1882 Palmyra Town Meeting
Minutes
I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the Town Meeting as signed by the presiding officer
A. C. Hopkins Town Clerk
At a meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Palmyra held in the Town Hall on Tuesday
Feby. 28 1882
Present: H. M. Clark Supervisor
Ornon Archer, G. H. Foster, Geo. G. Jessup, W. S. Phelps Justices
A. C. Hopkins Clerk
On motion Ornon Archer was chosen Chairman. The Board then proceeded to examine the report of the Highway Commissioners and on motion the report was approved and accepted
The Board then proceeded to examine the Supervisors accounts of School monies and found them correct. Also examined the Dog Fund and found that correct and on motion the supervisors accounts were approved and accepted
The Board then examined the accounts of the Overseer of the Poor and found them correct and on motion the Board recommended that there be raised for the support of the poor for the ensuing year eight hundred dollars .
Moved and carried that the Board recommend that be transferred from the Dog Fund to the poor fund the sum of two hundred dollars.
On motion the board then adjourned
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original now on file in my office
A. C. Hopkins Town Clerk
Annual Town Meeting Minutes 1882
At the Annual Town Meeting held in and for the Town of Palmyra at the Village Hall on Tuesday
March Seventh 1882
Present Presiding: Ornon Archer, H. G. Foster, Geo. G. Jessup, Wm. S. Phelps Justices
A. C. Hopkins Town Clerk
On motion John M. Besley was chosen clerk Pro tem. At eight o’clock A. M. the polls were declared open and a proclamation made that they would at five o’clock Town time. At one o’clock the Supervisor read his report which was accepted and approved.
The Overseer of the poor then read his report which on motion was accepted and approved.
The Commissioner of Highways read their report and on motion the report was accepted and approved.
The recommendation of the board of Auditors to raise eight hundred by tax for the support of the poor for the ensuing year was on motion adopted.
It was then moved and carried that Two hundred dollars be transferred from the dog fund to the contingent fund.
We the undersigned presiding officers at the Town Meeting held March seventh 1881 do hereby certify the following named persons were duly elected to the offices set opposite their respective names, they having received the highest number of votes for said office.
Nelson Reeves Supervisor
A. C. Hopkins Clerk
Mark C. Finley Justice of the Peace
John S. Wright Assessor
Geo. H. Crandell Overseer of Poor
John H. Gilbert Collector
Eugene Conant Constable
Fred V. Cleveland “
Luther Veeder “
Perry S. Feller “
John Jones Game Constable
Wm. H. Bump Inspector of Election Dist. No. 1
Chas B. Bowman “ “ “ “ “
Salem Sweezy “ “ “ “ No. 2
Wm. Tibbets “ “ “ “ “
We do hereby appoint Edward Jarvis in District No. 1 and Anson Hilimire in District No. 2 in said town Inspectors of Election in said districts respectively to be associated with the two in said districts who have been this day elected Inspectors of Election they having received the highest number of votes next to those elected for said office
The town meeting the adjourned sine die
Ornon Archer, Geo. G. Jessup, Wm. S. Phelps, Henry J. Foster Justices
John M. Besley Clerk pro tem
I hereby certify the above to be a true copy of the original paper now on file in my office
A. C. Hopkins Town Clerk
William H. Cuyler is here by appointed inspector of elections in and for District No. 1 in the town
Of Palmyra to supply the vacancy occasioned by the absence of Edward F. Jarvis and William H. Cuyler is hereby appointed Inspector of Election to supply the vacancy occasioned thereby.
Given under our hands this first day of November 1882
N. Reeves Supervisor
Ornon Archer, Geo. G. Jessup, Wm. S Phelps, Justices
A. C. Hopkins Town Clerk