. Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century. 24; George Hall, 1825; Hezekiah Strong, 1826-27; Samuel Forman, 1828; Orrin Hutchinson, 1829-30; Rufus Cossit, 1831; TimothyBaker, 1832-34; Hiram King, 1835; Albion Jackson, 1836-37; Rufus Cossit, 1838-39;Abner Chapman, 1840; Benjamin S. Avery, 1841; James Longstreet, 1842; SethHutchinson, 1843; Orrin Boggs, 1844; Rufus Cossit, 1845; James Longstreet, 1846;Ariel L. Taylor, 1847; David Lyon, 1848; Rufus Cossit, 1849; James Betts, 1850;Cicero Baker, 1851; Seth Hutchinson, 1852-53; Anson W. Evans, 1854; Jesse Sal-mon, 1855; Abner Chapman, 1856; Joh
. Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century. 24; George Hall, 1825; Hezekiah Strong, 1826-27; Samuel Forman, 1828; Orrin Hutchinson, 1829-30; Rufus Cossit, 1831; TimothyBaker, 1832-34; Hiram King, 1835; Albion Jackson, 1836-37; Rufus Cossit, 1838-39;Abner Chapman, 1840; Benjamin S. Avery, 1841; James Longstreet, 1842; SethHutchinson, 1843; Orrin Boggs, 1844; Rufus Cossit, 1845; James Longstreet, 1846;Ariel L. Taylor, 1847; David Lyon, 1848; Rufus Cossit, 1849; James Betts, 1850;Cicero Baker, 1851; Seth Hutchinson, 1852-53; Anson W. Evans, 1854; Jesse Sal-mon, 1855; Abner Chapman, 1856; John J. Hopper, 1857; Matthias Britton, 1858;Horace Hitchins, 1859; Rufus Cossit, 1860; John J. Hopper, 1861; Jared W. Parsons,L862; John F. Clark, 1863; George Raynor, 1864-65; Erastus B. Phillips, 1866; JaredW Parsons, 1867; John M. Strong, 1868-69; Davis Cossitt, 1870-72; Harvey P. Tol-man, 1*73; Matthias Britton, 1874; Pulaski Fellows, 1875; GeorgeW. Spaulding, 1876;Joshua K. Comstock, 1877; James C. Rann, 1878-80; Frank N. Dickinson, 1881-83;. JONATHAN WYCKOFF. THE TOWN OF ONONDAGA. 847 Jonathan Wyckoff, 1884-85; James Hunter, 1886; John Q. Fellows, L887 90; ElmerJ. Clark, 1891-92; William H. Turner, 1893-95. Notwithstanding the fact that Onondaga Hill was the authorizedcapital of the county, and that a site had been reserved there for thecourt house and jail, the first movement inaugurated for the purposeof securing these last named buildings was not made until 1801, when,on April 7, the Board of Supervisors was empowered by the Legisla-ture to raise $3,000 for their erection. A fierce spirit of rivalry hadalready been awakened between this village and that in the valley,where the county records were kept, and for some time the inhabitantsof the two places urged their claims for the county seat with an earn-estness that would appear almost amusing did we not realize that itwas then a very serious matter. Each settlement goodnaturedly deter-mined to secure the structures and
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