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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1888r,r�rr,.{rrrr rrrrrrrr..rrrr:- Li �vF��: � .777-• r rr -r --r rr rrrrrr rrrrrr L - --- - fir},] ANNUAL SESSION OF THE Board of Supervisors. TOMPKINS COUNTY. 888. ANNUAL SESSION. . ÷ PROCEED I N GS- -) OF THE (- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -) OF THE (- COUNTY OF TOMPKINS, FOR THE YEAR 1888. • ALBERT H.' PIERSON, Chairman, Trumansburg-, _N. Y C. B. FISH, Clerk, - Ithaca, N. Y. ITNACA. N. Y. JOURNAL BOOK AND COMMERCIAL PRINTING NOUBE. 1888. ANNUAL SESSION -) OF THE (— BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY -1888. Pursuant to law, the Supervisors of the several towns of Tompkins County, New York, convened in Annual Session at the Supervisors' Rooms in the Court House at Ithaca, in said county, on the I4.th day of November, 1888, at 2 o'clock, P. M. The Board was called to order by J. H. Jennings, Clerk of the Board of 1887, and on calling the roll of towns in the county, all the Supervisors answered to their names respectively, as follows : TOWN. MEMBER. P. O. ADDRESS. ' Caroline, JAMES BOICE, . . Slaterville Danby, . .. . FRANK A. TODD, . . . . West Danby Dryden, JOHN H. KENNEDY, . Dryden Enfield, . DANIEL W. BAILEY, Groton,.. ... JOHN W. JONES, Ithaca, GEORGE W. FROST, Lansing, HORATIO BROWN, . Newfield, . . SAMUEL A. SEABRING, Ulysses, . ALBERT H. PIERSON, . On motion ary chairman. • . Enfield Center Groton Ithaca Ludlowville . Newfield . . Trumansburg of Mr. Frost, Mr. Boice was elected as tempor- 6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. On motion of Mr. Bailey the Board voted to proceed to an informal ballot for chairman. Mr. Bailey then moved to amend the motion by adopting a resolution that Albert H. Pierson be unanimously chosen as chairman. Motion unanimously carried. On motion of Mr. Frost the Board proceeded to take an in- formal ballot for clerk. The informal ballot resulted as follows : Whole number of votes cast 9 ; of which Hobart Hagin received 3 Cary B. Fish received 4 E. C. Van Kirk received 2 Moved by Mr. Kennedy that the Board proceed to a formal ballot for clerk and that the balloting continue until a` clerk is elected, unless otherwise ordered by the Board. Carried. The first formal ballot resulted as follows : Whole number of votes cast 9 ; of which Mr. Hagin received 3 Mr. Van Kirk received 2 Mr. Fish received 4 The second formal ballot resulted as follows : Whole num- ber of votes cast 9 ; of which Mr. Hagin received 2 Mr. Van Kirk received . 4 Mr. Fish received 3 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 7 The third formal ballot resulted as follows : Whole num- ber of votes cast, 9 ; of which Mr. Hagin received i Mr. Van Kirk received Mr. Fish received 3 5 On motion of Mr. Kennedy the election of Mr. Fish was made unanimous. The chair appointed Mr. Jennings as a committee to notify Mr. Fish of his election. Mr. Frost offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That this Board convene at 9 o'clock, A. M., and 2 o'clock, P. M. Mr. Boice presented the following resolution, which on mo- tion was adopted : Resolved, That the Committees of this Board be organized the same, and the duties be the same, as in the year 1887. Mr. Bailey offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That in addition to the usual committees there be a committee of three appointed to which shall be referred all bills of a doubtful character as re- gards the question of town or county charges. Mr. Frost offered the following resolution, which was adopted Resolved, That all county orders issued by this Board shall be counter- signed by the Chairman ; and all town orders by the Supervisors of the several towns, and that no order shall be issued until the adjournment of this Board. 1 8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. The Clerk read the following communications, which on motion of Mr. Frost were accepted, and ordered spread upon the minutes, as follows : STATE OF NEW YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, ALBANY, OCTOBER 4, 1888. To Me Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins : SIR :—I enclose a form of statement of the valuation of Real and Personal Estate required to be made by you, pursuant to Chapter 117 of the Laws of 1836, and forwarded to this office previous to the second Monday in December in each year, under a penalty of fifty dollars. I also enclose a form of Return of In- corporated Companies liable to taxation. It is indispensable that 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 $15,416,705, upon which amount a State tax of $40,391.77 must be levied for the current fiscal year, commencing October ist, 1888, as provided in said act and amendments thereto by Chapter 351, Laws of 1874, being 2 62-Ioo mills on the dollar, for the following purposes, viz : For Schools .. . . I mill, per Chapter 303, Laws of 1888 For General Purposes, 97-100 " 303, 1888 For Canals, 65-10o ' 150, 303 and 304, " 1888 Total 2 62-100 mills. Your obedient servant, Z. S. WESTBROOK, Dep. Comptroller. P. S.—The non-resident Taxes credited to your County for 1887 amount to $135.14. STATE OF NEW YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, ALBANY, OCTOBER I0, 1888. To the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : SIR :—In addition to the State tax of two and 62-100 mills directed to be lev- ied as per circular from this office, dated October 4th, amounting to $40,391.77, • PROCEEDINGS OP THE SUPERVISORS. 9 the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkinsis hereby required to raise the sum of $400.64 for compensation of the Stenographers of the Supreme Court in the 6th Judicial District, from October ist, 1888, to September 3oth, 1889, as authorized by Chapter 159, Laws of 1[885, and Chapter 269, Laws of 1888. Respectfully yours, EDWARD WEMPLE, Comptroller. Mr. Bailey offered,';the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That all resolutions presented to this Board shall be in writing, unless otherwise ordered by the Board. On motion of Mr. Frost the Board adjourned. SECOND DAY. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Members all present. Minutes of preceding meeting read and approved. The clerk read a communication from The Ladies of the Tompkins County Visiting Committee, requesting the Board to appoint a day on which they would receive the members of the aforesaid committee. The chairman announced the following .standing com- mittees of the Board : 1 IO PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Constables', Clerk's and Justices' Accounts, Boice, Jones, Todd. Treasurer's, Sherif and Judge's Accounts, Kennedy, Bailey, Frost. Equalization and Assessment Rolls, Jones, Frost, Kennedy, Boice, Brown. Superintendent's Accounts and County Buildings, Bailey, Brown, Frost. County Claims, Frost, Kennedy, Seabring. United States Deposit Fund and Insurance, Brown, Seabring, Todd., Public Printing, • Todd, Boice, Kennedy. State Charitable Institutions, Seabring, Bailey, Jones. The clerk read the following communications which on motion were accepted and ordered spread on the minutes, as follows : STATE OF NEW YORK, WILLARD ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, WILLARD, OCTOBER I, 1888. To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins : I transmit herewith the names of patients remaining in the Asylum at this dkte, together with such other facts and information as the statutes require to be reported at this time. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Asylum, held September 4, 1888, the following resolution was adopted : PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. ' II Resolved, That the weekly rate of maintenance for patients in the Willard Asylum for the coming year (commencing October Ist, proximo), be, and is hereby fixed and determined at two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) each. By direction of the Board, P. M. WISE, Superintendent. WILLARD ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, TREASURER'S OFFICE, OVID, N. Y., OCTOBER I, 1888. To the Treasurer and Clerk of Board of Supervisors, County of Tompkins : You are requested to present the following communication to your Board of Supervisors at the ensuing session : The number of insane persons in the Asylum chargeable to the County of Tompkins at this date is 59. It is estimated there will be required for the maintenance of patients now in the Asylum, for the ensuing year, the sum of $6,9o3 ; and for clothing, $826. Total, $7,729. 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 contracting debts, the Board of Supervisors is respectfully requested to make the requisite 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. REFERENCES :—Chap. 446, Laws of 1874. Title iv., sec. 6. Chap. 541, Laws of 1872. Chap. 272, Laws of 1879, page 359. The chairman appointed as the committee on doubtful county or town bills, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bailey and Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That during the present session the hours from 11 to 12 A. M., and from 3 to 4 P. M., be set apart for the consideration of the report of committees. 1 T2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Cook, of Ulysses, appeared before the Board and made a statement to the effect that he was erroneously assessed for $500. Mr. Todd offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the Chairman of this Board appoint a committee of three to act on erroneous assessments. Mr. Todd, Mr. Jones and Mr. Boice were appointed as such committee. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. All members present. Mr. Brown offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the Board proceed to an informal ballot for the election of a Jail Physician for the ensuing year. Mr. Seabring was appointed teller. The result of the ballot was as follows : Whole number of votes cast 9 ; of which Dr. Brown received Dr. Baker received 5 4 On motion Mr. Brown's election was made unanimous. Mr. Frost presented the report of the Bonding Commission- ers of the town of Ithaca, and also his report as Supervisor, of the bonded indebtedness. On motion of Mr. Bailey the report was accepted, and the resolution annexed thereto adopted. (See Reports.) PROCEEDINGS OF' THE SUPERVISORS. I3 - Mr. Pierson filed the reports of A. P. Osborne, Henry Hutchings, John N. Barker, J. R. Emery, Justices of the Peace of the town of Ulysses. (See Reports.) Mr. Boice filed the reports of John Cross, John J. Peters, W. V. Personious, Justices of the Peace of the town of Caro- line. (See Reports.) Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which was adopted :. Resolved, That the price for printing the Session Laws for the year 1889 be fixed at twenty cents per folio, and that no local laws except those applicable to this county shall be paid for. In pursuance of Chapter 625 of the laws of 1887, the fol- lowing designation of papers to publish the Session laws was made : To the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors : In pursuance of Chap. 625, of the Laws of 1887, we, the undersigned Re- publican members of the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County, do hereby designate the Ithaca Weekly Journal to publish the session laws for the ensu- ing year. Nov. 15, 1888. GEO. W. FROST, J. W. JONES, A. H. PIERSON, HORATIO BROWN, J. H. KENNEDY, F. A. TODD. To Me Clerk of the Board of Supervisors : In pursuance of Chapter 625, of the Laws of 1887, we, the undersigned Democratic members of the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County, do hereby designate the Ithaca Democrat to publish the session laws for the ensu- ing year. Nov. 15, 1888. JAMES BOICE, D. W. BAILEY, S. A. SEABRING. On motion adjourned. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. THIRD DAY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 16, 1888. MORNING SESSION. 4011 call. Quorum present. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Mr. Bailey filed the reports of S. M. Oltz, J. M. Lanning, F. B. Aiken, W. F. Smith, Justices of the Peace of the town of Enfield. (See Reports.) Mr. Todd filed the reports of Jacob Wise, John J. Miller, Chas. Howland and Jerome Thatcher, Justices of the Peace of the town of Danby. (See Reports.) Mr. Boice, Supervisor of Caroline, presented a petition of the Assessors of the town of Caroline, which was referred to the committee on erroneous assessments. Mr. Frost, chairman of the committee on county claims, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Bailey were audited by the Board, in accordance with the recommend- ation of the Committee : Bills numbers 20, 3, 32, 55, 29, 47, 1, 15, 51, 45, 23, 28, 36, 2, 13, 56, 35, 41, 38, 31, 37, 40, 39, 24, 34, z6, 33, 30, 53, 48, 49, 52, 54. Mr. Todd, chairman of the committee on public printing, offered the following resolutions, which on motion of Mr. Frost were adopted : Resolved, That the Ithaca Journal Association be authorized to publish 5,000 copies of the proceedings of this Board, provided that the same shall be done in the same form, type and quality of paper as in 1887. The same to be complete and ready for distribution on or before January loth, 1889, and be al- lowed $2.75 per page. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 15 Resolved, That the Ithaca Journal Association be authorized to publish the tabulated statement of the official canvass of 1888 in the weekly edition, and be allowed forty-five cents per folio. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Mr. Kennedy presented the town audits of the town of Dry- den, which on motion of Mr: Bailey were received, and the amounts thereof levied against the taxable property of the town of Dryden, and ordered spread upon the minutes. (See Town Audits.) Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the following bills be added to the town audits of the town of Dryden : A. A. Haskin $1 00 Wm. Grover 3 00 A. S. Smiley , 2 5o John Goodyear 1 00 Mr. Boice, chairman of the committee on Constable's, Clerk's and Justice's Accounts, presented the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were audited by the Board in accordance with the recommendation of the committee : Bills numbers 88, 79, 8o, 78, 77, 82, 89, 8r, 83, 9o, 84. Mr. ,Seabring presented the report of W. B. Estabrook, Clerk of Surrogate's Court, of his receipts and expenditures for the year ending Nov. 21, 1888. (See Reports.) On motion adjourned. 16 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. FOURTH DAY. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of preceding meeting read and approved. Mr. Smith, Superintendent of the Poor, appeared before the'Board and extended to it an invitation to visit the County House. Mr. Bailey offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That this Board visit the County Alms House on Thursday, Nov. 22d. The remainder of the session was consumed in preparing Grand Jury lists, and in committee work. On motion the Board adjourned until next Monday at 9 o'clock, A. M. FIFTH DAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of Saturday's proceedings read and approved. Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on motion was adopted : Resolved, That the suns of five dollars and sixty-two cents be assessed against James H. Bloom, of the town of Dryden, for his highway labor returned against him in the year r886, and omitted to he put in the tax roll of 1887. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 17 Mr. Kennedy moved that the Committee on Superintend- ent's Accounts and County Buildings be authorized to procure suitable conveyances to carry the Board to the County Alms House. Carried. The various committees were engaged during the rest of the forenoon in committee work. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Mr. Todd offered the following resolution, which on motion was adopted : Resolved, That the County Clerk elect be required to furnish a bond in the sum of $2o,000: in accordance with Chapter 118 of Laws of 1881, and to present the same to this Board for their approval. Mr. Boice offered the following resolution which was adopted : Whereas, In accordance with resolutions adopted by the Board of Supervi- sors, December 5th, 1882, relating to supplies and repairs, and all bills pertain- ing to the same, should be accompanied by the order of the Chairman of the Committee on ordinary repairs ; that such resolutions have been ignored by perosns making bills for such supplies and repairs, by not consulting the Chair- man or receiving an order for the same. Therefore, be it Resolved, That when such bills appear in the different committees, not ac- companied by the order of the chairman, that this Board do not audit such bills unless signed by the chairman of committee on repairs and supplies. , William N. Noble, Esq., appeared before the Board in re- gard to the bill of the Special County Surrogate. Mr. Jones presented the town abstract of the town of Gro- ton, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was accepted and audit- ed. (See Town Audits.) 18 PROCEEDINGS OP THE SUPERVISORS. • The following resolution was offered by Mr. Todd, which on motion was adopted Resolved, That in accordance with Chapter 337, Laws of 1884, the District Attorney elect, of Tompkins County, be required to give a bond in the sum of $1,000, to be approved by the Judge of said county. Mr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on motion was adopted : Resolved, That the bond of the Superintendent of the Poor elect, be fixed at the sum of $ro,000. The County Treasurer appeared before the. Board, and the committee on Treasurer's Accounts was engaged with him dur- ing the remainder of the session in examining his accounts and vouchers, and upon the committee rising, on motion the Board adjourned. SIXTH DAY. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of yesterday's meeting read and approved. Mr. Seabring filed the reports of Elvin Keen, John W. Dean, A. K. Allen and Benjamin Starr, Justices of the Peace of the town of Newfield. (See Reports.) Mr. Boice, chairman of the committee on Constables', Clerk's and Justice's Accounts, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were audited by the Board in accordance with the recommendations of the committee : Bills numbers 167, 120, 72, 161. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. "' Mr. Kennedy moved that the committee on Constables', Clerk's and Justices' Accounts summon John Johnson and J. F. Tetley to appear before said committee in regard to their bills. Carried. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. The Ladies of the Tompkins County Visiting Committee of the State Charitable Aid Society appeared before the Board to confer with them in regard to the County Alms House. Mr. Jones presented the report of the Bonding Commission- ers of the town of Groton, together with his report as Supervi- sor, of the bonded indebtedness of said town. On motion of Mr. Frost the reports were accepted and the resolutions subjoined thereto adopted. (See Reports.) Mr. Pierson presented the report of the Bonding Commis- sioners of the town of Ulysses, together with his report as Su- pervisor, of the bonded indebtedness of said town. On motion of Mr. Boice the reports were accepted and the resolutions subjoined thereto adopted. (See Reports.) Mr. Boice presented the abstract of the Town Audits of the town of Caroline, which on motion of Mr. Todd, were received, ordered spread on the minutes, and the amount thereof ordered levied against the'taxable property of the town of Caroline. (See Town Audits.) Mr..Boice presented the rollowing resolution which on mo- tion was adopted Resolved, That the Supervisor of the town of Caroline be and is• hereby au- thorized to add to the abstract of said town accounts the bills of Orson Snow, .ex -Constable, $5.6o, and O. D. Mulks to the amount of $5.25. F � 20 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. N • Mr. Todd presented the abstract of the audits of the town of Danby, which on motion of Mr. Frost were accepted, and the amount ordered levied against the taxable property of said town. (See Town Audits.) Mr. Todd offered the following resolution, which on motion was adopted Resolved,.. That there be added to the Town Audits of the town of Danby the following bill : Horace Elyea, Assessor, $2o. Mr. Bailey presented his report of the bonded indebtedness sof the town of Enfield. (See Reports.) On motion of Mr. Kennedy the report was adopted and the resolutions subjoined thereto adopted. Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on Treasurer's, Sheriff's and Judge's Accounts, presented the reports of the County Treasurer, which on motion were accepted. Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on Treasurer's Accounts presented the following report, which was adopted : To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County The committee who was appointed to examine the County Treasurer's Ac- counts for the year 1888, hereby respectfully report that we have made a careful examination of the accounts of said George H. Northrup, County Treasurer, and also his annual report and vouchers submitted, and find them correct, and that we find a balance of $476.76 in his hands belonging to the various funds, as shown in this report. Your committee have also examined the securities held by Said County Treasurer in trust for the Infant Heir Fund and find the several securities in his possession as represented in report of said fund. In concluding this report it is with great pleasure that we call the attention of the Board to the systematic and careful manner in which the different ac- PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 2'I counts are kept, and for the faithful discharge of the many and perplexing duties pertaining to the office. J. H. KENNEDY, GEO. W. FROST, . Committee. D. W. BAILEY, Mr. Frost offered the following resolution, which on motion was adopted Resolved, That the number of Grand Jurors be apportioned among the sev- eral towns of the county the same as in the year 1887. On motion adjourned. SEVENTH DAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2I, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of preceding meeting read and approved. Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on motion was adopted. Resolved, That the ,salary of the Jail Physician be and is hereby fixed at the sum of $50 (fifty dollars,) for the ensuing year. Mr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on motion was adopted : Resolved, That the compensation of the Clerk of this Board be the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars. 22 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Frost, chairrnan of the committee on county claims, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Todd were audited in accordance with the recommendation of the com- mittee : Bills numbers 25, 95, IIo, 27, 171, 16, 97, 105, 99, 19, 96, 107, io8. Mr. Todd, chairman of the committee on public printing, reported bills numbers 168 and 169, which on motion of Mr. Frost were audited in accordance with the recommendation of the committee : Mr. Boice, chairman of the committee on Constables', Clerk's and Justices' accounts, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Bailey were audited in accordance with the recommendation of the committee : Bills numbers 59, 69, 68, 66, 76. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. The different committees were engaged on committee work most of the afternoon. Upon their rising, Mr. Frost, chairman of the committee on county claims, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Todd were audited, according to the recommendation of the committee : Bills numbers ,6o, 162, 100, 21, 138, 127, 124, 158, 131, 157, 155, 151, 150, 156, 148, 154, 145, 146, 149, 140, 142, 143, 144, 139, 137, 134, 147, 135, 136, 128, io6, 103, 98,i8. On motion Board adjourned to meet at the County House to -morrow at 12 M. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 23 EIGHTH DAY. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1888. Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at the County Alms House at 12 o'clock, M. Quorum present. Superintendent Elias Smith, and Keeper Simeon Rolfe, were on hand to receive the Board. After an informal discussion among the members as to the condition of the farm and buildings, the amount of produce raised upon the farm, as well as the amount on hand, the ex- penses of the past year and the number of inmates, (which was reported to be thirty-eight at the present time), the committee upon Superintendent's accounts entered upon an examination .of his books and accounts. After this was completed the Superintendent conducted the Board through the various apartments of the house, where the inmates were found to be comfortable, and everything in a neat and clean condition. At 4 P. M. the Board adjourned to return to Ithaca. 1SIINTH DAY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1888. MORNING SESSION. By request of chairman Pierson, Mr. Frost took the chair. Roll call. Quorum present. 24 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Minutes of the preceding meetings of November list and 22d were read and approved. Mr. Boice introduced the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted : Resolved, That there be added to the audits of the town of Caroline the bill of John Cross, Justice of the Peace, for the sum of $6.00. Mr. Todd offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted : Resolved, That the list of Grand Jurors now prepared and made out by the several Supervisors is hereby declared to be the list of Grand Jurors required for this County for the ensuing year. Mr. Todd, chairman of the committee on erroneous assess- ments, made the foliowing report, which on motion of Mr. Kens nedy was received and accepted : To the Board of Supervisors : The committee upon erroneous assessments, to which was referred the peti- tion of Andrew Cook, of the town of Ulysses, for the correction of errors in the assessment of 1888, report that they have examined the same, and find the alleged errors not sustained in that said petitioner failed in conforming to Chap. 536, Laws 1857, thereby waiving all rights of adjustment by the powers con- ferred by the statute to this Board. F. A. TODD, J. W. JONES, JAMES BOICE. } Committee. Mr. Pierson offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted and the request therein granted : Resolved, That there be levied and collected upon the taxable property of the town of Ulysses the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, for the repairs of roads and bridges in said town. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUJPERVISORS. Mr. Pierson offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted and ordered added to the town audits : Resolved, That the following bills be added to the Town Audits of town of Ulysses : Stewart Bros $12 50 A. H. Pierson 6 oo Mr. Pierson presented the town audits of the town of Ulysses, which on motion of Mr. Todd were accepted, ordered spread upon the minutes and the amounts thereof ordered lev- ied against the taxable property of the town of Ulysses. (See Town Audits.) Mr. Brown presented 'the following resolution, which on motion was adopted : Resolved, That the County Treasurer be and hereby is directed to pay to the Supervisor of the town of Lansing the sum of thirty dollars ($3o) out of the county fund, being the amount of fine in his hands belonging to said town paid by George L. Humphrey on conviction of a misdemeanor in said town of Lansing. Mr. Kennedy filed the report of G. E. Underwood, A. Sny- der. Wm. E. Brown, Justices of the Peace of the town of Dryden. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Mr. Bailey offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Boice was adopted : • Resolved, That the printing of the official canvass be given to the Demo- crat in addition to the Journal. � w 26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Frost presented the town audits of the town of Ithaca, which on motion of Mr. Todd were received, ordered spread upon the minutes, and the amounts thereof ordered levied against the taxable property of the town of Ithaca. (See Town Audits.) Mr. Frost, chairman of the committee on county claims, presented the following bills, • which on motion of Mr. Sea - bring were audited by the Board, in accordance with the recom- mendation of the committee : Bills numbers 183, 164, 179, 178, 170, 176, 102, 177, 152. Mr. Todd, chairman of the special committee appointed on erroneous assessments, offered the following report, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted and ordered as recom- mended in the report : To the Board of Supervisors : Your committee on erroneous assessments, to which were referred the mat- ter hereinafter set forth, report as follows : On petition of the Assessors of the town of Caroline to correct the assess- ment roll of 1888 of said town, the names of George W. Silsbey, D. M. Bow- man and George E. Sanders being omitted from said assessment roll, your com- mittee report in favor of said petition, and recommend that $1,890 be added to the assessment roll of said town, as follows : NAME. ACRES. VAL. George W. Silsbey, too $1,250 D. M. Bowman, 12 140 George E. Sanders, 'Z 500 • $1,890 These assessments being the same in amount as in 1887. F. A. TODD, Z Committee. JAMES BOICE, 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Bailey offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Dr. Seabring was adopted : Resolved, That when this Board adjourn on Wednesday, Nov. 28th, it shall be to Monday, December 3d. On motion adjourned. TENTH DAY. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of yesterday's meeting read and approved. Mr. Todd offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Boice was adopted : Resolved, That this Board refuse to consider bills presented for audit after Monday, Nov, 26th, unless by unanimous consent of the Board. Mr. Brown presented the town audits of the town of Lan- sing, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were accepted, ordered spread upon the minutes, and the amounts thereof ordered lev- ied against the taxable property of the town of Lansing. (See Town Audits.) Dr. Seabring presented the report of the Bonding Commis- sioners of the town of Newfield, and his report as Supervisor, • of the bonded indebtedness of the town. On motion of Mr. Boice the reports were accepted and ordered spread of the min- 28 'PROCEEDINGS OF' THE SUPERVISORS. c utes and the resolution subjoined thereto adopted and ordered levied against the taxable property of the town of Newfield. Elias Smith, Superintendent of the Poor, appeared before the Board in regard to the settlement of a suit now pending be- tween Elias Smith as Superintendent of the Poor of Tompkins County, against the County of Schuyler. The remainder of the session was taken up in footing assess- ment rolls. On motion adjourned till Monday, Nov. 26th. ELEVENTH DAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Mr. Kennedy took the chair at the request of Mr. Pierson. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of preceding meeting read and approved. The committees were engaged during the session in com- mittee work, And upon their rising, orr motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. J. L. Baker, .Esq., appeared before the Board in regard to a judgment now standing against one Willard Van Houter. Mr, Bailey presented the following resolution, which on mo- tion of dVjr. Boice was adopted unanimously : PROCEEDINGS OF THF SUPERVISORS. Resolved, That the chairman be authorized and instructed to discharge the judgment now standing against Willard Van Houter. Mr. Todd offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted, and the amount levied against the taxable property of the town of Danby : Resolved, That the sum of $250 be levied and collected from the taxable property of the town of Danby, for repairs of highways and bridges, as allowed by the statutes. • Resolved, That by a resolution of the Town Board, adopted Nov. 8th, 1888, there be levied and collected from the taxable property of the town of Danby, the sum of $685.56 to satisfy certain judgments rendered in favor of Frederick E. Bates against Oscar Jennings as Commissioner of Highways of said town. Mr. Boice presented a petition praying that this Board de- tach Lots Nos. 91, 92 and 93 from the town of Dryden, and that the said Lots be annexed to the town of Caroline. Whereupon Mr. Boice offered the following preamble and resolution. WHEREAS, A large number of the residents of the southern tier of Lots 91, • • 92 and 93, of the town of Dryden, in this county, have petitioned this Board to change the boundary line between said town of Dryden and the town of Car- oline, in this county, so aS to place said boundary line one mile north and there- by transfer and annex to the said town of Caroline Lots Nos. 91, 92 and 93 of said town of Dryden ; therefore be it Resolved, That this Board hereby grants the request of said petitioners, and hereby establishes said boundary line along the north line of said Lots above mentioned, extending to those already annexed to Caroline. Mr. Boice presented the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted unanimously : Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed, from the towns outside of Caroline and Dryden, to ascertain the facts concerning said petitioners, and report at the present session of this Board. • 30 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. The chair appointed Messrs. Bailey, Jones and Frost as such committee. Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on Treasurer's, Sheriff's and Judge's accounts, reported bills numbers 91 and 92, which on motion of Mr. Bailey were audited according to the recommendation of the committee. Mr. Frost, chairman of the committee on County Claims, reported bills numbers 101, 186, 159, 193, which on motion of Or. Bailey were audited according to the recommendation of the committee. Mr. Kennedy presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Frost was adopted and the amoints asked for be levied upon the taxable property of the town of Dryden : Resolved, That the following sums be added to the town audits of the town of Dryden : A. M. Ford • $3 50 G. V. Reichel t 5o Elliot E. Fortner 6 oo J. H. Kennedy 4 00 On motion adjourned. TWELFTH DAY. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1888. MORNING SESSION. - Roll call. Quorum present. Mr. Seabring presented the report of J. K. Follett, Sheriff, of all fines collected by him during the year ending Nov. 22, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 31 1888. On•motion of Mr. Kennedy the report was accepted and ordered spread upon the minutes. (See Reports.) Mr. Frost offered the following resolution, which on mo- tions of Mr. Kennedy was adopted, and the amounts ordered levied upon the taxable property of .the town of Ithaca : Resolved, That the following bills be added to the town audits of Ithaca. R. T. Jones, reporting marriages $i o0 J. K. Underhill, " 2 50 Michael Naughton, Inspector 16 00 E. S. Tichenor, ballot boxes 24 00 Cataract Hose Co., No. 7, polling place 20 00 William Spence, sand 4 to Dixon &. Robin'son, lumber 10 34 Mr. Boice, chairman of the committee on Constables', Clerk's and Justice's Accounts, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were audited as recommend- ed by the committee : Bills numbers 58, 64, 185, 57, 71, 74, 65, 75, 73. Mr. Frost, chairman of the committee on County Claims, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Todd were audited as recommended by the committee : Bills numbers 17, 141, 198, 199, 192, 129, 153, 191, 194, 126, 130, 132. Mr. Jones filed the reports of Nelson Stevens, J. M.' Mont- fort, . Newton Baldwin, and H. S. Hopkins, Justices of the Peace of the town of Groton. Mr. Todd offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted unanimously : Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board be allowed the sum of fifteen dollars for postage and stationery for the ensuing year. 0 • 32 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Upon invitation of the Sheriff, the Board on motion ad- journed, to visit the jail. AFTERNOON SESSION. • Roll call. Quorum present. Mr. Boice presented the report of County Clerk, Monroe M. Sweetland, of all fines received by him during the year ending November 27th, 1888. On motion of Dr. Seabring the report was accepted and or- dered placed among the reports. (See Reports.) Mr. Boice, chairman of the Committee on Clerk's Accounts, presented bill number 197, which on motion of Dr. Seabring, was audited in accordance with the recommendation of the com- mittee. Mr. Kennedy; chairman of the Committee on Sheriff's Ac- counts, presented bill number 173, which on motion of Mr. Todd was audited in accordance with the recommendation of the committee. Mr. Todd was called to the chair, whereupon Mr. Pierson presented the following resolutions, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were adopted : Resolved, That the Superintendent of the Poor be authorized to employ a Chaplain for the County Alms House for the year 1889, at a salary not exceed- ing fifty dollars, the same to be paid by an order of the Superintendent upon the County Treasurer ; and that the Superintendent be required to report to the Board of Supervisors at their Annual Session, the number of times services have been held during the year. Resolved, That there be levied and collected upon the taxable property of the town of Ulysses, the sum of three hundred dollars, for the support of the poor for the ensuing year. On motion adjourned. PROCEEDINGS OP' THE SUPERVISORS. THIRTEENTH DAY. 33 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Mr. Boice presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Bailey, was audited and ordered levied upon the taxable property of the town of Caroline : Resolved, That in accordance with resolutions adopted at the last town meeting, and subsequently by the town Board, the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to two hundred and fifty dollars allowed by the statute, be levied and collected upon the taxable property of the town of Caroline for highways and bridges ; also, the sum of three hundred dollars for the relief of the poor ; and the further sum of one hundred dollars for the relief of indi- gent soldiers' families ; as per resolution passed by the town Board Nov. 8th, t888, in accordance with legislation applicable to such organizations. Mr. Todd, chairman of the committee on Public Printing, • offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Boice was adopted unanimously : Resolved, That the Ithaca Journal Association be authorized to publish the town and county audits, statement of Supervisors' claims, report of the com- mittee on equalization, and all notices required by law ; and be allowed twenty- five cents per folio. Resolved, That the Ithaca Democrat be authorized to publish all such no- tices as the statute requires to be published in two newspapers in the county, and be allowed twenty-five cents per folio. Mr. Frost offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Bailey was adopted : Resolved, That the resolution fixing the salary of the Jail Physician at $5o per annum be reconsidered. 1 34 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Frost presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted unanimously : Resolved, That the salary of the Jail Physician for the ensuing year be fixed at the sum of $9o. Mr. Brown presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted and the amounts named therein be assessed upon the taxable property of the town of Lansing : Resolved, That there be added to the audits of the town of Lansing the fol- lowing items : James G. Buck, Assessor $4o Frank M. Wooley, Ex -Commissioner 12 Messrs. Bates and Van Etten appeared before the Board in regard to an erroneous assessment against said parties in the town of Danby. Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on Sheriff's Ac- counts, reported bill No. 172, which on motion of Mr. Todd was audited as recommended by the committee. Mr. Frost, chairman of the committee on County Claims, reported bills Nos. 180, 181, 182 and 200, which on motion of Mr. Todd were audited as recommended by the committee. Mr. Cain appeared before the. Board and presented a peti- tion for the refunding of taxes on personal property which was erroneously assessed, and on motion of Mr. Kennedy it was re- ferred to the committee on erroneous assessments. On motion adjourned till Monday, Dec. 3d. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. FOURTEENTH DAY. • MONDAY, DECEMBER, 3, I888. MORNING SESSION. 35 At the request of the chairman, Mr. Bailey took the chair. Roll call. Quorum present. The minutes of Wednesday's proceedings were read and approved. Mr. Frost presented the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted unanimously. Resolved, That hereafter no headstones that shall be furnished by the coun- ty of Tompkins for any soldier shall be less than the following dimensions : 2'z feet long, 1% feet wide, 3 inches thick ; and that said headstones shall be set in a stone base, and that the material for such headstone shall be a white marble slab. Mr. Frost presented the following resolution, which on ino- tion of Mr. Bailey was audited and ordered levied upon the tax- able property of the town of Ithaca : Resolved, That the following bill be added to the audits of the town of Ithaca : Rosa Nichols, reporting births $2 00 Mr. Kennedy presente tithe following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Boice was audited and ordered levied upon the taxable property of the town of Dryden : Resolved, That the bill of J. J. Montgomery for $r.3o be added to the town audits of the town of Dryden. On motion adjourned. • 36 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. • AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. . James S. I4yke, County Superintendent, of the Poor, elect, appeared before the Board and submitted his bond, which on motion of Mr. Bailey was approved and ordered filed. Mr. Boice called up the resolution introduced by him, pro- testing against the amount paid D. M. Dean, Esq., as counsel in the Richard Barber case. Moved by Mr. Bailey that a committee be appointed by the chair to investigate in the matter of Mr. Boice's resolution. Carried. The chair appointed as such committee Messrs: Bailey and Boice. M. Brown presented the following resolution, which on motion of Dr..Seabring was adopted : 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 persons whose names are included in the several districts, and in the sums respectively named in said lists, submitted to the Board and furnished to the Supervisorl of the several towns named in the schedule, by the Overseers of the Highways of the road districts included therein. CAROLINE. Road District No. 14, 2 days $ 3 00 Road District No. 38, I day 1 50 Road District No. 65, 4'z days 6 75 ITHACA Road District No. 27, 5 days 7 50 Road District No. 38, 3 days 4 50 DANBY. Road District No. 69, 2 days- 3 00 NEW FIELD. Road District No. 8, 13 days IS 50 Road District No. 72, 4 days 6 00 Road District No. 28, 4 day 6 00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 37 Mr. Jones presented the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted and the amount ordered lev- ied upon the taxable property of the town of Groton : Resolved, That the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be levied and col- lected upon the taxable property of the town of Groton for highways and bridges, as provided by statute. Mr. Frost, chairman of the comtnittee on County Claims, reported bills Nos. 6 and 201, which on motion of Mr. Boice were audited as recommended by the committee. Mr. Todd, chairman of the committee on Public Printing, reported bills Nos. 169 and 188, tvhich on motion of Mr. Boice were audited as recommended by the committee. Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on Sheriff's ac- counts, reported bill No. 94, which on motion of Mr. Todd was audited as recommended by the committee. On motion adjourned. FIFTEENTH DAY. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. • Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. Mr. Bailey presented the totvn audits of the town of En- field, which on motion of Mr. Frost were accepted and the amount thereof ordered levied against the taxable property of the town of Enfield. • 38 PROCEEDING OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Bailey presented the following resolution, which on motion7of Mr. Frost was adopted and the amount thereof order- ed levied against the taxable property of the town of infield : Resolved, That there he added to the town audits of the town of Enfield the following sums : Richard Griffin, Assessor - $30 00 D. W. Bailey, adding assessment roll • 3 00 The sum of two hundred and fifty .dollars for the Commissioner • of Highways 250 00 Also, the sum of five hundred and eighty-eight dollars for in- terest due March ist, 1889, next 588 oo Also, the sum of five hundred and eighty-eight dollars for inter- est due Sept. 1st, 1889... 588 00 Also, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, sinking fund250 00 Dr. Seabring presented the Town Audits of the town of Newfield, which on motion of Mr. Boice, were accepted, ordered spread on the minutes, and the amount thereof ordered levied against the taxable property of the town of Newfield. (See Town Audits.) The committee to which was referred the petition for the change of town line, was engaged in hearing arguments for and against said resolution. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. All members present. The following request was read by the Clerk : To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins The assessment of Mrs. E. R. Buckley's personal is an error, and should have been omitted from the assessment roll. The error occurred in making a copy of the roll, and it was understood and agreed that there should be no as- • 0 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 39 sessmeut of that character. •We respectfully request your honorable body to make the proper correction. Dated Trumansburg, N. Y., Dec. r, 1888. W. H. MORGAN, Assessors. E. S. JOHNSON, j The Supervisors of Seneca county were announced, and after an informal reception their chairman, Charles K. Henion, made a few remarks and closed by inviting the members from Tompkins to visit them at any time. Mr. Todd, chairman of the committee on erroneous assess- ments, submitted the following report, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted unanimously : To the Board of Supervisors : Your committee on erroneous assessments, to which were referred the mat- ter hereinafter set forth, report as follows : On petition of a majority of the Assessors of the .town of Ulysses, recom. mending that the assessment of Mrs. E. R. Buckley be stricken from the assess- ment roll of said town on account of a clerical error : Your committee have examined the same and recommend that said peti- tion he sustained. F. A. TODD, Committee. JAMES BOICE, The committee on the changing of the town line between Dryden and Caroline were in session in their committee room during the remainder of the afternoon. The rest of the Board were engaged in comparing and signing their town audits. On motion adjourned. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. SIXTEENTH DAY. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1888. MORNING SESSION. The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and ap- proved. Mr. Todd presented the report of District Attorney C. I.. Smith, Esq., of all fines received by him for the year ending December 3d, 1888, which on motion of Mr. Bailey were re- ceived and ordered printed in the reports. ! • Mr. Frost presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Jones was adopted and ordered levied upon the taxable property of the town of Ithaca : Resolved, That there be levied upon and collected from the taxable proper- ty of the town of Ithaca the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for highways and bridges. Dr. Seabring presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Frost was adopted : WHEREAS, The contract between Tompkins county and the Monroe Conn- ty Penitentiary has expired ; therefore be it Resolved, That the Chairman of this Board be authorized and instructed to proceed to Rochester in person, and act in the premises as his judgment dic- tates. Mr. Todd presented the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Boice was adopted : Resolved, That when this Board adjourns on Friday it be to meet again on the following Monday. Mr. Bailey presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Frost was adopted PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. • 41 Resolved, That the chair appoint a committee to wait on,Judge Smith and ascertain how far his jurisdiction extends in regard.to ordering the payment of claims against Tompkins county. The chair appointed Messrs. Bailey and Boice as such Com- mittee. Mr. Frost, !chairman of the committee on County Claims, presented bills numbers 202 and 203, which on motion of Mr. Boice were audited as recommended by the committee. Mr. Frost also reported bill No. 133, which on motion of Dr. Seabringiwas rejected unanimously. Mr. Boice, chairmanFof the committee° on Clerk's Ac- counts, presented bills No. 204 and 205, which on motion of Mr. Bailey were audited ds recommended by the committee. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. All present. The Loan Commissioners submitted their report to the committee on U. S. Deposit Fund, which was in session during the afternoon. The other cotninittees were engaged in committee work the remainder of the session. On motion adjourned. SEVENTEENTH DAY. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, I888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. All present. Minutes of the preceding, ineeting•were read and approved. 42 , PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. • D. M. Dean, Esq., appeared before the Board and made an explanation in regard to his bill as counsel in the Barber case. Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on Sheriff's Ac- counts reported bills Nos. 93 and 107, which on motion of Mr. Boice were audited as recommended by the committee. Mr. Bailey, chairman of the committee on Superintend- ent's accounts, reported bill No. 163, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was audited as recommended by the committee. Dr. Seabring presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted. Resolved, . That there be assessed and levied upon the taxable property of the town of Newfield the sum of $25o to be applied by the commissioner of highways for maintaining highways and bridges of said town. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. All present. ° Mr. Todd, chairman of the 9ommittee on erroneous assess- ments, made the following report, which on motion of Mr. Ken- nedy was adopted : To the Board of Supervisors Your committee upon erroneous assessments, to whom was referred the peti- tion of Abram Bates, asking that a tax levied in the year 1887 on lands owned and occupied by him, lying in the town of Danby, be refunded to said Bates from said town, on grounds of illegal and erroneous assessment, report : That they have heard the statements pertaining to such assessment, and have examined the facts relating to it, and find that said land was at that time legally occupied by Joel Van Etten, and by such occupation was taxable in the town of Danby. Your committee would recommend that said prayer and peti- tion be denied. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 43 Mr. Brown presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted : Resolved, That the following items be added to the Town Audits of Lansing : Horatio Brown, percentage on school money, $29 54 Wm. N. Noble, Esq., appeared before the Board and asked that they waive the eight day's notice before arguing on the writ of mandamus. Moved by Mr. Bailey and amended by Mr. Kennedy, that a committee of two be appointed, the chairman to be one of said committee, to confer with counsel in regard to Mr. Noble's proposal. Carried. The chair appointed Mr. Kennedy on said committee. Mr. Bailey moved that a committee be appointed to wait upon the Recorder and ascertain how many of his convictions were for violation of the city ordinances. Carried. The chair appointed as such committee Messrs. Bailey, Brown and Seabring. Mr. Brown, chairman of the committee on U. S. Deposit Fund made the following report, which on motion of Mr. Frost was received and ordered spread upon the minutes : To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : Your committee on U. S. Deposit Fund hereby report that they have ex- amined the accounts of Cornelius Leary and Henry H. Houpt, Loan Commis- sioners of said county, and find that several securities have been cancelled and no new ones taken during the past year. The report of the Loan Commissioners, containing definite information as to the condition of the State Loan, is herewith submitted. H. BROWN, S. A. SEABRING, } Committee. F. A. TODD. ) 44 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Boice, chairman of the Colninittee on Justices' Accounts reported bill number 121, which on motion of Mr. Bailey was audited as recommended by the committee. Mr. Brown, chairman of the committee on Insurance, made the following report, which on motion of Mr. Bailey was ac- cepted and the amount asked for in the subjoined "resolution or- dered levied and collected on the taxable property of Tompkins county : To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : The committee on insurance would respectfully report that they have effect- ed insurance on the County Buildings for three years as follows : COMPANY. AMT. OF POLICY. PREMIUM. JAIL. Franklin, Pa Fred Philips, Agent . . . $2000 $4o 00 COURT HOUSE. Williamsburg City Percy Wood, Agent.... 2000 30 00 Continental . R. E. Post, Agent . 2000 30 00 Phoenix H. A. St. John, Agent.. 1000 15 00 CLERK'S OFFICE. North British Ins. Co. . H. J. Grant, Agent, . . 2000 15 00 Total amount of premiums $130 00 Resolved, That the sum of $130 be levied and collected upon the taxable property of Tompkins County for the purpose of paying the above amount of premiums. H. BROWN, S. A. SEABRING, Committee. F. A. TODD. On motion adjourned. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. EIGHTEENTH DAY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1888. MORNING SESSION. 45 ,Roll call. All present. Minutes of the preceding meeting read and approved. On motion of Mr. Kennedy, the request of Mr. Noble was denied. Mr. Bailey, chairman of the committee on the annexation of a part of Dryden to Caroline, submitted the following report, which on motion of Mr. Todd was accepted : WHEREAS, In view of the fact that there is much difference of opinion in regard to the advisability of setting off the three lots of the town of Dryden and annexing the same to the towrl' of Caroline, by the residents of said lots, we, the committee do not feel competent to decide the question, therefore, Resolved, That the matter be referred to the whole Board for further action. D. W. BAILEY, G. W. FROST, Committee. J. W. JONES, Mr. Boice introduced the following bill : AN ACT to authorize the Board of Supervisors to annex Lots Nos. 91, 92 and 93 to the town of Caroline. The Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County do enact as follows Sec. 1. Lots No's. 91, 92 and 93 of the town of Dryden, in said county of Tompkins, at present constituting the West three remaining lots of the South tier of lots of said town of Dryden and annexed to and made a part of the town of Caroline, in said county, and the north boundary line of the town of Caro- line is established so as to coincide with the present South line of lots Nos. 8r, 82, 83, 840.85, 86, 87, 88, 89 and 90 of the said town of Dryden. 2. Nothing in the above act shall be construed so as to invalidate the tax levy for the year 1888, and the taxes for the current year shall be collected ,as the same are assessed and levied by the present Board of Supervisors. 3. This act shall take effect January ist, 1889. 4 46 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Boice moved that the above bill be adopted. The ayes and nays being called, resulted as follows : Ayes—Bailey, Boice, Brown, Seabring. Nays—Frost, Jones, Pierson, Kennedy, Todd. The chairman declared the act lost. Mr. Brown moved that the bill of Dr. Ford be audited at $25 per day. Carried. Moved by Mr. Bailey that the bill of Dr. Crego be audited at $145. And amended by Mr. Todd that it be audited at $2oo. Mr. Bailey called for the ayes and nays, which resulted as follows : Ayes—Frost, Jones, Kennedy, Todd. Nays—Bailey, Boice, Brown, Pierson, Seabring. The chairman declared the amendment lost. The vote on the original motion resulted as follows : Ayes—Bailey, Boice, Brown Frost, Jones, Pierson, Sea - bring, Todd. Nays—o. Mr. Boice moved that Dr. Wey's bill be audited at $25 per day. Mr. Bailey called for the ayes and nays, which resulted as follows : Ayes—Bailey, Boice, Brown, Frost, Jones, Pierson, Ken- nedy, Seabring, Todd. Nays— On motion adjourned. • PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 47 NINETEENTH DAY. MONDAY, DECEMBER IO, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of Friday's meetings were read and approved. Mr. Jones offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Boice was adopted and ordered levied upon the tax- able property of the town of Groton : Resolved, That the following bills be added to the town audits of the town of Groton : N. R. Streeter, one day Excise Com E. P. Hart, " $3 00 300 The members were at work in the different committees dur- ing the remainder of the session. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call.. Quorum present. Mr. Boice, chairman of the committee on Constables, Clerk's and Justices' accounts, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Todd were audited as recommended by the committee : • Bills No. 112, 210, 6r, 122, 196, 63, 62, 22, 70, 174, 114 Mr. Todd, chairman, of the committee on Public Printing, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Bailey were audited as recommended by the committee : Bills No. 209, 208 and 187. f 48 PROCEEDINGS OP' THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Bailey presented the bond of Leroy H. Van Kirk, County Clerk, elect, which on motion of Mr. Boice was accept- ed and ordered filed. Mr. Todd moved that a committee be appointed to confer with the Sheriff in regard to boarding all the County prisoners. The chair appointed as such committee Messrs. Todd, Ken- nedy and Boice. The various committees were engaged during the remain- der of the session in colnfhittee work. On motion adjourned. TWENTIETH DAY. TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of yesterday's proceedings were read and approved. Mr. Tarbell appeared before the Board and made a state- ment in regard to the fuel in the County Clerk's office. Mr. Frost offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the salary of the District Attorney of the County of Tomp- kins is fixed at the sum of $1200 per annum ; and furthermore said County shall not be liable in any amount for any additional counsel that may be neces- sary in the prosecution of the duties of said office. Moved by Mr. Frost that the expert physicians of Tomp- kins County living outside of Ithaca be allowed $Io per day, and the physicians living in Ithaca be allowed $8 per day in the Barber case. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 49 Mr. Frost offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted and ordered levied upon the tax- able property of the town of Ithaca : Resolved, That the following bill be added to the town audits of the town of Ithaca : Eureka Hose Company, No. 4, polling place $20 00 Mr. Frost, chairman of the committee on County Claims, reported the following bilis, which on motion of Mr. Bailey were audited as recommended by the committee : Bilis Nos. 7, II, 4, 8, io, 43, 46, 211. Mr. Boice, chairman of the committee on Constables' Ac- counts, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were audited as recommended by the committee : Bills No. 76, iii, 113, 125, 123. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Mr. Pierson, chairrnan of the special committee on Monroe County Penitentiary, submitted the following report, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was accepted and ordered spread upon the minutes : To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Tompkins Country : GENTLEMEN :—In accordance with a resolution adopted by this Board re- questing the Chairman to visit the Monroe County Penitentiary, and take such action in regard to renewing the contract for the maintenance of prisoners from this County as he might deem proper. I will state that on Saturday, the 8th inst., I went to Rochester. and met with the Superintendent and Directors of said Penitentiary and informed them 50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. that we were ready to renew our contract with their County for all persons com- e.- miffed to theirPenitentiary for sixty days or more, on the sauce terms named in present contract. They stated that on account of all contracts for the labor of their prisoners expiring during the present month, and believing that in the future they will not be allowed to work the prisoners on contract labor, that from the first of January, 1889, they would receive prisoners from Tompkins County for a period of sixty days or more for two dollars per week ; the County of Tompkins to receive all fines, if any, paid by the persons committed from said County. Under the circumstances your committee did not feel warranted to make such contract, and refers the matter to this Board for consideration. Your committee would further state that on the first of January, 1888, there was a credit upon the books of said Penitentiary of the sum of Si 10, belonging to Tompkins County. Arrangements were made with the Superintendent, and their form of con- tract is hereby submitted to the Board, so that if you decide to renew a contract it can be consummated by mail. All of which is respectfully submitted. A. H. PIERSON, Committee. Mr. Boice offered the following resolution, which on mo- tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted : WHEREAS, There appears before the committee on Constables, Clerk's and Justices' accounts a bill of extraordinary character, therefore, Resolved, That bill No. 184, claiming $93.65, be referred to the special com- mittee appointed by this Board to examine such bills, and report to said Board. Mr. Todd offered 'the following resolution, which on mo- tion was adopted : Resolved, That the Collectors of the several towns of Tompkins County be required to settle with the County Treasurer and other officers designated in collector's warrants of their respective towns on or before the loth day of Feb- ruary, 1889. Mr. Brown offered the following resolutions, which on mo- tion of Dr. ` eabring were adopted : PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. COUNTY. 57 Celia Emmons Cr. 14 70 Michael Sweaney $130 34 Lina Rouen 122 14 Anna L. Welch. Self supporting. $125.14. S. Harriet Crego. Self supporting. $129.69. Thomas Northrope 121 09 Jerome B. Freeman 36 64 Patience Starks 123 09 James Brennan 133 99 Mary J. Sweazy 119 79 John H. Larkin 98 22 Henry Gibson 75 90 • $946 50 Resolved, That in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Supervisors, passed December 7th, 1880, there be assessed and levied upon the taxable prop- erty of the following towns, and the County of Tompkins, the sums set forth in the annexed schedule, to reimburse the county for amounts of money paid to the several Charitable institutions in said schedule named, viz : CAROLINE. James Cortright, Asylum for Insane Criminals . $195 00 Cora Demun, S. V. Home 17 43 ENFIELD. Rose Vedder, N. Y. S. Inst. for the Blind Arena Bennett. S. V. Home . Interest Nellie Dunn, Matthew Shane, Johnnie Shane, Sarah Cleary, Eddie Cleary, ITHACA. Auburn Orphan Asylum << « << $212 43 $24 61 17 43 31 $42 35 $71 00 50 00 50 00 41 6o 41 6o PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Charles Farrell, Buffalo School for Catholic Children 55 79 Richard Fahey, " " 16 63 John and Jane Shane, St. Mary's Orphan Asylum, Rochester, . . 90 61 John Wilsey, S. V. Home I04 58 Nettie Beebe, 88 �9 Jennie Reed, 49 43 Interest 4 71 $664 24 GROTON. Michael Keenan, Auburn Orphan Asylum $96 8o $96 8o ULYSSES. John Cook, Ontario Orphan Asylum $104 oo Frank Bains, S. V. Home Io1 72 Richard Dorsey 2 00 Interest 185 Mrs. Thomas Pratt, Ithaca Home 25 00 NEWFIELD. Julius Casterline, S. V. Home Interest acct. at COUNTY. $234 57 $9 14 16 $9 3o Warner Frear, S. V. Home 8104 58 Leander Stephens, " 32 57 Martin Hough, 9 14 Interest, 2 32 All of which is respectfully submitted. $148 61 S. A. SEABRING, l J. W. JONES, } Committee. D. W. BAILEY. .1 Mr. Bailey, chairman of the committee on Superintend- ent's accounts, presented the report of Elias Smith, Superin- PROCEEDINGS OP THE SUPERVISORS. 59 tendent of the Poor, and also the report of said committee, which reports, on inotion of .Mr. Kennedy, were accepted. The report of the committee was as follows : To. the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Tompkins Counly : Your committee to whom was referred the report of the Superintendent of the Poor, would respectfully report : Inmates in County House Nov. 15, 1887, were Received. during the year Total Discharged Absconded Deaths . . 45 4 8 31 59 90 57 33 Births 1 Remaining at this date 34 Average number during the year . 33 5-73 Average expense of each pauper $62 43 Average weekly expense 1 20 The number of days said inmates have been supported in the County House during the year is . 12070 Chargeable to County . 3262 Chargeable to Towns 88o8 Chargeable as follows : County, . . . 3262 at a cost of $ 559 25 Town of Caroline . 730 $ 125 16 Dryden . 935 16o 8o Danby . . 730 125 16 Lansing . 167 28 8o Ulysses . 872 150 oo Ithaca . . 3737 640 8o Enfield. . 180 31 20 Newfield . 589 100 8o Groton . . 868 148 8o By towns $1511 52 6o PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. County and towns $2070 77 Transportation of paupers 4o 00 Keeper's salary 500 o0 Services Overseer Poor 200 00 Temporary relief 1189 23 The indebtedness from last year was $81.81. There was a balance cash on hand, $48.23. Leaving actual deficiency of Less received from Schuyler County Total amount to be raised, as follows : $4000 00 33 58 $4033 58 136 5o $3897 o8 By Towns $1511 52 By County 2385 56 $3897 o8 All of which is respectfully submitted. D. W. BAILEY, GEO. W. FROST, - Committee. HORATIO BROWN. Mr. Bailey moved that bill No. 84 be returned to the as- signee of said bill, and when it is returned to this Board, to be • in proper form and accompanied with vouchers therefore. Carried. On motion adjourned. Roll call. TWENTY-SECOND DAY. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1888. MORNING SESSION. All members present. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 61 The Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and ap- proved. The committee on Equalization repaired to the committee rooms and remained in session during the forenoon. The others were engaged in examining, comparing and signing town audits. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. The committee on Equalization rose at 4 P. M., and Mr. Jones, chairman of said committee, submitted the majority're- port, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was laid on the table until to -morrow at 4 o'clock. Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Frost was adopted : Resolved, That A. H. Pierson, chairman, S. A. Seabring, Horatio Brown, James Boice, D. W. Bailey, and the Clerk, be appointed a committee to visit Willard Asylum to ascertain how the patients from this county are cared for. On notion adjourned until to -morrow at 2 o'clock. TWENTY-THIRD DAY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. All members present. 'Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Frost was adopted : 62 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Resolved, That the chairman of this Board be authorized to employ coun- sel to defend any suit that may be brought against the county by John Tyler to enforce payment of any claim made by him for services as special County Judge. Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Todd was adopted : WHEREAS, This Board having concluded to have all prisoners hereafter confined in the County Jail, instead of sending them to penitentiaries as here- tofore, therefore be it • Resolved, That the Chairman and the Clerk of this Board be and hereby are authorized to make such contract with the corporation of the City of Ithaca as they may deem best, for the employment at hard labor of prisoners that are or may be sentenced to confinement in the County Jail ; and the same to be don.o without extra expense to the county for Sheriff's or Turnkey's fees. Moved by Mr. Todd that the Clerk be requested to prepare a suitable form for the Superintendent of the Poor to make out his bill by ; said form to be submitted to Mr. Bailey for his ap- proval. Carried. The report of the committee on Equalization, heretofore presented and laid over until this time, was taken up for con- sideration. The majority report is as follows : REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EQUALIZATION. THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE DIFFERENT TOWNS, PER ASSESSORS FOR 1888. TOWNS. No. Acres. Valuation. Personal. Aggregate. Caroline 34747 $ 880555 $ 34330 $ 914885 Dryden . 58192 1065553 52980 1118533 Danby 33286 643695. 17635 661330 Enfield. 22007 549090 39225 ' 588315 Groton 30725 1225330 174120 1399450 Ithaca 19233 2823680 492835 3316515 Lansing 37789 1121255 134300 1255555 Newfield 36997 491490 33900 525390 Ulysses . 19818 1060115 197000 I257115 Totals $9860763 $1176325 $1I037088 PROCEEDINGS OP THE SUPERVISORS. We, the undersigned committee, would respectfully recommend that the following be and is hereby declared to be the equalized valuation of the real estate in the county of Tompkins for the year 1888 : TOWNS. - Valuation. Person al. Aggregate. Caroline $ 551217 Dryden. , 1456434 Danby 540370 Enfield.. 448664 Groton 838165 Ithaca 3125862 Lansing. 1337120 Newfield 523607 Ulysses. 1030324 Totals. $9860763 $ 34330 52980 17635 39225 174120 492835 134300 33900 197000 $ 585547 1509414 558005 487889 I0I2285 3618697 1471420 557507 1236324 $1176325 $11037088 J. W. JONES, ) J. H. KENNEDY, } Committee. G. W. FROST, ) The minority report is as follows : We, the minority of the committee on Equalization, considering ourselves aggrieved by the report of the majority of said committee, offer the following as a substitute for the majority report, believing it to be in accordance with just- ice and equality : TOWNS. No. Acres. Real. Personal. Aggregate. Caroline. Danby Dryden Enfield Groton Ithaca. Lansing Newfield Ulysses Totals. 34747 $ 539598 $ 34330 $ 573928 33286 S40841 17635 558476 58192 1456893 52980 1509873 22007 414503 39225 454728 30725 837980 174120 I0I2I00 19233 3203485 492835 3696320 37789 1314869 134300 1449169 36997 523472 33900 557372 19818 1028116 197000 1225116 $9860757 $1176325 $11037088 JAMES BOICE, 1 Committee. HORATIO BROWN. j 64 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Jones moved that the majority report be adopted. Mr. Bailey moved that the minority report be adopted as a substitute for the majority report. The matter was discussed at some length by Messrs. Bailey, Boice, Frost and Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy called for the ayes and nays on the minority report, which resulted.as follows : Ayes—Bailey, Boice, Brown. Nays—Frost, Jones, Kennedy, Todd, Pierson. The chairman declared the substitute lost. The vote on the majority report resulted as follows : Ayes—Frost, Jones, Kennedy, Todd, Pierson. Nays—Bailey, Boice, Brown, Seabring. The chairman declared the majority report adopted. Moved by Mr. Kennedy that when we adjourn to -morrow it be until Saturday, Dec. 22d at II o'clock. Carried. Mr. Frost, chairman of the conunittee on County Claims, reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were audited as recommended by the committee : Bills Nos. 215, 216, 217, 218, 2I9, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224. On motion adjourned. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 65 TENTY-FOURTH DAY. SATURDAY DECEMBER 15, 1888. MORNING SESSION. Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. Dr. Seabring, chairman of the committee on Willard Asy- lum, submitted the following report, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted : To the Hoard of Supervisors of Tompkins County : 'Your committee' visited Willard Asylum December i4th. They made as thorough an examination of that institution as the time at their disposal per- mitted. They also tried to see each Tompkins county patient personally. We found all the inmates well cared for, and would especially commend the kindly manner of their treatment—as we were assured that there was not an inmate subjected to any unusual restraint. S. A. SEABRING, H. BROWN, J. BOICE, Committee. D. W. BAILEY, S. C. B. FISH. Mr. Bailey, chairman of the special connnittee to investi- gate the Sherift's and Recorder's bills, made the following report, which on motion of Dr. Seabring was adopted : WHEREAS, Your committee to whom was referred the Sheriff's and Re- corder's bills would respectfully report : That from a thorough examination of the Recorder's book shows that a large part of the Sheriff's bill for board is properly chargeable to the town of Ithaca, therefore Resolved, That the Sheriff's and Recorder's bills be brought before the Board for further consideration. 66 PROCEEDINGS OF' THE SUPERVISORS. Mr. Kennedy moved that a committee of one be appointed to further investigate the bills of the Recorder and Sheriff, and report at the next meeting. Carried. The chairman appointed Mr. Bailey as such committee. Mr. Jones, chairman of the committee on Equalization and Assessment Rolls, submitted the following report, which on mo- tion of Mr. Frost was adopted and ordered spread upon the min- utes : Resolved, That there be levied and collected from the taxpayers of Tomp- kins County the sums herein set forth, for the following purposes : STATE TAX. s For Schools $15416 70 For General purposes 14954 20 For Canals. 10020 85 #40391 75 COUNTY BUDGET. County audits $10302 51 County Judge's salary 2500 00 County Treasurer's salary . goo oo Clerk of Supervisol-s . 150 00 Chaplain of Alms House 50 00 Clerk's postage and stationery 15 00 Clerk of Surrogate's Court salary 250 00 District Attorney's salary . 600 00 District Attorney's office rent . 200 00 Fuel and gas account 600 00 Interest due on notes 68o 94 Notes payable on jail account 3000 00 infant heir fund 2000 00 Jail Physician's salary 90 00 Supreme Court Stenographer's salary. 400 64 Sheriff's Janitor acct 350 00 School Commissioner's salary 400 00 Superintendent of Poor account 2355 56 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 67 Surrogate's Janitor account . 75 00 Special County Judge's'salary. 5o 00 Susquehanna Valley Home 148 61 Sheriff's Office rent 35 00 Treasurer's postage account 15 00 Willard Asylum account 975 60 Bills payable 6300 00 Insurance on County buildings 130 00 Fuel and gas, deficiency 130'91 Bills payable, 47 79 Court expense, 661 41 County audits 3 00 Monroe County Penitentiary deficiency 500 00 Superintendent of the Poor, deficiency 16 75 Court expense . 3148 61 $37112 33 CAROLINE • State tax $2142 90 County tax 1968 90 Burial of indigent soldier 35 00 Town audits 700 69 Highways and bridges moo 00 Overseer of Poor 300 00 Willard Asylum 312 13 Unpaid taxes 13 15 Supt. of Poor 125 16 Susquehanna Valley Home 17 43 Asylum for Insane Criminals 195 00 Relief of indigent soldiers' families.. too 00 $6910 36 DANBV. State tax $2042 07 County tax 1876 '30 Town audits 451 95 Highways and bridges 25o 00 Superintendent of Poor. 125 16 Willard Asylum 324 82 Balance on road scraper 155 35 68 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPF,RVISORS. To satisfy judgments rendered in favor of Frederick E. Bates against Oscar Jennings as Commissioner of Highways • 685 56 $591I 21 DRYDEN State tax $5523 90 County tax $075 46 , Town audits Igoe 82 Highways and bridges 2200 00 Superintendents of Poor i6o 8o Willard Asylum 1041 00 Uncoliected tax,'1887 } 25 73 Overseers of Poor 85o 00 $16778 7i ENFIELD. State tax $1785 50 County tax 1640 53 Town audits 497 07 • Highways and bridges . 250 00 Interest on R. R. bonds 1176 0o Sinking fund 250 00 Willard Asylum 117 91 N. Y. Inst. for the Blind • `42 35 Superintendent of Poor 31 20 $5790 65 GROTON. State tax $3704 6o County tax 3403 85 Town audits . 1110 97 Highways and bridges 707 8o Willard Asylum 482 47 Unpaid taxes 3 15 Burial of indigent soldiers 50 00 Overseer of Poor 200 00 Judgment on R. R. bonds 1050 00 Sinking fund 150 00 -Superintendent of Poor 148 80 Auburn Orphan Asylum 96 8o $IIIoS 47 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 69 ITHACA. State tax $13243 15 County tax 12167 97 Town audits 7492 42 Highways and bridges 250 00 Superintendent of Poor 640 8o Willard Asylum 2295 29 Interest on R. R. bonds, I. & A 7125 00 Interest on R. R. bonds, G. & I 7000 00 Sinking fund of I. & A 15000 00 Sinking fund of G. & I woo 00 'fax Receiver's salary , 400 00 Burial of soldiers and headstones 280 00 Unpaid taxes reassessed 55 41 D. L. & W. R. R. note for coal 256 87 Lehigh Valley R. R. note for coal 231 00 Overeer of Poor note 5058 66 James Dick note for coal 231 00 Outstanding bills, Overseer of Poor 4875 19 Commissioner of Highways 134 06 F. M. Leary, note 212 00 J. M. Heggie, note 31 8o Van Order, old note S30 00 G. A. R. orders, note 401 75 G. A. R. fund 400 00 Susquehanna Valley Home 247 01 Auburn Orphan Asylum 254 20 Buffalo School for Catholic Children 72 42 St. Mary Orphan Asylum 90 6r Erroneous taxes ro 40 $79987 01 LANSING. State tax $5384 85 County tax 4947 70 Town audits 2288 05 Superintendent of Poor 28 8o Unpaid tax 2 25 • Highways and bridges 250 00 Q 70 PROCEEDINGS op' THE SUPERVISORS. • Willard Asylum 341 74 Overseer of Poor 150 00 • $13393 39 NEWFIEI State tax $2o4o 3o County tax 1874 42 Town audits 1482 68 Highways and bridkes 250 00 Superintendent of Poor too 8o Willard Asylum 511 52 Unpaid taxes 21 92 Interest on R. R. bonds 3206 00 Susquehanna Valley Home 9 30 $9496 94 ULYSSES. State tax $4524 50 County tax 4157 20 Town audits 1156 33 Highways and bridges 250 00 Willard Asylum 241 48 Unpaid taxes 187 58 Overseers of Poor 300 00 Interest on R. R. bonds 3730 33 Superintendents of Poor 15o 00 Canandaigua Home 104 00 Ithaca Home 25 00 Susquehanna Valley Home 105 57 4 $14931 99 Mr. Tarbell appeared before the Board and asked that it pay him for the coal used in the County Clerk's office during his term as County Clerk. On motion adjourned till Saturday, Dec. 22d at 11 o'clock. • PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. SATURDAY, Dec. 22, 1888. MORNING SESSION. 71 Roll call. Quorum present. Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. Mr. Boice offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted unanimously : WHEREAS, In looking over the assessment of the town of Caroline, there appears upon the assessment roll of the town of Caroline the sum of twenty- five hundred dollars exempt from taxation for ministerial exemptions, therefore be it Resolved, That the town of Caroline receive from the County of Tompkins $11.3o with interest for one year from the adjournment of this Board. Mr. Bailey offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Todd was adopted : Resolved, That the County Treasurer be authorized to advance to the town • of Enfield $30.00 out of the court expenses, the said County Treasurer to be re- imbursed next year or to be adjusted from the Willard fund belonging to said town. Mr. Bailey, of the special committee on sheriff's and re- corder's bills, submitted. his report, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy, was laid upon the table until the afternoon session. On motion adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Roll call. All members present. Mr. Boice presented the following resolution, and Mr. Bailey moved its adoption : PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. WHEREAS, The services rendered to David M. Dean in assistance to District Attorney Smith, and such service bill was -audited and ordered paid by Judge Smith, by order on County Treasurer ; and such order not being given by any distinction of law, but by precedent, it is not in the opinion of this Board in ac- cordan'6e with Chapter 196, Laws of 1882, conferring the auditing power upon the Board of Supervisors. Therefore be it Resolved, Should future occasions require such assistance to be rendered to the District Attorney, the bill for cost and expenses arising from such assistance shall be presented to the Board of Supervisors, and such compensation shall be deemed sufficient, audited by them before being paid by the County Treasurer. The Chairman ordered the ayes and nays, which resulted as follows : Ayes—Bailey, Boice, Brown, Frost, Kennedy, Pierson, Sea - bring and Todd. Nays—None. Dr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Bailey was adopted : Resolved, That in case of any deficiency in amounts appropriated for the State Charitable Institutions that the County Treasurer be authorized to pay the same from the Court fund. Mayor Stewart and several other, members of the Common Council then appeared before the Board in regard to the em- ployment of prisoners. The report of Mr. Bailey was taken from the table, and on motion of Mr. Kennedy was referred to the Supervisor from En- field for further consideration, and to be reported at the next an- nual session. Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Jones was adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be extended to the Ithaca Journal Association for their courtesy in furnishing the Daily Journal throughout the session to each member of the Board: PROCEEDINGS OP THE SUPERVISORS. Dr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Frost was adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of this Board are due to Chairman Pierson for the impartial manner in which his decisions have been rendered and his cour- tesy and fairness to the members of this Board during the present session. Mr. Todd offered the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Boice was adopted : Resolved, That we hereby extend to our Clerk our hearty thanks, and our appreciation of the efficiency and uniform kindness with which he has discharged the duties of his office. The members duly prepared and signed the tax warrants, and there being no further business before the Board, the minutes of the day's proceedings were read and approved, and on motion • the Board adjourned, sine die. C. B. FISH, Clerk. 74 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. COUNTY AUDITS. STATE OF NEW YORK. COUNTY OP TOMPKINS—BOARD OP SUPERVISORS, _( S. I do_hereby certify that the following abstract comprises all the bills and accounts against the County of Tompkins present- ed to the Board of Supervisors of said County at its annual ses- sion for the year 1888, showing the name of each claimant, the true nature of the account, the amount originally claimed, and the amount as finally audited and allowed by said Board. No. Name. , C. B. FISH, Clerk. Nature of claim. Claimed. Allowed. I E. C. Tichenor, coroner's jury, assig'd to J. M. Heggie 2 C. H. Hillick, deed book and supplies " 3 E. J. Morgan, M. D., examination in lunacy 4 Eugene Baker, M. D., expert on trial of Barber 5 W. E. Ford, M. D., 6 I,. H. Gould, surveying and making map 7 J. Flickinger, M. D., expert on Barber trial 8 J. Winslow, M. D., 9 Wm. C. Wey, M. D., to J. W. Brown, M. D., It J. E. Beers, M. D., 13 N. Y. & Penn. Telephone Co., rental of telephones & line 15 S. H. Peck, M. D., ex. in lunacy 16 Jamieson & McKinney, work and supplies 17 J. A. Lewis, ex. in lunacy 18 J. W. Brown, coroner $ 500 $ 500 27 50 27 50 3 00 134 00 500 00 70 8O 89 8o 220 40 350 00 120 00 120 00 42 00 6 00 130 to 45 to II7 40 300 64 00 200 00 70 8o 8o oo 75 00 175 00 64 00 8o oo 42 00 600 130 I0 41 10 117 40 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 75 19 Andrus & Church, supplies 64 08 64 o8 20 Geo. W. Teeter, coroner's jury 2 00 1 00 21 D. H. Stringham, filing stamp 7 50 7 50 22 J. M. Creque, constable 6 45 6 45 23 J. Flickinger, ex. in lunacy 8 00 8 00 24 Andrus & Church, supplies and stationery 2 02 2 02 25 Hoskin & Todd, supplies 14 95 14 95 26 H. Bool, waste basket and work 1 55 1 55 27 F. P. Randolph, work and supplies 17 15 17 15 28 C. J. Rumsey & Co., supplies 4 13 4 13 29 John G. Lamkin, coroner's jury 1 0o r o0 3o E. S. Tichenor & Son, repairing cots for jail and supplies 19 50 19 50 31 Doctor Tarbell, coroner's jury 4 00 2 00 32 C. B. Brown, repairing clock in County Clerk's office2 00 200 33 J. W. Howser, coroner's jury 100 100 34 Wm. Singer, 1 00 1 00 35 N. E. Lyon, " 1 00 1 00 36 Treman, Waterman & Co., materials and work for jail 10 89 1089 J7 Mosher Weaver, coroner's jury 1 o0 1 00 38 Alonzo Fritts, coroner's jury, assigned to L. R. Lyon 1 00 1 a 39 Wm. W. Clark, " " 1 00 1 00 4o Chas. A. Baker, t 00 1 00 41 Bloom LaBarre, " 1 00 1 00 43 C. C. Cook, M. D., expert in Barber trial 105 00 70 00 44 David Brill 45 J. Davis Ozmun, autopsy, assigned to W. A. J. Ozmun r0 00 10 r» 46 E. J. Morgan, M. D., expert on Barber trial 30 00 16 00 47 Benj. Sheldon, coroner's jury 200 200 48 D. E. Bower, 14 ° 2 00 2 00 49 F. Mineah 100 100 5o F. S. Crego, M. D., expert on Barber trial 495 00 145 00 51 Ithaca Water Works Co., water 170 00 170 00 52 W. W. Sherwood, coroner's jury 1 0o I o0 53 Oliver R. Cady, 2 00 2 of 54 D. C. McGregor, 200 200 55 Samuel McKee, 200 2 w 56 C. E. Van Cleef, ex. in lunacy 3 00 3 00 57 Wm. E. Davenport, constable to 00 8 7o 58 Albert Van Auken, assigned to J. M. Reggie 5 35 5 35 59 H. H. Miller. " 320 3 20 6o 20 95 r6 65 76 PROCEEDINGS ON THE SUPERVISORS. 6i S. G. Williams, constable, 62 F. L. Tarbell, 63 Frank Harring, 64 J. C. Larmor, 65 J. F. Tetley, " assigned to W. H. Willson 66 H. H. Miller, " 67 68 69 T. D. Sincebaugh, 7o J. F. Tetley, assigned to W. H. Willson 71 < << 72 Patrick Murray, 73 J. F. Tetley, assigned to W. H. Willson 74 " " 75 John Johnson, ct 76 77 H. H. Miller 78 79 So ,< 81 E. F. Weaver, 62 A. A. Haskin, 83 Nathan Thompson, 84 F. L. Tarbell, 85 S. L. Fisher, bill returned 86 A. Snyder, justice of the peace 87 A. L. Smiley, 88 Spence Spencer, justice, assigned to Wm. H. Willson 89 Raymond L. Smitli, justice 90 Jason Merrill, justice 91 J. W. Tibbetts, sheriff, assigned to J. H. Heggie 92 93 E. P. Bouton, under sheriff 94 N. Underwood, deputy sheriff 95 Weekly Ithacan, printing 96 Chas. H. Hillick, printing and book for clerk's office 97 98 Andrus & Church, printing and stationery •99. 100 S. P. Sackett, ex. in. lunacy 6. 6 5o 6 5o 1 95 16o 2 10 1 8o 24 05 18 40 51 55 51 55 280 2 40 18 95 18 95 7 30 6 30 1 25 1 25 18 30 18 05 34 65 33 65 2 35 2 35 9 15 9 15 13 75 13 75 1 75 1 75 20 00 20 00 10 6o io 6o 900 900 Io 8o io 8o 9 80 9 So 49 24 48 54 6 5o 6 5o 2 45 r 65 3 05 3 05 6 So 680 7 55 7 55 34 05 34 05 II 80 Ii 80 62 95 62 95 107 25 107 25 251 40 250 40 16 5o 16 50 9 30 9 30 12 50 12 50 29 50 29 50 24 30 24 30 7 25 7 25 600 6 oo PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 77 101 Judson Beach, coroner 76 55 76 50 102 F. B. Howes, work 4 50 4 50 103 Albert Van Auken, cor's jury, assig'ed to J. M. Heggie t 75 1 75 104 J. H. Jennings, assistant district attorney 100 00 32 00 105 Wm. Fitch, M. D., ex. in lunacy 5 00 3 00 106 D: F. Finch, stationery and supplies 64 30 64 30 107 Enz &.Miller, supplies 2 05 2 05 ioS Daniel Sullivan, coroner's jury 1 oo 1 00 109 Daniel Sullivan 110 Judson Beach, M. D., ex. in lunacy 4 00 4 00 111 A. Van Auken, constable 1 70 1 70 112 Omar Mulks, constable 17 55 17 55 113 Eugene Terry, 11 10 11 10 114 S. D. Bailey, constable, assigned to W. H. Wilson 28 25 28 25 115 Theron D. Davis " 21 05 21 05 116 Otis E. Wood " 11 50 11 50 120 M. N. Tompkins, justice 37 25 37 25 121 City of Ithaca, services of Recorder 78 30 76 55 122 for services of Police 33 95 33 75 123 for transporting prisoners 224 00 224 00 124 John Goodyear, M. D., ex. in lunacy 7 6o 7 6o 125 F. A. Sherman, Overseer of Poor IS 05 18 05 126 M. D. Goodyear, autopsy • 12 25 12 25 127 C. W. Hall, team for coroner's jury 3 00 3 00 128 G. M. Beckwith, M. D., autopsy, assig'd to F. R. Atwood 10 00 10 00 129 J. T. Morrison, supplies 9 13 9 13 130 White & Burdick, supplies 9 78 9 78 131 Enz & Miller, toilet paper 2 00 2 00 132 Treman, King & Co., suppliesfor jail and clerk's office 110 82 110 82 133 John Tyler, Special County Judge 208 33 000 00 134 Henry Larmor, coroner's jury 4 00 4 00 135 J. B. Ferguson, 4 00 4 00 136 George Hart, 2 00 2 00 137 John McElhany, " 4 00 • 4 00 138 G. M. Rockwell, to meet Ithaca Trustees 4 92 4 92 139 J. J. Montgomery, post mortem examination 5 00 5 00 140 Charles Murphy, coroner's jury 1 00 1 00 141 Geo. E. Monroe, counsel to coroner 10 00 10 00 142 Isaac Holton, coroner's jury 100 1 '00 143 J. T. Howe, 100 100 144 11. A. Mosher, 100 1 00 e 78 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 145 E. Sisson, coronet's jury, 146 W. I. Sherwood, '71 147 S. R. Wicks, 148 M. Atwater, 149 A. H. McKean, " " 150 J. R. Emery " 151 J. H. Jennings, " 152 Mrs. D. E. Mason, ex. in lunacy 153 Charles Winters, opening grave 154 C. W. Hall, coroner's jury 155 N. A Collins, " 156 N. Underwood, " 157 F. R. Atwood, " 158 Sam'l W. Hyde, " 159 John Flickenger, coroner 160 A. Blakeslee, re -painting sign for surrogate 161 George E. Monroe, justice 162 A. Minturn, work on jail 163 Elias Smith, Superintendent of Poor 164 Solomon Howe, referee 167 Thomas L. Fisher, constable 168 Ithaca Journal Association, printing proceedings 169 " printing 170 W. H. Barr, M. D., attending inquest 171 E. C. Stewart, supplies 172 J. K. Follett, sheriff 173 " e 174 John Johnson, constable, assig'd to S. J. Rolfe 175 176 Winton & Stewart, soap for jail 177 F. A. Kerst, ex. in lunacy 178 E. H. Lord, coroner's jury 179 A. J. Dewitt? " " 180 M. B. Van Buskirk, ex. in lunacy 181 W. H. Lockerby, " 182 J. C. Van Auken, livery 183 John Van Auken, coroner's jtiry .184 T. J. Bierce, constable 185 Frank Carpenter, constable 186 E. E. Fortner, coroner's jury 1 00 I 00 1 00 1 00 I 00 I 00 1 00 I 00 I 00 I 00 1 00 100 1 00 1 00 760 760 5 00 500 I 00 1 00 1 00 I 00 I 00 1 00 100 100 I 00 I 00 58 15 58 15 2 00 200 30 25 30 25 6 4o 6 4o 229 45 2z6 45 900 900 13 25 13 25 385 00 385 00 261 45 259 70 5 00 500 10 53 10 53 1273 5o 1273 5o 567 79 567 54 I 85 11 85 1 05 I 05 8 00 8 oo 3 00 300 400 400 I 00 1 00 16 00 13 00 16 00 12 8o 20 00 17 00 I 00 I 00 15 65 905 2 0111 2 00 • PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISOR'S. 187 Ithaca Journal, printing session laws 188 Ithaca Democrat, printing 189 Chas. H. Tarbell, constable 190 H. H. Miller, constable, assig'd to C. E. Still 191 Marsh & Hall, supplies for jail 192 193 D. B. Baucus, coroner's jury 194 Seaman Bros., livery 195 George Muir, constable 196 J. E. Van Demark, constable 197 Monroe M. Sweetland, County Clerk 198 George E. Goodrich, counsel 199 S. A. Seabring, M. D., for professional services 200 John McArthur, coroner's jury 201 Chas. J. Sperry, " 202 Wm. E. Ellis, 203 S. P. Sacket, ex. in case of lunacy 204 M. M. Sweetland, County Clerk 205 P. J. Partenheimer estate, past County Clerk 206 Silas Hovencamp, making draft on Mason house 207 J. W. Strowbridge 208 Ithaca Journal, printing official canvass 209 Ithaca Democrat, 210 Frank Barber, constable 211 Horatio Brown, coroner's jury 212 A. H. Pierson, expenses to Rochester 213 Dr. E. Baker, ex. in lunacy 214 Dr. J. A. Lewis, " " 215 C. B. Fish, expenses of committee to Willard 216 James Boice, Supervisor 217 F. A. Todd, 218 , J. H. Kennedy, " 219 D. W. Bailey, " 220 J. W. Jones, 221 G. W. Frost, " 222 Horatio Brown, " 223 S. A. Seabring, " 224 A. H. Pierson, " 476 00 822 85 5 45 18 65 61 50 1 6o 00 10 00 5 25 12 40 61I 2I 10 00 5 00 I 00 2 00 1 00 6 00 469 21 121 75 2 50 6o 99 90 99 90 3 65 1 o0 9 25 300 300 12 6o 97 02 97 55 1 1 28 96 32 107 66 124 00 102 24 89 56 106 31 79 476 00 811 50 5 45 15 45 61 50 16o 100 10 00 400 12 40 61I 21 10 00 500 100 2 00 1 00 6 00 469 21 121 75 2 50 6o 99 90 99 90 3 15 t o0 9 25 3 00 300 12 6o 97 02 97 55 I11 28 96 32 Io7 66 124 00 102 24 89 56 106 31. $11856 82 $1o302 57 SVPERCTISORS' ACCOUNTS. The following is a statement showing the amount of compensation audited try the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County, to the members thereof, at its annual session of 1888, the items and nature of such compensation, as audited ; the number of days the Board has been in session, and the distance traveled by the members, respectively, in attending as a Board of County Canvassers, and the regular session of the Board of Supervisors within the past year. Published pur- suant to the fourteenth section of th'e act of the Legislature, passed December 14th, 1847. TOWNS. SUPERVISORS. . U Caroline..: James Bole Danby .. ........ .... Frank A. Todd Dryden .... ...... John H. Kennedy Enfield Daniel W. Bailey Groton. John W. Jones Ithaca George W. Frost. Lansing.... ... ........ '.... Horatio Brown Newfield Samuel A. Seahring Ulysses . Albert H. Pierson 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 -d 1 g c 95 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 U $78 00 $321 78 00 320 78 00 3 84 78 00 2 88 78 00 544 78 00 78 00 4 16 78 00 2 56 7800 448 Total .... .......... .. ..... .. 9 225 7172 00 $29 76 N 0 a3 1 1 1 l l 19 3 00' 81 60 300 160 300 192 3 00 144 300 2 72 300 300 '2 08 300 1 28 300 2 24 y C `t fl A 9 0 m $11 22 11 75 24 52 11 00 15 50 43 00 15 00 13 72 18 59 827 00 814 76 8164 30 300 $97 02 975.5 111 28 06 32 104 60 124 00 102 21 98 56 106 31 $937 94 .00895 .015 .0098 .008 .02413 .0107 .0181 .0121 STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF TOMPKINS—BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. - ss.: • I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct statement of the number of days the Board of Supervisors of Tomp- kins County was in session during the past year ; the nature of its duties, and the time necessarily employed and the dis- tance necessarily traveled, by the individual members, respectively, in the discharge thereof. I also certify that no accounts were audited by the said Board, for any member therieof, or for any other person, with- out being verified according'to the statute in such case made and provided. Dated, December 15th, 1888. C. B. FIST -I, Clerk. 00 0 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Sr TOWN AUDITS. CAROLINE. Abstract of the names of all, persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of Town Auditors. of the town of Caroline, N. Y., on the -8th day of November, 1888, with the amount claimed by each and the amount audited and allowed each. No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed. George Wolcott, clerk of election Dist. No. 3 $ 4 00 $ 4 00 2 Spencer H. Jansen, Inspector and Messenger to Super- visor, DiSt. No. 3 6 oo 6 00 3 William Wolcott, Inspector and Messenger, Dist. No. 3 9 56 9 56 • 4 Richard Whittaker, Poll Clerk, Dist. No. 1 4 00 '4 00 5 F. N. Patch, " " No. 1 4 00 4 00 6 John Davis, Inspector, Dist. No. 1 ' 4 00 4 00 7 Win. H. Whitley, Inspector, Dist. No. i 4 00 4 00 L. B. Phillips, Inspector and Messenger, Dist. No. 1 10 45 10 45 q F. A. Snow, Commissioner of Excise 3 00 3 00 10 J. L. Mandeville, " 6 oo ' 6 oo it Geo. E. Harris, Overseer of Poor 34 74 34 74 12 Simeon Smith, legal services 12 25 12 25 13 Geo. H. Richardson, Inspector Dist. No. 3 400 4 00 14 H. D. Thomas, ex -Commissioner of Highways 10 oo to 00 [5 R. L. Denman, Poll Clerk, Dist. No. 3 4 00 4 00 16 Win. E. Davenport, constable 1 So t So 17 Chas. H. Randall, Inspector and stationery, 2d Dist. 4 50 • 4 50 i8 C. M. Blewer, Poll Clerk, 2(1 Dist. 4 00 4 00 82 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 19 William Jones, Assessor 20 R. Johnson, M. D., birth and death certificates 21 C. Lounsbery, Assessor .22 H. H. Robinson, excess tax 23 David Sullivan, " 24 J. O. Lillibridge, Poll Clerk, 2d Dist., and stationery 25 Johnson Quick, Commissioner of Highways . 26 Arthur Besemer, Inspector and Messenger, zd Dist. 27 Alfred Lawrence, Inspector, 2d Dist. 28 Francis Earsley, Assessor 29 A. B. Woodworth, marriage certificates 3o Geo. C. Whitley, Overseer of Poor 31 H. D. Foote, use of Hall for election 32 R. E. Brink, " 33 L. D. Bacon, use of Hall for election and town meeting and making ballot box 34 F. S. Roberts, horse iujured in bridge 35 J. E. Vandemark, Constable 36 J. W. Gass, ex Justice, assigned to W. V. Personius 37 W. V. Personius, Justice 38 John J. Peters, " 39 R. G. H. Speed, ex -Supervisor 40 James Boice, Supervisor 41 F. B. Lounsbery, Town Clerk Total 34 60 34 60 4 50 4 50 30 75 30 75 2 73 2 73 3 37 3 37 4 25 4 25 123 00 123 o0 9 64 9 64 4 00 400 34 00 34 00 S oo 800 32 00 32 00 Lo oo 800 Io 00 8 oo 2I 00 100 00 6 25 24 45 24 85 24 50 12 75 35 28 61 62 17 00 4o 00 6 25 24 45 24 85 24 50 12 75 35 28 61 62 $751 84 >3 84 We the undersign d Board of Town Auditors of the town of Caroline in the county of Tompkins, do hereby certify that the foregoing statement of accounts audited by them at their annual meeting held November 8th, i888, is correct. JAMES BOICE, Supervisor. JOHN J. PETERS, W. V. PERSONIUS, - Justices. R. G. H. SPEED. i F. B. LOUNSBERV, Town Clerk. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original as filed in this office. F. B. LOUNSBERY, Town Clerk. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 83 ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. 42 Orson Snow, ex -Constable $ 5 6o $ 5 6o 43 O. D. Mulks 5 25 5 25 44 John Cross, Justice of the Peace 6 00 6 oo $16 85 . $16 85 Certificates of sheep damage credit by Town Board Nov. 8th, 1888: Samuel Jones, $ 11 oo $it o0 DANBY. Abstract of the names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of town Auditors of the town of Danby, on the 8th day of November, 1888, with the amount claimed by each, and the amounts audited and allowed. each. No. Name. - Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed. I Geo. M. Meaker, balance on road scraper 2 Geo. M. Meaker, Road Commissioner bill 3 O. S. Jennings, Inspector of election 4 Ithaca Journal Association, for printing election notices 5 R. A. Grant, Assessor's bill 6 L. L. Beers, Inspector's Clerk of election 7 D. W. Gillow, Inspector's Clerk 8 I). M. Kellogg, " 9 C. A. Decker, Inspector of election to Cortland Mynard, Inspector and Messenger I I A J. Snyder, Inspector of election 12 C. F. Mix, Clerk of Assessors and Inspectors 13 Fred Van Etten, refunded dog tax 14 T. J. Bierce, Constable bill, assigned to W. H. Willson 15 M. A. Beers, Inspector of election 16 I. J. Smith, recording marriages 17 L. B. Beer's, Assessor's bill -18. Jacob Wise, Justice bill 19 F. A. Todd, Supervisor's bill $ 155 35 $ 155 35 IOI 20 I01 20 4 00 400 1 5o t 5o 23 6o 23 6o 400 400 400 400 400. 400 4 00 400 980 ••980 4 00 400 10 00 10 00 50 50 4 00 400 4 00 400 t 50 ' 150 20 00 20 00 it 95 .. 11 75 37 27 ..37 ?7 84 PROCEF,DINGS OP' THE SUPERVISORS. 20 J. J. Miller, Justice bill 8 00 8 00 21 S. D. Sincebaugh, Constable hill 11 I II 15 22 Jeremiah Thatcher, Justice hill II 00 II 00 23 13 20 13 20 24 J. J. Miller, 6 So 6 8o 25 Chas. Howland, 12 40 12 40 26 Joseph Blauvelt, poor bill 3 00 27 W. T. Kellogg, hall rent for election 4 00 4 00 28 M. A. Dumond, Health Officer 2 00 2 00 29 M. A. Dumond, recording births 5 00 5 00 3o C. F. Mix, Town Clerk's bill 51 80 51 8o 31 Shelden Bierce, Overseer of Poor bill 14 00 14 00 32 J. E. Beers, medical service for poor 25 5o 25 50 33 J. E. Beers, ex -Supervisor 6 oo 6 oo 34 W. G. Fish, Inspector and Messenger 9 48 9 48 35 J. D. Fish, refunded dog tax 2 50 2 50 $123 28 $120 28 We the undersigned Town Board of Danby, Tompkins county, do certify that the foregoing statement of accounts represent the amount of claims, and the amount allowed by us this 8th day of November, 1888. F. A. TODD, Supervisor. C. F. Mix, Town Clerk. CHARLES HOWLAND, JOHN J. MILLER, JEREMIAH THATCHER, 1 Justices. JACOB WISE, ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. -37 Horace Elyea, Assessor DRYDEN. 20 ®o Abstract of the names of all persons who presented bills to Board of town Auditors of the town of Dryden on the 8th day of November, 1888, with the amounts claimed by each and the amounts finally allowed. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 85 No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed. 1 H. A. Stewart, Inspector 2 N. R. McCutcheon, Inspector 3 H. P. Banfield, Clerk 4 J. B. Middaugh, Inspector 5 Joseph Snyder, Clerk 6 E. E. Ellis, 7 Frauk Sheldon, Inspector 8 W. W. Sherwood, Clerk 9 Edwin Snyder, Inspector to Edward Gaston, 1 t George E. Goodrich, Clerk 12 D. R. Montgomery, Inspector 13 W. B. McClintock 14 Daniel White, 15 E. C. French 16 J. M. Carr, Clerk 17 C. F. Bilis, ' ` 18 Edward Darling, Inspector 19 Frank S. Brown, zo Fred C. Minneah, " 21 Jerome Heffron, for chasing H. Pew 22 Henry Newman, use of house for election 23 Gardiner Gibson, use of house for town purposes 24 Theron Morris, use of house for election 25 Village of Dryden, use of Town Hall 26 Chas. E. Snyder, excess of dog tax 27 Russell West, Constable 28 N. H. Minneah, Excise Comufissioner 29 Orson Luther, Assessor for 1888 30 G. M. Watson, Excise Commissioner 31 R. M. Smiley, Assessor 32 A. S. Smiley, Justice '33 Bradford Snyder, Overseer of Poor 34 N. H. Thompson, Constable 35 A. H. Haskin 36 W. E. Brown, Justice 37 .Alviras Snyder, ' ` 38 Dr. Homer Genung 39 Dr. J. Beach $932 $932 4 00 400 4 00 400 500 500 4 25 .4 25 4 35 4 35 4 00 400 4 00 400 5 00 500 900 900 4 55 4 55 11 46 11 46 400 400 400 400 4 00 400 600 400 4 25 4 25 400 400 400 400 9 72 9 72 25 00 to 0o to 00 30 00 3o 00 IO 00 to 00 10 00 IO 00 3 5o 3 50 300 300 6 oo 600 52 00 52 00 300 300 56 00 5600 11 50 11 50 48 00 48 00 4 00 400 5 00 • 200 15 55 15 55 5o 90 5o 90 71 25 71 25 tot 25 94 50 86 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 40 Dr. W. Fitch 41 Geo. H. Houtz, Town Clerk 42 C. B. Snyder, " 43 Geo. E. Underwood, justice 44 Dr. J. Beach, Reg. B. M. D. 45 Benjamin Sheldon, Assessor 46 Everal F. Weaver, Constable 47 J. C. Larmor, 48 " " Overseer of Poor 49 Dr. J. J. Montgomery 5o Dr. J. J. Montgomery, Reg. M. B. D. 51 E. R. Sherwood, Commissioner of Highways 52 T. A. Gifford, use of house for election 53 Geo. M. Rockwell, Supervisor $4 G. C. Sweet, Undertaker 55 J. H. Kennedy, Supervisor 56 Estate of A. Stickels, for sluce 57 Geo. E. Monroe, Justice 58 Solomon L. Howe, Commissioner of Highways 59 Solomon L. Howe, Commissioner of Highways expenses 6o Dr. Geo. L. Rood 2I 00 II 50 21 85 21 85 33 40 33 40 14 00 14 00 3 25 3 25 62 oo 62 00 40 50 32 5o 4 40 4 40 3o 00 3o 00 10 5o 10 5o 2 75 2 75 46 00 46 00 10 00 10 00 12 42 12 42 72 00 72 00 54 76 54 76 lb 25 20 25 27 50 27 50 245 14 245 14 531 00 531 00 47 50 44 50 $r,764 25 $1,7,o 92 J. H. KENNEDY, Supervisor. Guo. E. MONROE, ARTEMUS SMILEY, WM. E. BROWN, Justices. ALVIRAS SNYDER, GEo. UNDERWOOD, C. B. SNYDER, Town Clerk. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Town Audits as audited by the Town board Nov. 8th, 1888. C. B. SNYDER, Town Clerk. ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. 61 A. A. Haskin 62 Wm. Grover 63 A. S. Smiley 64 John Goodyear 65 A. M. Ford $ I oo 3 00 2 50 100 3 50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 66 G. V. Reichel 67 Elliott E. Fortner . 68 J. H. Kennedy 89 J. J. Montgomery ENFIELD: t 50 6 oo 400 1 5o $24 00 A list of names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of town Auditors of the town of Enfield on the 8th day of November, 1888, with the amounts claimed by each and the amount audited and allowed. No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed. 1 Geo. W. Budd, ex -Railroad Commissioner . $ 6 00 $ 6 oo 2 Edgar Brewer, 9 5o 9 5o 3 Edwin F. Bailey, Clerk of election 5 00 5 00 4 J. G. Jones, Jr., Inspector of election 5 00 5 oo 5 James McCracken, Overseer of Poor 14 0o 14 00 6 Munson Potter, Excise Commissioner 3 00 3 00 7 Wm. H. Ammack, " " 3 00 3 00 8 Charles Miller, Inspector of election - 5 00 5 00 9 Charles F. Stringer, Inspector and Messenger io 89 to 89 to J. G. Wortman, Hall for town purposes 25 00 25 00 11 Alvah Godding, Commissioner of Highways services 96 00 96 00 12 Geo. S. Fowler, Assessor 3o 00 30 00 13 J. C. Weatherby, " 3o 00 30 00 14 Wm. Barber, citizen on Board of Health 200 200 15 L. C. Fletcher, ex -Commissioner of Highways 8 00 8 00 16 L. T. White, Certificates and Health Officer 9 25 9 25 17 C. E. Georgia, Constable 85 85 18 J. W. Worden, " 2 00 2 00 19 Burr Rumsey, ex -Supervisor 14 12 14 12 20 Andrus & Church, Assessor's roll 1 25 t 25 21 . j. L. Marshall, Excise Commissioner 3 00 3 00 22 W. V. Rumsey, ex -Town Clerk 14 25 14 25 23 W. V. Rumsey, Town Clerk 57 00 57 00 88 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 24 J. M. banning, Justice of the Peace 25 F. B. Aiken, 26 S. M. Oltz, 27 W. F. Smith, Justice and Clerk of election 28 D. W. Bailey, Supervisor 19 25 19 25 20 00 20 00 1900 .1900 25 50 25 50 26 21' 26 21 $464 07 $464 07 We the undersigned, Board of Auditors for the town of Enfield, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct list of bills presented with the amounts claimed and the amount allowed. D. W. BAILEY, Supervisor. WM. F. SMITH, F. B. AIKEN, / Justices. S. M. Oi'rz, J. M. LANNING, W. V. RUMSEY, Town Clerk. ADDED BY RBSOLUTION OF THE BOARD. 29 Richard Griffin, Assessor 3o D. W. Bailey, adding assessment roll $ 30 00 3 00 $497 07 Commissioner of Highways by resolution $25o c� GROTON. The following is an abstract of the names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of town Auditors of the town of Groton, on the 8th day of November, 1888, with the amount claimed by each, and the amount finally allowed. No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed. I John Goodyear, medical services 2 A. J. Conger, Assessors 3 John McKeller, " 4 Edwin Fish, " $ 12 00 $ II 25, 26 00 26 00 42 00 42 00 31 00 31 00 PROCEEDINGS OP THE SUPERVISORS. 5 Nelson Stevens, Justice of the Peace 6 H. S. Hopkins, " (nine bills) 7 J. M. Montfort. 8 Newton Baldwin, 9 H. S. Hopkins, services with Town Board ro Frank Green, excess tax 11 Wm. D. Baldwin, Commissioner of Highways 12 H. B. Stevens, Town Clerk 13. H. B. Stevens, mdse. 14 Newton Baldwin, Justice of the Peace 15 G. A. Wilson, house rent Shaw r6 G. M. Stoddard, services for Overseer of the Poor 17 David Meade, Board of J. McCarthy 18 Dwight Allen Post, Veteran Relief 19 C. W. Conger & Co., mdse. zo Thomas Barry, digging grave for Mrs. McCarthy 21 J. M. Montfort, mdse. 22 John W. Jones; Supervisor 23 L. J. Townley,'printing for town 24 Frank Tanner, Inspector of election 25 Chas. Gregg, Inspector of election and Messenger 26 John Jackson, 27 Othello Dickinson, " 28 James McGrail, 29 M. D. Fitch, . " 3o Allen Howard, " 31 Frank Pangburn, " "1 32 George B. Sickman, Clerk of election 33 Rich Morgan, 34 Benn. Townley, 35 O. C. Clark, 36 J. H. Gunn, 37 Wm. H. Burnham, Clerk of election and Assessors 38 Wm. Webster, use of Hall 39 A. B. Rogers. " 40 E. R. Nye, " 41 E. R. Nye, use of Hall for Court 42 Nelson Underwood. Deputy Sheriff 43 44 Delos Tanner, Constable 45 89 to 00 IO 00 40 83 40 83 16 00 16 oo 19 75 19 75 II 00 II 00 15 63 15 63 78 00 78 00 63 70 63 70 3 50 3 50 6 zo 6zo 30 00 30 00 25 00 25 00 7 00 700 150 00 150 00 482 482 15o 150 40 15 40 15 25 21 25 21 22 67 22 67 10 25 10 25 600 600 to 0o to 00 6 oo 600 400 400 400 400 400 4 00 400 400 425 425 400 400 4 00 400 4 00 400 4 25 4 25 TO 00 TO 00 10 00 10 00 8 20 820 25 00 25 00 5 25 5 25 9 75 9 75 2 70 2 70 370 370 4 95 4 95 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. • Thomas Fisher, constable, F. A. Sherman. " Overseer of Poor Poor Master " House rent for Rowley Wm. A. Smith, recording marriages J. H. Sage, C. A. Townley, Commissioner of Excise Geo. M. Beckwith, medical services B. L. Robinson, Miles D. Goodyear, recording vital statistics " medical services for Chas. Sutliff 5 8o 5 80 2I 40 2I 40 27 00 27 00 IO 00 10 00 30 00 30 00 475 475 1 25 1 25 3 00 300 4 25 4 25 7 25 7 25 II 50 II 50 58 34 58 34 3 50 3 50 $1,017 55 $1,017 55 We the undersigned Board of Town Auditors of the town of Groton, do certify that the above accounts were audited by us this 8th day of November, 1888. J. W. JONES, Supervisor. NELSON STEVENS, J. M. MONTFORT, / Justices. H. S. HOPKINS, l NEWTON BALDWIN, H. B. STEVENS, Town Clerk. I hereby certify the above is a correct copy of bills audited H. B. STEVENS, Town Clerk. Resolved, That the following bills be added to the Town Audits of the Town of Groton. J. W. JONES, Supervisor. ADDED BV RESOLUTION OP THE BOARD. S9 James Gaston, excess tax 6o A. M. Baldwin, registering vital statistics 61 E. G. Galloup, supplies for poor 62 Mount & Moe, 63 Wesley Albright, Inspector and Messenger 64 Frank J. Tanner, " 65 N. Underwood, Constable's services 66 J. W. Jones, footing assessment roll $ 1 93 $ 1 93 5 25 5 25 39 88 39 88 391 391 Io 00 10 00 3 00 300 9 45 9 45 4 00 400 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. • 67 John Blanchard, Highway Commissioner 68 Mrs. D. E. Mason, registering vital statistics 69 Dr. E. R. Weaver, 79 N. R. Streeter, Excise Commissioner 71 E. P. Hart ITHACA. S oo 800 1 75 1 75 25 25 3 00 300 300 300 $93 42 $93 42 At ameeting of the Board of Auditors of the town of Ithaca, held Nov. 8th, 9th, loth and I2th, 1888, at the Town Clerk's office, the following accounts were examined, audited and al- lowed or rejected, as stated below. No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. allowed. r Chas. Hillick, registry books, assig'd to W. H. Willson 2 Andrus & Church, stationery, etc. 3 Wm. J. Totten, copying assessment roll 4 C. J. Rurnsey & Co., hardware 5 Mynderse Van Cleef, counsel. . 6 G. W. Frost, Supervisor 7 Julius Casterline, erroneous tax . 8 C. L. Crandall, surveying 9 M. N. Tompkins, counsel -10 P. H. Carroll, Inspector's Clerk, assig'd to J. M. Heggie t t C. H. Wilson, Inspector, assigned to W. H. Willson 12 J. I)..Vorhis, Inspector's Clerk, assig'd to J. M. Heggie 13 W. H. Lyon, 14 W. F. McClune, 15.- E. C. Tichenor, Inspector, 16 S. B. Rolfe, -17 - Chas. Terwilliger, '` 486- C. L. Taber, 19 Louis Cory -ell, 20 • Ed. H. Mowry, assig'd to- W. H. Willson 21 M. J. Acton. :22 ` A. H. Parrott. -23 ' Pliny Hall, 41 20 28 37 34 00 4 of 300 181 55 17 84 41 00 116 00 $ 41 20 28 37 34 00 4 of 300 r,81 -55 17 84 41 00 116 oo 16 00 16 oo 16 0o 16 00 16 00 16 00 ..r6- oo 16 do 16 0o 16 00 16 0o 16 00 • r b oo 16 'oo 16 00 :16 00 r600 •t6tw 36 00 36 00 r6 0o r6 o0 16 oo 16 00 16 00 r6 oo '20 .00. '20130 92 PROCEEDiNGS OF THE SUPERVI.SORS. 24 W. F. McClune, Inspector's Clerk 25 John Kelchner, Inspector 26 W. H. Lyon, assig'd to W. H. Willson 27 C. L. Taber, 28 R. W. Sheffer, Inspector's Clerk, " 29 F. A. Van Vradenburg, Inspector, " 3o Holmes Hollister, 3i E. P. Davenport, " assig'd to J. M. Heggie 32 J. H. Tichenor, Inspector's Clerk, " 33 J. W. Clawson, " 34 J. W. Clawson, Inspector, 35 E. J. Brown, Inspector's Clerk, it 36 E. J. Brown, Inspector, 37 H. G. Hagan, Inspector's Clerk, '` 38 H. G. Hag -in, " • • 39 C. A. Van Vradenburg, Inspector, 40 Frank E. Price, rent poling place, 4r H. W. Stephens, " 42 D. M. Fowler, Inspector 43 H. S. Wright, Inspector's Clerk 44 fi M. J. Acton, " 45 - Sprague Steamer Co. Na 6, rent polling place 46 N. T. Mabee, carting ballot boxes 47 J. F. Tetley, Constable, assig'd to W. H. Willson 48 Patrick Murray, " 49 Patrick Murray, ' 5o Patrick Murray, ' 51 John Johnson, 52 E. G. Pb bps, " c ,. 53 J. F. Tetley, 54 J. F. Tetley, " 35 J. F. Tetley, 56 Petrick Murray, 57 Patrick Murray, " 58 John Johnson, S9 John Johnson, assig'd to M. N. Tompkins 6o . Rich'd Emmons, Police Constable, •` 61 John Johnson, Constable, assig'd to W. H. Willson 62 H. H. Miller, 63 H. H. Miller. it 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 16 00 r6 00 16 00 16 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 16 0o 16 00 r6 0o r6 oo 2000 20 00 20 00 20 00 rb oo i6 oo 16 0o r6 oo 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 20 00 20 00 40 00 40 00 4 50 4 50 6 5o 6 5o 340 340 8 65 8 65 12 00 12 00 2 6o 2 6o 6 6o 6 6o 64o 64o 4 25 4 25 9 90 990 4 00 400 920 9 20 9 30 9' 30 8 40 8 40 9 35 9 35 2 95 2 95 18 6o 18 6o 8.40 8 4o PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 93 64 H. H. Miller, Constable, assig'd to W. H. Willson 5 15 5 15 65 H. H. Miller, " 7 65 7 65 66 H. H. Miller, 3 90 3 90 67 H. H. Miller, 2 00 2 00 68 T. J. Bierce, 6 05 6 05 69 Willis Morton, Inspector's Clerk, assig'd to Robt. Reed 16 00 16 oo 7o Chas. Hunt, ' ` assig'd to C. Q. Selover 20 00 20 00 71 Robert Reed, Inspector 16 oo 16 00 72 H. H. Miller, Constable, assig'd to W. H. Willson 2 20 2 20 73 H. H. Miller, 5 95 5 95 74 H. H. Miller, 8 70 3 90 75 O. P. Hyde, Inspector's Clerk 20 00 20 00 76 Robert Reed, Inspector 20 00 20 00 77 C. H. Slocum, " 16 00 16 00 78 John Barden, 16 00 16 00 79 O. P. Hyde, Inspector's Clerk 16 00 16 00 So Chas. Slocum, Inspector 20 00 20 00 81 John Barden, 20 00 20 00 82 Stephen Kennedy, Assessor 2 00 2 00 83 S. J. McKinney, Inspector, assig'd to Robt. Reed 16 oo 16 00 84 J. A. Fisher, Town Clerk 117 92 119 92 85 j. A. Fisher, 31 25 31 25 86 E. M. Latta, Inspector 4 0o 4 00 87 E. T. Heustis, " ` 16 00 16 00 88 J. A. Fisher, Town Clerk, assig'd to W. H. Willson 142 00 142 00 89 J. H. Tichenor, Inspector's Clerk, assig'd to C. J. Rumsey 16 6o 16 00 90 J. G. Burns, 36 00 36 00 91 John Spence, Inspector, assig'd to W. H. Willson 16 00 16 00 92 J. C. Warren, 16 00 16 6o 93 J. A. Tompkins, ' ` 36 00 36 00 94 John Hook, Excise Commissioner 48 00 48 00 95 J. Will Tree, registration books 6 5o 6 5o 96 M. N. Tompkins, Justice of the Peace 139 00 139 00 97 Geo. Small, lumber 49 37 49 37 98 L. F. Colegrove, Commissioner of Highways 338 00 338 00 99 A. E. Chipman, making ballot boxes 15 25 15 25 too T. Hollister & Son, lumber • 76 13 76 13 101 Treman, King & Co., hardware 8 15 8 15 102 Reynolds & Lang, repairs 12 10 12 10 103 Weekly Ithacan, printing 38 75 38 75 94 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 104 C. S. Wattles, lime 17 10 17 10 105 E. G. Phelps, Constable, assigned to J. M. Heggie 6 6o 6 6o 106 C. W. Hausner, 14 25 14 25 107 Fred Labar, Town Clerk 94 30 94 30 108 Enz & Miller, stationery 12 01 12 01 tog Martin Besemer, Health Officer 50 00 50 00 110 H. H. Miller, Constable, assig'd to W. H. Willson 6 60 6 6o 111 H. H. Miller, assig'd to J. M. Heggie 4 40 4 40 112 H. H. Miller, " 70 70 113 J. J. Williams, Inspector's Clerk 20 00 20 00 114 Spence Spencer, ` " assig'd to W. H. Willson 20 00 20 00 115 John E. McIntosh, Inspector 20 00 20 00 116 E. P. Davenport, assig'dcto J. M. Heggie 20 00 20 00 117 A M. Parrott, assig'd to W. H. Willson zo 00 20 00 118 E. T. Heustis, Messenger 8 oo 8 00 119 Lehigh Valley Coal Co., coal 237 38 237 38 120 D. L. & W. Coal Co., coal 325 26 325 26 121 J. J. Williams, Excise Commissioner 51 00 51 00 122 A. O. Hart, Excise Commissioner .36 00 36 00 123 Wm. Mack, Inspector, assig'd to W. H. Willson z0 00 20 00 124 Spence Spencer, Inspector's Clerk, " 16 00 16 00 125 Jameson & McKinney sewer pipe 12 S4 12 84 126 J. H. Collins, Excise Commissioner 15 00 15 00 127 Luther Lewis, Assessor 42 75 42 75 128 R. L. Smith, Justice of the Peace 52 30 52 30 129 City of Ithaca, Recorder's services 669 50 669 50 13o City of Ithaca, Police services 618 29 618 29 131. Spence Spencer, rent of Town Clerk's office to Jan. 1, '89 41 67 41 67 132 Spence Spencer, labor on assessment role 25 00 25 o0 133 Spence Spencer, work on road warrants, assigned to W. H. Willson 53 00 53 00 134 Spence Spencer, Justice of the Peace, assigned to W. H. Willson 169 65 169, 65 135 J. A. Lewis, medical services 40 00 40 00 136 A. J. Evans, recording marriages 6 25 6 25 137 John Johnson, Constable, assigned to M. N. Tompkins 4 50 - 4 50 138 Eugene Terry,Elnspectorand copying 51 30 51 30 139 Eugene Baker, recording births and deaths 5 75 5 75 140 J. W. Brown, 5 25 5 25 .141 Cayuga Hose Co. No. 1, rent polling place 25 00 20 00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 95 142 Albina Hunter, recording births and deaths 3 00 3 00 143 Edward Meany, " 2 25 2 25 144 Sykes & Fowler, repairs 7 00 7 00 145 J. E. Van Natta, Inspector 20 00 20 00 146 Chas. Bundy, rent polling place 20 00 20 00 147 F. D. Johnson, Inspector's Clerk 20 00 20 00 14S Chas. Terwilliger, Inspector 20 00 20 00 149 D. Lawton, Inspector's Clerk, lime, etc. 38 50 38 50 15o Edward Mowry, Inspector, assig'd to C. G. Selover 20 00 20 00 151 S. H. Peck, registering births and deaths 1 25 1 25 152 Peter Van Houter, rent polling place 40 00 40 00 1S3 C. H. Van Houter, Inspector's Clerk 20 00 20 00 1S4 Peter Van Houter, lumber 21 25 21 25 155 Treman, Waterman & Co., repairs 70 70 156 T. J. Bierce, Constable, assigned to W. H. Willson 4 00 4 00 1S7 T. J. Bierce, " 800 800 158 Fred Marsh, Constable services, " 6 40 6 40 159 H. H. Miller, Constable, 3 40 3 40 16o H. T. Jones, stone 26 00 26 00 161 Ward Gregory, printing 193 50 193 50 162 Ithaca Journal Association, printing 298 81 298 81 163 H. A. Clark, recording marriages I 00 I o0 164 Spence Spencer, Justice of the Peace, assigned to W. H. Willson 10 0o 10 00 165 J. S. Kirkendall, recording births and deaths 12 50 12 50 166 J. Winslow, medical services 20 25 20 25 167 Eugene Baker, f t 13 00 13 00 168 J. A. Lewis, 72 75 72 75 169 Drs. Baker& Meany, " 25 00 25 00 17o Edward Meany, 64 75 64 75 171 Eugene Baker, " 23 00 23 00 172 Eugene Baker, 44 00 44 00 173 Martin Besemer, " 25 00 25 00 174 T. W. Burns, Justice of the Peace, assigned to W. H. Willson1 I 00 11 00 175 Joseph Fowles, lime 4 50 4 50 176 Wm. McKinney, Assessor and Health Officer 76 00 76 0o 177 J. P. Merrill, Justice of the Peace, assigned to W. H. Willson 22 25 22 25 96 PROCEEDINGS OI THE SUPERVISORS. 178 J. P. Merrill, making map of town, assigned to W. H. Willson 179 J. P. Merrill, making map of districts, assigned to W. H. Willson 18o J. P. Merrill, Justice of the Peace, assigned to W. H. Willson .181 White & Burdick, drugs 182 S. B. Beers, Assessor, assigned to Hiram Gee 183 Sydney Post, G. A. R., rent polling place 184 Cary B. Fish, Constable services 185 Henry W. Stephens, rent polling place 186 J. Warren Tibbetts, " 150 o0 150 00 95 00 95 00 65 6o 65 6o 2 23 2 23 250 00 250 00 40 00 40 00 475 475 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 $7,404 z8 $7,394 48 TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, ,LTHACA, November 13th, 1888. We the undersigned, the Town Auditors of the town of Ithaca, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct list, and the statement of all accounts, ex- amined; audited or rejected at the meeting of said Town Auditors, held at the Town Clerk's office, Nov. 8, 9, 10, and 12. 1888. GEO. W. FROST, Supervisor. J. P. MERRILL, M. N. TOMPKINS, Justices. SPENCE SPENCER, RAYMOND L. SMITH, JOHN A. FISHER, Town Clerk. ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. 187 R. T. Jones, reporting marriages $ 1 00 i88 J. K. Underhill, " 2 50 189 Micheal Naughton, Inspector 16 00 190 E. S. Tichenor, ballot boxes 24 00 191 Cataract Hose Co. No. 7, polling place 20 00 192 William Spence, sand 4 10 4 193. Dixon & Robinson, lumber ro 34 194 Rosy Nichols, reporting births 2 00 • PROCEEDINGS Or THE SUPERVISORS. • 97 ITHACA, November 13th, 1888. At a meeting of the Board of Auditors of the town of Ithaca, held Nov. 12th, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : Resolved; That the amounts hereinafter set forth, due for notes and certifi- cates of indebtedness, given by the Supervisor, Highway Commissioner and Overseer of the Poor, pursuant to resolutions of the Town Board, he and the same are hereby audited and ordered paid. Noses for Overseer of Poor and interest $4431 66 627 00 Lehigh Valley Coal Co., note and interest 231 00 D. L. & W. 256 87 James Dick, 231 00 Outstanding bills, (Overseer of Poor) 4875 19 " (Commissioner of Highways) 134 o6 F. M. Leary, (Note) 212 00 J. M. Heggie, note and interest 31 So Van Order, note and interest 530 00 G. A. R. orders 40! 75 • G. A. R. fund 400 00 GEO. W. FROST, Supervisor. M. N. TOMPKINS, . SPENCE SPENCER, j Justices. RAYMOND L. SMITH, ,\ JOHN A. FISHER, Town Clerk. STATEMENT OF LOCKWOOD F. COLEGROVE, COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWA\S. Disbursements, as per statement of John Linderbery, from Nov. i, 1887, to Feb. 21, 1888 Disbursements from Feb. 21, 1888, to Nov. 8, x888, as per statement of Lockwood F. Colegrove Receipts from different sources as per statement of John Linderbery, Nov. 1, 1887, to Feb. 21, 1888 Receipts, per statement of Lockwood F. Colegrove, Feb. 21, r888, to Nov. 8, 1888 Amount to be raised for outstanding bills • $I,889 21 1,081 31 $2,970 52 $1,876 18 96o 28 134 06 $2,97o 52 98 • PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. STATEMENT OF F. B. HOWES, OVERSEER OF POOR. CASH RECEIPTS PROM NOV. 1, 1887, TO FEB. 18, 1888. Feb. 18, 1888 from Town Board Feb. t8, 1888, to Nov. 1, 1888, from all sources Disbursements from Nov. r, r887, to Feb. r8, 1888 " Feb. r8, 1888, to Nov. 1, r888 Cash on hand $4,180.82 4,174 36 $8.35.5 $4, r8o 82 4,068 12 106 24 $8.355 STATEMENT OF COSTS OF SUPPORT OF POOR. Bills from Nov. 1, 1887, to Feb. 18, 1888 From Geo. W. Frost, Supervisor " Town of Ulysses " Bank note ' Outstanding bilis Coal used LANSING. $4,18o 82 3,392 63 50 13 600 oo 4,981 43 937 64 t8 is $14,142 65 Abstract of the names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of Town Auditors of the town of Lansing on the 8th 9th and 17th days of November, 1888, wit -h the amount claimed by each and the amount audited and al- lowed each. No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed. r Jonathan Norton, Commissioner's service bill $ 79 50 $ 79 50 2 John Collins, Assessor . 38 00 38 00 3 A. H. Clark, service railroad suits 34 38 34 38 4 Frank H. Tat -bell, Excise Commissioner, 1887 and x888 6 00 6 oo 5 A. H. Clark, Excise Commissioner 3 00 3 00 6 Henry M. Field, Inspector of election 4 00 4 00 7 W. A. Field, Inspector of election and Messenger 6 oo 6 00 8 Otlarido White, Inspector and stationery 4 40 4 40 • • PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 9 Andrew J. Conlin, Inspector and nine ballot boxes ro Sampson Hedden, Clerk of election 11 Charles Drake, 12 J. H. Conklin, 13 John W. Smith, 14 Ed. Emmons, Inspector and Messenger' 15 M. W. Buck, t6 Clayton Bower, " 17 Stephen I. Barnes, Assessor r8 B. M. Hagin, supplies for poor 19 Henry Miller, use of house for election 20 Newman & McLaughlin, services 21 Ithaca Journal, printing 22 J. B. Murray, stenographer 23 Truman Noble, services 24 R. Beardsley, use of\ Hall for election 25 Hiram Herrick, water trough 26 E. A. Sterns, for stone 27 John H. Conklin, services 28 Rennssalaer Miller, supplies for poor 29 Cicero Miller, Inspector of election 30 D. A. Tarbell, " 31 A. J. Brink, " if 32 A. M. Tarbell, Inspector and Messenger 33 D. Sullivan, Poor Master, money paid out 34 D. Sullivan, service Poor Master 35 O. S. Van Patten, witness 36 J. C. Beebe, ex -Poor Master 37 N. E. Lyon, use of Hall 38 Albert Van Auken, service bill court 39 Devoe Hodson 40 H. Blakesley, keeping Mrs. A. Jacobs 4r Monroe M. Sweetland, County Clerk 42 N. E. Lyon, supplies for Lamphier 43 C. G. Benjamin, supplies for Hopkins 44 W. H. Lockerby, statistical reporting 45 W. H. Lockerby, medical services for G. Miller 46 W. H. Lockerby, '' Sally Jacobs 47 W. H. Lockerby, Mark Jacobs 48 W. H. Lockerby, Croft 49 W. H. Lockerby, " Clias. Jacobs 99 to 75 10 75 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 9 80 9 80 9 64 9 64 6 00 6 00 4000• 4000 7 65 7 65 15 00 15 00 65 62 65 62 70 50 70 50 15 0o 15 00 10 15 10 15 500 500 5 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 20 63 20 63 4 00 4 00 400 400 4 00 4 00 12 04 12 04 44 86 56 00 300 Io6 oS 1500 2 55 10 00 40 00 9 50 2 64 2 25 4 50 33 75 14 00 500 3 50 6 00 44 86 56 00 300 106 08 15 00 2 55 10 00 40 00 9 50 2 64 2 20 4 50 33 75 14 00 5 00 3 50 6 00 I00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 5o W. H. Lockerby, medical services for Mrs. James Clark 17 00 17 00 51 W. H. Lockerby, " Will Covert 20 00 20 00 52 D. L. Reynolds, Court 16 15 16 15 53 D. L. Reynolds, " 4 95 4 95 54 D. L. Reynolds, 6 35 6 35 55 D. L. Reynolds, 3 00 3 00 56 F. N. Howell, Court, assigned to J. M. Heggie Lo 5o 10 5o 57 J. A. Burr, expenses to Auburn, R. R. suits 8 75 8 75 58 J. Norton, Road Commissioner 515 00 515 00 59 W. H. Barr, medical services 4 00 4 00 6o J. W. Pratt, marriage returns 75 75 61 Charles Drake, Justice of the Peace 32 85 32 85 62 B. M. Hagin, Justice of the Peace service bill 16 00 r6 00 63 Horatio Brown, service bill 29 68 29 68 64 Horatio Brown, R. R. suits 351 68 351 68 65 Wm. Mead, Town Clerk 48 10 48 10 66 Horatio Brown, Ingersoll against the towu of Lansing 136 68 136 68 67 F. L. Tarbell, Court 4 95 4 95 68 -N. E. Lyon, Justice of the Peace, criminal bill 16 45 16 45 69 N. E. Lyon, service bill 16 00 16 00 70 P. L. Smith, supplies for poor 2 50 2 00 71 Frank H. Tarbell, service bill 6 oo 6 o0 81,127 98 $2,127 98 BILIS AUDITED AT A SPECIAL MEETING HELD NOV. 17, 1888. 7; Charles Drake, supplies for Mrs. Jacobs 73 Harriet Butler, keeping Nancy Parker 74 B. M. Humiston 75 Horatio frown, footing assessment roll 76 For poor purposes, (resolution) $1578 $ 15 78 52 00 52 00 8 75 8 75 2 00 200 150 00 150 00 $2,356 51 I hereby certify that the above is a true list of audits made by the Auditing Board of the town of Lansing on the 8th, 9th and 17th days of November, 188$. WM: MEAD, Town Clerk. . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I01 ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. James G. Buck, Assessor Frank M. Wooley, ex -Commissioner H. Brown per centage on school money $ 40 00 12 00 29 54 $81 54 We the undersigned, Auditors of the town of Lansing, audited the above claims Nov. 8th, 9th and I7th, 1888. HORATIO BROWN, Supervisor. NELSON E. LYON, CHARLES DRAKE, Justices. BARNARD M. HAGIN, FRANK H. TARBELL, WM. MEAD, Town Clerk. I, Wm. Mead, Town Clerk of the town of' Lansing, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of accounts audited by the Auditing Board of the town of Lansing on the 8th, 9th and I7th days of November, 1888. WM. MEAD, Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing. Sworn and subscribed before me November 17, 1888. FRANK H. TARBELL, Justice of the Peace. NEWFIELD. The following is an abstract of names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited by the Town Auditors of the town of Newfield on the 8th and 9th days of November, 1888, with the amount claimed and finally allowed. No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed. I A. H. Palmer, Inspector of election, 1st Dist. 2 S. F. Dudley, if 3 Wm. Anderson, Inspector and Messenger $400 400 9 64 $400 400 9 64 IO2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 4 . Wm. Hartranft, Clerk 5 John W. Dean, " • 6 George Thomas, Inspector of election, 2nd Dist. 7 George Seabring, " 8 George Woodlin, Inspector and Messenger 9 Abner Stamp, Clerk 10 A. D. Brown, " I I Charles McCorn, Railroad Commissioner 12 I. B. Palmer 13 Charles McCorn, Excise Commissioner 14 Nelson Cutter 15 Hesler Smith, 16 P. S. Dudley, use of Hall for town purposes 17 Alvah Brown, use of house for election 18 J. C. Thompson, Assessor 19 Eugene Davis, " 20 A. D. Brown, 21 S. D. Cook, ex -Town Clerk 22 L. E. Kirtland, printing election notices 23 Daniel T. Fish, erroneous tax 24 R. Horton, ex -Supervisor 25 Henry Piper, board for Eber Brill 26 Andrew Smith, ex -Overseer of Poor 27 John Beardsley, Overseer of Poor 28 E. R. Osterhout, reporting births and deaths 29 M. A. Dumond, 30 C. C. Cook, 31 Aaron Payer, Commissioner of Highways, service bill 32 Jay Carpenter, damages sustained by bridge breaking down 33 J. L. Puff & Co., account of S. D. Farrington, ex -Com- missioner of Highways 34 A. K. Allen, Justice fee bill 35 Elvin Keene, 36 J. W. Dean, 37 Benj. Starr, " • 38 F. E. Holman, Town Clerk 39 S. A. Seabring, Supervisor 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 9 96 996 4 00 400 4 00 400 6 00 600 700 600 300 300 300 300 300 300 40 00 40 00 I0 00 I0 00 36 40 36 40 30 40 30.40 33 80 33 80 8 20 8 20 2 00 200 6 87 6 87 12 56 12 56 42 00 42 00 16 00 12 00 13 00 13 00 1 75 175 1 75 175 300 300 202 00 190 00 55 00 30 00 20 00 18 00 18 75 18 75 14 00 .14 00 I8 oo 18 00 18 88 18 88 47 90 47 90 51 48 51 48 $777 34 $734 34 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 103 We the undersigned, members of the Board of Town Auditors, of the town of Newfield, County of Tompkins, do hereby certify that the above statement of accounts, audited by us at our annual meeting November 8th and 9th, 1888, is correct. S. A. SEABRING, Supervisor. JOHN W. DEAN, EI VIN KEENS, Justices. A. K. ALLEN, \ BENJ. STARR, J F. E. HoLMAN, Town Clerk. ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. 4o Benj. Starr, Justice of the Peace 41 Rev. Kepple, reporting marriages 42 Note of Aaron Payer, Commissioner of Highways 43 Interest on same ULYSSES. $ 5 12 25 712 00 30 97 . $748 34 At a meeting of the Board of Auditors of the town of Ulysses, held November 8th and 9th, 1888, at the Trembly House, the following accounts were examined, audited, and al- lowed or rejected, as stated below. No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed. 1 J. G. McLallen, Inspector of election assigned to I,. J. Wheeler & Co. $ 4 00 $ 4 00 2 Joshua Hinckley, digging grave 3 00 3 00 3 R. C. Taylor, Inspector of election, assigned to J. Kerst & Co. 4 20 420 4 F. A. Kerst, town physician • 15 43 15 43 r' 5 C. W. Carman, Inspector and Messenger 999 999 6 Chas. Van Amburg, Inspector of election , 4 00 4 00 7 Will I. Smith, Inspector and Messenger' 9 24 9 24 8 Thomas Kirby, Inspector of election 4 00 4 00 9 J. M. Stout, It 400 4 00 f I04 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. io F. A. Kerst, Clerk of election 4 00 4 00 11 E. P. Bouton, Under -Sheriff Io 3o 10 30 12 A. F. Allen, printing 30 50 13 W. I. Sherwood, Overseer of the Poor 41 00 41 00 14 W. H. Morgan, Assessor 52 75 52 75 15 Asa D. Wilson, Commissioner of Highways 22 00 22 00 16 H. Van Order, house for election and assessors 22 00 22 00 17 L. W. Carpenter, vital statistics 5 00 5 00 18 H. G. Cooper, Clerk of election 8 00 8 00 19 I. N. Corey, Constable 5 90 5 90 20 L. W. Carpenter, town physician 25 00 19 00 21 John Van Buskirk, Clerk of election 4 00 4 00 22 Aaron McKeel, •Overseer of the Poor 50 55 50 55 23 J. W. Kirby, Assessor 36 6o 36 6o 24 E. S. Johnson, " 45 25 45 25 25 C. L. Adams, printing 4 25 4 25 26 L. W. Carpenter, Commissioner of Excise 9 00 9 00 27 O. M. Wilson, Clerk of election 4 00 4 00 28 F. W. Carman, Commisioner of Excise 3 00 3 00 29 Geo. Wolverton, house for election 20 00 20 00 3o E. A. Snow, Inspector and repairing ballot boxes 9 08 9 o8 31 E. T. Stewart, undertaking 20 00 20 00 32 Geo. B. Davis, Attorney, 190 90 190 90 33 Henry Hutchings, Justice of the Peace 4 65 4 65 34 A. P. Osborn, Justice, assigned to F. M. Austin 44 05 44 05 35 J. R. Emery, Justice of the Peace 16 45 16 45 36 Henry Hutchings, 8 00 8 00 37 A. H. Pierson, Supervisor. 59 90 59 90 38 William Austin, legal services 56 50 56 50 39 C. H. Everts 66 50 66 50 40 John N. Barker, Justice of the Peace 6 00 6 oo 41 F. M. Austin, Town Clerk 40 27 40 27 42 James M. Creque, Constable 25 6o 25 6o 43 Edmund Barber, judgment 63 50 63 50 44 Leroy Trembly, use of house for Auditors 4 00 4 00 45 S. G. Williams, Constable, assigned to L. J. Wheeler & Co. 4 20 4 20 46 J. Flickinger, medical services 6 00 6 oo 47 J. Flickinger, town physician 28 56 28 56 48 W. H. Teed, ex -Overseer of the Poor 20 00 20 00 49 B. F. Tompkins, Clerk of election 4 00 4 00 5o H. A. Mosher, Inspector of election 8 oo 8 oo s PROCEEDINGS o1 THE SUPERVISORS. 105 51 Frank Hatfield, Clerk of election 52 Wm. Austin, Inspector and Messenger 53 J. B. Russell, Inspector of election 4 00 14 71 8 00 400 14 71 8 00 $1,143 83 $1,137 83 We the undersigned, composing the Board of Town Auditors of the town of Ulysses, do certify that the foregoing is a correct list of all claims presented and allowed by us against said town. A. H. PIERSON, Supervisor. J. R. EMERY, H. HUTCHINGS, Justices. JOHN N. BARKER S A. P. OSBORN, F. M. AUSTIN, Tow11 Clerk. ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. 54 Stewart Bros., undertaking $ 12 5o 55 A. H. Pierson, Supervisor 6 00 $18 5o PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. REPORTS. COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT. To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : The undersigned Treasurer of. Tompkins County respect- fully submits his annual statement of receipts and disbursements of the County Funds from Nov. r2th, 1887, to Nov. 12th, r888, as follows : The receipts from all sources, inciuding balance on hand Nov. I2th, i887, amounts to the sum of The disbursements for the same period amount to the sum of . Leaving a balance in my hands of $103,077 91 IO2,601 Is 476 76 I hereby certify that there stands this day to the credit of Geo. H. Northrup, County Treasurer, on the books of this Bank the sum of $4.76 76. Nov. 12th, r888. C. W. GAY, Teller, First National )3ank, Ithaca, N. Y. TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS. : Geo. H. Northrup,. being duly sworn, says that the following statement is correct, and is a true report of all moneys received and paid out by him as County treasurer since his last annual report, excepting moneys belonging to the Infant Heir Fund and Surplus Moneys. GEO. H. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer. Sworn to before me Nov. r4th, i888. M. M. SWEETLAND, County Clerk. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 107 RECEIPTS. Cash on hand Nov. I2th, 1887 '$ 1,989 55 One per cent fees on State Taxtl 247 21 From Superintendent of Public Instruction for receiving and disbursing school moneys raised in this County 169 96 ON ACCOUNT OF TAX LEVY OF 1887. Town of Caroline $ 4,374 51 Danby 4,256 48 Dryden 10,621 90 Enfield 2,96! 70 Groton 7,382 50 Ithaca 27,393 93 Lansing „ 9,555 o6 Newfield 4,004 72 Ulysses 8,407 30 $78,958 10 FROM TAXES RETURNED UNPAID BV TOWN COLLECTORS. Including amount received from the Comptroller of New York State for non- resident taxes accepted : Town of Danby $ 6 32 Dryden 1 43 Enfield 52 5o " Groton 3 53 Ithaca 19 37 Lansing 2 95 Newfield 30 56 Ulysses 57 19 $163 85 From L. W. Carpenter, Commissioner excise penalties $ 472 92 School taxes from Railroads 557 o6 Self-supporting patients at Willard Asylum 1,639 6z Fine from County Clerk 2 00 Fine from Sheriff 75 00 Proceeds of five notes discounted at the First National Bank for Court expenses 6,213 5o • 18,96e Ie 108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. INHERITANCE TAXES. From the executors of the following estates for taxes on collateral inheri- tances : Estate of Anson B. Stickle, deceased $ 227 65 " " Susan H. Colburn, 5 42 " " Minerva C. Ranstead, " 186 39 " " Nancy S. Thomas, 192 67 ,, ,, Maria Trench, 44 89 Leonard Treman, 9 5o " Isaac Briggs, 450-00 41 " Maria L. Hildreth, 3o 87 $1.147 39 FINES FROM JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Chas. Drake $ 7 00 A. P. Osburn 5 00 J. H. Conklin 2 00 Alvirus Snyder 15 00 Jacob Wise 3 00 H. S. Hopkins 67 00 J. J. Peters 700 Newton Baldwin 10 00 Henry Hutchins 10 85 M. N. Tompkins 20 00 $ 146 85 From. Superintendent of Public Instruction 11,274 35 Pees from Surrogate's office 20 55 Interest on deposits 100 $103,077 91 DISBURSEMENTS. State tax paid Comptroller $24,721 07 SCHOOL MONEYS. To Caroline $2,391 58 " Danby 1,987 01 " Dryden 3,717 92 " Enfield 1,551 17 " Groton 2,822 77 " Ithaca 8,053 01 " Lansing 2,518 88 PROCEEDINGS OF' THE SUPERVISORS. To Newfield 2,659 97 " Ulysses 2,567 78 $28,270 09 F. A. Todd, Supervisor, balance due Danby $ 16 D. W. Bailey, " Enfield 150 $1 66 County audits $8,922 73 Postage, Supervisors' Clerk 15 00 Susquehanna Valley Home 596 19 Incidentals, Surrogate's office 75 00 Onondaga County Penitentiary 154 64 Barn at the jail 75 00 District Atty's office rent 200 00 Sheriff's 35 00 $10,073 56 Western Institute for Deaf Mutes 434 99 Canandaigua Home iso 84 A. H. Pierson, Supervisor, excise penalties 472 92 St. Patrick's Orphan Asylum 47 00 St. Mary's " " 94 00 $1,199 75 County Superintendent of the Poor 4 071 48 SALARIES. Marcus Lyon, County Judge $ 2,500 00 Geo. H. Northrup, County Treasurer goo oo, J. H. Jennings, Supervisor's Clerk 150 00 Rev. S. A. Chubbuck, Chaplain 50 00 Marcus Lyon, Surrogate, for Clerk 25o 00 C. L. Smith, District Attorney 600 00 Supreme Court Stenographer 425 86 Janitor 350 00 School Commissioners 400 00 J. W. Brown, Jail physician 90 00 Asylum for Insane Criminals $ 195 00 School District Collectors 557 o6 N. Y. State Institute for the Blind 28 61 $5,715 86. IIO PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. County Treasurer's seal 5 3o Postage and stationery 10 49 Willard Asylum 7,895 66 $8,692 12 COURT EXPENSES. Trial Jurors $ 4,015 63 Grand " ` 62o 05 Constables 1,129 70 Witnesses 330 37 Stenographers 1,341 27 Sheriff, attendance at Court 244 40 Under -Sheriff, attendance at Court 174 oo District Atty's disbursements 244 8o Justices of Sessions 240 8o Crier 189 00 Board of Jurors 326 5o D. M. Dean, assisting Dist. Att'y in Barber trial . 800 oo BARBER LUNACY COMMISSION. W. C. Wey $ 200 00 W. E. Ford 200 00 Marcus Lyon 200 00 W. B. Estabrook, Stenographer 6o oo $9,656 52 $66o oo BURIAL EXPENSES OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED DECEASED SOLDIERS AT $35 EACH. John Higgins, Herman Estus, Hiram Hawks, C. A. Van Vradenburg, James Norton, John L. Robinson, Wallace Sanborn $245 00 HEADSTONES FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMHD DECEASED SOLDIERS AT $15 EACH. Theo. C. Smith, Peter Hausner, Albert Terrell, John R. Dunham, Henry Slaughter, John Higgins, Chas. H. Laudon, Daniel Dimon $120 00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. • III Treasurer of New York State, cash received for taxes on Collateral Inheritances Fees on above Appraisers fees estate of Anson B. Stickles " " Maria Trench Bills payable and interest GAS BILLS. $ 1,713 76 90 19 $1,803 95 6 oo 200 $8 00 $5,978 73 Jail $ 146 II Clerk's office Court House Coal bills 31 35 36 48 $213 94 $412 00 Paid Supervisors the fines received from Justices of the Peace in their re- spective towns : A. H. Pierson $ 15 85 Horatio Brown 9 00 Geo. M. Rockwell 15 00 James Boice 7 00 F. A. Todd 300 Geo. W. Frost 20 00 J. W. Jones 97 00 $146 85 Monroe County Penitentiary $ 500 00 Buffalo School for Catholic children no 57 $610 S7 Cash on hand Cash on hand $ 476 76 Due the treasury from the Town of Caroline 13 15 Dryden 25 73 " " Groton 3 18 " " Ithaca 72 89 << << << << Lansing 2 25 "it 44 Newfield 21 92 " it Ulysses 187 58 County Audits 3 00 $476 76 $103,077 91 I12 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Due the treasury from the Court expenses 661 41 Bilis payable 47 79 Fuel and gas 130 91 County Supt. of the Poor 16 75 TOTAL ASSETS BELONGING TO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS : Interest $ I oo Bridges on County line 12 38 Salaries 5o 00 Taxes on Collateral Inheritances 480 87 Willard Asylum 1,119 16 $1,663 41 INFANT HEIR FUND. To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County: $1,663 41 Investment. MORTGAGOR. DATE. HEIRS INTERESTED. Amount of Interest. Amount of Mortgage 1st Mortgage. Geo. Angus. May 5, '86 O'Brien, heirs of Jane 150 00 150 00 lst Mortgage. Jacob Bates. Feb. 4, '82 Mabel McNeil 561 43 Kate M. Chittenden 109 45 Chas. Spaulding 114 42 Wilgus heirs 1537 96 Willis Hayward 93 52 1100 00 lst Mortgage. Tamar A. Chase. Mar. 9,'83 Chase heirs 259 07 259 07 lst Mortgage. Simeon Coon and June 26,'85 Carpenter, heirs of J. D. 100 00 others. Drake, heirs of Catherine 50 00 Van Horn heirs 50 00 200 00 1st Mortgage. Lina M. Durling. Mar. 29,'86 Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l 650 00 650 00 1st Mortgage. Wm. M. Dates. Oct. 17, '85 Dates, heirs of John D. 831 t'7 831 97 1st Mortgage. Hiram A.Davenport June 5, '88 Georgia Lormor. 231 96 Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l 2.12 12 Mary and Lizzie Teeter. 993 83 McGilivery, heirs of Geo. 583 (11 VanHorn heirs 300 00 R. Victor Crittenden 381 06 2742 (6 :d Mortgage. Hiram A.Davenport Oct. 6, '88 Hanford heirs 464 54 Fisk 171 14 McKee, heirs of John 132 11 Kate M. Chittenden 76 36 Clara Searles. 105 85 1000 00 Lst Mortgage. D. W. Gillow. Feb. 11.'84 Simpson heirs of Chas. 337 00 387 00 lst Mortgage. O. H. Gregory. May 1, '86 John H.' Holt 1035 00 1035 00 1st Mortgage. W. H. Hillery. Nov. 13, '84 Clock heirs 600 00 600 00 1st Mortgage. Mary L. Hook. Oct. 8, '85 Fogarty heirs 420 43 McKee, heirs of John 82 76 Kittle Axford 96 81 Laura M. Sexton 300 00 900 00 1st Mortgage. Edwin Jillett. June 19,'80 Goodspeed heirs 801 44 801 44 1st Mortgage. Sarah and N. C. July 5, '87 Carpenter, heirs of Dan' 1 300 00 300 00 lst Mortgage. Johnson. May 4,'87 250 00 250 00 lst Mortgage. John Letts. April 6 '77 Carpenter, heirs of J. D. 150 00 150 00 1st Mortgage. John McArthur. April 11.'74 Van Horn heirs. 1150 43 1150 43 lst Mortgage. Louisa A. Miller. June 7, '86 Wykoff " 2400 00 2400 00 1st Mortgage. N. T. Mabee. Oct. 4, '81 Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l 400 00 400 00 116 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I13 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. lst Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. lst Mortgage. lst Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 2d Mortgage. lst Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. 1st Mortgage. Tacob Frame. Campbell Preston. Geo. P. Pickens. John Rumsey. Geo. Simpson. Mary Seabring. Myron A. Sexton. Anna E. Stanford. Sam'l A. Seabring. Wm.Hazlett Smith. Carrie A. Smith. Town of Ithaca 5 se- riesercofet 1891,BondNo. 170. $1,000. Mary S. and H. M. Thompson. Eron C. VanKirk. Carrie VanAuken. Martha Woodin. Wm. H. Wood ElizabethWhitaker April 19,'86 1, '72 Feb. 8, '88 Sep. 7, '81 Oct. 24, '83 Feb. 17, '83 June 20, '+11 April 1, '84 June 11, '85 Jan. 6, '81 Mar. 8, '82 Fan. 211, '88 Mar. 31, '80 Jan. 20, '72 Sep. 28, '78 April 5, '76 Feb. 10, 86 ,Tune 5, '86 Mabel McNeil McKee, heirs of John Pickens Lyman Burt Griffin heirs Elizabeth Simpson Mary L. Seabring Keator heirs Searles Mabel McNeil McKee heirs of John. Mandeville heirs Willie S. Korts Whitlock, heirs of Jane Asa Ballou Carpenter, heirs of Dan'I Asa Ballou Fred. Bunnell. Kate M. Chittenden Fogarty heirs Carpenter, virn of .1. D. Asa Ballou Searles heirs Warren, heirs of J. B. Laura M. Sexton Mary Hughes & children Carpenter, heirs of J. D. Dan'l. Fuller heirs Tobey heirs Carpenter, heirs of .1. D. Griffin Asa Ballou O'Brien, heirs of Jane MabelbMcNeil D. & M. Woodin Willis S. Korts. Searles heirs. Kate M. Chittenden Asa Ballou. Seagar heirs Searles " Wykoff " McKee, heirs of .Tohn. McGowan heirs Young " Kirkendall " Carpenter. heirs of J. D. Fred Bunnell John Manning 200 00 1000 00 511 82 2444 44 3388 94 5068 24 2750 00 855 29 39 33 105 38 779 73 1680 34 150 57 169 09 500 00 100 00 100 00 58 75 90 3932••3 208 19 208 18 32 90 256 28 88 33 134 31 411 18 49 90 1060 00 400 00 176 00 00 176 00 673 00 826 31 168 04 55 96 68 16 85 52 3786 107 74 100 00 322 45 43 18 482 00 200 00 541 00 22 37 239 73 200 00 1000 511 00 2444 44 3388 91 5060 24 2750 00 1000 00 779 73 000000 500 00 200 110 11100 00 2000 00 850 00 673 00 826 31 234 00 2250 00 Total amount invested in Bonds and Mortgages $42,921 39 TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS. Geo. H. Northrup being duly sworn says, that the foregoing statement is correct to the best of his knowledgeand belief, and represents the condition of the securities belonging to the Infant Heir Fund on the 15th day of November, 1888, excepting worthless and in- sufficient securities, taken prior to 1878, a list of which appears in his report of Nov. 18th, 1886, (see Supervisors' proceedings 1886, page 100.) GEO. H. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me Nov. 16th, 1888 ALICE SWEETLAND, Dep. Clerk. 1 114 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. SURPLUS MONEYS. 7o the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors of I omnpkins County : RECEIPTS. Cash on hand Nov. 17, 1887 $1498 09 From Marcus Lyon, Surrogate, estate of John W. Pickering, deceased 292 6o From Chas. Givens, administrator of the estate of Thomas Givens, deceased z63 84 From Bradford Almy, Referee, case of D. B. Stewart vs. Silas R. Wickes 2483 52 From J. W. Dean, administrator of the estate of Joseph W. Starr, deceased r85 00 From Simeon Smith, Referee, case of David Manning vs. Elizabeth Raub, et. al Sr 6o From Wm. Hazlett Smith, Referee, case of James G. Burns vs. Hiram T. Foote, et. al z62 95 From D. P. Hodson, Referee, case of John Kennedy vs. Bridget Sage 68 o6 DISBURSEMENTS. $5135 66 On account of order of distribution, estate of Israel Luce, deceased $ 28o 7o Estate of John W. Pickering, deceased 292 6o Case of Morgan vs. Purvis 53 02 Case of Niver vs. Perigo 391 00 Estate of Joseph W. Starr, deceased 185 00 Estate of Thos. Givens 263 84 Case of Stewart vs. Wickes 2483 52 Case of Manning vs. Raub . 5 73 Cash on hand 1180 25 TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS : $5135 66 Geo. H. Northrup, being duly sworn, says that the foregoing statement is correct, to the best of his knowledge and belief, and is a true report of all Sur- plus Moneys received and paid out by him as County Treasurer, from Nov. r6th, 1887, to Nov. i6th, 1888. GEO. H. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me, Nov. 16th, 1888. ALICE SWEETLAND, Deputy,glerk. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I15 I certify that there stands this day on the books of this Bank to the credit of Surplus Moneys the sum of $1,18o 25. Nov. 16th, x888. C. W. GAY, Teller, First Nat'l Bank, Ithaca, N. Y. DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT. To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County: Pursuant to the provisions of law, I snake report of the dis- position of fines imposed in the various Courts of Record of said County since the date of my last report : SCHNDUI,E. Persons Fined. • Offense. Amount. Ezra Young, Jr Disobeying Subpoena $ 2 o0 James H. Bowman Gambling House 5o 00 Eugene Sears 5o 00 Henry Jewell 25 00 $127 00 The above statement contains a list of all fines imposed since the date of my last report. These fines were paid as I am informed to the Sheriff or Clerk of said County. No fines were paid to me. Nothing has been collected by me on forfeited recognizances except the costs and disbursements in the case of the People vs. Abagail Dennis ; the penalty in that action having been remitted by order of the Court. An action is now pending and at issue for two penalties of $600 each against Hannah A. Havens on recognizances given by Milton R. Wet- more. This action cannot be tried un;il the March term of the Circuit Court. All of which is respectfully submitted to your Honorable Board. Dated Dec. 3, r888. CLARENCE L. SMITH, District Attorney. 116 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. REPORT OF SURROGATE'S CLERK. To the Board of Sufiervisnrs of Tompkins County : I, W. B. Estabrook, Clerk of the Surrogate's Court of Tompkins County, do respectfully report that I have received fees for copies of records, etc., as such Clerk, since my last re- port, Nov. 21, 1887, as follows : Nov. 28, 1887. Copy will of John R. Gregory $ 5o Dec. 6, Concerning Alex. Lewis' estate 1 00 Feb. 2, 1888. Copy petition and order, E. W. Cady estate . 1 50 " 6, Exmp. copy will of Benj. F. Barney 2 00 13, Copy will of H. K. Clark 100 16, Cert. Copy Letters adm. est. of B. Partenheimer . 25 18, " P. J. Partenheimer 25 24, Copy will of Lyman Kingman 1 75 29, Copy will of Alien Gray • 75 Mar. 12, Twelve Cert. copies Letters Adm. John Southworth 3 00 14, Decree on accounting estate of John Southworth . 2 00 16, Order removing Exr. of E. W. Cady 50 16, Copy Testimony in Cady case on above order . 1 75 ti 22, Copy will of Sarah Converse 1 00 23, Exmp. copy will of John Southworth 3 00 28, Copy order, estate William Perrigo 25 Apr. 12, Copy will of Betsey Quinn 5o 3o, Three copies will of J. Bates 1 25 Aug. 13, Copy will of Catharine Hart 25 24, Copy will of William Peirson 1 00 Oct. 29, Copy will of Samuel Woolever i 00 And I havc, paid out as follows : $24 50 Jan. 31, 1888. One-half reau,A paper $ 1 05 4, Spring for door 20 May 28, Matches 35 June 14, Pail 10 Sept. ;8, Int; eraser 25 Nov. 1, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I17 Paid cash to County Treasurer 20 55 Postage 2 00 $24 50 TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS : W. B. Estabrook being duly sworn, says, that the above statement is correct, to the best of his knowledge and belief. W. B. ESTABROOK. Sworn to before me this lst day of November, 1888. HOBART G. HAGIN, Notary Public. $20 55 TOMPKINS COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE, 1 ITHACA, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1888. Received from W. B. Estabrook twenty and S5 -loo dollars for fees in Surro- gate's office. GEO. H. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer. SHERIFF'S REPORT. To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County I have to report that during the year ending Nov. 27, 1888, I have collected as fines the sums of money, to -wit : Henry Jewell, Ithaca $25 00 James H. Bowman, Ulysses 5o 00 Theodore Outhout, Ithaca to 00 John Purdy, Ulysses 5 00 E. B. Sears, Ulysses 5o 00 Dated Nov. 27, 1888. $140 do J. K. FOLLETT, Sheriff. $75 00 TOMPKINS COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE, ITHACA, N. Y. June 4, 1888. Received from J. K. Follett, Sheriff, seventy-five dollars, ( James Bowman $5o oo, Henry Jewell $25 0o fines.) GEO. H. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer. Z I8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. $6500 TOMPKINS COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE, ITHACA, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1888. Received from J. K. Follett sixty-five dollars, (John Purdy $5 oo, E. B. Sears $45 oo, Theodore Outhout, $Io oo, Dec. 13, $5 00.) GEO. H. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer. LOAN COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. ITHACA, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1888. To the Comptroller of the Stale of New York The United States Deposit Fuud Commissioners for Tomp- kins County report as follows : November ist, 1887, there was remaining in our hands as principal This amount included the Hart farm at . The Merritt King mortgage at The Lavina Collins mortgage at Making, of non-interest bearing principal So that the interest bearing principal Nov. 1st, 1887 was From Nov. 1, 1887 to October i, 1888, there was paid of this principal sum : Nov. 28, 1887, Mortgage No. 563, Edward D. Hart, . $1500 00 300 o0 Soo oo $30280 34 2600 00 $2768o 34 200 00 Leaving as the interest bearing principal Oct. 1, 1888 . . $27480 34 From Oct. i, 1888, to Nov. i, 1888, there was paid of the principal sum as follows : Mortgage No. 757, Eliza Pierson " " 68o, Jacob S. Green Leaving as interest bearing principal Nov. 1, 1888,. $100 00 140 00 240 00 $27240 34 From the $2600 0o before mentioned as non-interest bearing principal it is proper to eliminate the Merritt King Mortgage, $3o0, and the Lavina Collins PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. II9 mortgage, $800, making in all $1 ioo, because we have no authority over the ]and which they represent, as we understand the same has been conveyed by the State ; so it leaves $1500, the Hart farm, as all the non-interest bearing principal Nov. ist, 1888. To $27240 34 add the above $1500 and we have $2874o 34 as the principal remaining Nov. 1,1888. We charge ourselves as follows : The interest on $28740 34 • • Principal paid Interest on $200, paid by Edward D. Hart on mortgage No. 563, Nov. 20, 1887 1 92 Interest unpaid in 1887 . 72 00 Rent of Hart farm, (yet uncollected) 75 00 $1648 82 440 00 We credit ourselves with : The commissions on $30280 34 New York draft, April 18, 1888 Rent of Hart farm (unpaid yet) $2237 74 $213 90 345 92 75 00 $634 82 We charge ourselves with $2237 74 " credit 634 82 Balance 1602 92 We credit ourselves : N. Y. draft 1602 92 COBNELIUS LEARY, l Commissioners. HENRY H. HOUPT, f RAILROAD BONDING COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. ENFIELD. To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : In accordance with Chapter 552, Laws of 1870, I hereby re- port the public debt of the town of Enfield to be as follows, 120 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. viz : Bonds issued to the Pennsylvania & Sodus Bay Railroad Company, under the act to facilitate the construction of Rail- roads, passed by the Legislature of 185o and amended May 18th, 1869 : Amount of bonds issued at 7 per cent Amount of principal paid by redeeming bonds $25000 00 8200 00 Balance outstanding and unpaid 16800 00 Interest due March 1st, 1889 $588 00 Interest Sept. ist, 1889, 588 00 Sinking fund on hand at this time Total indebtedness $1176 00 1311 96 $15488 04 Resolved, That there be levied and collected from said town the sum of one thousand, one hundred and seventy-six dollars ($1,176) to pay interest, and also two hundred and fifty dollars ($25o) as sinking fund toward the final payment of said debt. D. W. BAILEY, Supervisor. GROTON. GROTON, N. Y., Nov. 20, 1888. John W. Jones, Esq., Supervisor of the Town of Groton DEAR SIR : The undersigned Commissioner of the town of Groton, appointed under the Act passed May i8th, 1869, Laws of New York, Chapter 907, would respectfully submit the fol- lowing report : That the amount of Town Bonds issued in aid of the Ithaca & Cort- land Railroad is $15000 00 That the amount of bonds exchanged for the stock in the Ithaca & Cortland Railroad (now E. C. & N.) is 15000 ,00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I2I That interest to become due February 1st, 1889, is 525'00 That interest to become due August ist, 1889, is 525 00 That I hold- a sinking fund invested as follows, viz : Town Bonds of the town of Groton $ 300 00 Mortgages on real estate 1025 00 Certificate of Deposit in the First National Bank of Groton . . . 1 150 6i Certificate of Deposit in the First National Bank of Groton . . . 503 02 Certificate of Deposit in the First National Bank of Groton . . . 105 00 Cash on hand for coupons not presented 6o 55 That the interest received during the year is 207 83 Therefore I respectfully ask for an appropriation to pay interest ou said bonds Feb. ist, 1889 525 0o Also to pay interest on same bonds due August 1st, 1889, 525 00 Also for sinking fund of one per cent 150 00 'total $1200 00 I therefore ask that the sum of twelve hundred dollars as above be levied and collected, on the town of Groton, to be paid over to the Commissioner of said town to be expended for the above purpose. bated Groton, N. Y., Nov. 20, r888. D. H. MARSH, Commissioner. STATE OF NEW YORK, TOMPKINS COUNTY. D. H. Marsh, being duly sworn, says that the foregoing report signed by himself as Commissioner, is a just and true report in every particular, so far as deponent has knowledge of the facts stated, and in other respects deponent be- lieves it to be true. D. H. MARSH. Sworn to and subscribed before me this zoth day of November, 1888. HIRAM G. MOE, Notary Public. To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County In accordance with the Laws of 1870, Chapter 552, I here- . by report the public debt of Groton to be as follows : I22 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Bonds issued by the Commissioners of the now E. C. & N. R. R. bearing 7 per cent interest, semi-annual payment Interest coming due Feb. 1, 1889 Aug. 1, 1889 One per cent for sinking fund $15000 00 525 00 525 00 150 00 Resolved, That at the request of the Bonding Commissiouars of the Town of Groton there be levied and collected from said town the sum of one thousand two hundred dollars, to he applied as follows : For interest as stated $1050 oa For sinking fund 150 00 J. W. JONES, Supervisor. 1 ITHACA. To Ike Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County: The undersigned, Commissioners of the town of Ithaca, for the funding bonds issued to pay off the bonds issued in aid of the Ithaca & Athens Railroad beg leave to report as follows : Amount of bonds issued $285000 00 redeemed 1350o0 o0 outstanding 150000 00 Amount of bonds due March 1st, 1889 55000 o0 Amount of interest due March 1st, 1889 3750 00 Sept. 1st, 1889 3375 00 $22125 00 We therefore request that the sum of fifteen thousand dol- lars to pay the principal of bonds falling due March 1st, 1889, and the sum of seven thousand, one hundred and twenty-five dollars to pay interest, be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the town of Ithaca. O. H. GREGORY, JOHN C. GAUNTLETT, Commissioners. LEVI KENNEY, Subscribed and sworu to before me this 17th day of October, 1888. H. L. HINCKLEY, Notary Public. 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I23 CASH ACCOUNT. Balance at date of last report $ 565 86 Received from Supervisor 2500 00 Received for interest, (see interest account) 3224 23 Error in interest on Ithaca 5s, (1887) Paid for $5000 Ithaca bonds Cash on hand $ 25 00 6002 49 262 6o $6290 09 $6290 09 PREMIUM ACCOUNT. Balance at date of last report $2396 39 Premium on $5000 Ithaca 7s moo 00 Interest applied in reduction Balance INTEREST ACCOUNT. $1000 00 2396 39 $3396 39 $3396 39 Received on $3000 Ithaca 5s $ 150 00 Received on $46000 Ithaca 7s 3045 00 Received from Ithaca savings 29 23 Error in interest (1887) $ 25 00 Amount applied on premium account I00o c)o Paid accrued interest on bonds 2 49 Balance as stated 2196 74 $3224 23 $3224 23 To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County The undersigned, Commissioners of the town of Ithaca, for bonds of said town issued in aid of the Geneva & Ithaca Rail- . road, beg leave to submit their eighteenth annual report as fol- lows : Amount of bonds issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . $Ioo,000 00 The interest on said bonds falls due as follows : April 2d, 1889 3500 00 Octbbet 1st, I889 3566 60. It 124 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. • We therefore request that the stun of seven thousand dol- lars, required to pay interest on said bonds as stated above, be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the town of Ithaca. We would further report that the Sinking Fund maintained for the purpose of meeting the principal of said bonds amounts at this date to $51658 99 as follows : Amount at date of last report $46,962 25 Received from Supervisor 2500 00 Received for interest $3224 23 Less amount applied on premium account 1027 49 2196 74 Total $51,658 99 Which is invested as follows : Town of Ithaca 7 per cent bonds $46,000 oo Town of Ithaca 5 per cent bonds 3000 00 Premium acct 2396 39 Cash on hand uninvested 262 6o Total as above $51,658 99 The present bonded indebtedness of the town of Ithaca for the purpose above mentioned, exclusive of Sinking Fund, is therefore $48,341.01, a reduction since last report of $4,696.74. The undersigned are of opinion that in the future the ac- cumulation of the Sinking Fund as invested, will be sufficient to extinguish the bonds at maturity, provided the minimum amount of principal (one per cent) fixed by the statute be here- after included in the tax levy. They therefore ask that the sum of one thousand dollars be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of. the -town of PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I25 Ithaca for the purpose of maintaining a Sinking Fund for the purpose stated above. H. B. LORD, Y, 1 Commissioners. 0. H. GREGOR The undersigned, being duly sworn, do depose and say that to the best of their knowledge and belief the within report to which they have subscribed their names is true, and that the statements of account therewith submitted are correct. H. B. LORD, 0. H. GREGORY. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of November, 1888. C. W. GAY, Notary Public. To the Board of Supervisors In accordance with Chapter 552, Laws of 1870, I hereby report the public debt of the town of Ithaca to be as fellows The balance on bonds issued by the Commissioners of the Ithaca & Athens Railroad as per the last report was $16,500 00 Less amount received in 1887 1,500 00 Balance at 5 per cent $15,000 00 The balance on bonds issued by the Geneva & Ithaca Railroad as per the last report was $53037 75 Less amount of reduction in 1887 4,696 74 Balance at 7 per cent $48,341 01 Total bonded indebtedness $198,341 01 Resolved, That as per report of the Bonding Commissioner of the town of Ithaca there be levied and collected on the taxable property of said town : For sinking fund on Geneva & Ithaca Railroad bonds Poo() 00 For interest on said bonds at 7 per cent 7000 00 For principal on Ithaca & Athens bonds $15,000 00 Interest on said bonds 7125 00 Total to be raised this year $3o,125 00 GEO. W. FROST, Supervisor. I26 PROCEEDINGSOF THE SUPERVISORS. NEWFIELD. To S. A. Seabring, Supervisor of the Town of Newfield : We the undersigned, Commissioners of the town of New- field, duly appointed under the provisions of an act of the Leg- islature of the State of New York authorizing towns to sub- scribe to the capital stock of Railroad corporations, and to issue bond§ therefor, do respectfully report that it will be necessary for said town of Newfield to raise by tax the sum of three thousand, two hundred and six dollars ($3,206) to pay interest from September ist, 1888, to September Ist, 1889, on bonds of said town of Newfield to the amount of $45,800, issued to aid in the construction of the Pa. & S. B. Railroad. Said interest to be paid semi-annually on the first days of March and Septem- ber of each year. We further report that we have no balance on hand. I. B. PALMER, l C. W. McCORN, Commissioners. f TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS : C. W. McCorn, being duly swore, says that he is one of the Railroad Bond- ing Commissioners in•and for the town of Nvvfield, and that the above report is in all respects just and true. C. W. McCORN. Sworn to before me this i2th day of November, 1888. F. N. DEAN, Notary Public. To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : In accordance with Chapter 552 of Laws of 187o, I hereby report the public debt of Newfield to be as follows : • 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 127 Amount of bonds issued $52,000 o0 Amount of principal paid to Nov. 1st, 1888 6200 00 1 Balance unpaid $45,800 00 Amount of interest due March 1st, 1889 1603 00 " Sept. 1st, 1889 1603 00 $49,006 00 Resolved, That at the request of the Bonding Commissioners of the town of Newfield, there be levied and collected from the taxable property of said town the sum of three thousand, two hundred and six dollars as interest on the above named bonds. • S. A. SEABRING, Supervisor. ULYSSES. To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County: GENTLEMEN r The Bond Commissioner of the town of Ulysses submits the following report : The amount of bonds issued by said town (If Ulysses, under Chaptci 907, Laws of 1869, and Laws amendatory thereof was $75,000.00, dated March i, 1871, due March 1, 1901, with semi- annual interest at seven per cent. per annum, payable on the first days of March and September. Amount of principal paid, $20,800.0o. Amount of coupons due and unpaid, $136.5o. There is deposited with the Union Trust Company of New York $136.5o for the payment of past due coupons. There is a balance of $63.67 in the Banking House of L. J. Wheeler & Co. t28 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. There remains outstanding bonds to the amount of $54,- 200.00. One year's interest on $54,200 oo $3794 00 Less balance on hand 63 67 $3730 33 As the town voted at the spring election of 1887 to discon- tinue the raising of any Sinking Fund, I therefore recommend that the sum of $3730.33 be raised by tax assessed to the town, for interest only. Dated Trumansburg, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1888. L. J. WHEELER, Bond Commissioner. Levi J. Wheeler, being duly sworn, deposes and says that the foregoing re- port is•correct to the best of his knowledge and belief. LEVI J. WHEELER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this ist day of November, 1888. J. R. EMERY, Justice of the Peace. + • To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County : In accordance with Chapter 552, Laws of 187o, I hereby re- port the public debt of the town of Ulysses to be as follows : Amount of bonds issued by Bonding Commissioners March i, 1871 Amount of principal paid Amount of principal unpaid Amount of interest due March 1, 1889 Amount of interest due Sept. ist, 1889 Total amount of indebtedness September ist, 1889 Amount of money now in hands of Bonding Commissioners to ap- ply on interest $75,000 00 20,800 00 54, 200 00 1897 00 1897 00 57,994 00 63 67 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I29 • Resolved, That at the request of the Bonding Commissioner of the town of Ulysses, there be levied and collected on the taxable property of said town, the sum of three thousand, seven hundred, thirty dollars and thirty-three cents, ($373o.33) to pay interest on the above named bonds for the year 1889. A. H. PIERSON, Supervisor. COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF FINES RECEIVED. TOMPKINS CO. CLERK'S OFFICE, Ithaca, N. Y. To the Board of Supervisors o/ Tompkins The whole amount of money received by me from fines is the sum of two dollars, which sum was paid to me at the May Court of Sessions, and by me paid to the County Treasurer of said county the same day ; whose voucher I hold for that amount. MONROE M. SWEETLAND, County Clerk. CORONER'S REPORT. ITHACA, Nov. 17, 1888. To Ike Honorable Board of Supervisors: GENTLEMEN : I have no valuables in my possession except those which have been claimed by legal representatives. Yours Respectfully, J. W. BROWN, Coroner. 130 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. • STATE OF NEW YORK, TOMPKINS COUNTY. f J. W. Brown being sworn, says that the items in the foregoing account by him presented, are correct, and that the services and disbursements charged therein have been made and rendered, and that no part thereof has been paid or satisfied. Sworn to before me this 17th day of November, 1888. F. A. TODD, Notary Public. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE REPORTS. Reports of the Justices of the Peace of the various towns of the county, of all fines and penalties by then collected respect- ively, during the past year : CAROLINE. John J. Peters, whole amount rec'd Paid County Treasurer John Cross -reports no moneys received. W. V. Personius " R. G. H. Speed DANES'. $ 7 0o 7 00 Jacob Wise, whole amount received costs, $8.25, fine, 300 Paid County Treasurer 300 J. J. Miller reports no moneys received. Jeremiah Thatcher " Chas Howland " DRYDEN. G. E. Underwood reports no moneys received. W. E. Brown If ENFIELD. F. B. Aiken reports no moneys received. W. P. Smith J. M. Lanning S. M. Oltz, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 131 (R0TON. H. S. Hopkins, whole amount received $67 00 Paid County Treasurer 67 00 Newton Baldwin, whole amount received ro 00 Paid County Treasurer r0 oo J. M. Montford reports no moneys received. LANSING. Charles Drake reports no moneys received. Nelson E. Lyon " B. M. Hagin N lW1111LD. A. K. Allen reports no money received. John W. Dean " Elvin Keene Benj. Starr " UIXSSI S. A. P. Osborn, whole amount received Paid County Treasurer Henry Hutchings, whole amount received Paid County Treasurer J. R. Emery reports no moneye received. John N. Barker " " The Justices of the town of Ithaca failed to make any reports. 35 00 35 00 to 85 to 85 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County The undersigned, Superintendent of the Poor of Tompkins County, respectfully reports that from the 15th day of: Novem- I32 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. ber, 1887, to the 15th day of November, 1888, the following named persons have been supported in the County Alms House, viz : BELONGING TO THE COUNTY. Names. No. of days. Names. No. of days. Edward Boyne 365 Wm. Kelly 14 Moses Myres 365 Jack Burks 14 Lena Collins 365 Wm. Smith 13 Albert Downer 365 Joseph Ward 13 Ellen Coyle 365 John Kelly 13 Richard King 365 Thomas Blake 2 Floyd Auble 146 Patrick Reed 2 Jack Burns II Elias Williams 3 Lydia Edgerly 237 John Hamilton 4 Wm. Griffin 27 Patrick Sullivan 4 Henry Gibson 186 Thomas Connell 14 John Holland 3 John Peters .. 42 Samuel Perry 4 Elizabeth Dutton 53 Tim Casey 15 Martin Dutton 57 Wm. Cafferty 6 George Dutton 49 Albert Benton 31 Grove W. Woolford 26 Charles Ewers 4 John Gray 3 Frank Lynch . 4 Edgar Johnson 29 James Hughs 4 Jay Bills 2 Samuel Ryan 4 Maggie Brown 15 Richard Mahoney . 4 Edward Norton . . . 14 3262 CAROLINE. Mrs. Venable . 365 Everett Boyer 365 Total DRYDEN. . Frank Corcoran 365 Robert P. Joiner . . John P. Allen 45 Hiram Dodge 344 Wm. Styres Io4 730 77 935 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 133 • DANBV. Jerusha Cronce 365 Elnora Cronce 365 Total 730 LANSING. Barney Moore 167 ULYSSES. James Ferguson 297 Bridget O'Neil 12 Henry Raymond 158 John Mahoney 136 Jerry Wagner 14 Wm. Coshun 50 872 Charlotte Doty 205 ITHACA. Horace Whitehead 365 Mary Allen .. . 91 Daniel McCune 365 Mary Syne 365 Daniel Carney 282 Abraham Shephard 130 Henry P. Howe 365 Joseph Jones 223 Abram Case to Morris Flynn 21 Wm. Dibble 365 Margaret Brown 23 Seth R. Peak 140 Egbert Stephens e 7 Peter Christine 172 Charles Schuyler 7 John Patterson 365 Daniel Cook 76 3737 Emily Vanalstine 365 ENFIELD. Arena Bennett . 118 Adelia Clark 31 Hattie Clark 31 NEWFIELD. 18o Elizabeth Casterline too Richard Vreeland 123 Julius Casterline . 127 Sarah J. Vreeland 123 Alice Casterline too Loie Cronce 5 589 / Wm. Porter . 11 . 134 ' PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. GROTON.. Rebecca Butler 365 John McCarthy 138 Frances Wilcox 365 868 The whole number of days said paupers have been support- ed in the County House was 12,070. The amount of drafts drawn on the County Treasurer for bills audited by the Superintendent for the support of the insti- tution during said year, over and above the proceeds of the farm was $2,264.33, of which $202.29 was for improvements ; leaving a balance of $2,062.04 for the expenses of the House. The sum expended for outdoor relief was $1444 11 Services of Overseer of the Poor 246 00 Transportation of paupers 48 52 Improvement of property and furniture 202 29 $4002 96 The following items make up the amount under the head of improvements on property : Phosphate and grass seed $55 6o Repairs on stove and furniture 54 12 Repairs on house and fence . . . 85 62 Hay car, fork and pulleys . 6 95 $202 29 The following bills have been audited by the Superintend- ent of the Poor, and drafts drawn on the County Treasurer for indoor expenses and improvements ou property from the 15th day of November, 1887 to the 15th day of November, 1888 : Dec. 6, 1887. J. Kerst & Co. supplies $69 52 E. A. Snow, painting and papering 13 Si Willis Morgan, Pork . . . 3o 62 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 135 Stowell & Son, supplies 26 18 \Vin. Farrington, boots and shoes 9 35 Slocuin & Boyer, meat i 31 E. K. Johnson, supplies 14 74 Marsh & Hall, 9 53 Sawyer & Glenzer, supplies 5 14 Ira Rockwell, lumber 16 53 Leroy Fletcher, pork . 37 65 December 7. Henry Hausner, pork 14 47 Edward Pyle, phosphate 20 40 31 Simeon Rolfe, salary ioo oo Jau. 4, 1885. Fred Trumbull, pork 18 19 -'Fowler & Farrington, coal 142 33 Treman, King & Co., repairs 45 55 Sawyer & Glenzer, supplies 13 W. C. Snow, repairs on wagon 3 00 C. M. Stanley, shoes 9 25 Winton & Stewart, supplies 23 00 Geo. Batty, meat . 18 23 Manning Atwater, supplies . . 18 47 Wm. Farrington, shoes . . . 2 55 S. E. Rolfe, pork 23 61 Ensor Carman, pork 31 75 Joseph I. Lanning, pork 27 69 E. L. Brown, pork 23 25 F. A. Kerst, house physician 82 50 C. E. Thompson, meat 28 93 • Horton & Holton, supplies 12 zo Levitt Pinckney, cut 17 acres of wheat 17 00 January 12. Simeon Rolfe, on salary 40 00 February 1. Simeon Rolfe, on salary 55 00 Hawkins, Todd & Co., supplies 33 20 Gauntlett & Brooks, supplies 2 55 W. Humiston, pork 13 21 Winton & Stewart supplies 9 65 March 7. Mosher Bro. & Co., clothing 97 60 E. K. Johnson, .supplies 7 69 C. E. Still, clothing 9 10 April 4. Stowell & Son, supplies 26 95 Fowler & Farrington, coal 94 43 136 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. L. F. Noxon, clover and garden seed 12 85 C. E. Still, clothing 6 90 Charles Seamon, wood 48 44 Simeon Rolfe, on salary ioo 00 May 2. Geo. Small, fencing 5 92 D. J. Pinckney, posts 9 00 C. E. Still, clothing 9 00 November 7. Treman, King & Co., repairs 8 57 June 6. J. W. & C. W. Dean, lumber 4 6o Kerst & Co., supplies 53 24 July 4. Stowell & Son, supplies 7 08 C. E. Still, clothing 4 i6 J. Van Buskirk, coffin 9 5o August i. Slocum & Boyer, meat 21 33 Marsh & Hall, supplies 3 56 Stowell & Son, supplies 34 85 • George Vann, phosphate 25 20 Aaron Mekeel, supplies 5 24 September 5. W. H. Willson, hats 300 Geo. Batty, meat 9 56 Slocum & Boyer, meat 7 r5 Fowler & Farrington, coal 6i 49 Stowell & Son, supplies i8 90 C. M. Stanley, shoes 13 00 Simeon Rolfe, pay kitchen girl Io 00 Simeon Rolfe, on salary Ioo 00 October 3. E. A. Snow, papering 2 07 C. L. Chapman, clothing 13 20 Geo. Batty, meat 23 53 C. B. Owen, pork i8 20 Stowell & Son, supplies 82 51 Geo. Small, lumber 9 II J. Kerst & Co., supplies 57 66 October 12. Simeon Rolfe, on salary 6o 00 November 7. Drake & Townsend, supplies 28 31 Fowler & Farrington, coal and repairs 79 09 $2,264 33 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 137 a The whole amount of drafts drawn : House and farm $zz64 33 Improvements on property .202 29 Leaving a balance for the support of the House above the proceeds of the farm of $2o62 04 The whole amount of indoor expenses from Nov. 1, 1887 to Nov. 1, 1888, was 82,062.04. No. Days Board. Cost of Board and Clothing. County % 3z62 $557 27 Caroline 73o 124 71 Dryden . 935 159 74 Danby . 73o 124 71 Groton 868 148 30 Lansing 167 z8 53 Ulysses 872 148 97 Enfield. 18o 30 77 Ithaca 3737 638 41 Newfield 589 ' loo 63 Total $12,070 $2062 04 The following bills of the Overseers of the Poor and oth- ers have been audited by the Superintendent, and drafts drawn on the County Treasurer for bills contracted out of the Poor House for temporary relief of county paupers, from the 15th day of Nov. 1887, to the 15th day of Nov. 1888 : Dec. 6, 1887. Bradford Snyder, relief tramps T. J. Harrington, draw coal in Ithaca Andrew Smith, relief Waterman Abram Chase, medical service L. W. Carpenter, " " Sheldon Bierce, relief tramps G. C. Whitley, relief Agnes Willets and others Jacob Wise, relief Mrs. Personius $3 00 15 70 3 00 4 45 7 75 65 22 10 21 05 138 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. H. S. Beardsley, Dec. 31. Floyd B. Howes, relief Tillie Lester Jan. 4, 1888. " poor in Ithaca J. A. Lewis, surgeon for Tompkins J. H. Horton, coal in Ithaca Geo. E. Harris, relief Gardner W. H. Teed, relief Whiting and others J. C. Beebe, relief Rush Newman Andrew Smith, relief tramp January 13. Supt. expenses with Geo. Mead to Hospital February 1. F. B. Howes, relief of poor Ed. Meany, physician for Compton family, fever case Eugene Baker, physician on salary J. H. Horton, coal in Ithaca J. A. Northrop, physician, assigned to Tichenor . W. H. Teed, relief of Whiting and others W. H. Lockerby, physician to Harriet Baker . March 7. Thomas Miller, burial of H. Baker . Geo. C. Whitley, relief of A. Willets and others . . J. R. Cummings, burying poor in Ithaca Bradford Snyder, relief tramps Sheldon Bierce, " Andrew Smith, " J. H. Horton, coal in Ithaca W. H. Teed, relief Whiting and others Geo. E. Orton, physician to Rockinstyre April 4. Bradford Snyder, relief Personius Eugene Baker, physician in Ithaca Floyd B. Howes, relief poor in Ithaca T. J. Harrington, drawing coal and wood April 21. H. H. Miller, conveying Whipple to Willard May 2. J. H. Horton, coal in Ithaca Geo. E. Harris, relief Gardner Eugene Baker, extra salary, typhoid fever F. B. Howes, relief tramp June 6. Daniel Sullivan, burial and relief of Hoyt W. H. Lockerby, physician for Hoyt F. B. Howes, relief tramps W. I. Sherwood, relief Geo. Mead G. C. Whitley, relief Agnes Willets and others . . Bradford Snyder, relief Freeman 10 15 30 00 11 07 15 00 11 25 23 00 39 56 5 35 75 5o 8o 29 85 31 50 20 00 24 75 21 00 15 68 21 00 18 oo 32 38 4 10 CO 00 1 00 1 56 38 25 17 50 4 25 6 00 35 00 268 67 14 10 60 00 18 00 30 �5 15 25 1 95 25 18 13 00 4 65 1500 15 30 6 00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. I39 July 4. F. B. Howes, relief tramp So Sheldon Bierce, relief Nichols 3 00 Frank Todd, relief Nichols 17 50 G. C. Whitley, relief Willets and Personius 18 16 C. L. Davis, burial of Pool 18 00 Bradford Snyder, relief of Pool 15 55 August 1. H. H. Miller, conveying Larkin to Willard 5 00 Mary Wood, relief of Geo. Mead to oo J. H. Horton, coal in Ithaca 16 12 G. C. Whitley, relief Martha Cleveland sent to Balti- more 20 �5 Geo. E. Harris, relief Gardner 22 75 September 5. Geo. E. Harris, relief and burial of Gardner 34 25 J. H. Horton, coal in Ithaca 2 25 Geo. C. Whitley, relief Willets and Personius .. 25 80 J. C. Lormor, Quinn 56 00 Sept. 14. W. I. Sherwood " Rockingstyre 16 oo Oct. 3. F. B. Howes tramps; 4 46 F. E. Tibbetts send soldiers to Elmira 9 51 Bradford Snyder, relief tramps 4 05 Mary Wood, care Geo. Mead to 00 November 7. Daniel Sullivan, relief tramps 2 75 J. H. Horton, coal in Ithaca 20 25 John Beardslee, burial of Waterman . . 12 00 " relief of " 6 50 F. B. Howes, relief of poor. 6 oo Geo. C. Whitley, relief A. Willets and others . . 15 30 $1444 11 The following statement shows the amount of bills audited by the Superintendent of the Poor to the. Overseers of the Poor, from the i5th day of Nov. 1887, to the 15th day of Nov. /1888, for their services with county paupers : Dec. 6, 1887. Floyd B. Howes $i6 00 G. C. Whitley 8 O0 Jan. 4, 1888. W. H. Teed 4 00 Geo. E. Harris . 4 00 Feb. 1. Floyd B. Howes 26 oo W. H. Teed 2 °O 140 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. March 7. G. C. Whitley 400 Bradford Snyder 400 W. H. Teed 200 April 4. John Baker . �7 00 Bradford Snyder 6 oo F. B. Howes . - 16 oo May 2. Geo. E. Harris . 4 00 F. B. Howes s 00 June 6. Daniel Sullivan 700 F. B. Howes 8 o0 G. C. Whitley 10 00 July 4. F. B. Howes. 8 o0 G. C. Whitley 400 Sheldon Bierce . �4 00 Bradford Snyder 6 00 James McCracken 400 August 1. F. B. Howes S oo Geo. E. Harris . 400 Sept. 5. Geo. E. Harris 400 F. B. Howes.. 8 oo G. C. Whitley 600 Oct. 3. F. B. Howes 8 o0 Bradford Snyder 400 Nov. 7. Daniel Sullivan 400 John Beardslee 6 oo F. B. Howes 800 G. C. Whitley 400 $246 00 Names of paupers transported to the County House during the year ending November 15th, 1888, with the bills and names of. those transporting them, as per book of transportation, and where chargeable : Name of paupers. By whom brought.. Where chargeable. Lydia Edgerly F. B. Howes County Hiram Dodge Bradford Snyder Dryden John McCarty Nelson Underwood , . . Groton Elizabeth Casterline and 2 children . Andrew Smith Newfield $1 50 2 I0 360 4 50 f.: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPeRVISORS. 141 Barney Moore J C. Beebe Lansing 2 S5 Robert Joiner Bradford Snyder Dryden 2 55 Daniel Cook Andrew Smith County 2 25 Arena Benett James McCracken . . Enfield 90 Wm. Coshun . . W. I. Sherwood Ulysses 75 Joseph Jones F. B. Howes Ithaca 1 5o Barney Moore Daniel Sullivan Lansing 3 3o Charlotte Doty . W. I. Sherwood Ulysses I oo Lowe Cronce John Beardslee Newfield 2 70 Wm. Porter 3 oo Abram Shephard . Sheldon Bierce Ithaca 2 00 Elizabeth and Martin Dut- ton James McCracken . County 120 George Vreeland a .td Sarah J. Vreeland John Beardslee Newfield 5 28 Grove W. Wolford . . . . F. B. Howes County 1.5o John Mahoney . . . . . W. I. Sherwood Ulysses I o0 John McCarty F. A. Sherman Groton 3 6o Hattie and Adelia Clark . James McCracken . Enfield 1 44 $48°52 Amount of grain and produce raised on the farm, and amount now on hand : On hand. 40 tons hay 35 130 bus. wheat 8o zoo " barley 25 604 " oats 564 990 " corn ears 890 64o " potatoes 540 7 " white beans All 3o " sweet corn None 32 " onions 3o to " tomatoes None 100 heads. celery 75 1250 " cabbage I200 to bus. beets ' to 115 winter apples 115 6 barrels cider All 25 loads corn stalks 142 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. Stock on farm 3 horses belonging to keeper. To County : i yoke of oxen ; 8 milch cows ;. z brill ; i yearling heifer ; 13 hogs fattening ; 7 shoats wintering ; 8o common fowls ; 2 turkeys. Supplies on hand : I'2 barrels sugar ; 'Z barrel molasses ; barrel vinegar ; bar soap ; 350 lbs. butter ; 15 lbs. tallow ; 14 doz. candles ; 50 lbs. coffee ; chest of tea ; 2 caddies tobacco ; z wringer ; 4 under -shirts ; 3 over -shirts ; 3 coats ; 7 pair drawers ; 8 pair hose ; io pair socks ; 3 pair pants ; 4 pair shoes ; 2 vests ; 7 hats ; Io yds. ticking ; 20 yds. calico ; 15 yds. gingham ; 30 yds. factory ; 8 yds. muslin ; 2 yds. shirting ; 8 yds. toweling ; 8 Denhams ; 4 yds. skirt flannel ; 7 towels ; 3 pair boots ; 2 pair men's shoes ; 4 washboards ; 3 brooms ; 2 mop sticks ; 8 comfortables ; 7 blankets ; 9 pillows ; io straw ticks ; 6 shrouds ; 3 night gowns ; 2 doz. handkerchiefs ; 10 aprons ; 4 sheets ; 12 pillow cases. I further report the number of births in the County House at 1. Number of deaths, 8. Number in the County House Nov. 15, 1887, 31. Received during the year, 59. Discharged during the year, 45. Absconded, 4. In the County House Nov. 15, 1888, 34. Average number in the County House during the year was 33 5 -73 - Average expense of each pauper supported, above the pro- ceeds of the farm, was $62.43. The average weekly expense, $1.20 3-52. In conformity to the 3oth Section, Title 1st, Chapter 20, of the Revised Statutes, I respectfully report to the Board of Super- visors that I estimate the expenses of the county and town pau- pers in the County Poor House for the ensuing year at $2, 200. oo. ?ROCEEl3INGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 143 I estimate the expense for transportation of paupers to County House at $4o.00. I estimate the expense for temporary relief of county pau- pers not in the County House at $1,500.00. I estimate the expense for services of Overseers of the Poor with county paupers at $250.00• I estimate the Keeper's salary, $500.00. Total amount of estimates, $4,490.00. The cash on hand and unsettled accounts reported last year, amounting®to $123.54, have been expended as follows: Keeper on salary $46 10 Convey patients to Willard 57 82 Supplies for house 7 78 Still unsettled 11 84 $123 54 Statement of produce sold and money received : For veal calves sold $49 80 Pigs, lard, hams and grease • 140 69 Grain, (barley) 110 94 Judgment from Schuyler County 388 00 Accounted for as follows : Convey Children to Homes $ 29 02 Supplies as per bills 208 71 Stock 28 oo Traveling and Telephone Expense 45 62 Postage and stationery 3 75 Supplies for house and farm 270 57 Attorney fees in Schuyler County case 88 54 Unsettled accounts 67 05 Cash on hand 48 23 $689 43 $689 43 144 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. The Superintendent further reports that the expenses for the care of the poor in the County House, and for temporary relief of those not in the County House, for the year ending;Nov. 15, 1888, together with the repairs, was $4,002:96. L'Appropriation, $3,921.15. Leaving an indebtedness of $81.81. Report of the Superintendent giving the location of those taken to Asylums and Homes -and where;; chargeable :for their support: Hattie Smith Taken to Willard Charge Caroline Rush Newman Lansing John Robinson Caroline Ira Dwight Caroline M. Jacobs Lansing Chas. Whipple Dryden Edwin Weed _ Ithaca Dennis Conlan Groton John Richards County Larkin County Wm. Porter Newfield Jerome Freeman . Dryden Henry Gibson County Albert Monroe Caroline George Gage Caroline Sarah and Edward Clary. Auburn Home Ithaca Arena Bennit Binghamton H. Enfield Julius Casterline . . . Newfield Martin Dutton . County George Dutton Ithaca Home . County PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. SPECIAL, SESSION —) OF THE (- 145 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY --1888. The Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County, having met at an extra session on Friday; March 2d, 1888, pursuant to a call made for the purpose of considering and passing upon the sufficiency of the official bond of the County Clerk, appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Phillip J. Parten- heimer. On roll call the following Supervisors responded to their names : TOWN. Caroline, Danby, . Dryden, . Enfield, Groton, . MEMBER.. P. O. ADDRESS. JAMES BOICE, . ... ... . Slaterville .FRANK A. TODD, West Danby . JOHN H. KENNEDY, Dryden .DANIEL W. BAILEY, .. Enfield Center . JOHN W. JONES, Groton Ithaca, Lansing, Newfield, . Ulysses GEORGE W. FROST, . . . Ithaca HORATIO BROWN, Ludlowville . SAMUEL A. SEABRING, Newfield ALBERT H. PIERSON, . . Trumansburg On motion of Mr. Kennedy Mr. Pierson porary chairman. was chosen tem- 146 SPECIAL SESSION BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The Clerk stated the object of the call, and presented to the Board the official bond of Monroe M. Sweetland, County Clerk. Moved by Mr. Boice and seconded by Mr. Frost, that the bond filed by the County Clerk be approved and accepted. Motion carried. There being no further business before the Board, the min- utes of the day's proceedings were read and approved, and the Board adjourned without day. J. H. JENNINGS, Clerk. [The foregoing was handed in to the printer too late to be placed at the beginning of the Proceedings, where, in the order of date it properly belongs.] PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. POLITICAL DIRECTORY, AND GUIDE TO TOWN OFFICERS. • 147 General Election : The First Tuesday after the first Mon- day in November : I Revised Statutes (7th Ed.) page 379. Annual Town Meeting : Last Tuesday in February. Pro- ceedings of Board of Supervisors, 1880. Annual School Meeting in neighborhood : Last Tuesday in August : Laws of 1883, Chap. 413. Annual meeting of Board of Town Auditors, comprising the Supervisor, Town Clerk and Justices of the Peace, or any two of the said Justices ; the first Thursday after the General Election, at which time all accounts for charges and claims against their respective towns must be presented to them for audit ; 1 Revised Statutes (7th Ed.) page 835, Laws 1840, Chap. 305. Annual meeting of the Board of Town Auditors, as above designated, to examine accounts of Town Officers : On the last Tuesday preceding the Annual Town Meeting to be held in each town ; Laws of 1863, Chap. 172. Annual meeting of the Supervisors of the County as a Board of County Canvassers ; First Tuesday succeeding the General Election : r Revised Statutes, (7th Ed.) page 39o. Annual meeting of the Board of Supervisors of thci;County : Immediately after the completion of the Canvass, or at sti&h • 148 ' PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. other time as they, as a Board, shall fix ; 2 Revised Statutes (7th Ed.) pages 926-931. Annual Meeting of Supervisor, Town Clerk and Assessors of each Town, to designate the place in each election district in the Town, at which elections shall be held during the year, and to give notice, written or printed, to be posted in at least eight public places in each district, containing descriptions of the places so designated; and of the time of openingand closing the polls : On the first Monday in September in each year. Laws 1881, Chap. 137. Meeting of Supervisor, Town Clerk and Assessors of each Town, for the purpose of making lists of Trial Jurors ; on the first day of July of each third year after July ist, 1878, at a place in the town appointed by the Supervisor, or in his absence or vacancy in office by Town Clerk ; or, if they fail to meet on that day, they must meet as soon thereafter as practicable ; Code of Civil procedure, § 1035. The next.meeting for this purpose will be held July ist, 189o. County Superintendents of the Poor ineet at the Count House ; The first Wednesday in each month. The object of these meetings is to audit bills payable from the County Poor Fund. TOWN OFFICERS. Each Supervisor must execute to, and deposit with, the County Treasurer, a bond for the accounting of a school moneys which may conte into his hands, before entering upon the duties of his office. _ Each. Supervisor must make and deliver to the Town Clerk of his town, his bond for the faithful discharge of his official duties, and to account for all moneys coming into his hands as such Supervisor. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERV18ORS. 149 The Trustees of School districts shall make a report to the School Commissioners between the loth day of August and the last Tuesday of August in each year ; Chap. 49, Laws 1884. The school moneys are apportioned annually by the School Commissioners, on the third Tuesday in March. The Commissioners of Highways inust execute a bond to the Supervisor of their town within ten days after their election. Overseers of Highways must file a statement of all unworked Highway tax with the Supervisors of their respective towns, on or before the first day of -October. The Tax Collector or Receiver shall, within eight days after receiving notice of the amount of taxes to be collected by him, execute to the Supervisor of the town, and lodge. with him, a bond in double the amount of said taxes, to be approved by the Supervisor. The Supervisor. shall, within six days thereafter, file the said bond in the office of the County Clerk of his County. The Assessors must complete the Assessment Roll on or be- fore the first day of August, and leave a copy thereof with one of their number, and immediately thereafter cause notice thereof to be posted in three or more public places in their town or ward. "When the line between two towns, wards or counties di- vides a farm or lot, the same shall be taxed, if occupied, in the town, ward or county where the occupant resides ; if unoccupied, each part shall be assessed in the town, ward, village or county where the same shall lie." Laws 1886, Chap. 315. The Assessors shall meet on the third Tuesday in August to review their assessments, and hear the complaint .of any person conceiving himself aggrieved. An affidavit to the roll by the Assessors, made prior to the third Tuesday of August; is a nul- lity. The Assessors must deliver the corrected Assessment Roll to the Supervisor on or before the first day of September, there d 150 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. to reinain for a period of fifteen days for public inspection, and the Assessors shall forthwith give public notice by posting the same in at least three of the most public places in the town, or by publishing the same in one or more newspapers published therein, that such Assessment Roll has been finally completed, the officer to whom the same has been delivered, and the place where the same will be open to public inspection. Said fifteen days, within which any assessment may be reviewed by certiorari, shall commence on the day of the first publication. The Assess- or cannot enter the name of a person on his Roll who became a resident after the first day of July. When the Assessors, or a majority of them, shall have com- pleted their Roll, they shall severally appear before any officer of their County authorized by law to administer oaths, and shall severally make and subscribe before such officer, an oath in the following form, which must be strictly followed : "We, the undersigned, do severally depose and swear that we have set down in the foregoing Assessment Roll, all the real estate situate in the town (or ward as the case may be,) accord- ing to our best information ; and that, with the exception of those cases in which the value of the said real estate has been changed by reason of proof produced before us, we have esti- mated the value of the said real estate at the sums which a majority of the Assessors have decided to be the full value there- of, and also that the said Assessment Roll contains a true state- ment of the aggregate amount of the taxable personal estate of each and every person named in such Roll, over and above the amount of debts due from such persons, respectively, and ex- cluding such stocks as are otherwise taxable, and such other property as is exempt by law from taxation, at the full value thereof, according to our best judgment and belief." Which oath shall be written, or printed on said Roll, signed by the Assessors, and certified by the officer. Laws 1885, Chap. 364. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPERVISORS. 151 The Supervisor must report to the County Treasurer, ou the first Tuesday in March, the amount of School moneys remaining in his hands. Eaeh Justice of the Peace must execute a bond with two sureties conditioned for the payment on demand to the proper officer all monies received by the Justice, by virtue of his office, which bond must be approved by the Supervisor of the town, and filed in the Town Clerk's office. Each Justice of the Peace shall make a report in writing, verified by oath, each year, bearing date the first day of Novem- ber, to the Board of Supervisors, at their annual session, in which he shall state particularly the time when, and the name of the person or persons from whom, any money has been re- ceived ; and also the amount and on what account the same was re- ceived ; also all sums remaining due and unpaid ; and that all moneys by him received have been paid to the officer duly em- powered by law to receive the same. Each Justice of the Peace must pay all moneys received by him for fines, within thirty days after its receipt, to the County Treasurer. Criminal Code,. Sec. 726. Overseers of the Poor cannot furnish supplies to a County pauper to exceed the sum of ten dollars, without an order from the County Superintendents authorizing further disbursements for such purpose. All bills payable by towns must be presented to the Town Auditing Board for audit. All bills for supplies furnished to County paupers, must be presented to the County Superintendents of the Poor, for audit, All bills presented to the Board of Supervisors or any Aud- iting Board, must be verified by oath, stating that the same are correct in every particular, and that no compensation has been received for the same, or any part thereof, except as therein stated. 1 INDEX. AcT—To annex lots to Caroline PAGE. 45 ALMS HOUSE, COUNTY—Chaplain of, Salary . 32 Resolutions that Board visit 16 Visit of Board to 23 ANNUAL SESSION OF BOARD AUDITS, COUNTY 5 74 TowNs 81 to 105 Caroline 81 Danby 83 Dryden 84 Enfield . 87 Groton . 88 Ithaca 91 Lansing 98 Newfield 101 Ulysses .. 103 BOND OF COUNTY CLERK 17 District Attorney 18 Supt. of Poor.. 18 BUDGET, COUNTY 66 CAROLINE—Audits of 81 Resolution adding to audits 19, 24, 33 Tax of 67 Appropriation for Highways 33 CHAIRMAN—Election of 61 To visit Rochester 40, 49 To employ Counsel 62 CLERK—Election of 7 COMPTROLLER—Communications of, to Board 81 COMMITTEES OF BOARD—Formation of and duties 7 Appointment of 10 COMMITTETis, REPORTS OF—Treasurer's Accounts 20 U. S. Deposit Fund and Insurance . 44 State Charitable Institutions 54 Equalization and Assessment Rolls 62 to 63 Superintendent's Accounts 59 COUNTY TREASURER—Annual report of ,o6 Report of Infant Heir Fund 112 r INDEX, II COMMUNICATIONS—Comptroller 8 Tompkins County Visiting Committee 9 Willard Asylum 10 to I I COLLECTORS—Required to settle 50 COURT EXPENSES—Deficiency in 51 Enfield to be advanced $3O 71 DANRV—Audits of 83 Resolution adding to audits 20, 29 Tax of 67 Appropriations for Highways 29 DRYDEN—Audits of Resolution adding to 15, 30, 35 Tax of 68 Assessment added by resolution 16 DISTRICT ATTORNEY—Report of IIS Bond of 18 Salary of 48 Assistance 72 ENFIELD—Audits of 87 Resolution adding to 38 Tax of 68 Appropriation for Highways 38 Report of Supervisor 119 ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS 12 Reports on 24, 26, 39, 42, 52 EXPERT TESTIMONY 46, 48 GRAND JURY 21, 24 GROTos—Audits of 88 Resolution adding to 37, 47 Report on Railroad Commissioners r2o Report of Supervisor 121 Tax of Town 68 Appropriation for Highways 37 HIGHWAY TAXES—Returned unworked i6, 36 ITHACA—Audits of 91 Added by Resolution to Audits 31, 35, 40, 49 Tax of 6,, Report of Railroad Commissioner 122 Report of Supervisor 125 Appropriation for Highways 40 INFANT HEIR FOND—Report of County Treasurer 112 Report of Committee 20 JAIL PHYSICIAN—Election of 12 Salary of 21, 33, 34 JUDGMENT vs. W. Van Houter, discharged 29 LANSING—AudltS of 98 Resolution adding to 34, 43, 5r Tax of 69 Apppropriation for Highway% 51 84 III INDEX. , NEWP1ELD—Audits of 101 Added to by Resolution 42, 53 Tax of 7O Appropriation for Highways 42 Report of Railroad Commissioners 126 Report of Supervisors 126 PETITION to change Town line of Caroline 29, 45 PRINT rNC Proceedings of Board 14 Session Laws 13 Legal Notices 33 Official Canvass 15, 25 PROCEEDINGS OP BOARD—Distribution of 12 PRISONERS—TO be kept in County Jail 53 Board of 53 Contracts for labor of 62 ROAD TAX UNWORKED 16, 36 REPORTS OP COMMITTEES 11 REPORTS, COUNTY OPPICERs—County Treasurer ` 106 District Attorney 115 County Supt. of Poor 131 Justices of the Peace 130 Loan Commissioners IIS Sheriff 117. Surrogate's Clerk 116 County Clerk 129 Coroner 129 RP,,PORTS, RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERVISORS. infield "9 Groton I20 Ithaca 122 Newfield 126 Ulysses 127 RESOLUTIONS to be in writing 9 SPECIAL SESSION 145 SuPERYIsoRs—Names and residence of 5 Accounts of 8o Of Seneca County visit of 39 SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS 17 SESSIONS OP BOARD 7 SOLDIERS' HEADSTONES 35 TAxEs—State and County 66, 70 ULYSSES—Audits of 103 Resolution to add to 24, 25, 32 Tax of 70 Apprdpriation for Highways and Bridges 24 WILLARD ASYLUM—Visit to 6i. 65 I