City of Seattle Records

Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company Managers Office Jno I Sabin President & Genl Mgr J C Cebrian vice-President Jno Lawrence Gen'l Superintendent Wm G Oliver secretary San Francisco Seattle Nov 10th 1890 Copy Board of Fire Commisssioners City of Seattle Gentlemen, For the more efficient working of the fire Department Telephones, the Sunset Telephone and Telepgrpah Co submit the following proposition. the placing of a Sixteen (16) number switchboard in Fire Department HEadquarters and reunning separate lines to each Engine House; Chief Kellogg and Supt of Fire Alarm Snow to be placed on same line with Engine House No2, any other officer now having Telephone to be placed on line of Engine House nearest his residence. There lines to be constructed of No 14 K K covered wire and one line from Central Office to Headquarters of No 12 K K UNder this arrangement the present long line with its different calls for each Engine House would be discontinued. The Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company

Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company Managers Office Jno I Sabin President & Genl Mgr J C Cebrian vice-President Jno Lawrence Gen'l Superintendent Wm G Oliver secretary San Francisco Bd of F Eom will for the sun of Two hundred and twenty five dollars ($225.00) build the before mentioned lines and place the switchboard and maintain the same as long as the Fire Department desire to use its Telephone. the rental and Telehones to be the same rate as at present. Respectflly submitted by A J Clark Mgr