Janu- ary 1874; Charles C. Hubbard, January 1874 to January 1876; William T. Elmer, January 1876 to January 1878: Joseph W. Douglas, January 1878 to January 1880; Silas A. Robinson, January 1880 to January 1882, Edward Payne, January 1882 to January 1884; D. Ward Nor- throp, January 1884, now in office.
City Clerks .- Bezaleel Fisk, July 1784 to January 1785; Benjamin Henshaw, January 1785 to January 1786; Eze- kiel Woodruff, January 1786 to January 1790, resigned; William Brown, January 1790 to January 1793; John Fisk, January 1793 to January 1818; Henry Wolcott, January 1818 to January 1819; John Fisk, January 1819 to death, February 15th 1847; E. B. Tompkins, February 1847 till death, February 1855; Edward T. Woodward, February 1855 to June 1855, resigned; Ira Gardiner, June 1855 to January 1756; Elihu W. N. Starr, January 1856 to January 1864; Charles A. Boardman, January 1864 to January 1874; George H. Ward, January 1874 to January 1875; Charles A. Boardman, January 1875 to January 1876; Henry S. Nichols, January 1876 to Janu- ary 1877; Frederick E. Camp, January 1877 to January 1881; James P. Stow, January 1881, still in office.
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