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GERMAN SOCIETIES.
The Germans do not easily give up the use of their mother tongue, their love of the fatherland or their fellowship as Germans. There is maintained in Day- tion an alliance of German-American Societies (Deutsch-Amerikanischer Central- Verein.) The German societies are of different classes-social and educational; · musical, for physical culture. fraternal and beneficial and denominational. In all there are no fewer than forty German societies of different kinds. Sigmund Metz- ler is president and Emil Reichert is corresponding secretary of the Alliance of German-American societies. Some of the banks, building associations, and in- surance companies are sustained chiefly by Germans.
The prominence of the German societies justifies a short account of the Ger- man contingent of our population. Abraham Grassmire, sometimes given as Glass- mire, a weaver, was one of the first original settlers of Dayton. From the first Germans continued to arrive in increasing numbers. A number of wills and other documents are recorded in the German language. The most of the Germans came from Pennsylvania and Maryland. A much larger proportion of Germans came to Miami and German townships than to the village of Dayton. At the time when work on the canal began, about 1827. Germans newly arrived from the old country began to make Dayton their home. In December, 1832, twenty-five Germans came from Cincinnati in a canal boat. As some of the company had died of a disease supposed to be cholera much alarm was thereby caused. A Mr. Thierman, a native of Germany, in January, 1833, opened a German and French school and on March 17th of that year, Rev. Tschenheuss, a Catholic priest, delivered a German ser- mon at the court house. After 1840 an increasing number of Germans from the old country, halting first at Cincinnati, came to Dayton. In 1850 about one-tenth of the population of Dayton were Germans. At that time there were four or five German churches and six German physicians but no German lawyer. By fre- quently meeting together immigrants who came from the same parts of Germany kept alive the memory of their earlier years. Later, pioneer associations were
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formed to keep alive and review the memories of early experiences in their new American home.
COLORED ORGANIZATION.
SOCIETIES-There are two Masonic Lodges, three Knights of Pythias Lodges, two Odd Fellow's Lodges, one Good Samaritan Lodge, two Knights of Tabor, and women's departments to each.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION-The Young Men's Christian Associa- tion was organized by E. T. Banks on Baxter street in 1904. It has grown to be a power in the moral and spiritual uplift of the negro in Dayton.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION-The Woman's Christian Association was organized about 1889. It has a membership of about one hundred women. They are in possession of a beautiful building on the corner of Fifth and Horace streets.
COLORED WOMAN'S LEAGUE-The Colored Women's League was organized for the rescue of fallen women. In this work they have been very successful. They are located at 114 W. Fitch street and have a nice home nearly free from debt. Mrs. Edward Sherman is the secretary.
HOLLOWAY CHILDREN'S HOME-Mrs. L. J. Holloway conducts an orphanage on Dunbar avenue, where she cares for scores of orphan children. She is now endeavoring to secure funds to pay for the home. She herself is responsible for the financial burden.
Dunbar Avenue, formerly called Baxter street, the home of some of these or- ganizations, has been completely transformed as the result of the efforts of Mr. Cy- rus Baldwin, owner of much of the property on that street. He has erected on the street an industrial plant and given to the colored people the privilege of purchas- ing the same. All this means much to the colored residents of the city.
CHAPTER XV.
MUNICIPAL HISTORY AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
CITY GOVERNMENT-PUBLIC SERVICE BOARDS-BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY-OFFICERS UNDER PAINE LAW-MAYORS-COUNCILMEN-CITY OFFICERS-POLICE DEPART- MENT-FIRE DEPARTMENT-WATER WORKS-LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER- DAYTON GAS, LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY-DAYTON GAS AND FUEL COMPANY-DAYTON LIGHTING COMPANY-DAYTON CITIZENS' ELECTRIC COMPANY-TELEPHONE COM- PANIES-BOARD OF HEALTH-INFIRMARY BOARD-CITY FINANCES.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
The beginnings of municipal history have already been sketched, but it will not be out of order here to follow the course of municipal history consecutively and more in detail and especially with reference to departments. The act of incorpora- tion of February 22, 1805, provided for a simple form of government. The legis- lative body, called the trustees or Select Council down to 1816, and after that the common council, had assigned to it all the usual functions of such bodies. The president of the council, elected by the trustees down to 1816, and after that by the people directly, performed the usual function of a mayor, though without that title. In the early period, the vote of the inhabitants on questions of taxation made the little community a real democracy. In the provision for a treasurer, an assessor, a collector, a supervisor and a town marshal, most of the executive departments later so fully developed were found in embryo. In a real though rude and imperfect way, the council was charged with providing for public education. February 21, 1805, a public library was incorporated by a special act of the legislature. Also by a special act of the legislature February 15, 1808, the Dayton Academy was incor- porated. These acts suggest the common practice of applying to the legislature to supply omissions, straighten out tangles and even to make precedents according to the need or whim of the people. In a former chapter, the names of the presi- dents of council and the recorders down to 1829 are given. By modification of the charter in 1829, the office of magistrate independent of the presidency of coun- cil was created and the name mayor was expressly given. From 1829 to 1841, few and unimportant modifications of the charter were made. At the latter date, the more complex demands and the higher aspirations of the community led to the de- mand for a city charter, which was obtained by a special act of te legislature March 8, 1841, subject to a vote of the people. The chief advantage of the charter was in providing specifically for contingencies of every kind and in settling in advance
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various question of authority. In order to strike off anomalies that had arisen and to provide a uniform administration for the municipalities of the state, the legis- lature provided, after the adoption of the consitution of 1851, a complete system of government for all the cities of the state. This legislation adopted in 1852 di- vided the cities of the state into two classes, cities of the second class, those having less than twenty thousand inhabitants, and cities of the first-class, those having twenty thousand and more. In so far as this legislation applied to cities of the second class, Dayton at that time having a less population than twenty thousand, it constituted for Dayton a new charter. Under this charter, city councils might provide for special boards of education. In harmony with this authorization, the first Board of Education for Dayton was constituted in 1855.
A new muncipal code was adopted for the cities of Ohio, May 7, 1869. This left the classification of the cities unchanged. May 14, 1878, another municipal code was adopted according to which Dayton became a city of the second grade of the second class, that division requiring a population of more than 20,000, and less than 30,500. By the census of 1870, Dayton had a population of 30,473. Fol- lowing the adoption of this code, one act of legislation relating to Dayton used the language "any city having by the census of 1870 a population of 30,473," and an- other act designed for Dayton used as a description "any city having a water course flowing into said city from the west," but generally it was safe to say "any city of the second grade of the second class" as everything was so arranged that it was almost impossible for a city to pass out of the class to which it at first be- longed, and as a matter of fact, no city did pass into a new class.
This manner of governing the cities was endurable for a time, but at length al- most every pretense was laid aside as to obedience to that provision of the con- stitution of the state, which declared against special acts conferring corporate power. At the clamor of personal or partisan demands, almost every form of special legislation came to be enacted. Many of the acts were beneficial and al- most necessary in the conditions that prevailed, but those conditions themselves needed to be changed. The decisions of the supreme court of the state in 1902 against the contitutionality of the vast accumulation of special legislation com- pelled action by the legislature. October 22, 1902, at a special session of the leg- islature, what we now call the new municipal code was adopted. For most pur- poses it went into effect May 4, 1903. The new code provided for complete home rule through the council and two executive boards-the board of public service and the board of public safety, the former to be elected by the people and the latter to be appointed by the mayor. Under the new order of things, the management of the water works, the city infirmary, and the workhouse, passed into the hands of the board of public service, and the control of the fire and police departments and the board of health, passed into the hands of the board of public safety. The council determined that the board of public service should consist of three mem- bers and the board of public safety of two members. The code provided for one councilman from each ward and three councilmen at large in addition to the president of council.
Following quickly upon the adoption of the new code was the enactment of the Paine law in 1908-09, establishing, so far as executive departments are concerned, what is called the federal plan of municipal government. By this law, the chief
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authority is concentrated in the hands of the mayor. The heads of departments appointed by the mayor, are director of public service and director of public safety, the two with the mayor to form a board of control. All of the interests before managed by the board of public service and the board of public safety, are placed respectively in charge of the two directors and the board of control thus constituted.
The charters, special acts and general provisions before named, were by the authority of the state legislature. The municipal officers through whom the city has been governed and its affairs administered, will next be noticed.
PUBLIC SERVICE BOARDS.
Down to 1890, the city council had not only legislative functions to perform, but also functions of an executive character. By an act of the legislature of March · 18, 1890, there was a special executive body provided for, consisting of three members under the name, Board of City Commissioners. Only two of the commis- sioners, at first to be appointed by special commission, could be of the same politi- cal party. After the first appointments were made, choice was to be made at the regular election. The commissioners were the following: 1891, Galen C. Wise, W. E. Hooven and William Huffman; 1892, Luther Peters, W. E. Hooven and William Huffman. By an act of the legislature of March 17, 1892, the constitu- tion of the executive body was changed in some respects and the name Board of City Affairs given. Four members constituted the new board. This board was non-partisan or bi-partisan. The appointments were by the tax commission, the members of which were appointed by the local judge or judges of the circuit court. The appointees were as follows :
1892, H. C. Marshall, J. H. Weller, D. B. Wilcox, P. E. Gilbert ; 1893, Peter Weidner, J. H. Weller, D. B. Wilcox, P. E. Gilbert; 1894, Peter Weidner, O. E. Davidson, D. B. Wilcox, P. E. Gilbert; 1895-1896, Peter Weidner, O. E. David- son, J. L. Baker, P. E. Gilbert; 1897, Charles A. Herbig, O. E. Davidson, J. L. Baker, P. E. Gilbert ; 1898, Charles A. Herbig, G. Frank Kuhns, J. L. Baker, P. E. Gilbert ; 1899, Charles A. Herbig, G. Frank Kuhns, J. E. Gimperling, P. E. Gilbert ; 1900, Charles A. Herbig, G. Frank Kuhns, J. E. Gimperling, William L. Bates ; 1901-1902, Lewis Hass, G. Frank Kuhns, J. E. Gimperling, William L. Bates ; 1903, Lewis Hass, G. Frank Kuhns, Arthur Giesler, William L. Bates.
Both the board of city commissioners and the board of city affairs were legis- lative in a certain sense, as acts of council in certain matters required for their validity the approval of the boards named. In 1902, by the new municipal code, the constitution of the executive board was again changed and this time the name, Board of Public Service, was given, three members constituting the board. The board had no legislative functions. Some of these changes were made to put out of office boards that differed in political complexion from the party that had the majority in the legislature. When the offices were abolished, the office-holders lost their places. The following were elected members of the board of public service : 1904-06, Thomas M. Pexton, Arthur Giesler, Lewis Hass; 1906-08, Thomas M. Pexton, C. E. Weinman, D. C. Estabrook; 1908-10, J. C. Ely, Charles A. Herbig, E. K. Parish.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
The first board of public safety, entering upon their duties May 4, 1903, con- sisted of Edward G. Durst, term expired in 1905, and Charles S. Hall, term ex- pired 1908. Warren Hall served from 1905 to 1910, and T. H. Lienesch from 1908 to 1910.
OFFICERS UNDER PAINE LAW.
Mayor Edward E. Burkhart in August, 1909, appointed as director of public service, J. C. Ely and as director of public safety, T. H. Lienesch, they with him to constitute the board of control. From the ambiguities of the Paine law, there was much uncertainty as to whether these officers were to enter on their duties in August, 1909, or January 1, 1910.
MAYORS.
The mayors with their terms of office prior to 1860, have been named in previ- ous chapters. Since 1860, the mayors with their terms of office and party affilia- tion, have been as follows : 1860, W. H. Gillespie, D .; 1864, E. C. Ellis, R .; 1866, Jonathan Kenney, D .; 1868, C. L. Bauman, D .; 1870, James D. Morrison, R .; 1872, W. H. Sigman, R .; 1874, L. Butz, Jr., D .; 1876, W. H. Rouser, R .; 1878, L. Butz, Jr., D .; 1880, F. M. Hosier, D .; 1882, John L. Miller, D .; 1884, John Bettelon, D .; 1886, Ira Crawford, R .; 1888, J. E. D. Ward, D .; 1892, C. G. Mc- Millen, D .; 1896, Jacob Linxweiler, D .; 1898, J. R. Lindemuth, D .; 1902, Charles A. Snyder, D. (drowned in 1906), Calvin D. Wright, R. (president of council, filling out the term till 1908) ; 1908, Edward E. Burkhart, D., re-elected 1909.
While in general, it may be said that in the period following 1860, the city was normally Democratic and in the more recent period, has been Republican, yet the foregoing list would seem to show the reverse. Down to 1892, the mayor had the functions of police judge. After that time, the duties and the emoluments of the office were reduced. The mayor, however, had the responsibility of making important appointments. The power of the mayor was greatly augmented by the new code. Under the Paine law, the entire responsibility of the government of the city rests upon the mayor.
COUNCILMEN.
The wards of the city cannot be concisely described as they have been sub- ject to frequent changes, sometimes by the city council and three times by com- missions, provided for by the legislature. The general location of the ten wards of the city has remained the same since 1896. The wards were constituted by the council as they now are, December 13, 1902. From 1829, down to 1903, when the new code went into effect, the election of councilmen was exclusively by wards. The following is the list of councilmen beginning with the year 1852:
1852-Amos Decker, Lewis Heinz, John B. Chapman, Joseph T. Reed, Jona- than Harshman, John H. Achey, Jonathan Kenney, Jacob Richmond, Wesley Boren, James Turner, A. E. McClure, W. N. Love.
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1853-Lewis Heinz, Benjamin M. Ayres, Joseph T. Reed, John B. Chapman, John H. Achey, Nicholas Ohmer, Jonathan Kenney, Jacob Richmond, James furner, Samuel Marshall, W. N. Love, A. E. McClure.
1854-B. M. Ayres, William Dickey, John B. Chapman, T. H. Phillips, John H. Achey, N. Ohmer, Jacob Richmond (resigned), J. Kenney, Richard Lane, Samuel Marshall, James Turner, A. E. McClure, W. N. Love.
1855-Benjamin M. Ayres, William Dickey, T. H. Phillips, John B. Chapman, John H. Achey, Herman Gebhart, Jonathan Kenney, Richard Lane, James Turner, George Owen, W. N. Love, A. E. McClure.
1856-B. M. Ayres, William Dickey, T. H. Phillips, J. B. Chapman, J. H. Achey, H. Gebhart, R. Lane, J. Kenney (resigned, May 30, 1856. George W. Malambre, elected June 2, 1856, to fill the unexpired term), B. N. Beaver, George Owen, W. N. Love, A. E. McClure.
1857-B. M. Ayres, William Dickey, T. H. Phillips, William Trebein, J. H. Achey, H. Gebhart, John Stephans, R. Lane, B. N. Beaver, G. Owen, W. N. Love, A. E. McClure.
1858 Amos Decker, B. M. Ayres, T. H. Phillips, W. Trebein, E. A. Moore, H. Gebhart, John Stephans, L. L. Gilliland, Ezra Thomas, George Owen, Peter Lutz, A. E. McClure.
1859-Amos Decker, Hugh Wiggim, T. H. Phillips, Ezra Bimm, E. A. Moore, (resigned June 22, 1859. J. H. Shank elected to fill vacancy for unexpired term, July 9, 1859), I. H. Kiersted, L. L. Gilliland, James Boyle, Ezra Thomas, L. Butz, W. Bomberger, P. Lutz.
1860-Amos Decker, Hugh Wiggim, T. H. Phillips, Ezra Bimm, J. H. Shank, I. H. Kiersted, L. L. Gilliland, James Boyle, George Lehman, L. Butz, W. Bom- berger, P. Lutz (resigned September 4, 1860. A. E. McClure was elected Sep- tember 13, 1860, to fill vacancy for the unexpired term).
1861-Amos Decker, Hugh Wiggim, T. N. Phillips, Ezra Bimm, J. H. Shank, I. H. Kiersted, L. L. Gilliland, J. A. Minick, George Lehman, William Patton, A. E. McClure, W. N. Love.
1862-Amos Decker, Hugh Wiggim, Hiram Strong, Ezra Bimm, J. W. Rogers, I. H. Kiersted, L. L. Gilliland, J. A. Minick, George Lehman, William Patton (resigned. Ezra Thomas elected June 7, 1862, to serve for the unexpired term), Jacob Decker, W. N. Love.
1863-Amos Decker, William Dickey, Hiram Strong, Ezra Bimm, G. W. Rogers, I. H. Kiersted, L. L. Gilliland, J. A. Minick, George Lehman, Ezra Thomas, Jacob Decker, W. N. Love.
1864-William Dickey, Augustus Kuhns, Ezra Bimm, D. W. Iddings, Isaac H. Kiersted, John H. Shank, John A. Minick, H. H. Hilgefort, Ezra Thomas, George Lehman, William N. Love, Thomas McGregor.
1865-Jacob S. Gary, Augustus Kuhns, H. W. R. Brunner, D. W. Iddings, Daniel Kiefer, John H. Shank, John Clingman, H. H. Hilgefort, J. W. Butt, George Lehman, W. N. Love, Thomas McGregor.
1866-Jacob S. Gary, Augustus Kuhns, H. W. R. Brunner, D. W. Iddings, Daniel Kiefer, John W. Shank, John Clingman, Alexander Gebhart, John W. Butt, George Lehman, William H. Love, Marcus Bosler, John Colhauer, George Braunschweiger, Anthony Stephens, L. Butz, Jr.
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1867-John Wiggim, Augustus Kuhns, H. W. R. Brunner, D. W. Iddings, Daniel Kiefer, John W. Shank, John Clingman, Alexander Gebhart, James Turner, George Lehman, John Aman, Marcus Bosler, John Colhauer, George Braunschweiger, James Boyle, L. Butz, Jr.
1868-John Wiggim, J. H. Brownell, H. W. R. Brunner, D. W. Iddings, Dan- iel Kiefer, Alfred Pruden, John Clingman, Alexander Gebhart, George Lehman, John Baird, John Aman, D. V. Pottle, John Colhauer, George Braunschweiger, D. C. Taft, James Boyle.
1869-George Miller, J. H. Brownell, C. Herchelrode, D. W. Iddings, Daniel Kiefer, Alfred Pruden, John Clingman, Alexander Gebhart, George Lehman, John Baird, Henry Guckes, D. V. Pottle, George Neibert, George Braunschweiger, F. J. Welty, D. C. Taft, George W. Murray, J. F. Beaver, A. C. Zehring, Jasper Billings, H. Barnhart, F. Baumheckel.
1870-George Miller, J. H. Brownell, C. Herchelrode, D. W. Iddings, Dan- iel Kiefer, Alfred Pruden, John Clingman, Alexander Gebhart, George Lehman, J. C. Baird, D. V. Pottle, Henry Guckes, G. Braunschweiger, G. Neibert, D. C. Taft, Frank J. Welty, G. W. Murray, W. R. Tomlinson, Jasper Billings, A. C. Zehring, H. Barnhart, F. Baumheckel.
1871-J. B. Gilbert, George Miller, D. W. Iddings, John Breene, J. H. Shank, Daniel Kiefer, Alexander Gebhart, John Clingman, T. N. Sowers, Joseph Kra- tochwill, Joseph Hammond, John Weaver, W. Wassenich, George Neibert, D. C. Taft, John J. Rohe, W. R. Tomlinson, George W. Murray, John Kemp, William M. Mills, William Huffman, H. Barnhart.
1872-George Miller, A. Kuhns, John Breene, D. W. Iddings, Daniel Kiefer, J. H. Shank, John Clingman, Ashley Brown, J. Kratochwill, Samuel Ambrose, John Weaver, Joseph Hammond, George Neibert, W. Wassenich, John J. Rohe, D. C. Taft, G. W. Murray, Henry Webbert, William M. Mills, John Kemp, H. Barnhart, Hermann Gerdes.
1873-Augustus Kuhns, George Miller, John Breene, D. W. Iddings, J. J. Rossell, John Shank, John Clingman, E. Morgan Wood, James Turner, Samuel Ambrose, Charles G. Myers, Joseph Hammond, Joseph Herhold, W. Wassenich, Michael Cain, D. C. Taft, Charles E. Smith, Henry Webbert, J. W. Sollenberger, John Kemp, N. Metz, Hermann Gerdes.
1874-W. Wassenich, Michael Cain, D. C. Taft, Charles E. Smith, Henry Webbert, J. W. Sollenberger, N. Metz, George Miller, Jacob B. Gilbert, John Breene, S. F. Woodsum, J. J. Russell, Joseph Comer, E. Morgan Wood, William H. Kiefer, James Turner, John W. Butt, Charles G. Myers, Joseph Hammond, Joseph Herhold, Joseph Fouts, J. F. Gerber.
1875-Charles E. Smith, Henry Webbert, George Miller, Jacob B. Gilbert, S. F. Woodsum, Joseph Comer, E. Morgan Wood, William H. Kiefer, James Turner, John W. Butt, Joseph Hammond, Joseph Herhold, Joseph Fouts, J. F. Gerber, Samuel B. Smith, J. H. Shank, W. J. Oblinger, Fred Beddies, Thomas Gavin, Julius Wehner, Thomas M. Hill, William Huffman.
1876-George Miller, Samuel B. Smith, J. H. Shank, E. Morgan Wood, James Turner, W. J. Oblinger, Joseph Herhold, Julius Wehner, Charles E. Smith, Thomas M. Hill, William Huffman, A. C. Nixon, H. Theobald, Joseph Comer,
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W. Silzel, J. H. Waymire, S. V. Boren, John Schoen, Thomas Gavin, J. G. Feight, Samuel D. Bear, John F. Gerber.
1877-A. C. Nixon, H. Theobald, Joseph Comer, W. Silzel, J. H. Waymire, S. V. Boran, John Schoen, Thomas Gavin, J. G. Feight, Samuel D. Bear, John F. Gerber, John R. Fetcher, William H. Pritz, Peter JoHantgen, E. M. Wood, S. T. Bryce, John W. Knaub, Joseph Desch, Simon Goodman, David Cozad, Adam Schantz, A. E. Jenner.
1878 Joseph Comer, John R. Fletcher, William H. Pritz, Peter JoHantgen, E. M. Wood, S. T. Bryce, David Cozad, Adam Schantz, A. E. Jenner, H. Soeh- ner, J. Bolender, Charles E. Pease, F. J. McCormick, S. F. Estabrook, John Meyer, James Turner, William Knaub, J. Hammond, J. Sortman, George Mc- Dargh, John Carney, W. N. Gillespie, John Feight, S. Goodman, F. Unger, H. F. Weis, James Carbery, C. Canary.
1879-Joseph Comer, William H. Pritz, H. Soehner, Charles E. Pease, F. J. McCormick, S. F. Estabrook, John Meyer, James Turner, J. Hammond, John Carney, W. H. Gillespie, John Feight, F. Unger, James Carbery, C. Canary, James Campbell, E. F. Moodie, George Butterworth, Washington Silzel, Charles E. Clark, O. Guenther, J. W. Sortman, George C. Davis, John Breene, T. C. Kidd, J. C. Cline, John Griesmeyer, E. B. Lyon, John Carney.
1880-George Butterworth, Washington Silzel, Charles E. Clark, O. Guenther, J. W. Sortman, George C. Davis, John Breene, Charles E. Pease, A. C. Fenner, Horace S. Gordon, William E. Crume, John R. Rea, G. C. Wise, F. J. McCor- mick, John G. Feight, Stephen T. Bryce, William H. Hanley, W. H. Pritz, H. Soehner, John Meyer, James H. Zell, Henry Tietje.
1881-Albert Beebe, Charles E. Pease, A. C. Fenner, Horace S. Gordon, William E. Grume, John R. Rea, G. C. Wise, F. J. McCormick, John G. Feight, Stephen T. Bryce, William H. Hanley, John R. Brownell, James Campbell, John H. Shank, Washington Silzel, S. A. Ambrose, C. H. Gary, W. Waspsenich, J. Weinreich, E. O. Thomas, Jr., John Nicholas, George W. Sherer.
1882-John R. Brownell, James Campbell, John H. Shank, Washington Silzel, S. A. Ambrose, C. H. Gary, W. Wassenich, J. Weinreich, E. O. Thomas, Jr., John M. McKee, C. Halteman, A. Pritz, Sr., H. S. Gordon, J. R. Fletcher, G. D. Hanitch, G. C. Wise, John Nicholas, George W. Sherer, J. H. Stoppleman, John Vance, S. T. Bryce, F. Hueffelman.
1883-John M. McKee, C. Halteman, A. Pritz, Sr., H. S. Gordon, G. C. Wise, J. R. Fletcher, G. D. Hanitch, J. H. Stoppleman, John Vance, S. T. Bryce, F. Hueffelman, J. B. Gross, Thomas Wyatt, John H. Shank, Washington Silzel, J. K. Webster, D. C. Taft, A. Menke, J. Weinreich, Charles F. Corns, S. E. Kemp, James McEntee.
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