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To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Seattle

I beg leave to refer to your honorable body
the within enclosed letter of the secy of
of the San Diego Board of Fire Commissioners
in regard to purchasing our Preston Hook and Ladder
Truck. I would advise that the truck be
sold there for its cost price to us, as the
value of the wooden ladders burned up by
the fire of June 6th and I would advise the
purchase of a Stayes hook and ladder truck
much lighter than our own Preston Truck
which San Diego wishes to buy. Instead.
The Stayes Truck has a
wooden extension ladder and is much lighter
in proportion to its size than the Preston Truck
and would be a more suitable machine for
a city of such steep grade as Seattle
has. Very respectfully submitted

Josiah Collins
Chief Seattle Fire Dept.