Corporation Counsel.
James W. Taylor, 1865-1869. John H. Fenton, 1870-1871. William D. Dickey, 1872, 1878-1880. J. G. Graham, 1873-1874, 1885-1890. Abram S. Cassedy, 1875-1876. George H. Clark, 1880-1881. Russel Headley, 1881-1884. Eugene A. Brewster, 1890-1892. C. L. Waring, 1892. Resigned 1907. W. F. Cassedy, 1907-1908.
City Surveyor.
Charles Caldwell, 1866-1902. Everett Garrison, 1902-1906. William J. Blake, Jr., 1907 to present time.
Supervisors.
Supervisors from 1763 to inauguration of first city officers, March 12, 1866: Jonathan Hasbrouck, 1763; Lewis Du Bois, 1764; John Wandal, 1765; Benjamin Carpenter, 1766; Lewis Du Bois, 1767; Edward Hallock, 1768; Latting Carpenter, 1769-1771; Jonathan Hasbrouck, 1772; John Flewwelling, 1773; Samuel Prowler, 1774; Wolvert Acker, 1775; Morris Flewwelling, 1776; Wolvert Acker, 1777-1780; Thomas Palmer, 1781-1786; John Robinson, 1787-1788; Isaac Fowler, Jr., 1789; John Robinson, 1790-1791; Isaac Fowler, 1792-1795; Reuben Tooker, 1796-1807; Isaac Belknap, Jr., 1808; William Ross, 1809-1810; Jonathan Fisk, 1811; Leonard Smith, 1812-1818; Daniel Tooker, 1819-1820; Leonard Smith, 1822; William Wear, Jr., 1823; William Walsh, 1824-1831; Robert Lawson, 1832-1833; William Walsh, 1834; James G. Clinton, 1835-1836; Daniel Tooker, 1837; David W. Bate, 1838; Jackson Oakley, 1839; David W. Bate, 1840-1844: John W. Brown, 1842; David W. Bate, 1843-1846; Odell S. Hathaway, 1847-1849; Enoch Carter, 1850; Odell S. Hathaway, 1851; Enoch Carter, 1852; Samuel J. Farnum, 1853; Henry Walsh, 1854; Stephen W. Fullerton, 1855; Odell S. Hathaway, 1856; Albert Noe, 1857; Enoch Carter, 1838; Albert Noe, 1850-1860; Odell S. Hathaway, 1861-1863; William H. Beede, 1864; George W. Underhill, 1865; C. Gilbert Fowler, 1866.
A Few Briefs.
August 3, 1809, two acres were added to the grounds of Washington's Headquarters. November 20, 1870, unparalleled rainstorm and destructive hurricane. In 1870 population, 17,094. November 4, 1871, Newburgh's contribution to Chicago's relief fund over $5,500. January 1, 1872, Newburgh's first steam fire engine tested. May 11, 1873, board of trustees created for Washington's Headquarters. February 13, 1878, new public library opened. May 30, 1878, first exhibition of the phonograph in Newburgh. September 25, 1878, Newburgh's contribution for relief of yellow fever sufferers in the South, $2,613. July 5, 1879, mastodon unearthed at Little Britain. July 28, 1879, movement to erect poles for first Newburgh telephone. June 25, 1880, armory opened. In 1880 population 18,049. May 30, 1881, soldiers' and sailors' monument at Woodlawn Cemetery unveiled. June 4, 1883, first train on West Shore Railroad from Newburgh to New York. October 1, 1884, beginning of free mail delivery. October 31, 1885, Moody and Sankey evangelistic meetings. November 24, 1885, West Shore Railroad sold at Newburgh courthouse for $22,000,000. September 2, 1886, new academy dedicated. December 23, 1886, street railroad opened. March 12, 1888, unprecedented snowstorm and blizzard. September 17, 1888, Academy of Music opened. March 19, 1889, electric fire alarm system adopted. July 1, 1889, Newburgh's contribution for relief of Johnstown flood sufferers, $5,164. September 27, 1889, display of national flag over the school buildings began. In 1890 population 23,087. October 6, 1896, unveiling of General George Clinton statue. May 9, 1900, centennial celebration of Newburgh municipality.
