The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-23
FIRE ENGINE TESTS.
Report Of the Committee APP
pointed by Council.
THE GUY PH,MNEy FRANCHISE,
Ordnance Against Fruit Stands in North
Sesstle-The Street Car Line -
WeoAtaaA Park.

The Guy Fhinney franchise, 20 long BE-
lore the city council. vas the special order
OF business before the house Of delegates
last night Delegate Carlisle, ~ chairman
OF the special com ,aiftee. introduced . SUBJ
sshute ordinance and moved al amend
Hnens making il conform more nearly 10
other franchises already passed. The
house agreed 10 this.
Dr.. kioeber. calling Delegate Cook 10
TIE chair. pointed cut that there was \
provision ia the franchise which il re-
tanned would give Mr.. Phinney fran
chisc for many years without building the
road II any one small property owner
should object. Mr.. PhInney thought at
the condition in another part OF the fran
chise limited the extension of time only
TO such parts. but no. TO the whole line.
No money. he added, could be obtained on
bonds for road not operated.
DR.. kloeber moved that nothing in the
section should be SO construed a. TO apply
TO any part OF the line except tina: 50 At
fected. This Mr.. Phinney accepted and it
was agreed 10.
After some further minor amendments
the bill was. to Mr.. Phinney's great relief.
put upon final passage II will now 60 TO
the board Of aldermen. and after passage
by that body, bids will be called for.
The report Of e. IL. Wright, W. J.
Haytes and A. J. Goddard, on the testing
OF the Waierous FIRE engine. was read and
action deferred until Thursday night. II
is ~ follows:
Gentlemen: In accordance with your request
that we, the undersigned, should act 40 . COM
naii:ee in the interests Of tie city during tho
test OF the Gre engiae which the waserous En-
giae Work. Company. Of 81. Paul. Nina, con-
t.as;et on March 10. 1893, to furnish the city of
Seattle. tie ;ess icing made May 70. 1885, VIC
herewith submit, our rep,rI
clause In the specification and contrnc.
submitted py the Naserous Engine Works Conf
psny STIMULATES that the engine forwarded by
them 10 Warranted by :nam To equal In draughs-
ing power. quantity of water delivered and dis
lance thrown any IRE engine In use III tho city
department. and further agrees TO subfnit said
engine 10 4 competitive test with any engine In
use AZ the date OF contract For . competing
engine No. AhYens was paced al our dis.
rosal by your Gre department. aud we have IN
c'uicd in cur report the performance OF both
engines.
We find the engine furnished BY the waterous
company to Be OF the style and kind with its
several parts. OF dimensions, aud mounted ns
called for in the first clause Of the specifications
As 20 tho material OF which il Is built. spscil-
cations provide fer the entire pumps through
on; TO be made OF pure phospbor bronze metal.
We dni tho piston rods furnished Arc made OF
steel or iron, which Is more liable TO erosion or
oxidation than bronze or hraAa The other
parts OF the engine are apparently Of the mate
rial specified.
Under head OF equipment the specifications
call for twenty feet Of bsst wire .liced. smooth
bore suction hose, five inches I'm diameter. We
find that the suction hose furnished il four
inches internal diameter. We also find that all
the tools specified are not with the engine. but
the Waterous ccmpanys agents inform us that
they have thcm ready for delivery In the city.
We find tho engine to weigh $50 pounds.
The last clause OF the guarantee warrants the
boiler to raise stcsm from cold water and throw
Q stream OF water through 100 feet OF hose in
from five 10 ak minutes from the time OF light
Ing the fire In the furnace. fAe pressure gauges
OF the boiler did not regssses alike We used
the gauge showing the highest pressure, IL
showed eighteen pounds AT the end OF six min
utes. The engine WAS started Q fraction over
nine minutes from the TINA the torch was APP
Piled to furnace, with tniriy pounds on the
gauge, and water was delivered a; the end OF
the nozxle IL fourteen minutes and forty sec
onds from the time of lighting the fire. TIE
heish; OF the tide water at the time OF starting
was fourteen feet four inches from surface Of
wharf, making iifs Tn the center of wator
p'ungers for the Waserous engine of
eighteen feet and seven inches and
The specifications further read IS follows: We
warrant sad enigma To equal In draugh,ing
power, qnAitity OF water delivered and distance
OF throw To any Ere engine now Ia use In Seattle
FIRE department. and for that purpose We agree
to submit said engine To coin pctitive test with
any engine Gov IN use in your department, 10
be designated b. your city, aud the result Of
such competition 70 he decided by shse. officers
or other persons designated by couaeil.
The Ah.ens engine delivered water AZ the
noZy through 100 feet of hose In ak minutes
from The time OF lighting the FIRE. The Wa,erous
engiue delivered water through line OF hose
100 feet I'm fourteen minutes aad forty seconds
from the tire OF lighting the fire, shc Wa:erous
engine running srsctoa over ave minutes be
lore taking water.
As 10 the Distance thrown. the frs. trial WAS
made with single line OF hose OF 100 ice; with
one-snch poxxle to each engine. with this ar
rangement the distance OF water thrown was
very nearly even II any difference 1t was in
isvo, OF the Haterons engine
The aext .sst was made with two lines Of hose
100 feet lcag. attached TO each engine with one
inea goxxlss Isder these conditions the ~ alter.
ous showed regy much tho ees, result 20 dts
tsnce thrown
The next test that msie was with q single
line Of l9o-leei hose from each engine. with one
aud oae-anafssr inch no.sses. In this tes. tae
distance vas e9us', as nearly as could be deter
mue3,
The next sest WAS made with sol fee. OF hose
attached - each engine ~ish ~ inch nozzle In
tais test the Aarcns engine showed aa excess Of
thirty teei III distance thsowa.
The fourth lest VAS Tanlc with a single liue OF
80 teef of aose wtta IL inch nor,les. In tais
test The wageF9as engine fell go Q icgaAIY be
htpa the Aarens engine in eas,ancr .asown.
FIaslly, tas Slater couplings furnished with
section Ease arr not iae proper dzc TIE
smoke tgnnei oF cap al boile. is missing. the
Iaiat aud Aickel pa tag OF many ra-ts of TIE
epgiae has leea removed damaged The
lSiEsT detects. prderstAud. ate due 20 *.
posarc 10 sa,: wassF. rs accident
ne s1..eF pressure gauges DO poi register
sil&e. showing defect - oae 81 least In
soma OF the woFklsw rar.s no provision has
beca waste 10 take - lest motion or Compensate
iog
President koeher introduced 8 bill, IA
restrict street peddhng IN >orta Seattle.
lie SAID that owing 10 the ordinance
against rcadiing in the lower part Of the
city, a large namper Of ne,filers had won.
to The North End, and the merchants wcre
complaining very hitter.v. The ordinance
is the same IS tAa. now n force in Other
parts ot the city. and the additional l..,l;s
are Beginning Ag West and Pike. thence
or West 10 Depot. south side OF De,,oi 10
Fourth. to Pike, thence along the north
cry zine Of Pike 10 West street anI r0.nt
OF beginning
Delegates Carlisle ard Cfichtcn SUI.
ges.ea that vegetables Re exce;asea Thew
desired to support A.lg which xoa.A ss9n
the peddAns Of stale fruit and vegetable.