The Cortland News, Friday, February 25, 1887.
VILLAGE ELECTIONS.
Notice of Appropriations.
Notice is hereby given that the following resolutions
proposing the appropriations of money for the
coming year for special purposes to be raised by general tax upon the taxable
property and inhabitants of the village of Cortland, to be voted upon by
ballot, and for the increasing ordinary expenses of the village to be voted
upon by acclamation, will be submitted to a vote of the electors of said village
at the next annual meeting thereof, to be held at Taylor Hall, in said village on
the 15th day of March, 1887, from 8 o'clock a. m., to 5 o'clock p. m., and the vote by acclamation for such ordinary
expenses will be taken at two o'clock p. m., of that day.
Resolved, First, that the sum of
$4,850 be raised by a special tax, for the support and maintenance of the
public schools of the Village of Cortland for the ensuing year, itemized as
follows:—
For salaries for
teachers $1,500.00
“
janitor's service 600.00
“
fuel 700.00
“
census 75.00
“
insurance
175.00
“ repairs,
supplies
and incidentals 500.00
“ furnishing
two school rooms in Owego and Schermerhorn
st. schools 1,850.00
Total . . . $4,850.00
Resolved, Second, that the Board
of Trustees of the village of Cortland be authorized to contract in behalf of said village with the
Cortland Water Works Company for the use and rental of 120 hydrants, for the
period of ten years from April, I, 1887, and from the time of their completion
and acceptance, at the annual rental of $33.33 per hydrant, or $4,000 per year
for the 120 hydrants.
Resolved, Third, that the sum of
$1,865.50 be raised by Special tax for the purpose of paying all claims of the
Cortland Water Works Company, for alleged use of their hydrants for the past 15
months and up to April 1, 1887… $1,865.50.
Resolved, Fourth, that the sum
of $1,200 be raised by special tax tor the purpose of employing two night
policemen for the coming year, upon Main St. and vicinity . . .$1,200.00
Resolved, Fifth, that the sum of
$102 be raised by special tax for the purpose of paying a lawful judgment in
favor of William Sheridan against the village of Cortland…$102.00
Total special tax proposed $8,014 50.
Resolved, Sixth, that at the
same time and place the following items as estimated appropriations for the
ordinary expenses of the village of Cortland, for the ensuing year, be
submitted to the electors thereof, for their determination to be voted upon by
acclamation at 2 o'clock p. m. of the same day.
GENERAL TAX, ORDINARY
EXPENSES.
Engine house fund $1,200.00
Fire department fund.
. 600.00
Fire hose fund……….. 600.00
Light for streets fund
3,500.00
Highway fund . . . . .
.. 5,000.00
Normal School bonds,
principal 3,000.00
“
“ “
interest 1,698.50
Printing fund ……… 300.00
Sanitary fund…… 150.00
Rent for storing
village property 50.00
Revision of Village Charter 59.11
Village Clerk fund….. 200.00
Village assessor fund…. 200.00
Village treasurer fund….. 50.00
Total $16,607.61
Total general tax
proposed… $16,607.61
Total special " " 8,014.50
Total
$24,622.11
G. W. BRADFORD,
PRESIDENT.
FRANK H. COBB,
WM. H. NEWTON,
THEODORE STEVENSON,
A. M. SCHERMERHORN, Trustees.
Village Election.
Notice is hereby given that the annual election
of officers for the village of Cortland will be held at Taylor Hall in said village
on the 15th day of March, 1887.
The polls will be open from 8 o'clock a. m.
until 5 o'clock p. m. The officers to be elected are:
A President in place of
Gershom W. Bradford.
Three Trustees in the
place of Theodore Stevenson, A. M. Schermerhorn and Wm. H. Newton.
An Assessor in the
place of Benman S. Conger.
A Collector in place
of Byron D. Bentley.
A Treasurer in place
of Fitz Boynton.
Three Trustees of
Union School District No. 1 for the term of three years, in place of David
F. Wallace, George L. Warren and F. W. Kingsbury.
G. W. Bradford, Pres.
F. H. COBB,
WM. H. NEWTON,
THEO. STEVENSON,
A. M. SCHERMERHORN,
Trustees.
Dated, Feb. 18, 1887.
CORTLAND AND VICINITY.
George McKean and Jacob Grassman have dissolved
partnership in the barbering business. Mr. Grassman continues the business.
Candidates for Corporation Collector begin
to loom up as corporation election approaches. There are no less than seven in
quest of the position at the present writing.
School Commissioner Squires will meet teachers
desiring examination on Saturdays of each week in the Grand Jury room at the
Court House. Examinations to begin at 9 a. m.
At the annual meeting of the Cortland County
Agricultural Society at the Cortland
House last Saturday,
F. N. Harrington was elected president, H. H. Greenman, secretary, and H. R.
Rouse, treasurer.
“The electric lights are going again."— Water
Motor. That's about as
reliable as the statements in that paper usually are. The lights started up
Saturday night and were kept burning less than an hour, since which they have failed
to go.
Wm. B. Stoppard has been brightening up and
improving the interior of his grocery. After March 1st, Mr. Stoppard intends to run a strictly cash business believing that he can sell goods cheaper and
make more money than under the old system of "booking" so many
accounts and losing about half of them.
The marriage of Mr. James Porter and Miss
Marion F. Cleary was solemnized at
St. Mary's church, in
this place, Tuesday afternoon last, Rev. John McLoughlin officiating. After the
ceremony the bridal couple and a large number of their friends repaired to the
home of the bride's parents on South Main street where refreshments were
served. The newly wedded couple left on the 5 p. m. train for Syracuse. They
will visit Rochester and New York before they return.
The ordinance of Baptism will be
administered at the Baptist church after service next Sunday evening.
Excelsior Hook & Ladder company
[organized Dec. 10, 1864—CC editor] have made arrangements with Gilmore's band
to give concerts in this place, March 24th. Particulars will be given later.
Anson Van Slyck, who was employed by
Eccleston & Millard to solicit orders for teas, coffees, &c., skipped
out unceremoniously last week taking with him about $150 of the firm's money,
and it is said a young woman, Estelle Shaw, of South Cortland. Van Slyck is a
married man, his wife and three children residing in Homer. They are left in
destitute circumstances. Van Slyck was found, however, and brought to Cortland
Wednesday evening, and now reposeth at the bastile.
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