n schools in said town.

5th, That the sum of one dollar per day be allowed to the fence
viewers of said town.

6th, That five per cent. be allowed as the compensation to the
collector, as his fees for collecting the taxes for said town.

7th, That all circular and partition fences, in said town, shall be at
least four feet and six inches high.

8th, That widows, who have no land, shall be entitled to let their
cattle run at large in the public highways, from the first of April to
the first of December.

9th, That the annual town meeting shall be held on the first Thursday
of March. The following officers were then elected for the town:

_Supervisor_, William Richardson.

_Town Clerk_, Adam Brown.

{ John Dillingham,
_Justices of the peace_ { Jonah Northrup,
{ John S. Yager.

{ John Van Woert,
_Assessors_ { John Fritts,
{ John T. Quackenboss.

{ Isaac Shepherd,
_Commissioners of Highways_ { Asel Marvin,
{ William Angel.

_Overseers of the poor_ { George W. Smith,
{ Samuel Carpenter.

_Collector_, Hiram Shepherd.

{ Hiram Shepherd,
_Constables_ { David Sullivan,
{ Emanuel Northrup,
{ Robert S. Cook.

{ Obadiah Gifford,
_Commissioners of schools_ { Peter Dietz,
{ Joseph Walling.

{ Samuel H. Case,
_Inspectors of schools_ { Washington Throop,
{ Amos Cook.

_Sealer of weights and measures_, Eliakim R. Ford.

{ Beers Peet,
_Pound-masters_ { Joseph Walling,
{ William Dietz,
{ Elisha Shepherd."

In 1835, five years after the organization of the town, the whole
tax-paying population of Oneonta was 261. The grand total tax-levy of
the town was $781.48. The amount of public school money raised by the
town was $100.45. William Angel was supervisor and David Sullivan
collector for that year.[A]

[Footnote A: No historical sketch of Oneonta would be regarded
complete that failed to mention another name which no one can recall
without a feeling of good-will. Dr. David T. Evans was born in
Washington county, in 1789 and settled here in 1829. He first began
business as a tailor, but afterwards became a well-known and
successful farrier. He was a famous story-teller and