History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

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CONTENTS

ITEM-THE MILL POND NUISANCE-THE FIRE OF I840-EARLY
BRIDGES-COMMON COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY-TIIE VILLAGE
FIRE DEPARTMENT-GAS WORKS INAUGURATED —HEADS OF THE
VILLAGE GOVERNMENT. 286
CHAPTER XXI
CITY OF PONTIAC
FIRST ELECTION-CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT BORN-FIRST CITY HALLVALUE OF PROPERTY IN I876-"JOHN P. FOSTER NO. 2"-SMALLPOX
EPIDEMICS OF I88I-82-NEWSPAPER SENSATION-RESIGNATION OF
CHIEF ENGINEER FOSTER-CITY FINANCES IN I876-BOARD OF WATER
COMMISSIONERS CREATED-THE NEW FIFTH WARD-ORIGINAL SYSTEM OF WATER WORKS-ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND TELEPHONE SYSTEMS-FIRST GAMEWELL FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH-MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT IN I894-FIRST THREE YEARS OF WATER SERVICELIGHTING AND TELEPHONE SERVICE AGAIN-SEWERAGE SYSTEM INAUGURATED-EXTENSION OF WATER WORKS-TELEPHONE SERVICE
UP TO DATE —COMMISSION GOVERNMENT ADOPTED-EARLY MEASURES PASSED —INCREASED EFFICIENCY OF FIRE DEPARTMENT —THE
PRESENT CITY HALL —MAYORS OF PONTIAC-THE CITY PRESSOAK HILL CEMETERY-GAS LIGHTING AND ELECTRIC POWERPOSTOFFICE AND POSTMASTERS —THE PONTIAC STATE HOSPITAL. 296
CHAPTER XXII
INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS PONTIAC
DIRECT SUCCESSOR OF 1820 MILL —TilE HOWARD INTERESTS —THE OLD
PADDACK MILLS-CHARLES DAWSON AND -IIs WORK —PONTIAC CITY
MILLS-PIONEER MACHINE SHOPS AND FURNITURE FACTORIESEARLY BREWERIES-FATHERS OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY-PONTIAC AND
OTHER MILLS OF I852-PONTIAC'S EARLY BUSINESS MEN-AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY OF PONTIAC-OAKLAND MVOTOR CAR COMPANY-GENERAL MOTORS TRUCK COMPANY-THE FLANDERS PLANTS-THE CARTERCAR COMPANY —MONROE BODY COMPANY-THE BEAUDELL BODY
WORKS —SLATER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY-PONTIAC BREWERYPONTIAC COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION. 320
CHAPTER XXIII
PONTIAC SCHOOLS
SARAH MCCARROLL'S SKETCH-TIlE OLD PONTIAC ACADEMY —FIRST
COMMON SCHOOLS-PUBLIC SYSTEM ORGANIZED-THE "OLD UNION"
-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING OF I87 —SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS-THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL-PUBLIC SYSTEM AND LIST OF SCHOOLS-MIICIIIGAN MILITARY ACADEMY. 333