At the annual Town Meeting of the Electors of the Town of Otsego held at the House of
William Lewis in the Village of Cooperstown on Tuesday the 6 day of March 1849
Present
Hiram S Babcock )
Delos D Pier ) Justices
Herbert M Coburn )
William P Johnson )
On Motion Resolved
That the Town choose four constables
Resolved
That cattle, sheep, Horses and Hogs shall not be permitted to run at large at any
time, under the penalty of Twenty Five cents for each and every offence
Resolved
That Rams shall not be permitted to run at large from the first day of August, to
the Twenty fifty day of November, under the penalty of Five Dollars for each &
every offence
The following persons were then duly Elected to the several offices to which their
names are annexed for the ensuing Year or term of Years-
Henry Phinney Supervisor
George Jarvis Town Clerk
William P Johnson Justice 4 Years
Hezekiah B Sprague Assessor 3 Years
John Williams Road Commissioner for 3 Years
1849 - page 2
Caleb Thayer )
John B Northrup ) Overseers of Poor
Nelson Herdman Collector
Jasper Sherwood )
Richard A Freeman ) Constables
Nelson Herdman )
Levi Peirce jun )
Richard Cooley ) Inspectors of Elections,
Richard Van Horne ) Dist No one
Thomas B Leek )
John A Badger )
John K Leaning ) Inspectors of Elections
Henry Bliss ) Dust No Two
Holder Cory Town Sealer
1849 - page 3
Path Masters
1 Thomas Whitwell 32 John Williams
2 Isaac Keeling crossed out, L.T. Metcalf added
3 Jared Brainard 33 Richard Davidson
4 Mc Kean Thompson 34 A B Van Horne
5 Naman Perkins 35 Orlo Underwood
6 Alson Preston 36 William Shaw
7 Buckingham Fitch 37 Damon Delong
8 James E Lathrop 38 Daniel Rynder
9 Daniel Greene 39 James Sitts
10 Titus B Davidson 40 Alonzo Kellogg crossed out, Edwin Pier added
11 Thomas Higby 42 Weedon Gorton
12 Peter Edgett 43 Joseph W Johnson
13 David Hecox 44 Gilbert Coonrod
14 Ackler Knowlton 45 Elias Gear
15 Edward Olendorf 46 Horace Taylor
16 Rufus Preston 47 Ely Hyde
17 Charles Harris crossed out, Walter Tunnicliff added 48 Timothy Kinney
18 Samuel Kinney 49 John B Bissell
19 Oliver Freeman 50 Nelson Russell
20 Benjamin Thompson 51 Joseph Shilleto
21 Jacob Wiley 52 Madison Whipple
22 Joshua Baird 53 Judiah Ellsworth
23 Hiram Barton 54 Jacob Allen
24 Hiram Newell 55 Josiah Babbitt
25 Rice Austin 56 Ephraim B Burnside
26 Abell Benjamin 57 Fayette Hinds, no.57 & name crossed out
27 Jesse Perkins 58 Nicholas Wilson, no 58 & name crossed out
28 Rufus Warren 59 Nicholas Wilson
29 Jefferson Prossor 60 Henry Jarvis
30 George Scribner 61 Samuel Pashley
31 Levi Thayer 62 William B Adams
63 William Williams
58 Fayette Hinds
No of Ratebles 569 From the Minutes Geo Jarvis T Clerk
No of days Assessed 1964 3/4 H S Babcock )
H M Coburn )
Wm P Johnson ) Justices
Delos D Pier )