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CENTRAL POLICE STATION.
to any locality. Each signal box is provided with a telephone, by means of which particular needs can be explained. On the reception of a call, a patrol wagon is instantly sent where needed. Keys to the signal boxes are desposited with responsible citi- zens in the vicinity of each box.
All rewards, fees, proceeds of gifts, and emolu- ments on account of extraordinary services, and all moneys accruing from the sale of unclaimed goods, are paid into the City Treasury, and constitute a fund called The Police Life and Health Insurance Fund. Stolen property found by the police, or property taken from persons arrested, is kept for six months, when, if uncalled for, it is advertised three times in some public place, and then sold for the benefit of the above fund.
GRAND RIVER AVENUE SUB-STATION.
During 1886 four hundred and seventy-five differ- ent lots of property, valued at $8,570, were received by the clerk of the board. The president of the board and the comptroller of the city are the trustees of the Life and Health Fund, and out of it, as occa- sion requires, the commissioners make appropriations for policemen who are sick or disabled from duty, or who have earned rewards. The assets to the credit of the fund, February 5, 1887, were $7,465.
In connection with the force there is also a relief society, which was organized June 2, 1868, the object being to provide pecuniary aid for policemen, or their families, in case of sickness and death. Nearly all the members of the force are members of this organization, and pay an initiation fee of one dollar, and monthly dues of fifty cents each. The officers are elected every six months, on the first of January and July. Members incapacitated for service for more than three days are allowed one dollar per day, for a time not to exceed thirty days, unless by two-thirds vote of the society. In case of death, the nearest kin are paid one hundred dollars. If a wife dies, the sum of fifty dollars is paid to the husband.
A police wagon for the conveyance of prisoners was procured and first used on March 20, 1871. In the fall of 1877 a new wagon was purchased.
SHERIFFS .- PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
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SHERIFFS.
The office of sheriff antedates every other in the county. The first sheriff for Detroit was appointed by the Governor and Council of Canada in 1788. The duties have been much the same under both English and American rule : the sheriff acts as the chief constable of the county in making arrests for crimes against State laws, and in carrying out the decrees and judgments of the courts; he is also responsible for the safe keeping of all prisoners lodged in the county jail.
Under territorial rule, sheriffs were appointed by the governor; but from the time Michigan became a State, they have been elected at the same time as other county officers, for terms of two years.
Since the establishment of the metropolitan police the sheriff has made no arrests in criminal cases in the city, and cannot make an arrest outside of the county, except in civil cases, or for contempt of court. His chief duties consist in attendance on the Circuit and Superior Courts, the care of the room, the pre- serving of order, and the carrying out of the decrees of the courts, occupying the same relation to these courts that the United States Marshal does to the United States Courts. It is his duty to see that the liquor tax law is enforced in the country townships, and the tax paid to the county treasurer within the time prescribed by law.
He has no salary, being paid by fees collected for issuing and serving various legal papers, and by the profits on the boarding of the prisoners, the city pay- ing for those confined in jail for violation of city ordi- nances, and the county for all others. The price per day is fixed from time to time by the county auditors.
The sheriff has the privilege of appointing as many deputy sheriffs as he may deem expedient ;
but neither he nor his deputies can serve papers issued in civil cases from a justice's court ; only constables have that right. He gives bonds of $10,000. The office is estimated to be worth from $8,000 to $10,000 per year.
The sheriffs under British rule were : 1788, Gregor McGregor ; 1795, Richard Pollard.
Under American rule the following sheriffs have served : 1796 to August 20, 1798, Herman Eberts ; 1798 and 1799, Lewis Bond; 1800, B. Hunting- ton, George McDougall ; 1801, Elias Wallen; 1803, Thomas McCrae; 1804, Richard Smyth; 1815, J H. Audrain; 1816-1825, Austin E. Wing ; 1825, Abraham Edwards, Wm. Meldrum ; 1826-1829, T. C. Sheldon; 1829, Thos. S. Knapp ; 1830, Benja- min Woodworth ; 1831-1839, John M. Wilson; 1839-1841, Lemuel Goodell; 1841-1845, Daniel Thompson ; 1845-1847, H. R. Andrews; 1847- 1851, E. V. Cicotte ; 1851-1853, Lyman Baldwin; 1853 and 1854, Horace Gray; 1855 and 1856, Joshua Howard ; 1857-1860, E. V. Cicotte; 1860, Peter Fralick ; 1861-1863, Mark Flanigan ; 1863- 1865, Peter Fralick ; 1865-1867, F. X. Cicotte ; 1867- 1869, E. V. Cicotte ; 1869-1870, John Patton ; 1871- 1875, Geo. C. Codd ; 1875-1877, J. A. Sexton ; 1877- 1881, Walter H. Coots ; 1881-1885, Conrad Clippert; 1885-1887, Geo. H. Stellwagen; 1887- , L. B. Littlefield.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
This office of prosecuting attorney was first pro- vided for by Act of December 31, 1818, and ap- pointments were made by the governor. By Act of April 21, 1825, the office was discontinued, and dis- trict attorneys, to be appointed by the governor and council, were provided for. The Territory was divided into four districts, with one attorney for each, Wayne and Washtenaw forming the second district. An Act of April 22, 1833, provided for a district attorney for each county. The Constitution of 1835 revived the office of prosecuting attorney, and up to 1850 incumbents were appointed by the governor for terms of two years. Since 1850 the office has been elective. Under Act of 1818 it was the duty of the prosecuting attorney to prosecute and defend all suits for and against the county. By Act of 1833 district attorneys performed the same duty in any suits in which the United States, the Territory, county, or any township was interested, At the present time the prosecuting attorney conducts all cases, in which the State or the county is a party ; and on request of any justice he conducts criminal cases against the persons named. He reports yearly to the attorney-general of the State the number of cases he has prosecuted, and the result of each. The term of office is two years. An Act of 1879 provided that the auditors should fix his salary after January 1, 1881, at from $2,500
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to $3,000. By law of March 9, 1877, he was authorized to employ an assistant, whose salary is also fixed by the Board of County Auditors.
From 1819 to 1825 Charles Larned was prosecut- ing attorney. The district attorneys were : 1825- 1828, Charles Larned; 1828, Warner Wing ; 1829, B. F. H. Witherell; 1830, W. Wing ; 1831, B. F. H. Witherell; 1832, W. Wing; 1833, Jas. Q. Adams ; 1834, B. F. H. Witherell.
The prosecuting attorneys under State law have been : 1835-1839, B. F. H. Witherell; 1840-1843, J. A. Van Dyke ; 1843-1846, A. W. Buel ; 1846- 1849, Wm. Hale ; 1849-1853, D. Stuart : 1853-1855, A. T. McReynolds ; 1855-1857, J. P. C. Emmons; 1857-1860, J Knox Gavin ; 1860-1861, D. E. Har- baugh ; 1862-1866, J. Knox Gavin ; 1866, J. Patchin ; 1867-1868, G. Hebden : 1869-1873, P. J. D. Van Dyke; 1873-1874, F. H. Chambers; 1875-1876, J. G. Hawley ; 1877-1881, H. N. Brevoort; 1881 to August 22, M. Firnane ; 1881-1885, J. Caplis ; 1885- , G. F. Robison.
CONSTABLES.
The office of constable in the Northwest Territory was first provided for by Act of December 2, 1799. In Detroit, the city charter of August 5, 1824, authorized the election of constables, and by Act of April 4, 1827, provision was made for the election of three. Act of March 21, 1837, gave the voters of the city power to elect five constables viva voce, in case the three regularly elected constables neglected or refused to serve. Act of March 29, 1838, authorized the election of six constables, one for each ward, and they are still so elected.
Prior to the creation of the metropolitan police, the constables acted as police officers, and made arrests. Now their chief duties consist in the serv- ing of writs and executions, issued by justices of the peace. They are paid by the fees.
The following constables were appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions :
March 6, 1798, Michael Monette ; June, 1801, Wm. Smith, John Harvey, David McLean, Baptiste Peltier, Isadore Delille, Jacques Desplats; December, 1802, Wm. Kelly, Jabez Stern, D. McLean, P. Navarre, James Cissne ; June 7, 1803, John Watson, Louis Bourginnon, Richard Jones, John Dicks, John Con- nor, T. Jordan, P. Desnoyers ; September 16, 1803, J. B. Campau; December, 1804, Conrad Seek, George Smart, J. Bte Nantay, John Robinson, Joseph Clark, Joseph Weaver, Joseph Barnard.
The constables appointed by the governor were : June 10, 1816, Austin E. Wing ; June 26, 1817, Duncan Reid ; January 18, 1818, Wm. Meldrum, Francis Cicotte, Etienne Dubois ; July 20, 1818, Asa Partridge, Warren Howard.
The constables elected have been as follows :
1826, Jed Hunt, John Howard, Thos. Knowlton ;
1827, Thos. Lee, T. Knowlton, Eleazer Ray; 1828, J. M. Wilson, E. S. Swan, T. Knowlton, Morris Jackson ; 1829, N. Champ, E. S. Swan, T. Knowl- ton ; 1830, Adna Merritt, J. M. Wilson, Thos. Knowlton ; 1831, L. Goodell, David Thompson, O. Aldrich; 1832, A. Campbell, L. Goodell, A. Mc- Arthur ; 1833, L. Goodell, D. Thompson, J. O. Graves ; 1834, D. Thompson, Squire Trumbull, B. F. Towne, A. C. Caniff ; 1835, R. R. Howell, J. O. Graves, P. O. Whitman, D. Thompson ; 1836, R. R. Howell, R. J. Connor, D. Thompson, Jacob Mc- Kinney; 1837, J. C. Warner, P. Falvey, John Reno.
1838, First Ward : David B. Wilcox. Second Ward : John Daly. Third Ward: Edward War- ner, Jr. Fourth Ward : Anson E. Lyon. Fifth Ward: Edward P. Clark. Sixth Ward: George Miller.
1839, First Ward : D. B. Wilcox. Second Ward : George Miller. Third Ward: W. W. Johnson. Fourth Ward : John Reno. Fifth Ward : Robert Nichol. Sixth Ward : John Daly.
1840, First Ward : P. O. Whitman. Second Ward: A. H. Bartley. Third Ward : W. W. Johnson. Fourth Ward : J. Reno. Fifth Ward : R. Nichol. Sixth Ward: H. Fross.
1841, First Ward: P. O. Whitman. Second Ward : H. T. Russell. Third Ward : W. W. John- son. Fourth Ward : O. Bellair, J. J. Cicotte. Fifth Ward : Wm. Champ. Sixth Ward : B. H. Thomp- son.
1842, First Ward: W. J. Redmond. Second Ward : A. N. Hickox. Third Ward: W. W. Howland. Fourth Ward : J. J. Cicotte. Fifth Ward : Wm. Champ. Sixth Ward : C. Ockford.
1843-1846, First Ward : P. O. Whitman. Sec- ond Ward : J. McMichael. Third Ward : W. W. Howland. Fourth Ward : J. J. Cicotte, Fifth Ward : J. P. Whiting. Sixth Ward : C. Ockford.
1846, First Ward :. P. O. Whitman. Second Ward : J. McMichael. Third Ward : D. M. Free- man. Fourth Ward : J. J. Cicotte. Fifth Ward: G. D. Rogers. Sixth Ward : B. McDonald.
1847, First Ward : P. O. Whitman. Second Ward: J. McMichael. Third Ward: D. M Free- man. Fourth Ward : J. J. Cicotte. Fifth Ward: W. Newton. Sixth Ward : B. McDonald, Seneca Caswell.
1848, First Ward : P. O. Whitman, Chas. Can- naro. Second Ward : J. McMichael. Third Ward : N. Lafleur. D. M. Freeman. Fourth Ward : D. Cicotte. Fifth Ward : Wm. Newton. Sixth Ward : Seneca Caswell, C. G. Solyer.
1849, First Ward: S. Green. Second Ward : J. McMichael. Third Ward : W. A. Boyt. Fourth Ward: D. Cicotte. Fifth Ward: M. Salter. Sixth Ward : C. G. Solyer. Seventh Ward : J. Duchene. Eighth Ward : James H. Darcy.
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1850, First Ward : C. W. Tuttle. Second Ward : J. McMichael. Third Ward : Wm. A. Boyt. Fourth Ward : D. Cicotte. Fifth Ward : M. Salter. Sixth Ward : D. D. Hustis. Seventh Ward : Peter Ray- mond. Eighth Ward : J. H. Darcy.
1851, First Ward : C. W. Tuttle. Second Ward : Isaac Warren. Third Ward: Wm. A. Boyt. Fourth Ward: D. Cicotte. Fifth Ward: B. Sparling. Sixth Ward : John Demass. Seventh Ward: Peter Raymond. Eighth Ward: J. H. Darcy.
1852, First Ward : C. W. Tuttle. Second Ward : Levi Dings, A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : John B. Stadler. Fourth Ward: James Duchene, D. Cicotte. Fifth Ward: B. Sparling. Sixth Ward : John Demass. Seventh Ward: Peter Raymond. Eighth Ward : J. H. Darcy, C. Doherty.
1853, First Ward : T. McCarthy. Second Ward : A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : J. Warren. Fourth Ward : D. Cicotte, Fifth Ward: R. L. Tyler. Sixth Ward : W. W. Howland. Seventh Ward : J. Reilly. Eighth Ward : P. M. Davitt, M. Fitz- simmons.
1854, First Ward : T. McCarthy. Second Ward : A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : J. Warren, John B. Stadler. Fourth Ward : D. Cicotte. Fifth Ward : B. Sparling. Sixth Ward: James Love. Seventh Ward : J. Reilly. Eighth Ward : Charles Doherty.
1855, First Ward : L. W. Dings. Second Ward : A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : John B. Stadler. Fourth Ward : C. Stadler. Fifth Ward: B. Sparl- ing. Sixth Ward : Justin Higgins. Seventh Ward : J. Reilly. Eighth Ward : C. Doherty.
1856, First Ward: F. Eglington. Second Ward : A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : John B. Stadler. Fourth Ward : C. Stadler. Fifth Ward : B. Sparl- ing. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward: John Reilly. Eighth Ward : J. Aylward.
1857, First Ward : F. Eglington. Second Ward: A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : John B. Stadler. Fourth Ward : C. Stadler. Fifth Ward : B. Sparl- ing. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : John Reilly. Eighth Ward : John Aylward. Ninth Ward : C. Doherty. Tenth Ward : Chas. Weyle.
1858, First Ward : F. Eglington. Second Ward: A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : John B. Stadler. Fourth Ward : C. Stadler. Fifth Ward: B. Sparling. Sixth Ward : James Love. Seventh Ward: W. Smith, C. Hatie. Eighth Ward : D. Mahoney. Ninth Ward: J. Bostwick. Tenth Ward : C. Weyle.
1859, First Ward : F. Eglington. Second Ward : A. W. Sprague. Third Ward: John B. Stadler. Fourth Ward : C. Stadler. Fifth Ward: B. Sparl- ing. Sixth Ward: J. Love. Seventh Ward: C. Hatie. Eighth Ward : D. Mahoney. Ninth Ward: J. Bostwick. Tenth Ward : C. Weyle.
1860, First Ward : T. McCarthy. Second Ward : A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : Geo. L. Scanlon. Fourth Ward : William Timm. Fifth Ward : E. Wyncoop. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : C. Hatie. Eighth Ward: Timothy Mahoney. Ninth Ward : Paul May. Tenth Ward: Herman Denstadt.
1861, First Ward : J. Gore. Second Ward: A. W. Sprague. Third Ward : G. L. Scanlon. Fourth Ward : C. Stadler. Fifth Ward : E. Wyncoop. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : D. K. Sul- livan. Eighth Ward : T. Mahoney. Ninth Ward: J. Zimmerman. Tenth Ward : H. Denstadt.
1862, First Ward: J. Gore. Second Ward : A. W. Sprague, C. T. Allen. Third Ward : D. M. Freeman. Fourth Ward : John Gnau. Fifth Ward: Lyman B. Smith. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : D. K. Sullivan. Eighth Ward: Timothy Mahoney. Ninth Ward : J. Zimmerman. Tenth Ward: F. Freiburger.
1863, First Ward : J. Gore. Second Ward : Jno. F. Starkweather. Third Ward : D. M. Freeman. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : L. B. Smith. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : D. K. Sul- livan. Eighth Ward : T. Mahoney. Ninth Ward : J. Zimmerman. Tenth Ward : J. Ochs.
1864, First Ward : John May. Second Ward : Wm. T. Purdy. Third Ward : D. M. Freeman. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : L B. Smith. Sixth Ward : C. Gebhard. Seventh Ward : D. K. Sullivan. Eighth Ward : T. Mahoney. Ninth Ward : George Titlow. Tenth Ward : J. Ochs.
1865, First Ward : James H. Hepburn. Second Ward : J. Gore. Third Ward : J. B. Stadler. Fourth Ward: J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : L. B. Smith. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eight Ward : T. Mahoney. Ninth Ward : G. Tit- low. Tenth Ward : J. Ochs.
1866, First Ward: J. H. Hepburn. Second Ward : J. Gore, James Duck. Third Ward : John Van Stan. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : B. Sparling. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : Wm. Haley. Ninth Ward : G. Titlow. Tenth Ward : F. Frei- burger.
1867, First Ward : J. H. Hepburn. Second Ward : J. Duck. Third Ward : Chas. T. Allen. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : Anson E. Lyon. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : Michael Ryan. Ninth Ward : G. Titlow. Tenth Ward : F. Freiburger.
1868, First Ward : Edward Nolan. Second Ward : T. McCarthy. Third Ward : C. T. Allen. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : B. Sparling. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : M. Ryan, J. O'Connell. Ninth
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Ward : G. Titlow. Tenth Ward: F. Freibur- ger.
1869, First Ward : James McKenzie. Second Ward : J. Duck. Third Ward : Peter McDowell. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : Chas. Anderson. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward: N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : John O'Connell. Ninth Ward : C. Doherty. Tenth Ward : David L. Bishop.
1870, First Ward : Ed. Nolan. Second Ward : J. Duck. Third Ward : John L. Solders. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : F. Giddey. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : J. O'Connell. Ninth Ward: C. Doherty. Tenth Ward : D. L. Bishop.
1871, First Ward : E. Nolan. Second Ward : T. McCarthy. Third Ward : J. B. Runge. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : F. Giddey. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward; N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : J. O'Connell. Ninth Ward : G. Tit- low. Tenth Ward : M. C. Allor.
1872, First Ward : James McKenzie. Second Ward : Thos. McCarty. Third Ward : Peter Kal- lenbach. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : F. Giddey. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : J. O'Connell. Ninth Ward : August Eggers. Tenth Ward : M. C. Allor.
1873, First Ward : J. Mckenzie. Second Ward : Wm. H. Close. Third Ward : Thos. Fleming. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : F. Giddey. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : Alexander Smith. Eighth Ward : Bernard Sweeny. Ninth Ward : August Eggers. Tenth Ward : Honore Defer.
1874, First Ward : J. Mckenzie. Second Ward : Wm. H. Close. Third Ward: Thos. Fleming. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : F. Giddey. Sixth Ward : J. Love. Seventh Ward : A. Smith. Eighth Ward: James Hunt. Ninth Ward: C. Doherty. Tenth Ward : H. Defer. Twelfth Ward : Geo. B. Brown.
1875, First Ward : J. Mckenzie. Second Ward: Wm. H. Close. Third Ward : J. E. Murray. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : W. W. Witherspoon. Sixth Ward: T. Funke. Seventh Ward : Jacob Jaeger. Eighth Ward : James Hunt. Ninth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Tenth Ward: M. C. Allor. Twelfth Ward : Geo. A. Page.
1876, First Ward : H. Herzog. Second Ward : Thomas Hubert. Third Ward : John A. Wilkie. Fourth Ward: John Gnau. Fifth Ward : W. W. Witherspoon. Sixth Ward: T. Funke. Seventh Ward: Jacob Jaeger. Eighth Ward: J. Hunt. Ninth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Tenth Ward : Thos. Dooley. Twelfth Ward: A. Eggers.
1877, First Ward : H. Herzog. Second Ward : T. Hubert. Third Ward: J. A. Wilkie. Fourth Ward : J. Gnau. Fifth Ward : W. W. Wither- spoon. Sixth Ward : George Goldsmith. Seventh Ward: Jacob Jaeger. Eighth Ward: Martin J. Dunn. Ninth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Tenth Ward : Desire B. Willemin. Eleventh Ward : Frank Guy- otte. Twelfth Ward : Orrin H. Butterfield. Thir- teenth Ward : Wm. Guyotte.
1878, First Ward : H. Herzog. Second Ward: T. Hubert, J. Duck. Third Ward : J. A. Wilkie. Fourth Ward : John Gnau. Fifth Ward : W. W. Witherspoon. Sixth Ward: G. Goldsmith. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : Martin J. Dunn. Ninth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Tenth Ward : Byron D. Holton. Eleventh Ward : F. Guyotte. Twelfth Ward: O. H. Butterfield. Thirteenth Ward : W. Guyotte.
1879, First Ward : H. Herzog. Second Ward : E. B. Fisher. Third Ward : J. A. Wilkie. Fourth Ward : John Gnau. Fifth Ward : W. W. Wither- spoon. Sixth Ward : G. Goldsmith. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : Martin J. Dunn. Ninth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Tenth Ward : M. C. Allor. Eleventh Ward: F. Guyotte. Twelfth Ward : J. M. Davis. Thirteenth Ward: Wm. Guyotte.
1880, First Ward : H. Herzog, Second Ward : Wm. Close. Third Ward : J. A. Wilkie. Fourth Ward: John Gnau. Fifth Ward: W. W. Wither- spoon. Sixth Ward : L. Rosenthal. Seventh Ward: F. Ubelhoer. Eighth Ward : M. J. Dunn. Ninth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Tenth Ward : J. W. Genick Eleventh Ward : A. W. Bradford. Twelfth Ward; O. H. Butterfield. Thirteenth Ward : E. T. Mass.
1881, First Ward : W. A. Stuart. Second Ward: W. Close. Third Ward : J. A. Wilkie. Fourth Ward : John Gnau. Fifth Ward : W. W. Wither- spoon. Sixth Ward: L. Rosenthal. Seventh Ward: N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : Martin J. Dunn. Ninth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Tenth Ward : J. W. Genick. Eleventh Ward : A. W. Bradford. Twelfth Ward : O. H. Butterfield. Thirteenth Ward : E. T. Mass.
1882, First Ward : S. Rosenthal. Second Ward : W. A. Stuart. Third Ward : J. J. McHugh. Fourth Ward : D. E. Moloney. Fifth Ward : John Gnau. Sixth Ward : Martin J. Dunn. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Ninth Ward: J. Schnelzer. Tenth Ward: O. H. Butterfield. Eleventh Ward : E. T. Mass. Twelfth Ward : Jas. Tierney. Thirteenth Ward : A. W. Bradford.
1883, First Ward : S. Rosenthal. Second Ward : W. A. Stuart. Third Ward : W. T. Weitz. Fourth Ward : D. E. Moloney. Fifth Ward : John Gnau. Sixth Ward : M. J. Dunn. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : W. J. Giddey. Ninth Ward: J. Schnelzer. Tenth Ward : O. H. Butterfield.
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Eleventh Ward : E. T. Mass. Twelfth Ward : F. H. Addison. Thirteenth Ward : Adolph Bloom.
1884, First Ward : S. Rosenthal. Second Ward : W. A. Stuart. Third Ward : W. T. Weitz. Fourth Ward: Henry Herzog. Fifth Ward : John Gnau. Sixth Ward : M. J. Dunn. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward: J. J. Griffin. Ninth Ward : J. F. Bowers. Tenth Ward : O. H. Butterfield. Eleventh Ward : E. T. Mass. Twelfth Ward : F. H. Addison. Thirteenth Ward : Wm. Guyotte.
1885, First Ward : John B. Wilcoxson. Second Ward, Wm. A. Stuart. Third Ward : William T. Weitz. Fourth Ward: H. Herzog. Fifth Ward : John Gnau. Sixth Ward : John P. Shanahan. Sev- enth Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward: J. Pram- staller. Ninth Ward : J. F. Bowers. Tenth Ward : O. H. Butterfield. Eleventh Ward : E. T. Mass. Twelfth Ward: Frank Lark. Thirteenth Ward : Joseph Doherty.
1886, First Ward : John B. Wilcoxson. Second Ward : Wm. A. Stuart. Third Ward : William T.
Weitz. Fourth Ward : H. Herzog. Fifth Ward; John Gnau. Sixth Ward : John Shuell. Seventh Ward : N. Tisler. Eighth Ward : Wm. J. Giddey. Ninth Ward : J. F. Bowers. Tenth Ward: Frank Reichlin. Eleventh Ward: E. T. Mass. Twelfth Ward : Frank H. Addison. Thirteenth Ward : J. Doherty. Fourteenth Ward : Charles A. Goldner. Fifteenth Ward : Thos. Eagan. Sixteenth Ward : Charles H. Hill.
1887, First Ward : John B. Wilcoxson. Second Ward : Wm. A. Stuart. Third Ward: William T. Weitz. Fourth Ward : B. Sparling. Fifth Ward : John Gnau. Sixth Ward: J. Shanahan. Seventh Ward: Wm. Guyotte. Eighth Ward : J. Toohey. Ninth Ward : J. F. Bowers. Tenth Ward : Dennis Downey. Eleventh Ward : E. T. Mass. Twelfth Ward : F. H. Addison. Thirteenth Ward : J. H. Boeckenhauer. Fourteenth Ward: C. A. Goldner. Fifteenth Ward : Thos. Eagan. Sixteenth Ward : Frank Lark.
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE JAILS AND THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
No less than nine buildings, in eight different localities, have been built and used for jails.
In June, 1801, the jail was on the extreme east side of the town, and nearly in line with the stock- ade. It was probably the building designated as the guard-house on T. Smith's plan of 1796. The records of the Court of General Quarter Sessions show that on June 6, 1801, the sheriff was ordered "to whitewash the inside of the jail immediately, and have it as clean as possible, and that afterwards the jail keeper was to wash and clean the jail every Saturday and to have panes of glass put where wanted."
The records for June 5, 1802, contain the follow- ing :
The Court took into consideration the situation of the public jail, and have come to the determination of purchasing, of Mr. Charles Francis Girardin, the house and lot in which he now lives, upon the following conditions, to wit : that the sum of five hun- dred pounds cash shall be paid to said Girardin and a deed of sale of the present jail, it being estimated at two hundred pounds, making in all seven hundred pounds. Payment of cash to be made as follows, to wit: three hundred pounds within two or three months, and two hundred pounds in a year from this date. Said Girardin is to deliver up half of the premises within twenty days, which are intended to contain the prisoners ; and the re- mainder of the premises, when the old jail is repaired that Mr. Girardin may inhabit it, which will not be later than the 31st of July next.
On June 29, 1802, James May was appointed to contract for material, and put the new jail in a state of "safety against escape, as much as possible ; " and on Saturday, September 18, 1802, the accounts of "Jean Louis Boynier, for putting up pickets in the jail-yard, twenty-six pounds, and of Pierre Chene, for thirty-three pounds, fifteen shillings, six- pence, and of Charles Moran, for one hundred and thirty-three pounds, seven shillings," were ordered paid.
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