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Lyons was incorporated as a village in 1859.
The village installed a water-driven Holly pump in 1879 for fire protection and street sprinkling. The distribution system used Wyckoff wood pipes and Holly fire hydrants.
The village built a
complete water system in 1972.
Water is supplied by the village of Lyons.
References
and Timeline
1878 The True Northerner (Paw Paw, Michigan), June 14,
1878, Page 2.
Lyons will probably adopt the Holly Water Works. But, having a good
water power, the works will be driven by water and not by steam.
1881 History
of Ionia & Montcalm Counties, Michigan, by John S. Schenck
Page 243: The Holly Water Works. In 1879 the village adopted the
Holly water-works system as a protection against fire. The total cost of
the enterprise was two thousand dollars. Lyons had suffered most
disastrously from conflagrations previous to 1879, and her citizens
concluded that the time had come for an investment in a valuable
fire-fighting apparatus. The power is supplied at the Gothic Mills. There
is also a fire organization known as "Lyons Volunteer Fire Company, No.
1," which was formed Nov. 4, 1879. The officers now under appointment from
the village board are A. H. Jacob, Chief Engineer; Jonathan Hale, First
Assistant; E. B. Hale, Second Assistant; Lyman Parks, Superintendent of
Hose. Those elected by the company for 1880 are A. H. Jacob, Foreman; M.
H. Rudgers, First Assistant; William C. Hawley, Jr., Second Assistant; E.
B. Hale, Treasurer; W. C. Hawley, Jr., Secretary.
1888 "Lyons," from Manual of American Water Works, Volume 1.
1890 "Lyons," from Manual of American Water Works, Volume 2.
1891 "Lyons," from Manual of American Water Works, Volume 3.
1897 "Lyons," from Manual of American Water Works, Volume 4.
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