Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-11
City Council, Buys Equipment
for Two Companies OF Paid
Department.
Combination Hose and Chemical
Wagon Secured for Up
town District.
Hose Wagon for Manufacturing
District...Chicaeo Firm
Gets Contract.

A paid fire department. IOT tiie eiS9
Of Marshalltown is assured for the inn
mediate future. No hitch has occurred
and on Monday night the full report OF
the special committee was adopted and
the contract for furnishing the neces-
sary equipment, with the exception or
horses, was awarded. Mr.. Kirby, of the
special committee appointed to lnves-
tigate the bids of the various manufac-
turing firms and the apparatus built by
them, submitted a report to the councii,
saying that several bids for cheap wag-
ons had been submitted, but no definite
guarantee was given and the contest
had narrowed between the Seagreaves
Company and the Fire Extinguisher
Company Of Chicago. For furnishing
one combination wagon and chemical
extinguisher and one straight hose
wagon the bid of the Seagreaves COM
pany was $4,000, while for the same
class OF apparatus the Fire Extinguish-
err Company bid was $3.50. BY elm
mating the roller bearings, making
difference of 800 in the bid of the latter
and that company agreeing to
ship f. o. B. Marshalltown. and the
further fact that their representative
would come to this city, install and
train both horses and men as long as
the committee recommended
the acceptance of the Fire Exttnguisher
Company's proposition. A motion, made
by Mr.. Henry and seconded by
Mr.. Fisher, that the committees rec
be adopted, brought
forth protest from the Seagreaves
Mr.. Grouse, In regard to
the concessions made by his competi-
tor, but the report was accepted oy
vote after Mr.. MCGUIRE had
secured the attachment of an an
ordering the wagons ship
ned by way of the Iowa Central. A
contract was ordered entered. into at
once.
The committee and the council, in
this equipment, wisely
concluded that 1t would be economy
and good business to procure the best
apparatus obtainable for cities OF this
size, even tho the first cost Is few
dollars greater than for some
of the wagons offered. The Chicago
company gives guarantee on Its goods
for from twenty-five to thirty-five
years Another great point in favor of
the purchase is the fact that the repre-
sentative who sold the goods, Mr..
George Hutchings, will train both
teams and men. Mr.. Hutchings was a
of the ST. Louis fire depart
ment for over sixteen years, and since
his service there he has had great
deal of experience Installing depart
ments and training the horses.
In the same connection Mr.. Kirby Sc
cured an order instructing the commit
tee on buildings and grounds to procure
plans for a fire house on the city lots
and also to determine what changes In
the Arson hose house would be neces-
sary to accommodate one of the two
to be employed. 1t Is the
plan of the council to have one COM
pany of five men, including the chief
located up town, with headquarters In
n building on the present market place
The second company of three men,
equipped with the straight hose wagon
and team, will be located in the Arson
hose house, just across the creek on
Third avenue, and convenient to the
district. The equipment
is expected within ninety days and be-
fore summer arrives the paid depart
ment will be in full operation.
The west end residents have pre-
pared their request for a sixth ward.
and Mr.. Henry Stone appeared before
the council Monday night in their be-
half. He presented a petition. signed
by nearly every one of the 100 voters OF
the territory west of Ninth street, ask
ing that they be given part in the To-
cal government. Mr.. Stone argued In
favor of the granting the petition,
out the fact that the territory
is rapidly building up; that they are
entitled to representation and to the
of the growing city. The
petition was received and placed on
file. and will not be called up, probably,
until the new council is organized In
April
LaPlant Bros. have claim for 81, 100
against the city in connection with the
of the sewage disposal
plant They were awarded the contract
for hauling cinders to the filter beds. and
sublet the contract at figure giving
them Is cents profit per load. Now that
work has stopped because the glucose
plant is idle. the firm wants the city to
pay the profit that would have been
made had all the filter beds been Gin
dered. Mr. Mcclure, of the special sew
age committee. reported the situation
and the question was referred to the
sewage committee, the mayor and the
city solicitor.
Mr.. Ed Kearns, an employee of the
Lennox Machine Company. was APP
pointed boiler inspector for the remain
der of this year. to succeed Tolaf Olson
who has removed from the city.
Steps were taken at the meeting to
secure the opening of Fremont street
between Sixth and Seventh streets. One
vacant lot west of Sixth is all that
stands in the way of the opening of this
street west to Ninth.
Real Estate Transfers.
Frank o. Noyd to r. A. HILL part OF
lot g. block 13, Gillespie's addition, $500
w. l.. Stansberry and wife, of Davis
county. to Emmer e. Benedict lot 4
block l. Billings & Whinery's addition