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 After adjournment and the counting of the votes, the following citizens were declared elected.

Township clerk—Wm. Sinclair.

Judge of Elections—John M. Gardner.

Assessor and collector—Andrew Anderson.

Chosen freeholder—John Hague.

Surveyors of Highways—Andrew O'Keefe and Henry Wettig.

Commissioners of Appeals—Jacob Van Skiver and Joseph L. Picollo.

Overseer of Poor—Thos. Guinan.

Overseer of Highways—John P. Van Skiver.

Township Committee—Wm. Galbraith, Herman Stuckey and Jacob W. Freeland.

Constable—Jos. Everson and Thos. Brennan.

Appropriations—Schools. $1,600; roads, $1,400; fire department, $100; bounty for volunteers, $1,750; poor, $300."

A comparison might be made in regards the appropriations made at the above election, and those that are required to maintain our town to-day, if you take away the $1,750 bounty for volunteers, you will find that the total foots up $3,400, which was all that was required to maintain every department of the township. It takes this amount at the present date to maintain our fire department.

In the year 1884 the township assumed the title of town, but retained the old charter, and in that year the following citizens were elected to the town committee:— Mr. Alfred De Bevoise (who was chairman of the committee); Thos. Nolan (who was also treasurer); B. Fitzgerald, Rich E. Galbraith and Fred. Engeln. Mr. L. A. Farr was elected town clerk. In this year a regular paid police force was established, with Mr. Fred Seiler in command as sergeant. The only incumbent on the present force who was then a member is Mr. William Ludlow, who was first appointed to do police duty in the township in 1879. The special officers of the latter date were paid by the piecework system, receiving 15 cents for each hours work. In addition to this they received 75 cents for making an arrest; 50 cents for attending court; $1.48 for conveying a prisoner to Snake Hill (to which place they invariably had to walk), and $1.25 for lodging a prisoner in the County Jail.