Town of Palmyra

1844 Minutes

 

1844

 

At the annual town meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Palmyra held pursuant to adjournment at the public house occupied by Butler Newton in the Village of Palmyra on Tuesday the Second day of April 1844 – present Frederick Smith ? George W Cuyler ? to Isaac C Bucker? ? Justices of the Peace in and for said town and Augustus Elmendorf Town Clerk.

 

Voted – That three assessors and town 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 E Hudson – Supervisor

 

Augustus Elmendorf – Town Clerk

 

Jarred R Sanford

Joseph Willcox          - Assessors

William P Nottingham

 

Samuel Cole  - Justice of the Peace

 

Jarred P Horton

William G Gardner    - Commissioners of Highways

Jarred Culver

 

Elisha Flower

George Culver           - Overseers of the Poor

 

Edwin P Godard       - Town Sealer

 

Jarred Peddie           - Town Supervisors of Common Schools

 

Martin W Willcox       - Collector

 

Bruce Everlau

Stephen B Jordan     - Inspectors of Election for Districts No 1

Eldred Parker

 

Samuel E Hudson

William Beals            - Inspectors of Election for Districts No 2

Jacob Norris

 

Marliu W Willcox

William M Howell

Almon Hopkinson      - Constables

Rufus Conant

 

Eldred Parker to Jacob Norris here appointed Inspector of Election by the board of town officers.

 

The following named persons were duly chosen overseers of highways in the respective road districts and which they are named as follows to wit

 

District No. 1 – Lorenzo Sanders

District No. 2 – James Galloway

District No. 3 – Merret Sherman

District No. 4 – Samuel D Huntington

District No. 5 – Eason? Cornelius?

District No. 6 – Jacob D Rogers

District No. 7 – Myron Spalding

District No. 8 – Hiram Foster

District No. 9 – Luther Sanford Jr

District No. 10 – John Robinson

District No. 11 – Daniel H Warner

District No. 12 – George W Smith

District No. 13 – James? Poramfields?

District No. 14 – Charles Curtis

District No. 15 – Oliver Durfee

District No. 16 – Cephas? Jagger

District No. 17 – Gad I Higby?

District No. 18 – Stephen? Mosher?

District No. 19 – Thomas Snyder

District No. 20 – John Jagger

District No. 21 – Perry Parker

District No. 22 – Gordus? Still

District No. 23 – Jas R Sanford

District No. 24 – James Walton

District No. 25 – James Reeves

District No. 26 – Jesse? S P Jackmays?

District No. 27 – John McDuffee

District No. 28 – Theron R Strong

District No. 29 – John Chapman

District No. 30 – Andrew Freeses?

District No. 31 – Moses Hill

District No. 32 – Aaron Haseu

District No. 33 – Jacob Sherman

District No. 34 – George Wrens?

District No. 35 – Jeter Jagger

District No. 36 – Butler Rick?

District No. 37 – Henry Shaver

 

Voted – That the board of Supervisors of this county are hereby authorized to cause to be raised by tax on this town the ensuing year two hundred dollars in addition to two hundred and fifty dollars the sum allowed by law to pay for constructing or repairing roads and bridges in said town

 

Voted – that the collector of this town be allowed three per cent for the collection of taxes the ensuing year.

 

Adopted – the following resolution presented by the supervisor and read to the meeting and ? = via Resolved by the board of supervisors of wayne county that the legislature of this state be requested to ? a law authorizing said board to sell the poorhouses and farm attached thereto belonging to said county and providing that each town in said county shall support its own poor = whenever the said board state thus be instructed by the several towns of the said county.

 

Voted – that this meeting stand adjourned untill the first Tuesday of April ? – then to be held at the Public House (Butler Still house) now held by Butler Newton in the village of palmyra at 10 o clock am

 

A Elmendorf                                                   Isaac E Becchu?

Town clerk                                                      George W Cuyler

                                                                        Frederick Smith – justices of the peace

 

I hereby certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this office = recorded this 8th day of April 1844

                                                            A Elmendorf

                                                            Town Clerk

 

We the Board of town Officers of the town of Palmyra at the annual town meeting held therein on the 2nd day of April 1844 = Do certify that we have and we do hereby appoint the following named persons to be Inspectors of Elections respectively in the two election districts in said town – to wit   Eldred? Parker one of the Inspectors of election for district number one in the said town of Palmyra and Jacob Norris one of the inspectors of election for district number two in palmyra aforesaid.

 

            The said Eldred Parker and the said Jacob Norris having received the greatest number of votes for Inspectors of election for the respective districts to which they are named ? to the inspectors duly elected by the people

 

            Given under our hands at Palmyra in town meeting assembled this 2nd day of April 1844

 

                                    Isaac E Beecher? – Town officer

                                    George W Cuyler – justices of the peace

                                    Frederick Smith

                                    A Elmendorf – Town Clerk

 

I hereby certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this office – recorded this 8th day of April 1844

                                    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 statutes in such cases made and provided do by these present appoint the following named persons as Overseers of Highways in the following Road Districts

 

Gideon Willcox          District No 37

Maltby Clark               District No 34

Dennis Clark              District No 9

Levi Warner               District No 16

Nathaniel Johnson    District No 3

Charles Jagger?       District No 7

James VanNep?       District No 4

                                    Given under our hands vc? This 25th day of April 1844

                                    James Culver

                                    William G Gardner

                                    Jas P Horton – Commissioners of Highways

           

A true copy to original on file in this office May 7th 1844

 

                                    A Elmendorf – Town Clerk

 

Town of Palmyra      

            Lucas G Buckley and Oliver H Palmer are hereby appointed Inspectors of Election in and for districts no. 1 in said town of Palmyra the first named to supply the vacancy ? by the neglect to file his acceptance and the removal from the town of Eldred Parker, and the second named to supply the vacancy occasioned by the neglect to file his acceptance and the inability to serve of Bruce Everson. And Jacob Norris is hereby appointed inspector of election in and for district number 2 in said town of Palmyra to supply the vacancy occasioned by the neglect of the said Norris to file his acceptance at Inspector of election for said district number 2 to which he had been appointed.

 

Given under our hands this 7th day of October 1844

                        Samuel E Hudson – Supervisors

                        A Elmendorf – Town Clerk

                        George W Cuyler –Justices of the Peace

                        Frederick Smith

                        Isaac I Beecher

A true copy of the original on file in my office

Recorded Oct 16th 1844

                        A Elmendorf

                        Town Clerk

 

Palmyra, August 29th, 1844.  Came into the enclosure of the subscriber in the village of Palmyra on Thursday, the 15th instant, a spotted black and white pig, about three or four months old with long tail and with wire in the nose.  John VanDyne

 

A true copy recorded August 19th, 1844.  A. Elmendorf, Town Clerk

 

Broke into the enclosure of the subscriber on the 26th day of October last, a part-breed Bakewell and common-breed buck marked with a crop off from the right ear and a notch on the open side of the left ear.  Palmyra, November 4th, 1844.  Thomas Rogers

 

A true copy recorded November 4th, 1844.      A. Elmendorf

                                                                                Town Clerk

 

Came into the enclosure of the subscriber about 2½ miles southeast of the Village of Palmyraa about the 10thor 12th of November last, a small sized red yearling heifer.  Palmyra, December 26th, 1844.  James D. Galloway

 

A true coppy of original on file in this office recorded December 26th, 1844.  A. Elmendorf, Town Clerk