City of Seattle Records

Seattle 16th - 3rd - 91 To the Honorable Board of Public Works of the City of Seattle Gentlemen Having been an insinuating item in the Evening papers regarding a Silver Badge. Please permit me to lay the facts before you. As I am entirely to blame in the matter, I asked the Chief of Police for a Badge as the one I had been wearing was broken had unfit to wear. He told me where to get one made. I went myself an ordered it. and as I have a great deal of rough riding to do I had it made a different shape to the usual ones. I understood the City was supplying the Badges so procured as order from the Chief of Police for a requisition had it signed by one of the Police Commissioners got the required requisition and gave it to E W Morton and took the badge. As to the Badge Costing more than the others it may have cost more tomake it and if it is your pleasure that I pay for it please imform me of the fact and I will do so at once Hoping you will attach the lame wholly to me. Your respctfully A E Boyd

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