Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-13
FIFTY YEARS A CITY.
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2, Benjamin F. Thomas; ward 3, John
w. Lincoln; ward 4, James s. Wnod-
2 worth; ward 5, William Il. Fox ward
.. Col. James, Estabrook; ward Z, Col
isaac Davis; ward 8, Hon. Stephen
Salisbury.
- This ticket was headed by the Illus
trous citizen, Ex-Governor and ex-Con-
gressman Levi Lincoln, who drew up
the charter, and whom all truly patrio-
tic citizens desired to have put in noIni-
nation as the head of the new govern
hmenti TO set it's new machinery in
q motion The alderman for ward l was a
prominent ntbusiness man, jeweler and
farmer, Farley Goddard; for ward .,
the then rising and brilliant young
lawyer, and future judge, Benjamin
ioF. Thomas, grandson of old Isaiah
2 Phomas; for ward 8, Col. John W. Lin
coin. one of the most efficient officials the
town ever had: ward 4, the substantial
Z, architect and builder, James S. Wood
worth; ward 5. William B. Fox, the ex-
tensiye woolen manufacturer at Fox's
"a mills at what is now Vernon SQUARE.
frWard 6, Col. James Estabrook, promi-
cnent business man; ward 7, Col Isaac
y DAVIS thesmost noted representative of
the democratic party in town, and ne
phew of United States Senator John
-s Davis; ward 8, Hon. Stephen Salisbury.
one of the long line Of representative
officials, of whom the old town and city
o have reason to be proud
OF the "a members of the common
council nominated in this way and
l1eleeted, consisting of the nine promi-
snent business men of the new city, only
two of this common council, of 1S4S now
remains among us, the venerable Albert
Curtis of New Worcester, from ward Z,
and Calvin Foster of ward s.
OF the "a members of the first school
e.VsIs /
are Joseph Mason, now of Plainfield
N. j., and DR.. Samuel Flagg. Other
members of the board were Hon. Alfred
Dwight Foster, Rev. DR.. Seth Sweetser
of Central Church, Rev. DR.. Elan Small
ley Of Union Church, Rev. Dr. Samuel
b. Swain of the First Baptist Church,
Rev. Isaac R. Barbour, DR.. Calvin New
ton Rev. Dr. Alonzo Hill Of the First
Unitarian Church, Judge William N.
Green Of the police court and Charles G.
Prentiss, register of probate.
OF the assistant assessors of 1S4S, one
for each ward, the only survivor is
Mason H. Morse.
The rate of taxation, the first year
of the city, was 1914 on $1,000, and the
previous year, $6.01. 1t is also officially
stated that the first year of city admin
istration was the only year for six years
that the public debt did not increase.
Col. Davis was chairman Of the COM
mittee on finance, the first year Of the
city, and made this statement in his re-
port.
AS representative business men of
their time, so years ago, it will be III,
teresting to look over the list of the
first board of "a members of the common
council, nominated and elected on the
same ticket with the mayor and alder
men. OF those, two only now survive,
the venerable Albert Curtis and Calvin
Foster, and the first clerk of the board,
VIM, A Smith, who officiated as clerk
for eleven years, till 1860. The full
board were, by wards: 1, Freeman Up
ham, John Sutton, Samuel B. Scott; 2,
Horace Cheney, Capt Edward Lamb,
Calvin Brigham; 8, DR.. BENZ. F. Hey
wood, Charles Bowen, John Gates; 4,
Calvin Allen, Darius Rice, Stephen Bart
lett; 5, Isaac Goddard, Josiah G. Perry,
Benjamin F. Stowell; g. Edwin Draper,
Adolphus Morse, Dea. Nathaniel Brooks;
Z, Alexander H. Bullock, Albert Curtis,
Daniel Goddard; s, William T. Merri-
field, Calvin Foster, Gen. Thomas
fbJham berlain, the last named being
president of board
1t is hardly necessary to describe in
detailsthis list of the leading men OF