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DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
Book H, page 42 .- At the annual town meeting held at the meeting house in the town of East-Hampton, on Tuesday,
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the 5th day of April, 1836, the town officers were chosen and the town laws were passed as follows, viz :
David Baker, Jr., was chosen town clerk.
David Hedges, Jr., supervisor,
James Edwards, Lewis Edwards, Uriah Miller, John T. Dayton, Jonathan C. Schellinger, assessors.
Jonathan B. Mulford, Henry D. Stratton, Sylvanus Parsons, commissioners of highways.
Samuel Miller, David Sberry, overseers of the poor.
James P. Mulford, constable and collector, to have three per cent for collecting.
David Baker, Jr., Thomas T. Parsons, Theron A. Filer, commissioners of common schools.
Charles H. Miller, Eleazer Conklin, David Huntting, in- spectors of common schools.
Josiah C. Dayton, justice of the peace.
Stephen Ranger, Smith Miller, Thomas J. Mulford, Ben- jamin Bennett, Frederick King, David B. Mulford, Abner Strong, David A. Hedges, Edward Jones, overseers of high- ways.
Jeremiah Huntting, Jr., William Hedges, Stephen Hedges, Lewis Edwards, David B. Mulford, David Barnes, David Hedges, Jr., Thomas T. Hedges, Jonathan B. Mulford, Hen- ry D. Stratton, Charles R. Hand, Henry P. Miller, trustees.
Stephen Conklin, Baldwin C. Talmage, Thomas Osborn, pound masters.
Yards voted public pounds. Elisha Osborn, Lester Ben- net, Baldwin C. Talmage, Talmage Jones.
1st. Voted that the sum of four hundred dollars, be levied and collected for the support of the poor, and one hundred dollars, for the contingent expenses of this town for the year ensuing.
2d. Voted that the public grass, and the Jeremiah Loper, Montauk, be hired out this day at auction, and the money be
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paid for the same on the first monday of Sept. next to the supervisor of this town.
3d. Voted that any fence equal to two rails, with posts that is three feet and eight inches high in the clear shall be consid- ered a sufficient fence.
4th. Voted that the members of the board of excise, be re- quested not to grant any license to any person to sell or retail strong or spiritous liquors. in this town for the ensuing year.
5th. Voted that the same number of pews, and slips, in the meeting house be hired out the ensuing year as were the last, and the money arising for the rent of the same, be appropri- ated to defray the necessary expenses of the house, and the overplus towards the payment of the clergyman's salary.
6th. Voted that is any person, or persons, shall keep any flock of sheep, or suffer their sheep to be on the commons of this town at any time during the year ensuing, all such sheep shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners, of the same to pay two shillings per head for each sheep so impoun- ded, Wainscott flock excepted, and that to be under the care of a shepherd approved by the trustees.
7th. Voted that all horses or neat cattle that shall be found grazing or running at large on Napeague or any of the beach- es on the south side from the hither end of Montauk to the western bounds of this town at any time between the 6th day of May next ensuing and the 12th day of Sept. following shall be liable to be impounded, provided there be a sufficient fence the owner of such cattle or horses to pay fifty cents per head, for all such neat cattle or horses, so impounded.
8th. Voted that no cattle be permitted to run at large on the commons or highways of this town, from the time they are brought from Montauk in the fall or winter, until they go on again in the spring, under the penalty of one dollar per head for all such cattle, to be recovered with cost of suit by the supervisor, the one half to be paid to the complainant
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when recovered, and the other half for the support of the poor of this town.
+ 9th. Voted that the trustees of the town manage the par- sonage land for the year ensuing.
10th. Voted that the suit depending between Elnathan Parsons and the town be referred to the care of the trustees of the town,
11th. Voted that the chorister occupy one half of the slip formerly occupied by the clergyman, as a compensation for his services in singing.
Adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in April next, 1837, at the meeting house in this town, at 11 o'clock A. M.
Voted by the proprietors of Montauk that the trustees have authority to manage the affairs respecting Montauk, for the year ensuing.
Voted that the trustees as a committee keep the affairs re- specting Montauk, in a book, separate from the town affairs.
Voted that the parsonage Montauk be hired out by the rustees at the same time the parsonage land is.
Account of the meadow grass hired out April 5th, 1836.
Sedge Flat at Accabonac.
To David D. Parsons, for. $2.65
Grass at Georgica. 2.30
To David Conklin, for.
Napeaghe Glades.
Lot No. 1, Thomas Edwards 2.85
2, Jeremiah Dayton. 1.40
66 3, Abraham Leek . 2.00
66 4, Jeremiah T. Parsons 3.10
66 5, David Conklin 3.15
66 6, Abraham Leek 3.25
- 66 7, Jacob Hedges 2.00
8, William Baker 1.20
66 9, William Baker 1.45
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RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Account of the Jeremiah Loper's Montauk.
Thomas J. Mulford, 1 beast right outside.
.95
William Osborn, do. do. .95
Asa Miller,
do.
do.
.90
Asa Miller,
do.
do.
.80
William Osborn, do. do. .95
John T. Dayton, & do. in field.
2.80
Account of the Parsonage Montauk.
Asa Miller,
1 beast right outside .80
Asa Miller,
do. do. .80
Asa Miller, do. do.
.90
Josiah C. Dayton,
do.
do.
.86
Josiah C. Dayton, do. do.
.80
Isaac Edwards, do.
do.
.87
David Baker, Jr. do.
do. .90
Henry Loper, Jr., 1 do. in the field 3.15
Lewis Edwards, ¿ do. do. 2.40
We the subscribers certify that the foregoing minutes of the annual town meeting, held on the 5th day of April, 1836, are correct.
SAMUEL MILLER, JOSIAH C. DAYTON, Justices.
DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
Book G, page 216. (Abstract.) This indenture made the 25th day of April, 1836, between Benjamin Bennett and his wife Betsey, Zadock Bennett and his wife Phebe, Richard King and his wife Rachel, and L. Beecher Bennett, all of the town of East Hampton, &c., parties of the first part, and Henry Bennett, of the same place, party of the second part, Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, to them in
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hand paid, have sold and quit claimed unto the party of the second part, (in his actual possession now being) and to his heirs forever, all of a certain tract of land lying in the town of East Hampton, at a place called Three Mile Harbor, contain - ing twenty-one acres, more or less, bounded westerly by the old Three Mile Harbor highway, northerly by land of Joseph Edwards, eastwardly by land of Thompson King, southward- ly by land of Baldwin C. Talmage, with all the appurtenances whatsoever, to have and to hold the same forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first above written.
BENJAMIN BENNETT, [L. s.]
BETSEY BENNETT, [L. s.]
RACHEL KING, [L. s.]
LYMAN B. BENNETT, [L. s.]
Sealed and delivered in
presence of
Samuel Miller.
Book E, page 108 .- Taken up by Oliver H. P. Chapman, of East-Hampton, a red brindle dog, white feet, middleing size. Recorded March 6th, 1937.
DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
Book K .- At the annual town meeting held at the meeting house in the town of East-Hampton on the 4th day of April, 1837, the town officers were chosen, and the town laws were passed as follows, viz :
David Baker, Jr., was chosen town clerk.
David Hedges, Jr., supervisor.
David Baker, Jr., Josiah C. Dayton, Sylvanus Jones, justices.
Jonathan C. Schellinger, Lewis Edwards, Jeremiah Day- on, William Hedges, Jonathan B. Mulford, assessors.
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Samuel Miller, David Sherry, overseers of the poor.
James P. Mulford, collector.
James P. Mulford, Jared Cook, constables.
Nathaniel Huntting, Thomas Osborne, John Baker, com- missioners of highways.
Henry B. Tuthill, Samuel B. Gardiner, Henry D. Stratton, commissioners of common schools.
Theron A. Filer, Charles H. Miller, A. D. Candy, inspect- ors of common schools.
Sylvanus Parsons, David Gardiner, Daniel Dayton, Ben- jamin Hedges, Abner Strong, John T. Dayton, Abraham V. Scoy, Samuel Osborn, A. D. Candy, John Baker, Isaac B. Miller, David Talmage, trustees.
Stephen Ranger, William Baker, Abner Strong, Charles R. Hand, Jared Cook, Frenerick King, Henry B. Tuthill, Ed- ward Jones, Henry Bennett, Henry Osborn, Sylvanus Par- sons, overseers of highways.
Stephen Conklin, Albert Hand, Edward Jones, pound masters.
Talmage Jones', Albert Hand's yards voted public pounds.
1st. Voted that the sum of one thousand dollars be raised for the support of the poor, and two hundred dollars for the contingent expenses of this town for the year ensuing.
2d. Voted that the public grass, and the Jeremiah Loper Montauk, be hired out this day at auction, and the money be paid for the same on the first Monday of September next, to the supervisor of this town.
3d. Voted that any fence equal to two rails, with posts that are three feet eight inches high in the clear, shall be consid- ered a sufficient fence.
4th. Voted that the same number of pews and slips in the meeting house be hired out the ensuing year, as were the last, excepting the two front slips on the south side of the meeting house, and the money arising from the rent of the
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same be appropriated to defray the necessary expenses of the house, and the overplus towards the payment of the clergy- man's salary.
5th. Voted that the front slip on the south side of the meeting house be reserved for the accommodation of the Rev. Mr. Ely and his family.
6th. Voted that the Messrs. Huntting occupy the 2d front slip on the south side of the meeting house as a compensation for their services in singing.
7th. Voted that if any person or persons shall keep any flock of sheep or suffer their sheep to be on the commons of this town at any time during the year ensuing, all such sheep shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of the same to pay two shillings per head for each sheep so impound- ed, Wainscott flock excepted, and that to be under the care of a shepherd approved of by the trustees.
Sth. Voted that all horses or neat cattle that shall be found grazing or running at large on Napeague or any of the beaches on the south side from the hither end of Montauk to the west- ern bounds of this town at any time between the 6th day of May next ensuing and the 12th day of Sept. following, shall be liable to be impounded, provided there be a sufficient fence, the owner of such cattle or horsos to pay fifty cents per head for all such neat cattle or horses so impounded.
9th. Voted that no cattle be permitted to run at large on the commons or highways of this town from the time they are brought from Montauk in the fall or winter until they go on again in the spring, under the penalty of one dollar per head for all such cattle to be recovered, with cost of suit, by the supervisor, the one half to be paid to the complainant when recovered, and the other half for the support of the poor of this town.
10th. Voted that the trustees manage the parsonage lands for the year ensuing.
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11th. Voted that the trustees be authorized to sell one- eighth of parsonage, Montauk, and appropriate the money in building or purchasing a parsonage dwelling house.
12th. Voted that the trustees be authorized and requested to sell the parsonage wood at Georgica and at Accabonac, and appropriate the money in the building or purchasing a parsonage dwelling house.
13th. Voted that the trustees be authorized to hire as much money as they may find necessary to defray the expense of procuring the said above mentioned parsonage house.
Adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in April next, 1838, at the meeting house in this town, at 11 o'clock A. M.
We the subscribers certify that the foregoing minutes of the annual town meeting, held on the 4th day of April, 1887, are correct.
SAMUEL MILLER, DAVID H. MILLER, Justices.
DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
Page 9 .- Voted by the proprietors of Montauk that the trustees be authorized to manage the affairs of Montauk for the year ensuing.
Account of the meadow grass hired out April 4th, 1837, for the year ensuing.
Sedge Flat at Accabonac.
To Tillinghast Hedges, for $2.00
Georgica Flat or Meadow Grass.
To Robert L. Hedges, for 1.35
Napeague Glades.
Lot No. 1, David Conklin 3.15
2, Jeremiah Dayton 2.15
3, Isaac B. Edwards 1.05
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RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
66 4, Isaac B. Enwards 1.u5
5, Isaac B. Edwards 2.00
6, Jeremiah T. Parsons 2.50
66 7, David Conklin 2.30
8, Henry Loper, Jr 1.35
66
9, Henry Loper, Jr. 1.90
Account of the Jeremiah Loper Montauk.
Joseph Osborn, Jr., 1 beast right outside .55
Joseph Osborn, Jr., 66 .60
Septimus Osborn,
66 .55
Isaac B. Edwards,
66
.53
John T. Dayton, & do. in the field
2.90
Account of the Parsonage Montauk.
Charles Dimon, 1 beast right outsides .50
David Baker, Jr., .50
Samuel L. Mulford,
.50
Samuel L. Mulford,
66
.56
Frederick King, 66
.54
Joseph Dimon,
.55
David Baker, Jr.,
66
66
.50
David Conklin, 1 do. in the field
3.05
Lewis Edwards, ¿ do. do. 2.30
Page 92 .- Voted that the supervisor pay to any person who will bring him a fox, or the skin thereof, and produce satis- factory evidence that the said fox was killed in this town, the present year, the sum of twenty-five cents for each and every fox under six months old, and fifty cents for every fox over six months old so killed, the same to be paid out of any mon- ey belonging to this town in his hands not otherwise appro- priated.
The above vote ought to have been the second recorded, but was omitted in its proper place, through mistake.
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Book E, page 103 .- We, the commissioners of highways in the town of East-Hampton, have laid out a highway twelve rods wide, from the road or highway leading from Amagan- sett to Montauk, beginning at a place called Shaw's hollow and running as far east as Teeny's hole, through the first tier of meadow glades south of the old road or highway ; the road as it now is to be the centre of the highway.
Dated at East-Hampton this 15th day of May, 1837.
JOHN BAKER, NATHANIEL HUNTTING, THO. OSBORN.
Commissioners.
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Marks 107 .- Baldwin C. Talmage enters for his ear mark a half penny on each side of the right ear and a crop off each ear, said mark purchased of Jonathan King and recorded to him on the S3d page of this book. Recorded June 15th, 1$37, by
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Book E, page 108 .- Taken up by David Barns the - day of - 1837, three heifers supposed to be 3 years old, one of them being a brindle, the other two red ; one of the last mentioned having white in the head, all of them having the following ear mark, viz: a slit in the right with a half penny under it and a hole in the left. Recorded November 17th, 1837, by
DAVID BAKER, JB. Town Clerk.
Marks, 107 .- Zadoe Bennett enters for his hear mark two nicks under the right ear and a half penny under the left Recorded Nov. 50th, 1837,
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
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RECORDS : TOWN OF EAST-HMPN N.
Book K, page 92 .- At a special town meeting called by the Town Clerk and held pursuant to special notice at the meeting house in. the town of East-Hampton, on the 15th day of January, 1838, Samuel B. Gardiner and Josiah C. Dayton were elected Justices of the Peace and Henry D. Stratton, overseer of the poor.
DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
The above minutes of said meeting we certify to be correct. DAVID H. MILLER, SILVANUS JONES,
Justices.
DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
Page 10 .- At the annual town meeting held at the meeting house, in the town of East-Hampton, on the 3d day of April, 1838, the town officers were chosen and the town laws were passed as follows, viz :
David Baker, Jr., was chosen town clerk.
David Hedges, Jr., was chosen supervisor.
Samuel B. Gardiner, Josiah C. Dayton, Hiram L. Sherry, Justices.
William Hedges, John Dayton, Isaac B. Miller, Talmage Barnes, Smith Miller, assessors.
Henry D. Stratton, James P. Mulford, overseers of poor.
Isaac Schellenger, collector.
Isaac Schellinger, Jared Cook, Theron A. Filer, constables. Thomas Osborn, Jonathan B. Mulford, Jeremiah Dayton, commissioners of highways.
Abel Huntington, David Huntting, Charles B. Loper, com- missioners of common schools.
Daniel Dayton, A. D. Candy, Charles H. Miller, inspectors of common schools.
Henry D. Stratton, Nathaniel Huntting, Jonathan B. Mul-
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ford, Josiah C. Dayton, David Hedges, Jr., Baldwin C. Tal- mage, Isaac Edwards, Samuel B. Gardiner, Charles Barnes, Thomas Osborn, Charles H. Miller, Smith Miller, trustees.
Charles R. Hand, Jeremiah Terry, William D. Parsons, George Hand, Samuel H. Miller, Elisha H. Conklin, Isaac Edwards, Ezekiel Jones, William L. Osborn, overseers of highways.
Stephen Conklin, pound master.
Page 102 .- 1st. Voted that the sum of nine hundred dol- lars be raised for the support of the poor in this town for the year ensuing.
2d. Voted as it was last year.
3d. Passed as it was last year.
4th. Passed as before.
5th. Passed as before.
6th. Passed as before.
7th. Passed as before.
8th. Passed as before.
9th. Passed as before.
10th. Passed as before.
11th. Voted that the trustees have full authority to defend the seaweed on Benj. Leek's beach ; also to make a proposi- tion to Wm. D. Parsons giving him all the sea weed on the inside of the beach, and reserve for the town all the seaweed on the outside or bay side of said beach.
12th. Voted that the money in the hands of the supervisor, or as much of it as necessary, be appropriated to the expense of Doct. Wattles' suit against the town in case he commences one, and further that the meeting considers the charge made by Doct. Wattles against the town illegal, and inexpedient to pay the same.
Page 11 .- 13th. Voted that the trustees be authorized to purchase Hannah Hedges' place at North West for a poor house, or for the accommodation of this town's poor.
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14th. Voted that the supervisor be instructed to use his efforts, at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors, to intro- duce the county poor system in this town, and to make all the poor in this county a county charge.
15th. Voted that the trustees have power to sell the follow- ing pieces of parsonage land or any part of them for the pur- pose of paying for the parsonage house, viz : parsonage at Jerico, the point peice of land by Abraham Fithian's and the parsonage at Three Mile Harbor.
Adjourned to meet again on the 1st Tuesday in April, 1839, at the meeting house in this town at 12 o'clock, noon.
We, the subscribers, certify that the foregoing minutes of the annual town meeting held on the 3d day of April, 1838, are correct.
DAVID H. MILLER, SYLVANUS JONES. Justices.
DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
Page 112 .- Voted by the proprietors of Montauk that the trustees be authorized to manage the affairs of Montauk the year ensuing.
Account of the meadow grass hired out April 3d, 1S3S, for the year ensuing.
Sedge Flat at Accabonac.
To Tillinghast Hedges, for. $2.00
Grass at Georgica.
To A. D. Candy .80
Napeague Glades. 1.15
Lot No. 1, Talmage Barnes, for 66 2, Charles Barnes .50
3, 4,
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5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
Account of the Jeremiah Loper Montauk.
1 beast right outside to William Osborn, for .36
1 do. do. A. D. Candy. .37
1 do. do. William Osborn. .38
1
do. do. Joseph Dimon .37
do. in the field to Samuel T. Dayton 3.01
Book H, page 312 .- 3d district, bounded east by the 2d district, south by the ocean, west by a division line running from the beach banks, northerly between the lands of Ben- jamin Hedges and Capt. David Hedges, David Baker and David A. Hedges, Joseph Barns and the common land at Skimhampton, and Harry Dayton and the heirs of Enoch Fithian, thence to cross Amagansett highway at the intersec- tion of Abraham's Road, and to follow said road until it comes to old Accabonac highway, thence easterly until it comes to the 6 pole highway that goes to Amagansett Two Holes Wa- ter, to follow said highway through to Barns' Hole highway, then to follow said Barnes' Hole highway to the bay.
4th district, bounded north by the bay, south-east and south by the 3d district, and west by a line. running from the inter- section of Abraham's Road into the Accabonac highway to the house of -- Lester, at the head of the harbor, (includ- ing said house).
DAVID H. HUNTTING, CHARLES B. LOPER, Commissioners.
Recorded March 19th, 1839, by
DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
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RECORDS : TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Book G, page 211 .- Whereas frequent difficulties arise respecting the boundary lines of Amagansett street in conse- quence of there being no recoad of said street, and in conformity with the request of many of the inhabitants of Amagansett villago, we, the undersigned Commissioners of Highways of the town of East-Hampton, do, after much ex- amination of such testimony as can be collected, and all circumstances relative thereto, proceed by virtue of the laws of this state regulating highways in Suffolk County, passed February 23d, 1830, to survey, stake out and record such width of highway as appears to be necessary for the public convenience.
Therefore we, the said commissioners do commence at a stone placed near by the house of Jonathan C. Schellinger and opposite his front, which is the corner A on the plot, and running from thence north 59 degrees, east 21 poles 84- 100 to the east corner of Samuel Schellinger's house, which is the corner, B, as is also represented on the plot ; from thence north 581, east 138 poles 52-100 to the east corner of Thomas B. Hand's house ; from thence on the same course 534 north, east 35 poles 6-100 to a stone near by and oppo- site the land belonging to Nathaniel Hand, and which is the corner C on the plot ; from thence we proceed across the highway on a course south 312, east 16 poles 20-100 to a stone placed opposite the land of Ezekiel Payne's, and is the corner D on the plot ; from thence on a course south 62} north, 144 poles to a stone placed opposite Talmage Barnes' barn, which is the corner E on the plot: from thence south 57 west, 52 poles 50-100 to a stone placed opposite the land of Benjamin Hedges, and is the corner F on the plot; from thence north 244 degrees west 7 poles to the place of begin- ning; all of the enclosed land by the above mentioned courses and distances we, the said commissioners, do record as a pub- lic highway forever.
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RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Annexed to this we have drawn a plot of the said Amagan- sett street, and recorded a field book which contains all of the different courses and distances which are now staked off and measured.
FIELD BOOK.
First course, north 59, east 21 81-100 poles,
2
66 66 584; " 138 52-100
3
66 66 66 66 35 16-100
4
south 31₺ east 16 20-100 "
5
66
62₺ west 144 56-100 "
6
66
57
52 56-100 " 7
Dated at East-Hampton this first day of April, 1839, and recorded in the records belonging to the town.
JEREMIAH DAYTON,
JONATHAN B. MULFORD, THOMAS OSBORNE. Commissioners of Highways.
Book K, page 11 .- At the annual town meeting held in the town of East-Hampton on the 2d day of April, 1839, the town officers were chosen and the town laws were passed as follows :
David Baker, Jr., was chosen town clerk.
David Hedges, Jr., was chosen supervisor.
David H. Miller was chosen justice of the peace.
William Hedges, Talmage Barnes, Asa Miller, Daniel Day- ton, Abraham V. Scoy, Joseph Osborn, Jr., Isaac Schellinger, John T. Dayton, Edmund Tillinghast, David A. Hedges, Da- vid A. Edwards, Stephen Sherril, chosen trustees.
James Edwards, Smith C. Miller, Jonathan C. Schellinger, Smith C. Miller, John T. Dayton, Isaac B. Miller, chosen assessors.
7
60 north 244
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James P. Mulford, Henry D. Stratton, chosen overseers of the poor.
Theron A. Filer, chosen collector.
Jared Cook, Theron A. Filer, chosen constables.
Hiram L. Sherry, Jonathan B. Mulford, Charles Dimon, chosen commissioners of highways.
Abel Huntington, David H. Huntting, Eleazer M. Conklin, chosen commissioners of common schools.
Samuel R. Ely, Charles H. Miller, Henry B. Tuthill, chos- en inspectors of common schools.
Joseph Edwards, Samuel Osborn, Alfred Ranger, Baldwin C. Talmage, Stephen L. Hedges, Samuel King, Josiah C. Dayton, Thomas S. Hedges, Hezekiah Edwards, Samuel L. Mulford, chosen overseers of highways.
Stephen Conklin and Nathaniel Hand chosen pound mas- ters, and their yards voted public pounds.
1st. Voted that the sum of twelve hundred dollars be raised for the support of the poor in this town for the year ensuing.
2d. Voted that the public meadow grass and the Jeremiah Loper Montauk, be hired out the day that the pews and slips are, and the money to be paid for the same on the 1st Mon- day of September next to the supervisor of the town.
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