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1832

A meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the county of Delaware was held at this office in Delhi Tuesday the 13^th day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

Present

Cyrus Burr from Andes Martin Keeler, Jr. Kortright

James Cowan Bovina Samuel Baldwin Masonville

Alexander Cole Colchester Isaac Burr Meredith

Jesse Booth Davenport George H. Sands Middletown

Charles Post Delhi John T. More Roxbury

Elihu McCall Franklin James Stewart Stamford

Hiram B. Goodrich Hamden Charles S. Rogers Sidney

Stoddard Stevens Harpersfield Peter Pine Tompkins

Edward Graves Hancock Samuel Eells, Jr. Walton

Thereupon, Peter Pine of the town of Tompkins was chosen Chairman and David Gould of Delhi was duly elected Clerk of said board.

The Chairman announced to the Board the appointment of the following committees: -

On Equalizing

Ordered that John F. More, Samuel Eells, Jr., Cyrus Burr, Charles S. Rogers and Alexander Cole be a committee on the equalization of the assessment rolls.

On the Loan Office

Ordered that Edward Graves, James Cowan, Isaac Burr be a committee to settle with the Loan Officer.

On Justices & Constables

Ordered that Martin Keeler, Jr., Stoddard Stevens, George H. Sands be a committee on Justices and Constables accounts.

On the Treasury

Ordered that Isaac Burr, Samuel Baldwin, and Jesse Booth be a committee to settle with the Treasurer.

On the Supv. Of Poor House

Ordered that Elihu McCall, Charles Post & James Stewart be a committee to settle with the Superintendants of the Poor House.

On Settlement of Towns & c

Ordered that Edward Graves, Peter Pine & Samuel Baldwin be a committee on the settlement of town accounts for their respective town.

Samuel Eells, Jr., Charles S. Rogers & Elihu McCall for their respective towns.

Hiram B. Goodrich, Charles Post & Isaac Burr for their respective towns.

Martin Keeler, Jr., Jesse Booth & Stoddard Stevens for their respective towns.

James Stewart, John T. More & George H. Sands for their respective towns.

James Cowan, Cyrus Burr & Alexander Cole for their respective towns.

Superintendants of the Poor chosen

The Board then proceeded to choose by ballot three Superintendants of the Poor and the ballots having been taken and counted it appeared that Jabez Bostwick, James Cavin & Ozias Waters were duly elected.

Thereupon, Resolved that Jabez Bostwick, James Cavin & Ozias Waters be and they are hereby appointed Superintendants of the Poor House for the ensuing year.

And the Board adjourned till 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, Nov. 14^th, 1832

The Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Present as yesterday excepting Martin Keeler, Jr.

Enos Carroll of Roxbury by his attorney Erastus Root appeared before said Board and made application for an increase of damages for the laying out of a public highway thro' the improved lands of said Carrol. Witnesses having been examined in reference thereto and debates being had thereon, Mr. Baldwin made a motion that the damages be increased twenty two dollars & the question being put whether the board would agree to the motion of Mr. Baldwin & it was determined in the affirmative.

Books for Clerk's Office

On motion of Mr.______, Resolved that the sum of ($18) eighteen dollars be appropriated for the purchase of books for the office of the Clerk of this county that the Treasurer of the county be authorized to pay said amount forthwith to the Clerk of the county & that said clerk be required to account to this board for the expenditure of the same at its next meeting.

After auditing Sundry accounts against the county the Board adj. till 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Thursday Nov. 15^th 1832

The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present the same as yesterday.

Peter Shaver of the town of Andes by his attorney, Amasa Parker, made an application for an increase of damages for the laying out of a public highway through the improved land of the said Shaver.

Witnesses were examined in reference thereto and debates being had thereon, Mr. Cole made a motion that the damages for said road be increased forty five dollars, and the question being put whether the Board would agree to the motion of Mr. Cole and it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. More from the committee to equalize the assessment rolls Reported that the committee had gone through and examined the said rolls severally and agreed to the same without alteration excepting the Davenport roll to which they reccommend that ten percent be added. Mr. Chairman put the question whether the Board would agree to the said report and was determined in the affirmative. Thereupon

Resolved that the Clerk of this Board be and he is hereby required to increase the valuation of real & personal property as set down in the assessment rolls of that town ten percent

Jail

On motion Resolved unanimously that a sum not exceeding twenty dollars be appropriated for repairs to the jail.

Sundry town amounts & accounts against the county were audited.

And then the Board adjourned till 8 o'clock to morrow morning.

Friday Nov. 16^th 1832

The Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Present the same as yesterday.

The Board then proceeded to the consideration of an account against the county of Delaware presented by Doct. Henry E. Bartlett of Walton for services rendered as health officer appointed by the board of Health formed in the town of Walton for the prevention of the cholera. Debates were had thereon and the question being put whether the board would agree to allow the amount of the said amount and it was determined in the negative. The ayes and noes being required by John T. More.

Those who voted in the Affirmative, Cyrus Burr, Jesse Booth, Isaac Burr, John T. More, Charles S. Rogers & Samuel Eells, Jr.

Those who voted in the Negative are James Cowan, Alexander Cole, Hiram B. Goodrich, Stoddard Stevens, Edward Graves, Samuel Baldwin, George H. Sands and Peter Pine.

The Board then proceeded to the appointment of a sealer of Weights and Measurers for the county. Whereupon the following resolution was examined & adopted.

Sealer of Weights & Measurers

Resolved that James B. Howe be and he is hereby appointed Sealer of Weights and Measurers for the county of Delaware.

Mr. Cyrus Burr made a motion that the Board should reconsider the vote of yesterday increasing the damages for laying out a public highway thro' the improved lands of Peter Shaver. Mr. Chairman put the question whether the Board would agree to the motion of Mr. Burr and it was determined in the affirmative. Ordered that the further consideration of the same be upon the table.

Pay of Superintendants of the Poor

On motion of John T. More

Resolved that the Superintendants of the Poor House of the county of Delaware be allowed one dollar & twenty five cents per day when their services does not call them out of the towns of Delhi and Hamden and two dollars per day when called abroad.

Sundry town amounts & accounts against the County were audited and then the Board adjourned till 8 o'clock to morrow morning.

Saturday Nov. 17^th 1832

The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present same as yesterday.

Book-case

On Motion

Resolved that the sum of fourteen dollars be appropriated for the purchase of a Book-case for the Supervisors Office and that the same be expended under the superintendance of Crawford B. Sheldon.

The Board again proceeded to the consideration of the damages for the laying out of a public highway thro' the improved lands of Peter Shaver. Debates were again had thereon. Mr. Rogers made a motion that the damages be increased - twenty five dollars. Mr. Chairman put the question whether the Board would agree to the motion of Mr. Rogers & it was determined in the affirmative.

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On Motion of John T. More, Resolved that the sum of twenty seven hundred dollars be raised by tax on the county for a Poor fund.

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On Motion of Mr. Stephens, Resolved that the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars be raised by a tax on the county for defraying the contingent expenses of the county.

Sundry town amounts & accounts against the Co. were audited & the board adjourned till the 18^th day of December next at 10 o'clock a.m. Daniel Gould, Clerk

The following are the Town Accounts audited during the preceding meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

Andes

Bovina

Colchester

Davenport

Delhi

Franklin

Hancock

Harpersfield

Hamden

Kortright

Meredith

Masonville

Middletown

Roxbury

Sidney

Stamford

Tompkins

Walton

Bennett Beardsley	11.25	Cyrus St. John	7.00
Benjamin Beers	4.50	Alan Mead	7.50
Joshua Pine	5.75	Walton Hanford	4.25
Abraham Ogden	5.00	Alvah Rowell	5.50
Thomas Marvine	13.12 ½	Smith St. John	2.50
Thaddeus St. John	5.50	Peter Gardner	15.00
Levi Hanford	14.37 ½	Platt Townsend	14.87 ½
John Mead	1.50	Robert North, Jr.	1.25
Wm. H. Fancher	1.00	Samuel Ells, Jr.	5.62 ½
John S. Coleman	3.00

Delhi Nov. 17^th 1832 Daniel Gould,

Clerk

Tuesday Dec. 18^th 1832

The Board met pursuant to adjournment.

All members present.

A. J. Parker in behalf of Messrs. A. & A. I. Parker, appeared & served upon the Board of Supervisors of Delaware County an alternative mandamus, granted by the Supreme Court of Judicature of this State, requiring said board to reconsider and audit an account rejected at its last preceding meeting in favor of Henry E. Bartlett of Walton for his services as health officer of said town, or show cause why they have not done so.

Ordered that the further consideration of said mandamus & account do lie upon the table till tomorrow morning. Sundry county accounts were audited.

And then the Board adjourned till 8 o'clock to morrow morning.

Wednesday, Dec. 19^th 1832

The Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Present the same as yesterday.

The Board again proceeded to the consideration of the mandamus and account which were last evening made the order of the day for this morning. A motion was made that counsel be employed in behalf of said Board & the ayes & nos being called by Mr. More. Mr. Chairman put the question whether the Board would agree to employ counsel & it was determined in the Negative. Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Goodrich, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Graves, Mr. Baldwin - 4. Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Burr of Andes, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Cole, Mr. Booth, Mr. Post, Mr. Keeler, Mr. Burr of Meredith, Mr. Sands, Mr. More, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Pine, Mr. Eells - 13.

Affirmative 4

Negative 13 Thereupon

The mandamus together with the affidavit & rule of the court accompanying the same were again read & the question being put whether the Board would agree to audit said account of H. E. Bartlett against the county and it was determined in the affirmative. The ayes and noes being called by Mr. More. Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Burr of Andes, Mr. Cole, Mr. Booth, Mr. Post, Mr. McCall, Mr. Keeler, Mr. Burr of Meredith, Mr. Sands, Mr. More, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Eells -12. Those in the negative are Mr. Cowan, Mr. Goodrich, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Graves, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Pine -6.

Affirmative 12

Negative 6

Jabez Bostwick one of the Superintendants of the Poor reported at length in relation to the same. Thereupon on motion of Mr. More Resolved that the chairman be directed to cause to be published one week in the Delaware Gazette the Report of the Superintendants of the Poor of said County of the Board of Supervisors.

The following are the County Accounts audited by the Supervisors at their first and second meeting in the year 1832.

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Burr, Cyrus	1.06	Burr, Cyrus	20.80
Booth, Jesse	21.20	Baldwin, Samuel	27.20
Burr, Isaac	16.80	Burhans, John E.	22.00
Burhans, Edward I.	9.74	Bennett, Abijah	3.00
Bennett, Isaac	1.14	Beedle, Esq., Green Stephens	4.18 & 2.82=7.00
Beedle, Esq. & Green Stephens	.62 & 1.92 = 2.54	Beedle, John	5.50
Beedle, John	1.31	Brown, Allis	1.35
Bartlett, Henry E.	27.18	Bresser, H.	2.50
Baxter, John (Would bounty)	20.00	Bassett, John	5.42
Burrows, David	3.00	Bussy, Philip	1.18
Bridges, G.C.	2.81	Bragg, Johnson P.	2.97
Babcock, Joseph (H. Merwin a/c)	0.87	Birdsall, Ira S.	0.79
Bradley, Henry	2.00	Beardsley, Bennett	0.85
Baxter, John	2.58	Betts, John M.	1.50
Bostwick, Jabez	9.00	Bartlett, Ichabod	1.08
Bostwick, Ammon	10.00	Bassett, Peter	.75

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Delhi, Dec. 20^th 1832 Daniel Gould, Clerk

Mr. I. Burr from the Committee appointed to settle with the Treasurer made the following report.

Dr. William Frisbee in account with the county of Delaware

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To balance in the Treasury 1831 $ 7.70

To amount of Warrants 13,940.76

To State School money 1,715.79

To Excise money 412.00

Fines & C 20.41

Dog Tax 70.25

$16,230.02

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By Supervisors receipts 2,334.43

" Commissioners of Highways 1,623.08

" Commissioners of Schools 1,829.00

" Temporary relief of poor 236.44

" Superintendants orders 3,408.96

" Court & Jurors 1,164.48

" Audited accounts 2,571.49

" States School money 1,715.79

" Amt. Of Collectors fees 575.67

" Residents tax sworn off 18.74

" Postages & c 6.50

" Amt. Of Rejected taxes 584.28

" Treasurers fees 9l.03

" Balance due the county 71.02

$16,230.02

Valuation of Real & Personal Property in the County of Delaware and the Amount of Tax Thereon in 1832.

Mr. Burr of Meredith from the committee appointed to settle with the Loan Officers Reported that they find out standing ninety five mortgages which together amount to $9.101

Principal paid up on first of May last 850

$9.951

Interest on $9.951 for the year ending first of May last at 6 per ct. due the state 597.25

Principal on above due the state 850.00

Interest on $580 (the amt. of the mortgages on hand sold last Sept) from the

first of May to the day of sale 15.74

$1,462.99

Paid to comptroller on 21^st June last as per S. Treasurers rec't. $809.

Do 31^st Oct " " 653.99 + 1462.99

And then the Board adjourned, Sinc dic

Delhi, Dec. 20^th 1832 Daniel Gould, Clerk

1833

At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the county of Delaware held at the Supervisors office in Delhi on Tuesday the 12^th day of November in the year 1833.

Present as follows:

Cyrus Burr from Andes Nehemiah Hanford Kortright

James Cowen Bovina Silvester Smith Masonville

Hezekiah Elwood Colchester Silvester Rich Meredith

Jesse Booth Davenport Jonas More Roxbury

Elihu McCall Franklin George Sturges Stamford

Hiram B. Goodrich Hamden Henry Bradley Sidney

Nathan Bristol Harpersfield Peter Pine Tompkins

Edward Graves Hancock Samuel Eells, Jr. Walton

Thereupon Peter Pine of the town of Tompkins was chosen Chairman and Daniel Gould of Delhi unanimously elected clerk.

The Board then proceeded to choose by ballot three Superintendants of the Poor for the ensuing year and the ballots having been taken and counted it appeared that Jabez Bostwick, James Cavin and William P. Sheldon were duly chosen on the part of the Board.

On comparing the nominations of Superintendants made by the Judge of the County Courts, of said county, the same was found to agree with the nominations of the Supervisors.

Thereupon Jabez Bostwick, James Cavin & Wm. B. Sheldon were declared duly appointed.

The Chairman announced the appointment of the following committees-

Ordered that Mr. McCall, Mr. More, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Burr, & Mr. Elwood be a committee to equalize the assessment rolls.

Ordered that Mr. Rich, Mr. Graves and Mr. Eells be a committee to settle with the Loan Officer.

Ordered that Mr. Booth, Mr. Bradley & Mr. Sands be a committee on Justices and Constables accounts.

Ordered that Mr. Graves, Mr. Bristol and Mr. Hanford be a committee to settle with the Treasurer.

Ordered that Mr. Elwood, Mr. Smith, & Mr. Sturges be a committee to settle with the Superintendants of the Poor.

Ordered that Mr. Graves, Mr. Pine and Mr. Smith be a committee to settle town accounts for their respective towns.

Mr. Bradley, Mr. McCall & Mr. Eells for their respective towns.

Mr. Goodrich, Mr. Rich & Mr. Hanford Do

Mr. Sturges, Mr. More & Mr. Sands Do

Mr. Cowan, Mr. Burr & Mr. Elwood Do

Mr. Booth, Mr. Bistol & Mr. Edgerton Do

And then the Board adjourned till 8 o'clock to morrow morning.

Wednesday

Nov. 13^th 1833 the Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Insurance $3000

On the motion of Mr. Bradley

Resolved that the county Treasurer be authorized to effect an insurance upon the Court House and Jail for three thousand dollars.

Poor $3000

On the motion of Mr. McCall

Resolved that the sum of three thousand dollars be levied upon the county for the Poor fund.

Contg. Exps. $4000

On the motion of Mr. Eells,

Resolved that the sum of four thousand dollars be raised by a tax on the county for defraying the contingent expenses thereof ~ And then the Board after auditing sundry a/c adjourned till 8 oc to morning.

Thursday, Nov. 14^th 1833 Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Excise Tax Recp.

On motion of Mr. Goodrich,

Resolved that the excise money which may hereafter be rec. by the Treasurer from the several towns be placed in the fund for the support of the Poor.

To Dr. Jacobs $30

On the motion of W.------

Resolved that the Board of Supervisors recommended to the Superintendants of the Poor the sum of thirty dollars to be paid to Dr. Jacobs, as a compensation over and above his annual salary as Poor House Physician, for his services in lithotomizing Sanders Lockwood.

Mr. McCall from the committee appointed to examine & equalize the assessment rolls Reported that the committee have gone thro' the said rolls & recommended that fifteen percent be added to the aggregate of Real property in the town of Delhi. That five percent be added to the aggregate of Real property in the town of Kortright and that ten percent be deducted from the aggregate of Real property in the town of Bovina which they directed their chairman to report to the board. They read the report & delivered the same to the Board where it was again read & agreed to.

Adjourned till 8 oc in the morning.

Friday November 15^th 1833

Board met pursuant to adjournment ~ And after auditing sundry accounts against the county and the several towns the Board adjourned till the 16^th December next ~

December 16^th 1833 Board met pursuant to adjournment. All the members present; and after auditing sundry accounts board adjourned till morning.

Tuesday 8 a.m. Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Clerk's & Petit Jurors seats

On motion of Mr. Cowan

Resolved that Crawford B. Sheldon be authorized to procure such repairs to and alterations of the clerk's and Petit Jurors seats in the court room as the same may in his opinion require and present his account for the same at the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

Jabez Bostwicks a/c

On motion of G. H. Edgerton

Resolved that a committee be appointed to examine and report upon an account presented to this board by Jabez Bostwick for services as Superintendent of the Poor.

Ordered that Mr. Edgerton, Mr. Elwood, Mr. Cowan constitute said committee.

2 ½ per ct. to Hancock collectors

On motion of Mr. Graves

Resolved that the collector of Taxes in the Town of Hancock be allowed two and one half per-cent on the amt of tax on non resident lands in such town.

Gurden H. Edgerton, Sheriff's Bills

On motion of Mr. Booth,

Resolved that the accounts presented to this Board by John H. Gregory & Gurden H Edgerton severally be referred to a select committee to consider and report thereon.

Ordered that Mr. Cowan, Mr. Bradley, & Mr. Elwood be the said committee.

Resolution relative to Supt. Of Poor

On motion of Mr. Bristol,

Resolved that the resolution of last year, fixing the compensation of the Superintendent of the Poor be rescinded.

Mr. Edgerton from the Select committee to which was refd' the amount of Jabez Bostwick reported that the committee have gone through the said amount & fixed his account of $28.81 ½ which he was directed to report to the Board & the same was thereupon agreed to by the Board.

And then the Board after auditing sundry accounts adjourned till 8 oc tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, December 18^th 1833

Board met pursuant to adjournment ~

Mr. Cowan from the Select committee to which was referred the account presented by John H. Gregory Sheriff of the county of Delaware, Reported that the committee have gone through the said account made amendments thereto by striking out from such account the charges for advertising Oyer & Terminor -for summoning our constables- for criminal calendars for attending to draw several Jurors. Amt of $ in the whole to $35.50. Thereupon a motion of Mr. McCall the report was agreed to by the Board & the account audited at $100.50.

Mr. Cowan from the same committee Reported that the committed have gone through the account of Gurden H. Edgerton, late Sheriff of said Co. & find that the said bill consists of items similar to those which have been rejected in the account presented by John H. Gregory & they reccommend that the same be rejected. And on motion of Mr. McCall the same was auditing rejected by the Board.

Mr. Graves from the committed appointed to settle with the Loan Officers Reported that the committee find out standing 91 mortgages which amt to $8347

Principal paid up on the first of May last 700 = $9047.

Interest on $9047 due to Comptroller on the first of May last at

6 pr.ct. $546.06 = paid in to Loan Officers at that time 633.29

Principal as above due to Comptroller 700.00

Principal paid on the 17^th Sept. 54.00

Interest paid 10.70

1397.99

Pd. Comptroller June 8^th. Princ. 700 + Int. 633.29 1333.29

Reng. In hands of Loan Officers 64.70

Of which $54 is principal $10.70 interest.

The following are the county accounts audited at the first and second meeting of the Board of Supervisors in 1833.

Wolves

John Chirkins audited to Peter Pine $20.00

Do " to self 20.00

John Baxter 20.00

Do 20.00

Asa N. More 20.00

I. P. Frazier 20.00

Do 20.00

Ep. Merwin 20.00

Geo. Metcalf 20.00

The following are the Town Accounts audited during the proceeding meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

Andes

Bovina

Colchester

Delhi

Davenport

Franklin

Harpersfield

Hancock

Hamden

Kortright

Meredith

Masonville

Middletown

Roxbury

Stamford

Sidney

Tompkins

Walton

Delhi Dec. 18^th 1833

Danl. Gould, Supv. Clk.

The committee appointed to settle with the Treasurer made the following report.

William Frisbee in account with the County of Delaware

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To balance due Treasurer in 1832 71.02

To amount of Warrants 14,264.41

State School money 1,715.79

Excise money 457.00

Fines & c 237.00

Dog Tax 20.90

Wolf bounties 40.00

16.804.12

Balance due Treasurer 278.51

17,084.63

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By Supervisors receipts 2,962.33

Commissioners of Highways 2,084.74

" of Com. Schools 1,870.54

Temporary relief of poor 252.57

Superintendants of Poor 2,729.83

Court & Jurors 1,198.77

Audited accounts 3,078.17

State School money 1,715.79

Amt. of Collectors fees 598.75

Resident tax sworn off 16.68

Amt. of Rejected taxes 483.03

Treasurers Fees 93.43

17,084.63

Valuation of Real & Personal Estate in the County of Delaware & the amt. of tax thereon in 1833.

December 18^th 1833 the Board adjourned sinc dic.

Danl. Gould,

Supv. Clk.

1834

At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware held at the

Supervisors room in Delhi on Tuesday the eleventh day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four: present as follows:

Andes Cyrus Burr Kortright Nehemiah Hanford

Bovina James Cowan Masonville Seneca Olmsted

Colchester Hezekiah Elwood Meredith

Davenport Jesse Booth Middletown Geo. H. Sands

Delhi G. H. Edgerton Roxbury Jonas More

Franklin John Thompson Stamford James Stewart

Hamden Hiram B. Goodrich Sidney John M. Betts

Harpersfield Nathan Bristol Tompkins Darius Maples

Hancock Nathan W. Williams Walton Samuel Eells, Jr.

Thereupon John Thompson of Franklin was chosen Chairman and Danl. Gould of Delhi unanimously elected clerk.

The Board then proceeded to choose by ballot three Superintendents of the Poor for the ensuing year and the ballots having been taken and counted, it appeared that Jabez Bostwick, William B. Sheldon and James Cavin were duly chosen on the prat of said board. And on comparing the nomination of the Supervisors with the nomination of Superintendents made by the Judges of the County Courts of said County they were found to agree in the above mentioned names.

Thereupon, Jabez Bostwick, Wm. B. Sheldon and James Cavin were declared duly appointed.

And then the Board adjourned till 8 oc to morrow morning.

Wednesday, November 12^th 1834

Board met pursuant to adjournment.

The Chairman announced the appointment of the following committees ~

To equalize the assessment rolls

Mr. Betts, Mr. Elwood, Mr. Edgerton, Mr. Olmsted & Mr. Burr.

To settle with Loan Officers

Mr. Cowan, Mr. More, Mr. Williams

To settle Constables and Justices accounts

Mr. Booth, Mr. Sands, Mr. Goodrich

To settle with Treasurers

Mr. Eells, Mr. Hanford, Mr. Sands

To settle with Superintendents of Poor

Mr. Edgerton, Mr. Maples, Mr. Bristol, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Hanford

Committees to settle Town accounts

Ordered that Mr. Eells, Mr. Maples, & Mr. Olmsted be a committee to settle accounts for their respective towns.

Ordered that Mr. Elwood, Mr. Williams & Mr. Sands, " " " "

Ordered that Mr. More, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Bristol " " " "

Ordered that Mr. Booth, Mr. Edgerton for & c. the town of Meredith

Ordered that Mr. Hanford, Mr. Cowan & Mr. Burr for & c

Ordered that Mr. Betts, Mr. Thompson & Mr. Griswold "

After auditing sundry town and county accounts Board adj. till 8 oc to morrow morning.

Thursday morning Nov. 13^th.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Superintendents Report

Mr. Edgerton from the committee appointed to settle with the Superintendents of the Poor. Reported that the committee had discharged that duty and found the county indebted to said Superintendents in the sum of $161.51 (see report on file) & the report was agreed to by the board.

Com. In Trea. Report

Mr. Eells from the committee appointed to settle with the County Treasurer reported that the committee had discharged that duty (See report on file) & the report was agreed to by the board.

Comm. On Loan Officers

Mr. Cowan from the committee appointed to settle with the Loan Officers reported as read (see report on file) & the report was agreed to by the board.

And after auditing sundry town and county accounts Board adjourned till 8 oc morning.

Friday morning Nov. 14^th.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Report of Equalizing Committee

Mr. Betts from the committee appointed to examine and equalize the assessment rolls reported that the committee had gone through said rolls & assessments that the aggregate of real estate in the towns of Kortright, Roxbury & Middletown be increased five per-cent which was agreed to by the board.

$3500 County Tax

Resolved unanimously that the sum of $3,500 be raised by tax to defray contingent expenses of the Co.

Poor $3000

Resolved unanimously that the sum of #3000 be raised by tax for the Poor fund.

2 ½ per-cent to Hancock Col.

On motion of Mr. Williams

Resolved that the collector of the town of Hancock be allowed two and a half per-cent on the amount of tax on non resident lands in said town.

Jailer to take stove

On motion of Mr. Eells

Resolved that the Jailor be authorized to take the stove now in the Supervisors room for the use of the dungeon in the Jail & to procure a new stove with the necessary pipe of a size larger than the present for the use of said room.

And then the Board adjourned after auditing sundry accounts till the 16^th day of December next.

Tuesday, December 16, 1834

Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Present as before except George H. Sands from Middletown

Ordered that Mr. Bristol, Mr. Cowan & Mr. Betts be added to the committee on Court & Justices accounts.

Insurance

On motion of Mr. Eells

Resolved that the County Treasurer be authorized to effect an Insurance upon the Court House and Jail for $3000.

Stone Steps

On motion of Mr. Bristol

Resolved that there be steps constructed of hewn stone in front of the Court house, and that G. Edgerton and H. B. Goodrich be a committee to superintend the same; and they are hereby authorized to draw upon the Treasurer of the County a sum not exceeding forty five dollars to defray the expense of the same.

Fencing Square

On motion of Mr. Goodrich

Resolved that the inhabitants of the Village of Delhi or the Trustee thereof, have leave to erect, at their own expense, a suitable fence around such part or the whole of the public square situated in said village and belonging to the county, and in such names as they either of them shall determine. Provided however that before said inhabitants or Trustees shall be authorized to enclose a part only of said Square, they shall enclose the whole of the same (not now enclosed) by a substantial fence, except that part bordering upon the public street running through said village.

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