The following list includes all the officers of importance since 1851, the date of permanent incorporation. The records are not complete :

1851.—Ebenezer Chapin, president; John S. Pollock, William. D. Henderson, John McKinney, Julius Gifford, trustees ; R. M. Patterson, clerk; William C. Rice, treasurer ; James Mitchell, constable.

1852. William D. Henderson, president ; Julius Gifford, John S. Pollock, Ebenezer Chapin, Benjamin Harrington, trustees ; Charles S. Cowen, clerk; William C. Rice, treasurer; H. N. Ives, constable.

1S53.—Julius Gifford, president ; Paul Birdsall; Asa Smith, G. A. Russell, E. G. Allen, trustees ; J. S. Pollock, clerk ; W. C. Rice, treasurer.

1854.—W. R. Jamison, president; E. Benner, John M. Fuller, David McFarland, E. Chapin, trustees ; C. S. Cowell, clerk ; W. C. Rice, treasurer; Jacob Spangler (resigned), James Mitchell, constable.

1855.—W. R. Jamison, president ; S. S. Phelps, William Moir, Frederick Ray, B. F. Brooks, trustees ; C. S. Cowan. clerk ; W. C. Rice, treasurer ; James Mitchell, constable.

1856.—William Moir, president ; William H. Phelps, Frederick Ray, Josiah Ziegler, Joseph Hand, B. F. Brooks (appointed vice William Moir, deceased), trustees ; C. S. Cowan, clerk ; S. S. Phelps, treasurer ; William Foster, constable.

1857.—B. F. Brooks, president ; Joseph S. Hand, Joseph Ziegler, W. H. Phelps, Frederick Ray, trustees ; C. S. Cowan, clerk ; S. S. Phelps, treasurer ; William Foster (succeeded by David Welsh), con­stable.

185S.--J. S. Hand, president ; W. H. Phelps, J. H. Ziegler, George Shores, Julius Gifford, trustees ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; S. S. Phelps, treasurer ; J. R. White, constable.

1859.--B. F. Brooks, president; S. S. Phelps, George Shores, David McFarland, Samuel Mickey, trustees ; W. W. Collins, clerk ; S. S. Phelps, treasurer ; James Craig, constable.

1860.—R. W. Richey, president ; B. F. Brooks, John M. Wilson, David McFarland, J. A. Caswell, trustees ; C. S. Cowan, clerk ; S. S. Phelps, treasurer ; C. E. Crandall, constable.

1861.—Frederick Ray, president ; George Shores, Joseph S. Hand, J. H. Ziegler, Samuel Mickey, trustees ; C. S. Cowan (succeeded by M. F. Button), clerk ; S. S. Phelps, treasurer ; D. P. Kimerer (suc­ceeded by Elisha Hinds), constable.

1862.—William Wiegand, president ; Hiram Rose, Sr., C. B. Mathews, William Montgomery, S. Meguire, trustees ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; E. H. N. Patterson, treasurer ; Elisha Hinds, constable.

1S63.—James F. Francis, president ; James Cunningham, David McFarland, Leonard Schell. John M. Fuller, trustees ; H. L. Thomson, clerk ; George N. Connelly, treasurer ; C. E. Crandall (succeeded by James Mitchell), constable.

1864.—James F. Francis, president ; John M. Fuller, James Cunningham, Lewis Rapp, Lewis Schell (Francis resigned, and John McKinney, Jr., appointed), trustees ; H. L. Thomson, clerk ; Elisha Hinds (succeeded by N. D. Parks), constable.

1865.—W. H. Montgomery, president ; A. W. Lehew, John McFarland, George Cunningham, Christopher Stripe, trustees; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; W. S. Sterling, constable.

1866.—W. H. Montgomery, president; A. W. Lehew, M. A. Mulliner, P. H. Chapin, C. Stripe, trustees ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; John Wilson, treasurer ; Jacob Spangler, constable.

1867.—Luke Strong, Jr., president ; Robert Hodson, A. W. Lehew, M. A. Mulliner, C. Stripe, trustees ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; John Wilson (succeeded by Robert Hodson), treasurer; Rufus Scott (succeeded by L. H. Fullerton), constable.

1S68.—J. F. Francis, president ; Thad. A. Kinsloe, J. H. Zeigler, Julius Poershman, W. H. Montgomery, trustees ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; Robert Hodson, treasurer ; Thomas Hickman, constable.

1869.----John McKinney, Jr., president ; W. H. Montgomery, vice- president ; James Cunningham, Christopher Stripe, T. A. Kinsloe, W. IL Montgomery, trustees ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; Robert Hodson, treasurer ; Thomas Hickman, constable.

1870.—J. H. Ziegler, president ; T. A. Kinsloe, vice-president; James Cunningham, C. Stripe, Julius Poershman, trustees ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; Robert Hodson, treasurer ; E. I. Jempson, constable.

1871.—S. S. Phelps, mayor; aldermen : J. A. Caswell, W. M. Boden, 1st ward ; Robert Hodson, J. Francis, 2d ward ; Samuel Wad­ leigh, J. S. Linell, 3d ward ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; Robert Hodson, treasurer; E. I. Jempson (succeeded by P. F. Cauldwell), marshal.

1872.—S. S. Phelps, mayor; aldermen : J. Spangler, 1st ward ; Robert Hodson, 2d ward; J. S. Linell, 3d ward ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk; Robert Hodson, treasurer; P. F. Cauldwell, marshal.

1873.—S. S. Phelps, mayor ; aldermen: J. Poershman, 1st ward ; W. H. Montgomery, 2d ward ; Samuel Wadleigh, 3d ward ; E. H. N. Patterson, clerk ; Robert Hodson, treasurer ; Jeremiah Loucks, marshal.

1874.—Robert Hodson, mayor; aldermen : J. Kissel, 1st ward ; James Cunningham, 2d ward ; S. S. Phelps, third -ward ; J. B. Patterson, clerk ; Robert Hodson treasurer; J. Loucks, marshal.

1875.—Robert Hodson, mayor ; aldermen : J. Loucks, 1st ward ; W. H. Montgomery, 2d ward ; Samuel Wadleigh, 34:1 ward ; J. B. Patterson, clerk; Robert Hodson, treasurer; Thomas Hickman, marshal.

1876.—Robert Hodson, mayor ; aldermen : John Kessel, 1st ward ; James Cunningham, 2d ward ; S. S. Phelps, 3d ward ; J. B. Patter­son, clerk; Robert Hodson, treasurer; Thomas Hickman, marshal.

1877.—Robert Hodson, mayor; aldermen : Patrick Purcell, 1st ward; James Montgomery, 2d ward ; S. S. Phelps, 3d ward ; J. B. Patterson. clerk ; Robert Hodson, treasurer ; H. Watson, marshal.

1878.—S. S. Phelps, mayor; aldermen : Asa Smith, 1st ward; Robert Hodson, 2d ward ; J. S. Linell, third ward ; J. B. Patterson, clerk; Robert Hodson, treasurer; E. I. Jempson, marshal.

1879.—D. C. Hanna, Mayor ; aldermen : James Peterson, 1st ward ; James Cunningham, 2d ward ; R Cooper, 3d ward ; G. F. W. Froehlich, clerk ; Robert Hodson, treasurer ; E. I. Jempson. marshal.

1880.—S. S. Phelps, mayor ; aldermen : Asa Smith, 1st ward ; J. A. Pence, 2d ward ; J. McFarland, 3d ward ; L. H. Hand, clerk ; Robert Hodson, treasurer ; E. I. Jempson, marshal.

1880.—Robert Hodson, president ; S. S. Phelps, J. S. Linell, J. A. Pence, J. A. Caswell, L. Schell, trustees ; G. F. W. Froehlich, clerk.

1881.—Robert Hodson, president ; John Kessel, J. B. Linell, L. Schell (to fill vacancy), trustees ; G. F. W. Froehlich, clerk ; J. B. Linell, treasurer; Martin Walters, constable.

1882.—Robert Hodson, president ; J. A. Pence, L. Schell, D. C. Hanna, trustees ; G. F. W. Froehlich, clerk ; J. B. Linen,. treasurer ; J. Loucks, constable.

**Other officers, the dates of whose service cannot be ascertained, and tables of whom cannot be made anything like complete are town or city attorney, filled mostly by J. Simpson, Esq., and town sexton, filled altogether by Joseph Nealy.

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