Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas)
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Alexander Calder a New York
er, became the first mayor
of Beaumont, Texas
, on August 8, 1840.
On July 28, 1840, an election was held under the Incorporation Act, and on August 8, Beaumont's first elected officials were sworn into office. Elected Mayor was Alexander Calder, a New Yorker who had traveled to Beaumont by horseback in 1838 and had become a lawyer after his arrival. The new Mayor promptly addressed himself to the problems at hand, appointing committees in charge of roads and streets, finances, landings, wharves and ferries, and to be sure that all miscellaneous ground was covered, general expediencies. One of the first ordinances passed by the new City Council established liability for removing carcasses of cattle that had drowned while they were being driven across the Neches River
.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
er, became the first mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
, on August 8, 1840.
On July 28, 1840, an election was held under the Incorporation Act, and on August 8, Beaumont's first elected officials were sworn into office. Elected Mayor was Alexander Calder, a New Yorker who had traveled to Beaumont by horseback in 1838 and had become a lawyer after his arrival. The new Mayor promptly addressed himself to the problems at hand, appointing committees in charge of roads and streets, finances, landings, wharves and ferries, and to be sure that all miscellaneous ground was covered, general expediencies. One of the first ordinances passed by the new City Council established liability for removing carcasses of cattle that had drowned while they were being driven across the Neches River
Neches River
The Neches River flows for through east Texas to its mouth on Sabine Lake near the Rainbow Bridge. Two major reservoirs, Lake Palestine and B. A. Steinhagen Reservoir are located on the Neches. Several cities are located along the Neches River Basin, including Evadale, Tyler, Lufkin, Silsbee,...
.