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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 215
after the work had progressed somewhat the council determined to add
a second story, AA'hich was done at an additional cost of about $4,000, the
original contract being $10,000. The question then arose whether such
an occupancy would not work a forfeiture of the land and building,
and the matter finally reached the court, where a construction Avas put
upon the dedication and it was held that such a use of the building
Avould not subject the city to a forfeiture of the land. The matter being
finally settled, the building was completed and the upper story was
equipped for city offices. The loAver portion was used as a market place
for several years, but finally this was discontinued. On Tuesday morning,
March 25, 1913, the building Avas completely destroyed by fire. The
debris has been cleared aAvay, and the Avest market space, like the east,
again stands vacant as in former years.
The vacant spaces on East and West Market streets were for a long
time used for market, and the Register of October 6, 1851, thus describes
their appearance on that day:
"Seldom have Ave seen a more ample or choice display of meats than
that exhibited at the east market this morning. Beef, pork, mutton,
lamb, etc., Avere so perplexingly arrayed on either side that it Avould take
an epicure to select his favorite part.
" It may not be generally knoAvn to our citizens that Messrs. Lindsley
& Bell have amply provided themselves with choice stock of all kinds,
the first display of Avhich we witnessed this morning. . They have taken
great pains to get the best stock, and AA'e have reason to believe that they
Avill regularly furnish our people with that great desideratum good
tender fresh meats.
"Mr. Bradridge, formerly on Wayne Street, noAV occupies the south
side of the east market, and his assortment forms no small part of the
fine display noticed above. His urbanity and promptness may ahA'ays
be relied upon."
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
This department of the local government was organized almost as
soon as the toAvn Avas created, although under a name and style some-
Avhat different from that Avhich entitles this sketch. It is found that in
the year 1825 Lemuel Robinson Avas appointed town marshal, and in
him Avas invested the police authority of the place. But as the population
of the toAvn increased it Avas found necessary to enlarge this department.
In the year 1854 the council adopted an ordinance in pursuance
of the act of the Legislature, passed May 3, 1852, and relating to incorporated
villages, by Avhich the powers and duties of the marshal were
defined, and further providing for the appointment of deputies of the
marshal to such number as Avould insure protection against laAV breakers.
Under this protection the city lived until the ordinance of 1870, by
Avhich the department Avas reorganized and provision made for policemen
and night Avatchmen. From 1825 until 1870 the following named
persons acted as marshals of Sandusky: 1825-26, Lemuel S. Robinson;