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 The Legislators ADELAIDE AND VICINITY 123 Gray ; Councillors Hambidge, Scarfe, Lock, Birrell, Saunders, and Pulford ; Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Knight, Governor of the Province ; J. Eldin Moulden, Town Clerk. Glenelg, equally with Kensington and Norwood and Port Adelaide, had arrived at a stage of development when it was entitled to the privilege of governing its own affairs. As the favorite watering-place near Adelaide, and as the most historical site in South Australia, it had received a fair share of attention from the public, but, after it was granted municipal government, important improvements were effected in its appearance and attractions. The Corporation was proclaimed in August, 1855, and the first meeting of the Council was held on December 10 of that year at St. Leonards Hotel. There were present : — Aldermen Monteith and Colley, and Councillors Lee, Atkinson, Trevenen, Barclay, DeHone, and Hodges. Mr. R. B. Colley was elected Mayor, and Mr. W. R. Wigley Town Clerk. The number of ratepayers on the roll in 1857 was 149, and the assessment in 1861 was ^8,144. Norwood Town Hall, 1883