Fountain County IN Archives History - Books .....Common Council 1881
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Book Title: History Of Fountain County

COMMON COUNCIL.

   John M. Hall was elected the first recorder of Covington, and three of the
councilmen were Henderson, Bilsland and Foster. The names of the other two do
not appear in the records. Here it would seem necessary to say that so
incomplete are the records, not only of the council, but of school and other
town affairs, it is with difficulty that even this much has been saved for
history. Many times being obliged to rely on men's memories, there will no doubt
appear some errors.

   At a meeting of the council February 20, 1852, an ordinance was passed
dividing the town into five wards, described as follows: First ward, all west of
Sixth and south of Washington streets; second ward, all north of Washington,
west of Sixth, and south of Crocket streets; third ward, all north of Crocket
and west of Sixth streets; fourth ward, all east of Sixth and south of Harrison
streets; fifth ward, all north of Harrison and east of Sixth streets.

   The council of 1854, consisting of Joseph H. Nelson, Wm. McLaughlin, George
Shanklin, Chester Clark and Charles Kelley, set aside the special act of the
legislature, perhaps illegally, and the town passed under the general act of the
Indiana assembly. This discontinued the office of recorder, and since that time
the five councilmen have chosen one of their number president of the board.

   At a meeting of August 20, 1855, the first regular police force was
appointed, consisting of David Dwin, Isaiah R. Martin, Ewing Patterson, John W.
Steward and Isaac N. McAllister.

   June 24, 1855, an ordinance was passed reading as follows: "The use of
profane language is hereby declared to be disorderly conduct; therefore, be it
ordained by the board of trustees, that every person who shall profanely curse,
swear, imprecate, by or in the name of God, Jesus Christ, or the Holy Ghost,
shall be deemed guilty of profanity, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not less than $1 or more than $3, for each offense, and stand committed
till fine is paid." The records from 1851 to 1854 are lost. The following are
the different boards, as nearly correct as the imperfect records and memory can
render. The names of other officers, aside from councilmen and clerk, cannot be
given.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.

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