CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
Grand Junction was selected, located, staked, and founded as a townsite under and by virtue of the laws of the United States September 26, 1881, by and in the names of George A. Crawford, Richard D. Mobley, M. Rush Warner, James W. Bucklin and their associates, Allison White and H. E. Rood, who, pursuant thereto on October 10, 1881, incorporated "The Grand Junction Town Company."June 22, 1882, a vote was taken to incorporate the municipality by the name of the "Town of Grand Junction." There were 63 votes cast in the election: 62 for the incorporation; 1 against incorporation. Incorporation was completed July 19, 1882.
TrusteesSeptember 14, 1882Charles F. ShanksPatrick G. WestmorlundGeorge W. ThurstonJohn M. RussellA. A. MillerW. F. Gerry
February 14, 1883, the town was made the county seat of the new County of Mesa.
TrusteesApril, 1886 1887James W. Bucklin Joseph P. SweneyW. J. Carpenter J. J. Lumsden 1889D. S. Dickie S. J. Scoville 1889Edwin Price H. H. Rea 1889J. T. Sharp T. H. Hadcock 1889John Hynes1888 1889J. W. Bridges Henry H. Rhone Resigned 1-7-1890A. F. Paff Orson Adams, Jr. Appointed 1-7-1890W. B. Lawrence Joseph Crosby 1891David Roberts J. T. Sharp Resigned 10-18891889
James S. Kent Resigned 4-22-1889M. O. Whitehead Appointed 5-1889C. P. Bliss Resigned 7-1889W. W. Wolf Appointed 9-1889John Hynes Appointed 11-1889John Reeder Appointed 1-18901890J. O. BradishBenton CannonSnyderMillerHammondDulmaine
March 10, 1891Under the provisions of Colorado General Statutes, Section 3363, Grand Junction was entitled to be advanced to the grade of a city of the second class. The Board of Trustees deemed the change of grade desirable and adopted an ordinance dividing the City into four wards with two aldermen being elected from each ward.AldermenGeorge Ryan 1891 – 1892L. W. Norris 1891 – 1893W. H. Lee 1891 – 1897; 1900-1902J. G. Hall 1891 – 1896D. G. Stetzelberger 1891 – 1893M. L. Allison 1891 – 1897E. W. Gannon 1891 – 1892; 1894 – 1896C. C. Bower 1891 – 1893
A. N. Anderson 1892 – 1893A. R. Wadsworth 1892 – 6-13-1893; 1896 – 1898M. L. Roberts 1892 – 2-17-1893A. J. McCune 1892 – 1894B. C. Smith 1892 – 1893J. F. Sharp 1892 – 1893William Campbell 1893 – 1894W. S. Wallace 1893 – 1895James H. Cosgrove 1893 – 1895M. T. Devereaux 1893 – 1895John J. McQuillan 1893 – 1895M. O. Delaplain 1894 – 7-1894C. E. Jenkins 7-1894 – 12-1894J. A. K. Crawford 12-1894 – 1895C. P. McCary 1894 – 1896; April – November, 1909J. L. Pratt 1894 – 1896Alvin T. Wharton 1895 – 1901William E. Dean 1895 – 1896S. W. Coleman 1895 – 1897George R. Barton 1895 – 1902J. R. Fallis 1896 – 1898A. S. McKinney 1896 – 1900R. E. Starr 1896 – 1900J. W. Weyer 1897 – 1899A. R. Wells 1897 – 4-26-1898Thomas Hadcock 1897 – 1899George Currie 5-16-1898 – 1899J. H.. Ramey 1898 – 1900John Dickerson 1898 – 1902F. R. Smith 1899 – 1901C. H. Covey 1899 – 1901J. G. Broesmer 1899 – 1901M. M. Shores 1900 – 1904Joe M. Sampliner 1901 – 1905Nelson Hards 1901 – 1904S. B. Hutchinson 1901 – 1903Fred Mantey 1901 – 1903S. A. Waldroup 1901 – 1905; April – November, 1909R. Brunnick 1902 – 1903Charles E. Buckins 1903 – 1905Walter H. Merrill 1903 – 1905Thomas Rader 1903 – 1905Timothy Ramey 1903 – 1905Newton M. Smith 1903 – 1905William E. Stockton 1903 – 1905Felix Alkire 1905 – 1907E. B. Lutes 1905 – 1907J. A. McCullock 1905 – 1907L. W. Norris 1905 – 1907John O'Boyle 1905 – 1907W. E. Platt 1905 – 1907W. D. Davies 1905 – 1909W. M. Smith 1905 – 1907A. P. Drew 1907 – 11-8-1909W. C. Boyer 1907 – 4-6-1909
Matt H. Flynn 1907 – 4-6-1909M. Hertz 1907 – 4-6-1909C. F. Hudson 1907 – 4-6-1909J. B. Matthews 1907 – 4-6-1909J. C. Plank 1907 – 4-6-1909Charles Gasho 4-6-1909 – 11-8-1909Charles Derryberry 4-6-1909 – 11-8-1909A. B. Campbell 4-6-1909 – 11-8-1909R. L. Magill 4-6-1909 – 11-8-1909W. H. Holman 4-6-1909 – 11-8-1909
April 6, 1909Grand Junction became a Charter City by vote pursuant to the State Constitution.
June 8, 1909Special Election - Twenty-one Charter delegates were elected who completed and filed the Charter on August 7, 1909.J. W. Bucklin, PresidentJames Woods, SecretaryGeorge R. Barton Ernest M. Gilpatrick Frank SawyerH. R. Bull William C. Herman Marcus M. ShoresAlfred R. Cullen Shepherd H. Hutchinson David T. StoneWilliam Campbell William H. Lee Thomas M. ToddWilliam E. Dudley W. J. Moyer B. W. VedderW. P. Ela C. P. McCaryGeorge W. Fletcher John MurphySeptember 14, 1909Election - City Charter Adopted.November 2, 1909First election after adoption of the City Charter.
Commissioners
Thomas M. Todd 1909 – 1913Bostwick W. Vedder 1909 – 1913; 1917 – 1918Herman F. Vorbeck 1909 – 1919Stephen J. Scoville 1909 – 1911Charles K. Holmburg 1909 – 9-1-1920James H. Rankin 1911 – 1915; Appointed 2-1-1916 – 1917Charles E. Cherrington 1913 – 1921Frank L. Carson 1913 – 2-1-1916L. E. Blackstone 1915 – 1921J. F. Whittaker 1919 – 26-1921Charles M. Garber 1919 – 2-31-1921Fred A. Peck Appointed 1-11-1921 – 12-31-1921John B. Fonder 1921 – 12-31-1921November 8, 1921Election - The Charter was amended to adopt the Council-Manager form of government.
Council MembersW. G. Hirons City at Large 1922 – 1925; 1929 – 1933L. O. Marshall District A 1922 – 9-17-24H. O. Bear District A 9-17-1924 – 1933Reed G. Miller District B 1922 – 1925W. R. Dowrey District C 1922 – 1925W. E. Meders District D 1922 – 1929T. J. Hampson District E 1922 – 1929William Murr City at Large 1922 – 1925James E. Bell City at Large 1925 – 1927F. W. Logsdon District B 1925 – 1927D. B. Short District C 1925 – 10-28-1925O. L. Fairley District C 11-30-1925 – 1927O. H. Ellison District E 1925 – 1929C. D. Moslander City at Large 1925 – 1933Fred Rogers District B 1927 – 1931Roland Penberthy District C 1927 – 1931Frank R. Hall City at Large 1927 – 1935George W. Sievert District D 1929 – 1933J. G. Glassford District E 1929 – 1933Dave Roberts District B 1931 – 5-6-1936Allen L. Holcombe District C 1931 – 10-4-1939O. E. Boston District A 1933 – 7-16-1947Porter Carson District D 1933 – 5-7-1952Charlie E. Ross District E 1933 – 11-17-1943George W. Oates City at Large 1933 – 1939C. K. Enstrom City at Large 1935 – 1939V. P. Groves District B 5-20-1936 – 1939Charles Luebert District B 1939 – 9-11-1940T. J. Treece District C 1939 – 2-12-1947T. S. Campbell City at Large 1939 – 2-21-1946Frank O. Garrison City at Large 10-4-1939 – 1941Glen Robb District B 10-11-1940 – 8-13-1945Carl Fox City at Large 1941 – 10-1-1941Frank A. Hoisington City at Large 10-1-1941 – 1953Frank A. Harris District E 12-15-1943 – 1949Robert O. O'Daniel District B 8-29-1945 – 12-4-1946B. H. Day City at Large 2-21-1946 – 1947Alva A. Brown District B 1-16-1947 – 6-4-1947John C. Harper District C 1947 – 1955John C. Harper City at Large 1955 – 1959A. G. Martin City at Large 1947 – 1951Milton Bagby District B 7-2-1947 – 1949Harry O. Colescott District A 8-6-1947 – 1977Phillip Dufford District B 1949 – 7-19-1950Oscar Hanson, Jr. District E 1949 – 1953C. A. Walt District B 8-16-1950 – 1955C. A. Walt District D 8-21-1968 – 1969W. D. Ela City at Large 1951 – 1953J. D. Severson City at Large 5-7-1952 – 1955C. E. McCormick District D 1953 – 1955; 4-20-1960 – 8-1-1968
Warren D. Lowe District E 1953 – 1957; 10-19-1960 – 1965Herbert M. Wright City at Large 1953 – 1969Harold H. Shults District B 1955 – 1959John S. Emerson District C 1955 – 1959William W. Orr District D 1955 – 4-6-1960Ed Strnad District E 1957 – 6-21-1960Ray A. Meacham District B 1959 – 1971Norman R. Dean District C 1959 – 4-1-1960Ed Surface District C 4-20-1960 – 1-4-1961Arthur S. Hadden City at Large 1959 – 10-6-1963Charles H. Love District C 2-1-1961 – 1967Robert B. Evans City at Large 1-2-1964 – 1971Hurst F. Otto District E 1965 – 9-21-1966Richard G. Youngerman District E 10-19-1966 – 1973
Stanley R. Anderson District C 1967 – 1975Theodore Naff District D 1969 – 1973Raymond R. Paruch City at Large 1969 – 1973Lawrence L. Kozisek District B 1971 – 1979Silas Grantham* City at Large 1971 – 1975Elvin Tufly District D 1973 – 7-24-1978Robert Van Houten District E 1973 – 1977Jane Quimby * City at Large 1973 – 1981Karl M. Johnson District C 1975 – 1983Larry Brown City at Large 1975 – 1979Robert W. Holmes* District A 1977 – 12-31-1984William G. O'Dwyer District E 1977 – 1981Frank Dunn* District D 10-4-1978 – 1985Dale Hollingsworth* District B 1979 – 11-4-1981Arline Harvey District B 1-25-1982 – 9-1-1982Louis Brach City at Large 1979 – 1983Gary Lucero District E 1981 – 9-30-1986Elizabeth M. "Betsy" Clark City at Large 1981 – 1985Christine Kreissler District B 10-6-1982 – 3-1-1985J. P. Mike Pacheco District C 1983 – 11-6-1985Raymond G. Phipps* City at Large 1983 – 9-30-1986John W. Bennett* District A 1-1-1985 – 5-3-1986John W. Bennett* City at Large 10-1-1986 – 1993James Leland District B 1985 – 9-30-1986Stephen C. Love District D 1985 – 9-30-1986Timothy C. Mannion City at Large 1985 – 9-30-1986Reford C. Theobold District C 12-18-1985 – 2003Paul W. Nelson District A 6-4-1986 – 5-2-93O. F. “Rags” Ragsdale* District B 10-1-1986 – 31-1990William E. "Bill" McCurry* District D 10-1-1986 – 5-2-93LeRoy Kirkhart District E 10-1-1986 – 1989E. Loretta Harrison City at Large 10-1-1986 – 1987R. T. Mantlo* City at Large 1987 – 1991Conner W. Shepherd District E 1989 – 5-2-93Earl F. Payne * District B 4-4-1990 – 5-1-1991James F. "Jim" Baughman District B 1991 – January 1, 1997Bill Bessinger* City at Large 1991 – 1995Linda Afman District A 1993 – 1997Dan Rosenthal District D 1993 – 6-20-94Ron Maupin District E 1993 – 1997R.T. Mantlo* City at Large 1993 – 1997John Tomlinson District D 6-20-94 – 5-1-95
David Graham District D 1995 – 1997Janet Terry City at Large 1995 – 2003
Cindy Enos-Martinez District A 1997 – 2005Mike Sutherland District B January 15, 1997 – 1999Jack Scott* District D 1997 – 2001Earl Payne* District E 1997 – 2001Gene Kinsey City at Large 1997 – 2001James Spehar District B 1999 – 2007William E. “Bill” McCurry* District D 2001 – 2005Harry R. Butler* District E 2001 – 2005
Dennis M. Kirtland City at Large 2001 – 2005Bruce Hill City at Large 2003 – 2011
Gregg Palmer District C 2003 – 2011
Jim Doody District A 2005 – 2009
Bonnie Beckstein District D 2005 – April, 2011 resigned
Teresa Coons District E 2005 – 2013
Doug Thomason City At Large 2005 – 2009
Linda Romer Todd District B 2007 – February, 2010 resigned
Bill Pitts* City At Large 2009 – 2013
Tom Kenyon District A 2009 – 2013
Sam Susuras District B Appointed Feb. 25, 2010 – 2015
Jim Doody City At Large 2011 – 2015
Bennett Boeschenstein District C 2011 – 2019
Laura L. Luke District D Appointed May 2, 2011 – 2013
Rick Brainard City At Large 2013 – July 23, 2013 resigned
Harry Butler* District E 2013 – June 2, 2013 passed away
Martin Chazen District D 2013 – 2017
Phyllis Norris District A 2013 – 2021
Duncan McArthur District E Appointed July 29, 2013 – June 15, 2019 resigned
Barbara Traylor Smith City At Large Appointed Sept. 5, 2013 – 2015
Barbara Traylor Smith District B 2015 – 2019
Chris Kennedy District At Large 2015 – 2019
Rick Taggart District At Large 2015 – 2017 (Two Year Term)
Rick Taggart District At Large 2017 – 2021
C.E. Duke Wortmann District D 2017 – 2021
Phillip Pe’a District B 2019 – 2023
Anna Stout District C 2019 –
Chuck McDaniel District At Large 2019 – 2023
Kraig Andrews District E Appointed July 22, 2019 – 2021
Rick Taggart District A 2021 – December 16, 2022
(Resigned)
Dennis J. Simpson District D 2021 –
Abe Herman District E 2021 –
Randall Reitz District At Large 2021 –
Cody Kennedy District A 2023 –
Jason Nguyen District B 2023 –
Scott Beilfuss District At Large 2023 –