Logan's Indianapolis directory, 1868, Part 45

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They were paid off by Major Larned, January, 1833. Wm. Conner, a merchant here, and formerly an old Indian trader and seout, piloted the expedition.

Meetings had been held and subscriptions On the 11th of April the steamboat Rob- made in August and September, 1832, to ert Hanna arrived and was greeted as here- build a market house, C. J. Hand, John tofore stated. On the 17th of May Sophia Overall, a colored woman, was declared by all the physicians as having the small pox, Givans and others being prominent in the movement, and after some difficulty as to location, it was contracted for in May, 1833, the first case here. A panic ensued, and a and finished in August, on the square north citizens' meeting was called. Dr. S. G. of the court house, and regulations agreed Mitchell, Isaae Coe, L. Dunlap, J. E. Me- on for holding the markets. Josiah Davis, Thomas McOuatt and John Walton were the committee in charge of the work. L. Dunlap, J. S. Hall and D. McFarland were elected the first seminary trustees in Aug-

Clure, C. McDougal, J. L. Mothershead, Wm. Ticknor, and John H. Sanders, were appointed the first board of healtlı, and au- thorized to take all necessary measures to prevent the spread of the disease. No ust. The Indianapolis Foundry, the first other cases occurred, however, and the pan- ie subsided.

in the place, was started in August west of the river, by R. A. McPherson & Co., and

The first soda fountain in the place was continued several years. The cholera swept put up July 2d in Dunlap & McDougal's many places in the West this year, being drug store, and largely patronized. The diffused by the troops from the Indian war. Fourth of July was celebrated in the usual The people here held meetings, organized a way by the schools and young men. Nine board of health, and adopted sanitary mea- hundred and fifty votes were east in the sures, but no cases occurred and the panic township at the August election. A full- passed off.

grown elephant and calf elephant, the first Until this time no municipal government here, were shown as " natural curiosities," had existed, the township and county offi- at Henderson's tavern August 12th. The cers enforcing the State laws; but at a

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meeting held September 3d, at the court president, and a clerk, marshal, lister, col- house, it was resolved to incorporate the lector, trustees and other officers, whose town under the general law. The election duties were prescribed. They could pass of five trustees was held in September, and all necessary ordinances, levy taxes and im- the board organized shortly after, electing prove the streets and sidewalks at the ex- Samuel Henderson, president, I. P. Griffith, pense of property holders. Taxation was clerk, Samuel Jenison, marshal and collec- not to exceed one-half of one per cent. and tor. The town was divided into five wards, was limited to the old plat, though the in- corporation covered the donation. The board elected under this act re-enacted, with but few changes, the ordinances formerly in inside the old plat : all east of Alabama, 1st ; thence west to Pennsylvania, 2d ; thence to Meridian, 3d ; thence to Tennes- see, 4th ; thence west, 5th. A general "or- force. The officers of the old board settled dinance " No. 1, in thirty-seven sections, to the first of April, 1836. The treasurers' report showed $1,610 receipts for the year ; $1,150 of this was paid for the Marion engine, five public wells, and other firc de- partment expenses, and a balance of $124 was turned over to the new board. "established by the board of trustees of the town of Indianapolis for their own govern- ment and for the regulation of the town," was probably adopted in November, and published December 1st, signed by S. Hen- derson as president. At the same time a market ordinance in seventeen sections was On the 17th of February, 1838, the place was re-incorporated, the corporation cover- ing the donation, but taxation being still limited to the plat, and not to exceed one- adopted and published. The general ordi- nance or charter provided for the clection by the board of a clerk to keep records, is- sue warrants, &c. ; a treasurer, who was to half of one per cent on real property. The report annually in December; an assessor, who was to make an annual assessment in January ; a marshal, who also acted as col-

town was divided into six wards, as follows : All east of Alabama, the first; thence west to Pennsylvania, second ; thence to Merid- lector, and enforced ordinances, abated nui- ian, third; thence to Illinois, fourth ; thence sances, &c., reporting taxes in June to the to Mississippi, fifth ; thence west, sixth. An treasurer. All these officers were to give bond. The firing of guns, flying kites, leav- election was to be held March 27th for a president, by the general vote, and one trus- ing open cellar doors, racing horses, driving tee for each ward, by the voters thereof, to over foot-paths, leaving unhitched teams, letting hogs run at large, keeping stallions on Washington street, &c., was prohibited under penalties. Wood piles were not to re- main on Washington street over twelve

hold office one year, and to constitute the " common council," four being a quorum. The president had justice's jurisdiction, and was to sign all ordinances, keep a dock- et, &c. The council met regularly once each hours, or shavings in any place over two month, but called meetings might be held. days. Shows and tippling houses were required to take out license. Offences per year. They could pass all necessary

The trustees received twelve dollars each against the ordinances were to be sued with- ordinances for the improvement and gov- in twenty days, in the name of the trustees ernment of the town, levy taxes, borrow before a justice. Regular meetings were money, regulate and license shows, grocer- held the first Friday in each month, but ies, saloons, fire companies, &c. They were meetings could be called at any time. The markets were held for two hours after day- light, Wednesdays and Saturdays, by a market master, who governed the markets,

to elect a clerk, marshal, collector, lister, treasurer, supervisor, clerk of markets, and other officers, and prescribe their duties. The marshal had a constable's authority, tested weights, &c. Huckstering was pro- and was to enforce all ordinances. The of- hibited. The elections were held annually

ficers were to give bond and receive such in September, and the town continued under compensation as the council allowed. Tax this ordinance, or charter, until April, 1836. sales on the municipal assessment were au- The officers so far as known with those elect- thorized and rules prescribed therefor .--- ed at subsequent dates, are given in the Several sales were made under this author- table hereafter inserted.

On the 5th of February, 1836, the Assem- ity, the first being held October 25th, 1839, at Washington Hall, but the records being

bly incorporated the town and legalized the all destroyed by fire in 1851, but few traces acts of the first trustces. The wards were remain of them. North, South, East and left as before, all east of Alabama being the West streets were declared public highways first; thence to Pennsylvania, second; thence and ordered to be opened. The new board to Meridian, third; thence to Tennessee, was elected in March under this act, and fourth ; thence west, fifth. One trustee to shortly after enacted ordinances regulating each ward was to be elected April 4th, and markets, prescribing the duties of the cor- the board was to elect one of their number poration officers, fire department, police,

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street improvement, licensing tippling houses, groceries, shows, &c.

The first trustees made no effort to im- prove the streets, and no engineer was em-

This charter, with some subsequent chan- ployed till 1836. The first street improve- ges, continued in force till the city charter ment was made that year in filling a pond was granted in February, 1847. The chan- ges were as follows : On the 15th of Feb- ruary, 1839, the Assembly ordered the coun-

near Wesley Chapel. No street grading was done, and few sidewalks existed, even on Washington street, till 1839-40. James cil to expend the revenue collected in West Wood was employed March, 1841, to make Indianapolis in that part of the town, and a street profile, which was adopted in April, to open the alleys in the donation. In Feb- 1842, and thereafter followed in the street ruary, 1840, the charter was amended so that councilmen were elected for two years, grades. The corporation officers and coun- cilmen from 1832 to 1847 are given, as far as known, in the following table. The de- and received twenty-four dollars annually, householders only being eligible. In Feb- struction of the records by fire in 1851 left ruary, 1841, the office of marshal was made no trace of them, and the table has been

made from the contemporary journals and

elective by the people, and West Indianap-

olis was detached from the corporate lim- tradition :

its ; and on January 15th, 1844, all the offi- cers were made elective by the people.

TRUSTEES AND COUNCILMEN FROM EACH WARD, FROM 1832 TO 1846.

YEARS. 1st WARD. 2d WARD. 3d WARD. 4th WARD. 5th WARD. 6th WARD.

1832. John Wilkens. H. P. Coburn. John G. Brown .... S. Henderson Sam. Merrill

1833. John Wilkens .. H. P. Coburn. S. Henderson. John Cain .... . Sam. Merrill

1834. Alex. Morrison ... L. Dunlap .. Jos. Lefevre. J V' Blaricum Nat. Cox ....

1835. Jas. M. Smith. Jos. Lefevre. Charles Campbell .. H. Griffithi ... N B Palmer

1836. Geo. Lockerbie.

John Foster S. Merrill H. Griffith J. L. Young

1837. Joshua Soule.

C. Scudder .. Nat. Cox .... 1838. 1839. Geo. Lockerbie. Wm. Sullivan. John E. MeClure .. P. W. Seibert. G.Norwood S.S. Rooker

1840. Mathew Little ... S. Goldsberry ... Jacob Cox P. W. Seibert. G.Norwood A.A.Louden

1841. M. Little S. Goldsberry ... Jacob Cox A. A. Louden. G. Norwood C H Boatri't

1842. Joshua Black S. Goldsberry ... Jas. R. Nowland ... P. W. Scibert. T. Rickards A.A. Louden

1843. Joshua Black ... S. Goldsberry ... Jas. R. Nowland ... A. A. Louden .. T. Rickards S.S. Rooker.

1844. Wm. Montague. 8. Goldsberry ... Jas. R. Nowland ... A. A. Louden .. H. Griffith. S.S.Rooker. 1845. Wm. Montague. S. Goldsberry ... Jas. R. Nowland ... A. A. Louden .. H. Griffith. Wm. C. Van Blaricum. 1846. Wm. Montague. S. Goldsberry ... A. W. Harrison .... A. A. Louden .. C. W. Cady. Wm. C. Van Blaricum.

NOTE. The first incorporation in September, 1832, was by vote of the people under the general law, the town being divided into five wards, and the councilmen chosen by general vote. The Assembly incorporated the place in 1836, making five wards, the trustees to be elected by general vote. On the 17th of February, 1838, the town was reincorporated and the trustees made councilmen, to be chosen by the voters of the several wards, with a president by the general vote. The wards were increased to six in number. (3)

TOWN CORPORATION OFFICERS FROM 1832 TO 1847.

The following persons were the Corporation Officers, as far as can now be ascertained, from 1832 to 1847, when the City Government was organ- ized. The records of the old Corporation up to 1839 were all destroyed by fire in the year 1851, and the list has been culled from the public prints and other sources.

Year. Pres't of Council. Clerk:

Marshal.

Collector.

Treasurer.

Assessor.

Engineer. Clk. of Markets. Supervisor of Sts.

F. T. Luse ..

1833. Sam'l Henderson I. P. Griffith ...

Samuel Jenison ...

1834. Alex. F. Morrison Jas. Morrison ..

John C. Busic .....

John C. Busie ......

Thos. H. Sharpe ..

Geo. Lockerbie ...

1835. N. B. Palmer ...... Joshua Soulc ...... R'd D. Mattingly. R'd D. Mattingly. Thos. H. Sharpe .. Gco. Lockerbie ...

Wm. Campbell .... Wm. Campbell ....

Thos. H. Sharpe .. John Elder ..

Wm. Sullivan.

Thos. Lupton (?)

1838. Jas. Morrison ..... J. Soule ..

Wm. Campbell.(?) W. Campbell ...

Thos. H. Sharpe .. A. G. Willard ....

Wm. Sullivan Luke Munsell

J. Wormagen ..... J. Wormagen } W. Campbell S ... J. Wormagen .....

J. Van Blaricum

1840. Henry P. Coburn Hervey Brown .... J. Van Blaricum. J. Van Blaricum .. Humph. Griffith .. Henry Bradley .....

1841. * Wm. Sullivan } . Hervey Brown .... J. Van Blaricum. J. Van Blaricum. Chas. B. Davis .... Thos. Donnellan .. James Wood .......

D. V. Culley S.

1842. David V. Culley .. Hervey Brown .... Rob't C. Allison .. Rob't C. Allison .. C. B. Davis ..

Jas. H. Kennedy. James Wood ...

J. Wormagen .. Rob't C. Allison.

1843. David V. Culley .. Wm. L. Wingate. Benjamin Ream .. Benjamin Ream .. C. B. Davis.

John L. Welshans Thos. Donnellan .. James Wood.

J. Wormagen ..

1844. Laz. B. Wilson ... Wm. L. Wingate. J. Van Blaricum. Henry Ohr.

1845. Joseph A. Levy ... James G. Jordan. N. N. Norwood ... Henry Ohr ..

John L. Welshans Thos. Donnellan .. James Wood ...

1846. Joseph A. Levy ... James G. Jordan. Jacob B. Fitler ... Henry"Ohr.

George Norwood .. John Coen ... James Wood ..

J. Wormagen, E. } Wm. Wilkinson Jacob Miller, W. S Jacob B. Fitler, E Jaeob B. Fitler. Jacob Miller, W ...

*Wm. Sullivan resigned November 12th, and D. V. Culley was elected by the Council.

NOTE .- In addition to the above-named officers, James Morrison was the Corporation Attorney in 1834 and 1837; Hugh O'Neal in 1838, and John L. Ketcham in 1846. John F. Ramsey was Weighmaster in 1836, and Adam Haugh from 1840 to 1846 inclusive. John Musgrove was Sex- ton in 1843, '45 and '46, and John O'Conner in 1844. David Cox was Messenger of the Marion Fire Company from 1843 to 1846 inclusive, and Ja- cob B. Fitler of the Good Intent in 1845-6. Thomas M. Smith was elected Chief Fire Engineer for 1846, the office being created that year.

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1832. Sam'l Henderson I. P. Griffith ..

Samuel Jenison ... Samuel Jenison ...

Glidden True ..... Gco. Lockerbie ...

F. T. Inse. (?). F. T. Luse. (?) .... F. T. Luse .... F. T. Luse. (?) .. Wm. Ballenger .

1836. Geo. Lockerbie ... Joshna Soule. .... 1837. Joshua Soule ...... Hugh O'Neal ..

Wm. Campbell .... Wm. Smith ..

Thos. H. Sharpe ..

Thos. Lupton ....

1839. N. B. Palmer ... Hervey Brown .... Jas. VanBlaricum Jas. Van Blaricum Chas. B. Davis .... A. G. Willard. ..... R. B. Hanna ... .. Luke Munsell S .. Luke Munsell .....

J. Wormagen .. J. Van Blaricum

J. Wormagen .... J. Van Blaricum

Thos. Donnellan .. Luke Munsell .....

J. Wormagen ... Thos. M. Weaver

INDIANAPOLIS FROM 1818.

1833. William Henry Harrison, the Merrill served as president till 1840, James former Governor of the Territory, visited Morrison till 1850, Ebenezer Dumont till the town for the first time January 11th. He was received by the Assembly and ten- dered a public dinner at Washington Hall, January 17th, at which he made a Union speech. He visited the town again January 13th, 1835.

1855, H. Mccullough till 1859. Additional time was given to wind up the business. The bank was first located in the Governor's Circle in 1834, then on Washington street till 1840, when the banking house on Illi- nois street and Kentucky avenue being com- The first homicide liere occurred on the 8th of May, Michael Van Blaricum drown- pleted, it was removed to and remained there till 1859, being succeeded in its occu- ing William McPherson by upsetting a pancy by the Bank of the State. The old boat in the river. The murder created State Bank was a safe and very lucrative great excitement at the time. He was enterprize for its stockholders, and made tried and sent to the penitentiary in Oc- good and steady dividends. All the branch- tober, 1834. The first wholesale grocery

es suspended specie payments under its di- was opened in June by Beard & Patterson. rection May 18th, 1837, during the financial

The cholera had been prevailing else- panic and bank run of that period, and did where this year, and on the 18th of June not resume payment till June 15th, 1842, one or two cases of supposed cholera-not when directed to do so by act of the General fatal-occurred here. The churches assign- Assembly. ed and kept the 26th as a special fast day. No other cases happened then, but in July

The Branch of the State Bank at this point was organized November 11th, 1834, it became very fatal at Salem, Indiana, and with Harvey Bates, president, B. F. Morris, the trustees of the town called a meeting on cashier. These officers served for two or the 17th at the court house. One thousand three years, and were succeeded by Calvin dollars were subscribed by the citizens, res- Fletcher as president and Thos. H. Sharpe olutions passed, a board of health consisting cashier, who served till the charter expired. of five physicians and five citizens appoint-

The State and Branch Banks began busi- ed, visiting committees were assigned to ness November 20th, 1834. The Branch each ward, sanitary measures were adopted banking house, on Pennsylvania street and and medicines procured. The trustees were Virginia avenue, was built in 1839, and oc- also requested to open a hospital. The cupied from 1840 to 1859, when it was sold Governor's Circle was accordingly secured for nearly $16,000 to the Sinking Fund, and for the purpose, and Dr. John E. McClure by the Fund in 1867 for $30,000 to the In- assigned as physician. There were no cases dianapolis Insurance Company, who now here however, and the building was not occupy it. For many years the rule of the used. bank was to loan but $200 to any one per-

The first circus, (combined with a menag- son, unless a greater sum was needed for erie, Brown & Bailey's,) exhibited at Hen- stock or grain enterprizes, which were made derson's tavern August 13th and 14th. A special exceptions.

new graveyard was laid out east of the old one, and lots sold in October by Isaac Coe. The old State Bank charter being about to expire, the General Assembly, on the The great meteor shower on the 13th of 3d of March, 1855, chartered "The Bank of November, from 2 A. M. to daylight, was the State of Indiana," with seventeen witnessed with awe by the people, many of branches, (three additional branches being whom thought the end of the world was close at hand and they unprepared for the event. afterward authorized,) and it was organized November 1st, 1855, Hugh McCullough be- ing elected president, and J. M. Ray cash-

1834. The State Bank of Indiana was ier, with seventeen directors-one from each chartered January 28th, 1834, for twenty- five years, with a capital of $1,600,000 in fif-

Branch. It began business January 2d, 1857, with a capital of $1,836,000, and re- ty dollar shares, one-half of the stock to be ported $132,216 profits over all expenses in held by the State. Its charter was amended the first six months. It continued an ex- with its consent in several particulars at tremely lucrative business, rapidly extend- subsequent dates. Samuel Merrill was ing its capital, until after the adoption of elected president by the Legislature, with the National Bank system and the taxation Calvin Fletcher, Seton W. Norris, R. Mor- of free and State bank paper. In January, rison and T. H. Scott State directors. J. 1865, the Assembly authorized it to reduce M. Ray was chosen cashier, a position he its capital, redeem its stock, distribute sur- held till the charter expired. The bank plus funds, &c., to stockholders, and close was organized February 13th," with ten up its branches and business, and at present branches, (ultimately increased to sixteen,) it is about completed, the branches having and books opened for stock subscriptions for nearly all been merged in National Banks. thirty days from the 7th of April. Samuel It was located in the building of the old

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State Bank on Illinois street and Kentucky in the basement of Masonie Hall. The avenue, which was sold in May, 1868, to cashier, W. F. May, absconded in May, the Franklin Life Insurance Company, and 1855, taking about $10,000 with him, erip- now occupied by that corporation. Hugh pling the bank so badly that it collapsed MeCullough, George W. Rathbone and J. shortly afterward.

M. Ray have been the presidents, J. M.

The Central Bank, Ozias Bowen and J. Ray and Joseph A. Moore cashiers of the D. Defrees, successive presidents, Sidney institution. Moore and W. H. McDonald, successive

The Branch at this point of the Bank of cashiers, with a nominal capital of $500,000, the State was organized July 25th, 1855, with a capital of $100,000, afterward in-

began business in July, 1855, at No. 23 The Traders'

West Washington street. ereased to over $200,000, W. H. Talbott Bank, Woolley & Wilson, proprietors, be-

gan in 1854 at the office of Ellis & Spann being elected president. The stock was af- terward sold at an advance to other parties, on Illinois street ; and the Metropolitan and the bank began business in January, Bank, A. F. Morrisrn & Co., proprietors, J. D. Dunn, president, Jerry Skeen, eashier, 1857, at the north-west eorner of Washing- ton and Illinois streets, with George Tousey, in 1855 in Blake's Commereial Row, but president, C. S. Stevenson, cashier. Steven- neither of them did much business, and son resigned to enter the pay department in suspended payment soon after getting their June, 1861, and D. E. Snyder was eashier notes in circulation, and were shortly after till November, 1866, being succeeded by D. elosed up by their owners or by the Auditor M. Taylor, present cashier. Oliver Tousey of State. The free bank system entailed was elected president in June, 1866, sue- great loss on the community from the depre- eeeding George Tousey, who had resigned eiation of the circulation, the owners finding to become president of the Indiana National it much more profitable to buy in at a Bank. The bank was removed in March, heavy discount than to redeem it or at- tempt to do a legitimate business.

1860, to the corner room of Yohn's block, where it remained till 1867, when it was The State and free bank systems have removed to the back room in the same been superceded in the last five years by the building and its affairs wound up. National banking system. The First Na-

A general bank law was adopted by the tional Bank was organized August 1st, 1863, Assembly in May, 1852, and shortly after- with $150,000 capital, under the National

ward applications were filed by different law. parties for a number of banks at this point, some of which were afterward organized

W. H. English was president, and W. R. Nofsinger, cashier. John C. New was chosen cashier January 11th, 1865. The under other names, and others were never bank was reorganized September 22d, 1864, completed. Among these applications were and the capital increased to $500,000 .- the City Bank, nominal eapital $500,000, in December, 1852, A. Defrees, proprietor ; Bank of Indianapolis, J. Woolley & Co., proprietors, capital $400,000, January, 1853; State Bank of Indiana, $500,000, January, 1853; Agricultural Bank, $200,000, Febru- ary, 1853 ; Traders' Bank, Woolley & Wil- son proprietors, $300,000, May, 1853.

The banks actually organized here under the law were the Bank of the Capitol, J. Woolley & Co., proprietors, nominal eapital $400,000, W. S. Pierce and J. H. Bradley successive presidents, J. Woolley, cashier.

There are at present sixty stockholders. The bank was first located just north of Odd Fellows Hall, then in the north room of the hall, and removed thence October 1st, 1865, to the corner room of Blackford's block. It has been a government depository from its origin, and has done a very extend- ed and lucrative business. Its eireulation during the first quarter of 1868 was $450,- 000, deposits $700,000, discounts $600,000, surplus $75,000, profit and loss $125,000 ; exchange sales in 1867, $4,620,000.

The Indianapolis National Bank was or- It began business in 1853 in a little frame ganized December 15th, 1864, with $500,- house where Blackford's bloek now stands, 000 eapital, Theodore P. Haughey being then removed to Dunlop's building, then elected president, and Ingram Fletcher, cashier. He resigned in January, 1866, being suecceded by A. F. Williams, present cashier. The bank rented the corner room of Odd Fellows Hall, where it has sinee

lately built on North Meridian street, and then to No. 6 East Washington street, which had just been finished. The concern carried more sail than ballast, and capsized September 15th, 1857, in the financial storm been located. It has been a government of that date, with liabilities to over $80,000, nominal assets $56,000.

The Farmers' and Mechanies' Bank, Al- len May and G. Lee successive presidents, William F. May and O. Williams success- ive cashiers, began business February, 1854,

depository from its origin, and has done a large and lucrative business. The eircula- tion during the first quarter of 1868 was $450,000, surplus fund $78,000, deposits $432,900, discounts $416,000 ; commercial exchange sales in 1867, $3,606,650.

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The Indiana National Bank was organ-

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Logan's Indianapolis directory, 1868, Part 45

Author: Publication date: 1868 Publisher: Logan Number of Pages: 416

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Publication date: 1868
Publisher: Logan
Number of Pages: 416