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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF YATES FOR THE YEAR 1882 Chairman, Herschel W. Pierce, Starkey Clerk, James A. Thayer, Penn Yan MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Barrington Cyrus A. Lawrence P. O Address Barrington Benton Bradley T. Mallory P. O. Address Benton Center Italy David Kennedy P. O. Address Italy Hill Jerusalem William T. Hurd P. O. Address Branchport Middlesex Adams Dinehart P. O. Address Middlesex Center Milo Samuel S. Ellsworth P. O. Address Penn Yan Potter David M. McMaster P. O. Address Rushville Starkey Herschel W. Pierce P. O. Address Dundee Torrey Stephen D. Graves P. O. Address Dresden Clerk James A. Thayer P. O. Address Penn Yan Tuesday, Nov. 16th. Resolved, That the petition of Mrs. S. B. Ayres and other ladies, asking for the use of one or more rooms on the lower floor of the Court House, be granted for the purpose of organizing an industrial school to encourage and pursue among the indigent classes, especially the juvenile portion, methods of instruction in those practical and necessary maters which will enable then to become self-supporting, thereby relieving, in part, the tax-payers of the increasing burden of their support, and thus conserving the economies of the people. Resolved, That the petition be filed for present and future reference and sanctions. Resolved, That the sheriff be directed to have in readiness such room or rooms for the purpose and permission above stated. Resolved, That the sheriff be instructed to confine the liberty of said school and its members to the lower floor of the Court House, and so long as they shall maintain order in the building and on the grounds, and preserve the present condition of the same and premises. Unanimous. Friday, Nov. 17th. Resolved, That the erroneous tax of $24.71, paid by Charles Coleman, of Benton, executor of the estate of Eli Wood, for the year 1881, be refunded. Unanimous. Monday, Nov. 20th. Mr. Hurd presented the petition of Ann Stever for erroneous assessment of $1,000 personal property, and moved that the clerk be instructed to strike the amount from the assessment roll of Jerusalem. Unanimous. Also the petition of George Heck and Oscar Conly, setting forth that they have by mistake omitted from the assessment roll of the town of Jerusalem 69 acres of land, valued at $22 per acre, belonging to Edward Mosher, and asked that it be placed on the assessment roll of said town. Unanimous. Tuesday, Nov. 21st. Mr. Dinehart presented the petition of Frank Spike, an assessor of the town of Middlesex, requesting the Board of Supervisors to place on the assessment roll of said town the assessment of Erastus Mack of 199 acres, at $18 per acre. Unanimous. Resolved, That in consequence of the recent filling up with dirt and super-grading with gravel, by the County of Yates, the walk on the north side of the Court House yard, leading west from Main street, said walk now being of the required and uniform width, that the Board of Trustees of the village of Penn Yan will not require the County of Yates to lay a stone walk on such north side, as heretofore contemplated, and will accept the gravel walk as laid as a sufficient substitute for such required stone walk, and will not require any other of the county. Resolved further, That the Supervisors of the county of Yates are entitled to and are hereby tendered the thanks of the Board of Trustees of the village of Penn Yan for the grand improvement recently made of the Court House park, thereby relieving this board and the Board of Health of this village of the necessity of declaring the county premises, by reason of their late and previous condition, a nuisance, and as being injurious to the health, good name and credit of the citizens of Penn Yan and the county of Yates. Resolved, That upon hearing the personal appeal to this board of Mrs. S. C. Wells, widow of the late Stephen C. Wells, one of the bondsmen of Seymour Tracy, formerly County Treasurer, that the matter lie upon the table for consideration by the whole board. Unanimous. Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee on asylums, reported the bill of the New York State Institution for the blind, for the maintenance of Agnes C. Chapman, of Milo, $10.59; and the bill of the Western New York Institute for Deaf Mutes, for the Maintenance of Albro Johnson, $30; and bill of Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes, for the maintenance of W. H. Houghtailing, $25.47; and bill of St. Mary's Institute for the instruction of deaf mutes, for the maintenance of Martin Craugh, of Penn Yan, for one year, $30, as correct and moved they be allowed as rendered. Unanimous. Wednesday, Nov. 22nd. Mr. Charles Bell, sheriff, appeared before the board and extended an invitation to inspect the county buildings, and dine with him at the jail on Saturday, November 25th. Mr. E. H. Hopkins came before the board and tendered his resignation as County Sealer of weights and measures. Friday, Nov. 25th. Board met at the Supervisor's room and in company with County Treasurer Randolph and Dr. D. M. Smith proceeded to the Poor House. The members of the board, having carefully examined the house, talked personally with the inmates, looked over the farm, observed the stock, condition of the buildings and fences, and noted the general appearance of all the surroundings, the chairman called the board to order, and Mr. Mallory offered the following resolutions, which were adopted unanimously: Whereas, We find the farm in excellent condition, the buildings in good repair, the stock well kept, the inmates speaking kindly of the officers in charge, and, Whereas, We find the house clean, very warm and well provided with the necessaries of life, the inmates well cared for, their sanitary condition good, under the care of Dr. D. M. Smith, of Penn Yan, the house physician, therefore, Resolved, That it is the opinion of this board that County Superintendent William C. Davis is deserving of great credit for the skill and good judgment that he has exercised in the general management of everything appertaining to the County House and farm. Resolved, That the thanks of the board be tendered to Mr. Thomas Dorsey, keeper, and to his wife, the matron, for the well-spread table and generous hospitality extended to us this day. Monday, Nov. 27th. The petition of A. O. Arnold, of Starkey, on erroneous assessment, was received and referred to the committee on miscellaneous accounts. Tuesday, Nov. 28th Also that the matter of erroneous assessment of D. G. Underwood and John Lewis, and the petition of A. O. Arnold be referred to the whole board. Unanimous. Resolved, That the sum of $232 be levied upon and collected from the town of Milo for the purpose of paying owners of sheep killed by dogs, as audited by the board of auditors of Milo, said tax being authorized by statute of 1878. Unanimous. Monday, Dec. 4th. Resolved, That the bill of the Western New York Institute for Deaf Mutes, of Rochester, for the maintenance of Edna Speelman, of Torrey, be referred to the Committee on Asylums. Unanimous. Friday, Dec. 29th. Resolved, That this Board is convinced that it expresses the emphatic sentiment of the tax payers of the county in announcing the opinion that the further support of a military company in Penn Yan, which has been borne for many years, is undesirable and a needless expense. We theretofore request the Governor and the military authorities of the State to relieve us of this burden, for which we realize no corresponding benefit or advantage and we suggest to the tax payers of the several towns that they unite in petitions for this relief, which we deem entirely reasonable and just. Unanimous. COUNTY AUDITS - 1882 (I have omitted the amounts, but wanted to include the names of those mentioned. C. C.) 1. James Shaw, justice 2. Frank E. VanScoy, constable 3. N. H. Green, justice 4. John Conklin, coal 5. E. H. Thomas, painting 6. Amos McLaughlin, constable 7. H. H. Brown, constable 8. Chas. Coleman, erroneous tax 9. Wm. O'Brien, constable 10. Albany Express 11. Chas. H. Bonner, professional services 12. W. W. Palmer, constable 13. F. E. Murphy, coroner 14. N. R. Long, Mdse. 15. George F. Pierce, constable 16. Frederick Poyneer, constable 17. F. E. Smith, armory rent 18. Chas. Nugent, constable 19. Richard H. Ardell, constable 20. Chronicle Publishing Co. 21. " " " 22. C. C. Harvey, coroner 23. E. S. Eldredge, Mdse. 24. 31. E. A. Amsbury, armorer 32. H. C. Guthrie, Mdse. 33. Jas. C. Wightman, professional services 34. Lefferts & Potter, coal 35. P. W. Dains, constable 36. M. H. Ayres, constable 37. M. A. Wilkin 38. N. W. Barnes, coroner's juror 39. G. W. Millard, coroner's juror 40. Chas. Bell, sheriff 41. " " " 42. " " " jail account 43. C. St. J. Nichols 44. J. H. Lown & Co., Mdse. 45. Robert Baskin, constable 46. D. C. Robinson, glazing 47. H. P. Bush, school commissioner 48. Sheppard & Bush, coal 49. Gray & Jones, Mdse. 50. W. S. Briggs, surrogate's supplies 51. Armstrong, Hollowell, & Wise, Mdse. 52. Eugene Vreeland, printing 53. Eli McConnell, session laws 54. " " account 55. A. Gridley, justice 56. " clerk board supervisors 57. Williamson & Higbie 58. Reuben A. Scofield, job printing 59. " " record books 60. " " session laws 61. " " printing 62. Daniel Briggs, constable 63. H. N. Hazen, county clerk 64. James M. Westcott, printing 65. D. A. Ogden, Jr., gas bills 66. A. B. Sloan 67. D. F. Randolph, account 68. Jacob Allington, builder 69. Charles D. Welles, wood 70. W. H. Wolven, constable 71. W. F. Jolly, coroner 72. M. L. Taylor, constable 73. James Savage, coroner's judge 74. Sheppard & Bush, coal 75. Charles Bell 76. B. L. Hoyt, justice 77. George R. Cornwell, Stationery 78. Wm. A. Carson, post mortem examination 79. John Lewis, erroneous tax 80. Girard Angell, coroner's juror 81. D. M. Smith, physician at jail 82. ----- Horton, care of rooms 83. A. Southerland, Court House park 84. New York State Stencil Work, seal 85. Adams Dinehart, supervisor 86. H. W. Pierce, " 87. William T. Hurd, " 88. David M. McMaster, " 89. S. D. Graves, " 90. Samuel S. Ellsworth, " 91. Cyrus a. Lawrence, " 92. Bradley T. Mallory, " 93. David Kennedy, " 94. Jas. A. Thayer, clerk of the board TOWN AUDITS BARRINGTON Frank VanGorden, excise commissioner Stephen Morce, excise commissioner Benjamin G. Sherwood, excise commissioner Henry Watrus, for use of house Charles Robinson, inspector of election Watson J. Snook, " " Richard D. Andrews, " " Julius Stanton, ex-supervisor Morris Loomis, assessor Frank VanGorden, assessor Martin Bellis, clerk of election George J. Jones, clerk of election R. A. Scofield, for election notices L. G. Ovenshire, assessor Peter P. Pulver, commissioner of highways John F. Coons, overseer of poor Peter Coons, " " Samuel A. Loomis, constable Joseph F. Gibbs, town clerk Cyrus A. Lawrence, supervisor Barnet M. Crosby, justice of the peace William R. Stanton, " " Darius E. Bailey, " " Selah Crosby, clerk of town meeting BENTON D. S. Crozier, commissioner of highways Albert Haines, overseer of the poor M. C. Benton, Inspector of election, district No. 1 Richard Andrews, " " " " Wm. J. Pool, " " " " W. W. Coe, " " " No. 2 Cyrus Coffin, " " " " D. A. Coffin, " " " " Thomas Baxter, clerk " " No. 1 O. R. Towner, " " " " H. C. Beattie, " " " No. 2 R. J. Harford, " " " " G. B. Arnold, clerk of town meeting John L. Bogart, inn-keeper John Lazenby, assessor Henry Hurford, " Henry A. Guthrie, " W. W. Becker, justice of the peace R. S. Manley, " " G. B. Barden, " " Wm. Best, late " " O. P. Guthrie, town clerk George Sprague, constable Daniel Briggs, " Perry Danes, " of Milo E. Scofield, late supervisor R. A. Scofield, printing B. T. Mallory, supervisor I. H. Arnold's sons, room rent Charles M. Scott, commissioner of excise ITALY R. Mahone, clerk town meeting William Scott, justice of the peace D. A. Wolven, " " James Shaw, Jr., " " B. S. Wixom, " " L. G. Greer, house for town meeting Geer & Clark, house for election C. F. Wixom, clerk of election A. T. Angell, inspector of election A. C. Lare, ex-supervisor R. A. Scofield, printer A. F. Robson, town clerk C. M. Geer, clerk of election David Kennedy, supervisor Jarem Lafler, overseer poor L. B. Graham, printer D. A. Shay, inspector election B. L. Hoyt, justice peace O. A. Harple, ex-overseer poor Smith McLeod, assessor Joseph Dewick, assessor Henry Standish, expense of road jury Geo. W. Pulver, " " " " E. J. Clark, assessor W. J. Dikeman, excise commissioner James Paddock, highway commissioner JERUSALEM 1-*John Sanderson, applicant for new road 2-Rowland Champlin, inspector of election 3-*James L. Brown, constable 4-Daniel Sherwood, excise commissioner 5-Marvin E. Timmerman, constable 6-Joseph Purdy, ex-supervisor 7-William Evans, inspector of election 8-Fred Paris, hall rent 9-E. A. Rose, poll clerk 10-E. G. Boleman, inspector of election 11-Arthur Moxey, poll clerk 12-W. M. Barrow, hall rent 13-George F. Pierce, constable 14-John Trimmingham, inspector of election 15-Reuben A. Scofield, advertising and blanks 16-John E. Watkins, poll clerk 17-*H. C. Guthrie, records 18-Charles W. Fitzwater, inspector of election 19-F. Poyneer, constable 20-Wm. Rynders, excise commissioner 21-Geo. M. Heck, assessor 22-F. P. Hurd, overseer of poor 23-Oscar Connelley, assessor 24-James H. Clark, road commissioner 25-*James B. Peckins, assessor (1881) 26-James B. Peckins, assessor 27-*P. J. Stever, ex-overseer of poor (1881) 28-George Keech, inspector of election 29-S. B. Coe, justice 30-Henry Stork, justice 31-John E. Watkins, justice 32-Wm. T. Hurd, supervisor 33-W. A. Hess, town clerk 34-R. A. Comstock, justice *Old accounts MIDDLESEX C. P. Hilts, ex-assessor D. D. Johnson, justice of the peace Shortage contingent fund, 1881 Bradford Clawson, justice of the peace W. C. Williams, " " Frank L. Lewis, town clerk Adams Dinehart, supervisor H. W. Tyler, justice of the peace P. F. Ayers, ex-commissioner of highways Peter H. Voorhees, clerk of election M. T. Holley, inspector of election R. A. Scofield, printing Wm. A. Dinehart, assessor Wm. H. Savage, justice of the peace Wm. H. Savage, inspector of election H. O. Sibley, inspector James Couse, commissioner of highways E. J. Foster, assessor James Couse, commissioner's book Frank Spike, assessor Martin Walters, ex-town clerk Myron Gage, overseer of the poor C. H. Shepherd, use of house MILO 1-Chronicle Publishing Company 2-Hobart M. Chapman, assigned to F. E. Smith 3-C. C. Masten, poll clerk 4-A. C. Harwick, poll clerk 5-C. H. Stone, assessor 6-Ed. H. Spooner, inspector election 7-Wm. H. Fiero, poll clerk 8-F. A. Risden, " " 9-James A. Thayer, inspector election 10-A. C. Shearman, " " 11-John R. Clarke, " " 12-John Hyland, Jr., poll clerk 13-Lewis B. Graham, justice peace 14-George Shearman, commissioner of highways 15-Charles Drake, inspector election 16-William Eldred, commissioner of highways 17-John C. Fiero, assessor 18-Samuel J. Larham, inspector election 19-George D. Stewart, assessor 20-John S. Sheppard, use of house for election 21-John Swarthout, inspector election 22- John Swarthout, commissioner highways 23-Wm. N. Wise, town order, not paid 24-Rowland J. Gardner, supervisor, etc. 25-James C. Spooner, commissioner of excise 26-James A. Henderson, " " 27-Charles Berry, " " 28-D. A. Ogden, Jr., inspector of election 29-Robert D. Brown, constable 30-William W. Palmer, " 31-Abram H. Haight, " 32-Charles N. Nugent, " 33-Perry W. Danes, " 34-Frederick Poyneer, " 35-R. A. Scofield, printing 36-Oliver C. Knapp, use of house for election 37-William H. Guile, inspector of election 38-William O'Brien, constable 39-H. H. Brown, " 40-Amos McLaughlin, " 41-Frederick Poyneer, " 42-Chronicle Publishing Co., printing 43-J. Welles Taylor 44-William D. Hatch, constable 45-George R. Cornwell, use of hall and supplies 46-Christopher Metcalf, sheep killed by dogs 47-Lorin G. Nichols " " " " 48-Mary Cleveland " " " " 49-Peter Brown " " " " 50-Albert McIntire " " " " 51-Benjamin L. Hoyt " " " " 52-Amos Mathews " " " " 53-Rowland J. Gardener " " " " 54-Joseph Lockwood " " " " 55-Eugene Lewis " " " " 56-Johnson Nichols " " " " 57-Charles H. Ross, poll clerk, town meeting 58-Charles H. Hunt, " " 59-Lawson Rogers, supplies for inspectors 60-Sarah. B. Graham, blanks 61-Benjamin L. Hoyt, justice 62-J. Welles Taylor, " 63-C. D. Davis, " 64-S. S. Ellsworth, supervisor 65-Abram Gridley, justice 66-Henry Mingay, town clerk 67-Fred C. Gillett, overseer poor POTTER D. M. McMaster, supervisor A. J. Cole, town clerk Benjamin Rhodes, commissioner of highways J. S. Barber, assessor Charles Hall, " E. C. Mower, " James Conley, justice of the peace L. W. Lane, " " F. C. Hobart, " " N. H. Green, " " Wm. S. Huie, inspector of election, district No. 1 Frank D. Lane, " " " " H. M. Smith, " " " " James M. Wells, " " " No. 2 Geo. H. Blakesley, " " " " John Kelley, " " " " Harvey R. Angell, clerk " " No. 1 N. H. Green, " " " " Walter R. Fitch, " " " " C. M. Simmons, " " " No. 2 Birdsall Briggs, " " " " Geo. H. Ledgerwood, commissioner of excise Chas. H. Thomas, " " S. W. Basom, " " Geo. Wetling, constable Wm. Lamoreaux, overseer of poor R. A. Scofield, for printing Ashley McDonald, use of house STARKEY Leroy Sutton, road commissioner J. J. Paddock, overseer of the poor H. W. Pierce, supervisor D. Beekman, excise commissioner Frank Allen, " " Peter Briggs, " " Horace Roberts, justice George I. Edgerton, justice L. M. Hair, justice and clerk of election Chas S. Hoyt, justice and clerk of election Penfield Mulford, assessor Penfield Mulford, fence viewer Thomas J. Conklin, assessor Thomas J. Conklin, fence viewer Edwin Jessup, assessor Allen Spooner, constable Robert Baskin, constable Morgan Merrell, constable E. M. Carpenter, clerk of election Herman C. Baskin, clerk of election Warren Hetfield, inspector H. V. L. Jones, clerk of election W. H. Kinney, " " G. H. Harrington, clerk of election and town meeting E. M. Sawyer, inspector Frank Ovenshire, clerk of election Henry Smith, inspector V. Oldfield, use of building for town meeting V. Oldfield, use of building for election E. Vreeland, printing G. A. Merritt, use of room for auditing Horace J. Young, town clerk Wesley Benedict, town clerk Wm. Ovenshire, justice and use of building for election Leroy Sutton, fence viewer John Stout, sheep killed TORREY Lewis Cuddeback, commissioner of highways R. A. Scofield, printing Edwin L. Swarthout, clerk of election Robert Beardsley, inspector Avery C. Dean, inspector Steven C. Dains, inspector D. W. Dox, justice of the peace Levi Speelman, justice of the peace J. S. Carr, " " C. H. Gardner, " " J. S. Carr, care of town hall and fuel C. D. Brundage, rent of town hall J. H. Townsend, constable Edwin R. Beard, overseer of the poor Isaac Bell, ex-overseer of the poor A. L. Reed, assessor S. D. Graves, Supervisor W. A. Hayes, constable S. K. Winter, assessor A. M. Townsend, assessor and clerk of election Samuel Keefer, excise commissioner C. A. Dains, town clerk Dr. G. W. Brundage, medical services Henry Birkett, excise commissioner Dr. C. N. Daman, medical services R. K. Brown, excise commissioner TREASURER'S REPORT (Names of individuals listed only) 1881 DR. Received of: E. Burger, return tax, town Jerusalem Geo. H. Lapham, return tax, town Milo Chas. Wheeler, by Reynolds, return tax, town Torrey John Moon, by Smith, return tax, town Starkey C. A. Hammond, for poor fund, Milo Sidney W. Wood, return tax, Potter T. A. E. Brown, return Tax, Starkey Thomas Griswold, return Tax, Starkey Abram Ellis, return tax, Torrey Mrs. Thos. Hyett, return tax, Jerusalem Mrs. James D. Morgan, return tax, Milo Samuel Chrisjohn, return tax, Starkey Wm. L. Pottle, return tax, Barrington Martin Beam, return tax, Starkey Geo. Fatzinger estate, return tax, Potter Robert L. Stoddard, return tax, Milo James Fitch, return tax, Italy Mrs. O. L. Perry, return tax, Middlesex N. H. Green, Esq., for fines imposed 1882 CR. By paid James Miller, Ezekiel Clark, and John I. Durry Statement of County of Yates with D. F. Randolph, Treasurer County Poor House Received of : C. A. Hammond, for Milo N. H. Green, for Potter Willard Asylum Received of: James A. Thayer, expense of sister Wm. Benedict, expense of son Killian Dinehart, expense of sister Interest on Betsey Ferris' mortgage Statement of Trustee Funds Against Yates County Elizabeth Hunt, due at death Richard Sackett, due July next William C. Andrews, due 1885 Clara Cuddeback, due 1883 Clara Cuddeback, due 1883 Carrie Green, due 1884 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF THE POOR The number of inmates remaining in the poor house at date of my last report was 26: received during the year, 43; births, 1; total, 70. Number of deaths during the year, 3; number discharged, 35; total 38. Number remaining at this date, 32.Of those remaining, 2 are idiots, 2 lunatics, 28 are old and decrepit. Of those received during the year, 11 were foreign and 32 native born. Orphan Asylum At date of my last report there were 6 children in the O. O. Asylum from this county. During the year there have been 4 admitted; total 10. There have been removed during the year 5, leaving 5 inmates from this county, chargeable as follows, viz; John Stratton, Jerusalem; Porter L. Knowls, Middlesex; John Tevens, Torrey; Lillie Beebe, County; Harriett Shultz, Milo; Herbe Snell, of Benton, bound to Frank K. Masseth, of Rochester; James Finger, of Milo, bound to A. E. Post, of Seneca; Lucinda Hale bound to Henry B. Turner, of Geneva; Mary Shultz, gone to live with F. W. Houtenburgh, of Clifton Springs; Harrie Gilmore, died August 23d, 1882. Willard Insane Asylum At the date of my last report there were 31 insane persons at Willard Asylum from this county. During the year there have been 7 admitted, making a total of 38. Of this number 2 have died, 4 have been discharged; leaving at the date of this report 32 inmates at that institution from this county; of which 5 are self-sustaining, and 27 chargeable as follows, viz: County-Amelia Chilvers, Jennie M. Leslie, Sarah L. Scott. Barrington-Bruce Purdy, Nettie Wambough. Benton-Annie E. Platt, Mary Dubell, Catherine Platt, Sarah Rice, Augusta Bookstaver. Italy-James Wheaton, John Mead. Milo-Sarah T. Gould, Bridget Grariahan, Betsey Ferris, Naoma S. Finch, Caroline Brazee, Emily Murphy. Middlesex-Nettie Smith. Potter-Bridget Conley. Starkey-Festus Demorest, John Wheaton, Charlotte Hemmingway. Torrey-Frederick Arland, David Dean. Jerusalem-Catherine Long, Israel Northrup, Adaline Colegrove, Sarah Strobridge. William W. Capell, of Milo; Hattie V. Dinehart, of Potter; and Charles E. Benedict, of Torrey, are self-sustaining. N. Y. State Lunatic Asylum At date of my last report there was one person at this institution from this county, viz: Eliza Woodruff, of the town of Benton. She has been discharged, cured. Poor House and Farm Statistics The farm contains 185 acres. There has been raised the past year 208 bushels of wheat, 300 bushels of rye, 307 bushels of barley, 875 bushels of oats, 1,500 bushels corn in the ear, 6 bushels of beans, 700 bushels of potatoes, 15 bushels of onions, 750 heads of cabbage, 15 bushels of apples, 6 barrels of cider, 22 gallons of molasses, 55 tons of hay (estimated), 25 loads of corn stalks; seeded last spring to clover, 25 acres; sowed this fall to wheat, 16 acres, to rye, 20 acres, all of which I seeded with Timothy. The stock of the farm consists of 4 work horses, 10 cows, 3 yearlings, 4 calves, 30 hogs fattening, 4 breeding sows, 11 shoats, 25 pigs, 18 turkeys, 50 to 60 hens. The following improvements have been made the past year, viz: Built 255 rods of rail fence, 25 rods of board fence, and repaired 200 rods of rail and board fence. Built 75 rods of wire fence and banked the same. Repaired and banked 100 rods of board fence; also built board fence and painted the same, in front of the Poor House. Have done 36 rods of ditching. The two swamp holes along the highway have been ditched and filled up. Have built a stone smoke house, 10 by 14 feet, and moved what is called the "crazy house" about 15 rods and converted it into a hog house; done 20 days work on the highway. Have done repairs on the house, viz: Repaired the slate roof, calsomined the hall and two rooms, repaired the hall and five rooms, repaired the steam pipes at a cost of $155.68m which puts the heating apparatus in good order and controllable. Have made 36 « yards of rag carpet, bought a sewing machine, a chain pump for barn-yard well, a new stove for the wash room, a shovel plow, a spring-tooth harrow, and repaired the mowing machine. I have paid the disputed Hawley account (made before I came into office), in accordance with the advice of the former Board of Supervisors, at a cost of $250. I would further recommend that the sum of $1,000 be levied by tax upon the County as Poor Fund; also that the sum of $238.40, to pay the present indebtedness to Orphan Asylum, and the further sum of $450.00, for the current year, be levied and collected to defray the expense of children at the Ontario Orphan Asylum for the ensuing year. All of which is respectfully submitted to your honorable body. William C. Davis, Superintendent of the Poor CALENDAR FOR 1883 COUNTY OFFICERS Judge and surrogate, William S. Briggs. Justice of Sessions, Leander W. Lane. Justice of Sessions, Bradford Wixom. Sheriff, Charles M. Speelman. Under Sheriff, Edwin L. Swarthout. County Clerk, Edward Kendall. County Treasurer, Daniel F. Randolph. District Attorney, John T. Knox. Member of Assembly, S. C. Cleveland. School Commissioner, Harlan P. Bush. Superintendent of the Poor, William C. Davis. Keeper of the County Poor House, Thomas Dorsey. COURTS FOR 1883 Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer First Monday of June, Justice Charles C. Dwight. Second Monday of November, Justice William Rumsey. For the Trial of Equity Causes Fourth Monday of January, Justice William Rumsey County Court and Court of Sessions Second Monday of January. Trial jurors required. Third Monday of June. Trial jurors required. County Court The first Tuesday of each month, except the months of January and June, for the hearing and decisions of motions and appeals, at which no jury is required to attend.