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CHAPTER VI.
EVANSVILLE.
Town Corporation Rights Granted Evansville by the State Legisla- ture-List of the Trustees of the Town Board from the First up to the Time When City Rights Were Granted ...
In the years 1816 and 1817 I find that this eounty was a part of Warriek county; and was represented in the legislature by Charles MeJohnson, Sr., a well-known citizen living at that time in what is now Center township, Vanderburgh county.
He had but very recently emigrated from Ireland to Warriek county. It afterwards developed that he was a man with broad ideas as to the future. He brought with him a large family to seek homes in this far-distant country. His sons were Arthur, Charles and Kin- loek, named in the order of their ages, and there were also several daughters who became the wives of Blue Grass farmers. The descen- dants of this celebrated man can now be numbered by the hundreds in this section of the country.
- Mr. MeJohnson that winter introduced a bill in the legislature at Corydon, Indiana, the capital of the state in that early day, to form Vanderburgh county from a part of Warriek. The resolution was laid over and did not become a law until the next session of the legis- lature, at which time Gen. Elisha Harrison, who was a second consin of the great Gen. Wm. H. Harrison, was elected representative from this town. Mr. MeJohnson represented Vanderburgh county again in 1827. He returned home from the legislature and died the same year from a hemorrhage of the lungs. Mr. Harrison succeeded in having Vanderburgh county set aside as a separate county. Mr. Elisha Harrison also had a law passed to locate the boundaries of the townships in the new county. They are named as follows: Pigeon, Knight, Scott, Armstrong and Union townships. And he also, in the same act of the legislature, secured charter rights to make Evansville a town corporation. The town at that time numbered about 100 in- habitants. The citizens then accepted the charter rights and elected
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the following named persons as trustees of the town, as will appear in the first meeting of the board.
About the year 1818 Vauderburgh county was represented by Elisha Harrison as the first legislator from the said county. The state legislature met at the town of Corydon, Ind., which was at that time the seat of government of the state, and at this session of the legisla- ture Mr. Harrison procured a charter for the town of Evansville. The first meeting of the trustees of the town of Evansville was held on Saturday, March 20, 1819, and the board of trustees consisted of the following names, to-wit : Hugh MeGary, president; Isaac Fair- child, Everton Kennerley, Alanson Warner, Francis J. Bentley, Elisha Harrison, seeretary and lister or tax gatherer ; John Connor, treasurer ; Alphesus Fairchild, collector. Amount of taxes assessed for 1819 was on realty and personalty valued at $19,128. An extract from the records of March 20th, 1819, reads: "Ordered that the following property be and the same is hereby considered subject to taxation for coporation purposes, and the lister of the said corporation is hereby required to make a list and return of the same to this board within forty days, to-wit : Real property in said corporation, quali- fied voters for trustees in said corporation, taverns, stores, groceries, grog-shops, warehouses, drays, wagons, carriages of two wheels and upwards, carts, horses, ferries, aud bouud or hired servants of color."
Referring to the records we find the following for 1820, March 14: "Trustees, John M. Dunham, president ; Daniel E. Goldsmith, Presley Pritchett, William Mills, Jr., and John J. Chandler. James A. Bass, secretary, Alanson Warner, treasurer, and George W. Lindsey, collec- tor. "
There was no record kept from June 13th, 1820, until March 13th, 1822.
March 13th, 1822: Trustees, Robert M. Evans, president ; Robert Armstrong, James Newman, Joshua V. Robinson and Amos Clark. John W. Shaw, secretary; Alanson Warner, collector ; Daniel Avery, Jr. treasurer. Amount of taxes assessed, from 1822, was on realty and personalty valued at $23,827. The clerk's salary was $20, the treasurer's $5, the assessor's $3.
March 18th, 1823: Trustees, Robert M. Evans, President ; John W. Shaw, Wm. W. Vernon, Amos Clark and Joshua V. Robinson; Daniel Chute, secretary ; Daniel Avery, treasurer ; Nathan Rowley, collector. Amount of taxes assessed for 1823, was on property valued at $24,681.
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Extract from the record of July 11th, 1823: "Ordered that the or- dinanee prohibiting the firing of guns in the town of Evansville be suspended for thirty days; provided that nothing herein shall justify anyone in shooting, exeept at dogs. "
March 20th, 1824: Trustees, Amos Clark, president ; Charles I. Battell, Harley B. Chandler, Nathan Rowley and Joshua V. Robin- son. Joshua V. Robinson, secretary ; John Connor, collector. Val- uation of real estate for 1824: Original plan, $21,681 ; donation en- largement, $2,115; upper enlargement, $2,690; lower enlargement, $848.
From March 12th, 1825, until January 28th, 1828, there was but one meeting of the board of trustees viz : on the 14th of November, 1825.
March 20th, 1828: Trustees, John Shanklin, president; John Con- nor, Alanson Warner, Jay Moorehouse and William Lewis. Jay Moorehonse, secretary ; John Connor, treasurer ; John B. Stinson, col- leetor ; Horace Dunham, lister. Amount of taxes assessed in 1828, $10,728.
June 8th, 1829 : Trustees, John Shanklin, president; John Connor, William Lewis, Alanson Warner and Jay Moorehouse. Jay Moore- honse, seeretary ; A. M. Phelps, collector. Taxes were assessed in 1829 on property valued at $14,970.
April 1st, 1830: Trustees, John Shanklin, president ; Alexandria Johnson, John B. Stinson, William Lewis and John Connor. Nathan Rowley, secretary ; Alexandria Johnson, treasurer ; Alexandria M. Barnes, collector. Taxes assessed for 1830, on property valued at $15,515.
May 16th, 1831 : Trustees, Alanson Warner, president ; Alexandria Johnson, Silas Stephens and Nathan Rowley, (one vacancy;) Nathan Rowley, secretary ; Edward Hopkins, collector ; Alexandria Johnson, treasurer. Taxes assessed in 1831 on a valuation of $11,627.
June 4th, 1832: Trustees, Alanson Warner; president; Alexandria Johnson, Silas Stephens, John Mitehell and W. T. T. Jones. W. T. T. Jones, secretary; Alanson Warner, treasurer; Edward Hopkins, collec- tor; Richard Jenkins, harbor master.
March 16th, 1833: Trustees, Nathan Rowley, president; Silas Ste- phens, Francis Amory, John M. Lockwood and Mareus Sherwood. Francis Amory, secretary; John M. Loekwood, treasurer; Edward Hopkins, collector. Taxes were assessed in 1833 on $17,932 of real estate and personal property.
March 19th, 1834: Trustees, John M. Lockwood, president; Wil- liam Traftan, John Mitchell, A. P. Hutchinson and Franeis Amory.
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Francis Amory, secretary; Horace Dunham, treasurer; Joseph Ncely, collector.
May 23, 1835: Trustees, Amos Clark, president; Alanson Warner, James Carson, Wm. M. Walker and Marens Sherwood. James Car- son, elerk; Nathan Rowley, treasurer; Thomas Ham, collector; James Lockhart, surveyor. Amount of taxes assessed for 1835 on property, valned at $47,167.
June 10, 1836: Trustees, Amos Clark, president; first ward, Wm. MeKnitt; second ward, James Lockhart; third ward, John M. Lock- wood; fourth ward, Edward Hopkins; fifth ward, Amos Clark. James Lockhart, clerk; Nathan Rowley, treasurer; Isaac Hutchinson, collec- tor. Amount of taxes assessed for 1836 on property, valued at $120,- 880.
June 7th, 1837: Trustees, Robert M. Evans, president; first ward, James Lockhart; second ward, Edward Hopkins; third ward, William Walker; fourth ward, Robert M. Evans; fifth ward, Abraham B. Cole- man. Joseph Bowles, clerk; James Carson, treasurer; John S. Hop- kins, collector; Amos Clark, attorney. Value of real and personal property assessed in 1837, $863,675.
Amount of taxes assessed iu 1837 was on property valued as follows: General levy, $226,143; special, $100,443; total, $326,586.
August 15, 1836, A. P. Hutchinson was appointed, vice J. M. Lock- wood, resigned.
April 7th, 1837, John Douglas was appointed, vice Wm. Walker, resigned.
(This is the year in which the author first made his appearance in the town of Evansville.)
April 10, 1838, Thomas F. Stockwell was appointed, vice A. B. Coleman, resigned. Joseph Bowles, clerk, until October; Joseph Bowles, assessor; Joseph Bowles, collector. Amount of taxcs for the year of 1838, assessed on property valued at $883,495. Number of white, males, 567; females, 621; number of colored, males, 24; number of colored, females, 16; total population, 1,228.
June 5, 1839: Trustees, Alanson Warner, president; first ward, Abram B. Coleman; second ward, Alanson Warner; third ward, John Donglas; forth ward, W. C. Gwathmey; fifth ward, G. B. Walker. Ben F. Dupey, clerk; James Carson, treasurer; Mason O. Newman, collector; resigned, Evan Hopkins appointed in his place. Value of real estate in 1839, $654,829; valne of personals, $185,225; total, $839,954.
June 2, 1840: Trustees, John Mitchell, president; first ward, Mar-
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cus Sherwood; third ward, John Mitchell; fourth ward, Fred E. Good- sell; fifth ward, Nathan Rowley. Benjamin F. Dupey, clerk; James Carson, treasurer; Benjamin F. Dupey, collector and assessor; Wm. T. T. Jones, attorney; Thomas Gidney, marshal. Valuation of real estate, $599,496. Valuation of personal property, $245,310. Total amount, $844,606. Number of inhabitants, 2,121.
June 11th, 1841 : Nathan Rowley, president ; first ward, Wm. M. Walker ; second ward, Willard Carpenter ; third ward, C. M. Griffith; fourth ward, Fred. E. Goodsell ; fifth ward, Nathan Rowley. F. E. Goodsell, clerk ; Nathan Rowley, treasurer ; Thomas Gidney, mar- shal ; Ben E. Dupey, assessor; Wm. M. Walker, surveyor. Value of real estate, $501,675. Value of personal property, $164,900. Total, $726,108.
June 11, 1842: Trustees chosen for this year, Wm. M. Walker, president; first ward, Wm. M. Walker; second ward, Jacob Hunnel; third ward, Thos. F. Stockwell; fourth ward Samuel Orr; fifth ward, J. M. Stockwell; John M. Stockwell, chosen as clerk; Benjamin F. Dupey, collector; James T. Walker, assessor; Wm. M. Walker, sur- veyor; Conrad Baker, attorney. The value of real and personal property, $542,811.
June 4, 1843 : Trustees, William M. Walker, president; first ward, Wm. M. Walker; second ward, Jacob Hunnel; third ward, Thomas F. Stockwell; fourth ward, Samuel Orr; fifth ward, John M. Stockwell; officers, John M. Stockwell, clerk; Conrad Baker, attorney; Benjamin Dupey, assessor; Wm. M. Walker, surveyor; James T. Walker, col- lector. The valuation of real and personal property assessed $552,000.
June 4, 1844: Trustees, Samuel Orr, president; first ward, William M. Walker; second ward, Jacob Hunnel; third ward, Varney Satterlee; fourth ward, Stephen Childs; fifth ward, Jos. P. Elliott; sixth ward, Samuel Orr; officers appointed, John M. Stockwell, clerk; Morris Dunham, assessor; Thomas Archer, collector; Thomas M. Archer, marshal; Wm. M. Walker, surveyor. Value of real estate and per- sonals, $555,200.
June 3, 1845 : Trustees, James Laughlin, president; first ward, John M. Stockwell; second ward, Jacob Hunnel; third ward, Jolın Mitchell; fourth ward, John J. Chandler; fifth ward, Louis Howes; sixth ward, James Laughlin, Jr .; officers appointed, John Kerkendall, clerk; Zack Aydlett, assessor; George W. Amory, collector; George W. Amory, marshal; William M. Walker, surveyor. Value of real estate, $387,882.
June 3, 1846 : Trustees, John M. Stockwell, president; first ward,
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John M. Stoekwell; seeond ward, James G. Jones; third ward, Joseph P. Elliott; fourth ward, John J. Chandler; fifth ward, Louis Howes; sixth ward, Zack Aydlett; officers appointed, John J. Chandler, clerk; Samuel Orr, treasurer; Thomas E. Garvin, assessor; Thomas M. Archer, collector; Wm. M. Walker, surveyor. Value of real estate in 1846, $547,476,
Note : This is the year that ended the existence of the town cor- poration of Evansville, which was organized in the year 1819. The mayor of the city, James G. Jones, and the council accepted and took charge of the newly made City of Evansville, on the 12th day of April, 1847. This city, however, was incorporated on January 27, 1847, by special legislative enaetment.
On the 12th day of April, 1847, the first meeting of Mayor James G. Jones and the first session of the common council of the city was held.
Councilmen from the different wards were : First ward, L. L. Lay- cock ; second ward, Silas Stephens ; third ward, Willard Carpenter ; fourth ward, C. M. Griffith ; fifth ward, Louis Howes; sixth ward, John Hewson. Officers chosen : John J. Chandler, clerk ; Samnel Orr, treasurer ; Wm. Bell, assessor, collector and marshal ; Wm. M. Walker, surveyor; James E. Blythe, attorney. Value of real estate and personal property, $555,200.
On July 24th 1847, Thomas Scantlin was elected councilman in the fourth ward, in stead of C. M. Griffith, resigned.
Mr. Jones served as mayor up to 1853, when he was succeeded by John S. Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins served one term, which was three years, under the old charter. This charter was displaced by the pres- ent one in 1893.
In 1856 John Hewson took the administration of the city govern- ment into his hands, and served a term of three years as mayor. Wil- liam Baker, the brother of the distinguished Conrad Baker, became mayor in 1859 and he served long and faithfully, surrendering his of- fice in 1868 to his successor, Wm. H. Walker. On the death of Mr. Walker in 1870, E. G. Van Riper was appointed by the council, may- or ad interim, and served until November 12th, 1870, when William Baker was elected at a special election. On his death Charles H. But- terfield was elected mayor, June 8th, 1872, to fill the vacancy. Mr. Butterfield was succeeded in 1874 by John J. Kleiner, who served two terms. He was succeded in 1880 by Thomas C. Bridwell, who also served two terms. John J. Dannettell was elected in 1886, serving one term. In 1889 he was defeated for the office by N. M. Goodlett
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who was the Democratic candidate. A. C. Hawkins, a Republican, was elected in 1892 and re-elected in 1895. During his administra- tion the present charter was adopted. This charter, by special act of the state legislature, went into effect March 3rd, 1893. It was amended March 11th, 1895. This charter makes the mayor responsi- ble for the administration of city affairs, by obliging him to appoint the heads of the different departments, who are responsible to him. At the election in April, 1897, William M. Akin, Democrat, defeated Charles F. Jean, Republican, for the mayoralty.
During the first year of Mayor Jones' administration, the council- men, who first met April 8th, 1848, were as follows; First ward, J. M. Stockwell ; (six days later James Steele was elected in this ward as the successor of Stockwell, resigned ; ) second ward, S. Stephens; third ward, W. Carpenter; fourth ward, M. W. Foster ; fifth ward, I. Hutchinson ; sixth ward, S. Childs. On January 13th, 1849, Childs resigned and John Hewson was elected to fill his place. The city of- ficers were: J. J. Chandler, clerk and attorney; Samuel Orr, treasurer; Wm. Bell, assessor, collector and marshal ; W. M. Walker, surveyor; W. H. Chandler, chief director of the fire department ; P. G. O'Riley, wharfmaster.
The council that assembled April 7th, 1849, was composed as fol- lows: First ward, James Steele; second ward, Conrad Baker; third ward, Joseph P. Elliott ; fourth ward, Philip Decker ; fifth ward, Crawford Bell; sixth ward, John Hewson. The city officers of the previous year were retained in office.
The following councilmen with Mayor Jones, assembled April 6th. 1850: First ward, R. B. Hart ; second ward, J. B. Hannah, on whose resignation James Parvin was elected December 7th, 1850; third ward, Wm. Hunnel ; fourth ward, J. P. Elliott, who resigned and was succeeded by Thomas E. Garvin; fifth ward, Philip Decker ; sixth ward, J. T. Walker ; seventh ward, John Hewson ; eighth ward, Bay- less Bennett. J. J. Chandler was still city clerk and attorney ; Soren Sorenson, treasurer ; Wm. Bell assessor and collector ; J. S. Garvin, marshal ; W. M. Walker, surveyor, (till June 22nd, 1850, when P. H. Woodward succeeded him) P. G. O'Riley, as wharfmaster was suc- ceeded by J. E. Taylor on January 1st, 1851.
The council of 1851 first met April 12, and their names were: First ward, Crawford Bell, who on resignation, was succeeded by Joseph P. Elliott on August 30, 1851; second ward, Thomas Scantlin, who re- signed and was succeeded by J. M. App, September 27, 1851; third ward, Silas Stephens; fourth ward, A. C. Hallock; fifth ward, M. Gav- 6
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isk; sixth ward, M. Stahlhoefer; seventh ward, John Hewson; eighth ward, C. Harrington. The same clerk, treasurer, attorney, assessor, collector, surveyor and wharfmaster were retained, who served the previous years. G. W. Glover succeeded J. F. Sherwood as marshal after August 30, 1851. Nathan Rowley, recorder, was succeeded by G. H. Todd, August 17, 1851. Within three months Joseph P. Elliott resigned as councilman of the first ward and John S. Hopkins was elected November 22, 1851, in his stead.
The last council under Mayor Jones' administration assembled April 10, 1852, and their names were: First ward, John S. Hopkins; sec- ond ward, J. M. App; third ward, Silas Stephens; fourth ward, E. H. DeGarmo; fifth ward, R. Raleigh; sixth ward, M. Stahlhoefer, who re- signed and was succeeded by Philip Decker, July 30, 1852; seventh ward, John Hewson; eighth ward, Wm. Heilman. The city officers were: J. J. Chandler, clerk; S. Sorenson, treasurer; J. J. Chandler, attorney ; P. H. Woodward, surveyor ; G. W. Glover, assessor ; Wm. Hughes, collector; G. W. Glover, marshal; J. E. Taylor, wharfmaster; John F. Crisp, recorder.
John S. Hopkins having succeeded Mayor Jones, his first conncil met April 9, 1853, and was composed of the following men: First ward, A. C. Hallock; second ward, F. A. Linck; third ward, James Laughlin, Jr .; fourth ward, E. H. DeGarmo; fifth ward, R. Raleigh, whose place on resignation, was filled by the election of Dr. D. A. Farnsley, November 26, 1853; sixth ward, Philip Decker; seventh ward, John Hewson; eighth ward, B. Bullock; ninth ward, John Far- rel, whose resignation caused the election of R. B. Hart, on Septem- ber 24, 1853, to fill his place; tenth ward, W. Hunnel. The city officers were: G. H. Todd, clerk; S. Sorenson, treasurer; Conrad Baker, attorney; P. H. Woodward, surveyor; G. W. Glover, assessor ; Wm. Bell, collector; John Ward, marshal; J. E. Taylor, wharfmaster (who was succeeded September 1, 1853, by P. G. O'Riley); John F. Crisp, recorder.
Mayor Hopkins' second council first met on April 8, 1854, and was composed as follows: First ward, James Steele; second ward, F. A. Linck, whose death occasioned the election of James Scantlin, Jr., on September 13, 1854; third ward, Silas Stephens; fourth ward, J. P. El- liott; fifth ward, H. J. Hart; sixth ward, P. Decker; seventh ward, J. Roquet; eighth ward, H. D. Allis; ninth ward, R. Raleigh; tenth ward, W. Hunnel; eleventh ward, Michael Mnentzer. The only change in the city officials was in the offices of assessor and collector, John J. Marlett filling the former and John Farrell the latter place.
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The council that assembled April 6, 1855, was as follows: First ward, James Steele; second ward, James Scantlin; third ward, Silas Stephens; fourth ward, J. P. Elliott; fifth ward, C. Hedderich; sixth ward, Jacob Kron; seventh ward, James Roquet; eighth ward, C. Kratz; ninth ward, A. C. Pushee; tenth ward, W. Hunnel; eleventh ward, Michael Muentzer. The city officers were: W. H. Walker, clerk; S. Sorenson, treasurer; C. Baker, attorney; J. D. Saunders, sur- veyor; James Spaulding, assessor; J. Farrell, collector; P. Burke mar- shal; P. G. O'Riley, wharfmaster; J. F. Crisp, recorder.
The councilmen who first assembled, April 12, 1856, under Mayor Hewson, were as follows: First ward, M. W. Foster; second ward, James Scantlin, Jr .; third ward, G. W. Rathbone; fourth ward, V. Satterlee; fifth ward, F. W. Cook; sixth ward, Samuel Orr; seventh ward, Joseph Setchell; eighth ward, G. Venneman; ninth ward, F. Johnson; tenth ward, W. Hunnel; eleventh ward, Dennis Kinney. Most of the city officers remained unchanged-the changes being J. W. Hughes, collector; J. B. Evans, marshal; Brackett Mills, recorder.
Nineteen councilmen represented the city in the second year under Mayor Hewson's administration. They first assembled April 9, 1857. First ward, M. W. Foster; who resigned and was succeeded by John S. Hopkins who was elected November 10, 1857; second ward, J. Scantlin, Jr .; third ward, W. E. French; fourth ward, J. P. Elliott; fifth ward, C. Hedderich; sixth ward, M. McInnerney; seventh ward, Joseph Setchell; eighth ward, Wm. Inwood, ninth ward, Bernard Nurre; tenth ward, W. Hunnel; eleventh ward, M. Muentzer; twelfth ward, F. D. Allen; thirteenth ward, M. Muhlhausen; fourteenth ward, H. Schmutte; fifteenth ward, Victor Bisch; sixteenth ward, Wm. War- ren; seventeenth ward, Peter Sharpe; eighteenth ward, A. G. Sullivan; nineteenth ward, Thomas Redmond, in whose stead Pat Dolan was elected August 8, 1857. The only changes in the city officers were as follows: Patrick Burke, assessor; George Wolflin, collector; Edward S. Martin, marshal.
The last council under Mayor Hewson first assembled on April 10, 1858, the names of which are as follows: First ward, J. S. Hopkins; second ward, Dr. H. Ronalds; third ward, Wm. Hubbell; fourth ward, J. P. Elliott; fifth ward, Wm. Emery; sixth ward, Thomas Redmond; seventh ward, Jos. Setchell; eighth ward, Christian Miller, ninth ward, R. B. Hart; tenth ward, Wm. Hunnel; eleventh ward, M. Muentzer; twelfth ward, J. S. Gavitt; thirteenth ward, J. A. Reitz; fourteenth ward, H. Schmutte; fifteenth ward, A. J. Hutchinson; sixteenth ward, Barney Cody; seventeenth ward, Peter Sharpe, eighteenth ward, A. G.
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Sullivan; nineteenth ward, Herman Wayland. The only change in the city officials was in the displacement of W. H. Walker by August Lemcke as clerk.
The list of councilmen who assembled April 9, 1859, under Mayor Wm. Baker is as follows: First ward, Z. H. Cook; second ward, J. P. Elliott; third ward, Samuel Orr; fourth ward, J. S. Gavitt; fifth ward, George Wolflin; sixth ward, A. J. Hutchinson; seventh ward, A. G. Sullivan; eighth ward, Thomas Redmond; ninth ward, John Ivinson. J. S. Gavitt resigned in the fourth ward, and in his stead August Kol- lenberg was elected September 17, 1859. Thomas Redmond resigned aud his place was filled by the election of J. H. Roelker for the eighth ward October 15, 1859. In the ninth ward Ivinson resigned and Wm. Mills was elected February 13, 1860. The city officials were Patrick Burke, clerk; S. Sorenson, treasurer; Baker & Foster, attorneys; J. D. Saunders, surveyor; Thomas McAvoy, assessor; Peter Schmuck, col- lector; Ed. S. Martin, marshal; P. G. O'Riley, wharfmaster; John Smith, street commissioner; H. Q. Wheeler, Wm. Hughes, P. Horn- brook, school trustees; James Fitzwilliams, market-master upper mar- ket; Francis Schneider, market-master lower market.
The second council under Mayor Baker met April 7, 1860, the roll being as follows: First ward, Z. H. Cook; second ward, J. J. Chand- ler; third ward, Philip Decker; fourth ward, J. G. Sauer; fifth ward, John Bischman; sixth ward, J. J. Reitz; seventh ward, H. L. Dannet- tell; eighth ward, J. H. Roelker; ninth ward, George Foster. Patrick Burke was city elerk; S. Sorenson, treasurer; J. W. Hewson, Marcus Sherwood and Wm. Dean, assessors; Christ Hedderich, collector; C. Baker, attorney; E. S. Martin, marshal; J. D. Saunders, surveyor; P. G. O'Riley, wharfmaster; J. Smith, street commissioner; H. Q. Wheeler, Phil Hornbrook, Carl Schmidt, school trustees.
The list of councilmen for April 6, 1861, is as follows : First ward, Wm. Hunnel ; second ward, J. J. Chandler ; third ward, Robert Fer- gus ; fourth ward, E. Q. Smith ; fifth ward, John Hedderich ; sixth ward, Chris. Miller; seventh ward, W. H. Klusman ; eighth ward, J. A. Haney ; ninth ward, M. Muentzer. The city officers were: Patrick Burke, clerk ; S. Sorenson, treasurer ; William Dean, Adrian Young and Marcus Sherwood, assessors; C. Hedderich, collector; Ed S. Mar- tin, marshal ; J. D. Saunders, surveyor ; J. Smith, street commission- er; Z. H. Cook and Chester O. Davis, wharfmasters ; H. Q. Wheeler, school trustee ; Wm. Baker, superintendent of public schools.
During Mayor Baker's second term the first couneil met April 12, 1862, and was enrolled as follows: First ward, William Hunnel; second'
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