Minute Book, Volume 5

Tuesday 3d day of April 1838

At the annual town meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Palmyra held at the town house in the Village of Palmyra on Tuesday the 3d of April l838.

Present

Ambrose Salsbury Frederick Smith William Willcox & Isaac E Beecher Justices of the peace & inspectors & WF Aldrich town Clerk

Voted – That three asesors and three constables be chosen for the ensuing year –

The following persons having received the greatest number of votes are declared duly elected to the several and respective offices To wit:

George W Cuyler – Supervisor

William F. Aldrich – Town Clerk

Lyman Reeves – Assessor

Joseph Willcox – Assessor

Oliver Durfee – Assessor

John T. Tripp – Commissioner of Highways

Samuel T Horton – Commissioner of Highways

Theron R. Strong – Commissioner of Common

Schools

Samuel Cole – Commissioner of Common

Schools

James Hubbell – Commissioner of Common

Schools

Jonathan S Eggleston – Inspector of Common

Schools

Dennis Clark – Inspector of Common Schools

Nathaniel Corwin – Inspector of Common

Schools

Isaac E Beecher – Justice of the Peace

Samuel Palmer – Collector

Caleb Beal – Overseer of the Poor

Marlin W Willcox – Overseer of the Poor

John Beal – Constable

Dorastuz Cole – Constable

Hiram Church – Constable

James Seely – Town Sealer

The following person were chosen Overseers of Highways in the respective Road Districts to which they are named as follows Viz:

District No. 1 – William Woodward

District No. 2 – Cornelius Slate

District No. 3 – Daniel Wood

District No. 4 – Peter Stubblebean

District No. 5 – Thomas Galloway

District No. 6 – Stephen B Jordan

District No. 7 – Charles Dugar

District No. 8 – James Hubbel

District No. 9 – Lenos Foster

District No. 10 – Lewis Foster

District No. 11 – Samuel W Cole

District No. 12 – Artus Lapham

District No. 13 – Eldridge Parker

District No. 14 – Samuel E Hudson

District No. 15 – Oliver Durfee

District No. 16 – Robert Patrick

District No. 17 – Gad C Higby

District No. 18 – Isaac Howell

District No. 19 – Merit Sherman

District No. 20 – John Jagger

District No. 21 – William Durfee

District No. 22 – Walter Sherwood

District No. 23 – Nathaniel Corwin

District No. 24 – Jessee Eddy

District No. 25 – Stephen Sweezy

District No. 26 – Calvin Jackways

District No. 27 – Dan Rofman (Rosman?)

District No. 28 – Samuel F Barker

District No. 29 – George S Carpenter

District No. 30 – James Reeves Jr

District No. 31 – Silas Taber

Voted – That the Collector be allowed 5 per cent on the public money collected by him –

Then being but two Commissioners of Highways chosen, two others voted for as Commissioners, having received the greatest & an equal number of votes, it was voted that the meeting adjourn until tomorrow at two oclock p.m. to meet at the same place for the purpose of choosing a commissioner.

Wednesday, April 4, 2 oclock P.M

The meeting convened pursuant to adjournment and proceeded to vote for a commissioner of highways. On counting the votes it was found that Ambrose Salsbury had received the greatest number of votes for that office

He was declared duly elected thereto –

Voted – That this meeting stand adjourned until the first Tuesday of April next then to be held at the School house near Hiram Fosters at 10 oclock A. M.

W. F. Aldrich Town Clerk

Fred Smith – Justice

Isaac E Beecher – Justice

William Willcox – Justice

A. Salsbury – Justice

I certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this office. Dated April 10^th 1838.

WF Aldrich T. Clerk