City of Seattle Records

151 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. Oct 13/82 to order the same erected From Gas Lights recommending the placing of a gas light corner 4th & Washington Streets. Adopted & Committee instructed to order the same erected From Licenses and Revenue recommending a Grocery license be issued to Fuhrman & Christ. Adopted & license ordered issued. From Licenses and Revenue reccommending a Retail Liquor license be issued to Otto Pasqua. Adopted & license ordered issued. From Special Committee on Uniforms for Police Force submitting the following Resolutions Resolved by the Council that the regular Police Force of the City of Seattle when on duty shall wear a uniform in the style and manner following namely: Uniform for Police men Coat: The same shall be a blue Lock coat of beaver or kersey or similar material, single breasted with turned down collar, the waist to extend to the top of the hip and the skirt to within one inch of the bend of the Knee. The collar to be of the same material as the coat. There are to be eight buttons on the breast placed at equal distances; four buttons of same size behind two upper merging with lower breast buttons, the other two at the bottom of each fly and two smaller buttons at the seams of each cuff. The buttons to be yellow metal of the same pattern as sample now in the possession of Chief of Police. The body of the Coat to be well wadded and body and skirts to be lined with Italian cloth. Vest: The same is to be of the same material, single breasted, high in the neck, turned down collar and eight small police buttons placed at equal distances. Pantaloons. To be made of blue Cassmere or kersey and plain with one hip pocket in addition to the ordinary side pockets Hat: To be of the same pattern as now in charge of the Chief of Police as a sample. The hat to be corded with black and gilt cord.