City of Seattle Records

2/11/91 Jesse B. Cochran chm D of P Works Dear Sir At a meeting of the Board of Fire Com. held July 9th /91 a motion was passed to the effect that the Board of Pub Wks be requested to do the actual purchasing of all supplies for the Fire Dept. Claiming that the Fire Dept could not spare men from their post of duty to buy goods and ask further that the Board of Pub Works O.K. all prices for goods, so purchased instead of referring them to the Board of Fire Com for approval. Respy Wm. Drown Depty Clerk