The evening times., 1895-12-03
IlII6lIMIH TROUBLE
Commissioners In a Quandary'
About a Fire Engine Company.
LACK OF FUNDS THE CAUSE
The Complications That VIII Arise.
Hearing OF the U street Pumping
Station Matter-GOsl,pn Company
Submits Its Statement-Minor Dis
trict Matters-Daily Orders Issued.

One of the first things the Commissioners
will have TO urge upon the attention Of
Congress wi libe provision for force to
man the new fire equipment at New York
tvenue AMI n street. Twelve new men
will he needed. and n Joint resolution wiz
be introduced providing for them. Other
Wise Tue Ouiiis will De iu n ma ui,er usesrss-
The failure to appropriate for men at the
time the money was set aside Tor the pcaise.
ETC., WIS contrary to the usual course in
recent years, amt was spoken OF rs % piece
OF wise economy. The provision was In
the last DISTRICT appropriation hin for
site, building and furniiure OF Tie new
truck company la the vicinity of New der
scy Avenue aiai Al and N streeTs, sz5 900.
20 be immediately avaia atar- .... 49,
Usually a sum bAs been added 1lso to
put the men required into errylce To get
ready To take tsseir piacsr rs expcffr;s,ei
nieti. when ifc handing L. Iibishs-s alrf fur-
nisnrd- Iuey are cfstrIbu,eu ausong the
other cc.iI iIianiss. wL~rc they acquire cape
rlencr IN hsfiuflsty tlir f5aCiiinery ana fIguts
ing nres- Now. a will be nrcs-Sary To take
trsd men from TIE present compsinies and
put thtfii IN tl.e new truck nDusr am Ills
triDule. tue new appoinrsnrnfs aroufru among
tine o,d cosnrafi-s 10 irara tl.e f'ls'nsss-
This Will throw the men INTO new RIA
tlons and break up sosnr Oil cofnpaslion-
SHIPS AZ n "a n5tt-r of cofrrscraDn- inter
est throughout the department 70 know
vino Will ie cbosen Tor tire new Truck nuusr.
~ W E<B Ao-s
The question of what kind of pump shall
be pat IN The t-nreet pumping station was
discussed bcfore the commissioners again
THIS morning. THE capacity required Is s.
Oy0,OoO gaiiOns an hour.
Mr.. Jouu A GUsuou OF New York was
given hearing accoTdsux TO hie request
n Few day sago. He read rom manuscript
eleven rttasoHs why the Did OF tho wortfing-
ton Company, for which President Charles
wOrtnin,toa spoke last week, aftiiougf, the
a n rrtr fissa ns-t.-
uOmical in the long run, aud therefore
snodid not be accep,ei- .i B.. ~. .,,,-.,i,, -,i,.
He sand rte specifications sent out by
commissioners osd not state what kind OF
engine was wanted, and had sent in a bid
Tor ine highest type, in The suPiiosit Ion iHat
tne lowest bid iOr the best engine would
be accepted. -.-..... -..-.,
II cOs,s, h. said, oIe-third more to EuiId
yerucai, higl-Iiass, engine, tilan an o!d-
fashioned, horizontal eht,he, yet he had
bad So Case 10 lie actual cost OF putting
In the machinery that his figures were
only about one-.entM more than the bid
or the WorthiDgton Company
he aiso rc:iu another paper giving at
length the reasons why his own engine il
the best These inciuuei an independent
,ondenser. Slcn Us not furnishtSi BY any
other company.
PROOF OF HIS POSITION
A. an excellent PROOF OF what Is best. he
callrd attention TO the fact that the en-
& IKE OF the ciass offered by Iiifiis-it are
Deing pat In at yarious places where tue
Worlniugton engine has long been in Use.
AT Buffalo there are seVerai KOrthington
engines, nut the iaet purchase was OF the
aign type, which hc rcpresented.s He
had kold eng ines az follows: New York.
four; st. Louis. four; BOston. two; Pitts
burg. c.gt,t: fiiiadeipBia. eight.
In most OF these places wOrthingtun en-
gines are IN and the new type has been
bought because better The wortfiingtOn
engine isnearly yeyerywherct trea ted asa 10 W.
duty engine. while at u street a high-daty
is Necessary. In Philadelphia Il Wortningtoh
engine was moved to a point for fow-duty
90 give place for the rotating eIigine offered
by himself and other bidders. ,sIiu
he said Inat tu,. WortEIngton Company
had trouble at Y Pittsburx. Ci,seia uJ nd other
plac,s.
Mai. Powell asked II st. Louis had not
recently ordered Worfhington engine
The answer was Becliive- e-ri4iWorthnlgfUn
engines had been bought at several p;,oss
recently. lnt they wcr- for low duty. --'..
After ;s short conference in which Capt.
Burr took part the Commissioners deciGcd
to Ieadvcr,i>.- The wJrthington bid was
So. Boo --.--