City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Mayor and Council of theCity of Seattle We the undersigned Residents of this City Residing in the vicinity of Lake Unoin. Most Respectfully ask that your Honorable body take the necessary steps to provide an alarm Bell for Engine company No3 Thee being at present no means whatever for sounding an alarm in case of Fire and also Two good Laadders one Sixteen and one 24 feet long. + Names Western Mill Co. Lake Union Furniture Co. G L Burns B Kurz A E Hansen Henry Penner W M Jones G E Penner H J Morden James Frankland A J Charleston R Cheadle Geo W Hall E Bryan B B Freid H J Hansen W H Blick Frank W Chandberg C C Rich William Rich W W Smith Joseph Raber

To the Honorable the Mayor & City Council of the City of Seattle:

Seattle April 3d 1884

At a meeting of the citizens signed to the accompanying paper. held at the office of the Western Mill Co..

D. T. Denny was chosen chairman

J. Frankland chosen Secretary

Forty five persons signified their willingness, to join the company.

Wm M. Jones was chosen foreman

Robert Reed 1st asst, "

Geo W Brittan 2nd " "

John Stephens Clerk.

Motion made and seconded that the undersigned now being organized as a Fire company respectfully petition the honorable City Council to cause to be located at some convenient place near Lake Union a Fire Engine and Hose Cart.

James Frankland

Secretary

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle,

Gentlemen: Your Committee on Fire & Water to whom was referred petition of James Frankland, secretary of the Lake Union Fire Co. for a Fire Engine, Hose and Hose Cart

beg to report that the Fire Warden be instructed to turn over to the Lake Union Fire Co. the Hand Fire Engine, Hose and Hose Cart now in charge of Messr. Stetson & Post.

Thos Clancy

[Fr?] W Wusthoff Chairman.

Dated April 4th 1884

662 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE The vote granting said licenses is as follows. In favor of the same Frye, Harrington, Rinehart, Snyder, Yesler, Latimer, Crockett & Graham Against the same none. Claims Paid E S Osborne Registrar No 118 $164.20 David KelloggMember Board of Registration 1190 15. R H Thomson Member Board of Registration 1191 15. Wm H Hughes Member Board of Registration 1192 15. A P Spauling Officer of Election 1193 8. A Amunds Officer of Election 1194 8. Wm Morris Officer of Election 1195 8. H O Hollenbeck Officer of Election 1196 8. W F Dearborn Officer of Election 1197 8. L B Andrews Officer of Election 1198 8. O C Shorey Officer of Election 1199 8. S B Vrooman Officer of Election 1200 8. R B Partridge Officer of Election 1201 8. O P Anderson Officer of Election 1202 8. James Frankland Officer of Election 1203 8. S L McCowan Officer of Election 1204 8. Wm M Jones Officer of Election 1205 8. C L Wayland Officer of Election 1206 8. S G Benedick Officer of Election 1207 8. Chronicle Pub Co Registration Notice 1208 15. Henry Sheahan Policeman 1209 10.60 L Miller Hauling Carrion 1210 7.50 Nicholas Brown Hauling Carrion 1211 3. G Kellogg & Co paint 1212 1.75 Alfred Snyder & Co soap 1213 1. Road Fund D S Hill Labor on Streets 1030 40.50 Frank Lind Labor on Streets 1031 34.87