Records of the Town of Otsego,  1825

At a meeting of freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Otsego held at the Court House on the first Friday of March  1825
						William Sprague  )      Just
						Ariel Thayer         )        of 
						Chancy Stephens  )      Peace

Resolved 
	That the town raise four hundred dollars for the support of the Poor for the year ensuing.

Resolved
	That the Town elect three assessors  also four Constables for the year ensuing.

Resolved 
	That the Collectors fees be  is hereby fixed at three pr cent for the year ensuing

Proceeded to Ballot for Town officers when the following persons were duly elected viz

	George Morrell 		Supervisor

	George Pomeroy		Town Clerk

	William Crombie  )
	Arunah Metcalf    )		Assessors
	Henry Beadle       )

	Abraham Van Horne )
	William Johnson       )		Coms of Highways
	Thomas Taylor          )

	Buckingham Fitch  )
	Israel Loomis	        )		Overseers of the Poor

	Henry Scott Jr.     )
	Abr  Van Horne    )		School Coms
	William Johnson  )

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	George A. Starkweather )
	E. B. Morehouse	    )	School  Ins 
	Seth Doubleday              )

	Homer Beadle		Constable & Collector

	Samuel Cheney  )
	Ira Tanner	   )	Constables
	Daniel Hewson   )

Fence Viewers
	Hezekiah Loomis, William Adams,  Flavel Beadle,  Silas Wood,  Patrick 	Humaston,  Erastus Tayler,  Samuel B. Smith,  William Thayer

Voted that the height of Fence be and is fixed at 4 1/2 feet

Resolved
	That Sheep, Hogs and Horses shall not be permitted to run at large during the year .	under the penalty of 25 cents for each offence. 

Resolved 
	That Cattle shall not run at large from the  first of  Nov  to  1st April  under the penalty of 25 cents

Revolved
	That no Rams shall be permitted to run at large from the  1st of Sept  to  20th Nov under the penalty of five dollars.

Pound Masters
	Thos Fuller,  Hart Seymour,  Leonard Lewis ,  David Marvin.

Path Masters
	No.1	Miles Comstock
	   "  2	Henry Beadle
	   "  3	John Kellog
	   "  4	Timothy Waterman
	   "  5	Matthias Van Horne		.

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 6.   Andrew Scribner		33. James Cumings
 7    Zerah Tanner			34. Demas A Doubleday
 8.   James E  Lothrop		 35   
 9    Joseph  Cheney		 	36
 10  William Williams 		37
 11  John  Adams			38  Henry Gibbs
 12  Abraham  F Andrews		39  Thos Welden
 13  Saml  Langly			40  John  Pierce
 14  William  Rutenber		41  Charles Rulison
 15  William  Higby	  	 	42   
.16  Leander  Plumb	           	.	43
 17  John  Newton		 	44  John  Hinds
 18  Thadeus  Dilly		 	45  Thos. Stephens
 19  William Lisk			46
 20   Abm. Bliss			47   Nathe  Mott
 21   John J  Joselyn			48   James Johnson
 22   Joseph Bissell		  	49
 23   Alfred Bliss			50   Saml Price
 24   Senajah  Newell		 51   Edward Lewis
 25   Esek Page			52
 26   Scuyler  Matison		 53   Ebenezer House
 27   Henry  Herkimer	             	54	  
 28   Homer Pier			55
 29   Truman  Dewey		 56  Benedict Price
 30   Peter  Coppernall		57  Silas Wood	
 31   Oliver N. Shipman		58  Zebulon Gibbs
 32   Ozias L Williams		59  A   Brockway
				60  Saml Morris
				61  Philip Morris
				62               Moors
				63  Nathl Chapman
				64  John Wedderspoon
				65  George W  Roberts									66  George Pier 						

From the minutes			George Pomeroy

					Town Clerk