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7 James G. Walker,
8 John Holland.
1876.
1 William B. Murphy,
2 William L. Walker,
3 Asaph L. Bliss,
4 N. Bradford Dean,
5 John W. Hart,
6 Alfred Paull,
7 Abel W. Parker,
8 Wilbur F. Allen.
1879.
1 Otis Washburn,
2 Walter S. Sprague,
3 Joseph Murphy,
4 Charles E. Richmond,
5 Charles F. Johnson,
6 A. Lyman Willard,
7 Henry S. Culver,
8 Moses Nelson.
1882.
1 Martin J. Lincoln,
2 Walter S Sprague,
3 Michael J. Hoye,
4 Henry D. Atwood,
5 Benjamin S. Bosworth, 6 A. Lyman Willard,
7 Henry S. Culver,
8 Samuel Lane.
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1883.
Walter S.Sprague, chair- man.
1 Albert D. Davol,
1 James H. Bosworth,
2 Everett D. Godfrey,
3 Benjamin Morris,
4 Arthur M. Alger,
5 Alexander H. Williams,
6 George Willbur,
7 Joseph S. Tidd,
8 George B. Harvey.
1885.
1 Daniel Carey,
2 Everett D. Godfrey,
3 Benjamin Morris,
4 Leonard B. Higgins,
5 Alexander H. Williams,
6 George E. Wilbur,
7 Nathaniel J. Crossman,
8 George B. Harvey.
1886.
Daniel Carey, chairman.
1 Daniel Carey,
2 Henry W. Colby,
3 Benjamin Morris,
4 Leonard B. Higgins,
5 Abiel B. Staples,
6 Charles Thornton,
7 Nathaniel J. Crossman,
8 John O'Hearne, jr.
1889. Edward H. Temple, chairman.
1 Edward H. Temple,
2 Charles S. Anthony,
3 Benjamin Morris,
4 A. Gilbert Williams,
5 Arthur R. Williams,
6 G. Arthur Lincoln,
7 George N. Elmer,
8 William McAusland,
1892. Albert M. Clark, chair- man.
1 Edgar T. Crossman,
2 Albert M. Clark,
3 Thomas F. Hoye,
4 Willis K. Hodgman,
5 Charles L. Johnson,
6 John L. Thomas,
7 Henry A. Short,
8 William H. Gaffney.
1887. Henry M. Colby, chair- man.
1 John H. Eldridge,
2 Henry W. Colby,
3 Benjamin Morris,
4 Leonard B. Higgins,
5 Arthur H. Williams,
6 Francis S. Babbitt,
7 Alfred B. Stall,
8 John O'Hearne, jr.
1890. Edward H. Temple, chairman.
1 Edward H. Temple,
2 Albert M. Clark,
3 Benjamin Morris,
4 A. Gilbert Williams,
5 Arthur R. Williams,
6 G. Arthur Lincoln,
7 Henry S. Culver,
8 William M. Lovering.
1893. Willis K. Hodgman, chairman.
1 Richard E. Warner,
2 Charles L. Godfrey,
3 Thomas F. Hoye,
4 Willis K. Hodgman,
5 Charles L. Johnson,
6 Edward P. Padelford,
7 Albert M. Paull,
8 William H. Gaffney.
1888.
John H. Eldridge, chair- man.
1 John H. Eldridge,
2 Charles S. Anthony,
3 Peter H. Corr,
4 Leonard B. Higgins,
5 Arthur H. Williams,
6 G. Arthur Lincoln,
7 Arthur B. Stall,
8 John O'Hearne, jr.
1891.
G. Arthur Lincoln, chairman.
1 Edgar T. Crossman,
2 Albert M. Clark,
3 Thomas F. Hoye,
4 Willis K. Hodgman,
5 Charles L. Johnson,
6 G. Arthur Lincoln,
7 Henry A. Short,
8 Frank L. Fish,
1894. Richard E. Warner, chairman.
1 Richard E. Warner,
2 Charles L. Godfrey,
3 John O'Hearne, jr.,
4 George L. Walker,
5 Edward A. Dean,
6 Edward P. Padelford,
7 Joseph M. Philbrick, 8 William H. Gaffney.
2 Walter S. Sprague,
3 Michael J. Hoye,
4 Cornelius Wood,
5 Benjamin S. Bosworth,
6 George W. Barrows,
7 Joseph S. Tidd,
8 Frank L. Fish.
1884.
Joseph S. Tidd, chair- man. Everett D. Godfrey, chairman.
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1895.
1896. 1897.
Nathaniel J. W. Fish, chair- Nathaniel J. W. Fish, chair- George E. Dean, chair- man. man. man.
1 George E. Dean,
1 George E. Dean,
2 Edward A. Dary,
2 Frederick M. Atwood,
3 John L. Gaffney,
4 Enos D. Williams,
5 Edward A. Dean,
6 Marcus A. Dary,
7 Joseph M. Philbrick,
7 John Pring, jr.,
8 Charles J. Nichols.
8 Noah Lemaire.
1898.
1 Calvin D. Pratt,
2 Frederick M. Atwood,
3 John J. Kavanaugh,
4 George L. Walker,
5 John T. Sharkey,
6 Edward C. Paull,
7 James F. Heath,
8 Noah Lemaire,
COUNCILMEN-(BY WARDS).
1865.
1866. 1867.
Horatio Pratt, president. Charles Foster, president. John E. Sanford, president.
1 John T. Carter,
Nathaniel S. Mason,
1 Nathaniel S. Mason, Jonathan J. Stanley,
1 J. J. Stanley,
L. J. Wilmarth, .
Henry A. Thayer,
2 John E. Sanford,
James H. Sproat, Nathan Clark,
3 Edwin Keith,
E. Dawes 'Tisdale, J. W. L. Wilbur,
4 Horatio Pratt,
Marcus M. Rhodes, Charles Foster,
5 John W. Hart,
Job M. Godfrey, Elisha Williams,
5 George Williams, Ebenezer Padelford, H. K. Southworth,
5 J. L. Macomber, George Williams, Elkanah Pierce,
6 S. N. Staples, B. H. Baker, John H. Church,
7 Ezra P. Woodward, George G. Walker, Joseph W. Hathaway,
7 Stephen Pierce, Zenas F. Bliss, E. P. Woodward,
1 George E. Dean,
2 Edward A. Dary,
3 John O'Hearne, jr.,
3 John O'Hearne, jr.,
4 Nathaniel J. W. Fish,
5 Edward A. Dean,
5 Charles J. Nichols,
6 Allen P. Hoard, 6 Allen P. Hoard,
7 James F. Heath,
Leander Soule,
2 John E. Sanford,
Nathan Clark, William R. Davenport,
3 Edwin Keith,
J. W. L. Wilbur, William B. Murphy,
4 Charles Foster, Edmund W. Porter, Andrew H. Hall,
2 John E. Sanford, William R. Davenport, James H. Dean,
3 Edwin Keith, William B. Murphy, William H. Brown,
4 E. W. Porter, Andrew H. Hall, C. E. Stephens,
6 Frederick Hathaway, John Paull, Artemas Briggs,
6 W. B. Presbrey, W. H. Phillips, Joseph L. Presbrey,
7 Leonard L. Short, N. B. Pratt, Alexander H. Champlin,
4 Nathaniel J. W. Fish,
8 Charles J. Nichols.
L. J. Wilmarth,
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8 Nathaniel B. Leonard, James D. Albro, Ruel Harvey. 1868.
John E. Sanford, president.
1 J. J. Stanley, Horace M. Hall, Charles Husband,
2 John E. Sanford, William R. Davenport, James H. Dean,
3 Edward Galligan, H. M. Lovering, Connor Brady,
4 Charles Foster, Edmund W. Porter, Thomas R. Bearse,
5 George Williams, J. L Macomber, J. C Haskins,
6 S. N. Staples, Alfred Paull, Samuel Miller,
7 Leonard L. Short, N. B. Pratt,
8 Moses Nelson, Philip A. Frazier, Nathan Lawrence.
1871. John E. Sanford, president.
1 John E. Sanford, Peter M. Vaughn, Job B. Crossman,
2 Charles E. Monroe, Horace Lewis, William B. Sproat,
3 William H. Baker, James A. Tinkham, Dennis J. Mehegan,
4 David D. Perkins, Harrison G. O. White, Crawford M. Fairbanks,
8 James D. Albro, John Radley, Ruel Harvey.
8 Ruel Harvey, John Radley, Moses Nelson.
1869. John E. Sanford, president. president.
1 Silas Dean, Albert D. Davol, William M. Cowing,
2 John E. Sanford, William R. Davenport, James H. Dean,
3 Edward Galligan, Henry M. Lovering, James Hanrahan,
4 Charles Foster, Thomas R. Bearse, Nomus Paige,
5 Julius C. Haskins, John A. Williams, Isaac W. Leach,
6 Sylvanus N. Staples, Billings T. Presbrey, Henry J. Fuller,
7 Peter C. Thayer, Joseph W. Hathaway, William L. White, jr.,
8 Philip A. Frazier, Charles D. McDuffie, William W. Swan.
. 1872. John E. Sanford, president. 1 John E. Sanford,
1 John E. Sanford, Peter M. Vaughn, Job B. Crossman,
2 Horace Lewis, Charles H. Atwood, Francis S. Monroe,
3 James A. Tinkham, Onias S. Paige, Dennis J. Mehegan,
4 James H. Dean, Erastus Morse, Edmund W. Porter,
1870. John E. Sanford,
1 Albert D. Davol, S. H. Rhodes, D. W. Wastcoat,
2 John E. Sanford, William R. Davenport, Charles E. Monroe,
3 H. M. Lovering, Charles Gallagher, William H. Baker,
4 David D. Perkins, George F. Seaver, Nomus Paige, Erastus Morse,
5 John A. Williams, G. H. Holloway, John W. Hart,
6 Henry J. Fuller, Billings T. Presbrey, James M. Evans,
7 William L. White, jr., Stephen Pierce, George A. Crane,
8 William W. Swan, John C. Macdonald, Palmer Lincoln.
1873. James H. Dean, president.
Henry S. Harris, William B. Murphy,
2 John E. Brown, C. E. Richmond, William L. Walker,
3 Onias S. Paige, Edwin Keith, James McCarty,
4 James H. Dean, Edmund W. Porter, Samuel R. Townsend,
5 Alexander H. Williams,
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5 John W. Hart, George H. Holloway, Lysander Soper,
6 Henry J. Fuller, Charles H. Paull, Benjamin B. Hathaway,
7 George A. Crane, Nicholas N. Crapo, Ezra P. Woodward,
8 William W. Swan, John C. Macdonald, William Robert Williams. John Holland.
5 Lysander Soper, Oliver A. Pierce,
Charles H. Macomber,
6 Richard Henry Hall, David B. Cushman, John Tyler Williams,
7 James T. Bassett, Abel W. Parker, James G. Walker,
8 William Robert Williams, G. Everett Lincoln,
Charles H. Macomber, Oliver A. Pierce, 6 Charles H. Stevens, Asa Williams, James P. Galligan,
7 James T. Bassett, Benjamin L. Walker, Jason Morse,
8 Frederick Thayer, Manlius B. Leonard, Henry J. Burbank.
1874.
James H. Dean, president.
1 Henry S. Harris, William B. Murphy, Otis Washburn,
2 William L. Walker, John E. Browne, Charles E. Richmond,
3 Onias S. Paige, . Saul W. Eddy, Owen Galligan,
4 James H. Dean, Samuel R. Townsend, Timothy C. Baker,
5 Alexander H. Williams, Charles H. Macomber, Benjamin S. Bosworth,
6 Charles H. Stevens, James P. Galligan, Frederick Hathaway,
7 Jason Morse, James T. Bassett, Benjamin L. Walker,
8 Henry J. Burbank, Frederick Thayer, Andrew Leddy.
1877.
John E. Sanford, president.
1 John E. Sanford, William E. Dean, John J. Barker,
1875. James H. Dean, president.
1 Otis Washburn, Shubael P. Bliss, William B. Murphy,
2 John E. Browne, Charles E. Richmond, Everett D. Godfrey,
3 Asaph L. Bliss, James McCarty, Thomas O. Falvey,
4 Timothy C. Baker, James H. Dean, S. R. Townsend,
5 Charles F. Paull, Alexander H. Williams, George P. King,
6 James P. Galligan, Charles P. White, Frederick Hathaway,
7 Henry S. Culver, Zephaniah Hodges, Jason Morse,
8 Thomas Leach, Wilbur F. Allen, Charles E. Dean.
1878. John E. Sanford, president.
1 John E. Sanford, William Tinkham, John J. Barker,
1876. Charles E. Richmond, president.
1 Otis Washburn, Horatio L. Cushman, William E. Dean,
2 Charles E. Richmond, John E. Browne, Everett D. Godfrey,
3 J. W. L. Wilbur, John H. Galligan, Patrick Conaty,
4 Timothy C. Baker, Cornelius Wood, Frederick Mason,
5 Alexander H. Williams George P. King, John J. O'Connor,
6 William S. Baker, A. L. Willard, John Welch,
7 Peter C. Thayer, Ebenezer Cobb, Franklin Pratt,
8 John C. Macdonald, William H. Pleadwell, John Power.
1879. Frederick Mason, president.
1 John J. Barker, Charles A. Reed, Martin J. Lincoln,
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2 Charles E. Richmond, Walter S. Sprague, George H. Rhodes,
3 James J. Galligan, James A. Tinkham, Patrick Conaty,
4 Frederick Mason, Elisha T. Jackson, Josiah Kinnicutt,
5 Abiel B. Staples, John J. O'Connor, Arthur W. Macomber,
6 William S. Baker, Abram Simmons, William H. Cushman,
7 Henry S. Culver, Edwin Haskins, Perry E. Pierce;
8 John Power. Nelson Thomas. William H. Rankin.
1880.
Frederick Mason, president.
1 Charles R. Mason, James E. Perry, Daniel Carey,
2 George H. Rhodes, Everett D. Godfrey, Gamaliel Lane,
3 Laurens N. Francis, Michael J. Hoye, Benjamin Morris,
4 Frederick Mason, Josiah Kinnicutt, James Y. Anthony,
5 Samuel W. Robinson, Winthrop A. Robinson, Philip Williams,
6 Frank Paull, John C. Chase, Bernard E. Kiernan,
7 Joseph S. Tidd, Hezekiah L. Merrill, Eustus C. Bassett,
2 Walter S. Sprague, George H. Rhodes, Everett D. Godfrey,
3 Henry B. Leach, Francis P. Conaty, John Quinn,
4 Frederick Mason, Josiah Kinnicutt, Edward B. Maltby,
5 Abiel B. Staples, George P. King, Arthur W. Macomber,
6 William S. Baker, William B. Church, James Hunt,
7 Henry S. Culver, Perry E. Pierce, J. F. Dunlap,
8 Thomas R. Bearse, Millard F. Moore, William F. Kennedy.
1881.
Frederick Mason, president. president.
1 Charles R. Mason, James E. Perry, Daniel Carey,
2 George H. Rhodes, Charles A. Monroe, Gamaliel Lane,
3 Benjamin Morris, George A. Congdon, Thomas E. McCormick.
4 James H. Dean, Frederick Mason, Timothy C. Baker,
5 Samuel W. Robinson, Horatio Godfrey, John Murphy,
6 George W. Barrows, John A. McDonald, Charles F. Baker,
7 Joseph Dunbar. Arthur B. Knapp, J. Mordecai Lincoln,
2 George H. Rhodes, Everett D. Godfrey, Alfred C. Place,
3 Owen Galligan, Laurens N. Francis, William C. Lawton.
4 Frederick Mason, Josiah Kinnicutt, James Y. Anthony,
5 Winthrop A. Robinson, Philip Williams, Samuel W. Robinson.
6 William S. Baker, David Padelford, Frank Paull,
7 Joseph W. Hathaway, Perry E. Pierce, Joseph S. Tidd,
8 Thomas R. Bearse, William F. Kennedy, Theodore P. Hall.
1882. William F. Kennedy,
1 Charles B. Mason, Daniel Carey, James H. Bosworth,
2 George H. Rhodes, Charles A. Monroe, Gamaliel Lane,
3 Benjamin Morris, William Quillen, James F. Conefy,
4 Charles Foster, Edgar R. Sprague, A. Gilbert Williams,
5 Samuel W. Robinson, Winthrop A. Robinson, Horatio Godfrey,
6 Charles Baker, George W. Barrows, Thomas C. Marley,
7 Nathaniel J. Crossman, Henry A. Short, Otis A. Thayer,
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8 William F. Kennedy, John Field,
John W. Lincoln.
1883.
George H. Rhodes, president.
1 Daniel Carey, James H. Bosworth, William H. Wood.
2 George H. Rhodes, Henry W. Colby, Owen Barker,
3 Benjamin Morris, James F. Conefy, George K. Noyes,
4 Charles Foster, Edgar R. Sprague, A. Gilbert Williams,
5 Samuel W. Robinson, Winthrop A. Robinson, Horatio Godfrey,
6 George E. Wilbur, William C. Bowen, Peter H. Corr,
7 Otis A. Thayer, Nathaniel J. Crossman, Frank K. Chace,
8 John O'Hearne, jr., Thomas B. Cottrell, Edwin M. Hills.
1886.
George H. Rhodes, president.
1 William Stoddard, John H. Eldridge, Albert M. Clark,
2 George H. Rhodes, Charles S. Anthony, William G. Sprague,
3 John Geogan, John Kehoe, A. Allen Fisher,
4 Ripley W. Townsend, James H. Dean, John D. Robinson,
8 William F. Kennedy, John W. Lincoln, Charles H. Lincoln.
1884.
George H. Rhodes, president. president.
1 William Stoddard, Daniel Carey, Edgar J. Crossman,
2 George H. Rhodes, Henry W. Colby, Daniel A. Trefethen,
3 George H. Noyes, John Geogan, John Kehoe,
4 Edgar R. Sprague, A. Gilbert Williams, Ripley W. Townsend,
5 Samuel W. Robinson, Horatio Godfrey, Arunah A. Leach,
6 William O. Brown, Peter A. Corr, Edwin A. Tetlow,
7 Nathaniel J. Crossman, Frank K. Chace, Osborn E. Eaton,
8 John O'Hearne, Edwin Hills, Edward M. Williams.
1887. Ripley W. Townsend, president.
1 Clarence A. Peck, John N. Boylan, Albert M. Clark,
2 James H. Lincoln, Charles S. Anthony, William G. Sprague,
3 Thomas F. Hoye, E. Clarence Holt, John M. McCarthy,
4 Ripley W. Townsend, James H. Dean, John D. Robinson,
8 William F. Kennedy, John W. Lincoln. John O'Hearne.
1885. George H. Rhodes,
1 William Stoddard, Edgar J. Crossman, John H. Eldridge,
2 George H. Rhodes, Henry W. Colby, Daniel A. Trefethen,
3 John Geogan, John Kehoe, A. Allen Fisher,
4 Ripley W. Townsend, Noah A. Holt, Charles S. Anthony,
5 Samuel W. Robinson, Arunah A. Leach, Charles L. Johnson,
6 Peter H. Corr, Edwin R. Tetlow, Charles Thornton,
7 Frank K. Chace, Alfred V. Stall, Uriel M. Haskins,
8 Edward M. Williams, James T. Claffey, Michael Healey.
1888. Ripley W. Townsend, president.
1 Clarence A. Peck, Herbert N. Pierce, Marcus A. Dary,
2 James H. Lincoln, William G. Sprague, Alden H. Blake,
3 E. Clarence Holt, Thomas F. Hoye, John H. McCarthy,
4 Ripley W. Townsend, John D. Robinson, Frederick V. Brown
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5 Charles L. Johnson, Earl King, Timothy C. Chase,
6 Gustavus T. Fisher, G. Arthur Lincoln, Joseph S. Hunt,
7 Frank K. Chace, Alfred V. Stall, Uriel Haskins,
8 Edward M. Williams, Michael Healey, David D. Babbitt.
1889. Ripley W. Townsend, president.
1 Herbert N. Pierce, Marcus A. Dary, J. Alfred Messinger,
2 James H. Lincoln, Alden H. Blake, Albert M. Clark,
3 E. Clarence Holt, Thomas F. Hoye, John T. Franks,
4 Ripley W. Townsend, Frederick V. Brown, Willis K. Hodgman,
5 Charles L. Johnson, Winthrop A. Robinson, Frederick E. Austin,
6 Gustavus T. Fisher. John A. Macdonald, Edmund A. Fay,
7 Frederick A. Walker, Henry A. Short, David Johnson,
8 George Ellam, John C. Finn, Noah Lemaire.
1892.
Henry W. Colby, president.
1 George E. Dean, J. Alfred Messinger, Herbert N. Pierce, 40
5 Charles T. Johnson, George F. Williams, Timothy C. Chase,
6 Gustavus T. Fisher, G. Arthur Lincoln, James H. Cleary, .
7 C. T. Scott, Calvin N. Gulliver, Charles I. King,
8 George Ellam, Michael Healey, David D. Babbitt.
1890. Henry W. Colby, president.
1 Thomas Baker,
J. Alfred Messinger, Herbert N. Pierce,
2 Henry W. Colby, Edwin A. Dary, Charles L. Godfrey,
3 Edward F. Fitzgerald, John T. Franks, Thomas F. Hoye,
4 John C. Alden, Willis K. Hodgman, Floyd E. White,
5 Frederick E. Austin, Ebenezer A. Dean, Winthrop A. Robinson,
6 Edgar L. Crossman, Gustavus T. Fisher, John A. Macdonald,
7 Henry G. Crapo, F. M, Eddy, Henry A. Short,
8 John A. Abbott, John C. Finn, William H. Gaffney.
1893. Henry W. Colby, president.
1 George E. Dean, J. Alfred Messinger, Herbert N. Pierce,
5 Timothy C. Chase, George F. Williams, Charles L. Johnson,
6 Gustavus T. Fisher, John A. Macdonald, Edward A. Fay,
7 Calvin N. Gulliver, Charles I. King, Frederick A. Walker,
8 George Allen, William McAusland, John C. Finn.
1891. Henry W. Colby, president.
1 George E. Dean, J. Alfred Messinger, Herbert N. Pierce,
2 Henry W. Colby, Edwin Dary, Charles L. Godfrey,
3 Edward F. Fitzgerald, John F. Franks, John P. Gaffney,
4 John C. Alden, Francis W. R. Emery, Herbert H. Field,
5 Ebenezer A. Dean, Joseph R. Dexter, Chester G. Hart,
6 George F. Brammer, Joseph E. Coombs, John L. Thomas,
7 William B. Hathaway, Albert M. Paull, George Williams,
8 William W. Austin. Edward F. Roach, Maurice Rose.
1894. Henry W. Colby, president.
1 George E. Dean, J. Alfred Messinger, George A. Washburn,
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2 Henry W. Colby, Edwin A. Dary, Charles T. Godfrey,
3 Edward F. Fitzgerald, John T. Franks, Matthew Rafferty,
4 Francis W. R. Emery, Herbert E. Hall, George A. Washburn,
5 Ebenezer A. Dean, Joseph R. Dexter, Charles G. Hart,
6 Joseph E. Combs, Marcus A. Dary, Frederick S. Dunbar,
7 William B. Hathaway, Albert M. Paull, George Williams,
8 Francis X. Greenwood, Edward F. Roche, Maurice Rose.
2 Frederick H. Bent, H. W. Colby, George E. Hathaway,
3 Thomas F. Boylan, James F. Morris, Matthew Rafferty,
4 Herbert E. Hall, James W. Hopkins, George A. Washburn,
5 Edward A. Dean, Joseph R. Dexter, Chester S. Hart,
6 Marcus A. Dary, William E. Gregg, Allen P. Hoard,
7 Frank J. Kingsley, Joseph M. Philbrick, Fred J. Stone,
8 Charles J. Nichols, Edward F. Roche, Maurice Rose.
2 Frederick M. Atwood, H. W. Colby. George E. Hathaway,
3 William E. Brady, John L. Gaffney, Matthew Rafferty,
4 Herbert E. Hall, James W. Hopkins, Alfred L. Lincoln,
5 Joseph R. Dexter, Frederick S. Dunbar, George O. Soper,
6 Marcus A. Dary, William E. Gregg, Allen C. Hoard,
7 Franklin K. Chace, William O. Luther, John Pring,
8 James R. Goodwin, Henry A. Guillette, Charles J. Nichols.
1895. Henry W. Colby, president.
1 John F. Barden, jr., Lewis B. Hodges, George A. Washburn,
2 Frederick M. Atwood, Henry W. Colby, Charles W. Rogan,
3 William E. Brady, John L. Gaffney, John J. Kavanaugh,
4 Herbert E. Hall, Alfred L. Lincoln, Enos D. Williams,
5 Frederick S. Dunbar, Winthrop Robinson, George O. Soper,
6 Patrick Henry Galligan, 6 Howard L. Phillips, Allen C. Hoard, Edward A. Searle, Edward C. Paull, Edward C. Paull,
7 William O. Luther, John Pring, jr., John E. Westgate,
1896. Henry W. Colby, president.
1 John F. Barden, jr., I .. B. Hodges, George A. Washburn,
2 Frederick M. Atwood, Henry W. Colby, Elijah E. Richards,
3 William E. Brady, John L. Gaffney, John J. Kavanaugh,
4 Herbert E. Hall, Alfred L. Lincoln, Arthur C. Leonard,
5 William E. Hart, Walter T. Soper, George H. Williams,
7 Henry H. Francis, James N. Lincoln, John E. Westgate,
1897. Henry W. Colby,
president.
1 Lewis B. Hodges, Charles I. King, Calvin D. Pratt;
2 Henry W. Colby, George E. Hathaway,. George A. Washburn,
3 John J. Kavanaugh, Patrick Coyle, Dennis O'Brien,
4 Arthur C. Leonard, William H. Reed, Walter T. Soper,
5 Benj. F. Cunningham, John O'Brien, John T. Sharkey,
6 Edward C. Paull, Edward A. Searle, Henry H. Francis,
7 James N. Lincoln, George W. Richardson, John W. Thayer,
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8 Frank A. Brown, James F. Goodwin, Edward J. Howard.
8 Frank A. Brown, Nathaniel A. Cushman, John H. Hoye.
8 John H. Hoye, Orville D. Palmer, Herbert O. Woolley.
Henry W. Colby, president.
Harry W. Galligan, James E. Shea,
4 Frank P. Elliott,
Arthur C. Leonard, Walter T. Soper,
2 Henry W. Colby, Frederick G. Huntley, Cyrus C. Robbins,
5 Benj. F. Cunningham, Richard F. Kenefick, John O'Brien,
3 Patrick Coyle, 6 Charles A. Coleman,
Henry H. Francis, Gilbert H. Padelford,
7 Daniel Gorman, George W. Richardson, John W. Thayer,
8 Charles F. Hayward, Elisha P. White, Herbert O. Woolley,
CITY TREASURERS AND COLLECTORS.
1865-91, George A. Washburn, 1891- , Edward H. Temple.
CITY CLERKS.
1865-86, James M. Cushman, 1886- , Edwin A. Fetlow.
CITY MARSHALS.
1865-67, Robert Crossman, 1879-83, Alfred B. Hodges,
1868-73, William K. Potter,
1884-85, James E. Seaver,
1874, John A. Fay,
1886-89, Francis L. Dow,
1875-76, Orrin M. Ingall,
1890, Alfred B. Hodges.
1877-78, George F. Seaver,
At this time the office of Marshal was changed to that of Chief of Police, for which position Edwin H. Evans was chosen.
The population of Taunton by decades or semi-decades, from 1790 to the present time, as indicated by the United States census, is given in the following figures:
1790
3,804
1840
.7,645
1870 18,629
1800
3,860
1850
10,441
1875 20,445
1810
3,907
1855
13,750
1880
21,213
1820
4,520
1860
15,376
1885
23,674
1830
6,042
1865
16,005
1890
25,448
1898.
1 William T. Babbitt, John E. De Blois, Elmer J. Wade,
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CHAPTER XVI.
THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD.
For the purposes of this department of the history of Bristol county we may begin with the year 1760, the reader having already been made familiar with the record of the old town of Dartmouth previous to that time. At that date the Russell family had settled and built mills at the point still known as Russell's Mills, and owned a large tract of land which included much of the site of New Bedford city. Joseph and Caleb Russell had a few small vessels on the Acushnet River that were engaged in the infant whaling industry, and there were others on the Aponagansett. The site of New Bedford was a forest. The conception of the possibilities of the whale fishery, men of means and energy to prosecute it, merchants to supply the domestic needs of settlers, crafts- men to hew and build for the founding of a village and a city, all these were wanting.
In 1760 Joseph Russell made his first sale of land from his estate of eight hundred acres to John Loudon. This tract comprised only one acre lying just south of the junction of Union and Water streets, and Loudon built a house thereon in 1761, which was destroyed by the British in 1778. Loudon was a caulker, but at one period he kept a tavern. In the spring of 1761 Benjamin Taber purchased land north- ward of the site of the Snell bakery and there erected a structure suit- able for boat building. He constructed the first whale boat in the village. His home was in the building still standing on the north side of Union street, the first one below North Water; it was built by Gideon Mosher, who sold it to Taber in 1765. This and adjoining property is still held by the Taber family. In the year 1762 Elnathan Sampson, a blacksmith, purchased the lot next north of Loudon's, and about that point, which was known for a hundred years and more as "the Four Corners," the center of the little settlement gathered. John Allen, a carpenter, bought a lot on the east side of South Water street, extending to the river, and there built a house which was afterwards sold to Barzillai Myrick, a ship-carpenter. Along the County road
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(now County street) were the farm houses of Joseph Russell, Caleb Russell, Ephraim Kempton and Samuel Willis, while on the river front had been built a wharf and try house. The accompanying rude sketch
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helps us to comprehend the New Bedford of nearly one hundred and forty years ago; it was drawn by Rev. Ezra Stiles, who visited the locality in 1762.
In 1765 a new and important element was introduced in this little community. Joseph Rotch, a Nantucket Quaker, a man of great ability and energy and possessed of ample means, foresaw the future
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of the whaling industry and the favorable situation of New Bedford, and in the year named settled in the place with his three sons, William, Joseph and Francis.1. Under the impetus given by this energetic man this little hamlet grew rapidly; houses multiplied, roads were opened, wharves were built, and population increased. Ship-building was vig- orously prosecuted, the first vessel being built and owned by Francis Rotch and named the Dartmouth. The residence of Joseph Rotch was situated on the west side of what is now Water street just south of William; it was burned in the British invasion of 1778. The business activity of the village at that early date is indicated by the fact that at a town meeting in 1768, the people were called upon to consider the matter of "Incouraging our own Manufactures."
On March 8, 1769, the roads now known as Union, North Water and South Water streets were laid out. In 1770 the town voted that " there be one Grammar Schoolmaster Provided for said town by the Select- men and by them placed and replaced as they shall judge proper." This is the first record of an educational measure.
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