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Seattle Wash
5th Nov 1891
W E Burgess Esq
Chairman Finance Committee
Board of Park Commissioners
Sir
With regard to the disputed bill of Messer
L C Miles & Co and in justification of the position
I have taken in cutting it down, I now lay
before your the following statement.
I bought the heater which was manufactured
with 2" openings- with the distinct understanding
that these openings or connections be enlarged
to 4" before I took it from the store. this
they deferred from day to day and eventually
cart it to City Park without making the alter-
ation. They not only charge for the material nec-
essary to make the agreed alteration but also for
time for a man to do the work. at $ 45/100 per
hour- Do they pay their men at this rate?