The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-07


more roxva,. vii, h. needed The price
n the c,fv u,.s ,ss. tten was CHARGED
- ,,,s,, = - - 20 ,,,x1a, -
naadoa M, <o,,,y,o ~ ,,,,,st oharra more.
nevfna aa;d the amo.,rt - water to
| Be numnad had. nothinr - do with the
contract which was for 3. lump sum.
Kent Thought the citv could save $500
| or $500 & month by having the pump
ing done BY contract. IL the company
would furnish the power at $3.50 until
| the city's machinery is put in. The
tcontractor conld save money. while the
city cannot.
| Dolan said the contract ran out six
months ago and the company had wait
! ed on the boards convenience. Now,
when the rains are coming on and the
| expense will be increased, members
| wish 1t to walt still longer while they
see if they cannot find some one else
to do it cheaper. He did not think 1t
was fair
Kent said ne would withdraw his mo-
ton and let the matter go over Tor
week and on motion OF Dolan 1t was SO
ordered
THE DOLAN CHARGES.
! Kent said in regard to the charges
against Sergeant Dolan, that he had
peen very busy and would ike to report
later
Tebbets said that he had made soma
investigation. The complainant had
stated that if Dolan would apologize
ne would withdraw the charges. He
thought that the matter was one to De
settled between the parties. he nao
peen ready TO report at any time.
It was decided that the Police Com
mittee would meet on wednesday
night
A FIGHT OVER COAL
Tebbets said that in relation to the
bids for coal for the Water Works and
the coal test there, the Chief Engineer
nad made q report and ne would like
70 near II read TOT the lnIormatlon OF
the poard.
clerk desmond read the report as
follows;
sacramento. Nov.N0. 1888.
10 the honorable Board OF trustees
sacramento Cai.-Gentiemen: mere
with submit to your honorable body a
report oi the evaporatlve test MADE OF
FRANKLIN coal on November z, 1879.
iotai Welgnt OF coal o,ooO pounds; to-
Ia weight VI water oo.1SS pounos'
average temperature OF reed water,
oo'~7 per cent. degrees; average gauge
PRESSURE 30 pounoS' weight OF asnes, loy
pounus, ac'ual sVaporatlon, o.zG from
ana at ~. 10 o.Iu.
on november Q, 1852 started test
VI IeSid COAL at O'CLOCK a. m. with
OF POUNDS OF steam. ran one hour and
iorty minutes and the steam ran down
70 81 POUNDS l was then obliged to
turn IN the third boiler on account of
isacA u stean winch stopped the test
II. Z. WOLF,
cmeI engineer Sacramento Water
WORKS.
Inc Following protest was also read:
Sacramento, Nov. 4, 1899.
| 10 the Mayor and the Honorable
0oaro OF trustees, Sacramento, CAL
| Gentlemen: On November 8, 1899, a
lest oi Tesla coal was made in the Sac
ramento CITY Water Works to deter
NINE the respective merit OF above coal
as against that of Franklin coal made
the Gay before.
l nereoy protest the awarding of any
contrs1ct Ior coal as called for in the
specincations On the grounds that the
condltions under which Tesla coal was
testeo were not the same as those given
the FRANKLIN coal on the previous day.
IN justice to ourselves and the taxpay-
ers OF the City of Sacramento, we re-
spect1uliy ask that another test be
given US. Yours respectfully,
,. r. q 5. J. Coal Co.,
BY M. N WINANS, Manager.
Assistant Engineer Woods. In answer
10 question, said that the conditions
We're the same.
M. N. Winans said they were not the
same: that his test was commenced
with cold boilers and it took time to get
them warm. He knew what Tesla coal
nao done and could do and he asked for
another test
Assistant Engineer Woods said that
the day before the Allis pump made
thirty to forty revolutions. The boil
ers We're started the same next day
and the steam ran down to 81 pounds.
1t would have been bad if a fire had
started.
Chief Engineer Wolf said he tested
the Franklin coal and found the condi-
lions as he had reported them. Then
MIR. WfnQnS and his a., ofpoa Gu "a xlo-,