The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-02
THE FIRE ;EXTINGUISHER
manufacturing Company, Of Chicago
A Special CsmsItiee OF the
cry Council or Fort Worth aud Experts
Declare the Hose
Manufactured by Them SUI
perl0r 10 All Others.
Some Correspondence on the Subject.

Some correspondence on the Subject.
To the Honorable Mayor .nd Biard OF Alder.
men OF the city Of Fort Worth;
GESTLrNEs-Greati Injustice having been
done me aud the company l represent NJ
their agent In thiR state (the Fire ETtin
gnisher Manufacturing company, OF Chl
carol by one 81 your councilman, J. Il.
Askew, submit tbs following f'cif;
Mr.. Askew telegrsphed 10 the fire COM
p,ny OF the city OF Houston, IN bis oiiiclol
capacity. az chairman OF the fro com
nlittee Of Fort Worth, rejecting on work
inrnished your city. viz: the hose
carriage, and pralsing up the work FUR
nished BY our competitors, Preston &
90. This was done while both msnufac-
turers were competing for iale oil hose car
rage to the city OF Houston. My bid being
500 less than that Of Preston & Co. would
have secured the order had IL not been for
the official dispatch OF chairman Askew OF
your honorable board. Another fact, gem
tlemen: Mr.. Askew sssur, d me the prefer.
ence OF the order for the third hose'csrriaee
should my prices be as low as others, but
no failed to notify me for
reasons known only 10 himself,
but my friend. Alderman X. Flanagan,
Wired me tor my lowest bid, saying that
Biuegger, Preston's agent. WAS here. |
wirod answer which attach TO this com
munica.ion for consideration, which you
will ace 10 $50 less than Mr.. Askew con.
terded for. Gen,!enen, l ask ofyour hos.
orahle body Tor special committee Of your
council TO Investigate the matter, rs well az
the merits and dement's Of both hose car
fitges, and s.id COMMITTEES to report a,
their earliest convenience. Having lived
IN your ,tato nearly a lifetime (thirty-
four years., and per,onn'ly known to
coed many OF YOU. aud ap my
business and reputation have been
official dispatch, being clrculsted ana used
by Bruegcer to make sales OF bis goods.
have the honor 10 DO yours truly,
z. II HEsNrssY.
The apperdei dispatch was rs follows:
Galveston March H-Rchard Flanagan, Fort
jus, arrived. viii duplicate hose carriage
Tor $3.50. | waive commission TO secure
order. T. ii. HENEIssY.
The mstter wss referred to Is special com.
mit,oe, consisting OF Messrs. Andrews
Aldrioge and Adams, and tho following is
their report:
orable Msycr and Board OF Aldermen, City OF
Fo,t Worth, Texas
GEHTLrMR.:-Yours special committee to
whom was referred he petition OF L. ii.
Hennsssy, comp aiming that. iniHttice bad
been done him and the Fire Exiinguisher
Manufacturing company OF Chicago, llli-
nois," by J. b AskeH. by sending teie.
gram, IN his official capacity ~ chairman o.
w fro committee OF Fort Worth, rejecting
on work furnished said city by said CON-
pany, snd praisDg up work furnished by
their competitors, Preston K Co., would re-
| spscttully report that We ind the following
| telegram under date March "a, 1881: ~. Is.
| Askew. Answer at once which OF the hose
carriages Just bought you prefer Jake kel
| Ter, foreman No g." and answer under date
of March 25, 1884 as follows: Jake Keller
foreman No. 8, Houston; We prefer y d
| Preston T. Co.'S. hose carriage al the time
| J, b. A.kew, chsrmRn Committee ire de-
partmeni." In our opinion, Mr. Askev
was not justified IN answering said tele
gram In his Official capaci y, az 1t wa
clearly proven that he had never consulted
tho committee, raid telegram purported 10
| represent, and we regret exceedingly that
the city OF Fort Worth, through bis instru
| mentality, was made to appear as q
psrty promoting the private business
| Of one person to the Injury of another.
Ia regard TO tho reliiive merits OF the two
| hoee-c.sts. your com mittee had summoned
before them several leading members oil
| the ire department, who. with the excep'
lion OF Chief Ms,kins, stated thai the hose
cart furnished this city by Z. Il. Hennessy,
gas superior to that pur hssed OF ". u.
| Preston 4 Co.,. for styls, finish and dnri'
bility. We also summoned baiore us Mr.
E III. Keller, o prominent machibist and
carriage manufacturer OF Fort Worth
| Texas, who at the request OF your com
mittee made an examination OF the twc
! hOse.csrts ard testified as follows: THAT
| in his oninion, the hose-csrt purchased o
p II. Hepnessey was worth 500 mo''
| han the one purchased OF II. u Preston q
| Co. He also stated that he had never coz
| yersed with any one concern!ng this mat
| Ter until called before the committee. anC
| did not know for what purpose be ga
summoned We herewith append hi
reasons "a given before the committee
| mar ked exhibit "A"
| EXHIBIT A.
| The points the No. 2 cart has over tn
| No. 3 in my judgment az q mechanic, are:
| The seat has corner post neatly hal
| rounded, the bottom Is framed and beta
| m sde, the foot.bosrd Is ss'plsied anC
mas "A metal daph the side platform sDring
airs longer by nearly inches aud Ia incl
wider; the springs are clipped to the arl'
| bv sqtiare in place OF round clips, aud ar
fastened with tie plate ana have two Jan
| nuts ia place OF one. The cross spriog'
have one leaf extra, also being wider, ant
have one les. more rspping the sprni
shactle boli--ths No. 2 has moro wori
nickle-pla;ed and the plated parts are bet
Ter finished. Ths hose wheel is made en-
iii civ OF metal and not composed OF wooc
and metal combined, tho axles have soiit
collars in place oil loose collars. The iron ape
forging are heavier in many places and I'M
| finish is first-class and better than NO.
The pole double. trees and sngle.trees arr
oil second growth hickory end the wheel
are first class as no paint hide, the timber
and 1t shows for itself.
| TSigned] II. ii. ksLLsR.
Your committee in conclusion would SAY
from the evidence addpcAd before them
and o personsl examination OF the tw'
hose.c.rts, that tho hose-csrt furnished b,
the Fire Extinguisher company, through
p. II. Hennessy. Is superior TO the on
Furnished by l.. II. Preston & Co.
| rSignedl. L. T ID. ANDREW,
fSignedi. w. Ii. ALpRIpGE,
Committee.
i GAl.XEST0N.