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Stone, Master ; R. I., Stiles M. Rust, Deputy Master ; and I., Charles W. Snow, Princ. Cond. of the Works. This body has met as occasion has re- quired in the rooms leased by the other Central City bodies, and dispatched all necessary work. Its last elected officers are as follows, viz .: T. M. Bar- ber, T. I. M .; Wm. Gilbert, D. M .; J. H. Duncan, P. C. W .; H. W. Plumb, Treasurer; E. C. Tallcott, Recorder; H. G. Stone, Capt. G .; E. C. Hall, Cond. of C .; G. L. McAllister, Marshal ; H. T. Morgan, Steward; C. A. Wies- more, Sentinel.
Capitular Masonry .- In the early part of the year 1820 a dispensation was granted to organize Salina Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, No. 70, and on the 9th of February, 1821, a warrant was granted naming William Bald- win as first High Priest; Henry Case, King; and Matthew Van Vleck, Scribe, thereof.
This chapter met in the village of Salina, now incorporated within the limits of the city of Syracuse, and worked under its dispensation and war- rant regularly, with the exception of an interregnum during the " troublous times " occurring between 1828 and 1831, until the year of 1837, when, in the general suspension of Masonic bodies, which took place at that period, it became dormant, and remained so until the year 1849.
On the 10th day of February, 1826, a warrant was issued to said Chap- ter No. 70, in place of the original warrant issued in 1821, which was said to have been lost, appointing Noah Tubbs, High Priest ; Joel Wright, King ; and Amos Foot, Scribe, thereof, their convocations to be held in the vil- lage of Salina. This is the warrant held by Central City Chapter, No. 70, under which it now works. On the 25th day of January, 1849, the fol- lowing companions assembled for the purpose of re-organizing the Chapter, viz .: Lyman R. Averill, Sammel R. Matthews, Morris Kain, George W. Robinson, and Joseph Jaqueth, who were members of the said Chapter, and the following Royal Arch Masons, not members of the Chapter, but desirous of becoming such, viz .: John M. Clark, A. G. Brower, Jerry Penfield, Archibald Perkins, Philip Sharp, Amos Story, Benjamin French, Dearborn B. Richford, and Sanford C. Parker. An election for officers was then held, resulting as follows: Lyman R. Averill was elected High Priest; Morris Kain, King ; Joseph Jaqueth, Scribe ; Benjamin F. Green, C. of H .; Sam- uel R. Matthews, P. S .; Levi Adams, R. A. C .; Josiah Watkins, M. of 3d V .; Zebulon Kinne, M. of 2d V .; Jonathan P Hicks, M. of Ist V .; Matthew Van Vleck, Treasurer ; George W. Robinson, Secretary ; Elisha Clark, Tyler; and Morris Kain and Samuel R. Matthews, Stewards.
The above proceedings were had preliminary to action by the Grand Chapter, on the 7th day of February, 1849, whereby Salina Royal Arch Chapter, No. 70, was revived, and its title Changed to Syracuse Chapter,
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retaining the same number (70), and by said action it was "authorized to hold its meetings in the city of Syracuse." The following named petitioners were the only members embraced in the revival of the said Chapter, viz .: Lyman R. Averill, Joseph Jaqueth, Benjamin F. Green, Levi Adams, Joshua Watkins (?), Zebulon Kinne, Jonathan P. Hicks, Matthew Van Vleck, George W. Robinson, Elisha Clark, Sanford C. Parker, Benjamin French, Abraliam (?) G. Brower, John Newell, Jerry Penfield, Archibald Jenkins, Dearborn B. Richford, Henry Lake, Anson (Amos) Story, and John M. Clark.
Under this action of revivification the above members held their first meeting " February 16th, 1849, at 2 1-2 o'clock p. m., at Masonic Hall, Empire Block, Syracuse," and at once proceeded to an election for officers, such step having become necessary by several of the officers elected under date of January 25th, 1849. being ruled out for reasons unknown and not embraced in the list of petitioners. The result of this election was as fol- lows, viz .: Lyman R Averill was elected High Priest ; Benjamin F. Green, King; John M. Clark, Scribe; Sanford C. Parker, C. of HI .; Benjamin French, P. S .; Abram G. Brower, R. A. C .; Levi Adams, Dearborn B. Bick- ford, and Jerry Penfield, M. of the Vails; George W. Robinson, Secretary ; Matthew Van Vleck, Treasurer; Archibald Perkins, Tyler ; and Amos Story and John Newell, Stewards.
Its meetings were held in the Empire Block until August 29, 1849, when it removed to the " Frazee Block," holding its first meeting there at that date ; thence it moved to " New Masonic Hall," Alvord Block, South Warren street, holding its first meeting there January 9, 1850; thence on the 17th day of November, 1752, it moved and held its first meeting in the Stanley Block, No. 38 South Warren street (site of the Snow Building), and in 1856 to the Washington Block, No. 63 South Salina street.
On the 3d day of February, 1864, the following resolution was adopted by the Grand Chapter of the State of New York :
" Resolved, That Syracuse Chapter, No. 70. be authorized to change the name of said Chapter from ' Syracuse ' to ' Central City,' and that the said Chapter shall hereafter be known and distinguished by the name of ' Central City Chapter, No. 70.'"
In the year 1871 the Chapter moved, with the other Masonic bodies, from No. 63 to Nos. 85 and 87 South Salina street, where it is now located. Its present officers are as follows, viz .: George J. Gardner, H. P .; H. W. Greenland, King ; O. L. Brownell, Scribe; Chas. P. Clark, Treasurer; L. D. Burton, Secretary ; T. M. Barber, C. of H .; M. B. Fairchild, P. S .; George C. Hanford, R. A. C .; A. E. Aldridge, M. of 3d Vail; James F. Baker, M. of 2d Vail ; A. Weidman, M. of ist Vail ; Charles A. Weismore, Tyler.
Chivalric Orders of Masonry .- On the 17th day of March, 1856, a
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dispensation was issued creating Central City Encampment, and appointing the following named Sir Knights as its first three officers, viz .: Clinton F. Paige, Grand Commander ; Harlow W. Chittenden, Generalissimo; and William L. Palmer, Captain-General. On the 6th day of February, 1857, a warrant was issued to said officers by the Grand Commandery of the State of New York, under the name, number, and style of " Central City Com- mandery, No. 25, of Knights Templar and Knights of Malta,"in accordance with action previously had by the General Grand Encampment of the U. S. A., changing the title of " Encampment " to " Commandery," and the title of the first named officer from " Grand Commander " to " Eminent Com- mander." Under this warrant it has worked to the present time, first, at No. 63 South Salina street, and then at Nos. 85 and 87 South Salina street, in connection with the other Central City bodies. Its present officers are as follows, viz .: A S. Edwards, Commander ; John H. Duncan, General- issimo ; llerbert W. Greenland, Captain General ; Rev. Jeremiah Zimmer- man, Prelate ; Hiram W. Plumb, Treasurer ; Edward C. Tallcott, Recorder ; Wm Crabtree, S. W .; Emerson J. Eddy, J. W .; Hugh T. Morgan, St. Br .; Alvin J. Garrett, Sw. Br .; C. E. Billington, Warder ; Horace G. Stone, E. C. Hall, Charles A. Byington, Guards ; C. H. Norton, Armorer ; Charles A. Weismore, Sentinel.
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite .- The first step taken for the introduc- tion of this Rite in that portion of the State lying west of Albany was on the 16th day of February, 1862, when Ill. Bro. Nicholas Mickles, of New York city, convened the following named brethren in a room in the Syracuse House, viz .: Orrin Welch, George J. Gardner, Seymour H. Stone, Stiles M. Rust, and Chas. W. Snow, and by special dispensation from the Supreme Head of the Rite, authorizing him to do so, communicated to them the ritual of the various degrees embraced in the Lodge of Prefection and Coun- cil of the Princes of Jerusalem, being from the fourth to the sixteenth, in- clusive, of this Rite.
On the 27th day of November, 1862, warrants were granted to the five above mentioned members, also to Simon De Graff, George W. Harwood, and Martin V. B. Hart, they all having in the meantime duly qualified themselves by receiving the remaining degrees of the Chapter of Rose Croix and Consistory of S. P. R. S., thirty-second degree, to organize and work the several bodies of Central City Lodge of Perfection, Central City Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Central City Chapter of Rose Croix, H. R. D. M., and Central City Consistory of S. P. R. S., thirty-second degree, to which warrant of the last mentioned body were also added the names of Clinton F. Paige, of Binghamton ; John L. Lewis, of Penn Yan ; and Zenas C. Priest, of Utica.
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With the exception of bodies of this Rite, at that time dormant or work- ing. in Albany and New York, these were the first and only duly consti- tuted bodies of this Rite in the State. For a number of years their meet- ings were held at No. 63 South Salina street, and on the removal of Central City Lodge, No. 305, and other bodies to Nos. 85 and 87 South Salina street, rooms were fitted up and prepared especially for these bodies at a great expense, to which they removed and where they are now all working. The present elective officers are as follows, viz .: William Gilbert, T. P. G. M .; O. L. Brownell, H. T. D. G. M .; C. L. Woodward, V. S. G. W .; H. G. Stone, V. J. G .. W .; R. H. Parker, thirty-third degree, G. O .; H. W. Plumb, thirty-third degree, G, Treasurer ; E. C. Tallcott, G. Secretary ; E. C. Hall, G. M. of C .; H. T. Morgan, G. Captain ; F. Erhard, G. H. B .; C. A. Weis- more, G. Tyler.
Central City Council, Princes of Jerusalem .- The officers of this Council are as follows: Amos A. Edwards, M. E. S. P. G. M .; Oscar L. Brownell, G. H. P. D. G. M .; C. E. Billington, M. E. S. G. W .; E. C. Hall, M. E. J. G. W .; Hiram W. Plumb, thirty- third degree, V. G Treasurer ; E. C. Tall- cott, V. G. Secretary ; Henry B. Pomeroy, V. G. M. of C .; Clarence L. Woodward, V. G. M. of E .; F. Erhard, V. G. Almoner ; C. A. Weismore, V. G. Tyler.
Central City Chapter of Rose Croix .-- Officers as follows : Charles E. Ide, thirty-third degree, M. W. and P. M .; E. C. Hall, M. E. and P. K. S. W .; H. G. Stone, M. E. and P. K. J. W .; Henry B. Pomeroy, M. E. and P. K. G. O .; H. W. Plumb, thirty-third degree, R and P. K. Treasurer ; E. C. Tallcott, R. and P. K. Secretary ; F. Erhard, R. and P. K. H .; John 1I. Duncan, R. and P. K. M. of C .; C. E. Billington, R. and P. K. Captain G .; C. A. Weismore, R. and P. K. Tyler.
Central City Consistory, S. P. R. S., Thirty-second Degree .- Officers as follows, viz .: J. H. Duncan, Commander in-Chief ; C. E. Ide, First Lieuten- ant-Commander ; William Allen Butler, Second Lieutenant-Commander ; K. H. Parker, thirty-second degree, M. of S. and G. C .; C. H. Norton. G. .C .; H. W. Plumb, thirty. third degree, G. Treasurer; E. C. Tallcott, G. Secretary ; H. C. Bronson, G. E. and A .; F. Erhard, G. H .; C. E. Billing- ton, G. M. of C .; E. C. Hall, G. Captain G ; M. C. Pierce, G. S. B .; C. A. Weismore, G. S. Meets fourth Mondays at Masonic Hall.
The government of this Rite is vested in the " Supreme Council of Sov- ereign Grand Inspectors- General of the Thirty-third and last degree, An- cient Accepted Scottish Rite, for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the U. S. A.," whose Grand East, or seat of power, is at Boston, Mass. Its active membership is limited. Its honorary membership is based upon a pro rata proportion of members of the fourteenth degree, made in several
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States or jurisdictions. The resident members of this supreme body are as follows, viz .: George J. Gardner (thirty third degree), Seymour H. Stone (thirty-third degree), Abel G. Cook (thirty-third degree), Charles P. Clark (thirty third degree), Austin C. Wood (thirty-third degree), Albert Becker, jr. (thirty- third degree), Richard H. Parker (thirty-third degree), Hiram W. Plumb (thirty-third degree).
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
In the year of 1842 the subject of Odd Fellowship was for the first time discussed in the social circles of this community. What first awakened an interest in the subject was the frequent publication in the eastern papers of this State of notices of meetings, funerals, etc., headed with those cabalistic characters, I. O. O. F., of which people in this locality were then in blissful ignorance. The spirit of womanly curiosity was aroused. A meet- ing of those interested was held, and it was resolved that measures be taken to organize a lodge, to be called "Onondaga Lodge." The laws of the Grand Lodge requiring five or more brethren to unite in petitioning for a charter, it was requisite that a number should be initiated in order to equal the constitutional requirement ; and not deeming it expedient to commence operations till a sufficient number could be obtained to fill all the principal chairs, the following persons volunteered and agreed to qualify themselves, viz .: William W. Willard, George B. Sloat, Daniel D. Denton, George J. Gardner, William S. Wood, J. Gates Willard, and Jonathan Baldwin. The nearest lodge then in existence was Oneida Lodge, No. 70, at Utica, of which Joseph Seymour, much respected and who died in this city, was then Noble Grand, and in which lodge these candidates were all proposed and in due time initiated. The election and installation of officers then took place, and the following officers took their seats for the first term ending March 3 Ist, or until their successors were installed, which took place April 7, IS43, viz .: William W. Willard, Noble Grand; George B. Sloat, Vice-Grand ; Daniel D. Denton, Secretary ; George J. Gardner, Treasurer ; William S Wood, S. S .; Myer Extien, O. G .; Moses Hellman, I. G .; Jonathan Bald- win, C .; J. Gates Willard, Warden. 1
A room was fitted up at an expense of several hundred dollars in the attic of the block used by the Onondaga County Bank and Bank of Syra- cuse, corner of Washington and South Salina streets, of which a lease was taken for the term of ten years, and which room continued to be occi :. pied by Onondaga Lodge, and later at times by the various lodges of the city, until near the expiration of the lease, when a more commodious and richly decorated hall was procured on the corner of Salina and Fayette
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streets, in which the order continued to hold its meetings until the destruc- tion of the hall by fire on the morning of Sunday, February 3, 1856.
At that period there were but seven lodges in operation throughout the whole portion of this State west of Schenectady, viz .: Three at Buffalo, two at Rochester, one at Ithaca, and one at Utica, a territory now represented by more than four hundred lodges of this order. During the existence of the lodge there had been up to January 1, 1856, initiations, 455; additions by card, 53 ; making a total of 508 members.
In the year 1845, in connection with Syracuse Lodge, a purchase was made of a large lot in the Rose Hill Cemetery, which was surrounded with a substantial iron railing, decorated with the various emblems of the order. The first interment therein, and the first funeral the lodge was called on to attend, was that of Philo C. Weaver, of Oneida Lodge, No. 70.
From Onondaga Lodge went out several colonies and established Odd Fellows' Lodges in Syracuse and in several towns of the county-Syracuse Lodge, No. 109; Salina, No. 97; and Alphadelphia, No. 44, in this city. Since then there have been added to the number Lessing, No. 163, and Lincoln, No. ISO. These work in the German language.
In addition to six lodges in the city is Cynosure Encampment, No. 14, a flourishing institution which was formed by a union of Mt. Nebo and the other encampments and cantons mentioned below, of Syracuse, and Uncas Encampment, of Baldwinsville. This encampment and four lodges occupy Odd Fellows' Hall, near the City Hall ; the other three lodges have each beautiful halls. ' The officers of the various lodges are as follows :
Alphadelphia Lodge, No. 44 .- H. B. Stone, N. G .; B. F. Matthews, V. G .; J. W. Bronson, Secretary ; Edward Davis, Financial Secretary ; William White, Treasurer.
Onondaga Lodge, No. 79 .- O. H. Harris, N. G .; E. J. Finley, V. G .; W. S. Karker, Secretary; C. R. Williams, Financial Secretary ; James Noakes, Treasurer.
Salina Lodge, No. 97 .-- Scott Ransom, N. G .; J. W. Patten, V. G .; Addison Gifford, Secretary ; John Eastwood, Financial Secretary ; Daniel Bruce, Treasurer.
Syracuse Lodge, No. 109 .- William H. Hotaling, N. G .; E. W. Flunder, V. G; J. D. McChesney, Secretary ; William I .. Mowry, Financial Secre- tary ; T. V. Gage, Treasurer.
Lessing Lodge, No. 163 .- Jacob Miller, N. G .; Simon Rosenbloom, V. G .; Jacob Levi, Secretary ; Nathan Wien, Financial Secretary ; Solomon Lederer, Treasurer.
Lincoln Lodge, No. 18 .- Robert Grub, N. G .; Peter Drumm, V. G .; Frederick Neu, Secretary; Daniel Wurth, Financial Secretary ; Frank Geiger, Treasurer. 74
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Cynosure Encampment, No. 14 -W. H. Hotaling, Chief Patriarch ; John Jaeckel. S. W .; George H. Timmins, J. W .; Henry Clutterbuck, H. P .; John D. Cornue, Inside Guard ; Jacob Stoby, Outside Guard ; James Noakes, Scribe ; John Morgan, Guide.
Salina Encampment, No. 114 .-- Scott Ransom, Chief Patriarch ; A. Uttman, S. W .; S. P. Walkup, J. W .; Charles Heagle, H. P .; Fred Alvord, F. Scribe ; John Murray, Scribe.
Lincoln Encampment .- Karl Biehler, C. P .; Karl Einig, H. P .; Frederick Neu, S. W .; L. Stuber, J. W; Robert Grub, Scribe ; Jacob Fickeis, Treas- urer ; Daniel Wurth, P. Secretary.
Canton Danforth, No. 31 .- A. Cornwall, Captain ; William L. Mowry, Lieutenant; W. A. Hotaling, Ensign ; F. R. Main, Clerk; F. H. Cook, Treasurer ; I. L. A. Cobet, Standard Bearer ; E. W. Flunder, Sentinel.
Canton Union, No. 6 .- Scott Ransom, Commander; D. H. Bruce, Cap- tain ; John Gilcher, Lieutenant ; W. H. Wilderer, Ensign ; A. Uttman, Financial Secretary ; W. F. Jones, Clerk; J. W. l'atten, Standard Bearer.
Lincoln Canton, No. 38. (Instituted Jan. 27, 1891.)-Fred Sembach, Captain ; Philip Oswald, Lieutenant; Charles Grub, Ensign ; Peter Drumm, Clerk; Louis Stuber, Treasurer ; Jacob Bock, Standard Bearer.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF SYRACUSE.
The Police Department-The Syracuse Water Works Company-The Syracuse Gas Light Com- pany-The Telegraph and Telephone in Syracuse-Onondaga County Orphan Asylum-The State Idiot Asylum-St. Joseph's Hospital-House of the Good Shepherd -- The Old Ladies' Home -- Business Men's Association-Bureau of Labor and Charities.
T' T HE police force of Syracuse as at present organized is young, dating back only to 1869; but the difficulties of preserving peace and quietude in the village and city prior to that date appear to have been at times greater than at present, although the population and the territory now to be gov- erned has increased many fold. The fict is that the police control of the village and the young city was, like all other municipal affairs, in an incip- ient state, and lacking in all of the qualities to be acquired only by experienee. The present splendid condition of the force is the result of gradual growth, commendable management, and careful study of the needs of the city.
The first mention found of an incipient police force in Syracuse is the re-
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corded payment of $25 to H. W. Durnford, in March, 1827, for "services as Police Constable." In 1828 the same sum was paid to Charles Cook for similar services.
It is to be inferred, in the absence of records to the contrary, that police service in the village, at least outside of what was performed by the regu- larly elected constables, was for some years of a transient and very inter- mittent character, shown to have been the case at several different periods, when some mild epidemic of crime, or the lawlessness of gangs of the rough element in the population, stirred the authorities to activity. Several of these occasions have been sufficiently described in earlier pages of this work. .
The celebrations of the Fourth of July, after the village had reached a population of a few thousand, seem to have commonly demanded extra efforts to preserve the peace. Thus in 1838 six men were employed on July 2d for one week as a night watch at $1 per night. It was afterwards decided that three men would be sufficient, but just how many were actually employed on that occasion, or for just how long a period, can be judged only by the fact that on July 16th the bill for night watch was ordered paid at $81.
The period between 1840 and 1850, or a considerable portion of it, was one of unusual lawlessness and crime. In the summer of the year 1841 a meeting was held at which a Committee on Night Watch, consisting of seven citizens, was appointed. After a thorough investigation this committee re- ported seventy-five places open for the sale of liquor in the village, and that the situation demanded "extraordinary measures to protect citizens and their property." The approaching horse-races, the prevalence of gaming houses, and the numerous fires were alluded to in the report. The result was that the sum of $600 was raised to be expended for a night watch, and Nathan W. Rose, Joseph Flick, Joseph Mesmer, James Burrell, Charles A. Hantoon, and Thomas Griffith were appointed, with the first named man as Captain. Their pay was $1.00 per night. This force continued in service until about the first of December of that year. In addition to these Zopher H. Adams, Philo N. Rust, and Joseph Flick were appointed to act as Special Police Constables for a short period, including the Fourth of July. Upon such transient organizations, and such protection as was afforded by the con- stables, the village depended during its existence.
With the establishment of the city government came the introduction of new police arrangements, though nothing like a " system" can be said to have been adopted until a few years later. On the 21st of December, IS48 (the first year of the city government), a public meeting was called, " in view of many midnight burglaries and other crimes," to consider the best means of abating crime in the future. This call was signed by about fifty
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respectable citizens, and the meeting was held on the 22d. Sylvester House was recommended as a suitable person for Police Justice.
In 1851 Mayor Wheaton suggested an inquiry into the police system to render it more efficient, and proposed to furnish the force a room and pro- vide a court-room. At about the same time the Council adopted a resolu- tion that "Police Constables for the ensuing year be required to lodge at the Watch House, two each night, without extra compensation."
The names of the police for the year 1852 were Varnum C. James, Emery Ormsby, Harry Henderson, Thomas Davis, Joseph Kinyon, L. M. Holister, and Henry Shattuck. Ten "Special Police Constables " were ap- pointed for March and April, because of the numerous fires.
In March, 1853, a Committee of the Common Council was called on to report on the expedieney of better organizing the force. There were then eight officers, and the committee recommended the appointment of one of the number as Chief and the payment of $500 annually to the members.
In 1854-55 the office of Chief of Police was abolished by a charter amend- ment, and the duties of such position substantially placed in the hands of the Police Justice, while the Mayor was made largely responsible for the gen- eral efficiency of the force. The nominations to be made by him were to be confirmed by the Common Council.
On an earlier page of this work allusion has been made to the numerous fires which alarmed the populace, and to the prevailing lawlessness, rowdy- ism, and crime of the latter part of 1855 and the early part of 1856, which at length created so much indignation that a public meeting was called to consider changes in the charter, "having for their object the better and more economical management of the affairs of the city." Meanwhile a commit- tee had been appointed by the Common Council to prepare a bill for the improvement of the police system. This action was taken in deference to the popular feeling at that time. A meeting was held February 7th to con- sider the changes in the police system, as proposed by the committee, at which Jason C. Woodruff presided. The result was a decision to retain the police force substantially as it then existed, and to re-create the office of Chief of Police with broad and well-defined powers. The question of establish- ing a Recorder's Court was also raised, but no action was taken.
In this same month of February another public meeting was held to de- vise a plan for protecting the city against incendiaries, burglars, and robbers, and the result was the appointment of a temporary paid night watch.
At the charter election Andrew Y. Thompson was inade l'olice Justice (to fill vacancy), J. C. Cuddeback having been asked to resign.
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