HomeMy WebLinkAbout1889ANNUAL SESSION.
E1 .00E DINGS
OF THE
Board of Supervisors
OF THE
COUNTY OF TOI[PI.INS,
FOR THE YEAR 1889.
JOHN E. BEERS, Chairman, Danby, N. Y.
C. B. FISH, Clerk, Ithaca, N. Y.
ITHACA. N. Y.
JOURNAL BOOK AND COMMERCIAL PRINTING HOUSE.
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ANNUAL SESSION.
PPiOCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board of Supervisors
OF THE
COUNTY OF TOIZIPIINS,
FOR THE YEAR 1889.
JOHN E. BEERS, Chairman, Danby, N. Y.
C. B. FISH, Clerk, - Ithaca, N. Y.
ITHACA. N. Y.
JOURNAL BOOK AND COMMERCIAL PRINTING HOUSE.
1089.
ANNTJAL SESSION
OF THE (-
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF TOMPKINS COUNTY -1889.
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 in Ithaca, in said
county, on the 13th day of November, 1889, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
The Board was called to order by C. B. Fish, Clerk of the
Board of 1888, 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, . FRED E. BATES, Caroline Depot
Danby, JOHN E. BEERS, Danby
Dryden, . . . JOHN H. KENNEDY, Dryden
Enfield, JOSHUA S. MILLER, . . Enfield Center
Groton, . JOHN W. JONES, Groton
Ithaca, (Town) . NICHOLAS PEARS9N, Ithaca
Ithaca, (City) . . RICHARD A. CROZIER, Ithaca
Ithaca, (City) . . HORACE M. HIBBARD, Ithaca
Lansing, HORATIO BROWN, . . Ludlowville
Newfield, . . . SAMUEL A. SEABRING, Newfield
Ulysses, . ALBERT H. PIERSON, . . Trumansburg
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On motion of Mr. Pierson, Dr. Seabring was unanimously
elected temporary chairman.
On motion of Mr. Kennedy the Board proceeded to take
an informal ballot for chairman.
The chair appointed Messrs. Kennedy and Hibbard tellers.
The informal ballot resulted as follows : Whole number of
votes cast II ; of which •
Mr. Kennedy received 3
Mr. Crozier received - 3
Mr. Pierson received . 3
-Mr. Beers received 1
Mr. Jones received 1
Moved by Mr. Jones that the Board proceed to a formal
ballot for chairman. Carried.
The first formal ballot resulted as follows : Whole number
of votes cast II ; of which
A. H. Pierson received . 5
Dr. J. E. Beers received 6
Moved by Mr. Pierson of Ulysses that the election of Dr.
Beers be made unanimous. Motion unanimously carried.
On motion of Mr. Pierson the Board proceeded to take an
informal ballot for clerk.
The informal ballot resulted as follows : Whole number of
votes cast II ; of which
Cary B. Fish received 6
Monroe M. Sweetland received 4
Eugene Terry received
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
On motion Mr. Fish's election was made unanimous.
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The Clerk read the following communications ; which were
ordered spread upon the minutes :
STATE OF NEW YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
ALBANY, Si•;PTEMBER 16, 1889.
To the 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 indespensable 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 $14, 518,465, upon which amount a State tax of $51,105 must be
levied for the fiscal year, commencing October ist, 1889, as provided in said act
and amendments thereto by Chapter 351, Laws of 1874, being 3 52-100 mills on
the dollar, for the following purposes, viz :
For Schools 97-10o mill, per Chapter 311, Laws of 1889.
For General Purposes . 1 81-100 " " 311, " 1889.
For Canals 74-100 " " 309, 311 and 335, " 1889.
Total . . 3 52-100 mills.
Your obedient servant,
EDWARD WEMPLE, Comptroller.
P. S.—The non-resident Taxes credited to your County for 1888 amount to
$134.82.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, )}
ALBANY, OCTOBER II, 1889.
To the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
SIR :—In addition to the State tax of 3 52-10o mills, directed to be levied
as per circular from this office, dated September i6th, amounting to $51.105, the
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Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins is hereby required to raise
the sum of $400,45, for compensation of the Stenographers of the Supreme
Court, in the 6th Judicial District, from October 1, 1889, to September 3o, 189o,
as authorized by Chapter 159, Laws of 1885, and Chapter 569, Laws of 1889.
Respectfully yours,
EDWARD WEMPLE, Comptroller.
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses offered the following resolution,
which on motion was adopted : -
Resolved, That the Chairman be impowered to arrange the Committees as
he sees fit.
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That this Board convene at 9 o'clock, A. M., and 2 o'clock, P. M.
Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Crozier 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..
Mr. Crozier offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That all resolutions presented to this Board shall be in writing,
unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
On motion adjourned.
SECOND DAY.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
SUPERVISORS; PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Minutes of preceding meeting read and approved.
The clerk read the report of W. B. Estabrook Surrogate's
Clerk, which on motion of Mr. Crozier was adopted and order-
ed printed with the reports. (See Reports).
Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Miller was adopted :
Resolved, That there be no session of this Board held on Saturdays unless
otherwise ordered by the Board.
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a committee to visit the Monroe
County Penetentiary and ascertain on what terms they will receive prisoners
for this county, committed for sixty days or more.
The chair appointed Messrs Pierson of Ulysses, and
Pearson of Ithaca as such committee.
The chair announced the following :
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Constables' Accounts,
Pierson, A. H., Bates, Pearson, N.
Clerk's and Justices' Accounts,
Bates, Kennedy, Brown.
Treasurer' s Accounts,
Hibbard, Jones, Seabring.
Sherif's and Judge' s Accounts,
Crozier, Jones, Pearson, N.
Equalization and Assessmeut Rolls,
Jones, Pierson, A. H., Crozier, Seabring, Miller.
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Superintendent's Accounts and County Buildings,
Pearson, N., Kennedy, Miller.
County Claims,
Kennedy, Pierson, A. H., Crozier.
U. S. Deposit Fund and Insurance,
Brown, Seabring, Bates.
Printing and Printers' Accounts,
Miller, Hibbard, Pierson, A. H.
State Charitable Institutions,
Seabring, Hibbard, Brown.
Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Crozier was made a special order for Wednesday
at 2 P. M.:
Resolved, That the salary of the jail physician be the same as last year, and
is hereby fixed at the sum of ninety dollars for the year 1890.
Mr. Hibbard offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Pierson of Ulysses was made a special order for
Thursday, November 2lst, 1889, at 2 P. M.
Resolved, That the fee of the examining physician in lunacy be five dol-
lars, and no fees be allowed for mileage.
Mr. Pearson of Ithaca offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. A. H. Pierson was adopted :
Resolved, That the price for printing the session laws for the year 1890, be
fixed at twenty cents per folio, and that no local laws except those applicable to
this county shall be paid for.
Mr. Miller offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Pearson of Ithaca 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 com-
mittees.
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On motion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Pearson of Ithaca in the chair.
Roll Call. Quorum present.
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That the number of Grand Jurors be the same, and appointed
among the several towns of the county, in the same ratio, as in the year 1888.
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. 14th, 1889. FRED E. BATES,
J. W. JONES,
A. H. PIERSON,
J. H. KENNEDY,
J. S. MILLER,
JOHN E. BEERS,
HORATIO BROWN.
To the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors :
In pursuance or 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. 14, 1889. N. PEARSON,
S. A. SEABRING,
H. M. HIBBARD,
R. A. CROZIER.
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Mr. Kennedy chairman of the committee on county claims,
presented the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Pierson
of Ulysses were audited by the Board in accordance of the rec-
ommendation of the committee :
Bills numbers 6i, 19, 39, 37, 33, 36, 38, 35, 34, 32, 40, 28, 31, 27, 41, 26, 25,
23, 24, 22, 20, 16, 17, 25, 24, 13, 12, II, I0, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, I.
M. Pierson of Ulysses chairman of the committee on con-
stable's accounts, presented the following bills, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Bates were audited by the Board in accordance with
the recommendation of the committee :
Bills numbers 47, 52, 53.
On motion adjourned.
THIRD DAY.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Mr. Lyke Superintendent of the Poor, appeared before the
Board and extended to it an invitation to visit the County
House.
Moved that this Board, as a committee of the whole, visit
the County Alms House on Thursday, iNovember 21st, 1889.
Carried.
Superintendent Lyke presented the bills for burial expen-
ses of Mr. Day, and for the board of a child at the Children's
Home of Ithaca, and asked for instruction with regard to pay-
ing the same.
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Moved by Mr. Pierson of Ulysses that the Superintendent
be instructed to pay these bills from any moneys now in his
hands. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Pierson of Ulysses, that the Board of Super-
visors grant the use of the Court House for the meeting of the
Annual Convention of the N. Y. State Dairymen's Associa-
tion; Dec. 1o, 11 and 12, 1889. Carried.
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. Jones filed the reports of Nelson Stephens, J. M. Mont-
fort, Newton Baldwin, and H. S. Hopkins, Justices of the
Peace of the town of Groton.
Mr. Kennedy, by the unanimous consent of the Board
called up the resolution of Mr. Hibbard, which was set down
as a special order for Thursday afternoon, and moved its adop-
tion. Carried.
Mr. Bates offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Whereas, It is the duty of our Sheriff to notify Constables to be in attend-
ance at the Court House during our Courts, and
Whereas, It has been reported that more Constables are in attendance than
are needed, and a useless expense is made. Therefore be it
Resolved, That the Sheriff be requested to ' notify only so many Constables
to attend the Courts of the county as are actually needed ; and that said Con-
stables when notified to attend our Courts, should be required to spend their
time at the Court House while Court is in session.
Mr. Bates chairman of clerk's and justices' accounts, pre-
sented bill number 55, which on motion of Mr. Pierson of
Ulysses was audited as recommended by the committee.
On motion adjourned.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
The committees were engaged during the session in com-
mittee work, and in making out their Grand Jury lists.
On motion adjourned.
FOURTH DAY.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of preceding meeting read and approved.
Mr. Bates chairman of the committee on clerk's and jus-
tices' accounts, reported the following bills, which on motion
of Mr Kennedy were audited as recommended by the commit-
tee :
Bills numbers 56, 57, 58, 59.
On motion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll Call. Quorum present.
The committee appointed to visit the Monroe County Pen-
itentiary, made the following report, which on motion of Mr.
Crozier was accepted and ordered spread on the minutes, and
the committee discharged :
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To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
Your Committee appointed to visit the Monroe County Penitentiary and
ascertain on what terms they will receive the prisoners from this county com-
mitted for a period of sixty days or more, would state that they have performed
the duty assigned to them, and that arrangements have been made by which
Monroe County is ready to enter into a contract with this County to admit such
prisoners into said Penitentiary, for one, two, or three years ; Tompkins County
to pay $r.75 per week for care and maintenance.
All fines paid by said prisoners at the Penitentiary, to be credited to Tomp-
kins County.
A. H. PIERSON, }Committee.
N. PEARSON, 1
Mr. Miller chairman of the committee on printing and
printer's accounts offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Hibbard was adopted :
Resolved, That the ITHACA JOURNAL 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 1888. The same to be
complete and ready for distribution on or before January loth, 189o, and be al-
lowed $2.75 per page.
Mr. Bates offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That this Board refuse to consider bills presented for audit after
Monday, Nov. 25th, unless by unanimous consent of the Board.
The hour having arrived for the reports of committees,
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses, chairman of the committee on con-
stables accounts, reported the following bills which on motion
of Mr. Jones were audited as recommended by the committee :
Bills numbers 81, 8o, 79, 73, 72, 70.
Mr. Kennedy chairman of the committee on county claims,
reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Bates
were audited as recommended by the committee :
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Bills numbers 18, 21, 30, 62, 43, 63, 68, 76, 69, 75, 88, 91, 83, 85, 97, 77, 65,
95, 82, 86, 87, 89, 9o, 84, 96.
On motion adjourned.
Roll call.
FIFTH DAY.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Quorum present.
Minutes of the preceding session read and approved.
Mr. Pierson presented the report of the bonding commis-
sioners of the town of Ulysses, together with his report as
Supervisor, of the bonded indebtedness of said town.
On motion of Mr. Kennedy the reports were accepted and
the resolutions subjoined thereto adopted. (See Reports.)
Mr. Bates chairman of the committee on clerk's and jus-
tices' accounts, reported bills numbers 92, 67 and 93 which on
motion of Mr. Kennedy were audited as recommended by the
committee.
Mr. Kennedy chairman of the committee on county claims,
reported bills numbers Ioo, 99 and 64 which on motion of Dr.
Seabring were audited as recommended by the committee.
On motion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
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Mr. Pierson of Ulysses presented the following resolutions,
. which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted and ordered
levied upon the taxable property of the town of Ulysses.
Resolved, That there be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of
the town of Ulysses, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, for the repairs
of highways and bridges, as allowed by Statute.
Resolved, That in accordance with a resolution of the Town Board, adopt-
ed Nov. firth, 1889, there be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of
the town of Ulysses, the sum of eighty dollars, to repair the bridge known as
the Pennsylvania & Sodus Bay bridge situated on Cayuga Street in the village
of Trumansburg.
Mr. Hibbard presented the report of the bonding commis-
sioners of the town of Ithaca, together with his report as Super-
visor of the bonded indebtedness of said town.
On motion of Mr. Kennedy the reports were accepted, and
the resolutions subjoined, thereto adopted. (See Reports.)
Mr. Seabring filed the reports of Elvin Keen, John W.
Dean, A. K. Allen and W. H. Van Ostrand, Justices of the
Peace of the town of Newfield. (See Reports.)
On motion adjourned.
SIXTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Dr. Beers presented the following resolution, which on mo-
• tion of Mr. Pierson of Ulysses was adopted, and ordered levied
upon the taxable property of the town of Danby :
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Resolved, That the Supervisor of Danby, be empowered to levy a tax on
the taxable property of said town of two hundred and fifty dollars for maintenance
of roads and bridges.
The different committees were busy 'the remainder of the
session at committee work and making out Grand Jury lists.
On motion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Dr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Crozier was adopted and ordered levied upon the
taxable property of the town of Newfield :
Resolved, That the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be levied and
collected from the taxable property of the town of Newfield, for repairs of
highways and bridges as allowed by the Statutes.
Mr. Kennedy's resolution in regard to the salary of the
Jail Physician, which was made a special order for 2 o'clock
this afternoon, was called up by the Chairman, and on motion
of Mr. Pierson of Ulysses was laid on the table to be called up
at some future time.
The several committees were engaged in their cominittee
work, during the remainder of the session.
On motion adjourned.
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SEVENTH DAY.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
On motion of Mr. Kennedy, Supervisor Pierson of Ulysses
was elected chairman, pro tem.
Moved by Mr. Bates that this Board adjourn to visit the
County Alms House. Carried.
On arriving at the Alms House the Board was received by
the Superintendent, James S. Lyke and Keeper Simeon Rolfe.
The Board discussed the condition of the house and out -build-
ings, while the committee were examining the books and ac-
counts of the Superintendent. After this was completed, the
Superintendent conducted the Board through the various apart-
ments of the house, where everything was found in a neat and
clean condition, and the inmates were found to be comfortable
and well provided for.
At 5 P. M., the Board returned to Ithaca.
EIGHTH DAY.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Dr. Seabring in the chair.
Roll call. Quorum present.
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Minutes of preceding session read and approved.
Win. H. Smith, Esq., appeared before the Board, and pre-
sented a petition in behalf of Mrs. F. M. Bates, asking that a
tax of $24.13 which was erroneously assessed to her in 1888, be
refunded.
Moved by Mr. A. H. Pierson that this petition be received
and laid on the table until next Monday at 2 P. M. Carried.
Mr. Pearson of Ithaca, chairman of the committee on
printing the official canvass, reported that he had received bids
from several papers, and moved that the paper published in the
city of Ithaca whose bid is the lowest, be awarded the printing
of the official canvass—which is the Ithacan—at $25.00.
Mr. Crozier moved to amend by laying on the table until
this afternoon.
The ayes and nays being called resulted as follows :
Ayes—Kennedy, Crozier -2.
Nays—Bates, Miller, Jones, Pearson, Pierson, Seabring-6.
The chair declared the amendment lost.
The vote on the original motion resulted as follows :
Ayes—Bates, Kennedy, Miller, Jones, N. Pearson, Crozier,
Seabring, A. H. Pierson -8.
Nays—o.
The chair declared the motion carried.
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Moved by Mr. Pierson of Ulysses, that we take up the
matter of the contract with the Penitentiary of Monroe County
for the maintenance of our prisoners for one year, from Dec.
1st, 1889. Carried.
Mr. A. H. Pierson offered the following resolution, which
on motion of Mr. Bates was adopted :
Resolved, That the clerk of this Board be authorized to make a contract
with Monroe County Penitentiary for the maintenance of our prisoners for one
year.
The chair announced Messrs. Kennedy, N. Pearson and A.
H. Pierson as a committee on erroneous assessments.
Mr. Bates filed the reports of John Cross, W. V. Personius,
John J. Peters and R. G. H. Speed, Justices of the Peace of
the town of Caroline.
On motion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Moved by Mr. Kennedy, that the Grand Jury lists as made
out by the several Supervisors is hereby declared to be the list
of Grand Jurors for this county, for the ensuing year. Carried.
Frank Leary, Esq., appeared before the Board in behalf of
Amos D. Shaffer of Newfield, and asked that $19.70 returned
highway tax be refunded to him.
The petition was referred to the committee on erroneous
assessments.
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses offered the following- resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Bates was adopted :
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Resolved, That the Supt. of the Poor be directed to employ a Chap-
lain for the County Alms House, for the year 189o, said chaplain to conduct one
or more services, during each month, and also to visit the sick, and officiate at
funerals at the house when requested by the keeper to do so. For such services
the Superintendent to pay a salary of fifty dollars ; the same to be paid by an
order drawn on the county treasurer.
Mr. Hibbard, chairman of the committee on treasurer's
accounts, presented the reports of George H. Northrup, county
treasurer, which on inotion were accepted and ordered printed
with the reports. (See Reports.)
Mr. Hibbard, chairman of the committee on treasurer's ac-
counts presented the following report, which on motion of Mr.
Kennedy was adopted :
To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
The committee appointed by your honorable body to examine the accounts
of George H. Northrup, county treasurer hereby report that they have examin-
ined the statements, vouchers and reports of the said treasurer, and find the
same correct as exhibited.
Also that the securities, as shown in his exhibit of the Infant Heir Fund,
are valid and in his possession.
H. M. HIBBARD,
J. W. JONES, Committee.
S. A. SEABRING,
Mr. Bates chairman of the committee on clerk's and jus-
tices' accounts, reported the following bills, which on motion of
Mr. Kennedy were audited as recommended by the committee.
Bills numbers 114, 98, 103, 111, 94.
Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on county claims,
reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Bates
were audited as recommended by the committee :
Bills numbers 115, x16, io8, I01, 104, 102, 105.
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Moved by Mr. Pierson of Ulysses, that bill number IIo be
allowed at $3.0o. Carried.
Mr. A. H. Pierson, chairman of the committee on con-
stables' accounts, presented bills numbers 54 and 107, which
were audited as recommended by the committee.
Moved by A. H. Pierson, that when this Board adjourn on
Wednesday, Nov. 27th, it be to meet again on Monday, Dec.
2d. Carried.
On motion adjourned.
N I NTH DAY.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1889.
Board called to order at 2 o'clock, P. M., Dr. Beers in the
chair.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Mr. Kennedy filed the reports of Alviras Snyder, Geo. E.
Monroe, Geo. E. Underwood, Wm. E. Brown and A. L. Smiley,
Justices of the Peace of the town of Dryden.
Mr. Pearson presented the town audits of the town of Ith-
aca, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were received, ordered
spread upon the minutes, and the amounts thereof ordered lev-
ied against the taxable property of the town of Ithaca. (See
Town Audits.)
Mr. Pearson offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted, and ordered levied against
the taxable property of the town of Ithaca :
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Resolved, That there be added to the Town Audits of the town of Ithaca,
the following bills :
Dixon & Robinson, bill of lumber $ 8 58
11. S. Miller, Clerk of Register, . 16 00
Jamison & McKinney, bill, . 5 28
Mr. Beers presented the abstract of the audits of the town
of Danby, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy were accepted,
and the amount ordered levied against the taxable property of
said town. (See Town Audits.)
Mr. Jones presented the town abstract of the town of Gro-
ton, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was accepted and audit-
ed, and the amount ordered levied against the taxable property
of said town.
Mr. Jones offered the following resolution, which on motion
was adopted and ordered levied against the taxable property of
the town of Groton :
Resolved, That the following bills 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77,
be added to the town a udits, of the town of Groton. Amount $69.69.
Mr. Bates presented the abstract of the town audits of the
town of Caroline, which on motion of Mr. Seabring, were re-
ceived, ordered spread on the minutes, and the amount thereof
ordered levied against the taxable property of the town of Car-
oline. (See Town Audits.)
Mr. Bates offered the following resolution, which on motion
of Mr. Seabring was adopted, and ordered levied upon the tax-
able property of the town of Caroline :
Resolved, That the following bills be added to the town audits of the town
of Caroline :
No.46 $3oo
No. 47 15 00
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Mr. Miller offered the following resolution, which on motion •
of Mr. Bates was adopted, and ordered levied on the taxable
property of the town of Enfield :
Resolved, That there be added to the town audits of the town of Enfield,
the following sums :
Richard Griffin Assessor, $30 00
J. S. Miller, footing assessment roll,
3
00
T. Jones, labor on highway, 7 5o
Leroy H. Van Kirk, filing and certifying town bonds, i oo
E. L. Burton, Inspector of Election, 4 00
Mr. Pearson of Ithaca presented petitions of residents of
the city of Ithaca and vicinity, petitioning the Board of Super-
visors to pass an act for the preservation of game and fish for
this county.
Moved b`y Mr. Pierson of Ulysses; that the petitions be re-
ceived and laid on the table. Carried.
„Mr. Jones offered the following resolution, which on motion
of Mr. Bates was adopted :
Resolved, That the amount of $156.79 be levied and collected upon the tax
payers of the town of Groton, whose names appear upon a list returned by the
Highway Commissioner, as uncollected tax, to pay the balance due on road
scraper note.
Dr. Seabring presented the report of the Bonding Com-
missioners of the town of Newfield, and his report as Supervi-
sor, of the bonded indebtedness of the town. On motion of
Mr. Jones the reports were accepted and ordered spread on the
minutes and the resolution subjoined thereto adopted and or-
dered levied against the taxable property of the town of New-
field.
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Mr. Kennedy presented the town audits of the town of
Dryden, which on motion of Mr. Crozier were received, and the
amounts thereof ordered levied against the taxable property of
the town of Dryden. (See Town Audits.)
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That there be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of
the following Road Districts, in the town of Ulysses, No's. 4, 23, 5, 8, 62, Io, 25,
28, 53, 71, 22, 9, 21, 51, 17, 12, 1, 35, 42, 15, 45, 7, 54, 18, 41, 6, 39, 24, 30, 40, 26,
33, 65, 11, the sum of four hundred forty-three dollars and twenty-five cents
(443.25) to apply as part payment on road machines purchased in and for said
Road Districts ; the same being in accordance with a resolution adopted by the
Town Board of said town on Nov. 11th, 1889. •
Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Bates was adopted and ordered levied on the tax-
able property of the town of Dryden :
Resolved, That there be added to the audits of the town of Dryden the fol-
lowing sums :
Wm. Fitch, doctor's bill, . ... ... .
Asa Cain,
E. E. Fortner, .
J. H. Kennedy,
$ 7 50
4 50
3 00
4 00
$19 00
Mr. Bates offered the following resolution, which on motion
of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That the sum of fifteen hundred and twenty-five ($1525.00) dollars,
be levied upon the taxable property of the town of Caroline, and be added to
the town budget as per resolution, of the town board.
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Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on county claims
reported the following bills, which on motion of Mr. Bates
were audited as recommended by the committee :
Bills numbers ii8, 117, 120, 123, I19, 42.
On motion adjourned.
TENTH DAY.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Dr. Eugene Baker appeared before the Board and explain-
ed his bill No. 4 of last year, and No. 11 this year, and asked
that he be recompensed for his time in going to Ulysses to ex-
amine Richard Mason. Ex -District Attorney C. L. Smith, Esq.,
also made a statement that it was necessary to the admission of
the testimony of Richard Mason de benne esse that this examin-
ation be made.
The several committees were engaged in committee work,
and upon their rising on motion the Board adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Dr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
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Whereas, Tompkins County has about seventy insane persons under the
care of the Willard Asylum, and
Whereas, The proper care of this large and unfortunate class demands our
best efforts, and is yearly engrossing more attention throughout the state ;
therefore, in order that we may be the better prepared to perform our duty in
the premises be it, •
Resolved, That this Board visit Willard Asylum in a body on Tuesday,
Dec. 3d.
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Kelinedy was adopted and ordered lev-
ied upon the taxable property of the town of 'Ulysses :
Resolved, That the following bills be added to the town audits of the town
of Ulysses :
Fred Barto, Clerk of Election $4 25
A. H. Pierson, Supervisor 8 24
W. H. Ganoung, Road Commissioner 2 00
H. M. Thompson, Excess of tax 1888. 5 73
Mr. Bates offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. A. H. Pierson was adopted and ordered levied upon
the taxable property of the town of Caroline :
Resolved, That the following amount be added to the town audits of the
town of Caroline. Six dollars and sixty-eight cents. ($6.68.)
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses chairman of the committee on con-
stables' accounts, presented the following bills, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Kennedy were audited as recommended by the com-
mittee :
Bills numbers 44, 48, 78, 121, 113, 49, 51 and 5o.
On motion adjourned.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
ELEVENTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Mr. Crozier in the chair.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, presented the abstract of the town
audits of the town of Ulysses, which on motion of Mr. Ken-
nedy, were audited and ordered levied upon the taxable prop-
erty of the town of Ulysses. (See Town Audits.)
Dr. Seabring, offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That at the request of the Board of town audits of the town of
Newfield, that the sums set opposite the following road districts of above named
town, be levied and assessed against the taxable property of said districts :
District No. 58, $to 86
District No. 48, to 86
District No. 53, 8 75
District No. 25, It 73
District No. 26, t o5
District No. tog, 2 28
District No. 18, 4 91
District No. 74, �5 58
District No. 83, - 20 83
Mr. Pearson, of Ithaca, presented the report of James S.
Lyke, Superintendent of the Poor, together with his report as
chairman of the committee on superintendent's accounts and
county buildings, which on motion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses,
was adopted, the amounts named in the subjoined resolutions,
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thereto, were ordered levied upon the taxable property of the
several towns of Tompkins County.
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors :
Your committee, to whom was referred the report of the
Superintendent of, the Poor would respectfully report :
The No. of inmates in the County Alms House, Nov. 15, 1888, was . . . 34
Received during the year . 59
No. of births . . . • 3
Total 96
Deaths, during the year 6
Discharged 46
Total 52
Inmates at date of this report
Whole number of days inmates have been maintained in the County
House during the year
44
Alms
13459
Number of days chargeable to the county, 2694, cost . . $516 53
Number of days chargeable to
Town of Caroline . . . 614 at a cost of $ 118 6o
Dryden . . . 1453 280 66
Groton . . . . 913 176 35
Ithaca . . . . 5170 998 67
Lansing . . . . 345 66 63
Ulysses . . . 573 II0 68
Enfield . . . 30 5 79
Newfield . . 826 159 54
Danby . . . . 861 166 31
Total in -door expenses, aside from the farm $2599 76
Total paid by the towns $ 2083 23
The average daily attendance during the year was 36 319-365
The average weekly expenses . $1.3512
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The average annual expense 70.264
Received by the Superintendent for disbursements
Appropriation by the county $2385 56
Appropriation by towns 1511 52
Products of the farm 243 73
Ex -Superintendent, Elias Smith 15 23
Schuyler Co., in Ellen Coyle case 181 87
Total receipts
Entire disbursements for the year as follows :
Indoor expenses $2599 76
Outdoor relief 1640 to
Services of Overseers of Poor 179 75
Transportation of paupers 79 33
Improvements to property 170 07
$4337 91
Total $4669 01
Deficiency for 1889 and 1890 $ 331 to
We estimate for the ensuing year the sum of $4600.0o as follows :
Indoor expenses by county . $ 516 53
Indoor expenses by towns 2083 23
Services of Overseers of Poor 250 00
Transportation of paupers 50 00
Salary of Keeper . . 500 o0
Temporary relief 1200 24
Total $4600 oo
Less amount by towns.
Caroline $118 6o
Dryden 280 66
Danby . . . . 166 3!
Enfield 5 79
Groton 176 35
Ithaca 998-67
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Lansing
Newfield
Ulysses .
Total raised by towns
Total raised by county
6 Deficiency for the years 1888 and 1889
66 63
159 54
Ho 68 82083 23
• 8331 10
$2083 23
2516 77
$4600 00
To provide for the deficiency, and to defray the estimated
expenses for the coming year, your committee offer the follow-
ing resolutions :
Resolved, That the sum of two thousand five hundred sixteen dollars and
seventy-seven cents ($2516.77) be levied and collected upon the taxable proper-
ty of Tompkins County for the purpose above named.
Resolved, That the sum of three hundred thirty-one dollars and ten cents
($331. io), be levied and collected upon the taxable property of Tompkins Coun-
ty, for the purpose of meeting the deficiency named above.
Resolved, That the sum of two thousand eighty-three dollars and twenty-
three cents ($2083.23), be levied and collected upon the taxable property of the
several towns of Tompkins County, in accordance with the foregoing statement.
Your committee also report, that upon a careful investiga-
tion of the County Alins House, we found the inmates comfor_
table, and that they seemed to be well cared for.
NICHOLAS PEARSON, l
J. H. KENNEDY, } Committee.
J. S. MILLER, 111
On motion adjourned.
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SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
TWELFTH DAY.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1889.
Board called to order at 2 P. M., by Chairman Beers.
Roll call. Quorum present.
33
Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Bates was adopted and ordered levied
upon the taxable property of the town of Ulysses :
Resolved, That there be added to the town audits of the town of Ulysses
the following bill :
A. J. Able, excess of tax, 1888 $2 12
•
Mr. Bates of Caroline presented the following resolution,
which on motion was audited and ordered levied upon the tax-
able property of the town of Caroline :
Resolved, That the following bill be added to the town audits of the town
of Caroline :
F. B. Lounsbury, Town Clerk, blank record books $6 75
On motion adjourned.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1889.
Pursuant to a resolution heretofore adopted this Board, as
a committee of the whole visited Willard Asylum.
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After an examination of the affairs of the Asylum and the
methods employed in the care and support of the patients, the
members were shown through the different wards and
buildings of the institution. Upon visiting the several patients
from Tompkins County, they were found to be comfortable
and well cared for ; and the present management of the institu-
tion commends itself to the Board and the taxpayers, as well as
to the relatives of the unfortunates there confined.
At a late hour the Board adjourned and returned to Ithaca.
FOURTEENTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of preceding meeting were read and approved.
The clerk read the report of L. H. Van Kirk, in regard to
all fines received by him as County Clerk, which on motion of
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses was accepted and ordered printed in the
reports. (See Reports.)
Mr. Bates offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Pierson of Ulysses was audited and ordered levied
against the taxable property of the town of Caroline :
s .
Resolved, That the sum of two hundred and fourteen dollars be assessed
against the taxable property of the town of Caroline, for the purpose of paying
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a certain promissory note given October 29, 1887, by Henry D. Thomas as com-
missioner of highways, for two hundred dollars and interest from the 29th day
of October, 1888, to Mrs. Louise Thomas, and that the same be added to the
budget of the town of Caroline.
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 the said town.
Dr. Seabring presented the Town Audits of the town of
Newfield, which on motion of Mr. Miller 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.)
Dr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Miller was audited and the amount therein order-
ed levied upon the taxable property of the town of Newfield :
Resolved, That the following bill be added to the town audits of Newfield :
Benj. Starr, use of sand screens for three years $6 00
Mr. Pearson of Ithaca] chairman of superintendents' ac-
counts and county buildings, presented bill No. 129, which on
motion of Mr. A. H. Pierson was audited as recommended by
the committee.
On motion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Mr. Pierson of Ulysses offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Resolved, That the ITHACA JOURNAL be authorized to publish the town
and county audits, statement of Supervisors' claims, and the proceedings of this
36 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Board upon the equalization of the assessment rolls, and to receive for the same
0
the sum of thirty-five cents per folio.
District Attorney, J. H. Jennings, presented his report,
which on motion of Mr. Pierson of Ulysses was received and
ordered printed in the reports.
Mr. Kennedy, of Dryden, offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, was adopted :
Resolved, That a committee of three, and that the chairman be one of said
committee, be appointed by the chairman who shall have power to investigate
the subject of repairing or rebuilding the County Alms House, also the project
of selling the present Alms House and farni and locating the same in some other
place in the county. That said committee shall have power to employ a com-
petent architect to draw plans for said Alms House, with specifications for same,
and to make a full report of such investigation to the next Board of Supervisors.
Resolved, That this committee order the Superintendent of the Poor to
make such temporary repairs upon the house as seems to he necessary to make
it comfortable for the ensuing year.
The chair appointed Supervisors Kennedy and Crozier as
additional members on this committee.
Moved by Mr. Pearson, of Ithaca, that bill number 131 be
allowed at the amount .claimed, which was carried by the fol-
lowing vote :
Ayes—Bates, Beers, Miller, Jones, N. Pearson, Crozier,
Hibbard, Brown and A. H. Pierson -9.
Nays—Kennedy-1.
Mr. Hibbard moved that bill number 130 be audited and
allowed at $8.55, which on motion of Mr. Bates was laid on the
table until next Friday.
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37
Mr. Miller, chairman of the committee on printing and
printers' accounts, reported the following bills which were au-
dited as recommended by the committee :
Bills numbers 6o, 71, 74 and 126.
Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, chairman of the committee on con-
stables' accounts, reported bill number 128, which was audited
as recommended by the committee.
Mr. Crozier, chairman of the committee on Sheriff's and
Judge's accounts reported the following bills, which were audit-
ed as recommended by the committee :
Bills numbers 1o6, 112 and 133.
Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on county claims,
reported the following bills, which were audited as recommend-
ed by the committee :
Bills numbers 124, 127, 109 and 132.
Mr. Pearson, of Ithaca, presented the following act, which
was passed by the following vote :
Ayes—Bates' Beers, Kennedy, Miller, Jones, N. Pearson,
Crozier, Hibbard, Brown and A. H. Pierson—Io.
Nays—o.
AN ACT for the protection of quail and fish in the County of Tompkins, made
under laws of 1879, Chap. 543, Sec. 37 and amendment thereto.
[Passed December 4th, 1889 : three-fourths being present.'
The People of the County of Tompkins, represented in the Board of Supervisors,
do enact as follows :
SECTION I. No person shall catch, kill, or have in his or her possession,
any Quail caught or killed in this County, for the period of five years from the
passage of this Act.
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SECTION II. No person shall fish by any means or device whatsoever, in
that portion of Fall Creek between•the Lake Street bridge and the Ithaca Falls,
including the Pool at the foot of the Falls, for a period of five years from the
passage of this Act.
SECTION III. Any person violating any provision of the above Sections
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall he
punishable as provided in Section 9, Chap. 534, Laws of 1879, and Laws amend-
atory thereto.
SECTION IV. All fines recovered under the provisions of this Act or
regulation, and belonging to said County, shall be paid to the Treasurer of said
County, to be kept by him in a separate account, and to be applied to the en-
forcement of this Act, by payment of costs, and in such other manner
as the Board of Supervisors of said County niay direct.
SECTIO\ V. This Act shall take effect immediately.
On motion adjourned.
FIFTEENTH DAY.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Mr. Brown presented the town audits of the town of Lans-
ing, which on motion of Mr. Crozier were accepted, and the
amounts thereof ordered levied upon the taxable property of
the town of Lansing. (See Town Audits.)
Dr. Seabring presented a petition from the assessors of
Newfield, petitioning that a clerical error in the assessment roll
be corrected. Referred to committee on erroneous assessment.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
39
Mr. Brown offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted, and the amount thereof
ordered levied upon the taxable property of the town of Lansing:
Resolved, That the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars be levied and
collected upon the taxable property of the town of Lansingfor the repair of
roads and bridges, as allowed by statute.
Dr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Crozier was adopted :
Resolved, That the committee on ordinary repairs shall have discretionery
power in the matter of removal of boiler and necessary arrangement for heat-
ing by steam, the Court House in connection with Jail.
Mr. Bates offered the following resolution, which on motion
of Mr. Kennedy was adopted, and the amounts therein ordered •
levied upon the taxable property of the several road districts of
the towns therein set forth :
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 Supervisors of the several towns named in the schedule, by the
Overseers of the Highways of the road districts included therein :
Road district No. 4o, 1134 days .
Road district No. 142, 43 days
DRYDEN.
$ 17 25
6 38
ENFIELD.
Road district No. 2, 6 days $ 9 00
GROTON.
Road district No. 4, 1'+ days
Road district No. 41, 2/ days
Road district No. 24, 1 day
NEW FIELD.
Road district No. 28, 4/ days.
Road district No 13, 4 days .
$ I 88
3 75
$ 1 5o
6 75
6 00
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Mr. Jones offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted, and the amount thereof
ordered levied upon the taxable property of the town of Groton
Resolved, That the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars be levied and
collected upon the taxable property of the town of Groton for repair of roads
and bridges in said town.
Supervisor Jones offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted, and the amount therein
ordered levied upon the taxable property of Tompkins County :
Resolved, That the sum of fifty dollars, ($5o.00) be appropriated for the
purpose of purchasing, (under direction of County Superintendent of Poor) ad-
ditional iron bed -steads for use in Alms House.
J. H. Jennings, Esq., District Attorney, appeared before,
the Board and made a statement in regard to the Barber trial,
and recommended that a committee be appointed to make ar-
rangements and contracts with experts for the next trial.
On motion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
alaryMr. Kennedy called up the resolution in regard to the sal-
ary
of the jail physician. Resolution adopted.
Moved by Mr. Pierson of Ulysses, that we proceed to take
a formal ballot for jail physician. Carried.
Mr. Hibbard was appointed teller.
The vote resulted as follows : Whole number of votes cast 9
of which
Dr. J. W. Brown received 8
Dr. White received. r
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41
Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, offered the following 'resolution,
which on motion was adopted :
Resolved, That the board of all prisoners confined in the county jail, shall
be and the same is hereby fixed at three dollars per week, the same to take ef-
fect, January 1st, 1890.
Mr. Kennedy presented the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses was adopted :
Resolved, That the chairman and clerk of this Board, euter into a contract
with the sheriff of Tompkins County to convey all criminals who may be sen-
tenced to the Monroe County Penitentiary, and to the New York State Indus-
trial School at Rochester, from this county, from January 1st, 1890, to January
ist, 1891 for the following compensation :
For conveying one prisoner $10,' and for each additional prisoner taken at
the same time the sum of $4.
That the said chairman and clerk shall also enter into a contract with the
sheriff to convey all persons sentenced to the Buffalo House of Correction, and
receive therefor $15 for one person, and $5 for each additional person taken at
the same time.
Bill No. 130 being called from the table, was audited at
$8.55.
Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on county claims,
reported bill No. 122, which on motion of Mr. Hibbard was
audited as recommended by the committee.
Bill No. 46 on being referred to, the committee of the
whole, on motion, was disallowed.
Mr. Pearson, of Ithaca, offered the following resolution,
which on motion of A. H. Pierson, was adopted :
Resolved, That this Board invite Mr. Geo. B. Davis and A. A. Hungerford,
attorneys for Barber, to appear before this Board for conference in regard to said
Barber's case.
42 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on erroneous as-
sessments made the following reports, which on motion of Mr.
Bates was adopted :
To the Honorable, Board of Supervisors of Tompkins:
Your committee on erroneous assessments to which were referred the sever-
al matters hereinafter set forth, beg leave to report as follows :
TOWN OF NEWFIELD.
On the petition of the assessors of said town of Newfield, to correct the as-
sessment roll of 1889 of said town by adding to the assessment roll the following
names and amounts. Your committee report in favor of said petition, and that
the amounts be added to the roll as follows :
NAME. ACRES. VAI,.
Alvah D. Brown, 100 $1,5o0
Hannah Merricle, 3 40
Lyman Roberts, 36 18o
Stephen Horton, 67 900
Harry Horton, 55 92o
Harry Horton, 22 15o
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Dated Dec. 5, 1889.
J. H. KENNEDY,
A. H. PIERSON, } Committee.
N. PEARSON. JJJ
To the Board of Supervisors :
We the undersigned committee, appointed to investigate
and report in regard to erroneous assessments, would respect-
fully report :
We find that Mrs. F. M. Bates was assessed upon the assessment roll of
Ithaca for 1888, upon one thousand dollars personal property, and paid the tax
thereon.
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43
That it appears from the affidavit of said Mrs. F. M. Bates, that such assess-
ment was unjust and illegal, and that the sum of twenty-four dollars and thir-
teen cents was paid on said assessment, and should be returned to said Mrs.
F. M. Bates, and that the same be added to the town budget of Ithaca.
J. H. KENNEDY, l
N. PEARSON, } Committee.
A. H. PIERSON. 1
Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, chairman of the commitee on con-
stables' accounts, reported bill No. 45, which on motion was
•
audited as recommended by the committee.
On motion adjourned.
SIXTEENTH DAY.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of preceding meeting were read and approved.
Mr. Crozier offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, was adopted :
Resolved, That there be levied and collected upon the taxable property of
Tompkins County, the sum of four hundred dollars, said amount to be placed
to the credit of the committee recently appointed, to make necessary repairs at
the Alms House, and that they be empowered to use any or all such appropria-
tion in making said'repairs.
J. H. KENNEDY,
R. A. CROZIER, Committee.
JOHN E. BEERS.
Upon the invitation of the Board, Messrs. G. B. Davis, A.
A. Hungerford and the District Attorney, visited the Board and
made statements in regard to the disposition of the Barber case.
44 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
On motion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Mr: Miller offered the following resolution, which on mo-\
tion was adopted :.
Resolved, That the following amounts be audited and levied against the
taxable property of the town of Enfield, to reimburse the county treasurer for
deficiency in last year's tax :
(Advanced by him) $3o 00
To last year's returned tax
3 17
$33 17
Mr. Miller offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion was adopted, and ordered levied upon the taxable property
of the town of Enfield :
Resolved, That there be assessed and levied upon the taxable property of
the town of Enfield, the sum of $250 to be applied by the commissioner of high-
ways, for maintaining highways and bridges of said town.
Mr. Miller presented the abstract of the audits of the town
of Enfield, which on motion were received, and the amounts
thereof ordered levied against the taxable property of the town
of Enfield.
ed:
On motion adjourned.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1889.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approv=
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Mr. Crozier, chairman of the committee on sheriff's and
judge's accounts, referred bill No. 66 to the committee of the
whole, which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was allowed at $111.72.
Mr. Kennedy, chairrnan of the committee on county claims,
reported bills numbers 125, 135 and 134, which on motion of
Mr. ,Pierson, of Ujysses, was adopted as recommended by the
committee.
Mr. Miller presented the report of the bonding Commission-
ers of the town of Enfield together with his report as Super-
visor of the bonded indebtedness of said town. On motion of
Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, the reports were accepted, and the res-
olution subjoined thereto adopted, and the amount thereof, or-
dered levied upon the taxable property of the town of Enfield.
(See Reports.)
Mr. Kennedy, chairrnan of the committee on erroneous as-
sessments, made the following report, which on motion of Mr.
Crozier was accepted ,
To the Board of Supervisors :
Your committee on erroneous assessments to whom was referred the matter
of Amos D. Shaffer, for alleged over assessment of highway tax, report that
they have examined the same, and it is the unanimous opinion of your commit-
tee that this Board has no jurisdiction over the matter.
Dated Dec. 6, 1889.
J. H. KENNEDY,
N. PEARSON, } Committee.
A. H. PIERSON. JJJ
Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :.
Resolved, That the collectors of the several towns of Tompkins County, be
required to settle with the County Treasurer, and the Supervisors of the various
towns, on or before February 20, 189o.
46 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, was adopted :
Resolved, That the District Attorney be authorized and he is hereby em-
powered to employ such expert testimony as in his judgment he thinks neces-
sary for the successful conduct of the impending Barber trial, and to settle the
amounts which such expert witnesses are to receive for their services.
Mr. Brown, chairman of the committee on U. S. Deposit
Fund and Insurance, presented the following report, which on
motion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses was adopted :
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 commission-
ers of said county, and find that none of the securities have been canceled or
new securities taken during the past year.
The report of the Loan Commissioner, containing definite information as to
the condition of the State Loan is herewith submitted.
On motion adjourned.
HORATIO BROWN,
S. A. SEABRING,
FRED E. BATES.
'EIGHTEENTH DAY.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER IO, 1889.
MORNING SESSION.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of preceding session read and approved.
On motion Board adjourned until 4 P. M.
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47
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board called to order at 4 P. M., pursuant to adjournment.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Upon the rising of the Equalization Committee, Mr. Mil-
ler submitted the majority report, which on motion of Mr. Jones
was laid on the table until to -morrow at 4:3o P. M.
Dr. Seabring, chairman of the committee on State Chari-
table Institutions, presented the report of such committee, to-
gether with the subjoined resolutions, which report was on mo-
tion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, accepted and ordered spread
upon the minutes and the resolutions adopted.
Said report and resolutions are as follows :
To /he Honorable Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
Your committee, appointed to examine the accounts of the several Char-
itable Institutions, would respectfully report the following resolution :
Resolved, That in accordance with Chapter 446, Title 4, Section 6, Laws of
1874, there be assessed and levied upon the taxable property of the following
towns, and the county of Tompkins, the sums set forth in the annexed sched-
ule to reimburse the county for amounts of money paid to Willard Asylum, viz :
CAROLINE.
Ira W. Dwight. Self supporting. $122.27.
Hattie Smith $1�4 07
Bartoli Lynch 131 22
George Gates. Self supporting. $39 46.
Chas. Vandemark 73 68
$328 97
DRYDEN.
Chas. Whipple $24 58
Helen Simmons 2 90
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James Sandwich 127 87
Emily C. Smith
Hamlet F. Pierce. Self supporting. $30 83
Benjamin F. Pratt 119 82 ,
Thos. McKenna 9 90
James Kellogg 145 62
Hannah Winn 121 22
Caroline; L. Tripp 62 67
Sarah P.'Sutliff 51 83
91 55
$757,89
Cr. By Thos. McKenna, $13 5o
" Albert Monroe . 28 28 41 78
$716 11
DANBY.
Briggs Montgomery $123 72
Edgar D. Wright 127 02
$250. 74
ENFIELD.
William Marshall. Self supporting. $61 Io..
Mary L. Johnson .
Barney Kirby
3 86
35 98
$39 84
Cr. By Mary L. Johnson ,25 07
$14 77,
GBOTON.
Horatio D. Morgan. Self supporting. $123 07.
Ella M. Schofield $71 13
Eliza M. Baker. Self supporting. $86 92.
Franklin A. Pierce 127 27
Dennis B. Conlon 6 5o
Nelson Wesley Allen . 50, 32
Webster R. Miller 27 91
Fay T. Mapes 62 8o
Norah A. McKean 40 18
Cr. By Dennis B. Conlon
$386 II
21 21
$364 90
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, I889.
49
ITHACA.
John McGrade $140 52
Harriet P. Ross 117 32
Joachim Atwater 144 22
Mary A. Culligan 127 52
Margaret Moore 134 42
Priscilla Thompson. 126 02
Susan Patterson 40 73
Harley Kellogg 161 17
Thaddeus H. Obert 67 00
Patrick J. Casey 124 82
Fannie G. Barber .. 128 67
Mary McCarthy . 98
Patrick McCarthy 136 42
Sarah Niver 123 07
Margaret Raymond 126 02
Jennie Dillon . • ... . .. 130 62
Laura Saxton. Self supporting. $120 62.
Morris Weiss 46 83
William Derrick. Self supporting. $26 01.
Phoebe Ann Baker 125 99
Carrie A. Dean 76 88
Sarah A. Wisner 66 37
Garrison M. Moore 100 07
$2,245 66
LANSING.
Charles W. Jacobs $3 30
Josephine Dean. Self supporting. $1i7 94.
Lillian J. Wood 128 77
132 07
Cr. By C. W. Jacobs 5 78
$126 29
NEWFIELD.
DeWitt Savercool $153 92
James Fish. Self supporting. $132 47•
Frank Carpenter 126 32
William Porter 123 37
Chas. D. Bowers 140 82
$544 43
50 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
ULYSSES.
Helen Bancroft . $12I 22
Catherine Collins 123 62
Priscilla Demond 91 48
Melissa Mott - to 42
Jesse Blue. Self supporting. $133 93.
$346 74
COUNTY.
Michael Sweaney 128 32
Lina Rouen 121 72
Thos. Northrup 126 92
Anna L. Welsh. Self supporting. $131 62.
S. Hariet Crego. Self supporting. 123 97.
Patience Starks 123 12
James Brennan 136 97
Mary J. Sweazy . 123 12
John H. Larkin 61 6o
Henry Gibson 133 87
Orville A. St. John 114 68
$1,070 32
Resolved, That in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Supervisors,
passed December 7th, 188o, 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
DRYDEN.
S. 0. Harris, S. V. Home 42 17
Interest 1 63
$43 80
ENFIELD.
Rose Vedder, N. Y. S. Inst. for the Blind 32 51
73 00
GROTON.
Michael Keenan, Auburn Orphan Asylum
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. 51
ITHACA.
John Wilsey, S. V. Home $97 74
Nettie Beebe, " 86 6o
Interest 7 15
Matthew Shane, Auburn Orphan Asylum 73 00
Johnnie Shane, ,I3 00
Eva Shane, l435 00
$372 49
LANSING.
Flora Lawton, S. V. Home . 4 00
Interest 16
$4 16
NEW FIELD.
Julius Casterline, S. V. Home 97 75
Interest . .. 3 76
MOI 51
ULYSSES.
Frank Bains, .S. V. Home 97 75
Interest 3 76
Mrs. Pratt, Ithaca Home 52 00
John Cook, Ontario Orphan Asylum 104 00
$257 51
COUNTY.
Warner Frear, S. V. Home . 97 76
Leander Stevens, 97 75
Martin Hough, 62 76
Harry Miller, 42 25
Interest . 11 60
$312 12
S. A. SEABRING, l
11. M. HIBBARD, } Committee.
HORATIO BROWN. JJJ
On motion adjourned.
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52 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
NINETEENTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I1, 1889.
'Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of the preceding session were read and approved.
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 TOMPKINS COUNTY, PER ASSESSORS FOR 1889.
TOWNS.
No. Acres:
Valuation.
Personal.
Aggregate.
Caroline,
34,747
$ 882,18o
$ 37,730
$919,910
Dryden, .
58,192
1,003,340
45,260
1,048,600
Danby, .
33,286
641,820
14,835
656,655
Enfield,
22.007
548,437
36,300
584,737
Groton,
30,725
1,236,670
130,950
1,367,620
Ithaca,
19,233
2,890,665
512,163
3,402,828
Lansing,
37,789
1,059, 920
129,050
1,188,970
Newfield,
36,997
484,190
34,340
518,530
Ulysses
19,818
1,070,500
182,10o
1,252,600
Totals,
$9,817,722
$1,122,728
$10,940,450
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 1889 :
TOWNS.
Caroline,
Dryden,
Danby, .
Enfield,
Groton,
Ithaca,
Lansing, . ... . . .
Newfield,
Ulysses,
Totals, .
Valuation.
Personal.
Aggregate.
$ 515,431
1,371,535
495,795
398,600
915,012
3,218,250
1,307, 721
495,794
1,099,584
$ 37,730
45,26o
14,835
36,300
130,950
512,163
129,050
34,340
182,100
$9,817,722
$1,122,728
$ 553,161
1,416, 795
510,630
434,900
1,045,962
3,730,413
1,436, 771
530,134
1,281,684
$10,940,450
J. S. MILLER,
R. A. CROZIER, Committee.
S. A. SEABRING.
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53
Mr. Pearson, of Ithaca, moved the adoption of the major-
ity report. Mr. Jones called for the ayes and nays, which re-
sulted as follows :
Ayes—Bates, Beers, Miller, N. Pearson, Crozier, Hibbard,
Brown, Seabring, A. H. Pierson.
Nays—Kennedy, Jones.
Moved by Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, that when we adjourn
to -morrow night it be until Thursday, Dec. 19th, at II o'clock.
Carried.
Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on county claims,
reported the following bills, which on motion were audited as
recommended by the committee :
Bills numbers 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146.
On motion adjourned.
TWENTIETH DAY.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER I2, 1889.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved.
Mr. Jones, chairman of the committee on equalization and
assessment rolls, submitted the following report, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, was adopted and ordered spread
upon the minutes :
54 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Resolved, That there be levied and collected from the tax payers of Tomp-
kins County the suns herein set forth for the following purposes :
STATE TAX.
For Schools. $ 14,082 92
For General purposes 26,278 41
For Canals 10,743 67
COUNTY BUDGET.
51,105 00
County audits $9,952 21
County Judge's salary 2,500 00
County Treasurer's salary 900 00
Clerk of Supervisors . 150 00
Superintendent of Poor. 2,516 77
Chaplain of Alms House 5o 00
Clerk's postage and stationary 15 00
District Attorney's salary . 600 00
District Attorney's office rent . 200 00
Superintendent of Poor for new bedsteads . 50 00
Note payable on Infant Heir Fund 4,000 00
Interest due on notes 430 93
Willard Asylum 1,070 32
Susquehanna Valley Home . 312 12
Superintendent of Poor, deficiency 99 23
Bills payable, deficiency 15 57
Fuel and gas. 833 38
Monroe County penitentiary 48 64
Susquehanna Valley Home, deficiency 28 07
Court expenses, deficiency 731 18
County audits, deficiency . 26 63
Clerk of Surrogate's Court 250 00
Jail Physician's salary 90 00
Supreme Court Stenographer's salary 400 45
' Sheriff's Janitor account 350 00
School Commissioner's salary. 400 00
Surrogate's Janitor acccount 75 00
Special County Judge's salary . 50 00
Sheriff's office rent. 35 00
Treasurer's postage account. 15 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. 55
Court expenses. ' 3,500 00
Repairs on County House. 400 00
$30,095 50
CAROLINE.
State tax $2,683 01
County tax 1,580 02
Town audits . 765 27
Superintendent of Poor. 118 6o
Unpaid taxes. 19 8o
Highways and bridges . 750 00
For road scraper . 225 00
For support of the poor. 35o 00
For relief of indigent soldiers . 200 00
For no*P ^` ' interest to Mrs. Louis Thomas 214 00
Willard Asylum 328 97
Asylum for insane criminals 195 00
$7,429 67
DRYDEN.
State tax. $7,139 37
County tax. 4,204 34
Town audits 1,722 09
Superintendent Poor 28o 66
Unpaid taxes. 3o 68
Highways and bridges 1,550 00
Willard Asylum 716 II
Susquehanna Valley Home . 43 80
.$15,687 05
DANBY.
State tax. $2,58o 8o
County tax. 1,519 82
Town audits . 445 76
Superintendent Poor . 166 31
Unpaid taxes. 15 6o
Highways and bridges 250 00
Highway Commissioner's notes . 1,869 71
Willard Asylum 250 74
$7,098 74
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•
ENFIELD.
State tax. $2,074 86
County tax. 1,221 89
Town audits 1,372 21
Superintendent Poor 5 79
Unpaid taxes. 33 17
Highways and bridges • 25o 00
Willard Asylum 14 77
N. Y. State Institute for the blind . 32 51
Interest on R. R. bonds. 1,176 oo
Sinking fund. 250 00
$6,431 zo
GROTON.
State tax. $4,762 99
County tax. 2,804 90
Town audits . 1,207 20
Superintendent Poor . 176 35
Highways and bridges 1,578 6o
Willard Asylum 364 90
T. Dwight Allen Post. 5o 00
J. C. Hatch, Post. , 100 00
Interest on R. R. bonds. 1,050 00
Sinking Fund 150 00
Unpaid taxes. 17 48
Auburn Orphan Asylum 73 00
ITHACA.
State tax
County tax.
Town audits
Burial of soldiers and headstones
Superintendent Poor
Highways and bridges
Willard Asylum
Susquehanna Valley Home .
Auburn Orphan Asylum
Interest on R. R. bonds, I. & A
Interest on R. R. bonds, G. & A.
$12,335 42
$16,752 22
9,865 30
21,913 88
I10 00
998 67
250 00
2, 245 66
191 49
181 00
•
6,375
7,000
00
00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, I889. 57
Sinking fund, I. & A. 15.000 p0
Sinking fund, G. & A. I,000 oo
Tax receiver's salary 400 00
Unpaid taxes. 123 48
Added by resolution 29 87
$82,436 57
LANSING.
State tax $6,So7 19
County tax. 4,008 72
Town audits . 7,687 61
Superintendent Poor . 66 63
Unpaid taxes 12 65
Highways and bridges 250 00
Willard Asylum 126 29
Susquehanna Valley Home .. 4 16
$18,963 25
NEWFIELD.
State tax. $2,580 80
County tax 1,519 82
Town audits . 2,198 31
Superintendent Poor . 159 54
Unpaid taxes. 37 31
Highways and bridges 25o 00
Willard Asylum 544 43
Susquehanna Valley Home 101 51
Interest on R. R. bonds. 3,206 00
$10,597 72
ULYSSES.
State tax $5,723 76
County tax 3,370 70
Town audits . 773 69
Superintendent Poor . la) 68
Highways and bridges 330 00
Willard Asylum 346 74
Unpaid taxes, 1888. 72 51
Interest on R. R. bonds 3,743 00
Canandaigua Home 104 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Ithaca Home. 52 00
Susquehanna Valley Home . rot 51
$14,728 59
Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on
motion was carried, unanimously :
Resolved, That the thanks of this Board are due to our chairman Mr. Beers
for the impartial manner in which his decisions have been rendered, and his
courtesy and fairness to the members of this Board during the present session.
Mr. Jones offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion was adopted, unanimously.
Resolved, That we hereby extend to our clerk our hearty thanks, and that
we appreciate the efficiency and uniform kindness in which he has discharged
the duties of his office.
Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on
motion of Mr. Pierson, of Ulysses, was adopted, unanimously :
Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be extended to the Ithaca JOURNAL,
for their courtesy in furnishing the Daily JOURNAL throughout the session to
each member of the Board.
On motion adjourned.
TWENTY-FIRST DAY.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1889.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of last meeting were read and approved.
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SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, I889.
59
Mr. Brown offered the following resolution, which on mo-
tion of Mr. Kennedy was adopted :
Whereas, The town Board, the town of Lansing, has passed a resolution
authorizing the Supervisor of the said town to raise $7,000 by notes, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the Supervisor of Lansing be allowed to raise $7,000 in two
notes on the credit of Lansing, of $3,500 each to satisfy a certain claim of Horace
V. Howland for legal services rendered said town in R. R. bond suits.
Mr. Kennedy offered the following resolution, which on
motion was adopted unanimously :
Resolved, That the sheriff be notified by the chairman, that the Supervisors'
room must not be used for any other purpose except for holding the sessions of
the Board of Supervisors, except by the permission of chairman of same.
Dr. Seabring offered the following resolution, which on
motion was adopted :
Resolved, That the clerk be authorized to prepare blanks to be used in the
con,i2itment of any person consigned to a State Charitable Institution, said
blanks to contain all the information necessary in preparing reports upon these
institutions.
el'
Resolved, That the Superintendent of the Poor is hereby required to use
them in all commitments, and in every instance to file a copy at the institution
to which the person is consigned, and also a duplicate with the clerk of this
Board who shall keep them for the use of its members.
The members duly prepared and signed the tax warrants,
and there being no further business before the Board, the min-
utes of the day's proceedings were read and approved, and on
motion the Board adjourned, sine die.
C. B. FISH. Clerk.
6o SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
COUNTY AUDITS.
STATE OF NEW YORK, l} ss.
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS—BOARD,OF SUPERVISORS, J
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 1889, 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.
C. B. FISH, Clerk.
No. Name. Nature of claim. Claimed. Allowed.
I J. B. Taylor, coroner's jury
2 Jesse M. Baker, " "
3 Herman L. Estabrook, coroner's jury
4 C. B. Fish,
5 Richard Emmons,
6 E. M. Ellis,
7 Jerome B. Teed,
8 E. K. Johnson,
9 Morgan & Bishop, examination in lunacy
10 C. E. Van Cleef,
II Eugene Baker,
12 J. A. Lewis, "
13 John Winslow, " CC
14 S. H. Peck,
15 J. W. Brown,
$.200 $200
2 00 2 00
2 00 200
2 00 200
2 00 2 00
400 200
2 00 200
2 00 200
25 00 15 00
5 00 300
4o 00 19 6o
23 00 13 28
3 00 300
6 00 600
15 00 9 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
16 J. W. Brown, coroner's bill
17 J. Flickinger, examination in lunacy
18 . Monroe County Penitentiary, board of prisoners
19 Andrus & Church, stationery
20 <<
21 Enz & Miller,
22 Bush & Dean, supplies
23 Wilson & Mackey, painting
24 Alex. Mintern, work at County Clerk's office
25 Wilson & Mackey, Painting
26 F. P. Randolph, contractor
27 D. F. Finch, Stationery
28 F. W. Beers, map for County Clerk
29 F. W. Beers, " " "
30 E. S. Tichenor, & Son supplies for jail
31 Ithaca Water Works Co.,
32 Crozier & Feeley, supplies for jail
33 N. Y., & Penn. Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
34 Geo. Small, supplies for County Clerk's office
35 Dr. J. Beech, ex. of P. Layton by request of coroner
36 Banks Bros., books for County Judge
37 Elias Smith, Ex -Superintendent of Poor
38 J. Will Tree, repairing books
39 Gauntlett & Brooks, Ink
4o Theo. Dobrin & Son, blankets
41 H. Bool, supplies for Supervisor's room
42 J. R. Cummings, assigned to J. M. Heggie, coffin & attend-
ing funeral
43 E. S. Tichenor & Son " " " supplies for jail
44 J. F. Tetley, assigned to W. H. Willson, constable
45 it " << 44
46 It " <1 <<
47 '. Murray, r. <<
48 John Johnson, " "
49 I. D. Emmons, ' " J. M. Heggie
5o I. D. Emmons, " W. H. Willson,
51 John Shepherd,
52 Lewis Puff,
53 J. E. Vandemark,
54 J. C. Lormor,
61
76 85 76 85
20 20 20 00
33 40 33 40
4 21 4 21
44 45 44 45
52 94 52 94
20 00 20 00
9 74 9 74
19 50 19 50
4 85 4 85
15 51 15 51
18 04 18 04
I0 00 I0 00
10 00 00 00
8 25 8 25
170 00 170 00
7 25 7 25
42 00 42 00
31 92 31 92
5 00 500
32 00 32 00
42 45 42 45
2 50 2 50
75 75
28 50 28 50
200 00 197 50
25 00 25 00
38 25 38 25
4 25 00 00
16 8o 14 00
3 00 00 00
2 20 2 20
I05 I05
14 25 5 25
460 460
6 60 6 6o
4 90 490
4 70 4 70
5 40 5 40
SLTPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
55 Geo. E. Monroe, Justice 5 75 5 75
56 R. L. Smith, assigned to W. H. Willson, " town charge 16 25 00 00
57 9 30 8 45
58 8 65 7 90
59 " <" 8 30 7 45
6o Ithaca Jour nal, printing 921 90 921 90
61 Jamieson & McKinney, plumbing 5o 15 50 15
62 Edwin M. Hall, supplies 73 00 73 00
63 John I. Sharpsteen, coroner's jury 1 00 1 00
64 Barr Bros., supplies 39 19 39 19
65 Dr. M. A. Dumond, examination in lunacy 3 64 3 64
66 W. B. Estabrook, Special County Surrogate 111 72 111 72
67 Newton Baldwin, Justice 18 95 13 95
68 G. M. Beckwith, M. D., examination in lunacy 10 20 9 96
09 it it coroner 14 50 14 50
70 Thomas Fisher, constable 13 95 13 65
71 Ithaca Journal, printing 597 11 594 81
72 D. H. Tanner, constable 6 50 6 50
73 Omar Mulks, " 18 50 18 50
74 Ithaca Democrat, printing 569 40 567 90
75 Dr. J. S. Kirkendall, examination in lunacy 9 00 9 00
76 Treman, King & Co., supplies 137 77 137 77
77 Hawkins, Todd & Co., " 7 65 7 65
78 E. G. Phelps, constable 13 70 13 70
79 A. Van Auken, 5 00 5 00
8o Eugene Terry, " 9 4 20 4 20
81 City of Ithaca, for police service 58 90 58 90
82 S. P. Sackett, M. D., examination in lunacy 3 00 3 00
83 Wm. Mespell, coroner's juror 2 00 2 00
84 Martin Besemer, M. D., examination in lunacy 6 oo 6 oo
85 Wm. Frear, supplies 5 67 5 67
86 J. C. Burritt, " 50 50
87 C. J. Rumsey & Co., supplies 2 20 2 20
88 W. C. Gallagher, M. D., expert in Barber trial 135 00 90 00
89 Wm. Fitch, M. D., examination in lunacy 5 00 3 oo
90 J. J. Montgomery, M. D., examination in lunacy 5 00 3 00
91 J. A. Genung, wood for Court House 51 75 51 75
92 S. M. Oltz, Justice 8 8o 7 8o
93' M. N. Tompkins, Justice 41 40 41 40
94 City of Ithaca, for recorder's services 56 90 56 90
95 A. M. Baldwin, examination in lunacy 6 oo 6 oo
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
96 Crozier. & Feeley, supplies 2 75 2 75
97 A. Chase, M. D., examination in lunacy 3 00 3 00
98 M. M. Sweetland, Ex -County Clerk 550 94 550 94
99 A. H. Pierson, expenses on committee 18 98 18 98
ioo Henry C. Carr, State Game Constable 11 oo 11 00
Io1 F. A. Kerst, examination in lunacy 28 3o 27 44
102 J. Will Tree, assigned to W. M. Smith, binding & repair-
ing books 6o 90 6o 90
103 Leroy Van Kirk, County Clerk . 609 99 609 99
104 G. C. McClune, Flagging, etc., 17 5o 17 5o
105 Dr. J. W. Brown, coroner II 00 II 00
ro6 E. P. Bouton, Under Sheriff 35 55 35 00
107 Geo. W. Mead, constable 1 35 135
Io8 D. F. Finch, stationery 7 6o 7 6o
109 C. C. Cook, M. D., examination in lunacy 5 00, 3 80
I io David Brill, post morten examination of horses 29 00 3 00
III L. H. Van Kirk, County Clerk 393 69 393 69
112 J. K. Follett, Sheriff, service bills 484 54 484 54
113 E. F. Weaver, constable 36 6o 35 6o.
1i4 A. Snyder, Justice 31 90 31 90
115 W. H. Lockerby, M. D., examination in lunacy 4 25 4 25
116 Wilmor Townley, coroner's juror - i oo r o0
117 Andrus &Church, stationery
118 Chas. S. Seaman, livery
119 Dr. E. H. Kyle, viewing body, etc.,
120 Dr. H. Genung, examination in lunacy
221 Newton Corey, constable
122 Demont Anderson, livery bill
123 J. W. Jones, coroner's juror
124 Dr. J. Beech, examination in lunacy
125 Dr. L. T. White, examination in lunacy
126 Weekly Ithacan, printing official canvass
127 Chas. S. Seaman, livery
128 Adam Hilsinger, constable
129 James S. Lyke, Superintendent of Poor
130 William Sullivan, constable
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132 W. H. Lockerby, examination in lunacy
233 J. K. Follett, Sheriff board bill
134 C. B. Fish, Legal services and expenses
135 D. W. Bailey, Ex -Supervisor and committee work
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141 J. W. Jones ,, ,,
142 Nicholas Pearson
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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, Tompkins County, N. Y., on the 7th day of Novem-
ber, 1889, with the amount claimed by each, and the amount
finally audited and allowed each.
No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed.
z D. C. Krum, Inspector of election $ 4 00 4 0o
2 John Besemer " 400 400
3 D. B. Drummond, Clerk of election. 4 00 4 00
4 Wm. B. Wolcott, Inspector of election and Messenger to
Supervisors 5 00 5 00
5 Geo. H. Richardson, Inspector and Messenger . 9 8i 9 8i
6 Fenton Huson, Clerk of election 4 00 4 00
7 Chas. W. Personius, Inspector of election 4 00 4 00
8 Wm. E. Mandeville, Clerk of election 4 00 °4 00
9 John Davis, stationery, and Clerk of election 4 30 4 30
10 U. L. Robins, Inspector and Messenger. io 04 RD 04
II R. C. Clark, Inspector 4 00 4 00
12 .Wilson Westfall, Inspector 4 00 4 00
13 John Wolcott, Clerk of election 4 00 , 4 00
14 A. D. Foote, hall for election . 8 oo 8 oo
15 A. D. Foote, Deputy Constable 2 35 2 35
i6 John J. Peters, Clerk of election 4 00 4 00
17 Wm. K. Boice, Excise Commissioner . 6 00 6 oo
i8 L. D. Bacon, hall for election . 8 oo 8 o0
19 R. E. Brink, " 8 oo 8 00
r
SUPERVISORS -PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
20 George. Wolcott, Assessor . 35 35 35 35
21 William Jones, Assessor 32 00 32 00
22 H. D. Thomas, Ex -Commissioner Highways 2 00 2 00
--- -- Willis Shurter, Constable 12 65 12 65
24 Wm. E. Davenport, Constable - II 8o 11 So
25 L. B. Phillips, Trusiee, hall rent for town meeting. ro 00 •Io oo
26 JamesBoice, Ex -Supervisor. 1 1 5o 1 1 5o
27 M. N. Tompkins, legal services 22 75 22 75
28 Omar D. Mulks, Constable 44 6o 41 6o
29 James Mulks, Overseer of Poor 7 20 7 20
3o James Mulks, Deputy Constable. 9 20 9 20
31 Hugh McGrath, excess tax 1 50 1 .5o
32 Francis Earsley,'Assessor. 34 00 . 34 00'
33 George C. Whitley, Overseer of Poor - 42 00 42 00
34 Luman B. Phillips, Commissioner of Highways 161 00 161 00
35 L. D. earns, Inspector of election, Messenger 9 64 9 64
36 George E. Harris, Overseer of Poor . 10 00 10 00
37 W V. Personius, Justice of Peace. 18 90 18 90
38 John J. Peters, Justice of the Peace - 24 70 24 70-
39 John Cross, Justice of the Peace. To 5o 10 5o
40 R. G. H. Speed,.Justice of the Peace 35 .00 35 00
41 F. B. Lounsberry, Town Clerk 65 20 65 20
42 R. Johnson, M. D., Birth and Death Certificates 3 25 3 25
43 F. E. Bates, Supervisor. 8 oo 8 oo
44 F. E. Bates, supplies 6 5o 6 5o
45 Jas. E. Vandemark, Ex -Constable 12 85 12 85
$740 59 $740 59
We the undersigned, Board of Town Auditors of the town of Caroline, in
theoCounty of Tompkins, State of New York, do hereby certify that the fore-
going accounts by them at their annual meeting, held November 7th, 1889, is
correct.
FREDERICK E. BATES, Supervisor.
W. V. PERsoNIus,
JOHN J. PETERS,
JOHN CROSS, Justices.
R. G. H. SPEED,
FRED J. LOUNSBERRY, Town Clerk
I certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the original, as filed in this
office.
FRED B. LOUNSBERRY, Town Clerk.
68 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
46 Frank Snow, Excise Commissioner $ 3 00
47 C. M. Haywood, Burial of B. Wade . . 15 00
48 F. E. Bates, Supervisor . 6 68
49 F. B. Lounsberry, blank record books . 6 75
$31 43
Appropriations for the town of Caroline for 1889, by reso-
lution of the town Board :
For highways and bridges $750 00
For road scraper . 225 00
For support of poor 350 00
For relief of indigent soldiers. 200 00
$1,525 00
I certify the foregoing to be correct as recorded in this office.
F. B. LOUNSBERY, Town Clerk.
Nov. 8th, 1889.
Resolved, That the above amounts be levied on the taxable property of the
town of Caroline, and be added to the town budget.
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 7th day of November, 1889, with the amount
claimed by each, and the amounts audited and allowed each.
No. Name. Nature of Service. Claimed. Allowed.
2 John E. Beers, Supervisor. $ 2I 61 21 61
3 " medical services 6 oo 6 oo
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. , 69
4 D. A. Everest, service. 2 00 2 00
5 Willis T. Everest, Inspector and Messenger, Dist. No. 1 9 48 9 48
6 Sheldon Bierce, Overseer of Poor 26 5o 26 5o
7 George Meaker, Commissioner Highway . 138 25 138 25
8 Horace Elyea, Assessor. 19 00 19 00
9 Wm. Howland, Overseer Poor 12 50 12 50
10 Fred Crance, Inspector Dist. No 2 4 00 4 00
I1 W. T. Kellogg, Inspector and Messenger 9 80 9 8o
12 T. J. Hutchings, Inspector Election Dist. No. 2 4 00 4 00
f3 W. T. Kellogg, rental hall Dist. No 2 . 4 00 4 00
14 Chas. Allock, Clerk election t'st No 2 4 00 4 00
15 F. A. Todd, Ex -Supervisor 6 oo 6 00
16 H. F. Hutchings, Clerk election Dist. No. 2 . 4 00 4 00
17 Jacob Wise, Justice of the Peace. 8 oo 8 00
18 Chas. Howland, Justice of the Peace. 12 24 12 24
19 H. S. Beardsley, Clerk of election Dist. No. ‘1 4 00 4 00
20 H. S. Beardsley, Town Clerk 49 17 49 17
21 C. F. Mix, Ex -Town Clerk. 7 45 7 45
22 Jeremiah Thatcher, Justice of the Peace. 10 00 10 00
23 M. A. Demond, medical service . 3 75 3 75
24 " Health Officer . 2 66 2 66
25 R. J. Thomas, Inspector election Dist. No 1. 4 00 4 00
26 H. S. Beardsley, Town Clerk 16 35 16 35
27 Chas. Curtis, Clerk election, Dist No. 1 4 00 4 00
28 Andrus & Church, blank assessment rolls 600 600
ADDS") BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
29 R. A. Grant, Assessor
3o C. A. Cooper, Inspector.
31 T. S. Ward, Assessor
$23 00
400
20 00
$445 76
We the undersigned comprising the Board of Auditors of the town of
Danby, certify that the above abstract of town accounts is correct.
JOHN E. BEERS, Supervisor.
H. S. BEARDSLEY, Town Clerk.
CHARLES HOWLAND,
JEREMIAH THATCHER, Justices.
JACOB WISE,
70 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
DRYDEN.
At a meeting of the Board of town Auditors of the town
of Dryden, held on the 3d day of June, 1889, the following res-
olutions were duly passed :
Resolved, That the sum of $35o.00 or so much thereof as shall be necessary,
be appropriated for the erection of a bridge near Bradford Cook's. The sum of
$15o.00 or so much thereof as shall be necessary for the erection of a bridge
near Thomas Space. The sum of $15o.00, or so much thereof as is necessary to
build two bridges on North Street, Dryden. The sum of $150.00 or so much
thereof as is necessary to build a bridge near Wm. Sherwood's at Etna.
At a meeting of the Board of Town Auditors, held on the
22d day of June, 1889, the following resolutions were duly
passed :
Resolved, That the sum of $75.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary,
be appropriated for the purpose of rebuilding the culvert near Lafayette Sweet -
land's. The sum of $25.0o or so much thereof as may be necessary to rebuild a
culvert near Mr. Bucklin's.
The sum of $200.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to build an
iron bridge near Hiram Sear's place.
The sum of $200.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to build an
iron bridge near Archibald Miller's. •
The sum of $25. oo, or so much thereof, as may be necessary to rebuild a
culvert near Sanford Smiley's.
The sum of $25.00, or so much thereof, as may be necessary to rebuild a
culvert near M. J. Robertson's.
The sum of $Ioo.00, or so much thereof, to rebuild a bridge near David
Cornelius'.
The sum $15o.00, or so much thereof, as may be necessary for the purpose
of building a bridge on the highway North of James Fox's.
J. H. KENNEDY, Supervisor.
A. SNYDER,
A. L. SMILEY,
GEO. UNDERWOOD, Justices.
W. E. BROWN,
GEO. E. MONROE,
C. B. SNYDER, Town Clerk.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
71
At an annual meeting of the Board of town Auditors of
the town of Dryden, held at the Dryden Centre House, on the
7th day of November, 1889, the following resolutions were du-
ly passed :
Resolved, That the sum of thirteen hundred dollars, $1,300, in addition to
the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars $25o.00, as allowed by the Statutes, be
levied and collected in said town for highway purposes, in accordance with ap-
propriations previously made by the said Board of Town Auditors.
Resolved, That the sum of $800.00 be levied and collected in said town for
the support of the poor.
J. H. KENNEDY, Supervisor.
WM. E. BROWN,
A. SNYDER,
GEO. E. UNDERWOOD, Justices.
A. L. SMILEY,
GEO. E. MONROE,
GEO. H. Houtz, Town Clerk.
Abstract of the names of all persons who presented ac-
counts to the Board of town Auditors of the town of Dryden,
at their annual meeting held at the Dryden Centre House on
the 7th day of November, 1889, with the amounts claimed and
' the amounts finally allowed :
No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed.
I Dr. J. Beach, Physician. $6o 09 $6o o9
2 G. H. Sweet, Undertaker 97 00 77 00
3 Geo. H. Houtz, Town Clerk to o6 to 06
4 Dr. J. Flickinger, Physician. to 0o io 00
5 B. Snyder, Ex -Overseer of Poor. 26 00 26 oo
6 Alfred R. Mack, assigned W. W. Sherwood 28 75 z8 75
7 G. W. Gibson, use of house for town meeting 3o 00 3o 00
8 Henry Newman, do Election to 0o Io 00
9 J. T. Morris, do do Io 0o to 00
to T. A. Gifford, do do Io 0o Io 00
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72 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 189.
•
ix Lester Mallery, Attorney 35 00 15 00
12 Geo. E. Goodrich, do 25 00 25 00
13 Edward R. Gaston, Overseer of Poor 32 00 32 00
14 B. B. Cook, highways. to oo t0 00
15 C. B. Snyder, Ex -Town Clerk. 40 75 40 75
16 B. Sheldon, Assessor 62 00 62 00
17 R. M. Smiley, do 58 oo 58 00
18 Orson Luther, do 58 00 58 00
19 Village of Dryden, house for election to 0o to 00
20 M. E. Crutts, Clerk of Election. 4 00 4 00
21 B. Snyder, do do 4 25 4 25
22 J. W. West, do do 4 30 4 30
23 W. W. Sherwood, do do 4 00 4 00
24 Geo. E. Goodrich do do 4 35 4 35
25 J. B. Fulkerson, do do 4 00 4 00
26 John L. Platt, do do 4 00 4 00
27 C. B. Bills, do do 4 25 4 25
28 D. W. Banfield, Inspector do 9 32 9 32
29 S. E. Smiley, do do 5 50 5 50
3o James Richard, • do -do 4 00 4 00
31 Edwin Snyder, do do 9 56 9 56
32 Henry Warriner, do do 4 00 4 00
33 L. A. Hemingway, do do 5 00 5 oo
34 Ed. French, do do 4 00 4 00
35 George Hart, do do 4 00 4 00
36 D. R. Montgomery, do do 11 40 11 40
37 George Primrose, do do 9 72 9 72
38 Ai Vanhorn, do do 6 oo 6 00
39 Fred E. Mineah, do do 4 00 4 00
4o Wm. Grover, Excise Commissioner . 3 00 3 00
41 Rev. F. Ellsworth, assigned A. Snyder. 50 50
42 L. C. Simonds, Excise Commissioner 300 3 oo
43 E. F. Weaver, Constable 11 10 00 00
44 Dr. J. W. Montgomery, Physician. 11 75 11 75
45 Dr. H. Genung, do 76 00 76 00
46 Dr. Geo. L. Rood, do 38 00 38 00
47 James C. Lormor, Constable 23 90 23 90
48 Dewitt Depuy, do 4 8o 4 8o
49 A. A. Harkin, do 7 05 7 05
5o E. F. Weaver, do 53 90 53 90
20 00 20 00
51 Wm. E. Brown, Justice.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. 73
•
52 A. Snyder, Town Board 22 00 22 00
53 A. L. Smiley, do 31 70 31 70
54 Geo. E. Monroe, do 20 00 20 00
55 Geo. B. Davis, Attorney . 16 75 16 75
56 Geo. E. Monroe, do 26 5o 26 5o
57 Dr. E. D. Allen, Physician . 9 75 9 75
58 Geo. E. Underwood, Justice. 18 00 18 00
59 Jas. E. Lormor, Overseer of Poor. 84 00 84 00
6o A. Snyder, Justice . 30 20 30 20
61 Geo. E. Monroe, do 75 15 75 15
62 John E. Ellis, damage to horse 3o 00 3o 00
63 W. W. Sherwood, Commissioner of highways 329 00 329 00
64 J. H. Kennedy, Supervisor 45 84 45 84
65 W. W. Sherwood, Commissioner of highway 3o 00 3o 00
$1,703 09
We the undersigned, comprising the Board of town Auditors of the town of
Dryden, do hereby certify that the foregoing abstract is correct in all respects.
Dated Nov. 7th, 1889.
J. H. KENNEDY, Supervisor.
WM. E. BROWN,
A. SNYDER,
G. E. UNDERWOOD, Justices.
A. L. SMILEY,
GEO. E. MONROE,
GEo. H. HoUTz, Town Clerk.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original now on file
in my office.
G. H. HOUTZ, Town Clerk.
ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
66 Wm. Fitch, doctor's bill $7 50
67 Asa Cain, 4 50
68 E. E. Fortner 3 00
69 J. H. Kennedy, 4 O0
$19 00
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74 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
ENFIELD.
Abstract of the names of all persons who presented ac-
counts to be audited by the Board of town Auditors of the town
of Enfield, on the 7th day of November, 1889, with the amount
claimed by each, and the amounts audited and allowed each :
No. Name. Nature of service. Claimed. Allowed.
1 Miles Rumsey, excess tax. $14 85 $�4 85
2 Munson Potter, Excise Commissioner 3 00 3 00
3 Euz & Miller, Supplies. 9 00 9 00
4 J. C. Weatherby, Assessor. 26 00 26 oo
5 T. Jones, Bonding Commissioner 6 oo 6 oo
6 J. R. Updike, Clerk of Election . 4 00 4 00
7 William Barber, Member of Board of Health. 2 00 2 00
8 Geo. Budd, note for labor on highway in 1888 102 49 102 49
9 Simeon Smith, legal services. 12 00 10 00
10 Wm. H. Ammack, R. R. Commissioner 9 00 9 00
11 E. W. Nobles, Assessor. 30 00 30 00
12 James McCracken, Overseer of Poor. 24 00 24 00
13 James Marshall, Excise Commissioner. 3 00 3 00
14 Andrus & Church, Supplies. 2 50 2 50
15 Ithaca Journal, printing election notices i 50 1 50
16 D. W. Bailey, Ex -Supervisor 11 00 6 00
17 J. H. Quigley, lumber 148 48 148 48
18 L. H. Van Marter, Inspector of Election. 4 00 4 00
19 J. W. Steel, reporting marriages, assigned to J. S. Miller 1 75 1 75
20 S. A. Seabring, Equalizing in Dist. No. 15, for 1888-9.. 3 44 3 44
21 Geo. W. Budd, Timber 15 00 7 00
22 First National Bank of Ithaca, for fence built 30 00 30 00
23 D. W. Bailey,. R. R. Commissioner for 1888.. 14 00 14 00
<<
24 1889 18 00 18 00
25 C. W. Stringer, Inspector of Election 4 00 4 00
26 L. T. White, Health Officer and services. 7 25 7 25
27 Burr Rumsey, plank furnished in 1888. 8 88 8 88
28 John Russell, labor on highway 5 50 5 50
29 M. L. Harvey, house for elections. 20 00 20 00
3o J. M. Lanning, Justice of Peace. 33 00 33 00
31 S. M. Oltz, 39 20 39 20
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SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. 75
32 F. B. Aiken, Justice of the Peace 35 00 35 00
33 Daniel Searles, " 25 00 25 00
34 Wm. V. Rumsey, Ex -Town Clerk . 15 00 15 00
35 " " " Inspector and Messenger. 9 99 9 99
36 M. L. Harvey, expense in Leonard case 2 50 2 50
37 F. A. Barber, Town Clerk. 73 40 73 40
38 E. R. Osterhout, reporting deaths and births. 2 25 2 25
39 J. S. Miller, Supervisor . 29 92 29 92
40 E. Smith, Commissioner of highways. 26 99 26 99
41 services 148 00 148 00
42 Alvah Godding, Excise Commissioner 1888 34 00 34 00
43 Albert Brower, mason work on highway. 56 79 56 79
44 F. A. Barber, 1st, labor on highway . 29 15 29 15
45 " " ` ' ` Constable . 16 5o 16 5o
46 Charley Brower, labor on highway 86 13 86 13
47 L. C. Van Marter, " " 42 50 42 50
48 Cornelius Brower, 23 75 23 75
49 C. D. Wallenbeck, " 15 00 15 o0
5o C. M. Williams, " CC CC
50 25 50 25
51 Harry Curry, 6 75 6 75
ADDED BY RESOLUTION OP THE BOARD Or SUPERVISORS.
52 Richard Griffin, Assessor
53 J. S. Miller, footing assessment roll
54 T. Jones, labor on highway
55 L. H. VanKirk, filing and certifying town bonds.. .
56 E. L. Burton, Inspector of Election
$1,326 71
$3o 00
300
7 5o
1 00
400
$1,372 21
We the undersigned, composing the Board of town Auditors of the town of
Enfield, do certify that the foregoing is a correct list .of all claims presented
and allowed by us against said town.
J. S. MILLER, Supervisor.
J. W. LANNING,
S. M. OLTz,
D. M. SEARLES,
F. B. AIKEN,
FRANK A. BARBER, Town Clerk.
Justices.
76 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
GROTON.
The following is an abstract of the names of all persons
who presented accounts to be audited by the Board of town Au-
ditors of the town of Groton, on the 7th day of November, 1889,
with the amount claimed by each, and the amount finally
allowed :
No. Name. Nature of Claim. Claimed. Allowed.
1 James McGrail, Inspector of Election. Po 28 $10 28
2 H. T. Newell, 4 00 4 00
3 Ward White, 4 00 4 00
4 M. E. Gillin, and Messenger . 12 00 12 00
5 Geo. Sickman, Clerk of Election and Stationery. . . . 4 25 4 25
6 Jerome Fitts, " .. 4 25 4 25
7 Carlos Baldwin, Inspector of Election and Messenger.. 6 oo 6 oo
8 S. R. Reniff, 4 00 4 00
9 F. A. Begent, and Messenger . 6 oo 6 00
to Geo. Hamilton, to 00 10 00
11 Perry Allen, 4 00 4 00
12 Ben Townley, Clerk of Election. 4 00 4 00
13 Dwight Allen Post, for poor. 95 72 95 72
14 A. S. Stearnes, Clerk of Election 4 00 4 00
15 S. C. Reynolds, " and Stationery 4 25 4 25
16 J. W. Joues, Supervisor. 31 22 31 22
17 Chas. Townley, Excise . 3 00 3 00
18 Chas. Bowen, Assessor 40 00 4o 00
19 Edwin Fish, 33 00 33 00
20 A. J. Conger, 24 00 24 00
21 Nelson Stephens, Justice of Peace. 12 00 12 00
22 H. S. Hopkins, 40 00 40 oo-
23
023 J. M. Montfort, 14 00 14 00
24 Newton Baldwin, " J9 6o 39 6o-
25
025 F. A. Sherman, Constable. 9 14 9 14
26 R. J. Pierce, 13 90 13 90
27 F. A. Sherman, 20 00 20 00
28 Thomas Fisher, It 3o 1130
29 A. M. Baldwin, Reg. Vital Statistics. 5 25 5 25
30 M. D. Goodyear, i Doctoring poor, as per contract, assign -
31 G. M. Beckwith, f ed M. D. Goodyear.. . . . .. . . . . 5o 00 5o 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
17
32 M. D. Goodyear, due on last year's doctoring 16 6o 16 6o
33 " Reg. Vital Statistics 8 00 8 00
34 Geo. M. Beckwith, Reg. Vital Statistics . 8 5o 8 5o
35 E. A. Hand, " 1 75 1 75
36 B. L. Robinson, doctoringlastyear and Reg. Vital Statistics 33 25 33 25
37 F. C. Atwood, mdse. 8 74 8 74
38 Jones & Goble, hardware, highway 20 13 20 13
39 S. R. Reniff, mdse 6 74 6 94
4o H. B. Stevens, " poor 9 5o 9 5o
41 J. H. Gunn, " poor 12 41 12 41
42 N. A. Collins " highway 8 5o 8 5o
43 Manson Metzgar, Excise Tax . 3 19 3 19
44 G. M. Beckwith, Health Officer . 5 25 5 25
45 D. McLachlan, mdse. highway 12 21 12 21
46 A. B. Rogers, rent polling place. 8 20 8 20
47 E. R. Nye, " " "
35 00 35 oo
48 Wm. Webster, " 13 00 13 00
49 C. W. Conger & Co., mdse. poor. 17 15 17 15
5o D. McLachlan, Health Officer. 2 00 2 00
51 R. J. Pierce, service highway 9 20 9 20
52 F. A. Sherman, rent (Chas. Davids) 42 25 42 25
53 J. H. Gunn, supper for Jury. 2 45 2 45
54 W. A. Smith, Reg. Vital Statistics. 1 00 1 00
55 E. G. Galloup rent polling place to 0o 10 00
56 L. J. Townley, printing. 30 00 30 00
59 Weeks & Cossum, assigned H. B. Stevens 4 00 4 00
58 Mount & Moe, mdse. to Taylor 6 41 6 41
59 Tyler Morse, rent poor . 8o 00 8o 00
6o Episcopal Parsonage, excess tax. 6 S4 6 54
61 H. B. Stevens, Town Clerk 68 93 68 93
62 H. S. Hopkins, Justice of Peace, Board of Auditors .. . L4 00 14 00
63 David Watson, Reg. Vital Statistics. 100 1 00
64 John Love, service Commissioner of highways . 184 00 184 00
65 " for Commissioner. 1,328 601,328 60
66 Delos Tanner, Constable 34 65 34 65
JAMES M. MONTFORT,
NEWTON BAL,DWIN,
J. W. JONES,
H. S. HOPKINS, J. P.
NELSON STEVENS, J. P
$2,566 31
Town Board.
78 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
67 Wm. D. Baldwin, highway services 1888.
68 N. J. Metzgar, excess tax
69 Jonathan Bothwell, excess tax
7o Dr. Dana, counsel in Welam case
71 E. P. Hart, Excise Commissioner
72 J. W. Barr, Registering Vital Statistics.
73 Gersham Fuller, teaming arid plank for highway. .
74 Giles M. Stoddard, legal services
75 J. W. Jones, footing ass't roll and settling with collectors
76 W. H. Burnham, Assessors and Election Clerk.
77 F. L. Tarbell, Constable services
ITHACA.
$16 oo
6 77
3 12
700
300
75
6 oo
400
700
10 25
560
$69 49
$2,635 8o
At a meeting of the Board of Auditors of the town of Ith-
aca held at the town clerk's office on the 7th, 8th, 9th and iith
of November, 1889, the following accounts were examined,
audited and allowed as per statement below :
No. Name. Nature of Services. Claimed. Allowed.
I Wm. McKinney, Assessor :4 00 $84 00
2 A. B. Dale, " assigned to W. H. Willson 138 00 138 00
3 Spence Spencer, rent of office 5o 00 5o 00
4 Andrus & Church, assessment roll, etc 15 78 15 78
5 Geo. W. Frost, Supervisor . 39 00 39 00
6 John Barden, Inspector 20 00 20 00
7 Lewis Coryell, assigned to Hiram Gee 20 00 20 00
8 H. S. Wright, Clerk. 40 00 40 00
9 J. H. Selkreg,Inspector. 20 00 20 00
I0 Wm. F. McClune, Clerk. 20 00 20 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. 79
11 J. C. Warren, Clerk 20 00 20 00
12 Salem Twist, " 20 00 20 00
13 J. E. VanNatta, 20 00 20 00
14 John J. Williams, Inspector 20 00 20 00
15 J. L. Goldsmith, Clerk. 20 00 20 00
i6 Pliny Hall, Inspector . 20 00 20 00
17 J. A. Tompkins, 20 00 20 00
18 E. M. Jackson, Jr., Clerk 20 00 20 00
19 James G. Burnt, Clerk and Inspector. 40 00 40 00
20 M. J. Acton, Inspector. 20 00 20 00
21 O. P. Hyde, Clerk. 20 00 20 00
22 20 00 20 00
23 Chas. H. Slocum, Inspector 20 00 20 00
24 cc cc20 00 20 00
25 E. M. Latta, 20 00 20 00
26 Holmes Hollister, 20 00 20 00
27 John Barden, 20 00 20 00
28 John E, McIntosh, Clerk 20 00 20 00
29 Fred S. Shaw, " assigned to J. M. Heggie .. 20 00 20 00
3o Wm. F. McClune 20 00 20 00
31 Ed. C. Tichenor, l420 00 20 00
32 John Kelchner, 20 00 20 00
33 F. A. Van Vradenburg, Clerk, assig'd " 20 00 20 00
34 Ed. P. Davenport, Inspector 20 00 20 00
35 Ed. P. Davenport, it20 00 20 00
36 Sydney Post, G. A. R., rent of room 40 00 40 00
37 H. W. Stephens, 40 00 40 00
38 Sprague Steamer Co., 40 00 40 00
39 Eureka Hose Co., 40 00 40 00
4o Alex Smith, 20 00 20 00
41 J. W. Tibbetts, 40 00 40 00
42 Chas. Bundy, 20 00 20 00
43 D. Lawton, Clerk and lime 27 30 27 00
44 Luther Lewis, Assessor 40 00 40 00
45 Peter Van Houter, rent and lumber 57 05 57 05
46 J. L. Baker, drawing assignment . i oo 1 00
47 A. O. Hart, Excise 51 00 51 00
48 John J. Williams, Excise. 51 00 51 00
49 Comfort Hanshaw, " 36 0o 36 00
5o M. N. Tompkins, Town Counsel . 209 6o 209 6o
8o SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 188 9.
51 Isaac D. Emmons, Constable, assigned J. M. Reggie.. 4 60 4 60
52 Webb Wallace, 32 40 32 40
53 Robt. Reed, Clerk and Inspector. 20 00 20 00
54 " " Inspector 20 00 20 00
55 C.. Van Houter, Clerk, assigned to Robt. Reed . . 20 00 20 00
56 " 20 00 20 00
57 David White, Health Physician 37 50 37 50
58 Cynthia Gardner, Mid Wife 2 00 1 25
59 Wm. J. Totten, work on assessment 34 00 34 00
6o Chas. Farrell, distributing boxes, assig'd John E. Brown 2 00 2 00
61 Gauntlett & Brooks, oil 56 56
62 A. Clapp, printing ,. . . 32 25 22 00
63 J. F. Tetley, Constable, assig'd to W. H. Willson . . . . 6 8o 6 8o
64 John Johnson, " " 7 75 6 75
65 Spence Spencer, Justice Peace assig'd to W. H. Willson . 18 33 18 33
66 Raymond L. Smith, " " " 27 50 " 27 50
67 Hiram H. Miller, Constable 9 45 9 20
68 " `• 6 70 6 70
69 4 10 3 30
70 Spence Spencer, Justice Peace, " 6 6o 6 6o
71 6 20 6 20
72 Chauncey S. Dean, Inspector " 20 00 20 00
73 John Johnson, Constable, 4 05 4 05
74 J. F. Tetley, " 6 6o 6 6o
75 D. F. Finch, stationery,
18 32 18 32
76 J. F. Tetley, Constable, 10 45 10 45
77 7 00 7 00
78 6 80 6 80
79 29 55 26 55
8o John Johnson, 4,6 20 6 zo
81 J. F. Tetley, ". " 700 700
82 3 30 3 30
83 T. J. Bierce, Dept. Sheriff at fair 9 95 8 00
84 Chas. H. Hillick, registry books " 37 50 37 50
85 Wm. Mack, Inspector 8 oo 8 00
86 C. H. Wilson, " 8 0o S 00
87 John J. Williams, Clerk, 20 00 20 00
88 Albert Van Auken, Constable county charge, assigned to
W. H. Willson . 7 65 00 00
89 A. B. Dale, Assessor, assigned to W. H. Willson . 120 00 120 00
" " " it " " . •. 46 00 46 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, I889. 81
91 John E. VanNatta, Inspector, assig'd 20 00 20 00
92 Fred D. Johnson, " " 20 00 20 00
93 Win. Mack, 20 00 20 00
94 J. W. Clawson, 20 00 20 00
95 H. J. Wilson, Clerk, tt
It
If20 00 20 00
96 C. H. Wilson, Inspector, 4,20 00 20 00
97 E. H. Mowry, << 20 00 20 00
98 E. C. Tichenor, 20 00 20 00
99 John A. Fisher, Town Clerk, ` "
122 32 122 32
100 C. L. Taber, Inspector, <` " 20 00 20 00
101 H. G. Hagin, 20 00 20 00
102 A. M. Parrott, 20, oo 20 00
103 Spence Spencer, Clerk, 20 00 20 00
104 W. H. Lyon, Inspector '< . . 20 00 20 00
105 F. A. Van Vradenburg, Clerk, " `< 20 00 20 00
106 R. W. Sheffer, `< . . 20 00 20 00
107 M. J. Acton, . . 20 00 20 00
1oS Chas. Terwilleger, Inspector, 20 00 20 00
109 E. J. Brown, " It 20 00 20 00
110 E. J. Brown, It 20 00 20 00
III Lewis Coryell, 20 00 20 00
112 W. H. Martindale, 20 00 20 00
113 Chas. Bundy, room rent 20 00 20 00
114 Raymond L. Smith, Justice Peace assig'd W. H. Willson 5 25 5 25
115 l<�< �� <c << II I0 II 10
116 6 70 6 70
117 7 45 7 45
118 Willis Shurter, Constable 3 75 3 75
119 Wm. Sullivan, <` assig'd R. A. Crozier. 71 45 71 45
120 Edward Meany, medical . . 19 00 19 00
121 Clarence A. Gibbs, Clerk 20 00 20 00
122 Thos. J. Barker, Inspector, assig'd M. M. Sweetland . 16 00 16 oo
123 J. L. Tichenor, work on assessment roll. 20 00 20 00
124 Chas. Terwilliger, Clerk. 20 00 20 00
125 Martin Besemer, medical, Swansbrough 25 00 25 00
126 Jason P. Merrill, Justice Peace, assig'd W. H. Willson78 25 78 25
127 Trenlan, King & Co., hardware 6 95 6 95
128 E. H. Mowry, Inspector, assigned W. H. Willson . . . 20 00 20 00
129 W. J. Totten, Justice Peace. 52 30 52 30
130 S. P. Sackett, death reports. . 8 oo 8 oo
82 SUPERVISORS/ PROCEEDINGS, I889.
131 Ithaca Journal, printing . 223 12 223 12
132 Ithaca Democrat, " 67 75 67 75
133 D. F. Finch, supplies 14 20 14 20
134 Webb Wallace, Constable 46 94 43 89
135 M. N. Tompkins, Justice Peace 225 10 225 Io
136 George Small, lumber 18 31 18 31
137 Wm. Spence, sand. 4 45 4 45
138 Enz & Miller, supplies. 21 21 21 21
139 John Hook, Excise 15 00 15 oo
14o B. J. Doolittle, lumber. 199 93 199 93
141 L. F: Colegrove, highway service. 475 75 475 75
142 F. E. Tibbetts, Commander, relief claim G. A. R. . . 772 20 772 20
143 City of Ithaca, Recorder Service . 599 65 599 65
144 " Police 461 47 461 47
145 John G. Smith, to pay balance of debts as Overseer Poor, 2934 56 2934 56
146 Eugene Terry, copying, etc 66 55 66 55
147 L. F. Colegrove, Commissioner of Highways 25 65 25 65
148 H. H. Miller, Constable, assig'd to Seamon Bros.. 8 25 8 25
149 G. C. McClune, stone 146 35 146 35
150 Theron D. Davis, Inspector . 20 00 20 00
151 Spence Spencer, Messenger 8 o0 8 oo
152 E. G. Phelps, Constable . 36 00 36 00
153 Chas. S. Seamon, Hack 2 00 2 00
154 R. L. Smith, Justice Peace, assig'd W. H. Willson 8 00 800
155 41 18 6o 18 6o
156 " " " " 12 00 12 00
157 James B. Taylor, Town Clerk 229 72 229 72
158 N. Pearson, Supervisor 162 44 162 44
159 First National Bank, note Overseer of Poor 2313 63 2313 63
16o John Bloom, estate, " " 2120 00 2120 00
161 Gospel and School fund, 265 00 265 00
162 N. Pearson, Sup'r, for money paid to Com. of Highways 778 5o 778 5o
163 Sylvester Norton, two notes—pap—pp interest 17.50. 367 5o 367 5o
164 J. M. Heggie, five notes and int. up to ist Feb., 1890.. . 1573 66 1573 66
165 Chas Livermore, note and int. 1050 00 1050 00
166 Chas. Hayden, 525 00 52500
167 John Ryan, " t.
630 00 630 00
168 M. N. Tompkins Executor " 657 48 657 48
169 Mrs. C. T. Carpenter, note int.. .. 525 00 525 00
170 Jas. L. Baker, 318 00 318 o0
171 Mary Conway, 525 00 525 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, i889. 83
172 Estate of Ward Gregory, printing 35 75 35 75
173 Eugene Baker, Medical 41 00 41 00
174 J. W. Brown, medical 2 00 2 00
175 Daniel F. Fowler, Inspector 40 00 4o 00
176 Ruben Gee, " 12 00 12 00
177 C. H. Wilson, 12 00 12 00
$21,942 58 $21,813 88
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, November 7th, 8th, 9th and Lith, 1889.,
NICHOLAS PEARSON, Supervisor.
WM. J. TOTTEN,
' JASON MERRILL, Justices.
M. N. TOMPKINS,
RAYMOND L. SMITH
J. B. TAYLOR, Town Clerk.
ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
178 Dixon & Robinson, Lumber $8 58
179 H. S. Miller, Clerk of Registration . 16 oo
18o Jamieson & McKinney, supplies 5 28
$29 86
$21,943 74
STATEMENT OF JOHN G. SMITH, OVERSEER OF THE POOR.
•
Disbursements as per statement of F. B. Howes Nov. 1st,
1888, to Feb. 2oth 1889. • $4,206 78
From Feb 2oth, 1889, to Nov. 1st 1889,as per statement of
J. G. Smith 284 82
Services . 416 00 $4,907 6o
CASH RECEIPTS NOV. I, 1888, TO FEB. 20, 1889.
Feo. 2oth, 1888 cash receipts as per statement of F. B.
• Howes from town board
Casal on hand
Feb. 2oth, x888 to Nov. 1st 1889, cash receipts as per state-
ment of J. G. Smith, from all sources
Balance due J. G. Smith
188 o8
18 70
700 6o
22 $4,907 6o
0
84
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SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. .
STATEMENT OF COSTS OF SUPPORT OF POOR.
Bills from Nov. 1st, 1888, to Feb. 2oth, 1889. (Howes) . . $4,2o6 78
From N. Pearson, Supervisor . 7oo 60
Bal. due J. G. Smith 22
Outstanding bills as per statement of F. B. Howes .. . 243 88
Outstanding bills as per statement of J. G. Smith . . . 6,88o 46 $12,o31
94
Amount to be raised $7,124 56
Less excise money this day paid by the supervisor to the
Overseer of the Poor . 4,190 00
Amount to' be raised for outstanding bills $2,934 56
STATEMENT OF LOCKWOOD F. COLEGROVE, COMMISSIONER OF
HIGHWAYS.
Disbursements from Nov. 1st, 1888, to Feb. 2oth, 1889, . 8207 88
Disbursements from Feb. 2oth, 1889, to Nov. ist, 1889. . 963 42. $1,171 30
Cash receipts Nov. ist, 1888, to Feb. 2oth, 1889, from all
sources $250 00
Cash receipts Feb. 2oth, 2889, to Nov. 1st, 1889, from all
sources 895 65
Bal. due L. F. Colegrove, to be raised for outstanding bills 25 65
LANSING.
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 7th 8th and 9th days of November, 1889, with
the amount claimed by each and the amount audited and al-
lowed each.
No. Name. Nature of Service. Claimed. Allowed.
$1,171 30
1 Jonathan Norton,. $236 00 $236 Oa
2 Henry Blakely, supplies to S. Jacobs 60 oo 6o 00
3 Old Ladies' Home 52 00 5¢ 00
4 Seymour Riggs, damage on carriage 19 90 29 90
5 A. H. Clark, Excise Commissioner 3 00 3 00
6 Frank Tarbell, excise 3 00 3 00
7 L. R. Lyon, rent of hall 15 00 15 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. 85
8 J. W. Pratt, marriage registration . 50 50
9 J. G. Buck, service bill . 36 co 36 oo
to S. J. Barnes, " 42 00 42 00
11 John Collins, " " 40 50 40 50
12 Daniel Sullivan Poor Master 112 00 112 00
13 Albert Van Auken, service bill 18 50 18 50
14 N. E. Lyon, criminal service bill 41 I0 41.10
15 Wm. Mead, town service 7 75 7 75
16 E. E. Brown, lime and sand 2 75 2 75
17 R. Beardsley, supplies to poor. 17 50 17 50
18 R. Miller, supplies to poor 19 47 19 47
19 David M. Dean, criminal bill . 10 00 10 00
20 Andrew Teeter, laying out road . 13 25 13 25
21 W. A. J. Osmun, Commissioner to lay out highway. . . 2 00 2 00
22 John Conklin, Commissioner to lay out highway.. . . 2 00 2 00
23 Harry Miller, use of house ' 15 00 15 00
24 Frank Tarbell, Justice service bill. 10 20 10 20
25 Charles Steinburg, Commissioner to lay out highway. . 2 00 2 00
26 R. Beardsley, use of hall 5 00 5 00
27 C. G. Benjamin, board of health bill. 200 200
28 Jacob Shoemaker, laying out road. 13 25 13 25
29 Henry Fields, Excise Commissioner and Clerk. 10 00 10 00
3o Albert Van Auken, service bill 35 25 35 25
31 C. M. Buck, Inspector and Messenger 6 o0 6 oo
32 Miles S. Brown, " 9 56 9 56
33 John H. Conklin, Inspector 4 00 4 00
34 Hiram Bower, " 4 00 4 00
35 Wank Tarbell, tf4 00 4 00
36 Erwin Davis, 4 00 4 00
37 Henry J. Houser, Inspector and Messenger 12 04 12 04
38 Lucius Holden, " 4 00 4 00
39 Charles H. Dates, Inspector and Messenger 6 oo 6 00
40 Charles Drake, 9 64 9 64
41 Lamson Hedden, Inspector . 4 00 4 00
42 John W. Pratt, 4 00 4 00
43 William Searles, " 4 00 400
44 Daniel McCarty, Clerk of election 4 00 4 00
45 W. H. Lockerby, medical service 17 00 17 00
46 Miles Goodyear, " 20 00 20 00
47 W. H. Lockerby, " " 9 00 9 00
86 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
48 W. H. Lockerby, medical services 12 75 12 75
49 W. H. Lockerby, " 44 00 44 00
5o T. H. Pierson, Commissioner service 170 00 170 00
51 Albert Van Auken, Constable. 10 10 10 10
52 David M. Dean, legal service 25 00 25 00
53 Samuel D. Halliday legal service . 25 00 25 00
54 . J. T. Newman, legal service. 69 49 69 49
55 C. E. Wood, Clerk for Assessors. 10 00 10 00
56 G. C. Gifford, criminal service bill 32 00 32 00
57 L. J. Townley, printing. 10 00 10 00
58 M. A. Townley, medical service. 6 75 6 75
59 T. C. Rose, Stenographer 20 00 20 00
6o Charles Drake, service bill 20 00 20 00
61 B. M. Hagin, " 22 00 22 00
62 Frank Tarbell, " " 22 00 22 00
63 N. E. Lyon, 22 00 22 00
64 Horatio Brown, paid on E.—case 142 94 142 94
65 Horatio Brown R. R. bond suit 1229 01 1229 01
66 Horatio Brown, paid W. S. Doolittle, counsel 404 12 404 12
67 Horatio Brown, percentage 26.95 26 95
68 Horatio Brown, service bill . 28 00 28 00
69 C. E. Wood, service bill 34 00 34 00
70 T. H. Pierson, Rdad Commissioner 1035 34 1035 34
71 For poor purpose, resolution 150 00 150 00
72 Wm. Mead, service bill. • • ' 4 00 4 00
73 Radolphus Miller, plank . 53 00 53 00
74 M. E. Sperry, plank 13 8o 13 8o
75 Horatio Brown, plank 25 00 25 00
76 Frank Tarbell, service bill 6 oo 6 00
77 B. M. Hagin, " " 7 44 7 44
78 N. E. Lyon, " " 7 69 7 69
79 Charley Drake " 7 44 7 44
8o C. E. Wood, " 200 200
81 Horatio Brown, " 17 63 17 63
82 H. V. Howland, for legal service in part on Lansing R. R.
bond suit 3000 00 3000 00
$7,687 61 $7,687 61
Whereas, This town Board has this day audited the bill of H. V. Howland
attorney in the Lansing Rail Road Bond Suits, for the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars, conditioned to pay the sum of ten thousand dollars on or before Janu-
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
ary 1st, 1890, and the remaining five thousand dollars to abide the successful
termination of the suit now pending in the United States Supreme Court of the
Town of Lansing, vs. John T. Lytle, now be it hereby
Resolved, That the sum of three thousand dollars be included in the tax of
the present year, and that the Supervisor of this town be directed to raise the
remaining seven thousand dollars by two notes given by the said Supervisor f&
the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars each, one note to be payable one year
after date of February 1st, 189o, and one note payable two years after date of•
February 1st, 189o.
Lansing, Nov. list, 1889.
HORATIO BROWN, Supervisor.
NELSON E. LYON,
FRANK H. TARBELL,
B. M. HAGIN,_
CHARLES DRAKE,
Justices.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of resolution passed by
town Board, Nov. 2lst, 1889.
• C. E. WOOD,. Town Clerk.
At the request of Daniel Sullivan, Overseer of the Poor of the town of
Lansing, to raise the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for supplies for poor,
it is by this town Board hereby •
Resolved, That the sum of oue hundred and\ fifty dollars be raised for sup-
plies for poor to be expended by Overseer of Poor..
Lansing, Nov. 21st, 1889.
HORATIO BROWN, Supervisor.
NELSON E. LYON,
FRANK H. TARBELL, ( Justices.
B. M. HAGIN,
CHARLES DRAKE, S,
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of resolution passed by the
town Board Nov. 21st, 1889.
the
•
C. E. WOOD, Town -Clerk.
HORATIO BROWN, Supervisor.
NELSON E. LYON,
CHARLES DRAKE, Justices.
FRANK H. TARBELL, -
Ihereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Town- Audits passed -
by the town Board of. Audits, Nov. 2lst, 1889.,
C. E. WOOD, Town Clerk,
Per. H. E. WOOD,'Dept.. Clerk:
88 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
NEWFIELD.
At a meeting of the Board of Auditors of the town of New-
field, November 7th and 8th, 1889, at the Newfield rink the fol-
lowing accounts were examined, audited and allowed, or reject-
ed as appears below :
No. Name. Nature of Services. Claimed. Allowed'
I A. N. Palmer, Inspector of election Dist. No 1 $4 00 $4 00
2 Ezra Rumsey, " " " " " 400 400
3 Wm. Anderson, Inspector and Messenger 9 64 9 64
4 Geo. Woodling, Inspector of election Dist. No. 2 4 00 4 00
5 James D. Grover, " " f f
" "• . . • 400 4 00
6 Jerome Swartwood, Inspector and Messenger Dist. No 2 9 96 9 96
7 C. C. Cook, recording births and deaths 4 o0 4 00
8 E. R. Osterhout, " " " 3 50 3 50
9 M. A. Dumond, " 00 I 00
10 Rev. F. D. Hainer, recording marriages 25 25
II Rev. Geo. Fosbinder, " 3 25 3 25
12 Alvah Brown, Clerk of election Dist. No 2 4 00 4 00
13 A. H. Stamp, " " " " 400 400
14 Benj. Starr, " " " " 1 4 O0 400
15 John W. Dean, " " " " " 400- 400
16 Andrew Smit1I, Overseer of Poor services 36 33 36 33
17 L. T. Carpenter, Assessor, services 32 25 32 25
18 J. C. Thompson, Assessor, services 36 25 36 25
19 Eugene Davis, Assessor, services 29 50 29 50
20 F. E. Holman, Ex -Town Clerk, services . 10 61 Io 61
21 Jno. Beardslee, Ex -Overseer of the Poor, services. . . 8 oo 8 00
22 Jno. W. Dean, Justice fee bill . 8 00 8 00
23 Elvin Keene, <` 12 00 12 00
24 A. K. Allen, 12 00 12 00
25 W. H. Van Ostrand, Justice fee bill . 12 00 12 00
26 Andrew Smith, supplies for poor 296 52 296 52
27 I. B. Palmer, R. R. Commissioner, services 6 70 6 70
28 Chas. McCorn, " " • 6 00 6 00
29 G. W. Swartwood, Commissioner of highways, money
expended 534 40 534 40
3o G. W. Swartwood, Commissioner of highways, services 133 00 133 00
31 Nelson Cutter, Excise Commissioner, services 3 00 3 00
32 Chas. McCorn, " f f f300 300
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. 89
33 Aaron Poyer, Ex -Commissioner of highways, services . .
34 Note given April 27th, 1886, by Com. of highways . . . .
35 Alvah Brown, use of house for election. ,
36 Cook and Kellogg, use of rink for town purposes.. . .
37 Geo. A. Lord, supplies on order of Jno. Beardslee, Ex -
Overseer of the Poor .
38 L. E. Kirtland, printing
39 Jas. Stamp, Excise Commissioner, services.
40 S. A. Seabring, Supervisor,
41 Estus Patterson, Town Clerk,
4000 40 00
742 00 742 00
7 00 700
3o 00 3o 00
II 84 II 84
2 00 200
300 300
58 58 58 58
54 73 54 73
$2,192 31 $2,192 31
We, the undersigned, Board of town Auditors of the town of Newfield, in
the county of Tompkins, do hereby certify that the foregoing statement of ac-
counts audited by them at their annual meeting held November the 7th and 8th,
1889, is correct.
S. A. SEABRING, Supervisor.
ELVIN KEENE,
JOHN W. DEAN, Justices.
A. K. ALLEN,
W. H. VANOSTRAND
ESTuS PATTERSON, Clerk.
ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
42 Benj. Starr, sand screens $6 00
ULYSSES.
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 Ulysses, on the 7th and 8th days of
November, 1889, with the amount claimed:by each, and the
amount finally allowed :
No. Name. Nature of Service. Claimed. Allowed.
1 L. W. Carpenter, Excise Commissioner $12 00 $12 00
2 J. B. Spaulding, Excise Commissioner for 1888 and 1889, . 21 00 21 00
3 W. G. Farrington, " '87 '88 and '89 .. . 21 00 21 00
4 A. F. Allen, printing . 5o 5o
5 C. L. Adams, printing 4 75 4 75
6 W. I. Sherwood, Overseer of the Poor. 41 28 41 28
7 Dr. J. Flickinger, Town Physician. 49 00 49 00
8 Dr. J. Flickinger, reporting vital statistics . 7 5o 7 5o
9 L. W. Carpenter, 2 00 2 00
10 G. E. Orton, 2 75 2 75
II D. P. Terry, "4,5o 5o
12 H. L. Strowbridge, Clerk of election 4 5o 4 5o
13 W. E. Dean, Inspector and Messenger. 9 64 9 64
14 Wm. Austin, 14 26 14 26
15 R. C. Taylor, Inspector of election 4 00 4 00
16 O. M. Wilson, Clerk of election. 4 00 4 00.
17 P. F. Sears, Inspector of election , . 400 400
90 SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
• 18 Daniel Williams, Inspector of 'election 4 00 4 00
19 J. B. Russell, 8 00 S 00
20 Elias Smith, Clerk of election 4 00 4 00
21 Thomas Kirby, Inspector of election. 4 00 4 00
22 Wm. Austin, legal services 10 00 10 00
23 S. A. Sherwood, digging graves . 6 00 6 00
24 J. W. Kirby, Assessor. 36 6o36 6o
25 E. S. Johnson, Assessor. 8 o 8 6o
26 W. H. Morgan, " 62 00 62 00
27 Aaron McKeel, Ex -Overseer of the Poor II oo II o0
28 John Van Buskirk, undertaking. 20 00 00 00.
29 Clerk of Election . 8 00 8 0o
30 Dr. F. A. Kerst, Town Physician 8 678 6o
31 Asa D. Wilson, Ex -Commissioner of highways. 2 0 2 07
32 W. J. Nixon, labor. 2 25 2 20
33 E. P. Bouton, Under Sheriff.
9 50 955
34 S. A. Sherwood, digging grave 200 200
35 John N. Barker, Clerk of election . 400 4 00
36 Geo. Wolverton, use of house for election . 20 00 20 00
37
H. Van Order, 20 00 20 00
38 E. T. Stewart, undertaking. 3o 00 3o 00
39 J. S. Hixson, Overseer of the Poor 9 00 9 00
4o Charles Van Amburg, Inspector and Messenger 9 24 9 24
41 S. G. Williams, Constable 5 6o 5 6o
42 A. H. Pierson, Supervisor 64 86 64 86
43 J. R. Emery, Justice of the Peace 27 55 27 55
45 Henry Hutchings, Justice of the Peace 16 4o 16 40
46 A. P. Osborn, Justice, assig'd to Clinton Horton 16 5o 16 5o
47 John N. Barker, Justice of the Peace 19 48 19 48
48 F. M. Austin, Town Clerk, 55 17 55 17
49 W. H. Ganoung, Commissioner of highways. 26 25 26 25
5o L. Trembly, use of house for town Board 8 oo 8 oo
$771 35 $751 35
We, the undersigned, composing the Board of town Auditors of the town
of Ulysses, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct list of all bills au-
dited by us at the annual meeting, November 7th, 8th and Ilth, 1889.
A. H. PIERSON, Supervisor.
J. R. EMERY,
HENRY HUTCHINGS, (
JOHN N. BARKER, Justices.
A. P. OSBORN,
F. M. AUSTIN, Town Clerk.
ADDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
51 Fred L. Barto, Clerk of election $4 �5
52 A. H. Pierson, Supervisor 8 �4
53 W. H. Ganoung, Commissioner of highways. 2 00
54 H. M. Thompson, excess of tax 1888
55 A. J. Able,
5 73
2 I2
$22 34
$773 69
a
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. I
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. 12th, 1888, to Nov. I2th, 1889,
as follows :
The receipts from all sources, including balance on hand Nov. I2th,
1888, amount to the sum of. $104,721 38
The disbursements for the same period amount to the sum of . 104,246 63
Leaving a balance in my hands of 474 75
I certify that there stands this day on the books of this Bank to the credit
of Geo. H. Northrup, County Treasurer, the sum of $474.75.
Nov. 12th, 1889.
CHAS. W. MAJOR,
Book -Keeper, 1st National Bank, Ithaca, N. Y.
TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS.:
Geo. H. Northrup, being duly sworn, says, that the following statement is
correct to the best of his knowledge and belief, 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. 15th, 1889.
L. H. VAN KIRK, County Clerk.
II SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Nov. 12, 1888 $476 76
One per cent fees on State tax 249 75
From Supt. of Public Instruction for receiving and dis-
bursing school moneys raised in this County . 154 17
ON ACCOUNT OF TAX LEVY OF 1888.
Town of Caroline . ffi4 789 11
" Danby 4339 II
" Dryden 11,782 19
" Enfield 3,525 55
" Groton 7,872 22
" Ithaca . 29,197 32
" Lansing 10,687 85
" Newfield 4,490 56
" Ulysses 9,318 45
$86,002 36
FROM TAXES RETURNED UNPAID
By Town Collectors, including amount received from Comptroller for non-resi-
dent taxes accepted :
Town of Caroline 76
" Danby 6 58
" Dryden 14 02
" Enfield 58 77
Ithaca 43 63
" Lansing 1 86
" Newfield 29 48
" Ulysses 829311
1 98
School taxes from Railroads and Western Union Tel. Co.
Refunded from N. Y. State Inst. for the Blind
Fines from Sheriff
County Clerk
° Joseph Bishop . .
Pees from Surrogate's office . . .
Prom District Attorney, penalty in the case of the Peo-
ple vs. David Lyon and Chas. Mitchell .
$598 14
17 74
65 00
125 00
365 00
1 45
1,21500
$237 o8
$2,387 33
81TPBRVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, i889. III
INHERITANCE TAXES.
Prom the executors or administrators of the following named estates for
taxes on collateral inheritances :
Estate of Leonard Tremae $208 32
Susan H. Colburn 115 72
Paul Layton 45 o6
Wm. Pierson. 529 72
Sarah T. Markham 17 00
FINES PROM JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
$915 82
A. P. Osborn 35 00
H. S. Hopkins. 7o 00
W. V. Personius to 00
Nelson Stevens to 00
Newton Baldwin 13 00
N. E. Lyon 200
J. R. Emery 19 35 159 35
From Supt. of Public Instruction 12,749 19
Self-supporting patients at Willard Asylum 1,334 59
Binghamton . 54 98 1,389 57
$104,721.38
DISBURSEMENTS.
State tax paid Comptroller
SCHOOL MONEYS.
To Caroline $2, 344 65
" Danby 1,86o 26
" Dryden 3,68o 11
" Enfield 1,431 90
" Groton 2,957 95
" Ithaca 8,343 67
" Lansing 2,403 o6
" Newfield 2,576 39
•' Ulysses 2,567 90
$24,975 05
$28,165 89
•
IV SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
County Audits 10,329 14
Incidentals, Surrogate's office 75 00
Bridges on County Line , . . ... . . . 12 38
District Attorney's office rent 200 00
Sheriff's office rent 35 00
!$1o,651 52
Canandaigua Home . $ 104 00
Insurance 130 00
St. Mary's Orphan Asylum . 90 61
County Superintendent of the Poor 3,996 31
Binghamton Asylum•
54 98
Asylum for Insane Criminals 195 00
School District Collectors . . 598 14
N. Y. State Institute for the Blind 42 35
Rubber stamps 4 15
Postage and stationery . ... 10 85
COURT RXP$NSES.
Trial Jurors
Grand Jurors
Constables
Witnesses . ... . .
Stenographers
Sheriff, attendance at Court
Under -Sheriff, "
Justices of Sessions
Meals to Jurors
District Atty, expenses
Crier
Jared T. Newman, Referee examining Treasurer's ac-
counts and disbursements for 1887 and 1888 .
Ward Gregory, printing Barber case. . .
M. M. Sweetland, services in Barber case
L. H. Van Kirk, services in the case of the People vs,,
Edward A. Havens .
$ 2,212 75
540 00
651 6o
186 25
516 40
157 94
188 40
207 70
46 67
57 67
147 00
154 70
969 00
217 52
$5,226 39
�4 56
$6,268 16
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. V
HEADSTONES FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMED DECEASRD SOLDIERS, $15 EACH.
J. W. Golden, Wm. Van Dine, Chas. Wilcox, James
Norton, Hiram E. Hawks
Burial expenses of John Paterson a deceased Soldier
L. H. Van Kirk, County Clerk, cleaning Clerk's Office
Horatio Brown, Supervisor?as per resolution of the Board
Nov. 23d, 1888
Treasurer of N. Y. State amount collected in taxes on
collateral inheritance . „
Fees on above
Bills payable and interest .
Coal bills
GAS BILIS.
$75 00
35 00
I2 00
30 00
152 00
$1,310 72
68 97
$1379 69
$11996 51
• 416 4o
Jail 154 28
Clerk's Office 40 09
Court House 22 61
$216 98
Paid Supervisors the fines received from Justices of the
Peace in their respective towns :
A. H. Pierson $54 35
J. W. Jones 93 00
F. E. Bates 10 00
Horatio Brown 2 00
Monroe County Penitentiary $548 64
Buffalo School for Catholic children . - - 12 42
Willard Asylum 7, -
Susquehanna Valley Home 555 99
Auburn Orphan Asylum 351 00
$159 35
VI SUPERVISORS3 PROCEEDINGS, r889.
Ithaca Home
Postage Supervisor's Clerk
SALARIES.
25"00
15 00
$8,848 05
Marcus Lyon, County Judge $2,500 00
Geo. H. Northrup County Treasurer 900 00
C. B. Fish, Supervisors' Clerk 150 oo
Rev. H. T. Giles, Chaplain 50 00
Marcus Lyon, Surrogate, for Clerk 250 00
C. L. Smith, District Attorney 150 00
J. H. Jennings " 450 00
Supreme Court Stenographer 400 64
J. K. Follett, Sheriff, for Janitor 350 00
School Commissioners 400 00
J. W. Brown, Jail Physician 90 00
W. B. Estabrook, Special County Judge 45090
0 92
M. E. Poole 9 08
John Tyler for 1887 " 50 00
Cash on hand
Cash on hand
Due the Treasury from the Town of Caroline
$5,790 64
$474 75
$104,721 38
$474. 75
19 80
Danby 22 66
Dryden 30 68
" Enfield 33 17
" if Groton 17 48
Ithaca 123 48
ifCt
Lansing 15 63
" t it Newfield .. 38 22
•' " `< Ulysses .. 94 90
" County Supt. of Poor. . 99 23
Bilis payable. 15 57
" Fuel and Gas.. 33 38
SUPERVISORS' PV.00EEDINGS, 1889. , VII
Due the Treasury from the Monroe Co. Penitentiary.. .
14 4t
Susquehanna Valley Home .
Court expenses.
County Audits
48 64
28 07
731 18
26 63
TOTAL ASSETS BELONGING TO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS:
' Interest
N. Y. State Institute for the blind
Postage
Taxes on Collateral Inheritances
Willard Asylum
INFANT HEIR FUND.
1 00
17 74
02
17 00
1,817 71
$1,853 47 $1,853 47
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County:
Investment. MORTGAGOR.
DATE.
HEIRS INTERESTED.
Amount . Amount
of 1 of
Interest. J Mortgage
lst Mortgage.
lst Mortgage.
lst Mortgage.
• 1st Mortgage.
lst Mortgage.
1st Mortgage.
1st Mortgage.
lst Mortgage.
2d Mortgage.
1st Mortga'e.
lst Mortgage.
Geo. Angus.
Jacob Bates.
Tamar A. Chase.
Simeon Coon and
others.
Catherine and F. S.
Cook.
Lina M. Durling.
Win. M. Dates.
Hiram A.Davenport
Hiram A.Daven.port
HiramA.Davenport
P. & J. Driscoll.
May 5, '88
Feb. 4, '82
Mar. 9,'83
June 26, '85
Feb. 16, '89
Mar. 29, '86
Oct, 17,'85
June 5, '88
Oct. 6, '88
Nov. 13, '88
Mar. 12, '89
O'Brien, heirs of Jane
Mabel McNeil
Asa Ballou
Chas. Spaulding
Wilgus heirs
Broas "
Carpenter, heirs of J. D.
Chase heirs
Carpenter, heirs of J. D.
Drake, heirs of Catherine
Van Horn heirs
Clock heirs
Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l
Fleming heirs.
Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l
Dates, heirs of John D.
Georgia Lormor.
Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l
Mary and Lizzie Teeter.
Mc&ilivery, heirs of Geo.
VanHorn heirs
R. Victor Crittenden
Hanford heirs
Fisk
McKee, heirs of John
Whitlock, heirs of Jane
Clara Searles.
Carpenter, heirs of J. D.
Young heirs.
McKee, heirs of John
Dudgeon, heirs of Marg't
150 00
561 43
116 .7a
119 12
153 22
67 96
81 54
259 07
100 00
50 00
50 00
400 00
290 00
310 00
500 00
831 97
231 96
252 12
993 83
583 03
300 00
381 06
464 54
171 14
182 11
76 36
105 85
641 00
359 00
200 00
2376 03
150 00
1100 00
259 07
200 00
1000 00
500 00
831 97
2742 00
1000 00
1200 00
2376 03
VIII SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
st Mortgage.
D. W. Gillow.
Feb. 11'84
Simpson heirs of Chas.
387 00
387 0
st Mortgage.
O. H. Gregory.
May 1, '86
John H. Molt
1035 00
1035 0
St .Mortgage.
W. H. Hillery.
Nov. 13, '84
Clock heirs.
400 00
400 0
st Mortgage.
Mary L. Hook.
Oct. 8, '85
Fogarty heirs
420 43
McKee, heirs of John
182 76
Kittle Axford
96 81
Laura M. Sexton
200 00
900 0
st Mortgage.
Edwin Jillett.
June 19,'80
Goodspeed heirs
801 44
801 4
st Mortgage.
Sarah and N. C.
July 5, '87
Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l
300 00
300 0
Johnson.
May 4, '87
50 00
50 0
st Mortgage.
John McArthur.
April 11.'74
Van Horn heirs.
1150 43
1150 4
st Mortgage.
Louisa A. Miller.
June 7, '86
Wykoff
2400 00
2400 0
st Mortgage.
N. T. Mabee.
Oct.. 4, '81
Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l
400 00
400 0
st Mortgage.
Jacob Prame.
April 19,'86
Mabel McNeil
200 00
200 0
st Mortgage.
Geo. P. Pickens.
Feb. 8, '88
Pickens Lyman Burt
511 82
511 8
st Mortgage.
John Rumsey.
Sep. 7, '81
Griffin heirs
2 41 44
2444 4
st Mortgage.
Geo. Simpson.
Oct. 24, '83
Elizabeth Simpson
3388 94
3388 9
st Mortgage.
Myron A. Sexton.
June 20, '81
Keator heirs
2750 00
2750 0
st Mortgage.
Anna E. Stanford.
April 1, '84
Searles "
855 29
Mabel McNeil
39 33
McKee heirs of John.
105 38
1000 0
st Mortgage.
Sam'l A. Seabring.
June 11, '85
Mandeville heirs
779 73
779 7
st Mortgage.
Carrie A. Smith.
Mar. 28,'82
Carpenter, heirs of Dan'l
500 00
500 0
d Mortgage.
Jan. 26. '88
Asa Ballou
100 00
Fred Bunnell
100 00
200 0
st Mortgage.
Douglas Selover.
April 1, '89
Willie S. Korts'
1500 00
1500 0
lst Mortgage.
Town of Ithaca 5
Asa Ballou
266 94
per cent. Bond, se-
Fogarty heirs
98 75
ries of 1891, No.
Carpenter, heirs of J. D.
393 23
170, $1,000.
Clara Searles
219 14
Warren, heirs of J. B.
21 94
1000 1
lst Mortgage.
Mary S. and H. M.
Mar. 31,'86
Laura M. Sexton
256 28
Thompson.
Carpenter. heirs of J. D.
134 31
Dan'l.
411 18
Fuller heirs
49 90
Mary Hughes & children
88 33
Tobey heirs
795 00
Lora M. Patch.
265 00
2000 0
lst Mortgage.
Eron C. VanKirk.
Jan. 20, '72
Carpenter, heirs of J. D.
400 00
Griffin
98 00
Asa Ballou
176 00
O'Brien, heirs of Jane
176 00
8 50 l
lst Mortgage.
Martha Woodin.
April 5, '76
D. & M. Woodin
826 31
826
lst Mortgage.
Wm. H. Wood,
Feb. 10, 86
Willie S. Korts.
168 04
Clara Searles,
55 96
224 4
1st Mortgage.
ElizabethWhitaker
Nov. 6, '89
Mabel McNeil
690 62
McKee, heirs of John
309 38
1000 t
Total amount invested in Bonds and Mortgages
........$38,308 18
TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS.
Geo. H. Northrup,being duly sworn says, that the foregoing statement is correct to the
best of his knowledge and belief, and represents the condition of the securities belonging
to the Infant Heir Fund on the 15th day of November, 1889.
GEO. H. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me Nov. 19th, 1889.
L. H. VAN KIRK, Clerk.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. IX
• SURPLUS MONEYS.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Nov. 16th, 1888 .
From F. E. Tibbetts, Referee, case of M. N. Tompkins vs. Doctor
Tarbell, et. al
From J. K. Follett, Sheriff, case of Mary E. Van. Marter, vs. Syl-
vanus Van Marter
From P. G. Ellsworth, Referee, case of Richard Dudgeon vs. Mar-
garet Dudgeon, et. al.
From D. P. Hodson, Referee, case of John Day et. al. vs. Mary E.
Rockwell, et. al.
From Marcus Lyon, Surrogate, estate of Louisa M. King, deceased
From Martin .Besemer, Administrator, estate of John R. Davis,
deceased .
From J. K. Follett, Sheriff, case of John M. Smith vs. DeEtta Ken-
yon, et. al.
From Marcus Lyon, Surrogate, case of James G. Burns vs. Hiram
T. Foote
From Geo. E. Goodrich, Attorney, case of John E. Hiles vs. Reuben
J. Meyers Assignee of Oliver and John E. Cady, et. al
From W. W. Hare, Attorney for G. A. Wilson estate of Lydia A.
Wilson deceased.
From O. P. Hyde, Ex -County Clerk in the matter of the petition of
the first National Bank of Groton for Surplus Moneys deposited
with Connty Clerk
From T. W. Burns, Referee, case of Parsons vs. Parsons
From Mynderse Van Cleef, Referee, case of John Yohe vs. Lorenzo
S. Heustis, et. al.
DISBURSEMENTS.
$,I18o 25
1S5 82
195 16
2,376 03
348 39
400 00
350 00
271 04
-35 93
250 00
1,458 75
489 16
87 67
170I 68
$9379 88
Case of Barber vs. Van Order $ 34 45
Case of Beardsley vs. Van Order . 65 88
Case of John Keneely vs. Bridget Sage . 68 o6
Case of Richard Dudgeon vs. Margaret Dudgeon transfered to In-
fant Heir Fund . 2376 03
X SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Estate of John R. Davis, deceased 35o 00
Case of Mary E. Van Marter is. Sylvanus Van Marter 175 16
Case of James G. Burns vs. Hiram T. Foote 262 95
Case of John Day, et. al. vs. Mary E. Rockwell, et. al 348 39
Estate of Louisa M. King 349 04
Case of John M. Smith vs. DeEtta Kenyon, et. al 271 04
Estate of Israel Luce, deceased. 11 12
Case of Manning vs. Raub, transfered to Infant Heir Fund . . . 75 87
In the matter of the application of the First National Bank of
Groton for Surplus Moneys 489 16
Estate of Lydia A. Wilson. 1,458 75
Cash on hand. 3,043 98
TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS :
$9,379 88
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. 16th,
1888, to Nov. 15th, 1889.
GEO. H. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer
Sworn to before me Nov. i9th, 1889.
L. H. VAN KIRK, County Clerk.
I certify that there stands this day on the books of this Bank to the credit
of Surplus Moneys the sum of $2,308 09.
Nov. 15th, 1889.
CHAS. W. MAJOR, Book-keeper,
First National Bank, Ithaca, N. Y.
I hereby certify, that there stands this day on the books of the United
States Trust Company of New York, to the credit of Geo. H. Northrup Treas-
urer of Tompkins County N. Y., acct. of Surplus Moneys, the sum of seven
hundred thirty-five dollars eighty-nine cents. ($735.89).
UNITED STATES TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK,
Nov. 15th, 1889. BY N. T. THORNELL, Sec'y.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
XI
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
The undersigned Superintendent of the Poor of Tompkins
County, respectfully;report that from the 15th day of Nov. 1888,
to the 15th day of Nov. 1889, the following named persons have
been supported, in the County Alms House :
BELONGING TO THE COUNTY.
Names. No. of days. Names. No. of days.
Edward Boyne 365 Moses Myres . 365
Richard King 365 Lena Collins 365
Albert Downer 365 William Tyndal 6
Albert Benton 14 Denis McCarty . 13
Edward Conway 99 George More . 15
John Doyle. 7 Ira Sullivan . . . 5o
Jack Burns . 3 Charles Adams . 38
. Hattie O'Conor. 78 Jasper Hunt 2
Jobe Freeman 2 Joseph Mills . 2
John Hamilton . 2 John Grey . 3
Lawrence Gardner 26 Mike Carney . 3
Michael Kieff 89 James Hewitt. 155
Charles Stone 2 Patrick Brady 4
Amos Clough. 2 Eliza Dawson 66
Mike Shern, 3 William Farnum . . .. . . 3
Maggie Sullivan 4 Joseph Welch 3
Thomas Brean .. 5 John Conway 3
Robert Dolan 2 Thomas Bowyer 2
Ellen Coyle 15 Edward Johnson 123
James Shanon 3 John Maloney 2
674
CAROLINE.
Edward E. Boyer. 249 Mrs. Z. Venerable 365
614
XII SUPF;RVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
DRYDEN.
Hiram Dodge. 365 Frank Corcoran 365
Eunice A. Harris . 225 Peter Harris 133
Sylvester D. Harris . 9 Charles Bodine . 235
Thomas Glenore 32 Nicholas Styres. 28
W. C. Payne 25 William Trim 16
Eliza Wilcox . 17 David Finch 3
1453
GROTON.
Francis Wilcox. 191 John McCarty 357
Rebeca Butler 365
913
ITHACA.
Horace Whitehead 365 Daniel McCune 365
William Dibble. 203 Henry Howe . 365
Daniel Carney 265 John Patterson . 295
Abram Shepard. 151 Egbert Stephens 176
Joseph Jones 365 Charles W. Schuyler . 72
Peter Nicholson 352 Mary Syrme 365
Emily Van Austine . 365 Seth R. Peake 194
A. R. Taylor. 322 Nathan Sanders 89
Celia Hyatt. 296 Irena Hyatt 162
George Thompson 164 Frank Flood 96
John Myres 76 William Thompson.. . . . 67
5170
LANSING.
Barney More . 154 Joseph Boyle . 103
Frank Croft 46 Lorenzo Kent 42
345
ULYSSES.
James Furgeson 286 John Mahoney . 134
Henry Sherman 142 Jackson Purdy . II
573
SUPERVISOR& PROCEEDINGS, 1889. xIII
ENFIELD.
Hattie Clark . 15 Adelia Clark .. 15
30
NEWFIELD.
Richard Vreland 353 Sarah J. Vreland 365
Elizabeth Casterline 1o8
• 826
DANBV.
Jerusha Cronce. 365 Elnora Cronce 365
John Peters 131
861
The whole number of days said paupers have been support-
ed in the County Alms House was 13,459.
The amount of drafts drawn on the County Treasurer for
bills audited by the Superintendent for the support of the insti-
tution during the said year over and above the proceeds of the
farm was $2,779.02 of which $170.07 was for improvements,
leaving a balance of $2,6o8.95 for the expenses of the house.
The sum expended for outdoor relief was $ 1640 Io
Services of Overseer of the Poor 179 75
Transportation of Paupers . 79 33
Improvements 170 07
Total $4,678 20
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 on property from the 15th
day of Nov. 1888, to the i5th day of Nov. 1889.
December 5 Manning Atwater, supplies . 44 88
Frost, Becker & Brown supplies 34 00
Barr Bros., Hardware 65 90
XIV SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Horton & Holton, supplies . 14 90
Stowell & Son, supplies 69 40
E. C. Still, clothing 1 45
December io White & Burdick, supplies 27 02
J. Flickinger M. D., amputation. 6 50
A. J. Williams, pork 21 70
Clarence Clark, pork . 18 83
James Y. Smith, pork 10 99
Almy & Carmon, pork 21 70
December 20 Clarence King, pork 16 52
S. E. Rolfe, pork. 25 48
Caleb Carmon, pork 23 58
Alfred Jermer, pork 27 30
Thomas Nash, pork 96 oo
December 29 Edward Wood, berries 4 65
Geo. Vaun, phosphate and coal . 43 53
F. A. Kerst, house physician 6o oo
W. G. Farrington, pork 20 37
December 31 E. C. Still, Clothing 3 20
Simeon Rolf, on salary 44 40
January 2 Fowler & Farrington, coal 66 21
Harrison banning, Pork 68 95
A. Creque, pork 8 75
Edward Riddle, grinding 3 6o
Winton & Stewart, supplies 33 25
December 20 Simeon Rolf, salary loo oo
John Cline, pork. 16 38
J. B. Owenk, pork 47 95
Harvey Updike, pork. 14 91
Oliver Ganoung, pork 18 27
Charles Wood, pork 12 21
Wm. Brotherton, threshing and pork 49 20
L. H. Van Kirk, pork 9 80
Edward Pyle, pork. 13 37
M. Branan, pork z6 74
Charles Foot, pork . 64 89
Wm. Humiston, pork 17 97
December 22 Jesse McKeel, pork. 29 40
John R. Sage, pork. 22 29
B. L. Almy, pork. 21 07
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. KV
December 29 J. I. banning, pork. 19 32
John Lynch, laying wall 15 75
Hawkins & Todd, supplies 39 52
Fred Pinkney, fence wire . I0 72
John Kerst, supplies 30 07
Henry S. Friece, pork 19 94
W. H. Willson, caps . 500
January 2 Henry Rolf, pork 30 73
Stowell & Son, supplies 3 30
January 12 L. B. Curry, pork 20 38
Stowell & Son, supplies 44 50
February 6 Drake & Townsend, supplies 27 14
Ithaca Journal, order book 8 50
W. A. Barnum, making cider . 7 61
Geo. H. Vaun, coal • • 71 73
March 6 Geo. Batty, meat. 5 26
C. M. Stanley, boots 26 75
Simeon Rolf, salary 125 00
April 3 E. C. Stewart, supplies . 64 52
D. B. Stewart & Co., supplies . 28 20
John Kerst, supplies 23 69
Elias Smith, pork I0 23
May I D. B. Stewart & Co., supplies . 5 69
June 5 Geo. H. Vaun, coal 18 00
E. A. Snow, labor and material 22 28
Fowler & Farrington, coal 52 27
July 3 Benj. Rich, clothing 5 00
Simeon Rolfe, salary . Ioo 00
Henry Almy, repairing boots and shoes 24 40
Stowell & Son, supplies 175
John Kerst, supplies . 33 14
September 4 D. B. Stewart & Co., supplies . 4 25
October 2 D. B. Stewart & Co., supplies . 5 00
E. C. Almy, supplies . 13 79
November 6 Geo. Wolverton, meat II 50
Geo. Small, lumber 19 92
February 6 D. B. Stewart & Co., supplies. 2I 28
Jesse McKeel, pork 26 6o
March 6 Geo. H. Vaun, coal. 20 37
Slocum & Still, clothing 16 31
XVI SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, I889.
March 26 James S Lyke, 3o bushels of wheat 31 50
April 3 Geo. H. Vaun, coal 16 6o
W. D. Brinkerhoff, grinding 22 37
Chas. Seaman, wood . 41 00
Slocum & Still, clothing 16 57
June 5 Chas. Chapman, clothing. 9 40
Stewart & Co., supplies. _4 50
Almy & Carman, supplies 28 98
Wets & Beard, meat 2 98
July 3 Stowell & Son, supplies. 24 to
August 7 Geo. Batty, meat. 13 14
Slocum & Still, clothing 14 35
D. B. Stewart & Co., supplies . z8 33
Almy & Carman, supplies 18 20
September 4 Wets & Beard, meat 32 15
October 2 Geo. H. Vaun, coal 36 71
November 6 D. B. Stewart & Co., supplies . 32 08
Stowell & Son; supplies 4 85
Thomas Kirby, salt pork 5 to
$2,769 83
The following items make up the amount under the head
of improvements :
Barr Bros., hardware $65 90
John Lynch, laying wall 15 75
George H. Vaun, fertilizer. 30 8o
Fred Pinkney, fence wire 10 72
E. A. Snow, labor and material 2 28
George Small, lumber . 19 92
John Kerst, fence wire. 4 70
$17o 07
The whole amount of drafts drawn for the
Expenses of House and Farm $2,769 83
Improvements. 170 07
Leaving a balance for support of house
$2,599 76
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XVII
The whole amount of indoor expenses from Nov. 15th,
1888, to Nov. 15, 1889, was as follows :
No. of days board. Cost of board and clothing
County. 2674 $516 53
Caroline 614 118 6o
Dryden 1453 28o 66
Groton . 913 176 35
Ithaca 5170 998 67
Lansing 345' 66 63
Ulysses. 573 rio 68
Enfield. 30 5 79
Newfield 826 159 54
Danby 861 166 31
13458
$2599 76
The following bills of the Overseers of the Poor and others
have been audited by the Superintendent, and drafts drawn on
the County Treasurer for bills contracted out of the Alms
House for temporary relief of county paupers, from the i5th day
of Nov. 1888, to the i5th day of Nov. 1889 :
Dec. 5, 1888. J. C. Laramore, relief tramps. $ 12 5o
Daniel Sullivan, relief tramps
4 50
L. W. Carpenter, M. D., medical service 7 5o
T. J. Harrington, wood and coal, Ithaca 14 75
I. W. Sherwood, relief of Murphy Whiting and others 53 8o
F. B. Howes, relief of tramps 4 50
Dec. 10. J. H. Horton, coal in Ithaca . 16 88
Dec. 29. Mary Wood, care George Mead 18 75
T. J. Harrington, drawing coal and wood . 2 4o
Floyd B. Howes, relief county paupers 299 00
F. A. Kerst, M. D., Medical service to Geo. Mead .. . 3 00
Dec. 31. L W. Sherwood, relief Whiting, Murphy and others . 24 13
Jan. 2 1889. G. C. Whitley, relief Willet Personius and others . . . 16 05
Feb. 6 Floyd B. Howes, relief tramps 2 5o
John Beardsley, relief Marcus Cronce, Newfield .. . . 10 75
XVIII SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
W. T. Kellogg, supplies to Geo. Ahle, Danby 6 26
Daniel Sullivan, relief tramps 5 25
Eugene Baker, county physician, Ithaca 40 00
F. E. Tibbetts, transportation ex -soldiers . 3 07
W. A. Demond, M. D., medical service to Geo. Ahle . 8 5o
G. C. Whitley, relief Hattie O'Conor 2 50
G. C. Whitley, relief Willet and others 28 45
Eugene Baker, M. D., medical service to Frank Pool . 7 5o
Bradford Snyder, relief tramps 4 35
Floyd B. Howes, relief county poor, Ithaca . 81 '5o '
I. W. Sherwood, relief Murphy Rockinstyre and others 20 38
Mary Wood, board and care Geo. Mead. 13 5o
April 3.. Wm. Cronce, board and care Marcus Cronce 40 00
Sheldon Bierce, board tramps r o0
John G. Smith, board county poor, Ithaca 48 15
I. W. Sherwood, relief Rockinstyre and others . 13 25
F. E. Tibbetts, transportation ex -soldiers , 3 22
Geo. Harris, relief tramps 7 5o
E. P. Bouton, service in Ellen Coyle case.. . 2 5o
G. C. Whitley, error in last month's settlement . I 00
May 1. Daniel Sullivan, relief tramps 3 75
Lehigh Valley Coal Co., coal in Ithaca . 83 25
W. T. Kellogg, supplies to Geo. Ahle. 14 27
G. C. Whitley, relief Personins and others 27 95
John G. Smith, relief county poor, Ithaca 38 00
Mary Wood, board and care Geo. Mead. 12 00
June 5. S. A. Seabring, M. D., medical service to Marcus Cronce 35 5o
Geo. M. Beckwith, M. D., reducing fracture and attend-
ance on Michael Kieff . 5o 00
R. L. Smith, county physician, Ithaca 15 00
D. A. Nichols, board of Ira D. Nichols 10 00
W. H. Allen, Nursing Michael Kieff 42 00
Irena Hyde, board Michael Kieff. 20 00
John G. Smith, relief county poor and tramps . 31 50
July 3. D. A. Nichols, board Ira Nichols . 15 00
G. C. Whitley, relief Personius and others 32 16
August 7. I. W. Sherwood, relief Rockinstyre, Murphy and others 32 or
September 4. John M. Flickinger, M. D. medical service to Conway H.
Day and family . 20 00
Samuel Manning, nursing Conway H. Day . 20 00
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XIX
G. C. Whitley, relief of Willet, Personius and others . . 31 5o
Mary Wood, board and care Geo. Mead. 25 5o
John G, Smith, relief county poor, Ithaca. 128 65
T. J. Harrington, wood and carting same . 26 79
October 1. Mary Wood, board and care Geo. Mead. . . 7 50
November 6. Edward Gaston, relief tramps 1 5o
Frank E. Tibbetts, transportation ex -soldiers 7 38
W. 11. Lockerby, M. D. attendance on H. Hopkins, fever
case 31 00
Daniel Sullivan relief tramps 3 00
G. C. Whitley, relief Cleveland, Personius and Willet 35 50
L. W. Carpenter, medical service county poor Ulyssesio 5o
$1640 10
The following statement shows the amount of bills audited
by the Superintendent of the Poor to Overseer of the Poor from
the i5th day of Nov. 1888, to the 15th day of Nov. 1889, for
their service with the county :
Dec. 5. 1888. Floyd B. Howes $ 8 00
Daniel Sullivan 2 00
J. C. I,aramore . 12 00
I. W. Sherwood 2 00
December 20. James McCracken 8 00
Floyd B. Howes 14 00
Jan. 2. 1889 G. C. Whitley 8 00
February 6. John Beardsley. 2 00
Daniel Sullivan 6 00
Floyd B. Howes. 18 00
Sheldon Bierce. 2 50
March 6. G. C. Whitley 6 00
Bradford Snyder 2 00
I. W. Sherwood 2 00
April 3. Sheldon Bierce. 3 25
Daniel Sullivan 2 00
May 1. G. C. Whitley 4 00
F. A. Sherman. 4 00
my 3 G. C. Whitley 6 00
XX SUPERVISOR& PROCEEDINGS, 18$9.
August 7 I. W. Sherwood 4 00
G. C. Whitley 4 00
November 6. Daniel Sullivan 2 00
• G. C. Whitley 4 00
Andrew Smith . 2 00
John G. Smith . 52 00
$179 75
Names of paupers transported to the County Alms House
during the year ending Nov. 15th, 1889, with the bills and
names of those transporting them as per transportation book,
and where chargeable :
Name of Pauper.
By whom brought Where chargeable
Eunice A. Harris. James Laramore.. Dryden . . . . . $4 56
Sylvester D. Harris. . "
Joseph Boyle. Daniel Sullivan ..Lansing 4 50
A. R. Taylor. F. B. Howes Ithaca. 2 00
Celia Hyatt " . . _ 1 50
Hattie O'Conor G. C. Whitley. County 3 30
Charles Bodine Bradford Snyder. Dryden 5 00
Abram Shepard John G. Smith Ithaca . . . . . . 1 50
Thomas Glenore . J C. Laramore Dryden 3 00
Frank Croff Daniel SullivanLansing 4 35
Lawrence Gardner . I W Sherwood . County 1 00
Michael Kieff F. A. Sherman •7 6o
Henry Sherman I W Sherwood Ulysses . . . . 100
Charles Bodine Edward Gaston Dryden . . . 2 Io
John McCarty Daniel SullivanLansing. 3 15
Daniel Carney . John G. Smith Ithaca . . 1 50
Elizabeth Casterline Andrew Smith Newfield . 2 25
Frank Flood. John G. Smith Ithaca . . 1 50
Edward E. Boyer G. C. Whitley . Caroline 3 30
N. C. Payne J C. Laramore Dryden. 4 50
Seth R. Peak John G. Smith Ithaca . . . . . . 150
John Myres
William Thompson I So
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XXI
Nicholas Styres J C. Laramore Dryden .
Lorenzo Kent Daniel Sullivan Lansing.
Thomas Glenore James Laramore Dryden
Elias Wilcox.
Barney Moore Daniel Sullivan Lansing.
David Finch . J C. Laramore Dryden
300
3 15
4 92
3 15
300
$79 33
Amount of grain and produce raised on the farm and
amount now on hand :
On hand
50 tons hay 47
220 bus. wheat 153
180 " barley 150
500 " oats 500
760 " corn ears 700
205 " potatoes 100
13 " beans 13
50 " sweet corn.- 5
27 " Onions 20
5 " Tomatoes 00
Ioo heads celery 70
1200 heads cabbage. 1000
xo bus. beets. 10
20 " apples 15
2 barrels cider .
6 loads pumpkins
Corn stalks from 11 acres .
Stock on farm:
3 horses belonging to keeper. Belonging to county : 8 milch cows ;
2 year old bull ; i yoke oxen; 12 hogs fattening ; 2 brood sows ; 4 shoats ; 10
pigs wintering; 106 common fowls.
Supplies on hand :
5 pairs woolen mittens ; doz. plates ; doz. brooms ; doz. basins ;
wash boards; doz. mop -sticks ; Yi box soap ; 6 hats ; 20 lbs. coffee ; 1 chest
XXII SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
tea ; 6 pairs sheets ; 2 pairs boots ; 4 fire shovels ; 7 shirts ; ro chemise ; 6 pil-
low cases ; 8 towels ; 8 aprons ; 8 pair drawers ; 3 night gowns ; 5 bed ticks ;
4 pillow ticks ; 4 pair pants ; 2 vests ; r coat ; 3 night caps ; i doz. handker-
chiefs ; 2 pairs overalls ; i pair slippers ; 4 new pillows ; 3 new comfortables ;
17 yds. flannel ; io yds. shirting; 3o yds. factory ; ro yds. muslin ; ro yds. prints:
3 overshirts ; 5 yds. gingham ; ro yds. denham ; 7 pairs socks ; 6 pair hose ; ro
yds. ticking ; 5 yds. soft flannel ; r barrel soft soap ; ]2 barrel molasses ;
barrel sugar ; 5 doz. candles : 250 lbs. butter ; 3Z barrel pickles ; zo lbs smok-
ing ; 1 barrel vinegar ; 2 pair men's shoes ; 2 pair women's shoes ; 28 tons coal;
12 cords stove wood ; r pair crutches ; 7 new woolen blankets ; 3 coffins ; 500
ft. pine lumber ; 4 shrouds ; doz. knives and forks.
Fann tools belonging to county :
r grain drill ; r truck wagon ; r spring toothed harrow ; r pair bob sleighs.
I further report the number of deaths 6.
Number of births 3.
Number discharged 46.
In House Nov. 15th, 1888, 34.
Received during year, 59.
In Alms House Nov. i5th, 1889, 44.
Average number in Alms House during the year 36 319-365.
Average expense of each pauper supported above the pro-
ceeds of the farm, $7o.26-4.
Average weekly expense, 135-219.
In conformity to the 3oth Section, Title ist, Chapter 20, of
the Revised Statutes, I respectfully report to the Board of Sup-
ervisors, that I estimate the expense of the county and town
paupers in the Alms House for the ensuing year, $23oo.00.
I estimate the expense for the transportation of paupers at,
$50. oo.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XXIII
I estimate the expense of temporary relief of county pau-
pers not in the Alms House at, $I,Soo.00.
I estimate the expenses of Overseers of the Poor for ser-
vices to county paupers $25o.00.
I estimate the keeper's salary $5oo.00.
Total amount of estimates $4,600.00.
Money received from all sources :
January 2. From Ex -Superintendent Smith $15 23
" John Linch, for pork . 1 90
" Nat. Ward, for pigs. 3 00
April " Sale of cow .. . . 32 00
Schuyler County in Ellen Coyle case . 181 87
May 17. " Joseph Knight, for grease 32 64
" Veal calves. 54 81
" Hams 76 24
" Lard and grease . . . 43 14
$440 83
The money received has been disbursed as follows :
Conveying Patients to Willard $48 27
Harvey D. Miller, to S. V. Home 5 51
Elizabeth Casterline, to Newark State Custodial House .. 4 82
Traveling Expenses 42 19
Assessment to State Convention S. of P to oo
Postage, stationery and telephone . 4 45
J. C. Stowell & Son, grass seed 15 82
Edward Riddle, grinding 88
J. T. Newman, counsel fee in Ellen Coyle Case. 42 5o
Patrick Cassidy, 24 19-6o bush. wheat @ 1.05 25 53
Jacob Vanderbilt, 45 5-60 " " • • 47 34
Edward Wood, on order Chas. Thompson, pleat 5 00
James Moss, grinding. 6 75
William J. Nixon, fertilizer . 29 7o
XXIV SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Improvements on property and furniture.
Supplies as per bills 94 21
37 87
Leaving a balance of cash on hand
$420 84
$19 99
I further report that there are unsettled accounts
at this date $76.54
Report of the Superintendent giving the location of those
taken to Asylums and Homes and where chargeable :
Mrs. Phebe Baker Taken to Willard .. . . Charge Ithaca
Orville E. St. John.. . County
Charles Vandermark .. Caroline
Garret Moore Ithaca
Wm. Derrick Ithaca
Priscilla De Mond `` Ulysses
Carrie A. Dean. " Ithaca
Mrs. Melissa Mott " Ulysses
Barney Kirby itEnfield
Sarah Wisner Ithaca
Caroline L. Tripp Dryden
Fay T. Mapes Groton
Rev. Dr. Strong " Binghamton Ithaca
Sarah Sutliff.. . ... Willard Dryden
Nora A. McKeen. it it
Groton
Mary Stephens. Ithaca
Nancy Schoolcraft .. Newfield
Frank E. Fuller. . . , . It Ithaca
Harry D. Miller Binghamton Home .. County
Elizabeth Casterline . . State Custodial Home . .. Newfield
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. xxv
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
ITHACA, N. Y., Nov. 20, 1889.
To the Board of Supervisors Tompkins County
I have to report that since the ist day of January, 1889, to
this date I have received money for Tompkins County, as fol-
lows :
February, 2d, 1889,
Abram Dennis, fine, (sentenced at January term of sessions) $125 00
Amount paid to County Treasurer, (same day) as per receipt
herewith.
Very Respectfully,
L. H. VAN KIRK, County Clerk.
TOMPKINS COUNTY, SS :
L. H. Van Kirk being duly sworn, says that he is the Clerk of the County
of Tompkins, and that he has received no moneys, except those set forth in the
'above report, for any fines for said county. -
L. H. VAN KIRK.
Sworn to before me this loth day of November, 1889.
MARCUS LYON, Tompkins County Judge.
TOMPKINS COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE.
Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1889.
Received from L. H. Van Kirk, County Clerk, one hundred twenty five
dollars fine in Dennis case: ($125).
GEO. H. NORTHRUP; County Treasurer.
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County
I, have to report that I have. not collected any fines during
the year ending November 27, 1889.
J. K. FOLLETT, Sheriff.
XXVI SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
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 them collected re-
spectively, during the past year :
CAROLINE.
John J. Peters, no money received
John Cross, reports no money received
W. V. Personius, whole amount received
Paid County Treasurer.
R. G. H. Speed, whole amount received
DANBY.
Jacob Wise, no moneys received
DRYDEN.
George E. Monroe, no moneys received
Alviras Snyder, 4,
A. F. Smiley, It t
"
Wm. E. Brown, "
G. E. Underwood, " "
ENFIELD.
J. M. Fanning, no money received
S. M. Oltz,
P. B. Aiken,
GROTON.
$Io 00
I0 00
2 00
Nelson Stephens, whole amount received. oo
Herman F. Hopkins, wholg amount received 70 00
Paid County Treasurer. 70 00
Newton Baldwin, whole amount received . 13 00
Paid County Treasurer. 13 00
James F. Montfort, no moneys received
ITHACA.
J. W. Totten, no moneys received
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SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, I889. XXVII
LANSING.
Frank H. Tarbell, no moneys received
Charley Drake, " "
Nelson E. Lyon, whole amount received
NEWFIE,D.
Albert K. Allen, no moneys received
Elvin Keene,
John W. Dean, "
W. H. Van Ostrand, no moneys received .
ULYSSES.
John N. Barker, no moneys received.
A. P. Osborne,'
Henry Hutchings, " "
J. R. Emery, whole amount received
2 00
$19 35
Paid County Treasurer. 19 35
LOAN COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.
To the Comptroller of the State of New York
The United States Deposit Fund Commissioners for'Ibmp-
kins County report as follows :
November 1st, 1888, there was remaining in our hands
as principal $28,740 34
Deducting therefrom the Hart farm 1,50o 00
It leaves remaining as interest bearing principal.. .
From November 1st, 1888, to October 1st, 1889, there
has been paid of this principal sum as follows :
Dec. 7; 1888, on mortgage No. 771. $ 88 75
April 5, 1889, mortgage No. 8o8 300 00
Sept. 21, 1889, mortgage No. 767 500 00
Leaving as interest bearing principal Oct. 1, 1889. . .
•
$888 75
$27,249 34-
$888 75
$z6,351 59
XXVIII SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
From October 1st, 1889, to Nov. 1st, 1889, there has been
no payment of principal.
Adding so the interest bearing principal, the Hart farm
We have as total principal November 1st, 1889
We charge ourselves as follows :
The interest on $26,351 59 $1,581 09
Principals paid as above 888 75
Interest on principals -paid 39 37
Rent realized from Hart farm, i888 69 00
Rent of Hart farm, 1889, (uncollected) 7o 00
We credit ourselves as follows :
The commissions on $28,74o 34 . $ 206 20
Rent of Hart farm 1889, uncollected. 70 00
Interest on mortgages, Nos. 709 and 817, (defaulted) . 84 00
With N. Y. Draft to balance 2288 01
Dated November 2d, 1889.
$1,500 00
$27,851 59
$2,648 21
$2,648 21
CORNELIUS LEARY,
Loan Commissioner.
REPORT OF SURROGATE'S CLERK.
To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
I hereby report that I have received fees for copies of
records, etc., as Clerk of the Surrogate's Court of Tompkins
County, since my last report, Nov. 1st, 1888, and the date of
my resignation, March i5th, 1889, as follows :
Dec. 17, certified copy will of Eben Lobdell $1 oo
Feb. 12, 1889, copy inventory estate Maria L. Hildreth 1 00
Feb. 16, certified copy will of John P. Hart 5o
$2 50
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SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XXI'
And I have paid out as follows :
Dec. 19, 1 quart ink of Andrus & Church $ 5o
Dec. 19, box of matches of Gauntlett & Brooks. 3o
Aug. 8, 1889, 1 tumbler Iocts. and matches I5cts. 25
Aug. 12, 1889, paid County Treasurer 1 45 $2 5o
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 9th day of November, 1889.
MARCUS LYON, Surrogate.
TOMPKINS COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE,
Ithaca, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1889.
Received from W. B. Estabrook, one dollar forty-five cents for Surrogate
Clerk fees. ($1.45)
GEO. N. NORTHRUP, County Treasurer.
By JOHN NORTHRUP.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
To the Board -of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
Pursuant to the provisions of law, I hereby report the
amount of fines imposed in the various Courts of record since
January ist, 1889, the beginning of my term of office, and also
of all sums collected by me on forfeited recognizances :
Persons Fined. Offense. Amount.
Joseph Bishop, assault, 3d degree . $ 375 oo
Abram Dennis, assault, 3d degree . 125 00
William H. Barr, seduction under promise of marriage, i,000 00
$1,500 00
XXX SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
The above statement contains a list of all fines imposed since the commence-
ment of my term of office.
The fines imposed upon Joseph Bishop and Abram Dennis of $375.00, and
$125.00, respectively, were paid as I am informed, to the Sheriff or Clerk of said
county. The fine of $1,000 imposed upon William H. Barr has not been paid,
the defendant having appealed from the judgment imposing the fine, which ap-
peal is now pending.
Collected of Michael McMahon and Michael Kelly, on forfeited recogniz-
ances of David Lyon and Charles Mitchell $I,215.00, which amount I have paid
over to the County Treasurer and hold his receipt therefor.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS } SS:
J. H. Jennings being sworn, says that he is the District Attorney of Tompkins
County, that the above report contains a true statement of all fines imposed by
Courts of Record of Tompkins County, and the disposition thereof since the
commencement of his term of office, and of all moneys collected by him upon
forfeited recognizances, and of all moneys received by him in his official capa-
city and belonging to the county of Tompkin..
J. H. JENNINGS.
Sworn to before me this 21st, day of November, 1889.
DEWITT C. BOUTON, Notary Public.
RAILROAD BONDING COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS.
ENFIELD.
To Joshua S. Miller, Supervisor of the Town of Enfield:
We, the bonding Commissioners of the town of Enfield,
respectfully submit to you the following, our annual report :
There have been issued against said town of Enfield bonds
to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, ($25,000), to aid
in the construction of the Pa. and Sodus Bay Railroad.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XXXI
Amound of principal paid, eight thousand, two hundred
dollars, ($8, zoo), which leaves outstanding and unpaid, sixteen
thousand, eight hundred dollars, ($16,800).
The amount of interest to become due the coming year is
one thousand, one hundred and seventy-six dollars ($1,176), and
we request that you cause to be raised by 'tax on said town the
above sum, to pay said interest when it becomes due, and also
that you cause to be raised in like manner the sum of two hund-
red and fifty dollars, ($25o), to ,be used as a sinking fund toward
the final payment of said debt.
There is now on hand a sinking fund amounting to sixteen
hundred and eleven dollars and seventy-four cents, ($1,611.74).
This amount is deposited in the Ithaca Savings Bank to the
credit of D. W. Bailey, one of the Commissioners.
Enfield, N. Y., December 5th, 1889.
W. H. AMMACK, 1 Commissioners.
T. JONES,
W. H. Ammack and T. Jones being duly sworn, depose and say that they
are two of the Bonding Commissioners of the town of Enfield, and that the
above report is true in every respect to the best of their knowledge and belief.
W. H. AMMACK,
T. JONES.
Subscribed and sworn to Dec. 5th, before me.
T. J. McEI,HENY, Notary Public.
To the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tompkins :
In accordance with Chapter 552 of haws of 187o, I hereby
report the public debt of Enfield to be as follows :
XXXII SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Amount of bonds issued
Amount of principal paid by redeeming bonds .
Balance outstanding and unpaid
Interest due March ist, 1890,
" " Sept. 1st, 1890
$588 00
588 oo
$25,000 00
8,200 00 .
16,800 00
$I,176 00
Sinking fund on hand at this time 1,611 74
Total indebtedness at this time $15,188 26
Resolved, That there be levied and collected from said town the sum of on&
thousand, otte hundred and seventy-six dollars ($1,176.00) to pay interest, and
also two hundred and fifty dollars ($25o), as sinking fund, toward the final pay-
ment of said debt.
J. S. MILLER, Supervisor.
GROTON.
John W Jones, Esq., Supervisor of the Town of Groton, N. Y.:
DEAR SIR :—The undersigned, Commissioner of the town
of Groton, appointed under the Act passed May i8th, 1869,
]taws of New York, Chapter 907, would respectfully submit the
following report :
That the amount of town bands issued in aid of the Ithaca
& Cortland Railroad, (now known as the Elmira, Cortland &
Northern) is $15,000.
That interest to become due Feb. 1St 1890, is $525 ; that
interest to become due Aug. ist, 1890, is $525.
That I hold a sinking fund invested as follows :
Town bonds of the town of Groton $300 00
Mortgages on real estate . . . 1,025 00
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SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XX%III
Certificate of Deposit, ist National Bank, Groton 1,15o 61
903 02
Cash' on hand for coupons not presented 2i 26
$3,399 89
That the interest received during the year is $87.58. There-
fore I respectfully ask for an appropriation .to pay interest on
said bonds Feb. ist, 1890, $525 ; ,also to pay interest on said
bonds, due Aug. 1, 1890, $525 ; also to provide a sinking fund
of one per cent., $150.
I therefore ask that the sum of twelve hundred dollars,
41,200) as above, be levied and collected, on the town of Groton,
to be paid over to the Commissioner of said town, to be ex-
pended..for the above .purposes.
Dated Groton, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1889.
D. H. MARSH, Commissioner.
STATE OP NEW YORK, l
TOMPKINS COUNTY, f SS.:
I, 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 his knowledge of the facts stated, and in other respects deponent be-
lieves to be true.
D. H. MARSH.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 3d day of Dec., 1889.
HIRAM G. MOB, Notary Public.
To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
In accordance with the Laws'of 1870, Chapter 552, I hereby
report the public debt of Groton to be as follows :
XXXIV SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
Bonds issued by the Commissioners of the now E. C. & N. Railroad,
bearing 7 per cent. interest, semi-annual payment $15,000 00
Interest coming due Feb. 1, 1890 525 00
If " " Aug. 1, 1890 525 00
One per cent. for sinking fund 150 00
Resolved, That at the request of the Bonding Commissioner of the town of
Groton there be levied and collected from said town the sum of one thousand
two hundred dollars, to be applied as follows :
For interest as stated
$1,050 00
Sinking fund 150 00
J. W. JONES, Supervisor.
ITHACA.
To Me Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
The undersigned Commissioners of the town of Ithaca for
the funding bonds issued to pay off bonds issued in aid of the
Ithaca Athens Railroad, beg leave to report as follows :
Amount of 5 per cent. bonds issued $ 285,000 00
" redeemed 150,000 00
" outstanding 135,E 00
Amount of bonds due March ist, 1890. $15,000 00
" interest due March ist, 1890 3,375 00
CI " September ist, 1890. 3,000 00
$21,375 00
We therefore request that fifteen thousand dollars to pay
the principal of bonds falling due March 1st, 1890, and six
thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars to pay interest,
be levied and assessed on the taxable property of the town of
Ithaca. •
0. H. GREGORY,
LEVI KENNEY, Commissioners.
JOHN C. GAUNTLETT,
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SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XXXV
Personally appeared before me this 29th day of October, 1889, O. H. Greg-
ory, Levi Kenney and John C. Gauntlett, Commissioners of the town of Ithaca,
who swear that the foregoing statement by them subscribed is true.
H. L. HINCKLEY, Notary Public.
To the Board of Suj5ervisors of Tomj5kins County :
The undersigned, Commissioners of the town of Ithaca for
bonds of said town issued in aid of the Geneva and Ithaca Rail-
road, beg leave to submit their nineteenth annual report as
follows :
Amount of bonds issued and outstanding $100,000 oo
The interest on said bonds falls due as follows :
April 1, 1890
October ist, 1890
$3,500 00
3,500 00
We therefore request that the sum 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 $54,93o 95, as follows :
Amount at date of last report - $51,658 99
Received from Supervisor . 1,000 00
for interest $3,499 95
Less applied on premium account for accrued interest on
bonds 1,227 99 2,271 96
Which is invested as follows :
Town of Ithaca 7 per ct. bonds
„ „ 5 „
$54,930 95
$49,000 00
3,000 00
X%XVI 8UPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1.1889.
Premium account 2,200 00
Cash in Ithaca Savings Bank, uninvested 730 93
Total $54,930 95
The present bonded indebtedness of the town of Ithaca,
exclusive of sinking fund, is therefore 45,069 05, a reduction
since last report of $3,277 96.
The undersigned ask that the sum of one thousand dollars
be levied and assessed upon the taxable property of the town of
Ithaca, to maintain a sinking fund to extinguish at maturity
the principal of the aforesaid bonds.
H. B. LORD,
0. H. GREGORY, Commissioners.
GEO. R. WILLIAMS,
Ithaca, Nov. 8, 1889.
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,
O. H. GREGORY,
GEO. R. WILLIAMS.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th day of November, 1889.
C. W. GAY, Notary Public.
INTURF,ST ACCOUNT.
Received on $3,000 Ithaca 5s'
Received on ,;.9,000 Ithaca 7s
Received from Ithaca Savings Bank.
Applied on premium account
Accrued interest on bonds.
Balance as reported.
$ 15o 00
3342 50
7 45
I147
8o Io
2271 96
89
$3,499 95 13,499 95
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CASH ACCOUNT.
Balance at date of last report . $ 262 6o
Received from Supervisor. I,000 00
Received for interest,(see interest account). 3,499 95
Paid for $3,000 Ithaca bonds including accrued interest on
same
Cash in Savings Bank as reported
4,031 6o
730 95
$4,762 55 $4,762 55
PREMIUM ACCOUNT.
Balance as reported. $2396 39
Premium on bonds, (see cash account)
Charge sinking fund
Balance as reported.
951 50
1,147 89
2,200 00
$3,347 89 $3,347 89
To the Board of Supervisors :
In accordance with chapter 552, Laws of 187o, I hereby
report the public debt of the town of Ithaca to be as follows :
The balance on bonds issued by the commisioners of the
Ithaca & Athens Railroad as per last report was . $150,000 00
Less ainount paid 1888 15,000 00
Balance at 5 per cent
The balance on bonds issued by the Geneva & Ithaca
Railroad as per last report was $ 48,341 01
Less reduction 1888 3,271 96
$135,000 00
Balance at 7 per cent $45,o69 05
Total bonded indebtedness $18o,o69 05
Resolved, That as per report of Bonding Commissioners of the town of Ith-
aca there be levied and collected upon the taxable property ofisaid town :
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XXXVIII SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
For sinking fund on Geneva & Ithaca R. R. bonds ..
For interest on Geneva & Ithaca R. R. bonds
For sinking funds on Ithaca & Athens R. R. bonds ..
For interest on Ithaca & Athens R. R. bonds
Total to be raised this year
NEWFIELD.
$ I ,000 00
7,0oo o0
15,00o 00
6,375 00
. $29,375 00
H. M. HIBBARD.
To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
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
bonds therefor, do respectfully report, that it will be neces-
sary for saidtown of Newfield to raise by tax the suns of three
thousand, two hundred and six dollars, ($3, 206), to pay interest
from Sept. 1, 1889, to Sept. 1, 189o, on bonds of said town of
Newfield, to the amount of $45,800, issued to aid in the con-
struction of the Pa. and S: B. Railroad. Said interest to be
paid semi-annually on the first days of March and September
of each year.,
We further report that we have no balance on hand.
I. B. PALMER' Commissioners.
C. W. McCORN, }
STATE OP NEW YORK, l
TOMPKINS COUNTY f SS
C. W. McCorn being duly sworn, deposes and says he is one of the Rail
Road Commissioners of the town of Newfield, N. Y., and that the above report i
is in all respects correct and true.
C. W. MccORN,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of Nov. 188g.
FRED N. DEAN, Notary Public.
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To Me Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
In accordance with Chapter 552 of Laws of 1870, I hereby
report the public debt of Newfield to be as follows :
Amount of bonds issued $52,000 00
Amount of principal paid to Nov. 1st, 1889. - 6,200 00
Balance unpaid. $45, 800 oo
Amount of interest due March Ist, 1890 $1,6o3 00
Amount of interest due Sept. 1st, 1890. 1,603 00
$3,2o6 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 :—The Bond Commissioner of the town of
Ulysses submits the following report :
The amount of bonds issued by said town of Ulysses, under
Chapter 907, Laws of 1869, and Laws amendatory thereof was
$75,000.00, dated March 1, 1871, due March, 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, Boo. 00. Amount of coupons
due and unpaid $56.00.
There is deposited with Union Trust Co., New York, $56.00
for the payment of past due coupons..
There is a balance of $51.00 deposited in the Banking
House of L. J. Wheeler & Co., Trumansburg, N. Y.
XL SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
There remains outstanding bonds to the amount of
$54, 200.00.
One year's interest on $54,200.00, . $ 3,794 00
Less balance on hand. 51 00
$3,743 00
As the town voted at the spring election of 1887, to discon-
tinue the raising of a Sinking Fund, I therefore recommend
that the sum of $3,743.00 be raised by tax assessed to the town,
for interest only.
Dated Trumansburg, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1889.
L. J. WHEELER, Bond Commissioner.
L. J. Wheeler being duly sworn deposes and says that the foregoing report
is correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.
L. J. WHEELER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of November, 1889.
J. R. EMERY, Justice of the Peace.
To the Board of Supervisors of Tompkins County :
In accordance with Chapter 'S52, Laws of 1870, I hereby
report the public debt of the town of Ulysses to be as follows :
Amount of bonds issued by Bonding Commissioners, March 1, 1871 $75,000 00
Amount of principal paid. 20,800 00
Amount of principal unpaid. 54,200 o0
Amount of interest due March 1st, 1890 1,897 00
Amount of interest due September ist 1890. 1,897 00
Total amount of indebtedness, September ist, 1890 57,994 00
Amount of money now in hands of Bonding Commissioner to ap-
ply on interest . $51 00
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 and forty-three dollars, ($3,743•oo), to
pay interest on the above named bonds for the year beginning September ist,
1889.
A. H. PIERSON, Supervisor.
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POLITICAL DIRECTORY,
AND GUIDE TO TOWN OFFICERS.
General Election : The First Tuesday after the first Mon-
day in November : 1 Revised Statutes.(7th Ed.) page 379.
Annual Town Meeting : Last Tuesday in February. Pro -
proceedings of Board of Stipervisors, 1880.
Annual School Meeting in neighborhood : First Tuesday in
August : Laws of 1889, Chap. 245.
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 ; i
Revised Statutes (7th Ed.) page 835, Laws of 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 : i Revised Statutes, (7th Ed.) page 390.
Annual meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County :
Immediately after the completion of the Canvass, or at such
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
XLII SUPERVISORS/ PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
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 opening and closing the
polls : On the first Monday in September in each year. haws
1881, Chap. 137.
Meeting of Supervisor, Town Clerk and Assessors of each
Town, for the purpose df making lists of Trial Jurors ; on the
first day of July of each third year after July 1st, 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 1st, 189o.
County Superintendents of the Poor meet at the County
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 all school mon-
eys which may come into his hands, before entering upon the du-
ties 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.
The Trustees of School districts shall make a report to the
School Commissioners between the 25th day of July and the
first Tuesday of August in each year ;, Chap. 245, Laws 1889.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889. XI,tII
The school moneys are apportioned annually by the School
Commissioners, on the third Tuesday in March.
The Commissioners of Highways must 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 this 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.
"Whets the line between two towns, wards or counties di-
vides a farm of 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 coniplaint 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
to remain for a period of fifteen days for public inspection, and
the Assessors shall forthwith give public notice by posting the
XI.IV SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
same in at least three of the most public places in the town, or
by publishing the same in one or more newspapers publi§hed
therein, that such Assessment Roll has been finally completed,
the officer to which 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 cer-
tiorari, shall commence on the day of the first publication. The
Assessor cannot enter the name of a person on his Roll who be-
came 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.
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, I889. XLV
The Supervisor must report to the County Treasurer, on 'the
first Tuesday in March, the amount of School moneys remaining
in his hands.
Each Justice of the Peace innst execute a bond with two
sureties conditioned for the payment on demand to the proper
officer all moneys 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 Superintendent 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 Superintendent 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.
INDEX.
PAGE.
AcT—For the protection of Quail and Fish 37
ALMS HOUSE COUNTY—Chaplain of, Salary 22
Resolutions that Board visit 12
Visit of Board to 19
Appropriation for iron bed -steads. 40
Appropriation for repairs of 43
Resolutions to investigate, report, etc. . 36
ANNUAL SESSION OP BOARD 5
AUDITS, COUNTY 6o
TOWNS 66 to 90
Caroline 66
Danby 68
Dryden . 70
Enfield. . 74
Groton . 76
Ithaca 78
Lansing 84
Newfield 88
Ulysses. 89
BUDGET, COUNTY. 54
CAROLINE—Audits of 66
Resolution adding to audits 24, 28,
Tax of
Appropriation for Highways
CHAIRMAN—Election of
Complimentary to
CLERK—Election of
Complimentary to .
' To prepare commitment blanks
COMPTROLLER—Communications of, to Board
COMMITTEES or BOARD—Formation of and duties 8
Appointment of
COMMITTEES SPECIAL
On repairs of County Alms House 43
Heating Jail and Court House 39
On erroneous assessments 2I
To visit Monroe County Penitentiary . . 19, 15
COMMITTEES REPORTS or—Treasurer's Accounts. 22
U. S. Deposit Fund and Insurance. . 46
State Charitable Institutions 47
Equalization and Assessment Rolls . 47, 52
Superintendent's Accounts 30
33, 36
55
26
6
58
6
58
59
7
9
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
COUNTY TREASURER—Annual report of i
Report of Infant Heir Fund vii
COMMUNICATIONS—Comptroller 7
CONSTABLES—To be in attendance at Court 13
CoLLEcTORs—Required to settle 45
COURT HousE—To be heated with steam 39
DANBY—Audits of 68
Tax of 555
Appropriations for Highways.
DRYDEN—Audits of 70
Resolution adding to. z6
Tax of 55
DISTRICT ATTORNEY—Report of xxix
ENFIELD—Audits of . • 74
Resolution adding to 25, 44
Tag of 56
Appropriation for highways 44
Report of Railroad Commissioners. xxx
Report of Supervisor xxx
ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS 21
Reports on . 42, 43, 45
EXPERT TESTIMONY . 46
Fee for examination in lunacy 1o, 13
GRAND JURY. II, 2I
GROTON—Audits of. 76
Resolution adding to . 24
Report of Railroad Commissioners xxxii
Report of Supervisor. xxxiii
Tax of Town. 56
Appropriation for highways. 40
HIGHWAY TAXES—Returned unworked . 29, 39
ITHACA JouRNAL—Complimentary to . 58
ITHACA—Audits of . 78
Added by Resolution to Audits. 24
Tax of 56
Report of Railroad Commissioner xxxiv
Report of Supervisor xxxvii
INFANT HEIR FUND—Report of County Treasurer . vii
Report of Committee 22
JAIL PHYSICIAN—Election of . 40
Salary of . Lo, 18, 40
LANSING—Audits of 84
Resolution adding to . 39
Tax of. 57
Appropriation for Highways 39
Resolution for Supervisor to raise money by notes . . . 59
SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS, 1889.
MONROE COUNTY PENITENTIARY—Committee t0 visit 9, 15
Contract with. 21.
Sheriff to convey prisoners . . 41
NEWFIELD—Audits of 88
Added to by Resolution. 35
Tax of. 57
Appropriation for Highways 18 �9
Report of Railroad Commissioners xxxviii
Report of Supervisor xxxix
Orders to be countersigned 8
PRINTING—Proceedings of Board 15
Session Laws io, 11
• Legal notices, claims, etc.,. 35
Official canvass 20
PRISONERS—To be sent to Penitentiary 21
Board of. 41
Sheriff to convey all prisoners to Rochester 41
ROAD TAX UNWORKED 25, 26, 29, 39
J REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. IO
REPORTS, COUNTY OFFICERS—County Treasurer . i
District Attorney xxix
County Supt. of Poor . xi
Justices of the Peace xxvi
Loan Commissioners xxvii
Sheriff xxv
Surrogate's Clerk . xxviii
County Clerk. xxv
REPORTS, RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERVISORS.
Enfield
xxx
Groton
ii
Ithaca . xxx
Newfield. xxxiv xxxviii
Ulysses xxxix
RESOLUTIONS—To be in writing. 8
SUPERWSORS—Names and residence of 5
Accounts of 65
Room not to be used 59
SESSIONS OF BOARD
8, 9,
TAxEs—State and County 54 to 57
ULYSSES—Audits of 89
Resolution to add to . 28, 33
Tax of.
Report of Railroad Commissioner xxxix
Report of Supervisor.xl
Resolution to pay for rad machines. 26
Appropriation for Highways and Bridges 17
WILLARD ASYLUM—Resolution to visit 28
Visit to 33, 34
OFFICIAL CANVASS of Tompkins Count'''''"TABULAR STATEMENT of the votes given at the General Election held on the F11
•
State Senator, Member of Assembly, Coroners and School Commissioner for the Second District ins for Secretary of State, Comptroller, State Treasurer, Attorney General, State
S(`ATTERING VOTES.—For Secr)':ary �f.State Blank received five votes. For Comptroller Blank received ten. For State Treasurer Blank received six. For Attorney General :
ciate Judge of the Court of'Appeals!r31ank received two. For Special County Judge Blank received three, Murray Pont received two. For State Senator Blank received one. For 1
Lewis received one. For Justice of Sessions Blank received eleven, J. Watson Brown received one, James A. Lewis received one. For School Commissioner Blank received one a
The Board of County Canvassers of the County of Tompkins having met at the office of the Clerk of said County ou the 12th day of November in the year aforesaid, do certify th.
election tfor the persons and officers named hereon and for each of them. R. A. CRO$IE
L. A. VAN KIRK, County Clerk and Secretary.
1 Secretary of state. 11 Comptroller.
State Treasurer. 11 Attorney General. (State Eng.&Surveyor.IIAss.J.CourtAp'IsllSpecial Co.Judgen Senat
TOWNS.
°n
Whole number of votes.
John I. Gilbert.
V
84
Thomas K. Beecher.
Jesse H. Griffin. -
Whole number of vales.
Martin W. Cooke.
Edward Wemple.
John B. Sullivan.
BQnjamin L. Rand.
Whole number of votes.
Ira M. Hedges.
Elliot Danforth.
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Pi
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Joseph W. Bruce.
Whole number of votes;)
James M. Varnum.
Charles F. Taber.
James Wright.
Coleridge A. Hart.
Whole number of votes.
Wm. I. VanRensselaer.
John Bogart.
Leonard Henkle.
Alpheus B. Kenyon.
Whole number of votes.
Albert Haight.
Denis O'Brien.
Walter J. Farrington..
Whole number of votes.
Judson A. Elston.
Murray E. Poole.
George E. Hanford.
Whole number of votes.
Thomas Hunter.
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ITHACA
1
2
3
4"
5
6
7
Tot']
Tor]
378
413
339
391
308
338
342
2509
164
206
164
201
121
150
157
1163
203
197
164
172
181
175
173
1265
-
2
1
1
4
11
8
10
18
6
12
8
73
377
413
337
387
307
338
342
2501
164
206
183
205
122
148
157
1165
202
197
163
164
179
174
192
1251
2
3
1
4
11
8
10
. 18
6
12
8
73
377
413
338
390
308
338
342
2606
164
206
163
205
121
160
168
1167
202
197
164
167
181
176
171
1257
2
1
1
4
17
8
10
18
6
12
8
73
377
413
337
387
:08
'338
342
2602
164
206
163
205
122
150
157
1167
202
197
163
164
180
174
172
1252
2
1
1
4
11
8
10
18
6
12
8
73
377
413.206
338
390
368
338
34k
2506
163
160
202
121
149
157
1158
263
197
167
170
181
177
172
12F 7
- 2
1
1
4
11
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10
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72
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167
210
164
209
122
157
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1189
197
194
162
161
179
169
171
1233
11
10
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13
7
12
7
76
374
.416
334
387
3(8
334
390
2493
1t5
193
176
203
118
141
156
11'8
198 7 37-
213 10 414
148 10 336
166 18 389
185 7 309
.174 12 339
175 7 343
1257 75 2907
159
206
159
198
132
164 :
161 ;-
1169 1:
DR YDEN
1
2
3
4
Tot'I
197
194
418
121
930
103
101
249
80
533
89
77
137
26
329
1
4
4
9
4
12
28
16
59
197
194
417
121
929
103
101
249
80
533
89
77
137
26
329
1
4
3
8
4
12
28
15
59
197
194
419
121
930
.103
101
249
80
533
89
77
139
26
730
1
4
3
8
4
12
- 28
15
59
197
194
417
121
929
103
101
247
80
531
89
77
139
26
331
1
4
3
8
4
12
28
15
69
197
194
418
121
930
103
101
249
80
533
89
77
138
26
330
1
4
3
8
4
12
28
15
59
196
190
418
116
920
102
103
-247
78
530
89
'77
143
26
335
6
10
28
12
55
194
190
418
116
918
106
102
247
78
527
89
78
143
96
336
6
1(
28
12
55
19e
191
418
126
925
171
101
246 1
77
525 1
GASOLINE.
1
2
Tot'l
138
205
489
67
124
2 8
55
77
169
2
2
14
4
20
1381
2c4
488
66
124
1297
56
76
37
Y 9
2
2
14
4
20'7
138
205
4189
67
124
107
2 8
55
77
37
169
2
2
14
4
2
20
138 67 56 2 14
205 124 77 4
146 37 2
298 169 21 20
138 67
205 124
146 07
489 2107
55 2 14
77 4
169 2J 20
138
204
146
488
68
123
108
299
56
77
36
169
14
4
2
20
138
201
146
488
68
123
105
296
66
77
73
170
14
4
4
22
136
205
42 85
64
121
105
290 1
GROTON
1
2
3
Tot')
190
437
227
'804
95
262
126.
483
23
110
89
222
-
3
1
4
22
62
11
95
140
436
226
801
9b
263
126
484
23
108
88
219
'3
3
22 140
61 437
12 229
95 806
95
270
127
492
29
102
90
216
3
3
22
62
'12
96
140
436
226
802
95
263
126
484
'23
708
88
219
3
3
'22
�62
12
96.
190
436
227
803
95
263
126
484
23
,108
89
220
22
3 62
12
\3 96
141
432
228
801
92
264
127
483
26
108
89
222
24
60
12
96
141
432
228
801
94
264
127
495
26
107
89
221
22
61
12
96
740
-936
228
803
93
262 1
123
478 2
LANSING
1
2
3
Tot'l
145
144
189
47 8
95
75
91
261
46
62
94
201
4 1
2 6
2 2
8 8
145
144
189
478
96
73
9l
259
45
64
94
203
4
2
2
8
1
5
2
8
146
144
189
478
96
75
91
261
95
62
94
201
4
'2
2
8
. 1
5
2
8
145
144
189
478
95
75
91
261
45
62
. 94
201
4
2
2
8
'1
5
2
8
145
194
189
478
96
76
91
261
46
62
94
201
4
2
22
8�D
1
5
8
141
142
187
470
97
• 76
93
266
48
61
93
197
1
6
1
7
141
142
186
969
97
75
92
264
43
62
93
198
1
6
1
7
143
149
189
476
99
76
92
267 2
ULYSSES
1
rot')
460
176
636
311
4 11
38
64
202
22 11
635
4131
1:3
198
10
12
22
460
176
636
312
0
4 12
136
64
2 0
11
12x19361
'23
312
76 100
412
135
64
199
2311 636
4111 2011
1 23j
63411 ) 4091
203
221
1634
408
203
23
636
411 2
NEWFIELD1
T t'11
401
4999
187
229
210
266
4
4
401
499
42
2229
210
56
266
4
4
401
48
99
189
42
231
208
58
264
487
Oa
1 499
14872
229
2106
266
4
4
403
98
601
187
42
229
56
2681
4
4
403
98
601
187
42
229
210
56
266
6
6
403
508 1
186
0
226
211
56
267
6
6
903
98
501
188 2
42
230 2
1 291
DANBY 2
T t'1 376
6
169
62
231
4 12
129 4 12
291
85
376
leo
2 31
106
23
129
4
4
12
12
291 169 106
85 62 29
376 231 1
12
41 12
106
62 23
33 761 2311 129
4 12
4 12
291
85
376
169
62
231
15
29
4
121
289
373
109
22
231 131
11
11
11
82 60 31 11
13701 2281.1
2891
85 62
1 374 2301 '
ENFIELD1 1 11 3111 153 147 2 . 9
3111 153 147 2 9 1 3111" 1531 1471 21 91 3111 1531 1471 21 9 1 3111 1531 1471 21 ;911 3071 1511 1471 911 3071 1511 1471 91 3091 1511 1
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TOTALII 11703213762 2930 33 302
S(`ATTERING VOTES.—For Secr)':ary �f.State Blank received five votes. For Comptroller Blank received ten. For State Treasurer Blank received six. For Attorney General :
ciate Judge of the Court of'Appeals!r31ank received two. For Special County Judge Blank received three, Murray Pont received two. For State Senator Blank received one. For 1
Lewis received one. For Justice of Sessions Blank received eleven, J. Watson Brown received one, James A. Lewis received one. For School Commissioner Blank received one a
The Board of County Canvassers of the County of Tompkins having met at the office of the Clerk of said County ou the 12th day of November in the year aforesaid, do certify th.
election tfor the persons and officers named hereon and for each of them. R. A. CRO$IE
L. A. VAN KIRK, County Clerk and Secretary.
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1 day of November, A. D..1889, in the several Election Districts in the County of Tomp-
gineer and Surveyor, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, Special County Judge u,
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Coroners
Jus'sSessionsI1 School Com'r.
Isaac C. Andrews.
Whole number of votes.
Nelson Stevens.
Nicholas Pearson.
flpheus H. Porter.
Whole number of votes.
J. Watson Brown.
Lysander T. White.
William Fitch.
James A. Lewis.
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5
Daniel Atwell.
Whole number of votes.
Walker V. Personius.
Stephen M. Oltz.
Whole number of votes.
Frank W. Knapp.
IAlbert H. Overacker.
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v
al
7 11
7 10
:5 12
8 23
0 7
4 11
3 9
4 83
379
415
335
391
309
3:9
341
2509
142
201
148
193
117
141
147
1089
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10
9
10
16
6
9
9
69
771
820
666
778
616
672
674
4997
189
208
161
204
133
153
185
1233
174
205
161
203
138
152
159
192
202
195
161
160•
167
169
165
1225
184
192
161
167
166
172
147
1189
11
10
11
19
6
13
9
79
10
10
11
19
6
13
9
78
372
403
322
371
301
324
341
2434
170
208
160
203
137
165
160
1193
202
194
162
167
164
169
170
1228
9 6
9 11
4 28
9 19
2 58
197
194
418
120
029
104
97
249
79
529
28
87
194
31
351
5
10
25
10
50
310
389
835
240
1849
101
101
250
79
531
101
101
251
79
532
89
77
138
25
329
89
77
138
25
324•
6
19
29
16
64
5
14
29
16
64
190
178
389
104
861
101
101
251
79
532
89
77
138
25
329
197
191
412
118
•8
94,
107
240
74
511
14)2
71
145
33
351
5
13
26
1I
65
14
4
18
14
4
18
121
201
144
466
6!
123
104
292
5
'
•
.37
204
145
1436
24
116
91
232
104
84
38
22f
9
4
14
27
14
1 5
• 2
I 21
138
205
146
489
61
123
103
287
65
78
41
184
12
4
2
18
274
410
288
972
66
123
109
293
67
123
104
294
57
78
40
176
55
78
40
174
23
60
12
95
23
60
12
95
117
366
214'
69
9?
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+5
89
218
144 100
487 267
228 128
809 495
24
106
88
218
20
64
12
96
4 29
3 60
7 18
4 101
145
444
229
818
117
304
131
562
12
92
89
198
16
48
9
73
280
847
456
1583
93
268
127
478
93
268
127
478
24
105
89
218
24
106
89
219
5
1
6
6
1
6
7
!
• 12
466
44
61
96
201
141 98
143 79
188 95
472 272
43
58
92
193
6
1
7
4
1 7
5 1
1 8
144
147
189
480
99
98
90
287
45
46
98
189
3
1
4
282
286
478
996
97
77
92
266
97
77
92
266
44
61
96
201
44
61
96
201
13
12
25
1' 3I1
' ' +I 99
.3 410
139
64
203
1 12
4 10
B 22
463
174
637
310
98f
408
142
64
206
11
12
23
926
350
1276
311
99
410
311
97
408
139
64
203
139
65
204
14 198
98
1_ 496
188
40
228
210
58
268
1 4
6
7 4
405
98
503
174
36
210
225
62
287
6
6
806
196
1002
187
90
227
187
90
227
203
58
261
210
58
268
10 11
13
13 11
291
85
376
169
58
227
109 13
27
136 13
582
170
752
169 169
62 62
231 231
110
23
133
110
23
133
12
12
12
12
279
85
364
169
62
231
110
23
133
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lank received eight. For State Engineer and Surveyor Blank received six. For Asso-
ember of Assembly Blank received two. For Coroners Dr. Brown received one, J. A.
d Alice Mount received one.
the foregoing is a true Tabular Statement and footings of votes cast at said
, Chairman Board of County Canvassers.
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