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Grover Cleveland: It seems to me that if any use of this land is given to the city of Tacoma it should be with the proviso suggested by…

On the recordAugust 6, 1888
It seems to me that if any use of this land is given to the city of Tacoma it should be with the proviso suggested by the Chief of Engineers, instead of the indefinite and restricted one incorporated in the bill.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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