▁vac ant ▁shop ▁where ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁secretary , ▁St al ham ▁Williams ▁would ▁receive ▁depos its . ▁On ▁the ▁wall ▁was ▁a ▁gauge ▁for ▁meas uring ▁height ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁identification , ▁and ▁a ▁detailed ▁physical ▁description ▁of ▁each ▁depos itor ▁was ▁maintained ▁in ▁a ▁memor and um ▁book . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁bank ▁moved ▁to ▁new ▁qu arters ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Gen ese e ▁and ▁F ay ette ▁streets . ▁The ▁met icul ous ▁Mr . ▁Williams , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁collect or ▁on ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Canal , ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁secretary ▁well ▁into ▁his ▁n inet ies . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁the ▁mayor ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁council . ▁That ▁year , ▁John ▁C . ▁De vere ux ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ut ica . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁married . ▁His ▁first ▁wife , ▁Miss ▁Ellen ▁Barry , ▁of ▁Alb any , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁His ▁second ▁wife ▁Mary , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Peter ▁Col t , ▁of ▁Rome , ▁New ▁York , ▁surv ived ▁him ▁twenty - one ▁years ▁and ▁died ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁They ▁had ▁no ▁children , ▁but ▁at ▁different ▁times ▁adopted ▁two : ▁Ellen , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Cat lin , ▁of ▁Pat erson , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁John ▁C . ▁De