Aldermen

The Aldermen are the Magistrates of the City and the only ones.

John Adams diary 21, 15 August - 3 September 1774 1961

The citie thus consisting of the said craftes or occupations, chooseth out of the same a senat or companie of graue councellours, whom they name Aldermen (E) changed into (A) according to the old Saxon pronuntiation.

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First Raphael Holinshed

BE it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, that in every county within this commonwealth, there shall be chosen annually, by the electors qualified to vote for Delegates, three of the most honest and able men of their county, to be called the Aldermen of the county; and that the election of the said Aldermen shall be held at the same time and place, before the same persons, and notified and conducted in the same manner as by law is directed for the annual election of Delegates for the county.

Public Papers 1775

"Thomas Rugge was descended from an ancient Norfolk family, and two of his ancestors are described as Aldermen of Norwich.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668

"Thomas Rugge was descended from an ancient Norfolk family, and two of his ancestors are described as Aldermen of Norwich.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668

"Thomas Rugge was descended from an ancient Norfolk family, and two of his ancestors are described as Aldermen of Norwich.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 01: Preface and Life Samuel Pepys 1668

The next week, at the Board of Aldermen meeting on April 15, the city finance committee proposed that, if favorably voted on, the city comptroller “pay expenses incurred by the city related to the funeral of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. not to exceed the sum of $9,000.”

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

It's too bad other Aldermen aren't doing what she does to communicate what's going on.

City of Aurora 2010 Proposed Budget | 15% Spending Cuts, Ward Slush Funds Slashed 2009

Most recently, the Board of Aldermen for the town of Osceola, Missouri, issued a resolution calling on the University of Kansas to drop its "Jayhawk" mascot name because of its association with an episode on September 22-23, 1861, when US Senator Jim Lane and 2000 "jayhawkers" subjected that prosperous town of 2500 to two days of looting, murder and arson -- with fewer than 200 people remaining afterwards.

Tobias Winright: What's In A School Name And Mascot? Tobias Winright 2011

The next week, at the Board of Aldermen meeting on April 15, the city finance committee proposed that, if favorably voted on, the city comptroller “pay expenses incurred by the city related to the funeral of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. not to exceed the sum of $9,000.”

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011