Spokane Falls Fire Department Report,

Spokane Falls Fire Department Report

Spokane Falls Fire Department Report

Spokane (Wash.). Fire Department
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First annual report of the Chief Engineer of the Spokane Falls Fire Department. The handwritten report, dated April 1890 was addressed to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Spokane Falls. The report describes the new fire house, a new steam fire engine and other additional fire fighting apparatus. The establishment of a paid, professional fire department was done in response to the disastrous Spokane fire, which destroyed much of downtown Spokane in August 1889. The report also gives a listing of all men employed by the Fire department and a detailed inventory of equipment. The report was written by E. P. Gillette, Chief Engineer. Also, a typewritten ordinance (with handwritten notes) to create a hospital fund for the fire department, also dated 1890.

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37413311840419 Restricted Northwest Room Closed Stack NWC-029
Détails bibliographiques
Collectivité auteur: Spokane (Wash.). Fire Department
Autres auteurs: Gillette, E. P., 1860-
Format: Kit
Langue:English
Sujets:
Spokane (Wash.). > Fire Department.

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520 0 |a First annual report of the Chief Engineer of the Spokane Falls Fire Department. The handwritten report, dated April 1890 was addressed to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Spokane Falls. The report describes the new fire house, a new steam fire engine and other additional fire fighting apparatus. The establishment of a paid, professional fire department was done in response to the disastrous Spokane fire, which destroyed much of downtown Spokane in August 1889. The report also gives a listing of all men employed by the Fire department and a detailed inventory of equipment. The report was written by E. P. Gillette, Chief Engineer. Also, a typewritten ordinance (with handwritten notes) to create a hospital fund for the fire department, also dated 1890. 
506 |a Archival, non-circulating item. To view, contact the Inland Northwest Special Collections at 509-444-5338 or [email protected]. 
545 0 |a E. P. Gillette, hotel owner, came to Spokane in 1887 and was the owner of the Pacific Coast Tea Company. His business was destroyed in the fire of 1889, but he rebuilt and opened the Columbia Hotel in 1890. He had also been a member of the volunteer fire Department, and organized the paid department in 1890. 
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