Rock County, Wisconsin; a new history of its cities, villages, towns, citizens and varied interests, from the earliest times, up to date . y bridge being rebuilt by them, and a new bridgebuilt across the river between Court and Pleasant streets. Thislatter was erected under the superintendence of William McLeanand was called the lower bridge as distinguished from the upperbridge. The Janesville Gas Company, chartered by the legislatureduring 1856, completed its plant and commenced the manufactureof gas. In September the Chicago, St. Paul & Fond du Lac RailwayCompany, now the Chicago & North-We
Rock County, Wisconsin; a new history of its cities, villages, towns, citizens and varied interests, from the earliest times, up to date . y bridge being rebuilt by them, and a new bridgebuilt across the river between Court and Pleasant streets. Thislatter was erected under the superintendence of William McLeanand was called the lower bridge as distinguished from the upperbridge. The Janesville Gas Company, chartered by the legislatureduring 1856, completed its plant and commenced the manufactureof gas. In September the Chicago, St. Paul & Fond du Lac RailwayCompany, now the Chicago & North-Western, completed its trackas far as Janesville, and on September 15 the first passengertrain arrived. The depot at that time was at the east end ofthe present bridge across the river near the Miltimore quarries. During the next year the road was completed to Oshkosh, asthe building of it had been started from both ends. It was ex-tended to Green Bay in 1862. The bridges across the river musthave been built during 1856 or 1857. Both the North-Westernand the St. Paul companies joined in the building of the upperrailway -^^- .<^ JANESVILLE, WISCONSIX 553 The fire department was enlarged during this year by the or-ganization of a hook and ladder company, with AV. B. Britton asforeman; they did not procure their equipment, however, untilthe next year. July 10, 1856, the second Odd Fellows lodge of Janesville waschartered, being Janesville City Lodge No. 90; and on September11, 1856, the Masonic commandery of Knights Templar was char-tered. 1857. In 1857 two additional wards were added to the four pre-viously formed—the Fifth, on the west side of the river, and theSixth, out of the Second and Third, on the east side. Aldermenof these wards were elected, but at the next session of the legisla-ture the new wards were abolished and the city remained dividedinto four wards until 1871, when the Fifth ward was again estab-lished and still remains. In March, 1857, Charles Holt
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