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In January, 1828, lot 152 was transferred by Norbert Foltz to the bor- ough for cemetery purposes, and measures were adopted for fencing in this lot with the old cemetery.
The records for this year also show that Samuel Gilmore, the clerk, was voted eight dollars for his services. In April, 1829, John N. Purviance suc-
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ceeded him as clerk. In 1835 the salary had been advanced to $15.00 per' annum, and in 1894 it was $250.
Many little things appear on the records of those early days which sound odd to readers of the present time. In August, 1828, an ordinance was introduced and passed "to prevent ball playing against the court-house and to prevent the throwing of stones against any of the public buildings, and to prevent the firing off of guns within said borough."
On the 6th of August, 1828, an ordinance to repeal an ordinance to estab- lish a market house in the borough was reported; also one to repeal so much of an ordinance which was intended to prevent sheep and swine running at large, was introduced and passed.
FIRST QUARTER CENTURY.
In 1828, twenty-five years after Butler had been laid out and settled, con- siderable improvement had been made, when we take into consideration the prim- itive condition of the times. The population numbered between four and five hundred. As early as 1824 the citizens had begun to build brick houses, and in 1828 there were twenty-one in the town, and the whole number of dwellings was about seventy. At first brick houses were looked upon as an innovation by some of the early settlers, but the laws of custom gradually asserted themselves and the log cabin was forced to slowly give way to modern improvements and greater comforts.
It may be interesting, therefore, at the end of the first quarter century, to look over the names of the taxable inhabitants and see who they were-then run down the years to the present day and see how many of their descendants are here to represent them. There were ninety-seven names on the tax list of 1828, as follows : William Ayres, David Albright, Maurice Bredin, John Bredin, Jacob Brinker, William Beatty, Abraham Brinker, William Bryan, Joseph Brandt, Joseph Bateman, Robert Elliot Brown, Daniel Catney, O. G. Croy, William Criswell, William Campbell, Robert Carnahan, Daniel Coll, Milton Carnahan, Timothy Cannon, Thomas Dickey, Dr. Henry C. De Wolf, David Dougal, John Duffy, Michael Denny, Francis Dobbs, Norbert Foltz, Adam Funk, David Funk, John Gilmore, John Gilchrist, James Gilmore, Samuel Gilmore, Benjamin Gregg, William Gibson, James Glenn, Solomon Gregg, Robert Gilchrist, William Hagerty, Daniel Hydron, Samuel Harris, Matthew Harbison, Samuel Johnston, Patrick Kelley, Isaac Kinzer, Jacob Kelker, John Harper, Walter Low- rie, Dr. George Linn, Jacob Leckey, Jacob Leasure, John McCollough, Joseph McQuistion, Christopher Myers, Mark McCandless, Jacob Mechling, Samuel McPherrin, John McQuistion, George Miller, Hugh McKee, John Mclaughlin, Clark McPherrin, Andrew Marshall, Francis Mc Bride, John Martin, Henry Mc- Ginnis, John Marshall, Hugh Mclaughlin, John McClelland, Daniel Moser, John Negley, Isaiah Niblock, William Neyman, Eleanor Neyman, John Potts, Camp- bell E. Purviance, George Potts, George Reed, Malachi Richardson, John Reed, James Spencer, Andrew Sproul, Robert Strain, Alexander Scott, John Sullivan, Eli Skeer, Robert Scott, William Stewart, Joshua J. Sedwick, Mathias Sed-
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wick, David Strawick, G. W. Smith, Joseph Sterrett, Lewis Tucker, James Thompson, John Thompson. John Welsh, George Wolf.
A correspondent of the Sentinel writing in May, 1829, says the borough then contained three blacksmiths, four shoemakers, three tailors, two tanners, two saddlers, two potter-, two plasterers, two bricklayer-, three cabinet-makers, four carpenter-, two farmer-, two hatters, one wagonmaker, one painter, one cooper and one chairmaker. The professions were represented by seven lawyers, two physicians, two resident clergymen and four school teachers, and two or more editor -. Trade was represented by fourteen merchants, and printing by two offices, each publishing a newspaper, the total circulation being about 1,200 copies weekly. The public and semi-public buildings comprised the court-house and jail, the Butler Academy, and the stone churches owned by the Catholics and Presbyterians.
The " city fathers" were also impressed with the importance of looking after the morals of the inhabitants, for at a meeting on the 14th of August, 1828, it was " resolved that the bell be rung from the 1st of April to the 1st of October, on the Lord's day, at the hours of nine and eleven A. M., and one p. M., and at no other hour on that day. Also from the Ist of October to the 1st of April to be rung at the hours of ten and twelve A. M., and at no other time."
The paving of the sidewalks along Main street, leveling the Diamond, enclos- ing the graveyard. and other necessary measures, were carried out before the close of 1829. A fire engine and court-house alarm bell. unknown in 1824, existed in 1829, showing that there was a slow but steady advance in improvement.
In 1830 the question of water supply was presented to the council, and Dr. De Wolf, Francis McBride and Hugh McKee were appointed a committee to inquire further into the subject and examine the spring- adjacent to the bor- ough. Paving, grading, the removal of fences off the streets and public grounds, opening streets and alleys and such routine work occupied the atten- tion of the councilmen.
The people were not unmindful of the necessities of education. At a meeting of citizens held June 29. 1835. with Gen. William Ayres presiding, and William Stewart acting as secretary, it was, on motion of John Bredin, "resolved that the sum of $250 be levied on the borough of Butler in addi- tion to the sum already levied this year (1-35) for school purposes, to be applied by the directors according to act of Assembly." After some months of discussion, the action of the meeting was officially laid before the council March 9, 1836, and at a subsequent meeting on the 11th, "the clerk was ordered to add $250 to the duplicate." Long deliberations and small results were the order of the time: nor was trouble with the public building con- tractor avoided : for the council kept Strain to the strict letter of the law in the erection of the sixty-dollar engine house.
In March, 1836, William Stewart signed the records as secretary. At that time a levy of $250. in addition to the ordinary school tax was ordered, the whole to be applied to educational purposes by the school directors. In March, 1838, a petition was presented, praying the council to pass an ordinance "to prevent boys from annoying the citizens on the Diamond with noise."
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It seems that some of the good citizens did not like to have their nerves disturbed by the ringing of the blacksmiths' anvils, and they petitioned coun- cil to have the shops removed from the central part of town. They claimed the right of petition and the law-making branch could not ignore it. Accord- ingly at a meeting of the council held March 24, 1838, "G. W. Smith, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of sundry citizens on the subject of erecting blacksmith shops within sixty feet of High street, or the Diamond," made the following report :
That after a careful examination of the subject referred to them, the committee are decidedly of the opinion that the citizens have a right to construct upon their own property any building or construction they may deem proper, being responsible to any person or persons they may annoy in the enjoyment of their own property; and that is a subject over which the town council has no control, but would respectfully recommend to the citizens generally not to construct shops, or any other improvements. so as to disturb their neighbors or retard the improvement of the place.
This report seems to have ended the complaint about blacksmith shops. for nothing more regarding them appears on the minutes.
The old question of water supply, which had dwindled into insignificance, was revived in 1838, when the council authorized " the cleaning-out and walling- up of the Federal Spring." In January, 1839, the original quarry reservation was vacated and the survey of the ground into town lots was authorized-the pro- ceeds of sale of such lots, between Washington and Mckean streets, to be appro- priated to the aid of the Female Seminary, should the legislature agree to such a proposition.
In 1846 an ordinance to prevent the quarrying of stone on the reservation was passed, but in January, 1847. permission was granted the building committee of the Catholic church and Samuel Lane, the contractor, to take out stone for the foundations of the new church and parochial residence, the condition being that the committee should fill up the space and make the street level between Duffy's and opposite properties.
During the ensuing ten years the care of the streets and alleys appears to have been the principal work of the council, although in December, 1856, it is of record that the borough had to be watched on Hallowe'en night to save it from the practical jokers of that period !
The organization of a fire department in 1859, and the joint celebration in February, 1861, of Washington's birthday, the fall of Fort Donaldson and the capture of 15,000 Confederates, must be credited to the patriotic impulses of council.
In 1864 the petition of H. C. Heineman, S. G. Purvis, A. Flannagan, S. C. Sullivan and others, asking that the suburb in which they resided be annexed to the borough, was received and considered.
In May, 1865, the system of council committees was adopted and appoint- ments made. The new addition to the borough was made in 1869, the limit- changed to take in the annexed territory and a survey and map of the same were made by James Dunlap. A petition presented in October, 1869, demanded the
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erection of lamps along Main street, and the council appointed Etzell and Keck to ascertain the cost of lighting the street.
In December, 1869, a special meeting of council was called to consider Colonel Sirwell's proposition to put up twenty lamps in the borough at thirteen dol- lars each (all ready to light), and take charge of such lamps, find the oil, light and extinguish them at ten cents per lamp and two dollars per day for services. His second proposition to furnish the lamps for thirteen dollars each and the oil at twenty-five cents per gallon was also considered ; but as the stated cost would exceed the whole tax levy for borough purposes, the subject was disposed of suin- marily and the borough remained in darkness. R. M. McLure was elected secre- tary in 1861 to succeed James M. Bredin, and served until the close of 1871, when Livingston MeQuistion was elected secretary. A. J. McCafferty was secretary in 1875 and S. P. Miles for a short period in 1876. In Centennial year, Jacob Ziegler was clerk and served until succeeded by Joseph C. Vanderlin.
In February, 1876, George C. Roessing and Dr. Stephen Bredin, a committee appointed by the citizens, asked the council to approve their action in construct- ing an iron fence around the old cemetery. No appropriation was asked for. In November, 1877, the proposition of II. C. Ileineman, manager of the Butler Gas Company, to place burners on lamp posts and keep them lighted each evening. as the council determined, at a cost of three dollars and fifty cents per lamp, was accepted, and on December Sof that year the street were lighted.
In 1878 Henry Pillow was elected engineer ; L. Z. Mitchell, fire-marshal ; William Richey, high-constable; Martin Reiber, treasurer ; John Vinroe, J. B. Storey, George C. Roessing, William Campbell and Harvey Miller, members of the board of health, and Joseph C. Vanderlin, clerk. In April, 1879, Frank M. Eastman was chosen clerk and served until March, 1888, when J. D. Mar- shall was elected.
In 1885 the council considered the question of natural gas supply, and the ordinance, regulating the laying of gas and water pipes, of January 26, 1885, resulted. In February , however, the council ordered the supply of natural gas to be shut off.
In March, 1890, Levi M. Wise was chosen secretary, and served until the election of T. M. Baker in 1892. In 1893 HI. E. Coulter, the present secretary, was elected.
BURGESSES AND COUNCILMEN.
As much interesting history has been gathered from the records of the bor- ough council from 1817 to 1891-a period of seventy-seven years-showing the trials and struggles of the local lawmakers, it may be of some interest to the reader of to-day to know who they were, therefore the names of the burgesses and councilmen are herewith submitted. The list is believed to be as nearly com- plete and accurate as it is possible to complete it from the existing records. It is as follows :
1817-Chief Burgess, William Ayres; Assistant Burgess, John Gilmore ; Council, William Campbell, Joshua Potts, Dr. George Miller, Hugh McKee, David Dougal, James Stevenson, Jacob Mechling.
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1818-Chief Burgess, William Ayres; Assistant Burgess, John Gilmore ; Council, Jacob Mechling, Peter Stevenson, John Gilchrist, James Stevenson, John Empich, William Campbell, Dr. George Miller.
1819-Chief Burgess, William Ayres; Assistant Burgess, John Gilmore ; Council, Jacob Mechling, William Campbell, John Gilchrist, James Stevenson, John Empich, Patrick Hagerty.
1820-Chief Burgess, John Bredin; Assistant Burgess, John Galbraith ; Council, Hugh McKee, Thomas McCleary, Joseph McQuistion, William Beatty, John Potts, Robert Scott, Eli Skeer.
1821-Chief Burgess, John Bredin ; Assistant Burgess, Walter Lowrie; Council, Jacob Mechling, Maurice Bredin, David Dougal, Patrick Ilagerty Thomas M. Sedwick, John Sullivan, Norbert Foltz.
1822-Chief Burgess, John Potts; Assistant Burgess [ no record ] ; Council, Jacob Mechling, Norbert Foltz, Patrick Ilagerty, John Sullivan, John Bredin, David Dougal.
1823-Chief Burgess, John Bredin; Assistant Burgess, Robert Scott; Coun- cil, Hugh McKee, James Thompson, John Potts, John Sullivan, John Sheridan, John Gilchrist, William Hagerty, Eli Skeer.
1824-Chief Burgess, John Sullivan; Assistant Burgess, Hugh McKee; Council, William Ayres, William Campbell, William Beatty, Patrick Hagerty, David Scott, Norbert Foltz, John Bredin, John Welsh.
1825-Chief Burgess, John Potts; Assistant Burgess, Jacob Mechling : Council, Walter Lowrie, John Sullivan, John Bredin, William Hagerty. Joseph McQuistion, Robert Carnahan, Robert Scott.
1826-Chief Burgess, John Bredin; Assistant Burgess, William Campbell ; Council, John Gilmore, David Dougal, Jacob Brinker, Joseph MeQuistion, John Gilchrist, Alexander Scott, Robert Carnahan, Norbert Foltz,
1827-Chief Burgess, Jacob Mechling; Assistant Burgess, Adam Funk ; Council, William Ayres, John Gilmore, Jacob Brinker, William Campbell. Nor- bert Foltz, Andrew Sproul, William Hagerty.
1828-Chief Burgess, William Campbell ; Assistant Burgess, Adam Funk ; Council, John Duffy, Hugh McKee. William Ayres, Francis Dobbs, Daniel Coll. Joshua J. Sedwick, John Gilmore.
1829-Chief Burgess, Robert Scott ; Assistant Burgess John Bredin ; Coun- cil. John Gilmore, Jacob Brinker, William Campbell, Andrew Sproul, Norbert Foltz, William Hagerty.
1830-Chief Burgess, Jacob Mechling ; Assistant Burgess, John Bredin ; Council, William Ayres, William Beatty, H. C. De Wolf, John Duffy, Francis Mc Bride, Hugh McKee, S. A. Gilmore.
1831-Chief Burgess, Jacob Mechling ; Assistant Burgess, John Bredin ; Council, William Ayres, William Beatty, John Sullivan, Samuel Gilmore, Ilugh McKee, Joseph McQuistion, Francis Mc Bride.
1832-Chief Burgess, Jacob Mechling ; Assistant Burgess, William Camp- bell; Council, William Beatty, S. A. Gilmore, Hugh McKee, M. Richardson. George Linn. S. A. Purviance, William Stewart.
1833-Chief Burgess, John Bredin ; Assistant Burgess, John Potts; Coun-
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cil, William Ayres, William Beatty, Jacob Mechling, William Campbell. Hugh McKee, Jonathan Plummer, Patrick Kelly.
1831-Chief Burgess, John Bredin; Assistant Burgess, Daniel Coll ; Council, John Gilmore, William Ayres, William Campbell. William Beatty, Hugh McKee, Jonathan Plummer, Jacob Mechling.
1835-Chief Burgess, John Bredin ; Assistant Burgess, Daniel Coll ; Con- cil, William Ayres, William Beatty, John Gilmore, William Campbell, Jacob Mechling, David Dougal, Hugh McKee. ( William Stewart was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. MeKee).
1836-Chief Burgess, John Bredin ; Assistant Burgess, [no record ] ; Coun- cil, William Ayres, William Campbell, William Stewart, John Gilmore, Jacob Mechling, Daniel Coll.
1837-Chief Burgess, John Duffy ; AAssistant Burgess, Patrick Kelly ; Council, William Ayres, John Gilmore, Jacob Mechling, Daniel Coll, William Campbell, Robert Carnahan, George Potts.
1838-Chief Burgess, Jacob Ziegler ; AAssistant Burgess, [ no record ] ; Coun- cil, Joseph McQuistion, Jacob Mechling, John Gilmore, George Potts, Robert Carnahan, G. W. Smith, George Miller
1839-Chief Burgess. Jacob Ziegler ; Assistant Burges-, Patrick Kelly, Jr. ; Council, John Gilmore, Jacob Mechling, Robert Carnahan, Andrew Carns, John MeCarnes, Jacob Brinker, John N. Purviance.
1840-Chief Burgess, S. S. Beatty ; Assistant Burgess, Patrick Kelly ; Council, John Gilmore, Jacob Mechling, Jacob Brinker, John McCarnes, John Sweeny, Daniel Coll, Samuel A. Gilmore.
1841-Chief Burgess, George W. Smith; Assistant Burgess, John N. Pur- viance ; Council, S. S. Beatty, Jacob Mechling, Thomas McNair, William Balph, George W. Reed, Samuel A. Purviance, Patrick Kelly.
1842-Chief Burgess, George W. Smith: Assistant Burgess, Daniel Coll: Council, William Beatty, William Campbell, George W. Reed, John Gilchrist. Joseph MeQuistion, S. A. Purviance, Patrick Kelly.
1843-Chief Burgess, George W. Smith ; AAssistant Burgess, Daniel Coll ; Council, Jacob Mechling, G. W. Reed, Samuel A. Purviance, Jacob Ziegler, Samuel M. Lane, A. S. McBride, Patrick Kelly, Jr.
ISH1-Chief Burgess, George W. Smith ; Assistant Burgess, Daniel Coll ; Council, William Beatty, John McCarnes, Andrew Carns, I. Ayres, Patrick Kelly, John Michael Zimmerman, Alexander Henry.
1845-Chief Burgess, John Gilmore ; Assistant Burgess, William Campbell, Jr. ; Council, William Beatty, David Dougal, John Pollock, Andrew Carns, George W. Smith, Jacob Walter, Samuel M. Lane.
1846-Chief Burgess, Harper Mitchell ; Assistant Burgess, William Balph ; Council, William Beatty, David Dougal, George W. Smith, Andrew Carns, Jacob Walter, William Balph, Samuel M. Lane.
I>17-Chief Burgess, George W. Smith ; Assistant Burgess, Daniel Coll ; Council, Jacob Mechling, David Dougal, S. A. Gilmore, C. C. Sullivan, Samuel M. Lane, William Balph, Jacob Walter.
1848-Chief Burgess, Dr. H. C. De Wolf ; Assistant Burgess, William Cris-
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well ; Council, Jacob Mechling, William Campbell, David Dougal, William Beatty, George W. Smith, Samuel M. Lane, Samuel G. Purvis.
1849-Chief Burgess, Jacob Mechling, Jr. ; Assistant Burgess, Patrick Kelly, Jr. ; Council, Jacob Mechling, Sr., William Beatty, William Balph, George W. Crozier, Jr., David Walker, Jacob Walter.
1850-Chief Burgess, Lewis Z. Mitchell; Assistant Burgess, Ebenezer Mc Junkin ; Council, Jacob Mechling, Samuel G Purvis, Jacob Walter, Samuel M. Lane, Charles C. Sullivan, James Glenn, Michael Emerick.
1851-Chief Burgess, Lewis Z. Mitchell ; Assistant Burgess, J. L. Bredin ; Council, Louis Stein, William Balph, S. C. Stewart, Philip Mechling, Jacob Walter, Patrick Kelly, Jr., John Michael Zimmerman.
1852-Chief Burgess, W. B. Lemmon ; Assistant Burgess, William Ziegler ; Council, John H. Negley, Jacob Mechling, John Michael Zimmerman, Michael Emerick, David Dougal, Samuel G. Purvis, John Martin.
1853-Chief Burgess, John B. MeQuistion ; Assistant Burgess, Henry Dickey; Council, George W. Smith, Jacob Mechling, Samuel G. Purvis, S. C. Stewart, James T. McJunkin, P. Bickel, Jacob Walter.
1854-Chief Burgess, John Miller; Assistant Burgess, James T. Mc Junkin ; Council, George W. Smith, Samuel G. Purvis, E. McJunkin. P. Bickel, Jacob Mechling, S. C. Stewart. Jacob Walter.
1855-Chief Burgess, John Graham ; Assistant Burgess, Valentine Feigel ; Council, J. G. Campbell. Peter Duffy, George W. Smith, P. Bickel, E. Mc Jun- kin, Charles C. Stewart, Jacob Walter.
1856-Chief Burgess, John B. MeQuistion ; Assistant Burgess, William Balph ; Council, J. G. Campbell, Peter Duffy, J. G. Muntz, Patton Kearns, S. C. Stewart, Samuel G. Purvis, John Michael Zimmerman.
1857-Chief Burgess, Lewis Z. Mitchell ; Assistant Burgess, John B. Mc- Quistion ; Council, William Campbell, A. C. Martin, S. G. Purvis, Frederick Miller, Peter Duffy, Patrick Kelly, John Michael Zimmerman.
1858-Chief Burgess, John B. McQuistion ; Assistant Burgess, Francis Eyth ; Council, William Campbell, Patrick Kelly, Peter Duffy, George Reiber, William Balph, A. C. Martin.
1859-Chief Burgess, Henry Eitenmiller ; Assistant Burgess, George W. Schaffer ; Council, Lewis Z. Mitchell, John Michael Zimmerman, William Camp- bell, Patrick Kelly, Peter Duffy, George Reiber.
1860-Chief Burgess, Stephen Bredin : Assistant Burgess, Adam Troutman ; Council, Lewis Z. Mitchell, John Graham, William Campbell, Patrick Kelly, George Reiber, John Michael Zimmerman.
1861-Chief Burgess, William S. Ziegler : Assistant Burgess, John B. Mc- Quistion; Council, John Berg, Lewis Z. Mitchell, William Campbell, Patrick Kelly, George Reiber, John Michael Zimmerman.
IS62-Chief Burgess, R. M. McLure: Assistant Burgess, Jacob Reiber ; Council, Conrad Smith, George Reiber, William Campbell, Lewis Z. Mitchell, John Berg, Patrick Kelly.
1863-Chief Burgess, Joseph J. Elliott ; Assistant Burgess. Jacob Keck : Council, same as in 1862.
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IS64 .- Chief Burgess, A. N. McCandless ; Assistant Burgess, Charles Wise- man ; Council, 1. J. Cummings, John Lawall, John Berg, George Reiber, Con- rad Smith, Lewis Z. Mitchell.
1865-Chief Burgess, Joseph J. Elliott ; Assistant Burgess, Jacob Keck ; Council, same as in 1864, with the exception of John Frazier in place of Conrad Smith.
1866-Chief Burgess, George Reiber; Assistant Burgess, Lonis Bishop ; Council, James Bredin, John Frazier, Lewis Z. Mitchell, George Reiber, John Lawall, I. J. Cummings.
1867-Chief Burgess, William A. Lowry ; Assistant Burgess, John Lawall ; Council. Jacob Keck, Charles Duffy, John Lawall. James Bredin. George Reiber, John Frazier.
1868-Chief Burgess, D. II. McQuistion ; Assistant Burgess, Martin Reiber ; Council, William M. Rheinlander, Gabriel Etzel, James Bredin, Jacob Keck, John Lawall, George Reiber.
1869-Chief Burgess, John B. McQuistion ; Assistant Burgess, George L. Rose ; Council. John Frazier, James Bredin, John Lawall, Jacob Keck, Gabriel Etzel, William M. Rheinlander.
1870-Chief Burgess, O. C. McQuistion ; Assistant Burgess, Fred K. Gauter ; Council, W. A. Lowry, T. S. McNair, James Bredin, John Frazier, William M. Rheinlander, Gabriel Etzel.
1871-Chief Burgess. Alexander Baxter ; Assistant Burgess, W. W. Mc- Quistion ; Council, same as in 1870, with the exception of George Walter in place of William M. Rheinlander.
1872-Chief Burgess, A. N. McCandless; Assistant Burgess, Archibald Frazier ; Council, Walter L. Graham, William Ziegler, W. A. Lowry, T. S. McNair, Gabriel Etzel, George Walter.
1873-Chief Burgess, Jacob Keck ; Assistant Burgess, Casper Rockenstein ; Council, John M. Thompson, Joseph Elliott, Gabriel Etzel, William Ziegler, Walter L. Graham, George Walter.
1874-Chief Burgess, S. II. Peirsol; Assistant Burgess, Casper Rockenstein ; Council, Martin Reiber, George Baner, Walter L. Graham, John M. Thomp- son, Joseph Elliott, William Ziegler.
1875-Chief Burgess, Jacob Keck ; Assistant Burgess, Andrew Fitzsim- mons ; Council, John Lawall, Frank Fisher, Martin J. Reiber, George Bauer, Joseph Elliott, John M. Thompson.
1876-Chief Burgess, J. B. Butler ; Assistant Burgess, George W. Schaffer ; Council, Joseph L. Purvis, F. M. Eastman, Joseph J. Elliott, Martin J. Reiber, Frank Fisher, John Lawall.
1877-Chief Burgess, Jacob Keck ; Assistant Burgess, James Convery ; Council Philip Bauer, M. J. Reiber, F. M. Eastman, John Lawall, Frank Fisher, Joseph L. Purvis.
1878-Chief Burgess, Jacob Ziegler; Assistant Burgess, A. L. Reiber : Coun- cil, Philip Weisner, L. M. Cochran, F. M. Eastman, Martin J. Reiber, Joseph L. Purvis, Philip Bauer.
1879-Chief Burgess, G. C. Roessing ; Assistant Burgess, Grower Bauer ;
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Council, George Schaffner, J. N. Patterson, Philip Weisner, L. M. Cochran, Martin J. Reiber, Philip Bauer.
IS0-Chief Burgess, A. L. Reiber ; Assistant Burgess, A. Baxter ; Council, G. C. Roessing, Martin J. Reiber, J. N. Patterson, L. M. Cochran, Philip Weis- ner, George Schaffner.
1851-Chief Burgess, A. Baxter ; AAssistant Burgess, Philip Crouse ; Council, Casper Rockenstein, John Frazier, John N. Muntz, John N. Patterson, G. C. Roessing, George Schaffner.
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