Our county and its people : a descriptive and biographical record of Saratoga County, New York, Part 51

Author: Anderson, George Baker; Boston History Company, Boston, pub
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company
Number of Pages: 950


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Superintendents of the Poor .- 1827, Aaron Morehouse, Alpheus Goodrich, Jesse Robertson, Hugh Hawkins, Rockwell Putnam, Earl Stimson, David Benedict, David Garnsy, Jonathan Lapham, Elisha Powel, Christopher Earl; 1828, Hugh Hawkins, E. Powell, C. Earl, A. Goodrich, Moses Williams; 1831, E. Powell, H. Hawkins, Aaron Morehouse, C. Earl; 1832, E. Powell, H. Hawkins, A. Morehouse; 1833, E. Powell, A. Morehouse, Samuel Smith; 1835, E. Powell, Lebbeus Booth, William Hawkins; 1842, W. Hawkins, John Wait, Edward W. Lee; 1844, L. Booth, Abra- ham Middlebrook, James H. Speir; 1847, John Kelly, John Wait, William W. Arn- old; 1848, Calvin Wheeler, Abraham Middlebrook, William A. Mundell; 1849, Rob- ert Gardner; 1850, Calvin Wheeler; 1851, Abraham Middlebrook; 1852, Robert Gardner; 1853, Samuel Rue; 1854, Abraham Middlebrook; 1855, Robert Gardner; 1856. Samuel Rue; 1857, Harmon G. Sweeney; 1858, Robert Gardner: 1859, Henry Wright; 1860, David Rowley; 1861, Richard Hewitt; 1862, Henry Wright; 1863, Henry Holmes; 1864, David Rowley; 1865, Alexander Davidson; 1866, Henry Holmes and James Tripp (vice Rowley, deceased); 1867, James Tripp; 1868, Alex- ander Davidson; 1869, Thomas Sweet; 1870, James Tripp; 1871, Zimri Lawrence; 1872, Alexander Davidson; 1873, James Tripp; 1874, Zimri Lawrence; 1875, George W. King; 1876, James Tripp; 1877, Gilbert P. Rowley ; 1878, George W. King; 1879, James Tripp; 1880, G. P. Rowley ; 1881, G. W. King; 1882, Adam Mott, Charles W. Spaulding ; 1884, John P. Crouch; 1885, Henry Clark; 1886, James D. Stiles ; 1887, John A. Kathan ; 1888, Henry Clark; 1892, Joseph H. Alexander; 1895, Charles W. Spaulding.1


Deputy Superintendents of Common Schools (Act of 1841) .- 1841, Alanson Smith; 1843-1845, Seabury Allen.


School Commissioners .- 1856, Samuel Tompkins, first district; Anson M. Boyce, second district. 1858, Charles D. Seeley, first district; Anson M. Boyce, second dis-


1 Prior to 1832 the superintendents of the poor were chosen by the supervisors ; from 1832 to 1842 they were appointed by the Court of Common Pleas and supervisors ; from 1842 to 1818 they were again chosen by the supervisors, and since 1849 have been elected by the people.


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trict. 1861, Seymour Chase, first; Walton W. French, second. 1864, Thonias Mc- Kindley, first; Henry Wilcox, jr., second. 1867, Neil Gilmour, first; Henry Wilcox, jr., second. 1870, Seth Whalen, first ; Oscar F. Stiles, second. 1873, Neil Gilmour,1 first; Oscar F. Stiles, second. 1876, Nelson L. Roe, first; John W. Shurter, second. 1879, William L. Hoyt; 1882, James G. Weedon; 1885, James F. McCormick ; 1888, Will- iam N. Harris; 1891, George H. West, first; A. Edson Hall, second. John T. Rice, vice A. E. Hall (resigned), appointed December 5, 1895, term expired December 31, 1896. Frank L. Smith, vice George H. West (resigned), appointed November 12, 1895, term expired December 31, 1896. 1897, Frank L. Smith, first; John T. Rice second.


REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.


James Gordon, Ballston, 1791-1795; John Thompson, Stillwater, 1799-1801; Beriah Palmer, Ballston, 1803-1805; John Thompson, Stillwater, 1807-1811 ; John W. Taylor, Ballston, 1813-1833; John Cramer, Waterford, 1833-1837; Anson Brown, Milton, 1839-1840; Nicholas B. Doe, Waterford, 1843-1845; Hugh White, Waterford, 1845- 1851; James B. McKean, Saratoga Springs, 1851-1863; James M. Marvin, Saratoga Springs, 1863-1869; Henry H. Hathorn, Saratoga Springs, 1871-1877; George West, Ballston Spa, 1881-1883 and 1885-1887.


STATE OFFICERS RESIDING IN SARATOGA COUNTY.


Reuben Hyde Walworth, chancellor, 1828-1847; Esek Cowen, justice of the Su- preme Court, 1836-1844; John Willard, justice of the Supreme Court, 1847-1853; Augustus Bockes, justice of the Supreme Court, 1855; also from 1860 to 1888; John R. Putnam, justice of the Supreme Court, 1888 to 1900; Samuel Young, secretary of state, 1842-1845; James M. Cook, comptroller, 1854-1856; James M. Cook, treasurer, 1852; Samuel Young, canal commissioner, 1816-1842; George W. Chapman, canal commissioner, 1870-1872; James M. Cook, superintendent of banking, 1856-1861; Samuel Young, ex-officio superintendent of common schools, 1842-1845; Gideon Hawley, superintendent of common schools, 1813-1821; Neil Gilmour, superintend- ent of public instruction, 1874-1883; Silas Seymour, state engineer and surveyor, 1881-1883.


STATE SENATORS RESIDING IN SARATOGA COUNTY.


1794-1805 .- Jacobus Van Schoonhoven, Half Moon.


1796-1804 .- James Gordon, Ball's Town.


1806-1809 .- Adam Comstock, Hadley.


1810-1813 .- John Stearns, Half Moon.


1814-1817 .- Samuel Stewart, Half Hoon.


1815 .- Guert Van Schoonhoven, Half Moon.


1818-1821. - Samuel Young, Ball's Town. 1822 .- John L. Viele, Waterford.


1823-1825 .- John Cramer, Waterford.


1826-1829 .- John L. Viele, Waterford.


1 Appointed State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1874; Henry L. Grose appointed to fill vacancy.


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1830-1833 .-- Isaac Gere, Galway.


1835-1840 .- Samuel Young, Ballston.


1841-1842 .- John W. Taylor, Ballston.


1846-1847 .-- Samuel Young, Ballston.


1848-1857 .- James M. Cook, Milton. 1858-1859 .- George G. Scott, Milton.


1860-1861 .- Isaiah Blood, Milton.


1862 .- John Willard, Saratoga Springs.


1864-1865 .- James M. Cook, Saratoga Springs.


1870 .- Isaiah Blood,1 Milton.


1882-1883. -- Alexander B. Bancus,2 Saratoga.


1888-1889 .-- John Foley, Saratoga Springs.


1890-1895 .- Harvey J. Donaldson, Milton.


1896 -.- Edgar T. Brackett, Saratoga Springs.


MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY.


(From Albany county, residing in that part which subsequently was set off to form Saratoga county.)


1777-1780 .- James Gordon, Ball's Town.


1780-1781 .- James Gordon, Ball's Town; Dirck Swart, Stillwater.


1781-1782 .- George Palmer and Dirck Swart, Stillwater.


1782-1783 .- Dirck Swart.


1783-1784,-James Gordon, Dirck Swart.


1784-1785 .- Dirck Swart.


1785-1786 .- James Gordon ; Jacobus Van Schoonhoven, Half Moon.


1787-1788 .- James Gordon.


1788-1789 .- John Thompson, Stillwater.


1789-1790 .- James Gordon.


1790-1791 .- Jacobus Van Schoonhoven; Sidney Berry, Saratoga. (From Saratoga County.)


1792 .- Sidney Berry, Saratoga; Elias Palmer, Stillwater; Andrew Mitchell, Balls- ton; Benjamin Rosencrans, Half Moon.


1793 .- Adam Comstock, Milton; John Ball, Milton; Beriah Palmer, Ballston ; Sidney Berry, Saratoga.


1794 .- Adam Comstock, Greenfield; Beriah Palmer, Ballston; John Ball, Milton; John McClelland, Galway.


1795 .- Adam Comstock, Greenfield; John B. Schuyler, Saratoga; Beriah Palmer, Ballston; Jabez Davis, Ballston.


1796 .- Adam Comstock, Greenfield; John McClelland, Galway; Elias Palmer, Stillwater; John Bleecker, Stillwater.


1797 .- Adam Comstock, Greenfield; Samuel Clark, Stillwater; John Taylor, Charl- ton; Seth C. Baldwin, Ballston; John McClelland, Galway.


1798 .- Adam Comstock, Greenfield; Seth C. Baldwin, Ballston; Samuel Clark, Stillwater; Aaron Gregory, Milton; Douw J. Fonda, Stillwater.


1 Died in office, November, 1870.


2 Elected February 28, 1882, at special election, to succeed Webster Wagner, who died in office January 13, 1882.


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CIVIL LIST.


1799 .- Adam Comstock, Greenfield; Seth C. Baldwin, Ballston; Samuel Clark, Stillwater; Henry Carl, jr., Charlton; James Warren, Galway.


1800 .- Adam Comstock, Greenfield; Samuel Clark, Stillwater; Daniel Bull, Sara- toga; James Warren, Galway; Edward A. Watrous, Ballston.


1801 .- Adam Comstock, Greenfield; Daniel Bull, Saratoga; Henry Carl, jr., Charlton ; James Warren, Galway; James Merrill, Milton.


1802 .- Adam Comstock, Hadley; Henry Carl, jr., Charlton; James Warren, Gal- way; Edward A. Watrous, Ballston.


1803 .- Adam Comstock, Hadley ; Samuel Clark, Malta; Gideon Goodrich, Milton ; Othniel Looker.


1804 .- Adam Comstock, Hadley; John Hunter, Stillwater; Samuel Lewis, North- umberland; Othniel Looker.


1805 .- Samuel Clark, Malta; Asahel Porter, Greenfield; William Carpenter, Prov- idence; David Rogers, Ballston.


1806 .-- Jesse Mott, Saratoga; Asahel Porter, Greenfield; John Cramer, Halfmoon; John McClelland, Galway.


1807 .- Jesse Mott, Saratoga; Gideon Goodrich, Milton; Chauncey Belding, Charl- ton ; David Rogers, Ballston.


1808 .- John McClelland, Galway; Chauncey Belding, Charlton; Solomon Child, Greenfield; Jesse Mott, Saratoga.


1809 .- Solomon Child, Greenfield; Nehemiah Conde, Galway; David Rogers, Ballston ; Daniel L. Van Antwerp, Stillwater.


1810 .- Samuel Lewis, Northumberland; Calvin Wheeler, Providence; Joel Lee, Milton ; Daniel L. Van Antwerp, Stillwater.


1811 .- John Cramer, Halfmoon; Jesse Mott, Saratoga; Jeremy Rockwell, Hadley ; David Rogers, Ballston.


1812 .-- John W. Taylor, Hadley; Joel Keeler, Milton; Zebulon Mott, Halfmoon; Avery Starkweather, Galway.


1813 .- John W. Taylor, Hadley; John Prior, Greenfield; Caleb Holmes, Charlton ; Calvin Wheeler, Providence.


1814 .- Samuel Young, Ballston; Nicholas W. Angle, Moreau ; Avery Starkweather, Galway; John Dunning. Malta.


1815 .- Samuel Young, Ballston; Richard Ketchum, Stillwater; Howell Gardiner, Greenfield; Benjamin Cowles, Hadley.


1816 .-- Asa C. Barney, Greenfield; George Cramer, Saratoga; Isaac Gere, Galway ; William Hamilton, Halfmoon.


1817 .- Herman Gansevoort, Northumberland; John Hamilton, Edinburgh ; Zebulon Mott, Halfmoon ; John Petit, Greenfield.


1818 .- Elisha Powell, Milton; John Gibson, Ballston; Earl Stimson, Galway; Staats Morris, Stillwater.


1819 .- Joel Keeler, Milton; John Rogers, jr., Charlton ; William Hamilton, Orange; Abner Carpenter, Malta.


1820 .- Billy J. Clark, Moreau; Elisha Powell, Milton; Abraham Moe, Halfmoon; Jonathan Delano, jr., Providence.


1821 .- Zebulon Mott, Halfmoon ; John Rogers, jr., Charlton; Herman Gansevoort, Northumberland; John House, Waterford.


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1822 .- John Prior, Greenfield; John Gilchrist, Charlton; Conrad Cramer, North- umberland; Thomas Collamer, Malta.


1823 .- Valentine Campbell, Stillwater; Samuel Belding, Charlton; John Petit, Greenfield.


1824 .- Isaac Gere, Galway; Jermy Rockwell, Hadley; James McCrea, Ballston.


1825 .- Alpheus Goodrich, Milton; Philip Schuyler, Saratoga; Nicholas B. Doe, Waterford.


1826 .- Samuel Young, Ballston; Thomas Dibble, Corinth; David Benedict, Still- water.


1827 .- Howell Gardiner, Greenfield; John Gilchrist, Charlton; Nicholas Enright, jr., Halfmoon.


1828 .- Alpheus Goodrich, Milton; Thomas Hyland, Northumberland; Eli M. Todd, Waterford.


1829 .- Gilbert Waring, Saratoga Springs; Joshua Mandeville, Waterford; Calvin Wheeler, Providence.


1830 .- William Shepherd, Clifton Park; Seth Perry, Wilton; Samuel Stewart, Waterford.


1831-Howell Gardiner, Greenfield; John Gilchrist, Charlton; Oran G. Otis, Milton.


1832 .- Oran G. Otis, Milton; James Brisbin, jr., Saratoga; Ebenezer Couch, Gal- way.


1833 .- George Reynolds, Moreau; Ephraim Stevens, Clifton Park; Ebenezer Couch, Galway,


1834 .- Eli M. Todd, Waterford; Thomas J. Marvin, Saratoga Springs; Solomon Ellithorp, Edinburgh.


1835 .- Asahel Philo, Halfmoon; William B. Van Benthuysen, Saratoga; Ely Beecher, Edinburgh.


1836 .- Joel Lee, Milton; David Benedict, Stillwater; Samuel Stimson, Day.


1837 .- Seabury Allen, Providence; Halsey Rogers, Moreau.


1838 .- Calvin Wheeler, Providence; Walter Van Veghten, Saratoga.


1839 .- Calvin Wheeler, Providence; John Stewart, Waterford.


1840 .- John Stewart, Waterford; Daniel Stewart, Hadley.


1841 .- Abijah Peck, jr., Clifton Park; Jesse H. Mead, Galway.


1842 .- John Cramer, Waterford; Halsey Rogers, Moreau.


1843 .- Azariah E. Stimson, Galway; Lyndes Emerson, Wilton.


1844 .- James Groom, Clifton Park; Ezra Wilson, Greenfield.


1845 .- William Wilcox, Saratoga; Edward Edwards, Corinth.


1846 .- James M. Marvin, Saratogs Springs; Chauncey Boughton, Halfmoon.


1847 .- Thomas C. Morgan, Waterford; Joseph Daniels, Greenfield.


1848 .- First district, Cady Hollister, Ballston; second district, George Payne, Moreau.


1849 .- First, Roscius R. Kennedy, Clifton Park; second, William W. Rockwell, Hadley.


1850 .- First, James Noxon, Halfmoon; second, Frederick J. Wing, Greenfield. .


1851 .- First, Abraham Leggett, Stillwater; second, John L. Perry, Saratoga Springs.


1852 .- First, Isaiah Blood, Milton; second, Alexander H. Palmer, Hadley.


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1853 .- First, William Cary, Halfmoon; second, Henry Holmes, Saratoga.


1854 .- First, George W. Neilson, Stillwater; second, Joseph Baucus, Northumber- land.


1855 .- First, Cornelius Schuyler, Ballston; second, John Terhune, Northumber- land.


1856 .- First, George G. Scott, Milton; second, Joseph Baucus, Northumberland.


1857 .- First, George G. Scott, Milton ; second, Samuel J. Mott, Saratoga.


1858 .- First, Chauncey Boughton, Halfmoon; second, Tabor B. Reynolds, Wilton. 1859 .- First, Chauncey Boughton, Halfmoon; second, George S. Batcheller, Edin- burgh.


1860 .- First, John Fulton, Waterford; second, Judiah Ellsworth, Saratoga Springs. 1861 .- First, John Fulton, Waterford; second, James Sumner, jr., Providence.


1862 .- First, John Fulton, Waterford; second, Nathaniel M. Houghton, Corinth. 1863 .- First, Ira Brockett, Galway; second, N. M. Houghton, Corinth.


1864 .- First, Ira Brockett, Galway; second, Edward Edwards, Corinth.


1865 .- First, George W. Chapman, Milton; second, Edward Edwards, Corinth.


1866 .- First, Truman G. Younglove, Halfmoon; second, Austin L. Reynolds, Mo- reau.


1867 .- First, T. G. Younglove, Halfmoon; second, A. L. Reynolds, Moreau. 1868 .- First, T. G. Younglove, Halfmoon; second, Alembert Pond, Saratoga Springs.


1869 .- First, T. G. Younglove, Halfmoon ; second, De Witt C. Hoyt, Greenfield. 1870 .- First, Isaiah Fuller, Galway; second, Seymour Ainsworth, Saratoga Springs.


1871 .- First, Isaiah Fuller, Galway; second, Joseph W. Hill, Saratoga Springs.


1872 .- First, George West, Milton ; second, N. M. Houghton, Corinth.


1873 .- First, George West, Milton; second, George S. Batcheller, Saratoga Springs. 1874 .- First, George West, Milton ; second, George S. Batcheller, Saratoga Springs. 1875 .- First, George West, Milton; second, N. M. Houghton, Corinth.


1876 .- First, George West, Milton; second, Isaac Noyes, jr., Edinburgh.


1877 .- First, George W. Neilson, Stillwater: second, Isaac Noyes, jr., Edinburgh. 1878 .- First, George W. Neilson, Stillwater; second, Daniel H. Deyoe, Northumber- land.


1879 .- First, Edward Stewart; second, Daniel H. Deyoe.


1880 .- First, Benjamin F. Baker; second, Delcour S. Potter.


1881 .- First, Benjamin F. Baker; second, Delcour S. Potter.


1882 .- First, Benjamin F. Baker; second, Delcour S. Potter. 1883 .- First, William B. Consalus; second, Henry S. Clement. 1884 .- First, Daniel C. Briggs; second, Thomas Noxon.


1885 .- First, Daniel C. Briggs; second, Bartlett B. Grippin.


1886 .- First, William M. Donald; second, George Sherman Batcheller.


1887 .- First, John H. Burke; second, Bartlett B. Grippin. 1888 .-- First, Harvey J. Donaldson; second, Bartlett B. Grippin.


1889 .- First, Harvey J. Donaldson; second, George S. Batcheller.


1890 .-- First, Cornelius R. Sheffer; second, Frank M. Boyce.


1891 .- First, Cornelius R. Sheffer ; second, Lewis Varney. 1892 .- First, Frank L. Smith; second, Lewis Varney.


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1893.1-James Frank Terry. 1894 .- James Frank Terry.


1895 .- C. H. McNaughton. 1896 .- C. H. McNaughton.


1897 .- George W. Kavanaugh.


1898 .- George W. Kavanangh.


OFFICERS OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.


Moderators .- 1791, Beriah Palmer; 1792, John McClelland; 1793, Richard Davis, jr. ; 1794, John Taylor; 1795, John B. Schuyler; 1796-97, Benjamin Rosekrans; 1798, Henry Walton; 1799, Benjamin Rosekrans; 1800, Seth C. Baldwin; 1801, Asahel Porter; 1802-03, John Hunter; 1804-05, Ashbel Andrews, jr. ; 1806-08, Elisha Powell ; 1809, Ashbel Andrews, jr .; 1810-11, Benjamin Cowles; 1812, Joel Keeler; 1813, Samuel Young; 1814, Zebulon Mott; 1815, John Low; 1816, Joel Keeler; 1817, James McCrea; 1818, Joel Keeler; 1819-20, Calvin Wheeler; 1821, Thomas Dibble; 1822, John Low; 1823, Calvin Wheeler; 1824, William Given; 1825, John Low; 1826, Cal- vin Wheeler; 1827, Perez Otis.


Chairmen .- 1828, Calvin Wheeler; 1829, John H. Steel; 1830, Calvin Wheeler; 1831-32, Thomas Dibble; 1833, Eli M. Todd; 1834, Richard Ketchum; 1835, Dudley Smith; 1836-37, Richard Ketchum ; 1838, Conrad Cramer; 1839, Daniel Morgan ; 1840, Harmon Rockwell; 1841, Lyndes Emerson; 1842, Samuel Chapman; 1843, Harmon Rockwell; 1844-45, James M. Cook; 1846, Theodore W. Sanders; 1847, Zopher I. Delong; 1848, Harmon Rockwell; 1849, Henry Holmes; 1850, Daniel T. Lamb; 1851, Stephen H. Dillingham; 1852-53, William Shepherd; 1854, Cruger Walton; 1855, Franklin Hoag; 1856, Daniel W. Culver; 1857, James M. Marvin; 1858, William T. Odell; 1859, William Cary; 1860, Alexander H. Palmer; 1861-62, Joseph Baucus ; 1863, George G. Scott; 1864, Horatio S. Brown; 1865-66, Tabor B. Reynolds; 1867, Hiro Jones; 1868-70, William V. Clark; 1871, Austin L. Reynolds; 1872, Nicholas J. Clute; 1873, David T. Lamb; 1874, James M. Marvin; 1875, William V. Clark; 1876, George G. Scott; 1877, Thomas Noxon; 1878, Henry C. Vandenburgh; 1879, George G. Scott; 1880-81, Nathaniel M. Boughton; 1882, Thomas Noxon; 1883, John H. De Ridder; 1884, Bartlett B. Grippin; 1885, George W. King; 1886, B. B. Grippin; 1887, John E. Gage; 1888, Hector A. McRae; 1889-90, Charles W. Spaulding; 1891, Lewis W. Hamlin; 1892, Daniel Washburn; 1893, James M. Ostrander; 1894, Eli M. Powell; 1895, Emmor J. Caldwell; 1896, Frederick H. Beach; 1897, Francis J. Dunn.


Clerks .- 1791-1797, Cornelius Vandenburgh; 1798, Elisha Powell: 1799-1801, Jacob Fort, jr .; 1802-1811, Jonathan Kellogg; 1812-1840, Alpheus Goodrich; 1841, Horace Goodrich; 1842-1843, Callender Beecher; 1844, J. Oakley Nodyne; 1845. Callender Beecher; 1846, Reuben Westcot; 1847, Harmon Rockwell; 1848, Zopher I. Delong; 1849, Reuben Westcot; 1850, John A. Corey ; 1851, Joseph L. Snow ; 1852, John A. Corey ; 1853, Seymour Chase ; 1854, E. J. Huling; 1855-1856, Abraham Marshall; 1857, Abel Meeker; 1858-1859, David Maxwell; 1860, Jerome B. Buckbee; 1861, Abraham Marshall; 1862, Alexander H. Palmer; 1863, David Maxwell; 1864-1867, John A. Corey; 1868-1870, David Maxwell; 1871-1872, Benjamin S. Robinson; 1873,


1 By the Legislative reapportionment of 1892 Saratoga county was made one assembly district instead of being divided into two districts.


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STATISTICS.


David Maxwell; 1874, David S. Baker; 1875, B. S. Robinson; 1876, Henry H. Baker; 1877, Ira L. Moore; 1878, Silas H. Torrey; 1879, William S. Waterbury; 1880-1882, J. Frank Terry; 1883, S. H. Torrey; 1884-1885, James A. Burnham; 1886, Edward F. Grose; 1887-1888, William W. Sweet; 1889-1890, John Person; 1891-1892, Harry P. Pendrick; 1893-1895, Charles Clapp; 1896-1897, Benjamin S. Robinson.


INCORPORATED COMPANIES.


Following is a list of the incorporated companies liable to taxation in Saratoga county and the total value of the real and personal estate owned by each :


Towns.


Name of Corporation.


Ballston


Episcopal parsonage


2,000


Saratoga County creamery


1,000


Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad Co. 1


52,000


1 I Saratoga & Schenectady Railroad Co. 110,000


Western Union Telegraph Co.


1,462


I I 1 1 American Rapid Telegraph Co. 910


1 Hudson River Telephone Co. 1,010 1 1 1 I


Charlton


American Telegraph and Telephone Co. I


1,500


Clifton Park Episcopal Mission


500


Union Hall


400


National State Bank, Troy


800


Rexford's Flats Bridge Co.


4,000


Schenectady and Saratoga Railroad Co.


27,838


Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad Co. 20,799


Del. & Hud. Canal Co., Mech. and Schenectady Branch


93,118


Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western Railroad Co.


109,760


South Malta Water Company.


2,000


Western Union Telegraph Co.


500


Western Union, Schenectady and Saratoga Branch


134


American Telegraph Co.


409


American Long Distance Telegraph & Telephone Co. American Long Distance Tel. & Tel Co., Sar. Branch or Loop


1,725


Corinth


Delaware & Hudson Canal Co., Adirondack Division.


24,766


Saratoga, Lake George & Mt. McGregor Railroad Co.


800


Saratoga, Lake George & Adirondack Telegraph Co.


700


Hudson River Long Distance Telephone Co.


450


Hudson River Pulp & Paper Co.


344,455


The Dunn Water Supply Co.


3,325


German American Club House


1,500


Edinburgh


Adirondacck Telegraph Co.


50


Saratoga & Sacandaga Telegraph Co.


50


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OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE.


Galway


Amsterdam Reservoir Co.


30,000


American Telegraph Co.


100


Galway Co-operative Creamery 550


Greenfield Adirondack Railroad Co 27,150


Mt. McGregor & Lake George Railroad


1,500


Adirondack, Lake George & Saratoga Telegraph Co


760


Hudson River Telephone Co


560


Grant Lodge No. 195, I. O. G. T.


400


Greenfield Centre Lodge No. 308, I. O. O. F.


500


St. John's Lodge No. 22, F. & A. M.


600


Middle Grove Hall, No. 476, I. O. O. F.


400


Hadley


Delaware & Hudson Railroad, Adirondack Division 44,800


300


Adirondack Novelty Co


500


Hadley Pulp Co.


5,000


Halfmoon


Cohoes Company


5,800


Halfmoon Bridge Co.


14,100


The Fiberite Co.


3,500


Saratoga Brewing Co.


18,000


Mechanicville Manufacturing Co.


600


Union Creamery Co


1,200


Mechanicville Brick Co.


16,500


Standard Oil Co.


1,000


Presbyterian Church


1,500


Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.


305,000


Fitchburg Railroad Co.


75,000


Stillwater & Mechanicville Street Railway Co.


3,000


Mechanicville Knitting Co.


17,000


Tenendaho Knitting Co.


20,000


American Telegraph & Telephone Co.


3,300


Hudson River Telephone Co.


2,000


Western Union Telegraph Co.


5,136


Postal Telegraph Co


1,441


Union Paper Company of New York


2,500


Malta


Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad Co. 1


90,000


Round Lake Association


220,000


Dunning Street Parsonage


300


Western Union Telegraph Co.


2,300


Commercial Union Telegraph Co.


1,600


American Telegraph & Telephone Co.


2,500


Hudson River Telephone Co.


600


Milton


Artesian Spring Co.


2,000


First National Bank


13,000


Ballston Spa National Bank


5,000


Ballston Terminal Electric Railroad Co.


10,000


Ballston Electric Light Co.


17,600


Baptist Church, old.


1,800


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473


STATISTICS.


Catholic Parsonage


3,000


Presbyterian Church


3,000


Stone Church Parsonage


250


Delaware & Hudson Canal Co


80,000


Rock City Paper Co.


30,500


Glens Falls Insurance Co.


12,100


National Folding Box & Paper Co.


20,000


American Axe & Tool Co.


79,450


Western Union Telegraph Co.


1,222


American Rapid Telegraph Co.


660


Postal Telegraph Co.


120


Hudson River Telephone Co.


3,470


Kayaderosseras Lodge No. 270, I. O. O. F.


3,000


Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad Co


88,000


Mt. McGregor Railroad Co.


5,500


Glens Falls, Sandy Hill & Fort Edward Street Rail- way Co


3,500


Glens Falls Paper Mill Co


420,000


Morgan Lumber Co


34,800


Morgan Lime Co.


7,600


Western Union Telegraph Co


325


Postal Telegraph Co


700


Hudson River Telephone Co


850


Hudson River Boom Co


5,000


Sandy Hill Power Co.


15,575


Fort Edward Water Works


7,500


Northumberland.


Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad, Branch of D. & H ..


70,000


Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad, Hudson River Branch.


2,000


Thompson Pulp Co.


600


Western Union Telegraph Co


400


Commercial Telegraph Co


500


Fort Miller Bridge Co


5,000


Providence


Kenneyetto Reservoir.


500


Saratoga .


Consolidated Electric Co


1,200


Fitchburg Railroad Co


50,670


Saratoga Victory Manufacturing Co


270,500


Saratoga Lake Bridge Co


2,900


Schuylerville Bridge Co


5,100


Schuylerville Paper Co


22,375


Saratoga Creamery


500


Church of the Visitation


2,600


Crippen-Russell Co


1,200


Hudson River Telephone Co.


200


Western Union Telegraph Co


550


Saratoga Springs __ Delaware & Hudson Canal Co


364,000


I Adirondack Railroad Co 27,600


Fitchburg Railroad Co.


33,750


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OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE.


Saratoga & Mt. McGregor Railroad Co


1,800


First National Bank 28,440


Citizens National Bank


39,000


First National Bank of Schuylerville


2,550


Saratoga Gas and Electric Company 1


34,500


Congress Spring Co


83,850


I 1 Empire Spring Company. 12,000 1 I


Geyser Spring Company


12,750


Saratoga Star Spring Company


6,300


Saratoga Sprudell Spring Company


750


Victoria Spring Company


3,750


Vichy Spring Company


10,500


Albany Savings Institution


1,800


American Telegraph and Telephone Company


1,800


Commercial Union Telegraph Company


750


Hudson River Telephone Company


3,000


Christian Alliance Association


7,950


Glens Falls Insurance Company


9,300


Saratoga Ass'n for Improvement of Breed of Horses ..


45,000


George F. Harvey Company 9,000


Champion Natural Carbonic Acid Gas Co


6,000


Geyser Natural Carbonic Acid Gas Co


12,000


New York Carbonic Acid Gas Co


12,000


Hecla Compressed Gas Co


750


Saratoga Natural Carbonic Acid Gas Co


13,200


Lincoln Spring Co


9,000


Saratoga Traction Co


18,000


Standard Oil Co


1,500


Western Union Telegraph Co


2,250


Saratoga Club.


7,500


Fitchburg Railroad Co


150,000


Delaware & Hudson Canal Co


3,000


Stillwater and Mechanicville Street Railway Co


15,500


First National Bank of Mechanicville


500


Mechanicville Bridge Co


12,800


Stillwater and Schaghticoke Bridge Co


6,000


Best Brick Co.




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