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THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
S. D. HOLLENBECK, the first State Fire Marshal of Ohio, was born in Geauga county, Ohio, August 19, 1850. He received his early education in the common schools, afterward attended the Western Reserve at Hudson, Ohio, and later graduated in a com- mercial course at Hiram College.
In 1887 he was elected auditor of Geauga county, and was four times chosen for that important office. From his youth up he has been prominent in politics-a recognized leader in local affairs-and also prominent in State politics.
He is a ready speaker and noted for the originality of his ideas and clearness of expression. His long experience in the auditor's office during the tax-inquistorial days gave him an experience along the de- tective line, which will prove valuable in his present position.
While the law creating the office of Fire Marshal was in no sense a political one, yet the manner of appointment by the Governor makes it a political office and subjects the marshal to the changes incident to politics, but while Mr. Hollenbeck is a strong party man, he proposes that the management and operations of the bureau shall be absolutely non-political.
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DUTIES OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
The act which established the office of the State Fire Marshal was passed by the Seventy-fourth General Assembly on the 16th day of April, 1900, and on May 30th Governor Nash, by the authority given him under this act, appointed S. D. Hollenbeck, of Chardon, Geauga county, Ohio, to be the first State Fire Marshal.
Under the provisions of the act it becomes the duty of the Fire Marshal to cause an investigation of all fires which occur in the State, with the object in view of reducing, if possible, the enormous fire waste, lessening the loss to insurance companies, and thereby reducing in- surance, premiums. It is also his duty to make an investigation of inflammable and other conditions from which fires are liable to origi- nate, and have the same remedied or removed. For many years, on account of the difficulty connected with establishing the crime of arson, very few incendiaries have been punished in the State, the total average per year not exceeding two. Estimating the loss caused by incendiary fires upon the best information to be obtained, the total loss to the people of the State resulting from such fires will amount to from twenty to forty percent. of the total fire waste of the State each year. The wisdom of the Legislature in providing some means of reducing this waste is therefore apparent. To assist the Fire Marshal in carrying out the object of the act, the State was divided by him into seven dis- tricts and a division assistant to the Fire Marshal was appointed for each district, to whom, under the provisions of the law, township clerks, mayors of villages and chiefs of fire departments report all fires occur- ring in their respective territories. All fires reported as suspicious are investigated by the assistant, and where necessity requires one of the two deputies appointed by the Fire Marshal goes to the scene of the fire and holds an inquest. The testimony of all witnesses who have knowledge of the fire, is taken in writing under oath. If the facts warrant, an arrest is made and the guilty party bound over to the grand jury, indicted and tried for arson. The office is provided with a corresponding clerk and a statistician, whose duties are to keep a com -. plete and classified record of all fires and their causes. The office has already met with unexpected success in the prosecution of incendiaries and a goodly number of fire bugs who, through the efforts of the office are now in the "Pen," will be prevented for some time from carrying; out their nefarious calling of setting fire to buildings for the purpose of securing insurance or for any other motive. Below will be found a complete roster of the employes of the department, together with their postoffice addresses.
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ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT 1900-1901.
Name.
Office.
Residence.
S. D. Hollenbeck.
State Fire Marshal
Chardon, Ohio.
C. D. Beardsley .
Deputy Fire Marshal.
Columbus, Ohio.
H. H. Hollenbeck.
Deputy Fire Marshal.
Chardon, Ohio.
Louis J. Schneider
Statistician
George B. Harris.
Correspondence Clerk.
Cleveland, Ohio .. Findlay, Ohio. Toledo, Ohio ..
Walter Payne.
Division Assistant, 1st Div ...
P. W. Parmelee.
Division Assistant, 2d Div ..
Burton, Ohio ..
A. J. Fiorini.
Division Assistant, 3d Div ..
Dayton, Ohio ..
W. S. Davie
Division Assistant, 4th Div.
Columbus, Ohio ..
H. W. Hart.
Division Assistant, 5th Div .. .
Akron, Ohio.
John Ambrose
Division Assistant, 6th Div.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sam. E. Davidson.
Division Assistant, 7th Div ...
West Union, Ohio ..
STATE GEOLOGISTS.
The Geological Survey of the State of Ohio was undertaken during the year 1869 by legislative authority and was actively prosecuted until 1875 by which time the work had been practically completed and a pub- lished report made in several volumes. The work was begun under Professor John S. Newberry and completed under Professor Edward Orton, who had been closely identified with its details and practical execution from its inception. The professorship of State Geologist is now attached to the Ohio State University, where the work is continued.
The State Geologists have been :-
John S. Newbery, appointed 1869; E. B. Andrews, appointed 1872 ; Edward Orton, appointed 1875, and Edward S. Orton who succeeded to the position upon the death of his father.
THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
T HIS bureau was created May 1, 1891, by the enactment of the Corcoran law, making the Superintendent of Insurance ex- officio Inspector of Building and Loan Associations.
The deputy inspectors, who have at various times been in charge of the bureau, with their residence at the time of appointment, term of service, and politics are :
Name.
Politics.
Residence.
Term of Service.
H. F. Cellarius.
Democrat. .
Dayton
May, 1891 to July, 1893.
K. V. Haymaker
Republican.
Defiance.
July, 1893 to June, 1894.
A. J. Duncan.
Republican. .
Canton
June, 1894 to August, 1897.
Dwight Harrison.
Republican.
Georgetown.
Roscoe J. Mauck.
Republican.
Gallipolis. .
August, 1897 to June, 1900. June, 1900.
The present force of this bureau consists of :
Name.
Residence.
Office.
Joseph Everhart.
Cleveland
Chief Clerk. Clerk.
David A. Jones
Basil
Alfred McClure.
Columbus
Statistician.
John W. Hook ..
West Union.
Examiner.
Emery P. McCorkle.
Warren
Examiner.
This bureau originated with those who were connected with build- ing associations and who most thoroughly appreciated the necessity of state supervision.
The work of the bureau is largely that of auditing the annual re- ports of the associations, pointing out to such associations such prac- tices as may contravene the law and requiring their abandonment ; fur- nishing legal and other advice to such associations; examining such associations as may seem to need it and as the resources of the office admit.
If any association fails to abandon any illegal practice within thirty days after being so notified by the Inspector, or if any association is
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found to be in an unsound condition and the interests of the public demand its dissolution, such facts shall be communicated to the Attorney General, who shall institute the proper proceedings to revoke the charter of such association and wind up its business.
All examinations are paid for out of the fees paid by the associa- tions ; other expenses are met by the State.
The building association interests of Ohio now amount to more than a hundred million dollars.
The Deputy Inspector, by virtue of an act passed in April, 1898, is also Supervisor of bond investment companies.
THE INSPECTOR OF MINES.
E LMER G. BIDDISON, the present Chief Inspector of Mines, was born in Monroe township, Perry county, Ohio, October 23, 1863. His early life was spent on a farm located in Trimble township, Athens county, Ohio. In the year 1880 the development of the Sunday Creek valley coal fields was begun. The subject of this sketch, being desirous of securing a better education than that afforded in the country schools, engaged in work at the coal mines with a view of being better able to earn means to accomplish his purpose. Enough funds were earned through laboring at the mines, and in other voca- tions, to defray his expenses for three years' schooling at the Ohio Uni- versity at Athens, Ohio. In 1887 he engaged in mining engineering and surveying, and followed that vocation until December 1, 1891, at which time he was elected County Surveyor of Athens county, Ohio. He served in this capacity for a period of six years. At the expiration of this time he was elected Treasurer of the county, holding that posi- tion for four years. On May 1, 1900, he was appointed Chief Inspector of Mines by Governor George K. Nash.
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A REVIEW OF THE OHIO STATE MINING DEPARTMENT.
In the year 1871, owing to a catastrophe occurring in the Avondale. Mine, located in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, in which one hundred and nine persons lost their lives for the want of a second opening, the miners of this state held meetings and signed petitions requesting- that laws be enacted to regulate and ventilate mines, and that an author- ized official supervisor be appointed. These petitions were presented to. the Senate by Senator Woodworth, of Mahoning County, and were re- ferred to a select committee of seven senators from the mining regions of the state. This committee authorized Senator Daugherty to prepare a bill on the subject. Six of the seven senators recommended the passage: of the bill, but it was met with persistent opposition from interested par- ties.
Senator Woodworth thereupon introduced a joint resolution in the- Senate, authorizing the Governor to appoint a commission of three com- petent persons, one or more of whom should be practical miners, to inspect, the leading coal mines of the state in regard to ventilation, means of in- gress and egress, and all other matters affecting the lives and health of the miners ; and also to inquire into the cause of strikes and report to the: Governor, for the use of the Legislature, the facts found in the premises, recommending such legislation as in the judgment of the commission the facts might demand. Governor Hayes appointed a board composed of the following members : Charles Reemelin, of Cincinnati ; B. F. Skinner, of Pomeroy ; and Andrew Roy, of Glen Roy, Ohio. This board was on duty four months. In the month of January of the following year (1872) the report of the commissioners was laid before the Legislature. Senator Jones, of Trumbull County, chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining in the Senate, introduced the bill for the ventilation and inspection of mines at this session, which, although passing the Senate by a unani- mous vote, failed to secure a constitutional majority in the House, and a. substitute by Representative Conrad, of Portage County, was made a law. This substitute contained all the provisions of the Senate bill, except as to the official supervision of the mines by the state. Owing to the fact that it failed to provide for the inspection of mines, its precepts and pro- visions were disregarded by nearly every mine owner in the state. Accord- ingly Governor Hayes, in his next annual message to the Legislature,. called attention to its defects, and urged the Legislature to so amend the law as to provide for authorized official supervision ; otherwise it would continue to be for the most part inoperative. Mr. Sterling, of the House, introduced a bill supplementary to and amendatory of the law, as enacted, providing for a state inspector of mines, and prescribing his duties, but this failed to become a law.
However, during the early part of the session of the Legislature, two bills were introduced in the House of Representatives for the inspec-
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tion of mines, one by Mr. McLain, of Trumbull County, the other by Mr. Baker, of Perry County. The McLain bill was amendatory to the act in force, and had the same object in view as the bill introduced by Mr. Baker, but the Baker bill, containing the whole act, was adopted in com- mittee as being simpler than the other, and it became a law.
On April 6, 1874, Wm. Allen, Governor of Ohio, appointed Andrew Roy, Dell Roy, Ohio, to be the first Inspector of Mines. On April 18, 1881, a law was enacted by the General Assembly providing for the appointment of an' assistant Inspector of Mines, and on June 4, of the same year Jacob I. Klein, of Stark County, was appointed to fill that position by State Mine Inspector Andrew Roy, by and with the approval of the Governor.
On April II, 1884, a bill was introduced in the House, which was subsequently amended by the Senate, and passed in its amended form, creating the office of Chief Inspector of Mines, with an assistant desig- nated as a District Inspector in each district. The state was divided into three districts, and three District Inspectors appointed. This was due to the rapid growth of the mining industry, and the great increase in the number of mines, which in turn, increased the amount of work to be done in the office, making it impossible for the Inspector, with one assistant, to perform these duties in a satisfactory manner.
On March 24, 1888, the General Assembly amended Section 290 of the R. S., providing for the appointment of five District Inspectors instead of three. Again on April 18, 1892, Section 290 of the R. S. was revised and supplemented by an additional Section, by the General Assembly, which provided for the appointment of seven District Inspectors. This number has been maintained up to the present time. . The following is a list of the Chief Inspectors of Mines, and the term of office served by each, since the creation of the department, together with a list of the Deputy Mine Inspectors, and the time served by each.
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APPOINTMENTS SINCE THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Name of Inspectors.
County.
Governor by whom appointed.
Term began.
Term expired.
Time served.
Remarks.
Chief Inspectors.
Andrew Roy .
Trumbull ..
Wm. Allen, D ..... R. M. Bishop, D ...
April 6, 1874 ..
April 6, 1878 .. Nov. 15, 1879. .
Feb. 12, 1880. .
3 months.
Resigned. Not confirmed by Senate.
Thos. B. Bancroft, D. Rob't M. Haseltine, R.|
Gallia
Chas. Foster, R .... George Hoadly, D .. J. B. Foraker, R ..
16, 1884. .
April 1, 1888. .
4 yrs. 1} mos
Mahoning ..
. .
.
1, 1892. .
30, 1896. . 4
May 1, 1896.
30, 1900 ..
4
Elmer G. Biddison ....
Athens
W. McKinley, Jr., R. Asa S. Bushnell, R. Geo. K. Nash ......
May 1, 1890 ..
30, 1904. .
4
District Inspectors.
Jacob J. Klein, R. ....
Stark ... ..
Chas. Foster, R ...
June 4, 1881. .
Jan. 26, 1883. . 2 yrs. 7} mos. .
Jno. P. Williams, R ... Austin P. King, Jr., D. Wm. Dalrymple, D ...
Trumbull .. Columbiana. Athens
. ..
Jan. 26, 1883. Feb. 16, 1884. .
Feb. 16, 1884. . April 30, 1886 ..
1 yr. 21 days .. .|2 yrs. 2} mos. . . |
George Hoadly, D .. :
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May 1, 1884. .
Mar. 1, 1888. . 3 yrs. 10 mos. ..
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Wm. A. Davis, D ..... Joseph L. Morris, R ... D. J. Harry, R. ......
Guernsey .. Coshocton .. Jackson ...
George Hoadly, D. J. B. Foraker, R ... ..
. ...
May 1, 1884. . Feb. 15, 1886. . April 1, 1888. . May 1, 1888. . |
Feb. 15, 1886 .. June 1, 1889. . April 30, 1888 .. 30,1891. . 3 years ....
1 yr. 93 mos. . . . 3 yrs. 23 mos. . 1 month. . .
4 years. .
1 yr. 7 mos.
Jas. D. Poston, D. . . David Owens, D. . Andrew Roy, R ......
Hocking ...
Trumbull .
Jackson
Feb. 12, 1880.
16, 1884. .
4 years. ..
Resigned.
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Reappointed. Reappointed. Incumbent.
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Resigned, held over as no appointment was made at the expiration of his term, May 1, 1887. Resigned.
Reappointed.
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6, 1878. . Nov. 15, 1879. .
April 1, 1888. May 1, 1888.
30,1888. . 1 month
30, 1892. . 4 years.
Resigned.
Resigned.
APPOINTMENTS SINCE THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT. - Concluded.
Name of inspectors.
County.
Governor by whom appointed.
Term began.
Term expired.
Time served.
Remarks.
District inspectors - Concluded.
David E. Evans, R ... Jas. W. Haughee, R .. Robert Bell, R ...
Meigs Athens
Stark
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, 1886.
1, 1887 ..
1, 1888. .
Ebenezer Lewis, D.
Summit
Jas. E. Campbell, D.
Aug. 11, 1890. .
May 1, 1891.
May 1, 1894. .
April 30, 1897. . 30, 1900 ..
3 years.
Reappointed. Incumbent.
Rees T. Davis.
Columbiana.
Wm. Mckinley .... Asa S Bushnell. ..
1, 1897. .
30, 1900.
3 years.
William K. Moore ...
Stark ·
Jan. 17, 1898. .
July 15, 1898., Feb. 15, 1898. .
July 15, 1898. . 15, 1901 .. April 30, 1900. . July 15, 1899. . April 30, 1900. . | July. 15, 1901. .
2 yr. 2 mo. 15d. 1 year. .. 1 yr. 9 mo. 15d 2 years ..
David H. Williams. ..
Athens
... ·
R. M. Mason. ..
Hocking ...
Geo. K. Nash.
May 21, 1900 .. June 1, 1900 .. 1, 1900. .
David B. Wilson. . · Perry .....
Wm. H. Turner.
Guernsey ..
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1, 1900.
Wm. D. Miller.
Stark
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July 1, 1900 ..
Jas. P. Davis. ..
Carroll ....
Jan. 1, 1901 ..
April 30, 1903 ..
July 15, 1901. . 1 yr. 14 da ... 2 yr. 3 mo. 29 d.
Incumbent.
The Inspector of Mines.
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Reappointed. Reappointed. Resigned.
Reappointed.
Thomas McGough ....
Belmont ..
Wm. Mckinley ....
Asa S. Bushnell ....
1, 1897. .
, 1894.
30, 1897.
3 years. ..
Reappointed. Incumbent. Reappointed.
Incumbent.
.
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James P. Davis. ...
Carroll ... · Athens .
Lucius W. Hull. ... .
David B. Wilson. ..
Perry
July 15, 1898. . | 15, 1898. .
15, 1899. .
April 23, 1901 .. 2 yr. 11 mo. 2d. April 30, 1903. . 2 yr. 10 mo. 29d. 2 yr. 10 mo. 29d. 2 yr. 10 mo. 29d. 30, 1903 .. 30, 1903 ..
Thos McGough. ..
Belmont ...
Incumbent. Resigned. Incumbent. Incumbent. Incumbent. Incumbent.
Incumbent.
Incumbent.
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J. B. Foraker, R .. |May 1, 1888 ...
Feb. 30, 1891 ..
30, 1891. .
3 years. 3
.
1, 1888. .
30, 1887. . | 11 mos. 23 da .. 30, 1888. . Aug. 11, 1890. . 1 year. ... 2 yrs. 3 mo. 11d. April 30, 1891. . 8 mos. 20 da ... 30, 1894. . 3 years.
3 years. .
....
6 months. 3 years.
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It might be of interest in connection with the history of the Mining Department to note the following facts: When the department was first created there were in operation about two hundred mines. The statistics received for the year 1900, disclose the following. One thousand and one mines in operation, employing thirty one thousand seven hundred and two men ; amount of coal produced, nineteen million, four hundred and twenty-six thousand, six hundred and forty-nine tons ; number of mining machines in use, three hundred and fifty-eight ; amount of coal produced by mining machines, nine million, four hundred and fifty-seven thou- sand, seven hundred and seventy-seven tons; one million, four hundred and seventy-three thousand, and eighty-eight tons of fire clay mined.
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THE INSPECTOR OF OILS.
CHIEF INSPECTOR OF OILS, 1900-I.
JOHN R. MALLOY. Inspector of Southern District.
FRANK I. BAIRD Inspector of Northern District.
OHN R. MALLOY, Inspector of Oils for the Second District, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, July 16, 1856. When five years of age his mother died, after which his father enlisted in the army, serving until the close of the rebellion. Attended the public schools of New Haven until 1867, when he moved to Ohio with his father, and the follow- ing year took up his residence at the National Home for Disabled Volun- teer Soldiers near Dayton, of which his father was an inmate. Young Malloy remained at the Soldiers' Home, attending school until the sum- mer of 1869, when he was obliged to leave, the law establishing the Home not permitting children of soldiers to become inmates. He returned to Connecticut and was apprenticed to the printer's trade in the office of the Meriden Daily Republican. Upon the establishment of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home at Xenia, in 1870, he returned to Ohio and at- tended the Home school until the summer of 1872, when, having arrived at the age of sixteen years, he was discharged from the Home. Was appointed a page in the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1873-74 by President (afterward Chief Justice) Morrison R. Waite. Was record- ing clerk of the House of Representatives of the 62nd General Assembly and assistant clerk during the 67th and 68th 'General Assemblies. Was a member and president of the Ohio State Board of Pardons in 1890-91, which position he resigned on being elected clerk of the House of Repre- sentatives at the organization of the 70th General Assembly, which he held through the 7Ist and 72nd General Assemblies. Was appointed Inspec- tor of Oils for the Second District of Ohio, by Governor Nash, May 15, 1900.
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INSPECTORS OF OIL.
Appointive by the Governor. Term, two years. Under the act of 1892 the State was divided into two districts, and a Chief Inspector ap- pointed from each district.
Names of Inspectors.
Years of Service.
Fred W. Green
1878-1879.
Wm. B. Williams
1879-1880.
Louis Smithnight
1880-1884.
D. C. Ballentine.
1884-1886.
Louis Smithnight
1886.
George B. Cox
1886-1890.
Joseph H. Dowling.
1890-1892.
George Caufield, Northern District
1892-1896.
B. L. McElroy, Southern District.
1892-1896.
J. B. Luckey, Northern District.
1896-1900. 1896-1900.
Chas. L. Kurtz, Southern District
John R. Malloy, Southern District.
1900 - Incumbent.
F. I. Baird, Northern District.
1900 - Incumbent.
ROSTER, SECOND DISTRICT.
Name.
Office.
Residence.
John R. Malloy
Chief Inspector
Columbus. Bellaire.
Robert H. Moore
Deputy Inspector
Stanley S. King
E. G. Lattimer
Cincinnati. Columbus. Dayton.
Sherman Williams
Hamilton.
Charles Brant
Lebanon.
William R. Roney.
Marietta. Mansfield.
James Foley
Springfield.
Robert Love
Steubenville.
J. O. McCormick.
.
Xenia.
W. O. Littick
Zanesville.
H. S. Brewer
Robert C. McFarland.
THE INSPECTOR OF WORKSHOPS AND FACTORIES.
J W. KNAUB, present Chief Inspector of the Department of Work- shops and Factories, was born in New Holland, Yory County, Pa., April 2, 1833, learned the trade of iron moulding at Wrights- ville, in the same county, and removed to Dayton, Ohio, August, 6, 1856, of which city he has been a resident ever since. Appointed to the office of Chief Inspector of the Department of Workshops and Factories, De- cember 7, 1893, by Governor Mckinley, to fill an unexpired term. Pre- vious to Mr. Knaub's appointment, a vacancy of six months existed in which there was no regularly appointed Chief, but by the request of Governor Mckinley, Captain E. M. Slack, Chief Clerk, had charge of the department as acting chief, which duties he performed in a manner cred- itable to himself as well as to the department. J. W. Knaub was re- appointed to succeed himself by Governor Bushnell April 29, 1897. The work of the department during the incumbency of the present chief has been greatly increased by new laws which imposed additional duties ; such as the blower law, which requires the placing of exhaust systems to carry away dust from dust creating machinery; the bakeshop law, which compels good sanitary conditions in bakeshops; the sweatshop law, specifying in what kind of building and under what conditions clothing and cigars may be manufactured ; the law requiring low water alarms to be placed on all stationary steam boilers. The law on public
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buildings, etc., was also amended so as to include many buildings not previously mentioned.
The department originated from the urgent appeals of organized labor throughout the state to the General Assembly, and its purpose is to save life and limb by ordering safe-guards to be thrown around all dan- gerous machinery and looking after sanitary conditions in workshops and factories and ordering fire escapes on such shops where necessary, and causing all owners of buildings used for the assemblage of people to supply them with proper means of egress and fire protection.
The act of 1884 creating the Department of Workshops and Factories, provided for the appointment of one inspector by the governor, but did not specify the term of office or make any provisions for office room: Henry Dorn, of Cleveland, was appointed Inspector, and entered on the duties of his office April 14, 1884, establishing headquarters at Cleve- and. April 29, 1885, the act was amended creating the office of Chief Inspector, and providing for the appointment of three District Inspectors, and locating the department in the State Capitol. Henry Dorn was ap- pointed Chief Inspector, serving from April 29, 1885, to April 29, 1889.
W. Z. McDonald, of Akron, was appointed Chief Inspector April 29, 1889, and served one full term to April 29, 1893. March 23, 1892, the law was amended empowering the chief inspector to appoint eight additional District Inspectors. Mr. McDonald was reappointed for a second term and served until June 12, 1893, when removed.
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