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If the rebellion had not broken out in 1861, there is no doubt but the Old Blues would have been an efficient organization now, but the war unsettled and disorganized every thing, and as nearly every man in the Blues was capable of taking charge of a com- pany, it was thought that better service could be rendered the Government by several organizations than by one, and the members were permitted to raise companies and obtain higher positions than could be reached in a mere company organization. Thirty- four members entered the Union army, and with the brilliant record of all of them, Peoria has evinced a commendable pride, and with the heroic death of many of them, all are pain- fully familiar.
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Grand Army of the Republic .- Col. John Bryner Post, No. 67, of Peoria, Ills., was organized on the 9th day of October, 1879, and named in honor of the late John Bryner, Colonel of the 47th Ills. Vol. Infantry.
The Post has a membership of seventy-six, holds meetings in their new hall, just completed and fitted up, where you will find among its members some of the leading men of the city.
ROSTER OF OFFICERS.
P. C., George Puterbaugh. S. V. C., Isaac Taylor. J. V. C., Wm. McLean. Adj .. James M. Rice. Q. M., George M. Bush. Surg., James T. Stewart.
Chap., Rev. W. S. Post. O. D., B. C. Bryner. O. G., L. P. Lapham. S. M., Jacob M. Copes. Q. M. S., Robt. M. Campbell.
ROSTER.
Wells Henry W. Co. D 112 Ills. Infty. m.o. as maj. McLean William, Co. C 2d Iowa Infty. m.o. privale. Kinsey John W. Co. B 11th Cav. Ills. m.o. 2d lieut. Copes Jacob M. Co. B 47th Ills. Infty. m.o. lieut. maj. Easton Charles S. Co. E 8th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Burt Richard M. Co. G 76th Ohio Infty. m.o. Ist lieul. Campbell Robert M. Co. F 17th Ills. Inftv. m.o. capt. Qualman Charles, Co. K 3d Ind. Cav. m.o. maj Swayze Benjamin, Co. B 108th Ills. Infty. m.o. sergi. Yates John HI. Co. B 7th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Lapham Levi A. Co. F 139th Ills. Infty. m.o. sergt. McClure John 1). Co. C 47th Ills. Infty. m.o. col. Adair A. A. Co. E 78th Ohio Infty. m.o. capt. Miller Henry 11. Co. A 77th Ills. Infty. m.o. capt. Bush George M. Co. A 17th Ills. Infty. m.o. corpl. McDermot John E. Co. G 10Sth Ills. Infty. m.o. corpl. Arends Ilenry L. Co. A 151st Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Taylor Isaac, Co. Il 3d Minn. Infty. m.o. capt. Bryner Byron C. Co. 1 47th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Buchanan Wm. G. Co. E 11th ills. Cav. m.o. 2d lieut. Puterbaugh George, Co. F Sth Ills. Infty. m.o. capl. Ellis Oliver P. Co. E 47th Ills. Infty. and 17th Ills. Infty. m.o. musician.
Rice James M. Co. E 10th Ills. Infty. m.o. private.
Stewart James T. physician 64th Ills. Infty. rank maj. asst. sarg.
Hitchcock Frank, Co. 11 86th Ills. Infty. m.o. capl. Cutter William.
Elliott P. F. Co. E 11th Ills. Cav. in.o. maj.
Baker Samuel R. Co. E 47th Ills. Infty. m.o. lieut. col. Knowles Howard, Co. D) 139th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Summers Robert W. Co. E. 77th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Charles llaller E.
Post Win. Stephen, Co. D 81st Ills, Infty. m.o. chaplain. Clark Emmet M. Cos. F 139th Ills. Infty. and E 151st Ills. Infty. m.o. private.
Dodge Samuel W. Co. C 96th Ills. Infty. m.o. serg. sig. corps.
Wilson Geo. A. Co. G 17th Ills. Infty. and 14th Ills. Cav. m.o. asst. surg.
Detweiller Ilenry, capt. U. S. Steamer (Yankee).
Champney Oscar B. Co. 11 20th Ills. Infty. in.o. 4th serg. Zimmerman Andrew, Co. E. 82d Ills. Infty. m.o. corpl. Hursch Adolph, Co. I 8th Ills. Infty. and 31st Ills. Infty. m.o. private.
Niglas J. N.
Schroder George, Co. I. 11th Ills. Cav. m.o. private. Boerckel John F. Co. K 2d U. S. Infty. m.o. private. Kruse John. Schimpff Albert L. Co. A 26th Mo. Infty. m.o. private. Henderson Andrew R.
Brandt Henry, Co. K 11th Ohio, m.o. private.
Ilansel Jacob C. Co. A 2d Ills. Art. m.o. Ist lieut. Phillips Francis M. Co. A 47th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Place Emmerson O. Co. 11 S6th Ills. Infty. m.o. o. sergt. Auten James B. Co. C 47th Ills. Infty. m.o. Ist heut. Wallin Aaron E. Co. B 4th Ills. Cav. m.o. private.
Lathy John F. Co. F 139th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Jones Geo. W. Co. C 145th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Wonder James A. Co. C 47th Ills. Infty. m.o. drum maj.
Distler Paul, Co. 11 11th Ills. Cav. m.o. capt. Schaerer Thopholus, Co. A 11th Ills. Cav. m.o. maj. Rummel Carl F. Cos. 1) 13th Ills. Cav. and F 139th Ills. Infty. m.o. corpl.
Kueny Florin, Co. D 2d Ills. Art. m.o. corpl. Peane Charles II. 86th Ills. Infty. m.o. lieut. col. Gilliy Charles E. Co. E Sth Ills. Infty. m.o. col. bearer. Bassett Mark M. Co. E 53d llls. Infty. m.o. capt. Kimball George 11. 7th Mann battery, m.o. private.
Tripp Stephen S. Co. G 11th Ills. C'av. m.o. capt. Wilson Joseph F. Sth Ills. Infty. m.o. brv. maj. Lamplin Oliver B. Co. K 155th Ills. Infty. m.o. private. Dibble Edward II. Co. I) 135th N. Y. Infty. m.o. private.
Ballance Chas. Cos. F 139th Ills. Infty. and E 151st Ills. Infty. m.o. private.
Hedrick John E. Co. D 11th Ills. Cav. m.o. 2d lieut. Schimpff Geo. II. Co. 11 Sth Mo. Infty. m.o. private. Kinney Sidney N. 169th N. Y. Vol. Infty. m.o. Ist licut. R. Q M.
Maurer John, Co. B 39th N. Jersey, m.o. private. Tursh Oscar, Co. C 53d Pa. Infty. m.o, private.
Ross N. 1 .. Co. HI 20th Ills. Vol. m.o. private.
Wasson James T. Co. F. 8th llis. Infty. and 8th Ills. Cav. m.o. sergt.
Ayers Henry P. Lawrence John G. Co. B 11th Ills. Cav. m.o. privale.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
On January 8, 1844, at a meeting of the trustees, on motion, it was resolved that the trustees recommend that a meeting of citizens of the town of Peoria be enlled by public notice to meet at the Court-house on Tuesday evening next at half past six o'clock P.
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M., for the purpose of devising means to protect property from loss by fire, and that the clerk be authorized to give such notice and to furnish light, etc., for the meeting, and to charge the same to the town.
Sept. 10, 1846, the City Council passed the following :
Resolved, That Charles W. McClallan, Lewis Howell and Charles T. Stearns (Mayor) be and are hereby ap- pointed a committee to purchase, at the expense of the city, a good fire engine and hose.
Nov. 23, 1846, on motion of John Hamlin, it was resolved that the Engine Committee be and are hereby authorized to make a contract for another engine similar to the one al- ready purchased, if it can be got by paying $500 down and the balance on the first day of Nov. next. These machines were purchased in Boston, Mass., and came by water by way of New Orleans ; built by Hunneman ; cost $1,250 each.
June 8, 1847, a petition was presented to the City Council by H. Hahn and signed M. S. Menard and a number of citizens, requesting that they be allowed to form them- selves into Fire Co. No. 2. On motion of Lewis Howell, the petition was granted.
March 21, 1848, a committee was appointed by the City Council to purchase lot 3, in block 6, for $300, for engine and City Hall. Committee were Lewis Howell, C. W. McClellan and Dennis Blakely.
Jan. 7, 1851. the following citizens made application to be organized into Fire Co. No. 1 : Michael Fash, foreman ; T. M. Templin, Ist assistant ; D. D. Syder, 2d assistant; John Ramsey, treasurer ; James Milligan, secretary.
Members. - John Anderson, James A. Caswell, B. T. Baldwich, W. C. Reynolds, P. C. Bartlett, B. L. T. Bourland, J. J. Thomas, Jesse Rice, O. H. Batty, John Com- stock, Peter Kinney, James Bramble, and 25 others. This company was organized into Fire Company No. 1. The engine was then taken from the old Market house on Wash- ington Street, to the new room in City Hall building, Adams Street. May 4, 1869, Fire Co. No. 1 was again disbanded by the City Council.
Illinois Engine Co. No. 2 .- Organized on June 8, 1847, with 34 members. In 1852 this Company moved from the old Market house to where now stands the Central City hose house. In 1854 they received their new Button engine and re-organized into Neptune Engine Co. No. 2.
Fire Co. Young America, No. 2, was organized Jan. 4, 1858, with 66 members. John Goodman was foreman ; O. H. Norton, 1st assistant; John Waugh, 2nd assistant ; J. F. Shaw, secretary, and H. R. Moore, treasurer. Their engine was a Hunneman make (old No. 1). Their engine house was Hurd's barn, in Nowland's alley. In the Fall of 1858 the City Council gave them the Button Engine, known as Neptune No. 2. Also the building now occupied by Central City Hose Co. The company then changed their No. from No. 4 to 2. This company disbanded on the 12th of October, 1865. They were the winners of many elegant prizes in contests.
Germania Fire Co. No. 3 .- Organized in February, 1853, with 16 members. First machine was made by Kuepferle, at St. Louis. In 1860 they received a new engine, made by Wm. Jeffers. In August, 1867, they gave their hand engine to the city, having pur- . chased a Jeffers steamer, the city paying part. The company kept their first machine in an old blacksmith shop on Washington Street, near the old Board of Trade building. In the Summer of 1854 they removed to their new honse, built for them on Liberty Street. This company won many elegant prizes at tournaments, and did valuable service in the extinguishment of fires.
New Peoria Fire Company, No. 4 .- Organized October 26, 1858, with sixteen men besides the foreman, Joseph Shock. Their first engine was the old No. 1. October 20, 1865, the City Council transferred the Button Engine, Young America, No. 2, to them, which they are now the owners of. They are the conquerors of many a hard fought tournament, winning the State champion broom three times in succession ; also the na-
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tional championship, at Chicago, September 4, 1878, with 8900 in gold. The company have a benevolent organization for themselves, with 85,500 in the treasury. They are the only volunteer company in the city, and still render valuable assistance at fires.
Steamer Central City No. 1 .- Placed in service May 21, 1866. Hank Seely, engineer ; Ben. Wright, stoker; hosemen, O. HI. Norton, John Waugh, and M. Pevex ; salaries- engineer, 890 per month ; hosemen and stoker, $45 per month each. The hosemen and stoker were allowed to work at their trades, they being only required to be on duty in time of fires.
In the Summer of 1870, the steamer was laid up, the water works taking her place. The same Summer the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph system was accepted by the city.
The first fire bell was on the frame church, on Main Street, where now stands Bushe's Block.
Neptune Engine Company No. 5, was organized September 3, 1867, with A. J. Fosby, president ; Wm. Roth, foreman ; Chas. Waugh, 1st assistant ; Louis Zinger, secretary ; Emil Huber, treasurer; Ed. Owens, steward ; and thirty-five members. Although this company was short-lived, it did efficient service at fires during its existence. It was disbanded by the City Council, May 19, 1869, the water works taking its place.
Phoenix Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, was organized February 10. 1856, with ten members.
The following is the roster of the Chiefs and Assistants, with date of their accession to office :
1845. Dec. 22. Chester Hamlin, P. I. Mosher, Clark Cleveland.
1846. Clark Cleveland, Amos P. Bartlett.
1847. Clark Cleveland.
1848. A. P. Bartlett, C. M. McClellan, W. M. Dodge. 1849. Hugh J. Sweeny, C. 11. Ruggles, James Heaton. 1849. Clark Cleveland.
1850. Chas. HI. Ruggles. James Heaton, James Ilaz- zard.
1851. Chas. H. Ruggles, A. P. Bartlett, Jamer Ilaz- zard.
1852. Peter Sweet, James Hazzard, Luther Card.
1853. Chas. W. McClellen, W. J. Haskell, James Ilaz- zard.
1854. Ilugh J. Sweeny, W. J. Haskell, Thomas Scho- ler.
1955. A. P. Bartlett. W. J. Haskell, Thomas Scholer. 1856. James llazzard, Thomas Scholer.
1857. Wm. H. Haskell, James L. Fash, Godfrey Gold- beck.
1858. Z. N. Hotchkiss, John Waugh, Peter Blumb.
1859. Z. N. Hotchkiss, John Waugh. Thomas Scholer.
1860. 11. G. Anderson, Thomas Scholer, Albert Pott- hoff.
1861. J. J. Thomas, Leopold Ballingberg, John Weber. 1861. John Waugh.
1862. J. J. Thomas, Thomas Scholer, John Mahler.
1863. J. J. Thomas, J. Dockstader. E. Kramb.
1864. M. B. Laughlin, Wm. H. Still.
1865. J. J. Thomas, Win. H. Still.
1866. J. J. Thomas, John Weber, Wm. Glass.
1867. John Waugh, M. Hutt, M. Pfeiffer.
IS68. John Waugh, John Weber, Wm. Glass.
1869. Held over.
IS70. Nicholas Louis.
1871. Supt, Water Works, Carl Miller, Wm. Roth.
1872. Supt. Water Works, Carl Miller, W'm. Roth.
1873. Supt. Water Works, Wm. McLean.
1874. Supt. Water Works, E. S. Easton, Pat. Toben.
1875. O. II. Norton, elected.
1876. O. H. Norton, appointed by the Mayor.
1877. O. 11. Norton, appointed by the Mayor.
1878. James HI. White, appointed by the Mayor.
1879. James II. White, appointed by the Mayor.
At the present time the engines are in service as follows: Ohl No. 1, at Elmwood, Ill .; New No. 1, at Mendota, Ill .; Illinois No. 2, iron pile ; Neptune No. 2, Young Amer- ica No. 2, at Peoria ; New Peoria No. 4, Germania No. 3, iron pile : Germania No. 3, Henry, Ill .; Germania No. 3, steamer, Rock Island ; Central City, steamer, Independence, Iowa.
The Paid Fire Department .- March 9, 1875, on motion of Alderman Chas. Kellogg, the ordinance creating a paid fire department was taken up and passed by a unanimous vote. Alderman White, at the same meeting, moved to go into the election of chief. J. J. Thomas received two votes, Dan. Keef two, John Waugh, Jr. two, O. H. Norton eight votes. O. H. Norton was declared clected, at a salary of 81,000 per annum.
The paid department was organized March 9, 1875, and its first members were: O.
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H. Norton, chief; Central Hose Co., Jess Hammett, James Smith, Adam Schneider; Holly Hose Co., Henry Schearer, Xavier Stuttzmann, Maurice Lynch ; Bluff Hose Co., H. F. Johnson, James Wasson, H. J. Clawson ; Chemical Engine No. 1, John Waugh, F. M. Phillips. David Deck ; Chemical Engine No. 2, Adam Schneider, Chas. Upton, Maurice Lynch.
The present force of the paid department consists of three four-wheel hose carriages and two two-tank chemical engines; one chief and fifteen paid men in full uniform. They are all, by ordinance, required to give their whole time to the department. The houses are fitted up with all the modern improvements, and in point of efficiency they are among the first in the Union. The following are the present companies : Central City Hose Co., placed in service 1870; Holly Hose Co., placed in service 1872 ; Bluff Hose Co., placed in service 1875; Chemical No. 1, placed in service 1875; Chemical No. 2, placed in service 1877.
Cost of the fire department from its first organization in 1846 to 1880: Real and personal property, $165,000 ; Salaries and expense of maintenance, $108,500 ; making a total of $273,500. Number of fires and loss same time: Fires, 1,780; loss, $2,500,000. Number of feet of hose, 19,300. Fire statistics from organization of the paid fire depart- ment, 1875 to 1880:
Year.
Fires.
Loss.
Insurance. $90,970
Expense of Maintenance. $20,285.97
1875
53
$45,663
IS76
45
85,617
121,250
15,713.82
IS77
76
86,802
203,550
18,108.59
IS78
80
71.562
244,550
17,345.36
ISSO
106
102,098
1, 835,710
18,897.14
Total,
260
$391,742
$2,496,030
$90,350.88
Before the introduction of the fire engines, it was the general understanding that every citizen hearing an alarm of fire should carry his bucket, which was kept at some convenient place, to the fire. They would then form themselves into two lines extend- ing from the river or pumps to the fire ; one line passed the full buckets to the fire, the other the empty buckets back. How would this bucket brigade compare with the pres- ent efficient fire department, if they were brought into execution together ? The citizens would shout, halt! and stand aside, bucket brigade, to give room for the advanced and enlightened firemen.
WATER SUPPLY.
In the early days of its history, the inhabitants of Peoria experienced little difficulty in obtaining the requisite supply of good water. Numerous springs issued from the banks along the margin of the Illinois river, which furnished the citizens in that vicinity, ex- cept when the river was so high as to overflow them. The lower city is built upon a plateau of porous drift or gravel, which is permeable and always saturated with water to the level of the river, and below Adams street it is easily accessible by sinking wells. Farther back toward the bluff a part of the people were supplied from springs, some dozen of which flowed out in copious streams from its base ; and still others dug cisterns into which they conducted the rainfall from their house-tops, and as they were not yet subject to the annoyance from the use of coal as fuel, they could, by a little attention to filtering. make this rain-water all that could be desired for drinking and household purposes.
From Adams street back toward the bluff wells were found impracticable, because of the great depth-over eighty feet - necessary to go to reach a permanent supply, which could only be obtained by digging to the low water level of the river, and the wa- ter could not be raised by the ordinary valve pump. Consequently Stephen Stillman devised the
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FIRST WATER WORKS
as early as 1833, which consisted simply in conveying the water of a spring which issued from the bluff in front of what was known as the old Frink residence - more latterly owned by Dr. Cooper - through wooden pipes, bored by hand, to the Court-house square.
At the March term of the County Commissioners' Court an agreement was made with Mr. Stillman, granting to him and his heirs and assigns the exclusive right to bring water on to the public square. One of the principal objects of this grant probably was to procure a supply of water to mix the mortar, and for other uses in the construction of the new Court-house about to be erected. Stillman's water works were of short dura- tion, owing to his inability to carry out the projected plans.
Subsequently a company was formed for a similar purpose, and a spring situated on the northeast of section 8, T. 8 N., R. 8 E. of the fourth principal meridian was inclosed with masonry of brick, and lead pipes were laid down into the city, conveying the water to a number of families. And it soon became apparent that this was insufficient for gen- eral uses.
Other attempts were afterwards made to organize water companies, but were unsuc- cessful, and the people depended upon the sources before mentioned for this liquid ne- cessity until the 19th of January, 1864, when Peoria having become a city of 20,000 population, the City Council became aware of the pressing need for a more extensive water supply, and the following resolution was adopted :
"Resolved, That a committee of three, in connection with the City Engineer and Surveyor, be appointed by the Mayor, to enquire into the expediency of erecting water works in the city, and report plans and probable cost, expenses, and all things pertaining to the same, at the next regular meeting of the Council."
The committee chosen was composed of Ald. Fredrick Bohl. P. R. K. Brotherson and Mr. Dunne ; but before any report was made Mr. Dunne and City Engineer Russell retired from the Council, and Isaac Underhill and M. B. Loughlin were appointed in their stead. The committee handed in its report on June 21, 1864, which embraced surveys, carefully prepared estimates of construction and running expenses of water works adequate for 25,000 people. The committee estimated that it would be necessary to issue bonds to the amount of about $300,000, in order to provide for the cost of the works, the additional sewerage, etc., and recommended that the report be received and placed on file, and a thousand copies be printed and distributed among the tax-payers of the city ; and that the city charter be so amended by the next Legislature as to author- ize the city to issue the requisite amount of bonds to complete the works, provided that the majority of the voters in the city should vote in favor of issuing such bonds. The report was received and recommendations concurred in. On the tenth day of April, 1865, at the general city election, a vote was taken on the question of the Water Works, and out of 2,300 only 203 were east in favor of the project.
In 1867 another election was ordered by the City Council on the question ; the elec- tion was held in some of the wards, in October of that year, but as there was no election in the 2d, 5th and 6th wards, the matter was dropped until February 4, 1868, at which time Ald. Francis presented to the Council the following, which was adoptedl :
" Resolved, That the Mayor be authorized to appoint a committee of three members of this Council lo lake inlo consideration the matter of supplying the city with water ; and that said committee be empowered to employ a suit- able engineer and assistants to make the necessary plans, surveys, estimates, etc., for the work, and submit the same lo the Council at the carliest possible moment ; and also that said committee be authorized to visit such places as they may deem necessary to get information on the subject of water works."
Alds. Francis, Emery and Laughlin were appointed the committee, and on the 3d of March. 1868, they made the following report :
" That they had visited the cities of Chicago and St. Louis and made a personal examination of the works in those cities ; that they had not gone to the expense of employing an engineer for the season ; that from what they
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can learn from the plans and recommendations of O. Chanute, Esq., they are nearly what is needed, with slight ad- ditions to the prices of labor and materials."
The committee urged the necessity of building water works at once, as by an act of the legislature the city was authorized to issue bonds to the amount of $300,000, the proceeds to be devoted to that purpose. That if a reservoir be located on the bluff at the narrows -near the Frye place - it will be 200 feet above the low water mark and seventy feet above the cupola of the Court-house, giving a head and force sufficient to obviate the necessity of any fire engines under the bluff. The committee reported " An ordinance establishing water works in the city of Peoria," which was passed. At the same time " An ordinance authorizing the Mayor of the city of Peoria to issne bonds to the amount of $300,000 for the purpose of building and completing water works in the city of Peoria," was passed. On April 11, 1868, Ald. Francis presented the following :
" Resolved, That the Mayor of the city of Peoria be and is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow from time to time, as it may. in the opinion of the Water Works Committee be required, the sum of $300,000 at a rate of interest not to exceed ten per cent., to enable said committee to pay the necessary expenses of the survey and esti- mates for the proposed water works."
On May 25th the following were selected by the Council as the Water Works Com- mittee : Aldermen Francis, Emery, Barker, Day and Kinsey. May 25th the committee reported :
Immediately upon the organization, your committee engaged with Joseph A. Locke, Assistant Engineer of the Louisville Water Works, to make a survey and estimates of the cost of works capable of supplying the city of Peoria with two millions gallons of water per day. Such survey and estimates were made, and the latter is herewith sub- mitted :
Reservoir
$ 52,250
Pumping Works.
45,350
Force and Supply Mains.
76,558
Distribution
103,260
Engineering, etc
32,641
Total
$310,059
The estimate does not cover the cost of ground for reservoir or pumping works. The committee visited Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Syracuse.
During the progress of the survey the attention of the committee was called to the Holly system of water works, to which they were at first opposed, but after visiting Lockport and Auburn, where this system was in operation, they were satisfied that nearly $100,000 could be saved to the city by adopting the Holly instead of the reservoir sys- tem. The committee reported the following estimate for building on the Holly plan :
182/3 miles of Pipes, 130 Hydrants, etc
$137,811.53
20,000 ft. 8 in. Pipe for Bluff.
33.634-78
Buildings, etc_
7,772.00
Pumps, Engines, etc., Holly System
40,000.00
Freight on Pumps, etc.
3,500.00
Filtering Well, Inlet, Pipe, etc
12,650.00
Total
$235,368.31
The committee was anthorized by the Council to contract with the Holly Manu- facturing Company, of Lockport, N. Y., for the necessary engines, pumps and other machinery for the application of the company's system of water works to Peoria, at a cost not to exceed the sum of $40,000. The city's agent in New York City was instructed not to sell the city bonds, issned for building the water works for less than ninety cents on the dollar.
After advertising for proposals, the contract for laying the water pipes was awarded to Patrick Harmon ; and the contract for erecting the buildings for the water works was let to Valentine Jobst. An ordinance was passed for locating the site, and purchasing the land for the Peoria water works, and the right of way over the steam ferry road.
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