250 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



On the south-eastern side of Scarsdale is situated the Quaker meeting- 

 ing house, which occupies the site of a much older structure, erected 

 prior to the Revolution. 



The first independent election for officers of the manor of Scarsdale, 

 took place on the 22c! of December, 1783. In pursuance of an act of 

 the Legislature passed October 23d, 1779, entitled "an Act to provide 

 for the temporal Government of the southern part of this State, when- 

 ever the enemy shall abandon or be dispossessed of the same, and until 

 the Legislature can be convened," &c 



The town met on the aforesaid day, at the house of Jonathan Griffin, 

 near the usual place of holding said meetings ; then and there the in- 

 habitants proceeded to choose town officers by a majority of votes. 



Jonathan Tompkins, Supervisor. 



Benjamin Cornell, Clerk. 



Stephen Cornell. \ A ™> ssor „ 

 Thomas Cornell. \ Asse8 sors. 



Israel Herriott, Constable and Collector. 



Ferris Cornell, > -. ,., n . , 



Samuel Fisher, \ Overseers of the Highway. 



Ferris Cornell, Pounder. 



John Crompton, > -r, , -,-. 



Thomas Cornell. / Fence and Sewa S e ^ iewer3 " 



At a town meeting held in the manor of Scarsdale, at the school- 

 house, in said manor, near Captain Jonathan Griffin's, on the 6th of 

 April, 1784, and in the eighth year of the independency of America, ac- 

 cording to an Act of Assembly made in that case for each town, manor, 

 province and district, to choose all necessary town officers for the ben- 

 efit of the towns, for the ensuing year. 



Jonathan Tompkins,) 



John Barker, - Inspectors of said Meeting. 



Israel Herriott, ) 



Jonathan G. Tompkins, Supervisor. 



Benjamin Cornell, Clerk. 



Israel Herriott, Constable and Collector. 



John Barker, ) 



John ( *■ m r 1 1 >n. - Assessors. 



Stephen Cornell,) 



William Griffin,* r\ t tj- v. 



Bamojl Hioheb, , Overseers of Highways. 



&£■£££, ; *- -0 Damage Overseer.. 

 Bamcel Higher., Pounder. 



