These records have been transcribed from the original manuscript book now in the possession of the city of Newburgh, New York.
Bars indicate the original page breaks.
Road Taxes Keeping the roads and bridges in passable condition was considered to be the responsibility of those the roads served. Therefore, road taxes were levied on residents rather than only on landowners - widows, grown sons living at home, hired hands, and renters were all listed in the road tax rolls. Residents with large tracts of land were tallied as owing more days of labor than hired hands or tenants. And someone whose land took in roads in more than one District was listed in all Districts he was considered to have the benefit of. The town was divided into Road Districts, each with an Overseer responsible for getting the work done and the money collected.