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Book H, Page 44 .- At the annual town meeting, held in the Town of East-Hampton on the 4th day of April, 1854, the town officers were elected and the town laws and resolutions were passed as follows:
Stephen L. Hedges, elected Supervisor.
David Baker, Town Clerk.
John C. Hedges, Justice of the Peace.
James P. Mulford, Assessor.
Thomas Osborne, Commissioner of Highways.
Edward Dayton, Samuel P. Osborne, Overseers of the Poor.
George Hand, Constable.
George Hand, Collector.
Inspectors of Election, First District, George L. Hunttington, William Mulford.
Inspectors of Election, James H. Price, Wickham S. Havens, for 2nd District, Charles T. Dering, ap- pointed.
Inspectors of Election for the Third District, Mar- cus B. Hand, Jonathan C. Schellinger, elected; Thos. J. Mulford, appointed.
David B. Van Scoy, Superintendent of Common Schools.
Daniel Dayton, Edward Dayton, James H. Topping,
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William L. Osborne, Samuel B. Gardiner, Jeremiah Huntting, David A. Hedges, Stephen Sherrill, Jere- miah Schellinger, Marcus B. Hand, William Mulford, Josiah C. Dayton, Trustees.
Thomas J. Mulford, Jeremiah Mulford, Phineas Dickerson, Nathaniel Miller, Isaac S. Miller, George Gordon, Joseph H. Dimond, Nathaniel T. Parsons, George Mulford, William L. Osborne, Path Masters.
Samuel Sanford, Public Poundmaster.
Voted 1st-That the sum of eighteen hundred dol- lars be raised by tax for the support of the poor for for the year ensuing.
Voted 2nd-That the sum of two hundred dollars be raised by tax for the contingent expenses of the town for the year ensuing.
Voted 3d-That the meadow grass be hired out this day at auction and the money arising therefrom be paid to the Supervisor on or before the 1st day of September next.
Voted 4th-That any fence equal to two rails with posts that is three feet eight inches high in the clear shall be considered a sufficient fence.
Voted 5th-That the Supervisor be instructed to represent this town (at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors) in favor of repairing the County Court House and jail instead of building a new one.
Voted 6th-That all sheep found grazing or run- ning at large in this town at any time during the year ensuing shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of such sheep to pay fifty cents 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 such sheep, who shall
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be entitled to the whole of the money when so recov- ered.
Voted 7th-That all horses or neat cattle that shall be found running at large on any of the commons of the town from the time they are brought from Mon- tauk 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 whole of the money to be paid to the complainant.
Voted 8th-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 western bounds of this town at any time between the 6th day of May and the 12th day of September ensuing, shall be liable to be impound- ed, provided there be a sufficient fence, the owner or owners of such horses or neat 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 such horses or neat cattle.
Voted 9th-That it may be lawful by and with the consent of the Commissioners of Highways to erect gates or bars accross the several highways running to and from the common lands, beaches, meadows, glades, etc., upon Napeague, including the beaches upon the south side of the town, for the protection of the grass growing thereon, at such places as the Trus- tees of the town shall hereafter direct, and all cattle, horses and sheep that shall be found running at large on any of the above mentioned lands, beaches, mead- ows, glades, etc., between the 6th day of May and the
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12th day of September in each year, shall be consid- ered trespassers and shall be liable to be impound- ed as the law directs.
Voted 10th-That no person or persons, not in- habitants of the Town of East-Hampton, shall be per- mitted to rake, pick or gather any cranberries or beach plums on any of the lands, beaches or meadows belonging to said town and that every person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall, upon con- viction, forfeit the sum of ten dollars for every such offense and four dollars per bushel, and that rate for a smaller quantity of cranberries or beach plums so gathered, to be recovered with cost of suit before any court having cognizance thereof, and the person or persons who shall prosecute for the same shall be en- titled to such forfeiture when so recovered.
Voted 11th-That the sum of two hundred seventy- nine dollars eighty-one cents be raised by tax for the purpose of paying the remainder of the debt against the town contracted by the Trustees in the late suit with the proprietors of Montauk.
Voted 12th-That Mr. Jedediah Conklin's bill against this town for house rent for Catharine Bush, be paid. .
Voted 13th-That no person shall be allowed to turn out or to allow any stone horse over one year old to run at large at any time during the year under the penalty of paying ten dollars for every such offense.
Voted 14th-That no person shall be entitled to seaweed or drifts in consequence of heaping it on any of the shores in this town.
Voted 15th-First-That no person or persons oth-
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er than the inhabitants of the Town of East-Hampton shall hereafter take or catch any fish, commonly call- ed eatable fish, with sein or nets in any of the creeks, bays or waters of the Town of East-Hampton, nor shall any person or persons other than the inhabi- tants of the Town of East Hampton take or catch any eels or clams, oysters or shell fish of any kind from any flats or in any of the creeks, bays or waters of the Town of East Hampton.
Second-Any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of the first section of this act shall, on conviction, forfeit the sum of fifty dollars.
Third-Any person may in his own name or in the name of himself and the Overseers of the Poor of the said town, prosecute and recover the penalty specified in this act for himself and the said overseers of the Poor, and on recovery shall be entitled to retain one- half of said penalty and the other half, deducting the expenses of the prosecution, shall be paid to the Over- seers for the support of the poor of the said town.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday of April, 1855, at the meeting house at 1 o'clock p. m.
DAVID B. VAN SCOY, JAMES H. PRICE, HENRY B. TUTHILL,
Justices. DAVID BAKER, Town Clerk.
Book of Ear Marks, Page 119 .- Howell Babcock, of Amagansett, enters for his ear marke a slope over the left ear and a nick under the same.
Recorded April 28th, 1854.
DAVID BAKER, Clerk.
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Thomas Edwards of Amagansett enters for his ear mark a square yew under the right ear and a half- penny under the left.
Recorded May 10th, 1854.
DAVID BAKER, Clerk.
Jonathan Osborne, Jr., of East Hampton, enters for his ear mark a crop and a slit at the end of each ear, which formerly belonged to his father, Jonathan Os- borne, deceased.
Recorded May 24th, 1854.
DAVID BAKER, Clerk.
Suffolk County,
Book G, Page 239 .- Whereas, on the 17th day of January last, Isaac B. Miller appealed to the County Judge from the order and determination of the Com- missioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hamp- ton in said county, made on the 5th and recorded on the 6th day of January last, declaring that the Indian highway leading to Springy Banks on the west side of Three-Mile Harbor has been laid out but not suf- ficiently described of record and ordering that the same be ascertained, described and entered of record. And, whereas, the said County Judge, on the 25th day of April last, at the house of Thomas T. Parsons, in East-Hampton, aforesaid, in pursuance of an appoint- ment for that purpose duly made, did attend and hear the proofs and allegations of the parties on such appeal-now the said County Judge does hereby de- termine that the said order and determination of the said Commissioners be in all things affirmed.
In testimony whereof, I, William P. Buffet, County
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Judge of said county, have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of May, 1854.
Recorded the 16th day of May, 1854.
W. P. BUFFETT.
DAVID BAKER, Town Clerk.
Page 242 .- The Commissioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hampton in the County of Suffolk, hav- ing by an order made on the 5th and recorded on the 6th day of January last, declared on that day the In- dian highway leading to Springy Banks on the west side of Three-Mile Harbor has been laid out but not sufficiently described of record, and ordering that the same be ascertained, described and entered of record, and on the 17th day of January last Isaac B. Miller appealed to the County Judge of the said county from the order and determination of the said Com- missioners, and whereas the said County Judge on the 25th day of April last, at the house of Thomas T. Parsons in East-Hampton aforesaid, in pursuance of an appointment for that purpose duly made, did attend and hear the proofs and allegations of the parties on such appeal, and after hearing the said proofs and allegations, did on the 4th day of May last, determine that the said order and determin- ation of the said commissioners be in all things af- firmed.
Now we, the said commissioners, in pursuance of . the decision of the said County Judge, do order that the description, courses and distances of the said road be according to a survey which we have caused to be made of the same, as follows: Beginning at a point at the edge of the water of the harbor, on the
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annexed plot designated by the figure 1, distant north 75 degrees, east one chain from a stake and stones on the plot designated by the figure 2 (the said stake 2 being north 10 degrees, east one chain and fifty-eight links from a marked thorn tree on the plot designated by the figure 3), and running from the place of beginning south 75 degress, west 14 chains and seventy links to a white oak stake and stones on the plot designated by the figure 5, thence south 50 degrees, west two chains and twenty links to a white oak stake and stones on the easterly side of Three-Mile Harbor road on the plot desig- nated by the figure 6, and that the line of said sur- vey be the center of said road, and said road be of the width of twelve rods, all of which by reference to the said plot, which is to be considered a part by this order, will more fully appear.
In witness whereof we have hereunto placed our hands this twenty-sixth day of May in the year 1854. STEPHEN L. HEDGES, J. C. SCHELLINGER, THOS. OSBORNE, Commissioners.
Recorded this 13th day of May, 1854.
John Dayton enters for his ear mark a square crop at the end of each ear, bought of Samuel D. Stratton.
Recorded May 26th, 1854.
DAVID BAKER, Town Clerk. DAVID BAKER, Town Clerk.
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Book of Ear Marks, Page 119 .- Samuel Sanford enters for his ear mark a hollow crop at the left ear and two halfpennies over the right ear.
Recorded June 13th, 1854.
DAVID BAKER, Town Clerk.
Page 120 .- Harvey Osborne enters for his ear mark a slit in the end of each ear, which mark stands re- corded to his father, Jonathan Osborne, on the 68 page of this book.
Recorded November 6th, 1854.
DAVID BAKER, Town Clerk.
Book G, Page 243 .- Whereas a resolution was pass- ed by the annual Town Meeting, held in East-Hamp- ton on the 3d day of April, 1853, as follows: Voted, that the trustees be instructed to procure a legal opinion, as to whether the town is held as a corpora- tion for the debts contracted in the late suit with the proprietors of Montauk, and also as to the title to the seaweed at North West, and if so held, that the trus- tees be instructed to dispose of any or all of the com- mon property of the town, in such manner and at such time within the coming year as they shall think for the interest of the town, and to use the proceeds in payments of the debts contracted in the late suit with the proprietors of Montauk, said debts to be paid in the following order: First, the judgment in favor of the proprietors; second, the judgment in fav- or of Samuel L. Gardiner; third, counsel fees of Charles O'Conner; fourth, the notes against the town in the order of their dates, the oldest first; and that the trustees be authorized to borrow a sum not ex-
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ceeding one thousand dollars, on the credit of the town, to repay the expenses of said opinions, and to defend any suit which may arise in which two trus- tees shall be a party; and,
Whereas, the said trustees have by virtue of the said resolution laid out and sold much of the com- mon and undivided land in said town, it is therefore
Resolved, That the clerk of the said Board of Trus tees copy the above resolution together with a de- scription of all land allotted and conveyed under the same, and cause it to be recorded in the Town Clerk's office.
Description of land sold by the trustees in accord- ance with the foregoing vote passed at Town Meet- ing April 3rd, 1853, for a minute description, deeds, or plots:
One piece to Josiah C. Dayton, opposite to and between his homestead and the East-Hampton Turn- pike road, from Toilsome street to Samuel Miller's land.
One piece to Samuel Miller, between his land at North West plain on the East-Hampton turnpike road and next to Josiah C. Dayton's homestead.
One piece at North West plains to Abraham Os- borne opposite to and between his land and the East Hampton turnpike road.
Also to William Hedges the land between his land at North West plains and the East-Hampton turn- pike road.
Also one piece at North West plains and next to William Hedges, to Josiah C. Dayton, opposite to his land and between it and the East-Hampton turnpike road.
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One piece to Ezekiel Miller, on the loam towards Georgica, two acres more or less, northerly and southerly by public road or highway, other sides com- mon land.
One piece behind the pond (Hook Pond) to Jona- than Osborne, Jr., opposite to his land; bounded southwest and northwest by highways, northeast by William Barnes' line carried out to the highway.
One piece to William Barnes, opposite to his land behind the pond; bounded southwest by Jonathan Osborne, Jr., northwesterly by highway, northeaster- ly by line between his land and Abraham Hedges, extended to the highway.
One piece to Abraham Hedges, opposite to his land behind the pond; bounded southwest by William Barnes, northwest by highway, northeast by David H. Huntting.
One piece to David H. Huntting, behind the pond opposite to his land, and between it and the high- way, and Abraham Hedges southwesterly, and Jere- miah Huntting northeasterly.
One piece to Jeremiah Huntting, behind the pond opposite to his beach close, bounded southwesterly by David H. Huntting and northwesterly and north- easterly by highways.
One piece at Georgica to Baldwin C. Talmage, bounded easterly and southerly by said Baldwin C. Talmage, westerly by Henry Nickerson, and north- erly by highways.
One piece at Freetown, the old Field place, to John S. Pener, bounded S. by Levi Stow, W. by highway, N. by Samuel Gardiner.
One piece to Lawrence Canfield, on the hither loam
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toward Georgica, between Noah Barns' lot and Isaac W. Miller's lot, and easterly by highway, northerly by common land.
One piece to John G. Gardiner, called Talkhouse Hill, on Fire Place road, highway on each side.
Four pieces called Hand's creek bushes sold in five lots.
No. 1. First piece on Hand's creek road, west side, to George W. Huntting, highway on each side, hedges other sides by highway.
No. 2. Second piece on east of Hand's creek road to Josiah Mulford, bounded easterly by Stephen Hedges, other sides by highway.
No. 3. Third piece to Paul Fithian, bounded east- erly by highway, southerly by Paul Fithian, westerly by lot No. 4.
No. 4. To Frederick King, bounded northeasterly by highway, easterly by No. 3, southerly by said Frederick King, westerly by Samuel Sandford.
Lot No. 5. Fourth piece to Silvanus Parsons, bound- ed northeasterly by highway, N. westerly by Abra- ham and Jacob Hedges, S. westerly by Samuel Sand- ford and Enoch L. Parsons.
One piece to Daniel Dayton on Fire Place road at Two-Holes-Water, bounded easterly by Fire Place highway, and cross highway to Three-Mile Harbor, southerly by Jonathan and Isaac Osborne, N. wester- ly by Nathaniel Dominy.
One piece at Green Hollow on Bridge Hampton road opposite the poor house place, to Edward Jones, bounded southerly by highway, easterly by Edmund Tillinghast, or now the said Edward Jones, northerly and westerly by Bridge Hampton highway.
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One piece near the Springs, east side of Fire Place highway, bounded on each side by highway to Josiah C. Dayton.
One piece to David H. Huntting at Long Hill, west side of Hand's creek road, bounded southerly by Wil- liam Hedges, northerly by lands late Jeremiah Hunt- ting and Isaac V. Scoy.
Two pieces at the Five Paths, sold to A. D. Candy; the Buckskill, Sag-Harbor, Georgica, Sag-Harbor road, and Hand's path encompass said land.
One piece to Thomas J. Mulford, at Napeague, south side of main road to Montauk, commencing at a stake near by or not far from Teany's hole. See diagram by survey of David H. Huntting in trustees' card. 74 acres, 3 roods, 5 rods.
Also one other piece to Thomas J. Mulford, ad- joining to his brick kiln land, near Amagansett, Two Holes Water or Lily Pond. The water not to be en- closed, reservation in deed. Bounded easterly and southerly by said Thomas J. Mulford, westerly by highway, northerly by common land.
One piece at what is called Baiting Hollow, near where Mathew Hedges once lived, to Emmet and Ed- ward Osborne, opposite their land, that was once parsonage land; bounded northeasterly by Timothy Hedges, southerly by highway.
One piece at Wainscott to Mary and Betsey Cleves, where their house now stands.
One piece of bush land at Hog Creek to George S. Miller, bounded southwesterly by John and Abra- ham Parsons, other two sides by highways.
One piece to Timothy Hedges, near the sand hills, bounded southerly by Timothy Hedges, westerly by
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Cove Hollow highway, northerly by the country road or highway leading to Bridge Hampton, and easterly by common land, containing about one acre.
One piece or strip of land at Wainscott to L. Vin- cent King, opposite his land where his house stands, about thirty poles.
One piece to Isaac W. Miller, adjoining his land, commonly called Old Lots, bounded by Lawrence Canfield northeasterly, and highway southeasterly.
DANIEL DAYTON, Clerk of Board of Trustees.
Recorded this 24th day of March, 1855, by David Baker, Town Clerk.
Book G, Page 249. Amagansett, 11 March, 1856. To the Clerk of the Town of East-Hampton,
Dear Sir :- This morning there was porridge ice on the south side opposite this village, extending from the shore to the main bar. From the shore outwards some three rods the ice was strong enough to bear a man.
Yours truly, D. B. VAN SCOY.
Recorded this 2nd day of April, 1856, by Samuel P. Osborne, Town Clerk.
Book H, Page 47 .- At the annual town meeting, held in the Town of East-Hampton on the 3rd day of April, 1855, the town officers were elected and the town laws were passed as follows:
Stephen L. Hedges, elected Supervisor.
David Baker, Town Clerk.
Henry B. Tuthill, Justice of the Peace.
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David H. Huntting, Assessor.
Marcus B. Hand, Com. of Highways.
George Hand, Collector.
Samuel P. Osborne, Edward Dayton, Overseers of the Poor.
Sidney H. Stratton, George A. Conklin, George Hand, George S. Conklin, Constables.
John C. Hedges, William Mulford, Inspectors of Election for the First District. Charles Osborne, appointed.
Inspectors of Election for the Second District, Wickham S. Havens, James H. Price. Charles T. Deering, appointed.
Inspectors of Election for the Third District, Thomas J. Mulford, Jonathan C. Schellinger. Chas. B. Hand, appointed.
Trustees-Josiah C. Dayton, Thomas Osborne, . William Huntting, Samuel B. Gardiner, George S. Miller, George Baker, Daniel Dayton, Jonathan C. Schellinger, Albert L. Hedges, Daniel Osborne, Jere- miah J. Mulford, John Dayton.
Path Masters-Samuel B. Gardiner, Jason M. Ter- bell, Charles Wood, Thomas J. Mulford, John Dimon, Howell H. Babcock, Charles Dimon, Edward Dayton, George S. Miller, Hezekiah Edwards, Jacob A. Van Scoy.
Samuel Sanford, Public Pound Master.
Voted-That the sum of one hundred and fifty dol- lars be raised for the contingent expenses of this town for the year ensuing.
Voted-That the sum of Eleven hundred dollars be raised for the support of the poor for the year ensuing.
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Voted-That the meadow grass belonging to this town be hired out this day at auction and the money arising therefrom be paid to the Supervisor on or before the 1st day of September next.
Voted-That any fence equal to two rails, with posts that is three feet eight in the clear, shall be considered a sufficient fence.
Voted-That no person shall be allowed to turn out or to allow any stone horse over one year old to run at large at any time during the year, under the penalty of paying ten dollars for every such of- fense.
Voted-That any person finding sheep running at large upon the highway or common lands of this town, may drive the same furtherwith to the public pound, and it shall be the duty of the pound master to impound the same and retain them until the owner or owners of such sheep shall pay to the pound mas- ter fifty cents for each sheep so impounded, with the lawful fees of the pound masters, provided that no one owner shall be required to pay over twelve dol- lars and fifty cents and fees for any number of sheep impounded at any one time, and the whole of the penalty to be paid as aforesaid shall be paid to the person impounding such sheep.
Voted-That all horses or neat cattle that shall be found running at large on any of the commons or highways 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 dol- lar per head, to be recovered with cost of suit by the
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Supervisor, the whole of the money to be paid to the complainant.
Voted-That all horses or neat cattle that shall be found grazing or running at large at Napeagne 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 September ensuing shall be liable to be im- pounded, provided there be a sufficient fence, the own- er or owners of such horses or neat cattle to pay fifty cents per head for each horse or neat beast so im- pounded, the whole of the money to go to the person or persons impounding such horses or neat cattle.
Voted-That no person shall be entitled to sea- weed or drift in consequence of heaping it on any of the shores in this town.
AN ACT for the preservation of good or eatable fish in the waters of the Town of East-Hampton:
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Suffolk, at a special meeting held the 15th of November, 1854, at least two-thirds of all the members elected voting therefor, do enact as follows:
First-No person or persons other than the inhabi- tants of the town of East-Hampton shall hereafter take or catch any fish, commonly called eatable fish, with seins or nets in any of the creeks, bays or waters of the Town of East-Hampton, nor shall any person or persons other than the inhabitants of the Town of East-Hampton take or catch any eels, clams, oysters or shell fish of any kind upon any flats or in any of the creeks, bays or waters of the Town of East-Hampton.
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Page 49 .- Second-Any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of the first section of this Act shall on conviction forfeit the sum of fifty dollars.
Third-Any person may in his own name or in the name of himself and the Overseers of the Poor of the said town, prosecute and recover the penalty specified in this Act, for himself and the said Overseers of the Poor of the said town, and on recovery shall be en- titled to retain one-half of said penalty and the other half, after deducting one-half of the expenses of the prosecution shall be paid to the Overseers for the sup- port of the poor of the said town.
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