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"ROBERT EACHUS. J. Peace.
"(No. 22). Received for record on the 2d day of August, 1810, and recorded on the 25th day of August, 1810, in Book A, pages 27 and 26. Examined by
"ROBERT EACHUS, R. C. C."
On January 15. 1828, the Legislature of Ohio passed an net Incorporating the town of Wilmington, but the original limits have been extended by subsequent acts The act passed on February 4, 1867. described the corporation boundaries as follow : "Beginning nt the center of the Xenla road, at the northeast corner of Lewis M. Walker's land. thence running eastwardly across the Port William road, and along the line of Samuel
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Smith's land until it strikes the Prairie road opposite Sarah Haworth's barn; thence in a straight line to and along William Applegate's old line to a point on the turnpike; thence up the road to Jobn Dillon's corner; thence with his west line to the Snow Hill road, at the east line of Jacob Patton's farm; tbence with Patton's lines, James Fife's line, and the line of Jonathan Doan, to Lytle's creek : thence down the creek across the Cuba road, and across the old Cincinnati road, to the southeast corner of Leo Weltz's nursery lands; thence to the southeast corner of Nancy Lair's lands; thence north- wardly across the Goshen & Waynesville turnpike to the place of beginning."
On March 3, 1828, the first election was held in the newly Incorporated town, at which the following officers were elected : Isaiah Morris, mayor; Bebee Treusdell, recorder; Benjamin Hinkson, John MeManis. Turner Welch, John McElwaine, William Stockdale, trustees. Levi Sheppard served as marshal in 1828.
TOWN OFFICIALS
Within the time specified in the act of incorporation, the above elected officers took the outh of office and filed the same with the recorder. Two of the officers, John McManis, a trustee, and Bebee Treusdell, recorder, having resigned, the council beld a special meeting on November 7, 1828, at which they appointed new officers to take their places, George D. Haworth being appointed trustee and William Hibben, recorder. Subse- quent elections were as follow :
March 2, 1829-Isaiah Morris, mayor; Calvin B. Woodruff, recorder; Benjamin Hinkson, John McElwain, Dr. Uriah Farquhar, Dr. Turuer Welch, William Stockdale, trustees.
March 1, 1830-David Stratton, mayor : Philip F. Crihfield, recorder; Lewis Wright, William HLibben, Thomas Hibben. George Bruce. Jacob Strickle, trustees.
March 7, 1831-Warren Sabin, mayor; George Meyer, recorder; George Bruce, John Carman, Charles L. Kelley. Carter B. Harlan, George Fallis, trustees.
March 5. 1832-Amos T. Sewell, mayor; William W. Woodruff. recorder; James Fift, James Christy, Haines Moore, Israel Johns, Richard Peirce, trustees.
March 4, 1833-Thomas Hibben, mayor; Jesse Green. recorder; William Hibben, Benjamin Hinkson, Levi Sheppard, Laurence Fitzhugh, John B. Posey, trustees.
March 1, 1834-Samuel MeCune, mayor: Jesse Green, recorder; Peter P. Nicker- bocker, John C. Work, John McFall, Lewis Wright, George D. Haworth, trustees.
March 2, 1855-Daniel Kelley, mayor: Asa H. Hoge, recorder: Isaac Strickle. Dr. Amos T. Davis, Samuel MoCune. Amos T. Sewell, Micajah Bailey, trustees.
November 6, 1835 -- Daniel Kelley. having resigned as mayor. Eli MeGregor was elected to fill the vacancy.
March 7, 1836-Griffith Foos, mayor: Daniel C. Hinman, recorder.
March 6. 1837-Robert B. Harlan, mayor : Daniel C. Hinman : recorder.
March 5, 1838-George S. Jenkins, mayor; Abraham E. Strickle, recorder. George S. Jenkins resigned on September 18, 1838, and David F. Walker was appointed mayor on December 21. 1838.
March 6, 1839 -- Robert B. Harlan. mayor; John M. Harian, recorder. John M. Harlan, having resigned. Noah S. Haines was appointed recorder on December 25. 1839. March 10, 1840-Abraham E. Strickle, mayor: Robert Beeson, recorder.
1841-Thomas Hibhen, mayor; Charles M. Bosworth. recorder. The latter having resigned, Elijah Sabin, Jr., was appointed recorder on July 10, 1841.
March 7. 1842-Franklin Corwin. mayor: William B. Magee, recorder.
March, 1843-Franklin Corwin. mayor; Webh Broomhall, recorder. Franklin Cor- win having resigned on November 29, 1843. William Fuller was appointed mayor.
March, 1844-William Fuller, mayor; Webb Broomhall, recorder. The latter having resigned, he was succeeded by Daniel C. Hinman on August 26, 1844.
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March, 1845-Robert B. Harlan, mayor; Joel C. Woodruff, recorder.
March 2, 1846-Amos T. Sewell, mayor; Roger B. Morey, recorder.
From 1846 to 1853 the record has not been found.
March, 1853-James E. Johnson, mayor.
April, 1854-Benjah W. Fuller, mayor. He resigned on May 24, 1854, and Grafton B. White was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Alonzo C. Diboll, elected April 2, 1855, and continued until March 6. 1857, when he resigned, and B. W. Fuller was appointed to fill the vacancy ; April 6, 1857, William B. Fisher elected mayor; April 14, 1858, Joshua D. Hadley ; April 17, 1859, C. C. Harris; April 2, 1860, L. F. Austin; April 9, 1861, Andrew H. Chapman, mayor: resigned and went into the army on July 26. 1861; William B. Fisher was appointed to fill the vacancy and served until April 6, 1863, when Lewis C. Walker was elected; April 4, 1864, William B. Fisher elected ; Aprl: 6. 1865, LeRoy Pope; April 10, 1866, John C. Moon; April 9, 1867, LeRoy Pope; April 6, 1888, A. C. Diboll; April 9. 1869. Nathan M. Linton; April, 1870, Milton L. Ent ; April, 1871. Levi Mills: April, 1872, David T. White, serving from April, 1873 to 1875; A. C. Diboll, April, 1875 to 1877: Melville Hayes, April. 1877-81 ; L. J. Walker, April, 1881, to 1885; Frank B. Mills, April, 1885-86; Z. A. A. Haworth, April, 1886-58; A. W. Doan, April, 1888-1896; M. J. Grady, April, 1896-1900; W. I. Stewart, April, 1900-1902; A. E. Clevenger, April, 1002-1904; W. H. Hartman, April, 1904-1912; Amos Huffman, January, 1912-1914; Charles Curl, January, 1914, to present time.
The present officials are as follow : Charles Curl, mayor; Frank Babh, clerk ; A. C. Stone, treasurer: A. J. Brown, William Smith, Dell Lacy. F. A. Peele, E. E. Terrell and Thomas Bales, councilmen ; Dr. G. W. Wire, health officer; Will Sliker, marshal ; Richard Egan, night marshal: Frank Baker, fire chief.
The salaries of the different city officials are as follow : Mayor, $500 per year and fees: clerk. $400 per year; fire chief, $125 per year; firemen, $75; marshal, $720; night marshal, $600.
ADDITIONS.
To the original town of Wilmington, the following additions have been made: Joseph Doan's addition, eight lots, June 22, 1814, surveyed by Peter Burr: David Faulk- ner's addition, twenty lots, October 25, 1814; Nathaniel Carpenter's outlots, twelve in number, October 26, 1837; sub-division of part of Gen. Edward Stevens' survey. No. 2,693, by Jesse Hughes, Isaiah Morris and John Woolman, in December, 1826; Dillon's heirs' survey or outlots in Hawkins' survey, No. 2.690, in January, 1850; Mark Thatcher's addition. eight lots, August 31. 1830; Isalah Morris' addition. fifteen lots, February 11. 1842; Walker & Fife's addition, twenty-two lots, January 7. 1853: Benjamin S. Strickle's plat of outlets, October 14, 1865: Benjamin S. Strickle's second addition, six lots, no date given; Cadwallader's addition, twenty-nine lots, May 18. 1866; African (or Wicker- sham's) addition. twenty-one lots, September, 1868: James' addition. fourteen lots. September 22. 1868; Hibben's heirs' addition. seven lots, November 5, 1869; Fitzhugh's addition, ten lots. April 27. 1870; Alfred Johnson's addition, forty-three lots, no date; J. & J. Doun's addition, twenty lots, March 7, 1871: Keith's addition, thirty-nine lots, April 5 and 8. 1871; J. 8. C. Newham and wife's addition, twenty-six lots. May 31, 1871; R. E. Doan's first addition, forty-two lots, July 24. 1871 : same, second addition, forty- four lots, no date given : Patrick Murphy's addition, six lots. September 2, 1871; Bos- well & Madden's addition, seventeen lots, September 4. 1871 ; L .. F. Van Cleve's addition, thirty-four lots. April 23. 1875: Brackney's addition, eighteen lots, April 17. 1880; Thomas Perfect's addition, twenty lots, May 10. 1881: C. C. Nichol's addition, thirteen lots, April 22. 1889: Scott's addition. eighty-one lots and four blocks, November 29. 1889; incorporated on petition of city council May 5. 1896, one thousand eight hundred fourteen
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and thirty-eight hundredths acres: S. M. Babb's addition, sixteen lots, May 7, 1897; Nathan Starbuck's addition, six lots, June 3, 1902; Jacob P. Brindle's addition, sixteen lots. August 8, 1902; 8. M. Babb's second addition, nine lots, September 14, 1904; S. M. Babb's third addition, twenty-seven lots, June 16, 1905: Anna Hale Ketteile addition, six addition. five lots, March 20, 1906: Emma Brindle addition, six lota, September 26. 1907: J. E. R. Sine addition, thirty-six lots, September 11, 1908; W. & J. Fife's Elmwood addition, fifty lots, May 6, 1009; W. H. Pope's addition, twenty-two lots, September 15, 1909; A. Hazard's addition, thirteen lots. May 9, 1910; E. E. Terrell's addition, thirty- three lots, May 28. 1911: S. M. Babb's fourth addition, thirty-two lots, July 3, 1911; J. 8. McCoy's addition, eleven lots, March 23, 1915.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A search for a record of the first efforts for fire protection in Wilmington discloses the following ordinance as the Initial provision for such protection :
"Section 1. Be it ordained by the town conneli of the town of Wilmington, that James Fife and Warren Sabin be and they are hereby appointed to examine the fire places attached to such tenements within the limits of the corporation as may be situated within such distance of each other as may render It possible in burning to communicate fire to each other (at least once a month, from the first of November to the first of April In each and every year). And the examiners, on discovering any fre-place or chimney which may be in such condition as, in their opinion. might communicate fire to the building to which it is attached, or to any other building. shall immediately report the same to the marshal, whose duty it shall be forthwith to notify the owner or occupant of such bullding. in writing, to repair such fire-place or chimney in such manner as he shall prescribe in his aforesaid notification.
"Section 2. Be it further ordained, that if the person or persons so notified shall fail to repair his, her or their fire-place or fire-places, agreenbly to the notice of the marshal, within ten days after he, she or they shall have received such notice, such person or persons shall, for every offense. on conviction before the mayor, be fined in a sum not exceeding $20, nor less than $2.
"Sertion 3. Be it further ordained, that It shall be deemed an offense against said corporation for any person or persons to burn powder in balls, or otherwise burn or set fire to any tar barrel, or throw any fire balls, sky rockets, or any other combustible materials on fire whatever, within the limits of the corporation; and every person or persons so offending shall, on conviction before the mayor, be fined in any sum not exceeding $5. nor less than 25 cents.
"Section 4. Be it further ordained. that the marshal shall be hereby authorized to procure four fire hooks and six ladders for the use of the corporation: to ereet a suitable shelter on the court house lot to preserve them: and to place them under such shelter in good order. so as to be ready on any emergency, and present his account for settlement to the town council.
"Section 5. Be it further ordained, that if any person or persons shall remove from their place of deposit any of the aforementioned hooks or Indders for any purpose ofher than the prevention or extinction of fire within the corporation, such person or persons shall on conviction before the mayor, for every such offense be fined in any mum not exceeding $5 nor less than $1.
"Section 6. Be It further ordained that John R. Posey, Samuel MeCune. George Bruce, Edward Kelly and Warren Sabin he and are hereby appointed to have the care and management of the aforesaid hooks and ladders, and to have the exclusive direction and management of the whole operation of extinguishing fires where it shall break out within the corporation; and in case of the absence of John B. Posey, then Samuel
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McCune shall take command; and in his absence, George Bruce, and so on, agreeably to the order in which their names are set down in this ordinance.
"This ordinance to take effect and be in force from the 15th day of January, Instant. "January 2. 1830. "ISAIAH MORRIS, Mayor."
On March 14, 1840, the town council of Wilmington passed an ordinance for the organization of two fire companies, a hook and ladder company and a bucket company. The former company was to consist of forty able-bodied young men, and the latter of all the other able-bodied men of the town over seventeen years of age. A superintendent was elected by the council, and, together, they selected the forty young men for the hook and ladder company. This superintendent served temporarily until the spring election, when a superintendent was elected in the same way as the other village officers
It was required of every owner of a dwelling house, store-house, shop or office within the town to provide himself with a fire bucket, to be made of leather aud approved by the superintendent. It was to hold three gallons, and the name of the owner was to be printed or painted legibly on the same. These buckets were to be kept In a convenient place. It was also required of the owners of buildings that in case of fire. they convey the bucket or cause it to be conveyed to the place of danger. John Bush Posey was appointed the first superintendent of the fire companies and James Fife was appointed keeper of the hooks and Indders.
During the winter of 1874-75 and the spring of the latter year Wilmington was the scene of a number of fires of alarming size. These served to call attention of the people of the town to their inadequate fire protection and led to some prompt action. On May 12, 1×75. the citizens assembled at the court house and organized a volunteer fire company, known as the "Clinton Fire Engine, Hook and Landder and Hose Company of Wilming- ton, Ohio." Its original members were Charles Hughes, J. L. Hackney. 8, Q. Fulton. H. C. Taylor, Jr., J. J. Barlow. I. W. Quinby, B. S. Linton, B. J. Whinery, G. L. Barlow. 1I. E. G. Girard, Wesley Brindle. Willlam Schofield, W. A. Bogan, Charles Mathews, Robert McMillan, Robert Hazard, Lou Fisher, Levi Pike. N. H. Sidwell. J. A. Schofield, Henry Miller. J. B. Allen, Samuel Richards, J. MeDermott. George R. Achor. M. R. Gaskill. W. H. Rannells. J. M. Kirk, F. W. Shepherd, E. S. Hadley, M. W. Moon, C. B. Dwiggins, D. A. Lamb. G. W. Green, Ell Hadley. E. K. Peters, David Babb. Charles Curl. P. S. Brindle. Charles Welch, Joslah Sparks, Charles McMillan, Frank Vantress, Jacob Burst, H. M. Barlow, George W. Brown, William M. Babb, Alf Clark, C. W. Bronson Luther Watkins. J. N. Lloyd, M. F. Crustin, Madison Betts. D. T. White. C. J. Hockett, 8. W. Robinson. W. T. Crossley, L. H. Baldwin, John Reed, Preston Irwin, Will I. Denny. F. B. Mills and Clinton C. Harlan.
The officers elected were: J. L. Hackney, enptain ; Joseph Peters, first lieutenant of engine department ; L. N. Pike, second Hentenant. engine department ; Madison Retts. first lieutenant. hose department : Jacob Burst, second lieutenant, hose department ; Robert Hazard, first engineer; Louis Fisher, second engineer; Robert McMillan, first Heutenant. hook and ladder department: E. W. Shepherd. second lieutenant, hook and ladder department : D. T. White, secretary, fire department, and W. H. Rannells, treas- urer.
The town council immediately purchased a complete set of hooks and ladders, with a well-arranged truck for their removal, which was taken In charge by the hook and ladder company. A steam fire engine was also purchased by a committee appointed for that purpose. The engine was built by the Clapp & Jones Company, of Toledo, Ohio, at a cost of six thousand dollars, including two hose reels and a thousand feet of hose. The engine arrived Wednesday morning. May 26, 1875, and was tested on June 30. The following is an account of the testing written by a contemporary :
"It was fired up for the first time in the morning and, when in full play. threw water over the spire of the Methodist Episcopal church, which is one hundred and
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forty-four feet in height. In the afternoon, at three o'clock, the fire brigade was called out and proceeded with the engine and two hose reels to Mr. Bentley's pond, just east of towu, where the engine was located.
"The hose was then run north to the pike, where a one and one-eighth inch nozzle was attached to the end of the first section of one hundred feet of hose. In about fifteen minutes after fire had been kindled, the engine began pumping, and soon threw water to a distance of three hundred and forty feet. The nozzle was then detached and the hose run up the pike to the college building and beyond, making one thousand feet of bose in all. The nozzle was attached, the signal given and the engine again began pumping. The experiment was a beautiful one and gave great satisfaction to all who saw it; the jet of water played with terrible force about the cornice of the college building, which is three stories high, and then clear over the editice, cupola and all, and a long way beyond. After this a double bose was attached to the engine, and a nozzle at the end of euch five hundred feet of hose. Through each of these two hose a stream of water was thrown of volume and force to answer any purpose that might ever be demanded of it in Wilmington. With these two streams the old flouring-mill, located near the railroad, was deluged with water, shingles and weather-boarding were knocked off, doors and blinds opened, all going to show the great force of the water. The demonstration was attended by a large number of people from the town and country."
On September 14, 1850, the name of the company was changed, by an amendment of the constitution, to that of the Wilmington Fire Company, and its different depart- ments to the Clinton Engine Company, the Clinton Hook and Ladder Company and the Clinton Hose Company. The officers of this company in 1882 were: D. A. Lamb, chief; D. Peebles, captain: C. R. Fisher, secretary; W. H. Rannelly,, treasurer; J. N. Tucker. engineer ; H. H. Barlow, first lieutenant, engine department ; Q. W. Brown, first lieuten- ant. hose department : H. G. Vandervort, second lieutenant, hose department : R. S. Fulton, first lieutenant, hook and ladder department; W. W. Bangham, second lientenant, hook and ladder department; Charles Curl, freman, and George Barlow, assistant engineer. At that time its membership consisted of seventy-five men.
Its equipment consisted of one steam engine, three hose reela, with fifteen hundred feet of servicenble hose, and one hook and ladder truck, fully equipped, and eleven public eisterns, with an average capacity of over two hundred and fifty barrels, located as follow : one at the court house corner on Main street; one on South, one half way between Main and Locust streets; one on the corner of Locust and South streets; one on the Baptist church corner; one at the junction of Columbus with Walnut; one at Main and Mulberry street crossing: one at the crossing of Wood and Maple streets: one in front of the Friends church, on Mulberry street; one south of the railroad, on South street. and one on Locust street, near Prairie avenue. The first named eight were constructed in 1870, and the others in 1875.
In 1890 the fire company was organized into the Wilmington fire department and made a paid company. At Its organization It consisted of between twenty-eight and thirty men. with the following officers: Henry Barlow, chief; R. J. Lacy, assistant chief; Eugene Babb, first lieutenant ; Frank Pannebaker, second lieutenant, and Charles Crane, lieutenant of hook and ladder wagon. Its equipment consisted of the steam engine and tonmi, a fully equipped book and ladder wagon, hose reels and about fifteen hundred feet of servicenble hose. The hose reels and hook and ladder truck were pulled by hand to the grene of the fire.
In 1903 the city council took about fifteen hundred dollars from the funds obtained by the sale of the municipal light plant and purchased some new equipment and had the engine overhanled.
In December, 1909, the city council reorganized the company and reduced its mem- bership to one chief, one assistant chief, one engineer, the necessary number of drivers
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and seven other men. This makes the present size of the company ten men. They are: Frank Baker, chief; Frank Pannebaker, assistant chief; 8. D. Meyers, captain; Arthur Sutton, secretary ; Bert Cox, engineer ; Charles Harmel, driver; James McCarthy, driver ; Lewis Edwards, C. D. Wallace and Everett McElwee. There is a vacancy of one in the company at present. Its present equipment consists of a hose wagon, with about fifteen hundred feet of serviceable hose, a hook and ladder wagon, an engine and two teams.
WATERWORKS.
The village council, in April, 1889, appointed a committee, consisting of W. H. Ranuells and P. S. Maloy, to inquire into the feasibility of constructing a water plant. They consulted with John P. Martin, an expert from Xenia, Ohio, who, on May 17, sub- mitted plans for a system that would cost about ninety-three thousand dollars to install and about nine thousand dollars yearly to operate. The question of whether a water works should be built or not was submitted to the voters of the town on May 31, with the result that three hundred eighty-one voted "yes," and one hundred and fifty voted "no." On June 7, the town council decided to advertise for bids for the construction of the plant. The bids were opened on July 1, and on July 5, 1889, the council passed an ordinance entitled. "An ordinance, to submit to the qualified voters of the incorporated village of Wilmington, Clinton county, Ohio, the question of ratifylug the contract between John P. Martin and his assigus and the Incorporated village of Wilmington, supplying water to Wilmington and its inhabitants for fire and other purposes, dated the 5th day of July, A. D. 1889, as then set forth and, contingently upon the ratification of said contract, granting to the said Jolin P. Martin and his assigns the right to lay, relay and maintain iu aud under the streets, Janes, alleys and public grounds of said cor- poration. water mains and appurtenances for the purpose of conveying water to said corporation and the citizens thereof in accordance with the terms of said contract." The council by this contract was to pay J. P. Martin five thousand dollars annually and to pay any city taxes that might be assessed against the property of the water plant for the first five years. The vote for ratification was held on Monday, August 5, 1889, and was rejected, four hundred fifty-one voting against the contract and two hundred thirty- three for it.
The question of a waterworks was then dropped until May 2, 1901, when another vote was taken on the question of whether or not the town should have a waterworks. Eight hundred and eighteen votes were cast on the question, five hundred and ninety. seven being in favor of It. Of those voting in favor of a waterworks. three hundred sixty-eight were for a franchise being granted and one hundred and eighty-nine wanted a municipally-owned plant.
In September. 1901, a company from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, put in a bid of twenty thousand dollars for the electric light plant and fifty dollars per fire ping for the water franchise. This bid was not given much consideration and the proposition was allowed to rest.
Th next step taken was In the following form: "An ordinance to submit to the qualified voters of the incorporated village of Wilmington, Clinton county. Ohlo, the question of ratifying the contract between J. R. Poindexter, of Cynthiana, Kentucky, and his assigns, and the Incorporated village of Wilmington, for supplying water to the village of Wilmington and its Inhabitants for fire, and for the use of its Inhabitants for all other purposes; dated the 13th day of June. A. D. 1902. And, contingently upon the ratification of said contract, and to enable said Poindexter and his assigns to carry out the provisions of said contract, giving to the sald J. R. Poindexter the right to lay, relay. and maintain in and under the streets, lanes and public grounds of said village, water mains for the purpose of conveying water to said corporation and Its Inhabitants thereof in pursuance of the provisions of said contract."
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The contract called for the laying of not less than nine miles of mains, not less than four feet under the surface of the earth, and tested to the pressure of one hundred pounds to the square inch; to erect and maintain sixty first-class, double-nozzle, frost-proof hydrants of the most approved pattern; to build and maintain a building suitable "for all the purposes and needs of a combined pumping house, boiler room, electrie-light and power station ; to erect a steel stand pipe of not less than one hundred and fifty thousand gallons' enpmeity : the water to be of such character, purity and wholesomeness during the entire term of contract as to be neceptable to the council of the village and state board of health:" work on the plant to be started six months after the ratification of the contract and the plant to be ready for operation within one year after that date; the contract to run for twenty years, with the village having the right to purchase the plant at the end of that period, or at the end of every ten-year period thereafter; water to be furnished free to a specified number of drinking fountains and to city buildings. For this the village was to jmy forty-five dollars annually per hydrant for sixty hydrants. in semi-annual payments,
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