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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1876-OAC E 1-0,DINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPH:RVISORS OF THE 00 TTY QF TOMPKI "S, Roi' the Yrecir 187 6 CHAUNCEY L. WATTLES, Chairman. TF4O MAS W. BURNS, Clerk. ITHACA, N, Y.: DEMOCRAT STEAM BOOK AND 3013 PRINTING} HOUSE, 1876. PHOC 1 fEDINGS OF THE CARD Off' SUPERVISORS OF THE COt YNT Off' ri`OMPI111V S, For the Year 1876. CHAUNCEY.L. WATTLES, Chairman. THOMAS W. BURNS, Clerk. ITHACA, N, Y.: DEMOCRAT STEAM BOOK AND SOB PRINTING HOLISM, 1876. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. (ANNUAL SESSION.) The Board of:Supervisors of Tompkins County met in their room Nov. l6th,1876. Taos. W. BURNS, Clerk of the former Board, organized the meeting and called the roll. The members were all present, as follows: Caroline, C. L. WATTLES, Dern. Danby, JOHN E. BEERS, Rep. Dryden, HARRISON MARvrN, Dem. Enfield, LEROY H. VANKrRu, Rep. Groton, NELsoN STEvENB, Rep. Ithaca, DAVID L. BIIRTT, Dem. Lansing, JAS. M. WOODsuRY, Rep. Newfield, EzRA MARION, Dem. Ulysses, J. PARKER Kix°, Dem. On motion of Mr. C. L. WATTLES, NELSON STEVENS of Groton, was made tem- porary Chairman. On motion of Mr. KING, an informal ballot was taken for permanent Chairman, C. L. WATTLES, 5 D. L. BunTT, 3 J. P. KING, 9 The formal ballot resulted as follows : 0. L. WATTLES, 7 D. L. BIIRTT, 1 Blank, 1 9 On motion of Mr. BIIRTT, Kr. WATTLES was declared unanimously elected Chairman of the Board. 4 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. Ballot for Clerk was, Taos. W. BURNS, 9. He was declared unanimously elected. On motion of Mr. MAItwIN, a ballot was had for Janitor. The vote was, J. WILSON, 5 J. J0IINsoN 2 Blank, 1-9 On motion of Mr. STEVENS, Mr. WILSON was declared unanimously elected. On motion of Mr. KING, Resolved, That all bills and demands presented to this Board be referred to the proper committees without further action of the Hoard. On motion of Mr. STEVENS, Resolved, That all resolutions presented to this Board by the members be in writ- ing, unless otherwise ordered by the Board. On motion of Mr. MARroN, 1?esolved, That the Clerk of this Boarcl be instructed not to deliver any of the Town or County orders audited at this session of this Board until after its adjourn- ment. . On motion of Bir. VANKIRx, Resolved, That the sessions of this Board shall continence at 8 a. u1. and 2 p. m. Mr. BURTT and Mr. BEERS were appointed to furnish conveyances for the Board on its annual visit to the County Poor House. On motion of Mr. BEERS, Resolved, That all County orders issued by this Board be countersigned by the Chairman, and all Town orders by the Supervisors of their several Towns. On motion of Bir. KING, Resolved, That the County Treasurer be.authcrized to pay to the order of the Rev. Joseph Wade (in the place of the Rev. E. R. Wade), fifty dollars, for services as Chaplain at the County Rouse during the past year, that amount having been appropriated at the last session of the Board of Supervisors for that purpose. The Clerk read the following reports: STATE OF .NEW YORK, CoMPTfl0L .EI: s OFFICE, ALBANY, October 2, 1876. j To the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins: Srlt:—I enclose a form of statement of the valuation of real and personal estate required to be made by you, pursuant to Chapter 177 of the laws of 1836, and for- warded to this office previous to the second Monday in December in each year, SUP1ItYiS0It9' PROCEEDINGS. 5 under a penalty of fifty dollars. I also enclose a form of Return of Incorporated Companies liable to taxation. It is indispensable tliat this Report be furnished by .the time prescribed. The Board of Equalization of Taxes, in pursuance of Chapter 312 of the laws of 1859, have fixed the aggregate valuation of property in your County, at the sum of $10,062,269, upon which amount a State tax of $34,798.68 must be levied for the current fiscal year, commencing October 1st, 1876, as provided in said act and amendments thereto, by.Chapter 351, laws of 1874, being 3 11-24 mills on the dollar for the following purposes, viz.: For Schools, ... ......1 mills, per Cha"ter 381, Laws of 1876. For General Purposes, including New Cap- itol, etc ........... For Bounty Debt 3 " 1% I, (t t{ it It 581, 0° 381, " 1876. 1876 • Total................3 1124 mills. Your obedient servant, L. ROBINSON, Comptroller. TREASURER'S OFFICE, WILLARD ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, OVID, N. Y., September 1, 1876. To the Treasurer and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins: Sins—The number of insane persons in the Asylum chargeable to your county at this date is 25. As it is probable the number will be added to during this year, by new admis- sions, rather than diminished, allowance for the increase should be macre. The charge for board of patients for the ensuing year has been fixed at three dollars per week, and is based upon the actual cost of support for the past year. It is estimated there will be required for the maintenance of the patients now in the Asylum for the ensuing year, the sum of $3,900, and for clothing, $500. Total $4,400. You are respectfully requested to bring to the notice of the Board of Supervisors at its next meeting, the contents of this letter, in order that the Board may act understandingly in raising the amount necessary to meet the bills transmitted quarterly from this Asylum. In order to comply with the spirit and letter of the law, which requires that all purchases for the Asylum be made for cash, and prohibits the Trustees from con- tracting debts, the Board of Supervisors is respectfully requested to make the requi- site provision for the support of patients in the Asylum, to enable the Treasurer to meet the current expenditures as they occur. Respectfully yours J. B. THOMAS, Treasurer. s' SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. BROOME COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE, r Clerk of Supervisors Tompkins Co.; BrNGnArrrrox, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1876. DEAR SIR:—Enclosed please find bills due the Susquehanna Va11ey. Home from your County, as follows : Bills due April 1, 1876, principal " " July 1, 1876, „ " " Oct. 1, 1876, " Int ........ I am directed by John 14 T. Smith, Esq., one of your Superintendents, to send the enclosed bills to you. The arrangement made by one of your Superintendents (his name I have forgotten), with the managers of the Home was, that your County would pay interest after bills were due. I have not added it, but should your Su- pervisors ratify his arrangement you can do so Respectfully yours, A. C. MATTHEWS, Treas. of S. V. Home. Mr. DING presented the following reports, which were accepted: J. P. KING, Supervisor of the Town of Ulysses: SIR:—As Commissioners appointed iu relation to binding the town of Ulysses in aid of the Pennsylvania and Sc dui Bay Railroad, referring to our report of Nov. 9, 1876, we herewith report for the past year: Amount of bonds originally issued, seventy-five thousand dollars, ($75,000 00,) with semi-annual interest at seven per cent. per annum. Amount of bonds purchased and canceled the past year, eleven hundred dol- lars, ($1,100 00.) , Total amount of bonds purchased and canceled, four thousand one hundred dollars, ($4,100.) Leaving a balance against the town unpaid of seventy thousand nine hundred dollars, ($70,900.) There is a balance after making provision for all coupons due, of twenty-three and 20-100 dollars, ($23 20.) which is now in the hands of A. M. Holman. The interest required by law to be raised the ensuing year is five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars ($5,250), and it will be necessary to raise by tax the fore- going amount for interest as aforesaid. The law also requires to be raised by tax at least one per cent. as a sinking fund, which will be seven hunched fifty dollars ($750), making a total to be raised as required by law of six thousand dollars ($6,000.) We hereby recommend that the aforesaid sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000), be raised by direct tax on the town for the purposes above stated, and hereby cer- tify that the above amount, with the statements herein made, are to the best of our knowledge true and correct. Dated Trumansburg, November 5, 1876. ....... $ 9086 I30 00 112 45 $333 31 T. BOARDMAN, t Commissioners. A. M. HOLMAN, SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : In accordance with Chapter 552, laws of 1870, I hereby report the public debt of the town of Ulysses to ee'as follows, viz : Bonds issued to the Pa. & Sodus Bay Railroad Co., under the a. t to facilitate the construction of Railroads: passed by the Legislature of 1850, and amended May 18th, 1869: Amount of Bonds issued ....... • • ..... • ......... Rate of interest, 7 per cent. Amount of principal paid Nov. 511', 1876 ....... Amount of principal unpaid Nov. 911', 1876 ....... Amount of interest becoming due March 1st, 1877 Amount of interest becoming due Sept. 1st, 1877 •••• •••• •••• $75,000 ....•.........• 4,100 70,900 2,625 2,625 $76,150 Total amount of indebtedness J. P. KING, Supervisor. The following reports were adopted: In accordance with Chapter 552, laws of 1870, I hereby report the public debt of the Town of Enfield to be as follows : Bonds issued by Commissioners appointed by the County Judge of said County in favor of Penn. & Sodus Bay R. R. under the act to facilitate the construction of railroads, passed by the Legislature of 1850, and amended May 18th, 1869. Amount of bonds issued Rate of interest seven per cent. Amount of interest coming due the ensuing year.... • • Sinking fund as recommended by railroad commissioners of Sinking fund in the bands of commissioners of said town.. Total amount of indebtedness less Sinking fund ........... Railroad bonds held ...... • . • • • • • • ... . $25,000 00 said town.. 1,750 00 500 00 1,007 98 26,742 02 25,000 00, L. H. VAN KIRK. ENFIELD, Nov. 8, 1876. To L. H. VANKIRx, Supervisor of the Town of Enfield : We the undersigned Bonding Commissioners of the Town of Enfield would re- spectfully report : That there has been issued against the Town aforesaid, Bonds to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars to aid in the construction of the Pa. & Sodus Bay R. R., and that we hold certificate of Capital Stock of said R. R. Company for the above amount. That the property belonging to said company has passed out of their hands, owing to mortgage foreclosure and sale of said property. The bonds outstanding against said Town of Enfield, bear even elate of Septem ber lst, 1871, and bear interest at seven per cent payable semi-annually on the 1st of March and September of each year; Interest and Principal payable at the office 6UPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. of the Union Trust Co. of New York. The amount of money required to pay the interest to become due the next year is seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, ((81750 00), and we ask you to assess and levy a tax for that amount against said town to meet said interest when due. We would also report : That we now have on hand and securely invested a Sinking Fund amounting to one thousand and seven 98-100 dollars, and we farther request you to raise in like manner by tax the sum of five hundred dollars to be applied on said Sinking Fund toward the final liquidation of said bonds as provi- dad by Section Six, Chapter 907 of laws of 1869. EDGAR BREWER, ) WILLIAM MILLER, - Commissioners. ISAAC H. NEWMAN. J To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins, State of New York. We the undersigned Commissioners of the town of Lansing,duly appointed under the provisions of an act of the legislature of the State of New York, entitled an act to facilitate the construction of the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad and to authorize towns to subscribe to the capital stock thereof passed April 5th, 1866, and of the several acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, do respectfully report that the consent in writing of a majority of the taxpaying inhab- itants of said town of Lansing authorized the execution and issue of bonds of said town to the extent of one hundred thousand dollars to be used to aid in the eon- structiou of the said New York and Oswego Midland Railroad and its branches, that under that authority we have executed, issued and sold seventy-five thousand dollars of bonds of said town, that said bonds were all sold at par, and the amount of money so raised by us was expended by us in the purchase of stock in the said New York & Oswego Midland Railroad, and the security we hold for the sante is the stock of the New York & Oswego Midland Railroad to the amount of seventy- five thousand dollars, the scrip for which is in our possession. And we further report that no part of the principal of said bonds is due or to be- come due or payable within the ensuing year, that no dividends have been paid or received by us upon said stock. And we further report that the interest is now due on the aforesaid seventy-five thousand dollars from the first clay of September, 1873, until the first day of September, 1876, amounting to .........$15,750 00 Likewise the interest to become due from the first day of September, 1876, to the first day of September, 1877, payable on the first day of March, and the first day of September, 1877, amounting to ......5,250 00 Total. ............. ........................ $21,000 00. Wliich sum of twenty-one thousand dollars your bond is by authority of the afore- said foresaid acts authorized and required to cause to be assessed and levied and collected upon the real and personal property of said town of Lansing, and to cause the same when collected to be paid to us as such commissioners to be applied to the pay- SuPEILVISOns' _PROCEDIr6S. nrent of the amount of interest now due and so to become due and payable during the coming year, and that duty you are respectfully requested to perform. Dated, Lansing, Nov. 15, 1876. 9 EGBERT 1ZTILLIAMS, CHAS. GCommissioners. . LIAGIN, J. BRUYN BOGARDUS, On motion of Mr. KING, WI-IERMA:5, The town of Ulysses having passed, at its last annual Town Meeting, a resolution purporting that hereafter the Town Meetings in said town should be held by election districts, therefore be it Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a committee of three to prepare an act to be passed by the Board to carry into effect a law passed June 5tb, 1875, by the Legis- ature of the State, allowing the several towns to so hold their Town Meetings. Messrs. KING, STEVENS and BUR.TT, were appointed a committee in accordance with. the above resolution. ,after further preliminary work the Board, at 6 p. m.. on motion of idir. Marvin adjourned. FRIDAY, NOV. 17. Board met at 3 a. m. Roll call and all members present. On motion of Mr. VAEKIP.K, Resolved, That in accordance with the law of the State this Board do now proceed to visit the County Poor House for the purpose of making an examination of the premises and noting what is necessary to be done there. The Board spent the day in accordance with the above resolution, returning n the evening. SATURDAY NOV. 18. Board met pursuant to adjournment. All members present. Committees were at work during the day, and previous to the adjournment, un- til Nov. 23th, inst. at 10 a. in., the following resolutions were passed. On motion of Mr. Marv.N, Rao/ea, That the Committee ou Repairs be requested to procure cushions for the chairs in the Supervisors' Rooine. 10 11 SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS. On motion of Mr. STEVENS, Re ingl, That wo extend the time of receiving the County Clerk's bills frcm the 19th until the 22cl inst. MONDAY, NOV. 20. Board met pursuant to adjournment, Roll call. Minutes of Saturday read and approved. On motion of Mr. KING, Resolved, That the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars, 61,250) be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the town of Ulysses for highway and bridge purposes, two hundred and fifty dollars, ($250) upon the application of the Commis- sioners of Highways, and one thousand dollars, ($1,000,) pursuant to a resolution passed at the last annual town meeting. On motion of Mr. BEERS, Resolved, That the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars be assessed to the town of Danby for the repair of roads and bridges, as per estimate of the Commis- sioner of Highways of said town. On motion of Mr. KING, Resolved, That the Superintendents of the Poor be and are hereby authorized to employ a Chaplain for the County Poor House at a salary not exceeding fifty dol- lars, and to be paid upon an order of the Superintendents on the County Treasurer. On motion of Mr. WOODBURY, .Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board be authorized and directed to draw ail or der on the County Treasurer for thirty dollars for ten copies of Thomson's Super- visors' Manual. On motion of Mr. VANKIRIr, Resolved, That Grand Jury list be apportioned among the several towns of the county at the same proportion as in 1875. The following reports were accepted : To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins 552 laws of 1870, I hereby report the public as follows, viz: Bonds bearing interest at 7 per cent issued Lake Bail Road, seventy-five thousand clolla Cayuga Lake Rail Road Stock held by said town........ County, in accordance with Cliepter debt of the town of Lansing, to bo by the Commissioners of the Cayuga re... 0'5,000 00 Commissioners for the benefit of said • • ........$75,000 00 SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS. Bonds bearing interest at seven per dent issued by the Commissioners of the New York and Oswego Midland Rail Road, seventy-five thousand dollars....$75,000 00 New York and Oswego Midland Rail Roacl Stock held by said Commissioners said town...... .........$75,000 00 for the benefit of........... • The above report is based entirely upon the statement of the Rail Roacl Commis- sioners of the town, and I deem it proper to so far qualify my report as to state that I cannot say anything in reference to the issuing of said Bonds or of the holding of the Stock of said Roads for the benefit of said town of my own personal knowl- edge, and the legality of the proceedings in reference to the bonding of said town.. for the benefit of said roads being now in litigation, I am unable to present a defi- nite report of the indebtedness of said town on account of said roads .until the final. decision of the suits now pending in reference thereto. Dated Nov. 20th, 1876. TUESDAY, NOV. 21. Roll call. Minutes of Monday were react and adopted. Bills to No. 69 were passed upon by the Board. On motion of L. H. VnNKuu J. BI.WOODBURY. Resolved, That in accordance with the request of the Commissioner of Highways of the town of Enfield, I would ask that the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be levied and collected from said town, for tho purpose of defraying the expenses of highways during the coining year. Board granted hearing at 2 p. ni. 22nd inst., for S. Love, Esq., in behalf of Z. Tyler. The following paper was served upon the Board : Circuit Court, United States : Judgment rendered against the Town of Lansing, in favor of Francis H. Brown. Time of docketing judgment, Nov. 21, 1876, 11 a. in. Perfected in U. S. Circuit Court, Northern District N. Y , Nov. 17,1876, 2 p. m. $'3,516 61 . _ 130 46 Costs, ................................... Amount, STATE OP NEW YORK, • Tourxii s COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, 3,647 07 DAVID WRIGHT, Attorney. S L I certify the above is a correct transcript from the Docket of Judgment kept in Dry office. D.. TARBELL, O1erk. Dated Ithaca, Nov. 21, 1876. 12 FRANCIS H. BrowN, } ugainst Tali TOWN of LAN- 1 SING. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. The certified copy of docket of jud1.1•ment in this case, now before you shows amount due Nov. 17th, 1876,, , <17 Interest computed to Ist Monday in Feb. 7, 1877, is ...... . ... . ti 3. 56 o 07 Add for certified copy of judgment roll herewith— G7_folius, 10c..., ... 70 670 To be levied, assessed and collected. ................ �;3, 700 7t To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins: The petition of Francis H. Drown of the city of Boston, in the State of Massa- chusetts, by David Wright, of the city of Auburn, in the State of New York, his Attorney respectfully shows That your petitioner on the 17th clay of November, 1876, recovered a judgment in the Circuit Court of tate United States for the Northern District of New York against the Town of Lansing, one of the towns in said County of Tompkins for the sum of three thousand six hundred and forty seven dollars and seven cents, damn- , ges, interest and costs. A certified copy of the record of which judgment is here- with presented. And your petitioner by his aforesaid Attorney further shows, that said judgment has not been suspended by Writ of Error or otherwise, nor has said judgment been paid or satisfied, but the whole of said sum of three thousand Six hundred and rorty seven dollars and seven cents, together with interest thereon from the said seven teenth clay of November, 1876, remains due and wholly unpaid thereon. Your petitioner therefore prays, that you as the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins, will acid the amount of said judgment, together with interest thereon from the said seventeenth day of November, 1876, (the time when the sarno was so as aforesaid recorded) to the first Monday in February neat, and also the expenses of said certified copy of said judgment record, to the tax to be laid upon said Town of Lansing, to be assessed, levied and collected as other contingent charges of said town, to be paid by the County Treasurer to your petitioner. Dated at Auburn, N. Y. this 23c1 day of Nov. 1876. FRANCIS H. BROWN, by DAVID WRIGHT, his Attorney. STATE OF NEW YORK, CAYUGA COUNTY. David Wright of the city of Auburn, N. Y., being duly affirmed says, that he is an Attorney and Counselor of the Circuit Court of the United States, for th Northern District of New York, that he acted as such Attorney and Counsel for Francis H. Brown, the petitioner named in the foregoing petition, in the action in which the judgment mentioned and referred to in said petition was recovered and SUPERVISOIRS' PROCEEDINGS. 13 that he is the Attorney for said petitioner, end as such, atuhorizcd to take all neces- sary and proper means to collect the monies due and to gmcc due thereon. That he, this Atfirmant lies read the fu reguinepetition, and knows the euntents thereof, and that the sauce are true of his own knowledge. D. WRIGI1T. Affirmed before me this 23d day of Nov. 1876. A. 81. WHITE, Notary Public. At 12 m. the Board adjourned. At 2 p. m. the Board convened. Committee of ladies from the the State Chari- ties Aid Society visited the Board, and Mrs. C. M. Titus on behalf of said society matte a statement and presented the following petition. To the Honorable, The Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : The members of the Visiting Committee, State Charities Aid Society, in their several visits to the County House have been greatly impressed with the need of a change in the quarters at present provided for the invalids of the institution. It no doubt has come to the notice of your honorable body, that there is not in the County House a suitable hospital room or al least a separate room for the sick. It being the custom to have the sick and well, the boisterous and unfeeling, idiots if any there be, occupying the, same rooms, To the aged sick, to the nervous, to the debilitated, to those suffering ones, the custom of having the inmates of the County House, sick and well in the same apartments must be so painful and ag- gravating that we trust some change may be made. This can only be done by providing apartments separate from those in common use. Rooms so located as- to be quiet, and in every particular comfortable, well ventilated aucl provided with the modern sick room appurtenances. We appear here to -day to earnestly request your honorable body to take such ac- tion in the premises as will provide the way and means to cause the additional rooms to be constructed for the purpose above mentioned. We do not deem it necessary to particularize the many objections that can be made to the present ar- rangements, nor to allude in an int_usive chancier to any of the prevailing customs which can be said as to the consistency of our request, but we are constrained to believe that your Honorable Body will entirely cancer with us, and that whatever is expedient and proper will be done. We the members of "The State Charities, Tompkins County Visiting Commit- tee," in the performance of our duties, feel that we do not overstep the bounds of propriety in taking the liberty of bringing to your notice in this manner, what to us, seems an important measure of reform and progress in the management of tha County house for the needy and afflicted, We therefore bcg that you Will consid. er our request all of which we respectfully submit. The ladies of the State Charities, Tompkins County Visiting Association. Ithaca, Nov. 1876. The petition was ordered on the minutes, 14 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. On motion of Mr. BEER$, W IIr,P.EAs, The ladies of the Tompkins County Visiting Committee, having pre- sented an application for an improvement in the County Poor House, for the better accommodation of the sick, therefore be it Resolved, That this Board appoint a committee of three to enquire into and en deavor to make proper arrangements thereunto pertaining, said committee to re- port during the present session. Dr. Beers, ]iIr. Burt!. and Mr. King were appointed a committee in accorda.neo With the above resolution The following document was served upon the Board : UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT NORTHERN DIST. OF NEW Y oRIc. JoIIN J. STEZI'AI T, ) Judgment July 11, 1870, Ts. ` Damages, $3,176 25 TRE TOWN OF LANSING, j CostS, 110 95 Docketed at Utica, and transcript duly filed and docketed at Clerk's (S/fe87 oof Tompkins County, at Ithaca, Oct. 14, 1876. JAS. R. COX, Plaintiff's Attorney. Auburn, N. Y. The Board then adjourned. WEDNESDAY NOV. 22 1101I call, and all members present. Minutes of 21st read and approved. On motion the Town A`,stracts of Enfield, Dryden, Danby, Ithaca, Groton and Lansing were accepted and allowed. On motion the following reports were accepted : To the Poard-of Supervisors of Tompkins County : Eighth Annual Report of the Commissioners of the Town of Ithaca, pursuant of an Act of the Legislature passed April 17th, '66. Amount of Bonds issued for the Ithaca and Athens Road, i 300,000 00 Expended for Ithaca and Athens Stock, 300,000 00 Ithaca and Athens Pail Road Stock, ................ 300,000 00 There will be required for the corning year to pay interest on said Bonds, and by virtue of said act, the snot of twenty-one thousand dollars, (:21,000), and ask that the same may be assessed and levied upon the Town of Ithaca. .TORN L. 1VIII'I'ON, ) PETER A.I'GAIR, SComtuissioncrs. Ithaca, Nov, 13, '76, SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 15 Res2l5e_l, Tliat in pursuance of Chapter 645, Laws of 1866, entitled "An Act to facilitate the construction of the Ithaca and Towanda Railroad, by au act of Feb. 18th, 1370, now Ithaca and Athens Railroad Company, and to authorize town to subscribe to the capital stock•thereof, and of a notice served upon this Board by the Commissioners of the town of Ithaca, there be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the said town of Ithaca, the suns of twenty-one thousand dol- lars, for the purpose of paying interest to become due March 1st, 1877, upon the own bonds issued for mid Railroad and that the Supervisor of said town pay said sum to the Commissioners of said town to be expended for that purpose. ITIIACA, November 20, 187 6. Report of the Commissioner of the Geneva & Ithaca Rail Road. To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins: The undersigned commissioners, report to your honoranle body, that they have a sinking tund on hand in payment of bonds issued in aid of the Geneva and Ithaca Ra,i Road, es follows. Bonds issued in aid of said road, .... ... • • • • • .. • • • • .• .• • . • ..• .... Accumulated interest on bonds, etc., .. Total....................................... The bonding law of May 18, 1869, makes it obligatory on the commissioners of ter three years, to call for a tax of not less than one per cent. to be laid aside as a sinking fund for the payment of said bonded debt. The three years having ex- pired, we therefore ask that your honorable body levy a tax on the taxable prop- erty of the Town of Ithaca, of not less than two per cent. on $100,000 00, amount of bonds issued in aicl of the Geneva and Ithaca Rail Road, for the purpose of cre- ating a sinking fund provided by law. $3,000 00 301 09 $3,301 09 C. ]4I. TITUS. Commissioners JOHN RUMSEY, of the Town of Ithaca. Revolved, That in pursuance of the provisions of Chapter 907, Laws of 1869, enti- tled an "Act to amend an Act," to authorize the formation of Railroad corporations and to regulate the stone, passed April 25, 1850, so as to permit municipal corpora- tions to aid in the construction of railroads, p:)ssed May 13, 1869, and of a notice- served- upon this Board, by the. Commissioners of the town of Ithaca, for tiro Ge neva and Ithaca Rani oad Company, then be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the town of Ithaca, the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), being two per cent of the bonds issued to aid in the construction of the Geneva and Ithaca Railroad, for the purpose of creating a sinking fund as provided by law. To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins : In accordance with Chapter 552, Laws 1370,. I hereby report the public debt of the town of Ithaca to be as follows: 16 BIIPnEYISORS' TROCEEDINGS. Bonds issued March 1st, bearing interest at seven per cent,......... $300,000 00 by Commissioners for I, & A. R. R. Amount of principal unpaid• ....$300000 00 Amount of' interest for the current year, Bonds issued Oct. 1st, 1871, payable Oct. 1st, 1901, by the Commis- sioners for the Geneva and Ithaca Railroad, interest on same, payable semi-annually,.. . . . . . .................... ... Amount of interest coming clue April 1st, 1877, Amount of interest coming due October 1st, 1877, ... ..... , , .. Less sinking fund on hand in payment of bonds,. ...... 21,000 00 100,000 00 3,500 00 3,500 00 $428,000 00 3,301 09 $424,693 91 D. L. BURTT, Supervisor. ITHIACA, November 20, 1876, To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins Sixth Annual Report of the Commissioners of the town of Ithaca for bonds is- sued in aid of the Geneva and Ithaca RailRoad. Amount of bonds issued in aid of said'road, $100,000 00 Interest to come due April 1st, 1877,.. 3,500 00 Interest to come due Oct. 1st, 1877, ........ 3,500 00 We therefore report that there will be required for the coming year, to pay in- terest on the said bond, the sum of seven thousand dollars. We therefore ask that the same be assessed and levied upon the Town of Ithaca. C. M. TITUS,` Commissioners f the JOHN RUMSEY, f'Townctof Ithaca. Resolved, That in pursuance of the provisions of Chapter 907, Laws of 1869, ,enti- tled an Act to authorize the formation of Railroad corporations and to regulate the same, passed April 2d, 1850, so as to permit municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads, passed May 18, 1869, and of a notice served upon this Board by the Co.nmissioners of the Town of Ithaca, for the Geneva and Ithaca Railroad Company, there be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the town of Ithaca, the sung of seven thousand dollars, to provide for interest coming due April 1st, 1877, and October 1st, 1877, on bonds issued for the benefit of the Geneva and Ithaca Railroad, and that the Supervisor of the town of Ithaca, pay said sum to such Commissioners, to be expended for that purpose. On motion of Mr. KING, Resolved, That Joseph Willson be appointed County Sealer for the ensuing year. The following reports were accepted Resolved, That in pursuance of the provisions of Chapter 433, of the Laws of 1866 entitled "an Act to facilitate the construction of the Southern Central Railroad,' srrEnvisons'. rnoCEmenco'. 17 and to authorize towns to subscribe to the capital stock thereof, and of a notice served upon this Board by the 11ailroad Commissioners of the town of Groton there be levied and assessed upon the texabio property of said town, the sum of one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of paying the interest upon the Railroad Bonds issued by said town and now unpaid, and twelve thous and five hundred dollars as principal. The aggregate fourteen thousand two hun- dred and fifty dollars, and that the same when collected be paid to the Commis- sioners of said town appointed pursuant to this act. Be it also Resalved, That in pursuance of the provisions of Chapter 907 of the Laws of 1869 and notice having been served upon this .Board by the Commissioners of the town of Groton, there be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of said town of Groton the stun of one thousand and thirty-six dollars and eighty eight cents for the purpose of paying the interest upon the Railroad bonds issued under this ect in the town of Groton, also the star of one hundred and fifty dollars be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the town of Groton for the purpose of crea- ting a sluicing fund, according to instructions in said Chapter 907 of the Laws of 1869, and that the same when collected be paid to the Commissioners of said town, appointed under this act, to be expended for the above purpose. To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins In accordance with Chapter 552, Laws of 1370, I hereby report the public debt of the town of Groton to be as follows, viz : Bonds remaining unpaid, issued by Commissioners bearing interest at seven per 4 ;.2100000 cent for the Southern Central Railroad. w' Interest on the same coming due the ensuing year; .... ...... 1,600 00 Bonds issued by Commissioners for the Ithaca and Cortland Railroad, bearing interest at seven per cent. payable semi-anunlly, . 15,000 00 Interest on same coming due the ensuing year,......... .. 1,036 84 One per cent on said Bonds for sinking fund . .. I50 00 Total indebtedness, . $12.786 84 N. STEVENS, Supervisor. To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins: -Tate report of the undersigned Commissioners of the town of Groton, appointed under the Act entitled "an Act to facilitate the construction of the Southern Cen- tral Railroad, and to authorize towns to subscribe to the capital stock thereof' passed April 7, 1866, respectfully shows, that they as such commissioners have is- sued the bonds of said town to the aggregate amount of fifty thousand dollars, that the whole of said bonds have been sold by the undersigned as such commissioners. That no dividends have been received by the undersigned, and there will become due and payable for principal and interest upon same bonds during the next ensu- ing year in the aggregate the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars, princi- 18 - sucErtvISons' rnoCEEDI:NGs. pal due on sane bonds, and the sum of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, and those amounts will be required to pay said principal and interest. And the undersigned as such Commissioners aforesaid, therefore request that these amounts may be levied upon said town of Groton to pay said principal aucl interest besides the expense of collection. Dated at Croton, ibis eighteenth day of November, I376. A. BACKUS, war. H. Bl'iNHA11, )Commissioners it of the ) Towu of Croton. To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins : We the undersigned Commissioners of the town of Groton, appointed under the Act passed May 14th, 1868, Laws of New York, Chapter 907, would respectfully subunit the following report.: That the amount of bonds issued in aid of the Ithaca and Cortland Railroad is ........ %15,000 00 That the amount of Town Bonds exchanged for Stock in the Cort- land and Ithaca. versus U. I & E. railroad, is........... That Ibe interest failing due Feb. 1st, 1877, is five hundred and twenty -rive dollars (525), less thirteen and 21-100 dollars. The thirteen and 21-100 dollars is interest upon $525, loaned at five per cent from Feb. 1st. 1876, to August 1st, 1876, this being in accordance with in- structions in Chapter 537, Laws of New York of 1871. Therefore we ash for an appropriation to pay interest on said bonds for Feb. 1st, 1877, the sum of.......,, Also, an appropriation to pay interest on saki bonds, Aug. 1st, 1877, of Also, an appropriation for a sinking fund to liquidate bonds, of.... 15,000 00 511 88 525 00 150 00 Aggregate . 1,Is6 88 We therefore report that will be required for the year 1877, to pay interest on the above mime'] bonds in addition to what is on hand, line sum of one thous. and thirty six and 8Sµ100 dollars. ($1,036 SS). Also, one hundred and fifty dol- lars (,•150), as 0 sinking find toward liquidation of said bonds. We therefore respectfully ask that the same be assessed and levied upon the tax- able properly of said town of Groton. Dated at McLean, Nov. 17, 1876. J. B. (TART, B. H. W �KELY, Commissioners. AFTERNOON SESSION. Rol call. 11'1r. Samuel Love, Esq., anode an argument before the Roared in behalf of the Rev, Z. Tyler. Mr. Tyler's property ]Having been assessed] contrary to law, although Itis • SUPErvr`013S' PROCEEDINCIS. 19 own it is on record as the property of his children. The question was taken into consideration by the Board. The following Report of Committee on Printing was accepted : GENTLE IEN—In accordance with the requirements of the Board your commit. tee solicited proposals from the Ithaca Ti eekly Journal and Ithaca Weekly Democrat, to publish the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors, also to publish two thous- and (2,030) copies of the proceedings 01 this Board in pamphlet forth. Matter to be set in wide measure and printed on book paper. In response to the above yonr committee have, drily received the following. pro- posals from each of the printing companies, (viz) : Ivw&cx, Nov. 21, 1876. To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : GENTLEMEN —The following is our estimate for publishing the proceedings of your body, publishing. proceedings in Daily and Weekly Journal, thir•y cents per folio, publishing two thousand (2,000) pamphlets, (not to exceed 32 pages) on book paper, matter to be set in wide measure, seventy dollars, ($70.00) and seventeen 50- 100, (717 50-100) dollars for every eight pages exceeding thirty two. Respectfully etc., ITHACA_ JOURNAL. IrIIACA, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1876. To the Committee on Printing, Board of Supervisors : GEsrr.rt1::_r--We will publish proceedings of the Board of Supervisors in Ithaca Democrat for 30 cents per folio. We will print two thousand (2,000) copies of proceedings in pamphlet form in good type and on good paper, not to exceed 32 pages for $65.00, every additional eight pages for .µm16 25.100. Yours very Respectfully, SPENCER & GREGORY. In accordance with the proposals of the 'Ithaca Weekly Journal and Ithaca Weekly Democrat your committee submit the following resolutions : Res•'lvrd, That the Clerk of this Board be instructed to contract with the Ithaca Weekly Journal and Ithaca Weekly Da,norrat to publish the proceedings of this Board at 30 cents per folio. R so'ce.Z, That. a full report of the proceedings of the extra sessions of the Board of Supervisors of 1875 and 1876, held Feb. 5th, Murch. 181h, April 15111, Sept. 2d, and the regular session of this Board of Supervisors be prepared by the Clerk, who shall furnish the same to the Ithaca Democrat for publication, and contract with said firm to publish 2,000 copies of the proceedings of the Board in pamphlet form, - matter to be printed in wide measure and in good type in accordance with the pro- posals submitted], tate 2,000 copies to be ready on the first day of January, 1877. 20 E UPE UYISORS' PROCEEDINGS. - Reso?red, That when the said pamphlets are react)' for delivery it shall be the duty of the clerk of this Board to examine the pamphlets and if in hisjudgment. they are in compliance with the contract he shall accept the same and distribute them to the Supervisors of the several towns in proportion to the Grand Jury list. EZRA MARION, J. W. WOOD13URY, `-Commissioners. HARRISON; MARVIN, 1 Committees were engaged at committee work until adjournment. THURSDAY, NO V. 23. Roll call. Minutes of Wednesday read aucl approved. Committees began work and convened for adjournment at 12 m. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll ca]1. The abstract of Town Audits of Caroline was passed. Committees engaged until adjournment. FRIDAY, NOV. 24. Roll call. On motion of Mr. WooDnunv, lssolec.d, That each officer when conveying prisoners to the llfonroe County Pen- itentiary shall be allowed eighteen dollars in full for all expenses and fees, and for every additional prisoner when taken at the same time he shall be allowed four dollars but in no case shall such officer be allowed for transporting one when two or more prisoners are under sentence at the same time. Bills were passed to No. 120. Board divided into committees until noon adjournment. 11/r. Wood of Auburn, presented the petition of Francis H. Brown of Boston, by his Attorney, Mr. Wright of Auburn, for the payment of the judgment against the Town of Lansing ; also, a copy of the Judgment Record of same ease. Roll call. Mr. Samuel Love, Esq., again appeared in behalf of Rev. Z. Tyler, and argued AFTERNOON SESSION. SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS. 21 the abrogation of I+Ir. Tyler's property from the assessment roll of Ithaca. The final disposition of the matter was postponed until 2 p. m., 25th inst. The abstract of Town Auditors of Newfield was passed. Mr.. Cox, Jr., for J. D. Cox, Esq., of Auburn, presented a paper in relation to a Judgment rendered against the Town of Lansing, and docketed at Utica as fol- lows, viz: Annum, N. Y., Nov. 24, 137G. To the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins Co., N. Y., Ithaca. DEMO Srrr-1 beg to enclose herewith, and invite the attention of the Board to the Judgment obtained by my client, Mr. Stewart, against the Town of Lensing. It has not been appealed, and there is, so far as I am aware, no reason why by i t should not be provided for by the Board of Supervisors, now in session, levied and paid. Ihave written i\1i•. Woodbury upon the Nehject, and -furnished him with a state- ment. And my object in writing you, is respectfully to empire, whether the Board are disposed to provide for it, payment, according to law ; or whether we are to he put to further trouble and costs, in an application for the Writ of JIto:darsua, rviricir will make further expense, and litigation for the town to pay. You will see the reasonableness of a prompt answer to my reasonable enquiry, so that if the Board hesitate to act, or refuse, T shalll have time to:procure and serve the .11 zndemo. , while the Board are in session. Will you be sokiud as to answer my enquiry ? Very respectfully your obedient servant, JAS. 11. COX, Att'y for Plaintiff. On motion of Mr. i'Iauvrr, the following report was accepted and ordered on the minutes. To the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors : SIR—The committee appointed by you to visit the County house to examine the accommodations provided tor the sick, as per resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors, Nov. 224, have the honor to report as follows : - We inspected the rooms used for hospital purposes in the County Mouse, on the 23d day of the present month, and found them inadequate. The dimcnsien of the ward for men being about 44n15 feet, the room for women, 15x13 feet. 'lire ceiling of either apartment is nine feet from the floor. These measurements give a cubic capacity of 1,630 feet, and 2,, fail feet. We learned that the average number of sick in .either ward was four, this being the case, each man would only be ailor; eel 173 feet cubic space, and each woman 600 feet cubic space. From all respectable au- thors upon hygiene we learn that the room necessary for each patient in a close hospital, to be of at least 1,800 cubic feet capacity. 22 SUPEavrsoIts' PROCEEDINGS. From the above figures you will readily comprehend the pitiful condition in which our invalid paupers are placed. Upon careful examination we fount that by removing a partition between the male ward, and one adjoining sleeping room ten feet farther south, a. ward of 24x15 feet could be obtained, We found that the partition between the female ward and sitting room cotticl be moved to the south, thus securing an apartment of 18x19 feet in dimension. Your committee recommend that at least two ventilators be placed in each ward, also that an outside door be built for the woman's sick room. By inquiry we learned that one Anthony Orrin, an idiot, occupied the sick room In common with other patients. This we consider very objectionable, and ask that the Superintendent's of the Poor be instructed to have him removed to a room by him: -eh; We present herein a diagram of the ground floor of the County House which may assist you in understanding the changes your committee recommend. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN E. BEERS, D. L. BURTT, }- Committee. J. P. KING, SATURDAY, NOV. 25. Roll call—all members present. Minutes of Friday read and adopted. Bills were passed to No. 132. The committee on Treasurer's Accounts made their report and it was withheld for further consideration. Judge LYON'S report was presented and accepted. The R. R. Commissioners' Report for the Town of Newfield was presented and accepted, and also the report of the indebtedness of fire town of Newfield. To EznA MAmoN, Supervisor of the Town of Newfield : The undersigned Commissioners of the Town of Newfield, appointed in pursu- ance of the statutes of the State of New York, authorizing towns to subscribe to the capital stock of railroad corporations, and to issue bonds therefor, respectfully report that it will be necessary for said town of Newfield to raise, by tax, the sunt .of three thousand six hundred and forty dollars ($3,610), to pay interest from Sep- tember 1st, 1876, to September 1st, 1877, on bonds of the said town of Newfield to the amount of fifty-two thousand dollars (52,000), issued to aid in the construction of the Pennsylvania and Sodus Bay Hail Road, said interest being payable semi- annually on the first days of March and September in each year ; also to raise as aforesaid an additional sum of five hundred and twenty dollars ($520), being one per cent of said bonded indebtedness, to provide for a sinking fund. P. S. DUDLEY )Commissioners A111OS D. SHAFFER, ( of the MERRITT KING, 3 Town of Newfield SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 23 To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins. In accordance with Chapter 552, Laws of 1870, I hereby report the public debt of the Town of Newfield to be as follows, to wit: Bonds issued by Commissioners appointed by the County Judge in favor of the Pennsylvania and Sodus Bay Rail Road under the act to faciliate the construction of Rail Roads passed by the Legislature of 1850, and amended May 13, 1569. Amount of Bonds,........ . $52,000 00 Rate of interest seven per cent. Amount of principal unpaid Sept. 1st, 1876, Amount of interest coming due March 1st, 1877,.... Amount of interest coming due Sept. 1st, 1877, Interest payable semi-annually. One per rout. on said bonds for sinking fate) to. be raised the coming year.............................................. Amount of Pennsylvania and Sodus Bay Rail Road Stocls held by the Town of Newfield,. Amount of sinking fund raised in 1875, and now in the Commission- er's hands, ....... ....... Newfield, Nov. 25th, 1876. 52,000 60 1,S20 00 1,820 00 520 00 52,000 00 520 00 EZRA MARION, Supervisor. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Messrs. KING and WOODBURY were excused from this afternoon ses- sion. The Report of the committee on United States Deposit Fund was presented and accepted. The following resolution of Mr. MArtviii ras postponed until 2 p. m., 27th. Adjourned to 10 a. m., Monday 271h. To the Board of Supervisors, Tompkins County : The undersigned, one of the Loan Commissioners for Tompkins Co unty, begs leave to report the condition of the United States Deposit Fund as follows . Amount on hand at last annual report,.... $1,297 89 Amount recd since last report, ............7,034 00 Amount reloaned,. ..................... On hand subject to loan . ........ . ... ... .............. Amount outstanding, 67,916 23 On hand,... 521 89 Aggregate Ain't.. INTEREST, Amount rec'd since last report, $4,701 87 Including dues from four delinquents, $7.39, .... $8,381 89 3,060 00 $321 89 68,233 17 4,701 87 24 sUPERvrsofs' PROCEEDINGS Advanced interest as foIIows Feb. 22, 1876, By check, .... ........ 66 22 Nov. 6, Cheek to Oct. 1, 1876, ............4,000 00 Commissioners' fees, ... ...341 19 Due from delinquents, ... .... 87 00 Balance clue comptroller, .......206 96 • ••• ... 4,701 87 There are at present four delinquents whose property is advertised, the interest of which amounts to 87 and 50.100 dollars, the amount being included in the above statement. I certify that the above statement of the condition of the United States Deposit Fund in Tompkins County is true. ALLEN GRAY, Loan Commissioner. Ithaca, Nov. 21st, 1876. The committee on Loan Commissioner's accounts respectfully report that they have examinee the boobs of the Loan Commissioners and -found the statement of the receipts and disbursements in the above report to be correct. NPLSON STEVENS, EZItA MARION, } Committee. D. L. BURTT, MONDAY, NOV. 27. Roll call. .All members present. Minutes of Saturday read and approved. . Bills were passed to No. 146. Committees were engaged until noon adjournment. AFTERNOON SESSION. Poll call, Resolution of Mr: MARION' in relation to the petition of Rev. Z. Tyler was passed. On motion of Mr. MA1IIZeiIT, WitEris.v, Zackaria Tyler having petitioned the Board of Supervisors to exempt' from taxation a certain piece of property which he alleges is owned and occupied by hint, and whereof he claims exemption on account of his being a minister of the Gospel, and NIriI;_s, Said property was properly assessed by the assessors to persons holding the title thereof, said Tyler not occupying the premises when the assessment roll was finished and delivered to the Supervisor, and as this Board questions the propriety 10 exempt front taxation said property, therefore be it .ssolre:d, That the claim of the Rev, Mr. Tyler be not entertained by this Board, SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 25 The report of the committee on Treasurer's Accounts was accepted and ordered on the minutes, as follows : The committee on Treasurer's Accounts, report the following as the receipts and disbursements of the County 'treasurer trent Nov, 19th, 1875, to Nov. 24th, 1876; and they have examined all the books, receipts and vouchers, and find them correet except an error of 1 35-100 dollars. Tompkins County in acct. with N. S. VanVoorhes, County Treasurer. To amount due Treasurer on settlement, 1875, ............ 82,615 73 $2,015 73 " paid Comptroller State tax, .... 55,901 50 t1 1f canceled tax, heretofore admitted for town of Ithaca, ....... 55,925 53 " paid school money, town of Caroline, .... .... " °` Dryden, • 24 03 2,065 17 3,249 15 2,609 25 2,205 98 5,520 21 1,313 43 1,883 30 2,188 58 2,233 71 80 00 125 00 409 69 20 00 2,500 00 50 00 600 GO 400 00 600 00 60 00 650 00 188 06 4,094 00 1,328 97 541 08 143 00 48 75 276 30 15,847 70 5,838 38 2,759 89 1,291 01 27 00 11 iI i1 11 11 1/ 11 11 I/ " 11 /1 II U I1 " Groton, ........ Lansing, . . Ithaca, ....... Enfield, Danby, Newfield„.. . Ulysses, I1 II l' To paid Supervisors' Janitor, /{ {1 '' Clerk, Fuel and light, Court House and Jail, .......... Supplies Treasurer's Office, .......... . Salary, County Judge, ........................ Special County Judge, District Attorney,. School Commissioners, County Treasurer, Chaplain, Pool House, Supervisors' note, Tompkins County Bank,...... SusquehannaValley Home, .................... Willard Asylum, " N. Y. State Lunatic Asylum, " Monroe County Penitentiary, " Returned fines, town of Dryden, " Groton, " Ithaca, .... " paid County Audits, " Court Orders., IC /I R Superintendent's Orders in doors, 11 0 11 out Transportation, 23,328 78 205 00 409 69 20 00 4,100 00 650 00 6,15211 468 05 15,847 70 5,838 38 4,077 99 20 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 27 " Taxes returned as uncollectable from Danby, ..... 15 5725 00 B. M. Hagiu, Sheriff ........... " " " " Newfield, ...... 13 77 .. ......... . 19 70 A. M. Lucas, J. P., Ithaca, . " " CC" Groton 65 61 Wm. Marshall` J. P., Enfield, • •15 00 59 70 " 4C" Dryden, ......•.. 23 43 Cr. by taxes from town of Lansing, • • • ". • 16,909 66 " << Ulysses, ........ 113 20 t as " Danby, 6,500 84 CC " " " Ithaca, . .. 329 11 560 69 is is " Newfield,. , . 11,009 59 paid audita, town of Caroline c 26,969 42 " ...... sly 11 � « Groton •` " Highways " PO 251 50 869 61 ;` " " Caroline, 5,077 46 " " audits, town of Lansing,..... 2,022 04 is Cf CC Dryden,. 17,064 67 ........... " " Highways " " ... 3,068 00 {{ it " Enfield, 6,700 78 "' " Poor, , 50 00 5,140 04 as " " ....:........ 73,821 73 `< <` Ithaca audits, town of Danby, " Ulysses, 20,086 38 184,140 53 .... 333 56 ` �� hwa s " " Highways, Y , • • • • • • • • • • . • • • .. • ..... 1,185 50 1.519 06 "School money from State, 23,328 78 23,328 73 " " audits, town of Newfield, 1,649 52 1575, Nov. Cr. by note lis. Tompkins County Bank,::'.638 41 1876, May 2, " " " . 5,000 00 5,809 52 Oct. 10, " " " " 1,500 00 7,138 41 Cr. Cash from Sheriff on Atwater's Bond, ....... 2,210 25 2,210 25 " by fines from Sheriff, .............................. 196 35 18,499 85 " " town of Groton, ................... . 2 31 a " Lansing, .... 40 00 a " Ithaca, .................... • 94 82 4,485 84 „ `• Caroline, 25 00 358 48 " Board of patients, Willard Asylum, ...... • • • • • • • • 539 62 589 62 "° Interest on Pa. and Sodas Bay R. R. Bonds, 3,640 00 " Sinking fund, 520 00 " audits, town of Groton, 18,137 76 " Highways, • ..254 89 " Sinking fund R. R. Bonds, ............ .............. 107 20 " Highways, town of Dryden, 2,985 00 " Town Poor, 250 00 " Audits, .... 1,250 84 audits, town of Enfield, ............................ 1,092 65 " Interest on R. R. Bonds, ... ....... • . , . • ... 2,000 00 " Highways, 250 00 .............. " R. R. Commissioner, 11 92 3,354 57 " audits, town of Ithaca, ........ 11,384 41 " Highways,......... 250 00 " Interest I. & A. R. R Bonds, 21,000 00 " Sinking fund, ........... 975 59 " Interest G. & I. R. R. Bonds, 6,909 .51 " Sinking fund, .... ..,. .... , , .. . , ...... .... .... ...... 3,000 00 43,519 51 " audits Town Ulysses, ................ 1,837 62 " Highways,. .................................. 1,077 24 " Overseers of the Poor, 200 00 " Interest Pa. & Sodus Bay R. R. Bonds, 5,250 00 Sinking fund, .... 750 00 9,114 86 " amount clue from George HBristol, .... 5,194 60 5,194 60 Cash on hand 659 05 $217,766 07 And your committee would further report that the Treasurer's books show in ad- dition to fines in above report received since settlement, fines from, $217,766 07 Statement of accounts for which appropriations were made and amounts paid thereon t OVERPAID. DUE. Paid Comptroller State Tax ....$55,901 50 Cancelled .... 24 08 $55,925 53 Amount Appropriated ......... • - • • • - • • . • ..... 55,901 50 $24 03 Pard County Audits.... .... 15,847 70 Amount Appropriated ........................ 15,761 Iii 85 95 Appropriated for Court Expenses .............. 3,000 To supply deficiency.... 1,862 Note at Bank ... 638 41 1,500 $7,000'41 Paid Court Order ... ... 5,838 38 $1,162 03 28 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. Paid Superintendents Orders ........... . 4,077 90 Appropriation ... . $2,232 00 Paid by Towns.... ......... 1,838 06 4,070 06 7 84 State Lunatic Asylum ........................ 1,328 97 Transferred to Willard ............. ...... 671 03 Amount Appropriated $2,000 00 . 2,000 00 Amount appropriated Willard Asylum ........ 3,000 00 Transferred from Utica , ............. 641 03 Received Board of Patients ... 589 62 $4,260 65 Paid ....................... 4,094 00 Appropriated Salary Co. Judge....... 2,500 00 2,500 00 50 00 50 00 600 00 600 00 400 00 400 00 600 00 500 00 50 00 50 00 650 00 650 00 409 69 400 00 Appropriated Special Co. Judge...... Paid Appropriated District Attorney Paid ........... ...... Appropriated School Commissioners.. Paid Appropriated County Treasurer ... Paid Appropriated Chaplain Poor House... Paid ............... Appropriated for Note at Bank....... Paid Paid Fuel & Gas, Court House ori Jail. Appropriated ....... .......... Amount forward Amount appropriated for Insurance........... Paid..... .................. Paid Monroe Co. Penitentiary....... Appropriated ........................ . Paid Supervisors' Clerk .... Appropriated . Paid Supervisors' Janitor ............ Appropriated.... ... .......... Fines returned to Supervisors .. .1 " /1 4' 11 '4 14 '4 133 00 000 00 541 08 3.50 00 125 00 100 00 80 00 40 00 468 05 9 69 166 64 $127 51 $1,328 68 127 51 1,328 68 191 08 25 00 40 00 133 00 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. Appropriated.... .... ... Paid Susquehanna Valley Home Appropriated Paid Supplies Treasurer's Office... .. Appropriated Taxes 1875 Returned ................ " 1874 Collected ... Fines of 1875 on hand received on Atwater's Bond .......... Paid Geo. H. Bristol Balance......... Due from Geo. H. Bristol ........... Received from Note at Bank. Toamount on hand Amount Principal due Heirs....... "_ 11 000 00 188 06 000 00 20 00 00 00 560 69 459 50 2,210 25 2,015 73 5,194-60 5,000 00 Secureties on Hand Uninvested 29 468 05 188 06 20 00 101 19 358 48 194 52 194 60 659 19 $2,014 68 $2,014 6S $65,419 83 .....$65,042 64 377 19 $65,419 83 Amount of Securities received Geo. H. Bristol... $62,947 13 " 1,975 39 Since Jan. 1, 3,769 43 11 it " Cash /f Principal " paid 1L due Heirs .................... . $68,691 95 Amount of Interest paid ............................... $3,766 23 “ '° received ..., .... .. " due Treasurer All of which we respectfully submit, $65,419 83 3,272 12 65,419 83 $68,691 95 $3,634 52 121,76 $3,756 28 $3,756 28 D. L. BURTT, J. E. BEERS, Committee. L. H. VANKIRK, And the Committee would further report that they re-examined the securities of the Infant Heir Funcl, and compared them with the abstract furnished by the Treasurer, and find thein to agree, and that they have examined all the books, vouchers and receipts, and find them correct, except an error of three 46-100 ($3.46) dollars, which is added to the amount due the heirs for the purpose of balancing the account. And the Committee would further report that they have examined the Military Fund, and find the balance on hand as follows: 30 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. ' MILITARY FUND ACCOUNT. Amount appropriated .......... . . .... _.........$500 00 Amount expended per Orders .... .., . , 481 60 $18 40 The Committee on Poor House and Superintendents' Reports presented the fol- lowing report : On motion of Mr. MAr vIN, the report was adopted and, the amount of money asked for by the committee was ordered raised. Report of the committee on ,Poor House and Superintendent's Report. L. H. VAN KIRK, Chairman. Your committee to whotu was referred, the report of the Superintendents of Poor of the County of Tompkins, would respectfully report that from the 15th clay of November, 1876, there was provided for in the Poor House as follows, viz : County Paupers. 143 From the Town of Caroline.... ........... .. . ........ 1 11 1/ [i ti 11 1( Danby Dryden Enfield Groton. Ithaca, Lansing Newfield, ... Ulysses,.... Total. 7 4 2 4 15 5 5 9 195 The whole number of days said Paupers were supported in said Poor House was........ . 16,954 The whole amount of drafts drawn on the County Treasurer forbills audited by the Superintendents for the support of the institution du- ring said year over and above the proceeds of the farm, was.......... $4,709 05 Which sum was expended as follows, viz : Forout door relief .............. . .......................... 1,797 54 ". Services of Overseer.,....... 161 95 " Transportation of paupers .33 48 " Insurance ...................... 64 00 " Children in Asylum ............. . . 111 27 `- Building henely............. 10 06 " Indoor Expenses 2,630 75 Total .... . .......... $4 709 05 SUPERYISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 31 Of the above, there is unpaid on drafts drawn on the County Treas- urer, the sum of ....... 739 31 The amount of produce raised on the. County House farm during the said year, and the amount on hand the -15th day of November, 1876, is shown as follows, viz : 30 bushels of Wheat raised ...... ............................ 180 on hand 824 " Oats raised.300 Ears Corn " .700 775 • 400 " Potatoes .300 5 " Peas 20 Onions 4 " Beets 8 " Beans " 7/l 200 " Apples " 50 400 Heads of Cabbage " 400 12 Tons of Hay Corn Stalks from 12 acres of corn all on hand. Stock on farm belonging to the County, and on hand is as follows, viz : 1 Yoke of Oxen, 7 Milch Cows, 2 Yearlings, 4 Spring Calves (extra), 9 Hogs (fat. tening), 10 Shoats (for wintering), 1 Bull (fattening), 200 Common Fowls. There is also on hand 300 pounds of butter, 6 bushels of Carrots, 38 Tons of Coal, 20 Cords of wood, a quantity of Fulled Cloth, Flannel, &e., and many other articles belong- ing to the house. We further report'that all children sent to the County Poor House are transfer- red to the Orphan Asylum at Syracuse and Binghamton. The number of paupers in the Poor House November 15th, 1875, was.... .... ......... . ...................... 37 The number received into Poor House during the year was 155 The number;of births. ..... 3 195 The number discharged from the Poor House during the year, was........................................................... 145 The number absconded was ' 5 The number of deaths was ... - 5 40 195 CC Cl none 15 2 " " '/( [/ (1 .. 12 . " The number in Poor House at present...... The average number in the Poor House during the year was 46 164-365 The average expenses for each pauper supported above the proceeds of the farm was ............ $54 '70 The average expense per week was ................. . 1 04% Whole number of days board of county paupers ..6,619 Cost of board and clothing............ 991 93 Town of Caroline, days board ........ . 365 Cost of board and clothing , ... . 54 70 82 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. Town of Dryden, days board Cost of board and Clothing ... . .... .... .... . Town of Danby, clays board ........ Cost of board and clothing Town of Groton, clays board ..... Cost of board and clothing Town of Enfield, clays board Cost of board and clothing Town of Ithaca, days board Cost of board and clothing Town of Lansing, days board .. Cost of board and clothing Town of Newfield, days board , ... Cost of board and clothing Town of 'Ulysses, clays board.— . , Cost of board and clothing 1,048 ....1,048 638 108 3,018 725 1,028 ....... .................... 1,518 157 05 263 39 95 61 16 19 451 53 108 80 108 80 22749 16,954 $2,540 75 The following statement shows the amount of produce sold from the County farm from the 15th day of November, 1875, to the 15th day of November, 1876, and where applied : For Hams sold " Oats s , ... , " one pair of Oxen sold ....$ 6000 ... 304 38 ........... 125 00 Total ..,, ........ Which is expended as follows. Supplies, Mattison &, Loomis Shoes, William Farrington ....... , . .................. Coal, Roswell Wilcox. , . , . , ... , . " D.,L.(W.R.R Services, Mary Nolen •,, For Tramps, J. E. Vandermark..,.................... Lumber, Williams Bros. Fresh Mecat, F. Murphy Taking Children to Asylum ............................... Beans and Corn....... Expenses, &c Draft Book, Andrus & McChain. ,y. ...... . ............... Pork, A. B. Woodworth .......... ............ $489 38 38 65 218 10 10 63 15 00 3 00 32 50 5654 10 75 31 40 5 00 7 75 45 00 total . .. • . $439 38 In conformity to the 30th section, title 1st chapter 20th, of the revised statutes sumintvIsoli5' PROCEEDINGS. 33 the Superintendents of the Poor for the County of Tompkins estimate the expenses for the support of the County poor in the county and towns for the ensuing year at $2,500 00 For transporting Paupers to the Poor House .... 40 00 For temporary relief for County Paupers not in Poor House ............. 1,500 00 For Overseers of the Poor for services ..................................150 00 For Poor House Keeper, salary .................... ... 600 00 Total estima•tes............ $4,690 00` To meet the deficiency now existing and to provide for the poor expenses for the ensuing year, your Committee ask Ieave to introduce the following resolution: Resolved, That the sum of $739 31 be levied and collected in the County of Tompkins to meet the unpaid drafts drawn on the County Treasurer for said 'amount, and also the sum of $2,260 69 for the support of poor during the ensuing year. Your committee ask that the sums expended by the Superintendents of the Poor for the support of the poor in the several towns of the County of Tompkins, be levied and collected on said towns according to the following statement, which shows the amount due from the several towns for the support of their poor in the Poor House from the 15th day of Nov., 1875, to the 14th day of Nov., 1876 : From the town of Caroline ........................ .. $ 54 70 Dryden................................. .. 157 05 •6 '• Danby .... 283 39 Groton 95 61 Enfield ................ 16 19 Ithaca ... 451 b3 Lansing .. ... , .... • .. 108 80 .< « Newfield ............................... . .... . ........ 154 06 6s Ulysses . . .. . ............... . ................ 227 49 4 " (i (f IC " H Total.,.. $1,548 82 We also ask that the following suns be levied and collected from the County of Tompkins, for the support of its poor for the time above mentioned.. $991 93 Total for Town and County Paupers .......$2,540 75 The amount of money on hand and raised for the support of the poor during the year was.... .. ................. , .. , • .. • ... $2,232 00 The estimate of the Superintendent's call for ... 4,690 00 To supply deficiency... 739 31 Total amount $5,429 31 34 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. The amount to be collected from the several towns of the county $1,548 82 by resolution of the board............ ..... 3,000 00 Total amount .................... $4,548 82 Making the amount for support of the poor in the county $880 49, less than the sum of the estimate of the Superintendents and the deficiency. Your committee would further report that the buildings, stock, fence and every- thing connected with the farm, as being in good condition, and it is their belief that after making a thorough investigation and inquiry that the inmates of the house are properly cared for and kindly treated. To the Superintendents we ex- tend our thanks for their kindness in imparting all information called for, and to Mr. Bower and family for courtesies received. L. II. VAN KIRK, j J. P. KING, EZRA MARION, }Committee, J. W. WOODBURY, NELSON STEVENS, J The Abstract of Town Audits from Ulysses was passed. Committees engaged until adjournment. Roll call. Minutes of Monday read and adopted. On motion of Mr. KING, TUESDAY NOV. 28., Resolved, That hereafter no additional compensation will be allowed to and County Officer for extra services performed, they having accepted their respective offices with a full knowledge of the salary to be received. On motion of Mr. STEVENS, the following was presented, Resolved, That we request the clerk of Tompkins County to ask for bids for all printing matter which comes by law through his office and that he let the sauce to the lowest bidder. The yeas and nays being called for resulted, yeas, Wattles, Marvin, VanKirk, Stevens, Bunt, Woodbury, Marion, King, Beers. -9. Nays -0. It was declared carried. Mr. BuRTT presented the resolution passed at the annual Town Meeting, Apri 4th, '76, as follows : At the annual Town Meeting held April 4th, 1876, in and for the town of Ithaca, at Military Hall. The following Law was voted upon and declared carried. Laws of New York passed June 5th, 1876. Chapter 482, Section 25. Tax Receivers --To authorize any town which shall make application therefor by SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 35 the vote of an annual Town Meeting, to elect a Tax Receiver in place of a Collec- tor whenever the aggregate of State, County and Town, taxes in such town shall exceed the sum of fifty thousand (50,000) dollars, and in such case to prescribe the mode of the coilection of taxes, the security to be given and the commission or other compensation to be allowed to such Tax Receiver for his services. I certify the above to be a correct copy of the records in my office. A. B. WOOD, Town Clerk. An Act to authorize the Town of Ithaca to elect a Tax Receiver in place of a Collector. WHEREAS, The Town of Ithaca at the annual Town Meeting held at Military Hall, in the town of Ithaca, on the fourth day of April, 1876, by vote of town meeting has made application to the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County, to elect a Tax Receiver in place of Collector, pursuant to Section 25 of Chapter 482, of the Session Laws of the State of New York, passed June 5th, 1875. §1. Be it enacted by the Boarcl of Supervisors of Tompkins County, that at the next annual town meeting.of the town of Ithaca, there shall be elected by ballot and in the same manner that Town Collectors of taxes are now elected a Tax Re- ceiver for the town of Ithaca. (2. No person shall be eligible to the offiee of Tax Receiver unless he shall be • at the time of election an elector and resident of the town of Ithaca. 0. Every person chosen or appointed to the office of Tax Receiver before he enters on the duties of his office and within eight days after he receives notice of the amount of taxes to be collected by him shall execute to the Supervisor of the town of Ithaca, a Bond with two or more sureties to be approved by such Supervi- sor in double the amount of such taxes conditioned for the faithful execution of his duties, which bond shall be filed in the County Clerk's Office within 6 days after its execution. O. If such person so chosen or appointed to the office of Tax Receiver shall not give such security as is above required within the time limited for that purpose, such neglect shall be deemed a refusal to serve and create a vacancy in the office which shall be immediately filed in,the manner provided by Chapter 13, Section 11, Part 1, Revised Statutes of the State of New York, for filing vacancy in. the office of Collector. O. Immediately upon the receipt by said Tax Receiver of- the warrant, he shall give notice by publication in two or more newspapers published in the town of Ithaca ; That for thirty clays he will attend at 'a certain place to be named within said town, and receive from any person or corporation, his, her or their tax without charge, for thirty days succeeding the expiration of the first period two per cent. will be added, and upon the tai unpaid at the expiration of sixty days five per cent. will be added and collected by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the person or corporation assessed and in arrear, The compensation of the Tax 36 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS Receiver shall be four lnindred ($400) dollars for the collection of said tax and all services required of hint under this act, and such services in the execution of the' warrant and return as are now required by law and rendered by Town Collectors. §6. In the collection of the taxes remaining unpaid at the expiration of sixty days after notice, as provided in Section 5, the Tax Receiver shall proceed to col- lect the same in the manner and by the proceedings provided by Article First, Ti- tle 3, Chapter 13, Part 1, Revised Statutes of the State of New York, for the collec- tion of taxes by Town Collectors, and shall pay the percentage collected thereon to the Supervisor, pursuant to the directions of his warrant to be by hint disposed of as the Board of Town Auditors may direct. They were passed by the Board. On motion of Dr. BEERS, Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a committee of three to examine the Coun. ty Clerk's Office Building with a view toarrange the rooms in said building so as to provide offices for the Sheriff and County Treasurer, and that said committe be required to report during the present session of this Board. Beers, Marion and Woodbury, were appointed such committee. 1311 No. 147 was passed. owing Insurance Report was adopted : To the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors : Sra—The committee on Insurance report that they have insured the County buildings in the following companies : CLERK'S OFFICE. Amount. Connecticut Fire Insurance Company ........:....... $1,000 North British " `` 2,000 11. J. GRAFT Agent. JAIL. Amazon Fire Insurance Company ALLEN GRAY, Agent. Hanover Fire Insurance Company H. J. GRANT, Agent. COURT HOUSE. Phoenix Fire Insurance Company T. P. STRAIN, Agent. Queen's Fire Insurance Company....... A. BURRITT, Agent. Liverpool & London Fire Insurance Company.. A. Buxxrnr, Agent. Insurance' $6 00 12 00 2,000 25 00 2,000 25 00 2,500 25 00 1,500 15 00 2,500 25 00 $133 00 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS.. 37 Your committee recommend that the Clerk be directed to draw orders on the Treasurer for sums so allowed in favor of: such persons above named. $43 00 T. P. St John, Agent Allen Gray, Agent • ... • .... . 25 00 H. J. Grant, Agent ................ 25 00 A. Burritt, Agent. 40 00 $133 00 J. E. BEERS. J. P. KING. HARRISON MARVIN. On motion of Mr. WOODBURY, Mr. BURTT was appointed a committee to investi- gate and take charge of the matter of $10, claimed by Wm. D. Andrews, for a driven well in jail yard. On motion of Dr. BEERS, Resolved, That pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 791 of the Laws of 1868, the sums placed in the following Schedule be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the persons whose names are included in the several lists and in the sums respectively named in said list, submitted to the Board and furnished to the Supervisors of the several towns named in the said Schedule by the Overseers of Highways of the road districts included therein. District No. 27 " 50 District No. 10 District No. 55 " 3 " 6 District No. 141 62 35 101 47 139 129 " 132 CAROLINE. days 23 " 3% DANBY. days 5 ULYSSES. days 1 °• 5% " 2 DRYDEN. days 214 " 2 " 6 " 16 " 1% .t l " 1% " 1j at $3 75 • 5 25 nonresident Amount $9 00 $7 50 $1 50 8 28 3 00 $12 75 $3 76 3 00 9 00 24 00 2 25 75 2 25 1 50 38 SIIPERVISORS' rROCEEDINGS. it u District No. it ci 51 41 15 0 24 04 30 " 2 NEWFIELD. days 24 " 1 " 2 " 3 " 2 ITIL&cA. District No. 32 days 113 Roll call. 2 25 3 00 $5175 $35 50 1 50 3 00 4 00 3 00 $47 00 at 1 60 $17 00 AFTERNOON SESSION. Milo Goodrich appeared and made a statement in relation to the legal proceed- ings between the Board and the town of Lansing. A motion was made to ballot for papers to publish the Session Laws the ensuing year. The ballot resulted : Ithaca Democrat Ithaca:Jourual Groton Journal .5 ...3 • 9 The Ithaca Democrat and Ithaca Journal were declared duly elected for publish- ing such laws. On motion of Mr. MARION, Resolved, That in accordance with Section First and Second of the Laws of 1845, the papers heretofore designated by this Board to publish the Session ,Laws, shall print:only the General Laws of the State and the laws local to this County, and that this Board accept the propositions of the Ithaca Journal and Ithaca Deezocrat to publish the same at forty cents per folio. Adjourned until 10 a. m., 4th December. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4. 39 Roll Cli. 14iiuutesi of 28th November, read and approved. The following Report and Act were presented and passed. Your committee to whom was referred the drafting of an Act to provide for the holding of Town Meetings by election districts in the town of Ulysses would re spectfully submit the following : An Act to provide for the holding of Town )Meetings by election districts in the town of Ulysses. The Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County in pursuance of the power con- ferred upon them by Subdivision twenty-six of Section 1st, of Chapter 482 of the laws of the State of New York, passed June 5th, 1875, do enact as follows : SECTION 1. Hereafter all Town Meetings in the town of Ulysses shall be ]field by election districts, such election districts shall be the same as are set apart in said town for the holding of State elections. The duly elected Inspectors of election in. each district shall provide a suitable place for the holding of town elections in said town, and act as Inspectors of Election at all Town Meetings held in said town' and shall be governed by the same rules, have the same powers and receive the same compensation as are now allowed said Inspectors for services at State Elec- tions. A. statement of votes cast at any Town Meeting shall be delivered, duly cer- tified by the Inspectors or by one of them deputed for that purpose to the Supervi- sor of said town within twenty-four hours after the same shall have been subscribed. If there be no Supervisor or he shall be disabled from attending the Board of Town Canvassers, such statement shall be delivered to tho Town Clerk of said town. 2. The Board of Town Canvassers shall consist of the Supervisor, Town Clerk, and the Justice of the Peace, having the longest time to serve and shall meet at 10 a. m., on the second day subsequent to the holding of any Town Meeting at the office of the Town Clerk of said town and choose one of their number as Chairman The following oath shall then be administered to them by some person qualified by law to administer the same :—I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitu- tion of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of canvasser of the votes of the Town of Ulysses, according to the best of niy ability. They shall then proceed without delay or adjournment to canvass all the votes cast at said Town Meeting,. and declare and record the result in the book of records of said town. § 3. Whenever any Commissioner of Highways or other officer authorized so to do shall make au application for money to be voted for at any Town Meeting for any special purpose it shall be the duty of the Inspectors of election in each district to prepare a box for that purpose upon which shall be written or labeled "In regard. to raising money for " The ballots upon such question shall be in 40 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. the following form, "In favor of raising dollars for " or "against raising any sum whatever for ." In case the vote in favor of raising any particular amount Fl hall be greater than the vote in favor of raising any other particular amount voted for at that Town Meeting, such amount shall be declared to be the amount voted to be raised for the purpose required. In case the votes against raising any sum whatever shall exceed the whole number of votes cast in favor of raising any suns then the Town Canvassers shall declare, and record that no sum whatever has been voted to be raised for the purpose named. The votes upon this question shall be counted and returned in the same manner as directed in the first section of this act. 4. All reports heretofore or hereafter directed to be made at any Town Meeting shall be made in each election district by the Supervisor or by some one duly au- thorized by hiui to make such report. J. P. RING, D. L. BURTT, - Committee. NELSON STEVENS/ On motion of Mr. KING, Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board be instructed to transmit a certified copy of the above act to the Town Clerk of said Town, to be by him recorded in the Book of Records in said Town. Board met in Committee of the Whole on bill 48. The Committee arose at 12 in. and, through its Chairman, Mr. BURTT, reported progress. Adjourned to meet at 2 p. m AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll Call. Mr. BURTT reported that bill No. 48 passed Committee of the Whole for e43.60. On motion for adoption of the above report, yeas, Beers, VanKirk, Stevens, Wood- bury -4. Nays, Wattles, Marvin, Burtt, Marion, .Ging-5. The bill was then rejected by the following vote : Yeas, Wattles, Marvin, Burtt, Marion, King -5. Nays, Beers, VanKirk, Stevens, Woodbury -4. On motion of Mr. MARVIN, Resolved, That the Collectors of the several towns in Tompkins County be requested by this Board to settle with the County Traasurer on or before the 15th day of February, 1877. Resolved, That the County Treasurer be authorized to extend the time for the collection of taxes in any town in this county, when such extension may be neces- sary, as provided in the 13th Subdivision of Sec. 1st, Chapter 482, of the Session Laws of 1875. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. On motion of Mr. VANKIIii:, inasmuch as it is customary for each Board of Supervisors to visit the County Jail at its annual session, therefore be it Resolved, That this Board now proceed to visit the County Jail and make an ex- amination of the condition of said institution. On motion of Mr. VANKrax, Resolved, That the editor of the Ithaca Democrat be requested to print 500 addi- tional copies of the proceedings of this Board which shall be distributed and paid or according to former resolution and contract. Board was engaged until adjournment at 6 p. m. 41: TUESDAY, DEC. 5. Roll call. Minutes of Monday read and adopted. C.D. Johnson personally assured the Board that he would assume any cost imposed by the driven well claimants. Doctor Tarbell gave notice that he would have counsel make a motion before Judge Murray at 2 p. m., asking the judge to issue an order compelling the Board to audit bill No. 148. Mr. Woodbury was appointed to secure a counsel to oppose the motion. Committee on Equalization, and the committee on the eXamination of the County Clerk's building were engaged until noon adjournment. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Bill No. 48 was reconsidered and passed in full amount claimed. The report of the committee on the County Clerk's building was made as follows: Resolved, That the Sheriff and County Treasurer be authorized to cut a door- through the partition between the County Judge and District Attorney'E offices• and erect a partition through the said District Attorney's office, east and west nine feet more or less from the south wall of said office, making au additional office for the County Judge, and that the Sheriff and County Treasurer be allowed to occupy for an office the room now used by the County Judge as a private office, and that the work shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner, to correspond with the.: other offices in said building, and at an expense not to exceed fifty dollars to the: county. J. E. BEERS. J. W. WOODBURY. EZRA MARION. 42 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDTNGS. On motion of Mr. MARTIN, Resolved, That the Chairman of this Board be authorized to borrow upon the credit of Tompkins County by bank note or otherwise payable January 20th, 1877, the sum of one thousand and five hundred dollars for the purpose of paying the present deficiencies in county expenses. Resolved, That the following amounts be transferred to the current expense ac count, viz : Amount on hand from Atwater judgment $194 52 Amount of fines and balance of Atwater judgment received from ex - Sheriff VanKirk. ............ ......... , 121 25 From the amount of cash on hand the sum of ... , 300 71 $616 48 Resolved, That the Treasurer be requested to appropriate the proceeds 'of the bank note given by this Board in the month of Dec. 1876, to the following accounts in the following amounts. State fund account County " Superintendents of the Poor Monroe County Penitentiary... Supervisor's Clerk....... Supervisor's Janitor Fines clue towns.. Susquehannah Valley Home Treasurer's Stationery. ...... Return Tax. And the balance to the fuel and gas account. Onmotion of Mr. liIARYON, Resolved, That hi accordance with Chapter 446, Title 4, Section 6, Laws of 1874 that there be levied and assessed upon the following:towns the sums set forth in • the following schedule to reimburse the county for the amount of monies paid to Willard Asylum to December 1st, 1876. 2 Inmates chargeable to Newfield. •• • • • • . 2 " ,, Dryden, 2 " . Groton, 2 '' ,, Caroline, 1 „ Lansing... 2 o “ Danby..... ................... . ..... 2 " ", Ulysses. .... .'....... .... .... ............ 7 " " Ithaca . 2218 63 85 95 784 191 08 25 00 40 00 474 05 188 06 20 00 101 19 $1,351 80 Members engaged in business until adjournment. $350 77 541 78 330 97 335 92 61 29 246 82 296 86 1,167 07 $3,331 48 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 43 ' WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6 Roll call. Minutes of the 5th read and approved, On motion of Mr. VANKuts, esolved, That the Superintendents of the Poor be instructed to make repairs in the hospital rooms of the Poor House according to the recommendation of the com- mittee, presented and accepted Nov, 24th ultimo, said repairs be made forthwith. Committee on Equalization were engaged until noon adjournment. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Mr. Woodbury being i11 was exeu;,ed for his absence. Bill No. 149 was passed. On motion of Mr. MARVIN, WHEREAS, The Trustee and Collector of School District No. 21, in the town of Dryden, have made returns of uncollected School Tax against the New York and Oswego Midland Rail Road Company in said district, to the County Treasurer, and the same having been presented by said Treasurer to this Board for insertion,in the tax list against said Rail Road Company, therefore be it Resolved, That the amount of suck uncollected tax, being $31.77 together with the addition of seven per cent ($2.22) making a total of thirty-three dollars and ninety nine cents, ($33.99) be levied and collected upon the property of said New York and Oswego Midland Rail Road Company, for the benefit of said School District No. 21 of the town of Dryden. On motion of Mr. MARVIN, Resolved, That the Chairman of this Board be authorized to renew the note of this county, given for the sum of $5,261 03 payable at the Tompkins County Na- tional Bank and due January 18, 1877, for any length of time he may think advisa- ble, not exceeding one year from the 18th day of January, 1877. On notion of Mr. STEVENS, Resolved, That the District Attorney of Tompkins County be required to report to this Board at its annual Session each year according to Chapter 406, Laws 1867, all fines imposed as the result of his prosecution and all fines and forfeited recog nizances paid to hint, and what disposition he has made of the same. Members engaged in the business of the Board until adjournment. THURSDAY, DEC: 7. Roll call. Mr. Woodbury took his seat shortly after and engaged in business of the Board. Minutes of the 6th inst., read and approved. Committee on Equalization were in until noon adjournment. 44 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. The following report was ordered on the minutes. To Board of Supervisors, Ithaca, Dec. 7, 1876. - Supplementary Report of County Treasurer, showing the actual state of accounts and monies in my hands at this date. Court Expenses. By amonnt clue on settlement............................$1,160 03 " balance on Atwater Judgment ........................ 134 52 recd VanKirk, Sheriff............ 71 95 50 00 tt " Fines " Fines rec'd IIagin, Sheriff........ Due Treasurer.... . . Amount appropriated ...... . On hand... Due County Due County.... Bill No. 150 was passed. Committee on Equalization in session until evening adjournment. Fuel and Gas. Willard Asylum. Insurance. 75 00 $1,552 80 9 69 134 39 166 65 .... 133 00 124 70 166 65 133 00 $1,977 15 K. S. VAN VOORH1S, County Treasurer. FRIDAY, DEC. 8. Roll call. Minutes of the 7th read and adopted. Bill No.151 was passed in full. Mr. Marvin presented the following as the report of the Equalization Committee The Committee on Equalization respectfully report that the assessed valuation of the several towns as reported by the Assessors for the year 1876, is as follows: Real. 1,050,945 1,581,151 962,346 670,656 588,288 1,721,383 741,910 1,313,794 3,412,306 Dryden, Groton, Caroline, Danby, Enfield, Lansing, Newfield, Ulysses, Ithaca, Acres. 61,232 30,725 31,253 33,286 22,007 37,731 36,169 20,087 19,233 291,723 12,042,779 Personal. 79,825 228,533 41,150 25,620 34,040 177,150 31,240 342,702 573,575 1,533,835 Total, 1,130,770 1,809,084 1,003,496 690,276 622,323 1,898,533 773,150 1,656,496 3,985,881 13,576, 614 SUPERPISOIts' PROCEEDINGS. 45 We the undersigned committee on Equalization would respectfully report the following to be the equalized valuation of the real estate of the several towns in the County of Tompkins for the year 1876. Acres. Real. Personal 31,253 580,659 41,150 33,286 721,094 26,620 22,007 522,602 34,046 30,725 1,030,019 228,533 19,233 3,879,554 573,575 37,731 1,644,832 177,150 61,232 1,807,324 79,825 36,169 708,685 31,240 20,037 1,148, 010 342,702 Caroline, Danby, Enfield, Groton, Ithaca, Lansing, Dryden, ,Newfield, ;`Ulysses, 291,723 12,042,779 1,533,835 HARRISON MARVIN, 1 NELSON STEVENS, 1 Committee on J. P. KING, } Equalization. L. H. VAN KIRK, j D. L, BURTT, Total. 621,809 746,714 556,642 1,258,562 4,453,129 1,821,982 1,887,149 139,925 1,490,712. 13,576,615_ On motion of Mr. MAIrIox, Resolved, That each Supervisor in this county acid to his town abstract three dol- lars to reimburse the Clerk of this Board for furnishing to each a copy of Thomp- son s Supervisors Manual. Bill No. 140 was reconsidered and passed for $1,514.43. On motion of Mr. MARvrx, Chairman of Committee on Equalization, Valuation of the County for 1876, as equalized by the State Assessors $10,062,249 00 For Schools 114 mills $12,577 81 " General purposes including new capitol and for bounty debt % mills.... 22,220 87 For Court Expenses.... 3,003 00 " Wood and Gas Court House, Jail and Surrogate's Office 300 00 " State Lunatic Asylum....... 1,000 00 " Monroe County Penitentiary .... 300 00 " School Commissioners 400 00 "° Salary of County Judge... 2,500 00 " Quarter deficiency in County Judge's Salary 625 00 " Incidental for Surrogate's Office ....... • .. • . • • • • 50 00 " Susquehanna Valley Home .. .......... 350 00 " Note at bank for Court expenses deficiencies 1,524 74 " Salary of Special County Judge ...................... 50 00 34,798 68 46 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. " Supervisors' Clerk ........ ... cc cc " for transcribing minutes and proceed- ings of Board.. ...... . Board...................................... " Supervisors' Janitor ................................ " Court House Janitor cc County Treasurer's Salary .......................... 100 00 50 00 40 00 150 00 500 00 cc Chaplain to the Poor house ........................ 50 00 cc Note at the Bank for deficiencies in county expenses. 1,500 00 " Expenses in the case of the Supervisors vs. Bristol and others ............... 125 00 " County Audits ........................ ............ 12,136 43 " Willard Asylum............................3,500 00 " Less amount paid by towns ....... 3,331 48 168 52 cc Superintendents of the Poor 3,000 00 " District Attorney's Salary.. .... 600 00 " 1 Quarter deficiency in the District Attorney's salary.. 150 00 Less amount returned from Ithaca 28,669 69 24 03 28,645 66 For postage for Supervisor's Clerk 5 00 $23,650 66 On motion of Mr. MARTox, .Resolved, That at the request of the Supervisors of the several towns named in the following Schedule, the claims set forth therein be added to the audits of the said towns and levied and assessed upon said towns respectively. Newfield Supervisor's Manual E. Marion, assessment roll and paid charges on coupons M. King, Railroad Commissioner Luther S. Ham, Justice of the Peace Sinking fund .... • Interest on Pennsylvania and Sodus Bay Rail Road Returned Tax Ithaca Supervisor's Manual......... H. C. Williams, Town Auditors... Peter Apgar D. B. Stewart. c° 3 00 1 25 6 00 8 00 520 00 3,640 00 $4,178 25 14 24 4,192 4J 3 0t 903 900' :9 00 SUPEIIYTSORs' PROCEEDINGS. 47 Irighway purposes ug fund....and interest on Ithaca Athens Rail Road Bonds G. I. &A.P. R .................................... G. I. & A. R. R. Tax reserved.... .... ...... Groton Supervisor's Manual. Dudley Andrews Justice of the Peace ................... cc cc cc cc ............... cc cc cc .... ........................ George E. Barney, Town Clerk ........... . George W. Davis, Inspector of Election Charles N. Tarbell, constable . Enfield Supervisor's Manual ....................... •........... Assessment Roll......... • Highway purposes.. Sinking fund.. ............... Interest on. Pa. and Sodus Bay R. R. bonds H. Curry, Superintendent of Poor....... Caroline Supervisor's Manual... John Wolcott, Clerk of Election Russell F. Abbey, Excise Commissioner .... • • ... • • • • • • • . • . • • • • Danby Supervisor's Manual J. E. Beers, meeting State Assessors Uncollected Taxes.... ........ Ulysses Supervisor's Manual.. .. . . Sinking fund .. . . • Interest on Pa. and Sodus Bay R. R. bonds.. . A. G. Updyke, Town Auclitor............ J- Stilwell• .. • . . cc E. C. Seymour Bridges cc 250 00 2,000 00 21,000 00 7,000 00 30,280 00 871,92 31,152 02 3 00 3 50 2 45 2 26 3 00 4 00 9 20 82740 3 00 75 250 00 250 00 1,750 00 8 00 $2,261 75 3 00 4 00 3 00 $10 00 3 00 3 12 16 00 $22 12 3 00 750 00 5,250 00 6 00 6 00 9 00 1,250 00 $7,274 00 48 SIIPERVISOns' PlOCEEDINGs. Dryden Supervisor's Manual......... - Harrison Marvin, Tax Book.... ................... John E. McElheny, Appraiser ................................. Leonard Griswold, Joseph A. Geuoung, Auditor... A. L. Tyler, c John H. Kennedy ct , . ... Highways and bridges voted at Town Meeting .................. cc cc by Auditors........ Lancl damages and laying out new roads..: ...... Debt to S. D. Hamblin, voted at Town Meeting........ Lansing—For highway . purposes.......... ° .... ...... Supervisor's Manual AFTERNOON SESSION. 3,00 2 00 6 00 6 00 9 00 9 00 9 00 850 00 995 00 683 30 56 85 $2,629 15 250 00 3 00 S253 00 Roll call. The report of the Committee on Equalization was adopted by the following vote: Yeas, Wattles, Marvin, VauKirk, Stevens, Burtt, Woodbury, King. Nays, Beers Marion. Bills were passed to No. 163. Bill No. 140 was re -reconsidered and passed for 1,459 56. Members engaged in business until adjournment. SATURDAY, DEC. 9. Roll call. Minutes of the 8th read and adopted. On motion of Mr. MARVIN, .Iteaolved, That the following sums be levied and collected upon the several towns for the purposes therein named : CAROLINE. State tax.. .... ........ • 1,593 78 County tax. ....... ............. . .....1,312 20 Highways......... 250 00 Town audits.... .... 668 83 Willard Asylum ............................ 335 92 Superintendents of the Poor.... 54 70 Overseers of the Poor........... .................... 125 00 4,340 43 State tax.. Countytax.... .. • • • • • • , • •• • ............ Highways Town audits.... .• • • • • •• • • • ......... . Willard Asylum ........ • • • • • • • • • • . Superintendent of the' Poor.... SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. ULYSSES. Return tax........ •. Interest on Rail Road Bonds.... .... , • • Sinking fund............................ State tax. . • • • County tax Town audits Highways Willard Asylum Returntax ................................ Superintendents of the Poor DARBY. GROTON. State tax.. .... ...... ......... , , • • • County tax.-. Town audits Highways............................. Superintendent of the Poor .................... Willard Asylum ... Interest and principle On Rail Road Bonds ......... . ..... . Return tax Thompson's Supervisor's Manual NEWFIELD. State tax ............................. County tax .... Town audits ... , ........ Superintendents of the Poor ........... Willard Asylum. .. Interest on Rail Road Bond Sinking fund • Return tax...... • 49• 3,829 89 3,145 84 1,250 00 312 88 296 86 227 49 114 42 5,250 00 750 C0 15,668 38 1,913 93 1,576 78 369 98 250 00 246 82 16 00 233 39 4,655 90 3,225 83 2,655 92 2,556 77 250 00 95 61 330 97 15,436 88 67 57 3 00 24,622 55t 1,896 53 1,561 46 3,273 87 154 06 350 77 3,640 00 520 00 14 24 11,4'0 93 50 State tax County tax Highways. Town audits Willard Asylum ...... . SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS DRYDEN. Superintendents of the Poor ........................ Return taxes. Less amount in Supervisor's hands ......... , . , • • . LANSING. State tax ............. Countytax.... .... ....... ...... _ ........................... . Town audits.. Highways Willard Asylum ...... Superintendents of the Poor .......................... Judgment on bonds of N. Y. & O. M. R. R. „...... .... Judgment on bonds of Cayuga Lake R. R ....... ITIIACA. State tax County tax ....................... Town audits....... ............ . Interest I. & Athens Rail Road Bonds ................ Interest on Ithaca & Geneva Rail Roacl Bonds....... Sinking fund Town audits added by- Supervisor Returned tax assessed on town Amount to reimburse county Superintendent of the Poor .... ...... Return tax Willard Asylum:..... ...... Highways ....... G. I. & A. Rail Roacl sinking fund .... 4,837 02 3,982 45 2,585 15 1,002 85 541 78 157 05 24 13 13,130 43 232 39 $12,898 04 4,669 99 3,844 91 3,894 73 1,550 00 61 20 108 80 3,709 79 8,414 74 21,254 25 11,413 96 9,397 42 13,307 71 21,000 00 7,000 00 2,000 00 30 00 416 24 03 451 53 333 45 1,167 07 250 00 871 92 $68,251 25 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. ENFIELD. Statetax..... ........ County tax ... Townaudits. • . ...................... ................. . Interest on Rail Road Bonds... Sinking fund.. Highway. . ••• •..• .•...,•...•. •........... ••....... Overseers of the Poor Superintendent of the Poor ............... AssessmentRoll.... • ......................................... . 51 1,626 75 1,74 68 477 62 1,750 00 250 00 250 00 8 00 16 19 75 $5,353 99 On motion of Mr. BEEPS, Resolved, That Dr. William Coryell be employed as attending physician at the County jail, and that he be allowed a reasonable compensation for same, and that the Sheriff be furnished with a copy of these resolutions. On motion of Mr. VANKIRr, Resolved, That this Board do now adjourn to meet Saturday next, for the purpose of disposing of the remaining business of the session. SATURDAY, DEC. 16. Board met pursuant to adjournment, and all members were present. The members were occupied during the clay in filling collectors' warrants, &c. On motion of Mr. MAPVIN, Resolved, That the Senator from this Senatorial District (Hon. J. H. Selkreg), and he Member of Assembly from this County (lion, S. R. Wickes), be requested to introduce, and use their influence for the passage of, a general or local law, applic- able to this County, making it the duty of all persons paying money to the County Treasurer for the benefit of infant heirs, to have the receipts for the same recorded in the County Clerk's Office. in a book to be kept by said- County Clerk for that xpress purpose. And said receipts to be recorded within the space of ten days rom the date of said receipts. Aud in case of neglect to so present the same for record, the County of Tompkins is not to be responsible for any loss that may occur on account of said Treasurer neglecting to pay over, or account for, such monies received by him. Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board be required to forward immediately a copy of the above to said Senator and Member of Assembly. 52 SUPERVISORS' I'ROCEI,DINGS. On motion of Mr. MAP,ION, 160,000 2,520 00 Ithaca. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 53 Resolved, That the thanks of ibis Board are ;ustly due, and aro hereby tendered First Nat. Bank... to Chauncey L• Wattles, Esq., for the kindness, firmness and uniform courtesy. Tompkins Co. Nat. Bank .......... 12,356 112,000 2,089 18 manifested by him towards each and every member of this Board, and for the Ithaca Water Works Co.... 1,200 10,000 588 00 Ithaca Gas Co 25,000 faithful and impartial manner in which he has discharged his duties as Chairman 6,800 114 24 2,500 62 16 U; L E. R. R....... 871 92 during the session of this Board. 51 900 G. I. &A. R. R...... • • • "' 49,400 829 92 Mr.• STEVENS, upon rising to second the adoption of the above resolution, said D L.w. R. P..... • . • • 194 88 that such wasoftenbut custom, and passed as such; blithe belived that the semi- Cayuga Lake R. R • •• • • • • • 11,600 mems of the resolution existed in the heart of every member of the Board. Newfield: On motion of Mr. VANI�1RIi, 24,000 355 20 G. I. & A. R.R 1,600 22 53 Resolved, That the thanks of the Board are due, and are hereby tendered, to Mr. E Pa & S B. R R Thos. W Burns, for the gentlemanly and efficient manner in which lie has dis- n Ulysses. 473 00 charged the duties Mr. Clerk the Board. 50,000 On motion of AIARVIN, { G. cL I. R. R4,000 37 84 Pa•S.B.R.R.... Resolved, That the thanks of this Board are due to Sheriff B. 11I. 1Iagin, for the _ orderly and cleanly manner in which the jail is conducted. $528,256 $274,500 $11,112 61 Amount unt of taxes paid by Rail Road Companies for 1877 $5,526 62 The Board then adjourned sine We. 5,594 99 " other corporations Total..:. $11,121 61 A. table of Incorporated Companies in Tompkins County. Amount of interest paid by the county on bonds and stocks of Rail Road Com Caroline. Assesed Valuation. Personal. Tax. parries for 1876. Delaware L. & W. R. R. Co ... , .... $50,000$216 50 Caroline Utica I. & E. R. R. Co 42,000 181 86 Danby Danby. g Dryden $2,250 00 D. L. & W. R. R. 12 80 4Q 000 Enfield � 15,436 88 G. I. &A. R. R... R...................40,000 268 00 Groton 30,000 00 Dryden. , Ithaca 6,997 99 Lansing. U. I. & E. R. R... ... R....................40,000 4,160 00 571 00 Newfield Southern Central R. R.... .• • • . • . • .. 30,000 342 60 5,250-00 Ulysses. N. Y. & 0 Midland R. R..... • . • .... 6,000 68 52 D. L. & W. R. R .. 1,000 17 13Total $64,094 87 Enfield. Pa. & Sodus Bay R. R..,•......,•.. 2,000 1720 Groton. v. �......................... bo 4u0 758 98 U. I. & E. R. R... 7,000 95 90 First Nat. Bank ... . ................ 8,500 116 45 Groton Carriage Co . , .......... 16,000 219 20 TOWN AUDITS, CAROLINE. Abstract of accounts, names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of Town Auditors of the Town of Caroline on the 9th clay of Nov. 1876, with the amount claimed by each and the amount allowed, and the nature of said claim. No. NAME AND SERVICE. 1 C. L. Wattles, supervisor....... 2 O. P. Rich, clerk of Election ............ 3 John J. Yaple, poor master ...... 4 S. R. Blackman, assessor ............ 5 James Boice, « 6 F. C. Cornell, excess of tax........ 7 John W. Gass, town clerk. ..................... S Emery Boice, commissioner of highways... e..... 9 J. B. Boyce, constable 10 II. H. Robeson, deputy constable ........ 11 Isaac M. Boice, constable ....... 12 A. A. Haskins, constable ........ , 13 A. T. Harding, overseer of poor.... 11 J. S. Youngs, inspector of elections.............. 15 Jay H. Clark, 16 13. S. Krung, « 17 Wm. B. Wolcott, ' 18 T. E. Davis, « 19 John Rightmire, commissioner of highways...... 20 S. B. Landon, deputy sheriff....... 21 Charles Davis, ex -town clerk 22 Johnson Quick, assessor . 23 Truman Spaulding, overseer of the poor 24 Wm. E. Davenport, counsel fee 25 Robert E. Brink, use of hall 26 A. T. Harding, coffin for poor 27 A. T. Harding, 28 J. P. Merrill, justice 29 Matthew Bull " 30. Able T. Lott " CLAIMED. ALLOWED. $42 45 4'41 45 6 00 5 00 600 600 17 00 17 00 16 00 16 00 25 30 25 30 33 07 33 07 19 00 19 00 10 45 8 45 5 00 5 00 489 489 450 450 300 300 400 400 4 12 4 12 500 500 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 oG 4000 4000 4355 4355 1675 1675 26 00 26 00 26 00 26 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 20 00 20 00 15 00 15 00 16 90 16 90 33 60 33 60 21 40 21 40 SUPERVISORS' PROCuD1N05. No. NAME AND SERVICE. 31 Daniel A. Paine, excess of tax........... 32 Win. C. Gallagher, physician......... 33 Wnl- 0. Gallagher, " 34 E. C. Marsh, constable 35 John Davis, ex -constable 36 Mary Halstead, hall and board 37 Davis C. Krum, inspector 38 J. H. Ostrander, constable 39 J. J. Freer, board of prisoners 40 J. J. Freer, hall for election 41 J. J. Freer, board of poor 42 E. E. Legg, clerk of election 43 Franklin Courtright, justice 14 J. H. Snow, com. excise 45 George Keth, constable 46 Franklin Courtright, inspector of election 47 Edward Lounsberry, com. of excise 48 John J. Peters, clerk of elections 49 N. 11L Toby, auditor 50 Smith D. Stevens, auditor 51 Mason Clark " 52 R. F. Abbey, ex. com. 63 John Wolcott, clerk of election 64 C. L. Wattles, supervisor's manual Signed, 55 CLAIMED. AT,LOWED. 300 300 30 00 30 00 24 00 24 00 1585 1585 3 85 3 85 18 05 18 05 425 425 18 30 18 30 210 210 10 00 10 00 2 50 2 50 400 400 495 495 3 00 3 00 15 00 15 00 400 400 3 00 3 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 300 300 3 00 3 00 300 300 4 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 $668 83 MASON CLARI€,a Auditors for the L. D. STEVENS, . Town of NATHANIEL M. TOBY, Caroline. Nov. 9th, 1876. I certify the foregoing is a true copy of the abstract now on file ill the Town Clerk's office of the town of Caroline. JOHN W. GASS, Town Clerk of Caroline. DANBY. Abstract of Town Audits for the Town of Danby, Nov. 9, 1876. NO. NAME AND SERVICE, 1 Enos Perry, unjust tax CLAIs D. ALLowra. 18 18 18 13 56 No. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. NAME AND SERVICE. 2 A. W. Knapp, clerk of election 3 Dr. Eli Beers, medical services 4 Benjamin Williams, town clerk 5 Benjamin Williams, janitor 6 Oscar Jennings, commissioner of highways 7 Willis Bierce, janitor 8 W. A. Mandeville, clerk of election 9 Lemuel Jennings, justice 10 T. Spaulding, overseer of poor 11 John E. Beers, supervisor 12 Josiah Hawes, ex supervisor 13 J. D. Fish, assessor 14 Charles Howland, Justice 15 Jeremiah Thatcher, justice 16. 17 O. S. Jennings, inspector of election 18 J B. Genung, excess tax, 1875 19 Genung & McEwing, damage to engine in bridge 20 Alfred Vose 2d, assessor 21 Jacob Wise, assessor 22 D. A. Everest, assessor 1875 23 T. J. Bierce, constable 24. A. W. Knapp, overseer of poor . 25 Geo. B. Grant, inspector of election 26 Charles Howland, town board ,27 L. Jennings, 28 J. E. Beers. 29 E. L. B. Curtis, auditor 30 Benjamin Jennings, auditor 31 C. C. Howell, jr., auditor 32 Joseph Grant . , _ . 33 •J. E. Beers, supervisor's manual OLALLOWED. 4 00 5 50 38 35 23 00 40 00 3 00 4 00 17 80 4 00 4 36 16 97 22 75 4 50 9 40 4 00 5 00 10 00 21 00 19 00 4 00 26 35 21 50 4 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 21 20 3 00 $366 86 4 00 6 50 38 35 23 00 40 00 3 00 4 CO 17 80 4 00 4 36 16 97 22 75 4 0 9 40 4 00 5 00 10 00 21 00 19 00 4 00 26 35 21 50 4 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 21 20 3 00 $366,86 The undersigned Town Auditors of the Town of Danby, County of Tompkins, certify that the foregoing abstract is correct, as to the amount claimed and amount allowed thereon by us. E. L. B. CURTIS, ) Town Auditors, BENJ. JENNINGS, Town of Danby, C. C. HOWELL, Jit.,) 1876, Danby, N. Y., Nov. 9th, 187s. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. DRYDEN. 57 Abstract of accounts of all persons who presented bills to the Board of Town Auditors of the Town of Dryden on the 9th day of November, 1876, with the amounts claimed and the amounts finally allowed. No. NAGE AND SERVICE. CLAIMED. ALLOWED 1 Henry H. Houpt, clerk of district No. 3 $4 00 $4 00 2 Isaac P. Fergerson, inspector of election 3 6 00 6 00 3 Jonathan N. Fox it t, 4 4 00 4 00 4 James M. Carr, clerk 4 4 25 4 25 6 John H. Mineah, • ,, " 4 5 00 5 00 6 Geo. E. Goodrich, for fees as justice of the peace and inspectors, elections 3 W. S. Middaugh, inspector of elections 1 7 8 Jacob McKeney, 9 Daniel Manning, " " 1 10 Bradford Snyder, clerk 1 11 J. T. Morris " " . 1 12 D. M. Montgomery, " 3 13 Isaac N. Smith, " 14 Warren D. Ellis, house election 15 Edward H. Teeter, for over assessment. ... 16 Isaac Benham, 17 James H. Fox, services as assessor 1 i Cyrus Knapp... 1) c,rtw? G. More, house town meeting. E:"_iue Clildebrant, constable service 21 I)r d 13-cch, clerk of election district No. 2 ;.2 Jesse Bartholemew, inspector of election dist. No2 23 Geo. E C±a:rtcr;l 4, At 2 24 Joseph V !i Ise {f 2 25 Asa Fox, use of house for election 26 Atwood Shirley_ " 27 Lewis Covert, services excise com 28 Russell Seager 29 Thomas Givens, " 30 Geo. S. Barber, clerk and stationery ....... 31 Ford & Strobridge, ................ 32 S. D. Hamblin, services highway commissioner... 33 John W. Webster, justice of peace, etc ........ . 34 Wm. H. Sears, use of hall at elections ........... 35 Philip S. Snyder, refunded tax .. 36 Wm. H. Goodwin, justice of peace services... :. it 1 3........ 15 40 15 40 400 400 400 4 00 5 00 5 00 425 425 400 4 00 400 400 400 400 1000 1000 7 60 7 G0 4 66 4 30 43 00 43 00 38 00 38 00 30 00 30 00 37 65 37 66 400 460 4 00 4 00 5 50 5 50 425 4 25 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 36 15 35 15 1 85 1 85 14 00 14'00 15 85 1585 10 00 10 00 7 61 7 61 11 10 11 10 58r SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. No. . NAME AND SERVICE. 37 Willard Shaver, clerk of election No. 4 38 Rufus Sutliff, inspector of elections No. 4......... 39 James M. George, appraiser of damage 40 Walter Marsh, clerk of election district No. 2 41 Freman Stebbins, assessor 42 Wm. J. Smith, justice of peace services... 43 Enos Snyder, services as constable 44 Harrison Marvin, Supervisor 45 H. F. Pierce & Son, bill of undertaking.......... 46 Wm, Fitch, service as physician ........ ....... . 47 J. J. Montgomery 'o 48 King & Montgomery, attorney for town. 49 Sears & Battens, supplies for poor 50 Harrison Marvin, supervisor's manual... . 60 Alvah Ewers, overseer of poor 51 Moses Tyler, constable services 58 S. H. Sperry, service overseer of poor 53 Truman Spaulding, of Caroline, and money paid.. 54 Solomon Howe, commissioner of highway ADDED BY SUPERVISOR. 55 Harrison Marvin, tax roll 56 A. S. Tyler, town auditor 57 J. H. Kennedy, town auditor 58 J. A. Genung, 59 J. E. McElheny appraiser. 60 Leonard Griswold, " CLAMED ALLOWED. 400 400 5 00 5 00 6 00 6 00 4 00 4 00 63 30 63 00 1480 1480 985 860 79 39 79 39 50 00 45 00 1450 1000 25 75 21 25 20 00 20 00 30 86 30 86 3 00 30 00 30 00 20 05 20 05 4510 4510 9 00 6 00 201 04 120 04 $958 85 2 00 9 00 9 00 9 00 6 00 6 00 We the undersigned Board of Town Auditors for the town of Dryden, clo here- by certify that the foregoing is a correct list of all claims presented and allowed by us against the Town of Dryden, this, the ninth day of November, 1876. A. L. TYLER, J. H. KENNEDY, } Town Auditors. JOSEPH A. GENUNG, j ENFIELD. Abstract of all the names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the board of Town Auditors of the Town of Enfield, on the 9th day of November, 1876, with the amounts claimed by each, and the azaounts audited and allowed each, viz : NO. NAME AND SERVICE. CLAIMED. 1 Wm. H. Ammack, commissioner of excise...... $6 00 ALLOWED, $6 00 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. NO,NA ru AND SERVICE. CLAIMED. 2 1-I. H. Smith, commissioner of highways ........ 45 00 3 W. H. Jones, inspector clerk of election 4 00 4 A. V. Lanning, assessor 23 00 5 Munson Potter, commissioner or excise 3 00 6 Eliphalet Covell, justice of peace 12 00 « " " 5 00 8 Elfish Horton, 2 85 9 Wm. Marshall °' 16 90 10James M. Lanning, " 12 00 11 D. W. Bailey, ex -supervisor. ... 33 40 12 Moses L. Harvey, for use of house for town purposes 40 00 13 Eugene G. Willis, inspector of election 4 30 14 J. S. Miller, poll clerk ... 4 00 15 Hiel T. Havens, constable. 3 75 16 L. F. Palmer, overseer of highway 51 63 17 George W. Budd,,inspector of election 4 00 18 John Hetherington, constable ..... .. .. 2 30 19 Edgar Brewer, R. R. Commissioner, services and disbursements 15 91 20 William Miller, R.R. Commissioner, services and disbursements. 12 66 21 Isaac H. Newman, R. R. Commissioner, services and disbursements. 9 66 22 Christopher Smith, commissioner of excise 6 00 23 L. Lawrence Soule, assessor 20 00 24 S. V. Graham, ex commissioner of highways for services. .. . . 12 00 25 S. V. Graham, ex commissioner of highways for disbursements in case of Enfield vs. Protts 26 73 26 J. R. Sage, assessor 20 00 27 Rob. R. Updike, inspector of election4 00 28 Hermon Barnes, for excess of taxes 150 29 T.Burns, supervisor's manual 3 00 30; L.II. VanKirk, supervisor services... 14 30 31. Miles Rumsey, for excess of taxes 12 23 00 32` Wm. Barber, ex town clerk services 8 33 John Russell, town clerk service . 29 50 34 H. Brewer, town auditor 3 00 35 D. L. Aiken, "3 00 36 H. A. Graham, " 3 00 59 ALLOWED. 45 00 4 00 23 00 3 00 12 00 5 00 2 85 16 90 12 00 33 40 40 00 4 30 4 00 3 75 51 63 4 00 2 30 15 91 12 66 9 66 6 00 20 00 12 00 26.73 2000 4 00 1 50 3 00 1430 1223 8 00 29 50 3 00 300 3 00 $47762 60 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS No. NAME AND SERVICE. Harrison Curry, overseer of the poor 1 Tax Roll. CLAIMED. ALLOWED. 8 00 75 H. A. GRAHAM, ) D. L. AIKEN, `Auditors. HENRY BREWER, S GROTON. GROTON, Tompkins County, New York, 1876. Nov. 9, 1876. At a regular meeting of the Board of Town Auditors held in and for the town of Groton, the following bills were passed upon by the following .officers. On motion C. P. Atwood was chosen Chairman present C. P. ATWOOD, Chairman. JOHN REYNOLDS. LYMAN DARLING. GEO. E. N. BARNEY, Clerk, NO. NAME AND SERVICE. CLAIMED ALLOWED. 1 Zeno C. Pierce, poor account 73 50 2 S. IJ. Jones, medical 35 50 3 Frank Cleruant, constable.... ..... ......... • 4 35 4. Dudley Andrews, coffin and attendance .......... 20 00 5 Jahn A. Kinney, excess tax 3 75 6 M. D. Goodyear, clerk of election .. - • 4 00 7 M. D. Goodyear, medical 36 50 -8 Dudley A.ndrews, justice of peace.. 8 00 9 William Niver, assessor 48 25 '10 W. D. Mount, justice of peace .............. .... 19 35 11 Hugh Halsey, justice of peace 6 00 12 Lewis M. Ogden, assesssor 34 15 13 Walter W. White, assessor... 14 00 '14 J. B. Hart, commissioner 7 45 15 B. II. WakeIy, commissioner 7 46 16 Groton Joxrnca, printing.. 15 45 17 A. F. Morton, poor account 67 13 18 John. Goodyear, medical... 8 50 19 Tompson Metzgar, assessor 34 00 20 C. P. Atwood, auditor.....: 3 00 21 Frank L. Tarbell, election inspector ............ 6 00 -22 E. R. Nye, use of hall .......................... 25 00 23 A. B. Buck, election inspector 4 00 24 A. B. Rogers, use of hall ........................ 10 00 25 Alvin S, Stearns, election inspector 4 00 73 50 35 50 4 35 20 00 3 75 4 00 35 50 8 00 48 25 19 35 6 00 34 15 14 00 7 45 7 45 15 45 67 13 8 50 34 00 3 00 6 00 25 00 400 10 00 4 00 sUPERVISORs' PROCEEDINGS. NO. NAME AND SERVICE. 26 John Sellen, " 27 Ezra Halsey, constable .......................... 28 M. D. Fitch, election clerk............ 29 J. M. Tarbell, election clerk.. 30 Timothy Loomis, constable ...................... 31 R. E. Spence, excess tax dogs 32 Dana Rhodes, justice of peace. 33 H. D. Spencer, excise 34 Paschal Fitts, excise............... 35 E. R. Weaver, medical... 36 Thomas Morgan, use of hall....... 37 Albert Morton, poor bill 38 George H. Hart, election inspector. 39 V. B. Gross 44 ....... 40 Warren Little, " 41 R. Lanning, 42 N. Stevens, 43 S. C. Reynolds, 44 V. B. Gross, supervisor 45 Nelson Harris, excise 46 C. H. Spaulding, constable ............. 47 Dana Rhodes, justice of peace........ 48 S. A. Niver, assessor's clerk.... 49 Wm. Burnham, rail road commissioner 50 Artemas Backus, . " 51 J. 111. Thomas, election inspector 52 George E. Barney, town clerk 53 Charles Newton, highway commissioner.... 54 John Reynolds, auditor... 55 Lyman Darling, auditor 66 Nelson Stevens, supervisor's manual. 57 Dudley Andrews... .......... 58 Dudley Andrews..... 59 Dudley Andrews 60 G. B. Barney. ....... ............ ..... 61 G. W. Davis.. ........ ...................... 62 C. N. Tarbell is CLAIMED. 4 00 4 65 4 00 4 00 3 60 10 50 32 15 10 00 9 00 32 50 10 00 50 15 4 00 6 00 4 00 4 00 2 75 4 00 31 07 21 00 18 95 1 00 6 00 9 00 3 00 4 00 36 28 1,697 54 3 00 3 00 61 ALLOWED. 4 00 4 65 4 00 4 00 3 60 10 50 3215 10 00 9 00 32 50 10 00 50 75 4 00 6 00 4 00 4 00 2 75 4 00 31 07 21 00 18 95 1 00 6 00 9u0 3 00 4 00 36 28 1,697 54 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 50 2 45 225 3 00 4 00 9 20 $2,559 47 We the undersigned, the Board of Auditors of the town of Groton, Tompkins County, New York, do certify that the within named bills were duly audited by us on this 9th day of November, 1876. LYMAN DARLING. 0. P. ATWOOD. 62 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. ITHACA. Abstract of the names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of Auditors of the town of Ithaca on the 9th day of November, 1876, with the amount claimed by each one and the amount allowed. NO. NAME AND SERVICE. 1 Tompkins County National Bank 105 20 2 Truman Spaulding........ 8 00 3 S. K. VanVoorhees, poll clerk 8 00 4 Robert Howell, constable 17 80 5 P. G. Ellsworth, consultation .................... 15 00 6 W. F. McClune, poll clerk, 2d district............ 4 00 7 L. P. Kennedy, inspector 2d district... 4 00 8 Ithaca Journal, advertising 25 00 9 C. D . Johnson, inspector 2d district ...... . 4 00 10 Eugene B. Maurice, poll clerk 1st district5 00 11 L. V. B. Maurice, repairing desk 2 00 12 T. Hollister & Son, ballot boxes15 75 13 A. H. Philips, poll clerk 2d district 4 00 14 J. Burlitt & Son, keys for lock .................. 1.90 15 A. H. Phillips, ex town clerk 16 00 16 O. H. Gregory, ex coin. and printing............ 41 00 17 Linford Mood, ex con 36 00 18 Royal Thompson, assessor....... 96 00 19 W. J. Totten, making assessment roll.......... 30 00 20 W. J. Totten, service bill 40 00 21 W. J. Totten, justice....... 44 83 22 Warren H. Lyon, poll clerk 1st district 4 00 23 Thomas Nelligan, inspector 1st district4 00 24 Charles L. Taber, inspector 1st district 6 00 25 Daniel M. Fowler, . " 5 00 26 James H. Tichenor, service hill assigned to H. C. Williams, treasurer ... .... 46 00 27 James H. Tichenor, justice, assigned to C. F. Blood .. 71 53 28 James H. Tichenor, assigned to S. L. Tichenor.. 206 32 29 James H. Tichenor, justice.,.. 77 80 30 J. F. Bradley, surveyor ......: 10 00 31 T. P. St John, inspector 3d district........ 4 00 32 C. F. Blood, office rent 65 00 33 S. P. Sackett, poor doctor 160 00 34 James H. Tichenor, justice, assigned to R. A Crozier ... .... 618 50 CLAIMED ALLOIYED. 105 20 8 00 17 80 15 00 4 00 4 00 25 00 4 00 4 00 2 00 15 75 4 00 1 90 16 00 41 00 36 00 96 00 30 00 40 00 44 83 4 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 46 00 71 53 206 32 77 80 10 00 4 00 65 00 150 00 618 50 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. No. NAME AND SERVICE. 35 Dr. A. Bishop, poor doctor 36 L. S. Mackey, oiling clerk's desk ................ 37 J. C. McWhorter, inspector 3d district .......... 38 Samuel Stoddard, poor account, Paid the poor ........ $2,772.72 Service bill No. 1 389,30 Cr .............................. $3,162 02 By cash and certificate.......... 1,000 00 2,162 02 39 James Gardner, constable........ .......... 73 35 40 A. B. Stamp, feeding prisoners and use of house or election.. 41 Enos Buckbee, Military Hall, for town meeting.. 42 John Rumsey, hardware 43;rA. B. Wood, town clerk ........................ 44 D. L. Burtt, supervisor.... 45 William Andrus, printing and stationery........ 46 George B. McCormack, poll clerk 3d district .... 47 fit J. White, equalize school tax....... ... 48 P. M. Blodgett, constable ............ 49 Ithaca Democrat, advertising .. . 50 Spence Spencer, inspector 2d district .. 61 Spence Spencer, stationery .... _ ..... . 52 S. H. Willets, ex commissioner ................ . 53 Finch & Apgar, poll book 64 H. Lamkin & Son, livery.... .... 55 D. J. Seaman & Son, livery.... .... 56 Samuel B. Beers, assessor... 67 B. L. Almy, services, overseer of poor.......... 58 Charles G. Day, service bill. 69 Charles G. Day, justice ........................ 60 A. R. Whitaker, constable, assigned to J. D. Beardsley ... . 61 F. P. Randolph, inspector 3d district............ 62 James E. Puff, constable, assigned to Washington Davis, 63 E. G. Phelps, constable ............... 64 Dr. M. M. Brown, services ....... ..... • 65 B. L. Almy, service bill with town boards 66 J. W. Willson, constable ............ 67 L. F. Colegrove, com. highways work and material... ... $3,853 25 63 CLAIMED. ALLOWED. 150 00 160 00 2 68 2 68 4 00 4 00 2,162 02 7335 265 00 265 00 35 00 35 00 418 418 12731 127 31 159 30 159 30 13 40 13 40 400 400 2 00 2 00 60 00 60 00 500 500 4 00 4 00 3 10 3 10 36 00 36 00 2 50 2 50 7 00 7 00 7 00 7 00 250 00 250 00 55 00 55 00 49 00 49 00 108 19 108 19 30 35 30 35 4 00 4 00 15 85 15 85 41 15 41 15 300 300 2 00 2 00 500 500 64 suPERVIsQIts' 4ROCEEDINGs. No. NAME AND SERVICE. service bill • 696 00 $4,549 25 Cr, by R. R. tax........ $13600 Cornell University...... 25 00 Certificates.... 3,350 00 Error bill rendered2 50 [3,513 50 68 Charles G. Day.... 69 Lewis Clark, constable, assigned to K. S. Van - Voorhees 70 H. N. Humiston, deputy consta• ble 71 A. M. Lucas, service bill 72 A. M. Lucas, justice 73 A. R. Whitaker, constable ........:... 74 John L. Whiton, jail road conmmissioner 75 P M Blodgett, constable .. 76 Myron Sexton, assessor... 77 Dr Tarbell, abstract of sales .................... 78 Ithaca Police, assigned to S B Beers .... • ....... 79 Ithaca Police, B R Williams, chief... 80 Jonah Sincepaugh, coal. ,.. .... 81 A S Wesley use of house for election, assigned to 8 B Stewart, 0 W Blackmer .................. . 82 E Ellis, use of house for election, assigned to D B Stewart... - .... ..... 83 A B Wood, design, quantities and estimate, six mile creek bridge... .................... 84 D L Burtt, supervisor's manual ................ CLAIMED. ALLOWED. 1,035 75 1,035 75 12 54 12 54 5 65 5 65 13 25 13 25 46 00 46 00 253 59 253 59 20 60 20 60 20 00 20 00 75 75 94 94 94 94 15 00 15 00 319 05 314 60 607 20 605420 1 75 1 75 15 00 15 00 15 00 15 00 12 00 12 00 3 00 We the undersigned Town Auditors certify that the above abstract of accounts to he correct. H. C. WILLIAMS, PETER APGAR, D. B. STEWART. Town certificates issued from November 5th, 1875, to November 9th. 1876, Com- fort Hanshaw, Commissioner of Highways, November to April. Certificate March 31, '76 ................$766 02 Interest to January 1st, '77 8 72 174 74 L F Colegrove, Commissioner of highways, April to November. Certificate June 29, '76 ............... $800 00 Interest to January lst, '77 28 00 Certificates August 14th, '76 ............ $500 00 Interest to January 1st, '76.... 13 11 Certificate September 29th, '76 ... . $650 00 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. Interest to January 1st, '77 .............. 11 75 661 75 Certificate 29th, '76 .................... $1400 00 Interest to January 1st, '77 25 31 1,425 31 Samuel Stoddard, overseer of poor. Certificate March 31st, 76 ... $975 59 Interest to January lst, '77 51 22 1,026 81 Certificate March 31st, '76 $187 18 Interest to June 1st, '77 9 83 197 01 Certificate September 9th, '76 $500 00 Interest to June 1st, '77. 11 08 511 08 65 3,602 91 1,734 90 $13,293 25 Statement of Poor account from November 5th, '75, to Nov. 9th, '76. Disbursements for town poor.. .... .... .... .... .... 6,391 09 Cash from supervisor's excise money .............. 2,566 30 Town certificates !....................... 1,662 77 Balance due Samuel Stoddard ............... . 2,162 02 6,391 09 Statement of highway account from November 5th, '75 to November 9th, '76. Comfort Hanshaw, work and materials from Nevem- 5th, '75, to March 31st, '76 ... • 416 02 L F Colegrove, work and materials from March 31st, '76 to November 9th, '76.. .... ......... ... 4,549 25 4,965 27 Cr. Comfort Hanshaw, cash from collector 250 00 Town certificate ............. 166 02 L F Colegrove, rail road tax ... 136 00 Cornell University • 25 00 Certificates ... •0 .. 3,350 00 Error in bill rendered........... 2 50 Balance clue L F Colegrove ........................ 1,035 75 4,965 27 LANSING. Abstract of bills audited by the Auditing Board of the Town of Lansing, Novem- ber '9th,1876. No. NAME AND SERVICE. CLAIMED. ALLOWED; 1 J W Pratt, inspector and messenger of election.. 2 Charles Drake, inspector of election 828 00 3 George Moreland, inspector of election.......... 4 'G' E Smith, inspector of election ................ 513 11 5 H Teeter, inspector of election 6 Wesley Decamp, use of house for election ...... $5 20 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 8 00 5 20 4 00 4 00 4 00 400 8 00 66 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. NO. NAME AND SERVICE, 7 James H Ross, inspector of election .. - 8 G W Miller, inspector and messenger. .,. 9 Dana Bower, 10 J F Rhodes, 11 J H Conklin 12 James W Houser, use of house for election 13 Dana Bower, justice ........... ... , 14 G M Beard, digging T Allen grave 15 Thomas Miller, burial of T Allen 16 A H Clark, excise commissioner ................ 17 Lamson Heddehl, inspector of election .......... 18 W Seely, use of house............ ...... 19 C G Hagin, inspector of election 20 8 B Fields, excise commissioner 21 Jonathan Norton, inspector of election 22 W D Williams, inspector and messenger 23 Alphonso Baker, constable ....... 24 Dr D Hall, medical 25 David Crocker, justice of peace .. 26 Wm G Godley, town clerk ........ 27 John Wyckoff, assessor ........ 28 L L Myers, constable 29 John Wyckoff, commissioner 30 Isaac Hilliard, assessor .. 31 Dennis Kelley, assessor .. 32 Henry Miller, use of house for election 33 John Brown, for plank ................... 34 James Houser, care of T Allen 35 Wm Mead, supplies for poor....... 36 S Stoddard. Ithaca, supplies for poor 37 P L Smith, supplies for poor .................... 38 C G Benjamin " 39 Harriet Butler,; keeping pauper ................ 40 Dr Gulick, medical . 41 Newell Gibbs, burial Wm Jugly, pauper.... 42 DrD T Barr, attendance H LobdeIl`............ 43 Dr Wm 13 Barr, c, Mrs Mack ... 44 A M Tarbell, constable ............. 45 A M Tarbell, constable 46 J M Woodbury, supervisor .................... . 47 J M Woodbury, justice of peace 48 J M Woodbury, rail road expenses .......... . . if of highways . , ... CLAIMED. ALLOWED. 400 400 500 500 400 400 4 00 4 00 400 400 15 00 15 00 205 205 200 200 20 00 20 00 300 300 4 00 4 00 12 50 12 50 400 400 3 00 3 00 500 500 400 400 260 250 2675 2300 1480 280 400 400 38 00 38 00 215 215 174 00 174 00 40 00 40 00 44 00 40 00 15 00 15 00 34 41 34 41 15 00 15 00 30 15 30 15 14 80 14 80 775 775 175 175 52 72 52 72 65 50 38 00 40 00 30 00 7 00 5 00 12 50 9 00 4 00 4 00 3 55 3 55 39 19 39 19 6 00 6 00 1,231 29 1,231 29 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. No.- NAME AND SERVICE. 49 H D Donnelly, lawyer's fees . 110 00 50 00 50 Jesse Havens 31 00 8 00 51 H L Comstock, lawyer's fees ................ 439 42 -439 42 52 Milo Goodrich, lawyer's fees 1,300 00 1,300 00 53 Win N Buck, overseer of poor ............ 33 15 33 15 54 N E Lyon, supplies to poor ................ 28 20 27 50 55 D T& W H Barr, medical 5 25 2 75 56 A,W Knettles,board auditors 12 00 12 00 57 1) 0 Herring, " 12 00 12 00 58 Myron Halliday, " 12 00 12 00 59 Wm Mead, clerk of board auditors ....... 6 00 6 00 60 J M Woodbury, supervisor's manual ........ 3 00 3,894 73 67 CLAIMED. ALLOWED. A. W. KNETTLES, D. C. HERRING, Auditors. MYRON HALLIDAY, WM.. MEAD, Clerk of Auditing Board. At a Special Meeting of the Board of Town Auditors of the town of Lansing, held at the house of Warren Seely in said town on the first day of July, all the members present. The following resolutions were unanimously passed. Resolved, That the Board authorizes John W. Wyckoff, Commissioner of High- ways for said town, to raise the suns of three hundred dollars on the credit of said town to be expended in repairing the highway north of Ludlowville in said town. D. C. HERRING, MYRON HALLIDAY, r Town Auditors. A. W. KNETTLES, j At a Special Meeting of the Board of Town Auditors of the town of Lansing, held a the house of Warren Seely, in said town, all the members being present ; the 2cl. day of September, 1876, the following resolutions were unanimously adop- ted : That they authorize John Wyckoff, Commissioner of Highways of said town, to raise the sum of one thousand dollars on the credit of said town, to be applied as follows: Five hundred dollars for iron bridge near B. hI. Hagin; two hunched dollars for iron bridge at Lake Ridge, and the balance for the repairing of various bridges in said town. D. C HERRING, MYRON HALLIDAY, Town Auditors. A. W. KNETTLES, 68 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. NEWI+IELD. Abstract of the nanies of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of Town Auditors of the town of Newfield, on the 9th day of November, 1876, with the amount claimed and the amount allowed to each claim. No. NAME AND SERVICE. 1 J H Seabring, ex commissioner of highways 29 05 2 Win Hartranft, inspector of election 1st district4 00 3 S D Cook, f0 44 4 00 4 G N Alexander, " " 4 00 5 Wm McCollum, clerk of board of inspectors 4 00 6 G W Peck, , {, " 4 00 7 Oliver Crawford, assessor •••37 13 8 D M. Kellogg, assessor... 38 30 9 Benjamin Starr, justice of peace. .... .... ... . 28 00 10 J W Dean, justice of peace .... 18 75 11 E A Curtis, excise commissioner ... 3 00 12 L H Bower, desk [and table for clerk ........ 14 00 13 P S. Dudley, railroad commissioner ............. 6 00 14 P S Dudley, use of hall ... 20 00 15 Amos Shafer, railroad commissioner 12 00 16 Stephen Kennedy, excess tax 7 30 17 R H Carpenter, poor master ............... 38 00 18 S A Seabring, medical services........ '1 50 19 J 0 Everhart, assessor ............. .... 34 30 20 Ezra Marion, supervisor 20 88 21 A J White, ex supervisor 46 54 22 Samuel Simpson, inspector of election 25 district, 4 00 23 Abner H Stamp, 4, it 4 00 24 James Stamp, " " 4 00 25 Alvah D Brown, clerk of board of inspectors..... 4 00 26 J C Carpenter, " " 4 00 27 Alvah Brown, use of house ...................... 10 00 28 Charles Knickerbocker, commissioner of highways 166 00 29 Jacob Pull, excise commissioner .... .... :..... 3 00 30 Benjamin Drake, excise commissioner.......... 3 00 31 Henry Taber, town clerk ....................... 48 00 32 E 0 Thorn, justice of the peace 29 25 33 Charles Knickerbocker, commissioner of highways, 2,548 62 34 H S Rockwell, town auditor, three days 9 00 35 R C Estabrook, town auditor ....... 9 00 36 N 8 Georgia " ... .. 9 00 37 Robert J Merritt, damage to horse and wagon.... 50 00 CLAIMED. ALLOWED. 29 05 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 37 13 38 30 28 00 18 75 3 00 14 00 6 00 20 00 1200 7 30 3800 7 50 34 30 20 88 46 54 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 10 00 166 00 3 00 3 00 48 00 29 25 2,548 62 900 9 00 9 00 20 00 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 66 38 Ezra Marion, supervisor's manual.... .... • • . • • • • . 3 00 $3,258 fit The undersigned Board of Town Auditors of the town of Newfield, do certify that the foregoing abstract is correct. Newfield, November llth, 1876. H S ROCKWELL, R. C. ESTABROOK, N. S. GEORGIA. Resolved, That the Commissioner of Highways be authorized to expend the sum of fourteen hundred and twenty-five dollars in the construction of abutments of stone built on piles, and an iron bridge across the inlet near the house of William P. Blakeslee, in this town, said bridge having become impassable since the last annual town meeting. E. MARION, Supervisor. H. L. TABER, Town Clerk. BENJAMIN STARR, L. S. HAM, Justices. J. W. DEAN, CHARLES KNICKERBOCKER, Commissioner. NEWFIELD, July 28th, 1876. On motion it was resolved that the Commissioner of Highways be authorized to expend the sum of $700 dollars to built] and repair bridges in the town of New- field, viz., on Chaffee Creek, three bridges to be repaired seventy-five dollars, by Warden. 200 dollars, in Tompkins District 125 dollars, by Kellogg 100 dollars, by Madison Clark 100 dollars; for all others 100 dollars. Total 700 dollars. E. MARION, Supervisor. BENJAMIN STARR, ) L. S. HAM, (-Justices. W. DEAN, CHARLES KNICKERBOCKER, Commissioner. H. L. TABER, Clerk. ULYSSES. Abstract of the names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of Town Auditors of the town of Ulysses, on the 9th day of November, 1876, with amounts claimed by each and the amounts audited and allowed each, viz : No. NAME AND SERVICE. CLAIMED. ALLOWED. 1 J P King, supervisor .. 52 80 52 80 2 S A Ammack, commissioner of highways ... 104 13 104 13 3 A M Holman, bonding commissioner............ 12 00 12 00 4 T Boardman, " 18 50 18 50 5 0 M Wilson, printing ................... 5 00 5 00 6 E Sisson, clerk of election, etc ...................4 26 4 2.5 70 SUPE+RVISOBS' TBOCEEDINGS. No. NAME AND SERVICE, 7 J D Smith, inspector of election 8 HABower „ 9 J L Pope, 10 F D Barto, clerk of 11 E 8 Pratt, assessor........ 12 C Burch, use of house for election 13 Lewis Clock, constable, assigned to Biggs & Bro 14 Lewis Clock, constable 15 Lewis Clock, constable 16 W A Fuller, constable assigned to Biggs & Bro.. 17 J D Bouton, justice of the peace ................ 18 JIIEmery, 'c .....••.•••••••• I9 C C Mattison, commissioner of highways 20 George C Vann, work on highway 21 J F Flickinger, medical services 22 J F Flickinger, medical services 23 R C Taylor, clerk of election .. . 24 A V VanLiew, ex commissioner of highways 25 J G Jones, justice of the peace 26 James D Pease, commissioner of highways 27 John VanBuskirk, inspector of election 28 John VanBuskirk, coffin, etc 29 Samuel Colegrove, assessor 30 11 B Chase, medical services, .. 31 H B Chase, ci ................... 32 Abram Chase, ex town clerk 33 Elias Smith, ex overseer of the poor 34 Elias Smith, clerk of election 35 J Carman, justice of the peace... 36 Charles Bower, excess of taxes .... 37 H G Cooper, town clerk ........................ 38 J M Farrington, medical services........ 39 Isaac Bullard, house for elections, etc... 40 R Tallmadge, medical services 41 Rozine Fish, constable... .......,.. 42 Thomas Vann, ex commissioner of highways 43 L 11 Owen, commissioner of excise ...... 44 Thomas Bower, commissioner of excise .......... 45 Henry Lucky, assessor .. 46 J M Stout, inspector of elections 47 Edward Pearsall, commissioner of excise 2 years, 48 0- 11 Stewart & Sons, undertaking.....,........ 2 years election... CLAMED. ALLOWED. 450 400 800 800 460 425 425 425 43 75 43 75 15 00 10 00 23 40 17 65 8 55 315 315 26 35 19 50 12 00 10 00 33 60 31 60 11 00 11 00 24 54 24 54 35 00 19 00 8 00 6 00 400 400 6 00 6 00 4 00 4 00 25 00 25 00 800 800 19 00 17 50 24 00 24 00 7 25 7 25 13 50 13 50 15 00 9 00 6 50 6 50 4 00 4 00 3 85 3 85 4 90 4 90 23 00 20 00 75 62 53 12 46 00 27 55 9 00 9 00 400 400 400 400 17 44 14 44 18 00 15 00 35 77 35 77 463 463 27 00 24 00 30 00 25 00 SUPEIRVISOR& PROCEEDINGS. No. NAME AND SERVICE. • 49 A G Updyke, town auditor.... • . • • • • • • • •' • • .. 50 J Stilwell, c. ° ° . 51 E 0 Seymour, " ° 52 Repairs of highways and bridges ................ 23 Interest on Pa. & S. B. R.R. Bonds...........' • Sinking fund due ........................:.. • 54 J P King, supervisor's manual........... CLAIMED. - ALLOWED. 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 900 900 1,250 GO 5,250 00 750 00 $8,062 88 The undersigned Board of Town Auditors of the town of Ulysses, do certify that the foregoing abstract is correct. Dated Ulysses, November llth, 1876. A. G. UPDYKE, JACOB STILWELL, Town Auditors. E. C. SEYMOUR, COUNTY AUDITS,1876, No. NAME AND SERVICE.CLAI&IED. • �5 00 1 J M Farrington, medical services ...... • • • • • • .. 37 75 2 A Clapp, printing • , • • .. • .... . .. 34 25 3 Groton,Jonrnal, printing.......... 4 Ithaca Water Works Company..... • • • • • • • • . ' 00 00 5 Ithaca Gas Light Company ............. • • • ..... 1724 5005 6 5 H Peck, medical services ................ • • • • • 9666 7 J J Montgomery, medical services ........... • • • 20 00 S 5 P Sackett, medical services 9 J V Wilson, painting and supplies 97 002 84 etc.... ... t...... 10 White & Burdick, glass, 35 50 11 G C McClune, flag stone, etc .... • • • •305050000 12 Cornell Library, rent Military Hall ........... 13 5 J Parker, medical services.... ................ 19 85 14 Spence Spencer, supplies etc., to supervisors 19 62 15 David Randolph, work, mortar, etc • ..... • • • 50 00 16 Town of Danby, armory rent 50 80 .. . 17 V B Gross, ex supervisor • • •' ' • •1875 and 1876 to 18 Gauntlett & Brooks, supplies, 8 13 jail, etc ....................... • ........ 4 00 19 Wm Spence, gravel ........... . .......... ALI.owED. $5 00 1 50 3 00 66 00 97 44 13 50 24 05 15 00 97 56 2 84 35 50 300 00 30 00 19 85 19 62 50 00 10 80 6 13 4 00 72 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. No. NAME AND SERVICE. 20 Dr M M Brown, medical services as coroner 21 Wm M Smith, coal to jail, court, etc........ 22 A C,Carpenter & Co., wardrobe judge's office, 1875, 23 John Rumsey, supplies 24 P 11 Farrington, Sup't of poor, 25 M T Denman, 26 J M Smith, 27 Dr Rightmire, medical services 28 J 3I Farrington, 29 M Beesimer, 30 Hyatt & Oltz, carpentering and supplies 31 Simeon Smith, disburs'ts as District Attorney 32 J M McKinney, ex services as special co. judge 33 W N Buck, poor master services 34 J F Burdick, medical services... 35 Biggs & Co., armory rent 36 Henry Miller, armory rent and armorer 37 G Rightmire, medical services 38 G Rightmire, 39 D W Bailey, ex supervisor....... 40 J M Farrington, medical service, 41 C P Farling, medical services.... 42 John E Beers, medical services........... 43 Dawson & Co., printing court terms 44 John D Parsons & Co., supplies to co. clerk 45 A J White, ex suphrvisor 46 John Stoddard, meals to jurors ........ , .. • , , , , , • 47 Eli Beers, medical services.... .... . 48 J K Folletts, livery bill ............. 49 A A Haskins, constable fee ........... 50 A R Whittaker, constable fee 51 Charles G Day, justice fees... 52 J 11 Tichenor, justice fees assigned to 8 C Tichenor 53 R R Howell, deputy sheriff and constable fees, as- signed to Robert Reed 54 S B Landon, deputy sheriff 55 E Snyder, constable fees 56 James Gardner, constable........ 57 Ezra Rumsey, constable ... 58 S D Hamilton, constable . ............... 59 W J Totten, justice of peace....... 60 Burr Rumsey, constable CC CLAIMED. 54 00 80 39 26 00 20 86 126 60 68 50 150 00 5 80 11 20 10 00 18 40 78 37 150 00 23 65 20 00 26 00 49 50 5 00 5 00 25 68 5 00 9 00 7 00 13 90 4 50 8 88 6 50 7 00 4 00 1 45 9 35 13 65 114 31 58 55 15 51 15 10 10 90 8 25 7 65 2 60 6 65 ALLOWED. 36 00 80 39 20 86 126 00 61 00 150 00 5 80 11 20 5 00 18 40 78 38 23 65 14 00 25 00 49 50 5 00 5 00 25 68 5 00 9 00 7 00 13 90 4 50 8 88 6 60 7 00 4 00 1 45 9 10 13 65 113 71 58 55 1554 15 10 10 90 8 25 7 66 2 60 665 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. No. NAME AND SERVICE. 61 P ➢I Blodgett, constable ................ 62 R R Howell, deputy sheriff.... ... • • • • 63 J M Fish, constable ........... 64 R R Howell, deputy sheriff, assigned to. William Carpenter 66 J B Boyce, constable ................ 66 A 1VI Lucas, justice of peace 67 C J Mesian, constable, Evans Centre, Erie co.,N Y 68 Wm Waters, constable............ 69 Lewis Clock, deputy sheriff........ 70 C H Spaulding, deputy sheriff 71 D J Seaman, livery for supervisors to county hoose 72 A W Knapp, justice of peace . 73 Henry H Houpt, census enumerator 1875 ........ 74 J H Wilson, work in jail, etc., cash paid out etc. 75 Rankin & Son, supplies to court hoose 76 Howard & Clement, spring swivil chair, county clerk's office ...... • .... ............... • 77 J M Jamison, plumbing and supplies to jail and courthouse .............................. Plumbing, etc , County Clerk's Office .......... . 78 Lafayette Dusenbury, armorer 79 A C Carpenter, supplies to jail, etc 80 M M Brown; coroner's fees 81 Dr Coryell, medical services .................... 82 J G Wortman, armory 83 Carrier & Winslow, medical services 84 W C Gallagher, medical services....... 85 Dr Gilbert, medical services 86 L S Mackey, glass and setting ................. . 87 Mason Burdick, armorer ........... • 88 Edward Lounsbery, armory rent. .... • • • • • • . • 89 D V Personius, armory rent .................... 90 Sandford Brothers, supplies, ........... ... 91 J H Theal, armorer........ • 92 F P Randolph, labor and supplies, county build- ings ..... 93 11 J Wilson, supplies to jail 94 Marcus Lyon, coal and janitor, money paid 95 W J Gulick, medical services ................... 96 A C Carpenter, burial of Desebner. • ........... 73 CLAMED. ----- ALLOWED. 29 15 29 15 4250 4250 34 56 34 55 38 24 38 12 4 15 4 15 4667 4442 44 50 44 50 1160 11.10 648 648 11 41 11 41 1200 1200 2 00 2 00 49 20 24 00 20 81 20 81 640 640 8 50 26 97 26 97 25 57 9 75 9 75 31 25 31 25 96 93 88 00 35 25 35 26 50 00 50 00 500 500 35 80 33 30 15 00 16 00 2 75 2 75 21 75 21 75 25 00 25 00 2 45 1 00 1 00 1400 1400 56 65 56 65 459 459 91 10 91 10 900 900 28 00 28 00 -74 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. No. . NAM AND SERVICE. 97 J W Dean, census enumerator 1875 98 Culver & Co., supplies to jail, etc........ 99 J L Baker, prosecuting Deschner....... 100 H J Wilson, supplies to jail 101 C L Crandall, survey and map for Halliday .in 1876, (people vs VanZoil) .... , .. . 102 F E Tibbetts, defending prisoner, assigned by court, not county charge ....... 103 J T Morrison, supplies to jail 104 Finch & Apgar, stationery, etc 105 Hunt and Coryell, coal, court house and jail.... 106 A C Carpenter, repairing chairs, court house .... 107: Dr 0 Cook, medical services 108 D Randolph, mason and lime (assigned to B M 109 George H Houtz, armory rent 110 D Tarbell, armorer ............ . 111 Ford & Trowbridge, printing (not properly au- thorized).. 112 John E Beers, supervisor's fees, (extra sessions).. 113 J M Woodbury, ., << 114 D L Burtt, « 115 C L Wattles 116 Harrison Marvin, 117 S D Halliday, legal services, (civil case)........ 118 L L Myers, constable ... 119 W H Goodwin, jr., justice of peace ....... 120 A R Whittaker, constable .. 121 Albert Neidick, constable ......... 122 Lester Conklin, constable ... . 123 N Underwood, constable ...... . 124 Moses Tyler, constable ........ . ......... . 125 E C Marsh, constable 126 B R Williams, armory rent 127 John Goodyear, medical services .............. 128 F G Ault, armorer 129 J P King, supervisor (extra sessions) 130 F G Manley, under sheriff, fees 131 E G Phelps, constable .. 132 C H Tarbell, constable. 133 B M Hagin, sheriff, board of prisoners , . , ...... 134 B M Hagin, sheriff, service bill ....... CL &MED 2 00 49 46 5 00 61 38 32 00 50 00 820 78 84 57 01 12 50 10 00 15 16 40 00 30 88 46 87 8 24 32 96 39 20 18 40 33 48 78 13 14 70 3 50 5 05 2225 470 29 00 12 65 1720 40 00 43 50 46 49 1968 123 29 8 00 9 90 2,218 85 698 80 ALLOWED. 2 00 49 46 5 00 61,3S 30 00 8 20 18 S4 5701 12 50 8 00 15 16 40 00 30 88 8 24 32 96 39 20 18 40 3348 7813 1470 3 50 505 1252 4 70 29 00 12 65 17 20 40 00 12 00 46 49 1983 123 29 8 06 9 90 2,21885 598 80 SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS. No. NAMEANDSERVICE. 135 R R Howell, deputy sheriff (presented too late for audit) 136 F G Manley, under sheriff ............... • . 13.7 B R Williams, Win Sullivan, Ed Mowry, J Staley, constables, assigned to S B Beers.... 138 B R Williams, constable 139 Dudly Andrews, justice of peace 140 D Tarbell, county clerk, fees.......... . 141 S .A. Seabring, medical services • • • • • • • • - 142 Andrus, McChain & Co , supplies to co. officials. 143 Ithaca Democrat, pub co 144 Ithaca Journal, 145 Treman, King & Co., supplies for court house, jail, etc, 1874, etc . 146E C VanKirk, ex sheriff fees for board and services -• ••• 147 Williams Bros., lumber and cartage to jail, 1874 148 Hunt & Coryell, coal for co. clerk's office,1875, '76 149 Treman, King & Co., stove for jail kitchen ISO T W Burns, extra service as clerk, etc 151 Lewis Clock, deputy sheriff.... •........... 152 Nelson Stevens, supervisor 153 Nelson Stevens ....... 154 L H VanKirk, supervisor 155 L H VanKirk, supervisor ..................... . 156 J E Beers, supervisor 157 J P King, supervisor . . 158 C L Wattles, supervisor 159 D L Burtt, supervisor . • ..... • , • • . • • • • • • • • • • • 160 J PI Woodbury, supervisor 161 Ezra Marion 162 Ezra Marion, supervisor . 163 Harrison Marvin, supervisor 75 CLAIMED. ALLOWED. 6 20 248 26 248 26 107 70 .107 '10 94 90 94 90 325 325 1,632 28 1,459 56 10 00 8 00 368 11 368 11 979 41 971 84 1,027 20 938 00 187 40 108 62 453 45 453 45 985 985 8720 53 95 53 95 83 75 83 76 2198 24 98 5 56 5'56 81 99 81 99 776 776 7133 7133 72 13 7213 84 84 84 84 73 69 73 69 93 49 93 49 77 20 77 20 866 856 74 87 74 87 83 65 83 65 $12,136 43 In relation to Justice of the Peace and other County and Town Officers. It is the desire of the Board of Supervisors of this county to be controlled abso- lutely by law and equity. The cases coming under their jurisdiction aro generally ministerial and controlled by statute. Many officers have in the past so neglected or refused to comply with the laws of the state and Boards of Supervisors that much time has been lost by the Boards in examining matters which reports from such officers, in accordance -with law, could have easily and readily made clear; 76 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. besides the possible wrong doing•to some innocent parties. The past few years at-' test the truth of these remarks. . And after due caution to such officials the Super- visors have decided to be unsparing in their duties to the people. To many this chapter may be beneficial. Justices of the Peace can find in Chapter 341, Laws of 1864, and Chapter 404, Laws 1853, their duty to the people by such reports. The following is a list of the justices of the towns, and their reports according to said laws : CAROLINE. J P Merrill, failed to report ............... Frank Cortright, failed to report ................... • Mat. Bull,. ,., A T Lott,. DANBY. L Jennings, failed to report J Thatcher, failed to report .......... • .... Charles Howland, failed to report,... •.., .. DRYT)EN . Wm J Smith, failed to report ............... John Snyder....... ................... .... J W Webster, ..... ............. Wm H Goodwin, Jr Wm Marshall... ... , Elisha Horton , J M Lanning, . , Eliphalet Covell, . ENFIELD. GROTON. W D Mount, failed to report , .... . Dudley Andrews,. • . • ... 'Dana Rhoades, failed to report HughHalsey, ... .................. ITHACA. James Tichenor. A M Lucas, • . . CG Day, ........................ W J Totten. LANSING. David Crocker, failed to report .................... Dana Bower, failed to report ..................... .. Nelson E Lyon, failed to report .................... J M Woodbury .......... . Amt. received as per Report. $25 00 15 00 15 00 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. - 7 NEWFIELD. L S Ham.... Benjamin Starr Elvin 0 Thorn . • ................ J W Dean ........... J R Emery T D Bouton........ Jacob Carman .. ULYSSES, 22 35 Statement showing the amount of compensation audited by the Board of Super. visors of the County of Tompkins to the members thereof, within the past year, with the items and nature of such coiupensation as audited ; the number of days the Board were in session; the distance traveled by the members respectively in at- tending county canvasses and meetings of the Board within the past year. Published pursuant to 14th section of Act passed December 14, 1874, SUPERVISORS TOWNS. O µ +p+ Ol g Ad U C. L. Watites Caroline J. E. Beers Danby II. Marvin Dryden L. VanIKirk Enfield....... N. Stevens Groton D. L. Burtt (Ithaca J. M. Woodbury (Lansing E. Marlon 'Newfield 13 00 J. P. Ring Dlvsses D. W. Bailey !Enfield V. B. Gross Groton....... `f+ J. }fames Danny A. J. White , Newfield 2 2 2 2 2 2 '2 2 A� A ''22 20 24 20 20 20 26 20 22 6 2 o21 0) 0) U W ti y.N aJ :-i o- 0 0 aai Miscellaneous. F $72 66 78 66 66 93 n.l 66 72 18 0 120 56 las 144 120 75 144 64 144 96 60 5960 4 48 16 64 3 52 9 60 6 00 11 52 512 1152 7 68 4 80 $10 49 9 89 19 49 9 57 10 87 32 69 14 64 12 3I 15 00 5100 $92 09 80 37 11413 78 09 86 47 132 69 11016 8343 98 52 25 68 10 80 $696 1107 $18 4S 5134 95 $1 001 8913 43 88 00 I hereby certify that the above statement is correct that the Board of Supervi- 19 70 sors of Tompkins Comity were in session 17 days, and the slumber of miles traveled 30 00 dining official duty by each member respectively is correct as stated. And that no 6 82 accounts were audited or allowed by the Board without being verified according to law, for any member of said Board or any other person. THOS. W. BURNS; Clerk. 78 SIIPEPVISORS' FROCEEDINGS. tO �ip�°odFs�rG e� c.mGpo� p •�o ✓�mc'Go F1 Uq 01 m¢d 01 W, P to gr�eO W WO.Nm G 03 3. 33 CJS Z -i 00303 Acres. N 40 C.43 01 34, Oc�JY tiW-+W O IJ h^ eco cG coloCo Real EBtate. C. 0-14 F, 03,10P�I�.�i Cu 888882282 Personal. 10 co co o o orn WVn�� 33.01 ) P0)to1P01 0 03 GT 2=00004 Total Value as assessed by Assessor. an�P�_,� =PGl3sCA0,.00 . Ca .D b3 Cn . t0 10sP .0 [0 Corrected Ag- gregate Valu- ation. 108-a V8(00Fl015 W.,o 1^i-lV WAP o03 oo.wo�co eoc o. -lea L 0, n2282(A cn 4,Ocn c.] , Town Taxes. 0001 10 µ0g 10 <n {{mPP�c, 252C8'588µ20 N: PUi low 5, '2 o• i�'2885 vt .+com(n Qn� 5,..822822 County Taxes School Tax. ,2u0 -')0W 1-4„1-,,:-.108820.28 w W i-, O to F+ La t+,73 Wi COo 03O3-4-1�a P.-, (17 0, 01ta'4, 1-� wi iP 0 State Tax ex- clusive of School Tax. coo P"�. w`w Ag. Taxation. GC G, 0 10 0J W 010 h - 888882w8 o o o o oco 258w,a.ro88501 Nh�GO -30 0,.-700-i Rate per 81.00 Yal. Mills. 9 im-r. w oa P+ 'or", O CD `Y by G G ¢, G m o Cf SPECI AL S 1H1SSIONS. p j� 6 4 O CV 9' c p SPECIAL SESSION, FEB. 5, 1876. m m G To the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors : o 0 You are requested to call a special session for Feb. 4th, 1876. . 2, C. L. WATTLES, c D. L. BURTT, co P ¢, A. J. WHITE, 0 J. M. WOODBURY, HARRISON MARVIN, D. W. BAILEY. a c The Board was called to order at 2 p. m., by the chairman, Mr. BURTm. 8. • At roll call all were present but Mr. Bailey, who came in and took part in the oin proceedings shortly after. 02o The following communications were read by the clerk and ordered on the min- „ Utes: o G - a 0, Susquehanna Valley Home and Industrial School, L o P Binghamton, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1875 5 P c T. W. Burns, Esq., Clerk of Supervisors, Tompkins County : r' Dear Sir—The children for which the bills were sent, of which 1 wrote you, were 2 regularly committed to our care by P. II. Farrington, one of your Superintendents i of Poor, he signing the proper form of application, and they should have been no• Es o co ticed in his report. _ The agreement with your Supervisors dates back several years, though for a time ; co a. there were no children here under it, CD .8 =° P The amount due, $188 06. re One of the children is still with us. If the matter cannot be provided for out of p G, the appropriations and paid, we shall have to resort to our legal remedies. 0 Yours respectfully, JOSEPH P. NOYES, Sec'y m co p0 Journal Office, Jan 8, 1876. o PL. To the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : 0 o DEAR SIR -I learn that Messrs. Spencer & Gregory, of the Ithaca Democrat, have o refused to publish the laws at the price specified ; I therefore, also refuse to insert the laws at the price designated by your said Board at the late session. IBJ C R, o, J. I3. SELKREG, Proprietor Journal. . pm 80 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. Office of Ithaca Democrat, Ithaca, N. Y. January 15, 1876. S D. L. Burtt, Esq., Chairman Board of Supervisors DEAR SIR—We cannot publish lire session laws as required by statute at the price and sn the manner designated by your honoraole Board at its last meeting. Yours, very respectfully, SPENCER •.0 GREGORY. • On motion of Mr. WATTLES, Whereas, There is a just claim against this county for $188 06 by the Susquehan. na Valley Home of Binghamton, therefore Resolved, That the County Treasurer be authorized to draw 8188 06 from the . amount appropriated to the Utica Insane Asylum and pay it to the said S. V. Home. On motion of Dr. White, the amendment of Mr. Gross to the resolution of Mr. Wattles, in relation to the publication of the Session Laws, "That the price be 30 cents per folio," adopted at the late session of the Board was rescinded by the fol- . lowing vote. Yeas, Wattles, Marvin, Bailey, Burtt, White, Woodbury, 6. Nays, Hawes, Gross, King, 3. Mr. Bailey moved an amendment to the same resolution of 40 cents per folio to be the price paid for said publication. Mr. Woodbury moved to substitute 35 cents for 40 cents. Lost. Mr. Bailey's amendment was then adopted. Whereas, The last act of this Boarcl at its annual session authorized the Clerk to superintend the publication of an abstract of all fees which come under the ac- tion of town or county audits, and Whereas, The said labor was in excess of the usual amount of labor performed by the clerk of this Board, therefore, Resolved, That the sum of $25 be paid him by the County Treasurer from the surplus now in his hands. The following was read by the Clerk and the Superintendents referred to the res- olution of Mr. King adopted at the last session as having conferred full authority in all such cases as therein stated : JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 4, 1876, To the honorable, the Board of Supervisors : DEAR SIRS : Since your annual session, I have- opened a correspondence with the officers of the Orphan Asylum of Auburn and Syracuse, and the best offer is from Syracuse. They agree to take all the children that come under our care that we •cannot find proper hones for, at $2 per week, and find all, the clothing, both winter and summer; also all school books, and in fact everything they may need to make them comfortable. If you think it best for us to enter into the contract, would you not advise us to • transfer the children from the Susquehanna Valley Home, at Binghamton to Syra- cuse, as we will save the expense of clothing, and I think the children will. be bet• ter provided for. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 81 We wish you to advise us in the matter, as there should be a concert of action among the county officials. Truly yours, P. H. FARRINGTON, Sup't. The chairman stated that Sheriff Hagin requested the Board to regulate a certain price for each journey to Rochester while in charge of prisoners, because the ac- counts were many and cumbersome during the year. He said he had been to Rochester twice, and the two trips had cost about $19, and he thought this enough for the Board to fix a price from. Dr. White opposed granting the request because he had inquired of an ex sheriff in regard to the matter, and learned that three dollars covered the necessary ex- penses of one trip to the above named city; and also because it was for the pur- pose of having the expenses certified to that he offered the resolution at the last ses- sion. The request was not granted. The Board then adjourned sine die. 'PHOS. W. BURNS, Clerk. SPECIAL SESSION, MARCH 18, 1876. Special Session, relative to the affairs of Ex -County Treasurer Bristol. Order to Clerk empowering Iiinl to call a special session. To T. W. Burns, Clerk of the Boarci of Supervisors of Tompkins County : You are hereby requested to issue a call for a special session of said Board at their room, on the 18th of March next, at 10 a. m. D. L. BURTT, C. L. WATTLES, J. P. DING, D. W. BAILEY, JOSIAH HAWES, J. M. WOODBURY. V, B. GROSS. HARRISON MARVIN, A. J. WHITE. The Board met pursuant to call at 11 a. m., and all the Supervisors were present but Messrs. Gross, Marvin and White. The Clerk was instructed to notify Treasurer VanVoorhees of the session, and he appeared and made a statement of the condition of the accounts as at present between his predecessor, G. H. Bristol, and Himself. On motion of Mr. King, the Board adjourned until 1:30 p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call, and all members present. County Treasurer VanVoorhees appeared before the Board with his counsel, itir. IIT. King. Mr. King, by request, gave his views of the matter under discussion. On motion. of Mr. MARvrn, Resolved, That the matter of the deficiency of the County Treasurer be referred to the committee on Treasurer's accounts, and that they be requested to report lin- mediately what action is necessary to be taken in the matter. The committee then presented the following preamble and resolution, which were adopted 82.•' SUPERVISORS -PROCEEDINGS. Whereas, The members of this Board have been notified that George 11. Bristol; the former County Treasurer of this county, has refused or neglected to pay over to his successor in office money and securities which the said Bristol is by law re- quired to pay to his successor, therefore. Resolved, That a prosecution be, and the same hereby is, ordered against the said Bristol and the securities upon his official bond for any and alt deficiencies in his accounts, and for the recovery of any- and all moneys due from said Bristol and which should be paid over to his successor in office. JOSIAH HAWES, D. W. BAILEY, V. B. GROSS. On motion of Mr. BAILEY; the following were adopted : Whereas, The accounts of the County Treasurer are in a very unsatisfactory condition, and from the statement of the present County Treasurer that there is not only a deficiency of 65,000 in the cash account of the taxes of last fall, but also in the infant heir fund of 8,000, therefore, Resolved, That all persons that have any interest in the above named tund be re- quested to present their account to the County Treasurer immediately, .that the Board of Supervisors may be able to ascertain if the above is the only deficiency existing in said fund. Resolved, That the above notice be inserted in all the papers published in the county. ' On motion of Mr. MARVIN, Resolved, That a committee of three, of which the chairman of •-this Board shall be included, be appointed to prosecute, in the name of this Board, the claims against the late County Treasurer for deficiency in his accounts, and to employ counsel as they deem proper. The chairman appointed Messrs. Woodbury and Bailey to act with himself as such committee. Resolved, That the committee appointed to prosecute the claim against the late County Treasurer be empowered to call a special session of this Board whenever they may deem advisable to consult in regard to the matter. On motion of Mr. White, the Board then adjourned sine die. THOS. W. BURNS, Clerk. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS. 83 SPECIAL SESSION, APRIL 15, 1876. At Ithaca, April 15th. There were present from Caroline—Chauncey L. Wattles, Dem. Dryden—Harrison Marvin, Dem. Danby—John E. Beers, Rep. • Enfield—Leroy H. 'TauKirk, Rep. Groton—Nelson Stevens, Rep. lthaca—David L. Burtt, Dem. Lansing—James M, Woodbury, Rep- Newfield—Ezra Marion, Dem. Ulysses—J. Parker King, Dem. Mr. Marvin moved, and it was carried, that Mr. Burtt be elected temporary chairman. Sheriff Hagin made a statement that one of the prisoners in the - jail is poor and destitute; that she is not in possession of clothes fit to appear before the court or people, and asked that nine dollars be voted for the purpose of . purchasing the requisite clothing for her. The following resolutions, on motion of Mr. Marvin, were adopted: Resolved, That the slrer-iff be authorized to expend the amount of $9 towards fur- nishing.tlie prisoner the.clothing necessary. • Resolved, That this Board when it adjourn Meet at half past one p. m. Resolved, That a member of the committee' on settlement with the bondsmen of the late county treasurer be appointed by the chairman in place of D. W. Bailey. The chairman appointed Mr. Marvin to fill the vacancy. Tlie Board adjourned at 11:30 a. in. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. All members present. Judge Ellsworth, counsel for the committee on Treasurer's Deficiency, made a detailed statement before the Board, and On motion of Mr. ItLvnvtN, it was Resolved, That the committee appointed by this Board to prosecute the claim of the county against the late county treasurer and his sureties be instructed to make a thorough search and investigation of the widow and orphan funds in order to ascertain the full amount of any deficiency that may appear, and that the commit- tee shall he reimbursed for their time and the necessary expenses incurred in said investigation. Such search to embrace the time between the 1st day of January, 1870, and the 1st day of January, 1£376. Resolved, That the time of commencing suit against George H. Bristol, late treas- urer and his sureties, for deficiency in the accounts of said Bristol, be left to the discretion of said committee. 84 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDIP.GS, Resolved, That the Committee appointed to prosecute the claims against the late county treasurer be authorized, if necessary, to raise by bank note or otherwise, the amount of money necessary to pay the state taxes due the 1st of May, 1876, from this county. On motion, Messrs. King and VanKirk were appointed to fill the vacancies made by Messrs. Hawes and Bailey in the committee on repairs and supplies. The Board thea adjourned sine die. T. W. BURNS, Clerk. SPECIAL SESSION SEPT. 2, 1876. Mr. Thomas W. Burns, Clerk of Board of Supervisors : You are hereby requested to call a special session of the Board of Supervisors o Tompkins county for Saturday, Sept: 2d, 1876, at 2 p. m. Signed by D. L. BURTT, NELSON STEVENS, J. P. KING, EZRA MARION, L. H. VAN KIRK, J. E. BEERS, C. L. WATTLES, J. M. WOODBURY, H. MARVIN. SATURDAY, Sept. 2, 1876. Board was called to order and roll was called by the clerk. All members present. The contract between the county of Tompkins and the Monroe cortuty Peniten- tiary having expired, the following resolution was moved by Mr. King and adopted. Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board and the County Treasurer be authorized to make a contract with the superintendent or agent of the Monroe coun.y Peniten- tiary for the safe keeping of such persons as may be sent for criminal offences from this county, said contract to expire January 1, 1879. On motion of Mr. 111ARVIN, Resolved, That the County Treasurer be authorized to pay the drafts from the Willard Asylum from the funds appropriated for the State Lunatic Asylum. On motion of Mr. MARVIN. Resolved, That the chairman of this Board be authorized to raise, by bank note or otherwise, to be paid on or before the 1st day of January, 1877, for the purpose of paying the court expenses for October next, the amount of which note shall be fifteen hundred dollars ($1,600) The Board then adjourned sine die. T. W. BURNS, Clerk.