The
Cortland Democrat, Friday,
November 25, 1887.
Proceedings
of the Board of Supervisors.
SECOND DAY,
TUESDAY, NOV. 15
The chair
announced the following standing committees:
On Court House and Jail—Edmonds,
Wood, Potter.
On Settling with County
Treasurer— McGraw, Wood, Saunders.
On Settling with County Clerk
and Sheriff—Crane, Chaplin, Greene.
On Settling with County Judge
and Justices—Seeber, Lee, Van Hoesen.
On Settling with School and
Loan Commissioners—Van Hoesen, Hazen, Chaplin.
On Auditing Constables Bills—
Wood, Potter, Angel.
On Miscellaneous Bills—Angel,
Van Hoesen, Seeber.
On Appropriations— Chaplin,
Green, Brown.
On Public Printing Hazen,
McGraw, Seeber.
On Footing Assessment Rolls—Brown,
Chaplin, Edmonds, Saunders, Angel, Crane, Hazen.
On Settling with Supervisors
and Clerk— Edmonds, Brown, Potter.
On Jurisprudence—Crane, Lee,
Green.
On Equalization—Green, Lee,
Crane, Seeber, McGraw, Brown, Wood.
On Settling with Superintendent
of the Poor—Lee, Potter, Wood.
On Coroner's Bills—Potter,
Angel, Van Hoesen.
On Settling with District
Attorney—Saunders, Crane, Hazen.
The Supervisor of the town of
Homer was authorized to add $58.90 to the abstract of that town to supply a
deficiency in the dog fund.
The Board then adjourned to
meet at the County Clerk's office at 1 o'clock as a board of county canvassers.
The Board again convened at 1
o'clock.
A communication from the
Comptroller's office was read, notifying the Board that in addition to State
Tax of two and seven tenth mills to be levied amounting to $29,992.87, the
Board of Supervisors are required to raise the sum of $368.96 for compensation
of stenographers of the Supreme Court in the 6th Judicial district from Oct. 1,
1887, to Sept. 30, 1888.
The communication was ordered
to be placed on file and referred to the committee on appropriations.
The aggregate valuation of
property in this county as fixed by the Board of Equalization of Taxes is
$11,108,469 upon which amount a tax of 2 7/10 mills is levied, of which 1 1/10
mill is for Schools, 9/10 mill for General purposes and 7/10 for Canals.
A communication from the Asylum
for Idiots at Syracuse was read, which stated that the Board would be required
to pay $38 for clothing for Jay Hawley and Etta Toppin, two inmates of that
institution sent from this county. Placed on file and referred to committee on
appropriations.
A bill from the N. Y.
Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb for $29.58 was also read and ordered placed on file and referred to the same
committee.
A communication from the N. Y.
State Institution for the Blind was also received covering bill of $38.25 for care of Johanna Lucy of Scott, an inmate of
that Institution, which was read and ordered filed and referred to same
committee.
Communications from the
Homeopathic Asylum for the Insane at Middletown, and Le Conteux St. Mary's
Institution for Instruction of Deaf Mutes of Buffalo, were read which were referred
to the same committee.
The Asylum far the Chronic
Insane at Binghamton notified the Board that Zenas Freeman, of McGrawville, is the only patient in that institution from
this county.
A resolution designating the
Cortland Standard and the Cortland DEMOCRAT to publish the terms of
court for the ensuing year, offered by Mr. McGraw, was laid over under the rule
to the following morning.
Adjourned to Wednesday morning.
THIRD DAY, WEDESDAY, NOV.
16.
Dr. Angel read a petition of
the assessors of the town of Taylor stating that the personal property of Sarah
Lincoln on lot 60 in that town was assessed at too high a figure in 1886 and
asking that the tax amounting to $5.43 be levied on said town and the amount be
refunded to her. The Supervisor of the town of Taylor was authorized to add that
sum to the town abstract. A petition was also presented by the same parties in
reference to an assessment of the real estate of C. E. Park of the same town
and the Supervisor was authorized to add $4.66 to the town abstract to be paid to
said Park.
Mr. Brown offered a resolution
designating the Homer Republican and the Cortland DEMOCRAT as the papers
to publish the official canvass and that each be paid the sum of $15 therefor.
Laid over until Thursday morning.
A communication from the
Onondaga Penitentiary was read by the clerk and referred to the committee on
appropriations.
On motion the board adjourned
to Thursday morning.
FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, NOV.
17.
The report of Surrogate S. S.
Knox was read showing that during the past year he had paid out for necessary
supplies for his office the sum of $6.25. The Surrogate also reported that he had
received in fees for copies of papers the sum of $45.50 which amount had been
paid to the Surrogate's clerk in accordance with a resolution of the board. The
report was referred to the committee on settling with County Judge and
Justices.
The Supervisor of Harford was
authorized to add to the abstract of that town the bill of Geo. Swart,
amounting to $4.00.
On motion of Dr. Angel:
Resolved, That the license money received by the several towns be deposited with
the County Treasurer and the Justices fines, the prosecution of which is made
at the expense of the towns and deposited with the County Treasurer, be
credited to the several towns from which said fines were received and the amounts
deducted from their taxes.
On motion of Mr. McGraw, the
clerk of the board was authorized to purchase for the use of the board, a copy
of Morehouse Supervisors Manual for each town that has none and one copy to be
deposited with the clerk of the board.
On motion of Mr. Wood, Dr.
Henry T. Dana was appointed Jail physician for the ensuing year.
At 4 o'clock P. M. the board
adjourned to 9 o'clock the following day.
FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, NOV. 18.
Mr. Brown presented a report of
the Republican members of the board which was read. The report stated that the
Republican members had met in caucus for the purpose of selecting a Republican
paper to publish the session laws. The vote in caucus stood as follows:
For the Homer Republican—Messrs.
Crane, Lee, Saunders, Potter, Brown— 5.
For the Cortland Standard— Messrs.
Seeber, Whitmore, McGraw, Edmonds, Chaplin—5.
Neither paper having received a
majority the statute of 1886 provides that such proceedings shall be reported
to the clerk of the board and that such board shall by resolution designate a
paper fairly representing such political party to publish said laws.
On motion of Mr. Van Hoesen the
report was received and placed on file.
Mr. Crane presented the
following:
WHEREAS, The Republican members
of the Board of Supervisors are unable to agree upon a paper representing the
Republican party to publish the session laws for 1888, therefore
Resolved, That this board hereby designates the Homer Republican published
at
Homer, N. Y., by Stevens & Danes, as the paper to represent the
Republican party to publish the session laws for the ensuing year in accordance
with Chapter 518, Laws of 1886.
On motion of Mr. McGraw, action
on the above resolution was deferred to Wednesday morning, Nov. 23, immediately
after the regular order of business.
Mr. Lee offered a preamble and
resolution setting forth the fact that many of the town abstracts contain the
charge of Excise Commissioners, which is not according to law, the same being a
county charge. He asked that the supervisor of such towns be authorized to
strike the same from the abstracts and present a bill to the county in the name
of each payee and that the same be allowed by the board. Adopted.
Mr. Saunders presented a
preamble and resolution setting forth that the board of town auditors of the
town of Truxton had audited and allowed certain claims amounting to $100, for
the relief of soldiers, sailors and marines, when in fact they are a county charge.
The supervisor of the town of Truxton asked to be authorized to strike the same
from the abstract of that town and that the clerk of the board be directed to
add that sum to the county audits.
On motion of Mr. Chaplin, the
supervisor of each town was authorized to add to the tax of any person or property of the town the
highway taxes on the same property returned to him unworked and not commuted for
pursuant to law.
The supervisor of Scott was
authorized to add to the abstract of said town the bill of Albert Clarke,
constable, amounting to $5.
Mr. McGraw called up his
resolution of the day previous, appointing the Cortland DEMOCRAT and the
Cortland Standard to publish the terms of court and moved its adoption.
Carried.
On motion of Mr. Greene, the
resolution offered by Mr. Brown selecting the Homer Republican and the
Cortland DEMOCRAT to publish the official canvass, was taken from the table.
Mr. McGraw offered as an
amendment that it be made a special order of business for Wednesday morning.
Lost.
The chair put the question
whether the board would agree to the passage of Mr. Brown's resolution. Lost.
Mr. Greene moved as an
amendment that the Cortland Standard be substituted for the Homer Republican.
The ayes and nays being called for the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes—Messrs Wood, Lee, Edmonds,
Crane, Hazen, Van Hoesen, Potter, Brown, Saunders, Chaplin, Green —11.
Nays—Messrs. McGraw, Seeber,
Whitmore —3.
The chair put the question on
the adoption of the original resolution as amended and it was decided in the
affirmation.
Superintendent Stone, through
the chairman of the board, extended a cordial invitation to the board to visit
the County Alms House on Wednesday, Nov. 23rd, at 12 o'clock M., which was on
motion of Mr. Greene, accepted.
At 4 o'clock the board
adjourned to 9 A. M., the following day.
SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, NOV. 19.
The board convened pursuant to
adjournment, and after reading the minutes of the previous day, adjourned to
Monday Nov. 21st, at 1:30 P. M.
SEVENTH DAY, MONDAY, NOV.
21.
Board convened pursuant to
adjournment.
The affidavit of Henry Stafford
of Cortlandvllle was read, stating that he owes $960 and that he is a
stockholder of the Second National Bank. He claims the benefit of this indebtedness
to reduce his personal assessment in the town of Cortlandville.
The affidavit was laid on the
table to be called up at a future time.
The supervisor of Preble was
authorized to add to the abstract of said town the bills of Harley Doud,
amounting to $8.00, Warren Haynes, amounting to $4.85, and Frank Collier,
amounting to $3.95.
The clerk announced that he had
procured the Supervisors Manuals in accordance with a resolution adopted by the
board, at an expense of $38.50 and that they were ready for distribution.
A petition signed by the
assessors of Cortlandville was read stating that lands of Jos. L. Homer, on lot
65 in said town, had by mistake been assessed at $700 instead of $400, and
asking that the excessive tax which had been paid by said Homer, amounting to $5.43
be returned to him. The petition also stated that the following had been
omitted to wit:
John Evans, lot 79 1/4 acre
valued at $100.
Eliza Hicks, " " " "
$300
HelmerJacobs, " " " " $375
Leander Pudney, lot 79 1/4 acre
" $300
The prayer of the petition was
granted.
The supervisor of the town of
Solon was authorized to add to the abstract of that town the bill of John
Monroe, Town Clerk, amounting to $4.50.
At 4 o'clock
the board adjourned to 9 o’clock A. M., Tuesday.
EIGHTH DAY, TUESDAY, NOV.
22.
The board convened pursuant to
adjournment.
The Loan Commissioners of
Cortland county submitted their report, whereby they report that there was
$16,378 of principal on loan at the date of their last report, of which amount
$1,536 has since been paid leaving on loan at the date of the present report
the sum of $14,842.
The clerk was authorized to
receive sealed proposals for the printing of 2500 copies of the proceedings of
the board, bids to be opened on Thursday.
The supervisor of the town of
Cuyler was authorized to add to the abstract of that town the bill of Adam
Petrie, Railroad commissioner of that town, amounting to $8, also the bill of
Norman Neal, assessor, amounting to
$22.00.
The bill of Geo. W. Copeland
amounting to $2, and the bill of Adam Hillsinger amounting to $7.90 were on
motion added to the town abstract of Marathon.
At 4 o'clock the board
adjourned to 9 o'clock on Wednesday.
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
Chenango.— After a delay of nearly two weeks work was resumed on the gas well,
near Norwich, on Monday. The delay was caused by not having casing enough to
case off the water. The casing was promptly ordered, but by some means was
delayed in transit. When received it was at once put in and the water cased
off. Drilling was then resumed and is progressing very satisfactorily, about
one hundred feet being drilled every twenty-four hours. The well is now down
about seven hundred feet, and if no bad luck happens a depth of at least one
thousand feet will be reached by next Saturday night. The hole is perfectly dry
now, and the rock that the drill is passing through is a shale. It is expected
that different rock will be struck during the week, and possibly salt water may
be encountered. There is no discouraging feature of the well, and it is
probable that within the next four hundred feet more or less gas will be
struck. The interest increases as greater depth is attained.
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