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The powers of the park board were considerably enlarged by the charter of 1909. The board now maintains its own engineering staff and has its own secretary, J. H. Barnes being the present (1915) incumbent. An important innovation was made in May, 1915, when H. G. Getchell, was made supervisor of parks. Rudolph
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G. Rau, who has been in active charge of the work in the various parks since the first park board was organized, is still on the job. An attempt was made to give St. Joseph an extensive park and boulevard system shortly after the charter of 1909 went into effect. The first important project, Prospect Park, was initiated- by an ordinance passed in 1911. Strenuous opposition developed, and after the matter had been in litigation for a couple of years, a supreme court decision stopped the work. It has never been re- vived. However, there are other projects of importance under way, notable among them being the building of Noyes Boulevard.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY-Prior to 1887 there were several cir- culating libraries in St. Joseph. In May of that year Warren Sam- uel announced through the newspapers that he would give the free use of a room in his building at Tenth and Charles streets for library purposes, provided a certain sum of money could be raised for the purchase of books. Mrs. T. F. Van Natta and Mrs. George C. Hull took the matter in hand, and, ascertaining from Mr. Sam- uels that if $5,000 was raised he would give the use of a room for five years, plans were at once outlined for securing the sum re- quired. These ladies, together with Mrs. John S. Lemon, success- fully solicited seventy-five life memberships at $50 each, and they had collected a total of $3,000 by the August following. When the financial work had progressed thus far, Mr. Samuels executed a lease of the large room on the second floor of his building for three years, with the understanding that the lease would be extended to five years when the remainder of the fund should have been col- lected.
The library was formally opened on the 8th day of November, 1887, Miss Nellie Millan acting as librarian.
The first board of directors and officers consisted of Mrs. John S. Lemon, president ; Mrs. Winslow Judson, vice-president; Mrs. T. F. Van Natta, treasurer; Mrs. George C. Hull, secretary, and Mrs. M. A. Reed, Mrs. John D. Richardson, Jr., Mrs. John I. Mc- Donald and Mrs. B. F. Colt.
The library opened with 2,200 volumes of well-selected books, and during the first year of its existence 1,000 additional volumes were added. Under these auspices it did excellent work, but a lack of funds prevented the success desired. The small yearly sum charged for the use of the library, $2, proved inadequate to its needs, but the library was by no means permitted to languish. The ladies in charge worked hard and through their efforts alone the institution was kept intact.
In January, 1890, Edward S. Douglas suggested the idea of taking advantage of the state law which authorized cities to estab- lish free public libraries by a vote of the people, and the suggestion met with hearty support. Purd B. Wright, then city clerk, united with Mr. Douglas in the movement, and these two pushed the matter. Petitions were prepared asking that the question of voting
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a tax of three-tenths of a mill be submitted to the voters of the city, as authorized by law. Only one hundred names were nec- essary, but many times this number were secured. When pre- sented to the mayor and council for official consideration the peti- tion contained not only the name of the mayor, George J. Engle- hart, but those of nine of the ten aldermen as well, in their capacity as citizens. The question being submitted to the voters, such was the interest that had been aroused that it carried by a vote of more than six to one.
In April, 1890, the then mayor-elect, Wm. M. Shepherd, ap- pointed as the first board of directors Rev. H. L. Foote, Prof. E. B. Neeley, Willard P. Hall, H. G. Getchell, Dr. J. Francis Smith, B. Newburger, G. W. Hendley, Mrs. J. S. Lemon and Mrs. George C. Hull. Rev. Foote was at the first meeting elected president and Mr. Getchell, secretary; Prof. E. B. Neeley at the next meeting being elected vice-president. After a few months' service, Mrs. Hull and Mrs. Lmon and Dr. Smith resigned from the board, Mr. Johnson, George C. Hull and J. L. Bittinger succeeding them. Mr. Foote remained the president of the board until he left the city in 1895. Prof. E. B. Neeley acted as president during the remainder of the term and was succeeded by Rev. Henry Bullard, who in turn gave way in 1896 to John DeClue, an old member of the board.
Soon after organizing Henry J. Carr, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was employed as librarian, and remained with the library until July, 1891, when he resigned to accept a more lucrative position as head of the Scranton, Pa., public library, just organizing.
Meantime, the old library association, by a vote of a majority of its directors and life members, donated the books owned by it to the free public library, numbering 3,272 volumes, and went out of existence, having accomplished its real purpose in providing the nucleus of the present successful institution. Mrs. Russell, who had succeeded Miss Millan as librarian, was continued in the employ of the free library under Mr. Carr. The remainder of the force was Miss C. L. Rathbun, Miss L. C. Senter, who was appointed assistant librarian in April; and Miss Agnes Van Volkenburg. Miss A. M. Perry was the next employe.
Large purchases of books were made as soon as a librarian was employed, but the work of classifying and cataloguing required so much time that the library was not opened for the issue of books for home use until March 16, 1891, with 5,510 volumes; the refer- ence and reading rooms, however, having been opened two months previously. On the resignation of Mr. Carr, George T. Wright, formerly of this city, but then of California, was offered the posi- tion, but declined on account of his health, and William H. Culver was appointed, continuing in charge until the following year in May, when he resigned. Miss L. C. Senter assumed charge of the library and conducted it until July 1, when H. L. Elmendorf was appointed to the position of librarian. He remained with the library until October 1, 1896, when he, too, resigned and was succeeded by
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Purd B. Wright, who resigned in 1910 to accept a position as librar- ian in Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Wright was succeeded by C. E. Rush of Jackson, Mich., who took charge July 15, 1910. He has done and is still doing excellent work for the library.
During the administration of Mr. Culver the library was re- moved from Sixth and Charles streets to Tenth and Sylvanie streets. During the incumbency of Mr. Wright the present hand- some library building at Tenth and Felix streets was erected. It was formally opened March 13, 1902, and is used jointly by the school and library boards.
At this time (1915) the library board is organized as follows : James H. McCord, president; Rabbi Louis Bernstein and Samuel I. Motter, vice-presidents; Henry Krug, Jr., secretary-treasurer ; Charles E. Rush, assistant secretary.
Some idea of the development of St. Joseph's free public library may be gained from the number of volumes in circulation. In 1898 it was 15,000 ; now it is 72,000, housed in three buildings- the main library, Carnegie branch in South St. Joseph, and Wash- ington Park branch library in North St. Joseph. Besides these there are various stations in different parts of the city and about seventy-five traveling libraries in the public schools.
STREET LIGHTING-As early as 1856 the city aided in the erec- tion of a plant for the manufacture of illuminating gas, but this proved an unprofitable investment. In 1861 a second concern se- cured the contract and the city was lighted, after a fashion, with gas, until 1889. In 1887 gasoline lamps mounted on wooden posts, supplied by a Chicago concern, were added to the system.
In 1889 the city embarked in municipal ownership as to street lighting. A contract was made with the Excelsior Electrical Com- pany of Chicago for a $60,000 plant, to be paid for in two years. The city built a power house at Fifth and Olive streets. Walter C. Stewart superintended the construction of the plant and managed it for the Excelsior company. Frank P. Yenawine was the first city electrician, succeeding Mr. Stewart in 1891. He served until May of 1896 and was in turn succeeded by Mr. Stewart, who gave way to William E. Gorton in 1908; M. C. Hunter in 1912; Amos L. Utz in 1913; C. D. Fox in 1915.
Since its erection various improvements have been added to the plant, making the total cost nearly $175,000.
THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM-St. Joseph has a well-planned sewer system of considerable extent. In the early days the creeks that coursed through the city from the hills formed the only drainage. Blacksnake, Bush branch, Smith branch and Liniment (or Patee branch) were all creeks of consequence, especially when the rains were heavy. In planning the sewerage system of the city these
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natural water courses were followed wherever possible. The first effort at sewering was made in 1867, when a section was built between Fifth and Sixth streets, covering Bush branch. In 1870 an extension of 160 feet was added, which brought the sewer to a point on Fifth street about where the side entrance to the Tootle Theater is. This is a five-foot sewer and its mouth was then above ground. There was a trap-door, hinged at the top, which opened automatically when the volume of water was great enough. The street was paved in the shape of a gutter, and during heavy rains was impassable.
The sewer-building era properly began in 1874, when a nine- foot solid limestone sewer was constructed on Charles street, from the river to Seventh street. This was followed by the completion of the Smith branch sewer, which had been started at an earlier period, and which now extends from Twentieth street and Fred- erick avenue to Seventh and Charles streets. The Bush branch sewer was next continued down Fifth street to Charles. The com- bined length of these sewers is 16,523 feet.
Messanie street was sewered from the river to Eighth street in 1879. This is a round brick culvert, five feet in diameter. The total length of the sewer now is 1,856 feet.
The building of the Union Depot at Sixth street and Mitchell avenue made it necessary to sewer Liniment creek. In 1880 a sec- tion reaching from Fifth to Eighth streets was built. In 1886 it was completed to the river. This is called the Mitchell avenue sewer. It is thirteen to fifteen feet in diameter, and built of brick. The Patee branch sewer, ranging in diameter from eight and one-half to ten and one-half feet, oval, brick, joins the Mitchell avenue sewer at Eighth street. It was built in sections and completed to Twenty- second street in 1894. The combined length is 8,188 feet.
The first section of Blacksnake sewer was built in 1883 across Main street. In 1889 it was carried east to Third street. In 1891 the city and the Chicago Great Western Railway Company jointly built the sewer from the Main street section to the river. In 1894 the sewer was extended from Third street, along the course of Blacksnake creek, to Pendleton street; and in 1896, to Middleton street. This is a brick sewer, egg-shaped. The dimensions of the western portion are 141/2x17 feet. At the time of its building it was the largest brick sewer in the world.
By an issue of bonds in 1908, $250,000 was voted for main sewers. Provision was made for: Blacksnake sewer extension to Broadway, Highland avenue sewer, Grand avenue sewer, Brook- dale sewer, Eastern Extension addition sewer, Hall's addition sewer, Sycamore sewer, Patee street and Thirty-first street and Thirty-second street branches of Oak Hill sewer, Wyatt Park sewer, Atchison street sewer, South Park sewer, Eleventh street sewer, Gordon avenue sewer, Barbara street sewer, and Lake ave- nue sewer.
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There are more than five miles of main sewers and sixty miles of district sewers that drain into these main sewers. In all, there are nearly sixty-five miles of sewers in St. Joseph.
Prior to 1885 property owners who desired sewerage had to build at their own expense. Now, however, the city is divided into- sewer districts, and when a sewer is desired in a certain neighbor- hood, to drain into a main sewer, three or more property owners petition the council, and an ordinance is passed ordering the sewer. The city engineer advertises for bids, and when the work is com- pleted the cost is assessed against all of the real estate in the dis- trict, in proportion to the number of square feet contained in each lot. Special tax bills are issued, which bear 6 per cent interest after thirty days. The contractor is placed under bond to keep his work in repair for one year. By this method the burden of sewer build- ing has been lightened, and, as a consequence, the drainage of St. Joseph is excellent.
STREET PAVING-From 1866 to 1873 the topography of the city underwent a great transformation. The grader opened streets, leveled hills and filled hollows; many miles of macadam were put down in the business and residence portions of the city. There had been street paving in the neighborhood of the Market square before the war, but the streets in general were in bad condition. Nor did the enterprising people of St. Joseph stop at home in their zeal for paving, but they went across the river-or at least their money did-and aided in the building of a rock road from Elwood west. Bonds in the sum of $25,000 were voted for this purpose, and the money was doubtless returned indirectly by the farmers who came to the city over the highway. Portions of the rock road are still in existence, though in bad repair.
The panic of 1873 checked all public improvements, and for the next thirteen years little paving was done. By 1886 the business streets were in wretched condition. The macadam was worn in many places beyond repair. Omaha was putting down asphaltum pavements. Dr. Thomas H. Doyle, who had been elected mayor upon the issue of good streets, was a strong advocate of asphaltum, and a committee that visited Omaha brought back satisfactory re- ports. The real estate boom was on and the prospects seemed bril- liant. There was no difficulty in securing signers for street paving, and so the work began in the summer of 1886. Felix and Edmond streets were paved with asphaltum, and Francis street to Frederick avenue; as were also Fourth street, from Felix to Olive, and Third street, from Jule street to Messanie. In 1887 Sixth street was paved with asphaltum from Atchison street to Hall, and Frederick avenue from Eighth street to its terminus. In 1888 cedar blocks were put down on Twentieth and on Faraon streets, and during the same year many miles of macadam were laid in the residence dis- tricts. In 1890 vitrified brick was introduced, and with this mate-
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rial Francis street was paved from Frederick avenue to Thirteenth street, Main street from Felix to Isidore, and Fifth street from Patee to Antoine. In 1891 brick paving was laid on Messanie street from Second to Eighth streets, on Lafayette street from Twenty- second to Twenty-eighth, and on Olive from Twenty-sixth to Twenty-eighth. In 1892 Charles street, from Second street to Twelfth, was paved with brick; in 1893 Jule street, from Main street to Sixth, and Fourth street, from Francis street to Faraon, were similarly paved.
For the next four years no paving except macadam was put down, and not much of that. In the fall of 1897 Third street was paved with asphaltum from Jule street to Franklin. Seventh street, from Olive to Robidoux, was paved with asphaltum also.
Activities in street paving began again in 1901 and since that time many substantial improvements of this character have been made each year. Concrete has come into favor as a paving mate- rial, while few streets are laid with brick, which for many years was the popular material. There one hundred and twenty-five miles of paved streets in St. Joseph at this time.
CHAPTER XII.
MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND THEIR INCUMBENTS-THE BOARD OF TOWN TRUSTEES, AND THE CITY COUNCIL -PRESIDENT AND MAYOR, CLERK, REGISTER AND AUDITOR, COLLECTOR AND TREASURER AND COMP- TROLLER-THE ENGINEER-THE HEALTH DEPART- MENT-ASSESSOR, COUNSELOR, STREET COMMIS- SIONER, LICENSE INSPECTOR, SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING, BOILER INSPECTOR, AND MINOR OFFI- CERS-SALARIES, TERMS OF OFFICE AND DUTIES.
The municipal affairs of St. Joseph, like those of other incor- porated communities, have always been administered by men chosen by the people. As a town the administrative function was vested in a board of sevent trustees, who selected on of their num- ber as president. The first board, elected in 1845, was composed of Joseph Robidoux, president; Isadore Barada, John F. Carter, Johnson Copeland, Wiley M. English, Sinclair K. Miller and Benja- min Powell. The next board, in 1846, was composed of Wiley M. English, president; Preston T. Moss, Johnson Copeland, Allen G. Mansfield, Posey N. Smith, Henry S. Creal and Joseph Robidoux. The board for 1847 was composed of Henry S. Creal, president; Wiley M. English, Johnson Copeland, Preston T. Moss, Edward Searcy, William H. High, Aaron Lewis and James B. Gardenhire. The board for 1848 was composed of Lewis Tracy, president; Jo- seph Smith, William Ridenbaugh, Preston T. Moss, Samuel D. Overstreet, Thomas Wildbahn and James A. Anthony. The board for 1849 was composed of James A. Anthony, president; John Whitehead, Henry S. Creal, Thomas Price, Wiley M. English, Thomas Wildbahn and Lewis Tracy. The last board was composed of James A. Anthony, president; Lewis Tracy, John Rhode, Wil- liam M. Carter, James B. Pendleton, Abraham M. Dillon and Lewis Stigers.
MAYORS-Thomas Mills, the first mayor, was elected in April, 1851, and served one year. His successors were as follows : Robert Lamdin, 1852-53; James A. Anthony, 1853-54; Robert Boyle, 1854- 55; Jonathan M. Bassett, 1855-56; John Corby, 1856-57; Arm- strong Beattie, 1857-59; M. Jeff Thompson, 1859-60; Armstrong Beattie, 1860-61; Frederick W. Smith, 1861-62; Thomas Harbine, 1862-64; W. R. Penick, 1864-66; Armstrong Beattie, 1866-67; Dr. Francis J. Davis, 1867-68; George H. Hall, 1868-70; John Sever- ance, 1870-74; Isaac T. Hosea, 1874-78 ; Armstrong Beattie, 1878- 80; Joseph A. Piner, 1880-82; Francis M. Postegate, 1882-84; H.
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R. W. Hartwig, 1884-86; Dr. Thomas H. Doyle, 1886-88; George J. Englehart, 1888-90; William M. Shepherd, 1890-96; Lawrence A. Vories, 1896-98 ; Dr. Peter J. Kirschner, 1898-1900 ; John Combe, 1900-02; Charles J. Borden, 1902-04; William E. Spratt, 1904-08; A. P. Clayton, 1908-12; Charles A. Pfeiffer, 1912-14; Elliot Mar- shall, 1914.
THE COUNCIL-The first council, elected in 1851, was composed as follows, there being but three wards: First ward, John Angel, James Pendleton ; Second ward, William M. Carter, James Pendle- ton ; Third ward, James A. Anthony, John H. Whitehead. For the ensuing years the representation was as follows :
For 1852-53-First ward, John Angel, James B. Pendleton; Second ward, Joel J. Penick, W. M. Carter; Third ward, John H. Whitehead, B. F. Loan.
For 1853-54-First ward, H. D. Louthen, B. O'Driscoll; Sec- ond ward, W. M. Carter, Joel Penick; Third ward, John H. White- head, Thomas Wildbahn.
For 1854-55-First ward, John C. Cargill, Emery Livermore; Second ward, Robert W. Donnell, Joseph C. Hull; Third ward, Thomas Wildbahn, Robert L. McGhee.
For 1855-56-First ward, H. D. Louthen, James B. Pendleton ; Second ward, Joseph C. Hull, Preston T. Moss; Third ward, Arm- strong Beattie, J. O. Fisher.
For 1856-57-First ward, John Angel, James B. Pendleton; Second ward, Preston T. Moss, O. K. Knode; Third ward, Arm- strong Beattie, John O. Fisher.
For 1857-58-First ward, Frederick W. Smith, N. J. Mc- Ashan; Second ward, O. B. Knode, Charles Kearney ; Third ward, John J. Johnson, Samuel Floyd.
For 1858-59-First ward, J. N. McAshan, John Rhode; Second ward, O. B. Knode, J. A. Chambers; Third ward, John J. Johnson, Samuel G. Floyd.
For 1859-60-First ward, Michael McGee, William Lennox; Second ward, Thomas Keys, Wm. J. Taylor; Third ward, James Highly, Samuel G. Floyd.
For 1860-61-First ward, Wm. R. Penick, John Rhode; Second ward, D. J. Heaton, Robert F. Maxwell; Third ward, J. J. Johnson, P. L. Mclaughlin.
For 1861-62-First ward, Michael McGee, Louis Hax; Second ward, A. G. Clark, John Saunders; Third ward, James A. Storm, Samuel H. Boyd.
For 1862-63-First ward, James Tracy, Elias Eppstein; Sec- ond ward, George T. Hoagland, William Fowler; Third ward, Jo- seph C. Hull, John Colhoun.
For 1863-64-First ward, J. D. McNeely, G. W. H. Landon; Second ward, Anton Klos, R. Fisher; Third ward, Henry Boder, Joseph Steinacker.
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For 1864-65-There were now five wards, represented as fol- lows: First ward, Thos. H. Ritchie, Wm. Z. Ransom; Second ward, John R. Bell, W. L. Chadwick; Third ward, John Corby, George T. Hoagland ; Fourth ward, J. D. McNeely, A. Andriano; Fifth ward, ‘H. N. Turner, Jeremiah Whalen.
For 1865-66-First ward, W. Z. Ransom, Wm. M. Albin; Sec- ond ward, W. L. Chadwick, John Colhoun ; Third ward, John Corby, George T. Hoagland; Fourth ward, J. D. McNeeley, A. Andriano; Fifth ward, H. N. Turner, Isaac Wilkins.
For 1866-67-First ward, W. Z. Ransom, Wm. M. Albin ; Sec- ond ward, W. L. Chadwick, Edward R. Brandow; Third ward, George T. Hoagland, Samuel Hays; Fourth ward, A. Andriano, Bernard Patton; Fifth ward, Jeremiah Whalen, Isaac Wilkins.
For 1867-68-First ward, W. Z. Ransom, Phillip Pinger; Sec- ond ward, J. H. Dayton, Robert Gunn; Third ward, John Corby, John A. Dolman; Fourth ward, J. D. McNeely, David H. Winton ; Fifth ward, Patrick H. Early, M. Fitzgerald.
For 1868-69-First ward, W. Z. Ransom, Florence Kiley ; Sec- ond ward, I. Van Riley, O. M. Smith -; Third ward, John A. Dolman, Thomas E. Tootle; Fourth ward, David H. Winton, Michael Mc- Gee; Fifth ward, Patrick Early, M. Fitzgerald.
For 1869-70-First ward, Florence Kiley; J. C. Kessler; Sec- ond ward, Robert Gunn, I. Van Riley; Third ward, John A. Dol- man, J. A. V. McNeal; Fourth ward, D. H. Winton, Phillip Pinger; Fifth ward, Patrick Early, M. Fitzgerald.
For 1870-71-First ward, J. C. Kessler, Seymour Jenkins; Second ward, Robert Gunn, George Buell; Third ward, A. C. V. McNeal, C. W. Davenport; Fourth ward, Phillip Pinger, George Hildebrant; Fifth ward, M. Fitzgerald, Henry Blum.
For 1871-72-First ward, Seymour Jenkins, Joseph Diedrich ; Second ward, George Buell, Fred Westpheling; Third ward, C. W. Davenport, Edwin Toole; Fourth ward, George R. Hildebrant, John Burnside; Fifth ward, Henry Blum, James Bowen.
For 1872-73-First ward, Seymour Jenkins, Joseph Diedrich ; Second ward, Fred Westpheling, Oscar Schramm; Third ward, Edwin Toole, Isaac Curd; Fourth ward, John Burnside, John Kief- fer; Fifth ward, James Bowen, E. W. Ray.
For 1873-74-First ward, Seymour Jenkins, Joseph Diedrich ; Second ward, Oscar Schramm, J. H. Dayton; Third ward, Isaac Curd, James M. Street; Fourth ward, George R. Hildebrant, John Kieffer; Fifth ward, Joseph Hermann, E. W. Ray.
For 1874-75-First ward, Seymour Jenkins, Joseph Diedrich ; Second ward, Oscar Schramm, J. H. Dayton ; Third ward, James M. Street, Donald M. McDonald; Fourth ward, George R. Hildebrant, Wm. Sidenfaden; Fifth ward, Joseph Hermann, Michael Kiley.
For 1875-76 First ward, Seymour Jenkins, Joseph Diedrich ; Second ward, Oscar Schramm, J. H. Dayton; Third ward, James M. Street, Wm. H. Wood; Fourth ward, George R. Hildebrant, Wm. Sidenfaden; Fifth ward, Michael Kiley, Joseph Hermann.
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For 1876-77-First ward, Seymour Jenkins, Jacob Arnholt; Second ward, Oscar Schramm, J. H. Dayton; Third ward, Wmn. H. Wood, Thomas H. Hail; Fourth ward, J. D. McNeely. Wm. Siden- faden; Fifth ward, Michael Kiley, Charles Michaelis.
For 1877-78-First ward, Jacob Arnholt, Charles Howe; Sec- ond ward, J. H. Dayton, George W. Morris; Third ward, Thomas H. Hail, H. C. Cockrill; Fourth ward, Wm. Sidenfaden, Joseph H. McInerny; Fifth ward, John Kieffer, Thomas Aylesbury.
For 1878-79-First ward, Seymour Jenkins, Charles Howe; Second ward, George W. Morris; Third ward, Thomas H. Hail, H. C. Cockrill; Fourth ward, J. D. McNeely, Joseph McInerny; Fifth ward, Thomas Aylesbury, Maurice Hickey.
For 1879-80-First ward, Seymour Jenkins, John Newcum; . Second ward, George W. Morris, I. B. Thompson; Third ward, Chas. W. Campbell, Samuel Westheimer; Fourth ward, Joseph Mc- Inerny, J. D. McNeely; Fifth ward, Thomas Aylesbury, Maurice Hickey.
For 1880-81-First ward, Seymour Jenkins, John Newcum; Second ward, George W. Morris, I. B. Thompson ; Third ward, Sam- uel Westheimer, Chas. W. Campbell; Fourth ward, Joseph Mc- Inerny, J. W. Atwill; Fifth ward, Thos. Aylesbury, Maurice Hickey.
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