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he may deem necessary for the suppression of suchfire or conflagration, and furthermore be vested withauthority to perform all such needful acts as the emer-gency of the occasion may require; and to report thesituation of his Department at least once in three months,or oftener if required. The… … Two disastrous fires laid the City in ruins. Early Fires Terrified Populace THE first of the great fires that visited San Fran-cisco occurred at 6 oclock on the morning ofDecember 24, 1849, when it was estimated that$1,000,000 worth of property was destroyed.
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