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 . s of walk to accommodate the homes, THE STOHV OF STRKATOK. 59 of which 12 miles are concreted and 75 are ofhiick. Anproxiinacly IG miles of sewers iun ebeen built .ind the town is well drained, and itis worthy of note that these sewers have allbeen built and paid for out of the jreneral fund,and no s])ecial assessment has yet been
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 . s of walk to accommodate the homes, THE STOHV OF STRKATOK. 59 of which 12 miles are concreted and 75 are ofhiick. Anproxiinacly IG miles of sewers iun ebeen built .ind the town is well drained, and itis worthy of note that these sewers have allbeen built and paid for out of the jreneral fund,and no s])ecial assessment has yet been leviedfor tliis coristniitinri. Present City fomiiiissidn form of government, al-thouirli favdialily diseussed, has not yet takenliiijd liere. The eity is still governed l)y a The council consists of Messrs. W. Atkin-son, W. Cool, J. Deiderirh, J. Gotcii, (. , J. M. Hunter, II. Johnson, J. , L. F. Morgan, F. Marx, T. McNamara,I), r. Swain, D. Stobs, A. White. (Since the foregoing was written Messrs. Roberts and G. C. Daniels have replacedMessrs. W. Cool and J. Deiderich as aldermen. The police force numbers fourteen, and thefire department ten men, and these are undercivil service couniiission, consisting of 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
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