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The History of
Genesee County, MI Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Clayton |
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POPULATION. Strange as it may seem, Flint never had an organization as a village, but from a simple, township leaped into a full fledged city. January 18, 1855, a citizens' meeting was held to consider the subject of a city charter and the act of incorporation became a law by approval of Governor Bingham, February 3, 1855, and on April 2nd following the first charter election was held, and the Hon. Grant Decker was chosen its first mayor. The population of the new city of Flint when incorporated was about two thousand. |
| The following figures best show the phenomenal growth of Flint for the sixteen years since 1900: | |
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1855 |
2,000 |
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1890 |
9,830 |
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1900 |
13,103 |
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1910 |
38,550 |
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1916 (estimated) |
85,000 |
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CITY OFFICIALS OF FLINT. The following is a complete roster of the city officers for 1916: |
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Mayor |
Earl F. Johnson |
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President pro tem |
George C. Kellar |
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Clerk |
Delos E. Newcombe |
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Treasurer |
John H. Long |
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Attorney |
John H. Farley |
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Engineer |
E. C. Shoecraft |
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Health Officer |
Don D. Knapp |
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Milk and Food Inspect and Sealer of Weights and Measure |
Edward J. Friar |
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Plumbing Inspector |
G. C. M. Shaw |
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Electrical and Building Inspector |
George D. Hanna |
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Chief of Fire Department |
Edward H. Price |
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Chief of Police |
James P. Cole |
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Superintendent of Streets |
Lee Davison |
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Superintendent of Poor |
Frank L. Wells |
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Superintendent of Water Works |
F. N. Baldwin |
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Sexton of City Cemetery |
Frank Moyer |
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Market Keeper |
Frank S. Thompson |
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Justices of the Peace |
William L. Landon and James M. Torrey |
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Aldermen: |
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First Ward |
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Edward J. Clark |
John W. Collins |
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Second Ward |
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George H. Gordon |
Homer Vette |
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Third Ward |
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Fred R. Armstrong |
William D. Clark |
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Fourth Ward |
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George C. Kellar |
Frank C. Torrey |
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Fifth Ward |
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Eslie G. Frazer |
Nahum W. Long |
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Sixth Ward |
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George F. Streat |
Otto M. Ramlow |
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Board of Health |
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C. D. Chapell |
Noah Bates |
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Board of Hospital Managers |
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W. E. Martin |
J. D. Dort |
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E. W. Atwood |
Orson Millard |
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George D. Flanders |
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Park Commissioners |
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C. B. Burr |
P. R. Doherty |
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George E. McKinley |
George E. Pomeroy |
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C. S. Mott |
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Police Commissioners |
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Fred Weiss |
Fred D. Lane |
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Charles H. Miller |
Frank R. Streat |
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Water Commissioners |
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Benjamin F. Miller |
William Veit |
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Standing Committee, 1916-1917 |
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Finance |
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Kellar |
Armstrong |
Gordon |
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Collins |
Ramlow |
Frazer |
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Fire Department |
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Armstrong |
Streat |
Collins |
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Torrey |
Frazer |
Vette |
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Buildings |
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Gordon |
Kellar |
E. J. Clark |
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W. D. Clark |
Long |
Ramlow |
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Streets |
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Torrey |
W. D. Clark |
E. J. Clark |
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Long |
Vette |
Streat |
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Sewers |
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W. D. Clark |
E. J. Clark |
Torrey |
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Streat |
Vette |
Long |
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Ordinances |
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Collins |
Kellar |
Streat |
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Armstrong |
Frazer |
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Railroads |
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Streat |
Kellar |
Gordon |
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W. D. Clark |
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Bridges |
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Ramlow |
Long |
Torrey |
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Gordon |
Collins |
W. D. Clark |
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Licenses |
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Frazer |
Vette |
Ramlow |
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Lighting |
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E. J. Clark |
Torrey |
Long |
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Ramlow |
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Water |
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Long |
Armstrong |
E. J. Clark |
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Sanitary |
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Vette |
Streat |
Torrey |
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Parks |
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Vette |
Armstrong |
Frazer |
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Conventions |
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Gordon |
Armstrong |
Frazer |
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Collins |
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Cemetery |
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Kellar |
W. D. Clark |
Gordon |
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Number of City Employees (Sewer, Paving and Street) |
700 |
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Number of City Firemen |
43 |
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Number of City Policemen |
39 |
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Assessed Valuation of Flint |
$47,594,444,00 |
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History of Genesee
County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions |
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