Incorporation of Village of Brownville

THE VILLAGE OF BROWNVILLE

The village of Brownville was incorporated April 5, 1828.

The following officers wre chosen at the first election, viz.: Thomas Loomis, Jr., Hoel Lawrence, George Brown, Peleg Burchard, Tracy S. Knap, trustees; Wm. S. Ely, Asa Whitney, Wm. Lord, assessors; John A. Cathcart, treasurer; James Shields, collector: Levi Torrey, constable.

The following persons have been presidents of the board of trustees for the years indicated:

1829 Wm. S. Ely 1847 John E. Brown

1830 Derrick Gibbons 1848 Edmund Kirby

1831 Hoel Lawrence 1849 Thos. L Knap

1832 Edmund Kirby 1850 C. K. Loomis

1833 Wm. Lord 1851 J. B. Kirby

1834 George Brown 1852 James J. Hunt

1835 Arba Strong 1853 Jesse Ayres

1836 A. Skinner 1854 James Skinner

1837 J. Hemminway 1855-56 N. B. Lord

1838 Joel Blood 1857 Jesse Ayres

1839 James Shields 1858-61 Wm. H. Brown

1840 Thomas Loomis 1862 Chas. C. Steele

1841 Wm.Lord 1863 Aaron Brown

1842 Chas. K. Loomis 1864-66 George C. Plumb

1843 ------------------ 1867 Franklin Keenan

1844 John Bradley 1868 Chas. C. Steele

1845 Arba Strong 1869 Alfred Kilborn

1846 M. C. Loomis 1870-77 Alvin A. Gibbs

The board of trustees for 1877 are Charles C. Codman, Robert Younger, Jeremiah Giltenan, John W. Wilder, and Alvin A. Gibbs,--the latter the president of the board.

THE TOWN OFFICERS

The town officers for 1877 are: Henry Binninger, supervisor; Wm. H. Winn, town clerk; Charles Allen, justice of the peace; Robert A. Mullin, Henry Reeves, John Fitzgerald, assessors; Amos Otis, commissioner of highways; Chas. C. Steele, Cyrus Potter, for district No. 1; Walter Vandebogart, Edmund B. Calkins, for district No. 2; Walter Lee, Edwin R. Adams, for district No. 3; Cyrenius Woodworth, John H. Stokes, for district No. 4; Adolphus P. Swartz, collector; Chester Seber, Charles W. Smith, Sydney R. Brimmer, Bruce Nahew, constables; Farnahan Cory, game-constable; Edwin R. White, Henry Spicer, town auditors; Sterling W. Avery, Morgan Williams, Horace Skinner, excise commissioners.

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Transcribed by Holice B. Young from Jefferson Co. History by L. H. Everts.