. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. charter the water works passed into the care ofa water commission, elected in i8gi, and consisting of , George Mars and C. A. Walker. Mr. Mars resignedand was succeeded by Charles Patterson, and he with and Walker, compose the present commission. The erection of the water works caused the abandonment ofdraw wells and pumps, did away with rain-water barrels at everyhome and knocked in the head a once flourishing industry, viz
. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. charter the water works passed into the care ofa water commission, elected in i8gi, and consisting of , George Mars and C. A. Walker. Mr. Mars resignedand was succeeded by Charles Patterson, and he with and Walker, compose the present commission. The erection of the water works caused the abandonment ofdraw wells and pumps, did away with rain-water barrels at everyhome and knocked in the head a once flourishing industry, viz:the hauling of water from the river in wagons and its sale to thepeople. McKeesport was formally incorporated as a city of the thirdclass, in i8go. In the administration of its municipal affairs McKeesport hasmade few mistakes and they were not of a serious character,being the fault of hasty action or the lack of good judgment. Noscandal has ever disgraced the administration of its affairs at anyperiod of its StDcdish NeiDspapers. fflcKEESPORT has a large Swedish population, and thenecessity for a Swedish newspaper being apparent, theSri-//sAa W-ikobladct was established, in i8go, by Oscar E. Lind-bom. The first number was issued on January i8th. It is aseven-column, eight-page weekh. devoted to Swedish news, pa}-ing particular attention to the interests of Swedes in Pennsyl-vania, Ohio and Northern New York. A. J. Lannis is paper is successful and claims to circulate in every state inthe Union. It has a complete outfit and employs Swedishprinters. The Swcdis]i Mcssr>ii:;fi- was established, in 1892, by It was a weekly publication, but not proving success-ful it became defunct in 1894.
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