What services did Ben establish?
Ben established: street lighting, paving, post office, fire company, insurance, and the Library Company. From www.fi.edu/franklin/statsman/statsman.html: Ben served as Postmaster, helping to set up the postal system in Philadelphia. In order to make Philadelphia a safer city, he started the Union Fire Company in 1736. A few years later, in 1752, he set up America’s first fire insurance company. He even organized a Night Watch and Militia to help keep peace and safety in Philadelphia. While in Paris, Ben proposed the idea of Daylight Savings Time. From www.fi.edu/franklin/printer/printer.html: In 1731, Ben founded America’s first circulating library so that people could borrow books to read even though they might not have been able to afford to buy books to read.
