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The Committee on Fire and Water detailed the fire limits in the commercial distrct, and recommended that building restrictions be enforced to improve fire protection. See full description in Digital Collections

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Committeee on Fire + Water making recommendations for protection from fire.

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To the Hon. Mayor and Comon Council of the City of Seattle

Gentlemen Your Committee on Fire and Water beg to make the following recommendations for the better protection of the city from fire.

1st That a district be laid off, bounded by King St on the north, So. Seventh St on the east, Lane St on the South, and Railroad Ave. on the West. That within these limits the erection by prohibited of any building which shall exceed the height of 24 ft from the sidewalk to the eaves or more than two stories, and that no cloth and paper finish be allowed on any inside wall in any building within the same.

2nd That the fire limit ordinance be so amended that the district lying between Bell + between 3rd St and the alley West of Fourth St and Pine Streets shall be included within the same.

Respectfully submitted

D. E. Durie Chairman

F E Jones F. A. Twichell

June 6/90

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