Worthington Fire District - Articles of Incorporation · Worthington Historical Society Archive

Identifier

2006a-318a

Title

Worthington Fire District - Articles of Incorporation

Subject

Town Government

Description

These documents were given to the Historical Society in lieu of being discarded. This black ledger contains a diary of the early years of the Worthington Fire District. In the front is Chap. 233 "An Act to establish the Worthington Fire District and to provide for supplying the same with water." There is also a letter which says: "On or before April 21st 1911, we the undersigned address to Horace S. Cole, Justice of the Peace, a petition in compliance with Section 8 of Chapter 233 of the acts of 1911, for the calling by him of the first meeting of the Worthington Fire District, for the purpose of transacting the business which was set forth in the warrant which he issued under date of April 21st 1911." It is signed by: John D.(?) Willard, Alfred W. Trow, Chas A. Kilbourn, Walter M. Shaw, George Dodge, H. F. Bartlett, C. F. Bates, Guy F. Bartlett, C. B. Tower, W. R. Lyman." The clerks are W. R. Lyman, Horace S. Cole, Franklin H. Burr, Helen G. Burr. Arthur G. Capen." There is another letter of March 11, 1915 which says: "We the undersigned address ti Horace s. Cole a Justice of the Peace a petition in compliance with Ssection Two of the Chapter 323 of the acts of 1912 for the calling by him of a meeting of the Worthington Fire District for the purpose of transacting the business which was set forth in this warrant which he issued under date of March 13, 1915." It is signed by: W. R. Lyman, Clement F. Burr, Geo. W. pease, Franklin H. Burr, Henry C. Jones, William M. Granger, G. H. Hewitt, John L.(?) Frissell, C. F. Bates, H. Stanley Cole."
Box 29e is on the shelves in the basement of the WHS Building.

Type

Document

Format

17.8 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm (7 x 8.5 x 0.8 in)

Date

1911-1934

Publisher

Worthington Historical Society

Date Available

2006-09-23

Medium

Paper

Mediator

swu

Abstract

Town Government - Worthington Fire District and Water Commissioners

Source

Tammy Messeck, Water Commissioners

Date Accepted

2007-03-25

Date Modified

2012-12-05

Has Part

Box 29e