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Whereupon the following persons were chosen as a Committee for the same purpose the Ensuing Year to wit :
Joseph C. Hornblower, Silas Condit, Edward Jones, David Hayes, William Tuttle, Isaac Andruss, William Ward, Committee to Superintend Poor Schools.
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Resolved that the Roads shall be worked by Labour the En. suing Year.
Resolved, that Hogs found trespassing shall not be liable to be pounded.
A motion was made seconded and carried that the Town Com. mittee be instructed to Enclose the Old Burying Ground, and see that it be Kept in good fence, and that the same be not Leased or Hired for the purpose of pasturing Horses, Oxen or Cows.
It was submitted that a Town House be Erected and Built in this Township and a motion taken accordingly and Resolved that a Committee be appointed to consider of the propriety and Ex. pediency of such proceeding, and to report in Writing at the next annual Town meeting, and the following persons were duly appointed as such Committee to wit :
Seth Woodruff, Isaac Andruss, Silas Condit, Isaac Nichols, Rob't B. Canfield.
Resolved-That the Ensuing Election open at Stephen Roffs and Close at Moses Roff's.
No further Business appearing before this Meeting, the Same was closed Sine die.
JAMES W. BURNETT, Town Clerk.
The following is a Copy of the Preamble and Resolutions sub- mitted to the Town Meeting by Township Committee, (vide Minutes) :
The Township Committee hav'g reported that they had applied to the Legislature of this State and obtained an Act Entitled " An Act to authorise the Inhabitants of the Township of New- ark in the County of Essex to Build or Purchase a Poor House."
And also that they had entered into certain Articles of Agree- ment in writing on behalf of this Township with Captain Aa. Johnson, for the purchase of the dwelling House and farm where- on he lately lived situate in the Township of Newark, as lately surveyed by Stephen Hayes Junior, for the sum of Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars.
Whereupon Resolved that this Township do accept the Prive- lidges of the said Act of the Legislature, and do appoint the said dwelling House and Farm, so as aforesaid agreed by the said Township Committee to be purchased from the said Aaron John- son, to be the place in the said Township of Newark to be pur- chased for a Poor House according to the terms of the said Act.
Resolved, That the said Township Committee be and they are hereby empowered to take possession of the said Dwelling House and farm for the use of the Poor of the Township, and to receive from the said Aaron Johnson a Deed for the same-and there- upon the Inhabitants of the Township of Newark in the County of Essex and their Successors shall become bound to pay to the
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said Aaron Johnson his Executors, Administrators and Assigns the sum of Four Thousand five hundred Dollars, the consideration money, in manner following to wit-$500 on the first day of Jan. uary next with Interest on the whole sum or Purchase money from the first day of April Instant, and One thousand Dollars Yearly and Every year thereafter untill the whole Purchase money be Paid, with Interest to be paid Annually on the whole sum remaining unpaid according to the Terms of the said Agree- ment so made with the said Aaron Johnson, And that this Town- ship is pledged and bound to provide the necessary funds to make good the said Payments.
At a Special TOWN MEETING, holden this ninth day of Septem- ber, A. D. 1815, for the purpose of appointing a Township Col- lector, (vice Joseph L. Wheeler, resigned) agreeable to previous notice, Col. Isaac Andruss was duly appointed Moderator.
The object of this meeting being explained, the 7th Section of the " Act incorporating the Inhabitants of Townships, designa. ting their meetings" being read, and the said meeting qualified agreeable to Law proceeded to Buisness, when after due consid eration James W. Burnett was by a majority of votes appointed Township Collector for the Year. No further Business coming up, this Town Meeting was adjourned sine die.
JAMES W. BURNETT, Town Clerk.
At an Annual TOWN MEETING of the Inhabitants of the Town- ship of Newark, convened on the 8th day of April, 1816, at the house of Moses Roff, and from there adjourned to the Session house of the 1st Presbyterian Church, the following Officers were elected for the ensuing year, and the proceedings as follow adopted :
Gen. John N. Cumming was chosen Moderator.
William Ward, Town Clerk and Clerk of Estrays.
Seth Woodruff, Assessor.
James W. Burnett, Collector.
Samuel Pennington, Robert B. Camfield, Chosen Freeholders.
Nehemiah S. Baldwin, Jabez Camfield, Col. Stephen Hayes, Commissioners of Appeal.
Henry L. Parkhurst, Ezra Baldwin, Surveyors of Highway.
Isaac Nichols, Lewis Thibou, Overseers of the Poor.
Ashbel Green, Joseph Sayres, Japhia Harrison, David Ball, Jacob Peshine, Constables.
John I. Plume, Seth Woodruff, William S. Pennington, Street Commissioners.
Jabez Camfield, Nehemiah J. Crane, Samuel B. Brown, Pound Masters.
Elias Wood, Joseph W. Camp, Caleb Earle, Samuel Penning-
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ton, James Black, David Nicholls, Jedediah Crane, David Cook, Matthias Plum, Thomas Eagles, Joseph T. Baldwin, Overseers of Highway.
John Alling, Jabez Camfield, Stephen Hayes, Nehemiah S. Baldwin, James Vanderpool, Town Committee.
Aaron Munn, Judge of Election.
Joseph C. Hornblower, Silas Condit, Edward Jones, David Hayes, William Tuttle, Isaac Andruss, William Ward, Commit- tee for the Poor School.
On motion, Minutes of the last annual meeting relating to Hogs were corrected-in place of the word "trespassing," the sentence, "hogs found running at large in the streets," was substituted.
Mr. Vanderpool, in behalf of the Town Committee, produced and read a detailed report concerning the state of the poor, and other subjects, which report was accepted :- Whereupon it was resolved, that said Annual report be entered on the town books, and that the clerk be instructed to transcribe the same, and that a reasonable compensation be allowed him for such service.
Resolved, that 2,800 dollars be appropriated for the mainten- ance of the poor for the ensuing year.
That the Street Commissioners be compensated for their ser- vices, at the rate of One Dollar p'r day, and that they exhibit their accounts for such allowance at the Annual Meeting.
That they be authorised at the public expence to procure a copy of a map of the town now in the office of the County Clerk.
That One Hundred Dollars be raised by a tax, to be levied exclusively upon the inhabitants of the Town Plot, for the use of the Commissioners toward regulating the Streets; and that in every case of difficulty or opposition which, in the faithful per- formance of their duty may occur ;- such as running and ascer- taining lines, or prosecuting or defending the common rights of the township; the town will support them, and indemnify them in any loss or damage so sustained.
That after this date all hogs found running at large within the town plot may be impounded-the name of the person who brings or sends them to be left with the pound Master. The rate of poundage for each hog shall be Fifty cents : twelve and a half to the pound master, twelve and a half to the person impound- ing, and twenty five cents to the town.
Report of the Committee on the proposition to build a town house was read. Whereupon on Motion, Resolved, that the sub- ject be referred back to the same Committee for further consid- eration, and that the Committee be instructed to apply to the Legislature for a Law to authorize the selling of such portions of the town property as may be deemed necessary to accomplish the proposed object.
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Resolved, that the poll of the next election be opened and closed at the house of Stephen Roff.
Resolved, that the management of the Charity School devolve exclusively upon the Superintendants of that establishment, and that they be authorised generally to conduct and regulate its concerns in such way as they may deem most conducive to the promotion of its welfare, and the accomplishment of the designs of the institution.
Resolved, that the roads be worked as the last year, by labour. Resolved, that the town Committee take charge of the bury- ing ground.
Meeting adjourned.
WM. WARD, CI'k,
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Report by the Township Committee of the receipts and ex- penditures for the township of Newark in the support of the Poor, and for other purposes, from April, 1815, to April, 1816. The ballance reported to be on hand the last annual report. . $396 49} Out of which was paid to David Nicholls late overseer of the poor the sum of .. $42 37
To Obadiah Woodruff do. 14 30
To Moses Roberts do. 37 90
To James Connor for school teaching.
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107 90
Which left an unexpended ballance of $288 594
Applicable to the support of the poor, the education of poor children and damage done to Sheep.
The amount of the duplicate Tax list for 1815 and '16 is.
$4,150 00
The amount of the Dog tax.
71 00
Making the total sum raised of. $4,221 00
From which deduct-
Paid Joseph Pierson, State tax $423 89
Township Collector's fees. 114 00
Assessor's fees 114 00
66 Commissioners of Appeal. 14 84
Taxes returned bad.
136 21
Direct and township taxes. 15 76
Error, tax assessed to Baldwin & McGinnis. 5 00
Which makes a total sum to be deducted of.
823 68
And leaves for the use of the Township. $3,397 32
To which add unexpended funds last year. 288 593
$3.685 91}
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And which is applicable to the following objects-
Due to the account for damage done to sheep .. $74 60
Nett am't of Dog tax the last assessment 58 04
Making a sum applicable to dam'ge done to sheep .. 132 64
Due to the acc't for education of poor children
187 583 Appropriation by vote of last annual town meeting. 500 00
Making a sum applicable to the educa-
tion of poor children
687 583
The sum applicable to the support of the Poor ... 2,865 69
3,685 91}
State of the funds applicable to the support of the Poor, for the payment due on the Poor House farm, for building, repairs, and furnishing the same.
Receipts on hand from last year. $26 41 The am't arising from taxes as before stated is. 2,865 69
To which add rec'd for fines.
From Caleb Sayres. $ 1 00
יי David D. Crane, Esqr. 5. 00
66 Joseph T. Baldwin, Esq. 12 00
66 Smith Burnet, Esqr. 15 00
Stephen Hayes, Jun'r, Esq
2 00
Aaron Munn, Esq.
2 00
Japhia Harrison. 10 00
Rec'd for two Pedlar's licences 1 20
Making a total sum of. $2,940 30
The expenditures which have been made on acc't of the Debt, for the purchase of the Poor House farm, the building, repairs, and furnishing the same, is as follows-
There has been paid to Captain Aaron Johnson the payment due to him by Contract on the 1st of January last, on acc't of principal. $500 00 There, has been expended in build'g and repairs $648 84
Deduct the sale of a Cistern and barrack .. 45 50
Leaves ..
603 34
There has been paid for household furniture and stock on the farm. 193 49 Making a total sum of expenditure, the property of the town- ship of. 1,296 83
The expenditures which have been made for the support of the poor are as follows:
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Interest paid Capt. Aaron Johnson. 225 00 Paid Ebenezer Haven's salary . 350 00
Expences paid for cloathing and provisions furnished the poor house. 592 39 Deduct am't of produce sold from the Poor house farm. 252 26
Leaves the sum of .. 700 13 Lewis Thibou, Overseer of the Poor, has paid for the support of paupers that could not be removed to the poor house, conveying paupers to their place of residence and his own services-amounting to. 175 793 David Hayes, Overseer of the Poor. 25 05
Paid Physician's bills, amounting to Magistrates' bills. .
55 21
Jacob Peshine, Constable.
15 00
Advertising by the Collector.
1 50
Funeral charges.
17 75
J. C. Hornblower, Esq., Council Fee.
10 00
66 Newark Mutual Fire Insurance Company for policy of Insurance on the Poor house for 5 Years. 19 80
66 Interest on $1100 borrowed for the use of the Township by vote of last annual Town Meeting. 36 37
Moses Roff, Township Committee's bill of ex- pences 21 71
Township Committee's Bill 75 00
Which makes the current expences for the support of the Poor amount to the sum of .. 1,744 31}
To which add the permanent expenditure. 1,296 83
Makes a total expenditure from the funds applicable to the support of the Poor of. $3,041 14}
And leaves a deficiency of. 100 84}
State of the fund which has been specifically appropriated by vote of Town Meeting for the education of Poor Children.
There was a ballance due to this account from the last year amounting to 187 58}
Appropriation by vote of last annual town meeting. 500 00
Makes a total of. 687 583
From this fund has been made the following expenditures-
To David Rogers, Teacher, the sum of. 292 18
" Augustus M. Hay 20 31
" Albion Pool 2 00
Paid for fuel 21 13
336 62
Which leaves a balance for educating poor children of ..
$350 06}
16 00
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State of the funds arising from the Dog tax applicable to the payment of damage done to sheep.
There was a ballance due to this account from the last year of .. $74 60
The nett am't of Dog tax from last assessment. 58 04
Making a total sum of 132 64
From which has been made the following expenditures --
To Joshua Baldwin for sheep damage. 8 53
Leaves an unexpended fund for damage done to sheep of .. $124 11
From this statement the funds of the Township will appear to be as follows :
An unexpended ballance for the education of Poor $350 963
children is ...
An unexpended ballance for damage done to sheep of 224 11
Which makes together the sum of. 475 073 From this sum deduct the deficiency of funds for the support of the Poor. 100 843
Leaves the amount of funds unexpended .. 374 23
To which add the use of the burying ground let for pastur- ing of Sheep, after deducting repairs of fence 21 00
Makes a total of unexpended funds belonging to the Town- ship ..
$395 23
All which is respectfully submitted. By order of the Township Committee. (Signed) JAMES VANDERPOOL, CIK. Newark, April 8th, 1816.
At a Special TOWN MEETING, convened agreeably to public notice at the house of Moses Roff, Aug. 13, 1816.
William S. Pennington, Esq., Moderator.
Mr. Vanderpool, in behalf of the Township Committee, sub- mitted the following resolution, which was adopted unanimously :
Resolved, That the Township Committee be, and they are hereby authorized to purchase in the behalf of the township, for the use the Poor house, a piece of Meadow offered for sale by Capt. Aaron Johnson, containing between six and seven acres, and to pay for the same at the rate of Fifty five Dollars p'r Acre. and to enter into engagements on the part of the Township to pay at such time as the Committee may agree upon with Capt. Johnson, and the funds of the town are hereby pledged for the fulfilment of the Contract.
Meeting adjourned.
WM. WARD, Cl'k.
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At an Annual TOWN MEETING, convened at the house of Moses Roff, on the 14 day of April, 1817-
Silas Condit, Esq., was chosen Moderator, and William Ward, Clerk.
After which proceedings it was resolved to adjourn to 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Session house of the 1st Presbyterian Church.
Session house, 2 o'clock P. M.
Section 7 of the law relating to town meetings having been read as prescribed, Meeting proceeded to business.
William S. Pennington, Esq., moved the following resolution, which was adopted :
Resolved, That it be a rule of this Town Meeting, that on all Annual Town Meeting days every question to be submitted to the consideration of the meeting respecting the working of the high ways, maintenance of the poor, raising of money, or any other matter, involving the pecuniary interest of the town, shall be proposed and offered for consideration, and disposed of before the meeting proceed to the choice of Officers-the Moderator and Clerk excepted-and not afterwards on that day. And that this rule shall not be annulled or altered unless on public notice thereof given in the newspaper of the town at least ten days be- fore an annual town meeting, and then to be proposed and de- cided on before the meeting proceed to the choice of Officers- the Moderator and Clerk excepted.
The Town Committee submitted a Report, which was read by Mr. Vanderpool, and the same ordered to be accepted and filed.
Report of the Free School Committee was read, together with a letter addressed to the trustees by the teacher of the school, which were accepted-Whereupon resolved, that the Town Com- mittee be authorized to discharge the difficiency of the School fund represented in said report, amounting to $16 97-100ths.
Resolved, that Three thousand two hundred dollars, be appro- priated for the support of the poor the ensuing year.
That Four hundred dollars of the appropriation be applied for the support of the Free School.
Officers chosen for the ensuing year :
William Ward, Town Clerk, and Clk of Estrays.
Isaac Nicholls, Assessor.
James W. Burnett, Collector.
Samuel Pennington, Robert B. Campfield, Chosen Freeholders. Col. Stephen Hayes, Nehemiah S. Baldwin, Jabez Camfield, Commissioners of Appeal.
Henry L. Parkhurst, Ezra Baldwin, Surveyors of Highways.
Lewis Thibou, Isaac Nicholls, Overseers of' Poor.
William S. Pennington, Lewis Thibou, Silas Condit, Street Commissioners.
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Samuel B. Brown, Jonathan Andruss, Jonathan Miller, Ebe- nezer Havens, Pound Masters.
Uzal Hedden, Isaac Youngs, Elias Roberts, Samuel Penning- ton, Richard Sweezy, Sears Coe, Jedediah Crane, Uzal Sayres, Obadiah Woodruff, Moses Hedden, Robert Baldwin, Henry Baker, Overseers of Highway.
John Alling, Jabez Camfield, Stephen Hayes, Nehemiah S. Baldwin, James Vanderpool, Town Committee.
Ashbel Green, David Ball, Joseph Sayres, Jonathan Keen, Japhiah Harrison, Constables.
Col. Stephen Hayes, Judge of Election.
Joseph C. Hornblower, Silas Condit, Edward Jones, David Hayes, William Tuttle, Isaac Andruss, William Ward, Free School Committee.
Committee for building Town house reported having done nothing in the business.
Street Commissioners reported having done nothing.
Resolved, that the Street Commissioners be instructed to take all legal and proper measures to remove any encroachments on the road, or obstructions in the highway.
Resolved, that the roads the ensuing year be worked by labour, by districts.
Resolved, that the hog law of last year be revived, with this alteration-that the driver shall be entitled to 25, and the pound master to 123 cents a head.
Resolved, That the poll of the next annual election be opened and closed at the house of Stephen Roff, Innkeeper, Newark.
· Resolved, that the next annual town meeting be opened at the house of Moses Roff, at 1 o'clock P. M.
Meeting adjourned.
WM. WARD, CIk.
At an Annual Towy MEETING, commenced at the house of Moses Roff, on the [13] day of April, 1818, and from there ad- journed to the Session House of the Ist Presbyterian Church, in the town of Newark-the following Officers were chosen for the ensuing year, and the following proceedings adopted :
Gen. John N. Cumming, Moderator.
William Ward, Town Clerk, and Clerk of Estrays.
Isaac Nicholls, Assessor.
James W. Burnett, Collector.
Samuel Pennington, Robert B. Camfield, Chosen Frecholders. Col. Stephen Hayes, Nehemiah S. Baldwin, Jabez Camfield, Commissioners of Appeal.
Moses Roberts, Ezra Baldwin, Surveyors of Highway.
Isaac Nicholls, Aaron Ward, Overseers of the Poor.
William S. Pennington, Lewis Thibou, Silas Condit, Street Commissioners.
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Samuel B. Brown, Ebenezer Havens, Capt. DeKay, Col. Isaac Andruss, Pound Masters.
Joseph Camp, Isaac Young, Thomas Camfield, Sylvanus Bald. win, Samuel Pennington, Edward Jones, Jedediah Crane, David Cook, Moses Fatout, Joseph T. Baldwin, D. Baker, John Rans- ley, Overseers of Highway.
Jabez Camfield, Col. Stephen Hayes, Nehemiah S. Baldwin, James Vanderpool, Lewis Thibou, Town Committee.
Jonathan Keen, Joseph Sayres, Ashbel Green, Silas C. Bald- win, Japhia Harrison, Constables.
Silas Condit, Judge of Election.
Joseph C. Hornblower, Silas Condit, Edward Jones, David Hayes, William Tuttle, Isaac Andruss, William Ward, Trustees of Free School.
Resolutions adopted-
The Annual report of the Township Committee having been read,
Resolved, that the same be accepted, and that the Report be entered in the town book.
The Annual report of the Free School was read, and on mo- tion accepted.
Resolved, that Two thousand nine hundred dollars be appro- priated toward the maintenance of the poor the ensuing year.
Resolved, That Two hundred dollars be appropriated for the support of the Free School the ensuing year.
Resolved, that the Town Committee be required to inspect the old burying ground, and that they be empowered and instructed to remove all nuisances, and prevent trespassing on the same, to mend the fences, to raise and otherwise regulate the head stones which they may find out of order.
Resolved, That the Town Committee be authorized to take measures to procure a new burying ground, and report at a special, or at the next Annual Town Meeting.
Resolved, That the Town Committee be authorized to open a passage from the Main street into the old burying ground, and that they cause the lower grounds therein to be raised, that the passage across them may be rendered more convenient.
Resolved, that this meeting deem it expedient to adopt meas- ures to erect a town house upon the town lot in the main street.
Resolved, that William S. Pennington, James Vanderpool, Silas Condit, Isaac Nicholls, Lewis Thibou, be chosen a Commit- tee to carry the above resolution into effect, and to report a plan at some future town meeting.
Resolved, that the above Committee be instructed, in case they shall deem it expedient, to report at a special town meeting to be called at their request, any time between this date and the first Monday in June next.
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Resolved, that the roads be worked as the last year by labour, by districts.
Resolved, that the Town Committee be authorized to purchase a lot of land late the property of Abraham Lyon, without the buildings, should they deem the measure expedient.
Resolved, that the hog law be continued the same as last year, and that it be in force throughout the whole year.
Resolved, that the next annual town meeting be held in the session room of the 1st Presbyterian church, to commence at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
Resolved, that the poll of the next annual election be opened and closed at the house of Stephen Roff, Newark.
Resolved, that the Town Clerk be allowed Five dollars for his Services, in addition to the fees allowed him by law.
WM. WARD, Town Clerk.
At a Special TOWN MEETING, convened agreeably to law, on Monday, Mar. 1, 1819, at the house of Moses Roff, Inn-keeper, Newark,
William S. Pennington, Esq., was chosen Moderator, when the following resolution was adopted :
Resolved, that the Town Committee be authorized and in- structed to lease out the Town Lot in the Main street, opposite to the 1st Presbyterian Church, in such proportions as they may deem most advisable, for a term not exceeding five years.
Meeting adjourned.
WM. WARD, Town Clerk.
At An Anual Towy MEETING of' the Inhabitants of the Town- ship of Newark, held at the Session room of the 1st Presbyterean Church in the Town of Newark on the 12th day of April, A. D. 1819-
Silas Condit, Esq., was chosen Moderator, and Nathan F. Wood, Town Clerk.
When the following Resolutions were adopted :
Resolved, that the Town Committee be instructed to Investi- gate the situation of the Lot of Land belonging to the town on which the Market now stands, and call on the subscribers who built the Market, and if they relinquish their claims to take pos. session and apply it to the use of the Town.
The report of the Town Committee was then Read, and on motion, &c., was ordered to be accepted and filed.
Resolved, that the Town Committee be instructed to Lease out the Town Lot in Front of the 1st Presbyterian Church untill wanted for a publick purpose.
Resolved, that the Town Committee be instructed not to Lease out any part of said Town Lot for to be built upon.
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The report of the School Committee was read, and on motion made and Carr'd, was Accepted and filed.
Resolved, that the sum of Four hundred Dollars of the sum to be raised for the maintainance of the poor be appropriated for the educating of poor children.
Resolved, that the sum of Twenty six hundred Dollars be raised the ensuing year to be appropriated for the maintainance of the Poor.
The Following officers were then chosen :
Assessor-Isaac Nichols.
Collector-James W. Burnet.
Chosen Freeholders-David Beach, Lewis Thibou.
Commissioners of Appeal-Col. Stephen Hayes, Nehemiah S. Baldwin, Jabez Camfield.
Surveyors of Highways-Moses Roberts, Ezra Baldwin.
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