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Directory listing current officers, board members by ward, committee assignments, and officials for various city functions in the Corporation of the City of Washington, including Mayor James G. Berret.
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THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
Mayor—James G. Berret.
Register—William Morgan,
Corporation Attorney—James M. Carlisle:
Commissioner of Health—Charles F. Force, M. D.
Tax Clerk—William J. Donohoo.
Book-keeper—Edwin J. Klopfer.
Messenger—William Q. Locke.
Collector—James F. Haliday. Clerks—Reuben Cleary and William L. Williams.
Surveyor—William Forsyth,
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
First Ward—Dr. P. C. Davis, J. B. H. Smith, esq.
Second Ward—Dr. R. K. Stone, James E. Dunawin, esq
Third Ward—Dr. W. G. Palmer, Joseph Bryan, esq.
Fourth Ward—Dr. W. P. Johnston, Francis Mohun, esq,
Fifth Ward—Dr. G. McCoy, J. P. Ingle, esq.
Sixth Ward—Dr. F. S. Walsh, John D. Branch, esq
Seventh Ward—Dr. J. E. Morgan, Henry A. Clarke, esq.
Third Ward—Valentine Harbach.
Second Ward—Andrew W. Kenbom,
Fourth Ward
James N. Callan,
Fifth Ward—J. B. Gardner.
Sixth Ward—James D. Pearson
Seventh Ward—I. B. Clark.
First Ward—Philip C. Davis, president.
Second Ward—J. W. H. Jocelyn, M. D.
Third Ward—George M. Duncan, M. D.
Fourth Ward—J. M. Toner, M. D.
Fifth Ward—J. K. Barnes, M. D.
Sixth Ward—Dr. L. Willig, M. D.
First Ward:
—Geo.
W. Rucker and Wm. T. Dove, (president),
Second Ward—Thomas Miller and Turney J. Fisher
Third Ward—Thomas Dunbar and Joseph F. Brown.
Fourth Ward—W. Hyatt, and Walter Mohun,
Fifth Ward—Timothy Barry and C. C. Dunnington:
Sixth Ward—Hickett Clark and Arthur M. Miller,
Seventh Ward—John L. Smith and Peter M. Ingraham
The Board—Erasmus J. Middleton,
Jacob Kline, 'm M
On Finance—Messrs. Riggs, Brown, and Smith,
Improvements—Messrs. T. Miller, Moore, and Ira
Police—Moore, Mohun, Barry, and Smith,
Claims—Messrs. Barry, Brown, and Pearson,
Schools—Herron, Donohoo, Dunnington, and Clark
Fire Department—Messrs. Donohoo and Smith
Elections—Messrs. Moore, Fisher, and Galt.
Drainage, Sewerage, and Distribution of Water—Messrs. Brown, T.
Miller, and Pearson
On Unfinished Business—Messrs. A. W. Miller, Dunnington, and Smith.
Joint committees.—On the Asylum—Messrs. Moore, Donohoo, and
A. W. Miller.
Health of the City—Messrs. T. Miller, Mohun, and Clark
Canal—Messrs. Brown and Pearson.
Markets—Messrs. Donohoo and Smith
Enrolled Bills—Mr. Moore.
Accounts of Register—Mr. Barry.
Money Transactions of the Corporation—Mr. Riggs.
Eligibility of Assessors—Messrs. A. W. Miller, Fisher, and Smith
To Count and Destroy Due Bills—Mr. Fisher.,
To Attend to the Interests of the Corporation before Congress—Messrs.
Dunnington, Riggs, and Clark.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL
First Ward—Charles Abert, (president,) John B. Turton, and
Sonthey S. Parker.
Second Ward—Wm. Orme, Grafton Powell, and Charles S. Jones.
Third Ward—Wm. G. Palmer, Lambert Tree, and Christopher S.
O'Hare.
Fourth Ward—Stephen D. Castleman, Elijah Edmonston, and Wm.
P. Mohun
Fifth Ward—William A. Mulloy, Wm. F. Wallace, and T. Van Res-
wick.
Sixth Ward—George A. Bohrer, Franklin S. Ober, and John H. Rus-
sell.
Seventh Ward—Thomas E. Lloyd, Charles Wilson, and Thomas
Milstead.
Secretary—William A. Kennedy.
Messenger—William Q. Locke.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
On Ways and Means—Messrs. Jones, Turton, Tree, Castleman, Van
Reswick, Ober, and Lloyd.
On Improvements—Messrs. Turton, Van Reswick, Orme, O'Hare,
Mohun, Russell, and Lloyd.
On Claims—Messrs. Powell, Mohun, and Wilson.
On Unfinished Business—Messrs. Palmer and Milstead.
On Elections—Messrs. Wallace, Ober, and Wilson.
On Police—Messrs. Mulloy, O'Hare, Parker, Powell, Castleman,
Bohrer, and Lloyd.
Canals—Messrs. Castleman, Orme, Ober, Van Reswick, Parker,
and Milstead.
Schools—Messrs. Tree, Turton, Powell, Mohun, Wallace, Bohrer,
and Lloyd.
Fire Department—Messrs. Parker, Edmonston, and Milstead
Drainage, &c.—Messrs. Palmer, Orme, Turton, Mohun, Mulloy,
Russell, and Wilson.
Corporation before Congress—Messrs. Jones, Mohun, Lloyd, and Tree.
Joint Committees. —Washington Canal—Messrs. Castleman and
Van Reswick,
On Money Transactions with Corporation—Mr. Jones.
Asylum—Messrs. Turton, Jones, Wallace, and Milstead.
Count and Destroy Due Bills—Mr. Edmonston.
Register of Accounts—Mr. Bohrer.
Wharves—Messrs. Orme, Castleman, and Russell
Health of the City—Messrs. Palmer, Parker, Wilson, and Mulloy.
Enrolled Bills—Mr. Tree.
Eligibility of Assessors—Messrs. Wallace, O'Hare, Parker, and Ed.
monston.
COMMISSIONERS OF IMPROVEMENTS.
First District—Joseph E. Rawlings.
Second District—R. B. Owens.
Third District—Stephen Coster.
Fourth District—Samuel S. Taylor.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
First District—William B. Randolph, (president,) Roger B. Ironside.
and A. B. Shroughton.
Second District—Erasmus
M.
Chapin, James Lauronson, and
Mitchel H. Miller.
Third District—John D. Brandt, William F. Price, and Francis S.
Walsh.
Fourth District—J. E. Willett, Frederick Whyte, and Samuel
Yorke Atlee.
Secretary to the Board—Robert Ricketts.
Treasurer—Valentine Harbaugh.
OFFICERS OF THE ASYLUM, ETC.
Intendant of the Asylum—John R. Queen.
Physician to the Asylum—Dr. W. H. Berry.
Commissioners of the Asylum—George W. Emerson, George Mattingly, and Leonard Harbaugh.
Secretary to the Commissioners—John H. Noyes.
Commissioner of the Eastern Section of the Canal—Charles C. Edelin.
Commissioner of the Western Section of the Canal—William Wise.
Commissioners of the West Burial Ground—Joseph Burrows, Thos.
P. Morgan; August Miller, sexton.
Commissioners of the East Burial Ground—John D. Brandt, George
W. Oyster; John O'Neale, sexton.
Inspector of Flour and Salted Provisions—Jos. Lyons
Guager and Inspector—Florian Hitz.
Sealer of Weights and Measures—Hiram Richey.
Inspector of Fire Apparatus—John W. Martin.
INSPECTORS AND MEASURERS.
Inspectors and Measurers of Lumber—Peter Gallant, Wm. Douglas,
Samuel R. Beyer, Thomas W. Burch, and S. F. Gates.
Measurers of Grain, Bran, &c.—John Wilson for the first district
and J. Z. Williams for the second district.
Wood and Coal Measurers—Joseph Z. Williams, Sam. C. Mickum,
Richard Wimsatt, John Cumberland, and Wm. P. Irwin.
CLERKS AND COMMISSIONERS OF MARKETS.
Clerk of Centre Market—John Waters; Joseph Lyons, assistant.
Clerk of Eastern Market—Sylvester F. Gates.
Clerk of Western Market—William Walker.
Clerk of Northern Market—George D. Spencer.
Commissioners of the Centre Market—William Orme, Hudson Taylor.
and Buckner Bayliss.
Commissioners of the Western Market—William H. Walker and William Brown.
Commissioners of the Northern Market—James T. Devine and Theo.
dore Sheckells.
Commissioners of the Eastern Market—G. W. Johnson and Francis
Jenkins.
First Ward—William Risley,
Second Ward—Juda T. Stewart.
Third Ward—Zalmonah Jones.
Fourth Ward—William Douglas,
Fifth Ward—Gen. F. Smallwood.
Sixth Ward—Edward Wayne, S. F. and R. J.)
Seventh Ward—John S. Hardy.
Eighth Ward—Wm. R. Thom,
Ninth Ward—Thomas Robbins,
Tenth Ward—W. A. Robinson,
Eleventh Ward—W. A. Homan,
Twelfth Ward—John T. Neale.
Thirteenth Ward—James R. Wind.
Fourteenth Ward—J. O. Whitmore:
First Ward, 1st District—Wm. Barry, M. K. I. Fett, nail "n
First Ward, 2d District—Israel Rankins. 'W.. : i.t) "s iit at
Second Ward, 1st District—Eben Mainmore, , i:iy::r, Jn Tr' 5
Second Ward, 3d District—Michael Habliny "il sal
Third Ward, 1st District—John Abbot,"
Third Ward, 2d District—John Mack,, ": , : ( rny Xid x ait
Fourth Ward, 1st District—Franklin Hutchin,
Fourth Ward, 2d District—Birme Jocflor— A Atwater": itid "
Fifth Ward—James Christian.
Sixth Ward—Burton N. Adams,
Seventh Ward—Mordecai M. Noah,
Third District—Daniel Carroll, office in Twelfth Street, a few doors
below D.
Fifth District—William Thompson, office on Ninth street, between
D and E streets, " , i *.
Seventh District—Thomas C. Donn, office on Louisiana avenue, near
Bank of Washington, f:
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Eighth District—Patrick McKenna, office corner of Pennsylvania ave
nue and Fourth street cont.
Ninth District—Justus Cady, office near Navy Yard, "57F: v: Port i
Tenth District—Jabel Rowland, o we Island, Litat a doren' in dy
Georgetown—John C. Jones, at Ynstra rt 1i:ih
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Chief of Police—John K. Goldshorough, "ran, it Gn 1r ryA-aht
Lieutenant of Police—Noble J. Ingraham, Edward Henstridge - :
Police Officers—First ward—John McDermott, Wm. Daw, Wm. D. Ser-
rin. and James F. Edwards.
Second ward—Wm. H. Fanning, Joseph Williamson, Charles G.
Eckloff, and James Ginnaty.
Third ward—James H. Suit, Patrick Gormley, Wm. L. Ross, and
Jacob F. King.
Fourth ward—B. T. Watson, H. W. Haskell, Henry Yeatman, and
Franklin Zimmerman.
Fifth ward—H. C. Harrover, C. W. Arnold, Jacob Ash, Henry
Nash, and Reuben Collins at the Railroad Depot
Sixth ward—Francis S. Edelen and James S. Smith.
Seventh ward—John M. Lloyd, James A. Gill, S. N. Chipley, and
Josiah Beitzell.
Special Police Officers—Daniel Walker, Robert H. Harrison, John K
Thompson, James D. Hall, John Kennedy, "John W. Cambie, Thomas J.
Kelly, Joseph A. Normond, 'Jhnnty Murphy, Frederick Amfort,
Murtmnd 2 uattakd, Martin McNamara, Thomas Young, John K. Cirer
Thomas J. Zalmon, Lavrmine Malons, James Amnot, James
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List of officers of the Corporation of the City of Washington, including mayor, register, attorney, health commissioner, tax clerk, book-keeper, messenger, collector, surveyor; members of the Board of Health by ward; members of other boards such as aldermen, common council, trustees of public schools, asylum officers, market clerks and commissioners, assessors, police, and various committees on finance, improvements, police, claims, schools, fire department, elections, drainage, joint committees, and inspectors.