Kansas City, Missouri (Volume 1); Its History and Its People 1808-1908 (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. The first plat of the "Town of Kansas" was filed in 1839, and embraced the land from the river or Water street south to Second and from Elm (now Delaware), on the west to Vine (now Grand avenue) on the east. The second plat was filed in 1846 and ran from the river back to what is now Independence avenue and from what is now Central street on the west, to what is now Oak street on the east, and the third plat filed June 7, 1849, embraces the territory from the river back to Independence avenue and from what is now Central street on the west to Cherry street on the east. The record of the first and third plats (the originals not being found) do not show by whom either was filed; but the second plat, filed in 1846, shows the filing and acknowledgment by William Gillis, Fry P. McGee, John C. McCoy, Jacob Regan, Henry Jobe and William B. Evans and was acknowledged April 1, 1846, before Walter Bales, justice of the peace. The few merchants and traders who did business on the- site platted as the "Town of Kansas," but locally called "Westport Landing/' were without the benefit of municipal government until the 4th day of February, 1850, when the territory embraced within the plats filed as above mentioned, was incorporated by the County Court at Independence under the name and style of "The Town of Kansas." (County Court Record, 8, page 101.) The first trustees appointed by the County Court in that order of incorporation were Madison Walrond, John C. McCoy, Robert Kirkham, Pierre M. Chouteau and Hiram M. Northrup. They failed to qualify and by another order, entered by the County Court at Independence on the 3rd day of June, 1850 (County Court Record, 8, page 257), "The Town of Kansas" was again given the right to local self-government with AVilliam Gillis, Madison Walrond, Lewis...