The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01
THE HOSE QUESTION.
Investigation by the Board OF
Public Works.
KELLOGG CHAMPIONS PARAGON.
He Tells His Experience and Denies
Eoodlinx-LiveIy wordy Bassle--
Eureka Co. Called 20 Time.

lie works yesterday &sssEDooz- The session wAs
devoted excessively 20 t5s s1Ssee- q srs hose.
e-ser sSex-sxzt5oa q TIE iasszHk1svrss fha1 Ee-s
-41s ca Friday thss Eltsv5or r7s.iTez had IL
faences s0zas one II the selection q Ps-szo1
hose Bezsess tas members q ne bozs1 Es0
were q had. there we're present Mayer Nhite,
Ere Commissioners EzAassT. Clark AID Fsezrs,
Chief Kellogg, George 3. AGGsr. Of tEse 6sorS91
HARDWARE Company, r. c. 1r1ersoas 81 Moran
E-1s- & DEz1e, Jekn Arzgts. Of the Eureka Hose
Company, 2. G Mflss. rsTrsseotszg TIE Baker
Fsbrsc hose, and Mr. Gscs1z1, Of t1s Boston
Betting Company.
The meeting ~ tizzes Tss czs Of considerable
warmth. and al Parties Interested made kezgt5y
Etss<rer.s. Fire Commissioners k4h&sey sna
Fsegre stated that wEen TIE board 81 Ere eo-a-
rfsxsoDers was organized. the department zas
found % - dgpsorabEg IN nssz Of Aoses tess u
use bszaz z11t sox use. and the city vas Il dan
rer OF FIRE gstfsrx beyo11 esotrps SeesEse q
AZ fns6ecaGse szyrzy Of se-viesa5sE ka@e- The
commissioners had discussed fhe s1bzser q.
bose. and i vks sg-eea tAst fhe eitY eeaz.6 rct
afford - experiment, bit s1o1Ic get tie 5ose
that TIE experience O. Erss-csss& departments
czsve1 from sew YORK ard rn9Ey 0thsr dEyart-
meats wers 20 tAs ees1c1 fze1 FEr1xoz hose WIS
TIE best thzs hsd ese- Been used cAsef -tesscsc-
81 tbe Minneapolis Department yrozsoczeed the
Paragon 70 be ihe hest e Use, md he w2s en-
ssceTc1 - b nas 81 sAs bezz boss experts II tie
Trsses states
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ssry 70 get lose lie exFsesse5 TIE oFlsEsoz thss
The city 1zgAf 20 AzTe s1e bess koxe 0syz&z1e6fe.
b1s tssoGghs thea sid did 20. thai i wzs rcs
frsnk there wss great difference between Pk-s-
e1z keee ana so1as Other brands. bet 81 some
respects he tesisved PzEzgon % Be ssY@-sos he
yzTeAsae sssas Paragon hasS and some q. soTse
other kid ard lie EoTa E@T3Esve RENTS e1s1ld
BE- ohseyrs1 and tie esty - TIE gamer.
CEsset Kellogg reze q srsttea Communication
oser bis owr signature. addressed - TIE bosrd
Of pzbl1e works, sxTsl&t3sng the ress0z q lis
RECOMMENDATION. ard referring 70 tie remarks
~ 661gge y. A1z5r before the bard o.
Fridzy a11 s,absssAeo IN yex.erazyss PozT-Ix-
TE1zxGExrEz As 90 Eny &cs2zgE155z rAS-t
his rscouzneodGtioz Eas iafzE1ced ~ ooo1se
o. interested motives. Re n1sly denied then.
and stated th9t ewer x3zre lie hsd beeE cLief Of
TIE seattle department. be lad frequently been
sppTosched with Offers Of commissions 81 sssss
gnpklszs for tSe IRE department., ard that be
had defined them with scorz- 70 xz8n eCzEd
ssF that Ae. Kelio@g. h2a ever accepted tae
Kes5org fhe1 explained - the bard his expesI-
ezces sill yzrso1s bz1nds of bose and stated
thar THIS Department hed spent thousands Of
thai hs1 stood tbs agreed tests. 81 that hz6 ccr-
fcyTze4 with fAE guarantees AL o. il lad been
pzrc1sse1 Under strong guarantees, bzs nore
q The guarantees Esvs ever BEEN fzI1lied.
he exya13ne5 his preference for Paragon
sE1 z-sEe1 that he had fwsee before recon
x1e1cea i % tie e0rrc.ss o1t coGld never gss
Inlfe@e Cross hose SIS rsed. bot all rot give
ssszsf&e<5o3 and req hose EAz tsougE- He 81
tie tine advocated P4rzgoz. but the co1ncil
w4vb1 hsn sss1e and bought the Boston Bet
Ing Cong2nys hose. That hyse wss failure
ard . s0t of Ssw York test hos< vas bought
sexanss lis advice. Tbss wss also interior.
There wzs Isse1Ey CT bose that would stand the
required pressure, but x lid not hsve The LAST
tzr qualities required He uzs Of the oHsnsoa
IA 20 cotton hose sozid FL the ldu ss con-
II reray 70 a Question frzyra wr HeEIt~on- n.
IRE z1rEsssOne-x stated that they we're rot
axsre that the Paragon hose hsd been offered
reason. after the bid E&s made to sci X 10 e
krtle. al competition hxd been suddenly shut
OF None o1 the couznissionerx kneE Of the
hose having heer recently offered elsewhere *
lrss fhsa tse price asked f-nra Seattle II such
Was the case, and McEirgy 4 Moore The agents
OF the Eureka Hoe Company. had msoe al
favor Of accepting scne other brand The Para
gon people made their lid on scrip basis TAX
Ing INTO consideration the fact that scrip was a.
- PEI cent discount which virtually made
their bid about - cents on cash basis
Al Ct the hcseraen present then had az in
ing snd each sxfoIied the particular merits OF
cheapest The Boston Betting Conpany offered
IL reEusSTann sBo-p1y egsfCu hose, With fAk-sc
Manufactured BY The Eureka Hose ceznpany.
Delivered in Seattle al % cents pei fool with
guarantees 20 replace &ny section that should
give Got; under 40 Es5nrsd pressure, during the
position Was 70 furnish Unique hose 81 81 re-
loot guarantee Z not 10 burst So 500 ROUNDS
pressure and last fur three years, az keystone
hgse y - cents wiz three years guarantee az
80 pounds pressure The Sew YORK Betting
aoa Packing Company bid for extra Red Do;
cotton cable Anfl-septic bose 81 a. cents. 80
Iouods pFessnre and guaranteed for three years
a. c. Niles o1erez the Baker iabT1e hnNe celfy-
cred Al q per foot. guaranteed i0r three years
and ~ So pounds pressure.
NJ AdEir, % the Gordon Hardware coupsnv
said that &c had mol specified any particular
person a. having been influenced il his aeesssay,
out q ga say . The board On Friday, and reit-
Grated II ihat the ffYeazEs sauesz ssered 70 hin
Tery suspicious. that the tire coTarasssso,9sTs
tho-ld recommend ozr particular brand Of hose
thai vas offered - Ifs pr cent. ore. is regular
quoted price, and even decline 10 consider a
proposition 80 seal che same brand Eher o.e-e.s
Al - ceass per foot Mr.. Kah4ley denied
that gay sack ofFe- lad tssau rnsf. f.rt -
.adsir Informed him fbHs Sc hsd rnsae re 20
n open couscsL Mr. KShaley said ;hxt ~
pa$S45.e. bot x had never bexn referred to TIE
Ere eeaal.issioners Both Ar. AdaiE and NJ.
Alnett stated that The prlces quoted On products
q tse EnrekS Hose Company were previous -
july l. isos as follows. Eureka hose .
ee1ts pr f00ss Paragon hnse csuts Atts-
thG; date The ISIS were called in and tie rrice
was raised 10 esnts Per foot on each brand
LareS weeks ago Eureka hose was quoted al 81
s11 fsragon q = cents f@- loot n al OF the
leading cites 81 tie country
NJ Aahziey here interrupted sui stated that
he TIRE commissioners had eGnyExsed rt= mat.
Ger, and he easFd 81 publ.e WORKS could Do As
ers were going - plf Paragon hose IN the ere
cefsZfElfGL They had the authority n rfs--
Chase - the amount Of sl.9o. and they a6uid
SEE that fafaguz hose 70 that amount wen, iu;0
the department
Commissioner Faegre deplored TIE LAST -
mars of nls associate. nlt sid tho entire haari
Of uTe commissioners ere % tie firm ou{niof,
tnAi FarsEoa Vas TIE best hose. ana that III the
commissioners as@ a0g voice in the rassar rtss,
ought T. ee allowed 10 determine the matter
However, # Paragon hose could - purchased
eAespst ssan the quoted tsd, il should D. az
means 1s done.
NJ, AdAiI submitted telezram frora L. N.
and Moses hnEsSey, OF - Loazs, dated Deem
Der =, inSsructinE hina 20 offer Paragon hose AZ
"a eR1ts per loot and agreeing 70 pSy him TIE
usual commission Tor making tie sale. his or
Der " - rGsestidel two days later and al agents
81 the Eureka Hose Company were uutifea RI
make go bids "a sell hose 20 seattle. as NCElroy
d NooTe had tha, privllsSe exclusively.
The 1re commissioners submitted 4 letter
from the MineralaSesi Rubber CosapaEx oF NeIv
1O1k- authorizing Thomas & kelItr g! tazfs civ
70 oder - hose 70 tee city az S. cents per foot
sn1 sSTseihs - EaE them 70 per exat commits
sion. HE nra was instructed - ascertain II
the ealct Of The IRE department or any other Of
heats, would require ; commission.
After lengthy discussion between the sya ssr-o-
EaSs4one-S and Representatives az TIE various
bose COMPANIES present. u hicA al TINES bz-earae
somewhat personal, the board 81 public works
decided - tske TIE mstter uC6eT corsjisrafsos.
and sGsoDrne1 tie investigation 70 nasst IN r.s.,-
ulsr session.
Mr. HellbFon sid be thought the boar. was
limited 70 sseertssDing the ioaeSf prce 81 which
tbs hose coGla Be purchased
M&yoz RlneASTt had no aonhs ms. the t.-fe.
had been raised. He ielt satisfied tat, hss i
not been Known thai the purchase Was limited
20 one brand. they co0i3 have purchased ~.
hose AZ Is cents
Mr.. He3ghron moved that NJ RsneAsrt Be a.
pointed con- nlttce &c telegraph taa hons.
Offering - purchase the selected brand 81 -,
market price, namely Is eeafs
This was sE-ced % ard the following dis
pssea was sent % TIE EuFeka Fire EoSe Cen
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