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FIRST PRECINCT-VOTES FOR OFFICERS
The undersigned judges and clerks of election held in the first precinct of the county of San Diego, state of California, on the first day of April, 1850, do hereby certify, that at said election there were eighty-eight votes polled, and that the following statement presents an abstract of all the votes cast at said election for the officers designated in the third section of an act entitled "An Act to pro- vide for holding the first County Election," and that the accompanying poll list gives the names of all persons so voting :
SAN DIEGO, April 2, 1850.
ENOS WALL, JOHN CONGER, Judges. P. H. HOOFF, C. H. FITZGERALD, Clerks.
For clerk of the supreme court-no candidate.
For district attorney-William C. Ferrell, 79; Miles K. Crenshaw, 4.
For county judge-John Hays, 80; William C. Ferrell, I.
For county clerk-Richard Rust, 82.
For county attorney -- Thomas W. Sutherland, 71; William C. Ferrell, 4. For county surveyor-Henry Clayton, 85.
For sheriff-Agostin Haraszthy, 45; Philip Crosthwaite, 42.
For recorder-Henry Matsell, 50; A. Jay Smith, 34.
For assessor-Jose Antonio Estudillo, 81.
For coroner-John Brown, 45.
For treasurer-Juan Bandini.
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FIRST PRECINCT-POLL LIST
Poll list of an election held for county officers at San Diego, California, April 1, 1850 ( Ist precinct) :
I. Thomas W. Sutherland.
2. John Snook.
3. Andrus Ybarra.
4. Don Juan Bandini. 48. Joseph Whitehead.
5. Juan Machado.
50. Albert B. Smith.
51. Charles C. Varney.
52. Augustus Ring.
53. Leandro Osuna.
54. Francisco Maria Alvarado.
55. E. G. Brown.
56. William Curly.
57. John C. Stewart.
58. James Tryong.
59. Darins Gardiner.
60. Adolph Savin.
61. Antonio Moreno.
62. Lorento Amador.
63. Jose Lena Lopez.
64. Francisco Lopez.
65. Tomas Lopez.
66. Jose Moreno.
67. John B. Reid.
68. Jose Briones.
69. Juan Diego Osuna.
70. John Hays.
7I. P. H. Hooff.
72. Enos Wall.
73 George Gaskill.
74. Jose Escajadillo.
75. Francisco Rodriguez.
76. Peter Faur.
77. John Woodfir.
78. Raphael Machado.
79. Abel Watkinson.
80. Santiago E. Arguello.
81. Jose Antonio Aguirre.
82. Santiago Arguello.
39 David Shepley.
40. John Conger.
4I. William White.
42. Henry Adams.
43. Thomas Patrickson.
44. Frederic Hutchins.
45. Robert Peterson.
46. A. Jay Smith.
47. F. M. Holley.
49. John Peters.
6. Jose T. Moreno.
7. Philip Crosthwaite.
8. Henry C. Matsell.
9. L. G. Ingalls.
IO. David A. Williams.
II. Charles Morris.
12. William Tongue.
13. Ramon Rodriguez.
14. John Post.
15. Andrew Cotton.
16. James Murphy.
17. Luther Gilbert.
18. Agostin Haraszthy.
I9. William Leamy.
20. John Semple.
21. Daniel Con.
22. John A. Follmer.
23. Benjamin F. McCready.
24. William Power.
25. Peter Gribbin.
26. James Campbell.
27. Ernest Schaeffer.
28. Edward H. Fitzgerald.
29. W. F. Tilghman.
30. George F. Evans.
3I. George Viard.
32. WV. A. Slaughter.
33. B. Bangs.
34 Philip Garcia.
35 David Ferguson.
36. Thomas W. Sweeney.
37. Henry Hiller.
38. John B. Pearson.
83. C. P. Noell.
84. Joseph P. Israel.
85. William H. Moon.
86. Lewis R. Colgate.
87. Jose Maria Arguello.
88. Salvador Aguzer.
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We the undersigned, clerks of election held in the first precinct of the county of San Diego, state of California, on the first day of April, 1850, do hereby certify that the foregoing poll list gives the names of all persons voting at said election.
C. H. FITZGERALD, P. H. HOOFF,
Clerks,
SAN DIEGO, April 2, 1850.
SECOND PRECINCT-VOTES FOR OFFICERS
List of votes polled at the Playa, Precinct No. 2, San Diego, April 1, 1850, pursuant to an act of the legislature passed March 2, 1850.
We the undersigned, judges of said election, do hereby certify that William C. Ferrell had sixty-eight votes for district attorney ; that John Hays had sixty- eight votes for county judge; that Agostin Haraszthy had sixty-two votes for sheriff ; that Philip Crosthwaite had five votes for sheriff ; that Henry C. Matsell had fifty-three votes for recorder; that Thomas W. Sutherland had sixty-six votes for county attorney ; that Richard Rust had sixty-four votes for county clerk; that Jose Antonio Estudillo had sixty-two votes for assessor; that Juan Bandini had sixty-three votes for county treasurer; that John Brown had sixty- five votes for coroner; that Albert B. Gray had fifty-six votes for county sur- veyor; that Henry Clayton had twelve votes for county surveyor; and that Festus G. Patton had one vote for county clerk.
JOHN R. BLEECKER, JOHN HENSLEY, Judges of Election
D. BARBEE, D. L. GARDINER, Clerks of Election
SECOND PRECINCT-POLL LIST
Pursuant to notice from the prefect of the district of San Diego, the elec- tors, residents of the Playa San Diego, met at the store of Messrs. Gardiner and Bleecker at ten o'clock A. M. on the Ist of April, and proceeded to elect Edward T. Tremaine inspector of election who forthwith proceeded to appoint John R. Bleecker and John Hensley judges of election, and David L. Gardiner and Daniel Barbee clerks, whereupon the polls were declared open, and the fol- lowing is a list of the voters:
I. George P. Tibbitts.
8. Edward T. Tremaine.
2. Albert B. Smith.
9. William B. Banks.
3. Samuel P. Heintzelman. IO. Jonas Cader.
4. John E. Summers.
11. Thomas D. Johns.
5. John R. Bleecker.
12. Festus G. Patton.
6. David L. Gardiner.
13. Francis Mason.
7. Frederick Emmil. 14. William M. Hemmenway.
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15. Peter S. Reed.
43. Edward Daily.
16. John Adams.
44. Joseph Kufter.
17. William Pearl.
45. Michael Leahy.
18. William Botsford.
46. Bartholomew Sherman.
19. Jacob Gray. 47. John Warner.
20. John Kenney.
21. John Latham.
49.
Henry Hopp.
22. James Reed.
23. Patrick McDonnah.
24. Patrick Symcox.
25. Henry Wilber.
53. Edward Brennan.
26. John Brown.
54. Michael Vickers.
27. James Johnson.
28. Peter Mealey.
56. James Blair.
29. John Corbett.
57. Thomas Kneeland.
30. Peter McCinchie.
58. Francis Dushant.
31. James McCormick.
32. Thomas McGinnis.
60. Lawrence Kearney.
33. Frederic Toling.
61. John Hensley.
34. John McHue.
35. John Edwards.
63. Sylvanus Gangonare.
36. Antern Giler.
64. Moses O'Neil.
37. Timothy Quin.
65. James McGlone.
66. William Nettleton.
39. George B. Tallman.
40. James White.
41. Edward Enstis.
42. Joseph Cooper.
We hereby certify that the whole number of votes polled at this election was sixty-nine.
JOHN HENSLEY, JOHN R. BLEECKER, Judges of Election
D. L. GARDINER, D. BARBEE, Clerks of Election
The following is a list of the first county officials elected: district attorney, William C. Ferrell; county judge, John Hays; county clerk, Richard Rust ; county attorney, Thomas W. Sutherland; county surveyor, Henry Clayton ; sheriff, Agostin Haraszthy; recorder, Henry C. Matsell; assessor, Jose Antonio Estudillo; coroner, John Brown; treasurer, John Bandini. The first district judge was Oliver S. Witherby, who was appointed by the legislature and not voted for at the election. For some reason Bandini refused to qualify as treas- urer, and Philip Crosthwaite was appointed in his place.
67. Allen Inwood.
68. Rudolph Richner.
69. James Sullivan.
48. Patrick Newman.
50. Thomas Fox.
51. Daniel Barbee.
52. Oliver Dupree.
55. Michael Cadle.
59 Edward Murray.
62. Michael Fitzgerald.
38. Tobias Bedell.
HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY
STATE SENATORS
1849-50-E. Kirby Chamberlain 1851-2-Jonathan J. Warner 1853-D. B. Kurtz
1854-5-J. P. McFarland
1856-7-B. D. Wilson
1858-9-Cameron E. Thom 1860-1-Andres Pico
1862-3-J. C. Bogart
1863-6-M. C. Tuttle
1867-70-W. A. Conn
1871-4-James McCoy
1875-81-John W. Satterwhite
1883-4-John Wolfskill
1885-6-A. P. Johnson
1887-9-W. W. Bowers
1891-3-H. M. Streeter
1895-7-D. L. Withington
1899-01-A. E. Nutt
1903-5-Martin L. Ward
1907-L. A. Wright
1913-L. A. Wright
MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY
1849-50-Oliver S. Witherby 1851-John Cook
1852-Agostin Haraszthy
1853-Frizby W. Tilghman
1854-Charles P. Noell
1855-William C. Ferrell 1856-57-J. J. Kendrick 1858 Robert W. Groom 1859 .A. S. Ensworth 1860-Robert W. Groom
1861-D. B. Kurtz 1862-D. B. Hoffman 1863-4-J. J. Kendrick
1865-6-George A. Johnson
1867-8-Benjamin Hayes 1869-70-William N. Robinson 1871-2-George M. Dannals 1873-4-W. W. Bowers 1875-6-James M. Pierce 1877-8-F. N. Pauly
1880-C. C. Watson 1881-E. W. Hendrick
1883-4-Edwin Parker
1885-6-T. J. Swayne
1887-92-Nestor A. Young
1893-4-W. H. Carlson, 79th William M. Casterline, 80th 1895-8-W. R. Guy, 79th 1895-6-Alfred Kean, 80th
1897-8-James L. Dryden, 80th 1899-00-Lewis R. Works, 79th A. S. Crowder, 80th 1901-6-Frank W. Barnes, 79th 1901-2-Charles R. Stewart, 80th 1903-4-John C. Burgess, 80th 1905-6-Percy A. Johnson, 80th 1907-W. F. Ludington, 79th Percy Johnson, 80th 1912-Edward C. Hinkle, 79th Fred Judson, 80th
DISTRICT COURT JUDGES
1851-Oliver S. Witherby. 1859-63-Benjamin Hayes 1864-7-Pablo de la Guerra
1868-70-Murray Morrison
1871-Murray Morrison died H. C. Rolfe 1872-H. C. Rolfe 1873-9-W. T. McNealy
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES
1880-5-W. T. McNealy 1886-W. T. McNealy resigned John D. Works
1887-John D. Works resigned Edwin Parker
1888-Edwin Parker
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1889-90-John R. Aitken 1889-96-George Puterbaugh W. L. Pierce 1891-E. S. Torrance 1897-John Wilmer Hughes died George Fuller
1898-00-George Fuller 1901-Norman H. Conklin 1913-Wilford R. Guy Theron L. Lewis WV. A. Sloane
LIST OF COUNTY OFFICIALS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
1850-William C. Ferrell 1851-T. W. Sutherland
1852-6-James W. Robinson
1857-8 J. R. Gitchell
1859-William C. Ferrell resigned D. B. Hoffman
1891-2-Johnstone Johns 1893-4-M. L. Ward
1895-W. M. Darby died before
inauguration
1896-M. L. Ward
1897-8 Adelbert H. Sweet
1899-02-T. L. Lewis
1903-6-Cassius Carter
1907-Lewis R. Kirby
1912-Harry S. Utley
COUNTY JUDGE
1850-3-John Hays 1854-Cave J. Couts
1855-9-David B. Kurtz
1860-William H. Noyes
1861-2-D. A. Hollister 1863-7-Julio Osuna
1868-75-Thomas H. Bush
1876-9-M. A. Luce
ASSOCIATE JUDGES, COURT OF SESSIONS
1850-I-Charles Haraszthy William H. Moon
1852-J. Judson Ames WV. P. Toler, to August 4 William T. Conlon succeeded E. W. Morse John Hays 1853-Lewis A. Franklin E. W. Morse 1854-D. B. Kurtz H. C. Ladd J. F. Damon 1855-D. B. Kurtz H. C. Ladd
Philip Crosthwaite (acting)
1856-D. B. Kurtz
C. C. Samuel
A. E. Ensworth
1857-D. B. Kurtz A. E. Maxey Jose J. Ortega. .
1858-9-D. B. Kurtz D. A. Hollister William H. Noyes
1860-D. B. Kurtz William H. Noyes A. B. Smith
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1860-I-D. B. Hoffman
1862-3-James Nichols
1864-5-D. A. Hollister
1866-7-G. A. Benzen
1868-9-Cullen A. Johnson
1870-2-WV. T. McNealy
1873-5-A. B. Hotchkiss
1876-7-H. H. Wildy
1878-9-N. H. Conklin
1880-2 -- Will M. Smith 1883-4-W. J. Hunsaker
1885-6-E. W. Hendrick
1887-90-James S. Copeland
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COUNTY CLERK
1850-1-Richard Rust 1852-3-Philip Crosthwaite 1854-7-William B. Couts 1858-71-G. A. Pendleton 1871-G. A. Pendleton died Chalmers Scott 1872-7-A. S. Grant 1878-82-S. Statler
1883-8-J. M. Dodge 1889-90-M. D. Hamilton 1891-2-William M. Gassaway
1893-4-S. M. Puyear
1895-04-Will H. Holcomb 1905-6-Frank A. Salmons 1907-William H. Francis 1912-J. T. Butler
COUNTY RECORDER
1850-1-Henry C. Matsell 1852-3-Philip Crosthwaite
1854-7-William B. Couts 1858-70-G. A. Pendleton
1871-G. A. Pendleton died Chalmers Scott 1872-7-A. S. Grant 1878-9-D. A. Johnson
1880-2-Gilbert Rennie 1883-4-E. G. Haight 1885-6-S. A. McDowell
1887-90-E. G. Haight
1891-C. R. Dauer
1892-E. H. Miller 1893-6-John F. Forward
1907-John H. Ferry
COUNTY TREASURER
1850-Juan Bandini refused office Philip Crosthwaite appointed
1851-Philip Crosthwaite
1852-Jose A. Estudillo
1853-John Hays 1854-5-Joseph Reiner
1856-7-E. B. Pendleton 1858-9-E. W. Morse 1860-Frank Ames
1861-3-E. W. Morse 1864-75-Jose G. Estudillo 1876-7-Chauncey B. Culver
1878-84-William Jorres
1885-90-S. Statler 1891-2-C. H. Sheppard
1893-4-C. D. Long 1895-8-John W. Thompson 1899-John F. Schwartz
COUNTY AUDITOR
1912-Chauncey R. Hammond
1891-2-E. H. Miller 1893-E. E. Shaffer
COUNTY ASSESSOR
1850-Jose A. Estudillo 1851-Dr. F. J. Painter 1852-S. E. Arguello A. T. Crowell 1853-A. T. Crowell 1854-William C. Ferrell
1855-William C. Ferrell resigned E. B. Pendleton
1856-Albert Smith 1857-William C. Ferrell 1858-9-Albert Smith
1860-1-James McCoy 1862-Henry Clayton 1863-4-A. E. Maxey
1865-9-John M. McIntier 1870-I-William Smith
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1872-3-M. S. Julian 1874-5-M. P. Schaffer
1876-9-David Burroughs
1880-6-M. D. Hamilton
1887-90-J. M. Asher
1891-4-C. H. Sheppard
1895-8 John P. Burt
1899-04-Jacob D. Rush
1905-6-G. W. Jorres
1907-M. M. Moulton
COUNTY COLLECTOR
1875-84-Aaron Pauly 1887-W. W. Burgess 1888-9-W. S. Varnum
1890-4-H. W. Weineke 1895-A. F. Cornell.
SHERIFF
1850-I-Agostin Haraszthy
1852-George F. Hooper
1853-William Conroy
1876-82-Joseph A. Coyne
1883-6-E. W. Bushyhead
1856-Joseph Reiner
1887-90-S. A. McDowell
1857-Joseph Reiner succeeded by D. A. Hollister
1891-2-John H. Folks 1893-4-Ben P. Hill
1858-60-George Lyons
1895-02-Frank S. Jennings
1861-George Lyons succeeded James McCoy
by
1903-6-Thomas W. Brodnax 1907-Fred M. Jennings
1862-70-James McCoy 1871-James McCoy succeeded by
S. W. Craigue
CORONER
1850-1-John Brown 1852-F. M. Alvarado John Brown 1853-4-Lewis A. Franklin
1855-6-Dr. D. B. Hoffman 1857-Dr. D. B. Hoffman 1858-James Nichols 1859-Lewis Strauss 1860-Joseph Reiner 1861-3-A. R. Kelley
1864-5-Charles Gerson 1866-7-Thomas Lush 1868-71-Dr. Edward Burr
1872-3-John N. Young 1874-6-C. M. Fenn 1877-Dr. T. C. Stockton
1878-9-Dr. C. M. Fenn
1880-3-Dr. T. C. Stockton
1885-8- Dr. H. T. Risdon 1889-90-William H. Eadon 1891-2-M. B. Keller 1893-4-Horace P. Woodward 1895-8-Theodore F. Johnson 1899-02-Horace P. Woodward 1903-Dr. A. Morgan 1912-S. W. Bell
SURVEYOR
1850-2-Henry Clayton 1855-Charles H. Poole 1856-9-Robert W. Groom
1860-Henry Clayton E. W. Morse 1861-3-Robert W. Groom
1854-5-M. M. Sexton
1872-4-S. W. Craigue 1875-N. Hunsaker
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1864-7-Henry Clayton 1868-71-James Pascoe 1872-5-M. G. Wheeler 1876-7-Charles J. Fox 1878-9-M. G. Wheeler 1880-L. L. Lockling 1881-H. J. Willey 1882 -- Charles J. Fox
1883-6-O. N. Sanford
1887-8-Henry L. Ryan
1889-90-Henry Langrehr
1891-2-W. W. Allen
1893-8-R. M. Vail
1899-02-S. L. Ward
1903-A. F. Crowell
1912-George Butler
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
1852-Charles P. Noell 1856-J. R. Bleeker 1859-Frank Ames 1860-7-O. S. Witherby
1878-9-Dr. C. M. Fenn
1880-3-Dr. T. C. Stockton
1884-5-J. M. Asher
1886-8-H. C. Morgan
1868-9-Joseph Swycaffer 1870-I-Thomas Sherman
1889-90-John L. Dryden
1891-John Falkenstein
1872-3-A. O. Wallace
1893-6-C. F. Kamman
1874-5-P. P. Martin
1899-02-J. M. Asher
1876-7-E. W. Morse
1903-P. J. Layne
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
1856 Frank Ames 1858 J. Judson Ames
1876-7-F. N. Pauly
1878-9-E. T. Blackmer
1860-1-Jose M. Estudillo 1880-2-G. N. Hitchcock
1862-3-A. B. Smith 1883-7-R. D. Butler
1864-7-Jose M. Estudillo 1868-9-Marcus Schiller
1888-G. N. Hitchcock
1889-94-Harr Wagner
1870-1-H. H. Dougherty 1872-3-B. S. Lafferty
1874-5-J. H. S. Jamison
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
1853-William C. Ferrell, chairman, E. B. Pendleton, Louis Rose, James W. Robinson, E. W. Morse, J. J. Warner, George Lyons.
1854-J. L. Bleecker, chairman, George P. Tebbetts, George Lyons, George Mckinstry, George F. Hooper, E. W. Morse, Louis Rose.
1855-J. J. Warner, chairman, E. W. Morse, Julian Ames, George Lyons, George Mckinstry, E. W. Morse, O. S. Witherby, C. G. Saunders, Cave J. Couts.
1856-Thomas R. Darnall, chairman, O. S. Witherby, Joseph Smith, C. S. Saunders, Cave J. Couts, Thomas Collins.
1857-James Nichols, chairman, Thomas R. Darnall, D. B. Hoffman, Joseph Smith, H. H. Whaley, Cave J. Couts, H. C. Ladd, M. Schiller, J. L. McIntire.
1858-O. S. Witherby, chairman, H. C. Ladd, H. H. Whaley, J. L. McIntire, Cave J. Couts, D. B. Hoffman, G. A. Johnson.
1859-Frank Ames, chairman, R. E. Doyle, J. R. Gitchell. J. J. Kendrick, George A. Johnson.
1895-8-W. J. Bailey
1899- Hugh J. Baldwin.
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1860-R. E. Doyle, chairman, James Donahoe, W. W. Ware, John S. Min- ter, Jose J. Ortega, Cave J. Couts, J. R. Lassitor.
1861-G. P. Tebbetts, G. A. Johnson, F. Stone, Juan Machado, J. C. Bogart. 1862-George A. Johnson, chairman, R. G. de la Riva, Francisco O. Campo, George P. Tebbetts, James Donahoe.
1863-George P. Tebbetts, chairman, Frank Stone, Marcus Schiller, Heyman Mannasse, C. F. Jaeger.
1864-James Donahoe, chairman, George P. Tebbetts, Daniel Cline, George Williams, C. J. F. Jaeger.
1865-Louis Rose, Cave J. Couts, Joseph Smith.
1866-Louis Rose, Joseph Smith.
1867-Joseph S. Mannasse, Charles Thomas.
1868 -- Joseph S. Mannasse, Joseph Divelbliss.
1869-Joseph S. Mannassee, Joseph Divelbliss, Charles Thomas.
1870-E. D. French, G. W. B. McDonald, Joseph C. Riley, John Forster, Thomas P. Slade.
1871-Thomas P. Slade, J. S. Mannasse, Charles Thomas, William Flinn, John Forster.
1872-Joseph Divelbliss, John Forster, L. L. Howland, Andrew Cassidy, Joseph Tasker.
1873-Joseph Divelbliss, Joseph Tasker, Andrew Cassidy, L. L. Howland, John Forster.
1874-5-W. G. Hill, Jacob Bergman, J. Duffy, Andrew Cassidy, F. N. Pauly. 1876-David W. Briant, Francisco Estudillo, David Kenniston, F. Copeland, J. M. Randolph, F. E. Farley.
1877-D. W. Briant, F. E. Farley, Daniel Kenniston, F. Copeland, Fran- cisco Estudillo.
1878-A. Klauber, D. R. Foss, E. O. Ormsby.
1880-2-O. H. Borden, S. A. McDowell, James M. Pierce.
1883-4-D. W. Briant, S. G. Blaisdell, J. P. M. Rainbow.
1885-D. W. Briant, M. Sherman, Henry Emery, J. M. Woods, Samuel Hunting.
1886-D. W. Briant, M. Sherman, Henry Emery, J. M. Woods, Samuel Hunting.
1887-J. M. Woods, A. J. Stice, Henry Emery.
1888-Thomas P. Slade, J. M. Woods, A. J. Stice, Henry Emery.
1889-J. M. Woods, J. S. Buck, J. H. Woolman, Chester Gunn, A. J. Stice. 1890-J. S. Buck, J. S. Woolman, Chester Gunn.
1891-J. S. Buck, Chester Gunn, John Judson, J. P. M. Rainbow, J. H. Woolman.
1892-J. S. Buck, J. H. Woolman, Chester Gunn, John Judson, J. P. M. Rainbow.
1893-A. G. Nason, W. W. Wetzell, James A. Jasper, John Judson, J. P. M. Rainbow.
1894-James A. Jasper, J. P. M. Rainbow, A. G. Nason, W. W. Wetzell, John Judson.
1895-William Justice, John Griffin.
1896-A. C. Nason, W. W. Wetzell, W. Justice, John Griffin.
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1897-H. M. Cherry, C. H. Swallow, William Justice, John Griffin, James A. Jasper.
1898-H. M. Cherry, C. H. Swallow, William Justice, John Griffin, James A. Jasper.
1899-William Justice, John Griffin, C. H. Swallow.
1900-William Justice, John Griffin, C. H. Swallow.
1901-H. M. Cherry, C. H. Swallow, James A. Jasper.
1902-H. M. Cherry, C. H. Swallow, James A. Jasper.
1903-H. M. Cherry, J. M. Cassidy, William Justice, John Griffin. 1904-H. M. Cherry, J. M. Cassidy, William Justice, John Griffin.
1905-H. M. Cherry, J. M. Cassidy, William Justice, John Griffin.
1906-H. M. Cherry, J. M. Cassidy, William Justice, John Griffin.
1907-Joseph Foster, J. B. Hoffman, John Griffin, H. M. Cherry.
1912-J. P. Smith, C. H. Swallow, Joseph Foster, Thomas J. Fisher, George F. Westfall.
CHAPTER XVIII
REMOVAL OF COUNTY SEAT
Early in 1869, a movement began in San Diego for the removal of the county seat from Old Town. This meant ruin to the people of the ancient place and efforts were made to resist the proposition. However, the board of super- visors ordered the removal of the county's archives from the old town to the new, but Judge Morrison of the district court, evidently not considering the action of the board legal, at once required the clerk to make all writs issued from his court returnable in Old Town. The sheriff was directed by Thomas H. Bush, judge of the county court, to use force, if necessary, to prevent the re- moval of the records, and a posse of citizens was made a guard and placed in front of the jail. At the time Joseph C. Riley, E. D. French and G. W. B. McDonald composed the board of supervisors. In September of the year men- tioned above, they were removed from office by Judge Bush, who appointed in their stead Charles Thomas, J. S. Mannasse and William E. Flynn.
Suit having been brought against the old board of supervisors to restrain its members from acting, the case reached the supreme court and that tribunal on January 27, 1871, decided that Judge Bush had no power to remove the old supervisors or appoint new ones.
George A. Pendleton, county clerk and recorder, who had been most active in trying to prevent the removal of the county seat and records, died in the meantime, as did also Judge Morrison, whereupon the supervisors appointed Chalmer Scott to fill the vacancy caused by Pendleton's death. Scott immediately removed the records from Old Town, loaded them one night into express wagons and transferred them to the new town, arriving there on the morning of April Ist, 1871. These records were placed in a brick building on the northwest corner of Sixth and G street, which was rented by the board of supervisors and this became the first courthouse in new San Diego.
The first courthouse erected in Horton's Addition was constructed during the years 1871 and 1872. The corner stone for the building was laid on August 12, 1871, with fitting ceremonies. The speakers were Hon. Horace Maynard, of Ohio, and Judge W. T. McNealy. The structure was completed and turned over to the county early in June, 1872. The building was sixty feet wide, one hundred feet deep, and forty-eight feet in height. The material was of brick, which was finished with plaster. Its cost was $55,000.
THE PRESENT COURTHOUSE
It was but a few years' time that the courthouse built in 1872 became inade- quate for its purposes, so that on July 19, 1888, the structure went under the
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hands of contractors for the purpose of its enlargement and remodeling. The remodeled building was completed July 7, 1890. It is of Italian renaissance style, having a frontage of one hundred and six and one-half feet and a depth including the jail, of one hundred and ten feet. In the front center facing D street is a dome, which from its base to its apex is one hundred and twenty-six feet.
In the year 19II an annex to the courthouse for office purposes was built on the corner of Union and C streets, at a cost of $60,000; and, in February, 1913, the sheriff and family, with his prisoners, removed into the beautiful new jail building annexed to the courthouse on the corner of Front and C street, which cost $100,000.
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CHAPTER XIX
SAN DIEGO RECEIVES A CHARTER
San Diego was granted a city charter by the legislature in the year 1850, and under that instrument the first election took place on June 16, 1850, the results of which were as follows: Joshua H. Bean, mayor; Charles Haraszthy, Atkins S. Wright, Charles P. Noell, Charles R. Johnson, William Leamy, councilmen ; Jose Ant. Estudillo, treasurer ; Juan Bandini, assessor; Thomas W. Sutherland, city attorney ; Augustin Haraszthy, marshal.
On. June 17th the council was organized and on July 20th Henry Clayton was chosen city surveyor. Charles R. Johnson having resigned as councilman, George F. Hooper was elected in his stead. Charles P. Noell and Juan Bandini later resigned and Philip Crosthwaite and Richard Rust were appointed in their places, the first as councilman and the second as assessor.
The city charter was repealed in 1852 and the government of the municipality was vested in a board of trustees. Additional powers were conferred upon these trustees and the boundaries of the city defined in 1868 and 1870.
Under the act of 1872, which created a new form of government, provision was made for the reincorporation of the city. This new charter provided for five trustees instead of three.
Another city charter was granted April 7, 1876, and the administration of affairs was continued in a board of five trustees. In May, 1886, another charter was adopted which went into effect in June. By this charter the town was or- ganized as a city of the sixth class; in the following year it became a city of the fourth class.
All this time the city was growing rapidly and, on December 5, 1888, an elec- tion was held for the choice of fifteen electors to frame a new charter. This commission was composed of Douglas Gunn, H. T. Christian, Edwin Parker, Charles Hubbell, W. A. Begole, N. H. Conklin, M. A. Luce, Philip Morse, G. W. Jones, E. W. Morse, George M. Dannals, George B. Hensley, R. M. Powers, T. Cave and C. M. Fenn. The commission framed a charter which was adopted March 2d and approved by the legislature March 16, 1889. Under this charter, with a few amendments, the present city government is conducted. The first elec- tion was held April 2, 1889, and Douglas Gunn was elected mayor. A list of the different executives of the city of San Diego follows :
MAYORS
1850-Joshua H. Bean. 1851-David B. Kurtz. 1852-G. P. Tebbetts. Vol. 1-10
1852-89-Board of Trustees. 1889-91-Douglas Gunn. 1891-6-W. H. Carlson.
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1897-8-D. C. Reed. 1899-00-Edwin M. Capps. 1901-4-Frank P. Frary. 1905-07-John L. Sehon.
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