Twentieth century history of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and representative citizens, Part 43

Author: Sell, Jesse C 1872-
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Publishing
Number of Pages: 1036


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Tenth Avenue


.Railroad and Main Street


Eleventh Avenue


Virginia Street


Twelfth Avenue


Emma Street


Thirteenth Avenue


Claudia Street


Fourteenth Avenue Maria Street


Chestnut Ave. N. E. of 7th St .. Lombaerdt Street


Washington Avenue


.Dry Gap Road


Lexington Ave. N. E. of 5th St.


Chestnut Street


Howard Ave. N. E. of 5th St.


Hickory Street First St. (7th ward) ..


North, also Louise Street


Second Street (7th ward) Mary Street


Third Street (7th ward) Margaret Street


Fourth Street (7th ward) . Hester Street


Fifth Street Spruce Street


Sixth Street Bald Eagle Street


Seventh Street


. Logan Street


Eighth Street Lombart Street


Ninth Street


Allegheny Street


Tenth Street


Grant Street


Eleventh Street Catherine Street


Eleventh St. N. W. of Lex. Ave. George Street


Twelfth St. (S. E. side city) Annie Street


Thirteenth St. (S. E. side city) . Julia Street


Fourteenth St. (S. E. side city) Caroline Street Fifteenth St. (S. E. side city) . Clara Street


Sixteenth St. (S. E. side city) Louden Street


Eighteenth Ave. ( IIth ward) . Fairview Ave. Twenty-first Ave. (IIth ward) .. Oak and Orchard Ave. Twenty-second Ave. (11th ward) . High Ave.


Twenty-third Ave. (11th ward) Vine Ave.


NOTE .- Lexington, Chestnut, Green, Howard and Walnut Avenues were formerly called streets.


HISTORICAL FACTS.


Telephone service commenced in Altoona in March, 1880.


The Ninth street bridge was completed in December, 1888.


Electricity was first used for illuminating the streets in 1886.


The paid fire department superseded the volunteers May 1, 1905.


The first city directory was published in 1870 by J. H. Lant. It contained the names of 2,230 people, and Ex-Mayor Howard's records show that 1,445 of this number have since died.


The Logan house was erected in 1855 by the Pennsylvania railroad company.


The Seventh street bridge was completed and accepted by the city February 7, 1887.


In 1856 the lot on which the Brant house now stands was offered for $250 and re- fused.


The boiler explosion at machine shop boiler house occurred May 14, 1884.


Altoona was chartered as a borough in February, 1854, and as a city in February, 1868.


The "Liberty Bell" passed through Al- toona at 5 p. m., January 23, 1885, en route to New Orleans.


The first schoolhouse built in the bor- ough of Altoona, in 1854, was located at the corner of Seventh avenue and Fifteenth street.


The first church near Altoona was the "Pleasant Valley Baptist Church," and its seventeen members met in Union school- house, Union avenue and Sixteenth street.


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The first house was erected in Altoona in 1851, on Tenth avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. The builder was John B. Westley, who died in this city April 6, 1900.


The Good Will was the first fire company organized in Altoona ,and their first appa- ratus, the old Good Will hand engine of Philadelphia, was housed October 22, 1859. The first steam fire engine was purchased by the Pennsylvania railroad company in 1867.


The first bank was opened in Altoona in 1853 by Messrs. Bell, Johnson, Jack & Co. In 1858 the firm name was changed to Wm. M. Lloyd & Co., and the business was con- tinued until the panic of 1873, when the firm suspended.


The first hotel in Altoona was the Ex- change, on Tenth avenue between Thir- teenth and Fourteenth streets, where the Windsor now stands. A tavern where the White Hall hotel now stands was built as early as 1850 by George Huff.


The first newspaper published in Altoona was the Altoona Register, in the spring of 1855. The publication of the Altoona Tri- bune commenced January 1, 1856. The Daily Tribune was commenced April 14, 1873, but April 14, 1875, was discontinued until January 28, 1878. The Evening Mirror started June 13, 1874. The Deutche Volks- fuehrer was started March 28, 1878. The Altoona Times was started May 21, 1884, and the Altoona Gazette April 5, 1892.


Altoona was first laid out in 1849. In that year the Pennsylvania railroad pur- chased the farm of David Robison, extend- ing from Eleventh to Sixteenth streets and from Fourth to Fourteenth avenues, for $10,000, and on it afterwards in 1850, erected the upper or machine shops, and in 1855 the Logan house. The adjoining farms were owned by William Loudon and Andrew Green, who laid them off in town lots, and, while the original plot laid out on the Robison farm was known as Altoona,


that portion lying east of Eleventh street was called Greensburg, and that west of Sixteenth street was called Loudonsville. Afterwards another addition to the eastern end of Greensburg was laid out and called Logantown, and here the new car shops were erected. These distinctive names were retained until 1868, when the city char- ter was obtained, and these farms, together with land lying beyond them, were brought into the city limits and divided into wards.


The first street railway began carrying pas- sengers July 4, 1882. The motive power was changed to electricity July 4, 1891. The first passengers were carried to Hollidaysburg over the Logan Valley Electric railway June 14, 1893, and to Bellwood July 1, 1894.


The first church was the First Presbyterian, located at the corner of Twelfth avenue and Thirteenth street, where the Murray resi- dence now stands, and was built in 1851. It was destroyed by fire in 1855, and December 3 of that year the ground was sold for $3,000.


The first water works in Altoona were owned and operated by the Altoona Gas and Water company, a private corporation, which began to supply the borough with water, De- cember 15, 1859. Gas then sold for $3 per 1,000 feet. The water works was purchased by the city in 1872.


The first train of cars came into Altoona in 1850 from the east, and September 17, 1850, cars run through to Duncansville; December 10, 1850, the first train went through Altoona to Pittsburg, crossing the mountains over the Allegheny portage. The Hollidaysburg branch was then the main line. The moun- tain division via Gallitzin was completed in 1854 and was a single track.


The state firemen's convention was held in Altoona in September, 1886.


Altoona derives its name from the Chero- kee word "Allatoona," meaning "high lands of great worth." Located at head of Logan valley on main line of Pennsylvania rail- road, our city is distant 236.9 miles from Philadelphia, and 116.7 miles from Pittsburg.


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DATES OF NOTABLE FIRES.


The Brant house row was burned Febru- ary 19, 1867.


The P. R. R. freight shops, then located on Branch street (now Ninth avenue), January 21, 1869.


A fire which originated in the stable of George Bruner on the evening of April 15, 1869, and which was known as the "Arcade fire," was the largest in the history of the city to that date.


The P. R. R. planing mill at upper shops, November 16, 1869.


Plack's planing mill, September 7, 1870.


The Logan house fire occurred in the early morning of March 20, 1872. The firemen worked for eight hours in zero weather.


Mountney's paint shop on Eleventh avenue, November 13, 1876.


McCauley's shops, occupied by the Altoona car works, May 23, 1879.


The Altoona brewery, on Thirteenth street, December 17, 1879.


The volunteer department responded to a call for assistance from Hollidaysburg, April 14, 1880. The Empire hook and ladder company records show their truck drawn by two horses covered the distance in forty-one minutes. July 8, 1880, the department was called to a big fire in Tyrone, being in service six hours.


Palmer & Morse's coach factory was burned October 17, 1882, and again October 24, 1889, this time destroying Beegle's gro- cery store and other surrounding buildings.


The city pest house on Prospect hill was burned August 19, 1883.


The Harris furniture factory burned July 30, 1884.


The furniture store of J. M. Barwis, on Eighth avenue between Tenth and Eleventh streets, together with the residences of Mrs. Trotter and R. F. Bankert, were burned August 12, 1884.


The Sunday fire which destroyed nearly half a block on the northwest side of Eleventh avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth streets,


started at 4:30 p. m., August 17, 1884, in the Sunday Morning office, and destroyed as well the buildings and stock of Wm. Kepler, con- fectioner; A. Luebert, tobacconist; James H. Ewing, printer; L. Metz, milliner; A. K. Lackey & Co., queensware; John Stehle, hotel; J. S. Stier, cigars; Harmonica Social club and Dr. Fay's stable. During the prog- ress of this fire a lamp exploded directly across the street in J. H. Mccullough's shoe store, damage to stock about $5,000. Total loss about $35,000.


The Love fire, at which three persons were burned to death, occurred January 31, 1885.


Duke's livery stable, including the "White Row" and adjoining property, Ninth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, February 4, 1885.


The "Green corner fire" occurred February 22, 1885, at 1:20 a. m.


Bitner & Vaughn's carriage works, July I, 1885.


Mackey's planing mill, September 1, 1885, and again June 6, 1902.


Fries' planing mill, Sunday morning, Sep- tember 20, 1885.


The Heess bakery fire occurred 2:30 a. m., April 7, 1886, and destroyed as well the Volksfuehrer office, and other buildings.


The P. R. R. flue shop burned in early morning April 13, 1886.


Bunker & Rhine's planing mill, Seventh avenue and Fifth street, burned morning of June 27, 1887.


Hauser's flour mill, August 16, 1888.


Kline's and Booth & Leas' planing mills were burned October 2, 1888.


Haid's brewery, January 10, 1889.


The Mountain City theatre was burned March 5, 1889.


The stables of Contractor Stall were burned October 9, 1889. Chief Molloy thrown from his horse and badly injured.


Geib & Lersch's planing mill (Jonathan Foreman's building), August 7, 1890.


The P. R. R. office building, corner Eleventh avenue and Twelfth street, was partially destroyed by fire September 8, 1890.


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The Kimmel & Werner brewery stable, February 25, 1891. Max Seigel lost his life.


The Frohsinn hall was burned Sunday morning, August 9, 1891.


The "Columbus Day" fire occurred October 21, 1892, at 1 :30 a. m.


The fire which destroyed Duke & Arthur's livery stable and other valuable property where the Quandt & Cherry building now stands, at Green avenue and Ninth street, oc- curred October 23, 1892, at noon.


The fire patrol house, January 18, 1893.


The World's Museum fire in Arcade oc- curred January 30, 1893.


Puderbaugh's hotel, January 10, 1894.


The fire at Sixteenth street at which Major Crockett was fatally burned, occurred No- vember 30, 1894.


The "Degenhart corner," Seventh avenue and Seventh street, burned April 14, 1895, and again January 9, 1900.


The first fire of importance under the paid system was the Good building and surround- ing property, on Eleventh avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, which oc- curred May 17, 1895.


Shimer's cabinet works, June 4, 1895.


The Central hotel fire occurred January 5, 1896, at 3 :45 a. m. Fireman B. F. Housum killed by falling wall.


The "Morrow fire," which destroyed the Bowman & Morrow corner, at Eleventh avenue and Twelfth street, together with sur- rounding property, December 14, 1896.


Stoke's planing mill was burned March 30, 1897. (This night there were four fires in- side of one hour and thirty minutes. ) Stoke's mill was previously burned February 6, 1876. The Mirror office fire occurred November 6, 1899.


Brandt's planing mill was burned July 5, 1900.


Schmidt's slaughter house and stables were burned July 17, 1900.


The Imperial dry goods store was damaged by fire, starting in the cellar, to extent of $40,000, on August 10, 1902, and totally de- stroyed June 14, 1907.


Four houses on Twenty-first avenue were totally consumed on November 17, 1903.


The Altoona glass works totally destroyed, Sunday morning, January 14, 1906.


The Rothert fire occurred October 19, 1906, at 6 a. m., and included the destruction of Mishler theatre and Elk's Home.


The Wolf building, occupied by Whitman & Artman, was burned January 20, 1907.


The Lyric theatre on site of old Mountain City theatre, was burned February 24, 1907. Prutzman's wholesale house was destroyed July 22, 1907. (New truck broken. )


EX-OFFICIALS OF ALTOONA. *Deceased.


Burgesses.


*G. W. Patton. 1854 to 1855


*Thomas McCauley 1856


*James Lowther 1857


*Enos M. Jones. 1858 to 1859


*W. C. McCormick. 1860 to 1861


*John Allison 1862 to 1863


*William Leonard


1864 to 1865


*John Baer 3 months in 1866


*H. C. Dern


Balance of 1866


*Henry Fettinger .1867


Mayors.


*George Potts 868 to 1872


David Kinch . 1872 to 1874


*D. A. Gilland.


1874 to 1878


Thomas Hurd


1878 to 1880


W. T. Howard. 1880 to 1884


*C. J. Mann ..


1884 to 1886


*Samuel J. Breth 1886 to 1888


*E. H. Turner 1888 to 1890


Theo. Burchfield 1890 to 1893


S. M. Hoyer. 1893 to 1896


H. C. Barr. 1896 to 1899


E. F. Giles


1899 to 1902


S. M. Hoyer 1902 to 1905


S. H. Walker


. 1905 to 1908


S. M. Hoyer.


. 1908 to IgII


City Treasurers.


*James Lowther 1868-9


*Thomas Elway 1870-I


*J. Snyder 1872-3


*John H. Carr.


1874-5


*W. C. Galbraith. 1876-7


*John C. Sullivan.


1878-9


*W. S. Bitner.


1880-I


John McNevin


1882-3


W. L. Kennedy.


1884-5.


*J. E. Winn.


1886-9


H. E. Ferguson


1890-8


*Fred Scheffield


1899-1905


Arthur B. Clark.


1905-


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HISTORY OF BLAIR COUNTY


City Solicitors.


D. J. Neff 1868-70


Neff & Riley. 187I


*S. M. Woodcock. I872


D. J. Neff .. 1873


Alexander & Herr. 1874


*H. H. Herr.


1875-6


A. V. Dively 1877


Office abolished May 6. 1878 *J. G. Flanigan. 1879-81


*H. H. Herr.


1882


W. M. Beyer. 1883-6


A. V. Dively. 1886-90


N. P. Mervine.


1890-I


N. P. Mervine and E. H. Flick (disputed) 1892-3


W. A. Ambrose.


*George B. Bowers 1895-1902


T. H. Greevy .. . 1902-5


Thos. C. Hare. 1905


City Controllers.


*C. T. Witherow. 1885-6


John B. Cole. 1887-9


George Harpham 1890-8


*Jesse B. W. Ickes 1899-1901


J. F. Hammer ..


. 1901-5


John P. Stouch .. 1905-


City Engineers of Fire Department.


*A. A. Smyth. 1867


*A. H. Maxwell 1868


*B. F. Rose. 1869-70


T. B. Patton. 1871


*E. Mountney


1873


T. B. Patton. 1875


J. R. Garden 1877-9


*B. F. Rose.


1880-I


John Schenk 1882-3


*Gus Klemmert 1884-5


W. S. Arble ... 1886-7


*Frank P. Molloy. 1888-9


Jacob Adams 1890-3


*Frank P. Molloy


1893-5


J. N. Tillard. .1895


W. P. Pimlott. 1896-1902


T. W. Alleman. 1902-


City Engineers.


J. F. Rainey. 868


*B. F. Lytle .. 1872-3


*William McDonald 1874


J. B. Haupt. 1875


*Wm. . McDonald, 1879-80. Resigned Oct. 29, 1881.


Thomas Seabrook .. Nov. 2, 1881, to April 2, 1883


*Wm. McDonald.


. April, 1883, to April, 1888


Harvey Linton .. April 16, 1888, to Feb. 9, 1907


G. A. McFalls (acting) . Feb .- March, 1907


Frans Engstrom 1907-


Street Commissioners.


*George D. Randolph 1868


*Hugh McCartney 1869 H. I. Hare.


*William Fox 1870-2


*Sampson Taylor 1873-4


*Bernard Kolley 1875


*C. N. Atkinson 1876-9


*C. N. Atkinson. 1881-9


J. F. Smith. .1890


*C. N. Atkinson. 1891-3


J. F. Smith.


1893-5


I. P. Shimer.


1896-8


John W. Robeson.


1899 to July, 1900


R. B. Vaughn. .


July, 1900, to July, 1905


Robert McDowell


. 1905-6


I. P. Shimer 1906-10


EX-PRESIDENTS OF COUNCIL. *Deceased. Select.


*James Turner 1885-8


A. J. Anderson. .1889


*J. K. Patterson.


.1890 to July, 1891


1894-5


E. A. Zeek.


. July, 1891, to April, 1892


S. M. Hoyer


1892


John Currie


1893


1894-5 W. M. C. Craine. John Currie 1895-7


S. J. Warner.


1898


Edmund Shaw 1899


W. C. Brennecke. . 1900-1901


G. A. Klesius. . 1902


Dr. Geo. F. Tate.


. 1903


J. A. Elder. . 1904


Dr. Geo. F. Tate. . 1905


H. E. Deshong. 1906


Ira J. Shelley. I 907


H. E. Deshong.


1908


Chas. E. Rhodes 1909


George W. Loudon 1910


Common.


*William Murray 1868-9


*E. M. Jones .. 1870-I


*R. A. O. Kerr. .1872


*John Swartz 1873


Samuel Lloyd 1874


*D. S. Markey 1875


A. G. Sink. 1876-7


1878


*F. P. Molloy.


1879-82 and 1892


Joseph Davis


1883


*James Turner


1884


*Thomas I. McKiernan


1885


*C. L. Fettinger.


1886


J. H. Kilgore.


1887


*E. T. O'Friel.


1888-9


Thomas Moore


1890-I


*J. K. Patterson.


1893


W. L. Shellenberger 1894-5


1896


W. M. C. Craine. 1897-8


Louis Casey 1899


. 1900


Dr. G. A. Ickes


. 1901


W. C. Myton.


. 1902


W. M. Kelly


. 1903


S. H. Walker


. 1904


. 1905


E. E. Seasoltz. 1906


R. C. Wilson. 1907


Walter S. Greevy. 1908


William B. Manley


1909


*John Rocket 1880 David E. North. I9IC


F. D. Cassanave


John A. Canan.


E. A. Hite.


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EX-CLERKS OF COUNCIL. *Deceased.


Select.


C. N. Swoyer 1885-6


J. B. Stahl .. 1887-93


*Jesse B. W. Ickes. . 1894-7


C. B. Adams (resigned March 12, 1901) 1898-1901


Harry J. Davis


1901 --


Common.


J. W. Mckinney


1868-9, portion 1870


T. B. Patton. . . Balance 1870-5


*Timothy Brophy .1876


John McNevin


1876-81


H. T. Heinsling


882-93


Walter J. Hamor


1893


MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCILS.


*Deceased.


List of persons who have served as members of City Councils since the incorporation of the City of Altoona, in 1868, to July, 1908, and their term of service :


Select.


Anderson, A. J. 1887-90


Adams, Jacob . 1890-4


Alexander, M. (resigned April, 1894)


1892-3


*Burke, Thomas J.


. 1889


Brenecke, W. C.


1896-1904


Bancroft, W. B. (resigned Feb. 21, 1901)


1898-1901


Beale, E. M. (resigned July 19, 1903) 1900-1902


Breisacher, George


1904-1908


Crawford, Theodore D. . 1892-6


Craine, W. M. C.


1892-6


Cunningham, N. F. . 1896-1904


Crain, J. E. 1898-1906


Davis, Jerry . 1887-8 and 1890-I


Deshong, H. E.


. . 1901-2 and 1906


(Unexpired term of F. C. Gerhardt.)


Elder, James A.


1901-1906


(Unexpired term of W. B. Bancroft and re-elected.)


Fiske, J. H. 1906-1908 (Seated March 5, 1906, to fill vacancy new ward.)


Fraser, J. R. 1885-6


*Freet, George 1885-6


Gerhardt, Fred (Resigned April 22, 1901) . 1898-1901


Harnden, J. B. .


1894-7


Hoyer, S. M. (Resigned March 30, 1893) 1887-92


Hughes, T. D.


1887-8


*Hileman, J. M. (Died July 29, 1904) . 1897-1904


Hare, H. I. 1908 Ickes, Dr. G. A. 1905-1908


(Unexpired term of J. M. Hileman.)


Klesius, G. A. 1902-1906


*Keller, August (Resigned July 3, 1905) 1902-1905 Koller, C. L. . 1908 Lloyd, Samuel 1898-1902


Lynch, T. J. .. 1908


Loudon, G. W. 1908


*Molloy, Frank P. 1886


*Metcalf, H. Z.


1885-6


1889-97


Morgan, Rodger


Myton, W. C.


1906


Mitchell, B. M.


. 1907-


Otto, John W.


1893-4, 1897


(Unexpired term of S. M. Hoyer and re-elected.)


Orner, W. W. 1904-1906 (Elected June 7, 1904, to fill vacancy account division of wards.)


*Patterson, John K. (Resigned May 9, 1891) . .. . 1890-I Plummer, John 1885-6


Painter, Harry


. 1900 and 1903-1908


(Resigned December 3, 1900.) (Unexpired term of


E. M. Beale.)


Rakestraw, J. A. 1887-8 Ramey, Fred (Unexpired term of M. Alexander) 1894-6 Rhodes, C. E. . 1908


Sink, A. G.


1892-6


Slayman, G. W. (Resigned May 4, 1891) 1900-I


Smith, C. W. .


1889


*Streit, George F. 1887-8


*Scheffield, Fred 1894-8


Schmitt, H. C.


1906


Shaw, Edmund


1896-1900


Shelley, Ira J. . 1906-


Stoltz, Martin


1904-1908


*Turner, James


1885-9


Taylor, W. F. 1891


(Unexpired term of T. K Patterson.) Tate, Dr. George F. 1901-1908


(Unexpired term of Harry Painter and re-elected.)


Ward, W. B.


1906-


Warner, S. J. 1896-1900


Whiston, Benton . 1887-9


*White, James H.


1891-93


(Unexpired term of G. W. Slayman.)


Wigton, Theo. H.


. 1885-6


Zeek, E. A.


1890-91


Common.


Ake, A.


1876-7


*Akers, George J.


1875-6


*Anderson, H. N. 1870-03


Adams, C. B. .


.1888


Adams, Jacob C. (8th ward) 1889-91


Adams, Jacob (4th ward) 1887-90


Alloway, Samuel


1894-95


*Alexander, H. D.


1901-1905


(Died in office, February 9, 1905.)


*Ackerman, Charles (Died in office April 24, 1899) 1898 Airhart, Nicholas . 1903-5


Andrews, J. B.


. 1904-1906


(Elected June 7, 1904, to fill vacancy account division of ward.)


*Bartley, William B. 1868, 79-80


*Beegle, J. F.


1873-4


Ball, F. S.


1874-5, 1879-80


*Bowman, John F.


Burket, J. B. 1878-79


Brannan, James D. 1878-79


*Bell, Harry


1880-81


1881-82


Bartley, John


1885-86


Brennecke, W. C.


Bankert, R. F. .


1887-91


1885-6 Baer, George A. 1889-90


Barr, H. C.


1889


Barwis, J. M.


. 1889


McAleer, Joseph


1908


Breisacher, George


1890-94


Burket, G. W. (Resigned April 5, 1897)


1894-96


Bennett, W. H.


1890


Beard, H. 1885-86


Currie, John 1885-86


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Bookhammer, J. M. 1895-99


Barclay, N. C. 1895-96


Bell, F. A. . 1896-97


Burgart, Joseph 1898-1902


Blair, G. W. 1902-1906


Buchannan, F. M. 1904-1906


(Elected June 7, 1904, to fill vacancy account division


of ward.)


Brumbaugh, D. S. 1907- -


1869-70


*Curry, J. W. 1872-73


*Capstick, James 1872-73


*Garland, R. T. .1887


Geiser, James 1888-89


Griffith, S. M. 1882-83


Giles, E. F. 1896-97


Gamber, Valentine 1902-04


Greevy, W. S. 1907 -


. 1908 -


Gamble, H. E.


. 1908 -


*Heess, A. F.


1874-75


Harkins. James


1875-76


*Houser, Christ


1875-76


Harnden, J. B.


1881-82


Hardman, W. H. 1883-84


*Hight, George


1885-86


*Hirst, J. G. 1885-87


Hindman, John 1885-86


*Heisler, C. C. 1887


Hunt, J. L. 1888


Houseman, W. H.


1888


Harmon, Frank 1889


Hoar, H. J. 1906 --


*Hoelle, Martin 1889


Hoffman, H. A.


1889-91


Hoffman, S. R.


1906-07


(Seated March 5, 1906, to fill vacancy, new ward.) *Hileman, J. M. . 1800


Herr, F. 1889


Harney, J. P. 1891-94


Hawk, Henry


Howe, D. K. 1893-99


Hite, E. A. 1897-1907


Haines, E. R.


1900-02


Himstead, H. W.


. 1900-03


Hare, H. I.


. 1901-07


Homan, J. H.


. 1905-07


Herre, Christ 1906-08


Hammond, J. B. 1907 -


Irvin, William : . 1885


Ickes, Dr. G. A. (Resigned March 23, 1905) .. . 1897-1905 Irvin, O. G. . 1908 -


*Jaggard, Clement . 1870-71


*Johnston, J. M. 1885-86


Jones, Enos M. 1905-07


Kipple, Andrew


1869-70


*Kerr, R. A. O.


. 1869-72


*Kline. John M.


1878-79


*Kendig, H. B.


1878-79, 1894-95


Kerr, A. F. .


1879-80, 1885-86


*Keough, Michael


1880-81


Kiefer, Ludwig


1883-84


Fitzpatrick, James 1887-88 Kilgore, J. H. 1885-87


*Kimmell, Philip


1887-88, 1892-93


1889-90 *Kahle, J. P. 1889


Flanagan, James R.


*Fagan, James (Died before taking his seat) 1871


Franks, W. J. 1879


Frue, S. J. .


1906


(Seated March 5, 1906, to fill vacancy new ward.)


*Glanding, J. N. .1868 *Green, Robert 1870-71


1875-77


*Gearhart, Jacob (7th ward) (Killed January 9, 1900.)


*Gearhart, Jacob (4th ward) . 1887


Geesey, Harry 1879-82


*Geesey, William 1882-83


*Clabaugh, James 1872-73


*Clingerman, John


1873-74


*Crozier, Richard


1873-74


Casanave, F. D. 1876-77


1875-80


Cunningham, N. F. 1877-78


Cessna, G. W.


1884-86, 1889


Closson, C. H.


1887-89


Canan, J. A. 1887-8, 1894-96


(Unexpired term of H. J. Roberts.)


Counsel, W. S. 1887


1887


Crowl, W. F.


887


Cully, J. F.


1890-91


Coll, P. . E.


1895-1901


Casey, Louis


1897-98


Cole, T. W. (Resigned February 6, 1899) 1898


1901-02


Crawford, J. H.


(Unexpired term of M. T. Neylon.)


Cassiday, J. T. 1902-1906 and 1908-


1906-1908


Coleman, M. F.


1868-69


*Delahunt, John


1868-69


*Dern, C. C.


1871-72


Detwiler, George


1876-77


*Davis, F. M.


1882-83


Davis, Joseph


1892-93


Dougherty, James H.


1894-95


Detwiler, J. D.


1895-96


Dougherty, G. B. 1887


Delozier, C. B.


1902-1906


(Term in 8th ward expired April 4, 1904, re-elected June 4, 1904, to fill vacancy in new Tenth ward.)


1906


Davis, Joseph M.


1870-71, 1898-1900


Elway, Henry


1880-81


*Endress, Z. .


1885-87


Eberle, W. F.


1890-93


Emeigh, C. W.


Elway, Albert ( Elected but never took his seat) . . . 1891


1898-1900-1902 and 1906


Exline, J. L.


*Fadle, Philip 1868


*Flanigan, James G., Jr. 1877-78 Koch, David


*Flanagan, John 1879-80


1882-83


*Fagan, Lawrence


*Fields, C. B. 1883-84


*Fettinger, C. L. 1884-86, 1892-93


Filler, W. M. 1886-89


*Filer, George .. 1887-89


1907-


*Douglass, W. S.


1876-77


Decker, William


1893-94


1883-84


Dunn, Matthew


Eustace, J. R. 1891-94 *Jones, E. M. .1870-71


1875-76


Craine, W. M. C.


Conrad, R. A.


Gleichert, J. J.


Calvert, J. L.


*Carr, John H.


313


AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS


Kline, George 1884-85


*O'Friel, E. T. 1886-89


Klesius, George A. 1896-1902


Orner, M. V. 1894-95


Ott, George M. . 1902-04


Kuebler, George W.


1901-1905


*Parsons, J. D. (Unexpired term of G. C. Smith) . . 1873


Kabello, Edward


1904-1908


Pensyl, H. H. 1885-86


Paightel, D. L. 1889-91


Pollock, W. J. .1889


*Patterson, J. K.


1892-93


Lloyd, Samuel


1873-76


*Lotz, James


1877-78


Perry, Albert


1906-08


Plack, B. V.


. 1907 ~~


Lee, John 1881-82


Leas, Theodore


1886


Lyttle, A. C.


1887


Lundy, Jacob


1889


Little, D. A.


1890-92


Leake, Adam


1897-99


*Murray, William


1868-69


*Maxwell, A. H.


1868-69, 1879-82, 1885-86


*Markey, D. S.


. 1874-75


Metz, George


1875-76, 1885-86


*Molloy, Frank P.


. 1878-83, 1891-92


*Mateer, C. C.


1878-79


*Morgan, H. S.


1878-79


Miller, Thomas


1880-83


*Metcalf, H. Z. 1881-82, 1888-89


Moore, Thomas


1887-91


Miles, James


. 1889


Markley, W. H.


1892-93


Manley, J. H.


1893-94


May, W. C.


1889


Myers, Charles S. 1905-07


*McKiernan, T. I. 1868, 1872-3, 1882-8, 1892-93


*McCloskey, J. C. 1871-72


*McDonald, J. Thomas


1872-73


*McCartney, J. C.


1873-75


McCormick, Blain 1876-77, 1904-1906


McGill, Richard ( Resigned April 1, 1878) 1877-78


*McCartney, A. L.


1880-81


*McMullin, John


1885-86


*McDonald, J. P.


1885-86


*McTamany, Peter


1885-86


*Mccullough, J. H.


1887


McConnell, William


1889 *Sharp, Paul


1877-78


. 1895-99 Smith, W. W. 1883-84


Slayman, G. W. 1884-85


. 1900-02 *Stover, Michael 1886-88


Myton, W. C. 1900-04 *Shields, R. T.


1887-88, 1891-94


Smith, C. W. 1887


Saupp, W. W. 1887


Shaw, Edmund 1889


Shiffler, M. J. 890-91


Shellenberger, W. L. :892-95


Steel, Boyd G. 1894-95


*Stoke, William 1873-75


*Storm, John 1874-75


Stover, H. G.


.. 1896-97


Stoltz, Martin


1897-1901


Smith, W. G. 1896-97


*Seedenberg, E. B. (Resigned April 3, 1899.)




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