. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 91 the population of the infant settlement by draw-ing to it settlers from the interior for purposes ofmutual protection. Town organization waseffected on August 10. 1832, the total number ofvotes polled being 28. The town grew rapidlyfor a time, but received a set-back in the financialcrisis of 1837. During May of that year, how- ever, a charter was obtained and Chicago becamea city. The total number of votes cast at thattime was 703. The census of the city for the 1stof July of that year showed a population of
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 91 the population of the infant settlement by draw-ing to it settlers from the interior for purposes ofmutual protection. Town organization waseffected on August 10. 1832, the total number ofvotes polled being 28. The town grew rapidlyfor a time, but received a set-back in the financialcrisis of 1837. During May of that year, how- ever, a charter was obtained and Chicago becamea city. The total number of votes cast at thattime was 703. The census of the city for the 1stof July of that year showed a population of following table shows the names and termof office of the chief city officers from 1837 to1899: Year. Mayor. City Clerk. City attorney. City Trbasiirkr. Wm. B. Ogden Buckner S. Morris Benj. W. Raymond Alexander Lloyd P. C. Sherman Benj. W. Raymond Augustus Garrett SSherman l JamesCurtiss James H. Woodworth James H. Woodworth James Curtiss Walters. Gurnee Walters. Gurnee
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