Jlorgan I'nderhill; President pro tem.^ none elected; Treasurer, Elisha Horton , Clerk, John Birch; .\ttorney and Counsel, Tliram Paulding ; Collector of Taxes, none elected ; Chief (Nonstable, John Birch ; Trustees, David 5'erplanck. for two years, and 5IicbaeI Riordan, for one year, Fii'st Ward; .Vrtemus W. Eggleston, for tw(» years, and S. W. Failr. f^jj- one year. Second Ward ; G. H. Mead, for two years, and Leonard Miller, for one year. Third Ward.

1879- 80. -- President, D. Slorgan I nderhill ; President, pro tern., Daniel J. Tripp ; Clerk, John Birch ; Attorney and Counsel, William .\.

1 Valentine 51. Hoilgson resigned his position lu* village clerk January 17, 1874, and was succeeded by Charles H. Purdy.

- Charles H. Purdy resigned his position as clerk, and was succeeded, August 14, 1874, by John Birch.

3 The new charter, dividing the city into wards, went into operation this year, and two trustees were elected from each ward, instead of seven from the whole village, as lormerly. The president was chosen from outside the b()ard for a term of two yeai's, and his powers were somewhat curtailed. The election of Gilbert S. Lyon was reached after a long and obstinate contest between Elisha P. Ferris and William H. Albro. Ferris .sat as president during this balloting, having been president the year before, and, finally, when he saw his own election impossible, and after there had been a number of btillots with Lyon and .\Ibro as candidates, in which each received three votes, he threw the deciding Tote for Lyon. Uis right t» do so was contested in the courts, and