Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-03

There is no longer any doubt abou. the
proposition to buy fire engine for the
use of Ofmsby county. The committee
who have the matter in hand are not of
the dawdling sort, but, ON the contrary
are full of energy and determination {:
and they, after looking well into the
subject. concluded that the thing they
wanted was IA Little Giant" engine such
rs is made by the Seneca Falls Manufac-
turing Company; and, accordingly. they
have ordered such n machine. To give
orr citizens an idea of the apparatus
thus ordered We quote as follows from
printed circnlar sent by the said com
pany to The Mlyor and City Coun-
ell Of the City of Carson City. Nevada"
These following extracts show enough to
convey an idea of the engine ordered
We propose, and hereby agree. to
manufacture for your city and ship the
same within GO days after receiyin. the
notification of the acceptance Of this
proposal, one of Silshy's Little Giant"
Size Rotary Steam Fire Engines. the
boiler to our improved circulating tubu-
lar, made of the best quality of boiler
iron, with iron tank for supplying the
same with water, fuel pan, brass feed
pumps, and supply pipe from main
pump. The boiler to be covered with a
German silver and Princes metal jacket
md snrmounted with Princes metal |
md German silver dome, warranted to |
raise steam from cold water in from four |
10 SIX minutes, and to generate and |
maintain an ample working pressure of
steam for effective fire duty. The engine
md pump to be Holly's direct-acting
'otary, the steel shafts and bronze metal
bearings, mounted on wrousht-iron
rame; the pump having discharge gates
or two streams. Che machine can he
rranged to throw two streams.) A
donkey engine and pump attached to
he machine. by means of which the
'oiler can be supplied with water indie
of both main and feed pumps,
nd with which the boiler can be con-
inually fed when the engine is not rum
ing. (This important feature is not to
e found in any other make of fire
nSlne.) The axles to be made of the
est Low Moor and the wheels of ,
lie best Burden iron. on the sllspen-
ION plan. with bronze metal hubs and
lree inch tire, put on in sections.
ront wheels 4 feet 4 inches and hind .
heels . feet in diameter. The machine -,
be properly balanced on steel springs. ,
nd arranged for working on uneven !
,ound.
In addition to this there comes with
lie machine full set of everything
aeded to set the machine in motion ex-
pit the lead hose--that is something
BART from the purchase of any engine. t
course a suction hose comes with the {
lgine, as also lamps. steam hose, noz- v
IS, etc. This sort Of steam fire en- \
ne costs in greenbacks. Just 81. 500 at $
e factory. Landed here, C. O. d. and a
= paying the freight, it will cost Just a
'out "a, 500 in coin. OF this sum there 81
already in bank $500. This leaves
thousand dollars to be collected; and
is is to notify those who have not SUBJ n
ribed that Sheriff Swift is just about =
arting out to collect from those who !;
we signed their names to the subscrip- -
N lists and to get those who have not 8
ready subscribed to put their names
wn for what they think they can
md. There should be prompt and :,
'eral action in the matter. ~