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Pièces déposées : requêtes, correspondance et autres. - 1906

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1906 (indexed as 1906)
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A typed business letter on letterhead from The Phoenix Bridge & Iron Works, with offices at Wellington and Shannon Streets, dated at Montreal. It is addressed to His Worship Mayor Ekers (Mayor Ekers is not readable, so the letter is addressed to the Mayor of Montreal) and is written in paragraphs of dense typed text about a tender for steel work and the awarding of a contract. The page is a scanned document with the letterhead in decorative black lettering across the top and the archive credit in the bottom corner.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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The Phoenix Bridge & Iron WorksLIMITEDOffices and Works.Cor. Wellington and Shannon Sts.Montreal, 20th December, 1907His WorshipMayor EkersMontreal.The Phenix Bridge & Iron WorksMontreal, 20th December, 1906Dear Sir:-Enclosed we beg to hand you a copy of an advertisement that appeared recently in the daily papers asking for prices on certain Steel work as per plans and specifications prepared by Mr. Montbriant, Architect, and we also enclose you copy of our tender from which you will see that the price quoted was $6,300.00.A meeting of your Board of Councillors was held on the 18th inst. and we are surprised to learn that they recommend the awarding of the contract to a Mr. Paquin at a price of $6,376.00, in other words $76.00 above our tender.We put in our tender in good faith believing that the lowest tenderer would get the work, and consequently we would ask you to have the matter investigated by your Honorable Council before the authorization for signing the contract is given.Our place of business is situated in Montreal and we are tax payers in consequence, furthermore we might say that we employ upwards of 250 men and have had the pleasure of constructing some of the largest Steel buildings in Montreal. We do not know the gentleman who has been awarded the contract, it is the first time thatRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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