Minute Book, Volume 5

Tuesday 4th day of April 1843

 

 

At the annual Town meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Palmyra held pursuant to adjournment at the Public House occupied by Asa Lilly in the Village of Palmyra on tuesday the fourth day of April 1843.

 

                                                Present

Frederick Smith Esq - Isaac E Beecher Esq - Ambrose Salisbury Esq - Justices of the Peace in & for Said town & Augustus Elmendorf Town Clerk

 

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

 

The following named persons having received the greatest number of votes are declared duly elected to the several and respective offices for which they are respectively named – to wit –

 

            Samuel Cole – Supervisor

 

            Augustus Elmendorf – Town Clerk

 

            Jarred R Sanford

            Joseph Willcox            - Assessors     

            Truman Heminway

 

            Ambrose Salisbury – Justice of the Peace

 

            Shadrock Hildreth

            James Culver - Commissioners of Highways

            Elisha W Cobb

 

            Oliver H Palmer

            James Hubbell            - Commissioners of Common Schools

            Horace Cumings

 

            Wiiliam Foster

            Nathaniel Corwin            - Inspectors of Common Schools

 

            William M Howell – Collector

 

            George Culver

            Chauncey Cumings – Overseers of the Poor

 

Edwin P Godard – Town Sealer

 

Almon Hopkinson

Marleu W Willcox

William M Howell - Constables

John D McComb

 

Stephen B Jordan

Bruce Everlau?            - Inspectors of Election for District Number 1

Lucas G Buckley          

 

William Beals

Samuel E Hudson            - Inspectors of Election for District Number 2

George P Steven?         

           

L G Buckley and G P Stevens were appointed Inspectors of Election by the Board of town Officers

 

The Following named persons were duly chosen overseers of Highways in and for the several road districts to which they are respectively named as follows to wit

 

District No. 1 – Lorenzo Saunders

District No. 2 – William Beals

District No. 3 – William R Johnson

District No. 4 – James P Horton?

District No. 5 – Jas? D Galloway

District No. 6 – Jacob C Pettet?

District No. 7 – Myron? Spaulding

District No. 8 – Ambrose Salisbury

District No. 9 – Luther Sanford

District No. 10 – Jared Culver

District No. 11 – Jon? Townsend

District No. 12 – Aetus? Lapham

District No. 13 – Nathan Durfee

District No. 14 – Thomas W Beebe

District No. 15 – Job Durfee

District No. 16 – Jeter Jagger

District No. 17 – William M VanAlstyne

District No. 18 – Stephen Madison?

District No. 19 – William Luce

District No. 20 – Syrenus Jagger

District No. 21 – Gurdon? T Smith

District No. 22 – William Edgcrtou?

District No. 23 – Nathaniel Corwin

District No. 24 – John Robinson

District No. 25 – Uriah S ? Save

District No. 26 – Charles Wentworth

District No. 27 – Lebbeus Hammond

District No. 28 – Samuel S Barker

District No. 29 – George S Carpenter

District No. 30 – Asa ? White

District No. 31 – Thomas Rainier

District No. 32 – Russel Hunt

District No. 33 – Ira Perry

District No. 34 – Henry Noris?

 

Voted – that the seers? Of three dollars be refunded to Daniel Everet for error in tax of 1842

 

Voted – that the collector of this ? be allowed three per cent for the collection of taxes the insuing year

 

Voted – that the board of Supervisors of this county are hereby authorized to cause to be raised by tax a? this town the ensuing year five hundred dollars in addition to the sum now allowed by law and pay for constructing or repairing roads and bridges in said town.

 

Voted – that this meeting stand adjourned untill the first Tuesday of april ? there to be held at the public house (Burker? Hill Hotel) now kept by Butler Newton in the village of palmyra at 10 – o clock am

 

A Elmendorf – town clerk

 

Frederick Smith

Isaac E Beecher            - Justices of the peace

Ambrose Salisbury

 

I certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this office – dated Palmyra Aplril 7th 1843                      A Elmdendorf

                                                                                                Town clerk

 

We the Board of Town Officers of the town of Palmyra at the annual town meeting held there in on the 4th day of April 1843. ? certify that we have and we do hereby appoint the following named persons to be inspectors of election respectively in the two election districts in said town to ?: Lucas G Buckley are? Of the inspectors of election for districts number one in the said town of Palmyra, and George P Stevens are of the inspectors of election for district number two in Palmyra aforesaid. The said Lucas G Buckley having received the grestest number of votes in said district number one for inspector of election excepting the persons duly elected by the people as inspectors.

 

The said George P Stevens having received the greatest number of votes in said district number two for inspector of elections excepting the persons duly elected by the people as inspector.

 

Given under our hands at Palmyra in town meeting assembled this 4th day of April 1843     

 

                                                Frederick Smith

                                                Isaac E Bucker?

                                                A Salisbury            - town officers

                                                A Elmendorf

 

I hereby certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this office, dated Town Clerk’s Office Palmyra April 7th 1843         

                                                                        A Elmendorf

                                                                        Town Clerk

 

Wayne County

Town of Palmyra

By virtue of the power vested in us Commissioners of Highways of said town and pursuant to the statute in such cases made and provided. Do by these presents appoint Bela Morgan overseer of highways for road districts no 22. given under our hands this 26th day of April 1843

                                                            S Hildreth

                                                            James Culver

                                                            E W Cobb – Commissioner of highways

 

Wayne County

Town of Palmyra

 

By virtue of the power vested in us Commissioners of highways of said town and provided do by these presents appoint Syr? Johnson Overseer of Highways for road district number 8 – given under our hands this 24th day of May 1843

                                                            S Hildreth

                                                            James Culver – Commissioner of Highways

 

I certify the above to be true copies of the originals on file in this office – May 24th 1843

                                                            A Elmdendorf – Town Clerk

 

Came into the enclosure or premises of the subscriber in the village of Palmyra on the eighth day of November, instant, a gay horse colt with both hind feet white, natural tail and mane and supposed to be one-year-old past.  Palmyra, November 11th, 1843.  Ebenezer Terry

A true copy recorded November 11th, 1843.  A. Elmendorf, Town Clerk