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255
Osceola ..
43
58
95 77
278 40
256
68
Turin.
504
385
425
372
44
Tanneries
19
16
18
Inns.
28
Stores
33
45
6
1,014
1,135
1,531
2,035| 2,146
2.433
2,828
8,374
309
449
883
793
970
1,177
1,483
1,645
1,776
1,925
2.026
662
538
692
880
1,074
1,203
1,733
1,946
2,638
1,626
1,570
Harrisburgh,
1.125
1,170: 1,130
1.051
1,085
541
Martineburgh,.
571
707
643
718
730
975
New Bremen,
1,786 1,966
1,908
2,190
2.414
Osceola,
404
507
664
763
796
907
1,208
1,039
1,393 1,291
1,149
1,144
1,152
Turin,
Montague ..
Asheries.
15
New Bremen.
120
138
ço
160
144
Lowville.
Lyonsdale ..
246
492 120
85
Distilleries
100
I2
Iron Works
Wooleo Factories
106
Breweries ...
105
55
Watson.
tive.
Na-
ural-
Nat-
Nat-
Groceries.
-
213 996
Lewis,
1,406 1,475
73
58
85
In 1810 the population was not reported by towne. The total of the county we6 6,438.
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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
The apparent decrease in population is in some cases due to changes of boun- dary, or the erection of new towns. In a dairying region, there is a tendency, however, to the consolidation of smaller farms with larger ones, and a conse- quent diminution of the population by removal. In such towns, the number of inhabitants can scarcely be expected ever to increase, so long as dairying is the principal business of the farmers.
If we take a comprehensive view of the distribution of the population throughout the country, and compare one period with another, we cannot fail to be impressed with the great and rapid growth of cities and villages, and the increase of numbers in centers of trade and manufactures. Something of this may be seen in Lewis county, where villages have increased in population, as the rural districts have declined. This effect is strikingly shown in the attend- ance at district schools, which in the farming sections does not now average more than one-fourth as much as it was forty or fifty years ago. In all of the older towns, through the central portion of the county, there has been more or less of consolidation of school districts as the result of this change.
The relative standing of some of the towns in 1803, as then bounded, was as follows :-
Turin, 145 residents, valuation, $279,824 Leyden, 183 residents, $287,385.77
Lowville, 161 residents, $41,300
Martinsburgh, 53 residents, $45,818.50
In the direct tax imposed upon the country in August, 1813, to raise the sum of $3,000,000 for the war, the share assigned to the State of New York was $430,140.62, or about 14 1-3 per cent. Lewis county was called upon for $1,960, or a little less than half of one per cent. of the State. The county formed a part of the 17th collection dis- trict.
POLITICAL STATISTICS.
In the early years, county politics ap- pear to have been nearly evenly bal- anced between " Federal " and " Repub- lican," as parties were then named. The latter gradually came to be known as the Democratic party, and for some years was strongly in majority. The political campaign of 1840, in which log cabins, hard cider and other incidents of that day played so memorable a part, among those supporting the nomination of Gen- eral Harrison wrought a great change, but still did not turn the balance. The excitement of that campaign is probably without a parallel, before or sincé, and many persons now growing old will re- member the log cabins of that day, which were erected in the genuine pio- neer style as political rallying points in all of the great towns and villages in the country. One of these stood close ad- jacent to the old Martinsburgh hotel, on the site of what is now Lovejoy's hotel, but then kept by Elijah L. Thomp- son. After giving the notes of the former edition as regards the total vote of the county for the office of governor from the beginning, we will present the vote of single towns for the office of governor in recent years, as a subject convenient for reference and compari- son, and of interest with those who watch the tide of politics as it ebbs and flows.
The vote upon governor at the several elections in this county, has been as fol- lows :--
1807 .- Morgan Lewis, 419; Daniel D. Tompkins, 41 1.
1810 .- Daniel D. Tompkins, 533 ; Jonas Platt, 302. The former had majorities in every town except Denmark and Har- risburgh.
1813 .- Daniel D. Tompkins, 313; Stephen VanRensselaer, 229. The for- mer had majorities except in Denmark, Martinsburgh and Turin.
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POLITICAL STATISTICS.
1816 .- Daniel D. Tompkins, 326; Ru- fus King, 228. Mr. King had a majority only in Denmark.
1817 .- De Witt Clinton, 381 ; Peter B. Porter.
1820 .- DeWitt Clinton, 334; Daniel D. Tompkins, 304. The former had ma- jorities except in Harrisburgh, Lowville and Pinckney.
1822 .- Joseph C. Yates, 776; Solomon Southwick, I, in Martinsburgh. The vote on Lieutenant-Governor was 467 for Root, and 300 for Huntington.
1824 .- Samuel Young, 678; DeWitt Clinton, 502. Clinton's only majority was in Denmark.
1826 .- William B. Rochester, 768 ; De Witt Clinton, 726. The towns of Denmark, Harrisburgh, Turin and Wat- son, gave majorities for Clinton.
1828. - Martin VanBuren, 964; Smith Thompson, 778 ; Solomon South wick, 66. VanBuren had majorities in Greig, Ley- den, Lowville, Martinsburgh, Pinckney, Turin and Watson, and Thompson in all the other towns.
1830 .- Enos T. Throop, 1031 ; Francis Granger, 618 ; Erastus Root, 14. Throop had majorities in Diana, Greig, Leyden, Lowville, Pinckney, Turin, Watson and West Turin, and Granger in the other towns.
1832 .- William L. Marcy, 1450; Fran- cis Granger, 836. Marcy had majorities in all the towns except Denmark, Har- risburgh and Lowville.
1834 .- William L. Marcy, 1230; Will- iam H. Seward, 952. The majorities were the same as in 1832.
1836 .- William L. Marcy, 101 ; Jesse Buel, 400. Marcy had majorities in every town except Lowville.
1838 .- William L. Marcy, 1308 ; Will- iam H. Seward, 1156. Marcy had ma- jorities in Greig, Leyden, Martinsburgh, Pinckney, Turin, Watson and West Turin, and Seward in other towns.
1840 .- William L. Marcy, 1786; Will- iam H. Seward, 1690; Gerrit Smith, 40. Marcy had majorities in Diana, Greig, Leyden, Pinckney, Watson and West Turin, and Seward in the other towns.
1842 .- William C. Bouck, 1716, Luther Bradish, 1519; Alvin Stewart, 64. Bouck had majorities in Croghan, Diana, Greig,
Harrisburgh, Lowville, Martinsburgh, and Turin, and Bradish in the other towns.
1844 .~ Silas Wright, 2080; Millard Fillmore, 1649; Alvin Stewart, 153. Wright had majorities in Croghan, Greig, Leyden, Osceola, Pinckney, Tu- rin, Watson, and West Turin, and Fill- more in the other towns.
1846 .- John Young, 1828; Silas Wright 11 72; Henry Bradley, 166. Young had majorities in every town except Cro- ghan, Diana, Osceola, Pinckney and Watson, which went for Wright.
1848 .- Hamilton Fish, 1216; John A. Dix, 1250: Reuben H. Walworth, 804 ; William Goodell, 10. Fish had majori- ties in Denmark, Diana, Harrisburgh, Lowville, Martinsburgh, Pinckney and Turin ; Dix in Croghan, Leyden, New Bremen, Osceola, Watson and West Turin, and Walworth in Greig.
1850 .- Horatio Seymour, 2004 ; Wash- ington Hunt, 1618; William L. Chaplin, 5. Seymour had majorities in every town except Denmark, Harrisburgh, Low- ville, and Martinsburgh, which went for Hunt.
1852 .- Horatio Seymour, 2549; Wash- ington Hunt, 1121: Minthorne Tompkins, 268. Seymour had majorities in Diana, Greig, Leyden, Martinsburgh, Mon- tague, New Bremen, Osceola, Pinckney, Turin, Watson and West Turin ; Hunt in Denmark, Harrisburgh, and Lowville, and Tompkins in Croghan.
1854 .- Horatio Seymour, 1583 ; Myron H. Clark, 1449; Daniel Ullmann, 138 ; G. C. Bronson, 131. Clark had major- ities in Denmark, Greig, Harrisburgh, Lowville, Martinsburgh, Montague, Os- ceola, and Turin, and Seymour in the other towns.
1856 -- John A. King, 2949; Amasa J. Parker, 1173 ; Erastus Brooks, 431. King had majorities in every town except High Market and Lewis, which went for Parker.
1858 .- Edwin D. Morgan, 2557 ; Am- asa J. Parker, 1861 ; Gerrit Smith, 126 : Lorenzo Burrows, 38. Morgan had ma- jorities in every town except Croghan, High Market, Lewis, Montague, New Bremen, Osceola, Pinckney and West Turin, which went for Parker.
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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
VOTE OF THE TWO PRINCIPAL POLITICAL PARTIES AT EACH ELECTION FOR GOV- ERNOR, COMMENCING IN 1860.
Towns.
Parties.
1860. 1862. 1864. 1866. 1868. 1870. 1872. 1874.
1876.
1879. 1882.
Republican.
87
545
90
106
118
109
170
106
191
147
143
Croghan .
Democratic.
192
210
279
247
318
289
344
334
395
343
332
Denmark
Democratic.
145
140
150
139
147
147
197
171
243
182
115 237
Greig.
Democratic.
158
140
196
170
288
276
278
194
206
202
154
Harrisburgh
Republican. Democratic.
117
95
107
IIO
I18
88
98
85
II4
64
124
High Market.
Republican. Democratic.
202
19
27
42
36
63
35
40
157
192
87
157
Lewis.
Democratic.
148
210
207
154
202
136
158
159
21 3
151
173
Republican.
363
209
249
253
277
247
261
216
262
234
153
Leyden.
Democratic.
158
171
186
192
218
201
201
226
234
166
289
Lowville
Democratic.
175
152
183
188
235
224
231
381 255
287
27 1
436
Lyonsdale.
Democratic.
145
I47
II2
201
Martinsburgh.
Democratic.
66
144
169
I42
369 177
299
319 214
190
213
205
228
Republican.
298
64
79
91
93
74
66
51
79
90
73
Montague.
Democratic.
108
52
54
75
86
88
84
92
I20
I18
108
New Bremen.
Democratic.
186
192
233
283
249
259
280
312
305
277
Republican.
56
50
69
69
78
67|
So
53
70
61
55
Osceola.
Democratic.
53
69
76
66
78
64
56
64
89
69
87
Republican.
165
I4I
152
155
152
125
I22
95
I26
I44
96
Pinckney
Democratic.
II7
118
128
139
150
157
164
170
84
183
181
Republican.
293;
258
291
317
293
263
266
215
265
231
182
Turin.
Democratic.
93
96
140
IO3
120
123
I24
I21
265
I55
153
Republican.
I21
96
22I
124
J37
118
118
82
I35
162
108
Watson
Democratic.
107
99
136
I2I
169
145
200
190
209
165
203
Republican.
232
175
194
239
259
257
258
22I
245
217
159
Democratic.
22I
264
284
242
292
245
250
224
254
204
240
Total.
Republican.
3,257 2,654 3, III
3,182
3,397 3,036 3,332
2,764 3,585 3-397 2,447
Democratic. |2,274 2,476 2,896 2,670 3, 258 2,893 3, 170 3, 219 3,724 3, 160 3,787
ELECTIONS HAVING REFERENCE TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION, AND TO QUES- TIONS SUBMITTED TO A POPU- LAR VOTE.
1821. For the holding of a Convention, 958; against 94.
1822. Ela Collins, of Lowville, elected delegate to Convention.
1822. For the new Constitution, 550; against 138.
1845. For the holding of a Convention, 1,277 ; against 738.
1846. Russell Parish, of Lowville, elected delegate to Convention.
1846. For the new Constitution 1,828; against 370.
300
403
391
150
207
Diana
Democratic.
143
147
170
166
187
160
I68
192
234
212
169
180
Republican.
174
147
175
218
258
222
309
15I
171
46
36
38
87
177
176
192
194
155
19I
57
52
5I
50
42
Republican.
81
52
55
58
6 L
46
Republican.
241
331
408
390
422
410
429
483
485
325
Republican.
123
16 1
155
III
Republican.
83
320
368
352
107 258
95
III
79
109
92
146
121
86
Republican.
106
65
165
164
167
I39
152
129
164
15I
9I
76
170
41I 172
130
419 138
369 128
384
15I
I49
169
24I
Republican.
164
360
410
Republican.
415
143
344
171
249
165
286
West Turin.
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POLITICAL STATISTICS.
1846. For equal suffrage to colored persons, 379; against 1,189.
1849. For new school law, 1,961 ; against 1,206.
1853. For amendment, relating to Ca- nal debt, 1,572 ; against 907.
1854. Vote on the amendment allow- ing soldiers to vote while absent from the State, in the military service 2,312 for; and 301 against.
1865. On amendment relating to Com- missioners of Appeals, 546 for; 685 against.
1866. On the holding of a Constitu- tional Convention, 3,143 for; 2,001 against.
1867. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention were chosen in part by election from Senatorial Districts .- From the 18th district, the delegates chosen were Edward A. Brown, of Low- ville, James A. Bell, of Dexter, Marcus Bickford, of Carthage, and Milton H. Merwin, of Watertown.
1869. For the new Constitution, 309; against 2,374.
1869. For Article VI, 1,866; against 1,926.
1869. For uniform rate of assessment, etc., 3,613 ; against 2,361.
1869. For abolishing property qualifi- cations of voters, 2,054 ; against 2,183.
1870. For creating a State debt to pay deficiences, etc., 2,318 ; against 2,985.
1872. For amendments relating to Court of Appeals, 2,918 ; against 12.
1872. For creating State debt to pay Canal and General Fund Deficiencies, 1,616 ; against 30.
1874. For amendment of Article II, 1,314; against 3,836.
1874. For amendment of Article III, Part 1, 1,073 ; against 4,081.
1874. For amendment of Article III, Part 2, 1,231 ; against 3,933.
1874. For amendment of Article IV, 1,196; against 3,957.
1874. For amendment of Article VII, 38; against 5,118.
1874. For amendment of Article VIII, Part 1, 1,239; against 3,914.
1874. For amendment of Article VIII, Part 2, 1,230; against 3,923.
1874. For amendment of Article XII, 1,256; against 3,897.
1874. For adding Article XV, 1,286; against 3,885.
1874. For adding Article XVI, 1,275 ; against 3,878.
1879. For amendment of section 6, Article VI, 5 ; against 2.
1880. For amendment of sections 12 and 13, Article VI, 813; against 1,200.
1882. For amendment relating to Free Canals, 3,797 ; against 769.
1882. For amendment increasing the number of Justices of the Supreme Court, 1,863 ; against 522.
STATISTICS OF TAXATION IN LEWIS
COUNTY, FOR A SERIES OF YEARS ;
FROM THE RETURNS TO THE COMPTROLLER. FOR THE YEARS PREVIOUS.
Years.
Town Taxes.
County Taxes.
School Taxes,
State Taxes,
Aggregate Taxation.
Rate of Tax on $1.00
|Valuation, (cents).
1853 $ 12,331.71 $ 15,059.43
$ 5,615.00 $ 33,006.14
1854|
11,282.31
13,253.54
4,266.00
28,801.85
5.100
1855
11,282 31
13,253.54
7,110.00
1856
13,822.72
23,494 00
5,528.00
7 900
1857
12,631 80
11,248.16 $ 3,846.75
11,540 25 8,977.50
7.700 7.200 7.600 9,700
1861
15,962.141
9,867.00
3,371.40
14,047.50
1862
15,962 141
9,867.00
3,959 46
1863
26,663.90|
12,583.70|
4,043.68
21,117.10 23,914.20
1865
80,655.56
12,047.53|
3,404.04
17,757.74
173,864.89 3.830
1867
37.302 69
100,110.60
5,311.39
21,645.03
5.600
1868
56,012.22
26,785.00
5.360.62
26,96 94 19,512.68 18,544.26 23,828.22
3.990 2.510 2.835 2.460
1870
47,312 47!
21,211.87
4,953.63
1871
38,965 44
31,333.96
4,915 47
17.335.23
92,550.10 116,609.71 107,371.14 103,451.90 94,234 60
2.704 2.438 2.037
1815
37,339.11
29,147.04|
5,780 93
22.629.61 25,457.30 21,967.52 13,988 79
88,393.18 1.396
1877
42,887.53
28.985.22
9,112 81
16,884.32
97,523.62 1.204
1878
34.721.90
25.545.55
8,186 06|
14,021.20
82,474.71 78,101.08
1.077
1879
29,857.67
26,137.80
8,385. 15
13,720.46
1,011
1880
33,136.04
46,747.68
8,335.14
18,552.41
106,771.27
1.078
1881 32,063.49
26,584.25
8,764.67
8,534.01|
75,946.42
0.988
1858
12,600 00
11,500.00
3,847.50
1859
14.674.40
11,745.42
3,746 40
1860
14,674.40
11.745.42
3,371 00
8,741.60 18,860.20
251,770.92 169,712.62 107,670 52 99,575.67 97,306.19
2.350 2 960
1872
47,778.94
31.999.96
4.910 77
31,920 04
1873
47.778.94
31,999.96
4,962.68
1874
36,116.07
36.574.23
5,303.60
1876
37,339.11
29,147.04
7,918.19|
24,417 02
1866
38.427.64, 188,325.00
3.373 25
1869
52.793.85
22.939.20
5,298.36
5,600 31,645.85 42,844.72 39,266.96 36,925.00 38,907.82 43,651.42 43.248.04| 9.600 9,600 50,905 70 66,205.52 12.300 7.240 392.758.06|
1864 178.122.70 186, 148.84:
4,069 31
5.900
The census of 1880, reported the amount of town bonded debts in Lewis county as $156,805, and the amount of School District debt, (not bonded,) as $1,667.
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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
STATISTICS OF ASSESSMENT IN LEWIS COUNTY.
Years.
Acres of Land Assess'd
Aeseeeed | Aeseseed Value of Value of Real Estate.
Correct-
Aggre- gate
Pereonal Eetate.
gate Val-, Equaliz'd uation.
Valuat'n.
1853.
៛60,189
$4,937 508
$ 677,005 $ 5,615,000
1854 ..
759,152
4.987,909
697,256
5.688,000
1855
759, 152
4,987.909
697.256
5,688 000
1856
761,843
4,661,175
666,004
5,528,000
1857
741.814
4,528,415
599,778
5,129,000
1858.
740 000
4,530,000
600,000
5,130,000
1859
743,909
3,572.904
590,119
4,995,200
1860
743,900
3,572,904|
590,119
4,995,200
4,495,200
1861
731,651
3 581,769!
592,074
4,173,000
4,495,200
1862
731,651
3,581,769|
592,074
4,173,9001
5,279.275
1863
735,873
3,638.413
526,005
4,164,500
5,391,577
1864
:28,613
3,626,470
581 366
4,208,000|
5,426,005
1865
732,950
3,677,431
445,087|
4,123,000
4,538,719
1866
731.069
3,641.286
408,626
4.050,000
4,497,668
1867.
726,843
3,582,026
406,473
3.988.500|
4,249,911
1868
733,893
3,548,609
390.076
3.939,00 /
4,288,498
1869
735,946
3,583,205
379,697
3,963,000
4.238.688
1870
743,419
3,536,550
395 827
3.933,000
3.962,902
1871.
747,788
3,544,299
384,318
3,929,000
3,932,377
1872
735,184
3.596,744
373,363
3,970,200
3,928,617
1873
735,184
3,596,744
373,363
3,970,200
3,970,107
1874
752,218
9,150,992
1.360,841
10,512,000
4,242,883
1875.
755,511|
8,175,205
961.165
9,137,200
4,624,742
1876
755,511
8.175,205
961,165
9,137,200
6,334,549
1877 ..
762,689
7,878.652
904 530
8,783,182
8,100,275
1878
753,309
7.413,480
824.740
8,240,220
7,657,677
1879.
754,258
6,998,317
867.395
7,865,712
7.721.136
1890
754,288
6.867,415
809,810
7,677,225
7,682,156
1881
749,631|
6,781,367
825,200|
7.606,567
7,688,301
CHAPTER X.
SCHOOL STATISTICS; PERSONAL MEN- TION.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
THE School system of New York I dates as a connected and continued organization from 1812; but from the beginning of settlement, schools had been an object of carly care, and volun- tary expense. In the second or third year from the first arrival, in fact as soon as there were children enough to form a school, they were gathered for instruc- tion, and until other provision was made by law, the expenses were equalized upon the basis of attendance, and before the establishment of free schools, the rate bills of the poor were charged to the school fund, and to those who were able to pay.
By an act passed April 13, 1843, and in force till March 13, 1847, the Common Schools of the State were, (excepting in
certain cities,) under the supervision of a County Superintendent, who received his appointment from the Board of Su- pervisors. As this law came to be ap- plied in Lewis county, it was found no easy matter to harmonize opinions, for the Board then consisted of twelve mem- bers equally divided as to politics, and each party appeared determined to elect its own candidate. In the fall of 1843, after balloting three days every vote re- sulting in the equation 6=6, nothing was accomplished. The candidates were at first Lewis G. VanSlyck, of Martins- burgh, [a clerk of William King, mer- chant], and William C. Lawton, of Co- penhagen, They next tried VanSlyck against Duel Goff, of Turin, and then against Ziba Knox, of Lowville. They finally gave it up as something that could not be done.
Notice was in due time given by the Secretary of State, then ex-officio State Superintendent of Schools, that unless the county complied with the statute, the public school moneys would be with- held. This led to a special meeting of the Supervisors on the 15th of January, 1844, and every member of the Board was punctually on hand, for there was an office to be gained or lost. The fore- noon of the first day was spent in ballot- ing, and twenty-four efforts were made to agree, but failed. Upon assembling after dinner, it was found that eleven persons were present, the twelfth being on his way from the hotel. The vote was at once pressed to an issue, and the dilemma was solved, the choice falling upon Sidney Sylvester, of Copenhagen.
He was succeeded by Alfred H. Bush, of Turin, who was chosen November, 1845, and began his term January 16, 1846. He remained in the office until it was abolished March 13, 1847. For about ten years next following, a Town Superintendent was elected in each town; but by Chapter 179, Laws of 1856, the
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SCHOOL STATISTICS.
office of School Commissioner was cre- ated, and the county was soon after di- vided by the Board of Supervisors into two Commissioners' Districts, as fol- lows :-
District No. 1 .- (Or the Southern District), including what are now the towns of Greig, High Market, Lewis, Leyden, Lyonsdale, Martinsburgh, Osce- ola, Turin and West Turin.
District No. 2 .- (Or the Northern District), including Croghan, Denmark, Diana, Harrisburgh, Lowville, Mon- tague, New Bremen, Pinckney and Wat- son.
The succession of School Commission- ers has been as follows :-
District No. I .- (Southern Dist.) :
William J. Hall, (by appointment) I I-2 years.
R. Sanford Miller, (by election), 3 years. Henry C. Northam, (by election), 6 years.
William Adams, (by election), 6 years. William D. Lewis, (by election), 6 years. Boardman S. Hough, (by election), 3 years.
Royal P. Damuth, (by election,) in office.
District No 2 .- (Northern Dist.) :
Wayne Clark, (by appointment), I I-2 years.
Wayne Clark, (by election,) 6 years.
School Statistics of Lewis County, as compared with those of the whole State, as reported in 1882.
Lewis County
State.
Population,
Number of children, 5 to 21 years old, in the county and State, September 30, 1881,
10, 326
1,662, 122
Number of children attending school during the year, Residing in the district, Residing in other districts,
Total,
7,494
1,022,276
Number of children over 5 and under 21, for each qualified teacher,
45
80
Per cent. of average daily attendance on whole number of children between 5 and 21,
33.55
33.75
Number of districts,
214
12,001
Number of private schools,
I
1,159
Number of pupils in private schools,
50
108,309
Average number of weeks school, were kept by licensed teachers,
29.5
35 5
Teachers licensed by local officers,
402
28,787
2
964
Number of male teachers,
75
7,669
Number of female teachers,
331
23,157
Number of inspections by Commissioners,
365
18,489
Days attendance,
3,665, 827
559,399,382
District Libraries, number of volumes,
6,126
707,155
Number of school houses, log,
5
78
Number of school houses, framed,
200
10, 073
Number of school houses, brick,
4
1,343
Number of school houses, stone, .
5
400
214
11,894
Valuation, 1881,
$7,688,301
$2,681,257,606.00
Amount of tax paid in 1881,
8,764.67
3,056,633.67
Amount of school moneys received in 1881,
21,328.13
2,750,000.00
Received from school fund,
1,460.28
245,000,00
Apportionment teacher's wages ; district quotas,
10,555 50
964, 596.00
Apportionment for Libraries,
309.04
50,000,00
Value of school district Libraries,
2,284.00
479, 576.00
Value of school house sites,
11,640.00
6,651,989.00
Value of sites and school buildings.
76,323,00
31,091,630.00
Amount on hand October 1, 188c,
365.75
1,088,950.14
Apportioned to districts.
22,873.07
2,995,452,12
Proceeds from Gospel and school lands,
12,249.31
7,393,890.33
From teacher's board,
1,636.00
111,075.60
From other sources,
517.48
363, 169,71
38,142.63
11,984,715.08
For teacher's wages,
₹1,791.57
7,775, 505.22
For Libraries.
30,96
35,499.22
For school apparatus,
74.80
174,813.08
For Colored schools,
For school house sites, fences, out-houses, repairs, furniture, etc.,
3,055.42
1,467,361 00
For all other incidental expenses.
2.363.40
1,311,434.46
Forfeited in hand of Supervisor, Ist Tuesday in March, 1881,
6.54
92.88
819.94
1,175.912.68
Amount on hand September 30, 1881,
Total payments, etc ,
38, 142.63
11,984,715.08
16
27
Per cent of average daily attendance on whole number of children attending school any portion of the year, Licensed teachers employed 28 weeks or more,
48.48
55.10
227
20,763
Whole number of children attending school any portion of the year, to each qualified teacher, Average daily attendance per teacher,
7,309
1,000,072
185
21,204
33
49
Teachers licensed by State Superintendent, Teachers licensed by Normal Schools,
2
1,095
Financial Statements
Total receipts,
22,788.41
2,995,000.00
Apportionment teacher's wages ; according to population,
11,923.87
1,929, 192.00
Receipts for the year ending September 30, 1881.
1,02
32,177.18
Raised by tax,
Total receipts,
Payments for the year ending September 30, 1881.
44,096,44
Total,
31,416
5,087, 578
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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
Elbridge R. Adams, (by election,) 24 years, 7 months.
Charles A. Chickering, (by appointment,) 5 months.
Charles A. Chickering, (by election,) 9 years.
Joseph A. Harvey, (by election,) 6 years. Julian H. Myers, (by election,) in office.
DOLLARS OF SCHOOL TAX, AND SCHOOL MONEYS SINCE 1863.
Years
School Tax Paid
School Tax Received
Com School | Fund Rec'd
Total Received
r864
4,043.68
9,877.08
2, 163.20
12,040.28
1865
4,069.51
10, 1 86.81
2, 168.62
12,355.43
1866
3,404.04
10, 145.83
2,153.86
12,299.69
1867
3,373.25
10,411.91
2, 132.83
12,544.74
1868
5,312.39
18,341.38
1,872.86
20,214.24
1869
5,360.62
19,887.71
1,814.31
21,702.02
1870
5,298.36
19,455-53
1,947.55
21,403.08
1871
4,953.63
20,728.95
1,927.88
22,658.83
187
4,915.47
20,006.80
1,779.53
21,786,33
1873
4,910.77
20,219.06
1,769.11
21,988.17
1871
23
94
II7
1,129
1872
33
118
151
1,243
1873
36
138
I74
1,258
1874
36
II7
153
1,124
1875
28
I22
150
1,022
1876
32
IO7
139
881
1877
33
I35
I68
744
1878
25
115
140
615
1879
38
128
166
562
1880
28
65
93
237
1881
I2
58
70
220
1882
8
77
85
322
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IIO
1,386
1868
25
100
125
1,545
1869
25
82
107
1, 18I
1870
22
79
IOI
866
1874
4,962.63
20,513.77
1,756.32
22,270.09
1875
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