City of Seattle Records

Department of the Police Seattle Washington

Bolton Rogers, Chief

Seattle Washington June 1st 1894

To the Honorable, The Mayor, and Board of Police Commissioners, of the City of Seattle

Gentlemen:

I desire to recommend for your consideration the following changes in this Department: First: That the office of the First, Second and Third Lieutenant be declared vacant, and that the said offices of Lieutenants be abolished and in their stead there be created Three Sargents [sic] of Police: that the Rules and Regulations of this Department, and the City Ordinances pertaining there to, be amended so that whereever the words "Lieutenant of Police" appear they shall read "Sargent[sic] of Police". Second: That Geo. A. Templeton. D. F. Willard. & John Sullivan be promoted from the rank of Patrolmen to the rank of Sargent[sic] and that John Houff. Nicolas Hanna and John Breunnau be assigned to duty as Patrol-men. Third: That the office of Patrol-man held by John Sanstrom T.R. Carpenter, W.H. Moore be declared vacant. Fourth: That J L. Wells, Frank Kennedy, C.H. Phillips. Irving Ward, William Duncan be appointed

Office of City Engineer, Seattle, Washington, May 9th, 1894.

List of names of property owners on Front Street between Union Street and Yesler Avenue, Seattle, Washington. -----

West half of Block 1, A. A. Denny's Second Addition. 6 Lots, A. A. Denny, owner. -----

West half of Block 6, A. A. Denny's Second Addition,

L. Diller, Mrs. Knight, (Judge Greene Att'y), Jacob Levy, Estate of Guy C. Phinney, Young & Jacobson -----

West half of Block 13, Boren's Addition,

Amos Brown, owner, -----

West half of Block 12, Boren's Addition,

R. Holyoke, F. E. Sander, L. H. Griffith, M. R. Maddock, -----

West half of Block 9, Boren's Addition,

Gatzert and Schwabacher Bros, Geo. F. Frye, -----

West half of Block 8, Boren's Addition,

Estate of Guy C. Phinney, Harms and Dickman, Sam'l Kenney, -----

West half of Block 5, Boren's Addition,

M. & K. Gottstein, John Sullivan, Christ. Scheurman, -----

West half Block 4, Boren's Addition,

H. L. Yesler Estate, J. D. Lowman, Emerson, (see L. C. Gilman), -----

Block 1, Boren's Addition,

John Collins, -----

East half of Block "E", Denny's 4th Addition,

A. A. Denny, J. J. Post, J. W. Edwards, -----

1st. Resolved that the office of First, Second and Third Lieutenant be declared vacant:

2nd. Resolved, that it is respectfully recommended to the City Council that an ordinance be passed abolishing the offices of Lieutenants in the Police force and in lieu thereof creating three Sargents of Police, with the same pay, and that the ordinance pertaining thereto be further amended so that wherever the words "Lieutenant of Police" appear, they shall read, "Sargent of Police":

3rd. Resolved, that upon the passage by the City Council of an ordinance abolishing the offices of Lieutenants of Police and creating the offices of Three Sargents of Police, and that thereupon the Rules and Regulations of this Department be amended so that where-ever the words "Lieutenant of Police" appear they shall read "Sargent of Police:"

4th. Resolved that the offices of Lieutenants of Police now vacant shall be, and are now filled by the appointment of George A. Templeton, D.F. Willard and John Sullivan:

5th. Resolved that James Huff, Nick Hannah and John Brennan be assigned to duty as Patrol-men:

6th. Resolved that John Sanstrom, T.R . Carpenter and W.H.

534 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 8/84 J D Lowman Stationary No 834 $4.15 Young & McKeon Sewer for City Hall No 835 $112.40 Seattle Lumber & Comcial Co Lumber same No 836 $19.85 Ballard & Sox Padlocks and nails for same No 837 $12.50 Neuman & Argens Keys for Jail etc No 838 $8.50 Chas McDonald Repairing Jail door No 839 $1. James Brennan Leg Irons & Sharpen Picks No 840 $7.50 Harrington & Smith rope No 841 $1. Fire Fund P E Smith Care of Hook & Ladder truck No 443 $40. John Trana Cleaning Hose & Machinery No 444 $14. Michael Murphy Cleaning Hose No 445 $3. Chas E Harding Cleaning Hose No 446 $2 Joseph Keppler Cleaning Hose & Engine No 447 $3. John Sullivan Cleaning Hose No 448 $3. James Dunham Cleaning Hose & Fix pump No 449 $4.50 Ed Herrick Coal & Hauling Engine etc No 450 $11.75 Moses Keezer Work on Hook & Ladder No 451 $9. O O Denny Repairing pump No 452 $2.50 J E Monroe Maps for fire Dept No 453 $30. Spring Hill Water Co water No 454 $18. Madison Street Extension #276 H B Rummels Damages Awarded No 1171 $360. A A Denny Damages Awarded No 1172 $350. Geo Werritt Damages Awarded No 1173 $233.33 Wm Renton Damages Awarded No 1174 $150. F Kindling Damages Awarded No 1175 $103.74 Kate Regan Damages Awarded No 1176 $86.45 E M & M V Stewart Damages Awarded No 1177 $66.66 John Collins Damages Awarded No 1178 $24. Geo A Eades Damages Awarded No 1179 $2.16 M J Carkeek Damages Awarded No 1180 $62. J W Welsh Damages Awarded No 1181 $62. Claims Rejected P Emerson & James Murphy

To the Hon. City Council and Chief Fire Department for the Cityof Seattle:We the undersigned citizens of Seattle, hereby remonstrate against the removal of Engine No 2 to North Seattle, on the ground that the public interests would be much better subserved by keeping No 2 in its present quarter and providing other means for fire protetion to North Seattle.

Julius W Smith Geo Englund L T Brock Wm H Finch W D Scott Jr The A P Nealding & Co S E Aldus L Kline & Co W F Allen & Co Toklus & Jingerman S Davis John Sullivan Levy Bros John Kenney W H Pumphrey Fraumthal Bros L Wahl R Levy J Schram & Co A W Piper L Diller O W Morse James Nugent E A Thorndike Mathew A Kelly Isador Harris Chas Naher L G Smith Julius A Tiff S Kaufman M C Turner P J Lair & Co A Annunds V Chilbury W P Boyd & Co