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RECORDS OF THE SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF DELAWARE OCTOBER 5TH, 1813 Transcribed by Linda Ogborn - August 2, 2000
At the Annual meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware held at the Court House in the town of Delhi on the fifth day of October 1813 present John T. More A. E. Paine Delhi Charles O. Perry Stamford Roswell Hotchkiss Harpersfield Martin Keeler Kortright Abijah Paine Meredith Ira McCall Franklin James Hughston Sidney William S. McCrea Masonville Peter Pine Tompkins Isaac Ogden Walton William Wheeler Hancock Anthony Lloyd Colchester Noah Dimmick Middletown Made choice of Cyrus Gibbs as Clerk.
Proceeded to Business
Voted That the sum of Ten Dollars be given for each and every Wolf or Panther taken killed and certifyed in the County of Delaware for the year ensuing provided that the Justice in making the Certificate Certifies it to be over one Month old and all under only half price. Proceeded to Audit Accounts against the Towns Harpersfield Costs Audited $ Cts Raymond Starr 7 00 Joshua H. Brett 7 50 Roswell Hotchkiss 7 00 William Harper 3 00 Giles Humiston 2 00 David Heath 7 00 Zouhens Smith 3 50 Cyrenus Gibbs 8 00 James Disbrow 10 00 Titus B. Hinman 4 50 Asahel Miriam 1 50
61 00 Kortright $ Cts Sam'l Goodrich Jun 15 75 Ambrose Hunt 7 50 James Harris 10 62 Nehemiah Gregory 3 75 Solomon N Sackrider 6 25 Horace Lawrence 18 87 Abraham D Smyth 2 12 ½ Seth Goodrich 8 75 George McMurdy 30 00 Abraham Thomas, Ezra Hoyt, Benjamin Barlow @ $1.50 each 4 50 Silas Goodrich 20 33 Silas Goodrich for Jury Fees 3 00 Martin Keeler 11 62 Jeremiah Butts 10 50 153 56 Meredith Cts.
Caleb Strong 1 25 Oliver Dutton 5 00 Joseph Porter 4 00 Cyrenus Stilson 10 87 ½ Asahel Goff 4 37 William Newland 9 50 Nathan Stilson Jun 6 75 Josiah D Wells 13 75 Ezra Thornton 5 00 Nathaniel Stewart 4 00 Benjamin Benedict 30 47 Isaac Burr 9 38 Abijah Paine 11 87 ½
116 22
Hancock
James Wheeler 2nd 17 87 ½ Edward Doyl 10 00 Jonas Lakin 18 87 ½ Titus Williams 9 50 Wheeler Hubbel 3 75 William Wheeler 10 87 ½
70 87 ½
Adjourned until 8 o clock a.m. the 6th Instant Wednesday 6th Met according to adjournment and present as before and proceeded to Audit Accts. Franklin Cts
William Beach Esq 3 75 William Hine 10 00 Roger Case 4 00 Jacob Howel 3 75 Junius Chamberlin 4 25 Anson Dewey 2 00 Abijah Seely 6 75 Asahel Bowers 6 50 Peter Parsons 19 00 Levi Hale 20 00 Ira McCall 12 50 Richard Miner 7 50 Peleg Miller 14 87 Ephraim McCall 4 50 Aaron Chamberlin 16 75 Dan Clark 49 75 Erastus Edgerton 5 00
190 87 ½
Sidney Peter Bradley 4 37 William Dewey 9 75 Josiah Clark 4 37 Peter Persons 4 50 Levi Baxter 3 75 Henry Bradley 13 75 Stephen Bradley 2 62 ½ Josiah Thatcher 13 75 Oliver Guger 3 75 Hugh Johnston 4 37 ½ John Avery 3 00 James Hughston 9 37 Ira Buckman 5 00 John Barlow 5 00 Henry Giffen 1 00
88 36
Masonville Cts
Wearam Willis 6 87 Abner Graves 9 09 Sylvester Smith 3 75 Uriel Taylor 11 87 Oliver Kneland 4 37 ½ Collins Brown 4 37 ½ Simeon Olmstead 4 37 ½ Pliny Smith 9 12 ½ Abraham G Siverly 2 50 Pliny Smith 2 86 Lewis Scofield 5 00 William S McCrea 6 37 Farrinton Parker 10 25 Peter Parsons 4 50 William S McCrea 10 00 Orange Smith 4 01
99 30
Tompkins
Nathaniel Cook 1 25 Samuel Butler 4 37 ½ John Owens Jun 7 50 Sylvester Hulce 4 37 ½ Allen J Marther 4 75 Philip Pine 16 25 Calvin Chamberlin 7 50 Oliver Mossman 3 75 William McClun Jun 2 00 Benjamin Whitaker 6 00 John Elsworth 3 75 Orange Spencer 5 00 Henry Luther 5 00 Joseph Crawford 13 75 Benjamin Cannon 5 25 John Baccus 6 00 Alexander Crawford 7 50
107 79
Walton Cts
Robert North 13 75 Jonathan Weed 3 75 Thaddeus Hoyt 5 00 Elnathan Goodrich 5 00 Moses Hanford 2 50 Isaac Ogden 3 75 John Thompson 3 75 David St John 14 45 Selick St John 3 75 Benjamin North 11 00 James A Merwin 4 00 Shubel Johnson 6 00 Peter St John 5 00
81 70
Colchester
Abraham Huntley 10 00 John R Francisco 6 25 Charles Leonard 3 75 John Radiker 3 75 Lewis Hait 3 75 Hezekiah Elwood 3 75 Joshua Gee 10 00 Joshua Gee, Nathan Fuller & Ebenezer Smith For a Pound 25 00 Anthony Loyd 4 75 Lewis Hait 2 50 John H Gregory 2 50
76 00
Adjourned until tomorrow 8 oclock a.m. Thursday met and present as before except Roswell Hotchkiss Middletown Cts
Aaron Hull 5 00 Richard M Goodrich 5 62 ½ William Ackerly 5 00 John Burr 4 00 Samuel Sands 3 00 Samuel Miller 5 00 John Shaver 3 00 Adam Shafer Jun 3 75 William Older 7 00 Isaac Horton 1 50 William Nichols 3 00 Samuel Hull 3 00 Agur Burr 2 50 Stephen Hull 1 25 Joshua Slugter 3 75 Jonathan Smith 5 00 Hermon Dummond 5 00 Frederick Bradley 5 00 Noah Dimmick 5 00 William Dean 3 00 78 37
Delhi
Thomas Landon Jun 13 75 Abraham DeGroff 4 25 Gurdon H Edgerton 7 50 Asahel T Paine 27 75 Roswell Peak 6 00 John G Akin 4 00 John B Phelps 5 75 Homer R Phelps 10 37 ½ William Milland 10 50 Walter Chase 3 75 John G Denio 3 75 William Anderson 20 00 Harman Sawyer 40 00 Isaac Goodrich 1 00 William Flowers 2 00 150 37 ½ Roxbury Cts
Sulivan Walker 3 00 Benjamin Frisbee 4 37 ½ John G. Burhans 16 75 Jonas More 2 00 John T More 10 25 Aaron B Sturges 6 00 Richard Benjamin 3 75 Jonas L More 3 75 Isaac Moffit 4 37 ½ William Gleason 4 37 ½ David Mead 9 37 ½ Nathaniel Older 3 75 Alexander Montgomery 10 00 Daniel Root 3 75 Otis Preston 2 50 Rueben Baker 1 12 ½
89 12 ½
Stamford
James Grant 7 50 Abraham D Smyth 3 00 Aaron Blish 7 25 Alexander McPherson 3 75 Joshua Webster 3 75 Matthew DeWitt 3 75 John C DeWitt 8 75 John Griffin 8 12 ½ William Kidzie 8 12 ½ Charles B Perry 9 37 ½ Martin Leet 32 50 Adam Kidzie 3 75 Daniel McGilova 1 25 Alexander McDonald 5 00
105 87 County Accts Audited
Anderson William 20 00
Bradley Frederick 10 00 Brown Collins 9 62 Burhans John G 2 50 Benjamin Richard 6 13 Beach William Esq 12 50 Beach Daniel 2 00 Bradley Peter 11 41 Buckman Ira 10 00 Bartow John 10 00 Butler Samuel 3 12 ½ Burr Isaac 9 50 Baxter Jesse 40 00 Bostwick Jabez 23 44 Buel Orange 30 00 Bryan Ambros 11 08
Chase Josiah 6 87 Cook Nathaniel 2 50 Cahmberlain Calvin 5 00 Chamberlain Aaron 13 12 Chase Walter 15 62 ½ Crawford Joseph 10 00
Adgd untill to morrow 8 oc a..m.
Friday met & present as yesterday
Disbrow James 10 00 Dumond Hammus 10 00 Dimmick Noah 1 50 Dewit John C. 7 50 Dewey William 17 62 Dutton Oliver 5 00 Doyl Edward 7 50 Denio John G 1 69 DeGroff Abraham 0 69 Ells Elihu 15 06 Elwood Hezekiah 2 50 Elliot David 3 68
Fuller Noah 10 00
Graves Abner 4 12 Griffin John 8 12 ½ Grant Duncan Jun 1 25 Gee Joshua 2 50 Grant William 3 13 ½ Gregory Nehemiah 1 62 ½ Goodrich Seth 13 75 Griffin Harvey 2 50 Goodrich Henry B 10 29 Gibbs Cyrnus 2 00
Harper William 2 50 Heath David 7 50 Hull Aaron 8 75 Huntly Abraham 8 75 Hait Lewis 7 50 Hale Levi 20 00 Harris James 11 25 Hale Sylvester 5 62 ½ Knapp Silas 80 02 Kneeland Oliver 7 50 Kidzie William 9 37 ½ Kellog Azor 10 00 Keeler Martin 1 62
Lawrance J Coran 8 32 Landon Thomas Jun 17 50 Lakin Jonas 16 00 Leal Robert 43 48 Do Dr Phelps Bill 4 73
Moffitt Isaac 12 50 Moody Moses 10 00 More John T 2 50 McCall Ira 2 00 Miner Richard 6 62 Millard Willard 20 00
Older Nathaniel 10 16 Olmsted Simeon 6 87 Ogden Isaac 2 25 Ogden Eleazer 12 38 Overseers of the Poor of Franklin 76 57 Preston Otis 3 75 Paine Asahel E 11 12 Phelps Homer R 2 38 Purdy Jesse 5 75
Root Daniel 13 75
Starr Raymond 6 87 Smith Zachurs 12 50 Smith Jonathan 28 00 Smyth Abraham D 4 00 St John David 13 75 St John Sellick 18 75 Seely Abijah 6 50 St John Cook 5 37 Sackrider Solomon M 10 00 Stilson Cyrnus 7 25 Stilson Nathan Jun 3 50 Stilson William 10 63 ½ Sawyer Harmen 40 00
Thompson John 12 50 Thornton Henry 3 56 Weed Jonathan 2 25 Willis Weram 0 50 Wood Elijah 4 88 Woodard William 25 00 Williams Titus 5 00 Wheeler William 10 00
Voted That Wm Wheeler Roswell Hotchkiss A E Paine Peter Pine Martin Keeler be a committee to Equalise the Assessment Rolls the committee reported upon all the Towns and made Notes on the back of each Roll.
Voted That the board accept of said committee report
Voted to appropriate a sum not exceeding One Hundred and Thirty Dollars for repairs for the Gaol Court House and a Well to be laid out under the directions of Gideon Frisbee & Robert Leal Esqs
Supervisors Accts Audited (Viz)
John T More 4 ½ Days 9 Noah Dimmick 4 ½ " 9 Charles B Perry 4 ½ " 9 Roswell Hotchkiss 2 ½ " 5 Martin Keeler 4 ½ " 9 Abijah Paine 3 " 6 Ira McCall 4 ½ " 9 James Hughston 5 ½ " 11 William S McCrea 7 " 14 Isaac Ogden 4 ½ " 9 Peter Pine 7 " 14 William Wheeler 7 " 14 Anthony Lloyd 5 " 10 Asahel G Paine 4 " 8
Voted to Raise $700 Dollars as a County Tax
Voted to adjourn untill the last Thursday of Instant October 12 oclock Noon at the Home of Edward Flint
C. Gibbs. Clk
At the adjournment meeting of the board of Supervisors on this 28th of October 1813 at the Home of E. Flint Present a supervisor from each Town
Voted to Proceed to audit accounts against the County
Beardsley Solomon W 0 80 Bilby John 0 75 Downs John 12 03 De Groff Abraham 3 00 Gibbs Cyrnus for a book 3 00 Gibbs Cyrnus clerkship 80 00 McGilvra Daniel 0 94 Hobby Drake 7 50 Hodge Sanford 1 25 Hawley William 16 74 Kittle Peter 5 69 Kelley Ephraim 6 84 L------Henry 3 08 Knapp Silas 14 21 Sluyter Joshua 6 92 St John Cook 12 25 Teed Jesse 20 00
Resolved That Isaac Ogden be allowed Three Dollars for delivering the Revised Laws at the County Clerks office and he agrees to deliver them at the said office by the first day of February next 3 00
Supervisors Accounts
John T More 7 Noah Dimmick 7 Charles B Perry 6 Roswell Hotchkiss 8 Martin Keeler 6 Abijah Paine 3 Ira McCall 6 James Hughston 8 William S McCrea 10 Isaac Ogden 8 Peter Pine 10 William Wheeler 10 Anthony Lloyd 9 75 Asahel G Paine 6
Resoved That the Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Harpersfield be authorized to draw from the Treasurer of the County the sum of One Hundred Seventy two Dollars & Twelve cents to be returned to the Treasurer with out Interest on or before the first day of October next
Resolved That Roswell Hotchkiss Asahel G Paine & Isaac Ogden be a committee to examine the Treasurers Books and report to this board on their Clerk on or before the first Tuesday of February next
Resolved to adjourn without day C Gibbs Clk
Delhi October 29th 1813
The Committee to whom was referred the examination of the Treasurers books reported to the Clerk as follows (viz) This day examined compared & settled all accounts between the County of Delaware and Gideon Frisbee Treasurer of said County and find due to the County the sum of Three Thousand Five Hundred & forty Dollars and Ninety seven cents errors excepted
$3540.97 A. E. Paine ] Committee R Hotchkiss ] Of the Board Isaac Ogden ] Of Supervisors The above Report Taken from the last page of Book No 1
Cyrenus Gibbs Clk
Amount of Real and Person Estate of the Several Towns in the County of Delaware for 1813
Real Personal Aggt. Delhi 3020.17 524.76 3544.93 Stamford 2171.55 222.39 3493.94 Harpersfield 2530.21 251.30 2781.51 Kortright 4073.21 435.11 4508.32 Meredith 2204.39 70.50 2274.89 Franklin 3806.13 288.91 4095.04 Sidney 1713.30 57.75 1771.05 Masonville 894.05 7.50 901.55 Tompkins 2082.96 220.36 2303.32 Walton 2286.69 213.85 2500.54 Hancock 1119.33 105.36 1224.69 Colchester 1437.11 104.00 1541.11 Middletown 1482.62 126.75 2609.37 Roxbury 1620.27 88.61 1708.88
Amount of Taxes for 1813
School Town County Aggregate Harpersfield 111.74 61.00 71.69 244.43 Kortright ------153.56 183.13 336.69 Meredith ----- 116.22 58.07 174.29 Franklin 112.88 190.87 487.53 801.28 Sidney 49.71 88.36 105.61 243.68 Masonville 42.03 94.30 44.62 186.05 Tompkins 57.42 107.75 582.14 747.31 Walton 80.05 81.70 183.86 345.61 Delhi 158.36 150.37 138.87 447.60 Hancock -- 70.87 807.08 877.95 Colchester 75.00 76.00 745.65 896.65 Middletown 153.19 79.37 116.85 349.41 Roxbury 125.03 89.12 61.00 285.15 Stamford 109.58 85.87 108.55 304.00 6240.10
School Money Averaged on the following Towns
(VIZ)
Roxbury 125.03 Middletown 153.19 Colchester 58.50 Tompkins 57.42 Delhi 158.36 Franklin 112.88 Sidney 49.71 Walton 80.05 Stamford 109.58 Harpersfield 111.74 Masonville 42.03 1058.49
C. Gibbs Clk > Delhi Oct. 6th 1814
This day examined, compared and settled all accounts between the County of Delaware and Gideon Frisbee Treasurer of said County and find now due to the County from the said Frisbee the sum of Three thousand eight hundred and seventeen dollars and ten cents------
Dollars 3817.10 Cyrenus Gibbs ] Committee of Charles B. Perry ] the board of James Wheeler ] Supervisors
Gideon Frisbee To Money received of Martin Keeler for the taxes above for 1813 on Teller Account of Banyer 21.80 Money received of the gaolie for fines the above settled Oct 5 1815
At the Annual meeting of the board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware held at the Court house in Delhi on the 4th day of October 1814 Present
Gabriel North of Walton Chairman Peter Pine Tompkins Wearam Willis Masonville Ira McCall Franklin James Hughston Sidney Cyrenus Stilson Meredith Martin Keeler Kortright Charles B Perry Stamford Daniel M Burr Middletown John T More Roxbury Abel Downs Colchester James Wheeler 2nd Hancock Frederick P Foot Delhi Cyrenus Gibbs Harpersfield
Agreeable to a law of the State of New York regulating common schools the monies for the Support of Schools is divided for the year 1814 as follows
Towns No.. Of Inhabit Public Mone Roxbury 1892 98.58 Middletown 2318 121.24 Colchester 885 46.12 Hancock 578 29.64 Tompkins 869 45.28 Delhi 2396 124.85 Meredith 726 37.83 Franklin 1708 89.02 Walton 1211 63.11 Stamford 1658 86.40 Harpersfield 1691 88.13 Kortright 2993 155.96 Sidney and Masonville 1388 72.33 of which Masonville is entitled to four tenths of the publick money as per agreement of the Supervisors of said towns.
Resolved as the sense of this board that the bounty of fifteen Dollars be paid for the taking and killing each and every full grown Wolf or Panther within the County of Delaware from the first Tuesday of October 1814 to the first Tuesday of October 1815- And for all others of less size half that price proved and certified before any Justice of the Peace of said County who shall crop the ears or destroy the scalp and so certify in his Certificate.
Voted that twenty five cents for mile be allowed to constables for transporting paupers
Voted that Cyrenus Gibbs Charles B Perry and James Wheeler 2nd be a committee to settle with the Treasurer of the County and report the same
Said Committee made a report and entered on the page next by one preceeding this
Proceeded to Audit Accounts against the Towns
Middletown Accounts
Charles Barlow 5.00 Henry Mott 5.00 Thomas Crosby 20.62 Israel Chapman 4.75 John Barlow 3.00 Joseph Vail 5.00 William Dean 4.00 John Shafer 5.00 Wm. Nichols 3.50 Samuel Hull 3.00 Samuel Miller 3.75 Cyrus Burr 3.75 Joseph Every 5.00 Phillip Yaple 10.00 Wm. Ackerly 16.25 Daniel M Burr 11.50 Asa Grant 8.00 Joshua Parker 6.00 Benj. Ackerly 7.50 Daniel Waterbury 11.00
Tompkins
Abraham G. Silverly 2.50 Jacob Huyck 3.75 John Walker 1.68 John Magee 2.50 Samuel Butler 3.75 Sylvester Hulce 3.75 Peter Pine 4.50 John Teed 5.00 Jesse Teed's Heirs 10.00 Overseers of the Poor 50.00 Jesse C Gilbert 5.00
Stamford
William Grant 3.75 Adam Kidzie 3.75 James Grant 5.00 Alexander McDonald 2.00 Anson Blish 3.50 William Kidzie 13.75 Robert Humas 13.13 Abraham D Smyth 13.12 Charles B Perry 5.00 Benjamin Barlow 20.00
Roxbury
David Smith .25 Nathaniel Older 15.25 Stephen Trusdel .25 Daniel Root 15.75 John Leonard .50 Isaac Moffit 14.37 Edward Jump .25 Anson B Sturges 1.00 Joshua Ferris 6.00 Joseph Keator 4.00 Nathaniel Robinson 5.50 John E. Burham 16.25 Ira C. Church .25 Daniel D. Andrus 2.00 John T More 7.75 David Trusdel .25 Obadiah Bowen .25
Harpersfield
Samuel Stevens Jun 5.75 Joshua H Brett 5.50 David Heath 9.00 James Ells 9.00 Jospeh Copley 4.75 Raymond Starr 9.00 William I Harper 5.00 Cyrenus Gibbs 4.00 William Harper 3.00 Cornell Smith 1.87 46.37 Kortright
Silas Goodrich 12.50 Jared Goodrich Jun 12.86 John Davenport 13.75 Solomon M Sackrider 13.74 Hiram Lawrence 9.00 Jabez Keeler 3.75 Ambrose Hunt 3.75 Seth Goodrich 6.00 Wm Squires 8.50 Martin Keeler 2 Accts 5.62 1/2
Masonville
Pliny Smith 12.12 ½ Barnia Smith 2.00 Elihu Bryant 3.75 Job Elmer 7.50 Thomas B Palmer 2.00 Abraham G Siverly 2.50 Oliver Kneeland 10.62 ½ Urziel Taylor 7.87 ½ James Paul 3.50 Benjamin Olmstead 6.00 Robert W Foster 5.08 Wearam Willis 5.00 Enos Goodman 1.25 Erastus Goodman 2.00
Sidney
Daniel Dewey 3.75 George Thatcher 3.75 Joseph Thatcher 9.37 ½ John Avery 9.75 Josiah Chase 8.73 Wm Dewey 11.87 ½ Henry Bradley 5.50 Wm Downer 2.00 James Hughston 3.12 1/2
Delhi
Walter Chase 15.62 ½ Putnam Farrington 15.00 Jabez Bostwick 6.00 Jacob Maybee 15.00 Asahel G Paine 18.75 Alexander McKey 2.00 John G. Akin 1.00 Wm Millard 10.50 John M Landon 3.75 John G Denio 3.75 Overseers of the Poor 150.00
Walton
Robert North 10.62 ½ Sillick St.. John 12.50 John Ells 2 Acct 13.75 Aaron Clark 7.40 White Griswold 3.75 Aaron Clark 3.75 Silah R Hobby 3.75 Levi Hanford Jun 3.75 Garbriel North 4.37 ½ Peter St John 1.87 ½ Thaddeus Hoyt 8.75 Benjm. North 3.50 Allen Mead 2.50 Overseers of the Poor 125.00
Franklin Wm Beach 11.87 ½ Aaron Chamberlin 11.62 ½ Abijah Seely 8.75 Roger Case 6.50 Simeon Goodman 1.26 Daniel Swift 32.50 Jacob Howel 3.75 Gurden M. Edgerton 3.75 Erastus Edgerton 5.00 Ira McCall 3.75 Overseers of the Poor 60.00
Meredith Isaac Burr 11.50 Joel Carr 8.75 Do Do 1.40 Josiah Strong 9.37 ½ Nathaniel Mitchel for Isaac Burr 6.25 Nathaniel Stilson Jun 2.00 Cyrenus Stilson 8.37 ½ Isaac Burr 2.00 Oliver Dutton 2.00 Daniel Mitchel 2.00 John Thorington 1.25 Nathaniel Stewart Jun 1.00 Joseph D Wells 13.75 Joseph Porter 2.00 Benjamin Benedict 9.75 Wm Newland 3.00 Sylvester Rich .75 Abijah Payne 4.37
Colchester
George S Gosslin 3.75 Hezekiah Elwood 10.00 Nthan S Knapp 3.75 John H Gregory 3.75 John Moore 10.00 John Hitt 7.00 Abraham Huntley 5.00 John Martin 1.00 Cornelius Radcliff 3.00 47.25
Hancock
David Leonard 3.75 Jonas Lakin 11.87 ½ William Wheeler 1.88 Asa Apley 10.00 Wheeler Hubbel 3.75 Peter G Griffin 3.75 Edward Doyl 14.12 Gilbert Walworth 2.50 John Knight 3.75 Henry Evans 3.75 Major Landfield 2.50 James Wheeler 8.12 Titus Williams 14.00
Adjourned until tomorrow morning 8 oclock Wednesday met according to adjournment and present as be for then proceeded to audit County Accounts
County Accts
Andrus D Daniel (2 accts) 3.37 Akerly William (2 accts) 5.50
Barhans John E 1.99 Blish Silas 29.29 Bortt Isaac H 6.96 Brag Joel 2.00 Beach Daniel 6.42 Barlow Charles 10.00 Baldwin Abel 7.68 Bradley Henry 2.50 Beach William 9.50 Bryan Ambrose to Martin Keeler 11.71 Burr Isaac 3.75 Brett Joshua M. 1.50
Crosby Thomas 3.75 Crosby James 3.12 ½ Crawford Andrew 10.00 Chase Walter 3.75 Clark Aaron 4.12 ½ Carr Joel 3.75
Davenport John 3.75 Dewey William 3.50 DeGroff Abaraham 6.81 Downs Abel (2 accts) 11.25
Elmer Job 6.68 Ells Elihu (2 accts) 13.68 Ells James 3.12 ½ Ells John 2.50
Farrington Putnam 3.75
Goodrich Silas 3.75 Gibbs Cyrenus 2.50 Goodrich Hiram D. 27.50 Hodges Sanford 11.26 Hicks Philip 15.36 Hume Robert Jun 3.75 Hotchkiss Lilbus to C B Perry 10.00 Hughston James 4.37 ½ Heath David 3.12 ½ Hubbel Wheeler 5.37 ½
Kittel Peter 6.25 Kidzie William 5.25
Lyon Bradley 2.56 Lawrence Horace 6.43 Leal Robert for Smith work to Roy 67.78 Livingston and Sloat for a guard at jail Leonard David 20.93 ½ Lakin Jonas 2.18 Leal John 316.67 Leonard David to James Wheeler 11.74
Miner Richard 10.76 Moody Moses 3.75 Mott Henry 10.00 Moffit Isaac 2.50 More John T 3.00 Maybe Jacob 3.75 Miller Frederick Jun 10.00 Moseman Oliver 4.18
North Robert Jun 9.68
Older Nathaniel (3 accts) 18.58 Overseers of the poor of the Town of Harpersfield for the support of Robert Simon & his wife 223.42
Pine Peter 7.50 Paine Asahel E 4.50 Purdy Jesse (2 accts) 7.06 Pine Benjamin 3.75
Root Isriel 5.00 Radcliff Cornelius 3.75 Ruff Henry 10.00
Stilson William 18.90 Slyter Joshua 3.25 Smith Amasa 6.00 Smyth Abn D 7.22 Sackrider Solomon M 5.50 Smith Darius S 3.12 Smith Ebenezer 3.75 Starr Raymond 3.14 St John Selick 3.75 Steel Samuel 4.17 Strong Josiah 3.37 ½ Stilson Cyrenus .50
Teed John 10.00
Wait Adin 19.87 Walker John 12.24 Willis Wearam 4.12 ½ Wheeler James 5.50
Yeaple Phillip 3.75
Days Garbriel North 4 8.00 Charles B. Gerry 4 8.00 John T. More 4 ½ 9.00 Daniel M Burr 4 8.00 Abel Downs 3 6.00 James Wheeler 2nd 6 12.00 Peter Pine 6 12.00 Fredr. G Foot 3 6.00 Cyrenus Stilson 3 ½ 7.00 Martin Keeler 4 8.00 Ira McCall 4 8.00 James Hughston 4 ½ 9.00 Wearam Willis 5 ½ 11.00 Cyrenus Gibbs 4 8.00
Resolved that the Treasurer pay the Ballance to Robert Leal for reparing the Gaol and well which appears has been paid by said Robert which is about fifteen Dollars.
Resolved to adjourn this meeting to the 27th Instant then to meet at the house of Nathaniel Steel Jun Delhi at 12 o clock a.m.
C Gibbs Clk
At an adjournment meeting of the Supervisors of the County of Delaware held at the house of Nathaniel Steel Jun in Delhi the 27th of October 1814 present as Supervisors from each Town proceeded to Audit Account as follows
Denio, John T 1.33 Delamater, Abraham P. 15.00 Dumond, William 10.00 Dumond, Harmond 10.00 Fazer, William 10.00 Goodrich, Richard M. 1.39 Kellog, Azor 10.00 Moon, John 2.75 Smith, Elijah C. 2.12 ½ Wood, Elijah 7.09 Woodard, William 10.00
Noted that Cyrenus Gibbs do get the laws for the insuing year and deliver them to the board of Supervisors for which he is to have comparison at the next yearly meeting.
SUPERVISORS Days
Gabriel North 4 8 Charles B Perry 4 8 John T More 4 ½ 9 Daniel H Burr 4 8 Abel Downs 4 8 James Wheeler 2nd 6 12 Frederick P. Foote 3 6 Cyrenus Stilson 3 ½ 7 Martin Keeler 4 8 Ira McCall 4 8 James Hughston 4 ½ 9 Weaaram Willis 5 ½ 11 Cyrenus Gibbs 4 8 Peter Pine 6 12 Cyrenus Gibbs for Clerkship 50
Resolved that the permanent standard of Real Estates of the several Towns be as follows (VIZ)
Delhi 3419.30 582.49 4001.79 Harpersfield 2193.72 155.40 2349.12 Walton 2263.48 185.88 2449.36 Roxbury 1654.87 187.06 1841.93 Hancock 1003.80 98.64 1102.44 Masonville 900.00 98.64 1102.44 Sidney 1552.65 86.07 1638.72 Middletown 2196.83 337.68 2534.51 Colchester 1035.58 142.67 1778.25 Tompkins 2007.02 168.21 2175.23 Kortright 3806.10 508.51 4314.61 Stamford 2579.01 276.40 2855.41 Franklin 3156.19 325.99 3482.18 Meredith 1826.13 59.84 1885.97 29594.67 3122.98 32717.66
Town School Poor County Total Delhi 97.57 124.85 150.00 23.38 395.60 Harpersfield 56.87 88.13 -- 8.70 153.70 Walton 82.27 63.11 125.00 24.53 195.91 Roxbury 89.87 98.58 -- 38.10 226.55 Hancock 72.75 29.64 -- 169.74 272.13 Masonville 71.20 28.88 -- 17.06 117.14 Sidney 57.85 43.45 -- 7.45 108.75 Middletown 141.62 121.24 -- 67.14 330.00 Colchester 17.55 46.12 -- 54.40 118.07 Tompkins 42.43 45.28 50.00 63.39 201.10 Kortright 89.47 155.96 -- 20.53 265.96 Stamford 83.00 86.40 -- 10.16 179.56 Franklin 88.75 89.02 60.00 35.73 273.50 Meredith 89.53 37.83 -- 11.52 638.88 3076.85
Delhi Oct 6th 1815 This day examined compaired and settled all account between the County of Delaware and Gideon Frisbee Treasurer of said County and find now due the County from said Frisbee the sum of two thousand five hundred and seventy two Dollars and one cent
$2572.1/100 Cyrenus Gibbs James Hughston Jonathan Smith Bennet Beardsly
The report of the committee appointed to examine and compare and settle accounts with the Treasurer Approved by the Board.
Abel Downs, Chairman
At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware held at the Court House of said County on Tuesday the 3rd day of October 1815. A majority having appeared, they, proceeded to business and made choice of Abel Downs of Colchester for Moderator.
Resolved that this Board adjourn to the House of Edward Hine to meet immediately.
The Board met according to adjournment.
Present. Abel Downs, Colchester Asa Appley, Hancock Peter Pine, Tompkins Ira McCall, Franklin Cyrenus Stillson, Meredith Martin Keeler, Kortright Cyrenus Gibbs, Harpersfield Walter Chace, Delhi Jonathan Smith, Middletown Daniel McGillivrae, Stamford Bennet Beardsley, Walton James Hughston, Sidney Pliny Smith, Masonville John T More, Roxbury
Whereupon the Board proceeded to business. Made choice of Cornelius R. Fitch of Delhi for Clerk, and proceeded to audit accounts. TOWN ACCOUNTS
Franklin
Nathan Edgerton 8.12 Aaron Chamberlain 11.88 Abijah Seeley 8.63 Ira McCall 3.75 Gurdon W Edgerton 3.75 Erastus Edgerton 8.75 William Beach 11.00 William Hine 24.50 Roger Case 8.00 Ira McCall, for E. Little 5.00 Do Do Do Do 5.00 Samuel Sherwood, for E. Little 5.00 Daniel Remington 5.00 Overseers of Poor of 80.00 Ephraim Little 5.00 Do Do 5.00 $198.38
Kortright
Luther Orr 5.50 Alexander Leal 6.50 Peter Tappen 7.00 Jeremiah Butts 10.00 David P. Brewer 11.60 John Davenport 7.00 David Chellson 3.75 George Stout 13.75 Conrad Burgett 5.00 Martin Wheeler 12.25 George S. Scott to Commissioner of Highways 36.00 Widow Lucy Dibble 99.00 Abraham Thomas 1.00 Samuel Andrew 1.00 Ezra Hoty 1.00 Commissioners of Highways of Kortright. A. Kiff or Cert for road 113.25 $326.60
Harpersfield
Jeremiah Clark 5.00 Elisha Sheldon 9.88 Ebenezer Penfield 9.88 Raymond Starr 9.88 Samuel Stevens Jun 7.50 Asahel Merriam 4.50 Mathew Lindsley 4.50 Joseph Copley 3.50 Garnsey Hichc`ox 2.00 John Bennet 5.00 Ransom Packard 5.50 Elijah Andrews 3.00 Robert Clark 3.00 Gideon Frisbee 3.00 William Beach 5.00 James Ells 3.50 Cyrenus Gibbs 3.50 Peter Penfield 1.00 89.14
Meredith
Simeon Crane Jun 25.00 Joe Crane 3.00 Samuel Remington 25.00 Ammon Bostwick 8.75 David Mitchel 8.00 Josiah D. Wells 11.37 William Newland 11.00 Isaac Burr 14.69 Cyrenus Stillson 7.88 Nathaniel Stewart Jun 7.00 William Stillson 1.25 122.94
Delhi Erastus Root 6.00 John E. Denio 3.75 Benjamin North 2.00 Abraham Ogden 2.00 Dorman Johnson 2.00 Jonah Soper .50 Peleg Soper 7.00 Asahel E. Paine 49.75 Bostwick, Jabez 1.00 Jacob Maybee 17.50 John B. Phelps 17.63 Henry Edwards 50.00 John G. Lake 20.00 William H. Elting 17.00 Walter Chace 5.00 James Wetmore Jun 3.75 William Millard 2.50 John Maybee, 2nd Wolf Certificate 10.00 Overseers of Poor of Delhi 100.00 317.30
Hancock
Jacob F. Clauson 11.88 Titus Williams 7.50 Apple, Asa 5.00 James Wheeler 2.88 Jonas Laken 6.00 Edward Doyl 17.88 Overseers of Poor of Hancock 300.00 341.14
Sidney
William Gordon, per I. Miller 10.00 William Dewey 11.88 John Every 5.50 Hugh Johnson 9.37 Josiah Thatcher 9.88 Josiah Chace 9.75 Jabez Olmsted 4.00 James Hughston 5.00 George Thatcher 3.00 60.1-
Middletown
Alexander A. Grant 25.00 William Akerly 25.00 William Dumond 25.00 Do Do 25.00 Harmanus Dumond 25.00 Abraham I. Delamater 25.00 Timothy Card & Henry Mott 25.00 Thomas Card & Henry Mott 25.00 John Shaver 1.00 George H. Sands 7.00 Richard M. Goodrich 4.50 Ezra Benedict 5.00 Francis Bassett 3.75 William Akerly 2.50 Samuel Covel 7.50 Daniel H. Burr 5.25 Stephen Laurence 7.25 Cornelius Bassett 5.06 David Dumond 10.75 Joseph Every 1.00 William Dean 16.25 Aaron Hull 17.50 Jonathan Smith 12.25 306.56
Roxbury
John E. Burhans 16.65 Isaac Moffat 12.50 John Benjamin 3.75 David F. More 3.75 Benjamin Frisbee 27.00 David Mead 14.88 David Kelley 19.25 Jonas More 1.00 John Vermilyea 3.75 Joshua Ferris 2.00 John T. More 4.75 David S. Bouton 3.75 Nathaniel Plelen 1.38 Overseers of Poor of Roxbury 64.00 170.41
Masonville
Commissioners of Highways 20.00 Pliny Smith 6.63 Orange Spencer 8.75 Ebenezer Smith 10.00 Samuel Robbins 9.75 Abner Graves 7.69 Seneca Olmsted 11.25 John Abbey 3.00 Thomas B. Palmer 1.50 Bernice Smith 1.25 Wearam Willis .63 Robert W. Foster 2.75 Asa Gillet Sr 2.00 Simon Clark 1.00 Enos Goodman .63 Job Elmer 3.75 Benjamin Olmsted .50 91.00
Walton
Benjamin North 11.00 Alan Mead 8.50 Thaddeus Hoyt 16.25 Selek St. John 14.38 Gabriel North 1.25 Josiah Meigs 1.50 Abraham Ogden 11.88 Moses Hanford 4.38 John Eells 3.75 Robert North 14.88 Bennett Beardsley 5.88 James Wakeman 20.00 Overseers of Poor of Walton 80.00 193.65
Tompkins
Sylvester Hulce 8.00 Henry Flint 3.75 Phinehas Case 8.75 Joseph Webb 3.00 John Magee 3.00 William Frazier 5.00 Peter Pine 10.50 Isaac Gillett 4.00 George Jennins 5.00 Do Do 5.00 Caleb Smith 25.63 Jesse C. Gilbert 7.00 Overseers of Poor of Tompkins 300.00 388.63 Stamford
Alexander McDonald 5.00 James Grant 6.00 Abel Watkins 19.50 Aaron Blish 5.00 Daniel McGillivrae 5.63 William Grant 11.38 David B. Beers 11.25 Thomas Hanford 4.00 Duncan I.Grant 3.75 Abraham D. Smith 2.00 Alexander McPherson 3.75 Charles B. Perry .63 William Kedzie 12.25 Martin Leek 9.00 99.14 Colchester
John Horton 2.00 Hezekiah Elwood 2.00 Wilson, Thomas 15.00 Nathan Fuller 13.13 Isaac Horton 18.38 John H. Gregory 12.50 Cornelius Radcliff 7.00 Flewelling Jenkins for Wm. Woodward 10.00 Israel Dodge 10.00 John Hitt 3.75 Benjamin Pine 10.63 Abel Downs 7.51 111.90
County Accounts
Conrad Burgett 15.00 Elijah C. Smith 4.50 Jabez Bostwick 1.50 H. B. Goodrich 3.75 John E. Denio 7.05 Samuel Steele 2.70 James Howe, Jailer 102.65 John Leal 45.75 Samuel Steele 9.27 Simeon Crane Jun 20.00 Joe Crane 15.00 William Gordon for S. William 15.00 Alexander A. Grant 20.00 William Akerly 15.00 Ira McCall for E. Little 15.00 Do Do Do 15.00 Samuel Sherwood for E. Little 15.00 Daniel Remington 20.00 Nathaniel Olden 11.79 John T. More 3.50 Daniel D. Andrews 3.07 John Vermilyea 10.37 Daniel D.Andrews 3.12 John Downer 4.05 Joseph Bramhall 2.44 Nathan Edgerton 2.50 John Teed 15.00 Phiny Smith 4.50 Josiah Chace 3.50 John Pooler 6.69 Robert North Jun 6.81 Robert North 2.25 Cook St. John 8.81 James Wakeman 40.00 Cornel Smith 1.07 Elisha Sheldon 2.50 Elihu Eells 8.00 Amasa Smith 28.65 Peter Penfield 4.25 Overseers of Poor Harpersfield 205.29 Do Do Do 6.32 Samuel Remington 15.00 Chauncy Strong 4.30 Cyrenus Stilson 1.00 George Jennins 10.00 Do Do 10.00 William Grant 3.81 Daniel McGillivrae 1.25 William Dumond 20.00 Timothy Card for Henry Mott 15.00 Thomas Card for Do Do 20.00 Joseph Every 4.00 John Maybee on 2nd Certificate 15.00 Aaron Hull 1.63 Asa Appley 6.50 James Wheeler 20.00 Stephen Read 15.00 Flewelling Jenkins for Wm Woodwerd 15.00 Israel Hodge 15.00 Jacob Smith 15.00 Nathan Fuller 2.75 Asahel E. Paine 8.22 Ambrose Bryan, G. Frisbee 3.00 Gideon Frisbee 3.00 Cyrenus Gibbs/F.Samuels 7.50 Resolved that the Clerk enter upon the journals at full length the following Wolf Certificates.
Delaware County ss. On the 27th day of July 1815 personally came before William Beach Esq. One of the Justices of the Peace of the said County, Ephraim Little with the skin of a wolf the skin of the head and ears entire which which said wolf the said Little testified he caught and killed in the Town of Franklin on the 26th day of July Instant, the ears of which I have cropped and burned.
Subscribed and sworn before Ephraim Little me the 27th day of July 1815 William Beach Justice of Peace
Delaware ss. Ephraim Little being sworn, says that the wolf within mentioned was a grown wolf.
Sworn 4th Oct. 1815 before me Walter Chace Justice of Peace
Resolved that the above certificate be audited at fifteen dollars.
Delaware County ss. On the third day of July 1815 personally came before me, Ephraim Little, the scalp of a wolf and deposeth and saith that he caught and killed the said wolf within the Town of Franklin on the second day of July Instant the ears of which I have cropped and destroyed. Ephraim Little
Subscribed and sworn before me this 3rd day of July 1815. William Beach Justice of Peace
Delaware County ss. Ephraim Little being sworn says that the wolf within mentioned was a grown wolf.
Ephraim Little
Sworn this 4th Oct. 1815 before me Gideon Frisbee
Resolved that the above certificate be audited at fifteen dollars.
Resolved that Ephraim Littles wolf Certificates above recorded be audtited at twenty dollars each. Total $40.00
Resolved that so much of the resolution, passes at the annual session of Board of Supervisors in 1814 respecting wolves and panthers, as relates to wolves be repealed and so much as related to panthers be continued in full force untill the first Tues -- Oct. 1816. Carried.
Resolved that the Treasurer of the County of Delaware cause the Jail and Court House to be repaired, provided that the expenditures do not exceed thirty dollars. Carried.
Resolved, that the Clerk return the amount of the real Estates of the County of Delaware to the comptrollers Office, the same as last year, excepting Franklin and Meredith and the return of those Towns to be regulated by the law annexing a part of Franklin to Meredith. Carried Resolved, that there be no County Tax raised the ensuing year, and that the contingent expenses of the County be paid out of any money now in the Tresury not otherwise appropriated. Carried.
Supervisors Fees
John T. More 5 @ 2.00 10.00 Walter Chace 4 8.00 Cyrenus Stilson 4 8.00 Cyrenus Gibbs 5 10.00 Daniel McGillivrae 4 8.00 Pliny Smith 5 10.00 Ira McCall 4 ½ 9.00 Bennet Beardsley 4 ½ 9.00 James Hughston 5 10.00 Jonathan Smith 5 10.00 Abel Downs 5 10.00 Peter Pine 6 12.00 Asa Appley 6 12.00
Resolved, That the Board adjourned to the last Wednesday of Oct. Inst. 3 p.m. at the House of Edward Flint, Delhi.
William R. Fitch, Clerk The Board of Supervisors met at E. Flints Wednesday 25th 1815 agreeably to adjournment a majority being present. They proceeded to business.
County Accounts Audited
Elihu Eells $ 3.15 Plyment Layton 20.00 Alfred Dickenson for E. Nicholas 20.00 William Jackson 3.88 Overseers of Poor of Delhi 157.00 Joel Bragg for E. Little 15.00 Peter P. Grant 5.31 Robert North Jun 4.55 Cook St. John 8.00 Joseph Bramhall 9.90 Hezekiah Halsey 15.00 Samuel Teed Jun 15.00 Lyman Clark 5.75 Elihah C. Smith 2.43 John Fugison 20.00 Jacob Radiker 2.31 Gideon Frisbee Treasurer due to a receipt of money received of Oliver Peat 1.04 John E. Denio 10.94 Samuel Steele .63 Do Do 8.29 James Howe, Jailer 14.25 John Downer 8.00 Homer R. Phelps 7.09 Cornelius R. Fitch Clerk 70.00 Alexander A. Grant (----) 80.00
John T. More 3 days 6 Abel Downs 2 ½ " 5 Cyrenus Gibbs 2 ½ " 5 Walter Chace 2 " 4 Cyrenus Stilson 2 ½ " 5 Bennet Beardsley 2 ½ " 5 Appley, Asa 4 ½ " 9 Martin Keeler 5 ½ " 11 Jonathan Smith 2 " 4 Daniel McGillivrae 2 ½ " 5 Ira McCall 3 days 6 Peter Pine 5 " 10 James Hughston 3 ½ " 7 Pliny Smith 4 " 8 Resolved, That Gideon Frisbee, Oliver Peat and Elisha Sheldon be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to build a good and sufficient new jail with four rooms in pursuance of the late act of the legislature for that purpose - but the said commissioners are forbidden to make any contract for, or proceed in, the building thereof unless they obtain ample security that the same shall be completed for a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. Carried.
Amount of real and Personal Ests of the several Towns of the County of Delaware
Real Personal Delhi 3419.30 529.30 Harpersfield 2193.72 225.05 Walton 2263.40 210.00 Roxbury 1654.07 326.05 Hancock 1003.00 123.35 Masonville 900.00 30.02 Sidney 1552.65 ? Middletown 2196.03 156.03 Colchester 1035.50 130.71 Tompkins 2007.02 121.10 Kortright 3006.10 510.65 Stamford 2579.01 353.00 Franklin 3156.19 206.43 Meredith 1026.13 53.35 Total 29594.68 3153.32
(Note: There is a chart for the Amount of Taxes that is very light and almost unreadable)
1816 Delhi October 3rd, 1816
This day examined compared and settled all Accounts between the County of Delaware and Gideon Frisby - Treasurer of the County of Aforesaid and find now due the County from said Frisby the sum of one hundred and thirty dollars and four cents.
Cyrenus Gibbs David St. John James Hughston
The above report accepted and approved - Oct. 4, 1816
H. R. Phelps, Clk. 1816 At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware held at the Court house in the Town of Delhi in said County on Tuesday the second day of October 1816
A Majority having appeared they proceeded to Business and made Choice of Abel Downs of Colchester as Moderator
Resolved that this Board adjourn to the House of Edward Flint to meet immediately
The Board met pursuant to Adjournment
PRESENT Abel Downs Colchester Edward Doyle Hancock Peter Pine Tompkins Ira McCall Franklin David St. John Walton Josiah Strong Meredith Martin Keeler Kortright Cyrenus Gibbs Harpersfield William Millard Delhi Daniel H. Burr Middletown Daniel McGilvra Stamford James Hughston Sidney Pliny Smith Masonville John T. More Roxbury
Whereupon the Board made Choice of Homer R. Phelps of Delhi for Clerk, and proceeded to read a Letter from the Superintendant of Common Schools, Also a Letter from the Comptrollers Office recommending a Map of this County and then proceeded to Audit Accounts -
Resolved that a Committee of three be appointed to examine and settle the accounts with the Treasurer and Cyrenus Gibbs James Hughston and David St John Esquires be and they were appointed said Committee.
Town of Roxbury Accounts
Herman I. Quackenbush 16.37 ½ John T. More 5.47 Joshua Ferris 16.88 Nathaniel Older 9.50 John E. Burhans 9.75 Nathaniel Robinson 7.00 David Kelly Junior 2.00 Lewis Hardenburgh 15.00 Nathaniel Older 2.50 John Vermilyea 3.75 Nathaniel Mead 3.75 For Rejected Taxes 1.35 Tax on Lot No. 25 in Great Lot No. 42 .52
Town of Stamford Accounts
William Mann 3.00 Robert Clark 1.37 ½ Robert Hume 26.12 ½ Martin Leet 13.87 ½ Henry Forman 13.62 ½ David B. Beers 10.00 Alexander Cummings 5.00 Abraham D. Smyth 2.00 James Grant 6.00 Aaron Blish 4.50 Daniel McGilvra 7.62 ½ Angur McDonald 3.75 Alexander McDonald 5.00 James A. Grant 3.75 For Rejected Taxes 1.35 Ditto 1.83 Taxes for Nicholas Halstead Removed Taxes Unpaid .33 Thos. Hilliker the like .27
Town of Middletown Accounts
Ethiel Stone 1.50 Jehu Burr 18.12 ½ Daniel H. Burr 15.25 John Shaver 3.00 Seth Parker 2.00 Philip Yaple 6.25 William Nichols 1.00 Francis Bassett 3.75 Cyrus Burr 3.75 John Barlow 2.00 Pardon Austin 2.50 Asa Grant 20.12 ½ Taxes not Collected 11.30 Thomas Crosby 1.25 Aaron Hull 1.25 Ezekiel Reed 14.75 David Clark 14.75 William Akerly 17.50 Thomas Card Junior (Wolf) 25.00 James Crosby 2.25 William Sluyter, James Lawrence, John Akerly Junr., Benjamin Akerly Junior and Abraham Akerly 75.00 William Sluyter, James Lawrence, John Akerly Junior & Benjamin Akerley Junr. 75.00 Alexander A. Grant 4 wolf Certificates 100.00 Commissioners of Highways 25.00 Ditto for Jurors fees 3.00 Ditto for Constables fees .37 ½ Lot No. 1 in Great Lot 8 not Rec'd. this year .61 Ditto No. 32 in Ditto 1.49 Part of Tax 1815 on Elmerdorfs lands .82 Peter Duponts Tax of 1815 1.00 Residue of Taxes 1815, 1814, 1813 on part of Great Lot No. 38 8.68
Part of the above done at an adjourned meeting from Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning 7 oclock agreeable to a Resolution of the Board.
Town of Hancock Account Joseph Gee 5.00 Levi Thrall 3.75 Estate of Gilbert Wadsworth Deceased 8.75 James A. Merwin 49.00 Jeremiah Jones 19.50 Hezekiah Guyer 4.50 Asa Apley 57.79 Jesse Thomas 5.00 John Kinneys 5.00 Asa Apley 7.50 James Wheeler 2nd 9.37 ½ Titus Williams 8.65 Josiah Martin 3.75 John Knight 10.00 Overseers of the Poor 50.00 Supervisor to be Applied for the payment of arrears of Taxes 10.99 Tax of 1815 not collected 2.82 Tax on Lots in Grea Lot No. 3 Hardenburgh Patent 110.04 Tax on Lot No. 2 7.77 Half of Taxes on Great Lot No. 35 7.04
Town of Tompkins Account
Asahel Stiles 2.00 Conradt Edidt 1.00 Daniel Stiles 1.00 Orange Spencer 2.50 Martin Lane 2.50 Peter Pine 8.50 John Ostrum 16.25 William Butler 3.00 Thomas W. Larkin 3.00 Benjamin Hathaway 7.50 Sylvester Hulce 6.25 Benjamin Hawley 11.25 Caleb Smith 33.00 Overseers of the Poor 100.00 Richard Brewer (Wolf) 10.00 James Bardt (Wolf) 10.00 Joseph Webb (Wolf) 5.00 William Frazier (Wolf) 10.00 Phineas Case 5.00 Tax on 72.80 and 8% Rappleyear Patent for 1815 & 1814 2.88 James Carpenters Tax - Non Resident 2.59 Half of Taxes in 25 Evans Patent 4.00 Taxes paid the Collector of Pinefield 1.48 Taxes returned of the Comptroller in Rapelyear of Evans Patent 26.72
Town of Harpersfield Accounts
Ebenezer Penfield 4.25 Matthew Lindsley 2.50 Ransom Packard 4.50 Horace Lawrence 3.00 Asahel Merriam 1.50 Jedediah Gaylord 7.50 William Harper 9. 87 ½ John Hotckiss 2 Accounts 4.50 David Heath 4.00 David Heath 11.12 ½ James Eells 2 Accounts 11.37 ½ Cyrenus Gibbs 5.62 ½ Ann Doan 8.00 Robert Watkins .50 Plyment Dayton (Wolf) 10.00 Alfred Dickson & Eli Nichols (Wolf) 10.00 Eli Nichols (Wolf) vide County papers 10.00
Town Franklin Accounts Aaron Chamberlain 10.00 Abijah Seeley 8.75 Nathan Edgerton 9.37 ½ William Beach 7.50 Roger Case 14.00 William Hine 8.50 Sluman Bartlett 3.75 William Beach Esquire 10.25 Overssers of the Poor 200.00 William Dewey 2.00 James Hughston 2.00 William Taylor 2.00 Ira McCall 4.50 William Fitch 2.00 Hezekiah Loveland 1.00 Hezekiah Halsey (Wolf) 5.00 Gideon Frisbee 76.72 Martin Minor 20.26 Taxes in Wattles Patent 4.20 Tax on Livingston Patent Retd. To the Comptroller 5.04
Town of Kortright Accounts
William Squires 10.00 William McKee 13.75 Seth Goodrich 19.37 ½ Isaac Nash 8.65 John Ferguson 10.00 Jared Goodrich Junior 31.15 John Banner 13.75 John B. Spencer 3.75 Lela Francis 3.75 Horace Lawrence 12.00 Hugh McGuyer Jun & Chauncey Smith (Wolf) 10.00 Martin Keeler 5.00 David McIlwain 45.88 Jacob Sigsby 38.00 John McDonald 162.00 Ann Maxwell 10.70 Elijah C. Smith 2.00 For Taxes not Collected by Collected 10.03
Town of Delhi
Isaac Becker 35.00 Asher Merwin 1.00 Aaron Gregory 1.00 Abraham Butts 1.00 Gideon Frisbee .25 Charles Hathaway 3.75 Isaac Goodrich 9.00 Isaac Hathaway 15.75 Thomas Landon Junr 17.50 Archibald Church 17.50 Nathaniel Gates 16.25 Abrahm DeGraff 3.75 James Wetmore Junr 7.00 Roswell M. Brant 4.00 Philip Farrington 1.00 William Millard 5.62 David S. Denio 1.00 John Fisher 1.00 Asahel E. Paine 12.62 ½ Ambros Bryan 3.75 William Wheeler & Truman Hubbell Certificate not produced 10.00 Charge for Surveying in Whitesborough Patent rejected by the Comptroller 5.50
Town of Meredith Account
Cyrenus Stilson 14.50 Josiah D. Wells 16.38 David Mitchell 9.37 ½ Nathaniel Stewart Junior 4.00 Isaac Burr 13.95 Abijah Paine 3.25 Commissioners of Highways to Erect a Bridge 50.00 Benjamin Benedict 10.00 William Newland 7.00 Asahel Goff 3.50 Josiah Strong 6.87 John Fowler (Wolf) 25.00 Hiram Thornton ( DO) 25.00 Henry Thornton (DO) 25.00 Ammon Bostwick 4.50 Benjamin Benedict 19.25 To Taxes sworn off by Collector 4.71
Resolved that where a certificate of taking and killing a Wolf is presented to this Board on which the State Bounty has not been paid that the Clerk endorse thereon that the County and Town Bounties have been allowed if they should be allowed, and then Deliver the same to the person presenting it signed by the Chairman of the Board.
Town of Masonville Account
Samuel Robins 7.47 ½ Elihu Bryant 3.75 Oliver Kneeland 8.75 Sylvester Smith 1.00 Jospeh Bicknell 8.25 Pliny Smith 4.37 ½ John Abbey 1.87 ½ Farrington Paarker 2.00 Wearam Willis .50 Robert W. Foster 1.87 ½ Collins Brown 3.75 Hobart Rogers 1.50 Seneca Olmsted 6.87 ½ William S. McCrea 6.00 Commissioners of Common Schools Double the sum they received this year See Town papers 1.84 For Rejected Taxes 1814 No. 30,31, 32 Waltons Lower Patent 4.83 Half of the Tax on Evans patent 1.62 ½ Tax on Lot No. 8 in Waltons Lowr Patent proportion of Co. choice 1.08 94.22
1816 Board Adjourned until 7 oclock tomorrow morning. Wednesday Morning October third 1816 Board met pursuant to Adjournment. Present as yesterday and proceeded to Business to Audit the Accounts of
Colchester
John H. Gregory 9.37 ½ Nathan Fuller 8.12 ½ Cornelius Radcliff 9.00 John Horton 9.50 Benjamin Pine 11.00 Ebenezer E.Stephens 5.75 Jacob Radiker for Error of Last years Roll 5.23 Taxes Rejected for 1815 19.04 Taxes Ret. By Comptroller on Great Lot No. 4 in Hardenburgh Patent 126.36 Taxes Sworn off by the Collector 1.01
Resolved that a committee of three be appointed to examine and equalize the Apportionment Rolls of this County and that Daniel H. Burr, Peter Pine & Martin Keeler Esquires be of said Committee & that they report to this Board with all convenient speed. Town of Walton Accounts
Drake Hobby .75 Thaddeus Hoty 12.75 Sellick St. John 13.75 Abraham Ogden 12.50 John Eells 5.00 Levi Hanford 5.00 Benjamin North 4.00 Allen Mead 2.00 Nehemiah Richards 3.12 ½ John Bristol 1.37 ½ Peter St. John 1.25 Jonathan Beers 3.00 David St. John 5.12 ½ Union Society for a Stove 88.21 Robert North 10.00 Harman Sawyer (Wolf) 10.00 Tax Rejected by the Comptroller on Great Lot No. 36 10.46
Town of Sidney
Henry Bradley 8.00 Josiah Chace 8.75 Jaez Olmstead 4.00 William Dewey 11.62 ½ Josiah Thatcher 10.12 ½ George Thatcher 3.75 James Hughston 5.62 ½ Commissioneers of Highways for a Bridge 50.00 Ezra Clark for last years error 2.42 To half of the Tax on Evans Patent 1.62 1/2
County Charges Adam Shaver for Killing a Panther 15.00 William Sluyter James Lawrence John Ackerly Junior and Benjamin Akerly Junior and Abraham Akerly 45.00 Lemuel Mosier 20.00 Alexander A. Grant (4 Wolf Certificates) 80.00 Jedediah Ward 3.44 James Wheeler 2nd 4.00 Homer R. Phelps 7.00 William W. Marvine 3.09 Sellick St. John 2.25 William Dewey 3.50 James Howe 230.40 Asahel E. Paine 12.03 James Bradt (Wolf) 20.00 Richard Brewer (Ditto) 20.00 William Frazier 20.00 Samuel Steele 6.44 Homer R. Phelps 4.86 Thomas B. Whitmarsh 1.00 For Surplussage 800.00 Gaol, Viz, Resoluton of the Board 1000.00 2298.21
Look forward to page No. 2 for the Remainder of County Charges
Fees of the Board of Supervisors
Supervisors Names Days Wages at $2/Day Abel Downs, Chariman 5 " 10.00 Edward Doyle 7 " 14.00 Peter Pine 6 ½ " 13.00 Ira McCall 5 " 10.00 David St. John 5 " 10.00 Josiah Strong 4 ½ " 9.00 Martin Keeler 4 ½ " 9.00 Cyrenus Gibbs 5 " 10.00 William Millard 4 " 8.00 Daniel H. Burr 5 " 10.00 Daniel McGilvra 4 ½ " 9.00 James Hughston 5 ½ " 11.00 Pliny Smith 6 " 12.00 John T.More 5 ½ " 11.00 Whole Amount 146.00
The Board having taken up the Subject Relative to the Equalizing the Aggregate of the Assessment Rolls of the Several Towns in this County. Resolved that the Towns of Masonville, Franklin & Sidney be taken as the Standard and that, Harpersfield and Stamford be Reduced 20 per cents, that Kortright be Reduced 25 per cent, that Roxbury be Reduced 15 per cent, that Tompkins be reduced 20 per cent that Meredith be reduced 25 per cent, and that Delhi Walton, Middletown, Colchester and Hancock be reduced 10 percent.
Resolved that a sum not exceeding 40 Dollars be appropriated for the Painting of the Court house and other repairs and that Gideon Frisbee be a Committe to superintend the Appropriation of said money--
Board adjourned until tomorrow morning 7 oclock. Friday October 4th. Met pursuant to the adjournment.
Resolved the Resolution of 1815 Relative to the Destruction of Panthers be renewed from the first Tuesday of October 1816 until the first Tuesday of October 1817.
Resolved that in compliance with the Recommend of the comptroller of this State that two Maps of this County be proved if practicably agreeable to the Comptrolers directions and that a Committee of three be appointed to make suitable enquiry & make report at the next meeting of this Board and that Mr. Downs, Mr. Keeler & Mr. St. John be of said Committee.
Page No. 2 County Charges
Eli Nichols (Wolf) 20.00 Elisha Sheldon 3.00 William Harper 2.50 Overseers of the Poor of Harpersfield 2 Accts 210.43 Hugh McGuyer & Chauncey Smith 20.00 William McKee 1.37 ½ Duncan S. Grant two accounts 8.50 Thomas Card Junior (Wolf) 20.00 John Fowler (Ditto) 20.00 Hiram Thornton (Ditto) 20.00 Henry Thornton (Ditto) 20.00 Abijah Seely 2.25 John Downer 2.00 Samuel Robins 4.25 Isaac Hathaway .62 ½ James White 11.00 Jacob Radiker 2.00 Nathaniel Older 2.50 Daniel D. Andrews 3.46 Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Delhi 72.75 Robert Clark 5.00 Daniel McGilvra 1.25 Duncan I. Grant 4.31 William Grant 13.66 Cyrenus Gibbs 6.00 Roswell Hotchkiss 6.00 John E. Denio 9.49 William Akerly 1.50 Aaron Hull Junior 7.25 Aaron Hull 3.00 William Sluyter, James Lawrence, John Akerly Junior & Benjamin Akerly, slew 3 Panthers 45.00
Resolved that it is the opinion of this Board that such sum as is found by Ira McCall Esquire to have been an error in the last years Assessment Roll may be audited as a Town Account against the Town of Franklin. Also, the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars for the contingenicies of the present year And the further sum of One Thousand Dollars provided the Committee Appointed to Contract for building a gaol in the County via Resolution of the Board of Supervisors in the year 1815 shall certify under their hands in writing to the said Clerk that they have Contracted for the building of the said gaol in Conformity to said Resolution.
Board adjourned until the last Tuesday of October instant at one oclock p.m. at this place.
Tuesday October 29th 1816
The Board of Supervisors met pursuant to adjournment
Present
Abel Downs Chariman of Colchester Martin Keeler of Kortright David St John Walton James Hughston Sidney John T. More Roxbury Peter Pine Tompkins Pliny Smith Masonville Edward Doyl Hancock William Millard Delhi Josiah Strong Meredith Daniel H. burr Middletown Daniel McGillivrae Stamford Ira McCall Franklin Cyrenus Gibbs Harpersfield
The Board proceeded to audit County Accounts
John Alabin (Wolf) 20.00 Silas Bliss 1.00 Samuel Smith (Wolf) 20.00 Cornelius Bassett 27.37 ½ George Mason 14.50 Harman Sawyer (Wolf) 20.00 Wheeler Hubbell ( do ) 20.00 Elisha Sheldon 10.00 Elihu Ells 10.87 Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Kortright 45.12 Orange B. Spencer 18.37 ½ Philip Hicks 2.31 William Wheeler Wolf 20.00 John Teed (Tompkins) Do 20.00 John Teed ( Do ) Do 20.00 John Teed ( Do ) Do 20.00 William B. Dickson 3.99 William Jackson 3.31 Josiah Strong 1.06 Cyrenus Stilson 3.58
Board adjourned until Seven Oclock tomorrow morning
Wednesday Morning Oct. 30th 1816 Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present as yesterday & proceed to business
John Hitt 2.75 For Finishing painting Jail to Judge Frisbee 15.00 Homer R. Phelps for clerkship 60.00 Alexander McPherson 12.65 Thomas Stephenson 1.60 Oliver Moseman 2.50
Supervisors Accounts - Adjournment meeting
Names No. Days Abel Downs 3 6.00 Daniel H. Burr 3 6.00 Martin Keeler 3 6.00 Alexander McGillivrae 2 ½ 5.00 David St. John 3 6.00 James Hughston 3 ½ 7.00 Edward Doyle 5 10.00 Ira McCall 3 6.00 John T. More 3 ½ 7.00 Cyrenus Gibbs 4 8.00 Pliny Smith 4 8.00 William Millard 2 4.00 Peter Pine 5 10.00 Josiah Strong 2 ½ 5.00
In pursuance of the directions of the Comptroller of this State & in obediance to the 25th Section of the Act for the assessment and collection of taxes is
Resolved, that an accurate map of this County sufficiently designating all Patents, divisions, Subdivisions, lots & parts of lots for the purpose of the assessment & collection of taxes be prepared at the expence of the County and a copy thereof transmitted to the Comptroller & another copy thereof reported with the files of this board.
Resolved that Abel Downs and Daniel H. Burr be a committee to carry the foregoing resolution into effect and that the board will audit & allow all reasonable expences--
Resolved that when two of the rooms of the comtemplated new Jail shall be completed and approved by the Judges of the court common pleas or any three of them as good and Sufficient for the receipt of Prisoners that the commissioners heretofore appointed may remove from the front room of the present jail the plank, sheet iron, spikes & grates dispose of them to the Present contractors or any other persons, and apply the avails to finishing the same room for family use and the balance if any remain to any purpose upon the new jail they may deem proper.
Amount of the Real and Personal esate of the Several towns in the County of Delaware as equalized & Settled by the Board of Supervisors in 1816
Towns Real Personal Aggregate Franklin 315.406 26.399 341.805 Tompkins 163.171 17.789 180.960 Middletown 222.180 21.870 244.050 Walton 227.808 27.952 255.760 Roxbury 162.339 15.130 177.469 Sidney 166.605 6.201 172.806 Hancock 106.870 6.900 113.770 Kortright 320.637 32.878 353/515 Delhi 309.780 39.262 349.042 Stamford 222.222 45.250 267.472 Masonville 92.248 3.150 95.398 Meredith 148.515 8.477 156.992 Harpersfield 167.648 21.715 189.363 Colchester 97.390 19.903 117.293 Total $2.722.819 $292.876 $3.015.695
A Statement of the amount of School money to be collected from the several Towns in this according to the last census of this State & the last apportionment try the Superintendent & Also the State tax of each town------
Names of Towns School State Tax Franklin 118.76 683.61 Walton 76.43 511.52 Tompkins 56.71 361.92 Stamford 101.24 534.94 Masonville 35.92 190.79 Double this year by a vote of the town Sidney 48.38 345.61 Roxbury 114.40 354.93 Middletown 136.74 488.10 Meredith 44.59 313.98 Hancock 34.54 227.54 Delhi 136.80 698.08 Kortright 178.44 707.03 Colchester 51.74 234.58 Harpersfield 98.16 378.72 Total $1233.05 $6031.35
Amount of Taxes 1816
Names of Towns Town Tax School Tax Poor Tax Commissioners of Highways County Tax Aggregate Franklin 187.60 11.76 200.00 1113.09 1624.45 Sidney 103.99 48.38 560.91 713.28 Harpersfield 107.75 98.16 615.81 821.72 Meredith 187.57 44.59 50.00 517.90 800.06 Stamford 105.62 101.24 883.14 1090.00 Middletown 435.51 136.74 968.00 1540.25 Kortright 399.73 178.44 1166.06 1744.23 Tompkins 137.75 56.71 100.00 715.31 1009.77 Hancock 235.55 34.54 50.00 757.00 1077.09 Delhi 167.68 136.80 1160.19 1473.67 Roxbury 91.97 114.40 608.63 815.00 Walton 177.84 76.43 825.73 1080.00 Colchester 57.98 51.94 867.08 977.00 Masonville 57.97 71.84 325.20 455.01 Delhi October 9 1817
This day examined compared and settled all accounts between Gideon Frisby Treasurer of the County of Delaware and said County and find due the said Gideon Frisby Treasurer the sum of Six hundred and Sixty five dollars and twenty two cents
David St. John John T. More Committee James Ells
The above report accepted and approved by the Board Oct. 9. 1817
Abel Downs, Chairman
At a meeting of the board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware held at the court house in the town of Delhi in and for the County of Delaware on January the 7th day of October 1817.
Present Abel Downs Of Colchester Edward Doyl Hancock Peter Pine Tompkins David St John Walton Josiah Strong Meredith James Ells Harpersfield Aaron Bliss Stamford Walter Chace Delhi John Davenport Davenport
A majority being present the board made choice of Abel Downs Esq. As Moderator.
Resolved That this board ajourn to the house of Edward Flint to meet immediately. Board met pursuant to adjournment and proceeded to audit accounts.
Hancock Town Charges George Labar 3.00 John Knight 7.00 James A. Marvine 1.62 ½ James Sutton 2.00 James Miller 1.00 Josiah Martin 5.00 Titus Williams 6.25 Solomon Janes 1.25 Edward Doyl 5.00 Jacob F. Clauson 2.00 Levi Sampson & Samuel Wylie 10.00 $44.62 1/2
Meredith Town Charges
William Newlin 6.50 Josiah D. Wells 14.32 Benjamin Benedict 7.75 Eldad Jackson 8.75 Isaac Burr 18.50 Josiah Strong 6.24 Commissioners of highways for Jacob D. Wells 38.00 Do Lucitta Dean 30.00 Do Jurors 9.00 Do Justices 2.50 Do Constables .75 Ezra Throinton 6.00 Cyrenus Stilson 3.00 David Mitchel 11.25 John Thorinton Wolf 5.00 $167.56
Davenport Town Charges
Seth Goodrich 5.00 Darius Olmsted Jun 13.50 John Banner 13.12 ½ John Davenport 9.87 ½ Jesse Booth 1.25 Jared Goodrich 1.50 John Davenport 3.00 Martin Keeler 24.64 Proportion of quid tax .70 $72.65
Board adjourned until 8 oclock tomorrow morning
Tuesday Oct 8. 1818
Ira McCall Of Franklin James Hughston Sidney Pliny Smith Masonville Martin Keeler Kortright John T. More Roxbury Daniel H. Burr Middletown appeared and took their seats.
Oct 8 Walton Town Charges
Benjamin North 3.00 Allen Mead 3.00 John Eills 15.00 Doeman Johnson 3.50 Thaddeus Hoyt 23.12 ½ Gabriel North 11.25 Selick St. John 3.75 Moses Hanford 2.50 Robert North 11.87 ½ Cyrus Beers 1.00 Overseers Poor 100.00 David St. John 5.62 ½ Quid Tax 1.17 185.79 1/2
Harpersfield Town Charges David Heath 11.87 ½ Cyrenus Gibbs 10.00 Joseph Copley 10.00 Ebenezar Penfield 4.37 ½ James Ells 4.37 ½ Elihu Ells 1.50 Daniel Thorp 1.50 Enoch Copley 1.50 Abijah Baird 1.75 Elijah Andrews 1.00 $47.87 1/2
Middletown Town Charges
William Ackerly 2.50 Alaxander A. Grant 2.00 Jfract Chapman 1.25 Ezekiel Reed 3.75 Jehu Burr 30.00 Daniel H. Burr 13.25 Aaron Hull 18.75 Seth Parker 1.50 Philip Yaple 16.25 Noah Dimmick 12.50 John Shaver 1.00 John Verallylia 3.75 John D. Olden 3.75 Middletown Continued Amount brought up $110.25 George H. Sands 6.00 Quid Taxes 1.22 James Crosby 16.41 Thomas Crosby 3.75 $137.63
Franklin Town Charges Oct 8th
Aaron Chamberlin 17.75 Abijah Seeley 5.00 Daniel Beach 8.75 Joshua Whitney 3.75 William Hine 4.50 William Loveland 8.50 Sherman Bartlett 16.00 Jacob Howell 8.00 Ira McCall 2.00 William Beach 10.87 Edward Gay 3.75 Commissioners Highway & for Isaac Howell 115.00 Do Matthew Wean 2.00 Do Benjamin Benedict 2.00 Do Cyrenus Stilson 2.00 Overseers of the Poor 150.00 TownClerk 6.00 Quid Taxes 5.34 371.21
Stamford Town Charges Oct. 8
James Grant 4.00 Amos Griffin 11.25 Duncan I. Grant 3.75 Burr Barlow 1.00 Aaron Bliss 8.37 ½ Ezra Haight 3.75 Samuel Andrews 9.37 ½ Sweton Grant 7.94 Robert Clark 6.00 Martin Leet 23.37 ½ Abraham D. Smyth 11.00 William Kidzie 11.00 Alaxander McDonald 2.00 Richard Miller 14.31 Peter P. Grant 3.50 Thomas Stephenson 4.00 David B. Beers & John Duncomb 25.00 $149.62 ½
Roxbury Town Charges Oct. 8
David Smith 15.62 ½ Nathaniel Mead 15.62 ½ Thomas I. Quackinbush 13.37 David T. More 3.75 John Frisbee 3.75 David Corbin 2.00 Moses Sherwood 3.75 Daniel D. Andrews 2.50 Nathaniel Olden 1.68 ½ John T More 4.75 Samuel Taylor 12.00 Overseers of the Poor 40.00 Benjamin Frisbie 7.50 John E. Burhans 19.50 Nathaniel Olden 3.04 Poor 40.00 $48.84 1/2
Delhi Town Charges 8th
Homer R. Phelps 2.50 James Wetmore Junr 16.25 Oliver Peak 8.75 William C. Peak 5.00 Walter Chace 5.00 Gurden H. Edgerton 3.75 Asahel E. Paine 30.83 Jared Storie 1.95 Quid Taxes Overseers of the Poor 200.00 William Millards 13.75 Lazarus Griffith 5.00 $292.78
Sidney Town Charges
Hugh Johnson 10.00 Henry Dayton 2.00 Henry Bradley 8.50 Joseph Bishop 1.50 William Dewey 8.75 Roger Dewey 1.50 Josiah Thatcher 9.50 Azor Smith 9.37 ½ Gaius Boughton 2.00 Sluman Bartlett .50 Oliver Guger 3.75 Jared Hughston 5.00 Audit brot. Rep $62.37 ½ Henry Read---- 1.00 Fowler L. Bryan (Wolf) 10.00 John Burdick ( DO) 10.00 $83.37 1/2
Kortright Town Charges
Henry Dibble 16.00 Commissioners Highways for Wm. McKee 146.00 Do For Chapman Grinell 15.00 Do For Eli Roberts 42.00 Do For Jurors 3.00 David Heath 1.00 David Denison 1.00 Roswell Hotchkiss .25 John Downer .75 Elijah Andrews 6.00 Asher Merwin 7.00 Zacheus Smith 28.50 Jared Goodrich Junr 13.50 Abraham Butts 5.25 Ira Emmons 7.00 William Squires 4.00 Harvey Smith 6.68 Hugh Orr 12.00 Quid Taxes 1.52 Martin Keeler 16.37 Shadrick White 12.50 $406.36
Masonville Town Charges Oct 8
Collins Brown 6.87 ½ Orange Spencer 4.00 Benjamin Olmstead 1.50 Robert W. Foster .50 John Abbey 2.25 Uri Metcalf 2.00 Silvester Smith 8.50 Samuel Robbins 12.17 ½ Farrington Parker 9.75 Lydia Beechnet admitx of Joseph Beechnet decd 3.12 ½ Abner Graves 7.50 Audit brot over $58.17 ½ Enos Goodman 3.75 Pliney Smith 1.12 ½ Simon Clark 13.50 $81.55
Tompkins Town Charges
Phineas Case 3.00 Samuel Butler 8.75 Peter Pine 2.50 Henry Flynt 2.75 James Stiles 8.00 Wheeler William 11.00 John Elsworth 3.75 Caleb Smith 13.29 Joseph Crawford 10.00 Overseers of the Poor 200.00 $264.04
Colchester Town Charges 9th
Quid Tax (See copies) 1.49 John Heth 14.57 ½ Cornelius Radcliff 10.00 David Phelps 3.75 Henry Shaver 7.75 John Horhan 7.00 Hezekiah Elwood 24.75 Nathan Fuller 5.00 John H. Gregory 18.00 Josiah Martin 5.00 Lewis M. Williams 2.00 Benjamin Pine 7.50 Abel Downs 2.50 109.31 1/2
Charges agst the County of Delaware Oct 8
Jabez Bostwick Delhi 26.50 Peter P. Grant Stamford 3.50 Thomas B. Whitmash Delhi 16.00 George Mason Do 29.50 Homer R. Phelps Delhi 26.46 ½ Reuben Finch Do 7.11 James Howe Do 236.94 ½ Abel Stockwell Do 4.63 Hiram P. Goodrich Do 7.68 Oliver Mosman Tompkins 1.63 Joseph Crawford Do 3.75 Peter P. Grant Stamford 2.00 Joseph Crawford Wolf Tompkins 20.00 Aaron Hull Middletown 1.50 Alexander A. Grant 4 Wolf Do 80.00 Daniel H. Burr Wolf Do 20.00 John W. Stewart Do 22.00 John May Do 16.50 Sweton Grant Stamford .94 Samuel Andrews Do 1.50 Duncan I. Grant Do 2.87 ½ Robert Clark 1.19 John Griffin 2.50 Seth Goodrich Davenport 2.12 ½ Asa Parish Do 6.87 ½ Amos Clark Stamford 4.50 Peter P. Grant Do 1.88 Gurdon H. Edgerton Delhi 17.27 ½ Thomas Stepheson Stamford 6.53 David B. Beers & John Duncomb Wolf Do 20.00 Abraham DeGraff Delhi 187.31 John Thornton Wolf Meredith 20.00 Ichabod Baldwin 20.70 ½ Josiah Strong 5.49 Silvester Smith Masonville 4.00 Abraham Butts Kortright 9.31 James Sloan " 15.40 Overseers Poor Kortright 63.18 Martin Keeler Do 4.50 Overseers Poor Harpersfield 205.27 Peter Warn Do 1.50 David Heath Do 2.50 Elijah Andrews Do 31.73 ½ William Dewey Sidney 3.50 Otis Ensign Sidney 7.87 ½ Henry Redfield 10.25 ½ Towler P. Bryan Wolf 20.00 Orrange Buel Franklin 20.00 John Gregory Wolf Kortright 20.00 Daniel D. Andrews Roxbury 2.54 Jonas Sellore Roxbury 3.50 John Sellore Do 20.00 Same Do 20.00 Nathaniel Olden Do 3.75 John T. More " 3.37 ½ Levi Sampson & Saml Wylie Wolf Hancock 20.00 Overseers Poor Delhi 16.00 Hezekiah Broad Wolf Masonville 20.00 Simeon Clark " 21.52 Ira Smith Franklin 16.03 Roger Case 3.12 Robert North Walton 2.25 Chauncy St John Do 8.69 Robert D. North Junr 14.75 Samuel Eells Junr 4.56 Robert L. Pritcher Wolf Colchester 20.00 Joseph Cook (2 Panthers) " 30.00 Allen Knapp " 21.12 ½ Anthony Lloyd 2.65 Hopkins Crosby Wolf Middletown 20.00 Daniel H.. Burr as com for map 10.00 Abel Downs Do Colchester 6.00 John Downer Kortright 5.15 Surplus for contingences 700.00 Walter Chace .37 ½ & Josiah Strong .37 ½ .75 Samuel Crosby 15.04
October 9th The committee appointed to examine if any and if any who is the Sealer of Weights and Measures in this County made report that there is none and that in there opinion it is necessary that a County Sealer be appointed
Resolved that this board concur in the above report and that Homer R. Phelps be the County Sealer.
Resolved that a committee of 3 be appointed to equalize the several assessments rolls of the respective towns in this County and that Daniel H. Burr, Martin Keeler and Peter Pine Esquires, be the said committee.
The said committee report as follows that n their opinion the towns of Roxbury, Middletown, Colchester, Hancock, Tompkins Sidney and Delhi and equal Stamford, Kortright and Meredith and .20 per cent above Franklin and Walton 17 ½ above Davenport 15 per ct above Harpersfield 30 per cent below Masonville 15 per cent below
The above report approved of Resolved that if the aggregate of the real estates in the County shall not amount to the amount of the United States assessment of 1814 after deducting the per cent directed by the preceding resolution, the clerk is hereby directed to add such per cent as shall amount to the United States assessment
Resolved that the liquid Measures of the County Stand and shall be made of Pewter
Resolved that the County Sealer be directed to procure such dry Measures and weights as he in his discretion shall think fit after making a proper inquiry what kind are generally used in other Counties
Resolved that the devices of the several towns shall be as follows, Colchester 11, Davenport 9, Delhi 1, Franklin 4, Harpersfield 10, Kortright 12, Hancock 3, Masonville 15, Meredith 14, Middletown 7, Roxbury 6, Sidney 13, Stamford 2, Tompkins 5, Walton 8.
Resolved that the County Treasurer be directed to pay to the County Sealer such sum as shall be reasonable for procuring a Standard of weights and measures.
Resolved that when the map of the County shall be complete and approved by the committee or that subject the County Treasurer be directed to pay on the order of said committee the sum of $200.
Resolved that the school money formerly belonging to the town of Kortright shall be divided this year according to the census of the said towns this year taken as follows Kortright 2312 Davenport 1244
10th The board proceeded to audit the accounts of the board of Supervisors
No. Days $...$ Abel Downs 5 ½ 11.00 Josiah Strong 4 ½ 9.00 Walter Chace 4 ½ 9.00 Aaron Bliss 5 10.00 James Hughston 5 ½ 11.00 Pliney Smith 6 12.00 James Ells 5 10.00 Ira McCall 4 ½ 9.00 Martin Keeler 4 ½ 9.00 David St John 5 ½ 11.00 Daniel H. Burr 5 10.00 John T. More 5 ½ 11.00 Edward Doyle 8 16.00 John Davenport 5 10.00 Peter Pine 7 14.00 $162.00
Board adjourned untill Wednesday the 29th day of October 1817 at 10 oclock AM
Wednesday Morning Oct. 29th 1817
Board met a majority, being present. Mr. Abel Downs being absent the Board made choice of David St. John Esquire as Chairman
Present David St. John Of Walton Ira Mc Call Franklin James Ells Harpersfield John Davenport Davenport Walter Chace Delhi John Tellore Roxbury Martin Keeler Kortright Pliny Smith Masonville Edward Doyle Hancock Aaron Bliss Stamford Peter Pine Tompkins Daniel H. Burr Middletown James Hughston
The Board proceeded to audit accounts
County
Aaron Chamberlin 2.25 John W. Stewart 7.37 ½ John e. Denio 1.76 John Alverson Wolf 20.00 Gideon Frisbie 15.00 Oliver Peak 19.00 William Jackson 10.75 Ichabod Baldwin 6.75 Stephen Hoyt Wolf 20.00 David Wood 20.00 Simon Clark 8.00 Robert North Junr 6.50 Chauncy St John Addition of a/c 1.94 Titus W. Adams .56 Joseph Wood 3.25 John Thornton Wolf 20.00 Samuel Steele 2.00 Peter Pine 1.19 Otis Ensign 2.25 Homer R. Phelps 80.00 A. E. Paine 25.52 Gurdon H. Edgerton 8.04
Resolved that the committee appointed to furnish a map of this County & be authorized to advance at any time such a sum as they think proper to Mr. Hathaway provided he gives Security to the said Committee to refund the same in case the said Map shall not be approved by said Committee
Resolved that Asahel E. Paine be requested to furnish the court with wood candles and Stationary for the year ensuing & to render an account current
The Board proceeded to audit their accts as follows Days John Tellone 3 ½ 7.00 Daniel H. Burr 3 6.00 David St. John 4 8.00 Walter Chace 2 ½ 5.00 John Davenport 3 ½ 7.00 Peter Pine 5 10.00 Edward Doyle 6 12.00 Ira McCall 3 6.00 Martin Keeler 3 6.00 Aaron Bliss 3 6.00 James Ells 3 ½ 7.00 James Houghston 3 6.00 Pliny Smith 4 ½ 9.00 $95.00
Amount of the Real and personal estates in the Several Towns in the county of Delaware as equalized and settled by the board of Supervisors in 1817
Towns Real Personal Aggregate Harpersfield 222.796 21.715 244.511 Colchester 95.014 14.911 109.925 Hancock 106.370 3.150 109.520 Tompkins 176.314 11.080 187.394 Sidney 161.691 8.643 170.334 Delhi 366.854 45.093 411.947 Stamford 214.168 37.788 251.956 Kortright 239.459 20.156 259.615 Meredith 173.752 11.115 184.867 Franklin 244.909 22.371 267.270 Walton 205.149 30.402 235.551 Davenport 175.605 5.195 180.800 Masonville 105.787 2.600 108.387 Roxbury 150.871 15.1890 166.080 Middletown 233.755 22.712 256.467
To the above I added 27 ½ per cent in order to raise the State Tax, but in making my returns to the Comptroller I did not allow all, because it would make about $10.00 more than the State requires which has gone into the County Treasurer. Taxes for 1817
Tax of 1817 Name of Town Town Tax School Tax Poor Tax Commrs. Of Highway County Aggregate Harpersfield 47.87 98.16 870.76 1016.79 Davenport 71.89 59.48 642.03 773.40 Kortright 134.80 118.96 270.00 887.03 1410.79 Sidney 83.38 48.38 642.63 774.39 Meredith 87.33 44.59 80.25 651.24 863.41 Stamford 149.62 101.24 890.35 1141.21 Delhi 92.78 136.80 200 1514.50 1944.08 Franklin 94.87 118.76 150 121 1038.56 1523.19 Walton 84.61 76.43 100 " 906.64 1167.68 Masonville 81.55 35.92 " " 407.36 524.83 Roxbury 108.84 114.40 40 671.32 934.56 Tompkins 64.04 56.71 200 798.98 1119.73 Hancock 44.62 34.54 699.24 778.40 Middletown 136.63 136.74 1149.56 1422.93 Colchester 107.32 51.94 1080.99 1240.25 16,635.64
State Tax 1817 which was raised is $7,835.72. The State Tax paid by the Treasurer was $7,825.86.
Delhi October 7th 1818
This day examined compared and settled all accounts between Gideon Frisbee Treasurer of the County of Delaware and the County aforesaid and find due to the said Gideon Frisbee Treasurer the sum of One Hundred and Eighty four Dollars & Eleven cents. $184.11 Cyrenus Gibbs Martin Keeler Committee James Hughston
The above report approved by the Board
Abel Downs, Chairman
There is $9.76 which the state tax which the Trea is to allow next year
At a meeting of the board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware convened at the court house on Tuesday October 6th 1818
Present
Abel Downs from Colchester Aaron Blish Stamford Martin Keeler Kortright Cyrenus Gibbs Harpersfield David St. John Walton John Davenport Davenport Ira McCall Franklin Walter Chace Delhi Peter Pine Tompkins Josiah Strong Meredith James Hughston Sidney John T. More Roxbury Asa Grant Middletown Wearam Willis Masonville
The Board made choice of Abel Downs Esq as Moderator
Resolved, that John T. More, Walter Chace & Peter Pine Esqs be a committee to provide a suitable place for the board to adjourn to
Resolved, that Homer R. Phelps be appointed Clerk of this board the ensuing year.
Resolved, that this board adjourn to the house of Edward to meet immediately-
Board met pursuant to adjournment at E.Flints.
Resolution relative to Panthers-
Resolved that a bounty of $15.00 be allowed by this board to any person who shall kill a full grown panthr & $7.50 for a young panther.
Equalizing Assessment Rolls-
Resolved that John T. More, Cyrenus Gibbs, and John Davenport be a committee to equalize the several assessment rolls & make report to the board.
The Board then proceed to audit accounts Colchester
Hezekiah Elwood 5.00 Isaac Wilson 6.87 ½ Abraham Huntly 8.87 ½ Benjamin Pine 8.25 John H. Gregory 10.00 Thomas Wilson 8.75 Cornelius Radcliff 17.00 Thomas W. Fuller 2.68 ½ Abel Downs to furnish map 10.00 $77.43 Rejected Tax 1.82
Walton Allen Mead 4.00 Robert North 10.62 ½ Abraham Ogden 3.00 Jonathan Weed 11.25 Thaddeus Hoyt 10.62 ½ Darius Knight 3.75 William W. Marvine 3.75 Sellick St. John 5.63 Amos Searle Wolf 10.00 John Eells 2.50 Walter Chace 1.00 Jonathan Beers 8.50 Moses Hanford 12.62 ½ Overseers of the Poor 100.00 David St. John 13.37 $210.62 1/2
Meredith
Josiah D. Wells 14.38 Ammon Bostwick 8.32 Isaac Burr 12.65 Pierce Mitchell 6.00 Ezra Thointon 1.00 David Mitchell 8.12 ½ Matthew Wiard 16.00 Cyrenus Stilson 3.25 Benjamin Benedict 4.50 Josiah Strong 5.62 William Stilson 5.00 John Thointon Wolf 5.00 Benjamin Benedict .94 $90.78
Davenport
Willhelmus Banner 8.75 Coorod Burget 8.50 Seth Goodrich 5.00 Caleb Crandle 1.00 John Davenport 8.39 Darius Olmstead Junr 10.00 Gaius Northway 2acc 20.00 Joseph Goodrich 9.00 Overseers of the Poor 150.00 Martin Keeler Old acct 7.08 Francis Goodrich (Wolf) 15.00 $242.72
Middletown Asa Grant 7.25 Israel Chapman 1.25 William Akerly 17.25 Thomas Crosby 17.38 Boaz Searl 14.50 Peter S. Freer 11.12 ½ Aaron Hull 2.50 Epenitus Webb 3.75 Jeremiah Coon 3.75 Philip Yaple 1.25 Edward Sand 4.50 Ezekiel Reed 30.75 William Dean 8.11 John Burr 6.25 Ethel Stone 2.00 Daniel H. Burr 5.50 Overseers of Poor 45.00 Benjamin Akerly 7.50 Supervisor for purcuring Hardward 40.00 $ 229.61 ½ Roxbury Otis Preston 9.00 David Smith 1.00 Harmon I. Quackenbush 21.00 Daniel D. Andrews 3.00 Moses Sherwood 3.00 Samuel I. McQueen 3.75 John T. More 5.75 Joshua Ferris 19.87 John C. Burhans 11.25 Aaron B. Sturge 4.25 Philip Walker .50 Nathaniel Olden 15.12 ½ Garner Cagwin 3.75 Commissioners of Highways for damgs to Thos G. Davis 33.00 Costs 1.00 Eliakim Bonham 1.00 Samuel Barlow 1.00 David Smith 1.00 $142.24
Delhi
Commissioners of Highways for -- 70.00 William Millard 12.50 Amasa Parker 2.00 Benjamin Barlow 21.75 Thomas London Junr 7.50 Putnam Farington 2 ap 3.50 Walter Chace 5.75 Overseers of the Poor Steels & Trenches 75.00 Frederick R. Foote 3.50 Jabez Bostwick 3.50 Walter Chace .37 ½ Isaac ogden .75 Oliver Peak 17.00 Gurdon H. Edgerton 3.75 Walter Chace for a map 25.00 $420.62 ½
Harpersfield Barack Taylor 8.75 Samuel Stephens Jun 8.75 Matthew Lindsley 2 ap 10.75 Raymond Starr 2.50 John Lake 2.50 Elihu Ells 2.00 Cornell Smith Junr 7.03 Cyrenus Gibbs 4.87 ½ Orange Graves 15.00 Abel Dayton .50 Ransom Packard .50 Jedediah Gaylord .50 Roswell Hotchkiss 7.00 Joshua H. Brett 7.00 $77.65
Kortright Milo Heath 11.87 Henry Dibble 5.00 Jared Goodrich Junr 9.90 Benjamin Hunt 3.75 Abraham Butts 3.00 Silas Keeler 3.75 Archibald Chisholm 3.75 Zachus Smith 10.62 John Gregory Wolf 1815 10.00 Martin Eaton 11.00 Martin Keeler 2 ap 10.75 John Ferguson Wolf 10.00 William Silliman 10.00 Solomon M. Sackrider 8.75 Commr of Highways for repair of Bridges 130.00 $264.64
Board adjourned until 7 Oclock tomorrow morning
Wednesday Morning October 7th 1818.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present as yesterday
Resolution relative to transporting Paupers: Resolved this board will not allow but twenty five cents per mile for transporting paupers except where it shall appear to be an extraordinary case.
Hancock
James Miller 9.75 Gilbert Early 28.75 Royal Wheeler 8.75 John Knight 7.00 Edward Doyl 1.25 Josiah Martin 4.00 Majah Landfield 12.50 Archibald Armstrong 2.00 Ezra May 4.00 Overseers of the Poor 100.00 Samuel S. Keator 5.00 Samuel Sands 6.25 $189.25
Masonville
Collins Brown .62 ½ Samuel Baldwin 3.75 William Bolt 1.50 Robert W. Foster 6.25 Abner Graves 2.50 Samuel Robbins 10.62 ½ Farrington Parker 7.87 ½ William S. McCrea 7.50 Hobart Rogers 3.00 Wearam Willis 4.37 ½ Darius S. Smith 1.00 Plina Smith 4.75 Simon Clark 1.50 $55.25
Tompkins
Peter Pine 3.31 Oliver Mornman 10.00 John Carpenter 4.00 James Barber 9.37 ½ William Wheeler 9.00 Overseer of the Poor 100.00 Charles Hathaway 10.00 $145.68 1/2
Franklin
Abijah Seeley 6.25 Aaron Chamberlin 15.62 Daniel Beach 6.25 Sluman Bartlett 40.00 Overseer of the Poor 170.00 Jacob Howell 15.00 William Loveland 17.00 Samuel White 8.75 George T. Wright 3.75 Cushing Smith 3.75 Ira McCall 2.00 Simeon Goodman 2.00 Amos Douglass 1.00 Commissioners of Highways for a (?) 50.00 Fees 6.00 Joel Bragg (Wolf 1815) 5.00 $352.37 County Charges Contd Am't brot over John Beadle 11.12 Solomon M. Sackrider 1.62 ½ Gurdon H. Edgerton 26.45 ½ Same 412.68 Same 12.00 Majah Lanfield for 3 panthers killed by Cole 45.00 Allen Knapp 8.12 William B. Dixon 1.79 Eliha Fuller Panther 15.00 Henry B. Lloyd 3.47 Charles Leonard wolf killed by W. Hubbell 20.00 John McQueen 2 ap. 2.50 Martin Keeler for a shirt for Duncan 1.12 ½ Asahel E. Paine 9.75 Asa Grant .94 Surplurage 600.00 Walter Chace for painting gaol see res. 47.00 Martin Keeler 1.68 Homer R. Phelps 19.42 ½ William W. Marvine 2.63 Tax rejected by Comp. 171.58 Tax on G. L. No.4 140.86
Report of Committee Appt to furnish map:
Mr. D. H. Burr from the Committee appointed to furnish a map for this County made report as follows:
"We Daniel H. Burr and Abel Downs a committee appointed by the board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware for the purpose of procuring a map of a said County, By leave to report that we have so far acted on the resolution of the said board passed the 29th day of October 1817 as to give Mr. Hathaway an order on the Treasurer of the County for the sum of $200.00 and that they have taken Mr. Hathaways bond with sufficient Security conditioned that the said map is not only approved of, and your committee further reports that the said map is within a State of readiness to be examined by your committee but they are decidedly of the opinion that it will be completed in the course of a very short period of time and trust it will meet the entire approtiation of the board, the bond taken by your committee is hereby surrendered to the board. Delhi Oct. 8, 1818
Daniel H. Burr Committee Abel Downs
Resolved that the report of the committee be approved and that the bond taken by the said committee be deposited with the Clerk & that the Committee be discharged from any further duty with the thanks of this board for there great execution in the business.
Committee to Settle Treas back
Resolved that a committee of three be appointed to examine & settle the Treasurer books & that Cyrenus Gibbs, Martin Keeler & James Hughston Esqs be the said Committee. Wm. Houghtaling a/c
Resolved that Gideon Frisbee Esq. Treasurer of this County be requested and directed to pay to Abel Downs for the use of James C. Urham and James Reynolds the sum of $7.50 being the amount audited to William Houghtaling in the year 1816, it is understood that Mr. Downs is held responsible to pay the same to said Houghtaling if he shall demand the same with six years.
Board adjourned until 7 oclock tomorrow morning.
Thursday Morning October 8th 1818
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present as Yesterday
Report of County Sealer
The County sealer reported that in conformity of the resolution of last year he had procured sufficient standards sealed according to Law that the costs was $64.00 including freight from Albany, that the same was paid by the County Treasurer.
The above report approved.
Report of Committee to settle with Treasurer
The Committee appointed to settle with the Treasurer report that after examining the amounts, they find due Gideon Frisbee, Esq. Treasurer of Delaware County from said County the sum of $184.11/100. Resolved that the above amount be approved of.
Appt. of new commr. To equalize assessment rolls
Resolved that a new committee of Five be appointed to equalize the Assessment rolls & that David St. John, Walter Chace, James Hughston, Asa Grant and Ira McCall be said committee, former committtee (?).
Resolution realative to new & old gaol
Resolved, by the board of Supervisors, that after examining the new and old Jail and by information, we do consider that the new Jail is not finished according to contract, And likewise that the door of the old criminal room is taken away and the old debtors room not sealed up with boards as agreed, We therefor authorize and empower Walter Chace Esquire to notify and request the commissioners appointed to build a new gaol to see the new gaol completed, the old debtors room finished & the door & appendage restored at or before the next meeting of the board.
Expenses of Prisoners
Resolved that the board will not after the 25th October instant audit and allow any amount of constalbe or other officers for sustenance of Prisoners while in their custody, unless the amount is accompanied with a certificate from the court before whom the prisoner shall be brought that the prisoner was unable to provide for themselves & stood in need of Support.
Board adjourned until 9 oclock tomorrow morning
Present as yesterday
Committee to examine books of Commrs for Loaning money Resolved that John T. More, Cyrenus Gibbs and Aaron Bliss, Esqs. Be a committee to examine the books of the Commissioners for loaning money & report at the next meeting.
Resoluting relative to the members in the last Legislature
Resolved as the (?) Of this board that a committee of three be appointed to draft a resolution or address or expressing the appro---- of the board of the act of the last Session of the Legislature entitled "An Act to prevent Abuse in the practice of the law & to regulate acts in certain cases & render the thanks of the board to the members from this County & particularly to Genl. Root for their executions at the last Sessions in favor of the passage of said act & to make report at the next meeting & that David St. John, Cyrenus Gibbs and Aaron Bliss be the said committee-
Report of Committee to equalize assess. Rolls
Mr. St. John from the Committee to equalize the assessment rolls, reports as follows, that the towns of Delhi, Meredith, Walton, Sidney, Roxbury, Hancock, Masonville, Davenport, Kortright, an equal, Middletown three percent below, Colchester 15 below, Harpersfield 15 percent below, Franklin 4 per cent below, Tompkins 2 below, Stamford 15 per cent above.
Resolved that the above report be accepted & that the allecations be noted on the assessment rolls & signed by the Chairman and that the assessor in the several towns be requested to invest in their assessment rolls the number of acres possesed & the number of acres of law improved by each individual.
Painting gaol
Resolved that the sum of $47.00 be appropriated to paint the gaol & that Walter Chace be authorized to carry the foregoing resolution into effect.
The Board then proceeded to audit their accounts as Supervisors, viz- No. Days Sum Abel Downs 5 $10.00 Samuel Sands 7 14.00 Wearam Willis 6 12.00 Walter Chace 4 8.00 Asa Grant 5 10.00 David St. John 5 10.00 John Davenport 5 10.00 Aaron Blish 5 10.00 Martin Keeler 5 10.00 Josiah Strong 4 8.00 John T. More 5 ½ 11.00 James Hughston 5 ½ 11.00 Ira McCall 5 10.00 Cyrenus Gibbs 5 10.00 Peter Pine 6 12.00
Resolved that when this board adjourn, they adjourn until 28th instant
Board adjourned until Oct. 28th 1818 to meet at E. Flints.