City of Ironton, Ohio

Ironton, Ohio, advances as a City

IR Mar. 16, 1865

By a proclamation of Gov. John Brough, this village, town, county seat, or whatever you may call it, has been advanced to a City of the second class.  We have, therefore, the rights and titles of a city. 

What we have not: 

1st.  We have no city wharf, merely the right of way of the width of a street. 

2nd. No City Hall – we have a vacant lot,

3rd.  No City Park. 

4th.  No City Cemetery. 

5th.  No City Ordinances to secure the paving of streets, planting of shade trees, collection of garbage, restriction of stock, protection against fire, punish thieves, to secure quiet on the Sabbath day. 

6th.  No City Weighs an Inspector. 

7th.  No City Officers.  The last mentioned is the most important.  There are other things needful, which are too numerous to mention.


Street name changed

1888 – The ordinance to change the name of Olive Street to Park Avenue was presented, and the Council promptly suspended the rules and passed them by a unanimous vote.  Petitioners asked that Sycamore-St. be opened from 4th to Front and the name changed in view of the existence of another Sycamore-st. in the West End. (Ironton)

 

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