Recorded October 31st 1865 Posted Nov'r 14th 1865. By me Benjn T. Hutchinson clerk Note. For Record of 1829-see Book D. page 241 Page 282. B. T. H-Clerk Highway from Port Jefferson toward Mt. Sinai. The commissioners of Highways of the Town of Brookhaven having been called by Jeremiah Bennett who is liable to be assessed for highway labor in said Town to define the bounds of a portion of the ancient Highway leading from Port Jefferson to Mt. Sinai between the lands of Benjn. Conklin Payne and Jeremiah Bennett, met on the said road on the 8th of September 1865 all the comm'rs having had notice, and after due deliberation declared the centre of the road to be as follows-Starting at a point in the junction of Chrystal Brook Hollow and Port Jefferson Roads which bears from a large Red oak Tree South Eighty six & three quarter degrees East Twelve Links and running 1st course North 104° East 0 ch. 96 Links ner of colored Bartlett Conklin's well bears from this point North twelve and a quarter degrees West one chain and sixty eight links. 4th course N. 663° E. 1 ch. 93 Links 66 66 tre of the Road opposite the North East corner of the Douglass property owned by Jeremiah Bennett. The said courses being magnetic as the needle now points without allowing variation, and the said locations courses and dis tances are to denote the centre of the said Highway—and we order the same recorded as such centre of said ancient Highway which ancient highway appears to have been Four Rods wide by Town Records of the sameGiven under our hands this 24th day of Oct. 1865 Robt R. Smith John R. Mather ( Comm'rs of Highways. Recorded October 31st 1865 Posted Nov'r 14th 1865 By me Benjn T. Hutchinson clerk Note-For old Record see Old Book C. pages 101 & 129— Page 283. B. T. H. clerk. Highway at Setauket Surveyed-from Methodist church to Wm. R. Satterly's The commissioners of Highways of the Town of Brookhaven having been called by Thomas Rowland and other persons liable to be assessed for highway labor in Brookhaven Town, to define the bounds of a portion of the ancient Highway known as the Town Road leading from Setauket to Coram, met on the said Town Road at Setauket on the twenty first of August A.D. 1865, aud after due deliberation declared the road to run as follows viz. Starting at a point in the centre of said Road which bears from the Northeast corner of the Yellow Methodist church North forty nine degrees East one chain and Twenty three Links (N. 49° E. 1 ch. 23 L.) and running as follows 1st course South 26° East 2 ch. 87 L.-from this point a large Cedar Tree in the corner of Capt. Walter Jones' field bears N. 56° E. 50 L. centre of Robt. Dyckes' and Floyd Smith's well bears N. 60° E. 50 links to the west side of the 12 66 S. 663 E. 2 " 41 L. to a point in the junction of the said Town Road and the Road leading from the Harbor to Nassakeague-The North west corner of the house of Wm. R. Satterly bears South Fifty Eight degrees East, Sixty five links (S. 58° E. 65 L.) from the last mentioned point-Also declared this Road to be Four Rods wide as it is found to be by Records of the same-The said courses being magnetic as the needle now points, without allowing variation, and the said locations, courses and distances are to denote the centre of the said ancient Highway, and we order the same recorded as such centre of said ancient Highway Given under our hands this 24th day of October A.D. 1865 Special Town-Meeting and Trustee Meeting. At a Special Town Meeting held at the House of Lester H. Davis in Coram in the Town of Brookhaven to fill the vacancy in the offices of Trustee and overseer of the Poor caused by the death of Floyd Smith-said Meeting being held this day according to legal notice, we certify that William Floyd Smith of said Town was duly elected to said offices to fill said vacancies Dated Brookhaven Novr 14th 1865 Recorded Nov'r 14th 1865 Benjn T. Hutchinson Clerk Nov. 14th 1865. John S. Lee) Justices of Trustee Meeting Trustees met pursuant to adjournment present Wm. H. Clark Prest, Tho's J. Ellison, John Ketcham, Manly Ruland Nath Tuthill, and Philip Hallock Trustees and Wm. Floyd Smith present Resolved That Win. Floyd Smith be authorized to advertise and sell to the highest bidder the common land belonging to the Town, at or near the foot of Flax pond lane, and adjoining said Flax Pond and the Trustees will give a Quitclaim for the same. Leased to Charles Steins Three acres of Oyster Ground to be included in the Lease to & others Renewed Lease of Oyster Ground to James B. Duff and others for five years according to the conditions of the Lease of 1863. Page 285. Whereas Floyd Smith of Setauket member of the Board of Trustees hath suddenly departed this life since our last meeting having died in the midst of his labors while in apparent health on the 30th October; and while the Town Records show that he was Inspector of Elections one year; Collector eleven years; assessor Six years; and Trustee and overseer of the Poor Six years; showing the estimation in which he was held by the public, we take pleasure in adding our high estimation of the departed both as to his fidelity and faithfulness as an officer, and his kindness and affability as a man, during his service as an associate member of this Board Resolved that while we regret the loss to the Town we would extend our sympathy to the widow and other bereaved relatives of the deceased- Resolved that in this token of respect for our late associate, we all cordially unite, and order that it be recorded. in the Town Records, and that a copy of the same with the Town Seal affixed be sent to his widow Trustee Meeting Decr. 5th 1865. Trustees met pursuant to adjournment present Wm. H. Clark Prest, Thomas J. Ellison, John Ketcham, Manly Ruland, Nathaniel Tuthill, Philip Hallock and Wm. F. Smith Trustees Resolved to lease to Carlton Jayne and James Howell a certain piece of land under water in Conscience Bay near Setauket for laying down and growing oysters for five years at three dollars per year-said ground lying between the lines and courses of the water fences of Vincent J. Dickerson & Wm. C. Tooker-the end bounds to be fixed by Wm. F. Smith so as to contain about three acres-$3 paid for 1 yr— |