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MOSEAT E. cwacson AND ADSOSIATES
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
A DIVISION OF RAILWAY APPLIANCE RESEARCH LIMITED 640 Burrard Strest Vancouver 1, AC, Telephone (604)687-6029

March 14th, 1973

Mayor Bruce Scott,
City Hall,

PORT COQUITLAM,
British Columbia,

Dear Mr. Mayor,
RE: C.P.R. LOCOMOTIVE 3716

Further to our telephone conversation with respect to the above
steam locomotive No. 3716, now stored at C.P.R, in Vancouver, B.¢.,
it is my understanding that the City of Port Coauitlam owns the
locomotive and that the project into which it was to be incorporated
‘never materialized so that the locomotive is now rusting away and is
becoming badly deteriorated due to neglect and vandalism in open
storage on C.P. Shop tracks,

In a letter from the Honourable Dave Parrett, Premier of
British Columbia, I have been instructed to bring about an arrangement
wnereby the 3716 can be owned by the Crown in the right of the
Province of British Columbia, in which case the responsibility for
storage, maintenance, restoration and all other responsibilities would
then rest with the Provincial Government.

I am not in a position to quote the Premier as to his Pinal
plans for this locomotive; however, it is my understanding the
locomotive will be restored and either used as a museum display or
operated on excursions where the public will have a chance to see a

steam locomotive in action.

The suggested procedure for the transfer of ownership would be
& letter from the Provincial Secretary to you enclosing the sum of ;
one doller, and in turn an acknowledgement to the Provincial Secretary
from the City of Port Coquitlam stating by virtue of the transaction
the ownership is thereoy transferred.

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Your advice at an early date would be greatly appreciated.
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Yours truly,

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Robert. Swanson, Director,

British Columbia Railway
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