Newport City Government

Newport City Government

1878-79

City Government

William H Harton, Mayor

David R Lock-Marshal

E E Bowers, Treasurer

Albert T Root, City Attorney

L R Hawthorn, Clerk

B R Morton, Engineer

Henry Weber, Jr. Wharfmaster

S Solar Jr. Weigher & Measurer

John Schwartz, City Jailor

B R Morton, Supt. Water Works

Henry Braun, Market Master

District Physicians-R A Dameron, F A Davis, L A Bennett

Board of Councilmen

1st Ward-James S McLane, George H Bishop

2nd Ward-W Nair, William B Steinheim

3rd Ward-Thomas Kennon, M Betz

4th Ward-George Tippenhauer, William Rodenberg

5th Ward-Joseph Weingartner, Jonathan H Speckman

6th Ward-E H Whittlessey, Charles Stemler

Board Police Commissioners

W K Boal

Henry Huser

R G Shinkle

D R Lock, Chief Thomas Cottingham, Lieut.

Water Works Trustees

T A Widrig

Henry Fisher

James Thomas

B R Morton, Supt. L R Hawthorne, Secretary

School Department

W H Waters-President

W H Jones-Superintendent

A T Wiles-Supt. From 1 Sep 1878

Richard F Walsh-Secretary

J B Lock-Treasurer

Members of Board of Education

1st Ward-Paris C Brown, E E Wood

2nd Ward-James Wallace, T Bowers

3rd Ward-W C Dunkhorst, Henry N Healey

4th Ward-W K West, Charles Shelow

5th Ward-H Ebert, John R Anderson

6th Ward-T B Youtsey, Frank Smith

Location of School Buildings

Seminary Building-North side of Bellevue between Monmouth & Saratoga Streets

Central Avenue Building-East side Central Avenue south of Madison street

York Street Building-South end of York Street

Ringgold Street Building-South side of Ringgold west of York

Church Directory

First Baptist Church-south side Bellevue St b Washington & Saratoga

First German Baptist Church-southeast corner Jefferson & Columbia

Christian Mission Church-worships in Hayman’s Hall, southwest corner Monmouth & Madison

St. Paul’s Church-south side Ringgold b York & Monmouth

St. John’s Church-southeast corner Mayo & Columbia

United Brethren Church-south side McArthur b Central & German

First Presbyterian Church-west side Columbia b Madison & Jefferson

Congregational Church-southeast corne York & Ringgold

Grace Methodist Episcopal Church-north side Jefferson b Monmouth & Saratoga

German Methodist Episcopal Church-southeast corner Mayo & Orchard

Taylor Street Methodist Episcopal Church-south side Taylor b Monmouth & Saratoga

St. John’s Protestant Independent Church-northeast corner Central & McArthur

St. Paul’s Church-Southgate b York & Columbia

Union Bethel Church-southeast corner Madison & Washington

Church of Corpus Christi-north side Chestnut b Patterson & Isabella

St. Stephen’s Church-northeast corner Harris & Saratoga

Church of the Immaculate Conception-south side Madison b Central & Columbia

Officers Newport Cemetery

Joseph Morledge-President

John B Lock-Secretary & Treasurer

James Brown-Sexton

Directors

Thomas Gideon

George Pagan

P H Wilson

Jacob Hawthorne

Edward Air