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1 69 Aug. 8, Hezekiah Halsey.
1 30 Sept. 4, Mrs. Jeremiah In low.
1 Infnt 9, James H. Howell.
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3 .. 12, Mary E. Post.
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2 66 13, Chas. Stanborough.
1 76 14, Chas. Nugent.
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10, Jacob Halsey.
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10, Nathan W. Corwith.
1 1 18, Eliza J. Smith.
1 88 Nov. 30, Mary Halsey.
1 Infnt Dec. 2. Daniel Lundregan.
1 21 66 7, Sally E. E. Hunt.
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PAGE 131. Annual Town Meeting held April 4th, 1848.
Supervisor, Maltby G. Rose chosen.
Town Clerk, Jonathan Fithian chosen.
Justice of the Peace, Philander R. Jennings chosen for 4 years.
Collector, James Herrick chosen.
Assessor, Erastus Foster chosen for 3 years.
Commissioner of Highways, Philetus Pierson chosen for 3 years.
Overseers of the Poor, Isaac M. Pierson and Sulivan Cook chosen.
Superintendent of Common Schools, Edwin Rose chosen.
Constables, John Hobart, Alden S. Crowell, Herman Woodruff, Zebulon Jessup and Silas B. Whitney chosen.
Inspectors of Election : 1st district Josiah Douglass and William F. Halsey chosen and Charles W. Fordham ap- pointed ; 2d do. Levi D. Wright and Samuel D. Rogers chosen and David Pierson appointed : 3d do. Philetus Pierson and Robert R. Rhodes chosen and Selden Foster appointed ; 4th do. Erastus Foster and Honey Gardiner chosen and John F. Foster appointed ; 5th do. William Stratton and Spencer Dayton chosen and John S. Foster apointed.
Overseers of Highways: District No. 1 Cephas Jagger ; No. 2 Hervey Halsey ; No. 3 Henry Gardiner ; No. 4 Ed-
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ward K. Fanning ; No. 5 Alvin Squires ; No. 6 Edward Sayre ; No. 7 Benjamin H. Foster ; No. 8 Jeremiah H. Cook ; No. 9 Benjamin F. Howell ; No. 10 Hervy Howell ; No. 11 Thos. Edwards ; No. 12 Daniel Edwards ; No. 13 Lewis R. Edwards ; No. 14 Stephen Harris; No. 15 Jesse Terry ; No. 16 Halsey Foster.
Pound Masters, Meritt Culver, William Corwithe, John John F. Foster and John C. King chosen.
Town Trustees, Samuel Sandford, Henry Gardiner, Rob- ert Halsey, Matthew Hildreth, Edward Halsey, Philetus Pierson, John Rose, Edward Sayre, Albert Reeves, Edward White, James Herrick and Henry Rhodes chosen.
Town Sealer, Robert R. Rhodes chosen.
Voted that Twenty-two Hundred Dollars be raised for the ensuing year ; $1,600 for the support of the poor and $600 for contingent expenses.
Voted that $6 be appropriated for the use of the room we occupy for this meeting.
Resolved, that a committee of three be appointed for the purpose of procuring a suitable bookcase in which to keep the Town Records ; also to revise and overhaul the said Records and to cause such of them as have become worn, obscure and partially obliterated to be transcribed in a fair, legible hand, and especially to collect from said records everything that relates to highways in the town, and have them transcribed into one book with a proper index of ref- erence.
Resolved, That Jonathan Fithian, Robert R. Rhodes and James Parker be the said committee with liberty and pow- er to employ a suitable clerk or amanuensis, who writes a plain, legible hand, for the purpose, under their supervis- ion, of transcribing the said records, as aforesaid.
Resolved, That the Board of Excise be requested not to
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grant any licenses for the sale of intoxicating drink for the present year.
We certify the above to be a true statement of the result of an election held on the 4th day of April, 1848, in and for the Town of Southampton.
ERASTUS FOSTER, Justices PELETIAH FORDHAM, of the JON. FITHINN, Moderator, 1 Peace.
ROBT. R. RHODES, Town Clerk.
A true copy from the minutes by me,
JON. FITMIAN, Town Clerk.
PAGE 133. The undersigned two of the Commissioners of Highways of the Town of Southampton, having met and deliberated on the subject embraced in this order, all the Commissioners of Highways of said town having been duly notified to attend the said meeting of the Commissioners, to deliberate thereon, do hereby order that the road dis- triet No. 1 be divided into two districts as follows, to wit : road district No. 17 shall include all the highways from the west bounds of said town to a line running north and south equally distant between the houses of Oliver Halsey and Joshua Tuthill, and extending north to Brookhaven Town and Peconic River, and No. 1 is bounded west by said north and south line, and east by Beaver Dam Creek, and north by Peconic River.
And all inhabitants residing therein shall be, and are hereby assigned to work on said districts.
In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our hands this 4th day of May, 1848.
(GEORGE O. POST, / Com. of PHILETUS PIERSON, | Highways.
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this office,
JON. FITHIAN, Town Clerk.
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PAGE 133. Orrin Dayton has in keeping a red yearling heifer, no artificial marks. Dec. 5th, 1847.
PAGE 133. (Abstract.) John F. Foster has in keeping two heifers. Dec. 1848.
PAGE 133. (Abstract.) Ebinezer W. Payne has in keep- ing a black calf. Jan. 23d, 1849.
PAGE 133. (Abstract.) Nathaniel Fanning has in keep- ing a heifer. Dec., 1849, PAGE 133. (Abstract.) Edward Griffin has in keeping a stear. Jan. 8th, 1850.
PAGE 133. (Abstract.) Franklin Reeves' car marks. 1850.
PAGE 134. Annual town meeting held April 4th, 1819.
Justice of the Peace, Jonathan Fithian chosen for four years.
Supervisor, David Pierson chosen.
Town Clerk, Jonathan Fithian chosen.
Assessor, Peletiah Fordham chosen for three years.
Commissioner of Highways, Matthew Hildreth chosen for three years.
Collector, Zebulon Jessup chosen.
Constables, John Hobert, John Reney, Zebulon Jessup, Herman Woodruff and Horace Foster chosen.
Overseers of the Poor, Isaac M. Pierson and Sullivan Cook chosen.
Inspectors of Election,
No. 1. Josiah Douglas and C. W. Fordham, chosen.
No. 2. Levi D. Wright and Elbert Rose chosen, and David Pierson appointed.
No. 3 Austin Rose and Jonathan Fithian chosen, and Selden Foster appointed.
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No. 4 Erastus Foster and Henry Gardiner chosen, and John F. Foster appointed.
No 5 Nathan Penny and Spencer Dayton chosen, and John S. Foster appointed.
Pound Masters, John F. Foster, Merit Culver, William Corwithe and John C. King chosen.
Overseers of Highways, No. 1 Oliver Tuthill, No. 2 Ste- phen Bishop, No. 3 Henry Gardiner, No. 4 Joseph Good- ale, No. 5 George Seaman, No. 6 Philetus Pierson, No. 7 Benjamin H. Foster, No. 8 Enoch Halsey, No. 9 Benja- min F. Howell, No. 10 Harvey Howell, No. 11 Thomas Edwards, No. 12 Caleb Howell, No. 13 Nathan Pierson, No. 14 Austin Rose, No. 15 Jesse Terry, No. 16 Halsey Foster, No. 17 Oliver Halsey.
Town Trustees, George Post, Albert Reeves, Wm. H. Corwith, Elbert Rose, Benj. F. Howell, Henry White, Rob- ert F. Post, Wm. Halsey, Selden Foster, Samuel Sandford, George O. Post, Huntting Cooper.
Town Sealer, Jonathan Fithian chosen.
Money voted, two thousand dollars for the support of the poor, five hundred dollars for contingent expenses ; and six dollars for the use of the house for this meeting.
We the undersigned do hereby certify that the above is a true statement of the result of an election held in South- ampton on the 3d day of April, 1849.
EDWIN ROSE, Justices PHILANDER R. JENNINGS, of the JONATHAN FITHIAN. 1 Peace.
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I certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this office,
JON. FITHIAN, Town Clerk.
PAGE 135. Annual town meeting held April 2nd, 1850. Justice of the Peace, Erastus Foster for four years.
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Supervisor, George O. Post, elected.
Town Clerk, Robert R. Rhodes, elected.
Assessor, Elbert Rose elected for 3 years.
Commissioner of Highways, Henry Gardiner, elected. Collecter, Zebulon Jessup elected.
Superintendent of Schools, Hugh Halsey, elected.
Constables, John Reney, Herman Woodruff, John Bishop, Jr. and Horace Foster.
Overseers of Poor, Isaac Pierson and Matthew Hildreth. Inspectors of Election :
No. 1 Josiah Douglass, Peletiah Fordham elected, Wil- liam R. Post appointed.
No. 2. James L. Haines, James L. Halsey elected, John L. Cook appointed.
No. 3. David R. Rose, Philetus Pierson elected, Selden Foster appointed.
No. 4. Erastus Foster, Henry Gardiner elected, Jolm F. Foster appointed.
No. 5. Nathan Penny, Spencer Dayton elected.
Pound Masters, John F. Foster, Merit Culver, Win. Cor- withe, John C. King.
Overseers of Highways, No. 1 Andrew Jagger, No. 2 Ed- gar Griffing, No. 3 Henry Gardiner, No. 4 Albert Smith, No. 5 Obed Smith, No. 6 Philetus Pierson, No. 7 Edwin Post, No. 8 Jones Rogers, No. 9 Levi D. Wright, No. 10 Wilkes Hedges, No. 11 Thos. Edwards, No. 12 Caleb How- ell, No. 13 Nathan Pierson, No. 14 Austin Rose, No. 15 Barnabas Squires, No. 16 Halsey Foster, No. 17 Oliver Halsey.
Town Trustees, Josiah Douglass, David Hedges, Jones Rogers, Maltby G. Rose, Philetus Pierson, Edwin Post, Jesse Halsey, Samuel Sanford, Chas. Bellows, Joshua Cor- win, Jr., Horace Foster, Henry Halsey.
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Town Sealer, Robt. R. Rhodes, appointed.
Voted, that two thousand dollars be raised for the sup- port of the poor ; five hundred and fifty dollars for contin- gent expenses, and five dollars for the use of the house for this meeting, and ten dollars to repair the pound in the vil- lage of Southampton.
We the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above is a true statement of the result of an election held in South- ampton on the 2nd day of April, 1850.
EDWIN ROSE, -
Justices PHILANDER R. JENNINGS, of the
JONATHAN FITHIAN., Peace. JON. FITHIAN, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the original on file in this office,
ROBT. R. RHODES, Town Clerk.
PAGE 137. Franklin Jagger records his ear mark, square crop of the left, and a half penny over each. Transferred from Stephen Reeves.
PAGE 137. April 18th, 1851. James Bishop's ear mark transferred from Ananias Halsey, a square crop of the left. and an ell under the right ear.
PAGE 137. May 14. Joshua Squires' car mark trans- ferred from Samuel Daines a half-penny over the right, and a nick under the left ear.
PAGE 137. 1851, Nov. 21. Stephen Jessup and Son's mark transferred to William B. Culver, square crop of the right, and slope each side of left ear.
PAGE 137. 1851, Dec. 16th. Henry R. White has in keeping a stray described as a heifer calf of red color with- out any ear mark.
PAGE 137. (Abstract.) 1852, Feb. G. Peter Fournier
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records his ear mark to be a hollow crop and a half penny over the left, and an ell under the right ear.
PAGE 137. April 26. Nathaniel Fanning, Jr., records his ear mark to be a half penny over the right, and a hel- low crop and half penny under the left ear. Transferred from Nathaniel Jagger, Jr.
PAGE 137. May 22. (Abstract.) Wmn. A. Terry records ear mark to be a square crop and slit of the right ear and hole and slit in left.
PAGE 138. Account of School monies received and paid by H. Halsey, Town Superintendent of Schools, Southamp- ton, Nov. 1st, 1850. Amount received of Edwin Rose, Esq., late Superintendent, and apportioned to the Districts for the year 1850, is $160.65.
Amount paid out by H. Halsey, Town Supeintendent, is as follows :
Teachers' Library
Money. Money.
District No. 1, Speonk,
$42.68
Vouchers. No. 1,2
No. 2, Beaver Dam,
6.66
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No. 6, Southampton S. E., No. 9, Bulls Head,
20.00
3.49
66
5
No. 12, Hog Neck
5.13
6
No. 17, Ketchabonack
9.52
66
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No. 20, Speonk, west part
8.87
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No. 22, Fourth Neck, $15.00
12.06
"9 10
$77.68 $45.43 123.11
Amount due districts No. 6, 8, 15, 17, 22, 23, see below. - - 37.54
Amount of money received of Z. Jessup, Col- lector of taxes, 21st Jan. 1851. - 789.18
Am't paid to E. Jones Ludlow, Superintendent, $826.72 Dated 14th February, 1851.
H. HALSEY, Late Town Supt, Common Schools, Southampton.
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Statement of balances due School districts from Town Superintendent of Southampton, of the distribution of School monies, of 1850.
Location
Teachers' Money. $1.67
Library Money.
District No. 2, Beaver Dam,
No. 6, Southampton, -
.88
.96
No. 8, Hay Ground,
.06
No. 15, North Sea, - 2.77
No. 17, Ketchabonack,
3.10
No. 22, Fourth Neck, - 26.10
No. 23, Pond Quogne, -
2.00
$36.52
$1.02
1.02
$37.54
Feb. 14th, 1851.
H. HALSEY, Town Supt. Schools, Southampton. A true copy from the original on file in this office, ROBT. R. RHODES, Town Clerk.
PAGE 139. Town meeting heldl April 1st, 1851.
Justice of Peace, Edwin Rose elected.
Supervisor, Josiah Douglass elected.
Town Clerk, Robert R. Rhodes elected.
Assessor, Erastus Foster elected.
Commissioner of Highways, Jesse Halsey elected. Collector, James L. Haines elected.
Town Supt. Common Schools, E. Jones Ludlow elected. Constables, Nathan Y. Fordham, John Reney, Hermon Woodruff, Zebulon Jessup, Silas Whitney, elected.
Overseers of Poor, William D. Halsey, Matthew Hil- dretlı, elected.
Inspectors of Election : Dist. No. 1 Petetiah Fordham,
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Samuel A. Sealy elected, Abraham H. Gardiner, appointed; dist. No. 2. Elbert Rose, James L. Sandford elected, David Pierson appointed ; dist. No. 3, James Larry, Benj. H. Foster elected, Albert Rogers appointed; dist. No. 4, Erastus Foster, John S. Foster elected, George O. Post ap- pointed ; dist. No. 5, Spencer Dayton, Grover Goodale elected, Carl Seaman appointed.
Pound Masters, John F. Foster, Merit Culver, William Corwithe, Jesse H. Halsey.
Town Sealer, Robt. R. Rhodes appointed.
Overseers of Highways : Dist. No. 1, Hiram Jagger, No. 2, Edgar Griffing, No. 3, Henry Gardiner, No. 4, David C. Wells, No. 5, Alvin Squires, No. 6, Edward Sayre, No. 7, Isaae P. Foster, No. 8, Thos. B. Hand, No. 9, Thos. H. Cooper, No. 10, Wilkes Hedges, No. 11, Volney Hunt, No. 12, Caleb Howell, No. 13, Nathan Pierson, No. 14, Daniel Jennings, No. 15, Nichol Squires, No. 16, Benj. F. Hallock, No. 17, Oliver Halsey.
Town Trustees, Josiah Douglass, David Hedges, Jones Rogers, Maltby G. Rose, Philetus Pierson, Edwin Post, Jesse Halsey, Samuel Sanford, Joshua Corwin, Jr., Chas. Bellows, Horace Foster, Henry Halsey.
Voted, That the sum of nineteen hundred dollars be raised for the support of the poor of this town, and five hundred dollars for contingent expenses. Voted that the sum of six dollars be appropriated for the use of the house in which this meeting is held.
Resolutions, Ist That five constables be elected in this town for the ensuing year.
2nd That a committee of three be appointed to investi- gate the subject of enlarging the poor house, and support- ing the poor ; and report at the next annual town meeting.
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Whereupon John P. Osborn, Sullivan Cook and Selden Foster, Esq., were appointed said Commmittea.
The annual report of the Overseers of the Poor was read and accepted.
We the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above is a true statement of the result of an election held in South- ampton, on the first day of April, 1851.
EDWIN ROSE, Justices JONATHAN FITHLIN, of the
P. R. JENNINGS, Peace.
I certify the above to be a correct transcript from the original, on file in this office,
ROBT. R. RHODES, Town Clerk.
PAGE 141. At a meeting of the Commissioner of High- ways, of the town of Southampton, in the county of Suf- folk, held in said town, at the house of Richard Gelston, on the 9th day of November, 1850, all the Commissioners hay- ing met and deliberated upon the subject of this order, it appearing to the said Commissioners that the road in said town used as a highway, and leading from Bulls Head to the beach, has been laid out, but not sufficiently described of record, 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 de- seription, courses and distances of said road, be according to a survey which they have caused to be made of the same as follows :
Commencing at a brown stone, two feet east of the N. E. corner of Dr. Gardiner's barn or carriage house at Bulls Head, where the said road is 184 links wide, and running S. 15 degrees, 15 min. W., 15 chains and 3 links to a stone at the north line of the school house lot, opposite the S. W.
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corner of H. L. Hildreth's orchard, where the road is seven (7) rods wide ; thence $ 11 deg. 45 min. W, 14 Ch. 31 links to a stone in or near the centre of the road leading west from James L. Haines'; thence S. 1 deg. W., to stake or stone (17 C'h. and 66 Th.) at Jeremiah Ludlow's fence, a few rods north of his house ; thence S. 4 deg. 15 min. W., 17 Ch. and seventy-three I. to a stake or stone, opposite the willow tree at Hacker's Hole ; thence S. 10 deg. 45 min. W., 21 Ch. to a stake or stone at a button wood tree, near James Sanford,s wagon house : thence S. 3 deg. 30 min. W., 6 Ch. and seventy-five L. to a stake or stone at angle in front of Col. Levi Howell's garden ; thence S. 15 deg., W. 20 Ch. and 86 L. to a stake or stone near John Lupton's ; thence S. 28 deg. 30 min., W. 11 Ch. and 27 La. to a stone or stake, where the road is seven rods wide, and being of this width from the school house aforesaid, to this last mentioned stone or stake ; thence S. 28 deg., 30 min., W. 17 Ch. and 6 L. to a stake at Mr. Henry M. Chatfield's corner, where the road widens to 3 Ch. or 12 rods ; thence S. 5 deg. E., 8 Ch. and 80 T. to a stake west of John N. Hedges' barn, where the road is three rods wide : thence S. 11 deg. 30 min. E., 16 Ch. 96 L. to a stake at Thomas H. Cooper's fence in the Beach Lane : thence S. 9 deg. W., 14 Ch. and 14 L. to a stake at the division line between the lands of Thomas H. Cooper and the lands of George Hal- sey ; thence S. 4 min. W., (4) 10 Ch. to the beach banks, the road at Mr. Chatfield's beach fonce being 91 L. in width. The above described line is the west line of the said highway leading from Bulls Head to the beach, it be- ing at that place 1 Ch. and 84 L. wide, thence narrowing to seven rods at the school house continuing the width of seven rods from the school house to the stake or stone be- tween John Lupton's and Henry M. Chatfield's, then wid-
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ening to 3 Ch. or 12 rods opposite the said Chatfield's cor- ner, then narrowing to three rods, to the stake or stone west of John N. Hedges' barn, and continuing of this width to the stake in the Beach Lane, at the line between the lands of Thomas H. Cooper and George Halsey ; thence widening to 91 L. at the bottom of Chatfield's beach lot.
And the said Commissioners do, further order that the description, distances and courses of the road leading west from the said Henry M. Chatfield's be according to a sur- vey they have caused to be made of the same, as follows, viz : Commencing at a stake at H. M. Chatfield's, on the west line of the road leading from Bulls Head to the beach, (where it is 10 rods wide) and running N. 88 deg. W., 11 Ch. and 70 links to a stake at an angle in road ; thence N. 71 deg. 30 min. W., 4 Ch. and 78 L. to a stake at the line between the lands of said Chatfield, and the lands of Isaac Hildreth where the road is 5 1-2 rods wide, and it being S rods wide at the place where the road leading by the house of Job H. Halsey turns off ; and 10 rods wide on the east line of the road leading from Bulls Head to the beach.
In witness whereof we have herounto placed our hands this 25th day of March, 1851.
PHILETUS PIERSON, - Commissioners MATTHEW HILDRETH, of
HENRY GARDINER, Highways.
A true transcript from the original on file in this office, ROBT. R. RHODES, Town Clerk.
PAGE 143. At a special town meeting held in the town of Southampton on the 30th day of September, 1851.
Edwin Rose was elected to the office of Supervisor to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Josiah Douglass.
We the undersigned hereby certify the above to be a
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correct statement of the result of a special election for Su- pervisor held on the 30th of Sept. 1851.
EDWIN ROSE, Justices
P. R. JENNINGS. of the JONATHAN FITHIAN, ) Peace.
A true copy of the original,
ROBT. R. RHODES, Town Clerk
PAGE 143. SUFFOLK COUNTY, SS :
Whereas, by appeals dated the 9th day of June, 1851, John S. Jessup and James McChe, of the town of South- ampton, in the said County of Suffolk, appealed to me from the order and determination of Henry Gardiner, Matthew Hildreth and Philetus Pierson, Commissioners of High- ways of said town, contained in their order, made the 5th day of September, 1850, which said order was filed in the Clerk's office of said town, and posted by him on the 17th day of May, 1851 (which said appeals, and a copy of which order are hereto annexed,) and having appointed the 19th day of August, 1851, for the hearing of said appeal, at the house of Charles Howell, in the village of Ketchabonack, in the said town, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, on which said day, the said hearing was adjourned by the mutual consent of the parties, to the 24th day of September fol- lowing, on which said adjourned day the said hearing was again adjourned by the mutual consent of the parties to the 23d day of October following, at the same place, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, (due notice of which said hearing, was duly given to the said Commissioners and the said ap- pellants,) at which last mentioned time and place, I attend- ed to hear the proofs and allegations of the parties.
And whereas such hearing having been had in the prom- ises, I do hereby adjudge and decide that the order and
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determination of the said Commissioners, be and the same is hereby in all things reversed.
Given under my hand this 27th day of October, 1851.
A. T. ROSE, County Judge of Suffolk County.
True Copy,
R. R. RHODES, Town Clerk.
PAGE 144. Annual Town Meeting, April 6th, 1852.
Justice of the Peace, Philander R. Jennings elected.
Supervisor, William R. Post elected.
Town Clerk, Robt. R. Rhodes elected.
Assessors, Daniel Y. Bellows elected ; Henry Gardiner for unexpired term elected.
Commissioners Highways, Matthew Hildreth, elected ; Jesse Halsey, Jr. for nnexpired term elected.
Collector, George Herrick elected.
Town Sealer, Robt. R. Rhodes appointed.
Constables, Hermon Woodruff, George Herrick, Silas Whitney, Lyman G. Sherman, James N. Eldridge elected.
Overseers of Poor, Matthew Hildreth, Isaac M. Pierson elected.
Inspectors of Election :
Dist. No. 1 Samuel A. Sealy, Thomas E. Crowell, elect- ed ; dist. No. 2 James L. Haines, David P. Rose, elected, David Pierson appointed ; dist. No. 3 David R. Rose, Phi- letus Pierson elected, Benj. H. Foster appointed ; dist. No. 4 Erastus Foster, Henry Gardiner elected, George O. Post appointed ; dist. No. 5 Spencer Dayton, George Seaman elected, Franklin Hallock appointed.
Pound Masters, John F. Foster, Ebinezer W. Paine, John C. King, Jesse R. Halsey appointed.
Overseers of Highways, dist. No. 1 William R. Phillips,
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No. 2 Isaac C. Halsey, No. 3 John F. Foster, No. 4 David C. Wells, No. 5 Wm. W. Warner, No. 6 Philetus Pierson, No. 7 Benj. H. Foster, No. S Enoch Halsey, No. 9 Thos. H. Cooper, No. 10 Edward Howell, No. 11 Volney Hunt, No. 12 James H. Paine, No. 13 Isaac W. Osborn, No. 14 Daniel Jennings, No. 15 Seth Squires, No. 16 Horace Fos- ter, No. 17 Oliver Halsey.
Town Trustees, Zebulon Jessup, David Jagger, Philetus Pierson, Nathan White, Henry Rhodes, Abraham H. Gardiner, Albert Reeves, Francis Bishop, John Bishop, Peter Fournier, Stephen White, John Rose.
Voted, That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars be raised for the use of the Overseers of the Poor for the sup- port of the poor of the town ; and that the sum of five hun- dred dollars be raised for contingent expenses.
Voted that the sum of five dollars be appropriated for the use of the house in which this meeting is held.
Report of Overseers of Poor read and accepted ; also re- port of Committee on poor house (appointed at the last an- nual meeting) read and accepted. Whereupon resolved. that the Overseers of the Poor be instructed to take an inventory on the 2nd Monday in March, in each year, of all the property, premises, etc., of every kind on hand, at the Poor House on that day, and make a report of the same, at the next annual town meeting.
We the undersigned, hereby certify the above to be a correct statement of the result of an election, held in this town on the 6th day of April, 1852.
EDWIN ROSE, Justices JON. FITHIAN, of the
P. R. JENNINGS, Peace.
A true transcript from the minutes,
ROBT. R. RHODES, Town Clerk.
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PAGE 146. (Abstract.) 1852, June 14th. Joseph D. Ter- ry records ear mark a square crop of the right, an ell under it, and slope under the left ear.
PAGE 146. 1853, January 10th. Oliver Post records stray buck with four horns, ear mark, a slit under the right ear, half penny upper side the left.
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