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In 1845 the first attempt was made to suppress the liquor traffic by law. and in 1849 the effort was quite successful. A. A. Dexter was corporation constable and zealously prosecuted offenders and collected fines.
In 1848 the first division of the Sons of Temperance was organized, and included many prominent men, among them being Ben Hackney, W. H. Hawkins, B. F. Hall, Rev. O. Barr, Rev. L. Jenks, and others. It flourished three years, and then expired.
Rev. D. R. Miller, who was the pastor of the First Congregational church from 1849 to 1852, wrote a letter to the semi-centennial anniversary celebration, in 1888, giving some interesting reminiscences, from which the following are selected : "The town had commenced to run down. Elgin had a railroad, and St. Charles a branch road, and they were building up. In Aurora the frame of a public house was up and partly covered, and there it stood, a perfect scare-crow; persons coming into the place would see that there and leave. Everything looked dilapidated, and all were feeling that nothing could be done, and no one seemed willing to make a move." After detailing how his first effort was to secure a bell for his church, he continued :
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"I told them we wanted a branch railroad. One man said he only wanted to live until a railroad was built to Aurora, for he would then be an old man. I could find but two men who felt it possible to hope for such a thing. Mr. Benjamin Hackney and Colonel Lyon, who afterwards moved to Batavia, said, 'We can try.' I knew a good engineer who could be hired by the day to make the survey, and I agreed to board him. his wife and child, and they agreed to pay him for his work. Before snow fell in the fall the cars were running into Aurora. The town then begun to build up." (A detailed account of the construction of this branch, which was the beginning of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system, is given under the head "Railroads.")
HISTORICAL EVENTS.
A number of Aurora citizens being asked in 1908 what were the principal events in the history of Aurora, gave different answers. Among them were:
"The most important event was the settlement and planting of Aurora by Samuel McCarty."
"The getting of the postoffice at Aurora away from Montgomery."
"The locating of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy repair shops in Aurora."
"The construction of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad."
"The flood of 1857, which swept away all the bridges, about twenty houses, and did immense damage."
"The cholera epidemic of 1849 and 1854, which carried off a large number of people, including many prominent citizens."
"The camping of the Thirty-sixth Illinois regiment in 1861."
"The soldiers' reunion here in 1879. when more people were in the city than ever before or since.
"The location of Clark Seminary here in 1855.
"The establishment of the electric street railway system."
"The adoption of the city charter, which united the two towns of East and West Aurora into one flourishing city, was by far the most important event in the history of Aurora."
VILLAGE OF MONTGOMERY.
The village of Montgomery is located in sections 32 and 33. lying principally on the west side of the Fox river. According to Pliny Durant the first settler was Elijah Pierce, who came in the spring of 1834. "He erected a shanty, which contained but one room, answering all the purposes required of it, and his house, being a station on the stage road between Chi- cago and Galena, became a noted tavern and popular place, as many as forty persons bunking at a time on its floor over night. men women and children huddled together like a flock of sheep."
Daniel Gray, from Montgomery county. New York, came out in the fall of 1835 and brought his family in 1836, and built the first frame house in the village. The place became known as "Graytown. ' but Mr. Gray named
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it Montgomery. The large stone grist mill was begun by Gray & Watkins in 1851, and finished in 1853. Mr. Gray died in 1854. The grist mill, start- ing afterwards became the property of Hord, Brodhead & Company, who still own it, although it is used for grinding mica instead of wheat. The Burlington sheep pens were located in Montgomery about 1890, and have a capacity of seventy-five thousand sheep. There has been some discussion about the old covered bridge at Montgomery, some claiming that it floated down bodily from Aurora in the flood of 1857, and was picked up and put on the present founda- tion, but eye witnesses say that the bridge went down in pieces and was not stopped at Montgomery, but the bridge now there was an old bridge at Aurora, which was taken down and hauled to Montgomery when the new bridges were built in Aurora in 1868.
RECORD OF THE INCORPORATION OF AURORA.
At a meeting of the legal voters of the village of Aurora, in the county of Kane, and state of Illinois, convened at the schoolhouse, in said village, on the 6th day of March, 1845, pursuant to legal notice for the purpose of incorporating said village, according to the revised statutes in such cases made and provided. Daniel Cushing was elected president, and Myron Whipple, clerk. Then the following votes were polled, to-wit: For incorporation- O. D. Day, Isaac Marlett, Jerome Brown, John M. Merrit, Edward Starr, Arthur Thornton, Thomas Hamilton, Daniel Eastman, E. R. Allen, John Gilson, Richard Terry, Charles E. Goodwin, J. T. Bevier, Andrew F. Wagner, C. H. Goodwin, Isaac Gilson, Wyatt Carr, Winslow Higgins, P. J. Wagner, P. Brown, F. G. Campbell, A. D. Sargeant, R. D. Marlett, B. F. Phillip, M. S. Noble, A. A. Dexter, W. H. Hawkins, Wm. Blanchard, Joseph Huntoon, David Banks, William A Titton, Ezra Drew, James King, A. P. Farnsworth, G. G. Waterman, Charles C. Culver, Daniel McCarty, Samuel McCarty, J. W. Tripp, Enoch Terry, Edward Cuthbert. H. N. Goodrich, H. C. Cross, J. H. Montgomery, Daniel Cushing. Myron Whipple, J. S. Marlett, Daniel Mckay, Rossoe Granger, John M. Goodwin, George Higgins, A. G. Chauncey- fifty-two.
We hereby certify that the above is a true statement of the proceedings of a public meeting held for the purpose therein mentioned. Fifty-two votes were polled for incorporation, and none against it.
DANIEL CUSHING, President. MYRON WHIPPLE, Clerk.
Recorded 14th March, A. D. 1845.
M. W. FLETCHER, Clerk of Kane County Court.
TOWN AND CITY GOVERNMENTS.
From the first settlements of Aurora, in 1834, up to 1845, the only form of civil government in use was the county commissioners' court (described elsewhere ). In 1845 the town took advantage of the new state law, allowing towns to elect their trustees to provide for better police regulations. The fol-
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lowing named trustees were elected under this law and governed the town in a satisfactory manner :
TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF AURORA.
1845-6-7. Daniel Eastmian, president; Daniel McCarty, Persis Brown, Luke Wheelock, P. J. Wagner.
1847-8. Daniel Eastman, president; Daniel McCarty, Luke Wheelock, William A. Tilton. Arthur Thornton, *William H. Hawkins, *Samuel McCarty.
1848-9. Luke Gates, president ; D. Cushing, A. Thornton, M. B. Miller, E. R. Allen.
1849-50. Luke Gates, president ; Benjamin Hackney, E. W. Allen, George D. Waterman. L. D. Brady, *Burr Winton.
1850-I. L. D. Brady, president; G. D. Waterman, E. W. Allen, B. Hackney, B. Winton, *Nelson Barrell.
1851-2. William H. Hawkins, president : R. C. Anderson, N. Barrell, Arthur Thornton, E. W. Allen.
1852-3. William H. Hawkins, president; E. R. Allen, O. A. Long, E. W. Allen, A. Thornton.
1853-4. William H. Hawkins, president; E. R. Allen, E. W. Allen, O. A. Long.
1854-5. Benjamin Hackney, president; Daniel McCarty, John Flem- ming, A. A. Dexter. H. F. Kingsbury.
1855-6. Ephraim Buck. president; M. B. Miller, Holmes Miller, John H. Thompson, A. A. Dexter.
1856-7. Holmes Miller, president; Charles Gill, Newton Otis, Edwin Lilley. DeLos W. Young.
"TOWN OF WEST AURORA."
In 1854 the "town of West Aurora" was incorporated as a separate gov- ernment under the same law. and the following named trustees were elected :
1854-5. Myron V. Hall, president : D. B. Waterman, B. Street. George McCollum, Anor Richardson.
1855-6. M. V. Hall, president ; E. D. Huntoon, J. G. Stolp, W. V. Plum, R. C. Mix.
1856-7. B. Street. president; George Squires, N. O. Winans, Myron Blakely. H. S. Chandler, J. A. Hinds.
There was some rivalry between the two towns, as well as some jealousy, and hard feelings, but both boards served the people faithfully until the year 1857, when the people of both towns agreed to bury the hatchet and unite to become the city of Aurora, and the town trustees were superseded by the mayor and the board of aldermen, styled the "common council."
Electe to fill vacancy.
ATHING CHAM
BROADWAY, LOOKING NORTH, IN AN EARLY DAY, AURORA.
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By mutual agreement it was arranged that a mayor should be elected from one side of the river one year and from the other side the next, in order to promote harmony between the two towns, and this practice has been kept up ever since, until it has become an "unwritten law." The city was divided into eight wards, four on the east side and four on the west side. Each ward was entitled to one alderman, whose term lasted only one year. The number of wards in the east division was soon increased to seven, owing to the increased population, but the "unwritten law" still held good.
Following is a list of the mayors and aldermen since the organization of the city government until the present time ( 1908) :
CITY OF AURORA, INCORPORATED FEBRUARY II, 1857.
1857-58. Mayor, B. F. Hall; aldermen, east division, J. D. Clark, Holmes Miller, William Gardner, L. Cottrell; west division, W. V. Plum, J. B. Stolp, R. C. Mix, S. L. Jackson ; attorney, B. F. Parks ; clerk, J. G. Barr. 1858-9. Mayor, William B. Allen ; aldermen, east division, J. D. Clark, Holmes Miller, George Suydam, *E. D. Terry; west division, W. V. Plum, J. Goodwin, R. C. Mix, S. L. Jackson; attorney, R. G. Montony; clerk, J. G. Barr.
1859-60. Mayor, W. V. Plum; aldermen, east division, J. D. Clark, C. H. Goodwin, George Suydam, *E. R. Allen, George H. Gardner; west division, B. F. Hall, J. Goodwin, M. M. Ravlin, L. W. Gray ; attorney. C. J. Metzner; clerk. J. G. Barr.
1860-1. Mayor, O. D. Day ; aldermen, east division, O. N. Shedd, C. H. Goodwin, E. R. Allen, George H. Gardner ; west division, *Edward McInhill, W. W. Walker, R. W. Gates, M. M. Ravlin, L. W. Gray; attorney, C. J. Metzner, *J. D. Harvey ; clerk, J. G. Barr.
1861-2. Mayor. M. M. Ravlin; aldermen, east division, O. N. Shedd, C. C. Earle, E. R. Allen, E. Birney ; west division. Edward McInhill, R. W. Gates, WV. B. Sigley, L. W. Gray ; attorney. E. Canfield ; clerk, J. G. Barr.
1862-3. Mayor, W. H. Hawkins; aldermen, east division, John Reising, C. C. Earle, William Gardner, I. M. Howell; west division, Edward McInhill, R. W. Gates, W. B. Sigley, Edward Gillette, L. W. Gray; attorney, A. G. McDole; clerk, J. G. Barr.
1863-4. Mayor, Edward Gillette; aldermen, east division, John Reising, C. C. Earle, W. Gardner, Samuel Hoyles; west division, D. B. Waterman, R. W. Gates, P. A. Allaire, L. W. Gray; attorney, A. G. McDole; clerk, H. F. VanNortwick.
Charles Wheaton was elected mayor in 1864 on the prohibition issue. but the council passed an ordinance granting licenses for the sale of liquor for a fee of one hundred dollars, and at the following meeting. April 18, 1864, Mr. Wheaton resigned at the opening of the session, saying he "had been elected on the prohibition issue, and as prohibition had failed, he considered it his duty to resign, the resignation to take effect immediately." He, thereupon passed his written resignation to the clerk and "took his hat and walked out
* Elected to fill vacancy.
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of the hall," as the records show. Public report has it that he resigned rather than to sign a license for the sale of liquor. This is not only a credit to Mr. Wheaton's conscientiousness, but it is also a credit to the city of Aurora to have a citizen with such a fine sense of honor as Hon. Charles Wheaton.
D. W. Young was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Wheaton at a special election held for this purpose.
1865. Mayor, Delos W. Young; aldermen, E. D. Terry. Blasius Bert- hold, P. A. Allaire, M. Tabor, S. A. Emerson, L. D. Brady, D. B. Waterman, L. W. Gray, -. -. Anderson, C. J. Metzner, J. Reising. * C. H. Reeves, *G. W. Quereau; clerk, H. F. VanNortwick; treasurer. J. S. Hawley ; attorney, A. E. Searles ; marshal, William Vinter ; surveyor, George Wilder.
1866. Mayor, D. W. Young; aldermen, C. J. Metzner, L. W. Gray, Samuel Pullman, William Urie. W. H. McLallen. A. M. Brown, S. A. Emer- son, L. D. Brady, B. Berthold, D. B. Waterman, P. A. Allaire, *S. C. Gillett, *J. M. Fish; treasurer, A. F. Shedd; city clerk. H. F. VanNortwick; attor- ney, F. M. Annis; marshal, G. O. Fish; surveyor. George Wilder.
1867. Mayor R. L. Carter; aldermen, D. B. Waterman, W. S. McMicken, J. Plain, J. H. Thompson, J. M. Fish. C. J. Metzner, L. W. Gray, S. Pullman, A. M. Brown, William Urie, B. Burns, *R. C. Mix, *John P. Farrell; city clerk, H. F. VanNortwick; attorney. O. C. Lathrop: marshal, G. O. Fish; surveyor, George Wilder ; treasurer, W. H. Miller.
1868. Mayor, A. T. Hall ; aldermen, C. L. Iloyt. L. W. Gray. John A. Cook, Thomas Thayer. W. W. Bishop. A. Hard. B. Burns, J. Plain, D. B. Waterman, R. C. Mix, J. M. Fish ; clerk, H. F. VanNortwick ; attorney, O. C. Lathrop; marshal, George O. Fish ; surveyor, John E. Swain ; treasurer, Roger Brown1.
1869. Mayor. B. F. Parks; aldermen, D. B. Waterman, W. F. Dickin- son, B. Burns. W. W. Wilcox. I. Leins, L. W. Gray, W. W. Bishop, Thomas Thayer, A. Hard. C. L. Hoyt, J. A. Cook, *A. C. Little; clerk, R. W. Gates; attorney, John C. Sherwin; marshal. G. O. Fish ; surveyor, George Wilder ; treasurer, F. O. White.
1870. Mayor. James Walker; aldermen, C. L. Hoyt, L. W. Gray, J. A. Cook, Thomas Thayer. E. R. Allen, D. W. Young, W. F. Dickinson, B. Burns, W. W. Wilcox. W. W. Bishop, I. Leins, *W. Holmes, *D. B. Water- man; clerk. R. W. Gates; attorney, N. F. Nichols ; marshal. G. O. Fish; sur- veyor, George Wilder ; treasurer. John Plain.
1871. Mayor, D. B. Waterman ; aldermen. W. W. Bishop, W. F. Dick- inson. O. N. Shedd, W. W. Wilcox, L. B. Winton, C. L. Hoyt, L. W. Gray, John A. Cook. Thomas Thayer. D. W. Young, E. R. Allen; clerk, R. W. Gates : attorney. N. F. Nichols ; marshal. A. C. Graves; treasurer, John Plain ; surveyor. George Wilder.
1872. Mayor. W. H. Hawkins; aldermen, S. B. Hawley. L. W. Gray, P. G. Benson. Thomas Thayer. E. R. Allen. M. R. Bruce, W. F. Dickinson. W. W. Wilcox. B. Winton. W. W. Bishop. O. N. Shedd. * J. F. Thorwarth.
* Elected to fill vacancy.
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clerk, W. J. Pollock; attorney, E. Canfield; treasurer, John Plain; marshal, A. C. Graves; surveyor, George Wilder.
1873. Mayor, A. George; aldermen, W. Egermann, D. W. Hurd, J. Billings, J. F. Thorwarth, W. Holmes, A. K. Perry, E. R. Allen, S. B. Haw- ley, P. G. Benson, L. W. Gray, Thomas Thayer; clerk, W. J. Pollock; attor- ney, A. C. Little ; treasurer, J. Plain ; marshal, A. C. Graves : surveyor, George Wilder.
1874. Mayor, A. C. Little; aldermen, N. R. Hobbs, W. Meagher, James Templeman, James Murphy, J. N. Titsworth, D. W. Young, J. F. Thorwarth, William Egermann, D. W. Hurd, J. S. Holmes, P. Welter, *L. O. Hill; clerk, J. J. McLallen ; attorney, M. O. Southworth ; treasurer, J. Plain; marshal, A. C. Graves ; surveyor, George Wilder.
1875. Mayor, D. Volintine ; aldermen, W. W. Bishop, D. W. Hurd, P. Welter, J. S. Holmes, J. N. Hurd, J. N. Titsworth, N. R. Hobbs, L. O. Hill, James Murphy, William Meagher, James Templeman; clerk, J. J. McLallen; attorney, M. O. Southworth; marshal, I. W. Rice; treasurer, John Plain; surveyor, George Wilder.
1876. Mayor, Thomas E. Hill; aldermen, S. B. Hawley, William Meagher, P. G. Benson, J. Murphy, H. H. Evans, L. O. Hill, J. N. Hurd, J. S. Holmes, W. W. Bishop, P. Welter, D. W. Hurd; clerk, J. J. McLallen ; attorney, N. F. Nichols; treasurer, John Plain : marshal, Isaac W. Rice ; sur- veyor, George Wilder.
1877. Mayor, F. L. Bartlett ; aldermen, W. W. Bishop, T. Phillips, P. Welter, J. F. Thorwarth, I. Leins, S. B. Hawley, H. H. Evans, L. O. Hill, James Murphy, P. G. Benson, William Meagher, #N. R. Hobbs; clerk, J. J. McLallen : attorney, A. E. Searles : treasurer, S. W. Thatcher ; marshal, I. W. Rice ; surveyor, George Wilder.
1878. Mayor, C. C. Earle ; aldermen, N. R. Hobbs, John Diveky, P. G. Benson, J. W. Battle, T. H. Day, L. O. Hill, W. W. Bishop, J. F. Thor- warth, I. Leins, P. Welter, T. Phillips; clerk, J. J. McLallen ; attorney, A. C. Little; treasurer, John Reising; marshal, R. B. Gates; surveyor, George Wilder.
1879. Mayor, W. W. Bishop; aldermen, George Wilder, T. Phillips, C. Solfisburg, J. F. Thorwarth, I. Leins, N. R. Hobbs, T. H. Day, James W. Battle, P. G. Benson, L. O. Hill, John Diveky ; clerk, J. J. McLallen ; attorney, A. G. McDole; treasurer, John H. Pease; marshal, R. B. Gates; surveyor,
1880. Mayor, L. D. Brady ; aldermen, E. Case, W. P. West, J. D. Race, J. Dickes, J. W. Battle, T. H. Day, E. Denney, T. Phillips, C. Solfisburg, I. Leins, J. F. Thorwarth ; clerk, J. J. McLallen ; attorney, A. G. McDole; treas- urer, Lauren F. Otis; marshal, R. B. Gates; surveyor, George Wilder.
1881. Mayor, T. Phillips; aldermen, W. W. Bishop, G. S. McCollum, C. Solfisburg, J. F. Thorwarth, H. G. Gabel, W. P. West, J. Dickes, J. W. Battle, E. Denney, J. D. Race, T. H. Day ; clerk, J. J. McLallen ; attorney, A. G. McDole ; treasurer, J. B. Chase ; marshal, R. B. Gates ; surveyor, -
1882. Mayor, J. W. Battle; aldermen, George Hanna, C. Haggerty, J. Dickes, G. F. Schoeberlein, T. H. Day. C. T. Douglas, W. W. Bishop, H. G.
* Elected to fill vacancy.
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Gabel, George S. McCollum, J. F. Thorwarth, C. Solfisburg ; clerk, J. J. Mc- Lallen; attorney, D. M. Clapsaddle ; treasurer, J. B. Chase ; marshal, C. Zim- mer; surveyor, George Wilder.
1883. Mayor, W. McMicken : aldermen, George Meredith, George S. McCollum, J. T. Corbett, J. F. Thorwarth, H. G. Gabel, T. H. Day, C. T. Douglas, J. Dickes, George Hanina, G. Fred Schoeberlein, J. Haggerty, *R. R. Ferriss; clerk, J. J. McLallen ; attorney, D. M. Clapsaddle; treasurer, J. B. Chase ; marshal, C. Zimmer ; surveyor, George Wilder.
1884. Mayor, J. F. Thorwarth ; aldermen, R. R. Ferriss, C. J. Pfrangle, J. P. Cass, James Skinner, W. Tyler, H. Rang, A. H. Cleaves, George S. Mc- Collum, George Meredith, J. T. Corbett, J. M. Holt; clerk, J. M. Kennedy; attorney, C. L. Allen; treasurer, W. S. Beaupre; marshal, C. Zimmer; sur- veyor, J. E. Minott.
1885. Mayor, F. O. White; aldermen, G. Meredith, R. W. Gates, J. T. Corbett, J. M. Holt, H. Rang, J. P. Cass, James S. Skinner, R. R. Ferriss, Warren Tyler, C. J. Pfrangle, A. H. Cleaves; clerk, J. M. Kennedy ; attorney, C. L. Allen ; treasurer, W. S. Beaupre; marshal. C. Zimmer ; surveyor, G. Wilder.
1886. Mayor, H. Miller; aldermen, S. L. Charles, W. Meagher, M. Dillon, G. F. Schoeberlein, W. Tyler, A. K. Perry, R. W. Gates, J. T. Cor- bett, J. M. Holt. H. Rang, George Meredith ; clerk, J. M. Kennedy ; attorney, R. P. Goodwin ; treasurer, W. S. Beaupre ; marshal, J. L. Walker ; surveyor, G. Wilder.
In the year 1887 the city was organized under the general law governing cities and villages, which extended the term of mayor and aldermen to two years, decreased the number of wards to seven and gave two aldermen to each ward. Since then the mayors and aldermen elected are as follows :
1887. Mayor, G. Meredith; aldermen, W. Zimmer, L. P. Hoyt, C. J. Pfrangle, R. W. Gates, F. Fasmer, A. H. Cleaves, J. M. Fish, J. P. Callan, J. F. Thorwarth, G. F. Schoeberlein, J. M. Holt, M. Dillon, F. Dillenburg, J. T. Corbett ; clerk. J. M. Kennedy ; attorney, R. P. Goodwin; treasurer. W. S. Beaupre; marshal, John L. Walker ; surveyor, G. Wilder.
1888. Mayor. G. Meredith : aldermen, W. Zimmer, L. K. Scott, C. J. Pfrangle, R. W. Gates, F. Fasmer. A. H. Cleaves, J. M. Fish, J. P. Callan, J. F. Thorwarth, J. Marx, J. M. Holt. M. Dillon, F. Dillenburg, P. F. Jungles ; clerk, J. M. Kennedy; attorney, R. P. Goodwin; treasurer, W. S. Beaupre ; marshal, J. L. Walker ; surveyor, George Wilder.
1889. Mayor, John Jameson : city clerk, J. M. Kennedy; city attorney, C. I. McNett ; city treasurer, A. C. Solfisburg ; clerk of the city court, James Shaw : aldermen, elected for two years. W. Zimmer. U. P. Hord. Frank Fas- mer. Robert Burke. Fred Fauth, John Coughlin. Frank Dillenburg.
1890. Aldermen, elected for two years, D. B. Lincoln, R. W. Gates, A. J. Ives, J. A. Kinley, J. F. Thorwarth. M. Dillon. N. Caas; police magis- trate, J. Murphy.
1891. Mayor, W. S. Frazier : city clerk. J. M. Kennedy; city attorney. C. I. McNett; city treasurer. Peter Klein; police magistrate, L. Baldwin ;
ยท Elected to fill vacancy.
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aldermen, elected for two years. W. Zimmer, W. Messenger, H. G. Conerus, J. Meredith, J. W. Battle, J. Coughlin, J. W. Linden.
1892. Aldermen, elected for two years, D. B. Lincoln, R. W. Gates, W. R. Rees, Eb. Denney, J. S. Holmes, L. Hayward, N. Caas.
1893. Mayor. J. C. Murphy ( Mr. Murphy's election was contested by J. W. Battle, the decision of the supreme court being given in the latter's favor about four weeks before the expiration of the term; thereupon Mr. Bat- tle assumed the duties of the office ) ; city clerk, J. M. Kennedy ; city attorney, F. G. Plain ; city treasurer, Lysander Hord; clerk of the city court, James Shaw ( four years ) ; aldermen, elected for two years, George James, William Messenger, H. G. Conerus, J. Meredith, H. A. Rackmeyer. J. Coughlin, J. W. Linden.
1894. Police magistrate. James Murphy; aldermen, elected for two years, F. L. Hinckley, Theodore Howard, W. R. Rees, F. H. Jenks, J. S. Holmes, B. Olinger, P. J. Kartheiser.
1895. Mayor, L. K. Scott ; city clerk, William Pfrangle; city attorney, F. G. Plain ; city treasurer. F. B. Watson; aldermen, elected for two years, George James, J. P. Johnson, H. G. Conerus, G. W. Alschuler, H. A. Rack- meyer. John Coughlin, J. W. Linden.
1896. Aldermen, elected for two years. J. A. Freeman, Theodore How- erd. William Rees, E. W. Trask, C. Riddle, Barney Olinger, P. J. Kartheiser. 1897. Mayor, T. N. Holden ; city clerk, William Pfrangle ; city attorney, W. J. Tyers; city treasurer, Christian Abel; clerk of the city court, James Shaw, elected for four years: aldermen, elected for two years, G. A. James, R. H. Taylor, J. E. Doetschman. George W. Alschuler, H. A. Rackmeyer, George C. Howe, J. W. Linden.
1898. Police magistrate, E. M. Mangan; aldermen, elected for two years, J. A. Freeman, Theodore Howard. W. R. Rees, C. D. Treman. Fred Fauth. Leon Baltazor, Adam Komes.
1899. Mayor, Theodore Howard; city clerk. William Pfrangle; city attorney, W. J. Tyers; city treasurer, John L. Dickes; clerk of the city court, W. J. Fowler ; aldermen, elected for two years, J. W. Curry, R. H. Taylor- J. H. Tolman, E. J. Doetschman, G. W. Alschuler, H. A. Rackmeyer, Louis A. Stoll. J. W. Linden.
1900. Aldermen, elected for two years, J. A. Freeman, E. C. Puffer, W. G. Eitelgeorge, C. D. Treman. Fred Fauth. Leon Baltazor. Adam Komes.
1901. Mayor, G. W. Alschuler ; city clerk, William Pfrangle ; city attor- ney, E. M. Mangan ; city treasurer, Eb. Denney ; police magistrate. A. Halver- son ; clerk of the city court. F. W. Greenway : aldermen, elected for two years. Periam Thompson. R. H. Taylor. E. J. Doetschman, William Budlong, H. A. Rackmeyer, L. A. Stoll, J. W. Linden.
1902. Police magistrate, John G. Badry; aldermen, elected for two years. J. W. Curry. William Rich, William Eitelgeorge. F. W. Worst. Fred Fauth, William Queenan, Adam Komes.
1903. Mayor, John M. Raymond ; city clerk. E. J. Raymond ; city treas- urer, J. O. Mason ; city attorney, E. M. Mangan; aldermen, elected for two
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years. A. M. Anderson. D. M. Corbin. J. T. Downs, Eb. Denney, H. A. Rack- meyer, L. A. Stoll, J. W. Linden.
1904. Aldermen, elected for two years, J. W. Curry, W. M. Rich, Wil- liam Eitelgeorge, William H. Knuth, Fred Fauth, William Queenan, John P. Kartheiser.
1905. Mayor. H. B. Douglas; city clerk, E. J. Raymond; city attorney, E. M. Mangan; city treasurer, Joe Reising : clerk of the city courts, Frank W. Greenway : aldermen, elected for two years, A. M. Anderson, D. M. Corbin, J. T. Downs. Eb. Denney. H. A. Rackmeyer, L. A. Stoll, J. W. Linden, John Fenton .*
1906. Police magistrate. Peter Klees (a peculiarity about this police magistrate was that he weighed 550 pounds ) ; aldermen. elected for two years. J. W. Curry, J. H. Pompa. William Eitelgeorge. A. C. Ryburn. Fred Fauth, John Fenton, John P. Kartheiser.
1907. Mayor, E. C. Finch; city clerk, E. J. Raymond; city attorney, C. F. Clyne: city treasurer, I. Ochsenslager ; aldermen, elected for two years, A. M. Anderson. Charles R. Taylor, Otto May. W. H. Knuth. H. A. Rack- meyer, L. A. Stoll, N. J. Knur.
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