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No water was running from Pond Brook from September 5th to September 29th.
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Farmers have through the year had fair to extra prices for their produce; crops have generally turned out very good, except hay, which was a short crop.
Milk is produced for the Buffalo market each year in larger quantities, and this year the farmers are receiving nine, ten and eleven cents per gallon at the railroad stations, which is quite an advance above previous years, but the higher price of grain to be fed to the cows brings the net receipts to the farmer about as in former years.
Silos are coming into favor as a way to secure the fodder crops at less expense and with profit, as reported by those farmers who have them.
In October 1900, the following named persons have silos: On the Mile Strip, D. K. Adams, Bordan Cole, Griggs & Ball; on the Aurora part, Ellsworth G. Persons and Benjamin J. Eldridge; on the Lancaster part, George D. Briggs, 2, J. Eddy Briggs, Harvey J. Hurd, James T. Hurd, 2, Morris Hill and Jacob Seeger.
Michael Greiss in October had his dwelling house raised on the mill lot in Blossom, a few rods south from the gristmill.
October 13th, 1900, at 5:45 o'clock p. m., as Philip Jerge was cross- ing Pond Brook bridge in Elma Village, with a load of about forty bushels of potatoes, four boys, viz .: Jacob and Philip Jerge, his sons, Charles Jerge, son of Herman Jerge, and Charles Schroeder, and two hired men, Michael Morath and George Heidenrath, all on the wagon, just as the horses were going off the west end of the bridge, the north end of the needle beam that supported that sec- tion of the bridge, being rotten, broke down, letting thirty feet of the length of the bridge to the rock bottom of the stream, seventeen feet below the floor of the bridge, with the wagon, men, boys and horses in the wreck.
The wagon turned bottom up with Morath under the box, with plank and joist on the wagon, and the horses on their backs on top of the whole. Morath was taken out with two broken ribs which had penetrated the lungs, and a dislocated shoulder. George Heidenrath had a bruised hip; Jacob Jerge back and hip bruised, Charles Jerge a sprained ankle. The horses were not injured.
The bridge had been rebuilt in April 1896 with oak needle beams and oak joist. A traction engine had crossed the bridge three times within the last six weeks, and two days before the break-down a much heavier load, wagon and horses, than Jerge's had crossed, and no one had a thought but the bridge was perfectly safe.
In three days, temporary repairs had been made so that teams could safely cross. The Town Board directed Fred Luders the Com- missioner of Highways to have a steel or iron bridge placed there without unnecessary delay.
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The Horse Heads Iron Bridge Co. had the contract, and had the bridge with steel joists all ready for the flooring on December 25th, 1900, and that day the Commissioner had the floor laid so teams could cross. Contract price $284.
First killing frost on morning of October 17th-temperature 30° at 7 a. m.
The Philippine war is still carried on by guerrilla bands, the Re- publicans claiming that Aguinaldo is encouraged by the Demo- cratic platform and their speeches, to hold on until after the Presi- dential election, with the assurance that if Bryan is elected, he will recognize their independence and withdraw the American army, thus giving to the Tagalogs the control of all the tribes of the Phil- ippine Islands. The Republicans claim that if Mckinley is elected the rebellion will soon cease, and peace and prosperity in the islands will be the result.
The Presidential campaign of 1900 has been carried through with great labor and cost by both Republican and Democratic parties. William J. Bryan, the Democratic candidate for President has can- vassed most of the Western, and several of the Southern and Middle States, making four to ten speeches each day for several weeks, making Imperialism the paramount issue, with Trusts as a second.
Governor Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican candidate for Vice-President, has in the same time, practically covered the same territory, making the financial condition and the 16 to 1 plank of the Democratic platform the principal ground for his speeches. Mass meetings in cities and towns, with speeches and pole raising, have been largely attended, each party doing their best to out-do their opponents, each trying to interest and secure voters for their party.
Greater interest has been manifested by the leaders of both parties during this campaign than in any other Presidential election since 1860.
TEN PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS.
The following are the national tickets:
REPUBLICAN-President, William McKinley of Ohio; Vice-Presi- dent, Theodore Roosevelt of New York.
DEMOCRATIC-President, William J. Bryan of Nebraska; Vice- President, Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois.
POPULIST-President, William J. Bryan of Nebraska; Vice-Presi- dent, Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois.
SILVER REPUBLICANS-President, William J. Bryan of Nebraska; Vice-President, Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois.
MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD POPULIST-President, Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania; Vice-President, Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota.
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PROHIBITIONIST-President, John G. Wolley of Illinois; Vice- President, Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode Island.
UNION REFORM-President, Seth Ellis of Ohio; Vice-President, Samuel T. Nicholson of Pennsylvania.
UNITED CHRISTIANS-President, Dr. S. C. Swallow of Pennsyl- vania; Vice-President, John G. Woolley of Illinois.
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS-President, Eugene V. Debs of Indiana; Vice President, Job Hariman of California.
DE LEON SOCIALISTS-President, Joseph F. Maloney of Massa- chusetts; Vice-President, Valentine Remmill of Pennsylvania.
The election held on November 6th resulted in the election of the Republican candidates.
STATES CARRIED BY MCKINLEY :
Approxi- mate Majority.
Electoral Votes.
California
20,000
9
Connecticut
25,000
6
Delaware
3,000
3
Illinois
100,000
24
Indiana
30,000
15
Iowa
70,000
13
Kansas
20,000
10
Maine
25,000
6
Maryland
10,000
8
Massachusetts
83,000
15
Michigan
60,000
14
Minnesota
50,000
9
Nebraska
7,372
8
New Hampshire
18,000
4
New Jersey
35,000
10
New York.
160,000
36
North Dakota
10,000
3
Ohio
70,000
23
Oregon
10,000
4
Pennsylvania
300,000
32
Rhode Island.
15,000
4
South Dakota
15,000
4
Utah
2,140
3
Vermont
30,000
4
Washington
8,000
4
West Virginia
15,000
6
Wisconsin
80,000
12
Wyoming
3,000
3
Total
292
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STATES CARRIED BY BRYAN:
Approxi- mate Majority.
Electoral Votes.
Alabama
60,000
11
Arkansas
60,000
8
Colorado
35,000
4
Florida
22,000
4
Georgia
40,000
13
Idaho.
2,170
3
Kentucky
7,957
13
Louisiana
35,000
8
Mississippi
45,000
9
Missouri
20,000
17
Montana
18,000
3
Nevada
1,000
3
North Carolina
30,000
11
South Carolina
30,000
9
Tennessee
20,000
12
Texas
175,000
15
Virginia
25,000
12
Total
292
McKinley 66
Total
447
McKinley's majority.
137
In 1896 Mckinley had
271
W. J. Bryan had.
176
McKinley's majority
Popular vote at Presidential election November 6th, 1900:
McKinley received
. 7,217,677 votes.
Bryan 66
6,357,853
66
Barker 66
50,.188
Woolley
207,368
66
Debs
94,552
Malloney
33,450
Scattering
6,211
Total.
13,967,299
McKinley's plurality
859,824
majority over all. 468,055
The Electoral College gave Mckinley 292 votes; Bryan 155 votes. McKinley's majority 137.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR ELMA, 1900. BLACKSMITHS.
Clough, Charles, Jamison Road; Jerge Brothers, Elma Village;
Dusch, Alois, Blossom; Jerge Brothers, Bowen and Clin-
Edwards, Thomas, East Elma; ton Street;
Geyer, Joseph, Elma Centre; McGiveron, James, Spring Brook.
BUTTER FACTORY. Cole & Fish, Aurora Plank Road. CIDER MILLS.
Greiss, Michael, Blossom; Hesse, Herman, Chair Factory
Heim, Jacob and Sons, Jamison Road;
Road;
Reuther, Louis P., Elma Village. COAL.
Bleeck, Ernst, Jamison Road; Schifferstein, Andrew, Elma
Dingman, Edwin H., Jamison Centre.
Road;
GRISTMILLS.
Greiss, Michael, Blossom; Northrup, Eli B., Spring Brook. Hurd, Harvey J., Elma Village;
GROCERS.
Hesse, 'Adolf F., Bowen and Bullis Roads; Sommers, Charles, Elma Centre; Jasel, Christ, Bowen and Clin- Spencer, Adelbert, Spring Brook. ton Street ;
LUMBER AND FEED. Schifferstein, Andrew, Elma Centre. MEAT MARKETS. Hesse, Adolf F., Bowen and Klas, Joseph, Spring Brook. Bullis Roads;
MERCHANTS.
Barnett, Richard T., Spring Dingman, Edwin H., Jamison Road;
Brook;
Burman, Charles, East Elma; Ford, Mrs. Asa, Elma Centre;
Bleeck, Ernst, Jamison Road; Herlan, F. T., Blossom; Reuther, Louis P., Elma Village.
POSTMASTERS.
Bleeck, Ernst, Jamison Road; Hensel, Conrad P., Blossom;
Burman, Charles, East Elma; Reuther, Louis P., Elma Village;
Ford, Mrs. Emilie, Elma Centre; Tillou, Harrison L., Spring Brook. SAWMILLS. Harvey J. Hurd, Elma Village; Northrup, Eli B., Spring Brook.
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SALOONS.
Baker, W. G., Spring Brook;
Bleeck, Ernst, Jamison Road;
Grader, Peter, Elma Centre; Jasel, Christ, Bowen and Clinton Street Roads;
Leger, Louis and William, Spring Brook;
Mary, Jacob, Schmaltz and Clin- ton Street;
Nosbisch, Matthias, Bowen and Bullis Roads;
Sugg, Nicholas, Blossom;
Wilhelm, Alex, Blossom.
Jerge Brothers in connection with their blacksmith shop in Elma Village, have a machine shop with steam power where they manu- facture heavy and light wagons of many styles, buggies, carriages, sleighs, farm tools, etc., etc., and joining their factory building they have a large paint shop and store house. They are also agents for all kinds of farm implements and machinery.
Louis P. Reuther is agent for the Page Wire Fence Co., and for farm tools and machinery, with wind mills in addition.
Charles H. Sweet of Spring Brook has a good assortment of farm implements and machinery, fertilizers, etc., etc., to accommodate the farmers of that locality.
Patrick Phelan's barn in Spring Brook, on the lot at the corner of the Davis and Aurora Plank Roads burned Friday morning, November 30th, 1900, nothing saved. Insurance on building $300, contents $204.
Thomas D. Williams died December 1st, 1900, age 73 years, 9 months and 13 days. He has lived since April 10th, 1828, on Lot 15 of Mile Strip, and in the same house that his father, Isaac Wil- liams built just after he moved on that lot. That house had been his only home for more than 72 years.
In the latter part of December 1900, Judge Emery, of the Erie County Court, ordered the toll gate at the City Line, of the Aurora and Buffalo Plank Co. thrown open and no more tolls to be collected; as the plank had become so worn, rotten and broken, that it was impossible to safely go over the road with heavy loads. The other gate one mile southeast from Spring Brook was opened for the same cause. This road was completed in the fall of 1849.
The lattice bridge across the Cazenove Creek at Northrup's mills in Spring Brook, known as the Northrup bridge, which was built in the summer of 1861, was condemned as being unsafe, by Fred Luders, the Commissioner of Highways for the Town of Elma, December 1900.
December 1900 closes with the ground frozen, roads smooth and four inches of snow at midnight, December 31st. Temperature 30°. Buffalo is having a great and noisy celebration. This closes the year 1900, the nineteenth century, and this history of the Town of Elma as written by Warren Jackman, his age at the time being 78 years, 9 months, 11 days.
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CHAPTER XVII.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE TOWN OF ELMA.
Before the Town of Elma was formed, December 4th, 1856, most of the roads were laid out by the Commissioner of Highways of the towns of Aurora and Lancaster.
When the town was fully organized in order to have a proper record of the roads of the town, recourse was had to the records of roads in the town clerk's office of Aurora and Lancaster. The descriptions of many of the Elma roads were found to be very in- definite and imperfect.
The Commissioners of Highways of the Town of Elma ordered a re-survey , and re-description of the imperfectly described roads and later, several new roads were laid out, and as many alterations and discontinuations of roads or parts of roads had in a few years been made, the records became so mixed up that in many instances it was found to be impossible to locate some of the roads from the best that could be learned from the records.
In October 1889, on the petition of Eli Northrup, Supervisor of Elma, the Board of Supervisors ordered the Commissioner of High- ways of the Town of Elma to have a survey made of such roads as were so imperfect in description and have a revision of the records of roads so to as have a correct record. The surveys were made, the records revised and the Commissioner completed his work by signing the new records February 15th, 1890.
Most of the roads when laid out had been given the names of some prominent old settler or resident on the new road and, in some cases, when alterations or additions had been made a new name would be given and so it came to pass that some of the roads were called by two or more names.
The Town Board directed that in the revision, so far as possible, the roads should be given the name of an old resident on the road and in that way help to keep the names of some of the old early settlers in remembrance.
This plan was adopted and the roads were so entered in the records and are known by these names.
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NAME OF ROAD. NAME OF RESIDENT.
Aurora and Buffalo Plank Road
Adams Road Salem Baker
Barto Road
Jesse Barto
Billington Road Stickney Billington
Blood Road
Horace Blood
Blossom Road
Blossom Village
Bowen Road
Bullis Road Lewis M. Bullis
Central Road.
Chair Factory Road.
Clinton Street Road.
Conley, or Toll Gate Road
Davis Road James Davis
Ebenezer Village Road
Elma Cemetery Road
Girdled Road
Griffin Road
John Griffin
Hemstreet Road
Z. A. Hemstreet
Hill Road Zenas Hill
Jamison Road
Kinsley Road
Stephen Kinsley
Knaab Road
Jacob Knaab
Lancaster Town Line Road.
Marilla Town Line Road.
North Star Road
Northrup Road Lewis Northrup
Ostrander Road John W. Ostrander
Paxon Road. Henry Paxon
Pound Road Samuel Pound
Rice Road. Wm. M. Rice
Rickertson Road. James B. Rickertson
Schmaltz Road.
John Schmaltz
Schultz Road. Philip Schultz
Seneca Creek Road
Standart Road.
George Standart
Stolle Road. . Christian Stolle
Thompson Road Joseph Thompson
Williams Road Isaac Williams
Winspear Road.
Wm. Winspear
Woodard Road
Eron Woodard
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Luther Adams
Baker Road
The roads as named and their locations are here given.
AURORA AND BUFFALO PLANK ROAD-Four rods wide. Begin- ning on the Aurora town line at the corner of Lots No. 21 and 26 of the Mile Strip, thence northwesterly on lot lines, through Spring Brook to the Transit line at the corner of Lots No. 96 and 97 of the Aurora part of Elma. The road across the Mile Strip was laid out April 21st, 1832, and from the Mile Strip to the Transit line, March 31st, 1834, but this survey was changed somewhat when Sperry surveyed the lands for the Ogden Company, so that the road should be on the lot lines as he surveyed them in 1840.
ADAMS ROAD-Four rods wide. Luther Adams. Begins at the Marilla town line, on the east line of Lot 2 of the Mile Strip, near the bridge across the Big Buffalo Creek, thence westerly to the Girdled Road on the west line of Lot 11, at a point 83 links north from the corner of Lots 12 and 13. Road laid out June 15th, 1832; re-surveyed July 13th, 1839.
SALEM BARKER ROAD-Four rods wide. Begins on the Aurora !
town line at the southwest corner of Lot 6 of Mile Strip, thence east to the Marilla town line, thence north on the town line to the east end of the Adams Road near the bridge. First laid out August 23d, 1843.
BARTO ROAD-Three rods wide-Jesse Barto. Begins on the Marilla town line at the east end of the Adams Road, thence across the Big Buffalo Creek and northeast, and north and northwest to the east end of the Hemstreet Road, 38 links north from the south- east corner of Lot No. 4; also from a few rods easterly from the east end of the Hemstreet Road, thence northerly to the northeast corner of Lot No. 4. First laid out May 4th, 1853.
BILLINGTON ROAD-Three rods wide-Stickney Billington. · Begins at the Aurora and Buffalo Plank Road, at the corner of Lots :21, 25, 26 and 28 of the Mile Strip, thence east on lot lines to a point in the line between Lots 13 and 14, five chains east from the north- west corner of Lot 14 and across the railroad lands, and near the Matthew Hansenberg house, formerly the residence of Willard Fairbanks. First laid out April 21st, 1832.
BLOOD ROAD-Four rods wide-Horace Blood. Begins in the .. center of the Girdled Road at the west end of the Adams Road, thence west to the Plank Road at the corner of Lots 24, 25, 28 and 29 of the Mile Strip. First laid out January 15th, 1832; re-sur- «veyed July 13th, 1839.
BLOSSOM ROAD-Four rods wide-Blossom Village. Begins in the Clinton Street Road on the south line of Lot No. 96 of the Lancaster part of Elma, thence southwesterly to and across the Blossom bridge over the Big Buffalo Creek, and southerly, most of
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the way on Lot lines to the Aurora and Buffalo Plank Road at the corner of Lots 90, 91, 96 and 97 of the Aurora part of Elma. First laid out as the Dr. Jake Road April 29th, 1848, from Clinton Street Road to Upper Ebenezer Village, now Blossom, and from Ebenezer Village south on April 2d, 1849.
BOWEN ROAD-Four rodswide. Begins on the Lancaster town line near the center of the north line of Lot 56 of the Lancaster part of Elma, thence southerly through Elma Village and Elma Centre, most of the way on lot lines, to the Aurora town line on the south line of Lot 20 of the Mile Strip. First laid out across the Ogden Company's last purchase, October 23d, 1841, by Commissioners appointed by Act of Legislature, dated May 4th, 1841, and across the Mile Strip by the Aurora Commissioners of Highways October 29th, 1841.
BULLIS ROAD-Four rods wide .- Lewis M. Bullis. Begins on the Marilla town line at the corner of Lots 3 and 4 of the Lancaster part of Elma, and lots S and 13, of the Alden part of Marilla, thence west on lot lines, except for crossing the Big Buffalo Creek at the Bullis bridge to the Transit line at the southwest corner of Lot 380 of Ebenezer survey. First laid out west of the creek September 21st, 1845, and east of the creek February 26th, 1849.
CENTRAL ROAD-Four rods wide. Begins in the center of the Blossom Road, at the northeast corner of Lot No. 383, of the Ebenezer survey, thence west on the north line of Lot 383 to the Transit. First surveyed and laid out April 9th, 1858.
CHAIR FACTORY ROAD .- Four rods wide .- Begins in the Girdled Road at the corner of Lots 21, 22, 28 and 29 of the Lancaster part of Elma, thence west to the Bowen Road near the south end of the bridge over the Big Buffalo Creek in Elma Village. First laid out September 10th, 1847.
CLINTON STREET ROAD-Four rods wide. Begins at the Marilla town line at the corner of Lots 1 and 2 in the Town of Elma, and 1 and 5 in Marilla, thence west to the Transit line. First laid out west of the Bowen Road June 2d, 1845, and east of the Bowen Road June 10th, 1847.
CONLEY, OR TOLL GATE ROAD-Three rods wide. Begins on the Aurora and Buffalo Plank Road, a little west of the Toll gate, on Lot 77 of the Aurora part of Elma, thence southwest to the south line of said lot No. 77, thence west to the Davis Road on said lot. Laid out February 16th, 1852.
DAVIS ROAD-Four rods wide .- James Davis. Begins on the Aurora town line on south line of Lot 32 of Mile Strip near the school house, thence northerly to the Plank Road in Spring Brook near the west end of Lot 71. First laid out June 20th, 1842.
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EBENEZER (Blossom) VILLAGE ROAD-Four rods wide .- Begins in in Ebenezer (Blossom) Village near the southwest end of the bridge across the creek, thence westerly to the Transit line. First laid out April 9th, 1858.
ELMA CEMETERY ROAD-Three Rods wide. Begins in the Bowen Road in Elma Village, thence west to the range of the west line of the Elma cemetery. First laid out July 11th, 1891.
GIRDLED ROAD-Four rods wide. Begins on the Lancaster town line at the corner of Lots 19 and 26, thence south mostly on lot lines to Aurora town line at the corner of Lots 10 and 14 of Mile Strip. First laid out in the Lancaster part of Elma November 10th, 1841, and in Aurora part June 13th, 1843.
GRIFFIN ROAD-Three rods wide .- John W. Griffin. Begins at the corner of Lots 16, 17, 22, 23 of the Aurora part of Elma, thence west on lot line to the Girdled Road.
HEMSTREET ROAD-Three rods wide .- Z. A. Hemstreet. Be- gins on the Marilla town line, thirty-eight links north from the southeast corner of Lot 4 of the Aurora part of Elma, thence north- westerly to the Jamison Road at East Elma. First laid out April 19th, 1845.
HILL ROAD-Four rods wide .- Zenas Hill. Begins in Clinton Street Road at the corner of Lots 9, 10 13, 14, thence south on lot lines to the Bullis Road at the corner of Lots 11, 12, 16, 17. First laid out December 6th, 1847.
JAMISON ROAD-Four rods wide-Begins on the Marilla town line at the corner of Lots 3 and 4 in the Aurora part of Elma, and 9 and 13 in the Wales part of Marilla, thence west through East Elma and Jamison to the Plank Road at the corner of Lots 63, 68, 72, 77. First laid out April 19th, 1845.
KINSLEY ROAD-Three rods wide-Stephen Kinsley. Begins on the Transit line at the corner of Lots 99 and 100 of the Aurora part of Elma, thence east on lots lines to the Northrup Road.
KNAAB ROAD-Four rods wide-Jacob Knaab. Begins in the Standart Road at the corner of Lots 72, 73, 77, 78, thence west on lot lines to the Winspear Road at the corner of Lots 82, 83, 87, 88.
LANCASTER TOWN LINE ROAD-Four rods wide. Begins at the northwest corner of Lot No. 5 of the Lancaster part of Elma, thence west on the town line to Cyrus Hurd's northeast corner on Lot 61.
MARILLA TOWN LINE ROAD-Three rods wide. Begins at the northeast corner of the town of Elma, thence south mostly along the Marilla town line to the Bullis Road.
NORTH STAR ROAD-Three rods wide. Begins in the Aurora and Buffalo Plank Road on the north line of the MileStrip at the corner of lots 24 and 29, of the Mile Strip and lots 64 and 73 of the
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Aurora part of the last purchase, thence west on lot lines to the Davis Road.
OSTRANDER ROAD-Three rods wide-John W. Ostrander .-
Begins at the east end of the Griffin Road, and corner of Lots 16, 17, 22, 23, thence south to the Adams Road on Lot 8 of the Mile Strip. First laid out December 4th, 1857.
NORTHRUP ROAD-Four rods wide-Lewis Northrup. Begins in the Aurora and Buffalo Plank Road on the north line of Lot 84 and a little west of the west end of Lot 75 in Spring Brook Village, thence southwesterly across the Cazenove Creek and on to the Tran- sit line at the northwest corner of Lot 102, thence south along the Transit to the east and west road, thence east across Lot 102, thence southerly, on, to, and across the Mile Strip to the Aurora town line and south line of Lot 37 of the Mile Strip. First laid out February 29th, 1848; altered December 21st, 1848.
PAXON ROAD-Four rods wide-Henry Paxon. Begins on Transit line near the middle of the west line of Lot 36 of the Mile Strip, thence east to the Northrup Road near the middle of said Lot No. 36.
POUND ROAD-Four rods wide-Samuel Pound. From the Bullis Road at the corner of Lots 89, 90, 94, 95, thence south to north line of lot 75, thence west to the Plank Road at west corner of Lot 75 in Spring Brook Village. First laid out September 19th, 1845.
RICE ROAD-Four rods wide-William M. Rice. From the Girdled Road at the corner of Lots 21, 22, 28, 29, thence west to the Plank Road at the Catholic church in Spring Brook. First laid out April 19th, 1845. 1
RICKERTSON ROAD-Four rods wide-James B. Rickertson. From the Aurora town line at corner of Lots 6, 8, thence north about twenty-five chains to James B. Rickertson's land on Lot 8 of the Mile Strip.
SCHMALTZ ROAD-Four rods wide-John Schmaltz. From the Clinton Street Road near the angle on Lot 86, thence north to the Lancaster town line. This is the south part of the road that has been known in the town of Lancaster as the New England Road; now they call it the Aurora Road.
SCHULTZ ROAD-Four rods wide-Philip Schultz. From the Jamison Road near the corner of Lots 38, 39, 42, 43, thence north to the Woodard Road on the line between Lots 40 and 45 at the Lutheran church. First laid out October 1st, 1852.
SENECA CREEK ROAD-Four rods wide. From the Blossom Road at the corner of Lots 388, 390, 391 of Ebenezer survey, thence west to the Transit line. First laid out April 9th, 1858.
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STANDART ROAD-Three rods wide-George Standart. From the Bullis Road at the corner of Lots 74, 75, 79, 80, thence north to the Clinton Street Road at the corner of Lots 71, 72, 76, 77. First laid out January 9th, 1858.
STOLLE ROAD-Three rods wide-Christian Stolle. From a point in the Marilla town line one chain north from the southeast corner of Lot No. 1, of the Aurora part of Elma, thence northwest- erly to the Bullis Road at the corner of Lots 11, 12, 16, 17. First laid out November 13th, 1856.
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