Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-10
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liz Board II Eirs DELEGATES ksid 8
meetina 81 Nc. Ons's erwine house last
ezsnine. Prssent - Rsbsrt Csllizan,
william csmpbsII. L r. Ferry, d. n.
Hol1ss, ". @. LasimeF. J. 4 Kinnear,
@, L. Msnning. J. schnlm. Jsck Levy
and @ n. Preston. In The absence Of
c. n. Rasin. j. z Kianesr vas called
70 the chair.
A communiession uss reserved from
Stevens Pest. g. A. e, inviting the Va
nal Day. The Chief was instructed to
men 20 this invitation.
The follOginx communication from
bis Honor the Mayor was read. and
third Monday in Msy:
SEarrLK, May 9sh.
To nsS He1. Board Of .De5galss 0f ~
Seattle FIR DeparfBssssi- GKSTLKMKS :
The IRE, hook and ladder. and hose
companies Of this city having smpOw-
cred yoor Board 20 aet upon all 0at;ers
relative 10 the Fire Department.. | re-
speetfuily submit the following for your
CDUsl9aEAlDG
RHa-I deem Il proper and for the
best interests of the city that all bills OF
claims against the Fire Department
outside the regular monthly pay of ON
csn-should frst be presented to yolE
Board for approval, and afterwards 10
the City Council for payment; and
herewith enclose several bills or claims
in conHection with the Fire Department
for action on your part. viz; Cochran
d Robb, $50; Fred Bories, SIS; Z.
Meyer, $Ss; N. b. Snyder. 81 The
Secretary Of your Board has also pre-
sented claim for past services for 500
Ssoond-At regular meeting OF the
City Cosncil in February last IL was or
dere1 that Engine No. 4. its apparatus
and equipments, be transferred 20 Com.
pany No. 1. of North Seattle, and il was
further ordered that two hand hos
carts, With full equipments, including
1000 feet Of Maltese cross hose and inn
proved couplings, be procured fog the
use of the Fire Department, and thai
the room IN the City Hall building, 90
cupied BY Engine No. 2, be used By the
hose company. The ussimbers OF Fire
Company No. and other citizens pro-
tested against the removal of the en-
CINE, and as it was NOS intended 20 re-
move 10 until the arrival of the hose
carts and apparatus, now daily expect
ed, nothing further was done in the
matter. Company No. 1 had been or.
Ranized several mouths. IL had been
promised an engine and apparatus by
the retired Council. The citizens OF
North Seattle demanded IRE protection
Tbs City Council was moi in condition
to purchase another steam fire engine
nor to pay she extra expense of running
il. The FIRE fund had been heavily
overdfawn by orders of the preceding
Council for fire purposes, and the fire
scrip was az 10 per cent. discount. The
| IRE fund, therefore, was not in e0ndi
sion 10 warrant the Counsel in incurripe
| further liabilities. The depressed state
Of business was also considered, and thu
Council concluded that the hose cart,
and equipments then ordered vouiC
take the place Of the engine, and tha
the efficiency of the Department at Cd.
south end would not be impaired by sht
removal of Engine No. 9, as the Cit,
had recently procured ~ hydrants avail
able for FIRE purposes in that section o.
the city, and mad also the use of til,
Il
erRon Improvement Company when re
quired. may add that the same stat,
Of facts exists at present as at the dat,
the actien was taken by the City Coun
oil. And now, furthermore, 20 you a
the Representatives Of the Fire Depart
ment Of this city refer these matters
feeling confident that the conclusions o
your Board IN the premises will NEE
with tbs approval Of the Common Ooun
oil OF this city and of the citizens gen
orally. | remain, gentlemen, your
truly, JoHN LRARY, Mayor.
The vote for Chief of the Depart
msnt cast at the late election was thel
cAnvassed, showing that Gardner KEEL
logg received 40 and Daniel McKeol
- votes. The Secretary was ordered {.
certify the vote to the Council.
The various companies were requested
20 elect delegates before the third Mon
day In May, when the new Board meets
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