Excerpt from Reports of the Departments of the Government of the City of Cleveland for the Year Ending December 31, 1879: Together With the Annual Message of Hon. R. R. Herrick, Mayor One year ago the people of Cleveland placed in our hands the government of this municipality. Today they require of us an account of our stewardship. With the statement we are able to present, as well as with the present character and condition of that government. We may feel a reasonable satisfaction. While our management of municipal affairs during the past year may be in some respects open to criticism, 1 am convinced that it has as a whole, been successful. Aside from the information which it conveys to our constituents, I regard it as eminently proper that at the close of each year there should be an accounting of all munici pal matters in order that we may know exactly how they stand, and a review of the administration of the past year - ao that profiting by experience, we may be able to regulate better the conduct of affairs in the future. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Reports of the Departments of the Government of the City of Cleveland, for the Year Ending December 31, 1882: Together With the Annual Message of the Mayor Annual Message of Mayor R. R. Herrick and J. H. Farley Annual Report of the City Auditor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Reports of the Departments of the Government of the City of Cleveland for the Year Ending December 31, 1878: Together With the Annual Message of Mayor W. G. Rose and Inaugural Address of Mayor R. R. Herrick Inaugural Address of Mayor R. R. Herrick 53-60 Annual Report. Of the Board of Park Commissioners. Annual Report of the Board of Improvements. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Standard Oil Company emerged out of obscurity in the 1860s to capture 90 percent of the petroleum refining industry in the United States during the Gilded Age. John D. Rockefeller, the company’s founder, organized the company around an almost religious dedication to principles of efficiency. Economic success masked the dark side of efficiency as Standard Oil dumped oil waste into public waterways, filled the urban atmosphere with acrid smoke, and created a consumer safety crisis by selling kerosene below congressional standards. Local governments, guided by a desire to favor the interests of business, deployed elaborate engineering solutions to tackle petroleum pollution at taxpayer expense rather than heed public calls to abate waste streams at their source. Only when refinery pollutants threatened the health of the Great Lakes in the twentieth century did the federal government respond to a nascent environmental movement. Organized around the four classical elements at the core of Standard Oil’s success (earth, air, fire, and water), Refining Nature provides an ecological context for the rise of one of the most important corporations in American history.

Excerpt from Reports of the Departments of the Government of the City of Cleveland, for the Year Ending December 31, 1883: Together With the Annual Message of the Mayor Annual Report of the Board of Annual Report of the City Civil Engineer Annual Report of the Street Commissioner Annual Report of the Board of Park Annual Report of the Board of Police Commissioners. Annual Report of the Police Court. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Annual Reports of the Departments of Government of the City of Cleveland for the Year Ending December 31, 1884: Together With the Message of the Mayor William M. Bayn E, President City Council. P. M. Spencer, President pro tem. City Council. Philip anthony, serg't-at-arms Citv Council. Ed. Manning, Page City Council. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.