The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-10

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This comparison shows the difference IA cost
in favor OF the high-duty Holly pump 20 g,e
about $500 IN actual expenditure for the SIX
years. including the first cost and interest on
the difference Of cost al Der cent per annuFn.
IL shoald be noieG, however. hat at the expiTa-
ton 81 the SIX years, provided the gravity sys-
TEN Is then competed, the city viii have fer
sale superior nigh-3uEy pumping engine cost
ing originally sii-5so more than the GoTsOl .ow-
duty eng ne. ana which shoQl . certainly ind
more ready sale in view OF the feet that every
pumVinE staIiOa OF any irnportaneei the e0u1-
try i at present using hish-dDty and not low
Although these comparisons in themselves
seem conclusive. i may lie added that the G fer
ence IA the c9st oi boilers FOR the low-iaty and
hlgA-1Rty pumps = M t2cOus derabse item. n
esse II were found }nroSsibe To complete the
gravity system II SIX years. after the exp.rs-
ton q that ttnle thsre w0ul8 ts. ia addition 20
tie difference Of S>sfs. rs stated. al annual al f.
Terence IA he consumption Of coal OF 1910
tons, which al g > ger ton, would mean saw
ing Of s4.ela Ker year.
lnssmCch s. some question hss been raised SIS
e. the difference Ia economy IF the low-lu
and aigh-duty pumps. The hoard requesref and
received from the representative 81 the Holy
Manufacturing tompsuT -he following state
meur. which can be accepted - zutEorltassye:
"The Holly Manufacturing Company VIII
raskS az absolute guarantee that The high Gury
crank aid ~ vince pumping engine. which the
beard Of pubiIe works recommends this cItv %
purchase. viii pump IS mach water w5th one
ton q coal a. your rrese1f pumps Will win
-
pGlp- They vii fCrtner guarantee thsf this
pump VIII pump s. much wster = u one toa Of
coal - any direct setting low duty pgE3p Il
EQUAL cxDScItv AM working under sim l.sr cor
dlfjoas ever bu! L BY the Gordon Company vii
pump with two tors Of eoAl- This guarantee
vii apply - the Gordon pusaps o1 2-5sl.3o gal
Ions CaisSriiy- l. ire Holly Company tsE 70
meet iAese guarantees t-.ey VII! ask no pay ioF
their pUnp sad ths city OF Seattle can hsve J;
fer nothing ts'sned)' - ..1 4. LiS;NsES.
irwin BE- noticed from the bids IS gwen aooxs
that the bid al the Warrington pump wss
lower than th&T OF the Holly hy szeo- 0Eher
tElnss being s9ua taere.eie. ne go O. ne
u crfAiagtoE people would have ceea accepted.
The reasons that led the beard % selscf the
Holy pump were aS fellows
Fifst-T6e proposition OF The Holly Company
stipulated Cor alTy 81 Jl0ol9,9O4, as sgsiasttGe
Worth .ngtGn'S II ,3es ,e0.
SeesiIat-Tue A1l-y plmp - 80 constructed
that il can * 0perzted AZ Two separate parts
su5 II case one side 81 the pump ssiCu = meek
with sn accident tha other s2se Of tie lzEIlp
could stiI os Fa1 without GlE1e}lltF- Ills 81
vantsge he MoEthj1Etoa pump DID not possess.
IN trt-The high duty attachment 81 the Holly
s,frur consists o. : e-aak and "a wAee4 SttSc.l
meet. . hISA Is II OSe throughout TIE country
saG = found entirely satisfactory. 4Ee 1s-A
6afr attachment o. tae !" oritllng1o1 PUMP = a
Advancement peculiar 10 thai pump. and Is
utility : DQs sci demonstrated Is tEAE q Ils
crank and HT wae~l
Tlere wss. moreover. difference IN The k3ds
far soilers Tor she two pumps Of about 9,lsss II
favor q the Holly pump IN yisw q ne very
srssgI difference il TIE bids the alysaiaseS o.
- Hrllr pump - stated. seemed "a warrant
the acceptance CT their psoposl tion-
L calling for propositions the board took INTO
consideration tks lset tAEt y was not desirable
10 gxteE6 81 tie p-cSlBE time S2y nl3Es money
for ping machinery th&1 vas absolutely g.
sert5sl IL yiew o. the fact. however, that me
r,sesent pumping facilities are strained n tAelr
Str AZ csrsci7y. without any reserve So 81. sT1a
il view Of the further fsc1 that the cen S1gl pt.on
by sr0ther summer wilt be largely iRcTe&se2-
r. lord Ieit that due regard ioz tae welfare
~ 80 rstv yro,sId uos warrant The p1TC8ass ~
this time u psnVs ot less than a,9N0e'S salons
cSPsCity. -. A-z
FoT the reasons as sisted, tss-etore- 'os hNAE1
,rsss,is rssFssc Glv recommend - yog4E honor
as bcsy that Q high-aEsy ss0eS.oNe sAAlons-