The election for city officers in Janesville was held, including the election of a Street Commissioner; the Fifth and Sixth Wards had been created.

The evidence

• “In 1857, two additional wards were created by Legislative enactment; the Fifth Ward from territory included in the Third and Fourth Wards, and the Sixth Ward from territory included in the Second Ward. The act providing for the creation of the Fifth Ward also created the office of Street Commissioner, the election of which was ordered at the election for city officers next ensuing, which fell on the 7th day of April, 1857, and resulted as follows ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 533 / book p. 537

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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