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poles, chains and rope, and a truck to carry them, besides a suppty of 

 buckets, etc. But the young men who had given their names to form a fire 

 company were not willing to do anything about it unless money enough was 

 subscribed to procure fire hats and belts for them, and a nice engine of some 

 sort. And as nearly as I can learn, only about $150 was ever actually sub- 

 .scribed in this first movement. The next mention of this matter in print 

 was an item in the Union of November 27, 1885, which says : 



" Last spring six or eight meetings were held, endeavoring to organize 

 a Pasadena Fire Company and procure suitable fire apparatus and water 

 facilities. It was found that it would take at least $1,000 ready money to 

 provide what was necessary, and less than $200 was ever subscribed. - Mr. 

 Greeley proposed that they organize a hook and ladder companj^ and procure 

 such tools for their use as could be made right here — one or two scaling 

 ladders ; perhaps two 24-foot pole-hooks, and one grappling hook, with chain 

 and suitable ropes. This was really the most practicable thing proposed, 

 and our late fire showed pretty plainly how useful they would have been." 



I found nothing more of record in regard to this interest until August 

 25, 1887, when it appears that the First National Bank was appointed as the 

 city's financial agent to negotiate bonds for sewer, fire protection and other 

 improvements. Then the city clerk's book shows that on October 8, 1887, 

 resolution No. 52 was adopted, establishing a City Fire Department, com- 

 prising a Hook and I^adder Company and a Hose Company, with Robert 

 Hentig as Chief, at a salary of $10 per month. And there were to be 12 

 men to each company, with salaries of $20 per year each. On December 

 10, Chief Hentig reported the organization of these two companies completed. 

 On December 17, 1887, the city council accepted and confirmed the fol- 

 lowing list of first firemen enrolled under the ordinance creating a city fire 

 department : Peter Steil, J. W. Buttner, J. D. Johns, E. P. Dickey, Geo. 

 Draper, W. B. Mosher, Norman Henderson, I^. Crosby, C. A. Hughes, 

 A. S. Butterworth, Ed. Brown, C. A. Russell, John McCracken, A. W. 

 Eewis, W. Keys, F. E. Johnston, S. McDaniels, J. S. Mills, Geo. C. John- 

 ston, G. F. Farrer, C. Russell, Harry Haskins, Geo. Brown, T. W. Jeffers. 

 Total, 24. 



Along in January or February the business men of the city subscribed 

 in small sums a loan to the city of $1,100 to purchase fire apparatus. The 

 outfit arrived about May i, and on May 8, 1888, the fire committee of the 

 city council reported a satisfactory test and public exhibit of the same. 



June 4, 1888, the fire company elected John S. Mills president, C. Rus- 

 sell, vice-president, D. J.Jones, secretary, H. F. Cogswell, treasurer; C. 

 Russell, foreman,J. D. Jones, first assistant, W. H. Mowers, second assistant. 

 On June 19, the city council approved and confirmed these oflScers ; but mean- 

 while, on June 16, eighteen members had withdrawn from the company, and 



