The Saint Paul globe., 1901-05-01
Proposals for water Gate.
Board Of Water Cornn tssiomers 80 ~

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st. Paul, MINI, MAY l. 1901
Sealed proposals will be received at ths
once ON &c Of the Hoard of Water Commission
ers OF the City Of st. Paul. until 70 O'Clock
M May IA, 1901. for furnishing saId
Water Board with water gates from 1
lnches to l6 inches in diameter in accord
ahcG with the following specifications.
All l6-inch, and 2G-inch and al-inct,
gates must be geared
All valves shall be double faced. and
made with two Independent gates vybicL
shall have their only point of contact
win the stem at their centers. f. e. be
center bearing 90 ~ N9
s4 The gates shall be so attached to the
stem that they shall be capable of n
rocking motion, and be permitted to an
Just, Just themselves to their seats. which
snail be inclined or Wedge-shaDed M
gates must lift and drJD clt.r of -
seats to avoid all dragging on them
both the gate surfaces of contact with
Lne ods, seats snail be on bronze and shall be
accurately hlted and ground to their
seats, which shall also be Of bronze. so al
70 MAKE a perfectly tight joint when tho
The stem and all other Darts oo,,roat
ed WIN the gates shall be of solid Dhos-
phof bronze, which shall contain % nor
cent OF copper, per cent OF phospRor
ana per cent Of tin, and If NUTS ana
bolts are used they must bc Of br-ess, 80
stems must be of the following dinCn-
ssIoEs: inches IL inches; G inches. Is.
z z, lhches: ~ inches, 2A inches; "A inches,
"a lnches; 80 inches, "a inches doubley
Sb inches, 2la inches double
Ihe stuthng boxes must be Of the kind
known as strapped stuffing boxes" and
must have layer Of leather In center of
packing In stutting box to fit tight to
spindle.
The surface Of contact with tho COLLAR
OF stem must be of bronze The iron
and bronze must be Of the very best kind
ana made OF new metals, and capable OF
SlandlhG a tensile strain Of 90 900 and
S5c0C pounds respectively; and the CASTING
shall be smooth and perfect without
fand-holes or scabs, and the workman
lar.
The joints shall be planed smooth ara
well fitted
When open the valves must present a
clear waterway Of the diameter OF the
valve opening.
Each end every valve shall be tested
to SOC pounds per square inch, and shall
nish.
,Eighth-Weights must not fall below
the folloWins; inches, S5 pounds;
inches, $50 pounds; 70 inches. SIS pounds;
16 inches 1.275 pounds; 20 inches. h. $50
pounds; "a inches, 2750 pounds.
=. NlnthIAII valves must open by turns
ing to the right.
Tenth-.AIi valves 20 inches and over to
have indicators.
All gates must be delivered free Oh
board the cars in st. Paul, freight pre-
One-half Of the gates or valves OF
the various sizes must be delivered in st.
Paul by June TO- 1901, and the balance
by June 25. 1901.
The privilege gates must be delivered
within thirty 900 days from date of order.
Payment will be made by monthly estf-
mates.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties IN
sum Of at least twenty (20) per cent OF
the gross amount bid, or n certified check
Of one hundred dollars must accompany
each bid
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
dc M CT hn fy11n
Water Gates" and addressed to the un-
dersigned JOHN CAULFIEI.D,
Secretary Board Of Water Commissioners,
May l and 2, 1901.