▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁James ▁Harris ▁French ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Chair man , ▁James ▁William ▁Bl igh , ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁w ards ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁when ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁w ards : ▁Ch ats worth ▁Ward ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Middle ▁Har bour ▁Ward ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁Lane ▁C ove ▁Ward ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁Lane ▁C ove ▁Ward ▁became ▁the ▁separate ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Lane ▁C ove ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁Middle ▁Har bour ▁Ward ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁Middle ▁Har bour ▁and ▁N are mb urn ▁w ards . ▁With ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁Municipal ities ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁North ▁Will ough by , ▁which ▁then ▁changed ▁to ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Will ough by ▁in ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Will ough by ▁N aming ▁Act ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁w ards ▁from ▁three ▁to ▁four , ▁each ▁elect ing ▁three ▁al der men , ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁div iding ▁Ch ats worth ▁Ward ▁into ▁Ch ats wood ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁w ards ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Middle ▁Har bour ▁and ▁N are mb urn ▁w ards . ▁From ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁passing ▁of