The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
OLD DISTRICT OFFICERS
Men in Various Stations Over Fifty
Years Age.
Police Constables. Wood Cordcrs.
and Chimney Sweeps in the Em-
pIOy of the Municipal Government.
well-known Names I'm the List of
Justices of the Peace.

II il of no little interest, when a city
has become great, to look back, not only
upon its beginnings, but upon its status
in the days of early progress, even as a
man may be entertained by the details Of
his life when boy. 1t has been said that
Washington is unique among cities, hav-
ing been created for a special purpose: its
foundation renewed the antique idea, and
the city has. like Rome, definite date
alb urbe condita-and a founder greater
than the mystical Romulis. Other cities
have grown from casual circumstances as
fortuitous as the nesting OF winged seed
borne on the winds, but Washington was
planted with a specific intention and was
designed to be as representative of the
Republic in one view as the flag is in an
other view"
Its progress was, for some time. slow.
and 1t must be Of interest now to look
at ii when it was not yet fifty years old,
and when its entire population was not
equal to that of any one Of its present
police districts. This view is given by the
Congressional and State Government Al
manac" for 1885, printed by J. Elliot, jr.,
on Pennsylvania Avenue.
This almanac accompanied its monthly
calendars with texts from Holy Writ. 1t
gives the following summary of the mu-
nicipal governments of the District cities:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A Bradley, May
or: William Hewitt, Register; Richard S.
Coke. Attorney; Charles II. Wiltberger,
First Clerk; Joseph Radcliff, Second Clerk.
"Aldermen-First ward, James Thomp-
son and c. ". Goldsborough: Second, John
A. Wilson and Frederick Keller; Third,
William Gunton and George Sweeny;
Fourth. William Brent and George Water
ston; Fifth. Clement T. Coote and William
r. Maddox: Sixth. John Rowland and
James Marshall. President, CT. Coote;
secretary, E. ]. Middleton
Common Counciimen-First Ward. Alex
ander Mcintyre, Edmund Handy, and John
Adams. Second, George Crandell, Ignatius
Mudd, and Charles l.. Coltman; Third.
Matthew ST. C. Clarke, Joseph Harbaugh,
and David Saunders; Fourth, Moses Tabbs.
James Carbery. and Robert Brown; Fifth,
Peter Griffin, Thomas Blagden, and John
Carothers; Sixth. William Speiden, Joshua
l.. Henshaw. and Charles F. Ellis. Presi-
dent. Alexander Mcintyre; secretary. Rich
ard Barry.
Surveyor, William Elliot, appointed
May 16. 1892.
inspector OF Tobacco S. p Lowe; Sealer
OF Weights and Measures. William NJ Nc
Cauiey; Inspector Of Flour, Beef. Pork,
and Fish. Jacob Kieiber: Assessors, Alex
ander Mcintyre, C. C. Grammer, and
James Young; Gaugers. Thomas Burch
and Nicholas Cailan.
City Commissioners-For the First
ward. Samuel Drury; Second, Nicholas CAL
Ian; Third. T. Burch In the Fourth, Fifth.
and Sixth wards the duties are performed
by the police constables.
Police Constables-For the First ward,
W. Serrin. Leonard Ashton: Second. Da-
vid S. Waters and J. Waters; Third. r. r.
Burr, Henry B. Robertson; Fourth. John
Stevenson; Fifth, John Wells.
Clerks of the Markets-For the West
Market, Philip Williams. For the Cen