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To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle:

Gentlemen: Your special committee to
whom was referred the
communication of the
mayor relating to the
construction of a Fire
Boat for this city
beg to report that we have considered
the matter fully and
would reccomend that
the plans for such a boat
be secured at once
and contract for the
construction. be let
at the earliest possible
moment. Such plans
can be secured at
a cost of 3 & 1/2 per cent
on the cost which
we estimate to be about
$35,000. These plans would
be furnished by a
celebrated naval architect
who has prepared. The
plans and is supervising
the construction of the new
fire boat for the city of New York.

Geo W. Hall Chairman
Dated Aug 17th 1889 Robert Moran
H J Burns
T.E. Jones
U.R. Niesz