The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . City HaU. mayor and fourteen aldemien, representing theseven wards of the city. The present mayor is W. W. Bean, publisherof the Streator Monitor. Mr. Bean is now serv-ing his third tenn as mayor, which sjjeaks wellfor his popularity with the voters. The otherofficers are: Charles L. McNamara, clerk;Lloyd Painter, attorney; Louis
The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . City HaU. mayor and fourteen aldemien, representing theseven wards of the city. The present mayor is W. W. Bean, publisherof the Streator Monitor. Mr. Bean is now serv-ing his third tenn as mayor, which sjjeaks wellfor his popularity with the voters. The otherofficers are: Charles L. McNamara, clerk;Lloyd Painter, attorney; Louis Nater, treas-urer; F. II. Henz, city engineer; Frank Owens,chief of the fire department; John Hopkins,chief of police; James Price, superintendent ofsti-eets. Richard F. Purcell, E. M. Davis and I. The three parks of the city are under thedirection of a commission consisting of , Matt Bilger, W. L. Griffith, Mrs. OzillaRichardson and Mrs. Louise Black. A regularappro])riation is made yearly for this boardand the city park of 11 acres is being improvedand beautified under the plan and the direc-tions of a iirofessional landscape gardener. An Efficient Fire city supports an efficient fire depart- 60 THE STORY OF MAYOR AXD ALDEUMEX, reading right to left—C. H. Haldeman, J. M. Hunter, D. D. Stobs, HenryJohnson, W. H. Atkinson, Mayor W. W. Bean, T. , John Gotch, L. F. Morgan J. H. Jackson,John Dlederich, Frank Marx, D. C. Swain, Wm. Cool. Alfred White is not in the group. THi: STOKV OF STKKATOi; 61 ment consisting of ten full paid men, including?chief and assistant chief, two captains and sixfiremen. It is -;iipplied witli an am))le e<|nii)mentof hose and ladiler :nns, fire hose, chemicaltanks, etc. Available for fire use are 2J8 iiy-drants, always in good condition and ready foruse. The chief states that there is ami)le watersujii)ly and tlie jtressure is ^oiid, no niattay itssiiare as ])art of the schoo
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