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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 269 words

Fowler '■' and James D. Wright, Third Ward.

1884-8.5 -- President, Henry T. Dykman ; President, ;iro (ew., Charles H. Tibbits; Treasurer, Wm. B. Tibbits; Clerk, John Birch ; .\ttorney and Counsel, not elected ; Collector of Taxes, not elected; Chief Constable, not elected ; Police Justice, .Minott 51. Silliinan ; Trustees, liavid Verplanck and Richard Dowdall, First Ward ; Win. J. Sutton and Chas. H. Tibbits, Second Ward ; .las. D. Wright and Istiac V. Fowler, Third Ward.

1880. -- President, Henry T. Dykman; President, pro tern., Edward B. Long; Clerk, Eugene .\rcher; Treasurer, J. Henry Carpenter; Police Justice, 5Iinott M. Silliinan ; Collector of Taxes, .lohn P. 5Ioran ; Chief Constable, George W. Sc ; Trustees, Richard Dowdall and John 5Ic- ,\rdle. First Ward; 5!ark Lyons and Chailes H. Tibbits, Second WanJ ; Edward B. Long and .lames D. Wright, Third Ward.

Highways. -- The first highway was laid out on the 13th of April, 170.''^, leading from Rye to White Plain.*, six rods wide, and was called the Queen's Highway ; the present North Street road is on the same route.

Broadway was in existence in 1697, but was not formally laid out and recorded until November 22, 1734, when it was described as " Beginning between the home lots formally laid out to Thomas Brown and Caleb Hyatt, where the road is laid out that goeth down to Eastchester; from thence northerly by the fronts of said home lots on each side of the street ; said street or highway to be the same as no\t left untir it Cometh to the great meadow brook."