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

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Woodworth ; Collector of Taxes, Orlando W. Eggleston ; Chief Con" stable, Henry .\. 5Iaynard ; Police Justice, s James H. 5Ioran ; Trustees, David Verplanckand 5Iichael Riordan, First Ward ; .\rtenius M'. Eggleston and Samuel Faile, Second Ward ; Daniel J. Tripp and Leonard 5Iiller, « Third Ward.

1880- 81. -- President, Elisha P. Ferris ; Presiilent, pro lem., Edmund G. Sutherland ; Treasurer, Henry T. Dyknian ; Clerk, John Birch ; .\ttorney and Counsel, Charles W. Cochron ; Collector of Taxes, Daniel F. Leary ; Chief Constable, James Brogau ; Trustees. 5Iichael Riordan • anil David Verplanck," First Ward ; Samuel Faile and Henry B. Ford," Second Ward ; Daniel J. Tripp and Edmund G. Sutherland, Tliinl Ward.

1881- 8'2.-- President, Elisha P. Ferris (died February, 188'2) ; President, pro I'-m., Daniel J.Tripp; Treasurer, Henry T. Dyknian; Clerk John Birch ; .\ttorney an<l Counsel, Charles W. Cochran ; Collector of Taxes, Daniel F. Leary ; Chief Constable, George W. See ; Police Justice, Elisha Horton ; Trustees. 5Iicliael Rionlan, one year, and David Verplanck, two years. First Ward ; William J. Sutton, one year, and Samuel Faile, two years. Second NVard ; Daniel J. Tripp, two years, and Edmund G. Sutherland, one year. Third Ward.