HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Incorporation narrative from Political History book THE INCORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF AMES occurred in the year
1870 in the following manner, to-wit: Thirty citizens of the
Village of Ames, Story County, Iowa, petitioned to the Circuit
Court in and for said County on the llth day of November, 1869,
asking that commissioners be appointed to hold an election
upon the question of incorporating the Town of Ames. The Court
appointed such commissioners, residents of the Village, as follows :
Cyrus E. Turner, William West, P. C. Compton, Ralph Marshal and
H. F. Kingsbury. The election was held on the 18th day of
December, 1869, at which time one hundred six ballots were cast,
of which eighty-one ballots were " for incorporation" and twenty-
five ballots were "against incorporation" . Whereupon the
commissioners called an election for the purpose of organizing
the Incorporated Town of Ames, Iowa. Election was held on
Saturday, the 8th day of January, 1870, to elect the following
officers : mayor, recorder, treasurer, assessor,marshal, and
five trustees. Polls opened at 9: 00 o 'clock A.M. and closed at
4:00 o 'clock P.M. The terms of these offices were for one year.
Following are the names of the citizens who have served in
an official capacity in the Incorporated Town of Ames up to and
including the year 1893, to-wit:
1870 - 1871
William West Mayor
S . B. Farwell Recorder
George G. Tilden Treasurer
S . L. Lucas Assessor
W. G. Wright Marshal
TRUSTEES
Daniel McCarthy (resigned)
J. H. Miller
D. A. Bigelow
S . S . Paxton
J. H. Alexander (resigned)
Giles Cook (to fill vacancy March 11, 1870)
John McLain
William West resigned as Mayor and W. D. Lucas was elected
to fill vacancy at a special election held March 24, 1870.
T. Weld was appointed Street Commissioner.
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