Organization of Niles Township
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ORGANIZATION OF TOWNSHIP
There was but little concerted action previous to 1850, when the township was organized under the general law. On April 2 of that year, following the notice by the Cook County Commissioners, the first meeting for the election of officers was held. No account of the selection of the name of "Niles" appears on the records, but according to the older settlers it was chosen at a public meeting held some time before this first election. At the meeting held April 2, 1850, the following were elected:
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1850 Niles Township Officials |
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Samuel E. Ferris |
Moderator |
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James Milne |
Clerk |
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Samuel Ferris |
Supervisor |
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Pierpont Anderson |
Clerk and Collector |
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Christian Ebinger |
Assessor and Overseer of the Poor |
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Samuel Ferris |
Commissioner of Highway |
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Nathaniel Snell |
Commissioner of Highway |
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Robert Robinson |
Commissioner of Highway |
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Robert Pink |
Justice of the Peace |
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Charles W. Butler |
Justice of the Peace |
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Hamlet B. Snell |
Constable |
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Pierpont Anderson |
Constable |
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The Commissioners of Highways then appointed Overseers of Highways, for the several road districts, as follows:
District No. 1, James Wheldon
District No. 2, Hamlet B. Snell
District No. 3, Alvin Cooley
District No. 4, Samuel Rohr
District No. 5, Adam Huffmeyer
The annual election for 1851, April 2, was held at the North Branch Hotel and the following officers were added: Samuel Anderson, John Ketchum, now in Iowa, and Robert Hartt. Hartt Road was named after this pioneer, leads between Niles and Niles Center. An election was held June 19, 1851, at the North Branch Hotel, for the purpose of electing a Judge of the County Court of Common Pleas to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Giles Spring. Of the votes cast John M. Wilson received thirty-two and Mark Skinner eight. On the 28th of June $200 was voted to be raised by tax for the improvement of the highways.