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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II

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. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 313 words

B. Evans, justice of peace and assessor by election that fall, for Antelope precinct. In 1874. J. J. Mcintosh was justice of the peace and road supervisor and T. B. Evans, justice of the peace. H. V. Redington was justice of the peace and road supervisor for Potter, and also served about this time as county commissioner from Potter and vicinity. Officers who served Antelope precinct about 1876 and 1877 were: John Kelley, assessor; H. J. Mcintosh and Jas. Lynch as justices of the peace ; T. B. Evans and J. J. Kinney, judges of the election ; Jas. Lynch, John Kelley, clerks of the election. and Peter Rollman and M. O'Brien, constables. At that time, for the election board in Potter those who served were: Jas. Morris, A. Gunderson and J. A. Anderson, judges ; the clerks were : J. T. Walker and f . Coleman. In 1878 and 1879. those who served in local governmental affairs were : Justices of the peace for Antelope precinct : Wm. Murray and Thos. R. Benson ; Leo Peterson and Peter Rollman, constables ; on the election board, Jas. Lynch, Wm. Murray and Geo. Peterson as judges and J. T. Walker and C. T. Harkison, clerks ; Thomas B. Evans as road supervisor, and J. J. Mcintosh as assessor. At a jail election held on May 13, 1879. the voting for Antelope precinct was done at the Union Pacific railroad station at Antelopeville. This election called for the submission of a five mill tax to build a jail, and in Cheyenne county as a whole carried by a vote of 236 to 12. At a special election on April 5, 1881, the proposition of issuing $20,000 of bonds for funding of warrants of indebtedness oi Cheyenne county was voted upon. Another election about that time was over $20,000 bond issue for building a buggy bridge.