1877 Palmyra Town Meeting Minutes

1877 Palmyra Town Meeting Minutes

Annual Town Meeting Minutesа 1877

At the Annual Town Meeting held in the Village Hall in the Village of Palmyra, in and for the Town of Palmyra on Tuesday March 6, 1877аа Present presiding

M. C. Finley,а Wm. H. Southwick,а Geo. G. Jessup,а Henry J. Fosterаааа Justices

E. W. Cummingsаа acting Town Clerk

At 8 oТclock A.M. the Polls of the election were declared open and the electors proceeded to vote

At 1 oТclock P.M. the Reports of the Supervisor , Commissioners of Highway and Town Auditors were read and adopted.

The following resolution was adopted

Resolvedааа That the sum of Twenty five hundred Dollars ($2500.) be raised by tax upon the taxable inhabitants of the town of Palmyra for the support of the poor of said Town.

We the undersigned presiding officers of the Annual Town Meeting held March 6, 1877 do hereby certify that the following persons were duly elected to the offices set opposite their respective names theyа having received the highest number of votes for said office

George Harrisonааааааааааааааааааааааааа Supervisor

F. Wayland Fosterаааааааааааааааааааааа Town Clerk

Mark C. Finleyаааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Justice of the Peace

Jas. B. Kentааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Com. Of Highways

Marvin Hillаааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа а Уааааааа Уааааа Уааааааа (to fill vacancy)

Gilbert Oliverаааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Overseer of Poor

Elias Truaxааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Collector

Franklin Reevesаааааааааааааааааааааааааа Assessor

Chas. J. Grantаааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Constable

Geo. W. Sellickаааааааааааааааааааааааааа ааа У

Eugene Conantааааааааааааааааааааааааааа ааа У

Marvin D. Whippleаааааааааааааааааааааа ааа У

Edward C. Northааааааааааааааааааааааааа Game Constable

Jos. W. Corningаааааааааааааааааааааааааа Inspector of Election Dist. No.1

Wm. H. Bumpааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа ааа Уааааааааааа Уааааа Уаааа ааааааУ

Joel W. Hardyаааааааааааааааааааааааааааа ааа Уааааааааааа Уааааа Уаааааааааа Уааа No.2

Willard Pullmanааааааааааааааааааааааааааа ааа Уааааааааааа Уааааа Уааааааааааа У

Hendee Parshallааааааааааааааааааааааааа Town Auditors

Henry M. Clarkааааааааааааааааааааааааааа аааа Уааааааа У

Jos. S. Williamsonаааааааааааааааааааааа Town Sealer

Wm. W. Williamsonааааааааааааааааааааа Excise Commissioner

We do hereby appoint E. W. Cummings in election district No. 1 and Fredk. L Reeves in election district No. 2 in said Town Inspectors of Election in said districts respectively, to be associated with the two in each of said Districts who have this day been elected Inspectors of Election.а The said Edgar W. Cummings and Fred. L. Reeves each being one of the persons who received the highest number of votes for said office next to those elected.

We do also appoint Wm. L. Tucker one of the Board of Town Auditors to be associated with the two auditors elected he having received the highest number of votes for said office next to those so elected.

On motion board adjourned until Saturday afternoon at 2 oТclock P.M.а March 10, 1877

Wm. H. Southwick,аа M. C. Finley,аа Geo. G. Jessup,а Henry J. Foster----Justices

A true copy of the original minutes

O. Durfeeааа Town Clerk

State of New York

Wayne Co.

Town of Palmyra

The undersigned Justices of the Peace in said Town, having neglected to declare the election of Andrew R. Gamble, who was duly elected constable at the late Town Meeting:аа doа hereby appoint the said Andrew R. Gamble to be a Constable in said town.

Given under our respective hands and seals at Palmyra this 10^th day of March 1877

Geo. G. Jessup,а Wm. H. Southwick,а M. C. Finley,а Henry J. Foster----Justices of Peace

I certify the above to be a true copy of the original order now on file in the clerkТs office

F. W. FosterЧTown Clerk

Whereas a vacancy has occurred in the office of Collector of Taxes of the Town of Palmyra by reason of the death of Elias Truax heretofore elected to said office from said town.а Now therefore by virtue of the power vested in us by statute in such cases made and provided we the undersigned Supervisor and Justices of said Town do hereby in order to fill the vacancy appoint George W. Wheeler Collector of said Town, to hold said office until the next succeeding annual Town Meeting of said Town as provided by law.

In witness whereof we have hereto set our hands this 21^st day of July 1877

George Harrison,а Supervisor

Wm. H. Southwick,а H. J. Foster,а George Jessup---Justices of the Peace

I certify the above to be a true copy of the original now on file in this office

F. Wayland Foster---Town Clerk