The
Cortland Democrat, Friday, December 16, 1887.
Proceedings
of the Board of Supervisors.
NINETEENTH DAY, MONDAY, DEC. 5.
Board convened pursuant to adjournment.
A
resolution was adopted directing the clerk and chairman to seal all packages of
receipts and vouchers in the hands of the committee to settle with the County Treasurer,
countersign the same and deposit them in the County Clerk's office to be kept
one year and then to be destroyed by the committee to settle with the County
Treasurer.
The
bill of A. J. Perry, amounting to $2, was added to the abstract of the town of
Harford.
The clerk
of the board was authorized to strike from the abstract of the town of Cortlandville, the bills of the Excise
Commissioners of said town, the same being a county charge.
The
clerk of the board was authorized to revise the fee bill and superintend the printing
of the Journal.
The
collectors of the several towns of the county were allowed until February 15, 1888,
to settle with the County Treasurer.
The
bill of S. C. Stillman, amounting to $2, was added to the abstract of the town of
Scott.
At 4
o'clock P. M. the board
adjourned until 9 A. M. the following day.
TWENTIETH DAY, TUESDAY, DEC.
6.
Board
met pursuant to adjournment.
A
communication was read from the superintendent of the Binghamton Insane Asylum,
inviting the board to visit that institution, which was placed on file.
The
bill of C. E. Cummings, amounting to $1.50 was added to the abstract of the town
of Preble.
The
County Treasurer elect presented his bond, and on motion of Mr. Greene the sureties were approved and the bond ordered filed
in the County Clerk's office.
On
motion of Mr. Edmunds, the chairman and clerk were authorized to sign the approval
of said bond.
Mr.
Greene called up the report of the committee on equalization, and moved its adoption.
Dr.
Angel moved as an amendment to said report that $2,000 be taken from each of
the towns of Taylor and Virgil and that the same be prorated upon the other
thirteen towns of Cortland County.
After
discussion the chair submitted the question on Dr. Angel's amendment, and it
was determined in the negative.
Those
who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Angel and Chaplin, all the others voting
in the negative. The chair then submitted the question on the adoption of the
report and it was decided in the affirmative. All voting in the affirmative
except Messrs. Angel and Chaplin who voted in the negative.
The
following is the equalization table as reported by the committee and adopted by
the board:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Cortland County:
We,
the undersigned, committee on equalization, would respectfully submit the following
tabular report for your consideration:
Name of Town. Corrected. Real and Corrected
Personal. Aggregate.
Cincinnatus 270,539 41,075 311,614
Cortlandville 3,072,783 275,628 3,348,411
Cuyler 406,251 6,200 412,451
Freetown 229,037 12,375 211,412
Harford 205,494 8,500 213,994
Homer 1,541,391 344,085 1,885,476
Lapeer 204,301 10,690 214,901
Marathon 424,621 150,200 575,821
Preble 431,890 21,000 352,890
Scott 229,587 17,250 246,847
Solon
276,494
44,150 320,644
Taylor 251,154 24,200 275,354
Truxton 515,673 31,600 547,273
Virgil 460,022 32,270 492,292
Willett 200,982 8,500
209,482
Totals: 8,720,219 1,027,633 9,747,852
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WILLSON GREENE,
W. H. CRANE,
B. F. LEE,
DEI.OSS MCGRAW,
A. S. BROWN,
W. W. WOOD,
Committee.
On
motion of Mr. McGraw the committee on equalization were instructed to apportion
the state and county tax.
The
chair announced as the special committee to settle with the outgoing Treasurer Jas.
B. Kellogg, Messrs. Crane and McGraw.
By
unanimous consent Judge Knox was permitted to address the board with reference to
the salary of the Surrogate's clerk.
Mr.
Wood moved that the salary of the Surrogate's clerk be fixed at $400, for the year
commencing January 1st, 1888, and that all fees received by the Surrogate shall
be applied in payment of said salary.
On
motion of Mr. Greene, said resolution was laid on the table until the following
morning.
Mr. McGraw
from the committee, appointed to settle with the County Treasurer, submitted
the report of the committee, whereby they affirm they have compared the
vouchers and receipts in his office with his report and find the same correct
in all respects.
The report of the Treasurer shows that he has
received during the past year the sum of $149,308.16 and paid out $142, 560.02,
leaving a balance in his hands of $6,748.14
On
motion of Mr. McGraw, the report was accepted and placed on file.
At 4
o'clock the board adjourned to 9 the following morning.
TWENTY-FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY,
DEC. 7.
Board
convened pursuant to adjournment.
On
motion of Mr. Chaplin, in case the appropriations made to the several public institutions
prove not to be sufficient to meet the expenses required for the current year
the County Treasurer is hereby authorized to use any moneys remaining in his hands
and not otherwise appropriated, and in case there are no such funds he is
authorized to borrow on the credit of the county so much as shall be necessary
to meet such demands when presented.
On motion of Mr. Wood, the resolution fixing the salary of the Surrogate’s clerk
at $400 per annum was taken up. The ayes and nays being called for the result
was as follows:
Ayes—Messrs.
McGraw, Wood, Lee, Seeber, Edmonds, Hazen, Whitmore, Van Hoesen, Potter, Brown,
Angel, Saunders, Chaplin, Greene 14.
Nays—None.
On
motion of Mr. Saunders, the County Treasurer was required to see that all fees and
penalties paid to any one authorized to receive the same, are promptly paid
into the County Treasury as provided by sections 726, 727 and 728 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, and the clerk of the board was authorized to have
said sections printed in the Journal.
On
motion of Mr. Saunders, the committee on county buildings was authorized to
have the grounds in the rear of the County clerk's office cleaned and properly fenced.
At
5:30 P. M. the board adjourned until 9 o'clock the following day.
TWENTY-SECOND DAY, THURSDAY,
DEC. 8.
Board
convened pursuant to adjournment.
On
motion of Mr. McGraw, the clerk of the board was authorized to draw an order payable
out of the contingent fund sufficient in amount to cover the interest on the
note held by the Homer National Bank.
Mr.
Chaplin, from the committee on appropriations, submitted the following report
and a resolution that the board cause to be levied and collected upon the
taxable property of the county, the several items hereinafter mentioned and the
clerk of the board be directed to draw all necessary orders for the payment of
the same:
State Tax, $29,992.87
County Judge and Surrogates, salary, $2,500.00
" " ''
postage, etc., $6.28 [?]
Surrogates Clerk’s salary, less fees, $264.50
[?]
Stenographer, $352.24 [?]
District Attorney, salary, $700.00
Treasurer, salary, $500.00
Court House bonds, principal, $4,000.00
“
“ interest, $200.00
Superintendent of the Poor, salary, $500.00
'' ''
'' indebtedness, $1,108.08
'' '' ''
estimated, $6,000.00
Court Expenses, estimated, $7,000.00
County Audits, $11,200.23
Publishing official Canvass, $30.00
'' Town and County Abstract, $80.00
''
Supervisors Journal, estimated, $275.00
Supervisors and Clerk, estimated, $1,800.00
School Commissioners expenses, $400.60
Onondaga Orphan Asylum, $280.57 [?]
'' Penitentiary, $584.64 [?]
N. Y. S. Lunatic Asylum, $1,050.00 [?]
N. Y. Institution for the Blind, $28.85 [?]
N. Y. S. Asylum for Idiots, $30.00
Middletown Insane asylum, $831.67 [?]
St. Mary's Institution for Deaf Mutes, $30.00
St. Mary's Home, Binghamton, $104.00
Binghamton Insane Asylum, $100.00
Contingent Fund, $1,500.00
Wilson & Van Tuyl, repairs Alms
House, $242.72
Interest on money loaned by committee, $156.50
[Subtotal] $71,856.24
Less School Commissioners, $400.00
Less in Treasury, $3,057.00
Total: $68,399.24
RECAPITULATION
State Tax, $29,992.87
County tax, $38,406.37
Total: $68,399.24
[Adjourned.]
Key: [?] Copied line numbers may be incorrect. Totals are correct--CC editor.
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