The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
OF FARGO----ITS HISTORY
And GREAT DEVELOPMENT
Cly Now Has Thoroughly Organized System Of Government
Worthy City Many Times the Size Of Fargo
Looking Back Through the Years

1ota-1lty attorney, s. g. Roberts
3 treasurer, w A. Yerxa; city clerk. Tel
| renee Martin; engineer, J. p. Knight
, marshal John Il. Haggart; city justice
~. ID. Barker and later James stack.
/ 1S76-City attorney, S. G. Roberts;
treasurer, w. A. Yerxa; city clerk. j
). Stack; engineer, ]. P. knight; mar.
snail John p. Haggart; city justice
John j. Skuse..
lS77-City attorney, S. @. Roberts;
treasurer, John McDonouRh: city
clerk, John Jennings; engineer, ]. p
knight; marshal, Patrick Davitt; city
justice, G. A. Roberts.
l878-City attorney, A. b. GuptfIl.
treasurer, G. J. Jensen, city clerk J.
j. shotwell; engineer E. w. Lewis;
marshal. c. s Foster: city justice, Jas.
S. Stack.
1S79-City attorney, A. b. Guptill;
treasurer, G. ]. Jensen; city clerk. ].
III. Shotwell; engineer, E. w. Lewis
marshal, G. s. Foster; city Justice Jas.
S. Stack.
1S8O-City attorney, H. F. Miller;
treasurer, G. J. Jensen; city clerk, g..
II. Deming; engineer, r. FL. Skuse
marshal, G. 8. Foster; city justice, Jas,
S. Stack
1sS1-City attorney, H. F. Miller;
treasurer, c, j. Jensen; city clerk
Chas. P. Thompson; engineer, Randall
Hunt; chief of police. George Holes;
ley; city Justice, A. Roberts.
1872 City attorney, H. f. Miller:
treasurer, c. ]. Jensen; city clerk
Chas' p Thompson; engineer, Randall
Hunt; chief of police, John M. Bart
ley; city Justice G. A Roberts.
lSS3-City attorney, w. B. McCon-
nell; treasurer, D. B. ShotweIl; city
auditor and clerk, this Office having
been established in this year, VIM @.
Hayden; engineer, Randall Hunt;
chief of police John M, BARLEY; city
justice, A. B. Guptill.
l8S4-City attorney, v s. stone.
treasurer, L. A Nelson; city auditor.
w. G. Hayden: engineer, j. D. White:
chief of police, A. E Wood; city JUS
tice, Augustus Roberts.
1SS5-City attorney, Martin RYAN.
treasurer A, F. ShotweIl; city auditor.
VIM. 9, Hayden; engineer, E. w. Lew
is; chief of police, John Peterkin; city
justice, w. H. Barnett. Later in the
year A. D. Thomas became city attor-
ney and resignation Of Martin Ryan.
a. /
treasurer, A. Shotwell; city auditor
VIM, G. Hayden; engineer, E. w. Lew
is; chief of police, A. E. Wood; city
justice, w. H. Barr EFT.
1Ss7-City attorney w. c. Resser:
treaurer, A. T. Shotwell; city auditor
Fl. L. Maxey; engineer, Geo. w. Rose; |
chief of police, A. f. Wood: city JUS
tice, w. H. Barnett
lSSS-City attorney, w. c. Resser;
treasurer, A. T. Shotwell; city auditor. |
H. l. Maxey; engineer. ]. d. White: /
chief of police. Richard Fields: CITY /
justice, w. H. Barnett. In this wear /
the term of office was changed to two /
years. After serving as auditor of
about year Mr.. Maxey resigned and |
A. O. Rupert was chosen to fill the
vacancy.
1S90-City attorney, c. r. Amidon:
treasurer, A. T. Shotwell; city auditor, /
A. 0. Rupert: engineer, j. D. White: /
chief of police, Richard Fields; police
magistrate, that office having been 4
created in this year. w H. Barnett.
lS92-City attorney, M. A Hildreth: 4
treasurer, A. r. Shotwell: city auditor.
A. o. Rupert; engineer. j. T Graves:
W. III. Barnett: city Jus
nee. c, F. Johnson.
1894-City attorney. #. B. Morrill,;
treasurer, A. F. Shotwell; city auditor
A. o. Rupert; engineer, J. Il. Graves:
chief of police, P. N. Barnes; police
w. H. Barnett; city JUS
tice, e. c. Gearey.
1S96-City attorney. c. j. Mahnken:
treasurer, A. T. Shotwell; engineer
J. L. Graves; city auditor, A. o. Ru-
pert; chief of police, w. H. Best; po-
Ice magistrate, S. G. Roberts: city
Justice, E. c. Gearey
lSsS-Ctty attorney, c. ]. Mahnken:
treasurer John Urion; engineer. Sam |
:. Crabbe; city auditor, ]. M. Rowe.
'hief of police, Fred A. Bowers; police
magistrate, E, c. Gearey; city Justice.
4. G. Hanson. Il
190O-City attorney, c.. j. Mahnken:
reasurer G. Fl. Mitchell: engineer
sam F. Crabbe: city auditor. T. 8.
Norgaard; chief of police, Fred A.
3owers; police magistrate, f. c.
Iearey city justice, A. G. Hanson.
l9O2-Clty attorney, M. A. Hildreth:
reasurer, c. Fl. Mitchell; engineer.
Tom w. Gsgoor; city auditor. H
chief of police, Frank A. Re-
ran: police magistrate, E. C. Gearey:
ity justice, A G. Hanson
1s04-City attorney, Seth Newman;
treasurer, G. Fl. Mitchell; engineer.
sam F. Crabbe; city auditor, III. T.
'ibson; chief Of police. S. M. Gowiand:
'elice magistrate, e C. Gearey; city
ustice, Martin Ryan.
1906-City attorney, w. c. Resser.
treasurer, c, Fl. MITCHELL; engineer.
am F. Crabbe: city auditor, N. 6.
forgan; chief of police. C. B. Wade:
olice magistrate Martin Ryan; city
lstice, Fl. r Miller.
1s0s-City attorney. w. G. Resser.
reasurer. w. C. Laizure: engineer
am r. Crabbe: city auditor. N. G.
Iorgan; chief of police, Gabe Grant:
olice magistrate, Martin Ryan: civ
lstice. Fl. F. Miller.
1SlO-City attorney. w. H. Shrre:l
treasurer c. H Mitchell; engineer. r
!. Anders; city auditor, r. r.. Or
hard; CHIEF of police, Geo. e. Bowers:
dice magistrate. Martin Ryan. Mag
Strate RYAN died while on a visit to Il
'anada soon after his appointment
the Office and was succeeded BY RI.
:. Miller. who Is Milling the office at
he present time. Augustus Roberts
5 the present city justice.
The above list of officers of the city
t Fargo were taken from the minute
looks of the city council. some ofi
hese books were copies of the originals
which owing to age and the fact that
hey went the fire of 1898, were In very
lad condition