The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-20
FROMEKELLY & JONES.
Excellent Letters From other Counties

Excellent Letters From Other Counties
Recommending Their Heating Apparatng
Below will be found letter from Mess
Kelly & Jones, and series of letters to
them from other counties recommending
their Heating Apparatus, which is the
same as put in our County Infrmary.
Pittsburgh. Dec. 18th, H.
Tohe Editor of the Stark County Democrat
DEAR SIR Much has been Said Of late by the
newspapers of your county with reference to the
action of your Commissioners In awarding us the
contract for the steam heating and ventilaling OF
the County ln1rmary.
ltis alleged that the Commissioners have not
exercised proper discrimination in awarding the
contract to us.
For the purpose Of informing the tax payers
that their Commissioners arc not the only official
board who have deemed 1t best for the interest Of
the tax payers to award us contracts over lower
bidders we publish below testimonials from the
Commissioners OF neighboring counties and one
from the County of Erie, Penna.
These statements will fully explain themselves
and will show that not only were these contracts
awarded to us at higher price than that proposed
by others, but will show that after thorough test
of our apparatus, the Commissioners were con
yinoed that they had acted with true economy
Office Of Auditor Of MahOning County. |
Youngstown ~, Dec. Is, 1877. J
To Whom IL Nay Concern
This is To certify that we the undersigned In the
year 1875 were commissioners Of MahOning c0un-
ty o., and while acting In that capacity advertis-
ed for proposals. plans and specifications for the
steam heating Of the County Inhrmary. In re,
spOnse to this advertisement we received several
proposals. one OF which was as low as $500. Az
ter-a thorough consideration OF the matter. ~
which we spent some three weeks examining dit
ferent apparatus and comparing their merits, we
awarded the contract to Mess Kelly d Jones OF
Pittsburgh Pa, at $3.50 believing that their ap-
paratus was the best OF any we had seen. During
the time we have had this apparatus in operation
Il has given the most entire satifaOtion and has
fully realized all that was anticipated for It, We
are at no expense for an engineer as the apparatus
is such that one OF the inmates has been ana ID
still running the apparatus.
Mess Kelly 4 Jones have since erected their APP
paratus in our new ConTt House tits also giving
the most entire satisfaction, and we would recon-
mend Mess Kelly & Jones to all who have large
buildings to heat
J. SCHILLINGER:
]. NJ. JACKSON.
Auditors Office Van Vert County, |
Van Vert, Ohio, March OH, 1877,
To Whom ii May Concern:
The county of Van Vert, Ohio, some two years
since having I'm course of erection a Court House.
and it having been determined to heat the same
by steam we the undersigned County Comm mission
eTS undertook as our duty the selection OF an ap
paratus that would In our judgment be the best.
Accordingly we advertised for proposals for steam
heating and ventilation, and in response to our
advertisement received bids from several parties.
We then determined to satisfy ourselves in regard
to the merits OF the respective apparatus repre-
sented by the different bidders and in order to do
so visited several of the principal cities in which
were buildings having apparatus IN operation.
After most thorough examination OF these we
awarded the contract to Mess Kelly u Jones Of
Pittsburgh, Penn, although they were not the
lowest bidders but had, IN our opinion, the best
apparatus of any we had seen. Mess. Kelly u
Jones have since completed their contract and we
take pleasure in saying their work has given the
best of satisfaction.
During the late severe winter weather we have
without difficulty obtained pleasant summer
temperature in the Court House when the ther-
mometer outside ranged from zero to ten degrees
below.
Wewould most cheerfuly recommend the steam
heating and ventilating apparatus of Mess Kelly
heating and ventilatlng for large buildns.
SAMUEL MILLER,
A. MENTZER,
ABIJAH GOODWIN.
Commissioners OF Van Vert County.
Office of the Director of the Poor,
No. IL, Noble Block
Erie, Pa, September 4th, 1877.
To Whom ii May Concern.
In the fall Of last year we contracted with Mess.
U,1I, A.. InY,a pnfD F,.N
tion Of a steam heating apparatus in our County
Aims Homes which apparatus was to take the
place of one already erected there but IOhich had
proved failure
(NoTE-The failure mentioned in this instance
cost the county nearly s7000)
Before awarding the contract we carefully in
quiTed into the merits Of several apparatus and
after thorough consideration Of the matter con-
cluded the one represented by Mess. Kelly d Jones
TO be the best, and in conclusion we awarded
them the contract, although their proposal
was higher than others we had receiVed) Shortly
after this the work was proceeded With and com
pleted. During the cOldest weather of last winter
we succeeded In maintaining pleasant tempera-
ture throughout the building with at least one
third less expense for fuel than that of previous
winters.
These results we deem highly satisfactory, es'
peCially when 1t is remembered that our Aims
House is situated in very exposed position, ION
the shore of Lake Ere), and is large building
and peculiarly open to the weather.
We would say in conclusion that in dealing with
Mess Kelly d Jones we have found them prompt
and reliable in the iulallment of their contracts
and we take pleasure in commencing them to the
favorable notice of those wishing steam heating
done, as good and reliable men, capable Of doing
II right,
NJ. HENRY,
j. g. KINCAID,
SEYMOUR WAsHBURN.
Directors Of the Poor OF Erie County, Pa.
G. W. GRIFFIN Steward of Aims House.
In regard to the character of the boilers we are
erecting at the County Infrmary, we would refer
to the following letter In the Institution men
toned in this letter there are nine boilers of the
same kind as that we are erecting at the Inhrm-
ary. The contract in this case amounted to some
thirty-three thousand dollars (S83OOO), and conse.
quently the greatest care was exercised in the Sc
lection of an apparatus;
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