Otsego Town Minutes 
1868 
At an annual town meeting held at the Inn of Daniel Peck on the Second Tuesday of Feby  1868				
Present	           C. R. Burch	Town Clerk
					H. Kinnie       )
					E. W. Badger )  Justices
					J. W. Young  )
					Lewis Hinds  )

The following persons were duly Elected to the Several offices of the town of Otsego,  Viz 
				Samuel S. Edick	Supervisor

appointed Feby 12th   1868	Chas. R. Burch	Town Clerk

		J    S. Sprague		Justice full term

		John J. Crafts		Assessor

		Rufus Preston		Com of Highways

		Orsemus Reynolds )
		Thomas Higby       )		Overseers Poor

		William H. Scott		Collector

		Stephen H. Moore  )
		Oliver Walra





Town of Otsego Records 1868




Otsego Town Minutes 
1868 
At an annual town meeting held at the Inn of Daniel Peck on the Second Tuesday of Feby  1868				
Present	           C. R. Burch	Town Clerk
					H. Kinnie       )
					E. W. Badger )  Justices
					J. W. Young  )
					Lewis Hinds  )

The following persons were duly Elected to the Several offices of the town of Otsego,  Viz 
				Samuel S. Edick	Supervisor

appointed Feby 12th   1868	Chas. R. Burch	Town Clerk

		J    S. Sprague		Justice full term

		John J. Crafts		Assessor

		Rufus Preston		Com of Highways

		Orsemus Reynolds )
		Thomas Higby       )		Overseers Poor

		William H. Scott		Collector

		Stephen H. Moore  )
		Oliver Walradt        )
		Edward C. Higby     )	Constables
		Leander Welden       )
		Stephen L. Williams )

		Stephen G. Browning )
		Samuel A. Bowen      )   Inspector Election
		George Jarvis             )      1st Dist

					
		Horace E. Ingalls
		Frederick Roberts	   Inspector Election
		Leonard W. Baldwin	        2d Dist

		Chas R. Burch		Town Clerk
		Hiram Kinne     )
		John W. Young )	Justices
		Ezra W. Badger )
		

At a Meeting of the Highway Commissioners of the town of Otsego held at the Hotel of Danl Peck  
Feb 10th  1868  the following overseers of Highways were appointed
					Walter Van Horn)
					Rufus Preston     )   Commissioners
					J. W. Augur        )
				Chas R Burch        Town Clerk
Ward					
1    David Bice			29  Peter Edgett
2    Wm  Lake			30  H. K. Pearse
3    Albert Kellogg			31  Thos  Mc Ewen  Jr.
4    Jas  Allen			32  Gilbert H. Cole
5    Isaac Hoke			33  Alex Taylor crossed out, Richard Davidson added
6    Thos   Potts			34  Jas Wedderspoon
7    Buckingham Fitch  Jr.		35  James J. Allen
8    Orlo C. Underwood		36  G. Jarvis
9    Elijah Butts			37  Damon H. Delong
10  Sherman Williams		38  Wm  Currey
11  A. W. Metcalf			39  Henry Wilsey
12  Chester Tuttle			40  Fred  Rogers
13  Hawley King			41   illegible
14  Ackley Knowlton  		42  Ira Sutherland
15  Theodore Marvin		43  Richd Van Horne
16  Hugh M. Seaton			44  Ephraim F. Kinney
17  Ed. W. Coleman			45  Eli Hyde
18  Elias Thurston			46  Horace Taylor
19  Henry Cane			47  Wm. Peck
20  John Goodwin			48  Philo Perkins crossed out
21  Jas Fern			49  Philo Perkins
22  Jas  Byard 			50  Rufus Preston
23  Hiram Barton			51  Allen Tayler
24  John Hardy			52  Elisha Gardner
25  Menzo House			53  James Hinds
26  Francis Hecox			54  Elisha C. Gibbs
27  Orton Rose			55  Chester Babbitt
28  Joseph Warren			56  Sherman Bristol
				57
				58  Francis Taylor
				59  Lewis Chapman
				60  Frank Jarvis
				61  Saml;  Pashley
				63  Danl  Williams
					

Cooperstown  Nov. 5th  1868 - The Board of town Auditors  of the town of Otsego 
Met at the Hotel of Danl  Peck  being the place  where the last town meeting was held -   Present  - 					
				S. S. Edick		Supervisor
				Chas. R. Burch 	Town Clerk
				Wash  Wilson )
				H. Kinne        )	Justices

On Motion of Washington Wilson  the Board adjourned to the Office of S. S. Edick & proceeded to business - 
	Resolved  That there be the sum of Two thousand six hundred and seventy dollars & eighteen cents - 
(2670.18) raised to pay unpaid Bounty bonds of the town of Otsego due Feby 1st  1869 -
	Resolved 	That there be the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars and the interest thereon to pay the 
Highway Commissioners Note - given at the 2d Nat. Bank for building the new bridge at Cooperstown, 
be raised and the Note paid.

		The following accounts were allowed and audited -
			Title of office or Nature 	Amt       	  
No     Name		  of Claim or Service	           claimed	    	Amt Allowed
1    Elias  Stillman		Inspector of Election		    12.00	            12.00
2    Geo. Brook		Registor of Election		      3 00	        	  3.00        
3    H. L. Hinman		Clerk of Election		      3.00		  3.00 
4    S. G. Browning		Register & Inspector		    12.00		12.00
5    Wash Wilson                 Clerk of Register  & Election             12.00		12.00
6    John W. Young		Justice of Peace		    15.40		15.40
7    S. H. Moore		Constable			      9.90		  9.90
8    John Hinds		Inspector of Election		      3.00		  3.00
9    John Mc Namee		Services for Supervisor	      1.50		  1.50
10  Harris and Edick		Assessey  Damages		      5.18		  5.18
11  John W. Augur		Highway Comm.		    34.50		34.50
12  Lynes and Brown	Atty			    50.00		50.00
13  Danl. Peck		Town House		    50.00		50.00
14  Fredk Roberts		Inspector of Election		      7.50		  7.50
15  L. W. Baldwin	   	     "          "     "		      9.00                     9.00
16  O. Reynolds 		Poor Master		  103.75	          103.75
17  J. Snyder		Constable		     	     8.00		  8.00
18  F. E. Taylor		Inspector of Election		      7.50		  7.50
19  T. T. Higby		Poor Master		     30.75		30.75
20  J. J. Crafts		Assessor			    34.50		34.50
21  Chas. Hinds	   	     "			    38.10		38.10	
22  Chas. Childs		     "			    55.50		55.50
23  H. E. Ingalls		Inspector of Election		      7.50		  7.50
24  Rufus Preston		Highway Com.		    31.50		31.50
25  Hugh Seaton		Town House		    20.00		20.00
26  Thos. Bourne		Dept. Sheriff		      2.75		  2.75
27  Chas. R. Burch		Town Clerk		    50.00		50.00
28  Zebulon  Garlick		Clerk of Election		      3.00		  3.00
29  S. S. Edick		Supervisor		    53.50		53.50
30  Lewis Hinds		Justice			      9.00		  9.00
31  Walter Van Horne	Highway Com.		    40.50		40.50
32  Wash Wilson		Justice			    38.20		38.20
33  Hiram Kinne		     "			    52.50		52.50
34  Wash Wilson		     "			      8.00		  8.00
35  Geo. Jarvis		Inspector of Election		      9.00		  9.00
36  S. M. Shaw		Printing			      5.50		  5.50
37  J. I. Hendryx		     "			      7.00		  7.00
						  844.53	          844.53
38  O. J. Walradt		Constable			    11.20		11.20
		On  Motion  Meeting Adjourned	
				Chas. R. Burch    Town Clerk

					
At a Meeting of the Town board held at the office of H. Kinne

The Overseers of the Poor accts. were  Examined &  Settled with

Supervisors accounts were  Examined  and Settled

The following faculties were issued on the settlement of Supervisors acct

No 39   To S. S. Edick	Supervisor		$136.66
 "   40         "  "     "		      "			    61.32

On Motion Meeting adjourned to meet on Thursday  feby 4th  1869  to Examine &  
Settle Highway Coms. acct's.
					Chas. R. Burch
						Town Clerk   

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