The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-31
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- reeaHsIsaffaa "a vas ely Use Fsaf
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thsf muxs rs PAID ofgsssl kSsiss.l' '1tsfa
p5insd aud thoroughly eqasFf~2 ~i$h
houses asss a;g.af.sns
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mouey. The sznasi charge, ngwsFst isils
b. more apparent than RAJ Iiss s*ssbs
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eG4s Of the yearly e1pSh@s ~ pslS ass
depafa faenf. aEE1 ~ba eaA fsekeA ~ a9a-
lars ana rsmts tss sAvsHS - afs4E ttsAsssts
10 ,uEutat rsgor and comfort e0assss sacfat
or the freedom EEom anxte7y usssseesftssfss
the ssfetY 81 their lives ss9 Fs9t~fiy
which would fr brought st.5az % S0Ssb-
deuce In oar Gre sssysoef
Your com miles hes esf<sssssszss tasiy Ti-h
Chief Aeisnsad, afss his li1zlsssF sssI
thnsiassie interest "a fsas s8tsasss fs@N pSss'
Invaluable 10 as.
Ysrr sx,nrulftee. sitter exfeigsI egssssiefa "a
sion. has resolved 10 Ftfsintiseisd teE
adoption n fgsll i-ta Department 80 ssseisf
rbee "a . partially gald one ~ leo
dss.a rfmfaf in, ste end 0tE eoSE a. sstsIs
4. 3 partialiy pail one, sud ihffe eau -
no comparison Ia tbe fasf'er 81 eeFsies
The crucial test ~ say 5fc dnpaTtsasES =
elways 10 be made ia the fuw minutes which
foliD~ Tbs star ssg % tlfr, aesd one Hssts
utr's delay will often eHtAAt JOS mGss5
times larger In sfnosssi than fhe difference
In cost Of fully paid systesa sss one tnsi
cYBssins ttae amount 81 uncertainty u u
found ia n fesiaHsss en- tags< 81 20 NJ =.
Your committee has prcpsEed AZ .sli'
mate Of the annual cost q siisn dsIsa1
meuf AS ia ia Opinion uuuga ~ assilas5ie
fer us 10 have 81 tbis time. sud presents
tie assne itrreatih. fhef@ Heesi - no un
siue haste or lllscosssgslefed - pstfslitafs ~
the adoption af tbs, sysfssa, IS tte Pssi'-l
which mast necessarily s5apse sstWs<il
this f.reseat time sud sbe eofaYsesiaa 81
houses far the depsstmeaE twa.ea slfsst 50
ans event Is provided t.eiafe
winter ceald he wesl ntssiSesi
In thorough aud cautions digsst ~ ihe
details ot the sys tani, Year nofA iilsftte,
however. would urge your honefable body
20 commit the esty to the psinelple 81 q
paid Are department, and 20 keep that oh
ject In view Ia all future expenditures.
As ~ the nnsnsisi part 81 tbe business,
The territory IN a Few weeks VIII attain its
majority, and We shall then BE- able ts 90
tain this funds necessary for this and other
improvements equally efEea1. y ale la tue
meantime We san d. sseht deal with
what rssoafc wr DO have Nor must se
forget thai the more expensive items 81
engines, hose etc have 10 large fnessnse
already been psoVssel tot The following
Il en- lie msixed statement at tae soss oI the
department.
No. Engine Co. - b. located at the DC
paFimes1t headquarters;
One engineer 81 49, 50 per month $50