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 F-702                                                                         L.A.F.D. Shop No.       79         

A S S I G N M N E N T    R E C O R D

Date Where Assigned Officer

Remarks

1/26/04

Contract # 800 with H. H. Gorter for one 'Gorter Metallic 

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Telescope Swinging Mast Water Tower not to exceed $7000.00.

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Construction started in Shops behind Engine 4.

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3-4-05

Acceptance Test -  Los Angeles Light Co. reservoir

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                   5th and Alameda Sts. 

3-4-05

Chief Lips reports that test of Water Tower being successful in

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every way - orders it accepted.

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3/11/05

Accepted by Fire Commission.

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7/1/05 Engine 4

227 Alsio Street

Commissioned and in Service
. . . Truck A disbanded-members assigned
09 . . New mast extension and new mast
. . . columns and general repairs
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8-16-10 Engine 24

2nd and Hewitt

New Assignment
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1914 . . Assigned Shop No. 79
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2-8-21 Last horse-drawn for Water Tower, 2-2 Box 272 - 1240 E. 6th St.           Engine 24 worked 1-hr 19-min.
. . .                      - no work for tower.
7-19-21

Water Tower and team horses #158, #152, #192 (Tom, Archie & Pinky).

. sent to Municipal Shops to be motorized.
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10/13/21 Engine 24 . Water Tower on duty-motorized
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Motorized with - 1918 American La-France Type 31 2-wheeled tractor.

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(Tractor removed from Engine 3's 1907 Metropolitan Steamer, Shop Number #22)

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1926 Engine 5 4th and Town New Assignment
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9-1-43 Engine  5 Hart .
11-30-49 Engine  7 Reuter .
1-9-52 Engine 10 Miller New Permanent Assignment
10-11-55 Engine  7 . New Permanent Assignment
8-9-56 Engine  7 Bird Returned to Storage
1-2-58 Sent to Shops McCown for repairs
2-5-58 Engine 7 McCown Returned for Storage
7-25-69 Training Cramer Storage
4-30-81 Fire Station 12  Folta to 12's for Restoration
5-17-81 Fire Station 12 Gove Gorter Water Tower Running
.11-22-00 Fire Station 6 . 534 E. Edgeware Rd., on display in museum .
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