The Green Forest tribune., 1912-03-08
HISTORY OF
 CARROLL COUNTY
Compiled by the Goodspced Publish ing Go. and Was First Published
 in the Year 1889.
TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
EUREKA SPRINGS.

building claimed by one Cushingberry, whose right was disputed by his son. The orgin was undoubtedly incendiary. The burnt area extended on both sides of Mountain and Eureka Streets, covering five acres, and involving a loss $25,000. Vigorous preventive measures were at once taken, and no similar catastrophe has since occurred.
 Municipal Organization. Town com mittee: August 8, 1879, Hugh Mont gomery, T. Montgomery, Jacob Mills, o. Bennett, J. Hooker, Alderson, Me Guire, Nuby, Hardin, Tatum, Cook and another were elected at public meet ing committee for the general management of such affairs as con- cerned the public in the incipient per iod of town development. The most important act of this committee was of Benton County, town surveyor. Under instructions from the committee, reservation of 100 feet around the basin spring was laid off, from which an avenue sixty feet wide was surveyed to the intersection of Main Street. Maj. Armstrong continued his work until the middle of the winter, laying out the principal streets of the town. The original committee was superseded by another, which dissolved without transacting any important business.
 Incorporation: October 8, 1879, the petition of twenty citizens of Eureka Springs was filed in the county court of Carroll county, for incorporation as town. January ?, 1880, the petition was dismissed, because there was not the required number of voters within the proposed limits, January 9, 1880, seventy-one qualified voters signed a second petition, which was fovorably considered by the court February 14, 1880. Section 15 and the south half of Section 10, Township 20 north, Range 26 west, thus became the in corporated town of Eureka Springs. The first election of town officers oc- cured April 6, 1880 In 1882, the population having sufficiently increased, Eureka Springs, became a city of first class. The Mayor was thus given enlarged powers, and the number of aldermen incrersed to ten. There are five wards.
 City Officials. Mayors Elisha Ros- son, 1880; John Carroll, 1880-S4: A. Davis, 1884-87; F. M. Lawson, 1887
 Clerks-F. A. Packard, 1880-82; John H. Hamilton, 1882-83; w. F. Daugherty, 1883-87; R. H. Du Bois, 1887.
 Police Judges-E, R. Ray, 1882-83; F. c. Drennon, 1883; Larkin Collins, 1883-84; A. T. Wilson, 1SS4-S7; J. P. Mclaughlin, 1887.
 Chiefs of Police-Joe F. Ivey, 1882 S3; S. L. Hickerson, 1883-85; w. B. Smith, 1S85-87; L. H. Park, 1887; w. M. Dale. 1888; J. c. Higgins, 1888.
 Town Council, 18S0-Jasper Hooker, R. R. Pace, George Beavers, w H. Jones, John Holder.
 1S81-J s. Tibbs, J. G. Breeding Feb. Pettigrew, J. T. Gooding, J. H. Pickett
 Aldermen, 18S2-First Ward, T. O.. P. Terry, J. H. Dolen; Second Ward, R. w. Luther, J. w. Cary, Levi Fuller (vice R. w. Luther, resigne0; Third Ward, E. L. Putnam, L. Collins; Fourth Ward, E. Jenkins, R. H. Dubois; Fifth Ward, Isaac Chidester, Z. F. Freeman.
 1SS3-First Ward, Peter Landale, T. s. Spear; Second Ward, J. P. Me Laughlin, L. Waite; Third Ward, E. l. Putnam, l.. Collins; Fourth Ward, J. G. Breeding, L. D. Brown, R. H. Du Bois (vice J. c. Breeding, resigned) Fifth Ward, L. H. Park, W. R. Dye
 1884 First Ward, w. A. Board, T. J. Atchison; Second Ward. J. P. Me Laughlin, Lee Waite; Third Ward, E. I. Putnam, Robert Cuthbertson; Fourth Ward. J. G. Breeding, R. H. Dubois; Fifth Ward, L. H. Park, w. R. Dye
 1985-First Ward, w. A. Broad, R. H. James; Second Ward, J. P. Me Laughlin. G. w. Martin; Third Ward, E. I. Putnam, Robert Cuthbertson Fourth Ward, w. R. Conant, R. H. Dubois; Fifth Ward. T. F. Hawley, L. H. Park.
 1986-First Ward, w. A. Broad, H. Davey; Second Ward, G. w. Martin, J. P Mclaughlin; Third Ward, Robert Cuthbertson, James Smith; Fourth Ward, w. R. Conant, R. H. Dubois; Fifth Ward, T. F. Hawley, J. B. Mitchell.
 18S7-First Ward, w. R. Nichols, H. Davey; Second Ward, J. W. New port J, B. Sanford; Third Ward, H. Seidel, James Smith; Fourth Ward, T. J. Pointer, J. H. Martin; Fiftt Ward, J. B. Mitchell, T. F. Hawley.
 19S8-First Ward, w. R. Nichols, J H. Holleman; Second Ward, J. w Newport, J. B. Stanford; Third Ward H. Seidel, w. H. D. Brown; Fourtf Ward, T. J. Pointer, Joseph Maddox Fifth Ward, A. Smith, J. w. Hyatt
 Treasurers-Bar Moore, 1881; H. D Field, 1SS2-s5; J. F. Fowler, 1S85-87