The village owns its own waterworks,—a well and stand tower, with a limited amount of mains and five fire hydrants. The system was put in in 1895 and 1896, and cost the village about 15,500. There are about forty consumers, using a daily average of about 600 barrels. The pumping is done by the owners of the electric light plant

 

Alexis has an efficient fire department organized January 26, 1896, of which the officers are: J. I. Porter, chief; Wm. Robinson, fore­ man; Will Harkrader, assistant foreman; Oliver Perkins, secretary and treasurer. Tlie department has good fire apparatus.

 

N. P. Bruington is the owner of the electric light plant system in Alexis. The plant was put in during 1895 and furnishes about 1200 lights. The electric lighting machinery also does the pumping for the village waterworks.

The Alexis Telephone Company was organised in the summer of 1900, and began operation in August or the first of September. It is a mutual affair, aiming to charge for service only a sufficient sum to meet the operating expenses. Die system norcomprises about 90 phones in town, and nineteen farmers' lines with terminals in the Alexis exchange and averaging 14 phones to the line. The president of the company is W. H. Schreitling, W. A. McKnight is vice president, and W. G. Stevenson is secretary and treasurer.

 

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