City of Seattle Records

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 Insurance 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 promotion. We believe that some action should be taken to remove the department 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

Frank P Lee E Bowden Office of Lee & Bowden Loan and Insurance Brokers Representing Lombard Investment Company Mallory Building cor. Third and James Streets P. O. Box 622 Seattle Wash Nov 15 1889 Hon Mayor and Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen The following error appears in my assessmentt for 1889 upon the City rolls, to wit: for the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars bearing date December 22, 1888 and recorded in Vol 27 of mortgages page 451 records of King County, was Erroneously assessed by the County Assessor, he making same read Four Thousand ($4000.00) dollars The assessment was extended on basis of the latter amount. When making up my detail list Informed the Deputy Assessor that my indebtedness, of record, the aggregate amount of mortgages and securities held by me. This can be ascertained by reference to Vol 27 of mortgages at page 580. therefore I would most respectfully ask taht the City Treasurer be instructed to return, as an Error, the item in my assessment ie "2000.00 personal property tax" Yours Respy Edmund Bowden