The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25

Inc city OF Stockton is governed under q
charter adopted November 20, 1888. The
municipal authorities consist Of Mayor,
flye Councllmen. five members of the
Board OF Education, an Assessor, Treas
urer, who is ex-oficio Tax Collector, a
City Clerk and Controller, City Surveyor
and a Superintendent Of Streets. The
Mayor, City Surveyor and Superintendent
OF streets constitute board of public
works. The city officers at the present
time are as follows: H. N. Baggs, Mayor
l.. ID. Lang, James J. Quinn, Frank Bur-
ton, J. L. Martin and J. r. Koch, Council
men; J. NJ. Mccall, City Clerk ana Con-
George A. Bidwell, Superintendent of
Streets, and w. E. Bidwell, deputy A. H.
Saxton. Sewer Inspector; Frank H. Smith,
City Attorney; Isaac Haines, City Treas
urer and Tax Collector, and J. NJ. Apeel,
deputy; Fred NJ. Rowe, City Assessor;
A. L. Rhodes, Prosecuting Attorney; G.
P. Rendon, Police Judge; H. It. Compton,
City Surveyor; Milton H. Kingsbury.
Chief of Police; John Garwood, Harbor
Master.
The county officials are as follows:
Judges of the Superior Court. Fl. Budd
and Ansel Smith; Sheriff, Thomas Cum
bingham; District Attorney, W. B. Nutter;
assistant, Marion de Vries; deputy, Fl. V.
J. Swain; County Clerk, Otto GrEnsky !;
deputies, r. G.. Fyfe, Carl Saibach and Il.
l.. Graham; County Recorder, A. g..
Keagle; deputies. John Perrott, Freeman
Black and F. N. Keasle; County Treas
urer, J. w. Kerrick; deputy. J. A. Sol
linger; County Assessor, c. L. Ortman;
deputy, ]. W. Wiley; County Superin
tendent of Schools, George Goodell; County
Surveyor, George A. Atherton: Public Ad-
ministrator, q. W. Norton; Board of
Supervisors - James Brown (chairmanl,
w. NICK. Carson, J. A. Shepherd, Orrin s.
Henderson and O. ]. HemphiIl
These officials occupy one of the finest
courthouses in the United States. 1t is
constructed of white granite and was COM
pleted in 1898 at cost OF $350000. 1t is
lighted and heated by natural gas. The
county's hospital and Jail are both new
and model structures.
The Commercial Association, although
of but recent origin, has been one OF the
most effective organizations of the bust
ness men TO foster the rapidly increasing
business development. P. A. Buell., the
president, is recognized in Stockton as one
of its most enterprising citizens. c. NJ.
Jackson, the vice president, Orrin S. Hen
derson, the secretary, and W. W. Westbay.
the treasurer, are men who have shown
patriotic devotion to the best interests of
their city.
The following membe have distin-
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public spirit: Arndt & Gumpertz, Austin
Brothers, Frank S. Boggs, I. S. Bostwick,
z. a. Buell. & Co., California Navigation
and improvement Company, DR.. A. Clark,
L. NJ. Cutting & Son, w. C. Daggett,
Eaton, Newell & Buckley, Farmers Union,
Gianelli Brothers, E. f. Cadle & Sons, W.
]. Goldsworthy & Co., Changers Union,
Grattan, Mckee IL Herkner George Gray,
Charles Haas, A. NJ. Haines, A. J. Hahn,
Hale g. Co., Hammond & Yardley, Louis
Hansel, Hansel & Stromeier, Hedges, Buck
d Co., NJ. P. Henderson & Co., H. II. Hew-
lett, Hickenbotham Brothers, William In
glis d Son, Jackson & Earle, J. W. Kerrick,
J. NJ. kile, T. e. Lane, Lauxen & Cats,
]. A. Loutitt, l.. Mccall, G. H. Morey,
& Co., Murphy & Frankenheimer, P.
MUSIC, CluheJ Ne"eh, L. w. Ne"eIi,
Noble & Reid, Pacific Tannery, c. e. Per.
kins, River Express Company, Rosenbaum
& Crawford. Ryan g. Co., A. L. Sailors e.
Co., Ross Sargent, H. c. Shaw, Smith &
Wright, Sperry FIGURING Company, NJ. P.
Stein d Co., Stockton c. NJ. and A. Works,
Stockton Gas and Electric Company,
Stockton Iron Works, Trethaway, Dasher
& Newell, Stockton Milling Company,
Stockton Lumber Company, Stockton
mills, steiney & Ladd, Trethaway, De
Vries & Neumiller, @. NJ. Weber, Fred III.
West, George West & Son, w. W. West
bay, r. E. Without, Eugene Without, Will
liams e. Moore, II. E. Williamson, J. N.