The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-14

Ann street, between Macarthur and Ring
gold streets. brought $3.50.
The sale will continue this week.
Martin Luther Lodge A. P. A. elected
the following officers: Francis Foos, W.
NJ; VIM. Staph. d. NJ; Henry Warnke, R
s.; H. H. Tapkine, A. s.; Henry Helf A.
s.: Philip Hemmel, Treasurer: Jacob Hem
mel, y. O.; George Link, A. e.; Henry
'Kiesling, L T.; Paul Miller, o. T.; Louis D.
Ermert. Chaplain.
Chaplain McCabe attracted Q fair sized
audience to Grace Church last night to
hear his celebrated lecture: 1.-THE Bright
side of Life in Libby Prison" Mr. McCabe
is not only fine orator, but very inter-
esting speaker and kept his hearers for
nearly two hours in the best of humor,
and before they departed were fully con-
vinced that there must have been bright
side to life in Libby prison.
WArER-woRKs BoAsD.-At meeting last
night the Committee Of the Whole re-
ported On the bids received for building
the pumping engine for the Newport Wa
ter-works, and awarded the contract to
Cope & Maxwell, Of Hamilton, Ohio, at
their bid of $35, 500, and submitted their
reasons, as given below, for awarding the
contract The meeting was rather
stormy. Mayor Harton wishing to enter his
protest against awarding the contract with
out first submitting the matter to two
practical engineers, Col. w. E. Merrill Of
this city, and John W. Hill, Of Cincinnati,
being named.
The Board refused on the grounds that
they had already made up their minds as
to whom the contract should be awarded,
when His Honor left rather abruptly
and declared he would not attend another
meeting of the Board.
The following are the reasons given for
awarding the contract:
With so many plans Of nearly equal
merit 1t has been difficult matter to de-
eide. But after several meetings and full
discussion, we recommend that the con-
tract be awarded to the Cope & Maxwell
Manufacturing Company of Hamilton, O.,
Crowded the terms Of payment can be
satisfactorily arranged) for the following,
which We consider good and sufficient rea-
sous viz:
First-The price bid is an average one.
showing that by comparison it is not exces-
sive nor yet so low that there need be fear
| OF lnferior work or scant material
Second-The drawings and specifications
| show that several have been designed with
| especial reference to the extraordinary
strains to which any machinery for your
service must be subjected and the dimen-
sions and proportions indicate the requis-
lite strength and solidty with consequent
small liability to breaksge or interruption.
Third-The machinery offered by this
hrm Is to be so constructed that one engine
and its pump may be operated entirely in
dependent OF the other, and this feature
we regard as especially valuable.
In the case of breakage or failure from
any cause OF the steam and Of any other Of
the plans offered, pumping must cease en-.
urely until repairs can be made, while one
half OF this engine might be disabled or fol
any other reason stopped and the Other
half continued at work as usual.
Fourth-Thei length Of pump stroke i.
much greater than that of any other engine
offered, requiring proportionately fewe
changes OF motion of the mechanism and ,
corresponding increase of endurance OF
life OF the water valves, etc.
Fifth-And last, the Cope & Maxwell
Manufacturing Company, having erected
the engine now in use, and having freel
and fully complied with the terms of tn
contract, we feel warranted in believin
that they will also carry out this work
awarded to them, in the same satisfactor,
manner. Respectfully submitted,
L. A. WIDRIa.
GEO. FEwLAss.
H. A. SoHRIvER
1t would be we'll to state that there i
but one other place in the United State
where water has to be lifted as high as il
Newport, and that is at Pittsburg, the dis
tancs being 1856 feet, and at Newport $50.
| DAYTON. KY.
| Dayton contributed the missing link, t.
the Zoo yesterday.
Big time tonight at the G. IT'S. Five ini
tiations, with the new Goat.
Mrs Jesse Arthur, who was dangerousl
ill for two or three days past, is improV
ing.
The School Examiners begin their ses
sion next Friday evening, May 2lst, con
tinuing Saturday and Sunday night.
The st. Aloysius Y. M. 8. Committe
meets tonight at VIM. MOTIFS Hall to com
plete arrangements for grand picnic
4 VIM. Motz is one of the officers of th
Nero ants and Manufacturers Association
which will wrestle with the Sunday law.
Guiding Star Lodge, K. of p, will cele
brate their first anniversary next Wedne.
day night, May 10Th, at their hall. Th
programme is thing of beauty.
The strawberry festival at the M. Z
Church last night was grand success, net
ting handsome profit which speaks nobl
for the ladies having 1t in charge.
Board Of Public Works.
The bill of Alex Mcdonald, for lightin
and taking care of gasoline lamps durin
the month of April, amounting to 81, ,66s 0.
was approved.
. The Engineer was authorized to repai
the Gest Street Bridge at cost of $21O
: A crossing was ordered laid at the corne
of John and Livingston streets.
The Board accepted an invitation to pal
ticipate in the ceremonies of the decors
tion OF soldiers graves.
The Engineer was directed to prepar
papers declaring it necessary to improy
Adams or Addison street, from Sprin
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