The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-28
WINSTON's FIRST MAYOR
He is Still a Resident Of the Twin
City.

City.
The city Of Winston was incorpora-
ted in the year 1859 and the first
| mayor, Mr.. William Barrow, who is
still resident Of the city was elected
on April 1St OF that year.
THE SENTINEL, through the kind
ness Of Mr.. E. FL. Wilson, Winston's
efficient and affable secretary and
treasurer las well as her newly-elected
postmaster) has been permitted to
CLEAN some interesting Information
| regarding the business transacted by
Winston's first City Fathers. The
first minute book has the record of
the ordinances, etc, of the different
Boards elected from April 1st, 1859 to
January 18th, 1870. from which is
gathered the following facts:
Commissioners from April 1859 to
April l, 1S60-R Gray, Ell A Holder
Jacob Tise, Henry Renigar, n S Cook,
| Z L Gorrell, A ] Stafford. Gorrell
| appointed Secretary.
First meeting April 18th eight ordi-
| nances adopted-at second meeting,
April Both, Edward Spach elected
town constable, and Christian Reed
street commissioner and treasurer.
| III A Holder, N 5 Cook and G Ii Rene
gar fire commissioners.
On May 18th, 1859, the following
| ordinance was passed: Ordered that
| any slave who shall be found within
| the corporate limits of the town of
| Winston under the influence of liquor
shall be locked up until he be-
| comes sober and receives not less than
| fifteen nor more than thirty-nlne
| lashes and his master or employer be
liable for all costs that may accrue"
On June 18th Messrs j S Sapp and
Samuel Ferabee were appointed
patrol for the town for three months.
| On December Sth Messrs j S Sapp,
| David Barrow and Moses Faircloth
were sworn in before Mayor Barrow as
| patrolmen.
| On April End 1860, the following
were elected: Ia Wilson, mayor;
| G 81 Renegar, FL A Holder, n S Cook,
r Gray, P Fetter, A ] Stafford and
L Gorrell.
| On April 9th Nathaniel Snipes was
| elected town officer and John Gorrcll,
| appointed patrolmen and were ex-
empted from poll tax.
On April 18th III A Holder was
elected street commissioner at 81. %
per day. He was authorized to pur-
chase the necessary tools for street
| work.
On April 23rd Robt Gray was ap-
pointed mayor pro TEN, and Ii A
Holder treasurer.
| ou May SUI IN . COOh was dppOlaUSO
street commissioner in the absence OF
I'll A Holder.
The board also named the streets
running North and South the same as
Salem streets and the cross streets
running East and West {as located al
presently The street between ths
court house and Ell Miller's 4th street
next 9Th, next 9Th and next 7th.
At this meeting an order was passed
. \ that tax of 81 be laid on all males
within the ages of Is and As years anc
, all taxable slaves and d tax of 10 cents
On the 500 valuation on all house:
and lots and real estate within thu
incorporate limits of town.
Ordinances and regulations of thu
, town are printed in circular form OF
the old SENTINEL presses L I Bes
!, was then mayor.
In 1867 there were a number o
, smallpox cases in Salem. Ordinance
|. were passed by both towns to proven
, the spread of the disease.
On April 1st, 1861, the following
officers were elected: r Gray, mayor
3 p A Wilson, n s Cook, f L Gorrell
Z Peter Fetter, r I Bell, A J Staffor,
! | and w Barrow.
On April 18th w Barrow was electe
Secretary, and N Snipes street con
: missioner at ST. per day.
: On April Goth the following take
were levied: Ten cents on 500 valus
tion; 81 Oo on poll for road purposes.
On April 24th g Blackburn, III
Faircloth, Nat Snipes, Ed Spach, J
e Gorrell and David Barrow were al
: pointed patrolmen.
9 On April 10Th, 1862, the followin
q officers were elected: FL Thoma
mayor; p A Wilson, John ID Tavis,
8 S.Cook, G III Renegar, b Gray, Simo
Q White and ID Ell Starbuck. r. Ora
+ was elected secretary. An order w;
y passed that candles be purchased II
the use of the Board. e Gray was a.
pointed secretary and treasurer.
tax OF 81 90 was levied on all either
= who kept one dog; SO ccntsswa adde
for each additional dog.