CARROLLTON 1823 -1968

CARROLLTON - 1823

A brief but graphic picture of Carrollton in its early infancy can be found in the book "Wagons West," which tells of the westward hegira of the Justus and John Rider families, who started in September, 1822, from New York State and reached Carrollton late in April 1823. The women and children rode in a coach, followed by the wagons loaded with the household goods and a stock of goods for a store to be established here. The description follows:

THE RIDER FAMILY ARRIVES

"The coach lurched to a standstill at last. As the tired women with their fretful babies in their arms looked through the windows, their eyes rested on a sight that was now familiar. Perhaps the central open space of the little town was a trifle more generous than some they had seen, for Carrollton had been laid out as the county seat. On the west side stood the frame courthouse, unattractive, two-storied, presenting a high, gaunt end to the front, and already looking dingy and weatherbeaten, a fit companion to the log jail which flanked it. Diagonally across on the north side was the other frame structure in the place, a iwo-st^ried with a portico. In the middle of the grass enclosure, between the square's four roads, were the public well and the whipping post. For the rest, there was the usual fringe of low log buildings. There was nothing to distinguish this from hundreds of other raw little towns they had been through — nothing until John rode up level with the coach window to ask them what they thought of their newhome.They looked out then, all eager curiosity, realizing with a flood of relief that their long journey was over."

OUR CITY GOVERNMENT

Our city is governed by a mayor, city clerk, city treasurer and six aldermen. An attractive city hall houses this city government.

Present Administration:

Mayor — Alan Roads

City Clerk - Keith Slurmon

City Treasurer - Thelma Barnell

Aldermen:

1st Ward - Walter Schmidt, Neil Carrico 2nd Ward - William Miner, Andrew Kirback 3rd Ward - Robert Hamel, Gene Wagener

City Attorney — Jack McDonald

Water Commissioner — Wendell Forrest

City Springs Superintendent — Newell Trusty

Fire Chief — Gene Wagener

Bookkeeper — Rstalene Parker

Police: John Scheffel, Acting Chief James Tuey, Ray Alien, Clarence Johnisee

Radio Operators: Magdaline Khiantzos, Lawrence Booth

CIVIL DEFENSE

The Carrollton Auxiliary Police Unit and Rescue Squad has 12 men fully equipped and trained to assist in all emergencies. The unit was formed in 1956. The men are all trained in police work, traffic control, advanced first aid, demolitions, dragging operations, rescue work and radiological monitoring. James D. Tuey is captain of the unit and civil defense director for the City of Carrollton.

News of Yesterday
April 28, 1888. Carrollton had a test of their NEW FIRE ENGINE.
The name of it is "Little Giant."
It is simple, light, durable and will throw a 3/4" stream 100 feet high,
weighs less than 500 pounds and can be pulled by very few men.