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Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes 1823 Page 218 At the annual town Meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants at the town of Milford held at the house of Peter Collier in said town on the 4th day of March 1823 the following persons were elected to office Viz Peter Collier…………………}Supervisor Ezra Adams…………………}Town Clerk Daniel Lee…………………..}Constable and Collector Richard Swartwant………….} Simeon Walling…………….} Overseers of Poor John Low……………………} Walter Fitch…………….. …}Comrs of highways Jacob Young………………..} David Mackey……………...} Leman Stewart……………..}Constables Zichri Ward………………...} Ezra Adams………………..} Levi Stewart………………..}Comrs of Schools Jacob Dietz…………………} Joseph Rice…………………} Samuel Rufsell……………..}Inspectors of Schools Joseph Lindsey……………..} Samuel Rufsell…………….} John Quackenbofs…………}Afsefsors Oliver Crocker…………….} [New page, unnumbered] David L Sayre……………..} Levi Adams……………….} William White……………}Pound Masters David Fairchild…………..} Beers Peete………………..} Peter Collier………………} Stephen Baker……………} John Moore………………} Amos Waters…………….}Fence Viewers Eli Rose………………….} William Angel…………...} Path Masters Ward No. 1 Amos Sweet 2 Levi Stewart 3 Andrew Shute 4 Charles Morris 5 Peter Collier 6 Levi Hungerford 7 Jacob Young 8 Thomas W Morenius 9 Nicholas Whitmarsh 10 Joseph Allen 11 Frederick Brown 12 Peter Miller 13 Jacob Ferrington 15 William Humphrey 16 Barnabas Bates 17 Eli Rose Page 220 No of Wards 18th George Schermerhorn 19 Henry Smith 20 Thomas Hoag 21 Andrew Shute Jun 22 Ebenezer Wilcox 23 William Whitford 24 Albert Scott 25 William Stevens 26 Samuel Rufsell 27 Horace Bifsell 28 John Quackenbofs 29 Thomas Mantor 30 John Allen 31 John Low 32 Reuben Beales 33 Amos Waters 34 Leman Stewart 35 Parker Wilson 36 Beers Peete 37 Samuel Carpenter 38 Asher Barnard 39 Elisha Lyon 40 Joseph Varrs 41 Henry Miller 42 Jonathan Morel 43 Benoni Adams 44 Elias Rogers 45 A W Wickham 46 Isaac Hungerford 47 William Richardson 48 Aaron Lane 49 Caleb Sweet 50 Alonzo Bridgefs 52 Cornelius Lane 53 Thomas Sweet 54 Daniel Price [New page, unnumbered] Voted That the Said town exonerate James Washington from the payment of the Sum of twenty three dollars and fourty seven cents which Money was due to said town by a contract by the overseers of the poor. Voted by the said town that Harry Bifsell be exonerated from paying a sum of $25.00 which was obtained against him by the overseers of the poor of said town for selling Spirituous liquors without Lycence. Revision of bye Laws for the town of Milford Resolved That hogs in the town of Milford be confined and not suffered to run at large in any part of the town from the first of April in any year to the last day of November in the same year under the penalty of twelve and an half cents upon the owner or owners thereof for each and every hog Suffered to run at large during any part of the year aforesaid to be recovered in the Manner as is by law directed and also that all hogs found running at large at any time between the last day of Novm in any year and the first day of April then Next within one half Mile of any Store Tavern or Gristmill in the Said town of Milford Shall Subject the owner or owners to the penalty of twelve and one half cents for each and every hog so running at large to be recovered as hereinabove have directed Page 222 Resolved That no rams be Suffered to run at large in the town of Milford between the tenth day of September and the fifteenth day of November in any year under the penalty of five dollars upon the owner or owners thereof to be recovered in Manner above directed Resolved That no Stud horse over two years old be suffered to run at large during any part of the year in the town of Milford under the penalty of five dollars upon the owner or owners thereof to be recovered in the Manner above directed. Resolved That no Neat Cattle or horses be sufered to run at large within one half Mile of any Tavern Store or Gristmill in the said town of Milford between the first day of November and the first day of April then next under the penalty of one dollar upon the owner or owners thereof for each and every Such beast so running at large to be recovered in manner aforesaid Voted That the town raise as Much School Money as what they draw from the State Voted That the next annual Town Meeting be held at the house of Peter Collier Ezra Adams } Town Clk [New page, unnumbered] Survey or an alteration of a road beginning Near to Smith Humphreys in Milford say 40 links west from a white burch tree Marked H a few rods North from Said Humphreys Barn and runs from thence North 28º West 56 Chains thence North 32º West 8 Chains thence North 54 West 7 Chains 30 links thence North 5 West 4 Chains thence North 25º E 3 Chains thence North 5º West 29 chains 30 links thence North 22 East 7 chains until it intersects the old road that formerly leades from William Humphreys in Milford to David Wilcox containing a distance of one Mile and a quarter and forty eight rods Milford 21 April 1823 David L Sayre Walter Fitch }Comrs of Surveyor John Low }Highways Survey of a Road Beginning at the corner of Rufus Houghtons garden fence South east of his house and running thence North 23º East along a line fence and Marked trees 47 Chains until it intersects the Otego Road at the Road leading to Asher Barnards Milford Nov 5th 1823 John Low }Comrs of John Broderick Walter Fitch}Highways Surveyor Page 224 A Survey of an Alteration of the Road leading from Colliers to Cooperstown Beginning at the Center of the Above Mentioned road 30 links from a crevice in a ledge of Rocks nearly Opposite David Culley’s house Running thence North 33º East 4 Chains thence North 8º 30 _ E 8 Chains and 5 links thence North 17º West 10 Chains 5 links to the Center of the Above Mentioned Road The whole length 22 Chains Milford Nov 5th 1823 Walter Fitch }Comrs of John S Broderick John Low }Highways Surveyor