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Fire Comtee to report out Petition of G Kellogg et al Establishing a Fire Dept by Common Council 1884

Fires and all other times a President a secretary a board of Delegates one to be selected from each fire & H & L co & we herewith submit a copy of the laws of the Portland Fire Department as a guide for you in such actions as you may deem proper G Kellogg & Co A Mackintosh J D Lowman Z C Mills G Pancin W H Pumphrey Brewster & Lane J Furst

Seattle March 10th 1884 To the Honorable the City Council of the City of Seattle In view of the fact that there is o regularly organized Fire Department for the City of Seattle and being fully impressed with the necessity for the same We your petitioners would respectfully request tht your Hon body would autorize an Ordinance creating such department and would suggest that such department consist as follows: A Chief Engineer to be apt by the Council (with such salary as you may deem proper) Who shall have entire controll of the Mechanical Department of the Seam fire engines and the selection of his subordinates engineers A Chief of the Fire Department who shall with one assistant be elected by the firemen as such time as you may determine Who shall withou pay have full control and management at all fires and direction of all matters pertaining to fires water supply the erection of stove pipes & ranges etc within the fire limits localeties of [?]

Fires and all other times a President a secretary a board of Delegates one to be selected from each fire & H & L co & we herewith submit a copy of the laws of the Portland Fire Department as a guide for you in such actions as you may deem proper G Kellogg & Co A Mackintosh J D Lowman Z C Mills G Pancin W H Pumphrey C P Stone Geo W Hall David Kellogg Alfred Snyder L A Trun O C Shorey & Co Seaman & Young Wald & Campbell Wm J Burnsen M Kelly Thos W Puseh James R Carey and Co Merchant & Co Ballard & Fox C F Chilberg Brewster & Lane J Furst

Seattle March 10th 1884 To the Honorable the City Council of the City of Seattle In view of the fact that there is o regularly organized Fire Department for the City of Seattle and being fully impressed with the necessity for the same We your petitioners would respectfully request tht your Hon body would autorize an Ordinance creating such department and would suggest that such department consist as follows: A Chief Engineer to be apt by the Council (with such salary as you may deem proper) Who shall have entire controll of the Mechanical Department of the Seam fire engines and the selection of his subordinates engineers A Chief of the Fire Department who shall with one assistant be elected by the firemen as such time as you may determine Who shall withou pay have full control and management at all fires and direction of all matters pertaining to fires water supply the erection of stove pipes & ranges etc within the fire limits localeties of [?]