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Seattle, Washington, March 31,1894
To the Mayor and Board of Fire Comissioners
of the City of Seattle, Washington
Sirs:-
We, the undersigned agents and representatives of the Fire In-
surance companies doing business in Seattle, respectfully request that
removals of firemen, if any, be for cause only, and that appointments
when made be solely for efficient working of the department. The
large property interests of the city under the protection of the fire
department require that kind of service that comes from men whose hearts
are in their work, which condition can only exist when the men can feel
assured that good service brings permanent employment and possible pro-
motion. We believe that some action should be taken to remove the de-
partment entirely from partisan politics by amendment of the Charter,
and trust that in the near future your Honorable Board will give this
matter ernest attention that we feel it deserves.
Very Respectfully,
Skinner, Zwick, & VanWyck
Waterhouse & Beach
Thomas Bothwell
Geo A Burch
Hartz & Christopher
Young and Jacobsen
H A Schneider
Caehouse & Co.
Broons & Stimson
Washington Territory Investment Co.
by W E Hagen
The Guzzan Insurance Agency
per A K Fisken
Stoddard & Brown
Lee & Bowden
H E Praysend