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The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879 page 224
are so general and prominent. The President was ordered to procure, sign and issue in the name of the corporation, small bills, not exceeding fifty cents in value, to the amount of $2,500. July 6th, 1815 authority was given to increase the issue by $1,500, in bills less than one dollar; and October 3d, 1815, it was still further increased by $6,000. March 9th, 1836, the town of Auburn, which was formed March 28th, 1823, was merged in the village, and additional powers conferred upon the trustees.
The growth of Auburn from a village to a city had not been rapid, as the chief element contributing thereto was its manufactures, which developed gradually and healthily. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, had a depressing influence for a time, but was measurably compensated for by the construction of the Auburn & Syracuse Railroad some ten years later. In 1848, the population had increased to about 6,000, and March 21st, of that year, it was incorporated as a city, with four wards, which have since been increased to ten, partly by the accession of new territory and partly by the division of the other wards.
The first city officers were: Cyrus C. Dennis, Mayor; Theodore M. Pomeroy, Clerk; James H. Bostwick, Police Justice; Joseph White, Marshall; Charles A. Parsons, Superintendent of Common Schools; Lawrence White, Collector; Horace G. Van Anden and Elisha White, Overseers of the Poor; Clark Mastin, Samuel Eddy and Jacob Shimer, Constables; John Richardson, Supervisor, 1st Ward; Joseph Morris and Shubael Cottle, Aldermen, 1st Ward; Edmund Mortimer, Assessor, 1st. Ward; James V. Palmer, Lyman Paine, and John M. Dates, Inspectors of Election, 1st Ward; John Olmstead, Supervisor, 2d Ward; Joshua Burt and Chas. F. Coffin, Aldermen, 2d. Ward; Wm. H. Coffin, Assessor, 2d Ward; Ebenezer Catlin, Lester V. Keyes and Wm. Sunderland, Inspectors of Election, 2d Ward; Josiah N. Starin, Supervisor, 3d Ward; Edward Barber and Jno. B. Gaylord, Aldermen, 3d Ward; Henry R. Garlick, Assessor, 3d Ward; Asahel C. Munger, Wm. Goodwin and Edward N. Ketchell, Inspectors of Electon, 3d Ward; Wm. Beach, Supervisor, 4th Ward; Stephen S. Austin and Wheaton Sanders, Aldermen, 4th Ward; Jno. H. Hiser, Assessor, 4th Ward; Philo Halladay, Abram A. Vanderhuyden and Asa Spencer, Inspectors of Election, 4th Ward.
The successive mayors and clerks of Auburn have been:
Mayors Clerks 1848 Cyrus C. Dennis Theodore M. Pomeroy 1849 Daniel Hewson Theodore M. Pomeroy 1850 Aurelian Conklin Theodore M. Pomeroy 1851 Aurelian Conklin Wm. F. Segoine 1852 Benj. F. Hall Frederick Prince 1853 Thos. Y. How, Jr. Frederick Prince 1854 Geo. Underwood* Frederick Prince 1855 John L. Watrous Frederick Prince 1856 Sylvanus H. Henry Frederick Prince 1857 Lansingh Briggs James Seymour 1858 Lansingh Briggs Theodore H. Schenck 1859 Lansingh Briggs Theodore H. Schenck 1860 Christoph'r Morgan Amasa B. Hamblin 1861 George Humphreys Wm. H. Meaker 1862 George Humphreys Amasa B. Hamblin 1863 Jonas White, Jr. Charles E. Cootes 1864 Chas. G. Briggs Charles F. Durston 1865 Geo. Humphreys Daniel O'Sullivan 1866 John S. Fowler James Lyon 1867 John S. Fowler James Lyon 1868 James E. Tyler Albert L. Sisson 1869 John M. Hurd Sereno E. Payne 1870 Thos. Kirkpatrick Sereno E. Payne 1871 Eli Gallup Sereno E. Payne 1872 Edward Thomas Edwin Baldwin 1873 John S. Brown Edwin Baldwin 1874 Charles N. Ross Edwin Baldwin 1875 Theo. M. Pomeroy Urban S. Benton 1876 Theo. M. Pomeroy Urban S. Benton 1877 Alexander McCrea Sumner L. Paddock 1878 Martin L. Walley Sumner L. Paddock The present city officers are: Mayor-David M. Osborne City Clerk-Sumner L. Paddock City Treasurer-Jay E. Storke City Judge-Edwin A. Woodin Assessors-Hiram H. Rhodes, Wm. S. Bills, Wm. Gibbs Commissioner of Charities and Police-(3 years) David H. Schoonmaker Commissioner of Charities and Police-(1 year) Edwin Downer Constables-(3 years) Artemas W. Bodman and John Mulvey Constables-(2 years) Richard Adams and Norman L. Parker Constables-(1 year) Charles D. Stephens and Frank Rich Game Constable-George F. Brown Aldermen-1st Ward-B. Frank Andrews Aldermen-2d Ward-Allen McKain Aldermen-3d Ward-F. Van Patten Aldermen-4th Ward-H. M. Whipple Aldermen-5th Ward-Thomas J. Bell Aldermen-6th Ward-C. W. Miles _________________________________________________________ *George Underwood having resigned, Joshua Burt was chosen in June at a special election to fill the vacancy.
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