Meeting of the Town Board

New York, 1895

The town board held a meeting at the Town Hall on Friday. Supervisor Everitt presided. Justice Lester was absent. A communication was received from Constable Swift, protesting against Adam Busch, or any other deputy sheriff, receiving work from a justice of the peace.

Justice Lott thought the communication was aimed at his court. Mr. Busch, he said, was a bonded deputy sheriff and had the power to make arrests. He attended court every day and was an efficient officer. The constables at the west end of the town always had their share of the work. He had time and time again sent for Constable Swift, but could not find him.

On motion of Town Clerk McCook, the communication was laid on the table.

A communication was read from Boss William J. Youngs, clerk of the special legislative committee on good roads, saying that the committee would meet at the capital in Albany every Wednesday afternoon, and would be happy to hear any suggestion which the people of Jamaica had to make in reference to the roads.

The request of the highway commissioners, to have the use of the east basement room in the Town Hall, and that it be furnished with table and chairs, was granted.

The following bills were ordered paid: William Schwarzwalder & Co., six desks for town board room in Town Hall, $170; William F. Robinson, rent for room for election purposes, $10; E. W. Schriber, repairing and putting up election booths, and carting and building new booths, $124.83; George Carpenter, services as assessor, $213; J. Maynard Kissam, storing election booths, $3.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 19, 1895, p. 8.