[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] The result showed two hundred and seventy-three votes in favor of incorporation, and eighty-five against it. The village was accordingly incorporated, and the following-named gentlemen were elected its first officers under the new system : President, Jacob Odell; Trustees, James Alexander, James W. Scrib-ner, M.D., Nelson McCutchen; Treasurer, William I. Wood; Collector, John De Revere. The Board of Water Commissioners, having charge of the water supply for the village, was organized May G, 187o, with the following officers: President, Nelson McCutchen; Secretary, Gulian Verplanck; Treasurer, James W. Scribner, M.D. The artesian well was ordered by the board of trus-tees, February 1, 1881, to be sunk and prepared in order to supply the village with water. The contract was awarded to Mr. D. Dull. Fire Department. — The first concerted and vig-orous attempt toward securing an organization to pro-tect the property of citizens against fire was made at a meeting in the brick building on the corner of Wildey and Washington Streets, February 29, 1860.