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Given under our hands at Southampton this 21st day of June, 1867.
EGBERT H. HILDRETH, - Commissioners of
SETH R. JAGGER,
ALBERT J. POST.
A true copy, W. S. PELLETREAU, Clerk.
Highways. Posted July 1, 1867.
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PAGE 285. Capt. Henry E. Huntting records an ear mark that was his father's (Edward Huntting), a half penny over the right and two half pennies over the left. Feb. 24th, 1868.
PAGE 286. Minutes of annual Town Meeting held on the 6th day of April, 1868.
Officers elected :
Supervisor, William F .. Post.
Town Clerk, William S. Pelletrean.
Justice of Peace, James H. Foster.
Assessors, Daniel T. Bellows, Edward Griffin.
Collector, Daniel J. Harris.
Overseers of Poor, James L. Haines, James Tuthill. Commissioner of Highways, Albert J. Post.
Inspectors of Elections : 1st district, P. R. Jennings, D. P. Vail, Wm. H. Cooper ; 2d district, Cassander W. Hedges, Horatio G. Sayre, Orlando Hand ; 3d district, James H. Pierson, Edward H. Foster, N. D. Ellsworth ; 4th district, Josiah Foster, Rogers Bishop, Erastus W. Tuthill ; 5th district, John H. Jacobs, Jr., Geo. S. Skidmore, Joshua Corwin.
Constables, James A. Harris, Herman Woodruff, Frank- lin Jagger, Halsey Rogers, Lewis R. Squires.
Pound Masters, John F. Foster, Franklin Jagger, Her- man Woodruff, Jesse Halsey.
Town Trustees, William S. Pelletrean, Philetus Pierson, Peter R. Hallock, Charles Howell, Elisha King, Elias W. Howell, Charles H. Halsey, Hervey S. Rose, Albert J. Post, Joshua Corwin, Joshua Squires, Jacob Carter.
Resolved, that the balance of the dog tax, amounting to $121.09, be applied to the use of the Commissioners of Highways.
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Voted for contingent fund $600.
Voted for use of room for the meeting $15.
Voted to pay Benjamin Babcock three dollars to refund him for dog tax illegally collected.
Report of Overseers of Poor read and approved.
Voted that the sum of $3,620 be raised for the support of poor for the ensuing year.
Resolved, that the Commissioners of Highways be in- structed to inquire into the cause of the destruction or damage to the bridge belonging to the town at Riverhead, the 1st of April, 1867, and to report at next Town Meeting.
Resolved, that the proper town authorities be directed to deed to Henry A. Fordham the plot of ground lately pur- chased for a pound from him, on receipt of the sum of money paid said H. A. Fordham for the same, and the Town Trustees be authorized to obtain another site for a pound.
WHEREAS, a movement has been made by certain persons hostile to the best interests of the County of Suffolk, by petitioning the Legislature to divide the same ; and
WHEREAS, a bill has been reported on favorably in that body, therefore
Resolved, that we the citizens of the town of Southampton in general Town Meeting assembled, do emphatically de- nounce such movement, and enter our protest as a town against any such division, believing that such division would be detrimental to us as a county.
Re olved, that we request our representative in the State Senate, Mr. Lewis A. Edwards, and our member of Assem- bly, Mr. Conant, to oppose any movement which is destined to lead to a division of the County, and that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to Messrs. Edwards and Conant.
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Resolved, that the sum of $1,050 be appropriated for the repair of the town poor house, so much thereof to be ex- pended as in the estimation of the Overseers of the Poor may be necessary, and that the board of town auditors be appointed a committee, to report at the next annual Town Meeting, as to the necessity of building a new poor house, and if found necessary to present to said meeting plans and specifications for the building, or repairs, together with the amount required to build the same.
Resolved, that the proper authorities be authorised and required to offer a suitable reward for the arrest and con- viction of the persons committing the highway robbery up- on the turnpike between Sag-Harbor and Bridge-Hampton, on Monday the 5th day of April, 1869.
This is a true copy of the minutes of the Town Meeting held April 6th, 1869.
WILLIAM S. PELLETREAU,
Town Clerk.
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
PAGE 288. In the matter of the alteration of School dis- trict No. 24, in the town of Southampton, it is hereby or- dered by the undersigned, School Commissioner for District No. 1, of the County of Suffolk, that the said district be bounded as follows : beginning at the point where the line between districts Nos. 6 and 16 is intersected by the Post Lane, so called, thence in a north or northerly course to a certain rock known as half-way rock, on the North Sea road, or where the west line of district No. 16 intersects the North Sea line ; thence westerly along the south line . of district No. 15 to the south-west corner of the farm of Edward White; thence northerly along the Indian line to the waters of Peconic bay; thence westerly along the
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southern shore of said bay to district No. 5 ; thence south- wardly along the western boundary of said district to the waters of Shinnecock bay ; thence easterly along the north- ern shore of said bay to the head of the pond known as old fort pond ; thence following the line fonce between the Shinnecock hills and Shinnecock neck to the east gate of said neck ; thence northerly along the Indian line to the northern boundary of district No. 6 ; thence casterly along said northern boundary to place of beginning.
Given under my hand this 25th day of January, 1870. HORACE H. BENJAMIN. A true copy, W. S. PELLETREAC.
QUANTUCK BROOK.
PAGE 289. The undersigned, Commissioners of High- ways of the town of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, (all the Commissioners being present), having met at the house of Jabez Foster, in the said town, to decide upon the application of a resident of the said town liable to be as- sessed for highway labor therein, for the laying out of the road hereinafter described, twelve reputable frecholders of the said town, convened and sworn, after public notice of six days at three of the most public places of the town ac- cording to law, having certified that such highway is nec- essary and proper, and the said Commissioners having caused notice in writing to be given to John P. Howell and William Brewster, occupants of the land through which the road is to run, at least three days before the time of meet- ing, of the time and place at which they would meet to de- cide upon the said application ; do order that a public high- way three rods wide shall be and the same is hereby laid out pursuant to the said application, the centre whereof is the following described line : beginning at the highway
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leading from the church at Ketchaponack to the head of Quantuck brook, thence south 83 deg. 05 min. east 12 chains 36 links ; thence north 89 deg. 30 min. east 6 chains 51 links ; thence south 61 deg. east 4 chains 84 links.
Dated 15th January, 1870.
ALBERT J. POST, EGBERT H. HILDRETH.
A true copy, WILLIAM S. PELLETREAU.
HIGHWAY AT SPEONK.
PAGE 290. The undersigned, Commissioners of High- ways of the town of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, all the Commissioners having been notified to meet at this time and place for the purpose, having met at the shop of E. P. & L. Tuttle, in the said town, to decide upon the ap- plication of W. W. Hallock and C. A. Frederick, residents of the said town liable to be assessed for highway labor therein, for the laying out of the road hereinafter described, twelve reputable freeholders of the said town convened and sworn after public notice of six days at three of the most public places of the town, according to law, having certified that such highway is necessary and proper, and the said Commissioners having caused notice in writing to be given to Joseph Phillips, Ormena Stewart, John Rogers, Noah Tuttle, Hiram Halsey, Joel Tuttle, Austin Tuttle, David Tuttle, Herrick Rogers, Henry M. Rogers, Wm. R. Phillips, Orin Dayton, occupants of the land through which the road is to run, at least three days before the time of meeting, of the time and place at which they would meet to decide up- on the said application, do order that a public highway three rods wide shall be and the same is hereby laid out, pursuant to the said applicatien, the centre whereof is the following described line : beginning at the west side of
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Speonk highway and two rods north from a stone placed at the intersection of the and the said new highway, thence N. 59 deg. W. - chains 74 links, narrowing from four rods at the beginning of said new highway to three rods at the end of the first course; thence N. 47 deg. 10 min. W. 9 chains 2 links ; thence N. 77 deg. 10 min. W. 76 chains 29 links, where it intersects the highway leading from Speonk to Seatuck.
Dated January 14th, 1870.
A. J. POST, E. H. HILDRETH, S. R. JAGGER.
1 true copy, WILLIAM S. PELLETREAU.
FROM CANOE PLACE TO SQUIRETOWN. PAGE 291. The undersigned, Commissioners of High- ways of the town of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, having met at the store of Allen P. Squires, in the said town, to decide upon the application of Charles Petty and others, residents of the said town, liable to be assessed for highway labor therein, for the laying out of the road here- inafter described, twelve reputable freeholders of the said town convened and sworn, after public notice of six days at three of the most public places of the town, according to law, having certified that such highway is necessary and proper, and the said Commissioners having caused notice in writing to be given to Alvin Squires, Lewis Squires, Jetur Squires and Seth Squires, occupants of the land through which the road is to run, at least three days before the time of meeting, of the time and place at which they would meet to decide upon the said application, do order that a public highway three rods wide shall be and the same is hereby laid out pursuant to the said application, the centre
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whereof is the following described line : beginning at the highway leading from Canoe Place to Quogue, and opposite the highway leading to Pond Quogue, thence running N. 17 deg. 10 min. W. 11 chains 77 links ; thence N. 12 deg. W. 8 chains 50 links ; thence N. 40 deg. W. 5 chains 58 links ; thence N. 10 deg. 0 min. E. 5 chains 44 links ; thence N. 26 deg. 0 min. E. 13 chains 64 links ; thence N. 8 deg. 50 min. W. 23 chains 78 links ; thence N. 16 deg. 40 min. E. 1 chain 17 links ; thence N. 60 deg. 05 min. E. 4 chains 86 links ; thence N. 54 deg. 20 min. E. 1 chain 86 links ; thence N. 6 deg. 55 min. W. 3 chains 26 links to the highway leading from Canoe Place to Squiretown.
Dated March 24th, 1869.
A. J. POST, SETH R. JAGGER.
A true copy, W. S. PELLETREAU, Clerk.
PAGE 292. SPEONK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
By an order of the School Commissionors, bearing date the 25th day of February, 1870, the western bounds of School District No. 1, of the town of Southampton, is alter- ed to read as follows : beginning at Peconic River at a point due north from the place where Jagger's path crosses the country road, and running south as far as the said country road, thence westerly along said country road to the line between the lands of Wm. Phillips and Orrin Day- ton ; thence southerly to the road leading from Daniel W. Tuttle's mill to Jacob Raynor's residence ; thence westerly along said road to the road leading from Speonk to Mo- riches ; thence along said road to the line between the lands of Jacob Raynor and Josiah Raynor; thence southwardly along said line to the cove ; thence across said cove and the
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bay with which it is connected to the Atlantic ocean shore. H. H. BENJAMIN, Commissioner.
A true copy, W. S. PELLETREAU.
PAGE 292. First locomotive engine crossed the Main street of Southampton on the 26th day of February, 1870.
William Jagger's house at the north end of Southampton village, on the east side of Main street, built in the summer of 1869.
Smith Phillips' house, at the corner of First Neck Lane and Hill street, built July 1869.
Lewis Hildreth's store, west side Main street, built Sep- tember 1869.
Harriet J. Rogers' house, west side Main street, opposite M. E. Church, Oct. 1873.
PAGE 293. Minutes of annual Town Meeting held April 7th, 1868.
Wm. R. Post elected Supervisor.
Wm. S. Pelletreau, Town Clerk.
Philander R. Jennings, Justice of Peace.
Augustus E. Halsey, Collector.
James H. Foster, James L. Haines, Daniel Y. Bellows, Assessors.
Seth R. Jagger, Commissioner of Highways.
James L. Haines, James Tuttle, Overseers of Poor.
Inspectors of Election : 1st district, P. R. Jennings, David P. Vail, W. H. Cooper ; 2d district, C. W. Hedges, H. G. Sayre, James M. Halsey ; 3d district, James H. Pierson, Edward H. Foster, N. D. Ellsworth ; 4th district, Josiah Foster, James R. Glover, Daniel B. Cook ; 5th district, John H. Jacobs, Joseph W. Jacobs, Austin Penny.
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Constables, James A. Harris, Herman Woodruff, Franklin Jagger, Halsey Rogers, Lewis R. Squires.
Pound Masters, John F. Foster, Merit Culver, Herman Woodruff, John B. Corey.
Trustees, Peter R. Hallock, Charles Howell, Albert Reeve, Elisha King, Jesse Halsey, Elias W. Howell, Charles H. Halsey, Hervey Rose, Albert J. Post, Joshua Corwin, Joshua Squires, Jacob Carter.
Voted that the balance of the dog tax, $63.85, be appro- priated for the use of the Commissioners of Highways, and a further sum of $36.15 be raised for their use.
Amount voted for support of poor and repairs of poor house for ensuing year was $3,850.
Voted for contingent fund, $1,430.
Voted to pay war debt, $14,150.
Voted that $20 be voted to build a pound in the village of Southampton in addition to the $50 voted at last meet- ing, and that the committee appointed to build the pound be authorized to sell the materials remaining of the old pound and use the proceeds for the same purpose.
Voted $15 for use of room for this meeting.
Supervisor's report read and accepted ; also the reports of Commissioners of Highways and Overseers of Poor.
ยท Resolved, that in the resolution appropriating aid to ex- tend the South Side Railroad to Sag-Harbor, passed Feb- ruary 28, 1868, at Special Town Meeting, the words "bear- ing interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum," be stricken out.
Resolved, that the resolution passed at said special Town Meeting be amended by striking out the words "within one year from the first day of January, 1868, and to com- plete the same within three years from the first day of Jan- uary, 1868," and the following to be inserted: "within six
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months from the date of their acceptance of the foregoing proposition, and to complete the said road within three years from its commencement.
The committee appointed at last annual Town Meeting to build a pound in Southampton are hereby re-appointed. WM. S. PELLETREAU, Town Clerk.
(A true copy.)
PAGE 295. HIGHWAY AT QUOGUE.
The undersigned, Commissioners of Highways of the town of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, all the Commissioners having been notified to meet at this time and place for that purpose, having met at the dwelling house of Edward Griffin, in said town, to decide upon the application of Edgar Griffin and William Brewster, resi- dents of said town liable to be assessed for highway labor therein, for the laying out of the road hereinafter described, twelve reputable freeholders of the said town convened and sworn, after public notice of six days at three of the ' most public places of the towr, according to law, having certified that such highway is necessary and proper, and the said Commissioners having caused notices in writing to be given to Halsey Stephens, S. D. Craig, John Post, George O. Post, John Foster, Egbert Jessup, Huldah Hal- sey and the estate of Erastus Foster, occupants of the land through which the road is to run, at least three days before the time of meeting, of the time and place at which they would meet to decide upon the said application, do order that a public highway three rods wide shall be and the same is laid out pursuant to the said application, the north side of which is the following described line, viz :
Beginning at the east side of the highway running from Quantuck to Quogue on the line between the lands of Halsey
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Stevens and Tamar Youngs, thence easterly, 1st, south 82 deg. east 9 chains 67 links : thence N. 79 deg. 50 min. east 11 chains 90 links ; thence south 80 deg. east 59 chains 5 links, where it strikes the highway leading from Quogue, near the head of Ogden's creek.
Jan. 24, 1870.
EGBERT H. HILDRETH, S. R. JAGGAR, A. J. POST.
A true copy, W. S. PELLETREAU.
PAGE 296. HIGHWAY AT GOOD GROUND.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Highways of the town of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, at the house of John Bellows, in said town, held on the 16th day of February, 1870, all the Commissioners having met and deliberated on the subject of this order, it appearing to the said Commissioners that the road in said town used as a highway, leading from the road which runs from Springville to the church at Good Ground, to the road leading from Pond Quogue to the wind mill at Good Ground, has been laid out but not sufficiently described of record, it is or- dered by the said Commissioners that the said road be as- certained, described and entered of record. And the said Commissioners do further order that the description, courses and distances of said road be according to a survey which they have caused to be made of the same, as follows : beginning at the east side of the road leading from Spring- ville to the church at Good Ground, thence S. 73 deg. 20 min. E. 25 chains ; thence S. 77 deg. 40 min. E. 6 chains ; thence S. 70 deg. 45 min. E. 25 chains 59 links, to the road leading from Pond Quogue to the wind mill at Good Ground,
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and that the line of said survey be the south line of said road, and said road be of the width of three rods.
March 11th, 1870.
ALBERT J. POST, SETH R. JAGGER.
A true copy, WM. S. PELLETREAU.
PAGE 296.
HIGHWAY AT WATER MILL.
The undersigned, Commissioners of Highways of the town of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, having met at the dwelling house of Abraham Halsey, Jr .. in the said town, to decide upon the application of William H. Youngs, a resident of said town liable to be assessed for highway labor therein, for the alteration of the road just east of the dwelling house of said Abraham Halsey, Jr., all the Com- missioners being present and having deliberated on the subject of this order, do hereby order that the line of the said road be and the same is hereby so altered as to run from a point 1 chain 64 links S. 72 deg. E. from the south- east corner of the dwelling house of Enoch Halsey ; thence S. 57 deg. 30 min. E. 11 chains 91 links ; thence S. 44 deg. 40 min. E. 3 chains, intersecting the old road ; the said line to be the west line of the road, which shall remain of the width of three rods. And it is further ordered that such parts of the present road as are not included in the above description be and the same are hereby discontinued.
Given under our hands at Southampton this 11th day of March, 1870.
A. J. POST,
S. R. JAGGER.
A true copy, W.M. S. PELLETREAT.
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PAGE 297. A highway having been laid out on the day of the date hereof, by Seth R. Jagger, Albert J. Post and Egbert H. Hildreth, Commissioners of Highways of the town of Southampton, on the application of Wm. H. Youngs, through certain improved lands belonging to me, commenc- ing at a point bearing S. 72 deg. east 1 chain 64 links from the south-east corner of Enoch Halsey's dwelling house, thence south 57 deg. 30 min. east 11 chains 9 links, thence S. 44 deg. 40 min. E. 3 chains ; now therefore know all men by these presents, that I the said Abram Halsey, do hereby release all claim to damage by reason of the laying out of and opening of said road.
Witness my hand this 15th day of February, 1870,
ABRAHAM HALSEY.
A true copy, W. S. PELLETREAU, Town Clerk. PAGE 297.
HIGHWAY at BRIDGE-HAMPTON, "BUTTER LANE."
The undersigned, Commissioners of Highways of the town of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, having met at the dwelling house of Charles Pierson, in the said town, to decide upon the application of Charles Pierson and oth- ers, residents of said town liable to be assessed for high- way labor therein, for the alteration of the road lying in the village of Bridge-Hampton, in the town aforesaid, com- monly known as "Butter Lane," so as to make that part thereof as runs north from the main country road to the land recently purchased for the depot ground of the Long Island Railroad Company, straight, and of the uniform width of four rods, twelve reputable freeholders of said town convened and sworn after public notice of six days at three of the most public places of the town, according to law. having certified that such highway is necessary and
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proper, and the said Commissioners having caused notice in writing to be given to Gurden Corwithe, Stephen Sayre and David Pierson, occupants of the land through which the road is to run, at least three days before the time of meeting, of the time and place at which they would meet to decide upon the application, do order that the line of said road be and the same is hereby altered so as to run from a point S. 51 deg. 20 min. E. 69 links from the south- east corner of Samuel S. Cook's house, thence N. 1 deg. 55 min. W. 21 chains 78 links to the line of the Railroad, and the said line is the west line of said road, which shall be of the width of three rods and twenty links, and all of the present highway which is not included in the above survey is and shall hereby be discontinued.
March 15th, 1870.
ALBERT JJ. POST, SETH R. JAGGER.
A true copy, WM. S. PELLETREAU, Town Clerk.
PAGE 298.
HIGHWAY AT HAY GROUND.
The undersigned, Commissioners of the town of South- ampton, having met at the Hay Ground, in said town, to decide on the application of Wm. H. Cook and others, to lay out a highway of five rods in width from lhe main coun- try road leading from Southampton to Bridge-Hampton to where the present road is of the width of five rods, in a northerly direction, all of the Commissioners having met and deliberated on the subject of this order, it is ordered and determined by the said Commissioners that the said highway shall be laid out of the width of five rods, begin- ning at a stone post south-easterly of the school house at Hay Ground, thence N. 7 deg. 20 min. E. 9 chains 60 links
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to the centre of the Railroad tracks thence N. 0 deg. 20 min. W. 29 chains 54 links to where the road is of the width of 5 rods, which line is the west line of said road ; and all such portions of the old road as are not included in the above survey are and shall hereby be discontinued.
March 15th, 1870.
A. J. POST. SETH R. JAGGER.
A true copy, WILLIAM S. PELLETBEAU, Town Clerk.
PAGE 299. Minutes of annual Town Meeting held on the 5th day of April, 1870.
Present, Justices Edward Griffin, Philander R. Jennings, James H. Foster. Wm. S. Pelletrean, Clerk.
Officers elected :
Supervisor, Wm. R. Post.
Town Clerk, Edward H. Foster.
Justice of Peace, Edward Griffin.
Collector, Elias P. Tuthill.
Assessors, Charles Howell, James L. Haines.
Overseers of the Poor, James L. Haines, James Tutile, Commissioner of Highways, Hannibal French.
Inspectors of Elections, Ist district, P. R. Jennings, D. P. Vail, G. H. Cooper ; 2d district, Henry M. Rose, John F. Youngs, G. Clarence Topping : 3d district, Edward H. Foster, James H. Pierson, N. D. Ellsworth : 4th district, Rogers Bishop, David Rogers, George P. Carter ; 5th dis- triet, John H. Jacobs, Jr., Geo. S. Skidmore, Joshua Corwin. Constables, James A. Harris, Herman Woodruff, Franklin Jagger, Lewis R. Squires, Halsey Rogers.
Pound Masters, Jesse Halsey, Herman Woodruff, Frank- lin Jagger, John F. Foster.
Trustees, William S. Pelletrean, Philetus Pierson, Peter
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R. Hallock, Albert J. Post, Hervey S. Rose, Charles H. Halsey, Charles Howell, Elisha King, Jacob Carter, Elias W. Howell, Joshua Corwin, Joshua Squires.
Voted that the balance of the dog tax, amounting to $90.45, be applied to the contingent fund.
Voted that $4,200 be raised for the support of the poor for ensuing year.
Voted for contingent fund $1,300.
The report of the Commissioners of Highways, in rela- tion to the destruction of the bridge at Riverhead was read accepted and committee discharged.
Voted $100 for Commissioners of Highways.
Resolved, that the Supervisor be directed to inquire into the cause of the destruction of the bridge at Riverhead.
The Board of Town Auditors having been appointed a committee to report as to the necessity of building a new poor house, their report was read and accepted, and it was voted that further consideration thereof be laid upon the table, awaiting the action of the Board of Supervisors in relation to proposed County poor house.
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