Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . between Rocklin and Colfax. Commissioner Sykes, although always manifesting a keen interestin the general civic and commercial affairs of San Francisco, hadnever held public office until his standing as a representative businessman received official recognition at the hands of Mayor Rolph inDecember, 1914, when he was appointed Fire Commissioner to fillthe unexpired term of Charles T. Spader, his term continuing untilJanuary 8, 1917. x\s one of the four members in charge of theFire Department during the important Exposition period. Com-missioner Syk
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . between Rocklin and Colfax. Commissioner Sykes, although always manifesting a keen interestin the general civic and commercial affairs of San Francisco, hadnever held public office until his standing as a representative businessman received official recognition at the hands of Mayor Rolph inDecember, 1914, when he was appointed Fire Commissioner to fillthe unexpired term of Charles T. Spader, his term continuing untilJanuary 8, 1917. x\s one of the four members in charge of theFire Department during the important Exposition period. Com-missioner Sykes shoulders with his colleagues the double respon-sibility of protecting against fire a city of more than 300,000 personsand a $50,000,000 Exposition. The Fire Commissioners are thegoverning head of the entire system, and their appointment is there-fore a distinctive tribute to their ability and reputation. Commis-sioner Sykes is a married man. a member of the Chamber of Com-merce and a Knight Templar. Municipal Blue Book of San Francisco. FRANK T. KENNEDYSecretary FRANK T. KENNEDY, Secre-tary to the Board of Fire Com-missioners, is a native of San Fran-cisco, wliere he was born September2, 1880. the son of the late John Ken-nedy, an early resident of the cityand for many years foreman of theSelby Smelting Company in the dayswhen it was in the hands of the his-toric bonanza kings—Flood, Mackayand OBrien. Secretary Kennedy entered theemploy of the old established firm ofH. S. Crocker & Co. when a boy, re-maining seventeen years. He wasap]:)ointed Secretary of the Fire Com-mission npon the entrance into ofBceof Mayor Rolph in 1912. He is amember of the Olvmpic Club, Elks,Knights of Columbus and the Em-bassador Club, an organization of Pacific Coast traveling men limitedto fifty members. He is unmarried. SAMUEL BERMINGHAMSuperintendent of Engines SAMUEL BERMINGHAM, Su-perintendent of Engines for theFire Department, was born in SanFrancisco in 1876 and educated inthe public scho
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