=13,333,33,) which gave thirteen thousand three hun. dred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents for a draft. And be who owned that much stock was entitled, if he chose, to draw a tract and its annexation in severaltyand was then entitled to a deed for it from the Trustees. Those owning зmaller amounts had necessarily to combine, and make their draft in common among those who combi. ned; and they collectively held the land and lots drawn in severalty as respected other members of the company. In this manner the greatest portion of the lots in the City was divided, as stated in the table below. Some few of the lots, however, remained on hand unsold, or had fallen back from contracts, and were not divided until the last division of property among the Company in the year 1809. The following tabular statement exhibits the names of nearly all the persons who first obtained title from the Trustees of the Connecticut Land Company, Caldwell, Morgan and Bruce-with the relative proportion of the ownership, according to original purchase money when lots were drawn in common. TABLE OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF LOTS SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, No. 1 to 6 Samuel W. Phelps, 63 LORENZO CARTER, Caleb Atwater, 25 to 30 John Kinsman, 1,117 7,056 64 to 72 2,000 inclusive. 176 Homer Boardman, 2,050,00 Jonathan Gidings; 1,200,00 48 Zephiniah Briggs, 200,00 Roger Skinner, 425,55 David S. Boardman, 2,500,00 Daniel Tilden, 1,200 ELIPH. AUSTIN, n. p., SAML. HUNTINGTON, s. p“, 73, 74 SAML. HUNTINGTON, Wyles, Thorndike & Prescott, 77 52, 53 James Johnson, 54 David Waterman, 55, 56, 57 Nathan'l Church, 2,211,25. 59, 60 Sylvanus C. Griswold, 20,16 j 61 Jabez Adams, 586 75, 76 49 to 51 Judson Canfield, 78 10,442.75 2,216,25 216,25 79 156 to 160 Oliver Phelps, 163 to 169 Oliver Phelps, 211, 212 213 to 215 216 Martin Sheldon & others, 161, 162 Martin Sheldon & others, Asher Miller, Asher Miiler, Oliver Phelps, AMOS SPAFFORD, 217 to 220 170 to 177 Amos Spafford, 9 acres n. part of 179 to 181 the point. AMOS SPAFFORD,S. part, 187 to 190] It will readily be perceived by every person in the least acquainted with land operations-particularly as connect. ed with the improvement of a town-that the manner of dividing the lots among the members of the company, most of whom resided at 600 to 800 miles distant, and but few of them residing in the vicinity of each other, being scattered throughout all parts of the New-England States, and in many other parts of the United States, must have been a ruinous measure to the prosperity of almost any town; certainly no town could have overcome the evils attending such a measure which did not possess strong and decisive natural advantages to aid it. It will moreover be perceived, that those who purchased as individuals from the agents of the Directors, were not all residents of the city. For many years there were no facilities for the sale of the lots. When a purchaser appeared and found a lot to suit his fancy, it was doubtful if he could ascertain who owned it. When he had ascertained who was owner, the chance was the owner was 600 or 1,000 miles distant. Perhaps he had pitched upon a lot owned by half a dozen or morenot improbable some of them dead and their share descended to minors. Under all these accumulated circumstances Cleveland was still known and held her way moderately onward. As hinted above, a treaty was held at Cleveland July 4, 1805, by which the Indian title west of Cuyahoga was ex. tinguished. The land was surveyed into townships in 1806, and on 2d April, 1807, divided among the members of the Company by 46 drafts or parcels, $26,097 original purchase money constituting a draft. Settlements com menced shortly afterwards west of the river. None of the lots in the city, however, were distributed or affected by the latter division among the Company. There however, remained a few lots in the city, some fragments of land in Mentor and other parts of the six townships, a fraction of land on the west of the 19th range called surplus, with sundry bonds and notes which had been taken by the Direct. ors for land sold-and on the 5th day of January, 1809, the Directors made a final distribution among the Compa. ny of what remained of their property on hand. The same persons drew in the same proportions as in 1807. At this time lots 48, 79, 64 to 72,37 to 47 and 161, 162, and 216, were drawn for-and finally completed the distri. bution of the lots in Cleveland. Trumbull county was divided by act of the legislature of Ohio, 31st December, 1805, and Geauga erected-and was organized March 1, 1806. There justice was administered to the good citizens of Cleveland City until May 1,1810, when Cuyahoga county was organized, which, how. ever, had been erected Feb. 10, 1808. The seat of justice was established at Cleveland, which had continued to progress and to develope its natural capacities as a place of business. Nothing happened out of the usual course of things except the hanging of an Indian, until the com. mencement of the war in 1812. During the years of the war there was much bluster, coming, going and prading, ups and downs, anxiety and carelessness in Cleveland. But when war was over, the city was found not much the better or worse. Many, however, became acquainted with its pleasant location and its advantageous situation, which otherwise probably would have remained ignorant of them. It has been omitted in the proper place to notice, that Amos Spafford, under the direction of Judge Kirtland, the agent of the company, retook the minutes of the suryeys of the lots, set large posts at the intersections of streets, made some alterations of Union and Vineyard Lanes, laid out Superior Lane and abandoned Maiden Lane. A statement of this survey was made in an informal manner, and placed on record in Trumbull county, February, 1802; a law of the territory having been passed requiring town platts to be recorded. By an act of the legislature, passed Dec. 23, 1814, that part of the original city platt, bounded by Erie street on the east and Huron street on the south, was incorporated by the name of the village of Cleveland, and the corporate powers vested in a President and Trustees. These were administered not materially different from the manner such powers usually are. They had authority to lay new streets, and occasionally exercised it. In 1816 they established Euclid street, St. Clair street and lane, Bank street, Wood street and Bond street, and a street round the public square. In 1825 the Ohio Canal was established, terminating at Cleveland, which gave an impetus to the growth and pros. perity of the place, and may be considered an era in its history. Its corporate powers were enlarged, and, as the several acts say, from time to time, amended. Sundry things were done-sundry hills and streets were graded, to the great satisfaction of some and dissatisfaction of others. Some 6 to 8 thousands of inhabitants had come together from the four winds-some wished to do more things, and some wished to do things better; and to effect all these objects, and a variety of others, no means. seemed so proper as a City Charter in due form and style, which-was peti. tioned for and obtained March -, 1836, with extended boundaries. On April 11th, 1836, the City of Cleveland was regu larly organized, and its present worthy chief magistrate, the Hon. JOHN W. WILLEY, elected Mayor, with a City Council. AN ACT To Incorporate the City of Cleveland: PASSED MARCH, 1836. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That so much of the County of Cuyahoga as is contained within the following bounds, viz: Beginning at low water mark, on the shore of Lake Erie, at the most northeastwardly corner of Cleveland ten acre lot, No. 139, and running thence on the dividing line between lots Nos. 139 and 140, Nos. 107 and 108, Nos. 80 and 81, Nos. 55 and 56, Nos. 31 and 32, and Nos. 6 and 7, of the ten acre lots, to the south line of ten acre lots; thence on the south line of the ten acre lots, to the Cuyahoga river; thence to the centre of the Cuyahoga river; thence down the same to the termination of the west pier; thence to the township line between Brooklyn and Cleveland; thence northwardly to the county line; thence eastwardly with said line to a point due north of the place of beginning; thence south to the place of beginning; shall be, and is hereby declared to be a City; and the inhabitants thereof are created a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the City of Cleveland; and by that name shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, in all courts and places, and in all matters whatsoever; with power of purchasing, receiving, holding, occupying and conveying real and personal estate; and may use a corporate seal, and change the same at pleasure: and shall be competent to have and |