Annual Minutes 1825 Copied by : Jayne Davis Szaz |
Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes 1825 [New page, unnumbered] At the annual town Meeting held at the house of Peter Colliers on Tuesday the first day of March 1825 the following persons were elected to office Viz Asa Eddy……………}Town Clerk Jacob Dietz…………}Supervisor Amos Waters……….} Loman Stewart……..}Afsefsors Jacob Young……….} Daniel Lee………….}Const and Collector William Richardson..} Richard Swartwout }Overseers of Poor Asher Bernard……..} Timothy Brown……}Comrs of Highways Samuel S Yager……} David Mackey……..} Abial D Blodget……}Constables Timothy Sabins…….} David L Sayre………} Eliahim R…………...}Comrs of Schools Allen Baker…………} Joseph Rice…………} Consider King………}Inspectors of Schools Joseph L__ey……….} David L Sayre………} Levi Adams…………} William P White……} David Fairchild…….}Pound Masters Beers Peete…………} Peter Collier………..} Stephen Baker……...} John Moore…………} Amos Waters………}Fence Viewers Eli Rose……………} William Angel…….} Page 234 Path Masters Ward No 1 William Wilcox No. 2 Levi Stewart No 3 Richard Swartwout No 4 Charles Morris No 5 Peter Collier No 6 James Ferrin No 7 David Marvin No 8 Simeon Walling No. 9 Charles Walling No 10 Garret Van Walkenburg No 11 Jacob Dietz No 12 Peter Miller No 13 Rufus Westcott No 15 Smith Humphrey No 16 John Adams No 17 Benajah Aylesworth No 18 Harvey Houghton No 19 Elisha Swort No 20 Thomas Hoag No 21 Peter _ling No 22 Ebenezer Wilcox No 23 David Boew No 24 Roswell Grover No 25 Gerret Martin No 26 Joseph Mumford No 27 William Whitford No 28 Adam Yager No 29 Thomas Martin No 30 James Allen No 31 Aaron Chidester No 32 William Ellis [New page, unnumbered] No 33 Daniel Waters No 34 Garret Walley No 35 Parker Wilson No 36 Beers Peete No 37 Samuel Carpenter No 38 Samuel Rider No 39 Alvin Lyon No 40} Frederick Boint No 41} Frederick Boint No 42 Lewis Houghtentaly No 43 Benony Adams No 44 Robinson Aylesworth No 45 Amos Kith No 46 Isaac Hungarford No 47 Daniel Griswold No 48 Aron Lane No 49 William Stevens No 50 Abel Babcock No 51 Jacob Brewer No 52 Cornelius Lane No 53 Isaac Friderburg No 54 Henry L Miller and No 55 George Schermerhorn Voted that Sd Town raise for the Support of the poor Seventy five dollars Voted that the by Laws of Sd Town Stand as they did Last year Voted that the Town Re_ait to Rodney Arnold $20 of a Judgment that now ___ against Sd Arnold in favour of Sd Town Voted that Sd Town Raise $20 in ___t_t_tion to the Town above named for the Support of the Poor of Sd Town Page 236 Voted that the next annual Town meeting be held at the house of William N White in Sd Town to Commence at 9 oclock A.M. Asa Eddy T Cl Division of Third Ward We the Commifsioners of the town of Milford agree to divide the third Ward in Said Town the division to take Place at David French’s Well on the east Side of the highway opposite Said Frenche’s now dwelling house the South Part to be Designated by Ward No 56k Milford Febr 21st 1825 Timothy Brown} Asher Bernard }Commifsioners Division of Fourth Ward We the Commifsioners of the Town of Milford do agree to Divide the Fourth Ward Distrcit in Said Town The division to take Place at George Mumfords North Line and the South Part to extend to William Scotts South Line the South Ward will be designated by Ward No 57 Milford Febr 21st 1825 Timothy Brown } Asher Bernard } Commifsioners Asa Eddy } T Clerk Page 241 Voted that the town raise fifty Dollars for the Support of the Poor the ensuing year Voted that the by Laws remain as they were pafsed in the year 1823 Voted that the next annual Town Meeting be held at the house of Willaim V. White in Said Town at Nine o clock in the morning Asa Eddy Town Clerk Levi Stewarts Mark Two half Pennys on the under Side of the Left ear former by Daniel Averell on Page 85 *Abijah Fairchild Mark 2 half pennys under the left ear and slit in the end of the right ear *now Henry Wilcox mark Page 242 We the Jurors Say upon our oaths that the Road Running on the line between Reuben Scot and Josiah Arnold on the Hartwick Line be discontinued Milford May 4th 1825 Thomas Hoag George Lyon Thomas Baker Asahel Brooks Jason Wilcox Elias Rodgers David Wilcox Onman Stevens George R Wilcox Read Baker Samuel Bixby ____ W Chapell We two of the Comifsioners of the Town of Milford approve of the proceedings of the Jurors above in Discontinuing the Road above mentioned May the 4th 1825 Timothy Browne Asher Barnard Asa Eddy Town Clerk [New page, unnumbered] We the Comrs of the town of Milford conceive it necefsary to alter the boundary of Wards No 26 and No 51 and the Same Shall be divided as follows No. 26th to extend from Benjamin Westcott to Samuel Rufsells South line and No 51 from Jacob Brewers North line Southward to Samuel Rufsells South line dated this 15th day of February 1825 John Low…..}Comrs Jacob Young }of Walter Fitch..}Highways [Cannot read page number] Survey of a Road in the Town of Milford Which Begins at the Town line between the Town of Milford and Laurens on a small Brook that runs through the Lands of William Whitford and Crofses the line near the Lands of John Brees in Laurens and Runs thence North 77 East 7.00 Chains North 84 East 3.75 North 31 East 9.00 North 60 East 1.60 North 80 East 5.00 North 84 East 2.50 North 71 East 2.30 North 80 East 2.00 North 70 East 10.00 North 88 East 15.50 South 54 East 4.60 South 43 East 13.00 South 82 East 25.00 South 75 East 18.00 South 43 East 3.00 South 23 East 8.50 where it intersects the Road a little north of Widow Barnards house Containing a distance of 1˝ miles & 45 Rods Milford September 25th 1825 Ralph Jordan }Comrs David L Sayre Surveyor Walter Fitch }of William Scott }Highways