At the annual Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Otsego held at the House
of William Lewis in the Village of Cooperstown on Tuesday the third day of March 1846
Present
H. B. Sprague )
H. S. Babcock ) Justices
H. Perking )
William P. Johnson )
On Motion it was Resolved that the Town choose three road Commissioners
Resolved
That the Town choose four Constables
Resolved
That the Town choose Three Assessors
Resolved
That Cattle, Sheep, hogs & Horses shall not be permitted to run at large at any
time under the penalty of twenty five cents for each & every offence
Resolved
That Rams shall not be permitted to run at large from the first of August to the
twenty fifth day of November under the penalty of five dollars.
Resolved
As the sense of the Town of Otsego, that the application for the creation of A
New County by Name of Unadilla, which seeks to set off from the County of
Otsego the whole of the Town of Otego and A part of the Town of Butternuts, is
not based upon Merrit in connection with the public interest; and, that when the
territory embraced in those Towns is sought to be sett off in opposition to the
declared will of the inhabitants thereof as expressed at special Town Meetings
called in refference to the subject,- we feel it our duty to remonstrate against such
proposed creation of A New County and do hereby remonstrate against the
Same.
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Resolved
That the foregoing resolution be transmitted to the Members of Assembly from
this County by the Clerk of this Town -
The following persons were then Elected to the severall offices set opposite their
respective Names for the ensuing year
Elisha Doubleday Supervisor
George Jarvis Clerk
Edward Lewis jun Supt of Schools
William Kinney one year )
George Dalphin two years ) Com of High ways
John Williams three years )
Herbert Coburn one year )
Alexander Taylor two years ) Assessors
Zadoc Fitch three years )
Delos D. Pier four years Justice
John B Northrup )
Caleb Thayer ) Overseers of Poor
Seth Doubleday )
Peter Beker ) Inspectors of Election in
John Mc Namee ) District No 1
Chester Taylor jun )
Robert G Russell ) Inspectors of Elections in
Russell Brownell ) District No 2
John Hurd )
Hezekiah Worner )
Alexander Waterman ) Constables
Jasper Sherwood )
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William Lewis Collector
Silas A Nash Town Sealer
It was also Resolved that the Town choose - two overseers of the Poor -
After the result of the canvas the board of Canvassers proceded to draw by lot the
terms of service of Road Commissioners and Assessors - in accordance with an act
passed May tenth 1845 the Highway Commissioners were then divided into three
Classes. William Kinnie drew in the first class George T Dalphin drew in the second,
and John C Williams drew in the third which was duly declared to be their several terms
of Office. they next proceded to draw the terms of Assessors, Herbert M Coburn in the
first class Alexander Taylor in the second and Zadoc Fitch in the third, which was also
duly declared to be their several terms of Office.
1846 - page 4
Path Masters
1 Harry Clarke 38 Henry Newland
2 Lucien D Metcalf 39 James Mc Tavish
3 Geo W Johnson 40 Joel Squires
4 James Allen 41 Ashel Clarke
5 A. T. Van Horne 42 John Southerland
6 Benajah Comstoc 43 Homer Beadle
7 H. B. Sprague 44 James Hinds
8 George Hinds 45 Orlo Underwood
9 Leman Cummings 46 Horace C Hooker
10 John C Williams 47 Lorenzo Jarvis
11 Thos T Higbie 48 ? Jones
12 Peter Edget 49 John Wilson
13 David Hicox 50 Thos Russell
14 Jacob Hardie 51 Edward Lewis
15 John B Northrup 52 J. M. Whipple
16. Warren Nichols 53 Peter Van Valkenburgh
17 Harrison Underwood 54 Charles Bailey
18 Col. Potter 55 Daniel Carpenter
19 W. S. Wray crossed out, Isaac Stocker added 56 John Wiley
20 Benjamin Thompson 57 Hiram Barton
21 Jacob Wiley 58 Amon Taylor
22 Dennis Clarke 59 James Kinney
23 Ashel Benjamin 60 Olney Andrus
24 Hiram Newell 61 Samuel Pashley
25 Stephen Eddy 62 William B Adams
26 John C Wiley
27 Harvey Stowell From the Minutes
28 William Doubleday Geo Jarvis
29 Daniel Babbit Clerk
30 Levi Peirce Harvy Perkins, Justice
31 Hezekiah Warner Hiram Babcock Do
32 John Williams Hezekiah B. Sprague, Do
33 Lester Taylor
34 Andrew B Lisk
35 Patrick Langdon No of Persons Assessed 674
36 William Shaw No of days Assessed 2081
37 Peter King
At a Special Town Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Otsego held in
pursuance of an Act “Relating to Excise and to license retailers of intoxicating
liquors” passed May 14, 1845 and also an Act [amending?] Said Act passed 1846
altering the day of Town Meeting until the 19th day of May. Met at the House of
William Lewis in Cooperstown on the said 19th day of May 1846
Present
Hezekiah B Sprague )
Harvey Perkins )
Hiram Babcock ) Justices
Wm P Johnson )
Resolved
That the Town proceed to ballot on the question of License or No License
The whole number of Votes Cast for licence or No License was Seven hundred
and eighty nine (789) of which Votes there were four hundred and fifty five
against License ( 455
and three hundred and thirty four for License ( 334
121
Harvey Perkins Justice
William P Johnson Justice
Hezekiah B Sprague Justice
Hiram Babcock Justice
From the Minutes George Jarvis Town Clerk