The morning call., 1890-06-14
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
a Movement in Behalf of More Fire Ap
psratus and Hose.

a Movement in Behalf of More Fire APP
psratus and Hose.
There is on file with Ex-Governor George
c. Perkins, President Of the Chamber of
Commerce, the following self-explanatory
petition:
To the Presidents Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, Board of Trade, Produce E.cChdHge, Ne
chdIies' Institute and MdHlJdctlu ers' ASS0ctd-
tion-GENTLEAIEN: We, The undersigned, cltl-
Zens OF ana owners OF property in san Francisco,
realizing this city's peril, by reason OF It's Dels
unpTepared to cope with a cOntiagation, Tor Inc
want of sufficient and proper fire apparatus ana
hose-from not having fully paid Fire Depart
ment ana It's isolation from sources OF supplies
and assistance In cases OF emergencies, ana lot
other Teasons-hereby most respectfully petition
you, jointly and severaly, TO act as the represen-
Iatives of all parties interested, and 10 call pub
lie meeting OF The citizens and propetty-oWneIs
of San Francisco for the purpose OF fully consld-
ering and discussing The situation and endeavor-
ing to agree upon practical method OF securing
at least partial relief from tile impending danger
at The earliest possible date.
This petition has been signed by the fol-
lowing named well = known individuals,
firms and Institutions:
John ID. SpIeckels, Warehouse e. Lester, Mau,
Sadler & Co., Baker & Hamilton, Abner DOble y
Co, George w. Gibbs & CO., Talum q Bowen,
Frank Bros, Dazlell & Molier. W. w. Montague
& Co, Durham. Carrigan & HAYDEN Company.
HolbOok, Merrill StetsOn, William Wolf
Co., n. w. Spauldins SAW Company, Red Cross
Lumbrr-mili Company, Huntington, Hopkins
Company, Austin q Phelps, Washburn Moen
Manufacturing Company, L. Boesch 4 Co., Haw-
ley Bros. Hardware Company, California wire
Works. Parke & Lacy Company. ID. l.. Beck q
SOD, Woodin & Little, j. Roylance Brass
Works, Gaskill & Regain Joseph Budde,
Wllmerdlng & Co, Payot Upbam s. Co.. King
Morse Canning Company, H. s. Crocker 4 Co.,
Buckingham Hecht, London, Paris and Amer
lean Bank Omitted, Porter, Sessinger y Co.,
Whittier, Fuller 4 Co., Yates & Co., Pope y
Talbot. John Morton, kruse & Euler The Anglo
Californian Bank uimltedl, Murphy, Grant & Co,
man Brothers, Lllenthal & Co., Mccarthy Broth
ers Frese & Philip, Ii. BaItO, Louis Sloss & Co.,
Newhalrs Sons & Co.. Sachs Bros. K Co., J.
c. johnson 4 Co., Levi Strauss & Co., L.
Ehrmann Co., 5. l.. Jones & Co.,
Sherwood " Sherwood, Castle Brothers,
man, Peek 6 Co., Carolan & Co., David n Haw-
ley {. Altschul, ]. Steinhart Samuel h. Beaver,
j. d. Sherherd, Ames & Derrick Haas Bros,
Bothln Manufacturing Company, Siegfred 4
Brandenstein. j. A. Folger & Co., l. S. Van
Wrinkle & Co., S, e. Murphy, the Bank of Cali
fOrnia Louis T. Sage, Brigham, Hoppe Co.,
MahoDey Bros, Heneken Schroeder, Root y
Sanderson Dodge, Sweeny & Co., w. I. Y.
Scnenck, AlDheus Bull Jr, Daniel Meyer, Tnos.
Brown, j. Currey, Neville & Co, A. Montpelier,
George W. MeNear, Chauneey Taylor, Higgins
q Collins, Edward BosQul, Herman Cohen, San
Francisco Savings Union, }. w. Grace & Co.,
Tallant g. Co., Button Il Partridge, Kiltle & Co.,
b. H. Madison, Solomon Wangenhelm, /. Cartal,
The German Savings and Loan Society, Will
shire Safe and Lock Company, Main q Win
chester, John Beimingham, Karuk Packing
Company, Bissinger Co.. Columbus Warehouse,
j. Z. Rued & Co., Livingston Co., Muser Bros,
Thomas Il. Hayes sperry g. Co, Il. Open
neiluer a. Bro T. Massermann q Co,