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Showing posts with label Board of Supervisors. Show all posts

Friday, July 31, 2009

1878 New York State Law Limits Powers of Pelham Town Officials to Borrow Money

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For many years during the 1870s and 1880s, rival factions on City Island and the mainland battled over whether to improve roadways in the Town of Pelham and how to pay for such improvements.  City Islanders typically opposed road improvements on the mainland

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Biography of John M. Shinn, Pelham Town Supervisor in Late 19th Century

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.John M. Shinn served as Pelham's Town Supervisor from 1895 until 1904. Below is a brief biography of Supervisor Shinn, followed by a citation to its source."JOHN M. SHINN.Mr. Shinn, Republican, who represents the town of Pelham in the Board of Supervisors, was born