City of Seattle Records

To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle

I beg leave to refer to your honorable body the within enclosed letter of the secy of of the San Diego Board of Fire Commissioners in regard to purchasing our Preston Hook and Ladder Truck. I would advise that the truck be sold there for its cost price to us, as the value of the wooden ladders burned up by the fire of June 6th and I would advise the purchase of a Stayes hook and ladder truck much lighter than our own Preston Truck which San Diego wishes to buy. Instead. The Stayes Truck has a wooden extension ladder and is much lighter in proportion to its size than the Preston Truck and would be a more suitable machine for a city of such steep grade as Seattle has. Very respectfully submitted

Josiah Collins Chief Seattle Fire Dept.

353 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 16 1887 Be it remembered that on the 16th day of Dec A D 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle met pursuant to law, presetn Acting Mayor Jacob Furth, Councilmen Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Russell, Reitze and Clerk Forrest Petitions and Communications Petition of F Hochbrunn for vacating alley in Block "Q" of Bell's Sixth Addition read and referred to Street Com. Petition of W U Tel Co to have certain taxes refunded read and tabled. Communication from H L Yesler by Carr and Preston accompanied by a deed dedicating a portion of Mill Street to the city of Seattle for street purposes. Read and referred to judiciary and Street Committees. Communication from J R Andrews remonstrating against the extensioin of Rollin Street read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of Preston and Albertson and Everett Smith for the payment of labores on Madison Street read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Petition of P D Hamlin and others for street lights on Eighth Street from Jackson Street to Dearborn Street thence to the east side of Twelfth Street Referred to Commottee on Street Lights. Communicatioin from Seattle Cable Road and Water Co. asking that the time for commencing work by said company be extended to Mar 1st 1888. Granted