1871 Annual Town Meeting Minutes

 

At the annual town meeting held Palmyra Hall in the Village of Palmyra in and for the town of Palmyra on the 7^th day of March 1871

Present Presiding:   Mark C. Finley,  James Reeves, Murganzy Hopkins, Timothy S. Jackson---Justices

William W. Myrick   Town Clerk

 

At 8 o’clock A.M. the polls of the Town Meeting were opened by proclamation and the electors proceeded to vote

At 2:30 o’clock P.M. the Supervisor and Highway Commissioners reports were read

On motion  Voted   That the Supervisors report as read be accepted and adopted

 

On motion   Voted   That the sum of ($1000) One thousand dollars be raised by tax for the support of the poor for the ensuing year

 

On motion   Voted   that Highway Commissioners report as read be accepted and adopted

 

We the officers presiding at the annual Town Meeting held Mar. 7^th 1871 do hereby certify that the following persons were duly elected to the respective offices set opposite their names they having received the greatest number of votes for each of the said offices respectively:

William Foster---Supervisor,   James B. Beckwith---Town Clerk,  James Reeves---Justice,

James Galloway---Highway Commissioner,   Isaac Besley---Overseer of Poor,   Jeter Warner---Assessor,   A. Reeves Culver---Collector,  George W. Selleck, Uriah Milliman,

William H. Whipple,  Albert W. Beals---Constables,  Albert Niles & Valinder Nims---Inspectors of Election Dist. No.1,   William C. Beal &  Peter C. Howell---Inspectors of Election Dist. No.2

And that the foregoing minutes of the said Town Meeting are in all respects correct.

Dated  Mar. 7^th 1871

Mark C. Finley,  James Reeves,  Murganzy Hopkins,  Timothy S. Jackson-Justices

Wm. W. Myrick-Town Clerk

We the undersigned presiding officers of the annual Town Meeting held in and for the town of Palmyra Mar. 7^th 1871 do hereby appoint Murganzy Hopkins in Election district No.1 and Lucius H. Clalrk in election district No.2 in said town Inspectors of Election in said districts respectively to be associated with the two each in the said districts respectively who have this day been elected Inspectors of Election for the ensuing year.  The said Murganzy Hopkins and Lucius H. Clark each being one of the persons who received at the said Town   

Meeting the highest number of votes respectively for the said office of Inspector  of Election next to the Inspectors so elected

Dated  Palmyra  Mar. 7^th 1871

Mark C. Finley,  Murganzy Hopkins, James Reeves,  Timothy S. Jackson—Justices

Wm. W. Myrick—Town Clerk

I hereby certify that the forgoing is a correct copy of the original minutes on file in this office

Wm. W. Myrick—Town Clerk

At a meeting of the Town Board held at the office of M. C. Finley  Mar. 11, 1871

Present Presiding:   M. C. Finley,  James Reeves,  Murganzy Hopkins,  T. S. Jackson—Justices    Wm. W. Myrick—Town Clerk

William Foster presented his resignation of the office of Highway Commissioner

On motion it was accepted

On motion the Justices proceeded to ballot for a Highway Commissioner to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Wm. Foster.  Elijah Ennis having received the largest number votes was declared duly appointed Highway Commissioner

I certify the above to be correct.

Wm. W. Myrick---Town Clerk

 

At a meeting of the Highway commissioners of the Town of Palmyra held at the Town Clerks office March 14, 1871 the following persons were appointed Overseers of the Highways for the districts set opposite their respective names

District No.1  Robert Johnston,   No.2  James Galloway,  No.3  Merritt Sherman,

No.4  J. A. Spencer,  No.5  Thos. Galloway,  No.6  Thos. Cornell,  No.7  Allen T. Goldsmith,

No.8  Henry J. Foster,  No.9  Conway P. Clark,  No.10   Nelson Reaves,  No.11 Harman Feller,  No.12  Joseph Beach,  No.13  Theadore Jordan,  No.14  James Tayler,

No. 15 none,  No.16  Jeter Warner,  No.17  Myron H. Avory,  No.18  James H. Pyatt,

No.19  Jacob Norris,  No.20  Cyrenus Jagger,  No.21  Elisah Brown,  No.22  Henry Barr or Burr,  No.23  Peter Welsh,  No.24  none,  No.25  Henry Brewster,  No.26 John McKeown,

No.27  Malo Hollister,  No.28  John Walton,  No.29  Jacob Phillip,  No.30  Jerome Stacy,

No.31  Wesley Bly,  No.32  James  Smonlon,  No.33 Caleb Beal,  No.34  Maltby Clark,

No.35  Jeter Jagger,  No.36  James E. Clark,  No.37  James Davis,  No.38  Charles Curtis,

No.39  Norman Lapham,  No.40  commissioner,  No.41  Isaac M. Warre

At a meeting of the Board of Town Auditors held at M. C. Finley’s office Feby. 27^th 1872

Present: 

Wm. Foster,  Supervisor,   M. C. Finley,  T. S. Jackson,  James Reeves,  M. Hopkins,  Justices

Jas. B. Beckwith   Town Clerk

 

The Highway Commissioners report being read was reffered back to them for correction in regard to the number of days labor performed on the highway with instructions to obtain the balance of the Road Warrents

The Supervisors accounts were examined and accepted

The board then adjourned to meet on Saturday to receive the commissioners amended

Report

I certify the above to be correct   Jas. B. Beckwith    Town Clerk