The morning times., 1896-04-26

revoked, and single municipality was es-
tablished instead, TO be known officially as
the District OF Columbia; All valid laws
!. and ordinances were continued in force but
there was a radical change In the form of
government.
The new municipality was presided over
by q governor and his aids were board
of public works, secretary, board of
health, consisting OF five persons, and ap.
pointed by the President of the United
States, and a legislative assembly. The
assembly consisted of two houses, known
as o. council, the members OF which were
appointed by the President, and a House
of Delegates, elected by the people. The
District was represented in the lower
House Of Congress by deleg ate, also chosen
by the people.
This regime was short-iived. But two
persons filled the office OF governor Henry
D. Cooke being the first Hfs term be gan
February 2S, 1871. and closed September
13, 1873, when he was, succeeded by
Alexander K. Shepherd, and the latter gave
way before change ia the farm of govern
ment, June go, 1874. Nelson P Chipman
had the distinction OF being.the Districts
only representative in Congress, his term
covering period of yearly .two years, from
April FL, 1871, to March 4s1S73.
The municipality had the; service OF three
territorial secretaries, Mel SONY Chipnan,
from March 2 to April 81, 1871 Edwin l..
Stanton, from May 10, 1871, to September
22, 1873, and Richard Harrington, from the
asst mentioned date TO June 20, 1874.
The .'old board of public works. as it is
low generally referre ! 10, consisted of the
governor, ex-officio; Henry d. Cooke,
Ierving during his gubernatorial term, and
our others The first four to be called to
membership were Alexander r. Shepherd
Who vacated the office as such, when he
became governor aud was succeeded by
Iohn b. Blake. S. r. Brown and James B.
dagruder. The last three named aud the
.rst went into office March 16, 1871.
Gov Shepherd was succeeded September
13, 1873, and the Others served as follows:
Mr. Brown until September 13, 1873;
Mr. MulIett until June 2. 1873. and Mr.
Magruder until June 90, 1874 AdoIph
cluSS became a member January 2, 1873,
and retired June 2, 1874, and Henry A.
Willard served from May %, 1878, until
June 90, 1874
The first board of health was composed
of j. Marbury, jr., T. s. Verdi, NJ. D., c..
C. Cox, NJ. D., Ii. D., J. NJ. L angston and
n. s. Lincoln, NJ. D., three physicians
aud two laymen. Each of these accepted
the trust March 10, 1871. DR.. Lincoln re-
tired in one week, DR.. d. w. Bliss and
Richard Il. Warden were members later
the former entering the board May %,
1872, the latter November 10, 1877. The
board was legislated out of existence by
act OF Congress, approved June II, 1873,
aud an then occupying the office retired
July following.
The legislative assembly was composed
Of seventeen members of counciI-the SEN
atc-and during its existence forty-six citi-
Zens served, by election, in the house of
delegates. The list embraces the follow
ing names:
Council. II. Brooks, a. X. Browne, J..
w. Baker, Samuel Cross, Frederick Doug
lass, Lewis II. Douglass, Daniel L. Eaton,
S.M. Golden, SamuelGedne V, John a Gray,
George f. Gul!ck Adolphus Hall, Charles
+. Peck, Joshua Riley, Daniel Smith, Will
lam Stckney and John W Thompso on.
Honse-Edward 2. Berry. Frederick. A -.
Boswell, c. j. Brewer, Joseph Brooks,
solomon q. Brown, George Burgess, Lemuel
Bursey, Peter Campbell, Joseph G. Car
roll, w. ID. Cassin, Thomas W. Chase,
William II. Ciagett, John +. Cox Madison
Davis, William Dickson, George W. Dyer,
John F. Ennis, Robert /. Fleming, Leonard