At the annual meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of the town of Otsego held at the Court House
fourth day of March 1828
Present George Morell )
C. Jarvis ) Jus
C. Stevens )
Voted that the town raise two hundred and fifty dollars for the support of the Poor for the year ensuing.
Voted the town elect three assessors and four Constables.
Voted that the Collector be allowed three pr cent as his fees.
Proceeded to Ballet for town officers when the following persons were declared duly elected.
George Morell Supt
George Pomeroy Town Clerk
Joseph Griffin Jr )
Jared Allen Jr ) Assessors
Daniel Marvin )
John Russell Jr. )
Elias Root ) Coms of High Ways
William Johnson )
Stephen Gregory )
Buckingham Fitch ) Overseers of the Poor
Henry Scott Jr )
Kent Jarvis ) Coms of Com Schools
Abm Van Horne )
Ariel Spafard )
Job Potter ) School Inspec
G A Starkweather )
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Homer Beadle Const & Collector
Ira Tanner )
Kent Jarvis ) Const
A A Ensworth )
Resolved that the same amount of money be raised for Com Schools as the law required.
Resolved that Sheep, Hogs & Horses shall not run at large under the Penalty of 50 cents each.
Resolved that Cattle shall not run at large from the 1st Nov. to 1s April under the penalty of 25 cents each
Resolved
that the School Inspectors receive Eight Shillings pr day while Inspecting the schools.
Resolved
Unanimously that we are opposed to the division of the town by setting
off the west part of the town to the town of Burlington
Elijah Mathewson )
Henry Luce )
Erastus Taylor )
Ovid Drake ) Fence Viewers
Wm. Johnson )
Wm Adams )
Ira. Tannar )
William Nichols )
David Marvin ) Pound Masters
Hart Seymour )
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Path Masters
1. George Morell 45. Elias Geer
2. Calvin Graves 47. John Burrus
3. John Kellog 48. Saml Jones
4. Lester C Doubleday 50. John Russell Jr
5. Theodorus Allen 51. Saml Hicock
6. Levi Pierce 53. John Hinds
7. Buck Fitch 56. Benedict Price
8. James E Lathrop 57. Jacob R. Root
9. Joseph Cheney 58. Erastus Taylor
10. William Williams 59. Lewis Brockway
11. John Davis 60. Samuel Morris
12. Zatty Andrus 61. Stephen Babbit
13. Alxr. Hicock 63. Saml Spooner
14. William Ruttenburgh Jr. 64. Jacob Gates
15. David Marvin 65. Joseph G Crosby
16. William Johnson 66. Chancy N Chapman
17. Horace Beadle 67. Dennis Clark
18. Moses Sumner 30. Abm Shutes
19. Jared Allen Jr
20. Daniel P. Barney
21. Robert Weeks
22. Saml C Bosworth
23. John Dunbar
24. Sirajah Newell
25. Hosea Williams
26. Stephen Allen from the minutes
27. James D Colt
28. Horace Shipman G P
29. Truman Dewey Jr T Clk
31. Nathan W. Metcalf
32. Ozias L Williams
33. John Lumly
34. Demas A Doubleday
35. Martin Pickens
38. Josiah Tanner
39. John De Long
40. John Bowen Jr.
41. Peter Mc Croar
44. Hiram Coonrod