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               <p>Letter from H. A. Thomas to Nicholas Lamb, town clerk for Longford Urban District Council, regarding the water supply for Thomas' gasholder tank.</p>
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                Gas Works, Longford    3<hi rend="superscript">rd</hi> April 1916   Sir   I will shortly require about 200,000 gallons of water to fill my Gasholder Tank and will feel grateful if you will let me know whether your Council can see its way to letting me have this supply. I would also like to know what will be the cost for supplying the water. <seg type="closer"> yours etc.  H.A. Thomas  Manager   N Lamb  Town Clerk, Longford.  </seg> 
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