City Clerk General Files ➔ Several insurance agents and their companies petitioned the Mayor and the Fire Commissioners to remove all partisan politics from the Fire Department. They believed that to best serve the City the firefighters should be loyal only to the Fire Department a

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Identifier:

990873

Description

Several insurance agents and their companies petitioned the Mayor and the Fire Commissioners to remove all partisan politics from the Fire Department. They believed that to best serve the City the firefighters should be loyal only to the Fire Department and to the protection of the City. They asked that these beliefs be incorporated into the City Charter.

Date created:

March 31 1874

Series:

1802-04: City Clerk General Files

7

Location:

7 11 ,

Note:

Petition. 03/31/1874

Subject Terms:

FIRE DEPARTMENT;PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION Textual Record

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Citation:

Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #990873, Series 1802-04.

Related People/Organizations:

Burch, George A.
Christopher, H.
Bowden, Lee
Fisken, A. K.
Waterhouse and Beach
Young and Jacobsen
Calhoun Company
Stoddard and Brown
Washington Territorial Investment Company
The Gazzam Insurance Agency Textual Record

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