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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1790.
At an annual TOWN MEETING, held at the Court House in New-Ark, April 26th, 1790, the following Officers were chosen for the ensuing year-
Caleb Camp, Esqr., Moderator. John Burnet, Town Clerk, and Cl'k of Strays. John Dod, Jun., Assessor. Silvanus Bald- win, Collector. John N. Cumming, Abraham Spier and Amos . Harrison, Commissioners of Appeals.
Abiel Camfield and Amos Harrison, Freeholders.
Nathaniel Beach and Samuel Hays, Surveyors of the Highway. Alex'r Eagles, Stephen Harrison, Esqr., Robert Gould, Henry W. Wade, and Abraham Joralman, Over's of the Poor.
Zebulon Jones, Esqr., and Caleb Wheeler, Jun'r, Town Com- mittee in the room of John Ogden, Esqr., resigned, and Na- thaniel Camp, dece'd. Stephen Hays, Town Constable. Silvanus Baldwin, John Gifford, Nath'l Canfield, Stephen Hays, Gershom Kilburn, Nath'l Condict, Josiah Quimby, Ezra Baldwin, James McGinnis, Constables.
Caleb Camp, Esqr., Samuel Hays, Isaac Alling, Moses Baldwin, John Wiley, Caleb Wheeler, Jun'r, Joseph Camp (Farms), Daniel Harrison, Thos. Baldwin, Ezekiel Ball, Abijah Harrison, John H. Brown, Peter H. Garrison, Nath'l Crane, Benjamin Crane, Uzal Dod, Aaron Edwards, William Corby, Christian Bone, Zenas Pierson, Simeon Harrison, Abijah Harrison, Joseph Tompkins, Israel Blundige, Peter Halleck, John Edwards, Abraham Rheack. Branard Dickerson, Thomas Force, Aaron Ball, Ab'm Stegar, Helmech Joralmon, Moses Baldwin (Farms), Ichabod Baldwin, Pell Sid, William Ely, Garrabrants A. Garrabrants, Paiminus [Parmenusj Riggs, John Ogden (O. Mountain), Joseph Gould, John Berry, Eleazer Hedden, Daniel Condict, Henry Rutan, Daniel Brown, Thos. Gardner, Jun'r, Elihu Pierson, Wm. Sand- ford, John Jordan, George Harrison, Joseph Baldwin (Crane Town), Joseph Ward, James Spier, Anthony Waters, Jos. Wood- ruff, and Samuel Huntington, Overseers of the Highway.
And then the following Votes were taken, (viz :
Ist. That Stephen Hays be Keeper of the Pound, and John Brown for Second River.
2nd. That One Shilling p'r head be paid for all Cattle that shall be pounded, 8d. to the person who shall drive them to the Pound, and 4d. to the keeper of the Pound.
3rd. That if any Cattle shall be taken privately out of the Pound, the owners of them shall notwithstanding pay the pound- age, or if taken from the person driving them to the Pound.
4th. That the Poor be farmed out for the ensuing year.
6th. That the Fines and Strays go to the Town for the ensuing year.
7th. That two hundred pounds be raised for the use of the Poor, the ensuing year.
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8th. That the Dog Tax for the year 1789, be appropriated for the use of the Poor. John Robards agreed to keep all the Poor of the Township of New. Ark, from the first Monday in May, 1790, to the first Monday in May, 1791, for which it was agreed to give him Two Hundred and fifteen Pounds.
J. BURNET, Town Clerk.
At an annual TOWN MEETING, held at the Court House in Newark, on Monday, April 11th, 1791, the following Officers were chosen for the ensuing year-
Zebulon Jones, Esgr., Moderator. John Burnet, Town Clerk, and Clerk of Strays. John Dod, Jun'r, Assessor. Silvanus Bald- win, Collector. John N. Cumming, Abraham Spier and Amos Harrison, Commissioners of Appeals. Abiel Camfield and Amos Harrison, Freeholders. Henry Squier and Joseph Thompkins, Surveyors of the Highway. Alexander Eagles, Stephen Har. rison, Esqr., Elijah Squire, Robert Gould and Ab'm Joralmon, Overseers of the Poor. Stephen Hays and Nathaniel Canfield, Town Constables. Nath'l Canfield, Stephen Hays, Silvanus Bald- win, John Gifford, James McGinnis, Nathaniel Condict, Gershom Kilburn, James Conklin, Wm. King and Josiah Quimby, Con- stables. Samuel Hays, Benjamin Coe, Isaac Plume, Jon'th. Sayrs, David D. Crane, Caleb Wheeler, Jun'r, Abner Ward, Nich's A. Garrabrant, Benjamin Williams, John Ogden, (Swine Field), Amos Robards, Job Brown, Eleazer Hedden, Nath'l Foster, Daniel Williams, Jun'r, Jephia Condict, John H. Brown, Nathan Tichenor, David Day, Nath'l Crane, John Crane, Na- thaniel Taylor, John W. Smith, Jonathan M. Baldwin, Samuel Mun, David Morris, Isaac Freeman, James Spier, Anthony Waters, Josiah Brown, John Lyon, Recompence Crowell, Elijah Case, John Vreelandt, Caleb Ward, Richard Harrison, John Meeker, Isaac Winants, Ezekiel Ball, William Bond, Thaddeus Russell, Garret P. Jacobus, Abraham Spier, Lewis Miller, Linus Baldwin, Nathaniel Edwards, Chris'n Bone, Joseph Davis, Daniel Harrison, Eleazer Dod, John Winner, Enos Farrand, Zenas Pier- son, William Hornblower, John Drew, Abraham Garrabrants, Abram V. Riper, Abraham Rheoc, Thomas Marr, Thomas Deane and Cornelius V. Gieson, Overseers of the Road.
And then the following Votes were taken, viz:
1. That Stephen Hays be Keeper of the Pound, and John Brown for Second River.
2. That one Shilling per Head be paid for all Cattle and Hogs that shall be pounded, 8d. to the Person who shall drive them to the Pound, and 4d. to the Keeper of the pound, and 6d. be paid for Sheep.
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3. That if any Cattle, Hogs or Sheep, shall be taken privately out of the Pound, the owners of them shall pay the Poundage, or if taken from the Person driving them to the Pound.
4. That the Poor be farmed out this year.
5. That the Farmers shall send the Poor Children to school this - Year.
6. That the Fines and Strays go to the Town this Year.
7. That Two hundred pounds be raised for the use of the Poor this Year.
8. That John Peck and John Lindsly, Esq'rs, be a Committee to settle with the Overseers of the Poor, and report to the next Annual Town Meeting.
9. That the Dog tax for the Year 1790 be appropriated to the use of the Poor.
Sayrs Robards agreed to keep all the Poor of the Township of Newark, from the first Monday in May, 1791, to the first Monday in May, 1792, for which it was agreed to give him One hundred and Ninety Seven Pounds, Ten Shillings-£197 10s.
ZEBULON JONES, Moderator.
J. BURNET, CI'k.
At an Annual TOWN MEETING, held at the Court House in Newark, April 9th, 1792, The following Officers were chosen for the ensuing Year-
Caleb Camp, Esqr., Moderator. John Burnet, Town Clerk, and Cl'k of Strays. John Dod, Jun'r, Assessor. Silvanus Bald- win, Collector. Ephraim Morris, Joseph Harrison and Thos. Williams, Commiss's of Appeals. Abiel Canfield and Amos Har- rison, Freeholders. Samuel Hayes and Moses Baldwin, Survey. ors of the Highway. Stephen Harrison, Alex'r Eagles, Abraham Joralman, Ezra Baldwin and William Ely, Jun'r, Overseers of the Poor. Silvanus Baldwin, John Gifford, James Conklin, Nath'l Canfield, Gershom Kilburn, David Taylor, Nath'l Condict, Josiah Quimby, and William King, Constables. Caleb Savres, Ephraim Morris, George Harrison, James Jacobus, Aaron Har- rison, Jotham Harrison, Simeon Harrison, Egbert Egbert, Francis Speer, Isaac Van Gieson, Gershom Kilburn, Isaac Cadmus, John Sandford, Amos Freeman, Joel Condict, John Squire, Eleazer Dod, Israel Crane, Joseph Pierson, Jun'r, Joseph Gould, John J. Brown, Joseph Thompkins, Jun'r, Jacob Dean, Francis Outwater, Zebina Ward, Christopher S. Stegar, John Pierson, John Corby, Elias E. Baldwin, Stephen Fordham, William Mutchmore, Isaac Longworth, Jacob Denman, William Camp, Nathan Tichenor, Jonathan Day, Nicholas Joralman, Caleb M. Baldwin, John Peah, Caleb Camp, Moses Gardner, Daniel Taylor, Jun'r, Isaac Con- dict, William Burnet, Jacobus Joralman, William Hand, Abiel Hayes, Zenas Freeman, Erastus Pierson, Nath'l Taylor, Abner Ball, Overseers of the Highway.
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And then the following Votes were taken, viz :
Ist. That Rev'd Moses Combs be Keeper of the Pound, and John Brown for Second River.
2d. That one Shilling per head be paid for all Cattle and Hogs that shall be Pounded, 8d. to the Person who shall drive them to the Pound, and +d. to the Keeper of the Pound, and that 6d. be paid for Sheep.
3d. That if any Cattle, Hogs or Sheep shall be taken privately out of the Pound, the owner of them shall notwithstanding pay the Poundage; or, if forcibly taken from the Person driving them to the Pound.
4th. That the Poor be farmed out in four Classes this Year.
5th. That the Farmers shall send the Poor Children to School this Year.
6th. That the Dog tax for the Year 1791, be appropriated to the use of the poor.
Joseph Lindsly agreed to keep the first Class of the Poor for fifty pounds-William Stockman, the fourth and Second Class, for one hundred and two pounds.
Zenas Pierson, the third Class for forty six pounds, from the first Monday in May, 1792, to the first Monday in May, 1793.
CALEB CAMP, Moderator.
J. BURNET, CPk.
At an Annual TOWN MEETING, held at the Court House in . Newark, April 8th, 1793, The following Officers were chosen for the ensuing year-
John Lindsly, Esqr., Moderator. John Burnet, Town Clk aud Cl'k of Strays. John Dod, Jun'r, Assess'r. Silvanus Bald. win, Collector. Ephraim Morris, Joseph Harrison and Thomas Williams, Commissioners of Appeal. Abiel Canfield and Amos Harrison, Freeh's. Aaron Harrison and Simeon Harrison, Sur- veyors of Highways. Alex'r Eagles, Stephen Harrison, Abra- ham Joralman, Wm. Ely, Jun'r, and Ezra Baldwin, Overseers of the Poor. Silvanus Baldwin, John Gifford, Nath'l Canfield, Josiah Quimby, David Taylor, Nath'l Condict, and Wm. King, Constables.
Samuel Huntington, Isaac Alling, Samuel Hay, Nath'l Camp, Enos Baldwin, David Morehouse, Calvin Ely, Joseph Harrison, Joseph Rogers, Pell Tidd, John Michael Vreelandt, Timothy Ball, Nathan Squire, Isaac Kingsland, Stephen Smith, Ethan Baldwin, + Timothy Brewin, Benj'n Coe, Abraham Sigler, Aury King, Thomas Cadmus, Joseph Camp, Cyrus Freeman, Silas Baldwin, Elikam Crane, Jun'r, Matthew Dod, Jedidiah Lindsly, Elijah Lyon, Henry Earl, Silas Cook, Sam'l Mun, Jacob Vreelandt, Capt. Henry Joralman, Wm. Wheton, Sam'l Perry, Thaddeus
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Russell, Enos Condict, Jonathan Wade, Joseph Keen, Stephen Beach, Moses Edwards, Josiah Quimby, Abraham Harrison, David Meeker, Nicholas O. Garrabrants, Amos Mun, Aaron Ward, John Jordan, Hendrick Franisko, James Townley, Joseph Pierson, Thomas Parsell, Ebenezer Canfield, Enos Pierson, Aaron Beach, Joseph Pierson, Caleb M. Baldwin and Isaac Plum, Over- seers of the Highway.
And then the following Votes were taken, viz :
1st. That one Shilling p. head be paid for all Cattle and Hogs, that shall be pounded, 8d. to the person who shall drive them to the Pound, and 4d. to the Keeper of the Pound, and that 6d. be paid for Sheep.
3d. That if any Cattle, Hogs or Sheep, shall be taken privately out of the Pound, the owners of them shall notwithstanding pay the Poundage ; or, if forcibly taken from the person driving them to the Pound.
4th. That Moses Combs be Keeper of the Pound, and John Brown for Second River.
5th. That the Poor be farmed out in four Classes this Year.
6th. That two hundred pounds be raised for the use of the Poor this Year.
7th. That the Justices and Overseers shall bind out all the Poor Children this Year.
8th. That the Salt Meadow shall not be burned this Year.
9th. That the Dog Tax for the Year 1792 be appropriated to the use of the Poor.
Nath'l Taylor agreed to keep the first Class of the Poor for the sum of Twenty Eight Pounds Ten Shillings.
Thomas Sidman the second Class, for Thirty Seven Pounds.
Josiah Tichenor the third Class, for the sum of Forty nine Pounds ten Shillings, and Joseph Camp the fourth Class for the sum of Twenty nine Pounds fifteen shillings, from the first Mon- day in May 1793 to the first Monday in May 1794.
JOHN LINDSLY, Moderator.
J. BURNET, CIK.
At an Annual Towy MEETING, held in the Court House in Newark April 14th, 1794, the following Officers for the ensuing year were Chosen-
Zebulon Jones, Moderator. John Burnet, Town Clerk and Clerk of Strays. John Dodd, Jun'r, Assessor. Silvanus Bald- win, Collector. Caleb Wheeler, Amnos Harrison, and Ephraim Morris, Commissioners of Appeal. Abiel Canfield, and Amos Harrison, Freeholders. Stephen Hays and Amos Condict, Sur- veyors of the Highway. Abiel Canfield, Joseph Davis, Stephen Harrison, Joseph Harrison, Abram Jerolaman and David E
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Tichenor, Overseers of the Poor. Silvanus Baldwin, John Gif- ford, Nath'l Canfield, James Clark, William King, Amos Free. man, Josiah Quimby, Samuel Jones and David Taylor, Constables.
David Ross, Caleb Sayrs, Nath'l Camp, Isaac Plum, James McGinnis, Joseph Keen, Moses Robarts, Jared Harrison, Henry Jarolaman, Halamer Jarolaman, Isaac Luker, Anthony Waters, Nehemiah Hedden, Moses Osborne, John Lindsley, Francis Law- rence, Peter H. Garrison, David Banks, Zenas Pierson, Eathan Baldwin, Dan'l Teirs, John Lamb, Isaac Kingsland, Dan'l Harri- son, Joel Williams, W. S. [Watsesson], William Stockman, Linus Dodd, Dan'l Dodd, George Harrison, Cyrus Pierson, John Pier- son, Abial Hays, Abram Hyar, Aaron Tompkins, Sam'l M. Ward, John Jordan, Abram Queman, Pell Teed, Joseph Green, Jona- than Crane, Stephen Moorhouse, John Vreelandt, Garret V. Waggoner, Moses Baldwin (Newark), Joseph Jones, Nathan Tichenor, Jotham Johnson, Egbert Egberts, Mathias Chitterlin, Abram Sigler, Joel Condict, and William Holmes, Overseers of the Highway.
And then the following Votes were taken, viz :
First. That one Shilling p'r head be paid for all Cattle and Hogs that shall be pounded, Sd. to the person who shall drive them to the pound, and 4d. to the Keeper of the pound, and that 6d. be paid for Sheep.
Second. That if any Cattle, Hogs, or Sheep shall be taken pri. vately out of the Pound, the owners of them shall notwithstand- ing pay the Poundage; or, if forcibly taken from the person driving them to the Pound. -
Third. That Moses Tichenor be Keeper of the Pound, and John Brown for Second River.
Fourth. That the pound be removed above the House of Jona- than Keen.
Fifth. That the Poor be left in the hands of the Overseers, to be taken care of at their Discretion.
Sixth. That the Dog Tax for the year 1793 be appropriated for the use of the Poor.
Seventh. That the sum of Two Hundred Pounds be raised for the use of the Poor this Year.
ZEBULON JONES, Moderator.
J. BURNET, Clk.
At an Annual TOWN MEETING, held in the Court House in Newark April 13th, 1795, the following Officers for the Ensuing Year were Chosen-
William Burnet, Moderator. John Burnet, Town Clerk, and Clerk of Estrays. Isaac Mun, Assessor. Silvanus Baldwin, Col-
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lector. Amos Harrison, Nath'l Camp and Jasper Ten Brook, Commissioners of Appeal. Abiel Canfield and Amos Harrison, Freeholders. Joseph Rogers and Aaron Harrison, Surveyors of the Highway. Abial Canfield, David E. Tichenor, Stephen Har- rison, Jonathan Wade, Joseph Davis and Abraham Joralaman, Overseers of the Poor. John Gifford, Nath'l Canfield, James Clark, Joseph Robarts, Ezekiel Ball, Josiah Quimby, David Tay- lor, William King and David Ayres, Constables. Nath'l Bruen, James McGinnis, Isaac Davis, Stephen Hays, Sam'l Hays, Josialı Baldwin, Abraham Cadmus, James Dod, Enos Pierson, Simeon Williams, Joseph Campbell, Moses Combs, Pell Ted, Nath'l Camp, Jonathan Sayres, David Earl, Jonathan Hedden, Thomas Baldwin, Zenas Pierson, Henry Mandeville, James Dod, William Ely Jun'r, John Kidney, Noah Matthews, Henry I. Speer, Chris- topher Interest, Sam'l Huntington, Jacob Foster, John Harriot, Nath'l Crane, David Rogers, Joseph Tompkin's Jun'r, Isaac V. Geeson, Egbert Egberts, Francis Beatty, Justus Baldwin, Timo- + thy Brewin, John Dod Jun'r, Joseph Rogers, Abial Hays, Ziba Tompkin, Ryner Brown, Job Brown, Aaron Ball, Joseph Harri- son and John Van Winkle, Overseers of the Highway.
And then the Following Votes were taken, Viz-
1. That two Shillings p'r head be paid for all Cattle and Hogs that shall be pounded-1s. 6d. to the person who shall drive them to the pound, and 6d. to the Keeper of the pound, and that 1s. be paid for Sheep, 9d. to the driver and 3d. to the Keeper of the pound.
2. That if any Cattle, Hogs or Sheep shall be taken privately out of the pound ; The Owners of them shall notwithstanding pay the poundage, Or if forcibly taken from the person driving them to the pound.
3. That Benjamin Lyon be Keeper of the pound, and John Brown for Second River.
4. That the Overseers of the Poor, after settling their acco'ts shall render them Annually at this Meeting.
5. That the Poor be left in the Hands of the Overseers, to be taken care of at their discretion.
6. That the Dog Tax for the year 1794 be appropriated for the use of the Poor.
7. That the sum of three Hundred Pounds be raised for the use of the Poor this Year.
WM. BURNET, Moderator.
J. BURNET, Clerk.
At a TOWN MEETING in the Court House in Newark, April 11th, 1796, the following Officers for the insuing Year were duly Chosen-
Amos Harrison, Moderator. Jabez Parkhurst, Town Clerk,
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and Clerk of Estrays. John Dod Jun'r Assessor. Silvanus Bald. win, Collector. Caleb Camp Esq'r Judge of next Election. Ephraim Morris, Amos Harrison, Nathaniel Camp, Commissioners of Appeal. Abiel Canfield and Amos Harrison, Chosen Free. holders. Abraham Speer and Amos Condit, Surveyors of the Highways. Abiel Canfield, David Tichenor, Stephen Harrison, Joseph Davis, Jonathan Wade, and Abraham Cadmus for Second River, Overseers of the poor. Joseph Robords, David Ayres, John Gifford, Josiah Quimby, William King, Nathaniel Canfield, David Taylor, James Bruen, Aaron Dod Jun'r, Nathaniel An - dress and John Brown, Constables.
It was agreed by the Town Meeting, that the poundage of Cattle &c. should remain as the law directs.
Henry Jaralman, Abraham Cadmus, John King Sen'r, Nehe- miah Baldwin, George Harrison, Thomas Cadmus, Matthias Ward, Phillip Kearney, John P. Crane, Zenas Williams, Jacob Foster, Aaron Tompkins, John Johnson, Caleb Brown, Isaac Munn, Samuel Lindley, Samuel Hays, Thomas Ball, Joseph Condict, Za- dock Baldwin, Christian Bone, Robert Gould, John Berry, Jo- siah Smith, Josiah Baldwin, Isaac Van Geeson, Stephen More- house Jun'r, Nathaniel Dod Jun'r, Cornelius Speer, John A. Van Geeson, Jonathan Kent, Linus Pierson, John Speer Jun'r, William Kingsland, Nathaniel Crane, Jonathan Baldwin, Zenas Freeman, Parmenus Riggs, Samuel Billington, Linus Dod, David Ross, Zebediah Ward, Johnson Nichols, Peter II. Garritse.
Daniel Tues, John Parrot, Thadeus Russell, Eathen Baldwin, Jasper Ten Brook, Paul Hurton, Peter Cook, Uriah Smith, Eliakim Crane, Nathaniel Harrison, Josiah Tichenor, Stephen Hays, Cornelius Vincent, Elias Osborn, John Morris, Overseers of the Highway.
And then the following Votes were passed, Viz :
1. That the poor be left in the hands of the Overseers, to be taken Care of at their discretion.
2. That the dog Tax be appropriated for the use of the poor.
3. That the sum of Five Hundred pounds be raized for the use of the Poor this Year.
4. That the Overseers of the poor render an account of the whole expence of the poor, at the next Town Meeting.
5 .. That the Town give all the liberty they possess to the pro- priators of the School House at the North End of the Town, for them to remove said School House on the Upper Common. .- 1
AMOS HARRISON, Moderator.
J. PARKHURST, CIK.
At an annual TOWN MEETING, held at the Court house in Newark April 10th, 1797, The following Officers for the ensuing year were duly chosen-
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Caleb Camp Esq'r, Moderator. Jabez Parkhurst, Town Clerk, and Clerk of Estrays. John Dodd Jun'r, Assessor. Sylvanus Baldwin, Collector. Amos Harrison Esq'r, Judge of next Elec- tion. Amos Harrison Esq'r, Major Nathaniel Beach, and Ephra- im Morris, Commissioners of Appeal. Abiel Camfield and Amos Harrison Esq'r, Chosen Freeholders. Caleb Camp Esq'r and Jotham Harrison, Surveyors of the Highways.
John Brown, Joseph Davis, Aaron Munn, Capt. Jonathan Wade, Capt. David Tichenor and Abiel Camfield, Overseers of the Poor. James McGinniss, Josiah Quimby, Moses Williams, Amos Freeman, Joseph Robords, Elias A. Baldwin, John Gifford, Nathaniel Canfield and Moses Ward, Constables.
Israel Curry, Pound Master for Newark. John Brown Sen'r, Pound Master for Second River.
Doct'r William Burnet, Major Nathaniel Beach, Thomas Speer, Abraham Berger, Henry Cadmus, Jacob Ward, Joseph Crane, Henry Rattan, Peter Garritse, Enos Williams, James Siglar, John Speer, Abraham Siglar, William Ely Ju'r, Frederick Vincent, Amos Freeman, David Munn, Cyrus Freeman, David Pierson, Amos Tyrrill, Capt. Thomas Baldwin, Abiel Hays, Sam- uel Camp, John Johnson, Stephen Peck, Caleb Parkhurst, Sylva. nus Baldwin Jun'r, Jabez Camfield, Egbert Egberts, Richard Harrison, Elias Baldwin, Moses Quinby, Thomas Ball, Peter H. Garritse, Oliver Crane, Aaron Williams, Elias A. Baldwin, Capt. Isaac Gillam, John Van Winkle, Sayres Coe, John Morris, John P. Crane, Col. Matthias Ward, Simon Hedden, John Jordan, Samuel Stivers, Joseph Clizbe, Samuel Rattan, Stephen Plum, Aaron Tompkins, Caleb Ward, Samuel Tompkins, Thaddeus Russell, Robert Gould, Joseph Kingsland, Daniel Dodd, Capt. Zenas Pierson and Jonathan Wlliams, Overseers of the High- way.
And then the following Votes were passed-
1. That the Poor be left in the hands of the Overseers (as the year past).
2. That the Dog Tax be applied to the use of the Poor.
3. That the sum of Five Hundred pounds Proclamation money, be raised for the use of the Poor the ensuing year.
4. Resolved (on motion of Mr. William Hornblower) That the . Poor of Second River (which have been supported by the Parish of Second River separately) be in future included in the Poor of the Township of Newark, and that they be supported together with the said Township's Poor at large, from the first Monday in May next, and that all the accounts respecting the said Poor previous to that day be paid by the two parties seperately.
CALEB CAMP, Moderator.
J. PARKHURST, CIK.
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At an Annual TOWN MEETING, held at the Court House in Newark on the 9th day of April, 1798-The following Officers for the ensuing year were duly chosen-
Col. John Condit, Moderator. Jabez Parkhurst, Town Clerk, and Clerk of Estrays.
John Dodd, Assessor. Sylvanus Baldwin, Collector.
Major Amos Harrison, Judge of next Election. Nathan Squire, Nathaniel Beach and Abraham Speer, Commissioners of Appeal. Abiel Camfield and Major Amos Harrison, Chosen Freeholders.
Caleb Wheeler and Nathan Squire, Surveyors of Highway.
Abiel Camfield, John Brown, Aaron Munn, and Capt. David E. Tichenor, Overseers of the Poor.
William S. Pennington, Abraham Speer, Nathaniel Crane, Jotham Harrison and Caleb Camp, Town Committee.
Elias A. Baldwin, Joseph Robords, Nathaniel Canfield, William King, James McGinniss, Joseph Dodd, Moses Williams Junior, Josiah Quinby and Uzal Baldwin, Constables.
John Brown, Samuel Curry, Samuel Munn and Thomas Bald. win, Pound Masters.
Nehemiah Baldwin, Anthony Van Cisco, Jarid Rutgers, Ste. phen Fordham, John Parrot, Enos Farrand, David Sayre, Elias Crane, Moses Robords, John Vincent 2nd, Aaron Johnson, Abia- thar Dodd, Aaron Roffe, Ethan Baldwin, Abiel Hayes, David Earle, Joseph Kingsland, Thomas Williams, Aaron Crowell, Abner Crowell, Nathaniel Condit, Jabez Pierson, Matthias Ward, Stephen Hayes, Jonas Smith, Matthias Dodd, Samuel Farrand, Enos Lyon, Joel Condit, Ebenezer Striker, John E. Baldwin, Aaron Baldwin Jun'r, Thomas Sydenham, Moses Dodd, Simon Condit, Moses Crowell, Daniel Dodd, Amos Munn, John Spear, Henry Kingsland, John Pake, Henry Striker, Doct'r William Burnet, Caleb Parkhurst, David D. Crane, Joseph Miller, John Winne, Moses Baldwin, Joseph Siglar, Abraham Spear, Isaac Van Gesen, David Munn, Joseph Condit, Daniel Lindly, John H. Brown and Abraham Jaralman, Overseers of the Highway.
The following Votes were passed-
First. That the next Annual Election for the State Legislature be opened at the House of Samuel Munn at Orange, and held there during the first day of the same, and that on the Second day it be opened and closed at the Court House in Newark.
Second. That the next Town Meeting be held at the Court House.
Third. That the Clerk of Estrays have Liberty to publish an account of the Estrays, when he may think proper.
Fourth. That the Roads be repaired by labour and not by hire.
Fifth. That permission be granted for the Erection of two more public Pounds, Viz-One on the Common between Samuel Munn's
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and Moses Williams's at Orange, and another near the House of Capt. Thomas Baldwin.
Sixth. That the Town Committee be authorised to build the Pounds, and Keep them in repair.
Seventh. That the sum of Twenty Pounds be raised this Year, for the expence of the Pounds.
Eighth. That the Poor be left in the Care of the Overseers, as the last Year.
Ninth. That the Sum of Two Hundred pounds be raised for the use of the Poor this Year.
Tenth. That the Dog tax be applied to the use of the Poor this Year.
Eleventh. That the Town Committee be requested to meet at the House of Johnson Tuttle, at nine o'clock on the morning of the 12th instant, in order to divide the Highways into districts, to Erase the names of all supernumerary Overseers, and transact such other business as the Law authorizes them to perform.
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