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<noinclude><pagequality level="3" user="Dhuscha" /></noinclude>=== CHAPTER 2 ===


Municipality
== Municipality ==
sonnel matters, coordinating economic and community development programs, assisting in budget
preparation, supervising the expenditure of town
funds, maintain an accounting system, collecting
taxes and other revenues, and other duties.
A grants administrator and special events
administrator have also been added.
The mayor and councilmen receive a small stipend for their work, $400/ month for the former and
$150/month for each councilman.


TOWN GOVERNMENT
=== TOWN GOVERNMENT ===
Until 1890, Brunswick was still called Berlin
Until 1890, Brunswick was still called Berlin and was a village of around 300 people. The natural crossroad of transportation in a valley between Catoctin and South Mountains with the Potomac River transecting it caused a small settlement to grow. The C&O Canal stimulated some economy, and the railroad even left a section gang here. By 1834 both had reached Berlin, a town with a Post Office.<br>
and was a village of around 300 people. The natural
 
crossroad of transportation in a valley between
When the river depth was right, there was even seasonal rafting of products downstream. Farms were raising enough products to have a surplus; therefore a flour mill proved able to be profitable.<br>
Catoctin and South Mountains with the Potomac
 
River transecting it caused a small settlement to
But when the railroad decided to move its yards from Martinsburg to Berlin, the village was changed forever. Incorporated on April 8, 1890, the State Legislature approved Section 28, Chapter 577, Laws of Maryland. On August 4 of that year, John L. Jordan was elected the first mayor of Brunswick, along with the new councilmen.<br>
grow. The C&O Canal stimulated some economy,
 
and the railroad even left a section gang here. By
The following decade saw a boom town increase its population ten times, requiring careful control of safety and sanitation, as shown by restrictions in the early deeds.<br>
1834 both had reached Berlin, a town with a Post
 
Office.
Minute books and Ordinance books kept from the beginning reveal a careful consideration of problems and workable solutions. Over the years a number of commissions were developed, giving more citizen input; today there are the following: Utilities, Planning & Zoning, Recreation, and History.<br>
WhPn the river depth was right, there was even
 
seasonal rafting of products downstream. Farms
Mayor and Council met every month, and for almost a century there was the office of "clerk, treasurer, and tax collector." In November 1989, this office was abolished and replaced by a "town administrator" and a "town treasurer."<br>
were raising enough products to have a surplus;
 
therefore a flour mill proved able to be profitable.
The new officer was responsible for the keeping, of records, assisting the mayor in developing and executing administrative policies, advising on personnel matters, coordinating economic and community development programs, assisting in budget preparation, supervising the expenditure of town funds, maintain an accounting system, collecting taxes and other revenues, and other duties.<br>
But when the railroad decided to move its yards
 
from Martinsburg to Berlin, the village was changed
A grants administrator and special events administrator have also been added.<br>
forever. Incorporated on April 8, 1890, the State
 
Legislature approved Section 28, Chapter 577, Laws
The mayor and councilmen receive a small stipend for their work, $400/ month for the former and $150/month for each councilman.<br>
of Maryland. On August 4 of that year, John L.
Jordan was elected the first mayor of Brunswick,
along with the new councilmen.
The following decade saw a boom town increase its population ten times, requiring careful
control of safety and sanitation, as shown by restrictions in the early deeds.
Minute books and Ordinance books kept from
the beginning reveal a careful consideration of
problems and workable solutions. Over the years a
number of commissions were developed, giving
more citizen input; today there are the following:
Utilities, Planning & Zoning, Recreation, and History.
·
Mayor and Council met every month, and for
almost a century there was the office of "clerk, .
treasurer, and tax collector." In November 1989,
this office was abolished and replaced by a "town
administrator" and a "town treasurer."
The new officer was responsible for the keeping,
of records, assisting the mayor in developing and
executing administrative policies, advising on per-


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MAYORS OF BRUNSWICK
=== MAYORS OF BRUNSWICK ===
John L. Jordan
{| class="wikitable"
Dr. Charles W.R. Crum
|-
Zachariah T. Brantner
| John L. Jordan || 1890-92; 1898-1900
John T. Martin
|-
Edward C. Shafer
| Dr. Charles W.R. Crum || 1892-93
Rudolph T. Ault
|-
Frank M. Hollis
| Zachariah T. Brantner || 1893-94
Lewis S. Harman
|-
Dr. Arlington Horine
| John T. Martin || 1894-96; 1916-18
Eugene L. Harrison
|-
Jacob H. Moler
| Edward C. Shafer|| 1896-97; 1920-22; 1922-23
C. Albert Orrison
|-
Harry C. Alllgire
| Rudolph T. Ault|| 1897-98
Harry R. Mace
|-
Alfred Harris
| Frank M. Hollis|| 1900-02
Elmer E..Bowers
|-
Stanley T. Virts
| Lewis S. Harman|| 1902-04; 1904-06
James E. Cummings
|-
Jess D. Orndorff
| Dr. Arlington Horine|| 1906-14
Richard G. Campbell
|-
Susan V. Fauntleroy
| Eugene L. Harrison|| 1914-16-; 1918-20
 
|-
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| Jacob H. Moler|| 1923-28
|-
| C. Albert Orrison|| 1928-30
|-
| Harry C. Allgire|| 1930-32
|-
| Harry R. Mace|| 1932-38
|-
| Alfred Harris|| 1938-42
|-
| Elmer E. Bowers|| 1942-46
|-
| Stanley T. Virts|| 1946-54
|-
| James E. Cummings|| 1954-56; 1956-66
|-
| Jess D. Orndorff|| 1966-84
|-
| Richard G. Campbell|| 1984-88
|-
| Susan V. Fauntleroy|| 1988-
|}


1890-92; 1898-1900
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1892-93
1893-94
1894-96; 1916-18
1896-97; 1920-22; 1922-23
1897-98
1900-02
1902-04; 1904-06
1906~14
1914-16; 1918-20
1923-28
1928-30
1930-32
1932-38
1938-42
1942-46
1946-54
1954-56; 1956-66
1966~84
1984-88
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=== CHAPTER 2 ===

Municipality

TOWN GOVERNMENT

Until 1890, Brunswick was still called Berlin and was a village of around 300 people. The natural crossroad of transportation in a valley between Catoctin and South Mountains with the Potomac River transecting it caused a small settlement to grow. The C&O Canal stimulated some economy, and the railroad even left a section gang here. By 1834 both had reached Berlin, a town with a Post Office.

When the river depth was right, there was even seasonal rafting of products downstream. Farms were raising enough products to have a surplus; therefore a flour mill proved able to be profitable.

But when the railroad decided to move its yards from Martinsburg to Berlin, the village was changed forever. Incorporated on April 8, 1890, the State Legislature approved Section 28, Chapter 577, Laws of Maryland. On August 4 of that year, John L. Jordan was elected the first mayor of Brunswick, along with the new councilmen.

The following decade saw a boom town increase its population ten times, requiring careful control of safety and sanitation, as shown by restrictions in the early deeds.

Minute books and Ordinance books kept from the beginning reveal a careful consideration of problems and workable solutions. Over the years a number of commissions were developed, giving more citizen input; today there are the following: Utilities, Planning & Zoning, Recreation, and History.

Mayor and Council met every month, and for almost a century there was the office of "clerk, treasurer, and tax collector." In November 1989, this office was abolished and replaced by a "town administrator" and a "town treasurer."

The new officer was responsible for the keeping, of records, assisting the mayor in developing and executing administrative policies, advising on personnel matters, coordinating economic and community development programs, assisting in budget preparation, supervising the expenditure of town funds, maintain an accounting system, collecting taxes and other revenues, and other duties.

A grants administrator and special events administrator have also been added.

The mayor and councilmen receive a small stipend for their work, $400/ month for the former and $150/month for each councilman.

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MAYORS OF BRUNSWICK

John L. Jordan 1890-92; 1898-1900
Dr. Charles W.R. Crum 1892-93
Zachariah T. Brantner 1893-94
John T. Martin 1894-96; 1916-18
Edward C. Shafer 1896-97; 1920-22; 1922-23
Rudolph T. Ault 1897-98
Frank M. Hollis 1900-02
Lewis S. Harman 1902-04; 1904-06
Dr. Arlington Horine 1906-14
Eugene L. Harrison 1914-16-; 1918-20
Jacob H. Moler 1923-28
C. Albert Orrison 1928-30
Harry C. Allgire 1930-32
Harry R. Mace 1932-38
Alfred Harris 1938-42
Elmer E. Bowers 1942-46
Stanley T. Virts 1946-54
James E. Cummings 1954-56; 1956-66
Jess D. Orndorff 1966-84
Richard G. Campbell 1984-88
Susan V. Fauntleroy 1988-

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