Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . and Ins been active in advancing its interests in town, county andstate. Although not in any sense an active politician his services havebeen sought and efficiently and freely given in the discharge of the. BERKSHIRE CO UNTY 211 duties of iinmerous offices. He was selectman in 1887-88; councilmanfrom the fourth ward in 1897-98; and was elected to the mayoralty in1900. and re-elected to that office the following year. It was duringMr. Russells incumhency of the office of mayor of Pittsfiel
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . and Ins been active in advancing its interests in town, county andstate. Although not in any sense an active politician his services havebeen sought and efficiently and freely given in the discharge of the. BERKSHIRE CO UNTY 211 duties of iinmerous offices. He was selectman in 1887-88; councilmanfrom the fourth ward in 1897-98; and was elected to the mayoralty in1900. and re-elected to that office the following year. It was duringMr. Russells incumhency of the office of mayor of Pittsfield that theBerkshire Cx>mpany added its lines to the trolley systems of the yicinity,and material extensions to the Pittsfield Companys lines were this period also the initial steps Ayere taken looking toward theincrease of storage capacity for Pittsfields water supply. Mr. Russellwas one of the original members of Pittsfield Co-Operatiye Bank, andhas been one of the board of directors and security committee since theorganization of that institution. He is a member of Crescent Lodge,of Pittsfield, F. and A. M., Berkshire Chapter, R. A. BerkshireCouncil, R. and-S. M., and Berkshire Commandery, K. T. He was acharter member of Crescent Podge, Berksliire Council, Berkshire Com-mandery and L
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