. Indianapolis. A historical and statistical sketch of the railroad city, a chronicle of its social, municipal, commercial and manufacturing progress, with full statistical tables . $5,509; 1865, $7,686; 1866, $11,113; 1867, $8,116; 1868, $6,336;1869, $2,871; 1870, $4,197. Bounties paid in 1863, $5,010; 1864, $35,155; 1865,$718,179; 1866, $151,197; 1867 $70,575. MAYORS VOTE SINCE 1859. Year. Republican. Democrat. 1859 400 1861 686 1863 John (Javen 2,899 2,8992,341 1865 1867 B. C. Shaw 2,818 499 1869 John Fishback, (Independent) 2,797 46 BUILDINGS. Previous to 1865 there are no data up
. Indianapolis. A historical and statistical sketch of the railroad city, a chronicle of its social, municipal, commercial and manufacturing progress, with full statistical tables . $5,509; 1865, $7,686; 1866, $11,113; 1867, $8,116; 1868, $6,336;1869, $2,871; 1870, $4,197. Bounties paid in 1863, $5,010; 1864, $35,155; 1865,$718,179; 1866, $151,197; 1867 $70,575. MAYORS VOTE SINCE 1859. Year. Republican. Democrat. 1859 400 1861 686 1863 John (Javen 2,899 2,8992,341 1865 1867 B. C. Shaw 2,818 499 1869 John Fishback, (Independent) 2,797 46 BUILDINGS. Previous to 1865 there are no data upon which to base even an estimate of thevalue of the bnildings annually erected in the city. But in 1864 a Board of PublicImprovements was appointed by the Council, a permit from which was required forevery building, the estimated cost of which was given. The first report was in1865. Year. No. HouseBblt&rprd. Value. Miles Strts. Cost. Miles Sidewks. Cost. Bridges. 1865 1,6211,112747530720840 $1,860,000 1,065,000 902,520 805,796 947,086 1,213,879 1095 10 221811 2% &s 7 4-5 1866 1867 186818691870 $27,172 40,740 147,813 $10,05826,66937,893 $2,3321,68419,693 > • o E. ORIGIN OF FIRE SALARIES. 139 Mayor 83,000 Clerk 1,800 Marshal Fees and COO Depty MarshI, Fees and 600 per cent, and 5 per cent, on distraints Gas Inspector 8800 Attorney 500 Street 1,400 Assessor 2,000 Engineer 1,800 Wood Measurer Fees Fire Engineer 81,400 00 Chief of Police 1,400 00 Lieut. day 3 50 Market Clerk GOO 00 Sexton Fees and 50 00 Sealer Wts & Measrs, Fees THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. The first organization for protection from fires was made on the 20th of June,1826, with John Hawkins as President, and James M. Ray as Secretary. Itsimplements were ladders, axes and buckets, and the church and hotel bells rang thealarm. The first regular fire buckets were curiosities. They were made in thetown, of heavy harness leather, painted green inside, bound with a
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