Presidency
Wendt is first confirmed as President in the September 18, 1894 Adjourned Regular Meeting, recorded in the village's second record book. He presided alongside a board of trustees that included Henry Rover, William Bohn, Fred Roth, Fred Conrad, Charles Bauer, and John Forlachow — many of whom had served continuously since the early 1890s.
The Wendt-era board handled a range of matters familiar from earlier years — liquor license approvals, bond reviews, departmental claims — but also grappled with new infrastructure questions, including complaints about creek encroachment by property owners and the ongoing relationship with the Dundee Electric Light Company.
Claims Paid at September 18, 1894 Meeting
Among the bills allowed at the September 18, 1894 meeting were payments to:
- Henry Guldan (police service — Guldan's seventh-plus year of continuous service)
- Dundee Electric Light Co. — $25.67 (continuing the April 1892 franchise)
- C.F. Chapman — $107.76 (identity and nature of service not yet identified; this is the largest single payment in the meeting record, suggesting a major contract or service)
- Union Paint and Varnish Co.
- George Gillette
Dates of Service
The exact election date has not been confirmed from the photographed records. Wendt was likely elected at the April 1894 annual election, following henry-peters|Henry Peters's term. He is confirmed as serving through at least April 22, 1895.