A Brief History of Madanapalli

1911 book by Mr.Coleridge, the then collector of Madanapalli.

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6. ABRIEF HISTORY
OF
MADANAPALLI.
HEoriginaltownofMadanapalliwould
seemtohavebeenroundtheSivaTemple
inthefieldsinfrontoftheTalukoffice.There
arevariousinscriptionsonstonesinthefields
neartheTemplewhichchieflyrelatetowarriors
whowerelgilledinlocalfightsorindefending
cattlefromraiders.
Thepresenttownwasbuiltin1618A.D.
(SalivahanaSakha1539)andwasoriginally
125yardsfromnorthtosouthand127yards
fromeasttowest.Theoriginalprophecyis
thatitwouldlast500years.
FromReddiKasimSahib,adescendantof_
oneoftheoldestMadanapallifamiliesIhave;
obtainedthefollowinghistoryofthebuilding5
ofthetowntakenverbatimfromanoldhistory1
inhisfamily:— ‘
“WhenSrimatRajadhiMaharajaPara

7. 2 ABRIEFHISTORY
meswaraSriViraPratapaSriVenkatapathi
RayuluDevaMaharayuluGaruwasrulingin
Penugonda,SrimanYalagiriNagappaNayani
Garu,sonofYalagiriAhobalaNayaniGaru,
wasrulingatMadallapalliotherwisecalled
MaryadaRamannakshetram.
“Hehavingfoundthatthelivesofmen
andcattlewerenotsafeonaccountofthe
unhealthyconditionofthelocalitysentforthe
eldersoffamiliesandconferredwiththemas
totheshiftingofthetowntosomeotherhealthy
locality.
“RajeniNayaniGaruandtheeldersof
thefamiliessentfortwoastrologers,Udayagiri
SiddhambhattuandGurramkondaJosyulu,and
toldthemthattheyintendedforminganew
townnearChukkalavarthiDinneandrequested
themtoprayDharmaDevata.Thenthey
dulyworshippedthenagaricowsanddrove
themwithaviewtoformatownintheplace
wheretheyshouldstop.Theystoppednear_
ChukkalavarthiDinne.
“SoRajeniNayaniGaruorderedtheastro
logerstoselectagoodthidhi,cam,nakshatra
fortheformationofthenewtown.Thenthe

8. orMADANAPALLI. 3
astrologersselectedtheyearPingala,Vysaka
month,Suddha10th,Uttaranakshatra,5%
ghadia,Chandramuhurta,oftheSalivahana
Sakha1539(1618.A.D.).Theastrologersafter
calculatingthenakshatrafoundoutthatthe
townwouldcontinuetobeprosperousfor500
years.
“Theythenlaidouttheboundariesofthe
fortandthepresenttown.Theastrologers
werethengrantedsomeinamsfortheirlabours.“
ThehistoryiswritteninTeluguonpaper,
but,duringthePlague,Ifoundacadjan
historyinaKomati’shouse,andhadpart1ofit
readtome.Itcontainedthissamestorybut
wasmorefullindetails.Ihavenotbeenable
togetitsince,probablyitperishedduring
disinfection.OneitemIrememberwasthe
descriptionofwhythechiefselectedthenew
site.Hehadbeenouthuntingwithhisfollowers
andreturningneartheDinnehesawahare
huntingtwowilddogsandexclaimedtohis
followers,“Seehowstrongmustbethesoilof
thisplacewhenitbreedsharesthathunttheir
enemies,thedogs.Thisistheplacetobuilda
cityandrearapowerfulrace.”

9. 4 ABRIEFHISTORY
TheoldwayofspellingthenameMadalla
palliistobenoted,asitratherupsetsMr.
Gribble’sinterestingderivationofthenameas
Cupid’stown. .
Graduallyafortwallgrewuproundthe
townandthiscanbetracedevennowinparts.
ItranbehindBoyastreetandApparaostreet
-—thegateinthewallnearApparao’swellis
thesiteofanoriginalsmallposterngate,or
bolthole,incaseoftrouble,—thenbehindthe
Musjid,-—-thefortwallhavingbeencutthrough
heretomakeanewroadin1904,—thenbehind
Dhakinepetstreetandacrossthesiteofthe
existingPostofficealongwhatisWEast
KammastreetandsototheVishnuandSiva
templeswhichstandoutsidewherethecity
wallsran.Thiswallwasmaintainedbya
grantoflandfromGovernmentandwasso
continueduntilquiterecentyears.
Whatisnowknownasthefortwasa
centralstrongholdinsidetheTownwalls.There
wereoriginally1Lbastionsbutonlyonenow
remains,onwhichissituatedthesmallGan
gammashrine.Anotherbastionwasnearto
Sepoystreet,throughwhichthatstreetwas

10. orMADANAPALLI- 5
cutin1904,andanotherneartotheoldcutchery
building,nowarowofshopsoppositeBysani
AcchannaChetty’sshop.Agadatastreetmarks
wherethefortditchranandwasonlyfilledin
duringthetimeofMr.Gribbleasafamine
reliefwork. '
Theearliestreliablehistoryrelatingto
MadanapalliisthatitwasunderaPoligar
duringtheVizianagarkingdomandwasan
appendageofPunganur.NagappaNayarfoun
dedthefamilyandfoughtfortheVizianagar
Raja,KrishnaRayal,atthetakingofGnrram
konda,forwhichhewasgivenaJagirof16
villages,paying10,000pagodasandkeeping
l,000peons.
WhenGolcondaprovedvictorious14villa
geswereresumedandthePoligarwasleftto
pay421pagodasandallowedtokeepnopeons.
In1642ShahjioftheMahrattastookboth
PunganurandMadanapalli.rI‘heMadanapalli
PoligarmadetermswithShahjiandwasgiven
PunganurwhereasthePunganurPoligarfled
toHyderabadandmadetermswiththeNizam
~whogavehimbackPunganur.Howthetwo
settledtheirdisputeisnotrecordedbutpresu

11. 6 ABRIEFHISTORY
mablyPunganurPoligarmusthavecometo
hisown,andprobablytoMadanapallialso,
whenGolcondaagainassumedswayoverthe
GurramkondaDistrict.
In‘1713AbdulNabiKhan,NawabofCud
dapah,onhiswaytoBaraMahaltookMadana
palliandPunganurandgavethemtohisDiwan
SankarajiPantwhorentedoutMadanapalliand
anothervillagetotheMadanapalliPoligar.
In1755MadanapalliandPunganurpassed
totheMahrattas,thePunganurPoligarhaving
beenkilledbyMadhurao.In1766thetwo
fortspassedtoHyderAliandin1772the
Mahrattasagainseizedthem,tobepromptly
retakenbyHyderAliin1774.ThePunganur
PoligarfellatWandiwashandwithhimmany
ofthetroopsofbothPoligars.In1785Tippu
expelledthesonfornotpayingkistbut
reinstatedhimandagainexpelledhimin1791
andheagainrecoveredpowerin1799.Since
1774Madanapallihadbeennominallysubordi
natetoPunganur,but,theMadanapalliPoligar
generallymanagedtodomuchashepleased
sidingsometimeswiththeNizamandsometimes
withHyder.

12. OFMADANAPALLI. 7
In1766MirSaib,brother-in-lawofHyder
Ali,secededtotheMahrattasandbysurrender
ingSeratothemgotfromthemthegovernorship
ofGurramkonda.Nosoonerwasheinpower
thanhebetrayedhistrusttoHyderandwith
Gurramkondawentthewholesub-division.
In1769theMahrattasagaintookGurramkonda
andthesub-divisionwascededtothemby
‘treatyin1772,but,nextyearatthedeathof
MadhuraoitagaincameunderHyder.
Kummer-ud-dinwasputincharge,andhe
itwaswhogaveaSannadtotheMadanapalli
Poligarwho,however,shortlyafterrevolted
fromTippuatthetimewhentheNizam,the
MahrattasandtheEnglishcombinedtoattack
Gurramkondain1791.Thelowerfortfellon
November9toCaptainReid,but,wasretaken
byGhajiKhanandwasagaintakenin1792by
theEnglish,who,however,failedtomakeany
impressionontheupperfortwhichheldouttlll
thepeaceof1792,whenthesubdivisioninclud
ingMadanapallipassedbytreatytotheNizam.
ForhisdesertionofTippuin1791the
PoligarwasgivenaSannadbyCaptainReid
for16villageshehadseizedatthetimeofhis

13. 8 ABRIEFHISTORY
secession.Ontheretakingofthefortby
GhajiKhan,hewasallowedtoretainsixof
‘themandwasleftundisturbedinMadanapalli.
ButafterMadanapallipassedin1792to
theNizamhewasstrippedofthesevillages
andremainedquiettill1799whenfurther
troublesseemedtogivehimachanceagainand
heoncemoreseizedthe16villages,but,held
themonlyashorttimeasin1800theWhole
districtwascededtotheBritish.Thoughhe
madeprompttermsofsubmissiontothenew
power,MajorMunrowhoheldverydecided
viewsastothecharacterofPoligarsandthe
waytotreatthem,atoncedeprivedhimofall
butMadanapalliitself,holdingthathehadno
goodtitletotherest,andfurtherimposeda
heavypeishcush.
TheadventoftheEnglishandestablished
authoritybrokethespiritoftheoldPoligar
andheshortlyafterwardsdiedleavingno
directissue.
SomeideaofMadanapallilifebeforethe
comingoftheEnglishmayperhapsbeof
interesttothepresentgeneration.Unfortu
natelyHinduHistoryisalmostsilentuponthe

14. 0FMADANAPALLI. 9
generalstateofthepeopleatanyperiodbut
theendlesspettyforts,watchtowersandwalled
villagesdottedeverywherethroughoutthe
DivisionandthesurroundingDistrictareelo
quenttestimonyofthemiserablelifethepoor
andtheagriculturalistsled. _‘
Nowherebeyondthereachofthevillage
wallswaslifesafeandeventhenkeenwatch
andwardhadtobekeptagainstmarauders
everreadytoswoopdownuponthecattleor
thecropsoftheunprotected.Thatthiswas
thestateofthispartofthecountryfromvery
earlydaysisprovedbythestoneinscriptions
dottedaboutthefields.Thesetellofwarriors
whodieddefendinghomeorcattleagainst
marauders.
Thepresenceoflargecriminalgangssuch
astheErikalasandtheSugalisisalsotestimony
ofthelackofacontrollingpower.Theold
recordsoftheThuggyDepartmentgivean
ideaoftherisksatravellerraninmaking
eventheshortestjourneyandinnopartwas
Thuggyworsethanintheseuplanddistricts.
Europeantravellers,andFrenchCatholic
FathershaveleftintheirMemoirsandAnnual
2

15. 10 ABRIEFHISTORY
ReportstotheirHomeSocietiessomegraphic
descriptionsofthecountryinthetwocenturies
beforetheBritish.
Tavarnierdescribeshisvisitin1650toa
CuddapahPoligaratthetimeofacriminal
trial.Thesentencespassedwerethatthefirst
prisonershouldhavehishandsandfeetout
offandbethrownintoafield,thesecondto
havehisstomachopenedandbethrownintoa
drainandtheotherstobedecapitated.
Hedescribestheryotsasdressedinnothing
butaloinclothandafraidtoownproperty
lesttheybetorturedtoshewmoreproperty
whichtheydidnotpossess.
SirThomasMunrotellsusthatinthe
CededDistrictstherewere30,000armed
rufliansemployedbythePoligarstocollect
anythingtheycouldfindwiththeryotsor
traders.
ld‘erishta’saccountsofthedoingsofhis
co-religionistsdescribeastateofsavagerythat
itisalmostimpossibletorealise—murder,rape,
rapineandwholesaleslaughterofallalikeand
utterdestructionoftownsfillpagesofhis
accounts.

16. orMADANAPALLL 11
LaterwehavetheaccountsofthePortu
gueseinvadersanditmustbeadmittedthey
rivalledtheirfoesintheirbarbarities.
UnderMohammadanlawthefarmerwas
allowedasmuchaswasrequiredforhisown
supportandforhisfamilyandforseed,therest
waslandtaxandshouldgotothepublictreasury.
AtthetimeoftheEnglishtakingposses
sionoftheCededDistrictstherewereasmany
as61separatetaxes,someofthemofveryold
origin.SomeofthoseofChikkaDevaRaya
ofMysorewereexceptionallyingenious—not
ably2percentextrataxoneverythingalready
leviedtoprotecttheTreasuryagainstbad
coins.Taxeswerecollectedontempleoffer
ings,onumbrellas,ondancinggirls,onimmoral
persons,onbrides,andonbridegroomsaccording
totheirmeans,onpriests,onsatanisandon
safelyreturnedpilgrims.Afeealsowaslevied
oneveryarticleboughtorsoldatashopand
forthepurposeasmallarmyofmenialswere
keptwhohadtoliveonwhattheycouldextort
fromtheshop-keepers.
OneoftheFrenchfathersdescribeshow
theMahrattarulerstookfourfifthsinkindof

17. 12 ABRIEFHISTORY
allcropsandifthiswasnotpaidtheyemployed
mostbrutaltortures.Hegivesdetailsof
atrocitiesatGingeethatwillnotstandtrans
lationfromtheFrench.
SeeingthatMadanapalliwasthevictimof
allalike,Mahommadan, Mahratta,Mysore
SultanandPoligar,itslifecanwellbepictured
fromtheabovedescriptionsallofwhichrelated
toplaceswithin150milesofthetown.Allof
thepresentgenerationshouldtrytorealisethe
reallifeoftheirnativetownandDistrictbefore
thePaxBritannicaandnomoreusefullittle
bookcanbefoundthanMr.R.Sewell’s“India
beforetheEnglish”fromwhichIhaveborrow
edlargelyinthisdescription.Thereisno
school,orlibrarythatwouldnotbethebetter
forthepossessionofthisbook,for,without
suchaccountsitishardtopicturewhataweak
governmentmeanstothe‘poorandpresent
eventsinPersiaandinArabiaandMacedonia
showthatwhatwaswritten150yearsagois'
equallyapplicabletodaywherethereisno
strongcentralGovernmentandwherereligions
bigotryrunsrife.
MajorMunroin_l800whowasthenaged

18. orMADANAPALLI 13
47,wasputinchargeofthewholeofthe
CededDistrictsandin1801firstvisited
Madanapalliandbeingcharmedwithits
climatedecidedtobuildahouse.Thishouse
stoodonthesiteofthesittingroomofthe
Sub-Collector’spresentbungalow.From1801
hewasoftenatMadanapalliuntilhewent
homein1.807anditisfromthistimethatit
begantobeaEuropeanresidence,thoughit
hadbeenvisitedbeforebyCaptainReidand
evenearlierthanthatbyCatholicMissionaries
ofPondicherrywhofinallyestablishedthem
selvesatGhattu.
VerylittlementionofMadanapalliis
foundinMunro’slettersbutsomeveryinterest»
ingunprintedlettersaretobefoundicopied
intoalargeleatherbookintheCuddappah
Collectorateandmanyofthesewerewritten
fromMadanapalli. I
TheonlylocaltraditionsofMunrothatI
couldlearnarethathewaspossessedofextra
ordinarilylongarmsreachingbelowhisknees,
but,historydoesnotsupportthis,alsothat
whenhecampedonhisfirstarrivalinthe
tankbedundertheBasaniKondaaheavy

19. 14 ABRIEFHISTORY
rainstormcameonandtopreventhistents
beingblowndownhecutdownshrubsand
bushedhistentandthatthesesproutedand
hencethestronggrowthof“Vavili”treesin
thetank.
TheKammasweretheearliestsettlersofthe_
townandhavealwaysbeenconspicuousfortheir
hardyconstitutionsandunswervingloyaltyto
thereigningpower.Fromthefirstappearance
oftheBritishtheygavethemheartyassistance
andhavealwaysbeenonmostfriendlyterms
withthem.
From1800onwardstherehasbeenlittle
todisturbthesteadygrowthofthetownand
onlyafewyearsstandoutfromtheothers.In
1803thecountrywasdevastatedbyasevere
faminetobefollowedin1804byaterrific
cycloneinwhich1000tanksaresaidtohave
breachedinthesub-division.In1866occurred
afaminewhichlasted2yearsandleftthe
countrypoverty-stricken.Itwasduringthis
timethatmanyoftheroadsofthedivision
wereconstructed.In1874asecondcyclone
overtookthedivision,20inchesofrainfalling
in3daysonOctober20th,21stand22nd.

20. 0FMADANAPALLI. 15
Thedamagetotankswasagainenormous,
manyofwhichhadonlyrecentlybeen
restoredorbuiltintheFamineyears.In
thisyearLacchiredditankbreachedandit
wasonlyrestoredin1906totheimmense
benefitofthewellsofthetown.
In1876beganthe“GreatFamine”which
lasted2yearsduringwhichnotadropofrain
fellandthetotaldeathrateforBritishIndia
hasbeenestimatedatfiveandahalfmillion
people.Thewholeof_theCuddapahDistrict
wasspeciallyaffectedandthewholeDistrict
andtheSub-Divisioninparticularwas
dottedwithFamineReliefCamps.Many
ofwhichwereunderBengalofficerslentfor
theworkandin1877Madanapallicampwas
inspectedbySirRichardTemple.
DuringthisFaminemostoftheroads
knownasFamineRoadsweremadeandmany
irrigationworkswerebegunandneverfinished.
Hugeearthenbundsaretobefounddotted
aboutthejungles,lastingmemorialsofsuffer
ingsuchaswithimprovedcommunicationsand
extendedirrigation'itisunlikelywillbeever
againendured.

21. 16 ABRIEFHISTORY
Mr.CooperwasinchargeoftheRelief
worksinandroundMadanapalli,underthe
personalsupervisionandcontrolOfMr.Gribble,
andtohimIamindebtedforthefollowing
recollections.
Whentheworkswerenewlyopenedthose
indistressflockedtotheminsuchlargenum
bersthattheroadshadtobedividedinto
sectionswithregularcampssuppliedwith
sanitaryestablishmentsandwaterarrange
ments.
Theworkswerethemakingofnewroads
andthesupplyofmaterialsfortheexisting
ones.Thenewroadsincludedthatfrom
MadanapallitoNimmanapalliandfromthe
ChinaTippasamudramroadtojointhePunga
nurroad,alsotheMushturtoVayalpadroad
andMadanapallit'oPentsapad.
Thedistressamongthe,poorerclasseswas
soseverethatyoungchildrenwereeverywhere
abandonedbytheirparentsandguardiansand
lefttodieontheroads.
ToprovideforthisalargeLangana
Kannah(Poorhouse)wasopened2milesfrom
MadanapalliontheAngalluroadandplaced

22. 0FMADANAPALLI. 17
underMr.Engledow,who,itmaybenoted,
wasinrecognitionofhisworkappointedafter
theFaminetothePoliceDepartment.
ThegeneralsupervisionofallPoorHouses
wasunderCaptainMoneyoftheBengalStaff
Corps.
DuringMr.Cooper’sdailyinspectionshe
pickedupnumbersofabandonedchildrenwhom
hetendedandhandedovertothePoorHouse.
Asthefamineincreasedinintensityandbefore
sufficientfoodcouldbesuppliedfromoutside
bytheGovernmentthestarvingpeopledevour
edtheleavesOfthe“Devadaru”andthepith
ofthealoe—bothofwhichtheycookedintoa
kindofbroth.Thesebroughtonavirulent
kindofdiarrhoeawhichcausedenormousnum
bersofdeaths.Corpsesweretobefoundon
everyfurlongofroad—men,women,andchild
reninaperfectstateofnuditybeingdevoured
inbroaddaylightbypacksofjackals.Hund
redsofjackalsweresoshotbyMr.Cooperand
thenwiththeaidofthecoolieswhowerewith
himtheremainsweregivensuchburialaswas
possiblewiththesoilbakedhardasarockand
thecooliesunfitforprotractedwork.
3

23. 18 ABRIEFHISTORY
Suchdeathswerespeciallyseverealong
theroadstoGurramkondaandtoTsudam.
Mr.Mathews,nowLocalFundEngineer
Kistna,hassuppliedmewithsimilardetailsof
thefamineinRayachotiwhichwasaggravated
byasevereoutbreakofconfluentsmall-pox
whichwassovirulentthatahugepitfilled
withquick-limewaskeptinconstantuse.
Toillustratehowepidemicthediseasewas
hementionedthecaseofoneoftheFamine
officersreadingtheFuneralServiceoverthe
graveofachildwhohaddiedofconfluent
small-poxandbeinghimselfstruckdownwith
itHeisburiedinthelittlegraveyardoutside
theRestHouseatRayachoti.
Ihavedealtsomewhatlargelywiththis
famineasitisnowthecustomtoregardevery
failureofamonsoonasafamineandonlyby
comparingwhatiswithwhatwascanthebene
fitsofimprovedcommunicationsandaproperly
elaboratedFamineCodebefullyrealised.
In1891—1892anotherperiodofscarcity
visitedtheDivisionduringwhichMrJ.N.
Atkinson,theSub-Collector,repairedallthe
oldFamineRoads.Itwasatthistimethat

24. OFMADANAPALLI. 19
LordWenlockvisitedMadanapallitoinspect.
Twolaterperiodsofscarcityoccurredin1897
and1900,but,theycannotbeclassedwiththe
1866or1877Faminesanditisdoubtful
whethertherewereanydeathsfromactual
starvationintheSub-Division.Itmaybe
notedthatinnoneoftheselatterfaminesdid
thesufierersthroughoutallIndiareceiving
Governmentrelieftotaltothenumberofdeaths
ofthe1877faminethoughthelatterwasal
mostconfinedtotheMadrasPresidencyand
theDeccan.
In1903fromNovember12thto17thover
18inchesofrainfellwiththeconsequencethat
manyhousesandmostofthebackyardwalls
felldownandriverswereinsuchhighflood
thatcommunicationwascutoffwithChinna
TippasamudramstationandtheTalukOffice
andHospitalcouldonlybereachedbyswim
ming.Over400tankswerebreachedinthe
sub-divisionespeciallyinRayachotiwherethe
rainfallwasover20inches.
ThegoodpointaboutthefloodsinMada
napalliwasthatitenabledmanystreetstobe
straightenedandwidened,andpeople,when

25. 20 ABRIEFHIsTOBY
theybegantorebuild,putupbetterhousesand
betterwalls.Thisfloodwasalsoinstrumental
ingettingmostOfthebridgesbuiltontheroad
tothestationincludingthelargeoneinthe1st
mile.
OnJanuary15th1904thefirstcaseof
PlagueoccurredinthetOWninahutinBarber
street,justbelowthefortwallonwhichthe
MissionSchoolisbuilt,anditspreadwith
greatrapidity,thewholetowngoingwildwith
fearsothattheinhabitantsstreamedawayby
nightineverydirectionandthetownwassoon
entirelyevacuatedandsoremainedfor3
months.Duringthisperiod100sepoysofthe
88thCarnaticInfantrywereemployedunderthe
DivisionalOflicer,F.A.Coleridge,andthe
PlagueOfficer,J.F.Graham,inentirelydisin
fectingeveryhouse,andincarryingoutaseries
ofSanitaryimprovements.Cesspitsandcess
poolswerefilledin,unevenplaceslevelledup
andcongested-areasopenedupwithnewroads
andtoeveryhouseabackpassagewasmade
fortheuseofprivatescavengers.Anunfor
tunatefirealsotookplaceintheworstaffected
partofthetown,nowknownasBarberstreet,

26. OFMADANAPALLI. 21
withtheresultthatthewholequarterwas
burntoutandwassubsequentlyentirelyre
modelledwithwidestreets.
Toprovideagainstfuturecongestionthe
newextensionofthetownbeyondthemosque
waslaidloutwithitspresentavenueandthe
bridgenearthechurchtoconnectitwithsta
tionroadwasalsoconstructed.Behindthe
Kammaquartersalsoanewextensionwas
opened.DuringthePlague186deathsoccur
redoutOf222attacks,includingamongstthe
victimsthePostMaster,theVillageMagis
trateofKammapalliwhohadworkedfearlessly
throughout,andlastofallMrs.Gnanamani,the
LadyApothecarywhoseservicesduringthe
outbreakwerebeyondpraise.Thatthetown
appreciatedthegoodworkshedidmaybeseen
fromthehandsomecrosserectedtoher
memoryinthegraveyardandfromthewindow
intheAmericanChurch.
SeriousaswerethefloodandthePlague
yetthetownbenefitedfor,fromthattime,it
tookinhandthesteadyimprovementofitself,
moreespeciallyinthequestionofdrainage.
Thishadbeenbegunin1891byMr.J.N.

27. 22 ABRIEFHISTORY
Atkinson,thethenSub-Collector,andKamma
streetwasfinisheddownoneside;nothingfur
therwasdonetill1903,whenthemainbazaar
wasundertakenandfromthenonwardsevery
yearhasseensteadyimprovement,sothatnow
itisprobablethatthetownwhichisonlya
Union,couldinthisrespectputtoshamemost
oftherichMunicipalitiesofthePresidency..
Attentionhasalsobeenpaidtoeverythingcon
nectedwithsanitationandhealth.Latrines
onthemostmodernSanitaryprincipleshave
beenerected,anexcellentsystemofprivate
scavengingintroduced,excellentmarketsfor
meatandvegetableshavebeenconstructedand
manywellsdugorimproved.Theresulthas
beenthatthetownhasbeenentirelyfree
fromepidemicsandfrombeingoneofthemost
squalidtownsoftheCededDistrictshasbe
comealmostamodelUnionandanexceedingly
pleasantplacetolivein.Awatersupplyhas
nexttobeprovidedandthereareproposalsfor
utilisingthespringsundertheLacchireddi
Tank,whichwasrestoredin1905-7mainly
toconservethewatersupplyOfthetown.It
isalsoproposedtoerectanoilengineatoneof

28. orMADANAPALLI. 23

thewellstothesouthofthetowninorderto
dailyflushthedrains.Alltheimprovements
weredesignedandcarriedoutbyP.V.Raghava
chariartheAssistantEngineeroftheLocal
Fund.
MadanapalliwhenMajorMunroenteredit
in1801,wasconfinedwithinitswallsanditis
interestingtotracehowitgraduallyoutgrew
them.
TheEuropeanpartofthetowngrewup
byslowdegrees.Thefirsthousewasthatof
MajorMunro,athatchedbuildingstanding
wherenowthesittingroomoftheSub
Collector’shouseis.Itwasgenerallybelieved
thatthediningroomwasMunro’shousebut,
DoctorChamberlainassuredmethatthiswas
notsoandthatwhenhefirstcametoMadana
pallithatthatchedhousewasonlyjustbeing
removedandthatthediningroomwasbuiltby
Mr.LaconwhowasCollectorin1832,theyear
thatMacDonald,theSub-Collector,waskilled
inthereligiousriotatCuddapah.
In1846Mr.Cochrane,aCollector,built
theoctagonalroomanditwasinthisyearand
whilesoengagedthathereceivedwordofthe

29. 24 ABRIEFHISTORY
risingofNarasimhaReddiatKoilkuntladuring
whichtheTreasurytherewaslooted.
LaterMr.Molony,in1861,builtthe
centralpartofthebungalowjoiningupthe
diningroomwiththeoctagonalroomanditwas
nottill1903thattheupperstoreywasadded
byMr.Coleridge.
Untiltheseventiesthewholeoftheground
occupiedbytheclubbungalowandtheD.P.W.
ResthousewasincludedintheCollector’scom
poundandinthosedaystheentrancewasnot
asatpresentbutenteredfromaroadnearthe
tombofMr.Molony’schild,closetotheRest
house,andtheavenueofbaniantreesmarks
howitran.TheroadfromPunganurthen
camefromnearBasaniKondaHillalongthe
tankbundtothebackOftheExecutiveEngi
neer’sbungalow,——knownasWedderburn’s
bungalow,—andinthehedgeofthecompoundis
stilltobeseentheOldgatewaytothecompound.
Fromthereitranoverwhatarenowfieldsto
neartheResthouseandsoacrossthenallah
intoKammastreet.WhatisnowthePunga
nurroadrunningfromthePostOfficeto
Basanikondawasallpaddyland.

30. OFMADANAPALLI. 25
Thenexthousetobebuiltwaswhatwas
knownasPorter’sBungalow,nowgenerally
occupiedbytheForestOfficer.Itwasbuilt
bytheRev.EdwardW.PorteroftheCuddapah
LondonMissionbetween1846and1850.He
intendeditforahotweatherresort,butMrs.
Porternotbeingabletostandtheclimate,
heeffectedanexchangefortwobungalowsin
CuddapahCantonmentwithApparao,thethen
TahsildarofMadanapalli,whohad,itissaid,
informationthattheCantonmentwascoming
toacloseandthatbungalowstherewouldbe
worthverylittle,whereasMadanapallihad
attractionsasasummerresidence.
Thisbungalowwaslateroccupiedby
MajorPalmerfromabout1885.Hewas
ExecutiveEngineerengagedfor10yearsin
buildingthePunganur-Gurramkondaroadand
otherroadsintheDistrict.Afterhimthe
bungalowwasoccupiedsometimesbythe
CollectorandlaterbytheForestOfficers.
ThenexthousewasWedderburn’sBunga
lowbuiltbythatCollectorin1860.Heinturn
soldtoMr.SmiththenextCollectorwhosoldto
Mr.Lister,whosoldtoApparao,whowasthen
4

31. 26 ABRIEFHISTORY
TahsildarofMadanapalli.Thiswasin1879and
thepricewasRs.4,500.PriortothisMr.Wed
derburnhadgivenaportionofhiscompound
toApparaoanditisnowamangotopewitha
smallbungalowbelongingtohisson—Venkata
RamanaRao.Itwastothissmallbungalow
thattheSub-Collector’sofficemovedafterthe
fireinWard’sbungalowin1884.Itisinthe
hedgeofthistopetheoldgatewaytothe
Punganurroadistobefound.
TheWedderburnBungalowhasrecently.
beenacquiredastheExecutiveEngineer’s
quarters.
AdjoiningWedderburn’sBungalowwasa
thatchedhousebuiltbyMr.Swann,anInspec
torofPolicewhoafterwardsbecameaJudge
intheStraitsSettlements,whosolditto
DoctorWard,theMilitaryApothecarywho
wasformanyyearsinchargeoftheHospital,
ThisBungalowwasforatimeusedastheSub
Collector’sofficeandwasburntdownin1884
inanattempttodestroytherecordsofa
CriminalCase.DoctorChamberlainandhis
schoolboysmadestrenuouseffortstorescue
thecontentsandmostoftherecordswere

32. OFMADANAPALLI. 27
saved.ForthistheGovernmentrecordeda
voteofthanksandpresentedasilverbangle
toKishtappa,anOldryotwhohelpedtofight
thefire,andadonationtotheschoolboys.The
Governor,'SirM.E.GrantDuff,camehimself
toMadanapalliandpresentedthesilverbangle.
ItWasnotuntiltheCumbumsub-division
wasseparatedin1859fromtheCuddapah
districtthatMadanapallibecametheHead
quartersOftheSub-Collector.Mr.Molony
wasthefirstSub-CollectortobestatiOnedthere.
ForthefirsthalfofthecenturyMadana
palliwasmerelyasummerrefugefromthe
heatsofCuddapah,andthefirstofficertobe
permanentlystationedtherewasMajorPalmer
in1855.Hewasengagedinconstructing
thefirstroadfromPalmanertoGurramkonda
whichwastoeventuallyreachCuddapahand
fornearly10yearshewassoemployed.
Uptothistimetherewasnotaroadin
theDivisionandtheonlymeansoftransport
wasbypackbullocks,donkeysormen.For
journeyspalanquins,horsesorelephantswere
usedbyofficialsanditwasnottillyearslater
thatthefirstcountrycartfounditswayfrom

33. 28 ABRIEFHISTORY
PalmanertoMadanapalliandwasregarded
atthattimeasgreatamarvelasamotor-car
wasin1906.
TheSub-Collectorwasthenextofficerto
takeupresidenceinMadanapalliin1859and
thencameaPoliceAssistantSuperintendent
andaPublicWorksOverseer.
Itmaybementionedthatallpublic
workswerein1825placedundertheRevenue
Board,andtheCollectorhadcompletecontrol.
Thiswasfoundnottoworkverysatisfactorily
forwefindGovernmentin1863recording
that“Governmentwereassuredthatinno
Departmantsaveperhapsinthatof‘Salt’
wasgreaterrogueryrifethanintheOld
MaramutDepartment.”Theemphaticpro
nouncementwastheoutcomeofthelong
strifebetweenthePublicWorksDepartment
andtheRevenueDepartment.
In1850GovernmentappointedaCommis
siontoreportonPublicWorks,roadsetc.,
andonthe8thNov.1853theysubmitteda
reportinconsequenceofwhichtherewas
appointedaseparateDepartmentandall
executiveworkwasplacedunderDistrict

34. OFMADANAPALLI. 29
EngineersandanarmyOfSub-Overseers/with
threeDeputyChiefEngineersatMadras.
ThesystemwasseverelycriticisedbysomeOf
theRevenueofficialsandin1859orthere
aboutsafreshcommissionwasappointedto
reportonhowthenewDepartmenthad
worked.Itwasthendecidedtosweepaway
allSub-Overseersasbeingevenworsethan
thesubordinatesoftheoldMaramutDepart
mentandtoreplacetheDeputyChief
EngineersbySuperintendingEngineersin
chargeofCircleswithanExecutiveEngineer
~underthemineachDistrictandsuchAssistant
Engineersaswerenecessaryandtoabolish
theoldDistrictestablishments.Aninteres
tingaccountofthequarrelcanbefoundin
theadministrationReportofthePresidencyof
1862-3andthestilllaterenquiryastothe
workingofthenewscheme,whichwasstill
attackedbysomeOftheRevenueofficials
thoughsupportedbymany,intheReport
oftheCommissiondated5thApril1870.
ItwastheordersOfGovernmentin1863
thatfinallyremovedtheEngineerfrom
MadanapalliandMajorPalmerthenbecame

35. 30 ABRIEFHISTORY
q-__-__
ExecutiveEngineerin1861atCuddapah.
Thenextofficerto'comepermanently
toMadanapalliwastheAssistantSuperinten
dentOfPolicewhowaspostedonthecoming
intoforceofMr.Robinson’sPoliceReform
Schemein1859.
TillthentherehadonlybeenaEuropean
InspectorofPolicedirectlyundertheDistrict
Magistrate’sorders.Itmaybenotedthatthe
payofconstablesin1860wasBS7,BS6and
Rs5/4butin1865thelattergradewasswept
awayowingtotheriseofprices.Onthe
formationoftheMadanapalliHospitalMr.
WardWassentasapothecaryin1869andhe
continuedthereforover25years.
AftertheEngineerceasedtobestationed
atMadanapallitherewasforanumberofyears
aEuropeanOverseerthereandonthe
formatiohoftheLocalFundServicein1879
anAssistantEngineerorSupervisorwas
postedtoMadanapalliandlaterontheLocal
FundEngineeralsomovedtoMadanapalli
until1897whenhisHeadQuarterswere
againatCuddapah.
TheForestDepartmentwasstartedin

36. 0FMABANAFALLI. 31
1886,buttheHeadQuarterswereatKodur
andformanyyearstherewasonlyaRanger
atMadanapalli.TheForestOfficeronlycame
toMadanapalliastheHeadQuartersofthe
ExecutiveEngineerhadalsomovedfrom
Cuddapahin1896.Evenpriortotheforma
tionoftheImperialForestServicetherewasa
JungleConservancyDepartmentunderthe
Collectoranditwasduringthisperiodthat
mostofthetopesalongtheroadswereformed.
TheyaregenerallyknownasRaniTopesand
wereplantedtocommemoratetheCrown
takingovertheGovernmentofIndiafromthe
EastIndiaCofnpanyin1858andagainin1877
onQueenVictoriaassumingthetitleof
EmpressofIndiathetopeswereextended.
Intheearlydays,andinfacttill1874—5,
thepostalarrangementswereinthehandsof
theDivisionalOfficerandthePostOfficewas
foratimeattheSub-Collector’sOfficeand
laterattheTalukOffice.
Letterstravelledbyverycasualstages
betweenMadanapalliandCuddapahandit
wasthecustomforofficerstostopthebag,
openandsortitforanythingintendedfor

37. 32 ABRIEFHISTORY
themselvesandtoaddanytappaloftheirown.
Mr.Gribble,sothestoryruns,didthiseven
whentheImperialPostwasstartedandmuch
apologisingwasrequiredtoappeasethewrath
ofthataugustDepartment.
TheAbkariDepartmentwasfirstrepre
sentedinMadanapalliin1883inwhichyear
Mr.BlissentirelyreorganisedtheSaltDepart
mentcombiningtheSaltandAbkariDepart
mentsandmadeMadanapallianInspector’s
HeadQuarters.UptothistimeAbkarihad
beenrentedouttocentractorsforwhole
DistrictsandnoGovernmentsupervisionwas
exercised.
ForatimeduringtheeightiestheSettle
mentDepartmentwasstationedatMadanapalli
——Mr.Coxbeingtheoflicerincharge.Itis
interestingtonotethathemarriedoneof
Mr.Porter’sdaughters—thefirstMissionary
tovisitMadanapalli.
DuringthebuildingoftheSouthIndian~
RailwaybranchfromPakalatoDharmaveram
MadanapalliwastheHeadQuartersOfMr.
Span,theEngineerinchargeofconstruction
work.Thislinewasfirstundertakenasa

38. OFMABANAPALLI. 33
GovernmentFamineProtectionworkandwas
knownastheVillupuram—DharmaveramLine
withtheNelloreStateRailwayasaBranchbut
in1888itsconstructionwastakenoverbythe
SouthIndianRailwayonbehalfofGovern
ment.TheLinewasformallyopenedonMarch
1,1892,bywhichtimetheS.I.R.hadbeen
boughtbytheGovernmentandthewholeline
handedovertothatCompanytoworkonbe
halfofGovernment.Mr.Atkinsonwas
Sub-Collectoratthetimeandasfaminewas
threateningtheLinewas,athisinstance,opened
fortrafficsomewhatbeforeitwasreallycom
pleteandLordWenlockwhenhevisitedMada
napalliin1892wasonlyabletotravelasfar
asVayalpad.
Itwasonlyin1905thatthenameofthe
StationatChinnatippasamudramwaschanged
toMadanapalliRoadforthegreaterconveni
enceofbookingpracelstoMadanapalli.In
1909theHorsleyKondaStationwasopendfor
theconvenienceofvisitorstotheHill.
In1905MadanapalliagainbecametheHead
QuartersoftheSurveyandSettlementofficers
employedontheResettlementoftheDistricts.
5

39. 34 ABRIEFHISTORY
TheSub-Collector’sofficewasfirstsituated
inwhatisnowtheClubandinathatched
buildinginthesamecompoundandinastone
buildingwhichstoodwherethelowertennis
courtnowis.Thebuildingwasafterwards
usedforfaminetoolsandsupplies.Itwas
finallyremovedin1904asbeingdangerousand
thehomeofcobras.
TheClubwasstartedin1898byE.L.
ThorntonandA.H.Morinandowingtoafor
tunatedrawintheDerbySweepstakein1901
itwasabletopayOffitsdebenturesandmake
variousimprovements.
In1859thepresentsiteoftheSub-Collec
tor’sofficewasboughtandasmalloflicebuilt,
butitsfoundationsweresobadthatin1883it
hadtobeabandonedandtheofficemovedto
Ward’sbungalow-wherethefiretookplace.
In1886itmovedbacktothepresentbuilding.
In1895therecordroomwasaddedandin1907
theTalukBoardOfficewasbuilt,whichpre
viouslyoccupiedforsometimethesmallbunga
lowOpposi'tetheSub-Collector’s'gatenowthe
propertyOfaretiredTahsildarG.Naraniah.
Thissmallbuildingwasoriginallyintended

40. OFMADANAPALLI- 35
fortheRoyts’Associationtomeetinandwas
erectedpartlybysubscriptionsandpartlyby
aloan.Apparao,Mr.WardandoneMuruge
samMudeliar,aretiredPublicWorksOverseer,
werethechiefmoversinthisschemewhichhad
theheartysupportofMr.Farmer,thethen
Sub-Collector.Theattemptwasafailureand
TamballapalliSubbaRecldiwhohadadvanced
moneytofinishthebuildingtookpossession.
FortwoyearsitwasthenoccupiedbyMission
ladiesandtheybuiltatemporaryupperstorey,
butthiswasremovedwhentheyvacatedit.
Onlysince1908,whenitbecametheSurvey
office,werefurtherimprovementsmadetoit.
BehindtheexistingClub,in1880Mr.Cox,ithe
thenSettlementOfficer,builtamudandthatch
bungalowontheunderstandingthatitwasto
lapsetothelandowner.Forsomeyearsitwas
rentedtoInspectorsofPoliceandthenfellinto
disrepairandfinallycollapsedinthefloodsof
1903.
TheAmericanmissionwasstartedin1853I
intheNorthArcotDistrictandin1863Doctor
Chamberlainarrivedwithhisfamilyandstayed
forashorttimeintheWedderburnbungalow

41. 36 ABRIEFHISTORY
andtheninalargetentunderathatchedroof
whilsthewasconstructingaMissionhouse.
Thatbuildingisnowtheboys’Hostel,thenew
bungalowhavebeenfinishedonlyin18841.
ThebungalowbeneathBasanikonda,ge
nerallyknownastheCollector’s,wasbuiltby
G.SubbaRedditothedesignofMr.H.O.D.
Hardingin1900.Itwasaddedtointhetime
ofMr.Macleodin1903.
ThepresentRestHousewasbuiltonlyin
1907,aftermuchtroubleaboutthesitewith
theowner,whoinsistedthatGovernmentshould
acquirethewholesiteownedbyhimincluding
theClubandtheSub-Collector’sbungalowas
theyhadonceformedoneproperty.The
litigationwasin1910stillunsettled.Hefur
therattemptedtopreventingressbydeclining
toallowtheClubentrancetobeused.This
wasobviatedbytheMissiongivingupasmall
corneroflandbetweenthenewsiteandthe
Sub-Collector’soffice,theconditionbeingthat
theyshouldhaveaturn-stileleadingintothe
newroad.Itisverydoubtfuliftheentryvia
theclubcouldbeclosedtothepublicassince
thetimeofCox’sbungalowthatwasthemethod

42. orMADANAPALLI. 37
ofentryandlongpriortothattherewasa
rightofwaytotheoldPunganurroad,near
theMolonytombandtheexistenceofthe
avenueisstrongevidenceofthateventothis
day.
WherenowtheCatholicChapelstands,
whichwasbuiltonlyin1907,therewasformer
lyatiledhousebuiltbytheD.P.W.asan
office,sometimepriorto1860anditwasfora
timeabandonedandthenrepairedbyMr.Cooper
aD.P.W.Overseeruntillhebuilthisown
houseneartheWeeklymarketwhenthebuild
ingwassoldanddemolished.Oppositetoit
wasawellkeptforestgardeninthetriangle
betweenthetworoads.Thiswasacommon
meetingplacepriortotheClub.Thesitewas
finallysoldandthegardencametoanend.
TheoldDakbungalowwasforatimewhere
theHospitalnowisandafterthatwasalittle
beyondtheAssistantEngineer’sofficenearthe
78thmilestoneadjacenttothequarryandthe
Muhammadans’Idgharofwhichthecompound
wallandtreesnowonlyremain.S.No.7of
Nadigaddabeingtheactualsite.
AdjoiningtheIdgharwasanotherthatched

43. 38 ABRIEFHISTORY
bungalowbelongingtoMurugesamMudaliar
whichwasoccupiedbyInspectorsofPolice.It
waslastoccupiedbyMr.Daily,DeputyIns
pectorofVaccination,from1884to1889and
thenitfellintodisrepair.
Medicalworkwasstartedsingle-handed
byDoctorChamberlaininathatchedbuilding‘
intheMissionCompoundin1865.In1869itwas
transferredtotheoldDakbungalowwhichwas
handedoverbyGovernmentwithoutpayment
forthedispensary,whoatthesametimesanc—
tionedthetransferofRs.16,000fromtheDis
pensaryFundandalsorequestedtheInspector
GeneraloftheIndianMedicalDepartmentto
nominateacompetentapothecarytotakecharge
oftheDispensaryandtheythankfullyaccepted
theReverendMr.Chamberlain’soffertoexer
ciseageneralcontrolovertheDispensary
managementwhenpresentatthestation.They
furtherorderedthatthemedicalsubordinatein
chargeshouldbeplacedunderMr.Chamber
lain’sorders,andnotedthattheyfullyappreci
atedtheadvantagewhichtheinstitutewould
derivefrombeingopenedunderhisauspices,
inconsequenceofthetrustandconfidence

44. orMADANAPALLI. 39
whichhisgratuitousandvaluableserviceshad
inspiredinthepeople.
TheInspector-GeneraldeputedMr.Ward
asApothecarytobeinchargeoftheDispen
saryandforover25yearshefaithfullyserved
theTownandbuiltupanameforhimselfthat
itwilltakemanyyearstoobliterate.Some
accountofhowthisDispensaryFundcameinto
beingmaynotbewithoutinterest.
AsumofRs.59,879—10—5wasraisedby
Mr.H.G.Smith,theCollectorin1868forthe
endowmentofaCivilDispensaryinCuddapah
bymeansofaRyotwaricessatoneannaper
acreofdryland.
OfthissumRs.16,157—4—10wasraised
intheSub-DivisionoutofwhichRs.2000has
beenspentonaschoolatRayachoti.Mr.Storr,
theSub-CollectorpointedoutthatCuddapah
wasfarawayandthepeopleoftheSub-Divi
sionwouldnotgothereandthereforesuggested
thatoutoftheFundasumequaltotheamount
subscribedintheDivisionshouldbesetapart
forendowingaDispensaryatMadanapalli
wheremedicalworkhadbeenalreadybegun
byDr.Chamberlain.Mr.VansAgnew,the

45. 40 ABRIEFHISTORY
Collector,stronglysupportedtheproposaland
G.O.903datedJuly3,1869quotedabove
wastheresult.
ThereisthereforenowasumofRs16,000
in3%p.0.Governmentstockinvestedonbehalf
oftheDispensaryasalsoasumofRs500which
hasgrownoutofRs.257depositedin1886by
Mr.E.J.SewellinthePostOfliceonbehalf
oftheDispensary.
Thiswasthebalanceofcertaincollections
thatweremadeintheearlierdaysofthe
DispensaryfromtheEuropeanandotherresi
dentstomakeitself-supportingasuntilthe
passingoftheLocalBoard’sActtherewere
nofundsavailableexceptbyapplicationto
Government.
TheHospital,asitnowis,thereforehas
anannualincomeofRs577—8—0 andthe
balanceofexpenditureisalonebornebythe
LocalBoard.
TheabovequotedG.0.sofarasitrelated
toMadanapalliDispensarywaskindlyplaced
atmydisposalbytheChiefSecretaryto
Government.
Mr.Wardbuiltforhisownusethe

46. orMADANAPALLL 4.~l
bungalowfacingtheHospital,whichhasnow
beenacquiredfortheSaltOffice,andthe
smallbungalowinfrontofit,nowtheSalt
Office,wasbuiltbythePunganurZamindar
forhisownusewhenvisitingtheHospital.
ThePunganurZamindariwastill1858partof
theCuddapahDistrictandtheZamindarsthen
hadfortheiruseasmallchoultryintheMisson
compoundneartheroadanditisnowusedfor
theMissionteachers.
ThepresentZamindarwaseducatedin
Madanapallitill1889whenhebecamethefirst
studentofthenewlyopenedPunganurHigh
School.Hismotherdiedinthecentreroom
oftheSub-Collector’sbungalow.Itmaybe
mentionedthatforatimetheSub-Collector
livedinWedderburn’shouseandwhatisnow
hisbungalowwasoccupiedbyvariouspeople
amongstthesebeingthePunganurZamindar,
Mr.Span,theRailwayEngineeratthetimeof
thebuildingoftheLineandMr.Harley,the
LocalFundEngineer.Thebungalowgenerally
occupiedbytheAssistantSuperintendentnear
theweeklymarketwasoriginallyasmall
thatchedbungalowbelongingtoMiss.Engledow
6

47. 42 ABRIEFmsronv
whosoldittoNarasojiwhobuiltthebungalow
in1887forMr.Norton,theSaltInspector.
Theupperstoreywasaddedonlyafter1900.
Adjoiningthisandnearerthemarketwas
formerlyabungalowownedbyMr.Cooper
whosoldittoMurgesamMudeliar,thebuilding
isgone,but,hisheirstillrecentlyownedthe
site.
TheExecutiveEngineer’sOfficewasonly
builtin1892beingintendedfortheAssistant
Engineer’sOfiiceandtheAssistantEngineer’s
quartersadjoiningwerebuiltin1893.Mr.
Murrayin1896wastheExecutiveEngineer
whosucceededingettingtheHeadquarters
shiftedfromCuddapah,whichatthetimewas
anextraordinarilyunhealthytown,itbeingno
uncommonoccurrenceforeveryEuropeanin
towntobeillwithfeveratthesamemoment
andanofficeseldomhadmorethanhalfits
clerksatworkatonetime.TheForestOfficer
wastransferredtoMadanapallishortlyafter
wards.
TheTalukofficewasbegunasaFamine
Reliefworkin1878andcompletedin1882—
tenyearslatertheSubRegistrar’sofficewas

48. orMADANAPALLI. 43
addedand13laterthePoliceStation.Prior
tothattheTalukOflicewasinthetownin
oldCutcherrystreetandthewallofthe
Jailstillcanbeseenatthebackoftherowof
shops.
ThepresentDistrictMunsif’sCourtis
quiterecent,1905,andeventhenwasfora
timeusedbytheSurveyDepartmentasitwas
notdecidedwhetherMadanapalliwastohave
acourtornot.TheCourtwasfirstheldin
KotaRamaCharlustreet,namedafterthe
Munsif,for5or6yearsandthenneartheSiva
Templeandtheninabuildingwhichwascon
structedfortheCourtandisnowtheAssistant
SuperintendentofPolice’soffice.After25
yearsitwasmovedtoGurramkonda,inthe
timeofSalopantBhimaRaoandthenVayalpad
andthenbacktoMadanapalliandwithitwas
combinedtheworkoftheformerKadiriCourt.
TheHarleyBungalowisofquitemodern
constructionhavingbeenbuiltbyMr.Harley,
theDistrictBoardEngineer,whoseHeadquar
terswerethenatMadanapalli.Hehimselflies
buriedatJammulamaduguwherehediedof
heatapoplexyduringthefamineof1897.

49. 44 ABRIEFHISTORY
TheHighschoolwasbuiltin1881by
GovernmenttohousetheAnantapurGovern
mentMiddleschoolwhichwasmovedtoMada
napalliin1878.In1885itwashandedover
totheLocalFundandin1888wasclosedand
handedovertoMurgesamMudeliarforprivate
management.Heraiseditsstandardfroma
LowerSecondarytoaHighSchool.TheCon
gresswasmuchtotheforeatthattimeand
consequentlyallthemastersleftandstarted
theCongressschoolin1890.Therewasalso
atthistimeaMissionHighSchoolheldinthe
Ryots’Associationbuilding.Aftermuchfric
tionin1891thethreecombinedundera
Committee,underMr.J.N.AtkinsonasPresi
dentandwasknownthereafterastheTown
CongressHighschool.Sincethentheschool
hasdoneexcellentworkunderMr.GiriRao
asHeadMaster.
LakshmanaSarmatillhisdeathin1901
wasmanagerandmainlyfinancedtheschool
aftertheCommitteedissolvedin1893.
Forfiveyearstherewerenograntsbut
onLordWenlockvisitingtheplacein1892
grantsweresanctionedbutevensotherehas

50. oFMADANAPALLI. 4.5
beenasteadydeficittobemadeupbythe
Managerasfeesandgrantsdonotcoverwork
ingexpenses.
ForadecadeMr.GiriRaoandothers
madecontinuouseffortstoraiseacapitalsuffi
cienttobringtheschooluptodateandhad
beensuccessfultotheextentofnearlyRs3,000
anditwasabouttobespentinbuildings-plans
evenhavingbeenapprovedbyGovernment,—
whentheArbuthnotcrashcameandcarried
offthewholeamount.Hissubsequentefforts
havenotbeenaswellrewardedastheyshould
havebeenbuthehasthesatisfactiOnofhaving
addedtwolargeextrabuildingstotheschool,
onefortheLowerStandardsandOneforthe
Upperforms.Thelatterhasbeenpresented
byK.RamachendraReddiofJammulamadugu
andwasopenedin1910.Ifthepeopleofthe
districtwantaHighSchool,andtheymake
freeuseofit,theymustpayforitssupport
butthisiswhattheyareveryunwillingtodo.
PossiblyiftheschoolweremanagedbyaCom
mitteeandaTrustFundopenedtheposition
mightbeimproved.
Newshasjustbeenreceivedoftwodona

51. 46 ABRIEFHISTORY
tionsbyEnglishmenofRs.5000and2500for
aHostelandaLaboratoryrespectively.
TheMissionSecondaryschoolinthefort
wasoriginallyapialschoollongkeptbyHari
appa,thefatherofJattiKrishnayya,theVakil,
hesoldittotheAmericanMissionin1889,
whothenbuilttheexistingschool,enlargedit
in1903andhavenowraisedittoaHighSchool
forwhichtheyareerectingnewbuildings.
InitsearlierdaystherewasnoEuropean
cemetryandgravesliescatteredontankbunds
orinthecornersoffields.Molony’sdaughter
wasburiedin1862underthebanyantrees
neartheRestHouseinthecornerofwhatthen
wastheSub-Collector’scompound.Thechild
of1.GD.BrockmanofthePoliceliesnearthe
KottiganiCheruvubund;alsoMr.Dumphey’s
sonandMr.Rhenius,aFamineOflicer5—both
ofwhomdiedin1869—1iesimilarlyburied.
Thefirstburialinthenewcemetrywasin
1873.Foritsinceptionandbeauti.ulappear
anceallthecreditisduetoDoctorChamber
lainandtherehenowmostfittinglysleepshis
longsleep.Thepattahofthelandstandsin
thenameoftheMissionanditisundertheir

52. orMADANAPALLI. 47
managementGovernmentcontributestowards
theupkeepofthefencing.Thegardeneris
maintainedbysubscriptions.Nearbyistobe
noticedasmallbuilding.Thisistheburial
placeofMurgesamMudeliararetiredGovern
mentservantwhodidmuchgoodforthetown.
HewasamemberoftheBrahmoSamaj-and
plantedforhimselfatopeandbuiltinitthis
smallhouseinwhichtobeburied.Itsupkeep
isnowsadlyneglectedashisfamilyhaveleft
theplaceandthereisnopermanentinam.
Madanapalli‘townof1840wasenclosed
withinitswallswithoutasingletiledorterrac
edbuilding,forthenasnownoPoligarwould
sleepbene:'hanythingbutthatchandifthe
Poligarhadonlyathatchedhouseitwould
havebeenpresumptionforanyoneelsetohave
anythingelse.Further-moreterracedbuild
ingswereonlyfortemples. ,
Theoldestterracedbuildingwasprobably
thatbuiltbyBacchiRaoPantulu,theformer
HuzurSherishtadarorDiwanashewasthen
called,ofCuddapah.Thepaybeingthen
Rs.700andnotasnowRs.225.Thishouse
stoodwherenowthatofAppaRaostandsin

53. 48 ABRIEFHISTORY
Brahminstreet.Anotherhouseofrespectable
ageisthatofMelurKrishnaRaowhowas
naibSherishtadaratthetimeofMurrayand
Frazer. _
InthosedaystheDiwanwasamanof
greatdignityandimportanceanditmaybe
safelysaidwasthepracticalruleroftheDis
trict.ThepaywasexcellentRs700amonth,
andtheperquisiteswereevenbetter.Fewof
thethenDiwansretiredintoinsignificanceor
poverty,butaccumulatedwealthandlandin
abundance,BacchiRaosecuringaJagirfor3
generationsnearVempalli.BacchiRaoseems
tohavebeentheDiwanabout1840andhewas
followedbyTaddimarriAppaRaobetween
1850and1860.D.SrinivasaRaofollowed.
Thetitlewasthenchanged,asalsothepay,to
HeadManager,thefirstbeingGopalIyerwho
was,inMr.Wedderburn’stime,followedby
SudarsanaRao.AfterthisthetitleofHead
Sherishtadarwasadopted,SimhardriPantulu
beingthefirst.sostyled.
TheriseofNemaliAppaRaoissaidtobe
connectedwiththegreatBacchiraowhohad
twosonsoneofwhomwasintheTreasuryand

54. orMADANAPALLI. 49
duringhistermofofficethereonelacof
rupeesvanished.TheCollectorwashasten
ingwithallspeedtothespotonhearingthis
rumourbutwasoutdistancedbyBacchirao’s
messengertoApparaoinCuddapahtocollect
themissingamountandreplaceitintheTfea
sury.TheTahsildarwasthenapowerful
personandCuddapahtownpaidandthe
Treasurywasfoundcorrect.
GratitudemadetheDiwanthepartonof
AppaRaoandinduecourseheobtainedmost
ofhispatron’sproperty.Suchisthestory
thatnowcirculatesinthedistrict.Idonot
vouchforit.
Thetemplesofthetownwereinsignificant,
theoldestnearthetownprobablybeingthose
ofSivaandVenkataRamanaswamiattheend
ofCarstreet.Itwasonlyin1860thatthis
latterwasenlargedandmadeasitnow
appears.TheSivatemplewasformanyyears
merelytheplaceforkeepingthevaluablesof
theolderSivaTempleacrosstheriver.Only
recentlywasaGodinstalladintheshrine.
AdjoiningAppaRao’sgardenisaveryancient
undergroundshrinetoPotharazuSwami.
7

55. 50 ABRIEFHISTORY
ThisisnotfrequentedbyBrahmins.Under
Kotapalli'channelisasimilarsmallshrineto
thisGod’ssisterKorlaGangamma.Presuma
blytheywereaboriginaldeities.TheHanu
mantemplewasbuiltbyAppaRaoinrecent
years.
TheMasjidwasbuiltbyImamBegAzif
withfundssuppliedbyTippuSultanwhoalso
gavelandsforitsupkeepandtitle-deeds.
TheselatterarestillpreservedbytheKarji.
ThelandsareshewninPaimashaccountsand
arestillreservedfortheupkeepofthebuild
ingandtheworship.Thestonesusedinbuild
ingthemosquearesaidtohavebeentaken
fromaruinedtempleofAnkalammanear
Kammapalli.Atthetimeofthebuildingof
theMasjidtherelivedinMadanapalliina
smallchoultryadjoiningthegrave-yardbehind
thePostOfficeMuhammad KhanSherani,a
religiousmendicantofmuchlearning,anative
ofKolar,whowrotehereareligiousworkof
greatmeritcalled“BodaCharKurchi”orthe
preceptsofthe4Imams.
PossiblytheOldestShrineinthetOWn,
afterthatofGangamma,istheMahrattishrine

56. 0FMADANAPALLI. 51
inBazaarstreetdedicatedtoGanesh.The
existingtempleisonlyabout40yearsoldbut
theimageisundoubtedlyveryold.
InthetempleisatombtoNangajiBawaji,
aformerworshipperoflongago,andadjoin
ingthetemplearethetombsofthenextthree
succeedingworshippers.Theirdeathsare
beyondthememoryofeventraditionsothatit
issafetoinferthattheoriginalshrineisof
greatage.
Adjoiningthetempleapialandhearth
arekeptsacredtothememoryofBawajiand
noonedarestousethem.
Thetempleissupportedbycontributions
andalsobytherentofthesmallshedunder
thebanyantreeadjoiningthetemplewhichis
letoutasashop.Behindthetempleisa
smallgardenalsothepropertyofthetemple.
Therewereoldmenalivein1910who
rememberedthefirstcartthatevercameto
Madanapalliin1862fromPalamanerside
andyettheylivedtoseeaMotorCarinthe
town.Itmaybementionedasafactlittle
knownthatthecountrycartistheinventionof
twoengineersubalternsinthePindariWar.

57. 52 ABRIEFHISTORY
In1900therewereonlythreestreetsin
thetownwideenoughtodrivethrough,the
Kammaroad,BrahminstreetandDhakinipeta
Road.TheBazaarstreetwasencroachedhalf
acrossbyopendrainsandSlabcoverings.
Therewasnomeansofgettingfromoneside
oftheforttotheother.Nowthetownhas
beenopenedupineverydirectionandthe
majorityoftheroadsarefairlywide.The
townbegantooutgrowitslimitsabout20years
agoandKottapetawaslaidoutin1899inthe
timeofMr.FrancisbyChinnappaReddi.To
thispartofthetownmanywell-to-dopeople
havemoved.Thetownextensionfromthe
newChurchtotheMasjidwasopenedoutin
1905andagainin1909theroadfromthe
HospitaltotheChinnaTippaSamudramroadhas
beenformedtoallowofextensionofbuildings_
Almostallthepublicbuildingsofthe
townhavesprungupwithinthelast50years
andmostofthemwithinthelast20.The
followingdatesmaybeofinterest:—
MissionReadingRoom,1870enlarged1883.
Hospital,1877.
HighSchool,1881enlarged1905.

58. OFMApANAPALLI. 53
SubCollector’soffice,1886enlarged1895
Talukoffice,1882,enlarged1907&1909.
WeeklyMarket,1891.
SubRegistrar’sOffice,1892.
D.P.W.Engineer’soffice,1892,enlarged1905.
Postoffice,1880.
MissionSecondarySchoolintheFort,1900
enlarged1003.
Munsif’sGourt,1905.
Vegetablemarket,1903.
Meatmarket,1905.
Koneru,1906. '
MissionHinduGirls’School,1906.
Drainage,1891and1:03—10
Thetwobigbridges,1904—5.
MohammedanSchool,1907.
Inspectionbungalow,1907.
Church,1908.
MohammedanGirls’School,1909.
LylesMemorialWomen’sHospital,1910.
RiverEmbankment,1910.
MentionshouldbemadeofMadanapalli
Theatrewhichwasstartedin1888andwhich
outofitssurplusfundshascOntributedover
Rs.500toeducationandhassubscribedto

59. 54 ABRIEFHISTORY
religiousworkandtoagriculturalsocieties
besidespresentingthetownwithtwolightsto
commemoratethereignofQueenVictoriaand
thevisitofthePrinceofWalesin1906.
ADramaticsocietythatisabletowin
threegoldmedalsandalsotomakesufficient
profitstosomateriallybenefitthetownisnot
tobedecried.
SomehistoryofthenewAmericanMission
Churchstandingattheentranceofthetown
facingthebridgemaybeofinterest.
In1863DoctorJacobChamberlainbegan
MissionworkinMadanapalliandforsome
yearstheMissionchapelandschoolhouseswere
butabuildingofmudwallsandthatchedwith
rushes.Asyearswentonthisgaveplaceto
thepresentbuildingintheMissioncompound
whereformanyyearstheMissionarygavea
specialeveningserviceforEnglishresidents
wheneverenoughwereinthestation.
Graduallyadesireforalargerandmore
convenientbuildinggrewupandthefirst
actualdonationwasmadein1888byMr.Welsh,
theSubCollector,whoonleavingthestation
gavehalftheproceedsofthesaleofahorse,

60. orMADANAPALLI. _55
Rs.10].Graduallyfundsaccumulated.The
nativeChristiansofthetowncollectedamong
stthemselvesoverRs.3000andAmerican
friendscontributedoverRs.10,000.Rs.3,600
waslostinArbuthnotsbutthiswasalmost
entirelyresubscribed.
TheSitewasobtainedfromTamballapalli
SubbareddiafriendofDoctorChamberlain.
In1905atthetimeoftheArcotMission
JubileethefoundationstonewaslaidbyMrs.
E.E.OlcottofNewYork,oneofthemost
generoussupportersoftheMission.Theopen
ingceremonywasin1909.Veryfittinegthe
ChurchisknownbythenameofDoctorJacob
ChamberlainwhoselifeworkinMadanapallias
aMissionaryitperpetuates,asdoestheLyles
MemorialHospital,hismedicalwork.
Thislatterhasyettobebuiltthoughits
foundationstonewaslaidbyMrs.J.N.Atkinson
inFebruary1910.Themoneyhasbeen
providedbyalegacyleftbyMrs.MaryLott
LylesofAmerica.TheestimatedcostisRs.
25,000andtheannualupkeepRs.7000toRs.
9000.Thespecialobjectisthetreatmentof
womenandchildren.

61. 56 ABRIEFHISTORY
ItisnosmalldebtofgratitudethatMada
napalliowestoDoctorChamberlainandthe
AmericanMissionthathassogenerouslycarried
outhisaims,andafewwordsonhislifemust
beadded. ,
In1860DoctorChamberlainarrivedin
IndiatojointheArcotMissionwhichhad
startedin1853.In1861hestartedworkin
Palmanerandin1863movedontoMadanapalli,
PriortothisMadanapalliandthesub-division
hadbeenwithintheareaoftheLondonMission,
but,byagreementitwashandedoverwith
partofthesub-divisiontotheArcotMission.
VerysoonDoctorChamberlainhadbuilt
himselfahouseandatoncebeganbothMission
andMedicalwork.In1865heopenedaDis
pensaryathisbungalow,butfindingthecalls
onhistimetoogreat,hestartedwithGOVern
mentaidthepresentDispensaryin1869and
forseveralyearsitwasunderhiscontrol.In
1871hestartedthePalmanerDispensarywith
Governmentassistance
Asascholarhewasinthefirstrankbeing
aD.D.oftwocollegesandLL.;D.ofone.He
wasforyearsChairmanoftheTeluguBible

62. 0FMADANAPALLL 57
RevisionCommitteeandmemberoftheTelugu
TractSociety.TheTeluguHymnBookishis
ownwork.Hismonumentalwork,whichun
fortunatelyheneverfinished,istheBibleDic
tionaryinTelugu,thefirstvolumeofwhich
appearedin1906.
ThelegendoftheBasaniKondagianthas
beentoowelltoldbyMr.Gribbleinthefollow
ingversestoneedfurthertelling:—
Say—whatisthatformsosilent—alone,
Chaineddowntothehilloveryonder?
’TistheformofaGiant,nowturnedintostone,
TheGiantofBasinakonda.
ToTriputty’shill,Venkateshatheysay,
Wasgoingmid’stpealsofloudthunder;
Whenhestoppedforamomenttorestonthe
AtthehillofBasinakonda. [way,
ThentheGiantattackedhimwithbowand
ResolvedtogettheGodunder,[withsword,
ForasgreaterthanGods,hewouldfainsee
TheGiantofBasinakonda. [adored,
Butthethoughthadscarceenteredhishead
[alone,
Whenhefoundhe’dcommittedablunder;

63. 58 ABRIEFHISTORY
OneglanceoftheGodtransfixedintostone,
TheGiantofBasinakonda.
Venkateshapassedonaccompainedstill
Bypealsofloudsoundingthunder,
Norlookedoncebehind,wherestretchedon
LaytheGiantofBasinakonda. [thehill
Andageshavepassed,butstillthehugestone,
Isregardedbyallfullofwonder,
Astheythinkofhim,whochangedfleshand
IntopartofBasinakonda. [bone
Thecountryhaschanged,astimeSlippedby
Bystrugglesandwarstornasunder;
Butchangelessstillgazesstraightintothesky
TheGiantofBasinakonda.
Thehillsallaroundmayglowintherays
Ofthesunasitsinksslowlyunder,
Butnorayofthesuneverlightsuptheface
OftheGiantonBasinakonda.
Andthereheshalllieuntilthelastday
IsproclaimedbySiva’sloudthunder;
ThentheGodwillforgive,sothepeoplesay,
TheGiantonBasinakonda.
Fromnowherecantherecumbantfigure
bebetterseenthanfromtheverandahofthe
Dakbungalow

64. 0FMADANAPALLI. 59
Thesmalltempleandtankonthetopof
thehillarededicatedtoVenkateswaraSwami
towhichthereisanannualpilgrimageinSra
vanam.Newlymarriedpeoplearealsosup
posedtovisittheshrineanddopujah.
ThreemilesfromMadanapalli,butvery
visiblefromitisthetempleofMalleswara
swamionthetopoftheVempallihill.
ThefortwasbuiltbyEkeriNaiksof
Pentsapadandfromittheyravagedthecoun
tryandbymethodsnotaltogethergentle,exac
tedtribute.Thetwoholesintherockatthe
topofthehillarestillshewnintowhichthe
postsoftheswingusedtobefixedfromwhich
theunwillingvictimwasswungbackwardsand
forwardsoverthepercipice.Generallyheis
saidtohavepartedwithwhatwasdemanded,
for,ifhedidnot,theswingwassuddenlyjer
kedpercipitatinghimontotherocksbeneath.
Thetempleisnowdesertedassomethirty
yearsagotheshrinewasdefiledbyrobberswho
dugbeneaththeimageinhopesoffinding
treasure.

65. ADDENDA.
BytheMeyerschemeofredistributionofthe
DistrictsMadanapalliSub-Divisionhasbeensplitup.
RayachotihasgonetoCuddapah,KadritoAnantapur,
andVayalpadandMadanapallitothenewChittur
District.ThenewMadanapalliSub—Divisionformed
onApril1st1911nowconsistsofMadanapalli,
VayalpadandthePunganurZamindarioftheold
NorthArcotDistrictandhasnowbecomethe
pleasantestandmostsoughtafterDivisioninthe
Presidency.
TheWomenandChildren’sHospitalhasbeen
completedandwasopenedbytheHon.Mr.‘
J.N.Atkinson,2ndMemberofCouncil,inJune
1911.
In1910Mrs.AnnieBesantvisitedMadanapalli
anddeliveredaseriesoflecturesand,takingakeen
interestintheschool,securedlargedonations.The
schoolwasthentakenoverbytheTheosophicalSociety
andisnowmuchbenefitingbyanEnglishLecturer
oftheSociety.
Governmenthasgrantedthesiteoftheold
ForesttopebehindtheWedderburnBungalowforan
Open-AirConsumptionHospital.

66. APPENDIXA.
CollectorsOfCuddapah
ResidedinMadanapalliinthesummer.
Lieut-Col.(Sir)
ThomasMunro
W.H.Chaplin
G.Gregory
C.R.Ross
A.E.R.Macdonell...
J.Hanbury
J.W.Russel
G.M.Ogilvie
C.Harris
W.G.Mason
J.A.Dalzell
A.Freeze
H.Lacon
A.P.Onslow
J.D.Gleig
J.G.Cassamajor
l 1807AfterwardsGovernor.
1807—1809
1809—1810
1810—1816
1816—1817
1817—1820
1820—1824
1827
1827—-1828
1828
1828——1830
1830——1831
1831-—1834
1835—~1835
1835
1835—-1837
1837-1837
1837——1838
1838
1838——1839
1839-1841
GavehisnametoRus
selkonda,Gnnjsm.

67. ii. APPENDIXA.—(Contd.)
CH.Hallet 1841
W.Ashton 1841
W.W.Arbuthnot 1842—1843
W.Ashton 1843—1844
W.A.D.Inglis 1844—1845
J.H.Cochrane 1845—1850
1850—151MMurray 1853—1859
HForbes 1851—1852
T.Fraser 1859—1860
A.Wedderburn 1860—1863
. 163—1H.G.Smith 1265422;
J.R.Cockerell 1865
F.B.Molony 1868
G.VansAgnew 1868—1870
C.G.Master 1870—1871
1871—1
WD.HOIsley ,874_1232
JR.Daniel 1876
J.D.B.Gribble 1876—1877
J.F.Price 1877—1878
_W.D.Horsley 1878
J.D.B.Gribble 1878—1879
M.S.T.McCarthy.1879—1881
A.J.B.Atkinson 1881
L.R.Burrows 1881—1883
C.A.Bird 1883—1885
W.J.H.LeFanu 1886—1887
MemberofCouncil
K.C.S.1.
Dismissed

68. APPENDIXA.—(Concld.) iii.
G.Stokes
E.J.Sewell
F.D.O.Wolfe
Murray
J.N.Atkinson
J.Hewetson
A.C.Tate
A.T.Forbes
E.L.Vaughan
E.L.R.Thornton
H.O.D.Harding
J.H.Robertson
B.Macleod
F.A.Coleridge
E.L.Vaughan
J-J.Cotton
J.Partridge
R.A-Jenkins
P.Rice
1887—1888
1888—1891
1891—1892
1892
1892—1895
1895—1896
1897—1898
1896
1898
1898
1898—1900
1900—1902
1902—1904
1904
1905—1907
1907
1908—1910
1911
1910
1910
1886—1887K-C
Co
5.1.Memberof
uncil.

69. APPENDIXB.
1859—1864
1865—1867
1867—1868
1868
1868—1872
1873—1877
1876
1877
1878—1880
1881
1881
1881—1882
1882—1883
1883—1885
1885—1886
1886
1886
1886—1888
&1889
ListOfSub-CollectorsatMadanapalli.
vF.B.Molony
W.H.Horsley
J.R.Daniel
P.L.Roberts
E.Storr
J.D.B.Gribble
.J.Stuart
J
A
A.J.B.AtkinsonA .B.Higgens...
W
.H.LeeWarnerH
FirstSuh-Collectorat
Madanapalli.
GavehisnametoHer
leykonda,
Afterwards
Ganjam. Judgein
WrotetheDistrict
ManualandMedical
Jurisprudence.
TriedtheRampsRebel
lioncases.
MemberoftheBoard;
ordained
MemherofCouncil;
actedasGovernor;
K.C.S.l.
MemberoftheBoard.
MemberoftheBoard.

70. APPENDIXB.—(Conch.) v
E.C.Rawson
J.'N.Atkinson
L.M.Wynch
J.Hewetson
M.D.Bell
F.Levy
Elphinstone
J.H.Munro
A.T.Forbes
E.L.VaughanE.L.R.Thornton
W-Francis
J.J.Cotton
J.H.Robertson
J-G.Burn
F.A.Coleridge
A.J.Gurgenvon
R.A.Jenkins
1888—1889
"‘1889—1890
1890—1892
1890
1892—1893
&1893
1893—1894
1894
1894—1895
1895—1896
[896—1897
1897
1898—1899
1899
1899—1900
1900—1901
&1902
1901—4902
1902—1907
1903
1907—1911
MemberofCouncil:
C.|.E.
Judge01HighCourt.

71. APPENDIX C.
ListofCuddapahEngineers.
MajorJ.F.Palmer.1855—1864atMadanapalli.
MajorJ.F.Palmer.1864—1866atCuddapah.
Lt.R.P.Penne
father,R."E. 1866—1867
J.George 1867—1868
CaptC.J.F.Begbie,
R.E. 1868—1870
G.J.Turner(Covtd)1570—1871
P.O.Ratigan(Covtd)1871—1872
G.S.Sage 1872—1874
Col.A.S.Moberley,
R-E. 1874—1878
H.Unwin 1878
Lt.Col.J.N.Hunter,
R.E. 1878—1880
H.F.Mordmann 1880—1881
H.S.Taylor 1881—1884
J.C.Johnston 1884—1889
S'SubbarayaChariar
RaiBahadur 1889—1892
A.M.Foord 1892
C.J.K.Watson 1892—1893
A.B.Todd 1890—1894

72. APPENDIXC.—(Concld.) vii
S.B.Murray 1894—1897atMadanapalli.
A.H-Morin 1897—1901 ,,
S.B.Lambert 1901—1904 ,,
J.M-Lacey 1904—1907 ,,
G.A.Subramanya
AiyarRaiSahib 1907—1909 ,,
M.Loam 1909—1910 ,,
K.SrinivasaAiyan
gar 1910
Priorto1858theEngineersworkeddirectlyunder
theCollector.From1864theHeadQuarterswas
movedtoCuddapahandin1895itwasmovedback
toMadanapalli.
APPENDIX D.
ListofForestOflicersstationedatMadanapalli.
F.A.Lodge 1896

73. Pwsaaewwr
APPENDIXE.
ListOfASSistflntSuperintendentsofPolicewho
havebeenstationedatMadanapalli
since2ndJune,1860.
26.Mr.P.S.Miller.
Mr.H.F.Clogstoun
Lt.H.R.Shelly.
.Mr.J.G.B.Brockman.
Cap.E.M.Mason.
Lt.G.H.Tillard.
-Mr.W.W.Goodrich.
-Cap.H.W.Blair.
.Mr.J.E.E.A.Boyd.
Lt.C.J.T.Whitlock.
Mr.E.W.B.Hope.
,,A.P.Agar.
.H.Travers.
..Smith.
..Thomas.
.Henderson.
..Ainslie.
V..Smith.
.Hunt.
.Smith.
uwwm
5303
me:
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28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
C.E.Smith.
P.S.Miller.
R.Hood.
.G.W.Ulogstoun.
A.Dene.
N.E.Q.Mainwaring
.Armitage.
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,,NE.Q.Mainwaring.
, .Gover. '
,NE.Q.Mainwaring.
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.Waring.
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Buchanan.
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Withinshaw.
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