. Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century. euben Ham, the employment of a civil en-gineer, and the sinking of a large well, from which water of excellentquality and unlimited in quantity is pumped into a stand pipe situatedon Cramer Hill east of the village. The first board of water commis-sioners was appointed June 18, 1889, composed of C. N. Bliss, C. , J. E. Connell, R. Kratzer, J. C. Kenyon, G. G. Mercer, andE. Fairbanks. Mr. Bliss was chosen president of the board. Thevillage was bonded for $50,000 and work on the plant was commencedAugust 19, 1889, by Brown Brothers, of Mo
. Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century. euben Ham, the employment of a civil en-gineer, and the sinking of a large well, from which water of excellentquality and unlimited in quantity is pumped into a stand pipe situatedon Cramer Hill east of the village. The first board of water commis-sioners was appointed June 18, 1889, composed of C. N. Bliss, C. , J. E. Connell, R. Kratzer, J. C. Kenyon, G. G. Mercer, andE. Fairbanks. Mr. Bliss was chosen president of the board. Thevillage was bonded for $50,000 and work on the plant was commencedAugust 19, 1889, by Brown Brothers, of Mohawk. The works weretested on January 27, 1890, and accepted by the village issue of bonds was not quite sufficient for the undertaking and anadditional loan of $8,000 was procured. A pumping house and requi-site machinery were erected and William Rodgers chosen chief engi-neer and superintendent at a salary of $50 a month. All of the princi-pal streets were piped and sufficient hydrants put in to provide adequatehie
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