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Section VIII THE EIGHTEEN-SEVENTIES A City is Rebuilt. Public Schools, a Horse Car System and Waterworks Make for a More Abundant Life CHAPTER 48 1870 URING the month of November, 1869, the voters of Atlanta were treated to some strenuous electioneering upon the part of several candidates aspiring to the office of Mayor for 1870. Before election day, December 1st, Joseph Winship, James E. Williams, and Judge Dennis F. Hammond had all dropped out, leaving the field to two Democrats, Judge William Ezzard and Dr. James F. Alexander, and one so-called Radical, William Markham . Despite the opprobrium then visited upon Radicals, Markham was one of the city's best citizens, and had been so since long before the war. He was probably the leading local apostle of heavy industry in ante-bellum Atlanta, and was afterward to build one of the city's best known post-bellum hotels. His chief fault, in the eyes of the Democrats, was the fact that he was a Republican, though no man was more sincere in his political convictions. Right up to the time of the election, the Constitution, of which I. W. Avery was editor, urged Dr. Alexander to withdraw from the race, since it was feared that a divided Democratic ticket would insure a Radical victory. The good doctor, however, did not see fit to heed this advice.1 The fears of editor Avery proved to be needless, for the venerable Judge Ezzard won the race, thereby becoming the only individual to serve as mayor of both ante-bellum and post-bellum Atlanta. One polling place in each ward sufficed for the local voters of that time, the locations being as follows: 1st Ward—At Engine House, near Bridge on Broad Street. 2nd Ward—At City Hall. 3rd Ward—At James G. Kelly's residence (northwest corner Hunter and Terry streets). 4th Ward—Willingham's Building, in rear of J. J. Norman & Co. (corner Decatur and Ivy streets). 5th Ward—At No. 3 Engine House on Broad Street.2 When all the votes were in, it was found that Ezzard had polled 819; Markham, 762, and Alexander, 498.3 This result inspired the Constitution to observe on December 3rd: "How THE ELECTION WASRECEIVED—On Thursday morning [Dec. 2nd], when it was announced that Judge Ezzard was elected, the crowd assembled at the Live Drug Store, cheered vociferously and proceeded to Judge Ezzard's residence. They got the Judge out and brought him to the corner of James5 Bank, and called on him for a speech. Judge E. returned his thanks to the crowd for their efforts in behalf of Democracy, and alluded in felicitious terms D 828 ATLANTA AND ITS ENVIRONS to the fact that this was not the first time he had triumphed over Mr. Markham . He thought that the finances of the city were somewhat better in consequence of somebody paying taxes. "Mayor Hulsey responded to calls made upon him in his usual fervid style. It was the happiest moment of his life. He had taken a deeper interest in the present election than in his own, as he believed Judge Ezzard was the only man to beat the Radicals. We had saved ourselves the humiliation of it being telegraphed all through the country that a Radical had been elected Mayor. "Colonel E. Y. Clarke was also called on, and responded in his terse and perspicuous style, stating that the present triumph was one in which all Democrats could rejoice. Heaven forbid that any Democrat should exult over the defeat of a brother Democrat. The defeat of the Radicals was a common triumph, in which both Alexander men and4 Ezzard men should unite." The Council elected to serve with Mayor Ezzard was composed of the following gentlemen: First Ward—M. T. Castleberry and Dr. D. C. O'Keefe. Second Ward—James H. Callaway and Volney Dunning. Third Ward—James G. Kelly and William C. Anderson. Fourth Ward—Evan P. Howell and Michael Mahoney. Fifth Ward—Anthony Murphy and Alfred L. Fowler.4 Ministerial officers elected by the Council of 1870 were: clerk, S. B. Love; treasurer, Perino Brown; marshal, George W. Anderson; deputy marshal, John L. Johnson; second deputy marshal, Samuel D. Haslett; city attorney, Henry Jackson; tax receiver and collector, Frank T. Ryan; first lieutenant of police, Timothy C. Murphy; second lieutenant of police, D. M. Queen; overseer of streets, Martin Daly; city physicians, Charles Pinckney and E. S. Ray; hallkeeper, Patrick Fitzgibbon; city engineer, W. B. Bass...

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