The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-23

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A letter wss rscssss ~ Hsbert Moran.
yrs<3a>ns a. zarzn f3rss Ca. yesterday
sr1m Eansssr Watson G. sazste. eness1.ng
sh< fssi0pins letter frszs Secretary Her.
b>rs. sf.srs IL ss4s-fx ssssnsfery-
-s<xxy Department. xashfaxfor. p. c.
1fxy "A. zs~--Szr. ] have tbs haTlgf &c ~
form yrr that tke department has tsis
6ay xDgrnved fh@ fss1~z q shs board at-
euscfs-s 20 ties: the 1-y Gesx 1t P2xet
&01f4 naval staf4ar. As <ssae x7lnsg rs-
rasrs ard enrTsctsonx are rsqssrsd u BE
u.ce- the 6sek sznnes ansiss be accepted
~ fkss time. kzst 2xrse&sse 70 Tire request
Of ksxsSs- Bxron- dsrios & CO. q the
sth fass- fsw~kr1s-a ~ PES. ts&s after
xssstr4nx 3 zefzssof arss1nz Of n1uzsey %
cover the expense o. rssz4s~x zns cssrro-
sionx the d4Fssrtrnart esseEi& afs*sfee the
YsEasatsr Of xhss nsy be due. ] have
dEfected s3zar the feserEatle1 81 the 6rst
fp<nsy-ss-< payments snasr TIE certfset.
smouatlax 20 ssa.ssAis ce pad. provided
stst sh&y os,fzis stss written eeassat sheFs-
% a. the ssfetiss and sta the andFfstsr1-
ing that they VII promptly eject she re-
qssired repairs AID corrections. Hasa~ct-
fsEiy.
0sxrsD N. A. HERBERT.
Secretary as fhe S4Fy.-
ITO W.. c. Squire. Z. 4. s-a&ter.@
This corcllslysly proves the fzissfy Of
obe statement that the commission fozn1
any structural defects. O. any defects.
whlrh nAnncs readily snf promptly be cor
pected a. q limited expenditure.
Taking into consideration thu ezpsclfy
Of the pumps a. proved ~ the test. tbs
fact on xhich 40 mnch stress has been
i<id. that s>epaxe into the dock znoantsd
20 a.no gsiions a hour. becomes is6i-
erossiy absurd. All the water xhich ssepes
fnfo tire docx In fxenty-fo1r hours can
b. pumped out In less than four Minutes
A. 10 the charge that the pumps fur
nl>hed by Moran Bros. Of this eity. fsll
short Of the oontrsef rrsstrsments. the
ofylciai report Of the commission. a hi1s-
print copy Of which = nor N the pas-
sion u that company. DOT olly shows that
the pumps come fully up ia lat as
Usster Of fat EXCEED ;he contract require
nenss b. fully % per cent Of the capacity
Developed.
4, should Be remembefe4 that Shise
these pumps ara 80 place. Il ssx not ard
never has been the intention that AL
these should be operated Al ope time One.
u has been intended. should ~ kept In
reserve. The boziers. whlrb ssre basit en-
plans of the navy department. and With
were baiis under separate contracts from
the panps. we're intended 70 - and were
IN fact only Of sussieient capacity 70 fur
nish steam TO operate txo pumps 81 4
tina
The contract with Moran Bros. required
them TO hula three pumps. on the plans
and speclacstionS furnished by the de-
rartment. or. as an alternative rfcposs-
fson. 20 furnish three pumps on the sarn@
general lines. xiirh latter Should hxye q
collective capacity Of not less thsn iie. 40
gallons Of water per minute, Under steam
pressure o. loo pounds The boilers built
~srs under the mrs; portion az The speci-
Ne2tlons. snf consequently. IN The ssss-
sfon % capacity. there wAs 70 specific re-
qalreuent which the Moran company vas
required 10 meet. The company. however.
WAS not unSer any neasssiiy 10 raise these
teehaarsi questions. hnd never though; o.,
Asinx 50. fer they knew. ard the tests
definitely <estied. tha, the pumps has i4r
greater capacity than called fos - the
alternative proposition.
Al the Official ties; four dirrrsn, oS-
servers hep; tssss. There are hfty-foaf al
sarr In tbs dock Commencing AZ the IN
start TIE pgrars started. tine VAS taken
end mated as each altar succcssigcly ~ As
let hare by TIE recesinx wafsr. TIE
mean % the sisle as taksu - the four
constituted the cfrclai tspr.
The ,hFes pumps ~erc started IN sue
e.ssien. Ne. Al s.is a m: Ne. F.. ~ SIS a.
m. ans No AZ 50 a. m The insulr-
eirut cararisy q the boilers - operate
three pumps wss Immediately sasWn.
etartlng WIKI rs pouncs pressure. sfra n
rar.ffv ran cowa. ana IN asFentecn asir-
rtrs the xusEe registered oEls = gosnts.
gamr Ne. Vas At oncc stopped. ana N =
se.snisFn mirutss wnn the waais tsrse &
was r. operation With t~e pu-irs siapo
a. wesk steam Again reached the TO-
pound marx. but a. shs lever leVeis were
reached. Nnd the ~ork consequently No.
came heavier. u was frnraSastis 20 keep -
or. arc with oaiy tEo Pgrnps n operation
steam ran down 60 a rornas At = a
~. when the terk was pnnpet dry. sfesu1
stood AZ = pounds
rar.nE tht tire n 80 sis sa1ous q "a
Ter WEIR hftct. % an ayersxe % "a rs cal.
iorx rsr n.nats. VIA nnly twa pasues ia
operation. except Earring screr iccr niin.
utcs. All with an average steam prass.ire
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