the village became a city. 'Squire J. H. Moore, police magistrate at present, was our first mayor, John T. Harper the city clerk, with the following board of aldermen: Wm. Neifing, D. B. Webster, M. T. Polhemus, Geo. W. Fridley and W. T. Adams.
Below we give the list of officers who have governed our city since that time:
1868--Mayor, Geo. L. Gibson; aldermen, Geo. H. Campbell, A. O. Shur, Wm. Neifing, Geo. W. Hubbard.
1869--Mayor, James H. Wathen; aldermen, Wm. Neifing, D. B. Webster, W. T. Adams, Delos O'Brien.
1870--Mayor, James H. Wathen; aldermen, Wm. Shur, W. T. Adams, Jas. Keough, Philip Tompkins.
1871--Mayor, D. C. Smith; aldermen, Wm. Shur, Geo. W. Zinser, Jas. Keough, Philip Tompkins.
1872--Mayor, W. R. Bigham; aldermen, Philip Tompkins, Thos. Brenn, W. K. Hoagland, John Q. Adams.
1873--Mayor, W. R. Bigham; aldermen, John Q. Adams, Cyrus P. Shur, Delos O'Brien, Wm. Neifing.
1874--Mayor, W. R. Bigham; aldermen, Cyrus P. Shur, Delos O'Brien, Wm. Neifing, A. S. McKinney.
1875--Mayor, Cyrus P. Shur; aldermen, Delos O'Brien, S. V. Calhoun, A. S. McKinney, D. B. Webster.
1876--Mayor, Cyrus P. Shur; aldermen, J. P. Ferrell, G. M. Young, D. B. Webster, S. V. Calhoun.
1877--Mayor, P. C. Ransom; aldermen, Robt. Robinson, John R. Sweet, J. P. Ferrell, G. M. Young.
1878--Mayor, P. C. Ransom; aldermen, Robt. Robinson, John R. Sweet, D. W. Lamme, Geo. H. Campbell.
1879--Mayor, S. T. Rogers; aldermen, D. W. Lamme, Geo. H. Campbell, Wm. Jenkins, C. Schafer.
1880--Mayor, D. W. Lamme; aldermen, Wm. Jenkins, C. Schafer, S. L. Kerr, Wm. McClelan.
1881--Mayor, Wm. Jenkins; aldermen, S. L. Kerr, Wm. McClelan, S. K. Hayward, F. Cole; clerk, P. A. Simmons; attorney, Walter S. Gibson; treasurer, Jas. Thompson; supervisor, D. K. Tobias; marshal, E S. Paul.
1882--Mayor, Geo. H. Campbell; aldermen, Fred Cole, David Evans, S. K. Hayward, C. J. Hitch; clerk, P. A. Simmons; attorney, Walter Bennett; treasurer, Jas. Thompson; supervisor, D. K. Tobias; marshal, E. S. Paul.
1883--Mayor, Robt. Robinson; aldermen, D. Evans, O. J. Lemon, C. J. Hitch, Jacob Burtis; clerk, P. A. Simmons; attorney, Walter Bennett; treasurer, Jas. Thompson; supervisor, Geo. L. Gibson; marshal, E. S. Paul.
1884--Mayor, Walter S. Gibson; aldermen, David Evans, O. J. Lemon, J. H. Burtis, H. G. McCord; clerk, Azro Hazen; attorney, A. M. Cavan; treasurer, Jas. Thompson; supervisor, Geo. L. Gibson; marshal, E. S. Paul.
1885--Mayor, Robt. Robinson; aldermen, David Evans, Henry Saltzberger, J. H. Burtis, H. G. McCord; clerk, Jas. Williams; attorney, A. M. Cavan; treasurer, Jas. Thompson; supervisor, Allen Mathis; marshal, E. S. Paul.
1886--Mayor, S. L. Kerr; aldermen, J. H. Burtis, Jas. Baughman, S. K. Hayward, Henry Saltzberger; clerk, Jas. Williams; attorney, A. M. Cavan; treasurer, Jas. Thompson; supervisor, Allen Mathis; marshal, E. S. Paul.
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