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CALIFORNIA EMIGRATION.
The excitement incident to the revival of the Santa Fe trade and the Mexi- can War, was supplemented by the California gold excitement in 1849. The progress of Kansas City meantime was rapid, for a new town against older, more populous, and better known towns. Still, she had not, up to this time, advanced to a point where she could successfully compete with Westport and Independence for this new trade, and while it lasted they had the lion's share of it. The emi- gration was large through this locality, for it was soon found that on the more northern routes the springs were later, and the winters came earlier, not giving emigrants time to get through. Besides, the routes up the valley of the Kansas River, or over the prairies toward Santa Fe, were by far the best for the emi- grants. Many of them came by boat to this place, and outfitted here. It was useless to go higher up the river, for they got no nearer to California by doing so, besides which they lost their time, and approached the latitude of shorter seasons. Here again this locality vindicated its natural advantages, and again Kansas City
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vindicated her natural advantages as the best steamboat landing on the river, and her rightful claim to the business being done from neighboring points.
CHOLERA AND ITS EFFECTS.
At the same time this new element of trade and town development came into existence, there came also that dread scourge, the cholera. It came first in 1849. It first made its appearance among some Belgians brought here by Mr. Guinotte and Mr. Chouteau. There were about eighty of them camped below town, and the cholera proved very fatal among them, and soon spread to other classes of the populations and to Independence, Westport and other neighboring places. From the earliest history of this disease, it appears to have traveled farthest and fastest and with deadliest effect along water courses. Wherever it has taken epi- demic form in this country, it has shown this peculiarity to a marked degree, and once possessing itself of a footing on the Mississippi it has penetrated all the ramifications of its tributaries. Kansas City this year having a large trade and many steamboats touching her levee from points below, received the scourge in its most fatal form. It followed the California emigrants in 1849 and 1850 on to the plains, and besides decimating their numbers also greatly depressed the trade and emigration. In 1850 there was little if any of it in Kansas City, or in the adjacent cities of Independence and Westport, and, though it had caused the flight of many people from here, they returned, and in 1850 Kansas City had a popula- tion of between 700 and 800.
THE SANTA FE TRADE DRIFTS TO KANSAS CITY.
But though Kansas City did not participate to any great extent in the rich harvests of the Mexican war and California emigration trade, she felt the stimu- lus of it and grew rapidly. And as she grew, adding warehouses and outfitting stores to the facilities of her natural landing, she began more and more surely to command the Santa Fe trade. At a banquet given by the merchants Christmas day, 1857, Col. E. C. McCarty made a speech, a report of which is here copied from the Journal of contemporaneous date, because of its historical value :
"He said he was a poor speaker, but would make some few statements as to the Santa Fe trade. He had been engaged in it as early as 1828, having come to Missouri in December of that year. The Santa Fe trade was then in its infancy, from $50,000 to $100,000 being the amount of merchandise transported annually across the plains. In those days there were very few trains with more than two or three wagons, and it was customary for all the Mexican traders to meet at Council Grove, organize into a company under a captain there chosen, and so proceed on their journey under his direction. The press of the whole United States then used to make particular mention of the departure of the Santa Fe caravan from Council Grove, and like notice was given of their return. It was almost universally the case in those early days for some one or more of the party to be scalped by the Indians. The trade gradually commenced to increase year by year, and has multiplied to the present almost incredible amount. I was in- formed two years ago, by Dr. Connelly, probably the largest trader in New Mexico, that the Santa Fe trade across the plains then amounted to five millions of dollars, nearly all of which passed through the City of Kansas. It was on this statement of the amount of trade as set forth as above, that he succeeded in forcing the passage of a bill by the Legislature establishing a Court of Common Pleas in this city, while bills sent in in favor of other counties were rejected. In the spring of 1847 he, in company with Mr. Russell, now (1857) of Leavenworth, started the first train from this city to New Mexico. Old Mr. McDonald went in charge of it, and was the first man that ever crossed the great American Desert . with a wagon. Mr. Northrup was the first merchant he had the pleasure of doing business with in Kansas City, and their business operations have been continued
KANSAS CITY MERCHANS EXCHANGE BUILDING.
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until the present time with high satisfaction to the speaker. Mr. Northrup was one of those men who had taken an early day for settlement in Kansas City and had stuck to it ever since. In the spring of 1850 his brother, then in New Mexico, came in as a partner of Capt. St. Vrain, and through their influence and his own, all outfitting trade, previously done in Independence, was brought to this point, and from the year 1850 dates the era of Kansas City trade with New Mexico. Six hundred wagons started from this point that year. Was engaged, as one of the firm of Brown, Russell & Co., during the summer and fall of 1850, in trans- porting the army supplies from Fort Leavenworth to the western forts, and from their knowledge of the routes they offered the Government to receive the freight at St. Louis, and pay freight and insurance on the same from thence to this point if the Government would permit them to land the goods here instead of at Fort Leavenworth, as the advantages of the route from this point would more than com- pensate for the additional expense. The Government refused to do it-for who ever knew an army officer to walk ten steps out of his way to accommodate any- body ? Their loss, in consequence of not being permitted to start from this point, amounted to sixty thousand dollars, one item in which was 600 yoke of oxen. For a number of years it was customary to transport all goods over the plains by mules, as it was thought impossible for oxen and wagons to be used. He was the first man that started an ox team across the plains from this point, and they had been used altogether ever since."
At the time of the occurrences here referred to by Col. McCarty, Kansas City had not probably more than five hundred inhabitants, owing to the effects of the cholera in 1849 in driving people away. In 1850 Kansas City, Independ- ence and Westport were none of them incorporated towns, hence the census of that year does not give the population separate from that of the townships in which they were located. Lexington, however, was a considerable place, and Weston had a population of 3,775. The growth of these two places was due to the large production of hemp in those days, for which they were the markets.
CHOLERA AGAIN.
However the rapid development of the city promised by the fact here noted by Col. McCarty it was destined to receive a serious check by the re-appearance of the cholera in 1851. At this time it created a panic, which speedily reduced the population to about three hundred. People literally deserted the town and fled in all directions. The scourge revisited the place in 1852, and revived to a consid- erable degree the previous panic. That year forty-eight deaths occurred in Westport within twenty-four hours after the appearance of the disease, and there were in a like space of time about forty deaths in Independence and twenty or more in Kansas City. Owing to this circumstance the outfitting business for the Santa Fe trade and the trade on and across the plains did not fully concentrate itself here until several years afterward-about 1856 and 1857.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
There was no municipal government in Kansas City prior to 1853. Previous to that time the peace was preserved and difficulties were adjusted by a township Justice of the Peace and a constable, but a circumstance occurred in December, 1852, which led to the establishment of municipal gevernment. This circum- stance was the arrest of a man for some light offense by the constable, upon whose trial it was discovered that the commission issued to the authorities was for the next congressional township east, which located their jurisdiction at least six miles from where they had been exercising their authority. This led to a move- ment looking to municipal organization. That winter, February 22, 1853, a char- ter was obtained from the State, and in the spring of 1853 a municipal government was organized. The land embraced in Kansas City, according to this charter, was
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bounded by the river on the north, by Summit street on the west, by Ninth street on the south, and on the east by the alley between Holmes and Charlotte streets, and therefore embraced much that was not yet, nor for two years to come, laid off into town lots. All that was platted at that time was the old Prudhomme estate, the boundaries of which have already been given. At the election, W. S. Gregory was elected mayor, but served only a short time when Dr. Johnson Lykins was elected to succeed him. Dr. Lykins was re-elected next spring, and in the spring of 1855 John Johnson was elected, but resigned a month afterward. M. J. Payne succeeded him, and held the office till 1860.
A list of city officers from the organization of the town to the present time is here inserted:
1853-Mayor, W. S. Gregory, Johnston Lykins; Treasurer, P. M. Chouteau; Assessor, G. W. Wolf; Register, S. W. Bonton; Marshal, N B. Hedges; Attorney, Judge Nelson ; Councilmen, Wm. G. Barkley, Thompson McDaniel, M. J. Payne, Wm. J. Jorboe, T. H. West, Johnston Lykins, T. S. Wright. ;
1854-Johnston Lykins, Mayor; H. M. Northrup, Treasurer; Hallom Rice, Assessor ; John Curtis, Wm. G. Barkley, Registers; J. P. Howe, Marshal ; John Curtis, Asa Bartlett, City Attorneys; Councilmen, Benoist Troost, J. C. McNees, Daniel Edgerton, Caleb Keer, M. J. Payne, Tilman H. West.
1855-John Johnson, M. J. Payne, Mayor; E. R. Threlkeld, Treasurer ; J. W. Summers, Assessor ; M. J. Payne, W. S. Bouton, Registers ; Fred Breck- enridge, C. C. Spaulding, City Engineer ; J. P. Howe, Marshal ; Asa Bartlett, City Attorney ; Councilmen : Caleb Keer, A. T. Gilham, John W. Ammons, John S. Campbell, T. J. Wilson, John C. McNees.
1856-M. J. Payne, Mayor; E. R. Threlkeld, Treasurer ; J. P. Howe, Assessor ; S. W. Bouton, Register ; Robt. J. Lawrence, City Engineer ; J. P. Howe, Marshal; S. W. Bouton, City Attorney ; Councilmen : John Johnson, T. J. Wilson, Caleb Kerr, John S. Campbell, A. T. Gilham; Wm. J. Jarboe, N. B. Hedges.
1857-M. J. Payne, Mayor ; E. R. Threlkeld, Treasurer ; F. M. Barnes, Collector ; S. W. Bouton, Assessor; John S. Hough, S. W. Bouton, Register ; C. P. Wiggins, E. O'Flaherty, City Engineer ; J. P. Howe, Marshal; Wm. A. Strong, City Attorney ; Councilmen : R. J. Lawrence, Wm. J. Jarboe. R. T. Van Horn, A. T. Gilham, Michael Smith, I. M. Redge, D. J. Williams. On the 17th of August this council resigned and the following were elected; Wm. J. Jarboe, John Johnson, James A. Frame, T. B. Lester, I. M. Ridge. John A. Boarman.
1858-M. J. Payne, Mayor ; E. P. Threlkeld, Treasurer ; D. L. Shouse, Collector ; Lott Coffman, Jas. A. Gregory. Assessors ; J. W. Robinson, L. B. Scott, Register ; J. Q. Anderson, Engineer; S. M. Gilham, Wharf Master ; F. M. Barnes, Marshal; J. W. Robinson, City Attorney ; Councilmen : T. B. Les- ter, John W. Ammons, John S. Hough, Michael Smith, Charles Long, George W. See.
1859-J. M. Payne, Mayor : John A. Boarman Treasurer; D. L. Shouse, Collector ; S. W. Bouton, Assessor ; Daniel Geary, Register ; J. Q. Anderson, City Engineer; S. M. Gilham, Wharf Master; W. A. Pollard, Wharf Register ; Jonathan Richardson, Marshal; John W. Robinson, City Attorney; John W. Summers, Recorder ; Councilmen : J. B. Higgins, E. M. McGee, L. A. Sehoen, E. B. Cravens, Theodore S. Case, N. C. Clairborne.
1860-G. M. B. Maughs, Mayor ; John A. Boarman, Treasurer; S. D. Vaughan, Collector; J. K. Staw. Assessor, Daniel Geary, Register ; C. L. De Ham, City Engineer ; J. E. Jewell, W. V. Pulliam, Wharf Master ; Thomas Oliver, Wharf Register; Jonathan Richardson, City Attorney ; John W. Sum- mers, Recorder; Councilmen : Lott Coffman, W. V. Pulliam, W. W. Ford, A. L.
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Harris, John Campbell, D. A. N. Grover, W. J. Jarboe, D. M. Jarboe, Dennis O' Brien.
1861-R. T. Van Horn, Mayor; John A. Boarman, Treasurer ; S. D. Vaughan, Collector ; E. O'Flaherty, Assessor; Michael Smith, Register ; E. O'Flaherty, City Engineer ; Thos. Oliver, Wharf Register; Geo. F. Irwin, Wm. Holmes, Marshal ; J. S. Boreman, City Attorney; Geo. W. Taler, Recorder ; Councilmen : D. A. N. Grover, A. L. Harris, Patrick Shannon, Charles Long, J. E. Snyder, M. J. Payne, B. M. Jewett, N. Vincent, Johnston Lykins.
1862-M. J. Payne, Mayor; J. A. Bechman, Treasurer ; S. D. Vaughan, Collector ; E. O'Flaherty, Assessor ; M. Smith, Register ; Bernard Donnelly, Register ; E. O'Flaherty, Engineer; F. R. Lord, Wharf Master ; D. M. Jarboe, Wharf Master ; John Joyce, Wharf Register ; Wm. Holden, Marshal ; William Quarles, City Attorney ; Geo. W. Toler, Recorder; Councilmen : Joshua Thorne, M. Diveley, E. M. Sloan, J. R. Ham, John Kaney, Lewis Deardorf, Thomas Burke, P. Switzgable.
1863 -- William Bonnefield, Mayor ; A. B. Cross, Treasurer ; C. F. Smith, Collector ; D. M. Jarboe, Assessor ; B. Donnelly, Register; R. B. Whitney, Engineer ; Fred. Von Longinan, F. McMillian, Wharf Master ; W. B. Hoag- land, Alphonso Hughes, Wharf Register; Dennis O'Brien, Marshal; William Quarles, City Attorney ; A. Ellenberger, Recorder ; Councilmen : C. W. Fair- man, P. Switzgable, W. C. Holmes, F. Timmerman, F. P. Flagler, Lewis Dear- dorf, Thomas Burk, Charles Dwyer.
1864-R. T. Van Horn, P. Shannon, Mayor ; S. D. Vaughan, Treasurer ; R. Salibury, E. B. Cravens, Collector ; E. O'Flaherty, Assessor ; B. Donnelly, Register ; William Miller, Engineer ; T. R. Lord, Wharf Master; John Joyce, Wharf Register ; Dennis O'Brien, Marshal; Charles Carpenter, Attorney ; A. Ellenberger, Recorder ; Councilmen : C. A. Carpenter. Jas Mansfield, Charles Dwyer, T. S. Case, Thomas Burk, B. L. Riggins, Aaron Raub, P. C. Causey, P. Shannon, P. S. Brown.
1865-P. Shannon, Mayor; S. D. Vaughan, Treasurer; E. B. Cravens, Collector ; E. O'Flaherty, Assessor ; B. Donnelly, Register ; William Miller, E. O'Flaheriy, Engineer ; Thomas Fox, Wharf Master ; Samuel Quest, Wharf Reg- ister ; Jeremiah Dowd, Marshal; T. B. Rummel, Attorney ; C. A. Carpenter, Recorder ; Councilmen : P. S. Brown, J. Q. Watkins, H. L. Hughn, E. F. Rogers, John Taylor, Gerhart Zueker, Thomas Burke, William Kalb.
1866-A. L. Harris, Mayor ; S. D. Vaughan, Treasurer ; Charles, Long, Collector ; B. Donnelly, Assessor ; D. O'Brien, Register; Edmond O'Flaherty, Engineer ; H. G. Toler, Wharf Master ; Phillip Ott, Wharf Register ; Jeremiah Dowd, Marshal; Charles Carpenter, Attorney ; C. A. Carpenter, Recorder ; Councilmen : Charles Dwyer, John Bauerlein, Robert Salisbury, F. A. Mitchell, N. Vincent, Henry Tobener, Thomas Burk, David Slater, John R. Balis.
1867-E. H. Allen, Mayor ; J. W. L. Slavens, Treasurer ; James Lee, As- sessor ; Dennis O'Brien, Auditor ; Oscar Koehler, Engineer ; E. B. McDill, Wharf Master ; A. T. Hoover, Wharf Register; T. J. Brougham, City Clerk ; J. B. Brothers, Marshal; William Warner, City Attorney; P. Lucas, C. A. Car- penter, Recorder ; Edmond Keller, Market Master ; Councilmen : John Camp- bell, Herman Hucke, H. W. Cooper, E. A. Phillips, H. L. Hughn, E. H. Spalding, J. W. Keefer, Henry Speers.
1868-A. L. Harris, Mayor; George Sweeny, Treasurer ; J. B. Drinkard, Assessor ; Dennis O'Brien, Auditor ; John Donnelly, Engineer ; A. T. Hoover, Wharf Master; J. Draggon, Wharf Register ; D. E. Dickinson, City Physician ; T. B. McLean, T. J. Brougham, Mell. H. Hudson, City Clerk ; J. L. Keck, Marshal ; H, P. White, Attorney ; C. A. Carpenter, Recorder ; Edward Keller, Market Master ; Councilmen : Wm. Smith, M. English, Junius Chaffee, J. W.
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Cook, H. Hucke, John Campbell, H. W. Cooper, E. A. Phillips, A. H. Water- man.
1869-F. R. Long, Mayor; George Sweeny, Treasurer; C. F. Smith, As- sessor ; Dennis O'Brien, Auditor; John Donnelly, Engineer; A. T. Hoover, Wharf Master; Mell. H. Hudson, City Clerk; J. L. Keck, Marshal; D. S. Twitchell, Attorney ; W. H. Sutton, Recorder ; D. E. Dickinson, City Physician ; Councilmen : Junius Chaffee, C. J. White, J. W. Cook, M. English, J. H. McGee, A. H. Waterman, T J. Wolf, R. W. Hilliker.
1870-E. M. McGee, Mayor ; George Sweeny, Treasurer ; P. M. Chouteau, Collector ; Robert Salisbury, Assessor : John T. Tobin, Auditor; John Donnelly, Engineer; A. T. Hoover, Wharf Master ; Daniel Geary, City Clerk ; Thomas M. Speers, Marshal ; H. P. White, Attorney ; C. A. Carpenter, Recorder; H. F. Smith, Market Master; D. E. Dickinson, City Physician ; Councilmen .: Junius Chaffee, John Campbell, C. J. White, P. J. Henn, J. H. McGee, John W Keefer, D. Ellison, J. Lykins, T. J. Wolf, Thomas Burk, R. W. Hilliker, James E. Marsh.
1871 .- Wm. Warner, Mayor ; Samuel Jarboe, Treasurer; P. M. Chouteau, Collector ; O. Chanute, J. J. Moore, Engineers; John J. Tobin, Auditor ; Rob- ert Salisbury, Assessor ; Daniel Geary, City Clerk ; J. W. Dunlap, City Attorney; D. A. N. Grover, Recorder ; T. M. Speers, Marshal ; W. C. Evens, City Phys- ician ; R. C. Gould, Market Master ; John C. Gage, J. Brumback, Counselors; Councilmen, Junius Chaffee, John Campbell, William Weston, H. T. Hovelman, P. J. Henn, J. W. Keefer, David Ellison, J. Lykins, Jacob Toney, Thomas Burke, James Hannon, James E. Marsh.
1872 .- R H. Hunt, Mayor; H. C. Kumpf, Auditor ; Samuel Jarboe, Treas- urer ; O. G. Long, Recorder ; Wm. Sheppard, Marshal ; John C. Campbell, At- torney ; H. B. Toelle, Supervisor of Registration ; Daniel Geary, J. Enright, City Clerk ; J. M. Silvers, Chief of Fire Department ; Sam. Winram, Inspector of Weights and Measures ; W. C. Evens, Physician; H. L. Marvin, Engineer; P. M. Chouteau, Collector ; R. C. Gould, Market Master ; Robt. Salisbury, Asses- sor; J. Brumback, Counselor ; W. A. M. Vaughan, Wharf Master ; J. Y. Lever- idge, Wood Inspector ; Chas. Quest, E. H. Russell, Supt. Workhouse ; Council- men, Michael Flynn, Wm. Weston, Lyman McCarty, Michael Diveley, M. Hor- ner, E. L. Martin, H. T. Hovelman, M. English, D. H. Porter, D. Ellison, Patrick Kirby, Patrick Fay.
1873 .- E. L. Martin, Mayor; D. H. Porter, Recorder ; H. C Kumpf, Auditor ; Wm. Weston, Treasurer ; G. G. Neiswanger, Marshal; H. M. Withers, Attorney ; D. L. Hall, Supervisor of Registration ; M. McCormick, Supt. of Workhouse ; Web. Withers, Collector ; H. L. Marvin, Engineer ; John Phillips, Market Master ; John T. Blake, Robt. Salisbury, Assessor ; E. H. Russell, Sani- tary Sergeant ; J. M. Silvers, Chief of Fire Department ; A. M. Crow, Physician ; A. Mayer, City Clerk ; James Sweeny, Inspector of Weights and Measures .; Thos. Clowdsley, T. McLean, Wood Inspector; J. Brumback, Counselor.
1874 .- S. D. Woods, Mayor ; James Farron, Recorder, H. C. Kumpf, Audi- tor ; P. M. Chouteau, Treasurer ; J. C. Tansney, Attorney ; J. M. Ekdahl, Super- visor of Registration ; . F. M. Black, J. W. Dunlap, Counselor ; E. O'Flaherty, Engineer ; J. O. Day Physician ; W. B. Napton, Comptroller ; M. E. Burnet, Chief of Fire Department ; F. Fitzpatrick, Supt Workhouse ; M. Renahan, Mar- ket Master ; Robt. Salisbury, Assessor ; John Ryan, Inspector Weights and Meas- ures; A. Mayer, City Clerk; Thomas Fox, License Inspector ; Thomas M. Speers, Chief of Police. Councilmen, John Campbell, Jos. M. Beach, F. B. Nofsinger, A. C. Moffat, D. A. N. Grover, Dennis Levy, Chas. A. Ebert, W. W. Payne, O. H. Short, Ed. H. Webster, P. Kirby, Edward Kelley.
1875 .- Turner A. Gill, Mayor ; P. M. Chouteau, Treasurer ; H. C. Kumpf, Auditor ; W. H. Sutton, Recorder ; Wash. Adams, Attorney; J. M. Ekdahl,
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Supervisor of Registration; D. A. N. Grover, Comptroller ; John C. Gage, J. Brumback, Counselor ; Jas. Dowling, Superintendent Workhouse. Councilmen: J. M. Beach, John Campbell, A. C. Moffat, B. A. Feineman, Dennis Levy, G. W. Lovejoy, W. W. Payne, P. McAnany, Ed. H. Webster, J. W. Reid, Ed. Kelley, H. A. Simms.
1876 .- Turner A. Gill, Mayor; P. M. Chouteau, Treasurer ; L. J. Talbott, Auditor ; W. H. Sutton, H. R. Nelso, Recorder ; Wash. Adams, Attorney ; J. M. Ekdahl, Supervisor of Registration ; J. Brumback, Counsellor ; D. A. N. Grover, Comptroller ; Robert Salisbury, Assessor; A. A. Holmes, Engineer; Patrick O'Reilley, Market Master ; Wm. C. Morris, Physician ; J. W. Wirth, Supt. Work- house ; John Kelley, Inspector Weights and Measures ; A. Mayer, E. R. Hunter, City Clerk ; F. Foster, Chief of Fire Department; Thos. M. Speers, Chief of Police. Councilmen : John Campbell, W. S. Gregory, B. A. Feineman, D. R. Porter, Edward Lynde, G. W. Lovejoy, Dennis Levy, P. McAnany, James M. Buckley, J. W. Reid, Wm. Holmes, H. A Simms, David P. Bigger.
1877 .- J. W. L. Slavens, Mayor ; L. J. Talbott, Auditor ; P. M. Chouteau, Treasurer ; D. Ellison, Recorder ; James Gibson, Attorney ; John M. Ekdahl, Supervisor of Registration; J. M. Dews, Comptroller ; H. N. Ess, Counselor ; Robert Salisbury, Assessor ; W. C. Morris, Physician ; F. M. Furgason, Inspector Licenses, Weights and Measures; Joseph Porter, Market Master; W. L. Shep- pard, Superintendent Workhouse; W. E. Benson, City Clerk; A. A. Holmes, Engineer ; Thomas M. Spears, Chief of Police; F. Foster, Chief of Fire Depart- ment. Councilmen: W. S Gregory, Philip Casey, E. Lynde, R. H. Drennon, Dennis Levy, C. C. Whitmeyer, James M. Buckley, W. B. Robinson, William Holmes, W. H. Winants, David P. Bigger, H. A. Simms.
1878 .- Geo. M. Shelley, Mayor; William Weston, Treasurer ; L. J. Talbott, Auditor; Hamilton Finney, Recorder; James Gibson, Attorney ; Erastus Johns, Supervisor of Registration ; Robert Salisbury, Assessor; W. E. Benson, City Clerk; W. L. Sheppard, William Kelley, Superintendents of Workhouse ; Joseph Porter, Market Master ; J. M. Trowbridge, Engineer; H. C. Kumpf, Comptroller ; W. W. Payne, Inspector Licenses, Weights and Measures; S. P. Twiss, Coun- selor ; A. M. Crow, Physician; Thomas M. Speers, Chief of Police; F. Foster, Chief of Fire Department. Councilmen: Philip Casey, P. D. Etue, R. H. Drennon, H. C. Morrison, C. C. Whitmeyer, T. W. Butler, W. B. Robinson, L. A. Allen, W. H. Winants, Louis Dragon, H. A. Simms, A. H. Glasner.
1879. - George M. Shelley, Mayor ; A. C. Walmsley, Treasurer ; William Vincent, Auditor ; Hamilton Finney, Recorder ; Thomas King, Attorney ; M. K. Kirk, Supervisor of Registration; T. A. Gill, Counselor ; H. C. Kumpf, Comptroller ; Robert Salisbury, Assessor; W. E. Benson, City Clerk; C. H. Knickerbocker, Engineer; John Donnelly, Assistant Engineer; D. R. Porter, Physician; William Burk, Market Master ; Benedict Waibel, Inspector Licenses, Weights and Measures ; F. R. Allen, Superintendent Workhouse; Thomas M. Speers, Chief of Police; F. Foster, Chief of Fire Department. Councilmen : P. D. Etue, George W. McClelland, H. C. Morrison, J. N. DuBois, T. W. Butler, R. H. Maybury, L. A. Allen, John, Salisbury, Louis Dragon, T. B. Bullene, A. H. Glasner, Patrick Hickey.
1880 .-- C. A. Chace, Mayor ; A. C. Walmsley, Treasurer ; William Vincent, Auditor ; H. Finney, Recorder ; Thomas King, Attorney ; M. Burk, Supervisor of Registration ; Wash Adams, Counselor ; John Donnelly, Engineer ; Nathan- iel Grant, Comptroller ; V. D. Callahan, City Clerk; Thomas M. Speers, Chief of Police ; F. Foster, Chief of Fire Department; Robert Salisbury, Assessor ; C. J. Jenkins, Physician ; Adam Johns, Inspector of Licenses; J. J. Granfield, Market Master; F. R. Allen, Superintendent Workhouse. Councilmen: J. A. McDonald, T. B. Bullene, John Salisbury, George W. McClelland, W. J. Ross, J.
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HISTORY OF KANSAS CITY.
N. DuBois, Patrick Hickey, J. N. Moore, R. H. Maybury, W. G. Duncan, Louis Dragon.
1881 .- Daniel A. Frink, Mayor; A. C. Walmsley, Treasurer; M. L. Sul- livan, Auditor ; John W. Childs, Recorder; W. J. Strong, Attorney; M. H. Bass, Supervisor of Registration ; D. S. Twitchell, Counselor ; Nathaniel Grant, Comptroller ; Robert Salisbury, Assessor; V. D. Callahan, City Clerk; John Donnelly, Engineer ; A. A. Holmes, Assistant Engineer ; John Fee, Physician ; John J. Granfield, Market Master ; B. Waibel, Inspector Licenses, Weights and Measures ; Thomas C. Clary, Superintendent Workhouse; Thomas M. Speers, Chief of Police ; F. Foster, Chief of Fire Department ; Councilmen : W. J. Ross, J. M. Ford, J. A. McDonald, D. H. Porter, John W. Moore, James Anderson, L. A. Allen, John Salisbury, L. Dragon, B. A. Sheidley, W. G. Duncan, M. Gafney.
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