South Country Road Southerly to the road across Beaver Dam Creek to Squawsucks hereby agree to give the public the right for a Three Rod road across our respective lands as the purposed road is now marked out- Brookhaven 14th Jany. 1876. Joshua Carman Stephen C. Barteau A. B. Gerard RA Gerard Upon payment to me of Ten Dollars I hereby agree the above mentioned road may be laid across my ground January 29th 1876 Timothy Ketcham Upon payment to me of Twenty Dollars in hand I hereby agree the above mentioned road may be laid out across my land on the line as marked out or surveyed out Recorded Feby. 22d 1876 Benjn. T. Hutchinson Town Clerk Brookhaven Page 168. Richard Corwin. Release for Highway at Patchogue-Union School House Whereas application has been made to the Commissioners of Highways in Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, to lay out and continue the Highway in the village of Patchogue in said Town, on the North side of the Union. School House lot, from Ocean Avenue on the West, to Edwards Ave. on the East beginning four feet west of Abijah T. Moger's west line on the land of Austin Roe and running Easterly through the land of Austin Roe and the land of Abijah T. Moger to Edwards Ave-and now therefore in consideration of the laying out of said highway we do hereby release all claims to damages by reason thereof, and it is also farther understood and agreed that no soil shall be taken from the lands of the said Austin Roe and Abijah T. Moger to improve any other lands but their March 7th 1876. Trustees met pursuant to adjournment -Six present-being all but Nathaniel Tuthill now deceased, whose memorial is hereinafter set forth. Wm. H. Clark Prest. Trustees reported temporary aid to the family of Sineus Miller $24.41 who has been brought back from the Hospital in Newyork and is recovering health To Apollos Ward $4.60 To Uriah Seaman $5.00 approved & paid. Wm. F. Brewster Trustee aid to Semantha Taylor and family by paying House rent from 15 Novr 1875 to April 1st 1876 $15.75-coffin and attendance Joseph Dule $13.00 -approved & paid Preston & Chapel Bill attendance Jany & Feby. on Mrs Lebergher $9.50-and Examination in Lunacy Geo. W. Ruland $10.00-paid. Alfred Price Trustee aid to Wm. Searles $3.05-Saml Ross 1.00 To Wm. Crampton 2.80-Mrs T. Crowell 2.00 -Mrs Phebe Crowell $6.00 To Mrs Connor 2.00-Mrs Hiram Swezey 2.00-John Avery $4.00 To Mrs Gerard 50 cts-Chas Keagle 1.00 To Stephen Smith 88 cts. Stephen Smith & Saml Ross Medicine $7.25-Mrs B. Homan for Medicine $2.00-Chas. Chapmans family $10-Tramp $1.00 allowed and paid. Resolved That the Toleration for Oystering in the South Bay for the year from March 1st 1876 to March 1st 1877 shall be Two Dollars to each person-and Alfred Price Trustee is continued Oyster Agent On the application of Hon. Egbert T. Smith to have the Trustees Deed back to him that portion of the Bay from a South line from Woodhull's pt-East to east end of Pattersquash Island, the Board by a unanimous vote declined to do so because, while it yields but little income and half of that little is paid to said Smith, yet the Trustees deem it impolitic for them to convey back or to any one. Page 170. Trustees met pursuant to adjournment March 7th 1876 All present except our departed associate, whereupon Resolutions were passed. Whereas Nathaniel Tuthill of Yaphank member of the Board of Trustees departed this life on Thursday March 2d inst. and while the Town Records show that in 1838 he was chosen Commissioner of Highways which office by repeated elections he held fourteen years-In 1851 he was Inspector of Elections-In 1852 he was chosen Assessor for the term of Three years-In 1842 he was elected to the office of Trustee of the Town, and by repeated elections had held the office Twenty Two years; and during the time was chosen President of the Board six years; and though Seventy nine years of age was Trustee at the time of his death, having been elected Sixteen years in succes sion; and he attended a meeting of the Board on Jany. 4th which proved in Providence to be his last meeting with the Board or earth--we would therefore hereby express our high appreciation of the departed as a long tried and faithful officer, who while dispensing charity to the poor, sought with care and prudence to promote the welfare of the Town -Resolved That while we regret the loss to the Town, we would extend our sympathy to the afflicted widow and other 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. Page 171. Out of respect to the memory of the deceased the Board then adjourned I certify that the above in which I fully concur is a true record of the proceedings The Board adjourned to first Tuesday in April. I sent the original to the widow-B. T. H— Benjn. T. Hutchinson Town Clerk It is proper to state that whereas a proposition is before the Legislature to have a new County formed of the Three Eastern Towns of Queens & the two west Towns of Suffolk to the injury of our County; the Board of Trustees unanimously disapproved of any dismemberment of our County of Suffolk, and signed a Remonstrance and caused the same to be sent to our member of Assembly Hon. Samuel B. Gardiner hoping thereby to aid in keeping our County entire Survey of center old Fish road from Otter Hollow West to the west line of the thirty first (31) lot in Great Division of lots between Yaphank line & Winthrops patent. Road defined two rods wide (magnetic course) Starting at point on the west side of the South Country road. then North 76 deg West 3 chains & 6 links then South 85° west 4 chains & 20 links then North 85° west 1 chain & 28 links which is a point North 29 Deg. East from the S. west cor ner of Daniel Carter's main house-then North 61 West 3 chains & 77 links then South 84 West then North 69 West which is to the west side of the afore. Nathaniel Miller. Surveyor A meeting being duly called, All the Commissioners being notified to meet at the house of Jos. C. Valentine Wading River for the purpose of surveying and defining a certain portion of the road leading from Wading River to Port Jefferson. This survey starts at a point where a sur vey, made June 29th 1857 and recorded in Book E. page |