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Miss Ackley had a newsroom (now George Griffin) on Tioga street.
J. S. Granger & Co., west store in Wilgus Block.
Rowe & Gillett, carriages, where the Titus Block now is. E. M. Marshall, clothing (now E. J. Burritt's).
L. H. Culver, general store (now Bool's).
Taylor & Heath, groceries (now Finch's bookstore). Greenly, Burritt & Co., general store (now Slocum & Taber and J. S. Sturtevant). Democrat Office (now P. Wall). Albert Phillips, tailor (now Osburn, confectioner).
Wilgus Brothers, dry goods (now Seaman Bros., clothing).
George Covert, groceries (now G. W. Frost).
William J. Egbert, shoes (now D. H. Wanzer).
J. W. Mosher then kept the Tompkins House. Miss McRoy, millinery (now A. B. Brooks). Barnard & McWhorter (now Blackman Brothers). Titus & Bostwick (now Williams Brothers Iron Works). M. Wick, cigars (now B. Rich).
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H. F. Randolph, shoes (now T. Dobrin).
Spence Spencer, news office (east part of present Treman, King & Co.'s store).
Henry Hoffman, cigars (now Wolf, in same line).
Uri Clark, jeweler (in part of Haskin drug store).
Hymes Brothers, clothing (now Collins & Johnson).
George Gottheimer, clothing (now A. J. Calkins, harness). L. Sugarman had this store after Calkins, and also the next one east, in clothing trade.
Dennis Mooney, groceries (now J. B. Todd), Aurora street.
Miss Farnham, millinery (now shoe store).
W. & D. Kittrick, shoe shop, first south of Hotel (now saloon).
Brown & Roat, saloon (now Union Tea Co.).
William Glenny, 84 Owego street (now T. Kenney).
Baker, Bradley & Co. (now G. W. Slocum & Co.).
Joseph Esty, leather (now E. S. Sisson).
Henry Moores, barber (now R. A. Heggie).
Charles Graham, clothing (now Moller Brothers).
George Franks, clothing (West Brothers).
Edwin Sidney, shoes (now Stanley's).
D. T. Tillotson, grocer (now Crozier & Feeley).
C. F. Blood, clothing (now N. E. Drake).
On the 30th of March, 1861, an act was passed by the Legislature consolidating the village laws. The principal provisions that need to be noticed were those in relation to the raising, grading and leveling of sidewalks, the cost of which was to be paid by the owners of abut- ting land; the improvement of streets, and the construction of aque- ducts, reservoirs, etc., and what part, if any, of the cost should be paid from the highway fund; providing for the collection of assessments for local improvements; giving fire wardens admittance to premises for inspection and to enforce their orders relative to making such premises safe from fire. On the 22d of April, 1862, an act gave the trustees power to act as commissioners in the draining, diking and reclaiming swamp and marsh lands in the village, as their judgment might deem advisable, with power to appoint a surveyor; to assess damages to land and expenses incurred on citizens according to benefits received. Two years later Josiah B. Williams, T. P. St. John and Edward S. Esty. were empowered to act as superintendents of such improvements of marsh lands as are noted above. In the appropriation bill of 1863 $1,800 were devoted to the improvement of the Inlet, to be expended by the canal commissioners; and $1,600 in repayment for the building of two bridges over the Inlet.
On the 21st of April, 1864, the boundaries of the village were ex- tended by act of Legislature, and the village divided into three wards.
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The boundaries of the wards were as follows: First Ward-All west of the middle of Albany and Second streets.
Second Ward-All south of the middle of Seneca street, and east and south of the middle of Albany street.
Third Ward-All north of the middle of Seneca street and east and north of the middle of Albany street and Second street.
Changes were made in the village officers, two trustees to be elected for each ward; one assessor; one or more police constables; a col- lector; a chief engineer and two assistants; treasurer, clerk, street commissioners, pound master, cemetery keeper, and one fire warden in each ward. (See session laws, 1864. )
On the 27th of March, 1871, the charter was again amended, relative to the eligibility of citizens to office; meetings of trustees; abatement of nuisances, health officials, parks, safety of buildings, actions for for- feiture under the street and sidewalk regulations before referred to; powers of police constables; authorizing the board to raise not to ex- ceed $30,000 to pay all the annual expenses of the corporation. On the 1st of April of that year the fire department was incorporated, as hereafter described. In 1847 the system of graded schools was estab- lished, as will be described a little further on.
The past twenty years of the history of Ithaca have developed the most encouraging prospects. This is especially true of the past dec- ade. Very much of this gratifying condition must undoubtedly be credited to the influence of the great institution of learning which the munificent liberality of citizens of the place and of other localities established here in 1868, a full history of which is given in this work. Cornell University has made the name of Ithaca familiar throughout the world, and now brings annually to its doors nearly two thousand students, and pours into its lap a steady stream of wealth. Under this influence and the enterprise of her citizens the village and city have in recent years made rapid advancement. Public improvements of a metropolitan character have been introduced in the form of electric lights, electric railways, paving, etc., and there is every indication of continued prosperity.
With these various advantages came the desire for a city government, which assumed tangible shape as early as 1882, when a new charter was drawn by Messrs. Almy and Bouton, by request of the Board of Trustees. The charter was a carefully prepared document and vastly better than the one that had been in existence; but much opposition to
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it developed in various quarters. Soon afterward an attempt was made to merge the differing ideas into a new charter, but that attempt also proved futile. In the third effort the representative men of the place, acting in harmony and above all personal feelings, and in pur- suance of an appointment by the Board of Trustees, prepared the docu- ment which, with some change, became the city charter. The com- mittee into whose hands this important duty was placed was appointed March 16, 1887, and constituted as follows: E. S. Esty, D. B. Stewart, Elias Treman, H. A. St. John, H. B. Lord, F. C. Cornell, A. H. Platts, E. K. Johnson, R. B. Williams, C. M. Titus, C. B. Brown, H. M. Hibbard, C. L. Crandall, D. H. Wanzer, J. D. Bennett, Isaiah Robinson.
This committee was composed of an equal number of Republicans and Democrats. They met and organized and divided the work among sub-committees from their number, and began work. It was a labor involving considerable time, and the community became very im- patient; but the committee determined to do their work thoroughly, and left nothing undone to bring about the best possible results. After the substantial completion of the task it was discovered that there was no person on the committee who was a member of the bar. The com- mittee therefore called in the aid of Judge Boardman, Samuel D. Halliday and Perry G. Ellsworth, who revised the document and made various valuable suggestions. After this the committee passed the charter through the hands of Prof. C. A. Collin, of the law department of the university for his revision. ' He gave it ample consideration and made numerous suggestions for changes, which were adopted and in- corporated. The charter was then submitted to the Board of Trustees, and it was unanimously adopted.
The charter was then placed in the hands Hon. F. J. Enz, repre- sentative in the Legislature, who promptly secured its passage, without a dissenting voice, through the Lower House, and the Hon, WV. L. Sweet was equally efficient in the Senate.
When it reached the executive department it was found that there was a conflict with a general law relative to excise. The suggestion of the governor in that respect was cheerfully approved; but his objection to the election of aldermen on a general ticket caused some disappoint- ment and regret. Still the governor insisted that the rights of the minority and democratic usage required the amendment of that pro- vision; and in order to secure his approval of the charter the aldermen
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are to be elected from the wards as has been the custom heretofore in electing trustees. The charter became a law on the 2d of May, 1882.
The charter is a remarkable one from the fact that it places in the hands of the mayor the appointing power, in which he is superior to the council. In this respect it is believed that the Ithaca charter stands alone in this State, and the results have shown the wisdom of those who drew it.
The new charter divided the city into four wards with the following boundaries: First Ward, all west of the center of Corn street; Second Ward, all east of the center of Corn street, and south of the center of State street; Third Ward, all east of the center of Corn and Varick streets, and west of Tioga and north of State streets; Fourth Ward, all east of the Center of Tioga street, and north of the center of State street.
With the inauguration of the city government, there met at the trus- tees' room, Village Hall, at noon of June 1, 1888, the following, who were then occupying the offices designated: President, David B. Stewart; clerk, Charles A. Ives; trustees, George W. Babcock, Clay- ton Crandall, J. W. Tibbetts, James A. Mckinney, J. A. Lewis, Jesse W. Stephens, A. B. Wood, J. E. Van Natta; police justice, Myron N. Tompkins; treasurer, Edgar O. Godfrey; collector, Frank Dans; cor- poration counsel, James L. Baker; assessors, John E. Brown, J. W. Brown, Comfort Hanshaw, Samuel Beers; chief engineer fire depart- ment, Edmund E. Robinson; first assistant, Frank Cole; second assistant, A. B. Oltz; policemen, A. Neideck, John Donovan, John Campbell, jr., P. D. Robertson, Richard Emmons; street commissioner, John Terwilliger; cemetery keeper, George W. Evarts; pound master, Robert Walker; health commissioner, William Mack; health officer, Edward Meany; Board of Education, E. S. Esty, J. J. Glenzer, F. C. Cornell, A. B. Brooks, C. M. Williams, E. K. Johnson, Elias Treman, Cornelius Leary, A. M. Hull, H. A. St. John, B. F. Taber, R. B. Williams.
There were also present the officers of the village to be superseded by the city officers, the charter committee (elsewhere named), and others.
The ceremonies of inaugurating the new management were opened by President D. B. Stewart calling the meeting to order. The mayor then delivered an address reviewing the action that had led up to the change and congratulating the people upon the happy consummation
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of the undertaking. This was followed by prayer by Rev. Charles M. Tyler. The various officials then took the oath of the office, and Judge Lyon announced the mayor and aldermen as duly installed. The fol- lowing resolution was then offered by Alderman Wood:
Resolved, That the maximum salaries of the officers to be appointed by the mayor be as follows: City clerk, $300 per annum ; collector, the legal fees to be collected as per statute; treasurer, $200 per annum; city attorney, $100 per annum for counsel fee, and taxable costs and reasonable fees for conducting actions or proceedings in behalf of the city; city superintendent, $200 per annum; assessor, $240 per annum; five policemen, $14 per week each; poundmaster, the fees provided by the city charter.
This resolution was adopted.
The mayor then announced the following appointments: City clerk, C. A. Ives; police constables, Albert Neideck, John Campbell, jr., Harry D. Robertson, John Donovan, and Richard Emmons; assessor, John E. Brown; treasurer, Edward O. Godfrey ; collector, Frank Dans; city superintendent, F. C. Cornell; city attorney, James L. Baker; poundmaster, Robert Walker. Jason P. Merrill was appointed re- corder, the office then being vacant.
The oath of office was then administered to the several appointees, and by resolution the bond of the recorder was fixed at $2,000. After this the mayor concluded his address, and Mr. Halliday made the fol- lowing suggestion, which was adopted by resolution :
MR. MAYOR :- In common with every citizen of the new city I experience a sincere and warranted pride in our new position and relationship. But it seems to me that you gentlemen will not have done your full duty until provision is made for placing the exercises of this interesting occasion in the hands of our fellow citizens unable to be here present to-day, and in some enduring form, that those who come after us may be acquainted with the impressive character of the ceremonies which we have this day heard and witnessed. I offer this as a suggestion to the Board of Aldermen, and I trust it may meet their approval, and that such action will be taken by them as will accomplish a permanent record of these proceedings.
Following is a list of the presidents and trustees of the village, and the mayors and aldermen of the city from the year 1821 to the present time:
1821, president, Daniel Bates; trustees, William R. Collins, George Blythe, Julius Ackley, A. D. W. Bruyn.
1822, president, A. D. W. Bruyn; trustees, A. D. W. Bruyn, Nathan Herrick, Julius Ackley, John Tillotson, William R. Collins.
1823, president, David Woodcock; trustees, David Woodcock, Ebenezer Mack, Benjamin Drake, Andrew J. Miller, Lucius Wells.
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1824, president, David Woodcock; trustees, David Woodcock, Nathan Herrick, Otis Eddy, Edward L. Porter, Lucius Wells.
1825, president, Ben Johnson; trustees, Ben Johnson, John Tillotson, William R. Collins, James Nichols, Joseph Burritt.
1826, president, David Woodcock; trustees, David Woodcock, Arthur S. Johnson, Henry Hibbard, Origen Atwood, Lucius Wells.
1827, president, Chas. Humphrey; trustees, Charles Humphrey, Stephen B. Munn, jr., Thomas Sinclair, William Lesley, Lucius Wells.
1828, president, Charles Humphrey; trustees, Ira Tillotson, William Hance, Will- iam R. Collins, Chauncey G. Heath, Lucius Wells.
From 1828 to 1853, inclusive, seven trustees were elected annually, who elected their president.
1829, president, Henry S. Walbridge; trustees, William Hance, Sylvester Munger, Joseph Esty, Julius Ackley, George Henning, Thomas Sinclair.
1830, president, John Holman; trustees, William Hance, Levi Leonard, James Mulks, Resolve L. Cowdry, Joseph Burritt, Derrick B. Stockholm.
1831, president, Levi Leonard; trustees, Derrick B, Stockholm, Wait T. Hunting- ton, Charles E. Hardy, Resolve L. Cowdry, Edward L. Porter, Jacob Terry.
1832, president, Levi Leonard; trustees, Derrick B. Stockholm, Wait T. Hunting- ton, Charles E. Hardy, Arthur S. Johnson, Edward L. Porter, Heman Powers.
1833, president, Ira Tillotson; trustees, Derrick B. Stockholm, Jacob M. McCor- mick, William Andrus, Joseph Burritt, William S. Hoyt, Jacob Terry.
1834, president, Wait T. Huntington; trustees, William Hance, Ira Bower, Ben- jamin C. Vail, Henry H. Moore, David Hanmer, Samuel Crittenden, jr.
1835, president, Amasa Dana; trustees, George W. Phillips, Samuel Giles, Thomas Trench, Isaac Randolph, William Andrus, George P. Frost.
1836, president, Amasa Dana; trustees, Jacob M. McCormick, Robert Halsey, Thomas Trench, Chauncey L. Grant, Daniel A. Towner, George P. Frost.
1837, president, George P. Frost; trustees, Jacob M. McCormick, Levi Hubbell, William A. Woodward, George McCormick, Ithiel Potter, Zalmon Seely.
1838, president, Caleb B. Drake; trustees, John J. Speed, jr., George W. Howe, Lewis Gregory, George McCormick, Henry H. Moore, Chauncey G. Heath.
1839, president, Amasa Dana; trustees, Jacob M. McCormick, William Andrus, Enos Buckbee, Horace Mack, Lewis H. Culver, Nathan Phillips.
1840, president, Jacob M. McCormick; trustees, Chauncey G. Heath, William Andrus, Benjamin C. Vail, Horace Maek, Lewis H. Culver, Nathan Phillips.
1841, president, Benjamin G. Ferris; trustees, Henry H. Moore, Harley Lord, Benjamin C. Vail, Charles Robinson, Ira Bower, Frederick Deming.
1842, president, Henry S. Walbridge; trustees, John E. Williams, Chauneey Cow- dry, Isaac M. Beers, Frederick Barnard, William S. Hoyt, Silas Hutchinson.
1843, president, John J. Speed: trustees, Anson Spencer, Daniel F. Hugg, Stephen B. Cushing, Frederick Barnard, Robert Halsey, Isaac Randolph.
1844, president, Timothy S. Williams; trustees, Anson Spencer, William S. Hoyt, Frederick Deming, Edwin Mix, Samuel Halliday, Nathan T. Williams.
1845, president, Timothy S. Williams; trustees, Anson Spencer, Nelson Palmer, Frederick Deming, Horace Mack, William R. Humphrey, Nathan T. Williams.
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1846, president, Timothy S. Williams; trustees, Anson Spencer, P. J. Parten- heimer, Frederick Deming, Peter Apgar, William R. Humphrey, Nathan T. Will- iams.
1847, president, Nathan T. Williams; trustees, Levi Newman, Joseph E. Shaw, Theophilus Drake, Feter Apgar, William R. Humphrey, Charles V. Stuart.
1848, president, Nathan T. Williams; trustees, Samuel Stoddard, Joseph E. Shaw, Theophilus Drake, John L. Whiton, William R. Humphrey, Hervey Platts.
1849, president, Frederick Deming; trustees, Samuel Stoddard, Josiah B. Williams, P. J. Partenheimer, John L. Whiton, Anson Spencer, Nathan T. Williams.
1850, president, Nathan T. Williams; trustees, Joseph E. Shaw, Leander Mills- paugh, Leonard Treman, Peter Apgar, George W. Schuyler, Harvey A. Dowe.
1851, president, Horace Mack; trustees, Isaac Earl, Josiah B. Williams, Samuel Stoddard, Peter Apgar, George W. Schuyler, P. J. Partenheimer.
1852, president, Benjamin G. Ferris; trustees, Anson Spencer, Frederick Barnard, Anson Braman, George Whiton, Justus Deming, John Gauntlett.
1853, president, Anson Spencer; trustees, Hervey Platts, Frederick Barnard, Noel Kettell, George Whiton, Justus Deming, P. J. Partenheimer.
In the winter of 1853-54 the village charter was amended, dividing the village into three wards, electing the president by the people and electing the trustees for two years each.
1854, president, P. J. Partenheimer; trustees, First Ward, R. Willard King, Ben- jamin F. Taber; Second Ward, Samuel Stoddard, Wait T. Huntington; Third Ward, Isaac Randolph, Isaac M. Beers.
[In the remainder of this list only the names of the three trustees elected annually will be given, the other three, of course, holding over from the previous year. ]
1855, president, Wait T. Huntington ; trustees (given in each of the following years in the order of the numbers of the wards), Joseph C. King, Oliver E. Allen, Jacob Terry.
1856, president, Lewis H. Culver; trustees, Newell Hungerford, Justus Deming, Thomas P. St. John.
1857, president, P. J. Partenheimer ; trustees, Joseph C. King, Adam S. Cowdry, George Covert.
1858, president, Charles Coryell; trustees, Albert Phillips, Justus Deming, James Ridgeway.
1859, president, Thomas P. St. John; trustees, Curtis Taber, Adam S. Cowdry, Griswold Apley.
1860, president, George McChain; trustees, Thaddeus W. Seely, Edward Stoddard, K. S. Van Vorhees.
1861, president, Elias Treman; trustees, Joseph C. King, Adam S. Cowdry, Gris- wold Apley.
1862, president, Frederick T. Greenly ; trustees, Thaddeus W. Seely, Horace Mack, Anson Spencer.
1863, president, Frederick T. Greenly ; trustees, Joseph C. King, Adam S. Cowdry, James B. Taylor.
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1864, president, George McChain; trustees, Joseph N. Ives, Horace Mack, Thomas P. St. John.
1865, president, George McChain; trustees, James B. Bennett, Adam S. Cowdry, Horace C. Williams.
1866, president, P. J. Partenheimer; trustees, Joseph C. King, Philip Case, James B. Taylor.
1867, president, Samuel Stoddard; trustees, Thaddeus W. Seely, Adam S. Cowdry, Michael Wick.
1868, president, John Gauntlett; trustees, James Popplewell, Leonard Treman, William Nixon.
1869, president, John C. Gauntlett; trustees, Thaddeus W. Seely, Adam S. Cowdry, Michael Wick.
1870, president, Rufus Bates; trustees, Joseph C. King, Ebenezer Purdy, George Fowler.
1871, president, John Gauntlett; trustees, Thaddeus W. Seely, Edward I. Moore, Albert M. Hull.
1872, president, John H. Selkreg; trustees, J. B. Sprague, E. M. Latta, George IV. Fowles.
1873, president, A. S. Cowdry; trustees, James D. Bennett, Herman D. Green, L. V. B. Maurice.
In 1874 four wards were made, and thereafter four trustees elected each year.
1874, president, A. S. Cowdry; trustees, Francis O'Connor, F. K. Andrus, Isaiah Robinson, George F. Hyatt.
1875, president, John Rumsey; trustees, H. L. Kenyon, A. C. Sanford, R. A. Crozier, B. G. Jayne.
1876, president, E. S. Esty ; trustees, J. J. Glenzer, William Andrus, W. Jerome Brown, J. E. Van Natta.
1877, president, J. B. Sprague ; trustees, James Robinson, Ira Rockwell, Comfort Hanshaw, Peter Apgar.
1878, president, H. M. Durphy; trustees, Thaddeus W. Seely, James Robinson, Harmon Hill, Ed. Tree, jr.
1879, president, Albert H. Platts; trustees, Lyman E. Warren, C. B. Brown, Har- mon Hill.
1880, president, Albert H. Platts; trustees, Thomas McCarty, William Frear, Alex- ander Smith, John B. Lang.
1881, president, P. Frank Sisson ; trustees, Daniel Fowler, John E. Goewey, Chas. W. Manchester, E. M. Latta.
1882, president, Henry H. Howe; trustees, A. W. Goldsmid, F. E. Illston, Charles Ingersoll, John B. Lang.
1883, president, Charles J. Rumsey ; trustees, First Ward, Patrick Shannon; Sec- ond Ward, J. R. Wortman; Third Ward, Seth Wilcox; Fourth Ward E. M. Latta.
1884, president, Charles J. Rumsey ; trustees, First Ward, Jacob M. Stewart; Sec- ond Ward, Fred. E. Aldrich; Third Ward, William L. Carey; Fourth Ward, William H. Perry.
1885, president, Charles J. Rumsey ; trustees, First Ward, James D. Bennett; Second Ward, James A. Mckinney; Third Ward, William F. Major; Fourth Ward, John E. Van Natta.
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1886, president, C. B. Brown; trustees, First Ward, Patrick Shannon; Second Ward, L. G. Todd; Third Ward, A. L. Niver; Fourth Ward, J. S. Kirkendall.
1887, president, D. W. Burdick; aldermen, First Ward, George W. Babcock; Second Ward, James A. Mckinney; Third Ward, James A. Lewis; Fourth Ward, John E. Van Natta. These officials, and those who held over from the previous year, were in office at the time of the adoption of the city charter, as before described.
The following are the principal officers under the city government :
1889, mayor, John Barden; aldermen, First Ward, J. C. Warren; Second Ward, Schuyler Grant; Third Ward, Amasa G. Genung; Fourth Ward, Edward Tree.
1890, mayor, John Barden; aldermen, First Ward, Jacob Peters; Second Ward, Charles W. Gay; Third Ward, E. J. Burritt; Fourth Ward, Edward Tree.
1891, mayor, H. A. St. John; aldermen, First Ward, Patrick Shannon; Second Ward, S. G. Williams; Third Ward, W. M. Eaton; Fourth Ward, D. McIntire.
1892, mayor, H. A. St. John; aldermen, First Ward, Walter McCormick; Second Ward, Olin L. Stewart; Third Ward, Charles Green; Fourth Ward, Fred. D. John- son.
1893, mayor, Clinton De Witt Bouton; aldermen, First Ward, Patrick Crowley; Second Ward, Adam Emig; Third Ward, William F. George; Fourth Ward, John E. Van Natta.
The following officers were clected in Ithaca at the March election of 1894:
Mayor (held over), C. D. Bouton; recorder, Eron C. Van Kirk; justice of the peace, Fred. L. Clock ; commissioners of education, Arthur B. Brooks, F. C. Cornell, Albert H. Esty, John J. Glenzer ; supervisors, First Ward, Charles F. Hottes; Second Ward, Leroy G. Todd; Third Ward, Thaddeus S. Thompson; Fourth Ward, Will- iam P. Harrington; aldermen, First Ward, Clinton Ayres; Second Ward, Samuel G. Williams; Third Ward, Charles Green; Fourth Ward, Robert H. Thurston.
FIRE DEPARTMENT .- The fire department of Ithaca has always been an efficient onc, and it cannot be said that the place has suffered to an unusual degree from fires. We have before noticed the purchase of the first engine in 1823, and the appointment of the company to take it in charge. That company and the others which were appointed later, as well as the fire wardens and department officers, have included many of the leading men of Ithaca-a fact which may clearly account for the general efficiency of the body as a whole.
As the population of the village increased, and the number of fire companies in proportion, the question of water supply became of para- mount importance and led to ordinances and legislation for provision of reservoirs and their supply. The "fire laws," as they have been termed, were passed June 25, 1860, and gave the village authorities broader powers and more extensive resources for coping with the
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destructive element. In the report of Chief Engineer Barnum R. Williams, in 1868, he said:
The matter of a supply of water in case of fire in some parts of the village has been to me a source of great anxiety. I give below a list of reservoir's as classified by Hon. E. S. Esty, during his term of office as chief engineer, to show more clearly my idea: A, Pleasant street, east of Aurora. B, State street, corner of Aurora. C, State street, corner of Tioga. D, State street, corner of Cayuga. E, State street, corner of Plain. F, Fayette street, south of Geneva. G, Albany street, corner of Seneca. H, Geneva street, south of Mill. I, Cayuga street, corner of Mill. J, Farm street, west of Aurora. K, Buffalo street, corner of Spring. L, Village Hall. M, Seneca street, east of Spring.
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