Friday, August 3, 2007

Wallington's First Elected Officials - 1895

At the first meeting of the Mayor and Council on March 18, 1895 the following to the oath of office and made appointments.
Mayor Jacob Wagner
Councilman Bernard Koster, President of Council
Councilman John Baker
Councilman Thomas R. Collins
Councilman Walter F. Schmidt
Councilman Charles R. Stewart
Councilman Robert Angel
Justice of the Peace Jacob Wagner

BUT

at the next meeting on March 25, 1895 all appointments were declared null and void as the Mayor and Council did not follow the law regarding appointments.