WATERTOWN. The county-seat of Jeffer son County, New York, 70 miles north by east of Syracuse, on the Black River, and on the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad (Map: New York, E 2). Among the prominent buildings are the county court house, State armory, county jail. post office, and the Young Men's Christian Association building. A me morial library to ex-Governor RoswelrP. Flower and a handsome high school building are in course of construction. The charitable institu tions include the Henry Keep Home for the Aged, two hospitals, and two orphans' homes. There are several small parks, and a new park covering 650 acres is being laid out. Watertown is of considerable commercial importance as the cen tre of a fertile fanning section having extensive deposits of iron and limestone. It also has large industrial interests. In the census year 1900 the various manufacturing establishments had an invested capital of $8,281,845, and a pro duction valued at 87.881.977. The city is es
pecially known for the manufacture of paper and wood pulp. and foundry and machine-shop products. The New York Air Brake Company has an extensive plant here. Other establish ments include carriage and wagon factories, flour ing and grist mills, lumber mills, steam engine works, farm-implement works, etc. Under the amended charter of 1903, the government is vested in a mayor, chosen biennially, and a unicameral council. The majority of the sub ordinate officials are appointed by the mayor. subject to the confirmation of the council. The water-works are owned and operated by the municipality. First settled in 1800. Watertown became the county-seat in 1S05, and was incor porated as a village in 1816. It was chartered as a city in 1S69. Population, in 1890, 14,725; in 1900, 21,696.