A history of Cleveland and its environs; the heart of new Connecticut, Elroy McKendree Avery . nt, to some convenient placeupon the summit in this city, where a general reservoir may belocated; the cost of said reser\(iir, nnd the expense per ivhI idi- [rvA- 1849-50] WATER, GAS, PWIRS AND PIER 215 iiig it. FurtluT. that the cliicf ciij^iiiocr of the tire dei)artment beassociated with said (•(iiiiinittee, and that they may eall to tlieirassistaiiee a eoni])eteiit i)ors()ii to assist them, and report to the coun-cil as soon as possible. This action probably had its effect iu educating the voters
A history of Cleveland and its environs; the heart of new Connecticut, Elroy McKendree Avery . nt, to some convenient placeupon the summit in this city, where a general reservoir may belocated; the cost of said reser\(iir, nnd the expense per ivhI idi- [rvA- 1849-50] WATER, GAS, PWIRS AND PIER 215 iiig it. FurtluT. that the cliicf ciij^iiiocr of the tire dei)artment beassociated with said (•(iiiiinittee, and that they may eall to tlieirassistaiiee a eoni])eteiit i)ors()ii to assist them, and report to the coun-cil as soon as possible. This action probably had its effect iu educating the voters up to thelevel necessary, but definite action for the establishing of municipalwater works was not taken until 18o;3. In this year (1849), the Cuya-hoga Agricultural Society was formed. For several years, it held fairson Kinsman Street (now Woodland Avenue). In later years, its fairswere held at Newburg and Chagrin Falls. Gas works w-ere built andthe city first provided with illuminating gas iu this year. About thistime, John G. Stockly built, at the foot of liank (West Sixth) Street, a. pier that extended 924 feet into the lake and broke the monotony ofa continuous sand beach, strewn with driftwood that had existedsince the destruction of the fragile and short-lived structure built bythe Cleveland Pier Company in 1816. In 185U, William Case was elected ma\or of Cleveland. The alder-men were Alexander Seymour, John Gill, and Leander ^I. councilmen, three from each ward in order, were William Given,George Whitelaw, Buckley Stedman, Alexander Mcintosh, WilliamBingham, Samuel Williamson, Arthur Hughes, Abner C. Levi Johufson. Alexander Seymour was chosen as president ofthe council. In Ohio City, Thomas Burnham was again elected mayor,and J. Beanson, E. C. Blish, :\I. L. Hooker, John Kirkpatrick, ThomasLindsav. A. AV. Jlerrick, E. :\I. Peek, F. B. Pratt, C. L. Russell, Edgar 216 CLEVELAND AND ITS ENVIRONS [Chap. XIV Slaght. ilartin Smith, aud Uriah Taylor
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