At an annual Town Meeting held at the Inn of W. C. Keyes on the second Tuesday of February 1866
The following Justices were present H. Kinnie )
Lewis Hinds )
. E. W. Badger ) Justices
Philip Roof )
The following Resolutions were passed at said meeting
Resolved that the supervisor of the Town of Otsego pay Mrs. Maria Burk Twenty
one 65/100 Dollars wrongfully assessed & collected by said town of Otsego
Resolved that the sum of Seven 40/100 Dollars assessed to E. Rexford be refunded to him
it being an erreoneous assessment
Resolved that the sum of Seven hundred & fifty Dollars be levied & collected in said town of Otsego
in addition to amount now raised for Roads & Bridges
At the same town meeting the following named persons were duly elected to the following offices. Viz
John R. Leaning Supervisor
Benjamin F. Murdock Town Clerk
Lewis Hinds Justice of Peace
Chas. Childs Assessor
John W. Augur Commissioner of Hgwy
Thos. Higby )
Orsemas Reynolds ) Overseers of Poor
Geo Jarvis )
Samuel Bingham ) Inspector 1 Dist
Samuel A Bowen )
Geo Marvin )
Pulaski C. Bates ) Inspector 2 Dist
Fay E. Taylor )
S. Wilson Cheney Collector & Constable
Norman L. Hyde )
Stephen L. Williams ) Constables
E. Marcellus )
Geo. Jarvis Town Sealer
H. L. Hinman Clk
At a meeting of Commissioners of Highways of the town of Otsego at the Inn of W. C. Keyes February 20 the following
Overseers of Highways were appointed
Walter Van Horn )
John Auger )
Rufus Preston )
B. F. Murdock Town Clerk
Ward Ward
1 James Clark 31 J. A. Mc Ewen
2 William Lake 32 Walter Van Horn
3 Albert Kellogg 33 Lester Taylor
4 James Allen 34 David Wedderspoon
5 A. T. Van Horn 35 James J. Allen
6 Harvy Williams 36 Norman Babcock
7 Buckingham Fitch jun 37 Peter King
8 Orlo Underwood 38 Jeremiah Shaul
9 John Armstrong 39 Henry Wilsey
10 Sherman Williams 40 Frederick Rogers
11 Henry Bliss 41 Judiah Alesworth
12 Milton Tu___ 42 Thomas Taylor jun_
13 Col. J. A. Cheney 43 E. P. Thorp
14 Harry Williams 44 Ephraim Kinney
15 Theodor Marvin 45 Charles Jacobs
16 Buckingham Fitch 2d 46 Napoleon Prosser
17 Edward Coleman 47 Samuel Quaif
18 Chauncy Judd 48
19 Richard Van Horn 49 Philo W. Perkins
20 John Wiley 50 Ruffus Preston
21 James Fern 51 Allen Taylor
22 James Byard 52 E. P. Gardner
23 Alfred Barton 53 Menzo House
24 Elias Van Benscoten 54 Elisha C. Gibbs
25 Alonzo House 55 Charles Babbitt
26 Francis Hecox 56 Sherman Bristoll
27 Homer Coonrod 57
28 Joseph Warren 58 Francis Taylor
29 David Babbitt 59 Mason Chapman
40 Geo Scribner 60 F. T. Jarvis
Ward
61 J. H. Pashley
62
63 Beecher Higby
At a meeting of the board of auditors of town accounts of the town of Otsego held at Cooperstown in
Said town on the Second day of June 1866
Present Benjamin F. Murdock Town clerk
Philip Roof )
Hiram Kinnie ) Justices
Resolved that the amount of the Bond to be made and executed by the Supervisor of the town of Otsego in
pursuance of an act of the Legislature of the State of N. Y. passed April 11th 1866 be and the Sum is hereby
fixed at Two Thousand Dollars
B. F. Murdock Town Clk
Philip Roof )
Hiram Kinnie ) Justices
At a meeting of the town Board of town Auditors of the town of Otsego held at the Inn of W. C. Keyes
Present - J. R. Leaning Supervisor
B. F.. Murdock Town Clerk
Hiram Kinney )
Lewis Hinds ) Justices
John W. Young )
The following Accounts were Audited & Allowed
1 Norman S. Hyde Constable 4.64
2 John Mc Namee Assessor 55.50
3 Z. G. Garlic Justice 3.00
4 Fay E. Taylor Inspector 7.50
5 Fay E. Taylor Assessor 30.00
6 Thomas Higby Overseer 25.70
7 S. A. Bowen Inspector Election 7.50
8 S. W. Bingham " " 7.50
9 Dorr Kinney " " 10.50
10 H. L. Hinman Clerk of Election 3.00
11 Elijah Marcellus Constable 16.50
12 Charles Childs Assessor 35.25
13 Geo Jarvis Inspector Election 7.50
14 W. C. Van Horn Comm Highways 24.00
15 S. M. Shaw Printer 8.75
16 Thomas Bourne Dept Sheriff 6.37
17 Ruffus Preston Com. Highways 15.00
18 E. D. Preston Clerk Election 3.00
19 Geo. H. Marvin Inspector of Election 7.50
20 Orsemus Reynolds Overseer 114.50
21 Lynes & Bowen Attorneys 39.72
22 John W. Augur Com Highways 31.50
23 B. F. Murdock & Bro Stationary & Postage 4.14
24 B. F. Murdock Town Clerk 35.00
25 O. J. Walradt Constable 9.50
26 J. R. Leaning Clerk of Registry 4.50
27 Lewis Hinds Justice 7.50
28 E. W. Badger " 10.00
29 W. H. Ruggles Stationery 3.25
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30 J. R. Leaning Supervisor 66.50
31 Hugh M. Seaton Inn Keeper 25.00
32 Philip Roof Justice 14.35
33 Hiram Kinney " 53.00
34 S. M. Ballard Inn Keeper 20.00
35 W. S. Nelson Clerk of Election 7.50
36 W. C. Keyes Inn Keeper 25.00
Resolved that the Supervisor be instructed to raise and pay the Sum of Two hundred and Sixty five dollars being the
Sum apportioned to the Town of Otsego for aid in Erecting a Hall of Military Records at Albany
B. F. Murdock Town clerk
Ezra W. Badger )
Lewis Hinds ) Justices
H. Kinney )