Annual Minutes 1815 Copied by : Jayne Davis Szaz |
[New page, unnumbered] Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes 1815 Alteration of a Roade from the lower part of Milford to Harpersfield Viz Began a Short distance to the west at Lawrence Swe_t toward the but end of a large Hemlock lying on the east side of Road Nuner South 4 degrees and 30 minutes East 10 Chaines and 82 Links to a Beach Standing on the West Bank of the Susquehannah River and Thence the same Corse to the Center of said river Milford January 27th 1815 Phins Cook Ethan Stevens }Comrs of Surveyor Isaac Squier }Highways Ezra Adams }Town Clk [New page, unnumbered] Resolved the By Laws as they stod Last Year shall be in forse the present year Resolved a Bounty of ($15) fifteen Dollars be paid on Each Woolf or part this shot that is Taken and Kiled in this Town to the Man who shot Kil the same Resolved that there Shall be $200 Raised by Tax for the Support of the Poor of Said Town Resolved That There be Raised by Tax One Hundred and Fifty Dollars for the Building & Repair of Bridges in Said Town Resolved the SuperVisor of Said Town May Agree with Some of the ajoining Towns to Build a poor house for the Poor of Said Towns Resolved the Next Annual Town Meeting be Held at the House of John Bivens in Said Town Pathmasters Names No of Ward Jacob Edson Town Clk John Fairchild 45 Page 152 At the Annual Town Meeting for the Town of Milford County of Otsego held at the house of John Bivens On Tuesday the 7th day of March 1815. The following Persons were Chosen for Town officers to wit Jacob Edson Town Clk_______ Pathmasters No of Ward Jacob Dietz Super Visor______ Jonathan Sweet 1 David L Sayre } David L: Sayre 2 John Bevins }Afsefsors Daniel French 3 Ira Emmons }_____________ James Westcott 4 Thomas Baker Cont & Coll____ Peter Colier 5 Aziel Wentworth } Ira Emmons 6 Leman Stewart }Consts Alpheus Cutting 7 Samuel Carpenter }__________ William Merinus 8 William Barnard }Overseers of David Houghtaling 9 Asa Eddy } the Poor__ Sir Wm Jnr Wickham 10 James Angell }Comrs John Fritts 11 William Barnard } of Bezire Reed 12 Ira Emmons }Schools____ John Wickham 13 Alexander Conkey } Inspectors John Arnhout 14 David L Sayre } Caleb Wells 15 Jacob Edson } of John Brooks 16 Jacob Dietz } Elias Rogers 17 Joseph Linsey } Schools__ Samuel Hotchkiss 18 Thomas Baker } Elisha Lyon 19 John Moore }Pound Thomas Hoag 20 James Westcott } Andrew Shute Jnr 21 A___ Marvin } Ezekiel Davis 22 Thomas Boles }Masters Wm. Wellman 23 James Dietz }__________ Roswell Grover 24 George Wilcox } Garret Martin 25 Ruben Scott } Fence Harvey Bifsell 27 James Westcott } Thomas Martin 28 Joseph Mumford } Ferrol Dinnenney 29 Simion Walling }Viewers Lawrence Tarpaning 30 John Fries } David Coon 31 Wilhelmus Yauger }________ James Horth 32 James Horth }Comrs David Eller 33 Andrew Shute } of Thomas Burnside 34 Asel Marvin }Hways Peter Ciple 35 Jeremiah Colier 36 Beers Peet 37 Peter Cooley 39 Augustus Vars 40 Moses Marble 41 Willhelmus Beems 42 Benoni Adams 43 Abraham Br__der Sr. 44 [New, unnumbered page] Survey of a Road relayed Say beginning at South End of the Bridge neer to the Dwelling house of Levi HungerFord in Milford and Runs from Thence South 23 DegreesWest 16 Chains Thence South 31 Degrees West 15 Chains Thence South 34 Degrees West 14 Chains Thence South 36 Degrees West 28 Chains Thence South 31 Degrees West 16 Chains Thence South 35 Degrees West 6 Chains Thence South 52 Degrees West 28 Chains Thence South 60 Degrees West 32 Chains Until intersects the Road that Leades from Isaac Coliers to McDaniels Mills neer the now Dwelling house of James Youngs Containing a Distance of One Mile & three quarters and Seventy two Rods David L Sayre Surveyor James Horth }Comrs of Andrew Shute }Hway Milford 4th May 1815 Recorded 24th August 1815 Jacob Edson Town Clk Advertised Page 156 Survey of a Road neer James McDonnolds in Milford Say beginning at Midle of the Susquehanna River at the Bridge Formerly Caled McDonnolds Bridge & Runs from thence North 48 Degrees West 4 Chains 65 Links Thence North 23 Degrees West 3 Chains 21 Links Thence North 2 Degrees East 7 Chains Until it intersects the Rode that Leads from John Fritts in Milford to the Otego Line neer to the Dwelling House of James McDonnolds Containing a Distance of Sixty three Rods David L Sayre Surveyor James Horth } Comrs of Andrew Shute } Highways Milford 4th Augt 1815 J Edson V Clerk Recorded 24th August 1815 Advertised Booke in to the Enclosure of Subscriber in Sept Last a Dark Red Yearling heffer Some white on one hind foot, the owner is Desired to prove property pay Charges & take her Away. Andrew Shute Jacob Edson Town Clerk [New page, unnumbered] Survey of a Road leading aCrofs the Susquehannah River neer to the Grist mill Standing on Said River neer to John Mumfords dwelling house Say beginning on the East side of the Rode that Leads from Milford Meeting House in Milford to Isaac Coliers neer to the South End of the Dwelling house of John Brownell and Runs from thence 30 Degrees East five Chains aCrofs the new Bridge thence South 62 Degrees East six Chains & 40 Links until it Intersects the Rode East of the now Dwelling house of John Mumford Containing a Distance of Forty six Rods David L Sayre Surveyor James Horth }Comrs of Andrew Shute }Hways Milford 26th Oct 1815 Jacob Edson Town Clerk