The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20
THE YEARS ESTIMATE
Cost Of the Fire Department for
1894 Placed at $l48,2lO.
SALARIES AMOUNT TO s7s. oeo.
The New Eso6se Hesse 1neisAsd ID the
F19urss Of Appsrstss-
Charges Agafsss Etrsmss.

The estimates for the cost OF the Gre de-
parsmsns in issa occupied the attention o.
tie board OF commissioners last nigst-
Nayor Miller called fhs meeting TO order.
Commissioners kahaEey. Foster and Mssei
responding. 8T. Foster had prepared
schedule shosing total OF $40. isa He
allowed x7s.G.D for salaries, including
Few company for Jackson street station.
ftsnr rssn III Qaeen Anne ststton and $fO
fgr contingencies. For uew horses he
estimated 81. so. bat this was increased 10
5000. The average cost for feed - 81 per
month per head. and the number OF horses
usually in service is forty.two. For ieie-
phones the cost is $40: he allows ~ so Tor
rev hose.
An additional estimate was made ia case
the council decided 90 have q new station
somewhere out on Madison street, and for
rev stations on Jackson street and on
Queen Anne hill. making the total siss,-
30. After some discussion the estimates
zero approved and ordered sent TO the city
comptroller, In accordance with the provi-
sions Of the city charter that every depart
xaent shall send in an annual estimate for
the ensuing year by June % Of each year.
The estimate for 1893 was SIS go.
ting to the council q rough draft Of plan
sor station 1t Yesler avenue and Taylor
street in place Of the one now occupied BY
the chemical engine on Jackson street.
The estimated cost Of the building il from
$500 to q. 500. The board discussed the
best means Of making temporary provision
At the present station for the engine.
Chief Hunt thought $75 would be sufficient
al ~ nj ~ 80
to house the engine during tho summer
months and until the new building il CON-
pleted.
No. b. moved to Jackson street and that
two horses and three men be sent out tenn
porariIy. The mayor was requested to
supply hose wagon until the city council
orders permanent arrangements.
1t was agreed TO place engine No. 5
81 Jackson street. and put the new Water
Gus engine 1t Third and Pine streets. Mr..
Kahaisy was in favor Of putting Hayter in
charge of the new engine but the chief
suggestcd that Bonce. who has had some
experience with it already. had better re-
MAN with IL. and this was agreed to.
A letter was read from the Pacific Coast
Association Of fire chiefs making sugges-
Saone tor the DETER protecti0n OF properly
on July The letter was placed on file.
and IL was resolved that oil apparatus
should b kept At the stations on that day
instead Of taking part in the parade: and
this rule Vas then further adopted ~ to
Ill holidays
The resignation Of W. NJ. Coombs, a.
sistant engineer Of the hreboat, Was &C
cspted and il was resolved TO put John
Bragdon In his place.
Charges Of characterization and disre.
spsct to officers were preferred by Capt.
Corfee against Howard Griffith and they
were referred 10 Kahaisy and Masel a.
COMMITTEES Of inquiry. It Was proposed to
hold the investigation today, but Griffith.
who WAS present asked. that IL b settled
ct once. He was told that the inquiry
might take some time.
The board adjourned until next Mon.
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