The Cortland Democrat, Friday, December
5, 1890.
Supervisors' Proceedings.
FIFTEENTH DAY, NOV. 26.
After the
opening routine of the morning had been passed the committee on footing the
assessment rolls submitted the following report and on motion of Mr. Miner the
report was adopted and referred to the committee on equalization.
Reports
of committees and brief miscellaneous matters were next disposed of and several
committees continued their labors.
SIXTEENTH DAY, Nov. 27.
After the regular opening order of business Mr.
Edmonds from the committee on settling with the Superintendent of' the Poor
submitted their report and on motion of Mr. Holton it was received and adopted.
The report shows that from an examination of the books and vouchers of the
superintendent that from November 25, 1889, to November 25, 1890, the
maintenance of the county poor has been $10,537.54. The receipts were
$1,186.08, appropriated poor fund $6,5oo, G. A. R. relief fund $800, making the
total receipts $8,486.08 leaving a present indebtedness of $2,051.46.
The committee further reported that upon
visiting the County Alms House in company with other members of the Board, they
found everything in excellent condition, reflecting great credit upon
Superintendent Cutler and the keepers, and the committee recommended the
adoption of the following:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Board are hereby tendered to Superintendent
Cutler, Mr. and Mrs. Frisbie and their assistants for their courtesy to the
Board and for their apparent kind attention to the unfortunate poor and insane
of this county who find a home with them. All of which is respectfully
submitted.
The reports of several committees were
handed out and referred to a future hour for action.
Hon S. S. Knox, D. W. Van Hoesen, Jerome
Squires and W. C. Crombie came before the Board with the matter of making certain
changes and improvements in the Court House as on October 31, 1890, Hon. Gerrit
A. Forbes, justice presiding at the Circuit Court and special term of the Supreme
Court, called the Bar and requested the members of the Cortland county Bar to
prepare and present resolutions before the Board of Supervisors at the present session
asking said Board to make such improvements. At a subsequent meeting of the Bar
at the office of Judge Eggleston on the 26th day of November it was resolved that
the four gentlemen be appointed a committee to wait upon the Board in
conformity with Judge Forbes'
suggestion, the same meeting the hearty approval of the Bar. On
motion of Mr. Bennett the matter was made a special order for to-morrow morning.
A recess was taken from 10:12 A, M. to 1 P.
M. that the Board might attend Divine service.
At the latter hour the Board re-convened and
continued the regular work.
SEVENTEENTH DAY, NOV. 28.
The committee on equalization submitted the
following report after Mr. Hobart had been called to the chair:
Corrected Real Personal Aggregate
Property Property
Assessments Assessments
Cincinnatus,
238,272 28,050 266,322
Cortlandville,
3,068,423 222,431 3,289,854
Cuyler, 370,311 9,600 379,911
Freetown, 211,479 9,280 221,029
Harford, 189,711 13,850 203,561
Homer, 1,440,601 287,470 1,708,071
Lapeer, 191,094 9,900 200,994
Marathon, 404,698 131,550 535,848
Preble, 413,819 45,900 459,219
Scott, 204,964 16,200 221,164
Solon, 244,666 23,750 268,416
Taylor, 230,230 24,950 245,180
Truxton, 446,370 26,050 472,420
Virgil, 428,000 33,426 460,426
Willet, 192,989 9,760 202,689
Signed: Geo. C. Hubbard, A. H. Bennett, W.
A. Holton, E. W. Childs. Myron, N. Pierce, Peter D. Muller, T. E. Dye, equalization
committee.
On motion of Mr. Bennett the report was laid
on the table subject to be called up by any member of the Board.
The time of the present Board having been
largely occupied down to the 12th day of the session by the presentation and
reception of communications and petitions relating to erroneous assessments and
refunding thereby impeding the work of the Board, Mr. Miner offered the
following:
Resolved, That the clerk be directed
to give notice at the same time and in the same manner as he is required to
give as to the presentation of bills and accounts against the county, that if
such communications and petitions are not presented on or before the third day
of the next annual meeting, as per a former resolution of this Board, that the
same will not be received.
The consideration of the matter submitted yesterday
by the committee from the Cortland county Bar was next taken up. Mr. Pierce
moved that a committee consisting of Messrs. Hubbard, Holton and Bennett be
appointed and requested to communicate with Judge Forbes, examine buildings and
take action in the matter.
Mr. Edmonds offered a resolution laying the
matter on the table until the adjourned session of this Board. The labor
on the farm having mainly been performed by the inmates, the amount actually
expended for the support of said inmates above earnings of the farm and
products is $5,828.02—average expense of board per week for each inmate $.957. The same care and interest taken and bestowed by employes for the
dependents during the past year as stated in the report of last year.
Among the several reports handed up was the supplemental
report of Superintendent Cutler, showing the number of persons temporarily
relieved during the year at 358 paupers, supported in County House 138. There
are 47 females and 50 males remaining in the County House and Asylum, total 97,
number discharged 28 of which number there were bound out 2, placed in Orphan
Asylum at Syracuse 2, in Custodial Home, Newark, N. Y., 1, Idiot Asylum Syracuse
1, number died 13, of the number remaining on date of this there are lunatics
34, blind 5, epileptic 7, idiotic 3, under two years of age 1. There are
in the State Hospital, Utica 11, State Hospital, Binghamton 3, St. Mary's Home,
Binghamton 10, Onondaga Co. Orphan Asylum 13, State Idiot Asylum, Syracuse 8,
St. Vincent's Home, Syracuse 1, St. Mary's Institute for deaf mutes, Buffalo 1,
State Institute for blind, Batavia 2. The amount per week for each person or
child is at the State Hospitals for the insane $4.25 for all patients until
they have remained in said Hospital three years, after that time has elapsed
$2.50. St. Mary's Home $1.75, Onondaga Co. Orphan Asylum $1.60, State Idiot Asylum,
Syracuse $22 per year for clothing, St. Vincent's Home, Syracuse $1.50, St.
Mary's Institute for deaf mutes $30 per year for clothing, in the custodial
Home, Newark, a charge for clothing only. The report further states there are
118 acres in the county farm, the original cost being $5,000, present
valuation $31,000, estimated value of farm products is $2,864.19.
The annual inventory of the personal
property of the Poor House and farm was submitted by the committee on settling with
Superintendent of the Poor, received and placed on file.
By request of Mr. Greene and by the unanimous
consent of the Board the report of the committee on equalization was taken from
the table and Mr. Pierce moved the adoption of the report. Mr. Howes moved to
amend said report by substituting the following in the place and stead of the column
headed corrected real.
Cincinnatus,
$242,300.
Cortlandville,
3,085,478.
Cuyler,
367,218.
Freetown,
205,190.
Harford,
183,681.
Homer,
1,460,287.
Lapeer,
182,559.
Marathon,
409,339.
Preble,
303,841.
Scott,
204,812.
Solon,
238,289.
Taylor,
214,084
Truxton,
445,490.
Virgil,
434,921.
Willet,
187,912.
Total:
$8,265,397.
Mr. Bennett moved the adoption of the
following:
Resolved, That the report of the committee on equalization be recommitted.
The chair put the resolution of Mr. Bennett
to vote. Ayes—Messrs. Dye, Hubbard, Bennett, Pierce, Childs, Muller, Holton, 7.
Nays—Messrs. Howes, Martin, Edmonds, Parker, Hobart, Kelley, Miner, Greene, 8.
Mr. Greene moved the previous question. The
chair put the question: whether the main question would be taken up and it was
determined in the affirmative. Mr. Hubbard
moved that the matter be postponed until the afternoon session. To this Mr.
Greene raised the point of order that while the previous question is pending no
other motion can be entertained. The chair held the point of order well taken.
Mr. Muller moved to adjourn, which was
decided by the chair to be out of order.
Mr. Pierce moved that the matter be laid on
the table. The chair decided the same as on Mr. Muller's motion and Mr. Pierce
appealed.
The chair put the question: Shall the decision
of the chair stand as the decision of the Board? Decided in the affirmative.
By direction of the chair the clerk
proceeded to call the roll on the previous question.
Mr. Hubbard raised the point of order that
the clerk could not proceed as the hour of adjournment had arrived. The chair
decided the point not well taken and directed the clerk to proceed with the
roll call and Mr. Howes' amendment was decided: Ayes—Howes, Martin, Edmonds, Parker,
Hobart, Kelley, Miner, Greene, 8. Nays—Dye, Hubbard, Bennett. Pierce, Childs,
Muller, Holton, 7.
At 12:05 the Board adjourned for dinner.
At the afternoon session the rules were suspended
to allow Mr. Bennett an opportunity to offer a resolution appointing Messrs.
Holton, Hubbard and Childs a committee to apportion the county and state tax.
Mr. Childs also offered a resolution
appointing Messrs. Bennett, Pierce and Miner a committee to apportion the
school com missioners expenses among the several towns.
On motion of Mr. Howes the session was
extended until 5 P. M.
On motion of Mr. Hobart:
Resolved, That when this Board adjourn it be
until 7 P . M. Carried.
Mr. Hobart presiding in the chair at the opening
of the evening session.
On motion of Mr. Childs the rules were
suspended for the evening, to allow the transaction of general business.
Mr. Edmonds from the committee on Court
House and jail handed up a report which was ordered to the committee on appropriations.
Mr. Greene resumed the chair.
Mr. Pierce was called to the chair and Mr.
Hobart from committee on excise handed in the report of that committee. Referred
to committee on appropriations.
Mr. Greene resumed the chair and at 9:30 the
Board adjourned until 8:30 A. M. tomorrow.
EIGHTEENTH DAY, NOV. 29.
Mr. Childs offered a resolution that the
report of the equalization committee be adopted as amended by Mr. Howes. The
same gentleman also made a motion that the Cortland Standard, Cortland DEMOCRAT
and Marathon Independent be designated to publish the town and county
abstracts and that they be allowed $15 each therefor.
Mr. Hubbard offered the following:
WHEREAS, It has come to the notice of members
of this Board that during the past year it has been the custom of
certain officers of Cortland Co., that when tramps have made
application for lodging at the Cortland county jail they have been
arrested, taken before a justice, then committed to jail,
furnished lodging and breakfast and again taken before a justice and discharged,
thereby causing an expense of about $8 to the county. And as there has been
about one hundred tramps cared for in this way it has cost the county about $800,
therefore,
Resolved, That this Board request and
instruct Dwight K. Cutler, county Superintendent of the Poor, to issue to
Charles S. Bull, Police Justice of the village of Cortland, also the town
Poormaster of Cortlandville, full authority to issue orders on the Sheriff of
Cortland Co., to furnish lodging and breakfast for any tramp.
Resolved, That the Sheriff be
instructed to furnish these orders when presenting his bill to the Board of
Supervisors for audit, and in case these orders do not accompany his bill such
charges will not be allowed, And be it further
Resolved, That the Sheriff be instructed to send all tramps asking for lodging at the
jail to either the said Police Justice or town Poormaster, for an order as
mentioned above, before receiving such tramp and in case this is not done then
the Board of Supervisors will not audit any such charges where this course is
not pursued.
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
Hubbard:
Resolved, That owing to the unfair
and unjust manner in which the chairman has conducted himself in the matter of
equalization, and in justice to the taxpayers of the town of Cortlandville, we
ask him to resign the office of chairman of this Board.
The chair put the question to vote. Ayes—1,
Nays—14.
The report of the committee on apportionment
of school commissioner expenses was handed in and adopted. It reads for
DISTRICT NO. ONE.
Cincinnatus $10.07, Cortlandville $122.72,
Freetown $7.96, Harford $7.33, Lapeer $7.15, Marathon $20.06, Virgil $17.36,
Willet $7.35. Total $200.
DISTRICT NO. TWO.
Cuyler $20.13, Homer $92.23, Preble $24.03,
Scott $11.79, Taylor $12.77, Truxton $25.07, Solon $13.98. Total $200.
Mr. Hubbard called the Board's attention to
the neglect or carelessness of previous town officers, whereby since the year
1881 there has accumulated against the town of Cortlandville back taxes
amounting to the sum of $1,572.21, which he asked to have added to the town
abstracts of Cortlandville.
The report of the committee on appropriations
handed in their report which was accepted and adopted. It embodies a resolution
that there "be levied and collected upon the taxable property of the county
of Cortland, in the same manner as taxes have heretofore been levied and
collected for the same purpose, the several items hereinafter mentioned, and
the clerk of the Board be directed to draw all necessary orders for the payment
of the same."
The report calls for $26,290.72 as state tax
and $46,797.16 as county tax a total of $73,087.88. Also,
Resolved, That we cause to be levied
upon the several towns of the county the sums set opposite each town for the
purpose therein mentioned as follows:
CINCINNATUS.
Town
expense, $974.14.
Prin. R.
R. bonds, 1,000.
Int. on
bonds, 1,990.
School
Com. expenses, 10.07.
Total:
$3,914.21.
CORTLANDVlLLE.
Town
expense, $10,527.05.
Int. on R.
R. bonds, 11,810.
Sinking
fund, 4,848.
School
Com. expenses, 122.72.
Subtotal:
$27,307.77
Less Justice
fines, $66.30.
Total:
$27,241.47.
CUYLER.
Town
expense, $785.04.
Int. on R.
R. bonds, 2,556.
School
Com. expenses, 20.13.
Expense
refunding bonds, 25.
Prin. on
R. R. bonds, 700.
Total:
$4,086.17.
FREETOWN.
Town
expense, $575.35.
School
Com. expenses, 7.96.
Total:
$583.31.
HARFORD.
Town
expenses, $689.87.
Prin. on
R. R. bonds, 2,000.
Int. on R.
R. Bonds, 700.
School
Com. expenses, 7.33.
Total:
$3,397.20.
HOMER.
Town
expenses, $1,922.79.
School
Com. expenses, 92.23.
Subtotal:
$2,015.02.
Less
Justice fines, $24.
Total:
$1,919.02.
LAPEER.
Town
expense, $478.81.
School
Com. expenses, 7.15.
Total:
$485.96.
MARATHON.
Town
expense, $1,458.29
School
Com. expenses, 20.06.
Subtotal:
$1,478.35.
Less
Justice fines, $16.
Total:
$1,462.35.
PREBLE.
Town
expense, $480.50.
School
Com. expenses, 24.03.
Total:
$504.53.
SCOTT.
Town
expense, $593.68.
School
Com. expenses, 11.79.
Total:
$605.97.
SOLON.
Town
expenses, $1,430.94.
School
Com. expenses, 13.98.
Subtotal:
$1,444.92.
Less
Justice fines, $15.
Total:
$1,429.92.
TAYLOR.
Town
expense, $1,535.99.
School
Com. expenses, 12.77.
Total:
$1,548.76.
TRUXTON.
Town
expense, $1,528.50.
Prin. on
R. R. bonds, 2,000.
Int. on R.
R. bonds, 3,808.
School
Com. expenses, 25.07.
Subtotal:
$7,361,57.
Less
Justice fines, $14.
Total:
$7,347.57.
VIRGIL.
Town
expense, $1,605.92.
School
Com. expenses, 17.36.
Total:
$1,623.28.
WILLET.
Town
expenses, $1,188.32.
School
Com. expenses, 7.35.
Subtotal:
$1,195.67.
Less
Justice fines, $3.
Total:
$1,192.67.
Messrs. Holton and Childs, as a committee to
apportion state and county tax, reported the following which was accepted and
adopted:
STATE TAX.
Schools General Purposes County Tax
Cincinnatus, $345.77 432.88 1,384.94
Cortlandville, 4,229.53 5,286.73 16,940.62
Cuyler, 482.94 602.52 1,930.25
Freetown, 274.30 342.93 1,098.68
Harford, 252.54 315.85 1,011.90
Homer, 2,209.80 2,762.08 8,850.95
Lapeer, 246.15 307.74 985.93
Marathon, 692.28 864.24 2,768.82
Preble, 575.46 719.13 2,303.92
Scott, 282.67 353.39 1,132.19
Solon, 335.14 419.00 1,342.39
Taylor, 305.70 382.21 1,224.52
Truxton, 603.09 753.99 2,415.59
Virgil, 596.63 747.28 2,394.13
Willet, 252.74 315.98 1,012.33
The Board adjourned at 12 o'clock until
Wednesday, December 23, 1890, at 1 P. M.
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