Annual Minutes 1828 Copied by : Jayne Davis Szaz |
Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes 1828 Page 251 Milford March 4th 1828 At a Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Milford held this day at the housse of Wm V White it was Resolved that there be $125 Raised for the Support of the Poor the ensuing year 2nd Resolved that the Town Raise $100 to be paid to Aaron Chidester in addition to A sum agreed to by him with the commifsioners for building a Bridge acrofs the Susquehannah River by John Mumfords The following are the names of the persons elected to Ofice for the ensuing year Asa Eddy Town Clerk Peter Collier Supervisor Daniel Lee Constable and Collector Judah Waters Jr……} } Cyrus Richmond } Afsefsors William Richardson } Ralf Jordan } Commifsioers William Scott } of Walter Fitch } Highways George Coone } Overseers Richard Swartwout } of the Poor Thomas Coon } Commifsioners Consider King } of John Whiteside } Schools Joseph Rice } Inspectors William Fern } of Joseph Linsey .} Schools Page 252 David Mackey } Hiram Mumford } Constables David Sullivan } Thomas D Alexander } William V White } Pound Asahel Marvin .} Beeres Peet .} Peter Collier .} Masters Thomas Baker . } Tunus Snooke .} Fence Judah Waters Jr Reuben Beals Aaron Lane Eli Rose Viewers Path Masters No 1 Christopher Ellis No 2 Levi Stewart Bi 3 Griswold Walworth No 4 William V White No 5 William Collier No 6 William Yeomans No 7 David Marvin No 8 Sylvenus Smith No 9 Abram A Houghtaling No 10 Abram Yager No 11 Zachariah Van Louven No 12 Aaron D Rose No 13 Joseph Brightman No 14 Abram Gurney No 15 Edward Segar No 16 Willard Lee No 17 George Aylesworth No 18 John Wilcox No 19 Warren Lyon No 20 Thomas Hoag No 21 Andrew Shute jr No 22 Ebenezer Wilcox No 23 Ira Chappel No 24 William Barnard No 25 Robert Martin No 26 Daniel Babcock No 27 Elias Rogers Jr No 28 James Coats No 29 William Burns No 30 ________ Allen No 31 John Browell No 32 Charls Ellis No 33 Thomas J Waters No 34 Richard Avery No 35 Parker Wilson No 36 Beers Peet No 37 Taber Shove No 38 William Sharp No 39 James Weatherly No 40 Augustus Vars No 41 Henry H Miller No 42 Aaron Newkark No 43 John A Cronkhite No 44 Benjamin Aylesworth No 45 Ira A Aylesworth No 46 Isaac Hungerford No 47 E__nd Griswold Page 253 No 48 William Wellman No 49 Zuri Wellman No 50 Thomas D Alexander No 51 William Winslow No 52 Corneleas Lane No 53 Tunus Snuke No 54 Jacob Yager No 55 Henry Schermerhorn No 56 Richard Swartwout No 57 William Scott No 58 David Morrell No 59 Thomas Burnside No 60 Ichaikim Van Valkenburg No 61 Abraham Gurney No 62 Adam G Cook No 63 Samuel Yomans 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 William V White in Said Town To Commence at 9 Oclock AM Asa Eddy Town Clk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We Levi Stewart Joseph Westcott and Jacob Dietz Esquires being Three Justices of the peace for the Town of Milford in the County of Otsego Having been certified that the following vacancies of town officers for Said Town Have occurred and have remained vacant for the Space of at least Twelve Days Viz one Commifsioner of Schools, Two Inspectors of Schools We therefore in pursuance of the Statue in such case made and provided to appoint the following persons to fill said vacancies until the next Annual Town Meeting Viz John Moore jr Commifsioner of Schools Alpha Bligh } Inspectors William Knapp } of Schools Done at Milford this 8th Day of November 1828 Joseph Westcott }Justices Levi Stewart } of the Jacob Dietz } Peace Page 255 Survey of an alteration in a Road leading from Bezer Reeds to the Town of Laurens. Begins at a Stake and Stones standing on the North side of Said highway and Runs thence S 68º W 6 Chains 25 Links. When it enters the Road leading from Edmond Richmond to the Town of Laurens, being 25 Rods in Length Milford September 22nd 1828 Ralph Jordan }Com Mark A Sayre Surveyor Walter Fitch }High William Scott }Way Survey of an alteration in a Road leading from Amos Waters to the Town of Maryland. Begins at a Stake and Stones standing about four Rods in a South direction from a Beach Tree Standing in Said High Way and Runs Thence North 56º East 5 Chs 50 Links Thence North 70º East 3 Chains 00 Thence North 40º East 2 Chains 60 Thence North 59º East 6 Chains 00 Thence North 77º East 2 Chains 00 Thence South 7º West 4 Chains 00 Thence South 13º East 3 Chains 00 Thence South 30º East 2 Chains 00 Thence South 40º East 3 Chains 20 Thence South 20º East 4 Chains 00 Where it enters the Road before mentioned Leading from Amos Waters to the Town of Maryland being one Hundred and Forty one Rods and five Links in Length Milford Nov 28th 1828 Ralph Jordan }High Way Mark A Sayre Surveyor William Scott }Com Asa Eddy Town Clerk Page 256 Stray Sheep Came into the enclosures on or about the fifteenth of September last Four teen Sheep Marked as follows, Two with a Crop on the left ear and half Crop on the right; the remainder with a half penny under the left ear. The owner is requested to Call prove property, pay Charges and take them away. Milford, November 25, 1828 Silas Wellman Page 260 Survey of a Road in the Town of Milford which begins at a pine tree marked with the letter A and on the line between the Town of Milford and the Town of Maryland and runs thence on a line between Lands now owned by Nathaniel Rose and Amos Adams N 6º W 43 Chains 75 Links Thence N 8º E 10 Chains 00 Links Thence North 22 Chains 00Links Thence N 10º W 5 Chains 00 Links Thence N 20º W 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 10º W 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 4º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 19º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 16º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 39º E 7 Chains 00 Links Thence N 42º E 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 58º E 5 Chains 00 Links Thence N 64º E 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 59º E 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 60º E 2 Chains 00 Links Thence East 6 Chains 00 Links Thence N 86º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 46º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 44º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence North…..3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 2º W 1 Chain 00 Links Thence N 9º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 4º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 3º W 1 Chain 00 Links Thence N 22º E 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 40º W 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 51º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 65º E 6 Chains 00 Links Thence N 66º E 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 84º E 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 81º E 5 Chains 00 Links Thence N 52º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 42º E 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 5º E 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 9º E 5 Chains 00 Links Thence N 5º E 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 40º W 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 51º W 5 Chains 00 Links Thence N 63º W 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 51 º W 5 Chains 00 Links Thence N 63º W 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 51º W 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 63º W 4 Chains 00 Links Thence N 51º W 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 43º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 16º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 58º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 30º W 5 Chains 00 Links Thence N 37º W 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 26º W 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 4º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 31º W 3 Chains 00 Links Thence N 19º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 14º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 3º W 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 1º E 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 19º E 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 2º E 2 Chains 00 Links Thence N 5º W 1 Chain 00 Links 244 Chains where it intersects A road leading from a house now occupied by Daniel Pratt to the Town of Maryland Being Three Miles and Sixteen Rods in Length Milford Alonzo Bridges }Com of Mark A Sayre Surveyor William Scott }High Ways Asa Eddy Town Clk [This survey was not dated. I think it took place in 1828.]