The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-01
BIDS FOR A BIG PUMP.
Nine Manufacturers Submit
Their Prices.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Propositions Made to supply n one-
Million Gallon Pump or Two OF
Half That Capacity.

The principal business before the board
OF puoiic works yesterday was the OPEN
ing OF DDS for pumps for the water-works.
Caiis were made for one 5000, 000-gallon or
TWO Z,ooooOO gallon pumps; also both, with
or without boilers. Some of the repre-
sentatives OF competing firms raised the
oDJectlon that the call should have been
made by advertisement through the official
newspapers, and not merely by letter. as
had been done.
Mayor Rlnehart read the provision of
the charter as to contracts. He expressed
the opinion, which he said was endorsed
by the corporation counsel, that the board
was empowered to buy special machinery
which could not be manufactured in the
city, and that the contracts referred to
were confined to street Improvements. He
said if any of the bidders thought there
was any objection to the legality of the
proceedings, he saw no reason for not hay
ing the call advertised.
Mr.. E. W. Tucker, representing E. P.
Allis. of Milwaukee, said the provision of
the charter, he thought, applied equally to
the matter of the pumps. He believed
anybody could enjoin the city. The cor
poration counsel had no authority to dis
Join the charter.
Mr.. Hebron took the view that they
were proceeding under the general powers
OF the board as purchasing agent and not
under the provision with regard to the
making of contracts.
Mr.. Holbrook explained that some of
the bidders feared that an unsuccessful
bidder might take advantage of a tech
nlcailty In order to get a second opportu-
nifty.
Mr.. Hebron moved that the bids be
opened. They were as follows:
Pugef Sound Machinery Depot for Edward p
Ais Company, Milwaukee-One s. coo, 900 triple
expansion vertical engine SEQ duty 100000;
one o'oo,OOO horizontal engine. $4,000, duty
Ho'VV,uOO; two 100000 gallons vertical engines,
$4,000, duty, 100000 600: two 2.5o0,o gallons
horizontal engines, SIS, 800, duty l0O,OOOOO0
10" steam Pump Company, San Francisco,
CaI.-one 100000 engine, si3,15O, 100000
duty; two 100000 engines, $4,000, 100 600
duty; 100000 engine, s33,25O, 60,00O,0OO duty;
TWO 10000 engines, sS5, 400, 6o.OOO, 900 duty.
GORDON steam Pumping Company, Hamilton.
O-One $4,000 engine s3s, Us, 1l0, 900 900 duty
one o,ooO,Ooo engine. $2sg75, no duty; two 5OO,-
600 engines, $4,000, no duty; two 100000 en-
glnes, $2o,7o0, no duty: two 2.5o0.OO0 engines,
s2lO0O, no duty; two 100000 engines So 600, no
duty.
Holly Manufacturing Company, Lockport, N
f-One 100000 Gaskill engine, S36,50O, 1l0,Oo0-
goo duty; one 100000 Gaskill engine, SIS $780, Co.
oO0,o0o duty two 100000 Gaskill engines, 81 400
10o,o00,0o0 duty; two 2.5OO0O0 Gaskiu engines,
$4,000, 100000 duty.
Worthington Steam Pump Company, New
York eity-One 100000 engine, s42 500, $780,
90 duty one 100000 engine, So, 800, Co 100000
duty; two 100000 engines, $4,000, los, 100000
duty; two 2,5oO,0o0 engines, $4,000, 100000
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Blake Steam Pump Company, New York-One
100000 engine, s37 go, l00,00O0 600 duty; two
2,500,0o0 engines, So, &c., l00OO0,0o0 duty; one
100000 engine, $3 $40, 65 900 900 duty: one $780,
0o0 engine, s34,e75, 65,0o0000 duty; two 100000
engines, 1926, 75,00o,O00 duty; two 2,500,o00
engines, s33, 49, 100000 duty.
Pacific Heat and Power Company, for the Buf-
falo Steam Pump Company-Two 100000 gall
Ion steam pumps, sls,349 no duty.
Gresham High Duty Pumping Engine Com