City of Seattle Records

To the Hon the Board of Fire Commissioners Gentlemen We the 23d Dist direct a communication from the Secty of the Board of Public Works requesting me to provide a place for the 1st new Chemicals Assigning one of these to the Engine House cor Broadway & Terrace & the other at Headquarters. As the Engine House cor Broadway & Terrace St is already occupied and Room at headquarters will have to be provided no action has been had looking to carrying out the order of the Board. In order to provide for the Establishment of an [?] company Harness will have to be purchased for the Horses & requestion for this purchase has this day been made & it will not be possible to locate the Co before the 1st of next week (Monday) It appears to me that the Ordinance creating the department refuses the action of the City Council before an additional Company can be created. I enclose copy of the ordinance for your inspection

Ordinance No 383 An Ordinance To Establish Certain Grades in the city of Seattle: Book "C" Page 213 passed May 18th 1883. Amended Ordinance No 404 An ordinance to amend Sec 12 of Ord No 383: Book"6" Page 244 passed June 11/83 Ordinance No 14 W An Ordinance Establishing the Grade of Terrace St in the City of Seattle between Fourth St and Broadway Book "8" Page 437passed June 28th 1890 Ordinance No q 54 An Ordinance Establishing the Grade of 5th St in the City of Seattle between Seneca and Mill St Book "D" page 22 - appd June 20th 1888

Memorandum Office of city Clerk H W Miller, clerk Page 132 Record of the H of D meeting of Jany 16,1891 Petition of John Graf for the city to purchase lots on 5th & Terrace Sts. read & Rfd to the committee on Public lands Parks and arbors

Board of Public Works Office of City Engineer Jesse Cochrane]], chairman W V Rinehart G H Heilbron J F Pratt, secretary Seattle Washington Dec 5th 1890 A S Miller Member of St Committee Dear Sir, In regard to the petition of Mr Graf I would say that the floor of the Terrace House on the N E Cor for Terrace & Fifth Sts is 35/100 ft above the Eastwick Grade which is 121 ft above datum. The grade at the East side of Fifth on Terrace St as shown by the records in this office 116 ft above dtum - This grade was established before the Terrace House was built. Making the House 5&35/100 ft above the present grade. Respy Albro Gardner City Eng.

...That petitioner has suffered loss by reason of said slide to the buildings and iprovements onsaid Lots amounting to at

least $6000.00, and that the loss by reasonof said slide to the lots is at least $4000.00, making a total loss to said buildings