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CHAPTER XXXV.

MARIETTA—MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

Measures of the Ohio Company Relating to Marietta—The Ministerial Section—Petition For 1ncorporation—Marietta the First Town Incorporated in the Northwest—Changes in the Charter and System of Government—The Fire Department—City Hall—Roll of Marietta Officers From 1800 to 1881—Harmar Incorporated—List of Mayors.

THE early action of the Ohio company looking toward the laying out of the city at the confluence of the Ohio and the Muskingum, has already been related. The directors, at a meeting held in Boston, as shown by their manuscript journal, resolved "anything to the contrary in former resolutions, notwithstanding," that four thousand acres of their land near the mouth of the Musking-

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um should be reserved for a city and commons and that the city be so laid out into oblong squares as that each house lot shall consist of ninety feet in front and one hundred and eighty feet in depth, with an alley of ten feet in width through each square in its oblong direction, and that the centre street (which is Washington) crossing the city be one hundred and fifty feet wide." It will be easily seen by reference to the map that the "city" was laid out with reference to the Muskingum rather than the Ohio. The street nearest its bank was named Front and those parallel with it were numbered. The streets running at right angles were then named in honor of Revolutionary heroes.

Soon after the settlement was made it was

"Resolved (by the Ohio Company), That the common rands between the highway and the Muskingum and in Market Square may be assigned by the directors to persons, to occupy as gardens (reserving so much of the commons and in such places as the Directors judge necessary to pass from the Muskingum to the Ohio and to be by them ordered to be open), and the gardens so assigned shall be held the term of ten years from March 1st (1788), on condition that they shall be cleared within two months, and fenced by March z, 792, and that within three years trees be set out. "

SECTION TWENTY-NINE.

It will be remembered that section twenty-nine in each township of the Ohio company's purchase was reserved for the support of religion. In Marietta township section twenty-nine happened to be included in the town plat and this fact caused the directors of the company a great amount of trouble. Upon November 26, 1795, the Ohio company passed the following resolutions relating to section twenty-nine, or as it is commonly called, the ministerial section:

WHEREAS, a part of lot No. 29, appropriated by Congress for the support of religion, was assumed by the agents of the Ohio company for the purpose of laying out the city of Marietta, under an apprehension that the same might be obtained from Congress, and

WHEREAS, many of the house-lots laid out as aforesaid, now fall within lot No. 29,

Resolved, unanimously, that provision shall be made in some part of the purchase to make good to the proprietors all such deficient lots; and in all cases where any lots have been intersected by the dividing lines of lot No 29, of one said, and the proportion of one-fourth of said lot is recovered,

Resolved, That such rot shalr be considered as retaining its former number, and belonging to the person in whose name it was drawn; and the superintendent of the survey is requested to ascertain the quantity of tand so cut off from the city lots, which shall be provided for in some other place.

The ministerial section includes a large part of Marietta and of Harmar, and the boundary line may be described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Sixth and Wayne streets in Marietta, on the Ohio river, the east line runs north, crossing Seventh street near the middle of square No. 71, Eighth and Hart streets at their intersection; thence to a point back of College Hill; thence due west, crossing Tupper at Seventh street, Sixth, Wooster, Fifth and Fourth streets to the northwest corner of Washington and Third streets; thence due south, crossing Second street, Front street near its intersection with Wooster, thence in same direction diagonally across the Muskingum river, entering Harmar at the intersection of Lancaster and Muskingum streets; thence midway between Second and Third streets and parallel with them to the Ohio river.

The territorial government, by act of November 27, 1800, authorized the leasing of the school and ministerial lands and established a corporation for managing the business. Griffin Greene, Robert Oliver, Benjamin Ives Gilman, Isaac Pierce, Jonathan Stone, Ephraim Cutler, and William Rufus Putnam were the trustees who originally composed the corporation.* Section 7 of the act set forth that as a portion of the town of Marietta was built on the fractional lot No. 29, and as it was reasonable that those persons who had built, or might build, valuable houses on the same should hold the land by a permanent lease, the trustees might lease any part of said land except such streets and commons as had been laid out. It was specified that the leases should be for ninety-nine years, renewable for ever, and that in no case was the annual rental to exceed ten dollars for one-third of an acre (except where more than one dwelling was built upon the same) and that in no case should the annual rental fall below one dollar for one-third of an acre.

In 1805 the leasing of the ministerial section was taken out of the hands of this corporation and a new one was established, and empowered with this especial duty. It was composed of William Rufus Putnam, Matthew Backus, Joseph Buell, Silas Bent, jr., Cornelius Hogland, Haffield White, Joseph Wood, William Skinner, and William Nixon. The act of 1805 was replaced by another in 1806, and in 1810—February 14th—one was passed reducing the number of trustees from nine to three. Thomas Stanley, John Sharp, and Cornelius Houghland were the commissioners appointed under the new act. In 1814 Timothy Buell was appointed trustee in the place of John Sharp, resigned. +

The owners of Marietta lots within the ministerial section can obtain a deed in fee simple from the governor of the State on payment of a sum sufficient to yield a yearly interest equivalent to the annual ministerial rent. Many of the property owners now hold these governor's deeds.

Upon December 14, 1795, the Ohio company took some action in regard to the lands on the west side of the Muskingum. The superintendent of surveys was directed to lay out city lots on the Harmar side of the river, "beginning where the north side of the two-acre tract appropriated to make good the fractional city lots shall end, after leaving a sufficient space for a street, thence going up the Muskingum as far as he may find land suitable for the purpose, leaving a sufficient street along the bank of the river, and also leaving convenient avenues or streets from the river back to the hill.” ++ He was also instructed "to lay out as many house lots as the land might be suitable for, along both sides of the highway, leading from the river near Fort Harmar, west."

The same day the directors authorized the division of " Bake house square," and the laying off of the unappropriated land lying on the northeast bank of the Muskingum from the place where the university line intersects it up the river to the eight acre lots, into city or house lots. It was also resolved that "the superintend-

* Land Laws for Ohio.

+Land Laws for Ohio.

++:Journal of the Ohio company.

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ent of surveys reserve out of such appropriation as great a width of land as the present reserve of ten squares for Campus Martius, and from thence to the river," which piece of land was reserved for a landing place or commons forever. Ten acres was reserved for a burying- ground, between city squares No. 33 and the three acre lots, in January, 1796; also, the elevated squares Capitolium and Quadranaou, and the land included in Sacra Via.

The lands lying in Campus Martius square and the garden lots attached—lots No. 1 to No. 18, inclusive— were held by the proprietors of the Ohio company without title, but the company, upon January 22, 1796, ordered them to be sold.

INCORPORATION.

The township of Marietta was established by the court of quarter sessions in 1790, but Marietta was not incorporated as a town until the year 1800. The town incorporation and the township of Marietta appear to have been coextensive under the first act, and to have so remained until 1825.

The first step taken toward securing the incorporation of the town was at a meeting of citizens held September 1, 1800. On this occasion Rufus Putnam, Return Jonathan Meigs, sr., Paul Fearing, Benjamin Ives Gilman, and William Rufus Putnam were appointed a committee to make application to the territorial legislature for the passage of an act authorizing the measure they wished to consummate. The following petition was shortly afterward forwarded to Chillicothe :

To his Excellency the Governor of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio, the Legislative Council and House of Representatives in General Assembly:

The petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of Marietta, respectfully showeth that your petitioners are desirous that the inhabitants of the township of Marietta may Le incorporated into a body politic, and corporate, vested with power to regulate the internal police of said township, and provide for the incidental expenses arising within the same. Wherefore your petitioners pray you to take the subject into consideration, and enact a law granting them such privileges as are commonly enjoyed by incorporate towns in many of the States, composing the United States of America.

GRIFFIN GREENE,

JABEZ TRUE,

RUFUS PUTNAM,

CHARLES GREENE,

R. J. MEIGS. SR.,

EBENEZER SPROAT,

EARL SPROAT,

BENJAMIN TUPPER,

WILLIAM RUFUS PUTNAM,

GILBERT DEVOL, JR.,

WILLIAM SKINNER,

EDWIN PUTNAM,

JOSHUA SHIPMAN,

RICHARD GREENE,

JOHN BROUGH,

NATHAN MCINTOSH,

STEPHEN PIERCE,

MATTHEW BACKUS,

ICHABOD NYE,

JOHN H. WHITE,

DAVID PUTNAM,

GEORGE DYAR,

D. WOOBRIDGE.

On the back of the original manuscript of the above (which is in the handwriting of William Rufus Putnam) is the following note:

November 6, 1800. Referred to Meigs, Sibley, and Smith, who are appointed to examine the journal of last session, etc. Mr. Fearing added to said committee.

The act was passed soon after the above date, and approved by Governor St. Clair December 2, 1800.

Marietta was the first town incorporated in the Northwestern Territory. Athens was incorporated only four days later; Cincinnati, January 1, 1802, and Chillicothe, January 4, 1802.

The incorporation act was framed after those enacted in Massachusetts. It provided for the annual "town meeting," at which should be elected the chairman, a town clerk, treasurer, "three or five able and discreet persons of good moral character, to be styled the town council," assessors, overseers of the poor, supervisors of highways, fence viewer, and collector.

The act of 1800 was amended in 1812, and on January 8, 1825, which narrowed the town limits so as to include such parts of the old town as were contained in the plat as filed in the recorder's office. Three wards were established, the Second being that part of the town west of the Muskingum, and the First and Third including the territory now known as Marietta, upon the east side of the river. Under this act nine councilmen were elected on the first of March each year, and they chose the mayor, recorder and treasurer from their own number, and appointed the marshal, surveyor, clerk of the market, and all other town officers.

March 7, 1835, another act was passed. The boundaries of the town were left unchanged, but the system of election and government underwent a modification. The mayor, marshal, and nine trustees were elected annually. The mayor presided in the council, but had no vote. All of that part of Marietta lying east of the Muskingum was incorporated separately from that upon the west side March 5, 1837, and Harmar was incorporated March 23d. The act of 1837 divided Marietta into two wards. Otherwise it was similar in its provisions to that of 1835. In October, 1853, Marietta became a city of the second class in accordance with a State law of the previous year. In 1854 the corporation was divided into three wards, the First being the territory south of Butler street, and the Second and Third lying north of that street, separated by Fourth street.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Until quite recent years the fire department has not been regularly under municipal control, or patronage. The first fire in Marietta of which we have any knowledge was that which consumed "Bowen's Row" on the north side of Greene street, in 1804 or 1805. Very soon after this occurrence the citizens organized what was called a "fire brigade." Every householder kept a leather bucket, and when a fire broke out hastened to it, bucket in hand. Lines of men were then formed between the burning building and the nearest available water supply, and the buckets passed from one man to another, backward and forward. These buckets were made by Robert Johnson, a saddler. Some time prior to 1832 the little hand- engine, now managed by a company of boys, was brought to Marietta, and it was employed to excellent advantage several times during the years that elapsed before a larger one was procured.

The most disastrous fire that ever occurred in Marietta was in May, 1858. It originated in a barn back of the bank of Marietta, and, spreading rapidly, destroyed the large buildings in front, and made its way up Greene street nearly to Second.

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Not long after this fire the Defiance Fire company (which is still in existence) was organized and a large hand-engine procured.

In 1871 the bonds of the city were issued to the amount of $12,000, and a Silsby steam fire engine was bought at an expense of $7,000. The amount originally provided by the council for the equipment of a fire company was found to be inadequate and further provision was made from time to time until the city bad spent upwards of $16,000 for fire apparatus. The steamer was taken charge of by the Riverside Fire company, organized under the regulations of the council as expressed in an ordinance. Henry Best was the first chief. Since the completion of the city hall building the fire department quarters have been in that edifice.

In Harmar the same system prevailed at an early day to which we have alluded as existing upon the east side of the river. Almost every householder had a leather bucket. It is remembered by old residents that when emergencies demanded, the people were very prompt in rallying to suppress the flames, and that women as well as men served in the lines passing the buckets. "The Wave," a small hand-engine, was bought in Philadelphia in 1835. In 1875 the town council of Harmar, to keep abreast of the times in the matter of guarding against the destruction of property, bought of Burton & Sons, manufacturers at Waterford, New York, a fine steamer, for which they paid about three thousand five hundred dollars. The company organized to manage it has done excellent service when called upon.

CITY HALL.

The need of a city building appears to have been felt for several years before any definite measures were resorted to for supplying the deficiency. The city council decided in 1871 to erect a substantial brick building of a sufficient size to accommodate the city officers and the- fire department, and afford a place of meeting for their body and their successors in office. The contract was awarded to W. W. McCoy, he being the lowest bidder, upon September 15th, and preparations were immediately begun for the work. It had been the intention of the council to build upon the commons, now commonly called the park, at the corner of Front and Putnam streets, but there was objection made to this location. An appeal to the court resulted in an injunction restraining the council from building on the common, and thereupon the present site of the city hall was purchased of M. P. Wells, esq. Work had been begun here when the city council, finding that there was much interest manifested in the matter, and a very general desire that the building should be much larger than had been contemplated, called a special election for the purpose of securing an accurate expression of public opinion. The ballots were prepared so as to read, "City Hall, yes," and "City Hall, no." The vote was very nearly unanimous for building a city hall, and, it being understood that the majority were in favor of a building which would answer all possible requirements and be an ornament to the town, the plans and specifications were changed, and a new contract made with Mr. McCoy. The building committee consisted of Michael H. Needham, George S. Jones, and Dudley S. Nye. They examined several city halls in neighboring towns and reported plans which were adopted October 3, 18y. Work was immediately begun, and the building was finished and ready for occupancy by the first of February, 1873. The building cost about seventy thousand dollars, nearly all of which amount was expended in Marietta. The hall was formally opened February 4th, with a representation by amateurs (all Mariettians) of Bulwer's drama, "The Lady of Lyons." A congratulatory address to the people upon the completion of the building was delivered by General R. R. Dawes before the curtain was raised. Two other entertainments were given upon the evenings of February 6th and 7th. The proceeds of the three, which amounted to about one thousand dollars, was invested in scenery, which was presented to the city, and now ornaments the stage of the hall.

MARIETTA CIVIL LIST.*

Following is a list of the principal civil officers of the town from 1800 down to 1881:

OFFICERS.

1801.—Rufus Putnam, chairman town meeting; David Putnam, town clerk; Ichabod Nye, town treasurer; Rufus Putnam, Griffin Greene and Joseph Gilman, council.

1802.—Rufus Putnam, chairman town meeting; David Putnam, town clerk; Ichabod Nye, town treasurer; Rufus Putnam, Joseph Gilman and Dudley Woodbridge, council.

1803.—Rufus Putnam, chairman town meeting; David Putnam, town clerk; 1chabod Nye, town treasurer; Paul Fearing, Griffin Greene and John Brough, council.

1804.—Dudley Woodbridge, chairman town meeting; Nathaniet Gates, town clerk; Robert Wallace, town treasurer; Paul Fearing, Rufus Putnam and Dudley Woodbridge, council.

1805.—Dudley Woodbridge, chairman town meeting; Nathaniel Gates, town clerk; Robert Wallace, town treasurer; Dudley Woodbridge, William Skinner and Edward W. Tupper, council.

1806.—Dudley Woodbridge, chairman town meeting; Nathaniel Gates, town clerk; Robert Wallace, town treasurer; Levi Barber, Joseph Buell, Wiltiam Taylor, Hallam Hempstead and Dudley Woodbridge, council.

1807.—Dudley Woodbridge, chairman town meeting; Nathaniel Gates, town clerk; Robert Wallace, town treasurer; Simeon Pool, Giles Hempstead and Edwin Putnam, council.

1808.—Edwin Putnam, chairman town meeting; Nathaniel Gates, town clerk; Seth Washburn, town treasurer; Edwin Putnam, Simeon Pool and Joseph Holden, council.

1809.—Paul Fearing, chairman town meeting; Benjamin Ruggles, town clerk; Seth Washburn, town treasurer; Jeremiah Dare, Halram Hempstead and Edwin Putnam, council.

1810.—Seth Washburn, chairman town meeting; Samuel P. Hildreth, town clerk; Seth Washburn, town treasurer; William Woodbridge William Skinner and Jeremiah Dare, council

1811.—Ichabod Nye, chairman town meeting; Samuel P. Hildreth, town clerk; Jabez True, town treasurer; William Woodbridge, Levi Barber and Joseph Holden, council.

1812.—Ichabod Nye, chairman town meeting; Samuel P. Hildreth, town clerk; Jabez True, town treasurer; William Woodbridge, Joseph Holden and James Sharp, council.

1813.—Ichabod Nye, chairman town meeting; Samuet P. Hildreth, town clerk; Jabez True, town treasurer; James Sharp, William Woodbridge and Robert Williamson, council.

1814.—Caleb Emerson, chairman town meeting; Samuel P. Hildreth, town clerk; Jabez True, town treasurer; William Woodbridge, James Sharp and Robert Williamson, council.

1815.—John Brough, chairman town meeting; Robert C. Barton,

* Prepared originally by S. J. Hathaway, esq., for appendix of " Revised Ordinances of Marietta," and now completed to date,

Hon. Henry Buhl, general insurance agent, was born July 4, 1844, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany. He came to this country with his father in May, 1855, and settled in Washington county, Ohio. He assisted him on his farm during the summer moths, and attended school in the winter, until he was seventeen years old, when he left home and effected an engagement in the Marietta Chair factory, where he remained some four years. He next engaged in the clothing business as clerk for J. W. L. Brown, at Marietta, where he remained four years. In January, 1869, he engaged in local insurance in Marietta, and was very successful. His health, however, became very much impaired in 1871, and, by the advice of his physician, he concluded to dispose of his office and business, and engage in out-door employment, which he did by accepting a special agency for the Home Insurance company, of Columbus, Ohio; but, as his health did not improve, he removed in March, 1872, to Atlanta, Georgia, where he accepted a southern department of three States for the American Central Fire Insurance company, of St. Louis. In 1873. he was elected secretary of the Underwriters Assocration of the South, comprising eleven Southern States, and being auxiliary to the National Board of Fire Underwriters, with head. quarters at New York city.

Having nearly regained his health, and his family being anxious to return to their old home in Ohio, he removed again to Marietta in March, 1874, after an absence of two years, and took charge of a western department of three States for the American Central Insurance company, which he had managed in the South. He resigned this position in the autumn of 1875, and accepted the management for Ohio for the Milwaukee Mechanics Mutual Fire Insurance company,r and also again embarked in the local insurance business at Marietta. M . Bold has always been a Democrat, casting his first vote in 1864 for George B. McClellan for President of the United States. From 1867 to 1871 he took an active interest in politics, and was for several years a member and secretary of the Democratic County Central committee. After his removal to the south, and during his residence there, he took no part in the movements of the day; but on his return home, his old political friends, knowing him to be an effective worker, insisted on his again taking an active part in politics. In 1875 they urged him to accept the nomination for county treasurer, which, however, he declined emphatically, on the ground that he desired no political county office. He finally accepted the candidacy for representative to the Ohio legislature, and in October, 1875, he was elected by a majority of two hundred and fifty-one, running largely ahead of his ticket.

One of his first acts, after taking his seat in that body, was to introduce a resolution pledging the house of representatives of the people of Ohio to be in favor of a purely secular education, at the expense of the tax-payer, without any division of the school-funds among any sect or sects, and to maintain and support the admirable provision of the Ohio constitution on that subject. This resolution received the unanimous vote of the house of represetatives, and was introduced for the reason that the Republican party, in the political campaign of 1875, had charged their opponents with being in favor of a division of the public school funds. He also secured the passage of a bill by the house in 1877 making silver a legal tender in Ohio for all debts, public and private, silver at that time being demonetized by the National Government. On January 15, 1876, United States Senator Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, addressed a letter to Mr. Bohl, defining his position on the financial question, which was forthwith published and read with great iterest throughout the country, as the senator was then a prominent prospective candidate for President of the United States. Mr. Bohl was reared in the communion of the German Reformed church, of ,which he and his family are now members.

He has taken a great interest in secret societies, being a member of the Masonic, Odd Fellows and Red Men societies. In 1871 he was elected representative to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Ohio; also great sachem of the State of Ohio of the Improved Order of Red Men. In 1872 he was elected representative to the United States grand lodge of the Improved Order of Red Men. In 1873 he was representative to the grand lodge at Odd Fellows of Georgia; and in 1881 again representative to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Ohio, being at this writing a member of the committee on legislation, one of a committee of five to receive and etertain the sovereign grand lodge of the world at Cincinnati next September, and one of the executive committee of the grand lodge of Ohio.

In May, 1876, he was elected by the Democratic State convention at Cincinnati as an alternate-at-large to the National Democratic convention at St. Louis, and was afterward elected delegate-at-large from Ohio to said convention, filling the vacancy created by the absence of Hon. George H. Pendleton. He was also a member of the Democratic State Central committee in 1876. In 1877 he was renominated for representative, and re-elected by five hundred and eighty five majority. The sixty-third general assembly being Democratic, Mr. Bohl became at once one of the most influential members and leaders of the house of representatives, and took rank as one of its ablest debaters. He looked closely after the interests of his immediate constituents, securing a number of good appointments for his county, and the enactment of many local measures, protecting the oil interests of said county, and preventing the removal of Beverly college to Pennsylvania, and many other important local measures. He was chairman of the committee on insurance of the house ; also chairman of select committees asking Congress not to reduce the tariff on wool, steel and iron. He reported in favor of said resolutions as such chairman, and fought them through the house. He was also one of the bonus committee to prepare a bill to re-district the State for Congressional purposes, and as one of a sub-committee, he wrote and reported to the Democratic caucus their report, which was unanimously adopted, and enacted into a law. He was also the author of all financial resolutions introduced and passed in the sixty-third general assembly, including one declaring "United States bonds payable, principal and interest, in silver, at the option of 1he Government," and Instructing our Senators and Representatives in Congress to support the Bland silver bill without any amendments limiting free coinage, and censuring President Hayes and Secretary John Sherman for their opposition to the remonetization of the silver dollar. This resolution passed both houses, and was presented in the United Stater senate by Senator Thurman.

In 1878 Mr. Bohl was a prominent candidate for Congress in the Thirteenth Ohio Congressional district, but, after more than eighty ballots, was defeated for the nomination by General A. J. Warner. In 1880 his name was prominently mentioned by the Democratic press of Ohio for secretary of state, but he declined to accept 1he nomination. He was delegate from the fifteenth district of Ohio to the Democratic National convention in 1880 at Cincinnati, being mere.

of the Ohio delegation; and also chairman of the Democratic County Central committee of Washington county; was secretary of the Democratic State convention held at Cleveland in July, 1880.

Whilst a member of the Ohio legislature, he was opposed to all monopolies, and was the author of the resolution investigating the Standard Oil company in regard to railroad freight discriminations in Ohio.

His name, at this writing, is prominently used by the Democratic press and friends for the nomination for lieutenant governor of Ohio; and he has also been tendered the nomination for State senator by the Morgan county democracy, bat he has declined to be a candidate for either position, on account of his large and pressing private business. Mr. Bohl is at this time serving as director in three Ohio insurance companies, and is vice-president of one.

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town clerk; Joseph Holden, town treasurer; Robert Williamson, James Sharp and John Lawrence, council.

1816.—Caleb Emerson, chairman town meeting; Robert C. Barton 1esigned, and Royal Prentiss. town clerk; Joseph Holden, town treasurer; James Sharp, Giles Hempstead and Caleb Emerson, council.

1817.- James Sharp, chairman town meeting; Royal Prentiss, town clerk; Joseph Holden, town treasurer; James Sharp, Samuel Hoit and Robert Williamson, council.

1818.—James Sharp, chairman town meeting; Royal Prentiss, town clerk; Joseph Holden, town treasurer; James Sharp, Salmon Buell and Robert Williamson, council.

1819.—Caleb Emerson, chairman town meeting; Royal Prentiss, town clerk; Sampson Cole, town treasurer; Caleb Emerson, John Merrill and Amid Stanley, council.

1820.—Ichabod Nye, chairman town meeting; Royal Prentiss, town clerk; Sampson Cole, town treasurer; Caleb Emerson, John Merrill and George Turner, council.

1821.—Ichabod Nye, chairman town meeting; Royal Prentisss, town clerk; John Mills, town treasurer; George Dunlevy, Daniel H. Buell and John Merrill, council.

1922.—John Clark, chairman town meeting; Royal Prentiss, town clerk; John Mills. town treasurer; George Dunlevy, Danrel H. Buell and John Merrill, council.

1823.--, chairman town meeting; Royal Prentiss, town clerk; John Mills, town treasurer; George Dunlevy, Daniel H. Buelt and John Cotton, council.

1824— —, chairman town meeting; Royal Prentiss, town clerk; John Mills, town treasurer; Daniel H. Buell, John Cotton and George Dunlevy, council

1825.—Daniel H. Buell 1esigned, and James M. Booth,mayor; Caleb Emerson, recorder; James Whitney, treasurer; William Slocomb, surveyor; Daniel H. Buell resigned, Joseph Holden, James M. Booth, Sampson Cole, James Whitney, Morris German, Notley Drown, John Cotton, Caleb Emerson and Ichabod Nye, council.

1826.—James M. Booth, mayor; John Crawford resigned, and John Mills, recorder; John Mills resigned, and James Whitney, treasurer; Daniet Protsman, marshal; David C. Skinner, surveyor; James M. Booth, James Dunn, Wyllys Hall, John P. Mayberry, James Whitney, John Crawford, John Mills, John Clark and Silas Cook, council.

1827.—James M. Booth, mayor; Royal Prentiss, recorder; James Whitney, treasurer; Enoch Hoff, marshal; David C. Skinner, surveyor; James M. Booth, Joseph Holden, Jude Hamilton, Morris German, Royal Prentiss, James Whitney, John Clark, Michael Deterly and Ichabod Nye, council.

1828.—James M. Booth, mayor; Royal Prentiss, recorder; James Whitney, treasurer; Genison Prentis, marshal; Douglas Putnam, surveyor; James M. Booth, Otis Wheeler, Charles Bosworth. James Whitney, Royal Prentiss, John P. Mayberry, John Clark, John Cotton and John Mills, council.

1829.—James M. Booth, mayor; Royal Prentiss, recorder; Amos Dunham, treasurer; Griffin Greene, marshal; Douglas Putnam, surveyor; James M. Booth, Otis Wheeler, John Cotton, Morris German, Amos Dunham, William R. Morton, John Mills, John Clark and Royal Prentiss, council.

1830—James M. Booth, mayor; William P. Skinner, recorder; Robert Crawford, treasurer; Gritfin Greene, marshal; William Slocomb, surveyor; James B. Booth, Otis Wheeler, David B. Anderson, Amos Dunham, William P. Skinner, William Knox, John Mills, Ichabod Nye and Robert Crawford, council

1831.—James Dunn, mayor; William P, Skinner resigned, and Daniel P. Bosworth, recorder; Robert Crawford, treasurer; Gritfin Greene, marshal; William Slocomb, surveyor; James M. Booth, James Dunn, David B. Anderson, William R. Morton, Joseph P. Wightman, Daniel P. Bosworth, William P. Skinner (resigned), Ichabod Nye, Robert Crawford and William Slocomb, council.

1832.—James Dunn, mayor; William Slocomb, recorder; Joseph P. Wightman, treasurer; Griffin Greene, marshal; Douglas Putnam, surveyor; James Dunn, Michael Deterly, Louis Soyez, William P. Morton, Joseph Thompson, Joseph P. Wightman, Ichabod Nye, Robert Crawford and William Slocomb, council.

1833.—Nahum Ward, mayor; Joseph P. Wightman, recorder; John Lewis, treasurer; Griffin Greene, marshal; Douglas Putnam, surveyor; John Lewis, Louis Soyez, Sampson Cole, Amos Dunham, Morris German, Joseph P. Wightman, Caleb Emerson, Nahum Ward and Anselm T. Nye, council.

1834.—Nahum Ward, mayor; Joseph P. Wightman, recorder; John Lewis, treasurer; Griffin Greene, marshal; Douglas Putnam, surveyor; John Lewis, Nathaniel Bishop, Stephen Daniels, Joseph P. Wightman, Abijah Brooks, George Smith, Nahum Ward, Robert Crawford and Caleb Emerson, council.

1835.—Nahum Ward, mayor; M, Joseph Anders, recorder; James Withrow, treasurer; John Test, marshal; Douglas Putnam, surveyor; Stephen Daniels, James Withrow, Joseph E. Hall, M. Joseph Anders, William Knox, Lawrence Chamberlain, Nahum Ward, Anselm T. Nye and John Clark, council.

1836.—Anselm T. Nye, mayor; James M. Booth, recorder; Felix Regnier, treasurer; Marcellus J. Morse, marshal, —, surveyor; Joseph E. Hall, James Withrow, Junia Jennings, Felix Regnier, M. Joseph Anders, Reuben Finch, Nahum Ward, Joseph Clark and Anselm T. Nye, council.

1837.—Anselm T. Nye, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart, recorder; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; Marcellus J. Morse, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; James M. Booth, Junia Jennings, Stephen Daniels, John Mills, Thomas Vinton and Royal Prentiss council.

1838.—Anselm T. Nye, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart, recorder; Abne1 L. Guitteau, treasurer; James Marshall, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; James M. Booth, Junia Jennings, Stephen Daniels, John Mills, Royat Prentiss and Samuel Germ, council.

1839.--Anselm T. Nye, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart, recorder; Daniel Protsman, treasurer; Janes Mamhall, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; James Booth, Junia Jennings, Thomas J. Westgate, William A. Whittlesey, John Mills and Samuel Geren, council.

1840.—Anselm T. Nye, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart, recorder; Daniel Protsman, treasurer; James Marshall, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Thomas J. Westgate, John T. Clogston, Wyllys Hall, John Mills, Samuel Geren and Daniel P. Bosworth, council

1841.—Anselm T. Nye, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart, recorder; Daniel Protsman, treasurer; James Marshall, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Ethan H. Allen, Nathaniel Bishop, John T. Clogston, John Mills, Samuel Geren and Charles Hendrie, council.

1842.—Daniel H. Buell, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart, recorder; Daniel Protsman, treasurer; Thomas Porter, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Ethan H. Allen, Nathaniet Bishop, John T. Clogston, Thomas Vinton, Weston Thomas and Silas Slocomb, council

1843.—Daniel H. Buell died, and Louis Soyez, mayor; John T. Clogston, recorder; Eli James, treasurer; Solomon Fuller resigned, and Thomas Porter, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Warren Wilcox, Hugh Hill, Charles Shipman, Silas Slocomb, Argalus Pixley, jr., and Robert Crawford, council.

1844.—Louis Soyez, mayor; John T. Clogston, recorder; Daniel P. Bosworth, treasurer; Thomas Porter, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Charles Shipman, Marcellus J. Morse, Nathaniel Bishop, Anselm T. Nye, Thomas W. Ewart and Silas Slocomb, council.

1845.—Louis Soyez, mayor; John T. Clogston, recorder; Daniel Protsman, treasurer; Junia Jennings, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Joseph L. Record, Horatio Booth, Lewis Mixer, William Holden, A. Whittlesey and Thomas W. Ewart, council.

1846.—Louis Soyez, mayor; John S. Clogston, recorder; Daniel Protsman, treasurer; Junia Jennings, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Marcellus J. Morse, Lewis Mixer, Charles Shipman, Theodore Scott, Thomas W. Ewart and Anselm T. Nye, council.

1847.—Louis Soyez, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart, recorder; Benjamin Soule, treasurer; Frederick Buck, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Marcellus J. Morse, Lewis Mixer, John 0. Cram, Theodore Scott, Anselm T. Nye and Joseph Jones, council.

1848.—Louis Soyez, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart, recorder; Robert Crawford, treasurer; Joseph Skinner, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; John 0. Cram, Lewis Mixer, Thomas J. Westgate, Joseph Jones, Theodore Scott and Anselm T. Nye, council.

1849.—Anselm T. Nye, mayor; Selden S. Cooke, recorder; Robert Crawford, treasurer; Samuel H. Fuller, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; 1srael W. Andrews; street commissioner; John 0. Cram, Lewis Mixer, Joseph E. Hall, Theodore Scott, David C. Skinner and 1ra Ellis, council.

1850.—Louis Soyez, mayor; Selden S. Cooke, recorder; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; James W. Clogston, marshal; Israel W. Andrews, surveyor; 1srael W. Andrews, street commissioner; John 0. Cram, Joseph E. Hall, Ethan H. Allen, David C. Skinner, Thomas W. Ewart and Jacob D. Leonard, council.

1851.—James Dunn, mayor; Selden S. Cooke resigned, and William S. Ward, recorder; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; John Wilson, marshal; Israel W. Andrews, surveyor; John 0. Cram, street commis.. sioner; Joseph E. Hall, William F. Curtis, George H. Richards, Beman Gates, James Dutton and Thomas W. Ewart, council.

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1852.—James Dunn, mayor; Davis Green, recorder; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; John Snyder, marshal; Rufus E. Harte, surveyor; John Slocomb, Bernard Maloy; William F. Curtis, Marcellus J. Morse, Joseph E. Hall, William P. Skinner, George M. Woodbridge and Davis Green, council.

1853.—James Dunn, mayor; George Wyllys Dodge, recorder; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; William Babcock, marshal; Joseph B. Ward, surveyor; Joseph B. Ward, street commissioner, Joseph E. Hall, Thomas J. Westgate, Joseph Holden, jr., George M. Woodbridge, William N. Stewart and James Dunn, council.

1854—Daniel Protsman, mayor; Melvin Clark, solicitor; George Wyllys Dodge, clerk; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; Joseph Deeble, marshal; A. Devine, civil engineer; John Preston, street commissioner; William F. Curtis, Nelson S. Alcock, Thomas F. Jones, Henry Van Bergen, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cotton, council.

1855.—Daniel Protsman, mayor; Melvin Clark, solicitor; John Test, clerk; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; Joseph Deeble, marshal; Alexander L. Haskin, civil engineer; Joseph Deeble, street commissioner; William F. Curtis, Nelson S. Alcock, Henry Van Bergen, Thomas F. Jones, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cotton, council.

1856.—William A. Whittlesey, mayor; Melvin Clark, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; James I. Goldsmith, marshal; Edward P. Walker, civil engineer; Bernard Maloy, street commissioner; Nelson S. Alcock, William F. Curtis, Thomas F. Jones, Anselm T. Nye, J. Dexter Cotton and James B. Hovey, council.

1857.—William A. Whittlesey, mayor; Melvin Clark, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye. clerk; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; James I. Goldsmith, marshal; Edward P. Walker, civil engineer; Bernard Maloy, street commissioner; William F. Curtis, Marcellus J. Morse, Anselm T. Nye, Thomas F. Jones, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cotton, council.

1858.—Ethan H. Allen, mayor; Melvin Clark, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; John O. Cram, treasurer; James I. Goldsmith, marshal; Alexander L. Haskin, civit engineer; Edward W. T. Clark, street commissioner; Marcellus J. Morse, Michael H. Needham, Thomas F. Jones. Anselm T. Nye. J. Dexter Cotton and James B. Hovey, council.

1859.—Ethan H. Allen, mayor; Melvin Clark, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; James 1. Goldsmith, marshal; Alexander L Haskin, civrl engineer; John M. Hook, street commrssioner; Michael H. Needham, Charles F. Buell, Anselm T. Nye, Thomas F. Jones, lames B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cotton, council.

1860.— William A. Whittlesey, mayor; Franklin Buell, solicitor; John Test, clerk; John O. Cram, treasurer; Henry Kelley, marshal; Alexander L. Haskin, civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; Charles F. Buell, Nathaniel F. Bishop, Thomas F. Jones, Anselm T. Nye, J. Dexter Cotton and Charles Jones, council.

1861.—William A. Whittlesey, mayor; Franklin Buell, solicitor; John Test, clerk; Charles B. Hall, treasurer; Henry Kelley, marshal; Alexander L. Haskin, civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; Nathaniel F. Bishop. Charles F. Buell, Anselm T. Nye, George S. Jones, Charles Jones and J. Dexter Cotton, council.

1862—William A. Whittlesey, mayor; William B. Loomis, solicitor; John Test, clerk; Charles B. Bail, treasurer; Henry Kelley, marshal; Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; Charles F. Buell, William Pitt Racer, George S. Jones, William 1. Rolston, J. Dexter Cotton, George H. Eels (resigned), and Frederick A. Wheeler, council.

1863.—William A. Whittlesey, mayor; William B. Loomis, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Henry Kelley, marshal; Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; William Pitt Racer, John Snyder; William L. Rolston, Thomas F. Jones, Daniel R. Sniffen and James B. Hovey, council.

1864—Samuel S. Knowles, mayor; William B. Loomis, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Henry Kelley. marshal; Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; John Snyder, Michael H. Needham, Thomas F. Jones, Jaspe1 S. Sprague, James B. Hovey and James Dunn, council.

1865.—Samuel S. Knowles, mayor; William R. Loomis, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; Michael H. Needham, Nathan Fawcett. Jasper S. Sprague, Thomas F. Jones, Allen R. Darrow and Theodore . Field, council.

1866.—Samuel S. Knowles, mayor; Hiram L. Sibley, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; John McGee, civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; Nathan Fawcett, Michael H. Needham, Thomas F, Jones, Anselm T. Nye, jr., Theodore G. Field and Allen R. Darrow. council.

1867—Samuel S. Knowles, mayor; Hiram L. Sibley, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Darius Trowsley, marshal; John McGee, civit engineer; John B. Hook, street commissioner; Michael H. Needham, James H. Dye, Anselm T. Nye, jr., John Hall, George H. Eels and Martin Schmidt, council.

1868.—Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor; Hiram L. Sibley, solicitor. Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshar; John McGee, civit. engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; James H. Dye, Michaet H. Needham, John Hall, Anselm T. Nye, jr., Martin Schmidt and John Newton, council.

1869.—Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor; Hiram L. Sibley, solicitor; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk; Leander K. Dutton, marshat; Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; Michael M. Needham, James H. Dye, Anselm T. Nye, jr., John Hall, John Newton and Martin Schmidt, council.

1870.—Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor, Reuben L. Nye, solicitor; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk; Leander K. Dutton, marshal; John McGee, civil engineer; Lewis Anderson, treasurer (ex officio city treasurer); John M. Hook, city commissioner; James H. Dye. Michael H. Needham, John Hall, George S. Jones, Martin Schmidt and Dudley S. Nye, council.

1871.—Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor; Reuben L Nye, solicitor; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer; Ernst Lindner, treasurer (ex officio city treasurer); John M. Hook, city commissioner; Michael H, Needham, Samuel A. Cooper, George S. Jones, John Hall, Dudley S. Nye and Martin Schmidt, council.

1872.—John V. Ramsey, mayor; Reuben L. Nye, solicitor; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer; Ernst Lindner, treasurer (ex officio city treasurer); John M. Hook, city commissioner; Michael H. Needham, Samuel A. Cooper, George S. Jones, John Hoist, Dudley S. Nye and Daniel G. Mathews, council.

1873.—John V. Ramsey, mayor; Reuben L. Nye, solicitor; Willis H. Johnson, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer; Ernst Lindner, treasurer (ex officio city treasurer); John M. Hook, city commissioner; Michael H. Needham, Samuel A. Cooper, George S, Jones, John Hoist, Dudley S. Nye and Daniel . Mathews, council.

1874.—Jewett Palmer, mayor; Seymour J. Hathaway, solicitor; Willis H. Johnson, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer; Ernst Lindner, treasurer (ex officio city treasurer); John M. Hook, city commissioner; Samuel A. Cooper, Thomas K. Wells (resigned February, 1875), John Hoist, George S. Jones, Daniel G. Mathews and William Styer, council.

1875.—Jewett Palmer, mayor; Seymour J. Hathaway, solicitor; Willis H. Johnson, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; John A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city commissioner; George S. Jones, Josiah Coulter, . Christian Best, William Styer, George T. Elston and William R. Armstrong, council.

1876.—Jewett Palmer, mayor; William G. Way, solicitor; . C. Best, jr., clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; John A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city commissioner; Josiah Coulter, J. D. Strauss and William Styer (newly elected members), council.

1877.—Jewett Palmer, mayor (November 5th, by special election, William Glines was chosen mayor to fill vacancy caused by Mr. Palmer's resignation); William . Way, solicitor; . C. Best, jr., clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; James A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city commissioner; . C. Best, G, T. Elston and John Mills, jr., (newly elected members), council.

1878- William Glines, mayor; William . Way, solicitor; . C. Best, jr., clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; Joseph A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city commissioner; Josiah Coulter, J. D. Strauss and Andrew Wagner (newly elected members), council.

1879 - William Glines, mayor; William . Way, solicitor; . C. Best, jr., clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; Joseph A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city commissioner; G. C. Best, G. T. Elston and John Mills, jr. (newly elected members), council.

1880.—R. E. Harte, mayor; William . Way, solicitor; Charles H. Newton, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; John A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city commissioner; J. S. Sinclair, T. K. Wells, John Hall (newly elected members), council.

1881.—R. E. Harte, mayor; William . Way, solicitor; Charles H. Newton, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; John A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city commissioner; . C. Best, . T. Elston, John Mills, jr. (newly elected members), council.

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HARMAR MAYORS.

We have already mentioned the fact that Harmar was incorporated as a separate municipality March 23, 1837. Unfortunately, the records containing the names of corporation officers for nearly all of the years intervening between 1837 and 187o have been destroyed, so that it is impossible to present in these pages the civil list of Harmar. The first mayor was James Whitney, a well known steamboat captain, and boat builder and owner. The first recorder or clerk was J. P. Whiteman. The second mayor was John C. McCoy. Since his time the following men have filled the office, in the order in which their names are mentioned: William Smith, Harlow Chapin, Courtland Shepherd, Harlow Chapin, Amos Layman, A. S. Curtis, Harlow Chapin, William Smith, George Stephens.