Selected items from the Venedocia document archive
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Petition of W.J. Bebb for election to village council, 1899.
Specification for 6 fire cisterns, undated but probably between 1900 and 1940.
Original incorporation document, 1897.
Contract to purchase a village fire engine 1905
Natural Gas franchise ordinance, 1900. I don't think the village ever actually had natural gas service.
The first electric street light franchise, 1916.
Petition of W. C. Morgan for election to village council, 1899.
Telephone franchise, 1901
A blank 1900's Mayor's court summons. M.H. Morgan is shown on the form as village mayor. He must have expected lots of activity at his court because the archive has about 200 of these blank forms.