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16th. Passed as in 1841-6.
17th. Voted that all geese or goslings that shall be found running in the street between Abraham Parson's mill and Samuel Osborn's corner, shall be liable to be impounded, penalty 25 cents per head for every goose or gosling so im- pounded, with cost of suit, one half of the money to be re- tained by the pounder, the other half to be paid to the over- seers of the poor ; also all the geese or goslings that shall be found running at large in the villages of Amagansett and Wainscott, within their respective school districts, shall be liable to be impounded, and upon the same conditions as above mentioned.
Adjourned to meet again at the meeting house, in this town, on the first Tuesday of April, 1843, at 12 o'clock, noon
DAVID BAKER, JR. Town Clerk. DAVID H. MILLER, SAMUEL B. GARDINER, JOSIAH C. DAYTON, SILVANUS JONES,
Justices.
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Voted By the proproprietors of Montauk that the trustees of this town manage the Montauk affairs the year ensuing.
109-David Sherman, of Amaganset, enters for his ear mark an ell over the right ear and a nick under the same and a half penny over the left ear. Recorded May 10th, 1842, DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
David Conklin enters for his ear mark a hollow crop at each ear and a nick under each. Recorded June 17th, 1842, DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Nathan H. Dimon enters for his ear mark a hollow crop at the left ear, and a square crop at the right ear, and a half penny over the same. Recorded June 18th, 1842, DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Henry M. Chatfield enters for his son, John H. Chatfield, enters the following ear mark a cropped ell over the right ear and an ell under the left ear. Recorded June 21st, 1842, DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Henry M. Chatfield enters for his ear mark a crop at the left ear and two half pennies under the right ear. Recorded June 21st, 1842,
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Henry M. Chatfield enters for his ear mark a crop at the left ear. Recorded June 21st, 1842, DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Patrick T. Gould enters for his ear mark a square yew in the right ear. Recorded June 21st 1842,
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
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Marks 110 .- Sidney H. Stratton enters for his ear mark a crop at the right and a slit in the same ear. Re-corded June 28th, 1842,
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Sidney H. Stratton enters for his ear mark a crop at the left ear, and a slit in the same ear. Recorded June 2Sth, 1842,
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Page 110 .- Isaac Schellinger enters for his ear mark a half penny under the left ear and a nick over the same. Recorded June 28th, 1852, by
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Book G, page 217 .- Know all men by these presents that whereas differences have arisen and exist, relating to the ex- istence and opening of a certain highway lying on the line between the towns of East and Southampton, which said highway is hereinafter named and described, and whereas we the undersigned, are anxious and willing to settle the said differences and difficulties amicably and without resort to law or incurring expense, and to prevent any dispute hereafter, therefore this instrument witnesseth that we, James Strong and Elizabeth H. Strong, the widow of Jesse Strong, the owners of the land adjoining the highway herein described, do hereby release, quit-claim and remit all our and each of our interest and right, claim and demand to the land over which the said highway passes, so far as to recognize and admit that there is now an open highway of the width of two rods, commencing at the east end of Danis Lane and running from thence in nearly a southerly direction to the Atlantic Ocean, the same being on the line between the towns of
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East and South Hampton, the public forever to have and to hold the said highway free from any claim, obstruction or hindrance by us, or our heirs hereafter to be made.
And we, the commissioners of the towns of East and South Hampton, do hereby consent and agree, in consideration of the release and waiver by the said James Strong and Eliza- beth H. Strong, of all or any claim they have or conceive they have, to the said road or highway by reason of non- usage, obstruction or abandonment, to permit the said James and Elizabeth to keep up bars on any part of the line of said. highway up to and until the first day of June, 1843, and not longer, though said bars and all other impediments and ob- structions then, by the said James and Elizabeth, to be re- moved without notice from the commissioners of either of the said towns, and in default of their removing the said bars or other obstructions, then that the commissioners of either of said towns may remove the same, without giving any notice, and declare and record the said highway as an open public highway of the width of two rods from thenceforth forever.
In witness whereof we have hereto affixed our respective names and names of offices this 10th day of September, 1842, and also our seals.
DAVID A. EDWARDS, JEREMIAH DAYTON, DAVID H. MILLER. Commissioners of highways of East-Hampton. ALBERT JAGGER, GEORGE S. POST. Commissioners of Southampton. JAMES STRONG, [L.S.]
ELIZABETH H. STRONG. [L.S.]
Sealed, delivered and sworn in presence of
SAMUEL L. GARDINER.
Recorded Oct. 4, 1842, DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
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Book G, page 215 .- Whereas application has been made to us the undersigned Commissioners of highways of the town of East-Hampton. in the county of Suffolk, to ascertain, describe and cause to be made of record, a certain old highway in the said town, called the Neck Path.
At a meeting therefore of the undersigned commissioners as aforesaid, held in the said town, at the house of Thomas T. Parsons, on the 12th day of September, 1842, all the commis- sioners having met and deliberated on the subject of this or- der, it appearing to the said commissioners that the said road called the Neck Path, leading from the highway that runs from the Springs to Gardiner's Bay at Louse Point, to the highway that runs from Amagansett to Gardiner's Bay at the said Louse Point has been used as a public highway for twenty years preceding the 21st day of March, 1797, and has been worked and used as such constantly for the last six years, but has not been recorded as the said commissioners can find, it is ordered by the said commissioners that the said road be ascertained, described and entered of record, and the said commissioners do further order that the description, courses and distance of said road be according to a survey which they have caused to be made of the same as follows : commencing at the northern end where it now intersects with the afore- said highway leading from the Springs to Gardiner's bay at Louse Point, and running southerly or southwesterly between the lands of Gardiner Miller and Benjamin Lester, and the lands of others as the road or path now runs, until it inter- sects at its southern end or termination with the highway that runs from Amagansett to Gardiner's bay, at Louse Point, as aforesaid, a little to the eastward of Barzillai King's house, the whole length of said road or neck path, being 328 rods, And we do further ascertain and order that the said road is, and that the same be, twenty-four feet in width, and that the
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centre of the path or beaten track as it now runs be the centre of the said road or highway.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our name this 12th day of September, 1842.
JEREMIAH DAYTON, DAVID H. MILLER, DAVID A. EDWARDS,
Commissioners.
The above order reversed by the Judge's appeal made by Gardiner Miller.
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Whereas on the first day of October, in the year 1842, Gardiner Miller, of town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suffolk, appealed to Hugh Halsey, Henry Landon and Joshua B. Smith, three of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, from the order and determination of the Commissioners of Highways of said town, bearing date the 12th date of October, in the year 1842, copies of which said appeal and order are hereunto annexed. And after the ex- piration of twenty days from the making of the said order and determination of the said Commissioners of Highways, the said Judges appointed the time and place of the hearing of the said appeal to be on the :cth day of November, in the year 1842, at the house of Thomas T. Parsons, in the said town of East-Hampton, and caused written notices of the said appeal specifying therein that the said Judges would convene at the said time and place to hear the said appeal, to be served on the said Commissioners at least eight days before the time and place of convening as aforesaid, in the manner presented and directed by the statute in such case made, and the said Judges convened at the time and place mentioned in the said notice, to hear the proofs and allega- tions of the parties and such proceedings, when therefore had, that having heard the said proofs and allegations, the said Judges therefore adjudged and decided, and do adjudge and decide that the order and determination of the said Com-
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missioners of Highways aforesaid, be, and the same is hereby reversed.
In witness whereof the said Judges have hereunto set their hands this 17th day of November, in the year 1842.
HUGH HALSEY, HENRY LANDON, JOSHUA B. SMITH.
Judges.
Recorded this 14th day of September, 1842, by DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
110-Frederick King enters for his ear mark a nick over each ear. Recorded Nov. 9th, 1S42.
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
William Hand enters for ear mark a half penny under the right ear, and a slope over the left, said mark is recorded to his father, Mulford Hand, on the 59th page of this book. Re- corded Nov. 17th, 1842,
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Isaac B. Edwards enters for his ear mark a slope over the right ear and a half penny each side of the left. Recorded Nov. 21st, 1842,
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
David Conklin enters for his ear mark a hollow crop at each ear and a half penny under each ear. Recorded Dec. 3d, 1842,
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
At the annual town meeting, held in the meeting house, in the town of East-Hampton, on the 4th day of April, in the
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yyar 1843, the town officers were elected, and the town laws were passed as follows :
David Baker, Jr., was elected town clerk.
Charles H. Miller, supervisor.
Samuel B. Gardiner, justice of the peace.
David H. Huntting, Isaac Edwards, John T. Dayton, Thomas Osborn, Sylvanus Jones, assessors.
Sylvanus G. Edwards, Stephen L. Hedges, overseers of the poor.
William Parsons, collector.
Edmund Conklin, William Parsons, constables.
Josiah C. Dayton, Hiram L. Sherry, Frederick King, com- missioners of highways.
Samuel B. Gardiner, Geo. L. Huntington, Jonathan C. Schellinger, commissioners of common schools.
Samuel R. Ely, Abel Huntington, inspectors of common schools.
David Hedges, Jr., Henry D. Stratton, inspectors of election
Henry P. Miller, Josiah Mulford, Sylvanus Parsons, David Hedges, Jr., Frederick King, Seynyler R. Conklin, William Hedges, David Barnes, David A. Hedges, Elias M. Parsons, Charles R. Hand, David H. Huntting, trustees.
Isaac W. Miller, Henry Mulford, Giles S. Havens, Asa Miller, Horace Isaacs, Chauncey Osborn, Jonathan D. Par- sons, Eli Parsons, Thomas J. Mulford, John Baker, Jared Cook, overseers of highways.
Stephen Conklin., Aaron F. Conklin, Thomas Osborn, pound masters.
Voted that the Commissioners of Excise be, and they are hereby requested not to grant any license for retailing spirit- ous liquor in that part of the town belonging to Sag-Harbor.
Voted that that sum of twelve hundred dollars be raised for the support of the poor, and sixty dollars for the contingent expense of the town for the year ensuing.
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Voted that the public grass and Jeremiah Loper Montauk be hired out this day, at auction, and the money arising from the meadow grass, paid to the Supervisor, and the money arising from the hire of the Montauk be paid to the overseers of the poor on or before the 1st day of September next.
Voted that the act respecting bounty on foxes be repleaed and stricken from this book.
Voted that any fence equal to two rails, with posts that are three feet eight inches high in the clear, shall be considered a sufficient fence.
Voted that the same number of pews and slips be hired out the ensning year as were the last, and the money arising for the rent of the same be appropriated to defray the necessary expenses of the meeting house, and the overplus towards the payment of the clergyman's salary.
Voted that the slip No. 32 on the south side of the meet- ing house be reserved for the accommodation of Mr. Ely and his family.
Voted that the Trustees procure a chorister to take the lead of singing in church for the year ensuing.
Voted that if any person or persons shall keep any flock of sheep, or suffer their sheep to be on the common lands or highways 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 impounded.
Voted that all horses or neat cattle that shall be found graz- ing or running at large on Napeague, or any of the beaches 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 and the 12th day of Sept. shall be liable to be impounded, provided there be a sufficient fence, the owner of such horses or cattle to pay fifty cents per head for each horse or neat beast so impounded, the whole of the money to
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go to the person or personsimpounding said horses or cattle.
Voted that all horses or neat cattle that shall be found run- ning at large on the commons of this town from the time they are brought from Montauk in the fall until they go on again in the spring, shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all such horses or cattle to pay one dollar per head, to be recovered, with cost of suit, by the supervisor, the one- half of the money to be paid to the complainant, the other half to the overseers of the poor.
Voted, that the .rustees manage the parsonage lands and affairs for the year ensuing.
Voted, that the acts respecting sea weed on Long Beach and Benjamin Leek's beach, be repealed and stricken from this book.
Voted, that the overseers of the poor associated with Sam- uel Miller, David Hedges, Jr., and William D. Parsons, as a committee, be authorized and requested to hire or purchase a house and land as they see fit for the accommodation of this town's pcor.
Voted, that three per cent be allowed the town collector for his services collecting.
Voted, that the act respecting geese be repealed.
Adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday of April, IS44, at the meeting house, at 12 o'clock, noon.
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk. DAVID H. MILLER,
JOSIAH C. DAYTON, HENRY B. TUTHILL, SYLVANUS JONES.
Justices.
Jeremiah T. Parsons, Jr., enters for his ear mark a half penny over each ear and a nick under the left. Recorded April 2Sth, 1843,
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Book G, page 218 .- Order for laying out a highway through enclosed and unclosed without the consent of the owners.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Highways of the town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suffolk. held at the house of Josiah C. Dayton, in said town on the 19th day of May, 1843, for the purpose of deciding upon the application of Edmund Mulford and twenty-five others upon oath, for laying out a highway through the enclosed land of Gardiner Miller, Abraham Miller and Benjamin Lester, and unenclosed lands of Benjamin Hedges, Jacob Schellinger, Howell Bab- cock and Jeremiah Conklin, which all of the above mentioned reputable freeholders have duly sworn that it was necessary and proper, and that the public good required the said high- way to be laid out, all the said commissioners having met and deliberated on the subject embraced in this order.
It is therefore ordered and determined by the said commis- sioners, that a highway be laid out pursuant to said applica- tion, commencing at a highway leading from the Springs to Joseph Miller's, and running through the Neck Path until it intersects the two holes water highway leading to Amagan- sett, bounded on the northeast side by a ditch and hedge fence enclosing the lands of Gardiner Miller, the heirs of Henry Schellinger. Silvanus Miller and the unenclosed land. of Jeremiah Conklin.
The courses and distances whereof, according to a survey thereof which the said commissioners have caused to be made, are as follows : Beginning at a point bearing from the north corner of Benjamin Lester's house, north 75 deg. east distant 2.55 chains ; from thence south 25 deg. east distant 2.90 chains ; from thence south 31, east distant 3.58 chains ; from thence south 412, east 4.50 chains ; from thence south 42, east 5.60 ; from thence south 272, east 4.84; from thence south 28, east 2.97 chains ; from thence south 192, east 4.47
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chains : from thence south 292, east 7.57 chains ; from thence south 32} east 5.73 chains ; from thence south 51, east 4.25 chains ; from thence south 47, east 2.69 chains ; from thence south 602 east 4.69 chains ; from thence south 314, east 5.07 to a point where it intersects two holes water leading to Ama- gansett, and bearing from this point of intersection to the south corner of Samuel Bennett's house, north 92, east 9.71 chains
And it is further ordered that the line above described shall be the centre of the said highway, and that the said highway shall be of the width of three rods.
In witness whereof the said commissioners have hereunto subscribed their names the 19th day of May, 1843. JOSIAH C. DAYTON, FREDERICK KING, HIRAM L. SHERRY. Commissioners of Highways.
Recorded May 26th, 1843, DAVID BAKER, Jr., Town Clerk.
Marks 111 .- Edward Jones enters for his ear mark a slit in the right ear and a half penny under the same ear. Re- corded Nov. 8th, 1843.
DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Henry Osborn enters for his ear mark a nick under the right ear. Recorded Jan. 27th, 1844. DAVID BAKER, JR., Town Clerk.
Book G. 220 .- Order for laying out a highway through enclosed and unenclosed lands without the consent of the owners.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Highways of the town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suffolk, at the house of Josiah C. Dayton, in said town, on the 18th day of March, 1844, for the purpose of deciding on the application of Abraham Huntting, for laying out a highway passing through
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the unenclosed land of John Stratton and the enclosed land of John T. Dayton, which twelve reputable freeholders of the said town have duly certified that it was necessary and proper to lay out, all the said commissioners having met and deliberat- ed on the subject embraced in this order, and dne notice of the time and place of said meeting having been given to the sasd John Stratton and John T. Dayton, it is ordered and determined by the said commissioners, that a highway be laid out by pursuant to said application, commencing at the northwest end of Long Lane, running thence about a north- westerly course through the open lands of John Stratton and the unenclosed lands of John T. Dayton until it meets a high- way leading to the two holes water highway, the courses and distances whereof, according to a survey thereof, which the said commissioners have caused to be made, are as follows : Beginning at a stake H, bearing from the corner I, between the lands of John Stratton and Samuel Parsons, dec'd, south 45, west 1.55 chains ; thence running through the lands of John Stratton, north 7 deg. west 9.57 chains to a stake ; thence through the lands of the said John Stratton and John T. Dayton, north 712, west 6.73 chains to a stake meeting a highway leading into the two holes water highway, which stake C is 162 links from the north corner of John T. Day- ton's land.
And it is further ordered that the line above described shall be the centre of said highway, and that said highway shall be of the width of three rods.
In witness whereof the said commissioners have hereunto subscribed their names the 18th day of March, 1844.
HIRAM L. SHERRY, FREDERICK KING, JOSIAH C. DAYTON.
Recorded April 2d, 1844,
DAVID BAKER, JB., Town Clerk.
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Book K, page 21} .- At the annual town meeting held in the meeting house in the town of East-Hampton on the 2d day of April, 1844, the town officers were elected and the town laws were passed as follows :
David Baker was elected Town Clerk.
Abel Huntington, supervisor.
Sylvanus Jones, justice of the peace.
Isaac Edwards, Hiram L. Sherry, Jonathan C. Schellinger, Henry D. Stratton, John T. Dayton, assessors.
Stephen L. Hedges, Sylvanus G. Edwards, overseers of the poor.
William Parsons, Collector.
William Parsons, William H. Babcock, constables.
David D. Parsons, Baldwin C. Talmage, Josiah C. Dayton, commissioners of common sehools.
David Baker, Jr., town supt. of common schools.
Samuel Miller, David Hedges, Jr., inspectors of election.
Jeremiah Conklin, Henry Mulford, H. D. Stratton, Isaac B. Edwards, Daniel S. Edwards, James H. Topping, Thomas T. Hedges, David H. Miller, Jeremiah Dayton, James P. Mulford, John T. Dayton, Hiram L. Sherry, trustees.
Samuel Miller, John T. Dayton, David S. Dayton, David A. Edwards. Edward Jones, Nathaniel T. Parsons, Jeremiah Hunnting, John Baker, Jared Cook, Henry Bennett, Gorden Miller, path masters.
Stephen Conklin, Thomas Osborn, pound masters.
Elisha Osborn's yard voted public pound.
Voted that the commissioners of excise be and they are hereby requested not to grant any license for retailing spirit- ious liquors, in that part of the town belonging to Sag-Har- bor, provided there is none granted in the town of South- ampton.
Voted that the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars, be
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raised for the support of the poor, and eighty dollars for the contingent expenses of this town for the year ensuing.
Voted that the sown collector be allowed three per cent for all the money by him collected. as a compensation for his services.
Voted that the meadow grass and Jeremiah Loper, Montauk be hired out this day at auction, and the money arising from the hire of the grass be paid to the supervisor, and the money arising from the hire of the Montauk to the overseers of the poor, on or before the 1st day of September next.
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.
Voted that the same number of pews and slips be hired out the ensuing year as were the last, and the money arising from the rent thereof be appropriated to defray the necessary ex- penses of the meeting house, and the overplus towards the payment of the clergyman's salary.
Voted that the slip No. 32 on the the south side of the house be reserved for the accomodation of the Rev. Mr. Ely.
Voted, that the trustees procure a chorister to take the lead of singing in church for the year ensuing.
Voted, that all sheep found grazing or running at large on any of the streets, highways, common lands or town com- mons of this town at any time during the year ensuing, shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of such sheep to pay 25 cts. per head for every sheep so impounded, to be recovered with cost of suit in any court having cognizance thereof by the person or persons impounding said sheep, who shall be entitled to one half of the money when recovered, and the other half to be paid to the overseers of the poor for the benefit of this town's poor.
Voted, that all horses or neat cattle that shall be found grazing or running at large on Napeague or any of the beach-
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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 and the 12th day of Sept. shall be liable to be impounded provided there be a sufficient fence, the owner of such horses or cattle to pay fifty cents per head for each horse or neat beast so impounded, the whole of the money to go to the person or persons impounding said horses or cattle.
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