Papers about the Fire Department and other topics, 1917-1919

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Papers about the Fire Department and other topics, 1917-1919

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2011.85.13

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Accession No. 11.85.13 Subject Category: City of Alameda Date or Period: 1917-1919 Object: Folder, file Description: crumbling tan legal size manila file folder with documents. Folder tab - broken off - had a white label with typed caption: ‘FIRE DEPARTMENT’. L 14 3/4" x W 9" History of Object: Papers relating to the Fire Department, 1917-1919. Includes information on salaries from San Francisco, Stockton, Pasadena, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, as well as the August 1, 1917, and January, 1918 salaries. Further brochures and information about equipment; personnel issues (resignations, promotions demotions, leave to join the military). Also, sale of a horse, mare, and wagon to August Weihe, Oakland, Dec. 17, 1917, and East Bay Water Company installing a main on Clement, and stating they think painting fire hydrants white is a good idea, but they can’t afford it (1919). Miscellaneous documents in this folder: Alaska Packers informing City Manager Hewes that the US Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation will be dredging in Fortman Basin, and filling the Liberty Ship Yard (1918); Bay Shore Club, South Shore, Ninth Street, warning about lack of signaling at the bulkhead at the foot of Ninth - Letterhead includes a print of a photo of the clubhouse. Acquired from: City of Alameda Cataloged: December 21, 2011