The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-11-08
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City Cozsel.-On Monday eve. Oct g, /
the Council metz resolusion was offered |
by ]. NJ. Gaax. for the appointment Of .
committee to contract with Seneca Falls Co
for Steam Fire Engine. to be placed near
the Depot. The resolution failed by yeas B.
nays I. We underVand that two OF three
of those voting in the negative, thought |
sufficient time had not been taken to consult !
the citizens in regard TO the expenditure of
the amount of money .50O) to buy =
Steam Fire Engine-that some danger was
apprehended that this kind of an Engine
would easily get out of repair, &c. The
Council adjourned TO meet again To-NIGHr
Thursday, when molioa will be made
to reconsider the vote rejecting the reselu.
ton. #.-s
This is an important matter to our
city, and every citizen having the interest
of the city at heart, land who has not!)
should see to it that the spinal columns Of
our members of Council are strengthened
and their hands upheld, in this plan of sal
Walton tc our city from fire. Many OF our
labors attendant ON our hand machines, and
are anxious to have their places supplied
with something that never tires-has thews
aud sinews Of iron and steel. and. withal, is
"GRKAr SQUIRT" That the Steam Fire
Engines, manufactured by the Seneca F ais
Company, is of this efficient kind. has been
not only demonstrated to the universal sat
isfaction of our citizens. but to the evident
qualification Of the citizens of indianapolis,
, as will be seen by the following account the
State Sentinel gave Of the result of a trial
there, and from the fact that the Council of
Indianapolis has since purchased it:
TRIAL OF STEAM FIRE ENGINKs.-Yester
day afternoon the three steam fire engines
! now here, viz: Lee d Larned that the city
has owned for some time, the 'Latta'' re-
! Gently arrived from Cincinnati. and which
, also belongs to the city, and the one exhb-
I, tied at the State Fair from the Seneca Falls
! Works, had trial throw at TIE crossing OF
West street and the canal. The two first
| named machines had started and fred up
+ At the false alarm just about the hour the
trial was to have commenced, aud arrived
(, on ground with steam up. The last arrived
! cold. Consequently no test could be made
as to the time. in getting up steam. The
Seneca Falls machine got up steam in four
minutes and a halt. and was in good work.
/ ing order in little over FIVE minutes
From the construction of her boiler. prac-
j teal men say that she always will beat the
others in this regard She threw one stream
!, of one inch and quarter $50 feet. two
: streams of one inch each 900 feet, and one
stream of one inch and three eighths PIC
, feet. The Lee Il Larned machine threw a
single one inch stream rather beyond this
say about eco feet, but she did not throw as
long nor did she attempt two streams al
once. The "Latta'' fell behind both the
others in distan &c. 1t will be remember &c
that the Lee Il Larned and the Seneca en-
gines are on the rotary principle, and the
| Latta on the reciprocsling. The pump o
/ the Lee IL Larned is said to be defective ane
is soon to be replaced by new one from
the works of her builders. The rotary pumps
are unquestionably the best to throw water
! but the difficulty with them heretofore ha
been in the friction or wear aad their liabli
1 ty to get out of order. This, Holly, who i
the patentee of the Seneca Falls machine
and who superintends the works. is said Il
have overcome.
The exhibit yesterday-for it cannot b
said to have been fair trial-satisfied u
that the Seneca Falls engine was fully equa
to either of the others in power and ability
to throw water; and it is evident that tn,
J machine is much lighter, and, consequently
better adapted to a city like this. where tn,
streets are most, at best, but beds of gravel
As to stability when working. there is nc
comparison. The Seneca Falls engine
when at her highest speed. was as steady a
when cold, while both the others tore them
selves to tatters. Let it once be settled By
long use that the rotary pump of Holly il
what the patentee claims for it, and W,
would have no hesitation in ,pronouncins
the Seneca Falls engine the best in use.