At an annual Town Meeting held at the Inn of Daniel Peck on the Second Tuesday of Feby 1870
Present Henry W, Cory Town Clerk
Lewis Hinds )
Ezra Badger )
W. Wilson ) Justices
S. I. Haynes )
The following persons were duly elected to the several offices of the Town of Otsego - Viz
Samuel S. Edick Supervisor
Henry W. Cory Town Clerk
Lewis Hinds Justice - Full Term
S. Irwin Haynes " Vacancy
Geo. G. Lindsay Collector
David Wedderspoon Assessor
Webster C. Keyes Comm. of Highways
Orsemus Reynolds ) Overseers of Poor
Thos. Higby )
Chas. R. Burch ) Inspectors of
Robert Quaif ) Election 1st Dist.
Appointed F. C. Whipple )
Fay E. Taylor ) Inspectors of
L. Seaton ) Election 2nd Dist
Appointed C. W. Cheney)
Oliver J. Walradt )
William W. Brainard )
Leander Welden ) Constables
Edward C. Higby )
Van Ness Cooper )
Henry Bliss Pathmaster at Fly Creek
On motion of Lewis Hinds it was Resolved That there be refunded to Chauncey Judd
Est. five & 94\100 Dollars the amount collected from said Estate for an erroneous tax assessed in the year 1869.
Henry W. Cory Town Clerk
Wash. Wilson )
S. Irwin Haynes) Justices
1870 - page 3
At a regular meeting of the Commissioners of Highways of the town of Otsego which was held at the hotel
of Daniel Peck Feby 15th 1870 the following Overseers of Highways were appointed.
Rufus Preston )
Lancelot Taylor ) Commissioners
W. C. Keyes )
Henry W. Cory Town Clerk
Ward Name Ward Name
1 J. W. Augur 29 Daniel Babbitt
2 Wm. Lake 30 H. K. Pierce
3 Albert Kellogg 31 John J. Mc Ewen
4 Cornelius Van Horn 32 Abijah Barnum
5 A. T. Van Horn 33 S. R. Williams
6 Thomas Potts 34 David Wedderspoon
7 Buck'g'm Fitch Jr. 35 James J. Allen
8 Lewis Hinds 36 Mason Turner
9 James H. Crim 37 Peter King
10 Lewis Davidson 38 Truman Eldridge
11 A. W. Metcalf 39 Henry Witter
12 S. Wilson Cheney 40 Geo. Burnell
13 Reuben Mc Farland 41 Asa Kelsey
14 A. C. Van Horn 42 Tabor Card
15 Elias Childs 43 Wm. A. Doubleday
16 Jesse Harlon 44 E. F. Kinney
17 Edward Coleman 45 Chas. Hinds
18 Michael Horan 46 Napoleon Prosser
19 Philip Hooker 47 Wm. Peck
20 Benj. Thompson 48 Beecher Higby
21 Gilbert Chapman 49 E. Eggleston
22 Jonathan Roberts 50 Rufus Preston
23 Hiram Barton 51 Allan Taylor
24 Truman Shepherd 52 Richard Van Horn
25 Alonzo Taylor 53 Peter Van Valkenburgh
26 Francis Hecox 54 Lewis Chapman
27 Sheldon Brainard 55 Elias Pierce
28 W. R. Warren 56 Sherman Bristol
57 Lester Taylor
58 Francis Taylor
59 S. H. Kinney
60 E. C. Gibbs
61 Saml Pashley
63 A. J. Williams
P.R. Ellery Cory
F.C. Henry Bliss
Cooperstown November 10 1870
The Board of Town Auditors of the Town of Otsego met at the Hotel of Danl. Peck, it being the place
where the last Meeting was held.
Present Saml. S. Edick Sup'r
Henry W. Cory T. Clerk
Wash. Wilson )
Lewis Hinds ) Justices
S. I. Haynes )
On Motion of Saml. S. Edick, Wash. Wilson, Esq. was made Chairman of the Board -
Mr. Edick moved that the board adjourn to his office - Carried.
On the Motion of Saml. S. Edick it was resolved that there be raised the sum of $2500.00 for the use of the
Commissioners of Highways, and $500.00 for the use of the Overseers of the Poor - Carried
The Board adjourned until the following day
Nov. 11th The Board adjourned until the following day
The following accounts were Audited & Allowed
Title of Office or Nature Amount Amount
No Name of Claim or Service Claimed Allowed
1 J. P. Sill For Money Paid 36.30 36.30
2 W. Cory Clerk of Election & Cop'g A. Book 18.00 18.00
3 George Van Horn Serv. & Copying Papers 10.00 10.00
4 O. Reynolds Overseer of Poor 108.35 108.35
5 S. H. Moore Constable 51.10 51.10
6 C. Van Horn Printing Pierstown R. Case 29.00 29.00
7 J. Garrett & Co Rep. Town Seal 1.50 1.50
8 C. R. Burch Insp. of Election 8.00 8.00
9 F. C. Whipple " " 8.00 8.00
10 S. M. Shaw Printing 11.50 11.50
11 Rufus Preston Overseer of Highways 46.00 46.00
12 W. C. Keyes " " 32.00 32.00
13 T. T. Higby Overseer of Poor 41.50 41.50
14 Thos. Taylor Inspector of Election 4.00 4.00
15 Henry Bliss " " 4.00 4.00
16 D. D. Kinney Clerk " 4.00 4.00
17 J. P. Roberts Assessor 38.00 38.00
18 F. E. Taylor Insp. of Election 8.00 8.00
19 L. P. Seaton " " 8.00 8.00
20 Lancelot Taylor Over seer of Highways 60.00 60.00
21 H. P. Potts Town House 30.00 30.00
22 J. J. Crafts Assessor 52.00 52.00
23 S. W. Cheney Clerk of Election 4.00 4.00
24 C. N. Cheney " " 4.00 4.00
25 W. W. Brainard Constable 10.80 10.80
26 S. W. Cheney Supervisor 10.00 10.00
27 J. E. Sylvester Clerk of Election 4.00 4.00
28 D. Peck Town House 60.00 45.00
29 R. Quaif Insp'r. of Election 8.00 8.00
30 W. H. Russell " " 2.00 2.00
31 J. I. Hendryx Printing 10.80 10.80
32 Card & Brooks Lawyers 10.00 10.00
33 Henry W. Cory " 6.00 6.00
34 Chas. Childs Rail R. Com'r 20.00 20.00
35 Weed Parsons & Co. Eng. & Printing Bonds 100.00 100.00
36 D. Wedderspoon Assessor 48.00 48.00
37 Marcus Fields Account 5.25 5.25
38 Henry Cory Copying Ass. Book for Supr. 10.00 10.00
39 Saml. S. Edick Supervisor 254.89 254.89
40 Lewis Hinds Justice 8.00 8.00
41 Wash. Wilson " 8.00 8.00
42 S. I. Haynes " 8.00 8.00
43 Henry Cory Town Clerk 50.00 50.00
$1348.79 $1333.79