National Republican., 1878-10-17
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Bids Received for Furnishing New Appa-
ratus,

ratus.
The Board Of Fire Commissioners met last
evening. Presont-Messrs. Collins aud Bacon.
A communication was received from II. p.
Miles, superintendent Of tho fre.alarm tele-
graph, asking that gongs, saunders, &C., bo
supplied for use In the new engine-houses.
Referred to the Commissioners of the District
for action. Fire-alarm keys were issued to
Daniel Mccarthy, esq, POOL Fourteenth street,
and the gas works, corner Of Twenty. y.sixth
and q streets. The following applications for
positions in the Department were read and
filed Michael Mahany, Joseph II. Reynolds,
and Millard +. Davis. The board then proceed.
ed to open the bids for furnishing the District
with two steam fire engines, two hose carriages
and one hOok.and-.adder truck. Tho follow.
ing arc the names of the bidders for each
class
Engines-silsby Manufacturing Company
Of Seneca Falls, N Y.-No. I, $l,250; No. 9,
$1,000; No. 3, $3.50, and No. 4, $500 A
discount Of $500 will be allowed IT both en-.
gines are purchased from the Silsby Company.
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Of Man
chester, n. II. This company has sold out TO
tho Manchester Locomotive works, but have
on hand n frst.class engine and sclf-pro-
pclling engine, which they offer ut 50, 500 each.
Manchester Locomotive Works of New Hamp-
shrc-No. 1, $3.50; No. 9, $1,000, and No. 3,
$3.50. Two hundred and fny dollars add.
tional will be charged for nickel.
plating the engines. The La France
Manufacturing Company Of Elmira, n. "
No. /, 400; No. 2, $500; No. .. $500, and
No. 4, $500. Ahren's Manufacturing Com.
psny, Cincinnati, Ohio-No. 1, 81, 700 No. 9,
300, and No. 3, $500. They also offered
to sell one double engine for 81, 800. L. Button
4 Son, Waterford, N. Y.-No. l, $4,000; No. 2,
$500, and No. 3, $500. Clapp & Jones,
Hudson, N. Y.-No. l, S3,4O0; No. 2, S3,20O
and No. 3, 5000.
Hose carriages Company, one
hose carriage, for $500; Manchester Locomotive
Works, two two-horse carriages, at 5000 each !;
| Leverich Fire Apparatus Works, of New York.
two carriages, for 81 ,215; Buckley Il Merritt,
New York, two carriages complete, at $3.50
each John McDermott Il Brother, Washing
ton, ID. C., hose carriage No. l. 800 each, and
No. 2, $3.50 each BabCOck Manufacturing Com.
pany, of Chicago, ILL.,, two carriages for 81 $50.
Hook k-nnd-ladder truck-The Lovcrich
Apparatus Works, of New York, sub
81 700, and No. 3, 81 $50. Buckley & Merritt,
New York-No l, complete, sl,7i9, and No. 2,
| 81 SEQ. John McDermOtt & Brother, of Wash.
| ingtou, ID. C., submitted n model of truck
complete for $500, which they claim Is
superior to any now in use. 1t has
platform springs, instead of the elliptic,
| and can DO easily controlled by the
tillerman. Babcock, Man & Co, of Chicago,
truck, tl,700. John s. Hunt, Of Richmond,
Ind, sent proposals for three sizes of trucks
No. /, 81 ,s5G No. ., Sl,i75; No. 3, 81 ,220.
Messrs b. Bruce & Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio, sub.
mitted specifications and drawings OF truck,
which they offer for Il 200.
Tho Chair stated that no action could be
taken at present., owing to the absence of Mr.
7. L. Hume, one OF the commissioners. lie
also stated that 1t had not been decided
whether or not there would be competitive
test, but II 1t was SO decided each bidder would
be notified
The agents of the various companies then
made short addresses In their own behalf, aitei
which the board went into executive session