The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
COMMITTEE REPORT.

10 the Honorable Council Of OskdlOOsG:
The committee appointed by your body
to act on behalf of the Council and the
citizens of Oskalooss to examine the steam
fire engine bought of Messrs Cole Bros.
and witness the test of the same by the
maker, respectfully report:
That the committee met and on motion
M. T. Williams was chosen chairman, and
the following subcommittee appointed,
viz; Messrs. Dalbey, Harrington, Cook,
and Beatty were assig ned the special duty
of witnessing and inspecting the working
of the engine during the trial. and also up
on the workmanship of the machinery
Messrs. Siebel, Searle, Kalbach and Per-
due were assigned the duty of witnessing
and reporting upon the power of the ma
chine to throw water. The contract in
that respect being as follows: "Said en-
CINE to throw stream of water through
1000 feet of hose $50 feet, two streams
through 400 feet of hose each 100 feet, and
one stream through 100 feet of hose to ex-
coed $50 feet"
Your committee thus arranged attended
the trial and performed their respective
duties, and after witnessing the engine
work for about three hours under charge
OF one of the Messrs. Cole Bros, made the
following repor is to the whole committee
viz: on engine and its workings:
FIRST TEST
First indication of steam after the fire
was lighted, one half minute
In three and three fourihs minutes five
pounds of steam
In five minutes ten pounds steam.
In six and one half minutes the engine
began working with twenty pounds of
steam and fifteen pounds water pressu re.
In seven minutes and six seconds the
water passed through the nozzle.
In ten minutes the steam had raised to
seventy pounds with nintey pounds water
pressure.
In eleven minutes and a half steam had
raised to one hundred pounds with one
hundred and twenty pounds water pres
sure.
Highest pressure of steam on first trial
one hundred and twenty pounds. Ditto
OF water pressure, one hundred and forty
pounds.
SECOND TEST.
Started with 100 pounds of steam ran MP
to 40 pounds as the highest, and 2OO
pounds water pressure.
gHIRD TEST.
Started with 80 pounds and ran up to
100 pounds steam, with 200 pounds water
pressure and ran up to $50 pounds. Eighty
pounds steam was the lowest at any time
during the second and third tests.
Your committee beg leave to say that
the engine worked extremely well during
the whole time, running very steady with.
out Earring and jumping. Attn cup of wa
ter was set upon the wheel during the time
of the third test, without jostling of, or
spilling of the water.
The steam was kept up remarkably dur.
ing the whole time, varying but little,
ranging from 80 to 100 pounds.
We have also examined the engine. com.
pairing it with the contract, and believe
that it fully comes up to the requirements
of it. 1t is substantially built, and of ele-
CANT workmanship, showing after its Sc
we're test no sign of cutting, wearing or
giving way.
NJ. A. DALBEY,
j. G. HARRINGTON, r.;o
LEVI Cook, Hns'no ooni'
E. M. BEATTY,
The subcommittee on power of engine
to throw water, made the following re-
port:
FIRST TEST.
Through 100 feet OF hose a inch nozz lie,
threw water $40 feet.
SECOND TEST.
Threw two streams through $50 feet of
hose each, ~ inch nozzle, 1870 feet.
THIRD TEST.
Threw water through 1000 feet of hose
q inch Aozzle, exceeding 1870 feet.
And this subcommittee wouli say that
in all respects the different tests fully COM
piled with the contract.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SIEBEL,
G. P. SEARLE,
]. A. KALBAcH,
B. r. Pc RDUE.
Which several reports were adopted by
majority OF your committee, and the un-