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John M. Rowell, White Plains, 1858 to 1878. Romain Vaughn, Port Chester, 1878 to 1879.
James H. Jenkins, Mount Vernon, 1879 to 1880.
Thomas R. Hodge, Eastchester, 1880 to 1891. A. L. Babcock, Sing Sing, 1891 to 1897. Samuel C. Miller, White Plains, 1897, now acting.
County Clerks of the County.
The office of County Clerk was one of the first created in the State. Prior to 1859, the County Clerk, in this county, besides dis- charging the regular duties now attached to the office, performed the duties now delegated to the County Register of Deeds. The term of office, at present, is three years, and the Clerk is compen- sated by fees received. The position has been filled in this county by the following named persons, in the years here given:
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John Ryder, Cortlandt, 1684. Joseph Lee, Yorktown, 1684 to 1688. Edward Collier, Sing Sing, 1688 to 1691. Joseph Lee, Yorktown, 1691 to 1698. Benjamin Collier, Sing Sing, 1698 to 1707. John Clapp, White Plains, 1707 to 1711. Daniel Clark, Peekskill, 1711 to 1722. William Forster, Westchester, 1722 to 1746. Benjamin Nicoll, Scarsdale, 1746 to 1760. John Barstow, Pelham, 1760 to 1777. Richard Hatfield, White Plains, 1777 to 1802. Thomas Ferris, Westchester, 1802 to 1808. Elijah Crawford, White Plains, 1808 to 1810. Thomas Ferris, Westchester, 1810 to 1811. Elijah Crawford, White Plains, 1811 to 1813.
Thomas Ferris, Westchester, 1813 to 1815. Elijah Crawford, White Plains, 1815 to 1820. William Requa, Yonkers, 1820 to 1821. Nehemiah S Bates, Bedford, 1821 to 1828.
Nathaniel Bayles, Tarrytown, 1828 to 1834.
John. H. Smith, Bedford, 1834 to 1839.
Chauncey Smith, Bedford, appointed in place of John H. Smith, deceased, 1839 to 1840.
Charles A. Purdy, White Plains, 1840 to 1843.
Munson I. Lockwood, Poundridge, 1843 to 1849.
Robert R. Oakley, White Plains, 1849 to 1856.
John P. Jenkins, White Plains, 1856 to 1859.
Hiram P. Rowell, White Plains, 1859, and died in office in 1867.
Chauncey M. Depew, Peekskill, was appointed May 25, 1867, to fill vacancy, but declined to qualify.
William W. Pierson, Sing Sing, was appointed July 22 and served until the end of the year.
J. Malcolm Smith, Sing Sing, 1868 to 1877.
John M. Rowell, White Plains, 1877 to 1883.
James F. D. Crane, Yonkers, 1883 to 1886.
John M. Digney, Yonkers, 1886 to 1896.
Leverett F. Crumb, Peekskill, 1896, now acting.
DEPUTY COUNTY CLERKS.
The following are the names and addresses of persons appointed to the position of Deputy County Clerk since the office of County
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Clerk became elective, under the Constitution of 1846, together with the years in which they served:
Chauncey Smith, Bedford, 1847 to 1848.
John P. Jenkins, White Plains, 1848 to 1849.
William H. Pemberton, Mount Vernon, 1849 to 1853.
Josiah S. Mitchell, White Plains, 1853 to 1855.
Hiram P. Rowell, White Plains, 1855 to 1856.
Stephen S. Marshall, White Plains, 1856 to 1859.
John M. Rowell, White Plains, 1859 to 1867. James H. Moran, White Plains, 1867 to 1868. Wright Banks, White Plains, 1868 to 1869.
Walter T. Mills (special), White Plains, 1868 to 1883.
Joseph H. Lewis, White Plains, 1869 to 1877, 1880 to 1883.
Peter B. Vermilya, White Plains, 1877 to 1880.
Franklin Couch, Peekskill, 1883 to 1887.
John M. Digney (special), Yonkers, 1883 to 1886. M. James Mooney (special), Yonkers, 1883 to 1896. Benoni Platt, White Plains, 1887, to 1896.
Daniel P. Townsend, Port Chester, 1896.
M. James Mooney, Yonkers, 1896 to 1897, died in office.
Charles J. F. Decker, Croton Falls, 1897, now acting.
Robert Coward (special), Port Chester, 1897, now acting.
County Registers of Deeds.
The duties of Register were performed by the County Clerk prior to 1858. The act, providing for the election of a Register of Deeds in and for Westchester County, was passed by the Legislature on April 16, 1858. The term of office is three years; the Register is compensated by fees received. Following is given the names and addresses of persons who have held the position, together with the years in which they served:
John P. Jenkins, White Plains, 1859 to 1862.
Stephen S. Marshall, White Plains, 1862 to 1871.
James M. Bard, Mount Pleasant, 1871 to 1874. Benjamin S. Dick (acting), White Plains, 1874.
Henry B. Archer, Yonkers, appointed Oct. 12, 1874, in place of James M. Bard, who died in office. Theodore Pine, New Rochelle, 1875 to 1878.
Charles G. Banks, New Rochelle, 1878 to 1881.
Joseph O. Miller, Mount Kisco, 1881 to 1890. John I. Storms, Peekskill, 1890 to 1893.
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William J. Graney, Dobbs Ferry, 1893 to 1896. Thomas R. Hodge, Mount Vernon, 1896, now acting.
DEPUTY COUNTY REGISTERS OF DEEDS.
Persons who have held the office of Deputy County Register, in the County of Westchester, since creation of the office by act of April 16, 1858, to date, together with their addresses and the year of commencement of their term, are as follows:
Stephen S. Marshall, White Plains, 1859 to 1862.
Daniel H. Little, Greenburgh, 1862 to 1865.
Charles E. Johnson, Mount Vernon, 1865 to 1868.
John H. Hauptman, Morrisania, 1868 to 1871.
William H. Peck, Sing Sing, 1871 to 1874. Benjamin S. Dick, White Plains, 1874 to 1875.
John T. Underhill, Tuckahoe, 1875 to 1878. Theodore Pine, New Rochelle, 1878.
James H. Moran, White Plains, 1878 to 1879.
S. C. Van Tassel, Yonkers, 1879 to 1881.
B. Frank Palmer, Larchmont, 1881 to 1890, 1893 to 1896.
Douglas Murray, White Plains, (Special Deputy), 1887-88-89.
Caleb W. Storm, Tarrytown, 1890 to 1893.
Samuel C. Miller, White Plains, 1896 to 1897.
William J. Guinand, Mount Kisco, 1897, now acting.
Sheriffs of the County.
The following named residents acted, in years given, as the appointed or elected Sheriffs of the county, from the date of the county's erection. Those mentioned prior to 1846 were appointed by the Governor and Council, as were other county officers. Those chosen after 1846 were elected by the people. The term of office at present is three years, and the salary $10,000 per annum.
Benjamin Collier, Sing Sing, 1683 to 1689.
Thomas Statham, Westchester, 1689 to 1691.
Benjamin Collier, Sing Sing, 1691 to 1698.
John Shute, East Chester, 1698 to 1699. Edmund Ward, East Chester, 1699 to 1700.
Jeremiah Fowler, North Castle, 1700 to 1701. Isaac Dunham, Westchester, 1701 to 1702.
Roger Barton, New Rochelle, 1702 to 1709.
Israel Honeywell, Jr., Yonkers, 1709 to 1723.
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Gilbert Willett, Harrison, 1723 to 1727. Jacobus Van Dyke, Westchester, 1727 to 1730. Gilbert Willet, Harrison, 1730 to 1733. Nicholas Cooper, Westchester, 1733 to 1737. Isaac Willet, Harrison, 1737 to 1767. Lewis Graham, Westchester, 1767 to 1769. John DeLancy, Westchester, 1769 to 1770. James DeLancy, Westchester, 1770 to 1777. John Thomas, Jr., Rye, 1777 to 1778. John Thomas, Rye, 1778 to 1781. Jesse Hunt, Rye, 1781 to 1785. John Thomas, Rye, 1785 to 1787. John Pell, Pelham, 1787 to 1788. Thomas Thomas, Rye, 1788 to 1792. Samuel Haight, Westchester, 1792 to 1796. Elias Newman, Bedford, 1796 to 1799. William Barker, Scarsdale, 1799 to 1802. Jonathan Ward, East Chester, 1802 to 1806. Daniel Delevan, Sing Sing, 1806 to 1807. Joseph Hatfield, Westchester, 1807 to 1808. St. John Constant, Cortlandt, 1808 to 1810. Elijah Ward, New Rochelle, 1810 to 1811. St. John Constant, Cortlandt, 1811 to 1812. Lyman Cook, Cortlandt, 1812 to 1815. Zabud June, North Salem, 1815 to 1818. Lyman Cook, Cortlandt, 1818 to 1821. Ward B. Howard, Cortlandt, 1821 to 1823. John Townsend, Pelham, 1823 to 1826. Allen Macdonald, Westchester, 1826 to 1829. David D. Webbers, Yorktown, 1829 to 1832. Aaron Brown, Somers, 1832 to 1835. Joseph H. Anderson, Harrison, 1835 to 1838. Amos T. Hatfield, Westchester, 1838 to 1841. Joseph Lyon, Pelham, 1841 to 1844. William H. Briggs, Cortlandt, 1844 to 1847. James M. Bates, Bedford, 1847 to 1850. Benjamin D. Miller, Yorktown, 1850 to 1853. Alsop H. Lockwood, Poundridge, 1853 to 1856. Daniel H. Littel, Greenburgh, 1856 to 1859. William Bleakley, Cortlandt, 1859 to 1862. Lemon B. Tripp, North Castle, 1862 to 1865. Darius Lyon, Mount Vernon, 1865 to 1868.
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John Bussing, Fordham, 1868 to 1871. Robert F. Brundage, Port Chester, 1871 to 1874. Ziba Carpenter, White Plains, 1874 to 1877. Robert F. Brundage, Port Chester, 1877 to 1880. James C. Courter, Yonkers, 1880 to 1883. Stephen D. Horton, Peekskill, 1883 to 1886. John Duffy, Port Chester, 1886 to 1889. Frank G. Schirmer, White Plains, 1889 to 1892. John Duffy, White Plains, 1892 to 1895. Addison Johnson, Port Chester, 1895 to 1898. William Molloy, New Rochelle, 1898, now acting.
UNDER SHERIFFS.
The following named persons were duly appointed by the sev- eral Sheriffs of the county to serve in the capacity of Under Sheriff, since the adoption of the Constitution of 1846, terms commencing on the dates here given:
Jacob Foshay, White Plains, 1847.
John T. Yoe, Sing Sing, 1850.
Andrew Deveau, New Rochelle, 1856.
Charles W. Little, Greenburgh, 1857. J. Holly Platt, Sing Sing, 1859. John W. Young, White Plains, 1862. Charles W. Little, Greenburgh, 1865.
Amos R. Clark, North Tarrytown, 1868. Stephen A. Marshall, Port Chester, 1871. Walter H. Haight, Chappaqua, 1874. Josiah H. Macy, Rye, 1875.
Gilbert S. Lyon, White Plains, 1877. Jared V. Peck, Port Chester, 1879. Jacob Read, Yonkers, 1880. Henry C. Odell, Peekskill, 1883. William Ryan, Port Chester, 1886. William H. Lyon, Bedford, 1889. Howard H. Pugsley, Peekskill, 1892. William L. Ward, Port Chester, 1895. John McNally, Sing Sing, 1898.
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County Superintendents of the Poor.
Superintendents of the Poor were appointed, according to act of the Legislature passed April 25, 1832, at a joint meeting of Supervisors and Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. An act was passed May 6, 1845, authorizing the Board of Supervisors of West- chester County to appoint Superintendents of the Poor. This lat- ter act was repealed by an act passed May 12, 1846, when provision was made for their election by the people. From 1846 to 1886 the county elected three Superintendents of the Poor, one every year, the term of each being three years. Since 1886 only one Super- intendent has been elected, for a term of three years, and he dis- charges the duties formerly performed by the three. The present salary of the office is $2,500 per annum. Following is a list of per- sons who have been elected and served in the office since 1850, to- gether with the years in which their terms commenced:
John D. Hains, Bedford, 1851, 1854, 1857.
Henry W. Hart, Yorktown, 1854, 1857.
Abraham Yerks, Unionville, 1854.
Nehemiah S. Adams, Poundridge, 1856.
Daniel K. Sherwood, Sing Sing, 1857, 1860.
William Lockwood, Poundridge, 1859, 1866.
Henry W. Purdy; Croton Landing, 1860, 1863.
Abraham R. Strang, Yorktown, 1862, 1865, 1868, 1871.
John H. Garrison, Morrisania, 1864.
Edward K. Mott, Tarrytown, 1866, 1869.
George Cooper, Westchester, 1867, 1870, 1873, 1876.
John Kuester, Yonkers, 1872.
Adam Palm, Jr., Mount Vernon, 1874, 1877.
William Mabie, Peekskill, 1875.
William J. Ackerly, Chappaqua, 1878, 1881.
Norman K. Shears, Yonkers, 1879.
George Fisher, Tuckahoe, 1880.
James E. Hoyt, Bedford, 1881,* 1882, 1884.
Joseph W. Tompkins, Tarrytown, 1882, 1887.
Aaron F. Read, North Castle, 1883.
Henry Esser, Mount Vernon, 1890, 1896.
Miles Adams, Poundridge, 1893.
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CARE OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY'S POOR.
The Westchester County Almshouse, located at East View, in the town of Mount Pleasant, is, beyond dispute, at the present time one of the best-managed institutions of the kind in the State. This shelter for the county's homeless poor, with its connecting buildings, is pleasantly situated in one of the most attractive of valleys, protected by picturesque hills and surrounded by land views ever pleasing to the eye, contributing to make the lives of the un- fortunate wards of the county as bearable and happy as is possible. To the observance of the first rule of the institution, cleanliness, is due principally, the general good health of the inmates; sick people found here are those who were sick when introduced, as few well persons are taken ill after arrival.
On April 1, 1828, the County Almshouse was established and opened for business on its present site, the locality then being known as Knapp's Corners. Isaac Coutant was duly installed as its first keeper. Prior to 1828 each town maintained an almshouse and cared for its own poor.
During the year ending April 1, 1896, the Almshouse con- tained 417 inmates, of whom 321 were men, 78 were women and 18 were babes. During the year ending April 1, 1897, there were 403 inmates, of which number 297 were men, 83 were women and 23 were children under two years of age. During the year ending April 1, 1898, there were 447 inmates, of which number 352 were men, 79 were women and 16 were children under two years of age. During the year just ended the hospital accommodated 105 per- sons, 70 of whom were men and 35 were women, which number is about ten per cent. increase over previous year. Under present poor laws each town in the county is entitled to one Overseer of the Poor. An Overseer of the Poor is permitted by law to expend not over $10 not oftener than three times a year in assisting and relieving the immediate wants of a destitute family; if further as- sistance is necessary for same family, the said Overseer of the Poor shall apply to the County Superintendent of the Poor for authority to render further financial aid, and if said Superintendent finds, on investigation, that the family for whom assistance is asked can be removed to the Almshouse, such removal will have to be accom- plished; in case removal is impossible, the Superintendent may grant further financial assistance by issuing over his signature a certificate to the County Treasurer, or by endorsing his approval on an order for money made by Overseer of the Poor. The poor orders issued
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by Overseers of the Poor are paid by the County Treasurer on pres- entation of the order, together with a bill, verified by oath, showing goods delivered under said order. The number of orders that can be issued in a town or city is not limited.
The present County Superintendent of the Poor, Henry Esser, when he first assumed charge of the Almshouse, in 1890, inaug- urated the custom of providing the inmates with three regular meals a day, displacing the rule of only giving them two meals a day, omitting supper. Instead of every person, men as well as women, washing their own clothing, as formerly, Mr. Esser introduced a system by which the clothing of all the inmates is washed by most improved steam machinery. A three-story concrete building was
erected in 1890 for the express use of the laundry. Work in the laundry, as well as at road and wall building, farming, carpentering, etc., is done by able-bodied inmates, without other payment than their support. The renovation of the furniture in the house, the erection of a bath-house, stables and other outhouses, done during Mr. Esser's administration, were effected principally by pauper labor, saving much expense to the county. The buildings are heated by the hot water system. The institution has a fire depart- ment system of its own. Kerosene oil is now being used for illumin- ating purposes, but it is expected that electric lights will soon be introduced to lessen expense and the chance of a conflagration and great loss.
No 'person afflicted with contagious disease is admitted to the hospital. Should a case unexpectedly appear, a place for it will be found in an isolated house on the farm attached to the Almshouse.
The men and women are ever well clad; the clothing and shoes worn are made in the State prisons of the State, excepting the men's shirts and women's skirts, which are made by women inmates of the institution. Men are given tobacco, a quarter of a pound package to each every week; women are given something extra each week to equal the consideration given the men. Invalids are spe- cially fed, as necessity requires. Provisions and goods of all kinds purchased for the institution are bought in large quantities at whole- sale, and under the present system of bookkeeping at the institution it can readily be seen when and where every article was purchased- the cost, when received and by whom received. The business man- agement is most excellent.
The expenditure for the maintainance of dependent children outside of the Almshouse has always been a large item in the county budget. As the law will not permit of the keeping of a child over
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two years of age in the Almshouse, arrangement for their care has to be made with institutions outside. Children ranging in age be- tween two and sixteen years, a county charge, are sent to these in- stitutions, viz .: The Westchester Temporary Home for Destitute Children at White Plains, the Catholic Protectory at Westchester, the Home of the Missionary Sisters at Peekskill, the Orphan Home at Albany, and the Home of the Sisters of Divine Compassion at White Plains. At present there are about five hundred such chil- dren in these several homes, for the support of which the county pays, as board, $2.11 each per week. These children are committed by Overseers of the Poor, Justices of the Peace and Police Justices, for destitution and different misdemeanors; the Superintendent of the Poor has control over only those who are committed for destitu- tion. The Board of Supervisors during its sessions of 1896-97, on suggestion of Supt. Esser, passed a law providing for the plac- ing of children in private families and thus arranging for their sup- port. Two lady agents are engaged under this law-one Protestant and one Catholic-for the purpose of placing the children in private homes, and they act under the guidance and supervision of the Superintendent. Homes are selected with great care and after the most thorough investigation. The project has met with great suc- cess, and those entrusted with its fulfillment feel greatly encour- aged. From April 1, 1897, to April 1, 1898, about one hundred children were provided with desirable homes; these children ranged from 8 to 15 years; five children, between the ages of 2 and 3 years, have found parents by adoption.
The cost of maintaining dependent children was reduced in 1890, by Superintendent Esser, from $65,000 to $45,000, by com- pelling the parents who were financially able, to to contribute to the support of their children harbored in the public institutions; in 1892 the cost was further reduced to $35,000. In 1896, when Mr. Esser again assumed office, he kept the expense of the children's support down to $46,261.28, where it cost, under his predecessor in the year before $73,547.84. This year the appropriation for this particular purpose is $52,000.
The county farm, on which the Almshouse stands, contains 110 acres and furnishes a greater part of the needed supplies. The main building, about 200x70, will accommodate 510 inmates; the concrete building, used as a wash-house, is in size 40x60; the tramp- house is a wooden building, 25x80; another frame building, 20x40, is used as a lodging-house. The new hospital building, for the erection of which the Board of Supervisors recently appropriated
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$10,000, is being built, of concrete, three stories high, with base- ment, 50x80; the excavating, the dressing of stone, the building of foundation walls and much of the laboring work on the proposed building, is being performed by able-bodied inmates of the Alms- house. When completed the building will be provided with all modern hospital improvements. The structure will be located on line with the main building, on the west end, the roadway separating the two buildings.
PRESENT OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY ALMSHOUSE.
Henry Esser, Superintendent.
Wesley Boyce, Keeper.
W. W. Mills, M. D., House Physician.
N. H. Freeland, M. D., Visiting Physician.
R. B. Coutant, M. D., and H. Beattie Brown, M. D., Consult- ing Physicians.
Frederick Crisfield, Clerk and Bookkeeper.
Mrs. Wesley Boyce, Matron.
Miss Susie Boyce, Assistant Matron.
Mrs. Louise Flagg, Professional Nurse.
James Potts, Professional Nurse.
Mrs. A. C. Strang, of Yonkers, Agent for placing Protestant children.
Mrs. A. E. Hume, of New Rochelle, Agent for placing Catholic children.
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Coroners who have Served the County.
Following is given the names, addresses, and first year of the term in which they served of persons holding the office of Coroner in this county since 1847. The term of office at present is three years, and the salary $1,500 per year:
James L. Townsend, East Chester, 1847.
Dwight Capron, Harrison, 1847.
Squire Smith, Bedford, 1847.
James P. Huntington, Yonkers, 1847-50-53.
William H. Lawrence, Yonkers, 1850-53-58-61.
William Johnson, Morrisania, 1853.
Samuel W. Hurd, New Rochelle, 1850-53-56.
Elijah P. Morrell, Port Chester, 1856.
William J. Van Tassel, Tarrytown, 1856.
Henry W. Purdy, Croton Landing, 1856-67.
Squire Griffin, Sing Sing, 1859. Benjamin B. Valentine, West Farms, 1859.
Horace B. Smith, Port Chester, 1859.
Stephen Billings, Peekskill, 1862-65.
Lewis F. Pelton, Mount Kisco, 1862.
Zar H. Robinson, Westchester, 1862.
Thomas Smith, Hastings, 1864-67-70. Isaac Covert, Rye, 1865.
T. Mason Oliver, Morrisania, 1865.
James McEntee, Croton, 1868.
William Bathgate, Morrisania, 1869.
Daniel Shannon, Yonkers, 1870.
William E. Meeks, Mount Vernon, 1871.
Charles Brennecke, Rye, 1872. John M. Miller, Morrisania, 1873.
Edgar D. Bassett, Peekskill, 1873.
Thomas Young, Mount Kisco, 1873.
Wilfred P. Purdy, Port Chester, 1876.
Hugh Hughes, Yonkers, 1875-76.
Nelson G. Foshay, Peekskill, 1876. Frank G. Schirmer, White Plains, 1877-80.
Charles J. Nordquist, M. D., Tuckahoe, 1879-82-89.
William H. Hyler, Port Chester, 1879-82.
John R. Ackerman, Dobbs Ferry, 1879. Abram Hyatt, Jr., Sing Sing, 1882.
Leonard Tice, Mount Vernon, 1883-86.
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George H. Sutton, Sing Sing, 1885-88-91.
Elijah Purdy, White Plains, 1885.
Edward J. Mitchell, Yonkers, 1883-86-90-91.
A. Smith Hopkins, North Castle, 1888. John Mathews, New Rochelle, 1889.
Frederick Drews, Mount Vernon, 1890. Aaron J. Mixsell, M. D., Mamaroneck, 1892.
Charles A. Miles, M. D., Yonkers, 1894-97.
Archibald T. Banning, M. D., Mount Vernon, 1894-97.
Charles E. Birch, M. D., White Plains, 1895-98.
Joseph A. Apgar, Peekskill 1894.
Charles S. Apgar, Peekskill, 1895.
Note .- Bryan Flood, of Yonkers, was elected Coroner in No- vember, 1874, but died before January 1, 1875, the date on which he should qualify. Hugh Hughes, of Yonkers, was appointed by Gov. Tilden to fill vacancy caused by such death and was elected to serve until January 1, 1879. Dr. Charles J. Nordquist, Coroner, was accidentally killed in 1890; the vacancy was filled by Gov. Hill appointing Edward J. Mitchell, of Yonkers. Joseph A. Apgar, who entered upon the duties of the office January 1, 1894, died in 1895; his son, Charles S. Apgar, also of Peekskill, was appointed by Gov. Morton to fill vacancy, and was elected in 1895 to serve until Jan- uary 1, 1899.
County Commissioners of Excise.
County Commissioners of Excise were appointed under a gen- eral act by the County Judge and the Justices of Sessions, and were authorized and directed to act instead of, and perform all the duties formerly discharged by, Town Excise Boards in the several towns of the county. The said Commissioners were appointed to hold office six years, one being appointed every second year. The fol- lowing named served as Commissioners, in this county, in the years given, from 1857 to 1870, when the law was repealed:
Silas D. Gifford, Morrisania, 1857 to 1862.
James Williamson, South Salem, 1857 to 1870.
John Bussing, Fordham, 1857 to 1868.
David W. Miller, Poundridge, 1862 to 1870.
Darius Lyon, East Chester, 1868 to 1870.
These Excise Commissioners met at the Court House in White Plains at least once a month. Henry Kidd, of West Farms, was
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Secretary of the Commission, and Cyrus Lawrence, of Lewisboro, acted as Counsel.
Under a special act passed in 1874, applying to this county alone, three County Commissioners of Excise were appointed May 15, 1874, as follows:
Henry B. Archer, Yonkers.
Stephen H. Miller, Bedford.
Alfred Walker, Sing Sing.
This Commission was in office but one year. Its meetings were held at White Plains. George P. Nelson, of Peekskill, acted as Sec- retary of the Commission.
Commissioner of Jurors.
The Legislature passed a special act May 6, 1892, creating the offices of Commissioner of Jurors and Deputy Commissioner of Jurors, in and for Westchester County, to perform certain duties heretofore discharged by the County Clerk of said county. Salary of the Commissioner was fixed at $2,000, and that of the Deputy Commissioner at $1,000 per year. The Commissioner, the law provides, shall be appointed every three years, at a joint meeting of the County Judge, the County Treasurer, the District Attorney and the Sheriff; the Deputy Commissioner to be appointed by the Com- missioner.
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