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The '''Government of Ensley''' took charge of municipal matters in [[Ensley]] from when it was incorporated until it was annexed into [[Birmingham]] under the [[Greater Birmingham]] legislation, effective [[January 1]], [[1910]].
The '''City of Ensley''' was incorporated in [[1899]] to govern local matters in [[Ensley]]. It served for just over a decade until it was annexed into [[Birmingham]] under the [[Greater Birmingham]] legislation, effective [[January 1]], [[1910]].


In addition to the executive and legislative offices, Ensley employed a city clerk. An elected chief headed the [[Ensley Police Department]]. The [[Ensley Police Court]] employed a judge and clerk as well. The [[Ensley Board of Education]] oversaw the [[Bush School]], [[Moore School]], and a [[Ensley Colored School]], as well as a kindergarten taught by [[Nellie Few]] above a bakery on [[19th Street Ensley|19th Street]].
In addition to the executive and legislative offices, Ensley employed a city clerk. An elected chief headed the [[Ensley Police Department]]. The [[Ensley Police Court]] employed a judge and clerk as well. The [[Ensley Board of Education]] oversaw the [[Bush School]], [[Moore School]], and a [[Ensley Colored School]], as well as a kindergarten taught by [[Nellie Few]] above a bakery on [[19th Street Ensley|19th Street]].
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===List of Mayors===
===List of Mayors===
* [[Nimrod Scott|Nimrod W. "Rod" Scott]] ([[1899]]-)
* [[Nimrod Scott|Nimrod W. "Rod" Scott]], [[1899]]-[[1900]]
* [[James Howell]]
* [[James Howell]], [[1900]]–
* [[Nimrod Scott|Rod Scott]] (–[[1906]])
* [[Nimrod Scott|Rod Scott]] , [[1906]]
* [[D. F. Sugg]] ([[1906]]–[[1909]])
* [[D. F. Sugg]], [[1906]]–[[1909]]


==Board of Aldermen==
==Board of Aldermen==
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===First Ward===
===First Ward===
Between [[16th Street Ensley|16th Street]] and the northeastern city limit.
Between [[16th Street Ensley|16th Street]] and the northeastern city limit.
* 1899-1903: [[George R. Byrum]] and [[D. H. White]]
* 1899-1900:
* 1900–1902: [[George R. Byrum]] and [[D. H. White]]


===Second Ward===
===Second Ward===
Between [[16th Street Ensley|16th]] and [[19th Street Ensley|19th Streets]] from the [[Ensley Works]] on the northwest to [[Averyt's Addition to Ensley]] on the southeast.
Between [[16th Street Ensley|16th]] and [[19th Street Ensley|19th Streets]] from the [[Ensley Works]] on the northwest to [[Averyt's Addition to Ensley]] on the southeast.
* 1899-1903: [[W. J. Cusick]] and [[E. W. Whips]]
* 1899-1900:
* 1900–1902: [[W. J. Cusick]] and [[E. W. Whips]]


===Third Ward===
===Third Ward===
Between [[19th Street Ensley|19th]] and [[23rd Street Ensley|23rd Streets]], form city line to city line
Between [[19th Street Ensley|19th]] and [[23rd Street Ensley|23rd Streets]], form city line to city line
* 1899-1903: [[W. C. Dennis]] and [[E. B. Pennington]]
* 1899-1900:
* 1900–1902: [[W. C. Dennis]] and [[E. B. Pennington]]


===Fourth Ward===
===Fourth Ward===
Between [[23rd Street Ensley|23rd Street]] and the southwestern city limit.
Between [[23rd Street Ensley|23rd Street]] and the southwestern city limit.
* 1899-1903: [[Z. T. Fuqua]] and [[J. E. Smith]]
* 1899-1900:
* 1900–1902: [[Z. T. Fuqua]] and [[J. E. Smith]]


===Fifth Ward===
===Fifth Ward===
The Fifth Ward was added between 1903 and the [[1906 Ensley municipal election]]
The Fifth Ward was added between 1903 and the [[1906 Ensley municipal election]].
* –1906: [[J. M. Donaldson]], resigned 1906
* 1906–: [[J. E. Winning]]
 
==Police chiefs==
The [[Ensley Police Department]] was headed by [[C. F. Camp]] in December [[1904]].


==References==
==References==
* ''Ensley City Directory'' (1903) Birmingham: Ensley Directory Company/Roberts & Son, Printers
* ''Ensley City Directory'' (1903) Birmingham: Ensley Directory Company/Roberts & Son, Printers
* Citizens League of Ensley, Ala (1906) "The Ensley Campaign Book"
* Citizens League of Ensley, Ala (1906) "The Ensley Campaign Book"
* "Alderman for Fifth Ward" (June 11, 1906) {{BN}}
* {{Prince-1982}}
* {{Prince-1982}}


[[Category:Ensley government|*]]
[[Category:Ensley government|*]]

Latest revision as of 17:46, 26 September 2023

The City of Ensley was incorporated in 1899 to govern local matters in Ensley. It served for just over a decade until it was annexed into Birmingham under the Greater Birmingham legislation, effective January 1, 1910.

In addition to the executive and legislative offices, Ensley employed a city clerk. An elected chief headed the Ensley Police Department. The Ensley Police Court employed a judge and clerk as well. The Ensley Board of Education oversaw the Bush School, Moore School, and a Ensley Colored School, as well as a kindergarten taught by Nellie Few above a bakery on 19th Street.

Mayor

The Mayor of Ensley was the elected head of the city government.

List of Mayors

Board of Aldermen

The Ensley Board of Aldermen consisted of two representatives from each voting ward of the city. In 1903 those wards were described as follows:

First Ward

Between 16th Street and the northeastern city limit.

Second Ward

Between 16th and 19th Streets from the Ensley Works on the northwest to Averyt's Addition to Ensley on the southeast.

Third Ward

Between 19th and 23rd Streets, form city line to city line

Fourth Ward

Between 23rd Street and the southwestern city limit.

Fifth Ward

The Fifth Ward was added between 1903 and the 1906 Ensley municipal election.

Police chiefs

The Ensley Police Department was headed by C. F. Camp in December 1904.

References

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